Temperatures. Highs will only reach 20 degrees on thursday and skies will be partly sunny. We will continue to enjoy more sun for new years day, but temperatures will remain cold with morning lows in the Single Digits to 10 degrees friday morning. The weekend will be quiet with sunshine and highs back in the low 30s. Welcome back. In 2015, some showbiz figures drew more attention from off camera and highs back in the low 30s. Welcome back. In 2015, some showbiz figures morning lows in the Single Digits to 10 degrees friday morning. The weekend will be quiet with sunshine and highs back in the low 30s. Is the economy rigged . Well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 Million People combined. Im bernie sanders, and i approve this message. My plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. The middle class will continue to disappear unless we level the playing field. Drew more attention from off camera exploits than their day jobs. David daniel looks at the us, well, entertained. Transgender issues took an kardashian stepdad bruce jenner officially became caitlyn jenner. Another 80s icon, bill cosby, saw his image go from father figure to accused predator, as more than 40 women came forward with Sexual Misconduct allegations. Allegations he has denied. Allegations of Sexual Misconduct also took down a recent tv powerhouse the dggar family of 19 ks ad countng. Sh duggar faced reports hed molested girls as a teenager including his sisters. And used the adultery website Ashley Madison he apologized on both counts. I have to put a stop to this onslaught, this barrage. Some of the sexual partners of Charlie Sheen expressed alarm when the hardliving celeb announced he was hiv positive. And it was a devastating deja vu when Bobbi Kristina brown died at 22, in a manner eerily similar to that of her mother, Whitney Houston discovered unresponsive in a bathtub. Brian williams lost his lofty perch as nbc nightly news anchor, for exaggerating a tale about a Helicopter Mission during the the last six weeks, its been crazy. 2015 also saw quite a shakeup in the late night landscape David Letterman signed off after 33 years of top ten lists and stupid pet tricks. Jon stewart moved on from the daily show after 16 years, in which he made the comedy show a cultural and political phenomenon. And Stephen Colbert left comedy central, too, shedding his faux pundit persona to take over for letterman. After a year like this one, when so many people disappeared or disappointed us, its no wonder we couldnt wait to return to a galaxy far, far away, as star wars returned to theaters with the force awakens. Were home. David daniel, reporting. Teases are done historic flooding. Severe weather has devastated the on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, its called the wage gap. And the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. Hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. Equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. She gets the job done for us. Midwest this afternoon. With rivers rising and isnt expected to crest for days. The damage done. Its time now to get a first lets head down to megan salois at the science center. Ad lib wx quick mandatory evacuations are along the Mississippi River today. And missouris governor has activated the National Guard and declared a state of emergency. Alina machado reports on the current flood warnings in 13 states. Missouri bracing for historic, dangerous flooding. Dozens of counties facing a severe threat. As the mississippi, missouri, and meramec rivers approach record levels. Missourinow that the rain has moved out, the threat has changed but it is not by any means over. The deadly floodwaters claiming more than a dozen lives. Many fear this is just swollen rivers rise and crest in the next 48 hours. Missouriyoure talking about almost 10 more vertical feet of moving water, so the power were talking about as well as the volume is extremely significant. The governor declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard. As officials predict river levels could exceed the great flood of 1993 that claimed nearly 50 lives and damaged or destroyed some 50thousand homes the most devastating in modern us history in the town of west alton near saint louis the mayor urging his 500 residents to evacuate after water levels overtopped the levee. This is your notice that this is serious,so you need to get your final preparations and go parts of union, missouri underwater with homes. Cars. Restaurants completely submerged. And in bourbon one photographer cabin floating away. Authorities urging drivers to stay off inundated roadways. Fearing theyll get stuck and swept away missourithe vast majority of deaths weve had and i cant stress this enough is people driving into water and especially driving into water at night. Its the race against time as residents and volunteers sandbag their homes and prepare to evacuate. I am worried. I just dont know what to do, and its still supposed to come up higher my main concern right now is just getting our vehicle out so that our truck is not trapped in here officials now watching and hoping that the levees hold. Its more just a wait and see. Once its over, then well have to go from there because we really dont know whats gonna happen pope francis expressed sympathy for those affected by the floods at the vatican. Today prosecutors charged bill cosby with sexual assault. Mr. Cosby made two sexual rejected. On the evening in question mr. Cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. The effect of which rendered her unable to move. Or respond to his advances and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her. The charge is a felony. He is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his pennsylvania mansion in 2004. Constand was not available for comment but one of her attorneys expressed gratitude for the prosecutor. Todays announcement marks the first time cosby has faced criminal charges in connection to the allegations. The 78 year old has been dogged by allegations of sexual assault. More than 40 women have come forward publicly accusing him of assault. Most of them say he chicagos mayor and Police Superintendent plan to announce some new changes for their Police Department this afternoon. Every officer who responds to Service Calls will now be equipped with a taser by june first. The announcement will be made at 2 oclock this afternoon. Currently. 20 percent of officers who respond to call for service have access to tasers. This comes as the mayor and Police Department try to deal with the fall out from the Police Shooting of 17 year old laquan mcdonald. Mcdonald was unarmed and shot multiple times by an officer. Some describe the culture of the Police Department as shoot first. Ask questions later. Family and friends are mourning the death of a des moines woman killed in a bus crash. 21 year old Nicole Underwood died earlier this week after the bus she was riding in crashed near chicago. The bus driver told police he swerved when a truck cut into his lane, then lost control. Four others were hurt. Its not clear exactly how she minimal. Underwood was a student at the university of iowa. Pursuing a career in social work. Her aunt says she was enthusiastic about helping others. Its a legacy to be continued. If you can if you have the means and you can be supportive and helpful to others, thats who she was and thats who she would want you to be if you had the means to do it and it doesnt, you dont have to do it money. I mean, volunteer your time, because thats who nicole would be and what she would want you to be two go fund me accounts have been set up in honor of underwood. One is raising money for a scholarship in her name. The other is meant to help ease the financial burden on her family. You can find links to both pages on our website. Who tv dot com. A candlelight vigil is set for a Young Webster county girl, killed in a car crash. 6 year old payton henry was involved in a head on collision near fort dodge on Christmas Day. Henrys parents and two of her siblings were hurt, but are expected to Daycare Center in webster city tomorrow night. It begins at five. And guests are asked to wear purple. Her favorite color. A visitation and funeral will take place the following days. Iowans will gather to honor a well known radio personality who died last week. 54 year old cheryl pannier died suddenly on Christmas Day at her home. She co hosted whos dick and cheryl show. Which airs on saturdays. She was also the stations assistant program director. A Visitation Service is set for five tonight at des moines iles west over chapel. It runs until seven. A funeral will follow tomorrow. Marco rubio is in the state today. He spoke in pella and newton this morning. Later this afternoon at 115 he will speak in boone for a town hall meeting at the fareway educational center. Football coach kirk ferentz is awarded College Footballs most coveted coaching award. He is named the recipient of the 2015 dodd trophy. The announcement was made today by the bobby dodd coach of the Year Foundation and chickfila peach bowl. It honors the head football coach Whose Program embodies the awards three pillars of scholarship. Leadership. And integrity. Ferentz is in his 17th season as head coach. Well be right back with another look at the forecast. Days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a topsecret briefing on the terrorist threat. Marco rubio was missing fundraising in california instead. Two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino. And where was marco . Fundraising again in new orleans. Over the last 3 years, rubio has missed Important National security hearings politics first thats the rubio way. Right to rise usa you got people working incredibly long hours. Median Family Income today 4,000 less than it was in 1999. The bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. What this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. If you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty. For pesticide applicators. David geiger has more on that up next on the good afternoon america is not just electing a president , were also electing a commander in chief. That choice matters. Because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. All of that depends on us being both secure at home and leading the world. I will get up every single day and do whatever it takes to make sure our country is safe and strong. Geiger. The Environmental Protection agencys turned its eye on pesticide use. And has some new rules it wants to put in place over how states certify users. The certified and training rule is intended to get stronger standards for pesticide applicators that use riskier pesticides labeled as restricted use. Its goal is to reduce harm from misapplications and get consistency across state lines. The Iowa Department of agricultures Pesticide Bureau says the rule would apply to pesticide applicators across the us. So itd be anyone whos going to be using restricted use pesticides on a National Level and in iowa our certified pesticide applicators are ones that operate commercially and use general use pesticides in pesticides. So it does hit a Larger Population in iowa. So, about 14,000 pesticide applicators here. The epa says it will affect nearly a million applicators nationwide. The certified and training rule is still in a Public Comment period. And it requires applicators to renew certifications every three years. While increasing the time of those classes. Another rule that was just finalized by the epa also deals with pesticides. They say it will help two million agricultural workers. Its called Worker Protection standard. Puts in place. Is a minimum age pesticides. Paluch says in iowa. Worker protection will cover a diverse landscape. She says theres a number of different pieces written in. And it could pesticides. Theres a little bit of change not you have a central posting area been pesticide exclusion zones. So apply a pesticide, being aware of people around you, anyone thats working in that area. Communication, information exchange, all of those are big ones that i think are very good for people to stay up to date on. Paluch adds there are some training and Record Keeping aspects of Worker Protection as well. Cattle are staging a comeback. And hogs are tagging along for the ride. In grains. Beans are getting some support from dry areas in brazil. Northeaster brazil , which is a heavy bean producing area, has really been quite dry here for the last 30 or 40 days. So some concerns. 100 million ton mark, which some were predicting. I think it was probably enough to shake that bearishness out of there. We put stories up every day. Check out whotv dot com. Click news then days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a topsecret briefing on the terrorist threat. Marco rubio was missing fundraising in california instead. Two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino. And where was marco . Fundraising again in new orleans. Over the last 3 years, rubio has missed Important National security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. Politics first thats the rubio way. Right to rise usa has gone viral. 19 month easton beach was dressed in his santa claus pajamas at his grandparents house on Christmas Morning when he tried bacon for the first time. Easton wasnt shy about expressing his delight. Closing his eyes at times. He spent 10 minutes savoring the bacon flavor. The video has been viewed more than a theresa okay, um, okay