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. >> the thing is, the american p and tired of hearing about it. >> that moment may have hurt sander'sgn but it was great material for saturday night live. >> the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails. >> the black lives matter campaign was a line shutting down a sander's campaign event in seattle. >> the most defining moment on the democratic side may have been one that never happened. >> after months of speculation joe biden decided not to run for president. >> while i will not be a candidate, i will not be silent. i intend to speak out clearly and forcefully. >> in the republican race rivals are on display as jeb bush took on his former protege marco rubio. >> marco, when you signed up for this, literally the senate, what is it like the french work week? >> someone has convinced you attacking me agoing to help you. >> bush is ending the year with poll numbers stuck in the single digits. while some g.o.p. candidates shied away from taking on trump, former ceo carly fiorina called him about for controversial comments he made about her face. >> i think p

whyou we gamble with the lives of the american p repeatedly is not that we don't want to 'lou refugees, you don't want someone you can fully vet. in one of the statements -- i couldn't see who it was -- it's not a lack of process. it's a lack of information. you can vet them a million times and nothing will turn up because we don't have reliable databases from people coming from syria. and we face another distinct challenge. americans who live in this country their entire life as we saw this weekend in san bernardino become radicalized online, through overseas travel, whatever it may be and they committee an atrocious act of terror. >> but the woman in the case grew up in saudi arabia and had a pakistani passport, right? >> well, but her husband was a u.s. citizen. >> you're right. >> my point being is that we have a home grown violent extremist problem as well. they are two distinct but serious problems. one is people coming from abroad and the other is isis propaganda that is radicalizing people here at home. we have to deal with both of them. >> we talked to mr. trump who has a habi

last week the american farm bureau voted to support t-p-p.. their economist says currency manipulation is too vague to dismiss the whole deal.... "i think currency manipulation can be really difficult to document and prove. in that respect, it's difficult to create concrete guidelines that you can fall back on in any situation to definitely identify currency manipulation or provide remediation for it. so currency manipulation is kind of a tough thing i think to concretely work into these kind of trade deals." if you want to learn more about tpp.. the foreign agricultural service has graphics on their website.. w-w-w dot f-a-s dot u-s-d-a dot gov forward slash t-p-p.. the markets closed at noon thursday for the rest of the weekend.. so for a recap i asked analyst don roose about the days heading into the christmas weekend. "the grain market, what we're really seeing is people positioning for the three day weekend. fear that we could see a pattern change ahead of the end of the weekend next week." some pressure, some profit taking on the soybeans

several black pastors yesterday, donald trump was in georgia with herman cain, the only african american candidate running for the g-o-p presidential nomination four years ago. trump is taking fire on african-american leaders for racially- provactive comments. feuding with the new york times after appearing to mock one of their reporters who is disabled. but nj governor chris christie says he done talking about trump. christie: whatever dt has said for the day today, is quite frankly nothing i have any interest in responding to still trump is making waves...saying about c-n-n sot-trump - "i won't do the debate unless they pay me 5 million dollars - all of which money goes to the wounded warriors or goes to vets. elsewhere republican candidates were discussing guns and violent crime... jeb bush making what some could see as a bold declaration in the g-o-p... bush: people who have mental issues shouldn' t be able to buy guns, while ted cruz had a differentview of the roots of crime- "the overwhelming majority of violent criminals are democrats." jeb bush also making another headline- alluding to a female v.p. saying "she

it'ste only the third time he's spoken to the american public from the p oval office both previous instances were in 2010 when he announce the the end of combat operations in iraq and assess the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. >> tonight's speech comes in the wake of what officials have declared a terrorist attack in i san bernardino california that left 14 dead and 21 others wounded. the investigation hasun spread o pakistan and saudi arabia between the married couple who carried out frack and tashfeen malik.k. parents of a six month old may have had other attacks planned given the arsenal of pipe bombs and ammunitions discovered at their home. yesterday the fbi raided thee home of a former neighbor suspected of buying the rifles used in the assault.ss >> it was the deadliest act of terrorism on u.s. soil since 9/11 and a reminder that organizations like isis may inspire attacks here as well as direct them. t now we go to the whitehouse andu to the president of the united states. >> good evening. >on wednesday 14americans were n from family and sphwrenldz who loofd them. latinos, american

three days removed from winning the jim thorpe award, desmond ki has been named a first-team a-p american. the junior has eight interceptions this season, good for second in the nation. also of note, iowa senior center austin blythe has been named a third-team all american. >> the following is a production of learfield sports. music >> hi, everybody, and welcome to the steve prohm show, our first steve prohm show and iowa state coming off just a terrific victory over the iowa hawkeyes, 83-82. coach, you're off to an 8-0 start. this team was really tested in the game against iowa and found a way to respond, down 20 in the second half. >> they did, really proud of the guys resolve.

last week the american farm bureau voted to support t-p-p.. their economist says currency manipulation is too vague to dismiss the whole deal.... "i think currency manipulation can be really difficult to document and prove. in that respect, it's difficult to create concrete guidelines that you can fall back on in any situation to definitely identify currency manipulation or provide remediation for it. so currency manipulation is kind of a tough thing i think to concretely work into these kind of trade deals." the markets closed at noon today before the close i asked analyst don roose about the days heading into the christmas weekend. "the grain market, what we're really seeing is people positioning for the three day weekend. fear that we could see a pattern change ahead of the end of the weekend next week." "and so what we're seeing is some pressure, some profit taking on the soybeans. argentina continues to sell grain at very depressed levels on corn and soybeans and in argentina about 25 cents less than us so it anchors the corn market close

endorsement of several black pastors yesterday, georgia with herman cain, the only african american candidate running for the g-o-p presidential nomination four years ago. cain said he t t was once considered an outsid but... if you're bo here you're not an outsider trump is taking fire on several fronts...lambasted by african-american leaders for racially-provactive comments. feuding with the new york times after appearing to mock one of their reporters who is disabled. but nj governor chris christie says he done talking about trump. chririie: whatever dtdtas said for the day today, is s ite frankly nothing i have any interest in responding to still trp is making waves...saying about c-n-n sot-trump - "i won't do the debate unless they pay me 5 million dollars - all of which money goes to the wounded warriors or goes to vets. elsewhere republican candidates were discussing guns and violent crime... jeb bush making what some could see as a bold declaration in the g-o-p... bush: people who have mental issues shouldn' t be able to buy guns, while ted cruz had a ted cruz sot, "the overwhelming majority of violent cri

university of iowawaresident bruce released today from a report from the american association of university professors. the a-a-u-p investigated the presidential search process to fill the vacancy left when sally mason retired. but his hiring sparked outrage from students, staff and faculty not only at iowa, but other universities as well. the report says the board interviewed candidates even though it knew it wanted harreld and it prevented faculty from having a real role in the selection. it also shows it was structured to identify someone from the business world that fit their image of "transformative leadership." other findings include that once the person was identified, quote "what followed was only an illusion of an open, honest search"... and harreld was appointed above three vastly more qualified candidates. harreld told the a-a-u-p quote "i believe the discovery process was professionally executed and find the report to be accurate from my the board of regents responded it quote "ran a fair and transparent search process." we have more details from this report on kcrg dot com. a former national parks ser

the audio features the voice of former american p-o-w colonel tom moe. moe's words seem to recall the famous poem "first they came," written by a german pastor about the nazis. kasich told c-n-n's jake tapper the ad wasn't ant to draw comparisons to the holocaust. " (governor john kasich/(r) presidential candidate) "is is a message about uniting people. when you attack hispanics, characterize all negative way, when you insult women. we don't think that's the point in time time we need to have america united, and we need to have an american president who will unite us and not divide us. it's no more than that, and any read into that is certainly not what was intended or what was meant." jessica rae: kach also predicted trump's frontrunner status would fade... despite polls showing him with a huge lead. donana trump is accusing family members of the san bernardino killers' for hiding the couple's deadly plot. 14 people died when the duo opened fire during an office holiday party wednesday at the inland regional center in san bernardino, california. the kill

last week the american farm bureau voted to support t- p-p.. their economist says currency manipulation is too vague to dismiss the whole deal.... "i think currency manipulation can be really difficult to document and prove. in that respect, it's difficult to create concrete guidelines that you can fall back on in any situation to definitely identify currency manipulation or provide remediation for it. so currency manipulation is kind of a tough thing i think to concretely wowo into these kind of trade deals." if you want to learn more about tpp.. the foreign agricultural service has graphics on their website.. w-w-w dot f-a-s dot u-s-d-a dot gov forward slash t-p-p.. ---- the markets closed at noon thursday for the rest of the weekend.. so for a recap i asked analyst don roose about the days the christmas weekend. "the grain market, what we're really seeing is people positioning for the three day weekend. fear that we could see a pattern change ahead of the end of the weekend next week." "and so what we're seseing is some pressure, some profit

last week the american farm bureau voted to support t- p-p.. their economist says currency manipulation is too vague to dismiss the whole deal.... "i think currency manipulation can be really difficult to document and prove. in that respect, it's difficult to create concrete guidelines that you can fall back on in any situation to definitely identify currency manipulation or provide remediation for it. so currency manipulation is kind of a tough thing i think to concretely work into these kind of trade deals." if you want to learn more about agricultural service has graphics on their website.. w-w-w dot f-a-s dot u-s-d-a dot gov forward slash t-p-p.. ---- the markets closed at noon thursday for the rest of the weekend.. so for a recap i asked analyst don roose about the days heading into the christmas weekend. "the grain market, what we're really seeing is people positioning for the three day weekend. fear that we could see a pattern change ahead of the end of the weekend next week." "and so what we're seeing is some pressure, some profit taking

you mentioned the american protective association p so is it going to be a protestant minister or catholic priest? how do they finesse. >> guest: a jewish rabbi gives the opening invocation which is i would imagine anti- catholics were anti- jews. but the enormous signal. i'm in charge. you are no longer in charge. there protestant ministers after a mckinley as a result of this becomes the first republican candidate to receive -- the rabbi is there to give the invocation. >> host: great detail. thank you very much. >> guest: thank you. >> book tv is on instagram, follow us for publishing news, schedule updates and behind the scenes pictures and videos. instagram.com/book -underscore tv. >> sunday night on q&a, tyler able stepson of the late washington merry-go-round columnist, drew pearson talks about the second volume of mr. pearson's diaries. it gives an insider's take on washington d.c. from 1960 until 1969. >> it was just remarkable all of the things that he did and sometimes he would criticize himself in the diary. if you read and that carefully you could have come across place where

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the middle class has bracket has grown from 14% to 21% of americans. that upper class now takes home nearly half of all annual income in the u.s., 49%,,p from 29% in 1970. >> it's in the that middle americans are worse off, it's that they're falling behind relative to upper-income adults. >> reporter: the lower-i-iome tier has also grown from 16% to 20% since 1970. meredith reilly's been among them since she was laid off. she has a college degree and a master's b b little hope. >> i just don't feel like the jobs are out there that are going to put me back the where i was. >> reporter: the pew study found the great recession hit the middle class especially hard, scott. their median wealth fell by 28% between 2001 and 2013. >> pelley: anthony mason, thank you, anthony. some of the best seats in baseball are the most dangegeus. next. platinum-based chemotherapy, it's not every day something this big comes along. a chance to live longer with... opdivo, nivolumab. opdivo is the first and only immunotherapy fda approved based on a clinical trial demonstrating longer life... ...for these patients. in fact, opdivo significantly increased the chance of living l

of the year along with all american honors from sports iustrated -- u-s-a today -- and now king can add the associated ress to that list. he's the first hawkeye defensive back to earn first team -- a-p -- all american honors since merton hanks did it in 1990 -- his teammate -- austin blythe -- was named to the third team. before the bye week -- the packers were 6 and oh averaging 27 points per game -- after the bye -- they're 2 and 4 -- putting up under 21 and mike mccarthy new it -- so this sunday he took over the play calling for the first time this season packers hosting the cowboys it's 14 to 7 in the 4th -- and that's when the ground game took over for green bay -- james starks -- shoots up the middle -- and runs in from 30 yards out -- 21 to 7 packers then later in the quarter -- eddie lacy -- rumbling -- bumbling -- and dragging defenders down to the one lacy rushed d for 124 yards and a score -- starks added 71 more yards -- packers stand alone atop the n-f-c north -- 28 to 7 e final. jay cutler and the bears hosting the redskinswashington jumped out to a 14 point lead - - but smokin' jay would lead chicago back -- he hits alshon jeffery in the endzone to cut it to 7 -- jeff

the bombing because it's so tightly constrained. yet on occasion we do kill p eople. look, the americans are trying to kill you and bolster popular support for the north vietnam effort. hoause we are bombing, uncle can go to china and say i'm being bombed by the americans. he can go to moscow and say the same thing, and he will play off the chinese against the russians to get additional support for his war effort. 1965-1968, theom gdp of north vietnam increases each year of operation rolling thunder. we bombed them, and the gdp goes up. 1966, and study in d one dollars cause worth of damage to vietnam cost american taxpayer nearly nine dollars. not exactly cost-effective. that 3.5 year air campaign resulted in the shoot down of 912 navy and fixed wing the corresponding loss of air crews on most occasions. not exactly a cost-effective air campaign. what was intended. the guys at the top, lyndon johnson and his key advisers. you have to ask what was the fundamental premise of operation rolling thunder? this is johnson during one of his famous tuesday lunch sessions. most of thee decision-m

americans. the iowa g-o-p says it was an exciting first- time opportunity for republicans, but it didn't work out this time around. charlie 9:35 it was supposed to happen today but you know, sometimes these partnerships don't work out on the first round. there's a lot of moving parts you need to get settled down and we just had some scheduleing issues and weren't able to make this event work. joe 14:58 it's a tremendous loss to them especially when latino community wants to participate in the caucuses both democrat and republican next febuary 1st. jack: brown and black forum is still on the calendar. it's scheduled for 7:00 p-m, january 11-th, at drake university in des moines. stephanie: a histroic announcement from the petagon today. the u-s military is opening all combat posts to women. all women will now be able to fill all jobs currently limited to men, including infantry and some special operations units. the decision comes after years-long reviews and public push-back from some within the military. the marine corp had sought exceptions to the new rule -- at one point releasing a study sugg

the american dream.am it was a partnership between two think tanks on different sides of the ideologic spectrum. the brookings institute and the american enterprise institute on part of our series on poverty, p we sat down with two a authors of the report. >> reporter: i want to talk about one of the issues thatth comes up pretty early in therl report-- which is the decline of marriage. kay, can you talk a little bit-- about that and how it's related to poverty?at >> yeah. well, we've had an increasing number of children living with single mothers and growing upn with single mothers. if we look at it by race, about 72% of black children are born to single mothers, 53% of hispanic children, and about 30% of white children. and we now know, from years of researching this, that those children are at greater risk of all kinds of problems, one of them being poverty. the poverty rates among single mother families is four to five times higher than that of children growing up with married parents. >> indeed, places we arrived at was that conservatives were able to say, "my gosh.atsh if we could help families plan their pregnancy effectively," a position, historically, taken by progressives, "that wo

the forum gives candidates a chance to talk about issues that affect latinos and african americans. the iowa g-o-p says it was an exciting first- time opportunity for republicans, but it didn't work out this time around. charlie 9:35 it was supposed to happen today but you know, sometimes these partnerships don't work out on the first round. there's a lot of moving parts you need to get settled down and we just had some scheduleing issues and weren't able to make this event work. joe 14:58 it's a tremendous loss to them especially when latino community wants to participate in the caucuses both democrat and republican next febuary 1st. the democrat's brown and black forum remains on the calendar. it's scheduled for 7:00 p-m, january 11-th, at drake university in des moines. sabrina: happening today...time to welcome the winter in waukee! sabrina: the city's annual winterfest kicks off this evening in the historic downtown triangle district... this year's holiday celebration will including the lighting of the winterfest tree, a holiday ice sculptor, a toy and food drive, and of course a visit from s

the forum gives candidates a chance to talk about issues that affect latinos and african americans. the iowa g-o-p says it was an exciting first- time opportunity for republicans, but it didn't work out this time around. charlie 9:35 it was supposed to happen today but you know, sometimes these partnerships don't work out on the first round. there's a lot of moving parts you need to get settled down and we just had some scheduleing issues and weren't able to make this event work. joe 14:58 it's a tremendous loss to them especially when latino community wants to participate in the caucuses both democrat and republican next febuary 1st. amanda: the democrat's brown and black forum remains on the calendar. it's scheduled for 7:00 p-m, january 11-th, at drake university amanda: this month for the public to comment on the proposed bakken pipeline... amanda: this time the project goes before the iowa department of natural resources, which will hold a public meeting later this month on a permit needed by dakota access. you may be familiar with the proposed pipeline's path through iowa...crossing than a d

the hash tag p.ag p...g.g.tag.tag. >>> leading the news in u.s.a. airlines now ban hoverboards. american, delta, and united all announced they will no longer allow hoverboards on the plane and it's quote in the interest of safety for our customers and employees. and other websites will stop selling them due to safety concerns. >>> christmas full moon rises for the first time this century. so, for anyone younger than 38, this will be your first chance to see the moon for yourself on according to the weather channel, the a last time a full moon was seen on christmas was in 1977 and the next one will occur in 2044. it's much easier to see santa's slay go across. >>> and they increased security across geneva, including outside police are searching for several suspects linked to isis and plotting a specific attack. swiss authorities were acting on a tip from fbi. >>> and jared fogle has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. he's the former head of fogle's charitable foundation pled guilty. he admitted to using hidden cameras to photograph young children in sexually explicit acts and then shar

the forum gives chance to talk that affect latinos and americans. the iowa g-o-p says it was an exciting first- time opportunity for republicans, but it didn't work out this time around. supposed to happen partnerships don't round. there's a lot of to get settled down and we just had some scheduleing issues and weren't able to make this event work. joe 14:58 it's a tremendous loss to them especially when latino community wants to participate in the caucuses both democrat and republican next febuary 1st. elias: the democrat's brown and black it's scheduled for 7:00 p-m, drake university sabrina: and we are just over 36 hours away from the iowa hawkeyes taking the field against michigan game. iowa looking to continue its undefeated streak and move on to the college football playoffs. local five will air a half-hour special later today....plus have full coverage and live reports from indianapolis through saturday night. sabrina: meterologist bree sullivan is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... bree/ weather adlib: it's friday, and it's going

the best stuff. >> yay! >> the p pgrims and native americans spent an entire cold november night sleeping in front of the trading post. one of them was eaten by a wolf. >> roar! >> ah! aahhh! >> at sunrise the trading post opens. cock-a-doodle-doo! >> okay. we're open. >> yay! >> ah! >> yes! >> stop, stop! >> yes, yes! >> stop! >> it's mine! >> it's all mine. mine! >> stop fighting. >> look. look, i got so much molasses. >> sorry your husband got eaten by a wolf. >> it was worth itit >> so what do we call this wonderful holiday? >> we should call it black friday. >> why? >> bause it's friday and you guys gave me two black eyes. [ cheers and applause ] we wish you good black friday we wish you a good black friday and a great online monday too >> the end. >> jimmy: all right. very good. great job, kids. how about that? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i'm glad you're okay. you all right? all right. very good. nice to meet you, pilgrims. thanks so much. what a beautiful story you've told. the children, everybody. that's exactly how it happened. tonight on the show, we have music from fall out boy, from "jessica jo

the morning off. yankton p-d are horn...and an unknown african american male in connection to the robbery. the pair may be traveling in a 2013 black ford f- 150....with south dakota plates..that read 8-d-d 4-1-9. according to authorities...the incident happened tuesday night...in the 13-hundred block of cedar street in yankton. authorities say, the burglary began with a first attempt around 9- 30 p-m...however the homeowner was able to scare the three suspects away. an hour later....4 individuals returned...and robbed the residence at gunpoint. two suspects have already been arrested in connection to the crime. if you have information on the whereabouts of the other two suspects..call the yankton police department at 605-668-5210 deborah three counties in iowa that are being sued over levels in iowa rivers...wants part of the lawsuit against them dismissed. drainage districts in sac... calhoun...and buena vista counties are defendants in a lawsuit by the des moines water works, the company claims water draining from ag lands...violate the federal clean water act. the lawsuit claims the far

the american banks. and ofopean financials course the s&p 500 financials in yellow. are the smaller balance sheets, are they all priced in? i am not totally gung ho, but the bad news has been digested. the regulatis have been adverse. we have had concerns about the quality of assets on the balance sheet in european banks and what that means is that companies have not been generating good profit or they are not sharing with shareholders. now we have had a lot of fines, those are rolling off and we have had adverse regulations that is more behind us. we have had a low growth and i think that we are emerging from that time. so companies can get more profitable, they can rebuild capital and start to pay out profits to shareholders. alex: you mentioned how profits may have peaked in the u.s., in europe they are just getting going. if they gain momentum and companies use that cash for share buyback the way they have in the u.s., is that a good sign? >> it is a terrific sign. europeans have not had topline revenue growth, but want to get that you are operating better. europ

the co2 global warming theory, then you aren' t doing your job. >> and, he' s a groundbreaking arab american comic who has turned his stage into a platform (soft music) p - [voiceover] we've spent a lifetime mastering the senses, r so you can get the most out of life. visit masseyeandear.org. president obama: some have asked why the world would dedicate our focus to combating climate change even as we work to , protect our people and go the reason is because this one trend, climate change, affects all trends. fernando: president obama went to the u.n. climate conference in paris seeking universal agreement on climate change from world powers. but he' ll have to use his powers of persuasion here at home to convince congress to support his plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. what will he say to some representatives who believe global warming is a fraud? i spoke with california congressman dana rohrabacher, vice chair of the house science, space, and technology committee. >> frankly, i think they' re going at the whole issue at the wrong way. there' s always been climate changing in the history of this planet. climate has always changed. if they

the change is currently in effect on united and delta flights. american said it would start implementing the policy on saturday. and u-p-s is reportedly getting slammed with holiday deliveries and struggling to keep up with online orders. its on-time delivery rate for percent last week, compared to the same time last year. fedex numbers were also reportedly lower than usual. an increase in online sales that started around thanksgiving, is likely fueling the slowdown. extra pick-ups and low staff aren't helping. contact 13 is ready to help you with a consumer problem. just call one of our volunteers any weekday between 11am and 1pm at 368-2255. the state of nevada is defending the new school voucher programs against legal challenges. the state solicitor general is calling for the lawsuits against the education savings program to be dismissed. he says the program 'is' constitutional because it doesn't directly fund religious schools. the money goes from the state to parents.. who are then free to spend it at the school of their choice. no word on when the case will be decided. tickets to see country music superstar garth

his chops to have a shot at the stanford offense -- and when he takes the field -- he'll be doing it as a first team a-p all american -- king was given that honor this morning -- just another added to a pile of accolades picked up by the junior this season -- he tied a hawkeye record with 8 interceptions this year -- this honor comes just 3 days after he became the first ever iowa player to receive the jim thorpe award as the top defensive back in the country -- hawkeye center austin blythe joined king as a ird team all american at center -- as we mentioned the rose bowl just 13 days as the big game draws closer -- the season came to an end saturday for the uni footbaa team with a 23-13 loss at north dakota state in that match-up snapped a 7 game win streak for uni -- a team tt was pretty mucuc in a do or dii and like they've done all season -- mark farley praised his team for fighting right to the finish -- there's a lot of things we can take from it because that's how just beingground the family aspect of uni football and family aspect. you're always going to know that the kid who wears your number for all the gam

of the year -- both his -- kings' been tabbed an all-american by sports illustrated --- u-s-a today -- and now the associated press.. kings's the first hawkeye defensive back to earn first team a-p all american honors since merton hanks did it in 1990 -- and his credentials speak for themselves -- 8 interceptions -- 12 pass break ups -- and 67 tackles -- hawkeye center austin blythe before the bye week -- the packers were 6 and oh averaging 27 points per game -- after the bye -- they're 2 and 4 -- putting up under 21 -- something had to change and mike mccarthy new it -- so this sunday he took over the play calling for the first time this season packers hosting the cowboys green bay already up 7 nothing -- aaron rogers finds his brother from another mother -- richard rogers -- packers go up 14 nothingit's 14 to 7 in the 4th -- and that's when the ground game took over for green bay -- james starks -- shoots up the middle -- and runs in from 30 yards out -- 21 to 7 packersthen later in the quarter -- eddie lacy -- rumbling -- bumbling -- and dragging defenders down to the one lacy rushed for 124 yards and a score -- starks added 71 more yards and another touchdown on the ground -

the s-and-p dropped nearly 40.. and the nasdaq ended down 111 points... american optimism towards their finances seems to be on the uptick... as the new year approaches. a new study shows that americans are making finances a priority... when it comes to their new year's resolutions for the new year... for some tips on how to make the most of your investments for 20- 16... here's lauren brouhard, the senior vice president of "number one is saving more and especially this year for longer term goals such as retirement. number two spending less. and number three paying down debt, especially credit card debt." for more tips and resources on how to select and keep your 20-16 financial resolution, go to fidelity-dot-com- slash-resolutions. americans are spending more ... the commerce department says sales at retailers and restaurants rose a seasonally-adjusted point-two percent in november.. it's the largest increase since july. ongoing job creation and slowly rising wages along with low gas prices appear to be giving consumers the green light to spend. that money was sp

gallons of gas a week has spent about 550-dollars less at the pump this year.and that gives american consumers about 130-billion dollars more to spend.j-p morgan chase says most drivers are using that savings to eat out more. 3 the snow stopped this morning and the clouds have stuck around... but for how long? i 3 "first alert weather with meteorologist kayla novak." 3 3 3 kayla and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 stronger winds will continue through this evening with gusts near 30mph. temperatures will drop into the lower 20s with mostly cloudy skies. thursday temperatures will stay in the upper 20s with mostly cloudy skies and windy conditions. friday will be the last day with temperatures in the upper 20s, then the weekend will bring some sunny lower 40s. 3 3 3 it's that time again as we welcome musketeers head coach jay varady in for the coach's show. 3 the muskies are coming off two victories this weekend. one of the shootout variety and another as a complete blowout. hear how he plans to keep the momentum going. the muskies 3 "sports, with sports director chris neyenhouse." 3 3 it's that time again fo

there is a disconnect, that the americans are playing to an awed yens, we're willing to do exactly what we want to cause the fight against i.s.i.l. is playing big in the politics, p particularly with the republican candidates making a variety of statements against i.s.i.l. during their speeches. so it's likely that this is much more to do with domestic american politics than it is to do with a message to the prime minister. he has been asking for help since the fight with i.s.i.l. began >>> thank you for that. defense secretary ash carter also addressed the crisis in syria. he asked middle eastern countries to do more to contain the armed groups saying saudi arabia and the gulf states were preoccupied with the war in yemen. our state department correspondent ross jordan sent this update. >> reporter: there are a couple of reasons why the u.s. defense secretary ash carter called on the members of the gcc and other middle eastern countries to do more militarily against i.s.i.l. the first is to try and combat the perception that the u.s.-led air strikes against i.s.i.l. are really u.s. air strikes against i.s.i.l. they want to underscore the point that other countri

the good retail news is a sign that americans are feeling better about the economy and are willing to spend. and u-p-s is reportedly getting slammed with holiday deliveries, according to the wall street journal. its on-time delivery rate for ground packages fell six percent last week, compared to the same time last year. fedex numbers were also reportedly lower than usual. an increase in online sales that started around thanksgiving, is likely fueling the slowdown. extra pick-ups and low staff aren't helping. still to come on action news at midday... getting ready to book a holiday flight? don't do it just yet... we can tell you how to save money. and the parking lot of your favorite store turns into a dangerous place around the holidays. how to stay safe when we come back. and a look at today's closing numbers.. the dow is down more than 309 points... closing at 17,265. year's ... you'll be among about 38- million passengers traveling by plane. that's up three percent from the same time last year ... meaning 73- thousand more people angling for the good seats. and if you don

and the options for fans who need to get to pasadena... a-s-a-p. on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. she gets the job done for us.

airfares for the top 40 domestic routes are six percent lower this holiday season, averaging 174 dollars round trip. lower airfares and gas prices... all adding up p to big savings as americans head home for the holiday. sarah dallof, nbc news, new york. >> a world champion skier narrowly avoided being seriously injured or killed when a drone crashed to the ground during the world cup slalom. the drone crashed to the snow just a couple of feet behind marcel hirscher, an austrian race. he wasn't hurt. but, in an interview, hirscher said to the drone's owner, quote "please, be more careful." travel for part of the day. as folks hit the road to their holiday destination, what can they expect? ben's forecast is after the break police in mitchell, south dakota, say five people have been arrested following a home invasion and armed robbery in yankton, tuesday night. if you're just getting home here's a quick look at today's headlines. police received a report of an attempted home invasion in the 13- hundred block of cedar street at about ten- thirty. the mitchell daily republic newspaper reports two of the suspects were later arrested in mitchell when police spotted their vehicle.

and the s and p 500 lost about 16. american airlines is now joining the list of airlines to offer premium economy seating. the airline says the seats will cost more than regular coach, but less than first class. they'll come with leather seats, entertainment systems, and meals. united is bringing back free snacks. the airline cut them during the 2008 financial crisis, but starting in february of 2016, snacks will be offered free of charge to all passengers in north america and latin america. company officials say they are trying to refocus on the customer travel experience. eric: santa claus is getting some special help from volunteers at the des moines post office this season. >> what kind of cookies do you like? and what kind of fruit too? suggest two of each. eric: this group of santa's helpers is meeting once a week until christmas. their job? to answer more than 1000 letters from kids addressed to santa at the north pole. they ask for everything, from toys to food. as long as the letters have a return address, the helpers

halls -- december of last year -- the americans were sent to emergency ooms -- stemming from problems with holiday decorations -- as in falls and back strains. the c-p-s-c also says some injuries were so severe -- 12 people lost their lies. to keep you and your family safe -- the commission warns two holiday staples -- candles and trees -- can cause fire risks. look at this menorah. candles put too close to drapes or other fabric -- can cause fire in seconds. "we never want to see unattended candles or candles that are too close to a tree or to any decorations or of course a tree too close to any type of radiatow or heat source." not watering a christmas tree -- also poses a danger. especially if it is decorated with lights. "you want to make sure that there are no exposed wires. any funny about the lihts, just throw them out and get a new one. get a new set." watch what happens with a simple spark on a dry the tree to burn -- but 7ithin 30 seconds -- the also -- parents be mindful of young kids. place small ornaments outf their reach -- so children don't put them in their mououhs . and keep an eye on fragile or glass decorations. breaks can cause c

what you suggest is modest but you also m acknowledge it is contested inte america at the moment and only p that american judges should pay attention to constitutional and legal developers in the rest of what -- res the world. i want to give a sense oft your argument that the court is snse already doing this, the weather not you think it's a gooder ide, and those that deal with for a lot and it is so important and of relevance and how broadly to construe that. >> in so far that we should not refer to what goes on a broad. look at the nature of how the docket has changed. more and more cases cover up that require us to know what happens beyond our shores. and i categorize them and explain why. a woman of the supreme court the cave in to your kid the 1970's and better discover the man from paraguay who worked for the dictator and tortured her brother to death. she also found a statute that was passed almost 200 years before probably to help the victims of pirates and she said that i can have a claim for damages in federal court. she went back to paraguay and i came away with so much more. as a result of ma

the year along with all american honors from sports illustrated -- u-s-a today -- and now king can add the associated press to that list. he's thehe first hawkeye defensive back to earn first team -- a-p -- all american honors since merton hanks did it in 1990 -- his teammate -- austin blythe -- was named to the third team. before the byeweek -- the averaging 27 points per game -- after the bye -- they're 2 and 4 -- putting up under 21 -- something had to change and mike mccarthy knew it -- so this sunday he took over e ay calling for the first time this season packers hosting the cowboys it's 14 to 7 in the 4th -- and that's when the ground game took over for green bay -- james starks -- shoots up the middle- and runs in from yards out -- 21 to 7 packers then later in the quarter -- eddie lacy -- rumbling -- bumbling -- and dragging defenders down to the one lacy rushed for 124 yards and a score -- starks added 71 more yards -- packers stand alone atop the n-f-c north -- 28 to 7 the final.jay cutler and the bears hosting the redskinswashington jumped out to a 14 point lead -- but smokin' jay would lead chicago back -- he hits alshon jeffery in the endzone to cut it to 7 -- jeffery ha

. >> this is the cig p -- >> reporter: as the national debate ranls over gun control, guns are selling. many new americans visiting local shops ready to by. >> when mayhem starts to happen i want to be prepared. >> they aren't alone. fbi statistics show a marked increase in the number of firearm background checks related to gun sales following each mass shooting in america. a 15% jump following ft. hood in 2009. a 17% after aurora in 2012 and the 38.7% spike after the shooting in newtown. and coming in january, gun tv. a specialty channel dedicated to firearms. one study suggests there could be fewer mass shooting casualties if more people were armed. >> a small portion of concealed carry can cut down casualties by 5 to 15%. >> but in october, some people were armed and ten people died. >> the gun lobby wants us to believe that more guns is the solution to this problem. if that were true. given there are over 300 million guns in the country, we'd be the safest nation. the reality is the americans are 20 times more likely to be murdered by a gun than any other country. >>> attorney general lynch sasz the j

the naacp become a truly national organization. it does help their organizing , but even more significantly, it inflames white americans who feel themselves to be potentially under attack. brian: so the end of lacey p knows this is a powerful tool. filmmakers-american respond with this powerful tool? faith absolutely. : perhaps the most famous was on he starts filming in 1919 and it is released in 1920, and it is explicitly a counter to the griffith film. brian: will you kill me if i ask you to tell me the plot? faith: it is another complex plot in which a series of romances is at the center of the plot. a young african-american woman leaves the self to raise funds for a school, piney woods. there still is a school today. in the course of raising funds she has a series of , misadventures of her field day -- and her fiancÉ is stolen by an evil cousin. is a long series -- brian: how long? faith: it, too, is about two and a half hours long, a silent film. but what is countering, when the young man falls in love with her, tries to find out about her past, she explains this terrible history in which she was adopted by a black family in the south and the black family realizes that they are being cheated

two days after they saw him debate with the other g- o-p contenders here in las vegas. "there's far too many americans fed up with slick politicians who go whichever way the wind blows. they're looking for leaders who are the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. " the texas senator spoke to about 250 people at the siena community center. he says if he becomes president, he'd open an investigation into planned parenthood, and move the u-s embassy in israel to jerusalem. cruz talked about his grassroots campaign, and how he appreciates meeting voters casino mogul sheldon adelson's family officially confirmed they are the buyers of the las vegas review journal today. the announcement comes a week after the paper was sold for the second time in a year. the "society of professional journalists ethics committee" is questioning why the new owners went through great lengths to conceal their identity. the adelson family said they wanted to wait to announce the purchase, so there wouldn't be a distraction from tuesday's republican debate... which took place at the adelson-owned venetian. two homegrown baseball

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the american red cross for a new year blood drive. with each pint of blood saving up to three lives, it's a kind way to kick off the from 7 a-m until 7 p-m at plex indoor sports at the village at sandhill.before we say hello to 2016 a-b-c columbia is taking a look back at some of 2015's top stories in the state.a-b-c columbia's beth rousseau has more on a change does the end 3 more of the year's top south carolina stories right here on ..does the end of 2015 mean the end to all this rain? john on a-b-c columbia news at 6. coming up, 3 gamecock basketball is undefeated, but carolina coach frank martin doesn't like one recent trend. and another defensive coach from auburn will join will muschamp's details next in sports.3 minutes after clemson kicked off the orange bowl this afternoon against oklahoma, usc head coach will muschamp news of his own. the gamecocks add another big-time assistant coach to the staff.lance thompson is coming to carolina. his official title will be assistant head coach of defense and defensive line coach.thompson took over for muschamp as auburn's interim defensive coordinator.the tigers' shut down peyton lynch

the morningside american legion...will be hosting a arl harbor day ceremony tomorrow at 2 p- m. it takes place at the "whispering creek" retirement community. the event aims to honor those who were killed on that tragic day...74 years ago. flags will be flown at halal staff f ross the state e part of the rememberance. deborah: now to the presidentialrace... a uple of republican candidates are swinging through the hawkeye state this week. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum will be in ne-vah-duh, about the standard in america. the event is being held at the lincolnway energy center in ne-vah-duh this tuesday. recent increases in the renewable fuel standard handed down by the enviromental protection agency....have been criticizezeby several iowawa politicians. senanar chuck grassley says the cent increase allowed of cellulosic ethanol has come "a few years too late" tomorrow, carly fiorina will be stopping by mount pleasant..nd waterloo for campaign events. fiorina wraps up her day of with a towhall meeting on cyber-security in cedar rapids. that's scheduled for 6 p-m. debora