fox5's alyssa deitsch joins us to tell us how to keep our homes warm. maybe you were one of the many people who reached for that thermostat last night-- only to find your heater isn't working. a lot of people wait until the cold weather to even test this out... that's why this time of year is the busiest for furnace repair crews. and sure... maybe people in other parts of the country laugh at us when we reach for our heaters when it drops below 50... but hey, we live in the desert. jeff rozycki, gibson air conditioning and heating it doesn't get that live here this is cold weather to us. so if you've been here a year you knnow this is cold. for 6: they hear a funny noise or it doesn't come on. comes on, comes off, those are common problems when you know your unit needs a repair done to it. you should get your heating and a/c unit checked in the fall and spring-- that way you know it will work for you when you need it-- and you can avoid safety issues if it's not working properly, like a fire or a carbon monoxide leak. if you don't have a furnace... make

a surivor of pancreatic cancer is with us to tell us about her experience.. and what you should be watching for... ahead on 8 news now, the ((you're watching 8 news now at noon.)) of the most difficult types to detect. and today is world pancreatic cancer awareness day. joining us to talk about it are rebecca shanahan.. who is the spokesperson for the las vegas affiliate of the pancreatic cancer action network.. and jeana churchill... who is a 6-year survivor of it. --jeanna: tell us about your experience with it.. recommend to someone who thinks they may have it? rebecca: -- how many people get it.. progress on increasing the survival rate so slow? -- what resources are there in the community? >> the crazy record set by four... a new program is pushing to make it easier for transgendered men and women find work. how the founder is hoping this first of it's kind program is on will end discrimination in the workplace. ((kirsten joyce)) >>> the trailer for the new beauty and the beast movie is already breaking records before the movie is even out. the internet's

because it's not going to get any better for the rest of the week.or joins us to tell us when we could possibly see some flurries. the clouds continue to stream in on wednesday behind the cold front and a few sprinkles and flurries are possible as an area of low pressure slowly makes its way across the state late in the day and into thursday morning. this will highs dropping from the mid-40s on wednesday to the low 40s on thursday. little to no accumulation is expected but the precipitation may be a nuisance on the roadways. friday will be dry but mostly to partly cloudy and temperatures will be seasonal for december with s struggling to hit 40 degrees. saturday will be the coldest day with temperatures staying in the 30s under partly cloudy time now for ask the expert.... today we're talking about the very serious topic of reporting animal abuse and how to recognize if an animal is being abused. joining us live this afternoon... is vice president of communications at the wisconsin humane society.. angela speed and 4-year-old got a question for our experts? email them at ask the expert

brendaliss gonzalez joins us to tell us why their owner was willing to give them up. >> this guy is one of 17 cats. and then there is princess and three other dogs. more than 20 animals taken from one woman's home. the animals after a neighbor complained. the owner had taken most of them from the street, broke the county's limit of nine cats and dogs per home. >> she dubbed herself the caretaker the savior. julia mathis got to keep nine of her dogs and other animals. >> i am a good person. i try to help anybody.>> animal control cannot take livestock but they say thereer >> they wasn't hurt or hungry. >> her neighbor is relieved. >> i'm sure she meant no harm but it is what it is. something had to be done. >> acted the shelter staff prepared to put the animals up for adoption. >> they will find them a home. >> the reason why mathis was willing to give them up. for them. >> that was brendaliss gonzalez reporting, mathis was cited for not having all of her animals properly vaccinated. struck a disturbing story out of pennsylvania. a mother accused of murdering her own child and sending te

share your opinion by going to amani abraham joins us at toys r us to tell us what shoppers had to say. good evening amani. >> reporter: good evening russ. yeah, it's hard to believe that we are two weeks away from thanksgiving and it may have slipped your mind but it didn't slip the retailer's mind. they are preparing to get you in their stores in the doors right after your thanksgiving meal. it's a question that pops up thanksgiving day shoppers. this year there are stale list of stores catering to the holiday shoppers on thanksgiving day. including toys r us and opening at 5 and best buy at 5 and target at 6 and kohl's the same and more stores are following the retailers hoping to cash in on early holiday hopping. it's a competitive market during the holiday season so when your neighbor opens up on thanksgiving day, well, chances are, you will too. thanksgiving day, well, the customer will go next door. there are plenty stores refusing to open on thursday like tj maxx marshall's and staple and that's okay with the shoppers. >> shopping can wait until after thanks giving. >> i like t

us tonight. you can now legally take a ride from an uber or lyft driver. the county commission voted on a temporary agreement to allow the companies to operate. jeff patterson joins us to tell us what they did to get this done.>> reporter: good evening. this agreement calls for stricter background checks, vehicle inspections, and insurance for drivers but clearly the cab companies are for two years, uber and lyft have been operating in hillsborough county but drivers have been ticketed for doing so. wednesday, the public transportation committee voted on a temporary operating agreement that would allow the ridesharing services to finally operate legally. >> i wanted you to vote against it. >> reporter: the vote came over the strong objection over local cab companies work >> we should not be rewording those that are already breaking the law. >> reporter: chairman victor crist hindered -- hammered out right now. >> reporter: saying for too long the ptc has been controlled by the cab companies.>> it has been used to keep the door closed for innovation, new businesses, and opportunities. >> reporter: commissioner ken hagan cast the deciding vote. >> the public is overwhelming -- o

jason barry joins us to tell us why that won't be so easy. >> reporter: the american flag is a symbol of hope and freedom to millions of people. for many can be downright repulsive. the question tonight is, could burning the flag be against the law. it's an image that upsets a lot of people, but there's nothing illegal about burning the american flag. >> [ indiscernible - low volume ] >> carlyle brown, a vietnam veteran would like to see that changed, and he is not alone. cynic let's face it today. people today don't have much respect for paul so much -- respect for paul so -- too much anymore. >> reporter: carlyle won't go as far as president-elect donald trump ity believes there should be some consequence. >> whatever the lawmakers decide , i'm fine with but i'm not fine with them saying it's part of your freedom of speech right to do this. >> reporter: the debate over has ruled a number of times of burning the flag is free speech. it is protected by the first amendment. >> flag burning is something that is unquestionably offensive to well over 90% of the public, but there is a bedr

us tonight. you can now legally take a ride from an uber or lyft driver. the county commission voted on a temporary agreement to allow the companies to operate. jeff patterson joins us to tell us what they did to get this done.>> reporter: good evening. this agreement calls for stricter background checks, vehicle inspections, and insurance for drivers but clearly the cab companies are

amber joins us to tell us about a possible post-season honor coming for las vegas native kris bright. >> we knew he was in the discussion. today it was confirmed kris mvp. after he was chosen as nl rookie of the year, the bonanza high school grad goes up against daniel murphy and corey seager for the nvp title. the winner will be announced next week. last year, bryce harper won the same honor unanimously. >>> ufc fighter jon jones has won his last four fights but unanimous decision, and his 22-1 record will not until at least july. that's because today, the u.s. anti-doping agency suspended him one year for the positive drug test that took him out of ufc 200 this past july. the suspension is retroactive to that time. jones blamed a sexual enhancement pill but did end up testing positive for two banned anti-estrogen agents. because ufc 200 was in las vegas, the former heavy-weight champion will have economy which expects to decide his suspension in november. >>> now to an update to an olympic story. 19-year-old lopez won the light-weight division at the trials. usa boxing had already f

thwt >>> right now at 4:30, a frosty start, break out the winter jackets, kari hall is back with us to tell uso prepare for the bay area's coldest morning of the season so far. >>> new overnight in the south bay, a man hit and killed on a freeway on-ramp. mao the chp is turning to the public for help with answers. our own kris sanchez will have a live report in moments. >>> walking out. the reason students at uc berkeley plan to stand up and leave class in a matter of hours. "today in the bay" starts right now. good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm sam brock.

. >> nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with us to tell us more. >> it's all good. >> take each other's lines. it's not going to be a horrible travel day today. we are going to see things improving in some areas. very happy to report we had a chance for tornadoes yesterday. we didn't have any of those tornadoes in areas of texas. on the weather map areas are in minnesota, wisconsin. areas of light snow. this lht the ohio valley. look through the major cities, we're talking chicago, o'hare, light rain this morning. later on this afternoon indianapolis to detroit. then on the west coast we have the front moving on shore here with some rain. deal with maybe some minor issues on i-5. nothing horrible. tomorrow morning looks like a steadier, heavier day. louisiana and texas up here and minnesota and wisconsin looking between nevada and utah. sacramento to santa fe will be just fine. the areas of greatest concern, guys, are going to continue to be tomorrow morning in the west with the heavy rain. we'll talk more about your thanks giving day. >> for the record, it was me w >>> the artists were

joins us to tell us whether any weather issues will keeps you from getting to your holiday destination. >> i think we actually saw the iowa. but you can see now it's all moved off to the east of us. and we won't have to worry about any rainfall until maybe sometime late in the day on sunday. one thing we will have to deal with though is quite a bit of cloud cover. you can see there's a lot of low clouds and strattus across iowa. so that'll be tough to kick out. i do expect thanksgiving day to be mostly cloudy. if we're lucky, maybe a late day sunshine. will poke through. so if you're doing to be traveling tomorrow morning here, your commuter probably more for pleasure work. looks like temperatures should be in the mid-30s to around 30. lots of clouds. northwest winds at 5-10 as of 7:00 in the morning. and then after that, we do expect a dry day, maybe a little sunshine as we mentioned. late in the afternoon. more of the same for black friday. and finally, the rain moves back in the forecast late in the day on sunday. so overall, i'm lying things o -- liking things on the road here. cbs 2 news reporter matt hammill joins us now with the most of the 49 - million people traveling t

nicole brewer joins us to tell us more about that >> nothing says philly like new year's day and mummers' parade. before they march to the beat of their own drum, organizers want mummers to see what it's like to walk in someone else's shoes. the idea here is to create an atmosphere more culturely aware and a parade that's less likely to offend. from the sound of the string band, the parade requires months of preparation. for the first time training in cultural sensitivity. >> george beatty chairman of love the mummers says their hope is to grow the organization in way that reflects the diverse culture of philadelphia. >> the parade is going to survive and thrive through the 21 it's century and beyond. we need to be more inclusive and that's our goal and our aim. >> reporter: that's why the organization is encouraging its members to watch training videos posted to its website covering culture what will appropriation, lgbt issues and satire >> i think education is the first step >> they she don't have the go through training but it shouldn't limit the ability for somebody to express >> mum

nicole brewer joins us to tell us more about that >> nothing says philly like new year's day and mummers' parade. before they march to the beat of their own drum, organizers want mummers to see what it's like to walk in someone else's shoes. the idea here is to create an atmosphere more culturely aware and a parade that's less likely to offend. from the sound of the string band, the parade requires months of preparation. for the first time training in cultural sensitivity. >> george beatty chairman of love the mummers says their hope is to grow the organization in way that reflects the diverse culture of philadelphia. >> the parade is going to survive and thrive through the 21 it's century and beyond. we need to be more inclusive and that's our goal and our aim. >> reporter: that's why the organization is encouraging its members to watch training videos posted to its website covering culture what will appropriation, lgbt issues and satire >> i think education is the first step >> they she don't have the go through training but it shouldn't limit the ability for somebody to express >> mum

he would come and talk to us and tell us about his life when he would talk about there and staying away from drugs. that impacted the community in a positive way. >> david machado was arrested after committing an armed robbery at a convenience store. officials say he was a known criminal with a long history of offenses.>>> a year ago today, terrorist attack paris. there were several somber events including the silent tour of the sites were 130 people were killed by extremist. darrick tenney has more.>> reporter: for a lot of folks, it feels like only yesterday that the attacks devastated paris and france. today france wildmon visited the sites where isis terrace carried out their attacks a year ago. 130 people were killed in a series of highly coordinated attack targeting bars, restaurants, music venues, and a sports stadium. this morning, survivors and family members of the stood in silence at each location as the names were sighted. for some of the survivors, not returning for the first time brought back the horrors of that night.>> there was some exchange between the terrorists and t

using the attack on iowa's finest to serve and push forward. >>> first at 6:00 it has been an outstanding day across the corridor. cbs 2 meteorologist brandon marshall joins us to tell us whether this weather will stick around for the weekend. >> it looks like it will indeed karen. temperatures were 10 to 15 degrees above average as the mild start to november what to expect as we head into the weekend. clear and calm tonight. could see areas of patchy fog. sunny and perfect tomorrow. slightly cooler on sunday and we'll keep the sunshine around. high and dry over the corridor as we back out over eastern iowa. no rain in the forecast for the next several days. by the time you get up tomorrow morning, clear and calm, a little chilly. patchy fog. around 43 to 44 in iowa city. in the afternoon sunshine and temperat i'll let you know what to expect on sunday in your weather first forecast in a few minutes. >>> we now know the name of the officer involved in the shooting tuesday night in cedar rapids. >>> authorities are talking to officer lucas jones. police tell cbs 2 news earlier this week jones pulled over jeremy mitchell at about 1:00 a.m. when he started to fight with t

kevin janison joins us to tell us that, you know, it might have felt cool today. but if you compare it to last year -- >> we've been on a roll. october, early november and october will go down a we're seeing a little bit of a trend. take the highs and lows, averages out to 79.39. that's 4.5-degrees above normal. and the trend is one of the five warmest weathers. you sense the trend rolling along. we've been talking about that, how the old days it used to get starting out november with a whole bunch of clouds. but that parade of clouds took until about 9:30, 10:00 until they moved through the las vegas valley. pushed off to the east. those clouds, gone. now we're focusing what's coming down from the north, a few clouds and maybe some sprinkles. southern nevada, 32 degrees. not much in the wind category. maryland parkway, 68. and hyde park, they are 66 degrees. so just about the entire valley dipping in the 60s right now. got a couple of 68s on the east side. it coombs as you move westward and southward. everybody is talking about going outside, 52s, 51. that qualifi

us to tell us how to prepare for the bay area's coldest morning of the season so far. >>> new overnight in the south bay, a man hit and killed on a freeway on-ramp. mao the chp is turning to the public for help with answers. our own kris sanchez will have a live report in moments. >>> walking out. the reason students at uc berkeley plan to stand up and leave class in a matter of hours. "today in the bay" starts right now. good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. it's a great morning. kari hall is back. >> maybe i should leave more often. >> i really enjoyed my maternity leave and enjoying coming back to hang out with you guys. >> the warm-hearted kari hall on the coldest day of the year. >> it is really like you snapped and all of a sudden it was winter. that's what we have this morning out there. make sure you're ready for that. as you head out, you want to make sure you have a heavier jacket. a frost advisory in effect for the north bay. temperatures between 32 and 36 degrees. that will be happening between now and about 7:00 in the morning we will have those coldest temperatures there. make sure the kids are taken care of, the plants and the pets. we'll talk about the cold weatherment now let's head over to mike to see what's happening on the bay bridge. >> you talked about the frost bay in the north bay, probably not a problem. the bay bridge has a crash we were following. this is eastbound befo

he called us to tell us that he was coming out. >> reporter: shortly after the woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance police say for a medical issue she was having. a little more than an hour later the man barricaded inside the home surrendered. he was also taken into custody for questioning. >> fairly confident that the suspect that came out is the guy that we were looking for. >> reporter: police say they have more questions for everyone involved, including the woman who says she was held hostage in union city, melanie woodrow, aches 7 news. >>> a man pled not guilty this afternoon to felony charges of killing, making and abuse animals in san francisco's golden gate park. prosecutors say this couple jasmine marshall and kelvin johnson trained at least two dogs to hunt and kill theirious animals. police believe they even boasted by posting pictures of dead animals on social media. >>> animal care and control is looking for a third dog now connected with killing raccoons, coyotes, rabbits and an eget in the park. >>> a murder suspect had a gun in each hand and his finger on the

and reached out to us to tell us how grateful she is to the medical team at sf again who saved her life. >> >> reporter: she is painting a picture of an owl. she likes the animal's wisdom and watchful eyes. it has the characteristics of the doctor that saved her life. >> it reminds me of the things that make you feel sad, or mad. >> reporter: kylie says she's sad when she thinks about the accident that nearly killed her on august 3. she and her grandmother were out of the skyline plaza shopping center when them hit by a black bmw. grandma suffered minor injuries. kylie had traumatic brain injury, intern bleeding, blood clots and fractured bones. >> i hate to say it, we didn't have much hope. >> reporter: he new her chance of survival was slim. she underwent two back to back surgeries. 72 hours later, it appeared she was going to pull through. she credits the medical team for saving her life. >> we got to her early, were aggressive. it was great, the day after surgery when she started to move everything around. >> reporter: neurosurgeon said she was spirited in her fight for survival, pu

to make this. >> charlie >> come on in here and show us how. tell us how it is done. charlie, i guess you'll join in, too. you're all thumbs, aren't you? let's see those hands. i'm not sure you could get into this little bowl of -- what's in there? >> so inside, i have some scrambled eggs with cinnamon and vanilla. >> that's it? >> that's it. >> and then? >> the bread itself is fresh brioche, so it has additional a big difference. >> wow, that's so -- and kids love this, i know. >> i love it too. >> how about you? >> absolutely. >> charlie brown, this is your recipe, huhh? >> all right, we have a full station too, so you can top it with all the different toppings we have available. >> cherries. >> pralines, chocolate chips. >> tell us about the ice show while he is getting this done. >> we have a brand t we're really excited to introduce to people. the different cultures and how celebrate christmas. we're bringing back the ice slide room, so people can go down five ice slides. it is 9 degrees. we give you blue parkas, and then we have a santa's workshop area, a santa

us a whale, shall we? >> it's "moby dick" like you never imagined it. it comes to the arena stage. it opens tonight. for previews through christmas eve. and with us to tell us all about this very unique production, is director david catalan, and you adapted this, welcome, we're so glad to have you with us let's make this a high-flying rendition of this wonderful story. >> it's a big sea adventure. a lot of us think about this book we were supposed to read in high school or college maybe we never did and it's actually a really thrilling book. it's a really thrilling story. >> from what i've seen you've made it into a really thrilling thing to watch on the stage. because when i said high-flying, i really mean it. everybody is up in the air. like you would on the ocean. >> a lot of times when you go see a play the show happens on the ground, right? but we get to through circus and other elements of physical story-telling, we get to put people up in the air. >> like we're seeing right now. >> are all of the actors acrobats? >> they all start as actors, with the exception of one guy who grew up in the circus. he grew up as a circus per performer. everyone else i

reporter mellaney moore is live and iowa city is to tell us -- is live to tell us about the >> reporter: they will get here sunday and stay for three days as they talk with members of the department and members of the community. the accreditation process helps the department provide better service. agency representatives will ride a long ago through practices to give an evaluation allows us access to the current, best policing policies across the nation to keep is up to date with the current trends in law enforcementcommunity members who are interested in being a part of this can share their thoughts in person or on the phone.we have those details on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com.covering the iowa city, mellaney moore cbs 2 news live at five. governor branstad is sparking debate over the future of the iowa public employees' retirement system.some conversvative groups suggest replacing the system--known as ipers-- with a defined contribution program - similar to a 4-0-1-k.many wonder whether such a change would meet workers' needs."i am open to considering changes, but i want to assure

. >> are you ready to move to geographic channel mars series, which shows us that the idea is not that far-fetched. joining us to tell us why he feels certain about that is award-winning journalist steven petranek who says humans will live on mars by the year 2027. not that far away. >> less than a decade. >> how did you come one that? >> elon musk, the ceo of spacex, the most successful space rocket company in the world. has built the company around one mission only, to create a sustainable population of humans on the planet mars, he's convinced that he can get there by about 2024. and possibly 2025, and i'm convinced he's the most optimistic person in the world. so i gave him a two-year break and came up with 2027. >> you say it's not just plausible. it's inevitable. >> i don't think there's any question, we've had the technology to do this for more matter of will and money. and we finally have a push from a private company, rather than a government, to get there and to establish a sustainable base. and that will happen. >> now in this national geographic series, is it going to show us how we're going to get there

us to tell us how you make this cotton candy. you brought your machine. how does it work? >> there is a spinning head that spins really fast. once you put sugar in it, it starts melting it and a spider web of cotton candy is created. >> it's like magic. >> >> yeah. >> is there any particular kind of use? >> organic. all natural coloring and flavoring. >> and you can add different toppings? >> yes. we have different toppings. we have edible glitter, different colors and kinds. we have shaved chocolate, fruity pebbles. >> let me show people. there's chocolate here and fruity pebbles. these are childhood classics. we also offer butterflies that are edible. >> that's cool. you talk about parties. can you accommodate big parties? >> yes. we work a wide range of events from children's birthdays to festivals, corporate events. we've worked at events with over 1,000 people. >> and this machine can make -- >> we have more than one machine available. for large parties, we offer two or three machines so we can cater to everyone and make sure that the service is candy tender. what is that? >> the person who is spinning the candy for you. we can dress them up. >> for a kids' party? >> yes. for adults, we can cater to whatever the party is. >> a lot of kids like this. do adults like this, too? >>

response was overwhelming. "7 on your side" troubleshooter horace holmes joins us to tell us how it turned out. ho this was an exercise to show power of comparison shopping. we chose five families and their projects a and the national non-profit group consumer checkbook located in d.c. did the shopping. this week we will bring you stories of the five families. first a homeowner who had a hard time from keeping things getting short circuited in her home. elvis shields has a problem overloading and she has had it for years. every time she uses the oven >> the breaker would switch. horace: the circuit overloads and elvis' electricity leads the building. sending her to the family to turn it back on. >> a pain? >> it is. every time you try to do something you can't walk away. horace: a pain in the neck? you bet. but after ten years of dealing with it and consulting electricians -- >> it started in 2006. it was $800. by 2010, job. they all said the panel needs to be replaced. horace: she heard abc7 was giving them a chance to find the best price, she jumped on it. >> i look at "7 on your side" a

to my grandmother. and because we know all too well when it what is like when our government tells us and our communities tells us. it is important for us to stand up. >> we are standing up as the community to save for desk- to say to donald trump if you come for anyone glenn have to come through us. -- you are going to have to come through us. >> grant: hista go fund me link the third-- >> grant: a go fund me link has been set up for being young child that died and at a baptismal pool. for her funeral expenses. her father is being charged with inflicting emotional distress on his nine year old son with him at the time of the alleged incident as well as murder charges. >> reporter: here in san mateo a brothel was discovered across the street from this middle school. >> reporter: arresting two men accused of of running the legal brothel. >> reporter:--the legal-- >> reporter: wholly state that they are looking for victims of human trafficking. >> reporter:--police state that they are looking for victims of the human trafficking. >> reporter: neither of the victims had major injuries but police warned that stopping

lat jessie burns from the hill will join us to tell us who the nextx cabinet choices may be. be. you can catch that at 7:30:00 a.m. president obama flying back to d.c. wrapping up is foreign trie of is presidency. he met with limb a peru after the economic summit ended. he plans to give his successors space to govern, but said he won't necessarily be silent if donald trump policieso violate what he believes are america's values or i deals.eals >> as an american sits who cares deeply about our country, iff there are issues that have lesss to do with the specifics of some legislative proposal or battle l, but go to core questions co deals, and if i think that it'st necessary or helpful for me to defense those i deals, then i'll examine it when it comes. the president will stay in d.c. for a couple of more years after he leaves youngest so iss youngest daughter can finish school here. > coming up, the cost to cook thanks giving.ivin hopefully you can take a little l break from politics and enjoy the food, but you should actually be this year compared to last. that's some good news.

to the united states... all that food and the parades and football. laura joins us now to tell us how one group is using the holiday as a bridge, a pennsylvania non profit group is working to make refugees more comfortable in their new life in the united states. and what better way to do that, than to give them a chance to celebrate one of the most american traditions: thanksgiving dinner. weekend in society hill, pennsylvania. thanksgiving came a few days early for a group of refugees and recent immigrants. for most people at the event it was their first time ever celebrating the traditional american holiday. with the uncertainty of u-s immigration policy, the group hopes to continue to bring hope to refugees and their families, khan and his family escaped his war ravaged homeland. he says he's excited that america gave him a second chance at a good life. it's now 5:??. time to check the forecast with video about storms in phoenix. and while a lot of the country is welcoming thanksgiving with some cold temperatures and snow. in phoenix, the holiday week kicks off with some wet we

joining us to tell us the real story is a member of the trump transitional team executive committee. >> yeah. diversity nonidealogical problem solvers. he is being very deliberate about who he is picking. he is going through a whole full scale process. you know kellyanne. you know me personally. there has been nothing like that. >> it seems very very well controlled. >> and we are reaching out to so many people to send a message he will be president for everybody. >> you have a close relationship with mitt romney. >> i do. >> tell us what's going on there. people said maybe it's secretary of state. maybe it should be something else. is he on the very short list of secretary of state? >> he sent the message that we want a plus plus players on the team. so yes, a little bit of soreness from the campaign rhetoric but not from mike huckabee. he made a comment. he also said i think he said there are 100 people that would be better suited. >> i respect both of those guys. they were in the fox hole with us fighting the good fight. it was two great patriots. if you saw the things he said abo

reporter mellaney moore is live and iowa city is to tell us -- is live to tell us about the

as reaction pours in, darius anderson joins us to tell us what relations between the cuba and the u.s. will change since castro's death. >>> and one on one with city council member with the plan to convince the raiders to stay in oakland. >>> it is clearing up. the roads are slikt as you head out. brian will tell us when the storms return. >> some clouds will be around, residual showers but in general things will clear up. we get a peek at sun as the low pressure kicks in. rain will ease up, the sun will come out , but there is still rain ahead and still this afternoon we'll see increasing sunshine, little bit of fog in the early-going along the shoreline and temperatures manage only 60 degrees. there is more rain on the way and we'll have details with the forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >>> california people who faced felony marijuana charges are getting off the hook. california courts are changing felony charges to work with new marijuana laws after voters passed proposition 64 which legalizes marijuana and makes possessing less than a ounce or growing less than half a doz

us now to tell us out.>> reporter: solid waste known as mount rushmore has the best viewing town at least when you can see it. coming up next year, you may be able to. it may be open to the public. the agency has proposed opening a lookout from the summit. the proposal of $743,000 includes a gazebo, landscaping and some work on existing building/buildings. people will have to stop landfill scale house initially to sign up/sign in to access the lookout. the landfill has been capped and it is important to give this landmark a new life and public use.>> this is a unique piece of cedar rapids. this opened in 1965. people say they remember driving into mount trash more. the years. now disclosed in capped and we want to move past what it was and let the community use it. >> reporter: a public hearing has been set for december 20 at the public service center. covering the chordae -- corridor , i am live at 5. >>> who does have bragging rights when it comes to hdt, turns out that depends. the tallest man-made mass is mount trash more. the title iv highest natural point goes to mount mercy university. orion takes the top spot for the highest building. find out why alliance stays/ alliances day with that title may be limited.>>> there is >>> some showers are scattered around the area. then they will pick up again tomorrow morning. they may be heavier in the morning. 37 will be the temperature. later in the day the showers will fade away and should be gone by tomorrow evening. temperatures in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. for thanks

to all start playing the lottery on a regular pay sis. we're not really winning in the weather department, i guess you can say, it's chilly. our weather authority chloe beardsley joins us now to tell us more about it. >> this kind of weather makes me want to watch "frozen." it's very fitting because our temperatures are going to be very cold tomorrow morning. outside, it's clear. it's beautiful. oo but depending upon who you ask, it may not feel nice. you can see a lot of sunshine as we started off this morning in pahrump but off to a cool start, it will be cold tomorrow morning. we have a freeze warning in effect. we'll show you that in a second. a few clouds at mount charleston earlier today. mostly sunny skies in henderson and neighborhoods around the area. in the upper 40s at charleston and the 215ant crestwood elementary school in the low 50s on the relatively warmer sandhill at george harris elementary school. a few of our weather stations we like to show you guys. you can see temperatures, it's pretty cool, really no matter where you go, cool physically because you go outside and you are like i need a jacket. winds are fairly light compared to this weekend and over the weekend

he called us to tell us that he was coming out.eporter: shortly after woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance police say her medical issue she was having. a little more than an hour later the man barricaded in the home surrendered. he was also taken into custody for questioning. >> fairly confident the suspect that came out is the guy we were looking for. >>reporter: police say they have more questions for everyone involved including the woman with says she was held hospital standing. in union city, abc 7 news. hostage. >>> man pleaded not guilty this afternoon to felony charges of killing maiming and abusing animal in san francisco golden gate park. prosecutors say this couple jasmine marshall and calvin johnson trained at least 2 dog to hunt and kill various animals. mr. is believe they boasted by posting pictures of dead animal on social media. animal care control is looking for a third dog killing raccoo raccoon, coyote, rabbit and he great in the park. >> firefighters consider the next 24 hours critical in containing wild

kristy siefkin is live to tell us more. used to help these parents, it's a special cooling device. it's placed inside a bassinet and allows parents to spend precious time with their deceased baby before they have to say good-bye, and one group right here in the valley is hoping to fundraiser for the devices and hoping to give them to several banner hospitals across the valley. she was just four months old. her horrific loss amplified by a rushed, painful good-bye. >> there have been very, very traumatic stories of separation from their dead child, so whether it was by police officers saying we need to talk to you right now, whether it was by nurses taking away their baby in a box. >> spending time with a deceased or stillborn baby is an essential part of bereavement. with this process through a device called the cuddle cot. >> what it is is a cooling device that that refrigerates the bassinet that the child is placed in, and what that does is delays the decomposition so parents can spend a little bit more time meeting their loved one. >> the group is raising money to buy cuddle cot

he will join us to tell us how he learned to walk again. so psched to see him in person. you about ten minutes. and countingment back to you guys in philadelphia. >> looking forward to all of those stories, pack broadcast, as always, thanks, gale. transit passengers in san francisco got free rides this weekend after hackers reached their fare system. three entry notes posted on ticket kiosk at subway stations across the city over the weaken, caused little confusion with some passengers pausing before going through the open gates. >> i wonder what their motive was. >> part of "black friday" deals? say the hack didn't impact service and of course investigating. >> well, california animal sanctuary offered the chance for otters in children to swim together. but more than just fun in the water, this morning health watch, chris martinez explains how it is all a form of therapy. >> april an evans having great time, with her two new friends, havi and lilly. >> pool, having fun, and so cute. >> life threatening gastrointestinal, otters, trained tonight err act with children with

to one bus as part of a study. between 2004 and 2013 61 people died while riding a school bus. at the city. joe joins us live to tell us how. joe. >> yeah, solid waste agency site number one better known as mount trashmore is arguably the best view in cedar rapids and next year it could be opening to the public. the agency has proposed a look out near the summit. the proposal includes a gazebo, landscaping but this is just the start of a more extensive plan. "the thing to remember is this is still going to be a working extensive plan. >> the thing to remember is this is still going to be a working facility as well as a recycling facility. the next phase will be putting and walking trails. >> a public hearing for the proposal has been set for december 20th at the linn county public service center. back to you. >>> many believe mount trashmore ll: when flood waters threaten the city of five seasons - we don't focus on the top of the the city of five seasons we don't focus on the cedar river tower. we focus on other low points. maybe the buildings are feeling a bit neglected but a tour of this town tells one tall tail. th

this was the time whenose people used to use that to tell us everything we need to know about president and there was the habit in the culture to get thosein long-term changes it is important to get past the fact he made a mistake to let the public know he had him rides -- several aides and montezuma's revenge. [laughter] >> moving on to reagan what was in his head. >> first of all, before asking you common he is seen in comparison as a giant in the 20th century actually did you come down to think he was the giant? was he transforming give?s was the one of the great presidents of all time? immigrate is a harder term than transformative i think if you look at the new deal era 1933 through the end of the carter presidency then you are with a transformer that party of what conservatism stands for release going in the direction of the new deallearly but the new deal was mostly suspended between 1981 and 2009 and extends through the president -- present-day we will not talk about trump but that this uh dominant ideology but let's talk about what was maybe going on inside of his head the firs

kissinger used to tell us that instead of morality, we had to worry in the world about living with and letting live all kinds of governments that we really didn't like. north and south korean dictators, chilean fascists. they said the only way to get by in a wicked world is treat others on the basis of how they treated us, and not how they treated their own people. but more recently, we seem to have taken a different tact. we seem to have decided that it's part of our business to tell the roo deesh ans, for instance, the way they're treating their black people is wrong and we put pressure on them. we were rather liberal in our advice to the italians on how to vote. is this a new ford foreign policy in the making? can we expect that you are now going to turn to south africa and force them to change their government, to intervene in similar ways to end the bloodshed as you called it, say, in chile or c c

to pick up as we head toward giving. some drivers are dealing with what conditions. whether chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now to tell us if the showers will impact your holiday plans. >> they will tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning. the radar shows these are lifting from southwest to northeast around eastern iowa. the other thing you can see is there are dry pockets in between the showers. it's not a consistent heavy rain. the rain does come and go. i want to show you what's going on in southwestern iowa. another surge of energy coming into the part of the state will reignite the rain as it comes east across the area tonight. th with temperatures in the midshipman and upper 30s. there could be some patchy fog around and hopefully nothing to dance. at this point we're not seeing that. later on in the day the showers will come to an end from west to east and temperatures will and up in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. another dreary cold day coming up tomorrow. we have a big improvement for thanks giving day and will tell you more about it coming a. >> right now a judge is considering public evidence substitute teache

. >> but a valley group is helping parents to cope in kristy siefkin joins us live to tell us more. >> obviously an extremely difficult situation for any parent to lose a child, particularly when it is a stillborn child, and a british company has come up with a pretty special device, essentially a cooling device placed inside a bassinet, allowing parents to spend precious time with the baby ne group is fund-raising to give the devices right here to hospitals in the valley. banner desert already has one and is hoping to provide some to several other hospitals in the area. take a look. >> all right, kristy. i think we have not got that tape in just yet, but we will work on it and we to that very soon hopefully. >>> a winter wonderland out there, flagstaff getting several inches of snow today, our crew was in the high country as the snow was falling. >> and our dave munsey has been looking at all of the maps. dave, this has been a pretty impressive winter storm, lots of snow and definitely cooled the state down. >> definitely cooled things down, nice big storm, as kari mentioned, and als

to move some place warm, travel or just sit back and take it easy, retirement requires careful planning. folks should take into consideration several factors, even your gender. joining us now to tell us why and how men and women should plan differently is certified financial planner avani ramnani. why? why do men and women need to think differently about retiring? >> men and women thinking differently about investing. for men it's more like a sport. it's a competition. what are the hot stock tips and how much time do you have in your portfolio? women, on the other hand, are a little bit risk averse. they worry about the risk. think worry about losing it all. so men and women really need to learn from each other about how to think about retirement, investing, saving money. >> and generally women may have to take more risks because they are living longer than men do, so in what ways should women take a different approach when they are planning for their retirement? >> you know, women need to think about growing their money, about investing and growing their money, not just conserving it because, as you said, women tend to live longer and also women have this tendency of not investing.

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