digits in northern iowa, with low teens in the southern portion of the state. temperatures will bounce back with another round of sunshine on new year's day. highs may even make freezing point in des moines, leading to the start of some significant melting into saturday. highs over the weekend could reach the upper-30s in southern iowa, and will remain mild throughout the first half of next week. still ahead on your news at 4... still ahead on your news at 4... they say a picture is worth a thousand words. if that's true, the white house photographer churns about 2 million words a day. his year in photos gallery showing the president like pr days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino... and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. politics first

some of the southern senators try to link that racial unrest to all of the victories that thurgood marshall had one. and so you had a real combustion of philosophies, marshall's philosophy versus southern philosophy, which had been to keep the voting rolls down for blacks. and so you had lyndon johnson who finally made it into the oval office in 1963 following the assassination of president kennedy, and lyndon johnson had said to himself, he said, there are three pillars of segregation that i'm going to knock down. he knocked down the first massively with the 1964 civil rights act. he knocked down the second which wawas voting with a 19 city five voting rights act, and he said, my final move will be to get a competent, gifted african-american onto the the united states supreme court that was thurgood marshall graduated number one at howard university law school. so marshall was the right man in the right moment at the right time in this country's history. >> host: what was the final vote? how many democrats voted for and against, republicans for and against? >> guest: yes. the final vote wa

the u.s. city of san bernardino in southern california. emergency services have been setting up a mass trauma center at the scene. officials say there are one to three possible shooters still on the loose. it is a live feed you are looking at at this hour. people dead, shooters on the loose. we're following this story and we are back in a minute. sarah: this is dw news live from berlin. reports of a mass shooting in the u.s. city of san bernardino in southern california. emergency services have responded. one to three possible shooters still on the loose. we want to continue to check in with other news at this hour. india has diploid its military to the southern state after the heaviest rainfall for more than half a century caused massive flooding. the country's fourth biggest city has been inundated affecting more than one million people. this comes as france's top diplomat urges delegates to speed up negotiations on a deal to limit global warming. >> the residents are helpless. massive flooding has submerged the city underwater. carson be

>> well, there were efforts by the southern senators who questioned marshall's grandma type. they question his smarts. how much is going on in the country at that time, there is anti- vietnam protests, the riot and it's right that broke out on the last day of marshall's hearing. there is a lot of racial unrest. some of them tried to link that racial unrest to all of the victories that thurgood marshall had one. so you had a real combustion of philosophy, marshall philosophies versus southern philosophy which had been to keep the voting rolls down for blacks. so you had lyndon johnson finally made it into the oval office in 1963. that was following the assassination of president kennedy, lyndon johnson said himself, he said there are three pillars of segregation that i am going to knock down. he knocked on the first massively with the 1964 civil rights act, he knocked on the second which was voting which was the 1965 voting rights act. he said my final move will be to get a competent, gifted, african-american on to the united states supreme court. that was thurgood marshall who

lows will dip into the single digits in northern iowa, with low teens in the southern portion of the state. temperatures will bounce back with another round of sunshine on new it to the freezing point in des moines, leading to the start of some significant melting into saturday. highs over the upper-30s in southern iowa, and will remain mild throughout the first half thousands of hawkeye fans are celebrating at this hour...and it's really not about new year's eve. it's all about getting ready for tomorrow's rose bowl in california. there's a huge pep rally going on now on our state's namesake ship...the u-s-s iowa. let's check in with sports director keith murphy... some hawkeye fans have dealt keith murphy... keith murphy... many people in the metro are already celebrating the new year... "this is the one stop shop for anyone with kids that want to celebrate new year's eve in a safe and family friendly environment." guide one imagine-eve is at hy-vee hall includes bounce houses, slides. face paint, inflatables, and other games for the kids. it's free. it just started at four and the

winter weather advisory' s for the southern half of the state. mostly snow, but look for a switch-over. back to our west, notice the warm mid-level of the atmosphere. that will melt this into sleet before re-freezing. the focus of the precipitation temperatures are below freezing. regardless of what falls, it is cold enough that it is going to cost some problems as far as traveling is concerned. futurecast shows the heaviest is this morning. eventually, it switches over to areas. we are looking at the potential snow-sleet mix in southern areas. up north, 5" to 10". sean: let' s check out the roads for you this morning. here is a time lapse from our hooksett camera on i-93. the snow started to fall around midnight there and quickly picked up. kevin: here is a live look at hooksett right now. a look at the morning drive here in the granite state. we' re joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning. crews are out trying to keep up with the storm. the maximum speed limit throughout new hampshire is 45 miles lower at this

this is in the southern highlands area by st. rose parkway. >> reporter: you can see the suspect vehicle still there right on southern highlands parkway right behind that white truck you see on your screen. it's a silver sedan. they are allowing traffic to now move around this sort of road closure area. traffic isn't being impeded too much. still a large scene out here. a lot of folks collecting evidence, making sure all the ducks are in a row before they clear the area. we'll show you video from earlier. i talked to a man who was driving southbound when he saw the cop cars turn on their one woman, an officer, with a gun got out of her vehicle, told everyone to back up and get out of their cars, move out of the area. they did, watching in disbelief after hearing about what was happening in the valley earlier today and there was a manhunt underway. listen to what the witness told us. when the cop said back up, you mentioned before i don't want to get shot. whatever you need. >> yeah. basically me and the cars around us looked aroun

above the surface, which means freezing rain and sleet are lookinglike a possibili for at least the southern half of the area. ice accumulations could be rather significant, causing major travel issues. the`northwestern pat of the(& wl viewing arere has the potential to see 4 inches of snow or more, with at least a little bit of sleet and/or freezing rain mixing in early on in the event. eventually, all of eastern iowow will transition to snow as colder air wraps around the system. another side to the storm will be the wind. wind gusts could easily exceed 35-40 mph, which couu cause ttee and power line damage, especially in areas that have ice accumulation. stay tuned to kwwl for further updates on s evening theee will be some areas of drizzle, with a stray shower possible in our southern counties. otherwise, we will have a cloudy sky overnight with temperatures dropping to the upperr20s and loo 30s. the wind also picks up tonight into sunday. sunday will be mostly cloudy with highs holding steady in the lower 30s. the e ig story is a winter stormrm that is likely to have high impacts on us

in the southern parts of the state, sleet. the temperature them -- temperatures themselves, not all that different. in the 20' s or in the teens. a very fluffy snow. you can you -- cannot even treat the roads at certain temperatures. factor in extra time. visibility is down to less than a mile in several locations where it is snowing heavily. temperatures by 4:00 or 5:00 this afternoon get into the lower range of the 30' s for the southern areas of the state and 20' s to the north. some rainfall in southeastern areas as this turns lighter through the afternoon and snow showers up north and freezing drizzle in southern areas. lower amounts for southern stages. where it is mostly snow now and continues to go for the next several hours, we are looking at the potential of over 6" of snowfall. any snowfall for ski country is good snowfall. temperatures due warm-up for new year' s eve and new year' s day -- temperatures do warm up for new year' s eve and new year' s day. sean: one of our facebook friends says "the dogs are happy. it

the back-and-forth continuing to go for the central and southern areas of the state. in the north country we are expecting that snow could to continue up there as we work our way through the afternoon and into this evening. we will talk about the temperatures, which remained below freezing, and what that means for the evening commute in sean: it' s more ice and rain than snow on the seacoast. the roads have been slick this morning and there were several accidents this morning on the spaulding turnpike. wmur' s jennifer crompton joins us live with her view of this storm from rochester. good afternoon, jennifer. jennifer: good afternoon, sean. rochester has about three or four inches of snow. it is mixed with this fine sleet that is coming down right now. in portsmouth they did have the rain that was mentioned a few moments ago. the driving has been really messy. behind me is the spaulding turnpike. our experience was that drivers are taking their time, taking it slow. nonetheless, there have been lots of slipping and sliding accidents, not just here, but on roads throu

issued a winter storm warning for the north half of the state and a winter weather advisory for the southern half, really the only difference is that the north country, looks like. but we are all set to see some snow. there's the clouds moving in after a sunny day, those clouds have been taking over, that's the leading edge of the system that's heading in our direction, and as you can see it does include a lot of different types of precipitation. it will be cold tonight and the snow moves in after midnight between midnight and 5:00 a.m. most places between 2 and 4:00 a.m., and there's a quick look at what we're expecting, but there's a lot to go through to get to that point with snow, sleet, rain and ice. jean: thanks, josh. new hampshire's ski resorts have been waiting for this kind of forecast. it's been a slow start for some ski areas because of our warm weather. not only is the expected snowfall good news, the colder temperatures mean they'll be able to make more snow as well. others hope to open more trace our app is the place for the latest information, you can track the storms. josh:

clouds across the areas, and the wind will pick up out of the north from 10 to 20 to track into the southern areas, such as sigourney, will be making its way north areas along highway 20. this means the monday morning commute will likely be tricky. by mid- morning, all of eastern iowa to see ice accumulation from freezing rain will be from highway 30 and points to the south, where a inch of ice. remember, it does not take much ice to create farther to the north, it will be more of a sleet and snow mix, before we all transition to snow the area. from at least an inch in our far southeast, to the evening and overnight as the storm system evolves. again, this is a very tricky forecast and snow/ice amounts will be dependent on surface temperatures and when the switch from freezing rain to snow occurs. confidence is high that travel will become difficult quickly across the state monday. stay tuned to kwwl on air, online and on social media throughout the weekend as we will keep you updated on the potential for a winter storm on monday, december 28. with a winter storm on the way -- across the are

as you go on to the southern state parkway we have two accidents being cleared. westbound one at exit 32. the other one at 18, and then we have sunrise highway. it looks like we have lanes closed down there. that is because of another accident being cleared away. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. ken and michelle over to you. >>> it may be one of the hottest gifts under the christmas tree this year. literally the popular toy that's being blamed for sparking a devastating house fire. >> and remember this little fur ball who stopped traffic on the look at that face, now he's you'd be surprised how easy it is to get a good low-cost health plan! you might even get help paying for it! go to nystateofhealth.ny.gov or call 1-855-355-5777 catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for $1.99. state ford dealers thank you for helping protect our children. >>> welcome back, it's 6:53. hover boards are illegal throughout new york

steady rain will fallover the southern half of the state, withthe heaviest falling se of des moines early this morning. temperatures will remain above average over the 7-day, but rain has crept into the forecast for wednesday. rainfall totals of 0.25" or more will be possible, especially over eastern iowa. the timing of the storm will need to be monitored as well, as a chance for the rain to change to snow over western iowa is not completely out of the question. the forecast should be dry for christmas eve and christmas day, but more rain, especially in se first on 13... we begin this morning with some breaking news out of west des moines... authorities are searching for a morning. this is a picture of 20 year old erica johnson. she stands four feet ten inches pounds. disabled. if you see johnson.... call the west des moines police department at the moines police department at the number on your screen. at least one person is dead after a woman deliberately drove her car on the sidewalk of the las vegas strip... six people are still in critical condition this morning... like, it literally

it will stack up especially in the southern mountain region. then we'll get a break and then we'll start to see chances go back up. this is wednesday through the afternoon and evening. the southern mountains still once again they have seen a lot of rain already. so that's where we have the flooding threat coming into play. 65 degrees for a high temperature in asheville. conditions. now. we'll see heavy rain throughout the overnight hours and foggy conditions too. >> 60's through wednesday. a slight chance thursday. high temperatures in the 40's. overnight lows in the 30's. and 20's, even below freezing in the upstate. >> change is coming. enjoy it while you can. >> another record weekend at the box office. >> coming up in the business report, why the new star wars again. >> let's get you right to the boards. at noon, the dow down 71 points at 17480. the nasdaq was down 29 points at 5019. the new star wars movie continues to make history. the force awakens sets another record, earning a billion dollars in global sales faster than any film in hist

at least for the southern half of the state. temperatures are looking great and everybody is warmer than the typical highs already today. 40's to the north and 50's across the southern half of the state. it will be an enjoyable afternoon. we have sunshine and in the eastern parts of the state you can see high clouds streaming in from the northwest. those will be filtering the sunshine. we are not expecting any precipitation. it will be quite this afternoon and even into thursday the weather remains quiet. we stay on the warm side of this frontal boundary tomorrow. a strong south wind dragging in warm conditions. friday will be mild with in the cold front will be moving to friday night. that will be followed by temperatures turning chillier over the weekend. we will have some precip moving in. brain to be mixing the snow by sunday night. no worries about snow today. highs will be in the mid-50's and maybe low 60's and southwest iowa later on today. tomorrow more 60's. the southern half of the state will feel very nice for this ti

>> guest: most of the democrats were southern democrats. they were the ones who went against marshall. marshall got a lot of help from republicans, eastern republicans who were the big heroes of the hearing. everett dirksen of illinois would send letters to people telling them, this is a signature moment for the united states of america. we need to show our metal by confirming thurgood marshall to the supreme court. so, it was one of those things that we do not see a lot in washington now. it was bipartisan, in the end it really was. that is how thurgood marshall extended to the supreme court. >> host: it sounds like 20 senators did not vote in that. >> guest: yes, i am so glad that you mention that. that was the margin of victory. needless to say, say, lyndon johnson, who is a southern himself, he convinced 20 southern senators to not to vote. that was brilliance. he was a master politician and he would tell them, he would tell them look i am going to be looking at bridges next year, highway funding, looking at ways to help you. but, first,

that was the way the southern society did it. the supreme court had not set aside any steps to be taken to alter that reality. american life in general was segregated. de facto, it was the same effect. the decision had nothing to do with the fact out de facto segregation. nevertheless it was a national mindset and that was reflected in the access to public goods generally. in the south, there was no voluntary effort to end segregated schools. in mississippi, i was shocked to the depravity to persons i know who were my parents friends and children i grown up with in her efforts to maintain a segregated school system. with move on to brown 2 all deliberate speed. the supreme court failed to assist on southern compliance and in the 1955 hearing noted them -- we note the colloquy between the chief justice and an attorney named rogers. "are you willing to say there would be an honest attempt to confirm to this decree of the supreme court if we did not leave it to the district courts?" " no, i am not. let's get the word "honest" out of

♪ >>> the syrian army backed by russian air strikes says its troops have fought their way into the southernel held town. the new offensive focuses on a strategic location on the main road connecting the capitol and the government strong hold, damascus, to the southern city. syrian rebels say the assault was supported by the heaviest russian aerial bombing campaign so far in the south. it's part of the government's offensive since russian joined the fight in september. >>> moscow's strikes on syria have killed more than 2,300 people so far. 792 of the dead, more than a third, were civilians, of which 180 were children. russia has denied its air campaign is hitting civilians. hashem ahelbarra has been following the story and join us live from turkey. first of all, tell us what is the latest that we know about this attack on the town, and why is this particular town so key? >> reporter: barbara, the syrian government backed by russian fighter jets managed to advance towards areas in the town. the air strikes started since yesterday, the rebels told us they have been battered by the russians, a

the mix arrives late for the southern portion of the state. starting to pull in that cooler air with a wind to the north. highs only in the low-to-mid 20's. 30 24 des moines, there is that -- 32 for des moines, there is that recovery on saturday. laura: thank you, jason. we are off. the first of kcci staff is on their way to the rose bowl. this is mel and al, two of our great engineers here at kcci. they have to drive our satellite truck all the way to pasadena, california. and not to mention, drive it back, when it's all said and done. and the sports department, as well. announcer: from iowa's sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. tony: welcome back. it's day one of the most iconic and cliche answers an athlete can give after winning a big game. what are you going to do next? i'm going to disneyworld! well, today, the hawkeyes got their chance. here is iowa being officially announced at disneyland in california. this is from a live stream the rose bowl had on their twitter. ths disneyland introduction is just one of the many different activit

reporting at the southern hills mall, i'm jetske wauran, siouxland news. 3 the southern hills mall will be closed tomorrow...except for the theater. it'll re-open for post-christmas shopping and returns saturday morning. 3 3 the sounds of the season filled the orpheum theater this christmas eve.3 "......."a packed house of about 26 - hundred people enjoyed the music and service held by sunnybrook community church at 6'oclock tonight. despite recently opening a new auditorium at the church... so many people want to attend this service it's been held at the orpheum for a number of years. 3 "the goal is our gift to the community. to come down to the orpheum, have a number of people come, enjoy the service with us and who may not be in to utilize the orpheum, such a great facility, to share the christmas story with people and the love of jesus is a great opportunity."a total of nearly 6-thousand people attended the three services...one service held at 2 and at 4 this afternoon. 3 parts of siouxland are looking at a white christmas after all... thanks to a snowy start to christmas eve.while

the new offensive focuses on a strategic location on the main road from damascus to southern cities. syrian rebels say that the assault was sported by the bombing campaign so far in the south. it's part of the government's first major offensive since russia joined the fight at the end of september. meanwhile, syrian observatory for human rights said that moscow strikes have killed more than 230 people so far. 792 of the dead, that's more than a third, were civilians. 180 were children. russia has denied its air campaign in support of assad's government is hitting civilians. hashem ahelbarra has been following the story and sends us this report in turkey. >> it all started with intense airstrikes by russian fighter jets paving the way for government troops to advance against opposition strongholds. the rebels say despite the losses they're regrouping, and they're planning towards a counter offensive to push the government troops out of the area. the area is crucial for the government and the rebels because it's on a strategic route that connected sanaa and damascus. it would provide. >

that means the sun's highest angle is as far away from us as it gets in the southern hemisphere. it will start moving back toward us tomorrow, which means more daylight skycam hd shows dreary conditions from the ho chunk centre in downwnwn sioux city. the high today was 31 and the low 26. 27 is the current temperature in sioux city. local temperatures are in the 20s for most. winds are lower than 10 miles per hour. wind chills are in the teens for most. the visibility is less tha10 miles in most locations. areas of fog and freezing fog will be seen again tonight, so drive with care. the stormcast hd shows cloudy skies tonight, a warmup tomorrow, quiet weather wednesday, then a chance of tonight is for mostly cloudy skies and areas of fog. the low w ll be 21. tomorrow, expect partly cloudy skies and breezy winds, along wiwi a warmer temperature of 48. the 7-day forecast shows a slight ance of light snow thursday, a slight chance of light rain friday for christmas, a slight chance of mixed precipitation saturday, then a slight chance of mixed precipitation on monday. there is obviou

the southern front alliance operating around damascus with an estimated 25,000 fighters and a number of other groups totalling around 14 thousand fighters. all of them have been fighting the syrian army which is battling to keep president bashar al-assad in power. around 20,000 fighters from the kurdish popular protection units or ypg have been battling i.s.i.l. for control of their territory in the north. the russian air force has bombed oil facilities controlled by i.s.i.l. oil revenue is vital to i.s.i.l.'s finances. but the institute for the study of war, a u.s. based think tank, says the russian air campaign has . on the ground from the lab knee groups is supported by heists and other militias from iraq, iran and afghanistan. high ranking iranian army officers are said to be leading the iraqi and afghan militias in syria. 76 iranian soldiers have been killed. they were advising troops on the battle field tactics against i.s.i.l. among those killed was a general from iran's revolutionary guard >>> in lebanon at least three people have been killed near tripoli after an army raid on

randy: deadly storms hit the southern part of country. the destruction when a twister stayed on the ground, for ten minutes. antoinette: a million dollars, stashed away. their hiding place, and its alleged link to a former state representive in prison. randy: holiday cards, banned from new hampshire prisons. the suspicions, causing a legal battle. it's on the eye for this thursday morning. antoinette: also on the eye this morning, check out this video, heavy rain that swept through overnight, stranding a car in wareham. right now things are drying out, as we brace for record warm good morning, i'm antoinette antonio. emily is off this morning. randy: and i'm randy price with danielle vollmar. in for cindy. quite a bit of rain overnight. danielle: quite a bit. impressive totals, over two inches in some spots. some thunderstorm activity. it is christmas eve. a couple of cities reaching up to near an inch of rain on the cape. some locations picking up two to 2 1/2 inches of rain from some of these heavy downpours and thunderstorms that rolled

she joins us live from outside the southern highlands golf club... where the suspect was shot. closed captioning returning to our top story tonight... an officer is said to be talking - and in stable condition - after being shot this morning. it happened near las vegas boulvard and pebble. the officer was responding to a call... when shot. the officer was rushed to u-m-c... to be treated for a gunshot near the armpit. we have just found out... the suspect has been arrested in the southern dan berry is a former captain with metro police.... he joins us now in the studio. closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly for the very latest on the shooting and manhunt - stay up to date at fox five vegas - dot com. the first charges in the san bernardino shooting have been filed. "enrique marquez" the friend and former neighbor of the "syed farook" - is accused of pr

going to pack a powerful punch, and historical records suggest that could bring a lot of rain to the southerntates including parts of california, which is desperately needed for the drought. however, it could also bring very mild conditions to the northeast. we're already seeing that parts of continental united states had the hottest december on record--or temperatures recently on record. the october to november temperatures, so basically the fall in the continental united states is the hottest since they've been keeping records. that's a typical el niÑo pattern. we also have very low sea highs in highs--sea ice in the arctic. so the battle between el niÑo and the arctic is really going to be interesting this winter to see which dominates some suggest el niÑo will be very powerful in the early parts of the winter. >> when you look at the indicate at a coming in from around the world, what do models and past performance tell us? >> it speaks very accurately. what we see with this el niÑo, and mind you every el niÑo is different, and there is activity occurring that could effect the el niÑo. we

across the southern hemisphere, it's been very warm across the south of australia and temperatures are to be scorching. 38 degrees for the high on friday with abundance of sunshine expected. that's it for now. here's your extended forecast. >>> it's still mid-december but in the ancient city of kyoto, females are paying their ritual new year visits. in kyoto's geon district, december 13th is the day regarded to start preparations for the new year. the entertainers known as geiko make early new year calls on that day. they gave seasonal greetings and words of gratitude to their dance teachers. in return, the teachers gave them words of encouragement and folding fans. >> translator: this year is my first year as a maiko. i want to do more to improve next year. >>> a reminder that 2015 is drawing to a close. at the top of the hour is "newsroomó >>

randy: storms hitting the southern part of the country. antoinette: $1 million stashed away in the hiding place and the link to her state representative in prison. randy: holiday cards than from new hampshire prisons and the suspicions causing a legal battle. >> you are watching wcvb , boston' s news later. good morning, this is newton centre 5 eyeopener. antoinette: also some heavy rain swept through straining this car randy: yes, it is a very warm christmas eve. danielle: we don' t need jackets print we are going for 70' s this afternoon. christmas eve, 70 degrees? it feels more like florida up here today. we have a warm front that is crossing the region currently and we had heavy rain pushed through overnight and some and bedded thunderstorms. now we are just socked in with clouds in eastern massachusetts and seeing some breaks in the cloud deck the farther west you go to a is some fog to deal with this morning. if you are headed outcome of his ability is down to half a mile in worcester and about 3/4 of a mile on nantucket. the fog sho

after the southerners rebelled, the north attacked their villages. first, they used helicopter gunships. >> now, there were 5 or more of these machines, great black crickets in every direction. adults were running from the machines, falling, screaming. [gunshots] >> then came the men on horseback. >> from our hiding place we watched the storm overtake the town. all was dust. i heard the crack of gunfire behind us. horses burst through the grass to the right and left. [machine-gun fire] >> thousands of children fled into the bush, including many children like valentino who became separated from their families. the children banded together to try to escape the fighting. >> we were walking to ethiopia, but we were not safe. there would be the sudan armed forces who would spot any moving target in southern sudan and drop bombs at them. so we would see dead bodies everywhere. everyone was looking for a safer place. and whatever it tooks, you know, walking at day and night, we--we made it. >> groups of orphans as young as 3 walked for months across the des

the south and sunday rebels the mesh southern rebels -- the south and southern rebels, watching westerns, they are often heroes done post-civil war. the hero is a member of the southern army. it is a romanticization. it is at the expense of african americans. -- it is good to be a rebel. but what are they rebelling from? what are they running away from? that never comes into the picture. >> you have called it bizarre, a difficult moment in our national history. things are happening in the african american community. you have mentioned the naacp. give us a broader picture of a mobilization that would eventually get traction and make a difference. what happened in reconstruction is lost in the movie. there's a time after "birth of a nation" when there is another mobilization, a reconstruction within the african american community. >> middle-class blacks, various movements for solidarity. the marcus garvey movement. there's a war going on. there are black soldiers later who come back from the war and after this field that they are owed something because their -- they are citizens. they have

cloudier conditions as you head into the southern part of the state. i've got the complete wrap-up on your weekend coming up in a few amy: now to a historic milestone on climate change. nearly 200 countries banning together to slow down global warming. scott kelly made a con congratulate congratulately statement on twitter for the pledge. and united states and 54 other countries, before it will be taken into effect. new this morning, we're learning that divers have recovered items in their search of a lake near the san bernardino terror attack. fbi dive teams began combing through the water four days ago after a tip surfaced that evidence, including a hard drive from the shooters may be in the water. at this time we don't know if the items found were indeed connected to the shooting, but fbi officials confirmed the search of the lake is now over. remembering sandy hook. tomorrow marks the third anniversary of the sandy hook elementary shooting. this will be the first time it's 20 first-grade children and six adults were killed in the massacre. official

day, ted cruz says we are going to build a wall at the southern border. and my wife is sitting -- where does that come from? he's a good guy but i think it was on fox, he said we are going to build a wall at the southern border. to catch up trying with me because when i did this stuff, it was out there. , i'm the one everyone wants to aspire to. so ted is up and he is talking. wife is sitting there and she says darling, did you hear that? first time -- she hasn't heard that from any other candidate. build a wall and mexico is going to pay for it. when i started the journey, it was amazing. ofent down to the lobby trump tower and it looked like the academy awards. when i came down the escalator, i said we are going to do things -- i mentioned illegal immigration. it wasn't even on the radar. now it's one of the big subjects. one of the polls that came out -- cnn just came out with a poll a week ago, 36 percent for trump. on the economy, they give me 55%. that's with 16 people at the time. ie budget and the economy, when it hands down. but at illegal immigr

the southern state parkway westbound by a the area of coronet avenue we saw the crash blocking one lane and also

a lot of runoff from the rain that fell and flood warnings that remain in effect especially in the southern upstate. and water could still rise from some of the rain we have received. much of the area is under a flood watch. stay away from rising water, and there were issues with water over roadways this afternoon. so do not drive through high water or flooded roadways and never go around a barricade to do see. we will have the forecast coming up. >>> and all the vein flooding roads and yards. >> urthomas has been watching the conditions all day in spartanburg, and laura, it looks like it haslet up there. >> reporter: yes, it has let up significantly from pine street in spartanburg. it's hard to see because it's getting dark but the creek here is rushing from the rain and water that fell earlier today. meanwhile, people nearby the area are just trying to keep the water from getting anywhere near their home. wanda ross woke up to water surrounding her home. >i' going to be flooded out. >> reporter: and at her house, the water was gushing next to her nail box up to the front steps. >> and i s

the news of southern nevada is now. ((denise valdez)) > bill cosby is free on bail this evening, after facing a criminal charge of sexual assault. ((paul joncich)) it's the first time the 78- year-old comedian has faced charges despite years of accusations by dozens of women who said cosby drugged and raped them. c-b-s news reporter kenneth craig is outside the courthouse in elkins park, pennsylvania with latest. bill cosby left a pennsylvania after his arraignment on charges of felony sexual assault. bail was set at one million dollars. the 78-year-old comedian is charged with aggravated indecent assault against a female employee of temple university - cosby's alma mater. "the charges stem from a sexual assault from early 2004 at mr. cosby's home." this is the first time cosby has been charged, despite years of accusations by more than 50 women. the allegations in the criminal complaint echo claims made by other accusers. "he urged her to take pills he provided and to drink wine, the effect of which rendered her unable

al jazeera, france. >> rains in the southern indian state have eased, and the airport has opened up someace carrying relief supplies. 280 people have died in the flooding, though. this includes 14 patients who died at an intensive care unit after floodwaters damaged generators running life support machines. we have more now from new delhi. >> the death of at least 14 patients at a private hospital in a the indian city as a result of power failures owing to widespread flooding over the past week has become a national talking point on one hand the state government said private facilities like hospitals should have been ready for a crisis of this magnitude in the city, but the critics argue that despite the private fasts having these backups of backups in times of crises or potential floods in low lying areas, it is the government's responsibility to have over all oversight of what is and isn't happening in these particular areas, and how ready the state is more generally when it comes to dealing with such a disaster. now the debate is even further in terms of infrastructure across the stat

yet the southern conflict has not been brought into this conflict. there is this problem now that those sitting in geneva, for example don't necessarily. >> represent what's going on on the ground. >> who is fighting on the ground. >> but the fact that the two as you say, the southern secessionist groups are not represented at these talks, but you do have that the pro-government forces sitting next to the houthi delegation, just the fact that these two sides agree to sit in the same room together, consented to these talks, is that some small sign of progress? >> yes, i think it is. it's hard to feel optimistic at the moment, but i think definitely, the last round or the first round of talks in geneva, they didn't even get in the same room, you ended up with this shoe throwing brawl at a press conference. yes, the fact that they've spent five and a half days in the same room having discussions is certainly a step in the right direction, and at least means that hopefully they will be able to meet again and continue talking up until we see renewed talks

let's show you the southern state parkway. i can show you how foggy it is out there. you definitely want to use some caution. you can understand why they're dealing with this accident on the southern state, another one at sunrise highway. this is the l.i.e. out by hawkins avenue. as you go out east, even in nassau county you are finding that fog and that's causing the visibility. effect. day. shirleen, ken over to you. 6:02. we are learning more about a breaking story in the bronx, a huge fire injuring people including firefighters and forcing nearly 100 people out of their homes. >> the fierce flames quickly gutted nine homes before firefighters put it under control. eyewitness news reporter rob nelson is live in the tremont section with more. >> reporter: shirleen you can see behind me this is still a very active scene. firefighters still up on those ladder trucks battling this fire from the air more than six hours after it started. the good news is that the fire was brought under control about three hours after it started. the bad news is that 89 people have been d

the late morning. on in parts of southern greenwood, mccormick, and abbeville. most everything is to the south right now, but this could creep back up into the upstate, bringing a few isolated showers. most of the flood watches are still to the south of us from newberry county into salute a -- and to -- in to saluda. one or two isolated showers and then, dry weather will settle in. cooler temperatures are coming back. we will talk more about that in just a few minutes. mike: parts of our area will clean up today as other parts reopen. allyson: one area is already open. that is in cleveland park. that's where wyff news 4's aly aly: those are still currently shut until further notice. we cannot show you much because of where we are gated off. take a look at our video from yesterday. it was too dangerous to drive some roads around cleveland park because of flooding. barricades were put up for most of the day to keep people from driving in potentially dangerous areas. breaks in the rain though , those allowed people to venture out to the reedy river at falls park. th

((raymond hess, rtc director of planning services we wanted to do the southern nevada saftey plan to help inform the decisions that go into that trasportation plan )) hess says the southern nevada safety plan is the first ever regional crash report it dates back five years. the goal is to take crash data, feedback from each city's public works director and the community... and create safer valley roads. sharie johnson, 8news now. ((denise valdez)) and beginning in january, the rtc will launch a public engagement website to find out what improvements you want to see and where. during that time, they'll also begin community outreach to hear "your say" on road safety improvements./// ((denise valdez)) > so we asked you on facebook... what improvements you think need to be done. brad says in part... "put in crosswalks or pedestrian bridges... between sam's town and walmart. probably the easiest way to cut down on pedestrian jaywalking accidents related to inadequate crosswalks ." judy says "i think the speed limit should be lowered on city also on sahara a traffic light was installed so p

look at the southern highlands. 26 degrees. these are live on or our weatherbug network. colder still at indian springs. they were 17 the last hour. they are under a hard freeze in a moment. temperatures around the valley -- some upper 20's in summerlin, las vegas, blue diamond. 21. the good news for us, the nasty winds yesterday have subsided. i wind gusts have come down. here is the hard freeze warning for mohave county, also parts of clark county including pahrump. that will expire at 9:00 this morning. look for another round of hard freeze warnings into tomorrow. there will be some chilly temperatures in the valley as well. current temperature, 3 the airport. eight in tonopah. look at this line of frontal system to the east. fairy warm temperatures -- very warm temperatures. the worst weather in the country, if you are driving or traveling, would have to be over the lower southern plains and the southwest loan star state. look at dallas. treacherous driving over oklahoma. the same storm that moved here interacted with the system over us. the high is still around. that

. >> afghan government forces continue to fight to the taliban in the country's southern province. the army is advancing in the district which fell to the taliban on monday. afghan forces have regained some outposts with uh the main city remains under taliban control, nato ended combat operations nearly a year ago. al jazeera political analyst and commentator had this to say about the current situation. the taliban wants to capitalize more on the fact that the government is busy sharing power with it's partner, in afghanistan, and as the winter is aapproaching they want to gain more territories and put pressure on the government in the coming peace negotiations. it is possible that the taliban will withdraw, at the moment there is no information to hold off this war that is going on, the current leader of the taliban, who was questioned by different factions whether it is capable of managing the taliban or not, he wants to prove to the taliban that he is the man to be followed, that he is a leader, and he can take territory in afghanistan, and he has command of the taliban and army

the southern and western part. it flourished during the age of discovery. the explorers, christopher columbus importantly, this is a sunni dominated area. ,llied to the back government it is a combination of forces, really. collects six american soldiers were killed in afghanistan on monday. they died when a suicide bomber on a motorbike targeted their patrol near bog rum air force base. the attack was the deadliest on u.s. forces this year. the fighting has now largely shifted to local forces, but just last week the pentagon warned of deteriorating security in the country. calling the performance uneven and mixed. that attack near the bog rum is the latest in the worsening security situation in afghanistan as the forces appear to be losing their grip on the southern province of helmand, where the taliban and is now moving in. nick rushworth reports. forces are in a major battle with the taliban and in helmand province. the military received parts of buildings on monday, they are located in the opium growing heartland, vital to the taliban and financially.

that's the clash of warm and and cold moving through the southern plains. ............ our air stays fairly mild with temps in the upper 50s with some clouds and sunshine today. ................. a slight chance of showers christmas eve night and then and the weekend with breezy winds. ((sherry swensk)) --- due to high winds --- toppled over 15 big rig trucks --- winds guesting up to 80 mph > /// > ((kirsten joyce)) > police in michigan were led on a wild car chase.. 8-year-old sister. stop.. thinking that someone was drinking and driving. but when police started to walk up to the car.. the driver took off. police eventually tracked the 13 year old, and his 8 year old sister down... and brought them back to their mother. they took the car out for a joyride while their dad was sleeping. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > a salt lake city area couple got an early christmas present on the side of interstate 15. kristin allred started going into labor... so her husband shay rushed to get them to the hospital. but little baby anne couldn't wait any longer! they called 9- 1-1 for guidanc

the georgia southern eagles in the battle of the birds and it was all georgia southern in the second to the nba and a tight one in brooklyn. nets facing the dallas mavericks. the nets down three. and fabbious young hits the three sending it into over time. and dirk nowitzki gets the bucket to take a one-point lead. the mavs win 119-118. and several nba stars, including stephen curry and carmelo anthony are lending their voices to a campaign to end gun violence. >> i heard about a shooting involving a 3-year-old girl this summer. my daughter, riley is that age. >> a gun should never be an option. >> we can all make a difference. >> this spot directed by spike lee and made in support for every town will run during the busy holiday schedule. >>> and jack edwards didn't let a hockey play get in the way of his christmas spirit. ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ ♪ and a happy new year i love the holidays! >> perhaps not your normal play by play but what better way to ring in the holidays than with some carolling. >>> turns out the vatican not a huge fan of

we're clouding up right now, and this is what it looks like in the southern part of the state. the snow will develop during the overnight hours and it continues to fall through the morning tomorrow. coming down heavy at times, then you start noticing bits of sleet and freezing rain mixing in as 32, and eventually goes a little above it in the afternoon, changing things over to plain rain. so the future cast showing temperatures tomorrow in the 20's during the morning hours. but as the afternoon progresses, take a look, the 32-degree mark and above it begins to enter in, and that helps things change over to rain in southern new hampshire, staying mostly snow in northern new hampshire. so going to be an interesting day tomorrow, the southern new hampshire and central parts of the state with the most variety of precipitation. right now new year's eve not bad, a little above average temperatures and dry. tom: patriots in the news tonight? >> a little bit, from coach belichick, we'll talk about that. u.n.h. hockey, we were at practice today, they have a jamie: celtics and bruins bot