that attackers did indeed have an investigators now elieve the is morning thh investigators now believe the attackers did indeed have an isis connection... more information continues to pour out of california today... police and federal gents are working aroundthe clock to try and piece together the full story... jay gray is in california today with the latest for us... has learned tashfeen malik pledged alligiance to the leader fourteen and wounded more than tweneny durning an attack at the inland regional center wednesday. "this took days, weeks, if not investigators continue to pour over evidence pulled

farook had been quote: "talking radical jihad." but n-b-c news has learned the couple tried to coveer their diggtal footprint... destroying computer hard-drives and cell phones prior to carrying out the mass shooting. and as investigators try to understand why.. so does farook's family... his brother-in-law sat ddwn overnight with nbc's lester holt... "did somebody brain wash him, something snap him... did he have a fight at work? and i'm waiting to hear what really behind their 6-month-old daughter... questions and grief that still fill this tight-knit community. jay gray -- san bernardino, californiaa we'll have more on the investigation out of san bernardino -- and remembering the 14 victims

the attack -- coming up later in the show... closer to home -- the tactical unit is called out after a robbery early y his morning in eastern iowa... it happened in the area of mulberry and linden in waterloo. a teenager said she was robbed. during their investigation -- officers learned the suspects might be in a nearby home. so officers called the tactical unit -- two people are in custody but their names have not been released today... a separate case not far away - a home invasion on franklin in waterloo. one of the victims was injured -- but officers say those injuries are minor. they tell us they have suspects in custody... however -- their names have also not been released. it's now been a week -- andnd still no sign of an eastern iowa teenager.... ethan weitzenkamp was last seen on thanksgiving night at home in allison... he left a note saying he needed to start a new life -- but his parents say that doesn't seem like something he'd do... he disappeared days before his first wrestling match as a "we're just scared that, something's happened to him or generous person and that's what we are scared of, that something

the family says there has been no sign of ethan's unique car -- which you're seeing here. volunteers organized a search for him yesterday and will cocotinue to look for ethan today. meanwhile... waterloo west student moe sed is still missing... the burmese refugee hasn't been seen since late october... if you have any information either of these two missing teens -- please contact police. a big sigh of relief for drivers. road construction finally clears up in one part of eastern ioio.... many of you may recognize these streets in waterloo. kimball avenue is finally free -- after being under construction#for almost two years.. crews removed the cones -- bringing it bacac to two lanes.. here's what one business had to say -- "the first year was tough, it because there werent as many intersections closed, but its

they say they had some loyal customers throughout the process -- but it was hard for many people to get to their restaurant during construction. nationally... a solid jobs report was released earlier today... the u-s added 2- hundred-11 thousand jobs last month -- thanks mainly to construction and retail... the unemployment rate holds steady at five uercent... the report is the latest sigg consser spending is steady. so now -- watch out for possible increases in interest rates from the federal reserve as a result of the positive report. coming up... the hawkkes head out to indiannolis later today -- we catch up with a few lucky fans headed to the game... plus... in the middle of the craziest shopping season of the year -- we have a report on how online outlets are trying to speed up the pace... we'll be right back with your

"now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrackk informationon

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with a south winds only up to 10 mph. we'll stay mostly clear tonight as lows dip to around 30 and winds start to increase from the south at 5-15 mph. a weaacold front willbe tracking through the state late tomorrow. we'll start off saturday with plenty of sunshine but as this front tracks closer throughout the day, clouds will increase in the afternoon. highs saturday will be in the mid to upper 40s with south h nds gusting oor 15 mph at times. as the front tracks through saturday night into sunday morning, some rain but some snow may mix in at times. however, confidence is high that anything will be very light and scattered across the area. clouds will hang around throughout the day sunday with highs in the lower 40s. the next week looks mostly quiet with highs in the mid to upper 40s and a mix of sun and clouds. from the kwwl stormtrack 7

screen for your complete weather information. here is additionaa forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a high pressure system will cocotinue to keep us clear of clouds for thenext 24 hours. most of eastern iowa is seeing lots of sunshine this afternoon with temperatures reaching into the 40s. we'll likely see highs nearing 50 in many locations with a south winds only up to 10 mph. we'll stay mostly clear tonight as lows dip to around 30

froothe south at -15 mph. a weak cold front will be tracking through the state late tomorrow. we'll start off saturday with plenty of sunshine but as this front tracks closer throughout the day, clouds will increase in the afternoon. hiis saturday will be in the mid to upper 40s with south winds gusting over 15 mph at times. as the front tracks through saturday night into sunday morning, some precipitation may be possible. right now, it appears the main high that anything will be very light and scattered across the area. clouds will hang around week looks mostly quiet with highs in the mid to upper 40s and a mix of sun and clouds. the holiday spirit...

all the way... there he is singing jingle bells at the national christmas tree lighting ceremony... acttss reese withthrspoon delivered the opening monologue... there were also performances by fall out boy and the coast guard band. but will he perform at the super bowl? the president's voice is going to be on the new coldplay album -- and nfl sources say coldplay will perform at half- time of super bowl 50. bruno mars is also slated to perform once again during the show -- and beyonce is reportedly in talks to make uest appearann...

the northern iowa panthers take to the road this weekend -- as they'll play in the rain for a shot at the national f-c-s quarterfinals... and... w a perfect 20-15 so far for the hawks measures up to the last undefeated iowa season -- nearly 1- hundred years ago... you're watching kwwl. we've ggt you covered ininwalker, brandon,

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field will look like at lucas oil stadium. the stadium can seat up to 67 thousand people... anddill be at capacity tomorrow night... if you want to get tickets for the game, you're going to have to pay up - tickets on sites like and go up to seven thousand dollars... some lucky iowans were able to get their hands on tickets through the university -- all ten thousand tickets the university had to sell are gone. we caught up with some fans (doug althaus, h hwkeye fan) "this has been the season i've been waiting my whole life for. it'll probably never happen again, i hope it does, but it's exciting." me fans evenenlanning to headd to the game in a decked out bus. as you probably know -- the hawks enter tomorrow's game at 12-andoh on the year... the last time the hawkeye football team hh an undefeateded season was almost a hundred years ago -- in 19-22 when they went seven and oh. kinnick stadium hadn't even been built yet... archivist, university of iowa) "games were played on what was then called iowa field,, itit now a parking lot right

nile kinnick was only four years old at the time! you could buy season tickets for twelve dollars and fifty cents, season tickets now cost upwards of four-hundred dollars... the u-n-i panthers are also getting fired up for another big postseason game tomorrow... the panthers are on the road... taking on portland state... the fifth ranked vikings earned a first round bye after finishing their season 9-2... u-n-i reaches the round of 16 thanks to a big 5353to-17 home win last week at home against eastern illinois... coach farley knows tomorrow will be a b test for his defense... a unit he's been confident in all season -- and one that bbasts "it takes more than one guy to defense and yet d-hall got the individual award which he very well deserved."

kick-off tomorrow night at 9 o'clock in oregon... switching over to the nfl...if you turned off the packers lions game a little early last night -- you missed one incredible finish.... it's been called the mo-ttn miracle... the lions thought they had the game won as time ran out, but detroit was calledor a face- mask. that gives green bay one mo play with no tiie on the clock -- and watch what happens. a hail mary caught by packers tight end richard rodgers. the packers stun the lions 27-to-23 to put their season back into high gear... comin up.... a newborn babyyis incredibly saved from a sinking ship... and... an inside look on the fierce competition for your online season... that's up first after this quick back. and when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do o hat by going to our page

jeb bush: here's the truth yoyowill not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force.

we can't withdraw from this threat or negotiate with it. we have but one choice: to defeat it. vo: right to rise usa is responsible

been limited to that big day... americans have been shopping online in record numbers throughout this entire holiday season... that's triggered a great shipping battle -- between retail giants... brian mooar

businesses competing to get deliveries out faster than ever before.... just as christmas trees are lighting up... online retailers were working on lightning fast delivery. "they're trying to get it to you as quickly as possible, same day, and i think that's what they're all competing for now" amazon has been an aggressive leader when it comes to shipping speed. express are playing catch up.p.. offering same day or next day shipping in some cities. but amazon raised the bar with "prime now" --- offering free 2 hour delivery in 24 markets in the u-s... and even a 1 hour delivery option for 8-dollars. "they just want to get it to you as fast as possible and so they're going to use any means developing what it calls "prime air".... unmanned drones could be one leg of that" air".... unmanned aircraft, drones, able to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. "the fact that the technology already exists is interesting i think right now it's a matter of that service won't take off until the f-a-a gives it's approval...

science fiiion could be a reality by christmas 20-16. even google and wal mart are jumping on the "drone-wagon"... and starting to test their own u-a-v delivery systems. but for this holiday season... you might just want to get your own drone for under the tree... delivered the old fashioned way. brian mooar, nbc news. now -- a word of warning... thieves are also taking advantage of the growing popularity of online shopping. insurance quotes dot com says --a whopping 23-million americans have had packages stolen from theii doorsteps... coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... don't miss today's recipe... a treasured west coast treat gets transformed into a delicious dip... but first, a look at your latest with all the holiday parties

stand out. well, we came up with a bubbling hot dip inspired

we start by baking some white fleshed fish fillets and once they're cool, we flake them and set it aside. after testing this with a bunch of different types of fish, we think the u.s. farm-raised catfish really stands out since it has a mild flavor and it's hearty enough to hold its own. next we mix some cream cheese along with a bit of sour cream and a package of taco seasoning, which gives this its bold flavor. now we gently fold in the fish and spoon it into a pie plate and bake it off until it's creamy. then, right before serving it, we'll top it

some fresh salsa, shredded cheddar, scallions and some black olives. put this out or bring it to any holiday party of u.s. farm-raised catfish and all the south-of-the-border touches, you can't miss. i do hope you'll go online and get the recipe for our, "famous fish taco dip," so you can have it at your fingertips when you need a dish that everyone will love. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "new way" for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. this is the

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endorsement in iowa today... plus... a deadly overnight explosion stuns party-goers at a nightclub... and... music fans across the world remember a talented singer who welcome back to the news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher let's go back to storm track seven meteorologist denice pelster now for your first forecast. a high pressure system will most of eastern iowa is seeing lots of sunshine this afternoon with temperatures reaching into the 40s. we'll likely see highs nearing 50 in many locations with a south winds only up to 10 mph. we'll stay mostly clear tonight as lows dip to around 30 and winds start to increase from the south at 5-15 mph. a weak cold front will be tracking through the state late tomorrow. we'll start off saturday with plenty of sunshine but as this front tracks closer throughout the day, clouds will increase in the afternoon. highs saturday

with south winds gusting over 15 mph at times. in california -- all 14 victims of this week's mass shooting have now been identified... the majority of them, co-workers of one of the shooters... famililis and friends of the victims mourn by remembering the people that were lost in the shooting... nbc's natalie morales has more thursday....candlelights f hope for the community of san one of 14 people killed in wednesday's shooting rampage bennetta ...a christian born in muslim iran had fled to america at the agag of 18 to escape islamic extremism... her death...wednesday.. a bitter irony..

until the last day, / she leaves behhd children ages 10, 12 and 15 daniel kaufman ran the coffee shop in building 3 at inland regional... ...this was the moment his partner of three years.. ryan reyes--found out.. just before the call... ryan was hopeful.. "my understanding is that he's in surgery and will be fine..." and beautiful young woman, who was full of life and loved by all who knew her" "our beloved robert will not be 37...a health inspector and father of 6 damian meins, 58, a recent employee of san bernadino county who coached p-e and played santa in his spare time shannon johnson.. aurora godoy... ... sierra clayborn ...tin nguyen

amanios uan espinoza jennifer thalissnos says her husband nncholas worked with syed.. i feel he was martyred and i just know he's in a better place and i've got my faith, which is families... the trauma is twinged with a sense of relief... i didn't get that phon call that those other families got. i just feel so fortunate lisa stevens' 22 year old daughter jennifer was shot in the stomach but her recovery will be more than just physical... she keeps saying i've never seen a gun before. you know i've a san bernadino county employee was shot 5 times.. it's the initial phone call that you get that your son calls you and tells you that he loves you and he's not knowing if he's going one wounded...and countless victims trying to make sense of what's

san bernardino we may be down but we're not out. god bless san bernardino. that was natalie morales reporting... and as a reminder that these shootings are an all too familiar occurrence -- funerals for an american killed in paris and for an officer killed during colorado's planned parenthood attacks are also taking place today... at least 16 people have died and five more are hurt in a firebomb attack at a nightclub... this happenene in egypt early thths morning.... authorities are saying three men on a motorcycle threw molotov cocktails into the nightclub and drove off. today --music fans are remembering a very talented singee who haa died... scott weiland -- the former frontman for stone temple pilots passed away in his sleep... he and his band -- the wildabouts -- were touring. they were actually scheded

waterloo tomorrow. weiland was 48. an explosion leads to a big fire at a natural gas plant. take a look at the flames here at theplant in west texas. two people have minor injuries -- but 200 were at the plant at the time of the explosion. buses took the plant workers away from the scene to be safe. meanwhile: it's been nearly 5 years after a mine explosiin kiilled 29 workers... and the man who ran it is found guilty of violating federal safety laws. a federal investigation found the man keptwo sets of books to mislead inspectors and tipped off crews before surprise inspections at the west virginia mine. the man's attorney says he will appeal. a four car pileup ends with e driver rashing into a drive-thru. it happened near a mall in tucson arizona. police say the gold car collided with two other cars then landed on its side after hitting a car sitting in the chick-fill drive- thru lane. tucson police say it looks worse than it is. everyone involved had minor

decision 20-16... as hillary clinton is back in iowa and she'ssexpected to pick up a big endorsement today. clinton is currently speaking in sioux city and will be ib fort dodge later this afternoon... u-s labor secretary tom erez is on the stage with her now and is expected to endorse clinton today... this would be a blow to democratic candidate martin o'malley...who helped launched his career by appointing him to a maryland office in 2007... on the republican side of the presidential race... a new poll released today has a familiir face at the top of the ranks... according to a new cnn/orc poll released today... donald trump has opened up a giant lead on his g-o-p rivals... you can see the new numbers for today's poll here -- which was conducted between november 27 and december first -- compared with a the most recent version of the poll on the right of your screen... trump's 36 percent support in the poll is the highest amount h hs received in this spspcific poll... ted cruz sits in a distant

place at 16 percent... five republican candidates will be in cedar rapids tomorrow for a rising tide summit... a newborn baby is saved from a sinking ship. take a look at this... doctors without borders releasing this video from off the coast of a greek island. the island has been the destination for thousands of migrants making the short but dangerous boat trip from turkey. "thanks you for them, and thank you for everybody. we everyone else on the refugee boat was able to safely reach land, where doctors without borders reunited the families and friends... coming up ... a billloard depicting santa and a gun is getting quite a bit of attention... and stormtrack seven meteorologist denice pelster

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be back with your storm track seven day forecast when we return... "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl clouds for the next 24 hours. the 40s. we'll likely see highs nearing 50 in many locations with a sou winds only up to 10 mph. we'll stay mostly clear tonight as lows dip to around 30 and winds start to increase we'll start off saturday with plenty of sunshine but as this the afternoon. highs saturday will be in the mid to upper 40s with south winds gusting over 15 mph at times. as the front tracks through saturday night form of precipitation will be rain but some snow may mix in at times. however, confidence is high that anything will be very light and scattered acrjss the area. clouds will hang around throughout the day nday with highs in the lower 40s. the next and a mix of sun and clouds. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a high pressure stem will continue to keep us clear clouds for the next 24 hours. the 40s. we'll likely see highs

with a south winds only up to 10 mph. we'll stay mostly clear tonight as lows dip to around 30 and winds start to increase we'll start off saturday with plenty oo sunshine but as this front tracks closer throughout the day, clouds will increase in with south winds gusting over 15 mph at times. as the front precipitation may be possible. right now, it appears the main form of precipitaaon will be rain but some snow may mix in at times. however, confidence is high that anything will be very light and scattered across the highs in the lower 40s. the next week looks mostly quiet with highs in the mid to u uer 40s and a mix of sun and clouds. well -- we see a lot of santa billboards tts time of year -- but this one is getting some extra attention... that's because st. nick is holding an assault-style rifle... the billboard for a sports store in north c!rolina says "santa knows what you really want!" it's been gettinggmixed reviews...

each their own. i mean, it doesn't appeal to me, but... what are you going to doabout something that ww don't want to promote." says "santa knows what you the 40s. we'll likely see highs nearing 50 in many locations with a south winds only up to 10 mph. we'll stay mostly clear tonight as lows dip to around 30 and winds start to increase from the south at 5-15 mph. a weak cold front will be tracking through the state late tomorrow. we'll start off saturday with plenty of sunshine but as this front tracks closer throughout theay, clouds wi increase in the afternoon. highs saturday will be in the mid to upper 40s with south winds gusting over 15 mph at times. as the front week looks mostly quiet with well -- we see a lot of santa billboards ttis time of yeaea --

and a mix of sun and clouds. well -- we see a lot of santa billboards this time of year -- but this one is getting some extra attention... that's becauseest. nick is holding an assault-style rifle... the billboard for a sports store in north carolina says "santa knows

"i have to say in general, to each their o on. i mean, it promoting something that we don't want to promote." the store manager says they thought the ad would be amusing and that customers would get a kick out of it... coming up .... an iowa man is dedicated to ringing in the holiday season as you're watching kwwl.

organization in iowa donations of your time... the salvation army red kettles are in need of bell ringers in one iowa town... today -- sam curtiss tells us how one man is braving through bell ringers like don baumgardner. it's hard to miss bell so i signed up to ring the bell," said donald baumgardndnr. few can probably rival his enthusiasm. "i love to talk to people, i love to ring the bell and make the oise and no one yells at me for making noise," said donald babamgardner. andndhe salvation army get volunteers," said allison

the salvation army estimates they're around 100 volunteers short. ringing at 15 different locations. but more lle 14 because don has a strong lock on his spot except for tuesdays. "we gotta do what we can while said donald baumgardner. a freak accident years ago, led to him having his right leg amputated in august. that nor the snow kept him from what he signed up to do. "give and love and cheerish other people and show them how much you carr for them," said donald baumgardner. "that's what it's about." evn adding his own holiday spice. "i've got 325 different ones i'm going to give out on christmas baumgardner. "i can afford some small things like that so that's what i do cause i want to." "the weather outside is

here in eastern iowa, the red kettles are out along with the and here at kwwl -- we're doing what we can to help... ron, amanda, jerry and i are competing to see who can raise the most money... jerry will be in cedar rapids at the johnson avenue hy-vee

christmas commercials ever -- with a handful of plot twists... but this tear- jerker also seems to be warming hearts and even changing some travel plans this some are calling it the twist. but this tearjerker also seems to be warming hearts and ven changingngome travel plans. what do you think? follows-- it's not exactly bringing joy to the world. it had at least one host.... worst comercial ever prostrate on her

commercial shows an older man left alone at christmas by his busy family.... i just wantt to call and let you know that we can't make it for their grief, the family gathers at his home. surprise! d guy appears. daughter gasps. how else could i havee to some it was a "cruelly manipulative twist ending." "because commenters were tremendously moved. georgina reil even changed her flight to spend re time with her family over christmas. i watched. i was just in a corner, just a big mess and my husband is going 'what is going on, what are you watching.' it makes me cry every time. i the creative director of the ad agency that made the spot says they set out tt make an emotional message about holiday priorities. i had to watch it maybe 800 or so what! the commercial reminded the neglected mother fakes her demise and shows up in

like this to bring us together again. amen to that! her mom. when georgina told hh pareres she'd be staying an extra week... they're like oh did you tell them it was becauseeof a german supupmarket commercial? laugh alternate plot twist...papa gives his daughter... gasp an actual heart attack with his resurrection. dad says "mhmmm" jeanne moss -- cnn new

good this year... as the animals a zoo in sydney enjoyed an early delivery from santa this year -- and were treated to edible christmas presents today... the zoo's chimpanzees and tortoises woke to find gift-wrapped food treats inside their enclosures... we'll likely see highs today nearing 50 ii many locatiins

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