. -- web news is up next. >> welcome to the web news where our pick of the stories is making via online headlines. coming up on today's show -- web news react to the u.s. and cuba normalizing relations. turkish person is on trial tore terrorism. and a christmas sound and light show in his back yard. >> the president of the u.s., barack obama and his cuban counterpart, raul castro, announced a deal on december 17 to restore full diplomatic relations between the two unts countries. the announcement sparked commentary among americans. thousands have taken to the network hailing the news that washington and havana will be normalizing relations after 50 years of tensions. ordinary members of the public say this is just the beginning and in the long run the u.s. embargo on cuba will also be lifted. it's high time that president obama changed it toward the caribbean country and nothing had the desired effect. while many praised washington's decision and hailed barack obama's bold move not everyone is pleased about the plan to resume diplomatic relations between cuba and the united states. take

web news is up next. >> hello, there. welcome to the web news with our pick of the stories making thines. coming up on today's show authorities in hong kong sent in things to this camp. protesting against water tanks. and american peace oversee supplies things. >> amid ongoing pro democracy demonstrations they sent in police to evacuate the main protest encampment in the business district. witnesses at the scene have been sharing accounts online. there were all manner of dourments during the rounds on social media attesting to the large volume of police deployed. the images, many of which have been posted under the occupy h.k. movement show police arresting countless demonstrators, demolishing camps and tearing down barricades erect the by the protestors. the authorities also called in hundreds of government workers to assist the evacuation. dispatched to the district with dump trucks to rapidly remove any trace of protestors. they are look to go put an independent to the pro democracy dimon desperations in hong kong, but

at it is time for web news. ♪ >> welcome to the web news with our pick of the stories making the onlinedlines. coming up on today's show -- the u.s. moving forward impersonating soldiers. an indian actress announcing social violence. obama using -- and a farmer using music to hurt his cowls -- herd his cows. >> excuse me, sir? >> this video shows a man dressed as a soldier being exposed as a fake in a u.s. shopping mall. the man was not a soldier, but was wearing a military uniform and metals to get notice from u.s. stores. this was not an isolated incident. and many have taken to the web to ousted the -- to oust the impostors. there is guardian of valor, for example, posting photos as well as names of these famous phonies. naming and shaming is all the rage on facebook. there are a number of pages of americans who have come across these people trying to pass them selves off as soldiers back from the front lines. the site claims that several caught artists have manipulated people's trust in american gis to get money out of them before disappearing off the face of the earth. ♪ >> hollywo

it is time for web news. >> welcome to the web news. stories making the online headlines.p on today show, reaction to the oil spill and bangladesh. justin bieber stands warned the death of his dog. a man employed to get christmas kisses. a week after the collision between an oil tanker and a cargo vessel and bangladesh authorities are struggling to control the oil spill that is spreading to waterways across the world's largest rain forest. it has received widespread commentary online. many have taken social networks to share their sadness over this ecological catastrophe. a lot of web users feel the disaster could have been avoided if the bangladesh government had imposed a ban on commercial vessels. a number of environmental groups have been protesting for years. photos and videos bear witness to the damage caused by the oil spill. the bangladesh authorities condemned for not doing more to -- prevent this kind of accident. others condemn them for not taking action to contain the spill. urging the powers that be to take immediate, urgent action to prevent the disaster from

it is "web news." >> hello, and welcome to the "web news," with our pick of the stories making the online headlines. coming up on today show, -- today's show, india shows solidarity with the people of pakistan. actor samuel l. jackson sings against violence in the u.s. -- police violence in the u.s. it's the time for contemplation and reflection on pakistani web following the attack on peschel are -- on peshawar. it has been widely condemned by pakistani web users and neighbors in india many of whom have shown solidarity with the people of pakistan. thousands have posted under the #indiawithpakistan hashtag sharing their sadness and sending condolences to the families of victims. the hashtag was taken up by ordinary members of the public and indian politicians, pledging support to the people of pakistan. prime minister narendra modi has joined the movement with a series of tweets strongly slamming the terrorist attack. while many social networkers are announcing that they would like to donate blood to help those injured for the attack -- in the attack. they want to support pakistan throug

time for web news. ♪ >> welcome to the web news, with our pick of the stories making the online headlinesming up on today show -- australian web users show solidarity with muslims in the wake of the sydney siege. indian users react to the arrest of an alleged isis propagandist. emotions are running high in australia following monday's hostage siege in a downtown sydney cafe. there has been widespread commentary online, with messages of condolence flooding into the families of the two people killed by the hostage taker, a heretical islamist who moved to australia in 1996. while it was a time for reflection some took to the web to show solidarity with members of the muslim community. thousands have been posting under ata hashg -- a hashtag responding to people who are afraid the hostagetaking will cause an islamic phobic i -- i slamophobic backlash. they offered to ride with people to work to prevent any form of abuse. many sydney residents follow their lead. as we see from these photos shared on twitter. scores of people from brisbane and melbourne have also shared support with the muslim

we have got web news. we will be back with the latest headlines, including a word attack in france, this time in nantes the perpetrator again using the phrase allahu ackbar. >> hello and welcome to web news. our peek at the stories making the online headlines. coming up on today's show -- sony and the north american leader kim jong-un are the brunt of net criticism. the glow of challenge goes viral. and an american man floats into the air on a sun lounger. reactions are continuing to flood in on the american websense sony pictures announced the film "the interview" would no longer be released in cinemas on december 25. the decision was taken after hackers made threats directed at the film studio, and has caused outcry in the united states. thousands of net users took to social networks today announced sony, using the hashtags #sonyhack and #theinterview. they shared the view that the studio committed a grave error in acting this way. some celebrities even accused the company of demonstrating cowardice by b

. >> welcome to the web news. coming up, shock over the missing airasia flight. companies urged to use more models with disabilities and advertising. -- dean advertising. -- in advertising. a flight flying from indonesia to singapore carrying 162 people went missing, losing contact with air traffic control on sunday morning. terrible news has been met with widespread shock online. people expressing theirs solidarity and compassion -- expressing their solidarity and compassion with messengers for passengers. leaders have also shared their thoughts. some people trying to give practical help in looking for the causes of the disappearance. specialists have highlighted the weather conditions and potential disastrous consequences. the weatherbug twitter page put forth a similar theory. airasia is being transparent with information and sharing as much as possible about the flight. the airline will continue to do whatever it can. a two-year-old with down syndrome was featured in a catalog for an american retailer. this type of approach helps change people's perspectives.

. >> hello and welcome to today's web news with our stories making headlines. coming up on today's show two police officers murdered. the u.s. side jim offers a musical retrospective on 2014 -- jib jab. emotions run high in new york following two police officer shot dead in their police car on saturday. reactions are flooding in online. rexam users feel that by declaring his support for the demonstrators and lashing out at the message the town counselor could partly be to blame for last weekend's tragedy. >> this opinion is expressed in particular by george attacking, the former governor of the state of new york. his opinion that the two murders are related to the -- is void view is shared by many, some of whom are using the #blood on his hands to slam the new york mayor's attitude. apart from opening criticizing buildable ozzie l on social media, the angry citizens have set up an online petition calling for his immediate resignation. quickly struck a chord with more than 26,000 people signing it and not even 48 hours. while many chose to lash out online, others

. ♪ >> welcome to the web news. the stories making the online headlines.ing up on today's show, responding to the fall of the ruble with satire and jokes. an online campaign to help a homeless man in the u.s. and a behind-the-scenes look at an animated movie. falling oil prices have seen the russian ruble lose about half its value against the dollar over the past few weeks, plunging russia's economy into recession -- recession and raising the cost of living. it has become a popular topic online with russians coming up with imaginative ways to overcome the gloom. many have taken to social networks to respond to that follow their currency with irony and humor. these poke fun at russian coins and notes that are worth very little. you see the ruble symbol at the very bottom. one site is looking to bring down web users' stress levels by providing live updates of heavy ruble is faring against other currencies against a soothing backdrop and music. the online initiative is proving extremely popular. others are using instagram to simply deny that the country is fa

. >> hello, and welcome to web news. with our pick of the stories making headlines. coming up, tunisian web users call for the release of a blogger. and a death defying flight. a tunisian blogger was arrested by authorities at tunis airport on to serve six after being sentenced in absentia to three years in prison for defaming army officers. largely due to his involvement in the january 20 revolution. he has remained extremely active online ever since. online campaigning for his release is now well under way. supporters have taken to twitter, voicing outrage and challenging the tunisian army for bring the charges against him. many say people should have the right to criticize the country's security forces regardless of their beliefs and that this case undermines freedom of speech. other web users are slamming the fact case was brought before a military court and not a civilian one. although not everyone shares his beliefs, they feel he was treated badly. the story follows another highly controversial arrest that has also set up lively commentary and social media. so

in new york brian web for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, phoenixville's annual firebird festivaluffered a setback after someone set fire to the festival center piece just hours before the event was set to begin. chopper three over the 30-foot high wooden phoenix on friday. typically this birdies set on fire to some extent during the festival to sim about ice former steel town's renaissance through arts and culture. someone down ride burned it down. the phoenix, it happened at 3:30 saturday morning. >>> new authorities say they have no suspects, but the festival, however did go on, as planned. >>> right now an "eyewitness news" update foreyou, federal investigators announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the person responsible for setting three delaware churches on fire. fire fighters in felt on, delaware kent county responded to three church fires back on december 2nd. the fires caused more than $80,000 in damage, fortunately in injuries were reported. >>> the philadelphia parking authority has announced there will be relaxed enforcement on kiosk parking spaces in t

news". >> where will protester for eric garner and michael brown take their message next. i'm brian webnew york. i'll tell you about a plan to bring them all together coming up. >>> plus a warning for parents as you shop for your children this holiday, coming up in the healthwatch which toys may be too dangerous for kids this year. >>> the g od news rain moves out but carol has other news in the the forecast for your >>> today, it is sunday december 7th, thanks for joining us. i'm nicole brewer. it is 6:30. lets check that forecast. carol, folks have outdoor plans, maybe getting christmas tree. good day to do it. >> certainly better than yesterday. yesterday we saw so much rain around here, half inch to 1 inch of rain. temperatures were okay but that was about it. rain certainly made an impact on everything. today is sunshine, and wind will be experiencing, our temperatures right now 36 degrees. that is at palmyra cove nature park, and it is a morning that is starting to brighten up. we have a full moon out there clouds are leaving. it is very possible that you can see that beautiful fu

i'm brian web in new york.l tell but a plan to bring them all together coming up. >>> also ahead, app that is claim they will prepare your child for standardized tests but do they help with entrance exams. i'll talk to an expert to find out for you. >>> it is a winnie start to your sunday but will it calm down in time for eagles game? well, carol has the answer plus word of a coastal storm next. ♪ ah, ♪ h it. ♪ push it. ♪ p...push it real good! ♪ ♪ ow! ♪ oooh baby baby...baby baby. if you're salt-n-pepa, you tell people to push it. ♪ push it real good. it's what you do. ♪ ah. push it. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. ♪ ah. push it. i'm pushing. i'm pushing it real good! >>> today, it is sunday december 7th, good morning, thanks so much for joining us. i'm nicole blur at 7:30. lets get a check of the forecast and at least the rain is not here, carol. >> you know, we will look for little glimmers of hope. >> yeah, there you go. >> that is one of

in new york, brian web for cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> south street is transformed no a winter wonderlandre were free performances by dancers to put the crowd in a holiday spirit this sunday and lots of gifts for the kids of all ages at the market. but the highlight was when officials through the switch on the giant beautiful christmas tree there. >>> celebrate the holidays with our joy of sharing campaign. if you can, please buy a new unwrapped toy and bring it to one of our drop off locations. for list of those locations go to cbsphilly.com/joy or call 215-977-joys. you can also text donation. tech the word joy to 41444. >> it is feeling like christmas outside right now. we have temperatures from our weather watchers to prove it. check it out numbers are pretty cold in some spots. especially in the suburb. already down to 25 degrees this mower in gilbertville checking in from our eileen murray from gilbertsville. perkasie chuck pressler has 27 degrees. lieutenant matthews in bern berneville. haddon heights mike checks that at 30 degrees. we're cold across the delaware valley because we

>> reporter: not a lot of pacifics, we can tell you it will involve a new web side, a new web portal where native american youth can go for educational and career opportunities. it will also involve cabinet members going out to various reservations and listening to tribal leaders about what they need. the school superintendent told us that is the one thing she wanted out of washington just listen. so a lot of that is going to be happening. also there is a big convention in the white house of native american youth next year. >> all of this comes with a price tag, but you were just saying no new funding is provided, is how is that going to work? >> it will fold in to its private-public partnerships. >> profits are growing in the christmas tree entry. as real money reports that kind of higher demand inevitably leads to higher prices. >> thank you very much. >> andrew cole owns a four acre farm in new jersey where people cut down and buy christmas trees. he is a small player in a $1 billion industry. >> this looks like a charlie brown snoopy tree. how long will this guy take? >> from now

web site? i think that's where disney got the idea for "frozen." (laughter) now, the new web site works, and most young people can get covered for less than $100. but how's the president going to get that message out to the kids? (applause) he could try to appeal to them directly through a speech or a press conference, but young people don't watch real news shows like this one. (cheers and applause) they watch comedy shows, and i just don't see the president going on one of those. they're beneath his dignity. (cheers and applause) besides, even if he did get his message across, young people don't think they need any insurance. after all, they're young! they don't realize that everyone eventually grows older... some at a faster rate than others. (laughter) (applause) and that's the decree. we'll be right back with the leader of the free world. (cheers and applause) for over 150 years, the bacardi family has made the world's most awarded rum. bacardi untameable since 1862. twhat do i do?. you need to catch the 4:10 huh? the equipment tracking system will get you to the load

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web. >> a new blog is fighting racial speech by telling people, does it go too far. join the conversation on line. >> texas has executed 518 inmates since the death penalty was reap stated, by far the most of any state. scott pinetti on death roll for killing his in laws in 1992 has become the most controversial death penalty case in years. death penalty opponents, mental health groups and prominent conservatives are calling for his life to be spared. >> if he is executed wednesday we will be taking a step that in this country is virtually unprecedented. there is no one else on texas death row with his history of severe mental illness who was permitted to represent hips at trial. what this would say about the american justice system is that we've cross add moral line. >> prosecutors counter saying he is actually faking his illness and that ends the crime he committed and knows why he's being put to death. with the clock ticking, his last hope of avoiding execution now lice with the u.s. supreme court. to debate the issue, we are joined by a psychiatrist and resident

and we did start the new web pour tal, and we have started the friendly contractor testing last thursday and we have the contractors and across the building and plumbing and electrical disciplines that were sent the information on how to register and a set of test to perform just so that they can log in and try out and pull in a permit and schedule the inspection, and things that they do today on the website. thank you. >> thank you to you are and your staff for all of the hard work over the christmas. >> is there any public comment on item six? >> okay. >> seeing none, which item would you like? >> commissioner walker? >> one more comment. you know, will you let us know on friday, what the new schedule is? and inform them. >> i appreciate it. >> madam secretary, if it is okay, i think that we should go to item 7 now and do the closed session. >> okay. >> we are going, and we are now going to be on item 7, discussion and possible action on conference with legal council. and is there any public comment on that? on all matters pertaining to the closed session? >> okay. seeing none, is ther

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news radio" 1060 will be following for you today. montgomery county company behind one of the newest names on the web,.lgbt addresses, new device being called game changer for breweries. and local attraction turns holiday tradition into a contest. check in two, three, four times a day, "kyw news radio" 1060 on your a.m. dial. nick snow. >> coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news", following breaking news for you, early morning row home fire in west philadelphia. >> also, for month, governor christie has denied any role in the george washington bridge scandal. now, w we're learning, what lawmakers uncovered about the traffic mess. >> and new information about the hepatitis scare in a new jersey community. we'll have that story next. >> breaking right now, looking at the aftermath of row home fire in west philly. newspaper video of the fire that forced a person out of their home. also, new this morning, take a look at this mangled wreckage after a fiery chain reaction crash. learning new information about the violent wreck that killed a man. >> also, the national uproar continues, from new york, to philadelphia, and all ac

pacific tomorrow and we will stream it on our web site and on the 7 news app. >> moving on peninsula family is on evenly tonight. will the big cat come prowling in the yard come become again. they think the same mountain lions that showed up last week is still hanging around. and cornell is live in hillsboro tonight with the story cornell it was snot santa reindeer that landed on the roof latter week. >> sure sounded like it dan. big cat showed up just after christmas. then may have returned to the same house last night. happened just up the road but one couple says the welcome mat is not out. >> it's just coming right to the edge of the roof and then of course cats are jump percent we know that. >>reporter: heather says the mountain lions which showed up day after christmas may have returned late sunday night. >> could you actually hear the stress on the roof. >> big cat stayed around for 20 minutes then vanished. >> it seems that he's chosen this home of all homes as home away from home for himself. >> what make your house so enticing to the cat do you think? >> about maybe the dee

between web searches, new tube and google news, it's the single greatest source of traffic. dwarfing other providers, and even facebook, which comes in a distant second. the company wrote in a block post that it doesn't make money from google news, and most sites are happy to have the traffic from which they can make their own revenue. >> spain's law is pushing back. 40 million spaniards are about to go back to the days that many pined for. when their stuff was not pined for. >> joining us from albany is tim stevens, editor for sig net technology news services. tim, why is the newspaper publishing group taking the approach? >> it's a backwards way of looking at things. they hope more people will dom them directly, stopping the news going from one source to the other. i think they think they can drive more traffic. it is short sighted way of looking at things. people will go to whoever has the biggest news quickly. by shutting it down. they'll face the way it can be discovered. do you think it will, in fact, backfire, and if it does, will there be a way to undo this? >> it wi

and continue to grow and there will continue to be large players in this space and there will be new web sites that pop up offering the same types of drugs and services. >> reporter: there are still 52,000 items for sale across a range of these web sites. from cocaine to fake passports, according to the report. one site in particular is enjoying explosive growth. it's called evolution. there are 27,000 items for sale on that site with a large section devoted just to identity theft. it's unclear who runs these sites, but we do know they can make a lot of money. one site called so crow 2 appeared to generate $6 million in monthly sales before was shut down. the u.s. government had a significant impact on these dark markets but remains to be seen what kind of long-term impact upg l sam is really having. the fbi did not respond to repeated requests for comment. for "nightly business report," i'm josh lipton in silicon valley. >>> coming up, a classic toy will once again be made in the usa after being outsourced to china for decades. that story nex >>> a sort of year end bonus for people look

pacific tomorrow and we will stream it on our web site and on the 7 news app. >> moving on peninsula family is on evenly tonight. will the big cat come prowling in the yard come become again. they think the same mountain lions that showed up last week is still hanging around. and cornell is live in hillsboro tonight with the story cornell it was snot santa reindeer that landed on the roof latter week. >> sure sounded like it dan. big cat showed up just after christmas. then may have returned to the same house last night. happened just up the road but one couple says the welcome mat is not out. >> it's just coming right to the edge of the roof and then of course cats are jump percent we know that. >>reporter: heather says the mountain lions which showed up day after christmas may have returned late sunday night. >> could you actually hear the stress on the roof. >> big cat stayed around for 20 minutes then vanished. >> it seems that he's chosen this home of all homes as home away from home for himself. >> what make your house so enticing to the cat do you think? >> about maybe the dee

pacific tomorrow and we will stream it on our web site and on the 7 news app. >> moving on peninsula family is on evenly tonight. will the big cat come prowling in the yard come become again. they think the same mountain lions that showed up last week is still hanging around. and cornell is live in hillsboro tonight with the story cornell it was snot santa reindeer that landed on the roof latter week. >> sure sounded like it dan. big cat showed up just after christmas. then may have returned to the same house last night. happened just up the road but one couple says the welcome mat is not out. >> it's just coming right to the edge of the roof and then of course cats are jump percent we know that. >>reporter: heather says the mountain lions which showed up day after christmas may have returned late sunday night. >> could you actually hear the stress on the roof. >> big cat stayed around for 20 minutes then vanished. >> it seems that he's chosen this home of all homes as home away from home for himself. >> what make your house so enticing to the cat do you think? >> about maybe the dee

it happens to news organizations and web services. a large engine wields two powers. the first is relevancy where it ranks you on a news request. it sucks out all the advertising by making advertising more effective online and they get the ad revenue. the two things are toxic to you as a media company. what is the solution? >> according to many europeans, the solution is to break up or unbundle companies like google. and there are u.s. tech companies lining up behind the e.u. microsoft is one of him. having been forced by the e.u., unbundling the explorer browser and competing browsers, to see google's chrome overtake explorer and grow into the market leader, microsoft wants the e.u. to turn its approach onto google. a leading german voice in the break is c.e.o. of publishing quipt axel springer, owning build, the biggest european tabloid number of an open letter to google's chairman eric shsubmit he wrote: >> he wrote the letter eight months ago, the e.u. parliament passed the resolution last week. >> i would say the open letter was a key trigger for europe. following

google is a huge source of traffic for news outlets. web searches, youtube and google news. google is a single source of traffic, dwarfing other providers and facebook, a distant second. the company wrote in a block post announcing the decision that it doesn't make direct money from news. most sites are happy to have the track from which they can make their own advertising revenue. spain's law is pushing back against the notion. 47 million spaniards are about to go back to the days publishers pine for when their stuff was not readily available, given away for free on google news. >> i was joined earlier by tim stevens saying it will hurt the news sites. >> i think they hope people will come to them, instead of people hopping around. i think they think they can drive nor traffic. it's shortsighted way of looking at things. people will go to whoever has the biggest news and gets there quickly. by shutting it down. they decrease the way it can be discovered. >> do you think it will be flowing. if it does, will there be a way to undo this. >> we saw something similar in germany,

. >> launching a new web site and sales app called digital cookie.hey tyke orders crack sales and get in touch with customers. it's a way to teach them marketing finance and on-line communication skills. >> 48 minutes after the top of the hour. unbroken angelina jolie's big scare on the way home from the movie screening. >> we will introduce you to the pup who can't let it go. but first brian kilmeade with what is coming up on "fox & friends." a big frozen fan as well. >> i can't get enough. i was watching it a second ago. let me tell you what's coming up on our show. kogs fox and friends new reports coming our way. christmas spectacular in a bad way. live report plus protests in ferguson. a group of civil rights leaders to discuss the fallout. we will have the latest. donald trump is here and he is rich. when i feel a cold coming on... (achoo) i hit it hard. new zicam cold remedy nasal spray shortens colds. and it reduces symptom severity by 45%. so when a cold hits, shorten it with zicam. will thank you. , sir? ordering chinese food is a very predi

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if we were to take it to 2015 and beyond, without question, mobile shopping, we call it web rooming, becomes the new way that people actually browse for products. what will be fair to say is that if we think this year was big in mobile shopping, next year will be explosive. it will be a year in which retailers must must deal with omni channel retailing. >> as you look to the last days of december, as you heard in our package, a lot of people take advantage of their gift cards and the big sales. i mean, how much more shopping and profits can retailers expect in the next few days? >> you know, if you offer cheap enough, they will buy. so let's expect, let's expect that the retail shoppers will come to the stores to get that last minute deal. in fact, as i mentioned earlier, it was -- it's fair to assume 8% of the holiday season occurs after christmas. so let's watch that bill for the next few days throughout next week. >> and what about the convenience factor? if we are going to see more use of mobile technology on a long line, people don't have to go to the mall. they can shop at home. does that bode