aden of st. cloud competed in her hijab sunday night... and wore a "burkini" during the swimsuit portion. she says she wanted to use the miss minnesota u-s-a stage as an opportunity to change misconceptions about islam. (( halima aden: "i just like the fact that people are talking about it and i've been getting lots of messages from muslim girls telling me about stuff they've overcome, like bullying or people calling them towel head or rag head, and just sharing with me that my story has ti just made all of this worth it.")) >> while she didn't take home the crown... aden did make the semifinals. meridith gould of minneapolis was crowned miss minnesota. she will go on to compete in the miss usa pageant in 2017... against nevada's lauren york -- she is on the left there, standing next to miss nevada teen usa../// ((paul joncich)) >>> no shave november is it's almost time for the mo-bros here at channel 8 to break out the razors. >> up next we continue to educate men about health concerns-- and the

halima aden competed wearing traditional muslim clothing. aden spoke on stage telling all somali girls they are beautiful and she placed in the top 15. ? randy: james taylor is hoping to hit another home run at fenway park in boston. he'll be playing the ballpark ballpark tours for taylor. he and his band will be playing fenway on august 11. bonnie raitt will be with him as well. tickets going on sale this friday. emily: good shope. randy: indeed. emily: still ahead, we follow several breaking stories. randy: rescue mission after a plane crash in colombia. emily: new at 5:00, stay healthy this season. three super foods to keep you emily: we are following breaking news from lynn. randy: police are on the scene of a shooting. this is happening on the lynn way in lynn. on the scene there. parts of the lynn way are shut down right now. the shooting happened just a short time ago. we'll be bringing you updates for this story throughout the morning. emily: also breaking, a deadly crash in east boston. boston e.m.s. confirming one person was killed

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"i feel like i'm here to bust those misconceptions and stereotypes of muslim women" halima aden made the top 15 in last night's event. although she didn't win, many already consider her a star. during the competition aden wore a hijab and remained covered during the swimsuit section. shout out to all my somali girls just know your beautiful and know you are empowered and know you can do anything you want to try.. aden says she's been bullied for wearing her hijab, and hopes the beauty pageant will break misconceptions. 0:00 nats of singing 0:0 hundreds united on the lincoln memorial in washington d.c. yesterday to send a message of unity. organizers of the interfaith comforting message after a divisive election season.. you'll remember protests broke out in d.c. in the days to follow the results. most who attended say the service was just what they needed to feel better. rawan abdellatif "i thought that it was really nice. i like that people come together from all different backgrounds, ethnicities, religions. it made me really happy." more than 30-organizations were represented at t

a woman is making history in the miss minnesota u-s-a competition... 19-year-old halima aden is the 1:01-:109 i just want to give a quick shout out to all my somali girls just know your beautiful and know you are empowered and know you can do anything you want to try.. aden wore a hijab during the competition and remained covered during the swimsuit secton. :41-:46 "a lot of girls were very supportive of what i'm doing, and that just makes it all worth it aden did make the semi-finals but not the top five... time now is x:xx cyber monday! we have some tips for shoppers coming up... we'll explain how you can save money if you just wait a little longer to buy plus... :19-:24 [pause for nats a man causes a scene on board a delta flight...bringing out taking a live look right now in havana cuba where the government there is preparing for a ceremony to commemorate the life of fidel castro who passed away over the weekend... that's happening in just under an hour... at 6 a-m our time... over the weekend trump tower in take a look... the map service showed the president-elect's home in manha

"i feel like i'm here to bust those misconceptions and stereotypes of muslim women" halima aden made the top 15 in last night's event. although she didn't win, many already consider her a star. during the competition aden wore a hijab and covered during the swimsuit section. i just want to give a quick shout out to all my somali girls just know your beautiful and know you are empowered and know you can do anything you beauty pageant will break misconceptions. this morning, thousands of people are back home after a busy weekend here in las vegas. according to triple-a our city the roads proved the case...at one point yesterday, there was a 25-mile backup on i-15 southbound to california. it should only take drivers about 40-minutes on a normal day. yesterday? it took some nearly two hours. wife: "we didn't expect it to be this bad" "kids are acting crazy....thinking about giving them nyquil but we will see what happens " we talked to several people who got caught in the traffic mess. one man--who didn't want to be on camera--says he used a dirt road to primm--which is illegal. he says

aden a saint cloud college student won the two day pageant on sunday night. she'll now compete at the 2017 miss usa competition, representing minnesota. aden also wore a burkini during the swimsuit segment of the competition on saturday night, aden, who has never competed in a pageant before, decided to take part this year to combat stereotypes and misconceptions about muslim americans. the miss usa pageant takes place in june. willa wonka offered a tour of his candy factory, for people finding a golden ticket in a chocolate bar. now a somewhat similar offer is being done with beer. anheuser busch is distributing 37 thousand gold cans of bud light, around the country. a person who finds one and posts a picture on social media, will get a chance to win super bowl tickets. and one fan will get tickets to the big game, for 51 years. of course, super bowl 51 is coming up in february, here on fox8. the golden beer can't. what an offer. right. by some bud light on the way at home. still to come brothers in business. meet the local twins that are sewing their way to

. >> she may not have won but a miss minnesota usa contestant made halima aden is the first somali american to take part in the competition. she war her traditional muslim clothing. she spoke on stage telling all somali girls that they are beautiful. she placed in the top 15. >> boston naacp selected a new leader on monday. tanicia sullivan, who looked into the racial discrimination school, will now serve as president. she replaces michael curry who is stepping down after six years. members also selected long time naacp member lori nelson as first vice president. >> the celtics beating the heat in miami last flight. they had a comfortable lead for most of the game leading by 17. several players off the banks scoring in double digits. isaiah thomas once again the man of the night with 25 points and eight assists. celtics win 112-104. pistons tomorrow night. and during the game one fan had the chance to win a galaxy tablet. all he had to do was hit a three-point shot while sitting down and he nails it. >> wow. >> so the celtics, they were supposed to be listening to coach stevens but they dec