stay breezy today and we will keep flurries or light snow showers through the afternoon as a weak disturbance tracks through. it will be cold tonight but warm up on sunday. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. finals week is almost over at our three state universities in iowa -- which complicates a death investigation at iowa state. emmlaee jacobs died monday. a visitation is scheduled for tonight at center point united methodist church. her funeral is tomorrow. ames police believe jacobs was the victim of a hit and run. days later...and they're no running out... "there could be a potential witness that saw something but they could be a student so they back to their community, so we

ames police have reached out to body shops across the state to have damage from the hit and run... more than 150 students, teachers and community members gather to honor waterloo west student moe sed. students organized a candlelight vigil at the school. they shared a prayer, a message from sed's pastor and some memories of moe. many of the students there knew him, but not everyone, including the two who organized the baptist church pastor):16 "the students reached out to me and it wasn't the school administration, it wasn't some city planners, but it was a couple of students who didn't have classes and know him real well, and said, we could still do something to honor the one that deserves being honored." moe sed's visitation is set for sunday from one to four at the waterloo first united methodist church. his funeral is monday morning at 10-thirty at the first baptist church of waterloo. it's a plan that affects hundreds of thousands of iowans... governor branstad continues

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 first of the year; however, the centers for medicare and medicaid services ordered a halt until march first... that's when management of the health care programs for 560- thousand poor and disabled residents will switch. the city of west branch has to pay up.. that's the ruling from a judge... who says the city owes a wind turbine maker nearly 500- thousand dollars in tax rebates. when acciona windpower built its facility in west branch, the city agreed to eight years of propety tax rebates. but in 2013 -- the city accused the company of not living up to its job creation goal and stopped paying. the judge ruling in the company's favor. it's become a problem -- and police are trying to figure out who's behind it.

police have received nearly a dozen reports of slashed tires around the city. most recently at bj's bar in waterloo... two regulars at this bar have recently stepped forward saying their tires have been slashed. across the street the v-g-m group was having a holiday party in the electric at their party had their tires cut as well. today -- president obama meets with families from the san bernardino terror attack... after assuring americans that the government knows of nothing else in the works... tracie potts has a preview of today's trip. later today president and mrs. obama meet privately four guns used. he's charged with helping syed farook plot earlier attacks in 2011... that never happened. president obama's message after reviewing the latest intelligence: "intelligence and counterterrorism professionals do not have any specific and

attack on the homeland." but lawmakers aren't satisfied the administration really knows who's crossing our borders: "you can see why we are scared to death that this administration, the department of homeland security, the state department is not protecting the american people." san bernardino shooter tashfeen malik was allowed in.. even after talking about jihad: "they made the wrong call they made a really wrong call." the san bernardino investigation is ongoing: "untangling the motivations of which particular terrorist propaganda motivated them and in what ways remains a challenge in figure out what the shooters were doing... in the hours after the attack... before they were killed. and now we know -- as of this week -- those two have been buried privately at an undisclosed cemetery in california. tracie potts nbc news, washington. president obama will also give an address from the white house before departing for california...

families, obama will then head to hawaii with his family... a family loses their home and all their belongings in a fire...just before christmas... the blaze happened at a mobile home in the 200 block of sunset lane tuesday night... an ambulance crew was already in the neighborhood responding to a medical call, and at the time of the fire -- they were the first to see the flames. and with emergency crews already in the neighborhood, a firetruck arrived within minutes. but the home is being called a total loss... if an item isn''t burned it has smoke or water damage... and not only did this family lose all of their belongings, they lost all of their christmas presents as well. it's a scene the family is choosing not to show their homeowner) "she doesn't understand that everything is gone yet and i think that she, room." the family says they don't know

website at kwwl dot com if you'd like to support the family... coming up... it's a day circled on the calendar for jedi's and vader's alike -- the new star wars film opens today and we have initial reaction... but no spoilers... plus -- a big day for holiday shipping -- how you can get free deliveries on items from nearly a thousand stores today... we'll be right back with your storm track seven forecast. a few snow showers and flurries are tracking through the state right now. we up. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. this is the kwwl news at noon" "now your storm track 7

for lynn's family, the big stress is paying four hundred dollars a month in medical and drug costs for aidan.

premiums and co-pays that keep adding up. that's why we've got to crack down on price gouging, cap out-of-pocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. because we've got to get health care costs under control for lynn's family and for yours. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. clouds in others and snow in decorah. temps are coldest the single digits, teens and a gusting to 30. they will stay gusty this afternoon with light snow showers and flurries tracking through on a weak disturbance in the upper midwest. high pressure will track through tonight and bring sunshine and calmer conditions tomorrow, but more wind for sunday along with warmer temps. today, though will be cool with highs in the teens to 40s over the midwest with temps today, though...

with breezy westerly winds and and teens with winds dying down after midnight. highs tomorrow will stay in the 20s and 30s before climbing into the 40s on sunday with a chance of and thursday, but it doesn't look good for a white christmas. flurries and light snow showers this afternoon along with breezy conditions... storm track 7 live weather network cameras show sun in some areas, clouds in others and snow in decorah. temps are coldest there with mid 30s in the south... mainly the same across the state. wind chills are in the single digits, teens and a gusting to 30. they will stay gusty this afternoon with light snow showers and flurries tracking through on a weak disturbance in the upper midwest. high pressure will track through tonight and bring today, though will be cool with highs in the teens to 40s over the midwest with temps climbing a few degrees over most of the area tomorrow. today, though... highs in the mid 20s to mid 30s with breezy westerly winds and gusts to 30 mph along with light and teens with winds dying down after midnight. highs

and 30s before climbing into the 40s on sunday with a chance of rain tracking in for the afternoon. another round of rain and snow expected wednesday and thursday, but it doesn't look good for a white christmas. flurries and light snow showers this afternoon along with breezy conditions... storm track 7 live weather network cameras show sun in some areas, clouds in others and snow in decorah. temps are coldest there with mid 30s in the south... mainly the same across the state. wind chills are in the single digits, teens and a few low 20s this afternoon with winds anywhere from 10 to 25 mph gusting to 30. they will stay gusty this afternoon with light snow showers and flurries tracking through on a weak disturbance in the upper midwest. high pressure will track through tonight and bring sunshine and calmer conditions tomorrow, but more wind for sunday along with warmer temps. today, though will be cool with highs in the teens to

climbing a few degrees over most of the area tomorrow. today, though... highs in the mid 20s to mid 30s with breezy westerly winds and gusts to 30 mph along with light snow and flurries. lows tonight will drop into the single digits and teens with winds dying down after midnight. highs tomorrow will stay in the 20s and 30s before climbing into the rain and snow expected wednesday and thursday, but it doesn't look good for a white christmas. here's another look at some of the fresh snowfall in the north of our viewing area -- this picture was taken in waukon... thanks to a viewer for sending this picture in... coming up.... the hawkeyes are back in action as they prepare for a rosy new year... plus -- what the first people to return to

saying about the new star wars movie... you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in dyersville, new albin, farmersburg and all of eastern iowa you probably know by now -- an

premiovernight... and eastern iowans spent the night at the movies... we sent our today in iowa crew to see star wars: the force awakens this morning... they saw a lot of excited people in their pajamas...

this weekend as everyone we talked to -- "i thought it was dope, ten out "it was amazing, from the first scene of it when all the lines were coming through, i got jitters" "i'm not going to be able to sleep, i'm all pumped up right now" a manager of crossroads theater in waterloo says she's worked there for 8 years and has never seen the movie theater open all night for a movie like it did for star wars.... speaking of the movies.. the next time you go to see the newest blockbuster... you may not have to wait in line for your popcorn... a-m-c theaters and regal entertainment are testing technology that allows movie- goers to preorder and prepay for their food and drinks on an app on their smartphones... customers then collect their items at a pickup station. the rose bowl is now just two weeks away...and the hawkeye football team is getting ready...

after taking some time off so "yea i mean our coaches handle things. they gave us kinda getting back on our craft. so its up to us players to relax when we're suppossed to relax and start to compete again when we're the groove and get back out here little bit of rest and now that we got it and were back on our feet it feels good our legs our fresh and were ready to go to the rose bowl." the hawkeyes face stanford new year's day in pasadena... rose bowl." the hawkeyes face stanford new year's day in pasadena... and here at kwwl, we're sending a team to cover the hawkeyes on the road to the rose bowl. live coverage from california begins the day after christmas. make sure you catch a special half hour broadcast on the evening of wednesday, december 30

right here on kwwl... a woman is watching a basketball game last night -- and ends up having to go to the hospital... lebron james is chasing a loose ball in the fourth quarter. the six-foot- eight, 260-pound forward plowed into a female fan in the front row... that woman is ellie day, wife of pro golfer jason day -- who won the p-g-a championship in august... ellie day was taken out on a stretcher. she has been released from the hospital today... and lebron also tweeted well wishes to her after the game... coming up.... mother teresa is set to become a saint next tear... plus -- how you can get free delivery on holiday items from nearly a thousand stores -- but for today only... details up next... this is kwwl-- we'll be right back. welcome back... 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

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

for lynn's family, the big stress is paying four hundred dollars a month

for other families it's higher deductibles, premiums and co-pays that keep adding up. that's why we've got to crack down on price gouging, cap out-of-pocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. because we've got to get health care costs under control for lynn's family and for yours. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. to buy online... it's free shipping day. more than 9- hundred stores are taking part this year... with offers of items that are supposed to arrive by christmas eve. there's also no minimum purchase required... to check out who's participating... log on to free shipping day dot com.

increasing their security measures ahead of the holiday season... disney says it's installed metal detectors at its theme parks, though only guests randomly selected will have to go through 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, universal studios says it's testing the use of metal detectors at its theme parks. you can buy a brand new i-phone for just one dollar today -- but there is a catch... best buy is selling the 16-gig version of the i- phone six-s today for only a dollar... customers who trade in a working i-phone five can also snag a 200- dollar gift card... now for the catch -- to get an i-phone for a buck -- customers need to sign a two-year contract with either verizon or sprint... apple expects to sell a record number of i-phones this holiday season. more than 74- million i-phones were sold during the

coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... christmas is now just a week away -- and we've got a hot and hearty breakfast idea for the big morning... but first, a look at your latest numbers from wall street and the farm markets. after talking with so many of so the dish we're making today was created specifically with

some of you like to get up, others have told me from the second they open their eyes, it's nonstop chaos. no matter what category you fall under, what we're making today will be chunk up a french bread and scallions. now we add mustard, a splash of worcestershire sauce, and a few spices to some eggs that we beat with some milk. and we pour that over the bread. overnight. come morning, all you need to do

everyone's waking up. when it's done, dig in. since it's loaded with all sorts of goodness this is truly an the recipe for our, "christmas morning strata," so you'll be armed with a dish that'll help make christmas morning all the more special. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we're sharing a "stress- free way" for you to say .

nearly a month away -- several presidential hopefuls take to iowa this week... plus... smart socks that'll turn off your web streaming after you fall asleep... the invention you can make yourself... and... an icon famously known for helping the poor -- will now become a saint... a report on mother teresa -- on the way... welcome back to the news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher let's go to right back to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your first forecast... we have some snow in the stormtrack7 live weather network camera in decorah... and there is still some in parts picking up from the west southwest at 10-25 mph gusting to 30 mph at times. they will stay breezy today and we will keep flurries or light snow but warm up on sunday. i'll have

camera in decorah... and there is still some in parts picking up from the west southwest at 10-25 mph gusting to 30 mph at times. they will stay breezy today and we will keep flurries or light snow showers through the afternoon as a weak disturbance tracks through. it will be cold tonight but warm up on sunday. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. the vatican made a big announcement today... as pope francis approved a decree -- attributing the last miracle to mother teresa, needed to make her a saint... it gives the nun famous for caring for the poor -- one of the catholic church's highest honors, two decades after her death... n-b-c's bill neely has more from highest honors like the nobel peace price. now, 18 years after worker. next year, she will

knows as "saint of the gutters" death, pope john paul fast-tracked her for beatification, the last step to cancer. but the pope accepted it was a miracle. now a second reported medical miracle has been recognized by pope francis and that's what clears the way for making her a saint. she wasn't without her critics, she believed suffering was a gift. but tens of millions revered her - she often polled as one of the most admired women in the world. probably next september. her beatification attracted a third of a million people to rome. teresa. will pull at least similar numbers - catholic church's special jubilee year.

mother teresa passed away in 1997 and operated nearly 520 missions in more than one hundred countries. she was 87 when she passed away. decision 2016...we're about a month and a half away from 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 balance the nation's budget, saying he would cut taxes which he says would spur economic development. senator marco rubio took his feud 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 undocumented immigrants

flatly said cruz has "not told i was attacked by ted cruz on the debate stage and i responded one that supports a 500 percent increase in guest workers into the united states and he's the one that supported legalization and legalizing people that are in this country illegally. rubio was in koxville and muscatine yesterday... and he has a town hall in dubuque this 12:45... carly fiorina also has a handful of stops in eastern iowa today. russian president vladimir putin calls donald trump "the absolute leader of the presidential race." putin told reporters he welcomed trump's interest in improving relations between the u-s and russia. and he called trump a "very bright person, talented without a doubt." for his part, trump said he was

respected"... trump will also be in cedar rapids for a rally tomorrow... a pharmaceuticals c- e-o...who got national attention for spiking the price of an h-i-v drug 5-thousand percent...is out on five million dollars bond. not for price gauging...but for something he allegedly did as a hedge fund manager. he's accused of committing fraud. federal investigators say he and accomplices treated msmb capital management and another pharmaceutical company like a "personal piggy bank" and operated the companies like a ponzi scheme. the police officer accused of shooting a teenager 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 investigation into the chicago police department. chicago mayor rahm emanuel

federal civil rights investigation, calling it "misguided"...but apparently has changed his mind... "we need, quote unquote, a fresh set of eyes like the training, discipline, policy, oversight that we haven't had in 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. a start-up company in estonia believes they made a discovery that could change the future of the internet... researchers say that they accomplished creating a technology capable of running internet one hundred times faster than traditional wi-fi. they call the technology discovery "li-fi" short for light fidelity. they report a number of benefits

technology including increased security. well -- if you find yourself dozing off before your show or movie is over -- netflix may have a solution... the streaming service has posted this d-i-y guide to creating a pair of holiday-themed "smart" socks capable of detecting when you've fallen asleep.... if that happens -- whatever you were watching will automatically pause so you won't lose your place... the socks use a method of rest and activity monitoring known as acti- graphy... you can find the netflix d-i-y video on youtube if you're interested... coming up ... how our warm winter weather is leaving some midwestern businesses out in the cold... and as far as the weather goes eileen loan will be back with your storm track seven day forecast when

paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock.

weather network cameras show sun the south... mainly the same across the state. wind chills are in the single digits, teens tracking through on a weak disturbance in the upper midwest. high pressure will track through tonight and bring a few degrees over most of the area tomorrow. today, though... highs in the mid 20s to mid 30s with breezy westerly winds and and teens with winds dying down after midnight. highs tomorrow 40s on sunday with a chance of and thursday, but it doesn't look good for a white christmas. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: flurries and light snow showers this afternoon along with breezy 7 live weather network cameras show sun in some areas, clouds in others and snow in decorah. temps are coldest there with mid 30s in the south... mainly the same across the state. wind chills are in the single digits, teens and a few low 20s this afternoon with winds anywhere from 10 to 25 mph gusting to 30. they will stay gusty this afternoon with

tracking through on a weak disturbance in the upper midwest. high pressure will track through tonight and bring sunshine and calmer conditions tomorrow, but more wind for sunday along with warmer temps. today, though will be cool with highs in the teens to 40s over the midwest with temps climbing a few degrees over most of the area tomorrow. today, though... highs in the mid 20s to mid 30s with breezy westerly winds and gusts to 30 mph along with light and teens with winds dying down after midnight. highs tomorrow will stay in the 20s and 30s before climbing into the 40s on sunday with a chance of rain tracking in for the afternoon. another round of rain and snow expected wednesday and thursday, but it doesn't look good for a white christmas. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast

stormtrack 7 weather team: flurries and light snow showers this afternoon along with breezy conditions... storm track 7 live weather network cameras show sun in some areas, clouds in others and snow in decorah. temps are coldest there with mid 30s in the few low 20s this afternoon with winds anywhere from 10 to 25 mph gusting to 30. they will stay gusty this afternoon with light snow showers and flurries track through tonight and bring sunshine and calmer conditions today, though will be cool with over most of the area tomorrow. mph along with light snow and teens with winds dying down sunday with a chance of rain but it doesn't look good for a white christmas. across the midwest...we just aren't seeing the snow many hope

this time of year. and businesses are taking a hit. think about it -- it's been so warm we aren't needing winter gear. so that sell coats, boots and gloves? ... "usually most retailers will after the christmas sale like right after christmas. 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... coming up ... a touching story on how a seamstresse's stuffed animal hospital -- is helping her also heal... you're watching kwwl -- and as a reminder -- when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by

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meyers of thechris will be preparing: chili teas. salt teas garlic powder and add olive oil and seasoning. mix well to coat shrimp. -spread shrimp on a baking sheet for 5-8 minutes at 350 degrees -fill each cup with a few pieces of arugula, a dollop of sour cedar falls where he graduated from high school with the class

stationed at 29 palms, he was a cook and baker. after leaving the marine corps, he became head night chef for a new restaurant just opening in waterloo, iowa, called north bank cafe. this is where chef chris met his wife sheryl of nearly 25 years. chef chris is also a resident of waterloo. joining us today is chef chris meyers of the ansborough avenue hy-vee in waterloo. chris will be preparing: chili lime shrimp cups. the recipe is as follows: 24 philo cups 24 medium shrimp,peeled and deveined 1tblsp olive oil teas. salt 1 teas. chili powder, you can use ancho chili or chipotle powder teas cumin teas garlic powder 2 limes c baby arugula 3 tblsp sour cream -combine chili powder,cumin,salt,and garlic powder -place shrimp in a boil and add olive oil and seasoning. mix sheet for 5-8 minutes at 350

-fill each cup with a few pieces of arugula, a dollop of sour cream and one shrimp. spritz with a bit of lime juice. chef chris meyers grew up in cedar falls where he graduated from high school with the class of 1983. after high school he enlisted in the united the marine corps, he became head night chef for a new restaurant just opening in waterloo, iowa, called north bank cafe. this is where chef chris met his wife sheryl of nearly 25 years. chef chris is also a resident of waterloo. joining us today is chef chris meyers of the ansborough avenue hy-vee in waterloo. chris will be preparing: chili lime shrimp cups. the recipe is as follows: 24 philo cups 24 medium shrimp,peeled and deveined 1tblsp olive oil teas. salt 1 teas. chili powder, you can use ancho chili or chipotle powder teas cumin teas garlic powder 2 limes c baby arugula 3 tblsp sour cream -combine chili powder,cumin,salt,and garlic powder -place shrimp in a boil and add olive oil and seasoning. mix

shrimp on a baking sheet for 5-8 minutes at 350 degrees -fill each cup with a few pieces of arugula, a dollop of sour cream and one shrimp. spritz with a bit of lime juice. of 1983. after high school he enlisted in the united states marine corps. while stationed at 29 palms, he was a cook and baker. after leaving the marine corps, he became head night chef for a new restaurant chris met his wife sheryl of nearly 25 years. chef chris is also a resident of

joining us today is cwe've had since our earliest years... and one woman is making it her mission to make sure they're in the best shape -- while fighting a battle of her own... susanna black has more... missing eye... "look! he's got an eye..." or replacing fur that's been cuddled to pieces.... she's constantly brings new life to old toys. winey receives repairs from every continent... and no mishap is too big of a job... "the dog ate the eye and the nose off of this one...and the thigh" it's her grandmother's intensive care they need... "there's a leg" but holes and stuffing aren't the only thing being healed here... "i found out in april that i

breast cancer... and whoo!... that's a new experience for me" it's a newadventure chemo and radiation i just kept working on bears as much as i could...some days i couldn't...but i'd just sit there and it gave me the drive "i'm being santa's helper... working everyday!" in the middle of her holiday rush... to get the animals in the arms of their owners...and put a smile on their faces... "now they don't always smile because they don't always get exactly what they think they're going to get but i do my best to bring a smile to their heart" in the spring -- winey is planning for a more "realistic" hospital

space beside her... and will be equipping it with coming up ... the original creator of stormtrooper helmets celebrates this big star wars day... you're watching kwwl -- we'll be right back...

original film... as a man in england is making and selling stormtrooper helmets from the same molds used in the original film... the man actually designed the mold for the first film of the series in 19-76... the bummer -- unfortunately americans are aced out thanks to a copyright infringement suit from star wars creator george lucas in 2008.. the settlement requires ainsworth to not sell the helmets in the u-s...

increased ten-fold with today's force awakens release. still breezy today with some flurries tracking through. sunny through. highs in the upper 30s to low 40s continue monday and the day, but warming on sunday before the next system tracks through. highs in the upper 30s to low 40s continue wednesday and thursday. the day, but warming on sunday before the next system tracks through. highs in the upper 30s to low 40s continue monday and tuesday with rain and still breezy today with some flurries tracking through. sunny tomorrow with a cold start to the day, but warming on sunday before the next system monday and tuesday with rain and snow tracking in again for wednesday and thursday. the day, but warming on sunday before the next system tracks through. highs in the upper 30s to low 40s continue monday and tuesday with rain and snow tracking in again for

>> john: you were sent here to kill me. >> eduardo: essentially, yes. >> john: well, i know that my