this sonic is giving customers a bible verse along with their burger and fries. managers at the store in raymore, near kansas city, say it's a new tradition. they decided to hand out the verses after they could not print them on receipts, like they did in the past. a spokesman with corporate said franchisees are allowed to do their own thing, but it's gotten mixed reactions. "hasn't bothered me a bit." "why?" "cuz everyone needs to have god in their life" butt to "why would you go to a sonic and be like, here's a bible verse with your cheese sticks. that's kinda weird. sonic is a publicly held company and not a known christian-based the missouri restaurant stop handing out the stickers any time soon. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers. mostly this morning. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds ne 5-10mph. tonight: partly cloudy.

either way, this sonic in raytown has people talking. the restaurant does not plan to employees do have the option to use alternative stickers on orders. stick around, a checkoff may get local.. and iowa cattle producers could vote on it this summer.. that's next good afternoon.. this is the agribusiness report.. i'm david geiger. iowa may have a local version of a beef checkoff this year. a checkoff through an iowa code.. before the national checkoff was in place.. in the late 80s that was halted.. now.. the iowa cattlemen's association has put forward a producer referendum that would reinstate a state checkoff.. a main reason behind it.. national checkoff dollars are limited into what they can support.. mainly on the livestock side of disease research or farmer education. "iowa beef checkoff proceeds and investments can be utilized more flexibly. so, whereas, the national checkoff cannot be used for production research, producer education, those types of things on the production side. state dollars could be used that way and we can enh

"why would you go to, like, a sonic and be like, hey! here's a bible verse to go with your cheese sticks. that's kinda weird."either way, this sonic in raytown has people talking. talking.has people sonic in raytown has people talking. new this morning: u-p-s is planning to expand passport services at all of its 45-hundred stores across the country. one of the new changes will allow customers to schedule appointments for passport photos. u-p-s reported an eight-percent increase in passport service-sales last month over january of 2015. something you don't think about until you have to go on a trip. but listen to this. nearly 49 million passports will expire -- just within the next three years. that can mean massive wait times. mary moloney has more on what you can do to stay ahead of the game! need a passport?the u-s government says it could take six weeks just to get your passport renewed.that's longer than usual.here's why.within the next three years -- 49 million people's passports will expire.you can thank a 2007 federal law for the

caused.a is serving burgers with a side of scripture that is scripture that is drawn controversy,ur sonic location has been attaching stickers with bible verses on the bags of food given tot takeout customers in the past they have printed scripture on the scene receipt some people said they just prefer the order to be correct instead of getting a sermon.d >> go to the sonic and here is a bible verse to go with your h hammer and hamburger that's kind of weird . >> everybody needs to have god have god in their life. >> sonic corporate says the company is not associated with any religion and franchisees arere great allowed to do whatever it is so nice to see the sun out there is absolutely gorgeous continuous unfilled sky today tomorrow, clouds return but we will have it around 50 degrees . increased windsme tomorrow out of the south around 20 -- 30 gusting up to 50 possible there could be a wind advisory issued for tomorrow but so fardv has not happened yetar . the model weekend ahead on saturday, mid- 50s and upper 40s on sunday, a nice-looking weekend, unfortunately,n the sun comes out an

saying it was a shaking, but, cape may county they are saying once again they heard and felt a sonic boom. >> welshing bringing keep police department heard two sonic booms just before 2:00 in the afternoon but they say today or yesterday's weren't as strong as last weeks. because that was a really strong one. >> yes, last thursday, people up and down the shore, and in fact, a good chunk of the east coast could feel the sonic booms created by f35 joint strike fighter jet. >> we know one glass door shattering, down the shore, in word as of yet if that was what was behind yesterday's boom. >> up to 800 miles an hour and they break the sound barrier. >>> ted cruz comes out on top as winner of the iowa republican caucus. >> but for democrats it is still too close to call. >> they are still counting, and i just saw a coin flip, at one precinct. is that legal? >>> tonight, is a victory for the grass roots. tonight, it is a victory for courageous conservative is a cross iowa, and all across this great nation. >> you heard ted cruz, victory that came on top of the winner of the iowa republic

i've never had wings and sonic and i don't know if they're any good but they're half off today so you can go try them for half of what it would normally cost free to go check those out and get some ice why are there to sonic has the ice and was actually lying by the bag a day you can take its usual party and then mix book this is one of those companies re go online and upload your pictures. i've a cold right now for ten free photo cards so you can just go online and upload a picture and actually put one if you have or my website i made one with my cactus to see how easy it was two years so it's a nice silly cartoon picture of my cat on his ten free photo cards they are two sided which is great and in the premium ones. shipping is three dollars and eighty nine cents and comes out about forty cents a card. it's a little too late for valentine's day to expect things to get her with free shipping but easter card st patrick's save the date and they just said thank you cards you can never like having ten the new cards at home is not a bad idea at any given time for anything so i say just ge

can make their own decisions. >>> it doesn't bother me a bit. >>> why would you go to a sonic and be like hey here's a bible verse to go with your cheese steak, that's kind of weird. >>> managers say the stickers don't come with every order. >>> happening today, pitchers and catchers take to the field for their first game this morning. they last made the playoffs five years ago. there's jack kiln clintock. >>> freshman guard scored a season high 45 points leading to a victory over the temple owls at the liacouras center. the wildcats won their 6th game in the row they are number one in the country. >>> you can see why. coming up in business news, good news for people who have loans. >>> parents be prepared to dig a little deeper when you want someone to watch your kids when you're out at dinner. i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching

this sonic is giving customers a bible verse along with their burger and fries. managers at the store in raymore, near kansas city, say it's a new tradition. they decided to hand out the verses after they could not print them on receipts, like they did in the past. a spokesman with corporate said franchisees are allowed to do their own thing, but it's gotten mixed reactions. "hasn't bothered me a bit." "why?" "cuz everyone needs to have god in their life" butt to "why would you go to a sonic and be like, here's a bible verse with your cheese sticks. that's kinda weird. company and not a known christian-based organization. the missouri restaurant says it does not plan to stop handing out the stickers any time soon. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers. mostly this morning. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds ne 5-10mph. tonight: partly cloudy. colder. lows near 30. winds north 5-10mph. thursday: mostly sunny but chilly. highs will be near 40. winds north 10-20mph. a weak disturbance is moving through the region this m

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sonic is a publicly held company and not a known christian-based organization. the missouri restaurant stop handing out the stickers any time soon. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers. mostly this morning. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds ne 5-10mph. tonight: partly cloudy. colder. lows near 30. winds north 5-10mph. thursday: mostly sunny near 40. winds north 10-20mph. a weak disturbance is moving through the region this morning. it is producing some light and spotty showers. this will move out by later today. then we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. cooler/colder temperatures are in place for the next 48 hours. tonight and highs near 40 tomorrow. we'll see stronger northerly winds on thursday as high pressure builds in. we will warm things up on friday into the weekend. it should be pretty nice. we'll see another system bring rain to the region early next week stay tuned for updates. today: partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers. mostly this morning. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds ne 5-10mph. tonight:

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sonic is a publicly held organization. the missouri restaurant says it does not plan to stop handing out the stickers any time soon. good morning, hampton ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers. mostly this morning. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds ne 5-10mph. tonight: partly cloudy. colder. lows near 30. winds north 5-10mph. thursday: mostly sunny near 40. winds north 10-20mph. a weak disturbance is moving through the region this morning. it is producing some light and spotty showers. this will then we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. cooler/colder temperatures are in place for the next 48 hours. we'll see lows near 30 tonight and highs near 40 tomorrow. we'll see stronger northerly winds on thursday as high pressure builds in. we will warm things up on friday into the weekend. it should be pretty nice. we'll see another system bring rain to the region early next week stay tuned for updates. today: partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers. mostly this morning. highs will be

global superstar yanni announces sensuous chill - an exciting sonic experience featuring ten new tracks. sensuous chill comes mere weeks after yanni made history with two sold out performances at the great pyramids of giza in egypt. yanni's first album with brand new songs since 2009's truth of touch explores new realms of sound and creativity inspired by his extensive world travels on tracks like 'rapture' and the bhangra-spiced 'dance for me'. sensuous chill, is available worldwide via sony music masterworks imprint portrait records on january 29th. on wednesday, january 27th, yanni will be available to talk about his career, inspiration, and upcoming album release and tour. yanni accompanied by his 15-member international orchestra celebrates sensuous chill with a major on february 2nd in sarasota, fl at the van wezel performing arts hall and then traveling into the spring. for complete details including a full itinerary and remaining ticket availability please visit www.yanni.com/tour. station note: this segment is brought to you by sony. about yanni: yanni is a multiple grammy awar

it's a divine experience at a sonic restaurant in missouri. the fast food joint is preaching the gospel. some customers are over joyed to see these stickers with bible verses, but not everyone is feeling the spirit. the message is rubbing some people the wrong way, but corporate officials say sonic is a federal company and public franchises are allowed to do their own thing. >>> hersheys is getting in on the game. the candies are orange. the one question is, do they have enough carrot to count as a vegetable? if there's any carrot in them. let's pretend there is. >> sounds good to me. love carrot cake. >>> it is 5:46 now. there are thousands of kids in colorado who cannot be in their homes with their biological parents. we'll start a series on foster care, spotlighting amazing kids hoping for new families. that's coming up in a bit. first, let's check in with marty and amelia on what will be a gorgeous day. >> not windy today. it will start picking up late tonight in the foothills. during the day, it will be manageable. tonight through all day

on t rsday sonic booms were heard and felt likely caused by navy test flights in the area. a pokeswoman says there were mor test flights today and they could have caused that shaking. >> and new york is stepping up efforts to battle the zika virus as the world health organization declares the disease an international emergency. the state is offering free testing for those who have countries. right now there are nine confirmed cases in new york. it's believed ton linked to serious birth defects. there could be as many as 4 million cases of zika in the americas in the next year. >> all agree on the urgent need to coordinate international efforts. to investigate and understand is relationship better. >> the cdc says it is actively participating in the global response to zika w corking around the clock to learn more and it's launched a hot line for new yorkers to learn more about the virus. the number is posted on our website. >> a> coming up, the iowa caucus results ar geeictill coming in. we'll take another look at the numbers for you. >>> and watch out if you see this couple

police and residents in cape may county say they, once again, heard and felt sonic booms. the the the brigantine police department tweeted that residents heard two sonic booms just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon, however, they say yesterday were not as strong as last weeks. >>> just last thursday people up and down the new jersey shore in fact, a good chunk of the east coast as well could feel those sonic booms created by a f35 fighter jet. we know one of the glass doors shattered down the shore, no word if there are any other cases of damage there. >>> 4:19. it was a little crazy a at times and very over the top, at others, we have highlights from super bowl media day next in sport what did cam newton wear. >> who knows. >> versace. >> versace, versace. >>> good morning i'm tom shred chick it is super bowl opening night, it took place last night, old media day has a new fancy name and time. there was all shapes, sizes, costumes from all over the world crammed into one arena all kind of questions like hey payton manning are you going to retire after this game. >> i don't

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the kale-n-berry solo-sonic tonic. it's delicious. sounds good. [thump, cat meows, metal rattling] great! so, that's one kale-n-berry solo-sonic tonic, coming right up! ok, ok, deep breath. what do you do, halley? feed in one banana... an apple... some kale... blueberries... oh, awesome! oh, that was good! thanks, halley. my pleasure. come again soon! [knock on door] ahem. can i please have a smoothie? of course you can. come on in! [cheering] [talking at once] solo-sonic tonic. i'm really hungry. i'll take two. ok, deep breath. what do you do, halley? get a banana. hmm. ohh! at this rate, it'll take me forever! better speed things up. [grunting] yikes! uhh! uhh! oh, no. uhh! uh-oh. we want smoothies! we want smoothies! the zippity! we want smoothies! we want smoothies! here. [panting] your smoothie. delicious! yeah! i'll take another, please. we want smoothies! we want smoothies! i'll be right back. we want smoothies! uh... uh... oh, no. we want smoothies! sal, i need you! hey, sal! sal? sal! sal! [mambo music playing] oh! he can't hear me! crowd

dairy queen and sonic also sell hot dogs. the international space station is now delayed. the major problem they found on the cargo ship that is now under investigation. but first, a dog found on the streets gets a second chance at life. hi dad uh huh, okay yeah..sorry about that. what do you think? hi ted, glad you could join us, we think you' re going to like these numbers.

she's a big fan of idol and so is sonic and her mom reached out to her to make this meeting happened and they pulled it off. they met, sang a song together at the ryan seacrest studio yesterday. >> i'm getting slow in my old age. >>> hollywood's next big blockbuster batman versus superman will star massachusetts' own ben affleck. the cambridge native is playing bruce wayne. also starring, henry caville playing clark kent and jesse eisenburg is lex lieutenanter. the film comes out march 25th. >> two days ago the bruins determined to get back on the ice and get back on track tonight as they start a six-game the story tonight, patrice bergeron was all over the ice. great passing here ends up onburgy. 1-0 in the first, jets tied it at 2 and then the bruins got a big one late in the first, marchand a scoring machine, 11 goals in 11 games. here's something you don't see a lot of bergeron toe to toe with blake wheeler. these guys used to be teammates but not tonight. bergeron was shaken up, limited shifts in the third period but when he did get out, there he took advantage. 5-2 at that poin

the practice has customers talking. >>> it doesn't bother me a bit. >>> why would you go to the sonic, hey, here's a bible verse to go with your cheese sticks that's kind of weird. >>> managers say the bible verse stickers don't come with every order, they have the options to use stickers that are not bible related. >>> the slow ride joy ride. police record this snail's pace pursuit. >> reporter: we're putting extra gear on the kids this morning because it's cold around the freezing mark. windchills in the 20s, staying chilly this afternoon. i'll have the details in the day planner forecast and we'll get you to the airport in case you're traveling. >> reporter: in tech bytes, apple is refusing to comply with the court order to break the encryption on the iphone for the san bernadino dean shooters. it would take apple one afternoon to write the code. >>> google is expanding their g mail features to access their messages from a single screen. the nongoogle accounts will look at and feature good mail. >>> high resolution flexible smart phone. it allows you to flip through pagers by bendi

sonic is giving customers stickers with a bible verse. it's not a corporate move...the corporate office says franchisees make their own decisions on things like this. and it's getting mixed reaction in town... "hasn't bothered me a bit." "why would you go to a sonic and be like, here's a bible verse with your cheese sticks. that's kinda weird. managers say the bible verse stickers are there because they're no longer able to print verses on receipts...like they've done in the past. pope francis ends his historic trip to mexico today.. with a mass later this afternoon.. expected to attend -- and there will be tens-of-thousands sharing the moment just across the border in texas. jay gray has more on this special day. later today in ciudad juarez.. desperately needed.. "he's a wonderful." 'dime como rezas, y te dire como vives." translation: "tell me how you pray and i'll tell to hundreds of thousands who have spilled into the streets.. fields.. and arenas to listen.. has been focused on compassion for immigrants.. and a challenge to eliminat

totally makes sense. >> jimmy: yeah, sonically. we have a performance from fka twigs. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wait til you see what she does. just so good. great voice. guys, do you ever go on twitter and you see a tweet from a a celebrity that looks that it makes no sense? a random statement out of left field. but then you click expand and realize they're actually just responding to another person's question. i'll show you what i mean in this next segment.ply to." here we go. [ cheers and applause ] in reply in reply to oh yeah jimmy: the way this works is i'm going to show you a a celebrity's tweet. >> steve: okay. >> jimmy: and we'll then we'll see the question that they were replying to. >> steve: oh, okit. >> jimmy: let me give you an example. this one is from hillary clinton. she responded to @hankr222. she put, "old yeller." don't know. let's see what she was asked. "what's your nickname for bernie sanders?" oh, that makes sense. [ laughter ] >> steve: oh, i see.at i'm saying? >> steve: yes, now i understand it. >>

dairy queen and sonic also sell hot dogs. >>> imagine being a teenager doing great in school but knowing you'll never have the money for colleges. that's a situation a lot of a group in manatee county is dedicated to making a change. 10 community kathryn bursch explains how you can help. >> joining me today is diana dill from take stock in children manatee. what does take stock do? >> take stock in children is a powerful and proven college scholarship and mentoring program for low-income, at-risk children. we start in the 8th grade where we select student who is would like to go to college but need additional resources. once they are selected they sign a contract to stay drug- free and crime-free. they'll meet with a mentor every week during the school year during a school day on campus. once the student stays true to their agreement they'll be awarded a scholarship. >> many come from families where they might be the first person to go to college. usually they are the first person in the family to attend college. we tracked 20 to 30% may be the first in the families to graduate high scho

. >> reporter: leafing through old photos of their sonic last nicholas, they say every day has been a struggle. >> there's not a day i don't go crying, feeling pain for my son. he was a good boy. from the day he was born, he >> reporter: today, though, feels a little different, though. they're feeling some small sense of relief, now 11 months after the sudden death of their 23-year-old son in this gas education explosion in the east village. >> i'm glad we are going to have justice and the people who did this, are responsible for what happened are going to be charged. >> reporter: nicholas was on a date inside the sushi restaurant where the explosion occurred. his date survived. crews pulled his body from the rubble three days after the last. tonight nicholas's family hopes these criminal charges send a real message. >> people will learn from this, not to do any stupid things like this. and take a life from a loved one, you know, is something that you have to think about. >> reporter: now, the family told us previously that at the nicholas was enrolled in classes to become an emt. >>>

it looks like the sonic screw driver from doctor who. but it promises to do a lot ... like fix .. fill and seal anything. heck .. it's so strong ... it can tow a truck! but how am i gonna test that? i'm gonna need a professional. someone like rick dale from t-v's american restorations ((:33 remember back in the day when things were made by hand and people took pride in their work... my name is rick dale .. and i bring these things back to life. )) lucky for me .. he's based right here in vegas .. and he was up for the challenge. ((michelle: alright rick, thank you so much for helping us out here today. i can tell you are not only a restoration pro but a tv pro because you came prepared. rick: yeah, everything is broken and ready. )) ((michelle: so are you a directions kind of guy? rick: nope)) so we just got right to it... on this piece of dyecast. can't be fixed. can the 5 second fix work it's magic. we use the magic glue ... and shine the light for 5 seconds ... and ... ((michelle: whatcha think? ohhh ... i was getting excited there for a minute)) ((rick: it was good till you mo

. >> people said it sounded like a sonic boom when the crane hit the pavement. it made for a chaotic morning for the people working and living in the area. mark got some of their stories for us. he's live in tribeca now. mark. this all happened right in the middle of the morning rush. this area full of people. people walking to work. other people are up in their offices and apartments and when the crane came falling down, strangers rushed in to help strangers. as snow and wind whipped through tribeca sheila noticed something strange outside the window from her 10th floor office. >> i saw the crane positioned die ogally across my vantage point. it buckled and then fell. i saw it drop but like a different segment of the crane hit against the building across the street. >> reporter: the collapse stunning sheila and her colleagues. it was apparent it crushed cars. >> 100 feet below white stepped and watch it had crane crash down before his eyes. >> the crash sounded like bombs were going off. i ran to the scene with my phone and there was a crane on top of four or f

now we know that that was sonic boom at least what's the military is telling us. we know of glass door shattering down the shore. no word if that's what's behind today's booms though. >>> question and answer forum focused on stadium on the campus of temple university got heated tonight. about 100 students and handful of north philadelphia residents turning out tour the meeting tonight. school officials answered questions about a proposed 35,000 seat football stadium. dozens of students stood up to oppose the plan. they say a stadium is bad for the community and accuse the college about those living near campus impact beside such a project. one part of that project involves retail shops, school officials say that would help the north philadelphia economy. >> people living on one street in kensington and dealing with a mess outside their front door. possible water mape break sent water gushing from the road, residents who live near the intersection of tulip and east tucker streets called fox 29 after they say water started gushing from the street and the water depar

. >>> a former employee of the son>>> a former employee of the sonic in bedford is behind bars after police say he confessed to breaking in. police say that cedric noel used or the door sunday night, monday morning and made off with 300 cash.cash 29-year-old was wanted on several charges that he embezzleseveral charges that he embezzled money from the restaurant. charged with breaking and entercharged with breaking and entering, grand larceny and property damage. >>> riverfront park is torn apart in downtown lynchburg, and it has been that way for years. crews have been working on what is called the james river interceptor project. katie brooke is live in our lynchburg newsroom and people are wondering if this thing will ever finish. >> that's right, danner. seems like there is no end but director of water resources tell me a light at the end of the tunnel. construction workers say the last 40 feet of pipe out of 2800last 40 feet of pipe out of 2800. once complete, the james river intercept project will have cleaner water enter the sprivr. >> will help con vate water to the wastewate

last thursday, sonic booms likely caused by navy test sites were heard and they were felt. navy spokesperson says more tests were conducted yesterday. that might cause the latest shaking. just something we're not used to hesharing all the time. >>> 6: 41, up next, we'll tell you why hundreds of local students are boarding bugs and >>> but then the 's this. >>> later, take two, fans on broadway's biggest musical getting another shot at $10 tickets. >> that's right. >>> plus, weather and traffic on the 4s. a beautiful view of the brooklyn bridge. weather and traffic on the 4s coming up. you're watching "today in new >> welcomeback. weather on the 4s. time to take a check of what's happening around the area. this is a beautiful picture of rockefeller center. and as we go up to the sky, we say hello to pilot rob angelos and they're going to take a turn, if i'm not mistaken and ta a shot of a gorgeous horizon as we say hello to them keeping anodye on everything in the city today. mostly clear skies. calm pe winds. it's groundhog day, everybpdy. we're going to find out if groundh

his 23-year-old sonic lass, one of two people -- son nicholas, one of two killed in the gas explosion last march. he was on a date at a restaurant in the east village, when his life was taken in an instant. his family still lighting a candle every night in their home. >> i miss him dearly. you know, he was my oldest son, as you know, and without him being here, you know, it's killing us. >> when you are responsible for the construction renovation and the powering of buildings, you are responsible for handling dangerous instrument, and when you tinker with the gas system and hook up as happened here, you have in fact weaponnized the building. >> reporter: the district preventable and completely avoidable gas explosion. the devastating blast knocking down three buildings, and nearly leveling an entire city block. arrested this morning, five people. the owner of building and her son michael, who managed it. the general contractor, and two plumbers, who prosecutors say provided their license to unlicensed plumbers. officials say he performed illegal renovation work to the building's gas s

the team had a couple announcements, the logo was unveiled sonic automotive is the corporate sponsor. the revival of the charlotte baseball hall of fame with the first induction of the all star luncheon the dame of the game. >> we just think there is a great story to be told out there and we need to be reminded of all the great players that come through charlotte that had major league baseball careers. >> long snapper jj janson signed a 5-year contract. few. >> thank you. >>> month of february so far, am being gracious. it will get a lot better toward the weekend, plenty of sun, mid the rain back. enjoy the sun wile we have it. >> thanks for making channel 9 >> join us back at 11:00 >>> breaking news tonight. the new national poll. is donald trump no longer the front-runner? >>> also, late today, the south carolina surprise. just three days before the high stakes republican primary, the major endorsement. could it sway the race? governor haley is not for donald trump. >>> also developing, the fbi standoff with apple. after the terror attack in san bernardino, the fbi desperate to brea