cownie outlined his trip for a crowd at "plymouth congregational united church of christ" last night. he hopes the conference encourages people to do what they can... where they are... to address climate change. he'll be traveling from december 1st to december 9th... and anticipates heightened security in paris due to the attacks. an iowa congressman is creating a lot of buzz with an event this morning... republican steve king says he has a major announcement regarding the caucuses. king will make the announcement from the des moines marriott... at 9-30 a- m. no word on what it will be about... but some speculate it could be an endorsement. he didn't endorse a presidential candidate in 20-12... but in 2008... he endorsed fred thompson. fresh off the debate stage in two democratic presidential hopefuls headed to ames for a more causal atmosphere. music hillary clinton and martin o'malley headlined the "central iowa democrat fall barbeque." much like saturday's debate... the paris attacks and terrorism dominated the conversation. but the candidates also took time to differentiate themse

tim: also in des moines today, governor branstad joined members of the plymouth congregational united church of christ to deliver a proclamation. surrounded by the clergy, deacons, and choir members who dressed in authentic pilgrim costumes to celebrate thanksgiving day.... the governor acknowledged the challenges faced by iowans. "thanksgiving day is a time for us to gather as friends and family and express our apperceation for the challenges that we have met and the many blessings that are families communies and state have experinced," said governor branstad. tim: church members start thanksgiving every year with this traditrional celebration. tim: a large helping of national security was on the menu in new york city today just two weeks after deadly terror attacks in paris france, giant balloons crowded the air over midtown manhattan for the 89th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. marching bands, floats giant balloons paraded through the heart of the city. due to an increased threat alert, a record number of police officers were on hand serving as added security for the event. sot de

mission and ministry and to make a difference in people's lives in a very tangible way," said united methodist church of le mars pastor, john battern. once those in developing countries receive these units, they'll be able to produce their own, clean, drinking water. in le mars, iowa...tommie stout has now been on more than 50 mission trips and plans to mentor others to begin projects in even more countries. if you've visited the sam's club in sioux city recently, you may have noticed a very special display of flags. this morning, those flags were part of an event honoring our veterans. "nats of singing" sam's club held their fifth veteran appreciation event where they invited veterans from all around siouxland. they came out for breakfast, sang the national anthem, and heard from fellow soldiers. a big part of the ceremony was the wall of honor-- full of flags and dog tags honoring each fallen iowa veteran. on that board, they're 28 fallen soldiers from sioux city alone. "i think it's great for us to show our support of the troops. i myself served in the national guard. at sam's club we appreciate e

stephanie: governor branstad joined members of the plymouth congregational united church of christ earlier today to deliver a proclamation. branstad was surrounded by the clergy, deacons, and choir members who dressed in authentic pilgrim costumes to celebrate thanksgiving day. "thanksgiving day is a time for us to gather as friends and family and express our apperceation for the challenges that we have met and the many blessings that are families communities and state have experinced " stephanie: church members start thanksgiving every year with this annual special congregation. stephanie: the leftovers are barely put away... but black friday shoppers are already out and about. stephanie: though it's not technically black friday yet, they're still standing in lines , waiting for sales that begin tonight. local 5 talked to a few of those metro shoppers who went from the thanksgiving dinner table to the shopping lane. ashu mellik, first time shopper: "they hand the tickets and it's first come, first serve. so, i just thought if i get here really early, i'd just get the ticket and i'd buy th

mission and ministry and to make a difference in people's lives in a very tangible way," said united methodist church of le mars pastor, john battern. once those in developing countries receive these units, in le mars, iowa...tommie clark...ktiv news 4. >> stout has now been on more than 50 mission trips and plans to mentor others to begin projects in even more countries. it was an october to remember for several automakers... as the u-s drives toward a record year for auto sales. sales of new cars and trucks rose by double- digit percentages at most major automakers in october. u-s sales for general motors rose almost 16 percent over last october. fiat chrysler's sales were up nearly 15 percent over a year ago... and both ford and toyota reported gains of 13 percent. auto sales have been accelerating on cheap financing, low gas prices and an improving economy. toyota said it's dumping takata airbags that use ammonium nitrate because of safety issues. u-s regulators say that takata's inflators can explode with too much force and spray metal fragments inside cars injuring drivers. regulators have link

of the united church. and his church in the mission doing for equal access to healthcare and addressing the issues that impact hel and this this is bringing the communities together and celebrating health and as emily said we get excited and the people should get excited and we will dance and sing and it is just a wonderful opportunity for whittier to serve as the facilitater for being in the community together. and show casing our young people and the people from diverse backgrounds. >> tyrone talk to me about how you are preparing the students for this event. >> i want to make sure that the people understand that it happens from the day and the first day the students come to the school. and you know we do a lot of work of building the ensemblee and they have a rigorous schedule. it happens in the rehearsals but there is a lot of work that happens, every day from the first day of school. >> and emily aponte, very quickly here, i guess just, what do you, and what do you have to say about your >> i think my

tim: governor branstad joined members of the plymouth congregational united church of christ earlier today to deliver a proclamation. branstad was surrounded by the clergy, deacons, and choir members who dressed in authentic pilgrim costumes to celebrat thanksgiving day. "thanksgiving day is a time for us to gather as friends and d mily and express our apperceation for the challenges that we have met and the many blessings that are families communities and state have experinced " stephanie: church members start thanksgiving every year with this annual special congregation. tim: they may not be with family... but u-s troops are still getting a taste of home this thanksgiving... look at this service member....she's in quatar but is celebrating the american holiday with a classic turkey meal... she is just one of thousands of american troops getting a taste of home this year. the department of defense says this year it shipped out about 52 thousand pounds of turkey to bases around the world. it can take up to three months for the supplies to arrive at some remote locations. the defense

don nelson directs the grace united methodist church handbell choir. we'll be right back after and it looks like it's letting up a bit now. tonight at six we'll take a look at the latest in road conditions with a live report. and... if you had to hit the road today, you're not alone. ktiv's tommie clark spoke with one sioux city bus driver who is urging caution during the snowy drive. and... conditions weren't great for driving, but they were for sledding. we'll have that story and more (matt) any idea what the gifts listed in the carol "the twelve days of christmas" would cost you this year? (sheila) according to the p-n-c wealth management christmas price index released today, all those gifts would cost a total of $34,131. that's up a mere 0.6 percent from last year. lords a-leaping are three percent more expensive this year than last. a partridge in a pear tree is up by three-and-a-half percent. the most expensive is still the seven swans a-swimming, which cost $13,125. let's check in one more time with ron. thanks for joining us for news five. we'r

stephanie: governor branstad joined members of the plymouth congregational united church of christ earlier today to deliver a proclamation. branstad was surrounded by the clergy, deacons, and choir members who dressed in authentic pilgrim costumes to celebrate thanksgiving day. "thanksgiving day is a time for us to gather as friends and family and express our apperceation for the challenges that we have met and the many blessings that are families communities and state have experinced " stephanie: church members start thanksgiving every year with this annual special congregation. stephanie: and at hope ministries -- more than two hundred people served and delivered thanksgiving meals today. volunteers boxed up the turkey and all the traditional fixings, before delivering them to 22-hundred families in need across the metro. on top of that, they served 400 meals in their own cafeteria. long-time volunteers say this tradition is a win-win. bob myers, volunteer: "it's kind of a fulfilling, satisfaction when you go out and help people, and they're going up to you and you're kind of making thei

cownie will give a preview of his trip sunday afternoon at three at plymouth congregational united church of christ. the conference begins november 30th. its likely a night of cramming for the three democratic presidential candidate... tomorrow they'll take part in a second presidential debate at drake university. drake students were primed for the event today... the democratic national committee held a round table meeting to find out what voters want to hear about during the debate. the debate will air at 8-p-m on c-b-s. the next week its the iowa forums right here on channel 13. it begins tuesday with a forum on education featuring doctor ben carson. louisiana governor bobby jindal will follow wednesday. he will join us live at d-macc's ankeny campus for a healthcare discussion. donald trump will wrap up the forum on thrusday at d-macc's newton campus. that one will focus on the two d-macc events begin at 4- o'clock and free tickets are still available. you can get one at who-tv-dot-com. there you can also submit a question for the candidates. last night donald trump blasted ben carson.

cownie will give a preview of his trip tomorrow afternoon at plymouth congregational united church of christ. our other top story this morning, drake university transforming into a political hotspot. the second televised democratic presidential debate gets underway tonight right here in the metro. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will face off on stage at sheslow auditorium. heading into the debate, the democratic national committee held a round table discussion to find out what iowans want to hear from the candidates. 22:50 and i always look at candidates what are you going to do for public education becuase this is our future our kids are garunteed a right to education lets make sure that is there for all of our children. 22:59 the debate starts at eight tonight on c- b-s. martin o'malley is rallying support for those without tickets to the main event. the group, o'malley for iowa, plans to host 50 watch parties across the state tonight. des moines' will be at saint's pub on urbandale avenue. in ames, people are gathering at mucky duck pub. local nurses will be bu

come from all backgrounds, the bill of rights defense committee, the league of women voters, the united church of christ tells us they signed the letter because they were disappointed in his blanket refusal of refugees. >> reporter: they would consider it a core value. -- and they would consider it a core value. >> the governor is a good man with good intentions. we completely understand the security implications but we think that most of the discussion around the issue is actually based in misinformation. >> reporter: she used to work as a legal advisor for refugee services. >> i know firsthand how carefully the u.s. processes and examines every application. >> reporter: she says tough times require a merrick to be its best. best. -- she says, tough times requires america to be its best. >> we cannot legitimize hateful acts. >> reporter: the syrian american council is pressing the governor to meet they refugee family that was just admitted to the states a week ago. they insist if he gets to know them it may change his mind. back to you. >> given the spotlight on refugees in america one recipi

tim: in d moines today, governor branstad joined members of the plymouth congregational united church of christ to deliver a proclamation. surrounded by the clergy, choir members who dressed in costumes to thanksgiving governor allenges faced by iowans. "thanksgiving day is a time for us to and family and express our apperceation for the challenges that we have met t d the are families state have governor branstad. tim: start thanksgiving every year with this traditrional celebration. tim on cam no word if the governor will be in lincoln tomorrow when iowa looks to run it's football record to o and oh. regaurdless s fans should expect heightened security when the hawkeyes meet the cornhuskers. sarah fili explains why. " " after several major terror attacks internationally, unl police are following suit when it comes to safety and upping security for friday's game. "we shouldn't have to wait for something in our think it's appropriate to take safety as a precaution," bruce claussen, a unl student,said. police will have increased security at doors and throughout the stadium and don't be

cownie outlined his trip for a crowd at "plymouth congregational united church of christ" last night. he hopes the conference encourages people to do what they can... where they are... to address climate change. he'll be traveling from december 1st to december 9th... and anticipates heightened security in paris due to the attacks. fresh off the debate stage in des monies... two democratic presidential hopefuls headed to ames for a more causal atmosphere. music hillary clinton and martin o'malley headlined the "central iowa democrat fall barbeque." much like saturday's debate... the paris attacks and terrorism dominated the conversation. but the candidates also took time to differentiate themselves on issues like college education... i want young people know i think college is great . make college affordable and get debt down but i want a full range of options for our young people and not so young people who need to get re skilled, who may have lost a job and need a second chance. i have put forward a plan to move us to debt free college in five years for all american families and unli

ssion and ministry a to make a difference in people's lives in a very tangible way," said united methodist church of le mars pastor, john battern. once those i ideveloping countries receive these units, they'll be able to produce their own, clean, drinking water. in le mars, iowa...tommie clark...ktiv news 4. >> stout has now been on more than 50 mission trips and plans to mentor others to begin projects in even more countries. it's . time for a break. we're back with our fourth half hour of news 4 today. we've got a lot headed your way including an update from the campaign trail. the presidential candidates are crisscrossing the country today campaigning as the republican candidates prepare for this week's debate. the latest form washington in just a minute. and a big thank you to our local first responders. how community members honored those who protect and serve us everyday. and later you often hear about big dogs thinking they are small lap dogs but one bovine thinks he belongs better wititthe canine familylynstead. we'll show y in what's trending. but first ben is on the outdoor weather pat

governor branstad joined members of the plymouth congregational united church of christ to deliver a proclamation. surrounded by the clergy, deacons, and choir members who dressed in authentic pilgrim costumes to celebrate thanksgiving day.... the governor acknowledged the challenges faced by iowans. "thanksgiving day is a time for us to gather as friends and family and express our apperceation for the challenges that we have met and the many blessings that are families communities and state have experinced," said governor branstad. jessica rae: church members start thanksgiving every year with this traditrional celebration. jessica rae: four lanes four nebraska are preparing a presentation for a meeting in front of the legislature's transportation committee. here's susan risinger with the details. -- "the group 4lanes 4nebraska plans to have representation at two hearings next week before the legislature's transportation committee. 4lanes executive director josh moenning says it is important to keep pressing the case that roads are economic development, and four-lane roads are safer

james united methodist church in morningside at street. it is free to attend. tim: with a final check stay with us. (fred) 45 will be tonight's tomorrow, expect a high of 75 and partly cloudy skies. winds will become breezy. the 7-day shows another warm day wednesday--in fact wednesday's record high is 76 from 1975, so we will be close. chance of light rain thursday. following the front, highs will be in the 50s, but we'll enjoy a sunny weekend. the northern lights will >>> tonight, two major storms hitting both coasts. the chain reaction crash. the pictures coming in right now. the winds blinding drivers. multiple injuries. and the east coast now bracing. the massive tornado outbreak. at leaea 18 confirmed tornadoes across several states. a home surveillance camera pictures this. >>> the mid-air ka stas trophy. the leading theories emerging. a bomb, a missile, or was it mechanical? a top u.s. official will not rule out isis. >>> donald trumps and the rest of the candidates. what he now says before getting on that stage. >>> the e. coli scare. chi chipotle shut

governor branstad joined members of the plymouth congregational united church of christ to deliver a proclamation. surrounded by the clergy, deacons, and choir members who dressed in authentic pilgrim costumes to lebrate thanksksving day.... ' e governor owledged the challenges faced by iowans. "thanksgiving day is a time for us to gather as friends and family and express our apperceation for the challenges that we have met and the many blessings that are families communities and state have experinced," said governor branstad. jessica rae: church members start thanksgiving every year with this traditrional celebration. jessica rae: if you need some help getting in the christmas spirit after thanksgivingng you can take your family to downtown sioux city for the you can view andbid on over 70 decorated trees and wreaths in the hochunk centre atrium. then, on december 3rd, the live auction will start with the highest silent bid. proceeds this year will go to the siouxland autism support group. and speaking of christmas trees... they again fill the south dakota state capitol in pierre. t

church, we go inside to see it rebuilt. and ready to open its doors. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, congregation without a home napa's "first united methodt church" is finally ready to welcome back its flock. la -oh quake left >>> 15 months after a strong earthquake left a congregation without a home napa's first united methodist church is finally ready to welcome back its people. last year's earthquake left damage inside and outside the building. emily turner takes us inside now to show us how it looks today. >> reporter: no one would have wished this quake to happen. but when it comes to material for a sermon this church has plenty of it out of this rebuilding process. hammering and hardware have taken the place of hymns for the last 15 months at napa methodist church but come sunday all that will change. after last year's quake they are coming home. >> when people come back into this building through these doors on sunday morning, and they take their seats and they look around and see the beauty of this building and the faces of those who they recognize who they worship with for years there will be a true sense of joy deep down inside.

took a new church posting as the pastor of reeders united methodist church in the rural poconos of northeasternylvania, about two hours away from his old church in lebanon. nate said his mother was homesick at first. >> she was upset, i think, initially just being so far away from not only myself but also the rest of her family, as well. >> reporter: but, he says, betty found comfort in a.b.'s congregation. the parishioners were happy to welcome her, the always fun and friendly pastor's wife. >> very lively, very full of energy. always doing something. >> reporter: samantha musante had attended sunday school at the church from the time she was knee-high. and she remembers how close the pastor and his wife seemed to be. >> the church members always said, "oh, betty and a.b. never do anything apart. they're always together." >> reporter: and that's how life passed for seven years -- a.b., betty and their new expanded family of yours and mine. but death was stalking the pastor yet again. >> we came down the road and spotted a vehicle. >> reporter: it was a warm july night sometime close to 2:00 a.

"i think that if the church is getting upset over a coffee cup, we need jesus the most" nate nims is a pastor at first united methodist church in waterloo he says symbols of the season is not what christmas is about. "if we act like christmas is a birthdayyparty for us, that we can throw tantrums if it doesnt go our way, then we missed the point" following that, nims says jesus never said to care about coffee... instead he said to feed xhe hungry, cloth the naked, and give back to others. foflowing the pastors viral starbucks responded, saying they're trying to create a culture of belonging, inclusion and diversity back to you. coming up next... cubs slugger kris bryant picks up a big honor after a tremendous rookie campaign -- plus -- mark k arley weighs in on the red-hot uni football team as they look to run their streak to four straight on saturday -- mark woodley joins us next on kwwl. jeb bush: we do not have to be the world's policeman. we have to be the world's leader. who's going to take care of the christians that are being eliminated in the middle east? o's going to takekeare of israel and support

people of all faiths gathered at the crossroads united methodist church in ashburn in response to thearis terrorist attacks. they took turns and said prayers. >> we all have our common humanity to share regardless of any religion that might try to define that. >> in addition to that all leaders condemned the attacks in paris. >>> an arefrts this morning in the arrest of the murders of a woman, her daughter and a man in oxon hill in maryland. police tweeted the picture. they say clifford browne jr. shot all three people. it followed a domestic dispute in the apartment. >>> this morning mayor bower is meeting to find ways to cut down on crime. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is also taking part. they're dealing with much more higher homicide rate this year. mayor bowser is sending more staff to her new office in the southeast including kevin donahue. mayor bowser has pledged to put more resources east of the river, the anacostia river because of the unemployment rate there. >>> this week neighbors have a chance to weigh in on the future of old town, alexandria. they're having o

. >>> and a milestone, a church that literally came apart at the scenes is ready to reopen. the 6.0 quake caused damage at the united methodist church, the walls buckled, the plaster fell from the ceiling and the pipe organ broke. now the scaffolding is down and services will once again go on inside the church. so many people are looking forward to that. >>> coming up, new numbers out on unemployment, which bay area counties have the highest and lowest numbers. >>> plus our holiday food drive starts today. we were all across the bay area at safeways to help kick it off. so many people have contributed all right. that is right, we'll tell you about that coming up. >>> and nice weather to start the weekend, 70s outside, earlier, 50s and 60s as we wake up tomorrow morning. but stay tuned, big drop in temperatures, chance of ♪ great change comes from doing the right thing. like the radical idea that health isn't an industry. it's a cause. so we do things differently. we combine care and coverage. and believe prevention is the most powerful of cures. so forgive us for not going with the flow. we just think the flow shoul

other religious bodies-- like the episcopal church and the united church of christ-- have approved transgender resolutions, but none has gone as far as this one. wall street had a quiet day, ahead of the october jobs report being released tomorrow. the dow jones industrial average lost 4 points to close at 17,863. the nasdaq fell 14 points, and the s&p 500 dropped 2. and the national toy hall of fame has announced its class of 2015. the new inductees include the classic party game "twister," which sears initially deemed too racy to advertise, in 1966. the high-powered "super-soaker" water guns also made the hall, along with the puppet, a toy that goes back thousands of years. the board game "battleship" came up short this year. so did wiffle balls and teenage mutant ninja turtles. >> sreenivasan: still to come on the newshour: rising tensions in the south china sea; upgrades to u.s. nuclear weapons; a new book reveals president george h.w. bush's criticisms of his son's administration, and much more. >> sreenivasan: naval activity by the united states prompted another negative reaction from be

raymond tan, a senior at oakland charter high school and a volunteer at the lake merritt united methodist church, one of the food bank's agencies. welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> i was enjoying seeing your goal of overall goal of trying to go out of business. >> yeah. >> if we can get rid of hunger, right? >> yeah, we don't want to be in business. we're working every day to try to eliminate hunger in our community. that is our plan to end hunger. >> looking at the big picture, are we making that kind of progress? >> you know, the unfortunate fact is hunger is extremely prevalent in the bay area. our food bank is serving one in five alameda county residents. when you look at that nationwide, it's one in seven u.s. residents are turning to food banks. so hunger's unfortunately more prevalent in alameda county. but, you know, with the help of our community, with, you know, all the partners that we have out there, you know, we furmly believe that this is a goal that we can actually get to the point where hunger is fully eliminated in alameda county, bay areawide and nationwide. >

people to come by and to pray in their own way and that is the message at the crossroads united methodist church in ashburn. this is loosely structured and they want folks to come by here an just denounce violence, to pray for peace, to contemplate those things especially needed now in light of what happened in paris and what is now happening at this hour in syria with the retaliatory strikes there. they are not having a formal presentation and there won't be anyone leading this and they want people to come by and lead it in their own way from their hearts and they overtures to other communities and other faith communities like the muslim society and that's one of the largest muslim communities or mosques in the d.c. area and there are about ten branches involved in that and they're coming here as are other groupses and we heard now from reverend david norman. >> we all have common humanity to share regardless of any religion that might try to define that. this is beyond religion. it's about faith in god, i think god desires for us to experience peace and that's what we're gathering for. >> repo

>>> 15 months after a jilting earthquake left a congregation without a home, napa's first united methodist churchready to open its doors. last year's earthquake left damage outside the 99-year-old building. hammering and hardware have taken the place at the church. after the quake, the walls came apart from the roof. the organ was decimated. and there were so many gas leaks the place hasn't had heat since. after insurance, the church still has to pay more than $550,000 for the reconstruction and retrifit. but the pastor says it's all worth it. >> when people come through these doors sunday morning and take their seats and look around and see the beauty of this building and also the faces of those who they recognize, who they have worshiped with for years, there will be a true sense of joy deep down inside. >> reporter: the first sermon for the newly reopened napa methodist church takes place tomorrow morning at 9:30. >>> whalewatchers in southern california are on the lookout for a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear. it was spotted yesterday off the orange county coastline. the whale looked

a church literally coming apart at the seams is ready to reopen. the 6.0 quake caused quite a bit of damage to the united methodist church. a wall buckled, plaster fell from the ceiling, the pipe organ broke -- i mean it fell apart. the work to fix it took nearly 15 months, but now the scaffolding is gone and tomorrow's service will once again happen inside that church. and nbc bay area got a sneak preview of the sermon that's going to be given, and it will be worth going to service tomorrow for a lot of reasons. the minister there has a good sense of humor. very funny. >> very cool. >> oh, yeah. >> and that's going to be really a great service tomorrow, for sure. beautiful church there. >>> still to come at 5:00, a record number of seal pups in the bay area in need of a rescue. the reason scientists say there is such a problem with these cute, little guys this year. >>> plus, don't forget about our holiday food drive. we'll explain what we're doing to make sure families have enough to eat this winter. that looks like peggy bunker. >> there you go. >> and raj. >> that's right. >> how you can help, coming

late registration & packet pick up first united methodist church 12th street & 8th avenue, marion friday, november 13 2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. saturday, november 14 marion high school 675 s. 15th street, marion 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. proceeds of the turkey trot benefit the programs of horizons. horizons is a family service alliance that helps families break the cycle of poverty, crime, and welfare through a mix of programs designed to promote emotional and financial self-sufficiency. for more information visit - www.horizons family.org forecast, next. stay with tv9. now, a final look at the forecast... you will likely wake up to more sunshine today, than what you saw yesterday morning! temperatures will be about the same as they were yesterday, with highs topping out in the low 50s. these conditions make for typical tailgate weather. you'll want the jacket or sweatshirt, some gloves, and why not throw some hot chocolate in hand. this weather will stick around for the weekend, and it might just put you in the christmas spirit! swing on by the double tree in cedar rapids for the festival of tr

church as a place of faith and hearing. but when a 6.0 earthquake tore through napa on august 24th, 2014, napa's first united methodist church was the one in need of saving. >> much of the plaster inside of this room had fallen off. >> the pastor could still recall every bit of the destruction, the broken pipe organ and the rain of debris and the buckled walls. >> there was a separation of 18 inches so you could be standing here and look up at blue sky. >> we saw the damage to the church, we wondered if we would be back in the room again. >> they were given a place to worship while the church was under repair. >> it is the most wonderful thing that happened, was the add veptisting out and saying, hey, you could use our space. >> we had scaffolding covering all of the open space in the center of this room. >> that scaffolding stayed up for nearly 15 months as workers slowly piece the church back together. but now -- >> testing, one two, four. >> now the scaffolding is gone and the workers moved on. and now they are coming home. >> i love it. i'm excited. i'm ready to preach. >> this sunday united methodist will hold the first

center grove united methodist church worked with the church of the nativity to distribute full bags to cars that lined up. the church collected the potatoes through the society of st. andrew's "potato and produce" project. be normally be thrown away by companies for not meeting the 'standard size." last year, the church had many potatoes left over. but this year they ran out within a half hour of the start time. "this year we have so many more ; they've heard-- they've heard about it and i've gotten phone calls at home saying 'call donna she knows all about potatoes' and our organization can get them for people and organizations that are packing food bags for the needy." this is the event's second year and the church intends to continue the tradition. also in dubuque, several teams competed to raise money for the iowa special olympics. they dressed in their best costumes and ran down a cement ramp to plunge into the cold water in front of a crowd. two sheriffs deputies from dubuque county - and an experienced diver - made sure everyone made it in and out of the water safely. every year

church as a place of faith and healing. when a 6.0 earthquake tore through napa on august 24th, 2014, napa's first united methodist church was the one in need of saving. >> much of the plaster inside the room had fallen off. >> reporter: the pastor can still recall every bit of the destruction, the broken pipe organ, rain of debris, the buckled wall. >> there was a separation of about 18 inches. you could literally be standing here and looking up at blue sky. >> we saw the damage to the church. we all wondered if we'd ever be back in this room again. >> reporter: the local seventh-day adventists gave the church a place to worship while their church was under repair. >> the most wonderful thing that happened was the adventists coming out and say you can use our space. >> we had scaffolding all over. >> reporter: that stays up for 15 months. now, the scaffolding is gone, the workers moved on. and the flock is coming home. >> i love it. i'm excited. ready to preach. >> reporter: united methodist will hold its first service here since the quake. this week has been a flurry of preparation for the big day. >> you know, it's back t

dozens of people came together at the alexandria united methodist church for a candlelight vigil in memory of shawn "s.j." sylvester. yesterday would have been his first birthday. investigators say he died from blunt force trauma to the head more than a week ago. some parents brought their children to the vigil to keep his spirit alive. >> this would have been one of his schoolmates. >> i really feel for the family. >> sean grew up with my -- shawn grew up with my son joe. this is a tragedy. erin: no one has been charged in connection with his death. the case remains under investigation. sean: a manchester man is in the hospital after suffering serious injuries from an accident in andover massachusetts. southbound side of the highway yesterday afternoon. the 21-year-old victim was standing behind his car in the breakdown lane when he was hit by a passing suv. the man was flown to mass general hospital. erin: a manchester couple is accused of misleading case. accused of lying about their whereabouts on the days the -- the day the homicide victim was last seen. woman was found burning near s

paul's united methodist church's "oh what fun" holiday fair. the fair is this wednesday and thursday at the church on third avenue southeast in cedar rapids. there is a family dinner on wednesday from five to seven. adults are eight dollars, kids three and under are three dollars. enjoy a luncheon on thursday from 10 to two. tickets are 15 dollars. call 319-447-1147 to r-s-v-p. if you have a non-profit event or organization you'd like to see featured... send us an e-mail... mugshot at kcrg-dot-com. " " here's what you need to know as you head out the door on your monday morning. minimum wage workers in johnson county are earning more than the rest of the state. the county minimum wage is now 8 dollars and 20 cents. the next increase will be next may and will boost the minimum wage to 9 dollars and 15 cents. the final increase will take effect january 20-17 and will bring the wage to 10-10 per hour. today is businessman bruce harreld's first day on the job as the university of iowa's new president. the board of regents hired him on september 3rd

the congregation has not had sunday service at their beloved church since it was badly damaged last year. the first united methodist church on randolph street had a lot of structural damage last august. today, though, the church had its doors back open just in time for the holidays. it took backside 2 million to restore the 99-year-old buiing and make it seismically safe. >> we are so pleased to be back. it's so wonderful and even though it looks the same, it's brand new. >> the church had earthquake insurance which covered most of the building cost. donations covered the rest. >>> calls to end hunger this holiday season is loud and clear. >> our team reached thought weekend for help. so far, people have donated 22,000 bags of groceries. the saveway stores across the bay area. it's easy to do. they'll be distributed to those in need to seven bay area food banks. you can make a $10 donation towards a bag of groceries through christmas eve. real easy to do. >> and one bag of groceries feeds a family of four. >>> right now, rob is here with that forecast. it is hot in here. i think our ac is broken. it is to

units. the church at 41st and ingersoll, and 1700 park avenue. polk county car in polk city at 3700 block of northwest 100 18th avenue and 1600 north east 70th avenue. elizabeth: president obama is sparing two turkeys from the carving knife today in an annual white house tradition. live from washington, d.c. next. spend less time chasing sales and more time making room at the table. find thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday elizabeth: welcome back to kcci. today, president obama is saving two turkeys from the thanksgiving dinner table. it's the presidential turkey pardon. eric: nikole killion joins us live from washington. and nikole, one lucky bird will thanksgiving turkey. nikole: that's right and of course it will be a big decision between ava and honest. both are california turkeys here. take a close look at these two because it's up to you to decide which will be this year's national thanksgiving turkey. you can read their bios and vote online and for the first time, you can cast your ballot on twitter. the turkeys weigh-in at 42 poun

despite the freezing temperatures, dozens of people showed up this evening at alexandria united methodist church to pay tribute to 11-month-old s.j. sylvester. words. there's sorrow in our heart. reporter: the news of the toddler's death spread quickly through the small community of about 1,200. through the power of social media, the candle light vigil was organized, giving people a place to share their grief. >> there can be such grief, anger, confusion, a mixture of feelings. we pray for our community. we pray you will unite us. reporter: the vigil included a poem, offering comfort. >> but should the angels call for him much sooner than we planned, we'll brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand. reporter: and a song for s.j. today would have celebrated his first birthday. happy birthday dear s.j. happy birthday to you reporter: parents brought their alive. >> this is why. this would have been one of his schoolmates. >> i really feel for the family. that's why i wanted to come. >> and greach of grieving friends showed up in support of s.j.'s parents. >> we had to come here. he's

napa. 15 months after a jolting earthquake left a congregation without a home napa's first united methodist churchis finally ready to reopen. last year the 6.0 quake left widespread damage in and outside of the 99-year-old building. hammering and hardware taking the place of hymns there. after the quake the walls came apart from the roof. the organ was decimated and so many gas leaks. the place hasn't had heat since. the church still has to pay more than $50,000 for the construction and retrefit. the first sermon in the newly reopened church takes place at 9:30 this morning. >>> still to come -- the crisis surrounding syrian refugees remains a hot button issue for democrats and republican. up next, our political insiders weighing in on governor brown's response. ,,,,,,,,,, come on in pop pop. happy birthday. i just had a heart attack... and now i have a choice. for her. for them. and him. a choice to take brilinta. a prescription for people who've been hospitalized for a heart attack. i take brilinta with a baby aspirin ...no more than 100 mg. as it affects how well it works. it's such an importan

paul's united methodist church which also operates a food bank >>> this is so funny here. the next time you're on a date check out this new clue. a new study found the more men like a woman the more he'll eat and not just a little more but nearly double the amount of food. that's pretty easy to pick out. might seem strange but researchers actually say it's a way for men to demonstrate prowess. >> or just a pass to put on some weight. >> that's right, exactly. >>> now to some breaking news that we're following in sky force 10. let go to tim spur long live in the chopper. tim? >> reporter: hi, rosemary, over a fire in darbyboro. take a look below us here. you're looking at 135 white, that's delaware county not too far from the philadelphia airport. no reported injuries at this point. we haven't seen any flames popping out of this house, but you can see there's a heck of a lot of smoke for people in that area. seen firefighters going door-to-door in the back area of the houses, too, because they are trying to make sure everybody is out of these houses. can you see how tightly

for ah its 70th year trinity united methodist church in bordentown, new jersey, is hosting this bazaarfind clothing crafts and of course plenty of food there. the bizarre is open until 7:00 tonight and doors reopen tomorrow morning at 10 o'cloc 10 o'clock. >> still ahead here at 4 o'clock we explain why gun store owners say they've seen a huge jump in permit applications over the past week. >> plus, an update on a family who captured the internet's heart with the emotional birth announcement here. how the infant nicknamed baby buns is doing one month after being born 17 weeks early. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> ♪ >> hello again. 4:30 and "action news" continues with a freebie friday designed to get you into the holiday spirit. >> a brave police officer puts himself in the line fire and we're not talking about a gun. >> come here bud deem i'll take it. i'll get it off your head. come here, come here. >> well, you won't want to miss just how long that jersey shore cop was willing to risk a foul

it's the 70th year trenton united methodist church has put on the event. don't those look cute.ou can find clothing crafts lots of food there. the bazaar is open until 7:00 tonight and doors reopen tomorrow morning at 10:00. >> you might have heard of elf on the shelf. there's a hanukkah counterpart becoming something of a holiday stay it's called plench in a bench. mensch is yiddish for a good person. the creator came and with the idea when his son elf on the shelf. problem was their family didn't celebrate christmas. he came up with an alternative and pitched it on shark tank. >> we have a menorah that teaches hanukkah prayers. we have a dreidel that tells them whether it's two thumbs up for good. have more meaningful jewish interactions as a family. >> investor lore he regrenier catches up with the toy's creator heading into the busy shopping season. tonight at 9 o'clock it's after last man standing and dr. ken 20/20 follows at 10:00 followed by "action news" at 11:00 >> time for accuweather. meteorologist cecily tynan keeping an eye on the week. going feel more like november

this is the united methodist church and right here where president carter asked miss rosalynn on a dateor the first time. it's also here where they got married. it's a special place for president and mrs. carter. >> there's a look at some of the early life in plains, georgia. i'll let someone on twitter ask -- how did they meet? >> as the park ranger said, they probably saw each other from a distance because she was a friend of the sister but they seemed not to pay attention to her. but as he got older and it was known he would travel around the world and join the navy, she started to focus on him and the first date they had when she was 17 and was about 20, he went home and told his mother he was going to marry rosalynn after the first date. it took him a while to convince him to marry her. until this event they hadn't run into each other. they were three years apart which may have been the reason. >> she married him at 19? >> yes >> was she ever able to finish college? >> i think she has an associates degree from georgia southwestern. that school is important. her mother went to that

he knew in the beginning that the church in germany and i feel them the same is true everywhere especially the united states, the church must be the church. and the church usually gets it wrong. the people of god get a wrong and the prophets try to get the people to be the people of god. and now you say, how ridiculous. the prophets usually are not rewarded for their -- for being profound to trying to get people to be the people of god. bonhoeffer to me as a modern profit they speak into the german church and saying you have to wake up and stand against the nazis. what do they stand for is antitheft equal to what we stand for. we have to beef up. if we speak up in time, we can win. there was no doubt in his mind and no doubt in my mind retrospectively that the german church was very strong. --ly, christianity culturally, christianity was very strong in germany. as the church had linked arms and spoken out against the nazis , that the ability to do something. all he good to -- all you could do was wait to wake up the church -- all he could do was to wake up the church and you were alive he failed. he