they had up through wwii been building train locomotives. after wwii, there was a surplus of train locomotives, because they didn't need to haul all the freight, so they got into tractors. it's got a christ surplus chrysler flat head six cylinder engine in it. it's a five speed dodge truck transmission it has got a two to one reduction behind that, as i understand that was used on a tank in wwii. it's got a two ton dodge truck rear end under it, so basically it's a dodge truck disguised as a tractor. we use this tractor at the shows and in the parades. i have done a little farming with it, but it is not really a good farm tractor because of the speed. in low gear, wide open it will still run about six mph. they re-done. this weekend, we are paying tribute to the taylor chapel united methodist church in fort wayne, indiana. the congregation just celebrated 150 years in november. terry and marcia niccum tell us the church was hit by a tornado in 1998 and a fire in 2012, but rebuilt a new sanctuary and still going strong today. our thanks to th

would we really ever send the police after 11, living in our country, rounding them up like some from wwii? no, i don't think we will. show it would cost

. << thomas williams, wwii veteran "i don't like to talk about it." 92 year-old thomas williams never talked much to his family about his time in world war two. he was just nineteen when he enlisted in the army and his one hundredth infantry some of the fiercest fighting. williams' daughter linda and son-in-law david say he's always talked about his medals, and they contacted congressman chris gibson's office for help. gibson was able to present the world war two veteran with his missing medals, including the bronze star. all together, a symbol of this nation's gratitude. "thank you! very nice of you!" "my privilege. so incredibly proud of you." "thank you." the bronze star was a surprise to his family. williams was awarded it because of witness accounts of his brave actions in combat. rep. chris gibson, r- kinderhook "i couldn't be more proud of his service and deeply grateful for both his achievements and the sacrifices of both thomas and all those that served with him. they saw some of the toughest ground combat in the second world war. the germans, at that point, were very despera

since post wwii people from all over the world have been sending their valentine's to loveland to get that special stamp. today in addition to the design reveal the chamber announced the 2016 love land valentine 3 beer and coach. all colorado mail must be february 10th to insure on time deliveries. >>> colorado lawmaker wants to hold oil and gas companies liable for drilling. can that be proven? >> is science there? >> there have been numerous studies linking the injection of fluids deep into the crust with the creation of earthquakes. >>reporter: we talked to seismologists at the national earthquake information center in golden. they pointed to a dramatic increase in seismic activity in oklahoma and they say it's hard to link a specific quake way specific well but that can be done in certainncircumstances. representative joseph salazar lance to propose a bill that would make oil and gas companies in colorado pay for property value loss or damage caused by drilling. opponents say the measure would hurt the economy and likely won't pass the republican controlled senate. >> rocky mounta

a wwii veteran will spend the nursing home with his wife. he is in hospice care, but his wife, june is in a nursing home. someone paid for 10 days so he could be with his bride. >> you should see, unbelievable. they lit up, was singing songs together. >> they found out about their- story after it ran in the pueblo chiefton newspaper. >> that's great. >> all right. time now is 6:26 just ahead a sexual predator on the du campus. police are hoping you might be >>> denver 7 news start right now. >>> just shy of 6:30 a live look over the city from air tracker 7. we are going to turn it over to dayle. >> reporter: we have over the eastern plains a little bit of winds picking up about 20 to 30 miles per hour. wind usts closer to 40. we are seeing similar speeds up in bertha pass. you can see our temperatures right about freezing, our winds are light, but we do have some snow on the eastern plains. yes, we still have some snow in the high country and that's going to continue through the first half of the day. you can see that is going to move out ju

think in terms of that we have the slowest growth coming out of this recession of any recession since wwii, we normally would have 3 percent growth. and if we had 3 percent growth, we'd have a lot more people working. " senator grassley also says he would have liked to hear more from the president on national security. political polls help candidates gauge their support, and they give the public an educated guess of which way an election may go. but sometimes, polls contradict each other. for example, the wall street journal, n-b-c and marist released polls over the weekend that put hillary clinton and bernie sanders in a statistical tie in iowa. then yesterday, quinnipiac university released a poll of likely iowa democratic caucus goers. it found sanders ahead of clinton. the director of the loras poll says there are a lot of factors that make results vary from poll to poll. it's the way pollsters define certain words, who they talk to, and how they reach those people. students college are studying the caucuses and working on the loras poll. the students crafted the questions for the next

. >>> it's never too late to salute and say thank you to our veterans in world war ii. 17 wwii vets weresented with the highest military award. the distinguished military award, it was reauthorized in 1988 by then governor kaine. it was part of a statewide veterans program. >> congratulations to them. there is more ahead in the next half our of "action news." camden police head out to the city's neighborhood and this time they are not looking for crime but looking to help people that are still snowed in. vernon odom will have the story in a live report. >>> i'm nydia han, prices on tvs are good right now and it's a good excuse to by a big screen for the super bowl. since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, sharrie williams

think in terms of that we have the slowest growth coming out of this recession of any recession since wwii, we normally would have 3 percent growth. and if we had 3 percent growth, we'd have a lot more people working. " senator grassley also says he

. >> the memorial will not share space with the wwii over vietnam more as it will go one block away from the white house and a tiny part. veterans day 2018. >>> more homeless are showing up at the volusia county government building. >> the discriminate between city and county leaders when it comes to a new living area. >>> tracking heavy rain and a pocket and southern lake county by clermont. you see yellow and orange moving into winter garden and ocoee and doctor phillips.