bag for small businesses. hiring had uptic, sales were up yet owners are not upbeat about next year. the small business optimism index fell 1.3 points in november. big worries continue over profit, health care, taxes and federal regulations. with us from capitol hill is congressman steve shabbat. the republican from ohio chairman of the house small business committee. so dp to see you. >> thank you, jj. appreciate the opportunity. spent a lot of sunday mornings watching your show. you do a great job. >> thank you very much. we are really interested in hearing what you have to say and so i'd love to hear from your perspective what are people worried about most right now? >> well, i think they are worried about the normal things, worried about the level of taxation in this country, worried being overregulated by washington. let's face it, they are concerned about whether we're safe in this country or not after such things as paris and san bernardino and what effect that would have on their jobs and so there's a

one of the things we are working on is shop small on small business saturday but shop small all yearround and so one of the benefits that we're working on with our customers is how do you do that? how can we give you tips? how can we help you think about bringing customers in all year round. >> got it, and how can they? if you could give me a couple ideas that our viewers can take. >> yes, so i would say first of all, think about social media. so one of the things that was very important to us this year for small business saturday was thinking about digital and social media engagement. we spent a lot of time thinking about facebook, instagram and snap chat. get your business out there, and get a presence out online. >> do you think it was the deals, that the small businesses were offering better deals, events, making it fun to come, or do you think it was the consciousness of consumers that hey, i want to support my small business? >> i think a combination of both. i think a combination of both. i think more and more people are realizing if you shop small, it's good for your communit

but then most of the small businesses are very small. they can be one person.hey can be five people, ten. and so when we're passing laws up here that maybe a large corporation, they can hire a new accountant. they can hire a new tax person. a small business, it can be success or failure. we always have to be in consideration what we do here affects a lot of small businesses. >> because when it comes to small business, it is not one size fits all. thank you so much for stopping by and chatting with us. we hope to see you again next year. >> thank you very much, jj. >>> nine years ago we met a woman named maishi. she's an entrepreneur who built a large candle business doing it all herself. we kept in touch with her over the years and i wanted to revisit her story to chronicle her next chapter. now she's doing something brand new. she's growing a lifestyle brand and working with licensors to help her build it. it is a very different kind of structure with what could be very different kinds of rewards. ♪ >> this is hype-risk poker. how do i make sure that the 29 be

and especially small businesses.e find small and medium-sized businesses tend to be the largest targets because they don't think they have anything that people might want. if you're a yarn shop, you might not think the cyber criminals want any of your information. but if you're taking people's credit card data, if you're storing personal information with that, you do have something of value to folks. and so we also have found that small businesses may not have the specific resources they need to respond and prepare for cyber threats and as i mentioned their systems tend to be more vulnerable. the person who is their cio, or ciso, chief information officer, chief information security officer are the same people who do the financials and everything in between. so that's a group we wanted to make sure had access to resources and information so that they're able to keep themselves safe. so we have a couple different things. one is on our stop think connect web site we worked with the fcc and other small businesses across

how do you think that's going to affect small business? >> well, not a whole lot right at the moment. after all, everybody's already got their low interest loan as a banker a little community banker we've been making loans all right. so the people that have their loans won't be impacted for awhile unless they've got one tied to a variable rate. that would be okay. what we're looking for really is a positive impact. we're hoping that the fed making some statement about their view of the economy, how much better it can be will encourage more of our owners to expand their business. unfortunately they did there so long i'm not sure they didn't lose much of their message. >> i don't think the small businesses are dependent on those numbers anymore. i think they gloss over them. they know they're just sort of economist numbers. they're out there really understanding their customers more than ever. i think that they're not interested in being coddled by government and dealing with the issues of the economy. i think the smart businesses, the peopl

we see the same thing in the small business sector. we ask people is it a good time to expand or not, 10% said yes, that's low, 55% said no. most say no because the economy is not bad but the second most frequently cited reason for not expanding is the political climate. that's the uncertainty. that's the real enemy of growth. >> well, no, i think small business is tuning out a lot of this economic analysis and sentiment. those companies that are listening too much to the stuff are not -- not sure what it means and say well, i don't really care anymore what those people tell me. >> the election, what should we be looking for to hear from the candidates next year? we're going to be deep into it next year. >> well, the things that small business owners care about, you know, we talked about they care about health care cost, uncertainty about the economy and government policy. it was nice with expensing, that would be good for them, nice to see that. and of course energy costs and the cost of regulation and red tape, they'd like to hear pe

small businesses are being squeezed, job creation is being stymied. nearly every single promise made by the president of the united states and the supporters of this bill in the congress has been broken. let me remind my colleagues what some of those were. here's one from the president -- quote -- "if you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan." here's another one from the president, "if you like your doctor, you'll be able to keep your doctor." the law, he told the american people, means -- quote -- "more choice, more competition and lower costs for millions of americans." he told the american public that premiums would be reduced on average for americans with their health care plans by $2,500. reduced. but again, the numbers have we see don't lie. costs are soaring all over our country. for example, a bronze plan under obamacare, the least expensive insurance available on the exchange, costs on average -- now, this is national average -- $420 a month with an average deductible of $5,653 for an individual and close t

of america small business owner report. the semiannual study exploring the concerns,s a separations and perspectives of small business owners in boston and around the country. in addition to confidence in their businesses, boston small business owners sfrs increased confidence in their local economy. for a closer look at these findings, we have invited two spokes penns for the fall, 2015 bank of america small business owner report. jonathan dowst is a senior vice president of sales america. and the senior vice president market manager. welcome to urban update. thank you for coming in, gentlemen. went about putting this study together and why. >> sure, byron. thank you. basis about a thousand small businesses. we asked them about their challenges, their outlook. owners. we also then survey about 300 small business owners and each of nine local markets. boston being one of those markets. the point of the survey really is to bring a public discourse and dialogue to the issues that they raise and that they have as small busines

these are small spaces. and, increasingly full of thousands and thousands of forced migrants from africa. so in barbados and in places nearby, the english developed what is known as the gang system of labor. a way of organizing a workforce. to ensure maximum productivity. we all think of this as a major innovation because it seems fairly simple, but because we live in a world transformed by it. the idea was to basically line everybody at the make them work side-by-side with that one person at one spot could supervise a lot of people. the person who works to slow you slow, you canoo see them because the line will move ahead of them. this is how kate was planted and harvested. was plantedow cane and harvested. once it became harvest season, these folks could be lined up as a kind of human conveyor belt and move cane from place to place and choose from place to place and feel from place to place. this idea of organizing labor as a kind of military style gang that could be supervised by one or a few supervisors.

tomorrow with highs in the 50's.temperatures will continue to rise into the mid 50's mid week until a small system arrives during the weekend.this small system looks dry for now, but mostly cloudy skies and slightly cooler temperatures will 3 president obama addressed the nation sunday night, seeking to reassure the american people just days after a mass shooting in california killed 14 people and wounded 21. the president declcled the massacre "an act of terrorism" and said the terrorist threat against the united states has now entered a "new phase." he called on congress to enact new gun laws and authorize the fight against isis. mark albert reports from washington. 3 (pkg)(track 1)(wide shot at start of obama address)in just his third oval office address, president obama warned the nation that isis, or isil, "threatens us all."(sot/obama 20:05:05)(obama pipe 4)"the threat from terrorism is real. but we will work to overcome it. we will destroy isil and any other organization that tried to harm us."(track 2) (satp067: san bernardino file, then go to sat0086 gfx of pics of victims.. paris

things go to small businesses --ause there is small quota small business quota to achieve versus large companies that might have 30%-50% of subcontractors actually being part of their partnering team. how do we get to a middle ground where we can do the best thing for you, while accommodating margins of small businesses. -- when i am smiling talk to small business their comment -- >> i will be shocked when i walk out. is talk tol you do -- many large companies say, how come the small businesses get an advantage? away, ithe key take know we are running out of time is, we have to create a structure where we can get the best of both of those things. from the large the small. the large segment offers a potentially great innovation. many of them have a good understanding of us as an organization. when i look at the small sides i think to myself, they have agility. working on very specific cutting edge technologies i am interested in. but you don't understand because you're not used to dealing with us, you find is overwhelming. it is one of the reasons why the department has created the inno

businesses and a lot of small businesses with, in fact, already welcomed to the employees and many small businesses have gone with their employees about the scheduling and other arrangements so for businesses having a process maybe an additional work we understand that's why the departments on the status of women and also the labor of enforcement is here to help we want to help businesses of any size starting with 20 or more and more employees to have a process that is simple to implement for just that. >> let's look at deeper into the ordinance what it entails the family-friendly ordinance essentially is that is employees have the rights to request the predictable schedule for the caregiver duce the request and responses must be in writing and an employer grant or deny the request bans bona fide reasons the ordinance is about communication it is about openly doors and having conversation that are beneficial for both the employers and employees and just a little bit about who is covered in the ordinance the employers that are pled two or more staff that includes the public-private nonpro

national small business week, white house honored and other organizations have for small businesses thatdeep expertise in this area. they are either working with small businesses or a lot of corporate america. the press covered a number of corporate hacks. so corporate america is paying a lot of attention to the supply chains which gets into the small business community as well. so those are just a range of topics that we're talking to small businesses about and trying to do a better job of sort of connecting them to the right resources in their community as a lot of things, all politics are local. we find people talking about security issues, much of that is local too so how we can connect people with experts in their community. >> i throw this out to all of you since we've been talking about small business, i don't know who might want to jump in on this. our experience is they're hardest group to get their attention, right? they have very limited bandwidth. any good ideas for sort of reaching these folks, the right kind of messages to send to them to engage with them. info guard is wor

businesses and a lot of small businesses with, in fact, already welcomed to the employees and many small businesses have gone with their employees about the scheduling and other arrangements so for businesses having a process maybe an additional work we understand that's why the departments on the status of women and also the labor of enforcement is here to help we want to help businesses of any size starting with 20 or more and more employees to have a process that is simple to implement for just that. >> let's look at deeper into the ordinance what it entails the family-friendly ordinance essentially is that is employees have the rights to request the predictable schedule for the caregiver duce the request and responses must be in writing and an employer grant or deny the request bans bona fide reasons the ordinance is about communication it is about openly doors and having conversation that are beneficial for both the employers and employees and just a little bit about who is covered in the ordinance the employers that are pled two or more staff that includes the public-private nonpro

a small local population means a limited pool from which to hire staff. >> the small growth adds 5 or 6, 7, 8 employees a year and that's something manageable that we can find those excellent people to work with ugs. if we grew exponentially it would be much harder for us to staff our park. >> hiring right the first time is also key. >> for the most part people that are here now, they want to be here, they love their job. and it shows. >> the 2% that do not, they don't last more than a few days. >> strong relationships with employees are a must. especially since they are on the front lines. the result is a low turnover rate. >> we listen to our employees, we listen to what they have to say and we try to improve on what their needs are to make it happy, if they are happy, our guests are happy. >> despite longer summer hours, the park still attracts its biggest crowds around the holidays. >> wore open at christmas time. it's our busiest time. people travel, we have snow, it's cold, but it's beautiful. the days are busier because we are only open two days a week versus seven in the summe

business, small businesses. that is not currently expressly required of contractors and consultants. and it's not tracked. so that will be an effort to implement that program. soar items that the other items that need to come into compliance with the job training and assistance program where lanaire needs to provide additional funding. there's a short fall of approximately -- i shouldn't do math in my head, but you're supposed to spend 2 million dollars and they've only spent 1.8 on job training and assistance. additionally, they need to come into compliance with the outreach provisions and the status report provisions. i believe that's all of them >> is there any child care center there? >> there is not currently a child care center planned in alice griffith which is the only development currently under way on the phase 2 development. there's also no child care planned in the phase 1 development. >> so the people who came here who said the child care center should be needed there. >> yes, we agree and ocii staf

small businesses represent 98% of all goods exporting firms in the united states, 98% are small businesses. establishing our nation's role as the world's leader in international trade. seven out of every 10 new jobs in this country, seven out of 10 new jobs are created by small businesses. so if we want to improve the economy and trade, small businesses are an integral part of doing that. in my home state of ohio alone, more than 1.5 million jobs are tied to international trade, many of them with the small firms. the bipartisan customs re-authorization bill before us today will give small businesses the confidence and security they need to compete in a global marketplace. specifically it accomplishes this important goal by making sure international trade agreements are working to benefit america's small businesses and the employees of those small businesses. that's why i'm pleased that this finished bill incorporates language that our committee helped to craft to ensure we are doing everything we can to keep the doors of trade open to small businesses. we have done this in that committee i

what's talk about what it means for small businesses. impact and how quickly of an impact do we see on small business? : it's going to be very incremental and i don't to get will have a drastic impact on small business lending as far as the cost of the capital for the small business owner, i think it will be minor. because it takes a while to trickle through the system? small,: you will see a incremental increase and , 1.5 at going up to one most. carol: what might it mean for the amount of small businesses that you see? candace: i don't think banks are , it doesn'tsue that enhance the profit or revenue perspective, but it does give them confidence that we are trending in the right direction. there may be more from those bank lenders in providing capital but there won't be any immediate increase in either. carol: you have a birds eye view of what's going on in the entrepreneurial space. candace: we practice sba loans and have an alternative form of seatingsith retirement that keeps those tax-deferred and penalty free. that's accomplished

but it is a vital injection of support for small businesses. i think on 179 when senator collins said it knacks a lot of sense -- said it makes a lot of sense because a lot of businesses would see, in this particular year, the maximum allowable deduction is at a certain number, a couple hundred thousand dollars. the next year it would change. have the serchts of knowin -- he certainty of knowing what that benefit will be over time is of enormous sismtion th significan. the same is true of the benefits that come from bonus depreciation. i'll ask unanimous consent, mr. president, to submit my entire statement into the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: and with that, just to commend and salute the work that senator collins did, and we're glad that there's some certainty as a result of these business tax provisions. thank you, and i yield the floor. mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: at 1:30 a.m. wednesday morning, an omnibus appropriations bill was filed to keep gover

now, 23 million small business, about 18,500 larger businesses. what is a small business?hat is less than 500 employees. any business with more than 500 employees is considered a large business. now, what is the difference, then, between the small and the large in terms of the impact of the dodd frank act? it is really pretty simple. large businesses, those with more than 500 employees, are able to register their securities with the securities and exchange commission, and they are able to get financing from the capital markets. they can issue bonds, notes, commercial paper, and other ways to finance their businesses. but small businesses, those below 500, do not find it easy or, in fact, sensible in terms of the costs to register with scc, so they get to their financing from these community banks. what happened with the dodd frank act? one of the things adopted was something called the consumer financial protection bureau. many of you may have heard of that. many of you probably have seen some of the rules that have come out. a couple of years ago, one of the rules from th

small eve, but we have a better chance of seeing a wintry mix christmas day. jessica rae: mostly cloudy skieie high 32. tonigig, stubborn clos remain. low 25. tuesday will be much warmer than today, still stubborn cloud cover and breezy, high 47. after our warm day, temperatures cool off again, staying in the 30s much of the week. keeping an eye on rain/snow chances. small chance of passing snow on christmas evev but we have a better chance of jessica rae: and probably no than one star syracuse, new who has one of collections of star wars toys in the galaxy. here's a look " brett rewakowski, owner of living the dream: hey r2, do you remember darth vader? (r2-d2 responds.) the force is s song in marcellus. brett rewakowski, the owner of living the e dream says the release of star wars: the force awakens has brought a new wave of customers from all generations to his store. 5:09 brett rewakowski: this stuff is in a sense kind of a time machine because when you look at a piece, and i've seen the look on faces of adults that have come in here and said, 'wow, i hav

he's from a small community, prescott, iowa. he represents the iowa brewers guild, organized to represent the industries of iowa's craft brewing industry. he's a certified beer judge and an award-winning home brewer. he's a published author and a freelance writer for several print and online publications. i appreciate the chairman inviting mr. wilson so that he can give a small business perspective on the possible impact of the proposed acquisition on the market place and ultimately the american consumer. thank you. >> thank you, senator grassley. >> diana moss became the president of the american antitrust institute in january 2015. her work spans both antitrust and regulation with industry expertise in electricity, petroleum, agriculture, airlines, telecommunications and health care. before joining aai, dr. moss was a senior staff economist he federal energy regulatory commission, from 1989 to 1994 she consulted in private practice in the areas of regulation and antitrust at the national economic research associates and putnam

and especially small businesses. we find that small and medium-sized businesses tend to be some of the largest targets because they don't think they have anything people might want. if you're a yarn shop, you might not think that the cyber criminals want any of your information. but if you're taking people's credit card data, if you're storing personal information with that, you do have something that's of value to folks. and so we also have found that small businesses may not have the specific resources that they need to actually respond and prepare for cyber threats. and as i mentioned, their systems tend to be more vulnerable. typically, the person who is their cio or chief information officer or chief information security officer are all the same people who may also be the owner who also does the financials and everything in between. so we've found that that's kind of a group we really wanted to make sure had's to resources and information -- had access to resources and information so they're able to keep themsel

it's not good for small businesses or big businesses >>> thank you to you both. how do you balance out the manning the box? >> this is it. >> oscar winner alex gibney's "edge of eighteen" marathon. >> if i said that i'm perfectly fine, i would be lying. >> i feel so utterly alone. >> in this envelope is my life. >> if you don't go to college, you gonna be stuck here... i don't wanna be stuck here. >> catch the whole ground-breaking series, "edge of eighteen" marathon. >>> welcome back to inside story. we're debating banning the box on employment applications, a box that forces job seekers to reveal past convictions or incarcerations. i have two guests still with us. crimes plot out on a broad continuum, but a yes/no question doesn't give you a chance to plot out somewhere on that broad continuum that may not be that scary >> no. you're absolutely right. athat's why a good job application is going to have a yes/no, but room for an explanation. what was the crime and when did it occur because when i talk to business owners, i reiterate how important it is to make i

small snown christmas eve, but we have a better chance of seeing a wintry mix christmas day. jessica rae scott: jessica rae: watch parties for cooler today with mostly cloudy skies. high 32. tonight, stubborn clouds remain. low 25. tuesday will be much warmer than today, still stubborn cloud cover and breezy, high 47. after our warm day, temperatures cool off again, staying in the 30s much of the week. keeping an eye on rain/snow chances. small chance of passing snow on christmas eve, but we have a better chance of seeing a wintry mix jessica rae scott: cooler today with mostly cloudy skies. high 32. tonight, stubborn clouds remain. low 25. tuesday will be much warmer than today, still stubborn cloud cover and breezy, high 47. after our warm day, temperatures cool off again, staying in the 30s much of the week. keeping an eye on rain/snow chances. small chance of passing snow on christmas eve, but we have a better chance of seeing a wintry mix christmas day. jessica rae scott: jessica rae: watch parties for the last democratic debate were in full swing on abc9 news stopped by

they are small micro enterprises like plumbers and carpenters. it is not a gig economy that people may be used to. >> there have been independent contractors and small businesses fighting for work for hundreds of years. >> yes, this is not new. they have had hearings on this back to the '90s. this is what small businesses have dealt with for a long time. trying to find a flexible labor force for when they have work. >> it is like an accelerated version of help wanted. it's not like uber that has a service that is dialing up and dialing down talent as they need it. >> but you're an economist that knows a lot about this. how do we solve the idea of independent workers who don't have benefits. should be a category? how do we make this work? >> the challenge here is that a rot of the laws in place were decided by courts going back to the 1930s. >> have things changed since then? >> quite a bit. >> it doesn't look a lot like it did in 1930. >> it is easier an ever to go online and find a job tomorrow. easier and cheaper than ever to start a business.

respond to a fight in smalls' unit.hrew his food tray at the other, triggering a brawl. following jail protocol, unit officers wait for the jail special operations crew or soc, to arrive. >> when a fight breaks out we call s.o.g. the unit officer, they're supposed to step back and clear the area. get everybody back to their cells. let the two combatants continue. only time we'll step in is if one of the combatants has a huge edge and the other is in danger. >> armed with less than lethal weapons, a s.o.g. officer arrives and orders the men to stop fighting. one inmate tries to comply. the other continues to fight. so the s.o.g. officer jolts him with an electrical shot from his taser. s.o.g. officers move one of the men out of the unit. having just been released from segregation, david ratliff is now on his way back. [ bleep ] >> what happened, man? >> i beat this dude's ass on the street because he was beating on this girl at the bar. he just came over and sucker punched me and i beat his ass again. that's what [ bleep

next the 40s and then 20s with a couple small snow chances. sabrina: caucus night is quickly approaching and that means many iowans are getting ready to cast their vote. and there are plenty of candidates for caucus-goers to choose from. sabrina: but one major concern is for the iowans who may not be in the state at caucus time, and want to be sure to get their vote in for the caucuses. the iowa democratic party is launching a new initiative this election cycle, ensuring all iowans get the chance to cast their vote.. on february first, iowa democrats will be able to participate, using their phone. "we listen to people when they have feedback about how the caucuses work, and one of the things we heard is that some people can't participate, and certainly our military are so important to us and we just felt like that was something we concentrate on." iowans who are registered to vote but out of state, such as military members...can sign up for the tele-caucus by military members...can sign up for the tele-caucus by visiting the iowa democratic pa

word of mouth is the life blood of many small businesses. but in the digital age, your company's reputation is how at the mercy of online customer reviews. >> it can trash 25 years of work. >> and those customer reviews on sites like yelp, amazon, angie's list and trip adviser can make or break a small business. it affects how the public perceives your handling of customer service. >> you've got to be engaged. you can't bury your head in the sand. >> so what can and should an other than to to combat harsh critiques? the key is engagement and doing nothing is generally not a viable option. so remember these three key points. one, take a breath and don't react out of anger. >> take a pretty, wait, do not respond for at least i would say 12 hours because you really need time to calm down. >> number one is you you don't take to heart, don't let it bum you out. and in that two, if you're going to respond, you should always respond, always take the high road. >> two, don't argue and remain positive. >> i just simply tell them they're wrong and cra

the small dots moving up the screen is it passing by stars. it will monitor the probe eat data to determine whether the operation was successful. they say it will take about a week. >> translator: what we know so far is the probe is flying as expected. we need to keep watching it closely. >> it was rerouted to complete its mission to a small asteroid that scientists hope could provide clues to the origin of life. if all goes well, it's expected to reach the asteroid in 2018 and return to earth in 2020. >>> police in tokyo are investigating the cause of an explosion last month at a major shrine in tokyo. they've identified a man of interest caught on surveillance cameras. police say he is a south korean national who has since returned home. a small fire broke out after the blast late last month in a restroom. no one was injured. police say the man was seen carrying a knapsack and a paper bag. they found several items left behind, including charred batteries with korean labels. they say the man returned to south korea the same way after dropping

. >> if you own a small drone or register them with the government. the requirement governors aircrafts weighing from a half pound to 55 pounds. monday, drone owners will have to register on an faa web site. owners will have to mark aircraft with an id number. that's what's happening now. i know you're a pilot, nick, and you're following this closely. nick: it's interesting. so many will be sold, major, and if they're not -- they cause some interruptions at airports. ernie: i'm glad we're taking some action on it. nick: just a start. ernie: we broke some records over the weekend. can't believe the temperatures. 60s. nick: today we're in the mid 60s again. today's record high was 67. we stopped at 65. who's complaining? we'll still say mild the next couple of days, mild compared to where we should be. 43 should be the average high. look at our low this morning. 53. our low tomorrow morning will be so really amazing when we should have a normal low of 32. it will turn colder later in the week. as i've been saying, the pattern will be persistent. even th

yes, those beasts wouldn'thesitate to attack an animal, or even a small child. (gasps) sarah, have youseen your brother? no. stay here with your father while i look for him. i don't want to have tocome looking for you, too. yes, mother. okay now, skip! then turn around three times! that was fun, huh? (gasps) how'd the town get all the way down there? we have to get back quick! worries when she can't find us! (bleating) uh! hey! wait a minute! this is no time for tag! you gotta listen to me! and i'm saying, come back here right now! rrr! rrr! rrr! rrr! rrr! aah! whoa! whoa! whoa! (laughing) joel: help! help! a wolf is after us! help! oh! (cackling) whoa! whoa! (cackling, bleating) oh! ooh! (shouting) (people grumbling) oh, bramble. woman:look out! out! hold it right there! well, look at that. today's wolf appears tobe wearing the clothing of my granddaughter! (gasps) (giggles) (laughing) (laughing) joel, you should have seen your face! you lookedso funny!(bleating) (people chattering) (laughing, chattering) come on down. no! i'm staying up here forever! well, you

amber says she set small goals-- and made it to 26 weeks before she was put on bed rest. at 29 weeks-- it was time... and emergency c-section. (amber morgan/mothe r of triplets) "they pulled out a and b together and then at 7:22, c was pulled out." each baby weighed 2 pounds-- and would spend the next 68 days in the nicu. (amber morgan/mothe r of triplets) "they all came homemen the same day which is very rare with multities." and they are thriving. at four months-- they now weigh between seven and eight pounds. and their big brother skylor adores them. (amber morgan/mothe r of they are beautiful every day when he comes home from preschool." mom and dad always have their hands full but can't wait to watch them in the years ahead. (dwayne wright, the triplets' father) "growing up... being sweet, cute, beautiful little girls." but for now-- they are just thankful doctors were able to bring all of them into this world. (amber morgrg/mothe r of triplets) "going through that whole process and coming out with three healthy babies. we couldn't be more blessed.". >> the nebaska b

light snow showers left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. wednesday is going to be cold and windy with highs in the mid 30s. we will warm into the 40s starting on thursday and lasting well into the weekend where a few 50s come back! elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: two children had to be removed from a des moines home after police also discovered two people dead inside. police found the bodies of 36- year-old bryon howard and 31- year-old heather belieu at a home on the 39- hundred block of center street monday afternoon. neighbors say they're confused about the kids because they've never seen kids near the property. investigators are currently looking for a person of interest...35- year-old michael john wanchanic. sabrina: in the number in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: the safety of downtown des moines is in question after sunday's shooting in the busy bar district of court avenue another injured. police tell us they think they know who the shooter is. but they aren't ready to name that person. autho

thursday there is still a small chance for a few snow showers, but accumulations still look minimal at best, so travel shouldn't be affected. rain chances return late friday and last throughout the weekend and into early next week. we'll be in are likely coming back in the middle of next week. sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: thirteen items will get the axe at west des moines schools....includi ng the foreign language program for first through third graders. the cuts will first through third graders. the cuts will save west des moines schools nearly 600- thousand dollars. the district originally had a goal of saving 800-thousand. it's not clear if more cuts are ahead. sabrina: elias: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: madrid is mourning the loss of head football coach rand hinkel. despite leading his teams to 25 of the last 26 state playoffs, his winning record will not be the only thing remembered most by the community. ""30 years ive seen him take boys make them into men, better citizens, fathers and husbands sabrina: you could also feel the

next week we'll start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: flooding along the mississippi river continues to get worse. preparations are underway in saint louis for what could be the worst flooding since 19-93. many communities in the area spent tens of thousands of sandbags. however, in some areas the rising waters have all but covered up whole towns. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: another sign that iowa has been freed of the avian flu outbreak. the state department of agriculture says that on january first the ban on poultry exhibitions will be lifted. officials instituted the ban to prevent the disease from spreading, halting live poultry shows at fairs and auctions. some resorted to using photographs to still show birds. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: family and friends are mourning the loss of a college student from des moines. this after the charter bus she was ridi

. >> reporter: some small farmers have turned to other work to try and ride out the crisis. this man is focused on his sewing after losing three months of food to the draught. in the past years he would use money from selling crops to buy shoes and on other necessities for his children. he sells to sew enough suits to make up the difference. next-door neighbour issing to sell their supplies. she dreams of life for her future. >> translation: no translation >> reporter: the majority the guatemalans are subsistence farmers. experts say that the elnino could drive people northment while that may appear to be a solution, it could deal another blow to the communities hit by draught. >> translation: no translation video the current draught and cream weather are likely here to stay. quoth is one of the ten countries most vulnerable to climate change. without the proper resources to study things like elnino and global warming, scientists are concerned. >>> you have heard that are information is power. if we don't have information in this case, we are powerless. to predict how this c

jay small is a jack of all trades. quarterback fofootball team.....stud for the baseball team and he can do stuff like this! stuff it young man! small creates the turnover with his length.....and when air traffic control gives him the go- ahead...he takes off and puts himself on a poster....for our top play of the week. thats it for sports. have a great rest of your morning. jessica rae scott: it's time now to baseball team and he can do stuff like this! stuff it young man! small creates the turnover with his length.....and when air traffic control gives him the go- poster....for our top play of the week. thats it for sports. have a great rest of your morning. jessica rae scott: it's time now to check on your forecast... scott: good morning siouxland. the snow is still coming down mainly north of highway 20 this morning. by noon today, our snow should be over with. winter weather advisories and winter storm through 9 o'clock are some slick roads so make sure you're driving cautiously! temperatures are in the upper teen

he is from a small community. he represents the island who ire skilled, representing -- brewers'guild. he is a published author and for online publications. i appreciate the chairman inviting mr. wilson said he can give a small business perspective on the possible impact of a proposed acquisition on the marketplace and the american consumer. >> thank you, senator grassley. diana moss became the president of the american antitrust 2015.ute in january her work spans antitrust and regulation with industry expertise in electricity, petroleum, agriculture, and health care. , she was aing aai senior staff economist at the federal regulatory commission where she could and needed competition analysis for electricity mergers. from 1989 to 19 84, she consulted in private practice in the areas of regulation and antitrust at the national economic research association. dr. moffat spoken widely on various topics on antitrust and testified before congress, appeared before stay in regulatory commissions, and made numerous radio a

initially i started with a small distance.e i see that they are distance. >> to protect the birds he had to design goggles for them, like the ones we wore. >> the goggles i made from scratch. >> they are tiny, bringing new meaning to the aviator glasses. >> these are fantastic. >> the ultimate goal is not designing cute eyewear. it's to build better drones by studying the micromovements of bird types. a prototype takes information birds. >> they rotate about this. this bit is like a wristband. >> yes, this is like the wrist. so the wings can flap like this. then there's a degree of freedom so they want fold in and out. >> if we want a drone delivery, you have to navigate in the city in a safe way. >> we don't want the drones to navigate out of the sky. >> what we are accomplishing is we have impact for a building or a branch that the collapse. >> these are the results of what camera? >> yes, we'll play it back at 1/20th the speed of reality. here is the obstacle. it comes in, hits the ring and it moves out of way. now the obst

thursday there is still a small chance for a few flurries and snow showers, but accumulations would be very minimal and likely limited to grassy areas. rain returns cate on christmas evening lasting into saturday. we are now looking fairly cold to end the weekend with a significant snow possible leading into early next week. temperatures should fall cold and closer to average during the remainder of next week. sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: a wild scene near the drake campus tuesday, where cops say a drunk driver rammed into cars along carpenter and forest avenues. this is the moment when the guy's minivan finally hits a power pole and the whole things comes to an end. at least eight cars were hit, but no one was hurt. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: the family of sam kemp continues their search for answers in his death. mothers against violence joined kemp's family last night outside of the polk county courthouse. they are calling on the police for answers in how teen ended up dead in a pond near granger last week. they are aski

seven out of ten jobs are made in small business.d military spouses have the skills and values as president bush said to create this opportunity for themselves. >> and imagine how much more successful they'll be when we bring to bear the largesse, the passion, the access to capital, training, education, resources from our, you know, the leading companies in the country targeted towards veteran and military spouse owned business they're that much more likely to raise that percentage and continue to start and own their small piece of the american dream. >> even that statistic going back to your idea of role models, what a great statistic to know because i did not know that and that's fantastic. i appreciate it very much. big thank you to our panel. >> thank you. >> you bet. >> rubber duck you've got a copy on me big ben, come on. >> yeah. ten four big ben for sure for sure. by golly it's clean. we're at flagtown, come on. >> a big ten four there, big ben. yeah, we've definitely got the front door, good buddy. mercy sakes alive it looks

. >> using their authority to deny any reason that they do appropriate and the reason to small. >> i don't think you're capable. >> donald trump is saying it is a big success. >> i thought it was an amazing meeting. >> kabi done more to advance civil-rights. >> but just over 8 feet wide it is more than enough. >> we thought it was a joke but that we liked it. >> concealed carry permits are virtually nonexistent in new jersey they're using their authority for in a recent they do in appropriate. this is the second amendment society. so they have to start their investigation. with video footage of a police officer in order to jersey showing that overarching view to approve a gun permits. bets in the video of the zero would try to obtain a permit but his reason to deny it is that she was too small. >> schumer is every bit of five-foot 80 pounds i don't think you're capable. >> here to talk about the situation of the second amendment society to feel really seen this video is all you could do? >> we are going to expose them for what they are they break -- and reap the benefits they're the

two murders in one month has small town iowa in shock tonight. "it's just hard to believe it would happen in .... or in a small town you just don't hear of it here. " nikki we've got the latest details in the union co. death investigation coming up. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" nikki: good evening. i'm nikki davidson. tonight--local 5 heads to south west iowa where residents are in shock following the news of two murders in their small town. nikki: a woman's body was found in a farm pond earlier this month in union county. police identified her as loretta dillinger of thayer. during the investigation, skeletal remains were found in a home in thayer. last night officers arrested dillinger's ex- brother in law. tonight, local 5 went to thayer and neighboring towns. residents are shocked, telling us murders don't happen in small towns like this.. nikki: local 5's jacob peklo joins in studio with more, jacob? jacob/bam: nikki, as you'd imagine, a lot of shock in the communities today. this investigation went on for nearly a wee

and that is threatening the very existence of many small island states. because it is so low-lying, the south asian country of bangladesh is also threatened by rising sea levels. and bangladesh's bhola island, in one of the world's largest river deltas is particularly vulnerable. >> driving through lush green forest, we soon arrive at the coast. everything looks to be in order. but take a good look because in a few years time none of this will be here. the houses, the plants, the palm trees will all be gone. submerged under water. mohammad hassan has already lost his house, his land and everything he possessed. even his fishing boat belongs to his employer. >> my life is so hard. i have moved six times in recent years, and each time the land was flooded and i had to move on. now i have no money left. my family and i often go hungry. we're going through a terrible time. >> hassan lives in bhola, the largest island of bangladesh. it's situated at the mouth of the meghna river, which flows down from the himalayas. as a result of global warming, many of the g