one town, moving out to this vast area of contested land in new york, led by their clergyman to create new england style villages in upstate new york. this is why so many of the towns in that region resemble those in new england. fast-forward to the creation of the northwest territory and the ohio territory, and you run into the same problem. that blue bit of their the lake in ohio around cleveland -- that is the western reserve, of connecticut. if you match it up, that is connecticut's strip. connecticut based land companies ended up settling the section known as the western reserve. if you look today, pull out your brand mcnally not, a lot of towns had the same place names as connecticut. another generation, the michigan territory is happening. many of the initial settlers, who went to the constitutional convention, who were the governors of the initial government, were from the western reserve of ohio. the yankees who settled portions of upstate new york and new england, provided the first five michigan governors. similar for the wisconsin territory. you are watching this formatting of the hard drive, as it were, as the

areas near the great lakes for the second straight day, causing havoc from indiana to parts of upstate new york. some areas could see up to three feet before the storm is over. demarco morgan is in hamburg, new york, outside buffalo with the latest on the brutal conditions. reporter: that is the sound of cold air moving behind and alberta clipper. the weather system is blowing up the warmer than average great lakes, picking up high winds and snow. plows the littelfle to quell the storm. sarah is out training for her first marathon has said she will not be sidelined by a squall. >> you are constantly aware of traffic, getting hit by a car, falling on your -- you know. it's exciting. reporter: blizzard conditions led to a 40 vehicle pileup on indiana. another pilot on i 70 involved 13 vehicles. times. lines. >> apparently i could not see reporter: buffalo got two feet of snow since tuesday it is affecting more today. 6-9 inches by the end of the week. parts of upstate new york and see three feet of snow. alyx: a much different story here at home. did you see photos of that car on facebook earlier

. >> after a 10 hour ordeal in upstate new york more than a dozen miners were trapped 900 feet undergroundnd the big story is the court appearance for a chester county man accused of sexually assaulting a young family matter, "action news" was there as charles robinson walked out a courtroom room. he was arrested on new year's eve his 60th birthday for sexually molesting the victim. now police want to know if there are more victims outs there. john rawlins has the latest. >> reporter: there was a preliminary hearing scheduled for this morning, and it was expected we would hear specific testimony as far as specific allegations including corruption of a minor indecent assault and indecent exposure but that did not occur. >> defend charles robinson was in no mood to answer questions on charges that he sexually abused a female family member over the series of years and at one point struck out at a photographer's camera as he left court. >> earlier the 60-year-old opted to wave his right to a hearing. >> he waived his preliminary hearing on seven of eight countses, one was a criminal charge for

here are the guys from upstate new york. what are you doing? the plow trucks get out so they can do their job clearing the roads. looks like they are trying to refuel now. just getting them out. richard: this is an interesting exercise. insulating us, keeping us warm so we can get out there and get the next plow out. richard: that's amazing, i feel like i'm in science class, warm by being in the snow. >> looks like our next victim over there is stuck. richard: are you working overnight? >> we are not working, this is volunteer, but we will keep helping people as long as we are able. richard: thank you so much for your help and service. these guys are all from upstate new york, used to this kind of stuff. just hanginglows out, some of them stuck, some able to move. this guy in the back, he is trying to get out now. this guy in front is not going anywhere. even if you have a snow plow, designed to move snow, it is stuck in the snow. that is the kind of night we are having. back to you. leon: unbelievable. we have to talk to the folks at discovery

roads could be slippery along the great lakes and upstate new york. >>> next up this morning -- a new twist in the case against bill cosby, he's facing his first criminal charges of sexuxu assault after allegations made by dozens of women. >> now, there's a new legal battle, it involves cosby's wife. abc's mara schiavocampo has the story. >> reporter: the criminal case against billllosby playing out in the court of public opinion. after the 78-year-old comedian appeared in court, facing a felony charge of aggravated indecent assault. >> reopening this case was our duty. >> reporter: prosecutors saying cosby sexually assaulted andrea constand in 2004, after giving her pills and alcohol at his suburban philadelphia home. now, cosby's attorney making the charge. >> i have faith in the justice system. >> reporter: and some of cosby's other accusers, also reacting to the criminal charge. >> i just started to cry. i think they were tears of relief, tears of joy and tears of validation. >> reporter: more than 50 women have come forward, claiming cosby sexually assaulted, drugged or raped the

in upstate new york, twelve protesters, including former cia analyst ray mcgovern have been arrested after blockading the main entrance of hancock air

both were taken to cincinnati been released. stories below ground in upstate new york have now been brought to safety.the group was just starting their shift when the elevator they were in somehow stopped working. using a crane to lower a basket below ground, crews lifted several workers at a time -to the surface. they persevere the best way that they could// it's impressive to see how well they managed the situation. situation. we're told they're all in good health.state officials are now investigating and operations are suspended in that part of the salt mine until the problem is fixed. a brief scare this afternoon in indian hill.emergency workers say a woman had a medical event and ran her car off the road and hit a tree. they say they had a tough time getting her out of the vehicle for treatment.clippinger drive stayed open while police investigated. there's a cincinnati connection to that armed takeover of a federal complex in oregon.9 on your side has learned cincinnati radio host pete santilli, who hosts the has joined the group.last night the town sheriff called a community meeting

areas near the great lakes for the second straight day, causing havoc from indiana to parts of upstate new york. some areas could see up to three feet before the storm is over. demarco morgan is near buffalo new york with more on the brutal conditions. take package that s the sound of thunder snow ( tuesday in buffalo. cold air moving behind an alberta clipper (weather system is blowing across the warmer-than- average great lakes... kicking up high winds and snow. watertown lsm the heavy snowfall enveloping roads. people with shovels and fighting a losing battle, too. vo wed0059 sara mckloskey is out training for her first marathon... and said she won )t be sidelined-p&by a squall.-p&wed0059 @32 "you re constantly-p&aware of traffic, getting hit by a car, falling on your --you know. i find an excuse not to do it, then i ll just build up excuses not to go." west harrison, in blizzard conditions led to a 40 vehicle pileup along interstate 74 in eastern indiana. richmond, in another pileup on eye-70 involved 13 vehicles. mos tue0301 @54 "i got hit about five different times, i got bumped around pr

emily: we are falling breaking news right now in upstate new york. rescue efforts are underway to free 17 mine workers trapped in an elevator shaft near ithaca. all are reportedly on injured. randy: breaking overnight. the powerball jackpot now a record shattering $675 million. emily: the eyeopener' mcdonald is live in plymouth where one person got at least a little lucky. juli: that is correct. there is someone waking up today is starting off 2016 on a happy note. matched five numbers to win a -- $1 million. it is not exactly the $500 million pot that was on the table. and not even close to the new jackpot of that' s the biggest in $675 million. u.s. history. so if you were kicking yourself , for not buying a ticket yesterday, you' ve got a chance to win even more this weekend. it' s a slim chance though. the odds of winning are 1 in 292 million. we' ll have those winning numbers for you saturday on newscenter 5 at 11:00. live in plymouth, julie mcdonald, newscenter 5. emily: more breaking news, all eyes will be on wall street after financial turmoi

i'm jessica rae. 17 miners trapped nearly 80 stories below ground in upstate new york were brought to safety this morning. abc's marci gonzalez has " -- the sounds - of relief - after nearly ten hours anxiously waiting.... 17 miners - trapped nearly 900 feet below ground in upstate new york... all finally safe - on solid ground. sot: they persevere the best way that they could the group-p-as just starting their shift at the deepest salt mine in the country- near ithaca.. when the elevator they were in - somehow stopped working. nat gfx: cage is stuck 850 feet down with people on it. the miners- huddling together for warmth - as local fire and police rushed in to help... nat gfx 12:28 man power needed to backfill out in lansing on a rope rescue. using this crane to ground...lifting several workers at a time -to the surface. sot "we practice mine evacs regularly every year so that practice is coming into play today" despite being shaken - and freezing - the miners waited ere at the scene... nat cheering until the last of their coworkers were rescued. sot 9:05:26 ththr spir

the satellite - radar of the area shows some lingering snow that happened in upstate new york and through new england -- but multiple cities were heavily impacted by blizzard conditions last night including washington d.c., philadelphia, new york city. and even though the storm has passed, that area of the country will continue to clean up for days. ............................... ...... heading back west now... we have plenty of snow happening in multiple areas near or around us -- including salt lake city and denver............................uan see we've had some highoudming over the state and to southern nevada... t we're going to continue to ahead...lhe the full forecast coming up later in the newscast.ariearie johnson > former clarkunty coissioner darwin lamb died this afternoon at his home in cedar city utah. darwin, who would have been 84 in april, fell at his home a few weeks ago and broke his hip. then he contracted pneumonia and was never able to recover. lamb was the last of what was once... a political dynasty in nevada. while he served on the county commission, his oldest b

snow from wisconsin to upstate new york. heavy rain from new orleans to jacksonville. it is going to be cooler though in the mid-atlantic. >> and 19 in salt lake city. 20s in minneapolis and detroit. 30s in denver and kansas city. 40s and 50s in dallas, atlanta and new york. downright balmy. >>> now it's time for college football. are you a football fan? >> big-time. >> i'll hand it over to you in a minute. let's hope today's five bowl games are better or at least more competitive than the two playoff games we had yesterday. >> they were a bit of a blowout, but we start with the nation's number one team, clemson. the tigers trailed oklahoma by a point at halftime before taking touchdown run. deshaun watson then struck with a 35-yard touchdown pass and another td in the fourth quarter put the sooners away for good. clemson moves on to the national title game with a resounding 37-17 win. then it was alabama and michigan state's turn and let's sum it up by saying the crimson tide absolutely dominated the spartans last night. we'd love to show you a michigan state touchdow

now, upstate new york must remain an economic priority. the cold truth is that this state government shortchanged upstate new york for many years and that was short-sighted. not only are we one new york family, but we are one new york balance sheet, and upstate growth means a stronger economy for all. i propose -- [ applause ] i propose a record $20 billion economic development program to grow the momentum in upstate new york. one of the heavy costs for upstate businesses and citizens are the tolls that we impose on the new york state through-way. now as you know, the new york state through-way was paid off in 1996, but the tolls have continued. i propose we set aside $1 billion of our settlement funds as a reserve fund to maintain and improve the through-way system. it will also allow us to freeze tolls for all users until 2020. [ applause ] we can also cut tolls by half for all frequent users and, listen to this, eliminate all tolls for our agriculture sector, which has been struggling for many, many years. this will show upstate business

rehema ellis takes us to the scene of the rescue in upstate new york. >> reporter: after ten hours trapped below ground, the ordeal hoped. 17 workers in an upstate new york salt mine were rescued after huddling together in an elevator shaft in freezing temperatures. >> they did what they could do to keep each other warm and spirits up. >> reporter: overnight, blankets, water, heating pads and food were lowered to the men and shared with rescue workers in this tight-knit community. >> everyone knows in the deepest salt mine in north america, 2,300 feet into the earth. they were stuck in the elevator 900 feet down. more than the height of the world famous 30 rockefeller center. a special crane with a basket was brought in to safety. here at the lansing fire department just across the street from are specifically trained for just this type of crisis. >> everybody went home safe. it was a huge success. >> reporter: tonight, the nearly 100-year-old mine remains closed as investigators try to figure out what caused the accident. rehema ellis, nbc news, lansing, new york. >>> a hollywood passing

roads could be slippery along the great lakes and upstate new york. >>> a new twist in the case against bill cosby, he's facing his first criminal charges of sexual assault. >> now, there's a new legal battle, it involves cosby's wife. abc's mara skov cam poe has the story. >> reporter: the criminal case against bill cosby playing out in the court of public opinion. after the 78-year-old comedian indecent assault. >> reopening this case was our duty. >> reporter: prosecutors saying cosby sexually assaulted andrea constand in 2004, after giving her pills and alcohol at his suburban philadelphia home. now, cosby's attorney making the media rounds, vowing to fight what she calls an unjustified charge. >> i have faith in the justice system. >> reporter: and some of cosby's other accusers, also reacting to the criminal charge. >> i just started to cry. i think they were tears of relief, tears of joy and tears of validation. >> reporter: more than 50 women have come forward, claiming cosby sexually assaulted, drugged or raped them, which he has consistently denied. his wife of 50 years, camil

. >> in other news, 17 miners trapped nearly 80 stories below ground in upstate new york are safe this afternoon. we brought you the story as breaking news on news 13 this morning. marcy reports, why the miners are being called inspiring. >> the sound of relief after waiting, 17 miners trapped 900 feet below ground in upstate new york all finally safe on solid ground. >> they persevered the best way they could. >> the group was just starting their shift at the deepest salt mine in the country when the elevator they were in stopped working. miners huddling together as fire and police rushed in to help. >> out in lancing. >> using this crane to lower a basket below ground lifting several workers to the surface. >> we practice mine evacuations regularly every year. that practice is coming in to play today. >> despite being shaken and freezing, the miners waited at scene until the last of their >> their spirits are tremendous. i don't know. i'm inspired by them to be quite honest with you. >> we are told they are all in good health. officials are now investigating and operations are suspen

place on february 20th. 17 miners trapped nearly 80 stories below ground in upstate new york were safely rescued why they're being called "inspiring" this morning the el nino weather pattern has finally given us quite a bit of snow this winter... but in southern california they're dealing with flooding. but first... lindsey matherly will be back with your complete weather now forecast. announcer: "you're watching kolo 8 news dollars is up for grabs with the current powerball jackpot after there was no wednesdays drawing. so you can bet lines will be long to get your hands on a ticket for the next drawing. we'll all the lthe largest jackpot of any lottery game in u.s. history... just keeps getting bigger. as of 8:30 this morning the jackpot climbed to 700 million. at the time of last night's drawing the and now your kolo 8 hour-by-hour weather forecast with lindsey matherly. thursday: scattered snow showers, mainly before 11am. mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. chance of precipitation is 30%. little or no snow accumulation

upstate new york is seeing light snow. the major of this was rain, for this time of the year, we're in january, to see that rain line this far north, doesn't happen. usually you get heavy snow in new england. not this go around. we're watch an arctic front. it's zero in bismarck with a windchill of 22 below. what's happening, we've had a a couple of good cold shots, the cold it hits and it doesn't hold. this will hold a little bit. this will be the longest cold shot up to this point. surface maps shows this frontal system is approaching as we speak. mild air today. we get into sunday, cooler changes arrive. here comes the arctic boundary sunday evening into monday morning. temperatures this afternoon, early morning, 10:00 a.m., skies brighten up a little bit. it's a combination of sun and clouds, 48 degrees by 4:00 p.m., again, anticipating a high of 52. overnight tonight, 20s for everybody. 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, we'll start out with sunshine, increase the clouds throughout the day. another system passes on by to the

i propose a record $20 billion economic development program to grow the momentum in upstate new york.[ applause ] one of the heavy costs for upstate businesses and citizens are the tolls that we impose on the new york state throughway. now, as you know, the new york state throughway was paid off in 1996. but the tolls have continued. i propose we set aside $1 billion of our settlement funds as a reserve fund to maintain and improve the throughway system it will also allow us to freeze tolls for all users until 2020. [ applause ] we can also cut tolls by half for all frequent users and, listen to this, eliminate all tolls for our agriculture sector, which has been struggling for many, many years. [ applause ] this will show upstate business and citizens that we are on their side. we owe it to them, let's do it and let's do it this year [ applause ] upstate's roads and bridges, broadband and other structure must be upgraded also. i propose the largest roads and bridges investment in history, a $22 billion five-year investment achieving parity with down-state new york. [ applause ] i als

before they can finally head three people are und dead inside a home near an upstate new york back to the united states, and hree people are found dead inside a home near an upstate new york community college. police say two men and a woman were found dead inside a home near the state university of new york. two of the people killed were student athletes. one played baketball and one was a hockey layer. the third person was a former student of the university. this situation. i can tell you that a knife was recovered at the scene police are not officially ruling this a double murder-suicide -- saying which of the dead could be the person responsible. they say the cause remains under investigation. tonight -- democratic presidental candidates showed up for their final showdown before voters cast their ballots inn iowa. with the polls closing in -- hillary clinton and bernie sanders sharpened their attacks -- while highlighting their significant differences. briant mooar has the story. (super: charleston, ss :00-:06) in thhr final debate of this pre-election season, (sot hillary clinton

after nearly 10 hours of anxiously waiting, 17 miners trapped nearly 900 feet below ground in upstate new york all on solid ground. >> they persevered the best way they could. encouraging to see how well they managed the situation. marci: the group was just starting their shift of the deepest salt mine in the country near ithaca when the elevator they were in some stop working. s huddling together for warmth as local fire and police rushed in to help. >> manpower needed. out in lansing, on a rope rescue. liftingsing this crane, several workers at a time to the surface. >> we practice evacuations regularly through the year and so that practice is coming into play today. marci: despite being shaken and freezing, the miners waited there at the scene until the last of their coworkers were rescued. spirits are tremendous. i just -- i don't know. i'm inspired by them, to be honest with you. marci: state officials are now investigating and operations are suspended in that part of the salt mine until the cause is determined and the problem is fixed. marci gonzalez, abc7 news. jummy: so glad to hear th

upstate new york could see 3 feet of snow. demarco morgan, cbs news, hamburg, new york.>> i get cold just looking at that.>> i start getting nasty texts and emails from my friends and family up north. they are very upset about the weather they are dealing with. >> i am sorry for those of you who are watching. let me show you how nice it is here. it is cloudy and warm, warmer than it has been. winds are light. it will be a pretty nice evening, a high temperature today in the 70s. the record is 84. thank goodness we are away from the records now. 68 in key west. clouds and rain throughout the day in key west. temperatures now in the 60s. coral spring and parkland had our overnight lows in the mid 50s. the radar shows showers starting to move a little bit away from the lower keys. as we go through the night tonight, showers will return and work their way up the peninsula. rain chances increase through the night from south to north. temperatures now upper 60s in south bay. low 76 about everywhere else. clouds pretty thick out there

the reason she won that senate seat was upstate new york.e small businesses up there she end had. every single one of them they voted for her for that reason. that he was the promise she made and she kept. >> why hasn't it shown up in any of the stats? income levels in upstate new york are lower than they were in when she was senator. i mean, it's ridiculous. >> now they are. >> the jobs when she was there and then they[%um disappeared? come on. >> no. we had the great recession. we had the great recession. that's what happened. and when hillary clinton, make no mistake about it she did a great job in upstate new york with a lot of businesses. >> it's abysmal. she has no experience on the economy and, bill, she only cares about one person and that's herself. but progressivism is about making everybody's life equally miserable except for her and her husband. >> let's deal with that. marianne, i don't want to you deal with this question directly, north give me some pie in the sky theory. she lives well. >> i don't i do pie in the sky. >> she l

snow from wisconsin to upstate new york. heavy rain from new orleans to jacksonville. it is going to be cooler though in the mid-atlantic. >> and 19 in salt lake city. 20s in minneapolis and detroit. 30s in denver and kansas city. 40s and 50s in dallas, atlanta and new york. downright balmy. >>> all right. now it's time for some college football. are you a football fan? >> big-time fan. >> i'll hand it over to you in a minute. let's hope today's five bowl games are better or at least more competitive than the two playoff games we had yesterday. >> yeah, they were a bit of blowouts. we start with the nation's number one team. clemson, the tigers trailed oklahoma by a point at halftime before taking the lead with that short touchdown run. keyshawn watson struck with a 35-yard touchdown pass and another td in the fourth quarter putting the sooners away for good. clemson moves on to the national title game with a resounding 37-17 win. and then it was alabama and michigan state's turn. let's sum it up by saying the crimson tide absolutely dominated the spartans last night.

when we se >>> 17 miners are free after being trapped hundreds of feet underground for hours in upstate new york. more on the rescue. >>reporter: what started like any other day on the job ended with a massive rescue operation in upstate new york. those people are back above the deepest salt mine in the western hemisphere. distant cheers greet the last of the 17 salt miners rescued thursday morning pulled by cranes hundreds of feet below the surface. >> extremely happy to say they are safely out. all 17 that were stuck in the shaft and the elevator have been safely roomies -- removed. >> reporter: the elevator stopped working around 10 pm wednesday night and the last miner wasn't rescued until about 10 hours later. they were given radios, hand waited for help. good spirits. >> t(ey held together. they kept each other warm and kept each other's spirits up. it's impressive to see how well they managed the situation. >> reporter: the elevator stalled while going down the mine shaft about 40 miles outside of syracuse. underground. no one was hurt and officials say they were in constant communication

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brand new video wanted for the vie lengths new years eve robbery and an hours long robbery in upstate new york and a group of minors are pulled to safety, miners stuck hundreds of feet below ground and helping children whose parents died protecting philadelphia, a new scholarship for kids of fallen police officers. >>> now more on a woman shot in the face on new years eve, it happened in the may fair section while she was carrying groceries, vernon odom is live now with more information and surveillance video of the the suspect's car. >> reporter: we do have that good afternoon. the police are asking for the public's help to track down this attempted murder suspect who struck in broad daylight, on december 31st, the victim a 75-year-old grandmother. this is neighborhood surveillance video of the 75 may fair resident who was shot in the face in broad daylight on new years eve morning as she walked home from the supermarket. this is the white or silver nissan maxima that pulled up next to her and demanded money. >> he said do you want to get shot and she said no. and they wrestled over her handb

this midday, 17 miners in upstate new york are back above ground after getting trapped early this morning. the miners were stuck in a mine shaft nearly 900 feet below the surface for hours. abc's marci gonzalez has the details on their rescue. - nat cheering -the sounds - o o - trapped nearly 900 feet below ground in upstate new york... all finally safe - on solid ground. sot: they persevere the best way that they could the grou was just starting their shift at the deepest salt mine in the country- near ithaca.. hen the elevator they were in - somehow stopped working. nat gfx: cage is stuck 850 feet down with people on it. the miners- huddling together for warmth - as tocal fire and police rushed in to help... nat gfx 12:28 man power needed to backfill out in lansing on a rope rescue. using this crane to lower a basket below ground...lifting several workers at a time -to the surface. sot "we practice mine evacs regularly every year so that practice is coming into play today" despite being shaken - and freezing - the miners waited there at the scene... their coworkers were rescued. sot 9:0

a look right now, this is where the storm is not, there are a few flurries drifting in from upstate new york and vermont. this is where the storm is, sitting down over the gulf coast states, it's way down there. but it's also being accompanied by quite a bit of warm air. with a that means, even though it's cold now, by the time the storm arrives it will be very ticky over central parts of new hampshire, even parts of southern new hampshire whether we get a mix or wet snow. and i think the indication here will be the higher you are in elevation and the intensity of the storm in terms of when it comes down the hardest, that will dictate when you get the as to. so the higher terrain in the monadnock region, lake sunapee stretch and into the heart of the lakes region, that's where up, while it will be mainly rain along the coast. somewhere between that messy mix, the exact timeline and much more straight ahead. tom: commitment 2016 now, with so many republican presidential candidates some of the focus has been take answer way from the democratic side. and the tightening race between hillary clin

with meteorologist jeff thompson this is kolo 8 news now at nearly 80 stories below ground in upstate new york were brought to safety this morning. abc's marci gonzalez has more on their rescue and why they're being called "inspiring." the sounds of relief after nearly ten hours of anxiously waiting.... 17 miners - trapped nearly 900 feet below ground in upstate new york... all finally safe - on solid ground. they persevere the best way that they could. it's impressive to see how well they managed the sit. the group- was just starting their shift at the deepest salt mine in the country- near ithaca, when the elevator they were in - somehow stopped working. cage is stuck 850 feet down together for warmth - as local fire and police rushed in to help... man power needed to backfill out in lansing on a rope rescue. using this crane to lower a basket below ground ... lifting to see how well they managed the sit. the group- was just starting their shift at the deepest salt mine in the country- near ithaca, when the elevator they were in - somehow stopped working. cage is stuck 850 feet down with peo

south floriba starts now. >>> miners freed, a long night ordeal for 17 miners trapped in an upstate new york salt mine is finally over. we covered this as breaking news very early this morning right here on nbc 6. thanks for joining us this midday, everybody. i'm ericharryman. >> i'm sheli muniz. the video you're looking at, this was an all night affair. >> wow. >> several hours here. the men got stuck in an elevator this happened last night. >> yeah. nbc 6's kelly blanco joins us live in the studio. not only a long process in terms of being underground but getting them back up on to land, that was an incredible process in and of itself as well. >> that's right. all the miners have been hoisted to safety in anp operation that took some 11 hours. now you're taking a look at brand new pictures of the miners getting rescued. the miners were enterings the mine to start their shift at about 10:00 last night when the elevator carrying them became stuck. officials say they were ner in danger and emergency workers made contact with the miners via radio before the rescue efforts began. and they all a