NOT
NOT ANY
NOT ANY SLOWDOWNS YET BUT A CRASH I'LL BE KEEPING MY EYE ON
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. >>> A FIRE HAPPENING ON SKYLINE
DRIVE.
DRIVE.
DRIVE. EAGAN FIREFIGHTERS TELL US THE
FIRE STARTED IN THE GARAGE,
MAYBE INSIDE OF A VEHICLE.
TWO PEOPLE SLEEPING INSIDE HEARD
THE FIRE ALARM AND GOT OUT
WITHOUT ANY INJURIES.
>>> AND TWO MORE HOMES CAUGHT ON
FIRE LAST NIGHT IN NORTH
MINNEAPOLIS M THIS COLD WEATHER,
IT WAS A TOUGH TIME FOR
FIREFIGHTERS TRYING TO FIGHT
THOSE BLAZES.
THOSE BLAZES. ELLERY McCARDLE IS LIVE ON
SCENE.
SCENE.
SCENE. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?
>> Reporter: WELL, CHRIS, THIS
HOUSE ON LYNN DALE HAS BEEN A
PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
THE FIREFIGHTERS INITIALLY PUT
THE FIRE OUT AND THEN THEY HAD
TO COME BACK AND PUT IT OUT
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. LOOK AT THE DAMAGE.
YOU CAN SEE THE WINDOWS BLOWN
OUT, THE SIDING AND FENCE ARE
FROZEN OVER FROM ALL OF THE
WATER THAT FIRE CREWS HAD TO
SPRAY ON IT.
FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE ROOF
COLLAPSED AS WELL.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DAMAGE UP
TOP.
TOP.
TOP. LET'S SHOW YOU VIDEO FROM LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. YOU CAN SEE THE FLAMES LIGHTING
UP THE INSIDE OF THE HOME.
THE ROOF COLLAPSED ON TO THE
SECOND FLOOR.
SECOND FLOOR. NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME AND
NO ONE WAS HURT SO THAT'S GOOD
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. LET'S GET TO THE SECOND FIRE.
THIS HAPPENED TWO MILES AWAY ON
EMERSON AVENUE.
EMERSON AVENUE. LOOK AT ALL THE SMOKE BILLOWING
OUT OF THAT HOME.
MINNEAPOLIS FIRE ITS CREWS COULD
NOT GET INSIDE THE HOME SO THEY
SPRAYED IT FROM THE OUTSIDE.
NO ONE WAS INSIDE SO GOOD NEWS,
NO ONE WAS INJURED THERE.
BATTLING THESE FIRES IN THE COLD
WAS TOUGH ON THE CREWS LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. >>
NIGHT. >> WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR
LINES FREEZING AND WATER SUPPLY
AND THAT KIND OF THING BREALLY
CHALLENGING IN THESE
TEMPERATURES.
TEMPERATURES. >> Reporter: SO ON LYNN DALE
JUST A FEW HOURS AGO WE SAW ON
THE TRAFFIC CAMERA A TRUCK
LAYING SALT ON THE ROAD TO MELT
SOME OF THE ICE THAT BUILT UP
FROM ALL THE WATER THAT FIRE
CREWS SPAYED AT THE HOUSE.
LIVE HERE BACK AT THIS HOUSE,
LOOK AT THE DAMAGE, THE MESS
THEY'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH NOW.
THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER TASK ON
THEIR HANDS.
THEIR HANDS. GOOD THING NO ONE WAS INJURED
ESPECIALLY THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO
HAD THE TOUGH CONDITIONS LAST
NIGHT AS YOU SAW, GUYS.
>> TOUGH TO FIGHT THOSE FIRES IN
THE COLD.
THE COLD.
THE COLD. THANKS A LOT FOR THE UPDATE,
ELLERY.
ELLERY.
ELLERY. >>> OKAY, TAKING YOU LIVE FROM
WASHINGTON THIS MORNING, WHERE A
POWER STRUGGLE IS DEVELOPING
OVER THE IRAN CONFLICT.
TODAY THE FULL HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES WILL VOTE ON A
RESOLUTION TO LIMIT PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S MILITARY ACTIONS AGAINST
IRAN.
IRAN.
IRAN. THIS MORNING, WE'RE ALSO GETTING
NEWLY RELEASED SATELLITE IMAGES
SHOWING THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND
FROM IRAN'S ATTACK ON TWO
MILITARY BASES HOSTING U.S.
TROOPS.
TROOPS.
TROOPS. BOTH PRESIDENT TRUMP AND IRAN,
THEY SEEM TO BE TAKING TIME TO
DEESCALATE THE TENSIONS BETWEEN
THE TWO COUNTRIES.
BOTH LEADERS ARE BACKING A-AWAY
FROM THE POSSIBILITY OF A CAR.
>> THE UNITED STATES WILL
IMMEDIATELY IMPOSE ADDITIONAL
PUNISHING ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON
THE IRANIAN REGIME.
THESE POWERFUL SANCTIONS WILL
REMAIN UNTIL IRAN CHANGES ITS
BEHAVIOR.
BEHAVIOR.
BEHAVIOR. >> WE'RE FOLLOWING THIS
DEVELOPING STORY ALL MORNING.
WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING YOU
THE LATEST FROM THE MIDDLE EAST
COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR,
INCLUDING HOW TO TALK TO YOUR
KIDS ABOUT THE CONFLICT.
>>> NOW HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S
OTHER TOP STORIES IN YOUR
MORNING RUSH.
MORNING RUSH. IF YOU'RE A CENTURYLINK CUSTOMER
YOU COULD BE ENTITLED TO SOME
MONEY.
MONEY.
MONEY. MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS
ANNOUNCED A NEARLY $9 MILLION
SETTLEMENT WITH THE COMPANY FOR
OVERCHARGING MINNESOTA
OVERCHARGING MINNESOTA CUSTOMERS.
CUSTOMERS. CENTURYLINK ALSO AGREED TO
REFORM THEIR BILLING PROCESS TO
BETTER EXPLAIN PRICES.
IF YOU THINK YOU WERE
OVERBILLED, THE STATE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S WEBSITE HAS A FORM YOU
CAN FILL OUT FOR POSSIBLE
REIMBURSEMENT.
REIMBURSEMENT. >>> WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT A
737 THAT CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF
IN TEHRAN TUESDAY KILLING ALL
176 ON BOARD.
MOST WERE FROM IRAN AND CANADA
ON THE WAY TO UKRAINE.
TECHNICAL ISSUES WERE ORIGINALLY
BLAMED BUT NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE
REFUSING TO SPECULATE ON A
CAUSE.
CAUSE.
CAUSE. BOEING AND THE NTSB WOULD
NORMALLY JOIN IN ON THE
INVESTIGATION BUT SAY THEY ARE
STAYING OUT OF THE WAY WAUGH OF
BECAUSE
BECAUSE
BECAUSE OF THE RECENT HOSTILITY BETWEEN
THE IRAN AND THE U.S.
>>> MIKEY ENJOYED AMUSEMENT
RIDES AND SHOPPED AT THE LEGO
STORE BEFORE PASSING AWAY ON NEW
YEAR'S DAY AT A TWIN CITIES
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. THE 11-YEAR-OLD WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH A BRAIN TUMOR 15 MONTHS
AGO.
AGO.
AGO. >>>
AGO. >>> MEET YOUR 2020 KLONDIKE
QUEEN.
QUEEN.
QUEEN. COMPETING AGAINST FIVE OTHER
WOMEN.
WOMEN.
WOMEN. IT
WOMEN. IT WAS HER THIRD TIME COMPETING
FOR THE TITLE.
SHE WILL OVERSEE ALL THE FUN AT
THIS YEAR'S SAINT PAUL WINTER
CARNIVAL WHICH STARTS JANUARY
23rd.
23rd.
23rd. THAT'S YOUR THURSDAY MORNING
RUSH.
RUSH.
RUSH. >>>
RUSH. >>> NOW, ON OUR DIGITAL DIVE, A
STORY THAT HAS HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE SOUNDING OFF ON OUR KARE
11 FACEBOOK PAGE.
HEALTH OFFICIALS ISSUING A
WARNING THIS MORNING FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE 2013, A CHILD
DIAGNOSED WITH PERTUSSIS OR
WHOOPING COUGH HAS DIED IN
MINNESOTA.
MINNESOTA. OFFICIALS SAY THE INFANT PASSED
AWAY IN NOVEMBER AFTER BEING ILL
FOR THREE MONTHS.
PREGNANT WOMEN ARE ALSO
ENCOURAGED TO GET THE VACCINE
DURING THEIR THIRD TRIMESTER.
>> WE ENCOURAGE IT FOR PREGNANT
WOMEN IN THEIR LAST TRIMESTER SO
THEY'RE BUILDING ANTIBODIES IN
THEIR OWN BODY IS THE BABY IS
BORN WITH SOME PROTECTION
AGAINST PERTUSSIS.
AGAINST PERTUSSIS. >> HERE ARE THE CDC GUIDELINES.
TWO, FOUR AND SIX MONTHS OLD, 15
THROUGH 18 MONTHS,
KINDERGARTENERS AND A BOOSTER
FOR 11 TO 12-YEAR-OLDS.
WE SAW SOME QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA
PAGE ABOUT THIS CASE.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DID NOT
RELEASE THE CHILD'S AGE, WHETHER
OR NOT THEY WERE VACCINATED OR
WHERE IN FACT THE DEATH
OCCURRED.
OCCURRED.
OCCURRED. A LOT OF PEOPLE ALSO SHARED
THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THE
DISEASE.
DISEASE.
DISEASE. HERE'S WHAT SOME OF OUR
SUNRISERS ARE SAYING THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. SHELLY SAID HER SON ALMOST DIED
BECAUSE OF PERTUSSIS BACK IN
APRIL.
APRIL.
APRIL. SHE SAID I KNOW THE FAMILY OF
THE BABY THAT PASSED AWAY.
MOST IMPORTANT BESIDES KEEPING
UP TO DATE WITH VACCINES IS STAY
HOME WHEN YOU'RE NOT FEELING SO
YOU'RE NOT EXPOSED.
INGRID GOT PERTUSSIS WHEN SHE
WAS IN HER LATE 30s.
I WASN'T AROUND ANY BABIES AND
DIDN'T KNOW ADULTS NEEDED A
BOOSTER.
BOOSTER.
BOOSTER. CASEY SAID MY SON GOT IT IN THE
FIFTH GRADE.
FIFTH GRADE. HE WAS VACCINATED.
IT WAS THE WORST THING TO WATCH.
A LOT OF POINTS BROUGHT UP BY
OUR SUNRISERS.
OUR SUNRISERS. >> THESE STORIES GIVE YOU AN
IDEA OF HOW SERIOUS IT IS SO GET
THE VACCINATION.
THE VACCINATION. >> DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD GET IT
LATER IN LIFE.
>>> LET'S GO TO LAURA FOR THE
ONE THING WEATHER.
>> YOU'RE GOOD TO GO HEADED OUT
THE DOOR.
THE DOOR.
THE DOOR. DRESS FOR ABOUT 10 DEGREES BELOW
THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE.
NOT UNTIL MORE IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE DAY DO WE SEE SOME FLURRIES
AND EVENTUALLY SOME SPRINKLES
MAKING THEIR WAY IN.
>>> NO CRASHE WITHIN THE METRO
BUT THERE IS ONE UP NEAR
WYOMING, MINNESOTA.
WYOMING, MINNESOTA. 35 NORTHBOUND NEAR VIKING
BOULEVARD, SO SOMETHING TO BE
MINDFUL OF IF THAT'S YOUR ROUTE.
>>> A SHOCKING ANNOUNCEMENT
COMING FROM THE ROYAL FAMILY.
WHAT PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN
MARKLE ARE DOING TO REGAIN THEIR
INDEPENDENCE.
INDEPENDENCE. >>> THEN MIND CONTROL, BRAIN
SENSORS, SOUNDS LIKE SCIENCE
FICTION, RIGHT?
FICTION, RIGHT? IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT. COMING UP IN 20 MINUTES, HOW
THIS TECHNOLOGY COULD NOW BE
INCORPORATED INTO YOUR CHILD'S
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
>>>
>>> BEFORE WE HEAD TO BREAK, WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SKOL SPIRIT.
GET A GROUP TOGETHER AT YOUR
SCHOOL AND GIVE US YOUR BEST
SKOL CHANTS.
SKOL CHANTS. WE'LL BE FEATURING SOME OF THE
VIDEOS AS