harlem globetrotters star meadowlark lemon died sunday at the age of 83. lemon was know as the "crown prince" of the globe trotters. the trotters mix basketball with pranks and humor to entertain fans around the world. meadowlark's antics always produced the biggest laughs. he played with the globetrotters at the height of their populartity from the mid 1950-s to the late 1970's. lemon is a member of both the . >>> tonight, triple threat. blizzard conditions, tornados, flash floods. 100 million americans at risk with a storm that has already killed dozens. >>> no charges. a grand jury does not indict the rookie police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old tamir rice. tonight many are outraged. >>> the first look into the chicago home where police accidentally killed a

harlem globetrotters and "general" lee holman died on he was 65. a public viewing is happening now at bostick-tompkins funeral home until 8 p-m. holman's funeral is set for 1 p-m tomorrow at westside holiness church in west columbia. he will be laid to rest in lexington at woodridge memorial gardens up next on the n ns at 7 palmetto state faith leaders are break 1 the holidays will be a little dominion resources donated dollars u-s-o south carolina the money will go towards hosting events for troops throughout the holiday season. palmetto state religious leaders are calling south carolinians to learn more about their neighbors faith. today -- governor nikki haley proclaimed january "interfaith harmony month." interfaith partners of south carolina read the proclamation with representatives of christianity, judaism, islam, hinduism, sikhism and several other faiths. "members of interfaith partners of south carolina are distressed and deeply saddened to hear so many of our country's citizens and political leaders and candidates espouse retaliation to our muslim colleagues, friends and ne

who made the "clown prince" of the harlem globetrotters has died. number 36- george "meadowlark" lemon- died in arizona yesterday. lemon played in more than seven-thousand- 500 consecutive games during his 24 years with the globe-trotting globetrotters. performing for popes, presidents, royalty, and fans in a hundred countries. lemon was one of it not the most popular globetrotter during his tenure. a player who deftly combined skill, showmanship, and slapstick. lemon was inducted to both naismith basketball hall of fame and the international clown hall of fame. he was 83, his cause of death is not known. we are hearing from the sole survivor of a virginia shooting that occurred on live t-v. back in august vicki gardner was being interviewed by a tv crew when a man who used to work at the same tv station came up and shot all three of them. gardner was wounded, while a reporter and cameraman were killed. gardner says she will not let herself be defined by the worst moment of her life. :00-:04 "at the end of this year, what are you most thankful for?" :05-:20 "oh, goodness, that's a broa

actually have any wind farms. the man many called teh "clown prince" of the harlem globetrotters has died. over the weekend george "meadowlark" lemon died in arizona, he was originally from wilmington. lemon played in more than 75-hundred consecutive games during his 24-years with the team. during that time he played in front of popes, presidents, and royalty in hundreds of countries. lemon was inducted to both naismith basketball hall of fame and the international clown hall of fame. george "meadowlark" lemon was time now for an update on your weather. for that we turn to meteorologist ben tanner. during the afternoon highs will reach the upper 70s and an unsettled weather pattern will return. monday there is a good chance of showers as moist, humid air continues to flow in from the south around a ridge of high pressure 70s and an unsettled weather pattern will return. monday there is a good chance of showers as moist, humid air continues to flow in from the south around a ridge of high pressure coast. tuesday a front will cross the area and produce a few showers during the day, and the

globetrotters have passed away. before the death of meadowlark lemon. holman was a columbia native who played with the 1982. his widow, loula may, spoke to wis--describing the general as a "gentle giant" who had a presence on the court...but was quiet in his personal life. "people didn't realize that he was actually bashful. and the time that he would come out was playing basketball. and after that, just even-keeled. took the road of least resistance at every chance and would quell situations, because he liked peace." loula and the general met in san francisco and were married for 18 years. she says he spent a lot of time working as a counselor at a boys and girls the globetrotters his funeral will be today. he was 61 years old. greenwood county has issued a high water emergency at lake greenwood's buzzard the dam is not in danger of breach but as a precaution -- water will be released into the saluda river. over the next few days water will move down stream and into lake murray the bridge on roof bottom road has also been closed until further notice. midlands communities on our rivers

harlem globetrotters star meadowlark lemon died sunday at the age of 83. lemon was know as the "crown prince" of the globe trotters. the trotters mix basketball with pranks and humor to entertain fans around the world. meadowlark's antics always produced the biggest laughs. he played with the their populartity from the mid 1950-s 1970's. lemon is a member of both the basketball and clown hall of fames. one final check of the forecast so far showers have been few and . >>> they got married. >> two big star weddings, and gwen and blake's holiday together. could their "i dos" be next? >> it's what's coming up right now. >> on "entertainment tonight." >>> they took a private jet to arizona. >> stefani and shelton take their relationship to the next level and a couple of relationships take it to the next level.

man for the highlands globetrotters has passed away. he entertained thousands with his antics on the basketball court for more than 22 years. he died yesterday it's got to help her no word on that she died yesterday in scott sale. no word on the cause of death. >>> making headlines around the nation and on social media. no charges in ohio in the police shooting of tamir right. grand jury decided not to indict a rookie police officer or his partner for their roles in the fatal shooting of 12- year-old tamir rice who was holding what turned out to be a pellet gun in a eddie part. -- in a city park. he was fatally shot within two seconds of the police cruiser arriving. it was back in november 2014. the prosecutor made the announcement today. a video of the shooting captured by surveillance camera provoked outrage nationally. >>> lately it has been the gift that keeps on giving. gas prices are dropping at the pump. the national average is $1.99 a gallon. it is the lowest since 2008. drivers can find gas under two dollars a gallon at 70% of the gas stations nationwide. >>> the fourth

of success' well known and loved harlem globetrotters was laid to rest. the general was born in peak, south carolina. he later moved to massachusetts. he was chosen we the globetrotters and eventually joined are the international team traveling the world and playing until 1982. he is survived by his wife, lula. >>> today marks ten years seance mount pleasant man was paralyzed in a car crash driving home from college in columbia. a decade later, he's mashing the day with -- marking the day with an inspiring next step. right? >> the past five months, like iron man. this is morelike like james bond. >> reporter: the moment is here. >> i feel like i'm strapping into a new body. >> reporter: he's buckled up. bracing for a new challenge. to see the world from new heights. adam's doctor says he's the first person in south carolina to get his own custom fit, rewalk ex-- exsew skeleton. a medical miracle, paralyzed ten years ago to the day. >> i fell sleep for 3-5 seconds and woke up and yeah. yeah. now, yeah. and i became paralyzed. >> the former athlete now wants his own at home to use 4-8

. his family says he died sunday. he joaned the globetrotters in 1954 and played with them for 25 seasons and more than 16,000 games. his knack for basketball tricker reand on court joking made him and the globetrotters celebrities. gus became a tv personality starring in a globetrotters car series and later served as an ordained minister and motivational speaker. he was 83 years are old. that's it for sports. wach fox news at 10 wraps up

globetrotters passed away sunday in arizona. he was from wilmington. lemon joined the globetrotters in the 50's and played with for 24- seasons... more than 16- thousand games. the globetrotters are credited with helping to desegregate basketball. his knack for trick shots and on-court joking made him and the globetrotters well-known celebrities. he was 83 years old. still to come on sunrise this morning... gop frontrunner donald trump is making another stop in the palmetto state. where he's expected to headline an event in south carolina, next week. republican presidential anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump? will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will he have skipped crucial national security hearings and votes just to campaign, like marco rubio? 27 generals and admirals support jeb bush. because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect your family. right to rise usa is responsible trump-- now set to make a sto

bird, there was meadowlark lemon, arguably the most famous harlem globetrotter of all time, the most sensational, incredible basketball player i've ever seen. and that was coming from will chamberlain. he died yesterday at 83. and as we celebrate his life, it's important to remember that meadowlark's place in the game of basketball is complex. it's also important to understand his place in history. you see, black culture has had a complicated history with meadowlark who came to the harlem globetrotters in 1954. and just as the role of the globetrotters themselves was shifting. there's two main things you need to know. one, they are not from harlem. they were actually based in chicago. two, in the 1920s, '30s and '40, they did not trot the globe, per se. until the early 1950s when they were deployed across europe by the u.s. state department. there, they were used by the state department as a symbol of progress during the cold war by showing how content, happy and equal black folk were. now, keep in mind, when the team came back stateside and toured the south, they were still very muc

former member of the harlem globetrotters has died. died.meadowlark lemon passed away in arizona at age 83. lemon grew up in north carolina and joined the globetrotters shortly after he left the army in 1954.he played more than 16-thousand games with the team.. earning the nickname "the clown prince of basketball."he also made several appearances in t-v shows and movies.lemon was inducted into the nba basketball hall of fame in 2003. 3 3 if you're looking for a *unique* way to start fresh this new year... you can head over to paris mountain state park this friday. friday.dozens of people are expected to take a "soul- cleansing" dip on lake placid... in the fifth annual paris plunge! plunge!fox carolina's ashley minelli is live for us at 3 - jump off from this shore starts at 1:16 p-m... . arp! live interview: stephen gray gray 3 - 5th year in a row for the plunge- take a look back at people showed up- looking to top that number- after the jump: hot drinks and sweet treats!- all sponsored by *paris mountain state park friends* 3 money raised through registration fees goes straight to

globetrotters, has died. his family says lemon died sunday in scottsdale, arizona. lemon joined the globetrotters in 19-54 and played with them for 24-seasons. his knack for basketball trickery and on-court joking made the globetrotters celebrities, and global ambassadors. he also became a t-v personality, starring in a globetrotters' cartoon series and appearing on the ed sullivan show and in many national commercials. lemon later served as an ordained minister and motivational speaker. he was inducted into the basketball hall of fame in 2003. meadowlark lemon was 83. and another passing to report... ian "lemmy" kilmister... the motorhead frontman... has died. his agents says kilmister yesterday in los angeles. known simply as "lemmy" to most... he was respected and revered as a rock master and innovator. he spent four decades in motorhead... best known for their 19-80 anthem "ace of spades." he was 70- years old. we have more good morning columbia still to come... including history." let's check 33 out the day in history. -andrew johnson is born in 1808 -u.s. army massacres sioux

. the harlem globetrotters are here, their ceo is with us, basketball skills on display live in the studio, you can't miss this, back in a moment. maria: the manhattan. accused of purchasing two guns has been denied bail. lori rothman with that and other headlines. lori: federal judge ruling enrique marquez will remain in custody as he faces terrorism related charges, he poses a continuing danger to the community and is charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists or plots and buying rifles shooters used in the san bernardino attack. sports, odell beckham has been accused the suspended for one game after the giants wide receiver hit joshed norman's helmets and buzz flag a total of three times. he will appeal the suspension but it will not be heard until wednesday. google maybe teaming up to speed up the launch of self driving cars. sources told yahoo! autos that ford ceo mark fields will make the announcement in january for the 2016 consumer electronics show. ford officials would not confirm details. ford says it will have more news, the consumer electronics sho

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that. >> all right. >> why don't you take that over to the harlem globetrotters, you guys want some. you can have some. >> hey. in the meantime. where 's the snow. what the heck. back december 8, 2013, 58% of the country had an average of over 3 inches of snow on it. last year 70.9% had an average depth of 1.2% and now we're under 15% of the country covered by an inch of snow. that's it. they like it >> you need to see this on camera. you took a bite and just replay what you just did >> that's after eating. >> there you go. >> i don't know if >>> 40s in the city, 30s in the suburbs. back to the low 50s this forecasting a high of 53 as the clouds will give way to intervals of sunshine. tonight, becoming mostly cloudy again. a brief shower. after midnight, a low 48. it is a mild night. that sets the stage for temperatures in the upper 50s. a cloudy start. 60, saturday. 63, sunday. next chance of any real rain, late monday. >> and that's your late weather. ladies. >> all right. a thank you very much. >>> if you've not already deck the the has of your home then carve out some time this

, meadow lark lemon died on sunday. a member of the harlem globetrotters for two decades. >>> widespread speculation that guns and rosier may be gear us up for a reunion, after reports of a mysterious trailer that played before some "star wars" showings and new updates to the band's web site. that would be cool. >>> women pro hockey coming to the nhl. biggest holiday event this year. winter classic will include an outdoor game between montreal and boston women hockey for the first time ever. >>> a serious story. a christmas murder mystery in maine. after police find a man and his girlfriend both shot to death in an suv, not far from their home, and just before their deaths there was a call to 9-1-1. trace gallagher has more on this. tell us about the story. >> first it looked like some sort of suicide pact but now police in maine say the apsis have confirmed they were homicide victims. eric williams and this 26-year-old girlfriend, boppy roy 'er, were found shot to death in an suv a mile from where their live. police were actually called to the scene by one of the victims who dialed nye

win next week. patrick: this is just into our newsroom. one member of the harlem globetrotters passed away this morning. he was from north carolina. he died sunday in scottsdale, arizona, at the age of 83. the paper confirmed the death of his wife cynthia. he was famous for his half-court hook shot and his no look behind the back passes. myra: an iraqi military spokesperson says a city taken by the islamic state group in may has been fully liberated. military officials announced they had we taken the capital, but other officials said troops had only be taken a strategic military confine and the city remain under isis control. the iraqi military lost a long promised campaign to retake the city but the progress has been hampered. patrick: it is the final push of the year. we have been covering it closely. presidential hopefuls are hitting key states and going after each other in the last week of 2015. myra: aixa diaz joins us live from our exclusive washington newsroom with more. good morning. aixa: good morning. candidates are campaigning in new hampshire, nevada, florida, and i

. >> all right. >> why don't you take that over to the harlem globetrotters, you guys want some. you can have some. you can afford to eat. ♪ >> hey. in the meantime. where 's the snow. what the heck. back december 8, 2013, 58% of the country had an average of over 3 inches of snow on it. last year 70.9% had an average depth of 1.2% and now we're under 15% of the country covered by an inch of snow. that's it. they like it >> you need to see this on camera. you took a bite and just replay what you just did ♪ >> that's after eating. >> there you go. >> i don't know if >>> it's a wednesday morning and we're starting to see showers arrive near the golden gate bridge. the ground is wet. visibility starting to get reduced. you can see barely making out parts of belvedere, but we are expecting to see temperatures back into the 50s, 60 for the north bay, 65 the rest of the bay area. we will see increase in cloud cover through the day. heavy rain arrives tonight into tomorrow. we dry out for friday and saturday. >> and that's your late weather. ladies. >> all right. a thank you very much. >>>

longtime face of the harlem globetrotters has died. according to the "new york times" meadowlark lemon died sunday in scottsdale, arizona. he played with the globetrotters for almost a quarter century, delighting audiences with his trick shots and his signature smile. meadowlark lemon was 3883. >>> a british man is claiming to be the first person ever to row from the u.s. to australia non-stop by himself. 53-year-old john brandon weeden arrived sunday in northeastern australia more than 200 days after he left san francisco on a small boat. proceeden has also rode across the atlantic and add mitts the pacific was tougher than he thought it would be. his wife was in australia to meet him there, and he told her he doesn't plan to get in another boat for a while. probably a good thing. that is brave >> went to australia in a row boat and he only gets the last item in the newscast. that's a big deal. >> and he's 52. >> give him credit for getting in that boat. >> natalie, thanks for that. >>> now to on ongoing series hassle-free holidays. chanced you are received a new gift that maybe wasn'

whiff of that. >> all right. >> why don't you take that over to the harlem globetrotters, you guys want some. you can have some. you can afford to eat. >> hey. in the meantime. where 's the snow. what the heck. the country had an average of over 3 inches of snow on it. last year 70.9% had an average depth of 1.2% and now we're under 15% of the country covered by an inch of snow. that's it. they like it >> you need to see this on camera. you took a bite and just replay what you just did >> that's after eating. >> there you go. >> i don't know ifloan. we've got a nice wednesday in store for us in the weather department. aside from a few passing clouds we will have a mostly sunny sky. temperatures will continue with the warmer than average trend with highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. even warmer tomorrow as the wind speed picks up a bit. temperatures will be in the lower to middle 50s. there could be 60s in parts of the state. but, we will see an we start you off this morning with a look at the temperatures from our weather trackers across eastern iowa. overall, these temperatures

. >> why don't you take that over to the harlem globetrotters, you guys want some. you can havee some. youuan afford totoeat. >> hey. in the meantime. where 's the snow. what the heck. back december 8, 2013, 58% of the country had an average of last year 70.9% had an average depth of 1.2% and now we'rere under 15% of the country covered by an inch of snow. that's it. they like it >> you need to see this on camera. you took a bite and just replay what you just did >> that's after eating. >> there you go. >> i don't know ifthe e y couldn't stop temperatures f fm warming to about 20 degrees above average for this time of year. and as more sun returns for wednesday, temperatures may be on the rise a bit more again with highs in the 50s expected where there is little snow cover with highs being held to the 40s in northern siouxland with more snow cover. a front moves through by thursday giving us more wind but still very little in the way of cooling. cooler weather does move in for the weekend and a chance of a few rain showers will be with us on saturday and we'll then keep thth cooler we

globetrotters, you guys want some. you can have some. you can afford to eat. ♪ >> hey. in the meantime. where 's the snow. what the heck. back december 8, 2013, 58% of the country had an average of over 3 inches of snow on it. last year 70.9% had an average depth of 1.2% and now we're under 15% of the country covered by an inch of snow. that's it. they like it >> you need to see this on camera. you took a bite and just replay what you just did ♪ >> that's after eating. >> there you go. >> i don't know if >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a cold start. but today starts to warm up. partly sunny. mild, 54 to 57 this afternoon. little bit of a breeze out of the south to help with the warm-up and help keep things warmer tomorrow morning. the seven-day forecast, 61 degrees thursday afternoon. it's a warming trend that continues through the end of the week. and this weekend, record heat. 65 would tie it on saturday and 66 sunday would break the record. rain on monday, sunshine returns tuesday. have a great day. >> and that's your late weather. ladies. >> all right. a

of the harlem globetrotters, played for nearly a quarter century, delighting audiences with the trick shot and the signature smile. he played in more than 16,000 career games in nearly 100 countries. he performed for popes and kings, queens and presidents and a lot of little boys and girls. in 2003, he was inducted into the basketball hall of fame. he received one of the highest honors in basketball with that induction. meadowlark lemon was 83. >>> embattled chicago mayor rahm emanuel is announcing reforms to the city's police department after another deadly police shooting there. 19-year-old quinn tonia le greer was killed early saturday morning when police were responding to a domestic disturbance call to his father's home. betty jones lived downstairs from le greer, she was also shot and killed. at a time when the department of justice is already investigating the chicago police department, activists are calling for more. >> i want the mayor to understand that this is a message to you. you failed us before but now it's your time to step up. or step down. >> saturday's shootin

, fans of the harlem globetrotters may be sad this morning, meadow lark lemon known for his hook shot died at age 83 in arizona. he played for the globe trotter for almost 25 years. and when he wasplaying, they drew more clouds and the knicks. >> i used to watch him as a kid in england. >> very big deal. stuart: and donald trump finding a friend in clint eastwood. he says he's fearless. >> i think it's maybe time, what do you think, for maybe a businessman. how about that? when you're on hold, your business is on hold. that's why comcast business doesn't leave you there. when you call, a small business expert will answer you in about 30 seconds. no annoying hold music. just a real person, real fast. whenever you need them. so your business can get back to business. sounds like my ride's ready. don't get stuck on hold. reach an expert fast. comcast business. built for business. to discover the best shows friends together and movies with xfinity's winter watchlist. later on, we'll conspire ♪ ♪ as we dream by the fire ♪ a beautiful sight, we're happy tonight ♪ ♪ watching in a w

york's stock exchange. yep. e hlem globetrotters. handles franklin and ceo kurt schneider rang the o opening bell. why are you laughing at me? >> youronouncing those names. it's like you need barbara billingsley to help out from "airplane." >>> it is one of many stops -- nice job on the hoops there. for the barnstorming basketball team as they celebrate their 90th year. the team tips off its world tour the day afterer christmas with some 300 games in more than 200 cities. >> did i not get the handles franklin mooseweeks? >> i like that name. laughing at me. >> lovoved it. too. >> good hair. >>> coming up, the biggest 12 months. what a memorable year. >> also a special report on care packages then and now. the organizatition that started feeding the hungry after world war ii h a brand new mission. >>> and later a coyote dashing through a busy airport like nobody's business. just one part of our special that's after today's forecast map, that can only be described in meteorological terms as a hot mess. >> announcer: "world news now weather, brought to you by mucinex. seriously? where d

. >>> well, a sad passing from the world of sports. former harlem globetrotter star meadowlark lemon has died. he played for the team if nearly a quarter century. >> he soon became the center of the show, both because of his charisma and his ball-handling skills. he went on to play an astonishing 16,000 games. meadowlark lemon dead at his home in arizona. he was 83 years old. >>> well, the nfl has one more week to go. >> after what happened yesterday, you can honestly to about certain. details now from espn. >> john and john, and we wear glasses. the panthers have over 14 4 eks we have been telling they never lost a game. we're telling you that anymore. sunday. cam newton. julio jones. all kinds of great football players in atlanta. matt ryan is going to throw it high and throw it far in the didiction of number 11, that's always a good move. that's a score and the atlanta falcons hand the carolina panthers their first loss of the regular season. cam newton had one more chance. but, stripped by vic beasley. strip sack. first time. >>> jets/patriots. we go to overtime. patriots, they win t