more on our website.got you covered. this is today in iowa." coming up: a tragedy that's hard to wrap your head around. this morning, police are searching for the motive behind a mass shooting... that left 14 dead. plus -- what does a vote in washington mean for the future of testing at schools in iowa? plus -- a thousand dollar lottery ticket would be nice... but what happppned next to the man holding the winning ticket is what has people saying -- they can't believe his luck. i'm jerry gallagher... let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. clouds are keepingtemps up a bit this morning... mainly in the low to mid 30s with westerly winds at 5 to 10 mph. we have a few areas of light fog... mainly to

but most of us are keepqng clouds over us... it is acting like a blanket and keeping us warmer ththn areas to thhwest. the clouds will clear out this morning and we will have mainly sunny skies today. that will hhlp get us back into the upper 30s to low 40s over most of the viewing area, along the top story this morninn: a massacre at a holiday party. this morning, police are trying to figure out why it happened. it all started yesterday in california. 14 people were killed. jay gray has the latest on the

as the investigation continued overnight.. police and federal agentt shared new iiformation about the killing spree.. "there had to be some degree of planning, came with a purpose ...." there are still three active scenes rightnow.. thinland regional center -- where at least 14 people were killed.. 7 injured.. syed tashfeen malik.. were killed during a shootout with police.. and farook's home in nearby redlands, here investigatts continue to search for anything that may help them understand how.. and why it happened.. ".... we don't have a motive yet ..." "we have not ruled out terrorism." here's what investigators do knoo.. farookok an environmental specialist with san bernadino county for 5-years.. was at a holiday gathering

then according to police.. returned wwth malik -- boboh armed with assault rifles, and semi- automatic pistols and opened fire.. like police.. family members of the suspects are searching for answers in the tragedy.. "i have no idea why he would do that, why he would do something like this, i am in shock myself." shock.. and grief.. that continues this morning to grip this shattered mmunity.. jay gray - nbc news - san bernidino, california.. a co-worker says the shooter showed no signs of ununuual behavioo-- before the massacre. in light of the tragedy, california's governor ssaled ck wednesday's capital christmas tree lighting ceremony. the tree was still lit, but the event was very low key -- with a nine-year-oldighting the tree

five fifth graders are suspended this morning. police believe they wanted to attack students on a field trip. new jersey police say the students were caught when teachers found aa written plan of the attack. investigators say the students built a device and brought it to school -- but police say the device was not explosive. british warppnes are carrying outtairstrikes in syria. this comes just hours after the parliament gave them the green light to bomb isis targets. four royal air force jets took off from a british air baae soon after the vote. two army pilots are killed in a helicopter crash in tennessee. the chopper went down ear fort campbell. it crashes during a routinee traaing exercise. the names of the pilots have not been released. fort campbell is home of the 101st airborne "screaming eagle", the army's only air assault division. australia will step up the search for a missing mayalysian airlines je in the indian ocean. so far, that search has turned

the plane disappeared a year and a half ago with 239 people on it. australia -- though -- says it identified an area where the wreckage could be -- so it will a deaealy crash on icy roads is being investigated in black hawk county. the crash happened wedneay moning around 5-30 -- on east dunkerton road. authorities say a driver crossed the centerline -- d hit another vehicle head-on. one person died. their name has not been released. a man is beind bars this morning -- accused of a black friiy crime in dubuququ. shawn cade junior... from rock island illinois... was arrested by east moline officers. he's accused of robbing the durac community credit union in dubuque friday morning. he alegedly told t te teller he hahaa gun, but didd't show a weapon. it took 37 years, but police believe they finally solved a murder mystery. a 59-year-old man has been charged with murder in the death of a woman in

break in the case came when a new detective took a fresh look at the rd work that's gone into it, i this time, especially for her sister." the suspect was a person of interest many years ago... but was not arrested at the time. police are looking for a real- life g ginch this morrng. someone stole a salvation army red kettle. surveillance video from a convenience store in indiana shows us what happened. the man and the woman go up to the counter. as the employee walks away -- the man slips the kettle into his jacket and takes off. our-legged mememers of the fooce are being remembered for making the community safer. the cedar rapids police department has had k-9s for many years. now, overlooking downtown from sunner park, is a memorial dedicated to the 23 k-9s that have served. curt buckles has had his dog, narco,

"you know we have a grea bond and someday when he ccn no longer come to work with me it's going to be a sad day." the six k-9s with the cedar ceremony. five of them can sniff out drugs. the e her can detect explosives. new this morning: many students and parents won't like this: a vote to raise tuition at the university of iowa. the board regents voted for a three-percent increase beginning next fall. rates were raised earlier this year at uni and iowa state. at that time...iowa's rates were not iireased. the board prprsident says the numbers can always change depending on the legislature. if we don't receive the legislative request and that april may time frame... our june the legislative session begins next

and when lawmakers go back to work -- they might have to make deep budget cuts. that's what house republican pat grassley says. he says the state is facing hundreds of millions of dollars in expected ew costs, so "tough decisions" will be needed. in washington, the house votes to give states more power to make decisions over how to use student test scores. lawmakers voted to rewrite no child left behind. the bill is considered a compromise -- and would end the federal effort to encourage academic standards liie common core. one lawmaker says washington has been micromanaging the nation's classrooms for too long. the ill would keep in place -- a key feature of no child left behind: annual reading g nd math testing of students in grades three through eight -- and once in high school. the senate will vote on it next week -- and the president is

a new 360 millionondollar children's hospital in iowa will have a new name when it opens next year. it will be called the stead family university of iowa children''hospital. maquoketa natives --- jerry and mary joy stead -- gave 25 million dollars for the project. they've now donated about 54 million to the university. "they are honored, they are money for brick and mortar, that's not what they do. but in this case, they understood the impact was so large to the people they love in iowa, that they decide to do it that way." the naming sn't come without controversy. many are asking about stead's connection to president bruce harreld, and if the role he played to bring harreld in as president, had any connection to the naming. a university spokesperson tells kwwl the request to name the facility after the stead family was made long before the search for a new president sarted.

lotto plaar. a man wins -- and then wins again minutes later. linda mumma has the story out of california. customers at this modesto mini mart on coffee road after one of it's regulars... "there's like 6 or 7 guys... beat the odds... "it couldn't have happened to a once... but twice... in just a matter of minutes. "it's amazihg. unbelievable." fast mart manager lakhvir singh... says he sold the winning tickets... to rodney meadows... last week.. when he stopped in to pick up some 30-dollar sctchers while running errands. "he went ououside to scratch it, came in and i was like he won big." a thousand dollars big on the first try so he decided to play again. "someone came in and bought the 10 million." i c cn't even believe what a 10 million looks he had the managers check the ticket twice.... "so we scanned here and it s like ten zero zero zero." they say this isn't the first time the store has sold a

"i won a thousand dollars one time on a crossword puzzle. he's won a thousand dollars on a crossword puzzle. the store also sold a 25-thousand dollar scratcher last month... and a 30-thousand dollar ttcket last year... making it one of the luckiest locations in the central valley. "this is the store right here. so lucky... "i am last years powerball winnererat the stop & save on another location down the road. also stopped in to buy tickets... and offered the new winner - his two cents. " you can only spend so much car, but i'm going to live and driviv like i want to." ellred mitzenheimer we still hav a lot to get to this mornii: including a holiday concern

this morning. plus - politeness pays off in retail sales right? well -- maybe not. find out what a study says this morning about shopping habits. clouds from early today will clear out and leave us with sunny skies today while we should warm to above normal temps, today may be the coolest in the next 7... i'll have that warmup for you

"now yweather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: sunshine will take over for the next few days, but those clear skies will allow areaof fog to form tonight into riday morning. we could see a few snow w owers tracking through saturday night, too, but we will be mainly dry for the forecast. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will start with

sunshine. our temps are in the upper 20s to mid 30s this morning, but it is much colder to the west... sheldon has really dropped... mainly due to clear skies and a few inches of snooon the ground. we had a blanket of clouds all night, but they will be tracking out of the area this morning and we will end up with mainly clear skies for a couple of days. a weak front willltrack in from the west over the weekend, but moisture will be limited. we do warm up... today will be mainly in the 30s and 40s with a few 50s in the midwest with a lot more 40s and 50s for friday. we wilil clear out thth skies and highs will climb back into the upper 30s to low 40s over most of the viewing area today. areas of fog form tonight with lows in the mid 20s and we will get even warmer tomorrow... highs aim for the mid to upper 40s for friday afternoon with mainly sunny skies. we stay mild through the middle of next week and pretty dry, too. a weak system will track through saturday night and may squeeze out some snow showers,

for the mid to upper 40s for friday afternoon with mainly sunny skies. we stay mild will be mainly in the 30s and 40s with a few 50s in tt midwest with a lot more 40s and 50s for friday. we will clear out the skies and highs will climb back into the upper 30s to low 40s over mmst of the viewing area today. areas of fog form tonight wwth lows in the mid 20s and we will get even warmer tomorrow... highs aim for the

for friday afternoon with mainly sunny skies. we stay mild through the middle of next week and pretty dry, too. a weak system will track through saturday night and may squeee out some snow showers, but mostly we it's a birthday celebration we can all marvel at this morning. an eastern iowa woman who turned 100... 11 years ago. plus the science of shopping. can music in the store affect whh you buy -- and how much you spend? we're checking out some new research this morning. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in marquette, elkport, brandon and all of eastern iowa

many people a lift this holiday season. they're a popular gift, but are also raising some safety concerns.

hoverboard for destroying their home. a woman says her son's hoverboard caught fire as it was charging... causing the damage you see here. in alabama, someone posted this video of a hoverboard on fire. the consumer product safety commission says it's aware of these cases and is looking into it. we've all been there before. we buy something -- like an outfit -- but then never wear it... and wonder why did we get it in the first place? sometimes, it all comes down to psychology. this morning, we're learning about the science f shopping.. forrexample -- if something is in the middle of a shelf -- and the price ends in nine -- studies show -- shoppersare more likely to buy it. also, how sales clerks treat customers can also influence shoppers. this is interesting. research shows rude sales people in luxury stores -- can cause customers with lower self- esteem to spend more. and if yoothink the music you hear is random -- think again. the right kind can make shoppers

studies show pop music leads to impulse buys. a special birthday party is being planned in eastern iowa this week. the party is for a woman who's now 111.. emma hough was born on a farm in fayette county, graduated from upper iowa, and taught biology and physical education. in her spare time -- emma enjoys exercising, playiyig bingo, and spending time with her best friend bonnie. "she and i never knew each other until i came here, so i put her in as my poa. she has managed everything for me." hillcrest caretakers say they plan to host aapecial party y or emma this weekend. at last check -- the oldest living person is 122 years old. the time now is still to come: a new twist on a classic story -- one you can

on kwwl tonight. we have a preview next.

production "the sound of music" a few years ago. tonight another live, musical production you can see right wiz. "i'm on the way to find the wiz. diana ross gave a broadway musical a whole new audience when "the wiz" hit movie screens in 1978. "it moved me in such a positive way. it moved so many people in a positive way." f a classic story. "to see that same story with characters that look a little bit more like me, just made it that much more poignant for r me." so much so that ne-yo's taking a spin as the tin man other big names also wanted in. "this is the wiz! how could you not want to be a apart of it?? i'm so excited." and david alan grier plays the cowardly lion.... "first broadway show i ever

man!" nats but it's an unknown in nats "the yellow brick road?" whenever people talk about it to me, they're just like, you gotta kill it an open casting call transported tt novice nats "you're dorothy!" to a world nearly as jaw dropping as the one her character visits. "i"is weird to just be in a room with people that you see every day and they put on their costumes and they become their character." a group bound for a live journey down the yellow brick road d onight. mark barger, nbc news. you can watch it tonight at 7 right here on kwwl. let's check out storm track seven live doppler radar right now. meteorologist eileen loan has the forecast next. eileen loan is back with another

forecast. mostly sunny skies today with

for the upper 30s to some low 40s today and tomorrow and even stay in the mid 40s throogh midweek. inly it's and coming up on today in iowa. an eastern iowa woman is not facing charges after she allegedly went up to a child at a bus stop and tried to get him to go with her. we asked police why.