terrific weekend.dealing with a series of tire slashings. we hear from one of the victims. plus...president obama meets with the families of the san bernardino victims today...as arrested. and many of you may be tired this morning...f you went see star wars the force awakens. we sent our today in iowa crew to check out what the experience was like! good morning, i'm ay crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. temperatures are running in the mid teens to the mid 20s this morning but it feels more like mph and still gusting to 30 mph at times. they will stay breezy trough, too, which will also continue today as a disturbance in the force tracks through eastern iowa. west winds, aaong with thoss

the weekend as the next system heads our way. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. through eastern iowa. we will stay cooler than we are used to with highs in the mid 20s to the mid 30s and breezy west winds, along with ththe flurries. we warm back upp our top story this morning... it's a plan that affects hundreds of thosands of iowans. dovernor branstad continues to push his plan to prratize iowa's medicaid profram -- now he's told he needs to wait. federal officials are calling for a two-month delay on the switch... governor branstad planned to make the switch starting the rst of the year; however, the centers for medicare and medicaid services ordered a halt until march first... that's when management of te health care programs for 560

residents will switch... clearly the governor's plan was too fast, too quikc, and you roll this out and you will not roll this out> governor branstad released a statement...sayimg medicaid patients should continue to wok with their managed care organizations to prepare for the switch on march first. a new report finds many states aren't well prepared for infectious diseases. the trust for ammica's health analyzed states' ability to identify, respond to, and prevent outbreaks. the researchers looked at things like vaccination rates, food safety, healthcare- associateded infections and antibiotic-resistant superbugs. iowa falls around the middle, meeting six of the ten indicators for

a number of reports of tires beinnslashed -- ann police are loloing for the suspect. waterloo police have received nearly a dozen reports of slashed tires around the city. mosw recently at bj's bar in wawarloo... two regulars atthis bar have recently stepped forward saying their tires have been slashed. one man told us he was able to drive his car home from the bar, but when.& he got home it was flat. he filled ittup with air problem... 'im glad i got it fixed, but i had to get a new tire...and that didn't make me too happy" and just across the street from bj's... the v-g-m grrp was havingnga holiday party in the electric park ballroom. employees there say two people at their party had their tires cut as well. today presidenn obama meets with families from the san bernardino terror attack... after assuring americans that the government knows of nothing else in the works. later today president and mrs. obama meet privateey with families from the san

four guns used. he's charged with helping syed farook plot earlier attacks in 2011... that never message after reviewing the latest intelligence: "intelligence and counterterrorism professionals do not have e ny specific anan lawmakers aren't satisfied the administration really ows who's crossing our borders: "you can seeewhy we aree tashfeennmalik was allowed in.. the san bernardino investigation is ongoing: "untangling the motivations of which particular terrorist propaganda motivated them and in investigations." the fbi's trying to figure out what the shooters were doing... in the hours after

were killed. the couple was buried privately in an undisclosed cemetary. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. after meeting with the ictims' famiiies, the president will head to hawaii with his family. a 19-year-old is arrested for trying to provide material support for isis. the pennsylvania man allegedly had high-capacity weapons magazines, ammunition, a knife, and other survival items in his backpack. he's also accused of using multiple twitter accounts to give out information on100 reported members of the u.s. military. he called out for violence against them. students are asked to write an islamic proclamation of faith using arabic calligraphy. problem is...this was at a public school in virginia. the school district received so many complaints they closed the school and canceled after

the police officer accused f shooting a teeeger 16 times, killing the boy, is heading back to court today. jason van dyke has been indicted on six counts of first degree murder and one count of official misconduct... and today he is expected to plead "not" guilty. the case sparked protests after the dash cam video was released.. the u-s department of justice has opened an invesigation into the chicago police department. icago mayor rahm emanuel initially resisted the idea of a federal civil rights investigation, calling it "we need, quote unquote, a training, discipline, policy, oversight that we haven't had in the past or the efforts we've made have never really gotten at the core of this issue. the department of justice will look into the chicago police department's use of force, police accountability, and other matters. another protest at the

iowa targeting president bruce harreld. this time,e,for a commenen he calls "off the cuff" regarding unprepared lecturers...saying they should or would be shot. protestors said those comments are unacceptable... even when meant rhetorically... considering recent events in america... (rachel walerstein/protestor) "suggesting violence at this particular moment in the u.s. it's just like the worst contextual moment to mame such off the cuff remarks." protestors also staged what they called a performance piece to make their point... in which one student dressed as harreld. an 11-year-old ohio boy is returning all of his christmas gifts. as angenette levy shows us, he wantststhe money to go towards hohooring his grandmother's friend. "we got i think 3 pairs of joseph martin would have opened "because i wanted to help my grandma out and she's one of my friends." that friend is katrina

gifts will help pay for her funeral. luck suffered a massive grandmother's best friend. "she very loving mother." luck didn't have life joph's willingness to pack up some of his gifts andd return them has touched luck's family. "it waa touching tme. it was something nice to do. because he kids would have did that." joseph and his grandmother returned the clothes to the store. "about 95 dollars." and his grandmother returned one of her gifts - reall touched by it. but he also wanted to let kids know thaa christmas is not all about

decision 2016...ww're about a month h nd a half awaafrom the caucuses...so the candidate visits are really ramping up. ohio governor john kasich in waterloo last night, speaking to a group of about 70 people. he focused on his record of balancing the budget during his time in office in ohio. he also outlined his plan to would spur enomic development. senatoto marco rubio ttk his ud with rival ted cruz to the campaign trail here in iowa. each candidate accused the other of intentionally misrepresenting their past views on how to handle undocumentntd immigrants currently in the u- s. rubio flatly said cruz has "not told the truth" about his past positions on a legalization the debate stage and iresponded one that for example supports in guest workers into the united states and he's the one that supported legalization and legalizing people that are

rubio was in koxville and muscatine yesterday. russian president vladimir putin calls donald trump "the absolute leader of the presidential race." putin told reporters e welcomed trump's interest in improvng relations between the u-s andnd russia. and he called trump a "very bright person, talented without a doubt." for his part, trump said he was honored and called putin "highly some businesses are starting after christmas sales -- now. we'll tell you how weather is playing a role. plus -- next time you head to the happiest place on earth...expect some extra security. we will end up with flurries today and continued breezy conditions. the winds will die down tomorrow and we will have mainly sunny skies. it won't last long, though. i'll

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from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information weather team: flurries and bbeezy conditionn today will track out for saturday before the next system tracks in late sunday. right now, stormtrack7 live weather network will show clouds and some flurries tracking through... and it is cool... temps in the teenssnd 20s across the state with wind chills in and teens. winds are still breezy... from the west at 10-20 mph and still gusting to around 30 in our viewing area. they will stay westerly around 10-20 mph throughhut toddy before weaeaening tonight. we also have clouds... along with a few flurries... as a weak disturbance tracks through the upper midwest. we will keep the flurries today before high pressure tracks in enough to push it away and bring us sunshineeor saturday, but the next system will track in on sunday. highs in the region will be in the teens to 40s today with a bit of a

viewing area... we will have partly sunny conditions witt flurries andd breezy west winds. all combining to keep temps in the mid 20s to mid 30s today. as high pressure tracks in and winds die down late tonight under mainly clear skies, lows will drop into the single digits and tens by morning. with the cold start, we will only climb back into the mid 20s to mid 30s for saturday, but there will be sunshine. the next system brings rain late sunday into sunday night and then tracks out with some clouds for monday and tuesday. highs will be in the e upper 30s to low 40s for a few days. another system tracks our way for wednesday and thursday bringing rain and snow to the state. while it is too early to pin down amounts, it is not ooking across the midwest...we just aren't seeing the snow many hope for this time of year. and businesses are taking a hit. think about -- it's been so warm we aren't needing winter gear. so what does that mean for stores that sell coats, boots and gloves? ... "usually most retaers will start after the christmas ale like right after christmas. we started ours last week." sales of are down 36 percent in new

degrees last night, down 34 percent in chicago and 35 percent in atlanta. and warmer weather is being felt worldwide. daffodils are blooming in england. forecasters say no national temperature records have been broken, but they have come within half a degree of english its still to come... if you still need to finish up your across e midwest...we just aren't seeing the snow many hope

this time of year. and businesses are takinn a hit. think about it -- it's been so warm we aren't needing winter gear. so what does that mean for stores that sell coats, boots "usually most retairs will start after the christmas sale like righhafter christstas. we started ours last week." sales of are down 36 percent in new york, where it was only 50 degrees last night, down 34 percent in chicago and 35 percent in atlanta. and warmer weather is being felt worldwide. daffodils are looming in england. forecasters say no national temperatuue records have been broken, but they have come within half a degree of english records. its still to come.. if you still need to finish up your holiday shopping -- you mama want to buy online today. remember when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... y can do that by going to our page

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amrica's top them parks are ahead of the holiday season. disney says it's installed metal detctors at its theme parks, though onlnl guests randomly selected will h hve to go thhugh them. disney is also banning toy gun sales at its parks and resorts... and no one over age 14 will be allowed to wear costumes into disney parks. meanwhile, iversal studioio says it's testing the use of metal detectors at its theme parks. pay-pal is doubling parental leave for new mothers who wok at the company, starting in january. newwoms will get 6 weeks of fully paid leave, up from the new dads will get eight weeks, a perk previously offered only in california. if you still have more holiday shopping to do, today is a good day to buy online. it's free shipping day. more than 900 stores are taking

items that are supposed to arrive by christmas eve. there's also no minimum purchase required. with so many legal restrictions, testing and research h f drones have proven difficult. in ohio, they're getting around the obstacles by building the nation's first indoor drone testing facility. sinclair college has built a pavilion that measures 32- hundree square feet. the whole idea is to prepare students to learn how to use "what's different about this facility is the ceiling has been be difficult to do outside, not and ttis has to do w wth all kinds of sensors." the ribbon was cut on the 112th anniversary of the wright brother's first flight. remember -- the brothers spent parof their childhood here in iowa! the rose bowl is now just two weeks away...and the hawkeye football team is getting ready.

after taking some time off so "yeei mean our coaches they've been around the block a we need to go so were picking things back up now again and kinda getting back on our craft. so its up to us supposseed too. " " yea i mean its great to kinda get back in the groove and get back out here with the guys and rest and now thh we got it and were back on our feet it feels good our legsour fresh and were ready to go to the rose bowl." the hawkeyes face stanford january first in pasadena and here at kwwl, we're sending a team to cover the hawkeyes _n the road to the rose bowl. live coverage frorocalifornia beginnthe day afteechristmas. it's coming up on today in iowa --

dhe movie...but for harrison ford...star wars helped him go on to a long uccessful carerer. we'll hear from him in just a few minutes.

actor named harrison ford signed on for 'star wars'... sincethen he wasble to break out from ununer han solo to becomm one of the most successful actors in hollywood. he talks with mike wilber about that and his return in "star wars: the office for decades - harrison ford is stepping back into the of his co- stars peaked on screen during your character han solo, you broke out of that character as an actor and became harrison ford. "i wasn't worried about the film gave me the opportunity to take advantage of that success. and i had enough opportunity to play different types of characters so i don't think i ever was." "what was your level of enthusiasm when you heard about this?" "my interest was peaked, i was it inteteesting, and when i read the script i was." and while ford and his co-stars continue to be tight

film - ford does hint - han solo - ould reappear a changed man. "in the case of my character there are certain circumstances that have occurred in han solos history which accounun for some behavior modification and that's as much as i'm going to say about it."

we sent kwwl's amanda gilbert aand photographer blake lybbert 4& to see the new star wars mvie overnight -- reaction from them today in iiwa continues in a

forecast. still breezy today with some flurries tracking through. sunny before the next system tracks through. highs in the upper 30s and thursday.