kcrg-tv9's brea love talked with smock's mother about smock's recovery. tuesday corey smock went into his fifth surgery at uihc, with many more to come. sixty percent of his body. smock is in a medically induced coma. even though he can't respond, plenty of people are by his side. "a lot of his friends have come up, my husband and i are staying here with him so i am with him from 8 o'clock in the moing until sometimes 10 o'clock at night." heathman says she'e'grateful for those who have cared for smock. "the nurses here are phenomenal, the doctors, i could not ask for better care for core" one thing heathman wants is to get one of smock's most precious possessions. smock's dog jack was put down two months ago. ever since, he has carried his ashes aund in his bapack. "they were buddie they went through the flood, they went through everything together, that dog just meant the world to him." cedar rapids policefound the ashes while investigating the camp site. the depapament says it can notot relelee the ashes to heathman because she does not have smock's co

smock has to give consent but with 60 percent of his body burned, smock is in a medically induced coma. heathman says she believes in her heart she is the only one smock would want to keep the ashes. "as his mom, i know what that dog meant to him, that was the only thing in this world corey had that meant anything to him." she's asking for the police to make some kind of exception. he is expected to recover. tonight at 10, i talked with get jack's ashes. live in the newsroom, brea love, kcrg-tv 9 news. a crash in fairfield around noon today killed one person and injured another. the state patrol says the person who died was 49 year old terri skalsky of walford. her vehicle crossed the center line on highway 151 near prairie drive in fairfax and hit another vehicle head-on. then a truck smashed into the passenger side of skalsky's vehicle. 22 year old hannah looney of shellsburg was injured. she was in the second vehicle. the wreckage blocked the highway for hours. the benton county sheriff's office says a grain bin accident this afternoon killed one person and injured another. sheriff

smock had his dog's ashes with him when his tent caught fire. when his mother -- barb heathman-- tried to get the ashes, she said the police denied her because smock has to give consent. but he is in a medically burned. heathman says she believes in her heart she is the only one smock would want to keep t ashes. "as his mom, i know what that domeant to him, that was the only thing in thth world corey ad that meant anything to him." heathman is asking for the police to make some kind of exception. a dubuque man faces a murder charge in chicago after a dispute over a dice game. the chicago sun-times reports police arrested 23-year-old emmanuel harvey for a death on the city's south side last may. police say harvey and another person shot and killed 29-year-old alvin randolph. they say the 2 went to confront another person for cheating in a dice game. randolph tried to break up he dispute. that's when n lice say harvey and the other person shot and killed him. the chicago sun times reports harvey is a graduate of city high in iowa city. ne person i

a passerby saw the fire and pulled smock out, but he had severe ashes fire. heathman-- tried to get the ashes, she said the police smock has to give consent. but he is in a medically induced coma because 60 percent of his body is burned. heathman says she believes in her heart she is the only one smock would want to keep ththashes. "as his mom, i know what that dog meant to him, that was the only thing in this world corey had that meant anything to him." heathman is asking for the police to make some kind of exception. a dubuque man faces a murder charge in chicago after a dispute over a dice game. the chicago sun-times reports police arrested 23-year-old emmanuel harvey for a death on the city's south side last may. police say harvey and another person shot and killed 29-ymar-old alvin randolph. they say the 2 went to confnfnt another person for cheating in a dice game. randolph tried to break up the dispute. that's when police say harvey and the other person shot and killed him. the chago sun times reports harveys a graduate of city high in iowa city. one p

smock's injuries are listed as life threatening. tonight at six, other homeless people who've slept outside talk about the dangers of fire. we wanto remind you that wn you see news& call newsline nine. that number is 319-365-9999. you can also send pictures and videos to newsroom at kcrg dot com. justin snow to anything anywhere? winds will finally back down for a little while, but with lighter winds and a clear sky, we'll have a cold night in the teens. mostly sunny skies and a gentle wind from the southwest will send us back to the middle 30s for highs on saturday. clouds increase on sunday and we may h he a few lilit showers develop late. it'll be quite mild with highs well into the 40s. a chance of showers ends early monday as temperatures slowly fall. t tperatures remain above normal leading up to christmas with another small rain chance on wednesday.to night: mostly clear low: 12-18 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 13 dbq: 12 iow: 16 bruce a beth... yesterday we learned that the mmicare and medicaid services delayed iowa's effort to privat

the fire victim, smock, was taken to the university of iowa hospitals and clinics. there is no word yet on his condition. people in dubuque will have the chance to see a classic christmas scene live tonight. the saint peter lutheran churc is bringing the nativity to life. people can see the scene tonight from 5:30 to 8:30. that church is at 32- hundred asbury road in dubuque. police in dubuque are hoping they made one teen's christmas a litite brighghr. sarah pieterek has leukemia and recently learned she'll be going to disney world in florida as part of the make-a-wish program. the dubuque police protective association took sarah on a shopping spree at target where she was able to pick things she wanted for her upcoming trip. "it's more presents and it's a better christmas. and you get to meet n people. " "sarah thought she was going to have to get on the shop with a cop waiting list until next september. and we figured out a way we could sneak her in before she left for her trip. so dubuque police also take low income students on shopping trips at the beginning of

a passerby saw the fire and helped but the fire out, but smock had severe burns treatment at the uihc in iowa

authorities say a candle in corey smock's tent started his sleeping bag on fire around 10 last night near the intersection of i avenue and 1st avenue norththst, near the railroad tracks. now, one last look at this justin. temperatures this afternoon will be just a few degrees cooler than >>> 'twas the week before christmas, and here at "the for you.

saw the fire helped removed the victim's burning shirt and smothered the flames.the victim, , corey smock was taken to st lukes, but has been moved to university of iowa hospitals and clinics with life- threatening burn injuries. if you're running out of time to get all your holiday gifts wrapped, the arc of east central iowa can give you hand. hand.arc employees and volunteers have set up shop at lindale mall and are wrapping for a cause. they've got the bows, ribbons, boxes and paper for gifts of all shapes and sizes "we always have volunteers here that are helping us wrap. so if you are not a wrapper r or you need some help, they can stop by and drop off their gift. like i said, proceeds then support the arc." arc."you can get your gifts wrapapd at this convenienen we are heading into the last scramble before christmas. christmas.there is only one week left to buy gifts or get those last minute packages in the mail. mail.aacbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore explains, that's what is getting some people out and about in johnson county. we are here at coral ridge mall.mall management says

theire victim, smock, w taken to the university of iowa hospitals and clinics. there was no condition report available tonight. thanks, dave. let's check the weathehenow with meteorologis t justin gehrts. justin, we've been getting some more typical today. winds will finally back down for a little while, but with lighter winds and a clear sky, we'll have a cold night in the teens. mostly sunny skies and a gentle wind from the southwest will send us back to the middle 30s for highs on saturday. clouds increase on sunday and we may have a few light showers develop late. it'll be quite mild with highs well into the 40s. a chance of showers ends early monday as temperatures slowlwlfall. temperatures r rain above normal leading up to christmas with another small rain chance on wednesday.to night: mostly clear low: 12-18 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 13 dbq: 12 iow: 16 back to you. the man who attacked and killed his ex-girlfriend in a hyvee parking lot last spring rest of his life in prison. a judge this afternoon issued theandatory life sentence to nicholas luerkens. a jururi

investigators say a candle in smock's tent likely was knocked over, starting the fire. an iowa father faces child endangerment charges after crashing his car into a train trainthe iowa state patrol says joshua thomas caused the crash while his 14-month-old daughter was in the car. during the morning commute, troopers say instead of waiting in line like other drivers at the train tracks, thomas drove around the cars. then he drove around the crossing arms - hitting a train going westbound.iowa state troopers say he left the scene before they got there, so he could drop his daughter off at a baby sitter. after that, they say he did come back. thomas now faces charges including child endangerment and driving while barred. president obama today gave his final news conference of the year.among other issues, he addressed combatting isis and terrorist attacks tied to radical islamism. . ."we're going to do so by systematically squeezing them, cutting off their supply lines, cutting off their financing, taking out their leadership, taking out their forces, taking out their infr

. >> but first, before we begin, we need to get you a smock just for safety. >> perfect. matches my shirt. >> it does. [ rock music plays ] so, here's where we're working? >> so, yeah, this is our lab table right here. so, before we begin our really cool experiment, let's put on our gloves and get our materials and meet right back here. [ music continues ] so, now that we have all our materials here, we are going to begin an activity that we have in one of our demonstrations here at the new york hall of science called "cool chemistry." nitrogen, which is one of my favorite substances to use in any demonstration. it actually boils at negative 320 degrees fahrenheit. >> wow. that's cold. >> yeah, it's extremely cold. so once it's in contact with room temperature -- which is about 70 degrees fahrenheit, right? -- it automatically starts to boil. >> you're probably wondering, "why the balloons?" we'll show you when "teen kids news" continues. i didn't know balloons were a [ upbeat music plays ] [ mid-tempo music plays ] >> we're at the new york hall of science, taking part in

conscious before he was taken to the hospital and that's what he told firefighters. 38-year-old corey smock's injuries are considered life threatening. other homeless men and women who've spent time outside say when winter comes starting a fire to keep warm is a real danger. but for some it's not enough to convince them to go to shelters. firefighters who got the call at about 10 o'clock

he said he is now ready for kids, but he'll be wearing a smock next time, so he won't get dirty. >> coldving new -- kohls is giving new meaning shop until you drop. they will remain open around the clock until 6:00 p.m. on christmas eve, that's 179 straight hours of holiday shopping. they hope star wars merchandise will be a hot item. >>> americans will spend an average of $805 this year. there are ways you can get that money back. abc's mara schievacompo finds a we to get that from your own home. >> reporter: christmas can come to with a hefty price tag. the family spend $1,000 last year, but it turned out there may be hidden holiday cash in the house. >> how much hidden money do you have in your home. >> ink most of people -- i think most people have $1,000 in their home. >> reporter: did you know there's money in old toys and clothes. >> things that sell well are timeless toys, tommy the train and my little pony. swab.com they filled two boxes with toys in good condition and clothes that are in season. the company pays for shipping and once the boxes arrive at the warehouse they will

you can tell with the beret, the smock.e was a good catholic and a lot of new orleans catholics came to chicago. you see the crucifix. he has his palette and his colors are laid out elegantly. this was a highly constructed composition and it speaks to all aspects of his identity. in particular, the right, where we have a greco-roman statue, his muse, a classical figure, a woman, speaking of industry and imagination. this portrait he is painting, a nude of mixed racial ancestry. it is hard to tell if she is a painting or if she is crawling out of the canvas. charlie: what do you think of the cross? guest: there were a lot of black catholics, present company included. charlie: the next, his portrait of mrs. aj motley. guest: archibald motley married his childhood sweetheart. they had a formal relationship -- a very stormy relationship. it was not easy being interracial in the 1920's and 1930's. her family was estranged. this portrait shows her at the height of his talent and career and she is wearing a fox boa. she is a woman

experience is back to operate the smock day forecast. >>> is it could go any good in terms of deplightedof deplighted rose require. announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models! during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale... get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices! save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory! plus, same-day delivery, set-up and removal of your old set. why wait for the new models? sleep train's year end clearance sale is on now! superior service, best selection, lowest price-- guaranteed! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> with all the rain lately it bell the question is it having any impact on the drought. we would like to think so. david louie look at rest voyvr level and why they don't seem to be rising. >> it's not as simple a fell bath tub. can store 18,000 feet of water but only at 13 percent of all. rain fall is getting ash somebody by the dry harsh choiceth waddle district board says rainfall across the state is crucial since only a fraction of the snri is ca

geraghty's 9-year-old son called 9-1-1.investigators say a candle in smock's tent likely was knocked over, starting the fire. in hiawatha tonight... tonight...a group's holiday party turned intnta fundraiser fofoa family that suffered a major loss. loss.the butler-williams family lost their home after a fire on tuesday.no one was home at the time of the fire, but the home is now unlivable. tonight, friends and family gathered for a planned ugly sweater party, and brought donations or items for the faimly. "we just continuing what my sister wanted t tdo before the why don't we have the party anyway and just charge a cover like there is at some parties and use it for donations and still have fun." fun."a go-fund-me page to help with livininexpensesesas been set up,, we put a link on our website fox 28 iowa dot com. new figures out tonight show iowacontinues to add new jobs. jobs.iowa workforce develoloent says the statats unemployment rate dipped again to 3-point-4 percent in november.that's the lowest rate in iowa in nearly 15 years.31-hundred jobs were added across the statatlast mon

. >> the inmate is covered with a tear-proof gown known as a suicide smock and escorted to a nearby shower to clean off. >> alrighty. all right. we'll be back for you, okay? so you get a nice long shower. clean yourself up, all right? >> how often do you see stuff like this? >> down here, because of the nature of the housing, it's quite frequently. it's normal down here. the smell, the nature of the inmates being housed down here, this is all normal. >> trustees are inmate maintenance workers like craig hopta. >> usually it's not a whole bunch of work. but the last week and a half, two weeks since the gentleman's been here, it's been quite a bit of work. this is the fifth or sixth time in two weeks that he's done this. that's nothing compared to what he's been doing. usually it's up on the ceiling, as high as he can get it. or he'll take globs of it and throw it in the vents or at the camera. that -- i'm not even mad at that. that's okay. i'm okay with that. >> for confidentiality, the jail's mental health staff will not comment on their treatment of individual inmates. but they say treati

for the first time since 1975 more reported smoking pot each day than tobacco. 6 percent reported smockinguana each day while 5.5 percent smoked cigarettes. the perception of pot changed with many kids thing now that if marijuana could be used medically how bad could it be. >> we have heard a lot of bad news about bacon but there is something positive. a study said that producing lettuce produces three teams more greenhouse emmys than bacon , requiring more resources and increases energy and water use if you believe the study, my on the bacon, it is good for the environment. for your health? that is another matter. >> i am for save the environment . >> take a look at that, the beach between san diego and los angeles on saturday. the weekend storms fueled waves that literally carve the away at the beach. this is a big problem because most rivers in southern california are damned and the supply of sand they bring is not enough to replenish the beach. >> we are monitoring a developing big traffic problem if you headed to the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> sue? >> yes, a big-rig lost the load

crews battle smock -- smoke and flames at a home in mount laurel, new jersey. >>> 8 people are dead after texas. >> reporter: nydia, the dense fog advisory continues for some around the delaware valley. record highs by afternoon and maybe a little wintery precipitation for some tuesday morning. details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> good morning it is 9:00 a.m., sunday, december 27. >> in the news, the death toll is rising after more severe weather slams the south. this time in texas. >> one person is dead another injured after a car and big rig collide in montgomery county. >> eagles fans sound off after another disappointing loss the birds are booted from playoff contention. >> first, chris sowers is here with a look at accuweather. we started out with dense fog and we are going up in temperatures. >> reporter: looking live on sky 6, philadelphia international airport. the numbers visibility wise are starting to improve. the warm front lifts through and the numbers skyrocket danny. .8 in philadelphia. .3. trenton, .8 of a mile. you can see to the south this is where

also saying some of these injuries were smock inhalation injuries in addition to evacuation crowding type injuries. so but again the dubai assistano all. we'll be back with more on this. stay with us. announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. >>> a fox news alert. a fire at the address hotel in the heart of dubai, said to be 90% contained now. that fire started a few hours ago. 9:30 p.m. dubai time, as the city was preparing for three major new year's eve fireworks celebrations. the celebrations are supposedly still going to happen. you're looking live right now on the one side of the screen at dubai, whe

. >> when we place somebody, we strip them down, we put them in that green smock and put them in a room by themselves that they have nothing. it may seem inhumane to keep somebody that way, but what people need to understand is that it's for their protection. we're not in their heads. we don't know what's going on. we don't know what they're thinking. and this protects the inmate, and it protects us from any litigation because we can show that we did everything we possibly could to protect the inmate from harming themselves. >> mayberry has now been back from the emergency room for 24 hours. >> they would have to do major surgery, but it got caught in my throat. so they put me to sleep and went down there and pulled it out. i was doing good taking my medication, and they brought me here. when i got arrested and came here, they took me off all that medicine, and i haven't been right since. >> amy, who has requested that we not use her last name, is the jail's mental health supervisor. she says inmates like mayberry must often accept generic brands of the medicines they took on the street

one fire fighter had to be taken to the hospital for smock inhalation this morning he is being treated for minor injuries at the university of pennsylvania. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >>> new this morning, a suspect in custody in connection the to the shooting in south philadelphia. police say a 41 year-old man was hot in the stomach in the 1300 block have of porter street this happened just before 11:00. victim was listed in stable condition, we do not know the the motive. >>> efforts to end pennsylvania's state budget standoff remain, on shaky ground, house republicans are still hesitant over negotiations, so they even canceled a session yesterday, when their alternate approach might have been considered. house republican spokesperson says they decided more time to prepare their own budget. pennsylvania has been without a state budget since july 1st. >>> archdiocese of philadelphia announced closure of two suburban roman catholic churches. this release aid statement immaculate conn openings bvm church in levittown and saint gertrude church in west conshohocken

." >> yes, motley has just come back from paris and you can tell from the beret and smock.e was a good catholic born in new orleans. a lot of new orleans catholics came to chicago, so you see the crews fix on the wall. he has his pallet in his hand and all his colors are laid out very elegantly along with his brushes. this is a work that is a highly-constructed composition that really speaks to all aspects of his identity. of particular note for me are the book ends of this painting. on the right we have this greco roman statue in the lower righthand corner. that's his muse. this classical figure, a woman who speaks of industry and innovation and imagination. on the left is this portrait that he's painting, this beautiful nude of mixed racial ancestry, who, it's hard to tell whether it's a painting or she's actually crawling out of the canvass to be a part. >> rose: what do you make of the cross? >> he was catholic. he was born an raised catholics. there are a lot of black catholics in chicago, present company included. >> rose: the next for traitd of ms. a.j. motley, paint

i'm going to be a butcher," i would tell him, "i hope you have a smock for me." that's the way i feel. that's the way i felt. >> kroft: you can tell he still worships his father. >> gotti, jr.: handsome as ever. handsome as ever. >> kroft: not just with the love of a son, but with some of the has long drawn the news media and the public to the mob culture. and john gotti, sr., was the most famous mobster of his generation. he ascended to the top of the gambino crime family by organizing the assassination of his predecessor, paul castellano, outside a popular manhattan steak house. it was a stylistic statement that gotti, sr., would accentuate with $2,000 italian suits and hand-painted ties, earning him a certain brand of celebrity and a nickname, "the dapper don." in new york, a city that worships power of any kind, gotti's reached beyond gambling and loan-sharking into the garment center, the garbage business, and the construction industry. and he wanted everyone to know what he did, as long as they couldn't prove it. now, a friend of your father's told me there

reporter: good morning, you should see a line of skyscrapers behind my but they are obscured be the smock. visibility is less than a mile. you can smell the pluchlths you can -- pollution. you can taste it in the back of ur throat. this time it prompted the issue for the red alert. it closed schools, shut construction sites and took som cars off the road. it was busy outside this b bjing children's'sospital, where we met parents worried about tear kids' respiratory problems? >> he is feeling, really, really bad. >> reporter: he said several doctors suggested his 7-year-old's lung ailment may be related to the smog. >> you are wearing a mask to try to protect yourselves? do you feel thatt yourovernment is doing its part? >> i feethey are. >> reporter: people do what they can to protect themselves. we have three air purififrs here at home. we changedhe filter today. this is the new white one. take a look at the one from just two months o. beijing's pollution had been improving in the first ten but still, 5th grader jason couldn't go to school today. what do you think about that? >> so bad.

three consecutive days of severe smock are predicted.e, and power plants get most of the blame. won theanders has online readers poll for time magazine's person of the year. the presidential candidate won with over 10% of the vote. a pakistani activist came in second with 5% of the vote. on -- more ofre these and other breaking stories on the new bloomberg.com. back to you. >> matt miller has more of details on breaking news. math: staples was willing to offer more concessions to get ,his merger with office depot the person that office depot three. a6 $.1 billion deal. if the like the cough that office evo has been in over the last you days. office depot shares down 16%. a staple shares should be down as well, at 11%. some powerful have have been pushing for a tie of. he look like the ftc cares that much. >> thank you so much. take six year low, falling to its lowest level since 2009 scarlet, unbelievable. under 38. react allilseeds to the opec cuts announcement on friday. why are we getting that outside >> announcement in spite of every

this they surpassed in high schoolers in high school seniors, 12th graders found 6% of them said they smock marijuana had daily as opposed to 5.5.who smoke cigarettes daily. so this is an alarming trend that many of these high school students think that smoking cigarettes or marijuana is safe and partially because announcing many states legalize it and niewnd 32% of high school students thought that marijuana use was harmful and that is down from 36% higher than last year and they're using more often. we still do know there are long-term and short-term affects on the brain particularly for young brains people, you know, teenagers and high schoolers that can have effects. so not a good thing. >> isn't there a school of thought that basically it'ses a gate way drugs you start that and then opens -- >> there are theories there. conflicting research on whether that's true or not but marijuana itself can be harmful effects on the broken and motivation. >> got to be a benefit or two if everybody like it is. specific medical cases people with chemotherapy and gnash sha. other than that high you fo

because i also engaged him in a conversation talking about the smocking of my dress and the lace andand how it was done and all that and he completely ignored me and kept talking to granddad. >> the eisenhower name lives on at the eisenhower executive office building. they didn't have to change the acronym because it was the old executive office building. what was that like to have your grandfather's name attached to that building, that iconic building next to the white house? >> location, location, location. yeah, no, it's thrilling. it's thrilling. it's now known as the eeob and there's something really moving and wonderful to see that when they announce press conferences it's at the eisenhower building. i think it's the best. >> your grandfather did face criticism from the conservative wing of the republican party that he did not do enough to try to dismantle some of the programs that they didn't like as part of the new deal. you're shaking your head. why? >> i think he was absolutely correct. he had a brother named edgar and edgar, as we all remember, was quite a character and wa

. >> reporter: the suspect, robert dear, faced a judge wearing handcuffs and a jail issued smock designed to keep him from hurting himself. >> do you have any questions? >> no questions. >> reporter: his alleged five-hour rampage in colorado springs friday left three people dead, nine injured. >> minimum of life in prison and maximum of death. >> reporter: the hearing provided few new clues about the gunman's motive or his mental tate but after his arrest law enforcement sources say he railed against planned parenthood and allegedly made concerning statements about president obama. police and fbi agents are still combing the crime scene. sources say this is the pickup truck dear allegedly drove to planned parenthood that day, carrying a duffel bag full of handguns and ak-style rifles. >> hard to believe. take a long time to sink in as far as her being shot and gone. >> reporter: friends and family are struggling with the deaths of jennifer markovsky, a mother of two, and arm vet ke'arre stewart both at the clinic that day with friends. at the same moment dear was in court officers toad in