through christmas in a few minutes. december is usually the busiest temperatures will continue to climb to the upper 30s to mid 40s as southeast winds become 10-20 mph with some higher gusts. more rain in the forecast tomorrow. i'll let you know if that will continue through christmas in a few minutes. some higher gusts. more rain in the forecast tomorrow. i'll let december is usually the busiest month for gun sales... but this year... there's been an even bigger surge. as gabe gutierrez reports, some fear changing gun laws and that means firearms are topping christmas lists. at this gun range outside atlanta... business is booming... christmas. "ever since the paris attacks, we've had a lot of customers coming in. buying first guns, buying guns to protect their

themselves." louis cole is on the good husband, i asked for the list of christmas items that you'd like to have and one of the items was a firearm background checks for potential buyers. 24 percent more than the previous november. generally...gifting guns within your own state is allowed under federal law. and in many states...the person receiving the gift is of people just don't understand firearms. you don't understand something it's easy to be afraid of it." this arizona company..."the well- armed woman"...is aiming for a different demographic...this holiday season. with the tools and the training to protect themselves." this morning...the space under ashley suris' christmas tree is crowded. a new rifle for her husband. "i just pulled the trigger on it..and picked it up for him." a gift she hopes...is

christmas tree is crowded. a new rifle for her husband. "i just pulled the trigger on it..and picked it up for him." a gift she hopes...is right on target. one neighborhood is so concerned about guns -- they're stepping in and trying to stop it. community members are buying back guns -- and we're not just talking about real ones. toy, b-b...they're buying them all. it's happening in an area of tennessee where multiple people were killed in the last week... "that's all we want to do is spread love and peace." they plan to spend the week collecting guns from the neighborhood. decision 2016...a new poll is out

and when it comes to donald trump...you love him...or you don't. in the quinnipiac university poll, trump is still on top with 28-percent support. senator ted cruz is only four points behind. but...if trump were elected...half of american voters say they'd be embarrassed to have donald trump as their new commander in chief. retired neurosurgeon ben carson says the focus on national security issues is hurting his poll numbers. a recent nbc news - wall street journal poll shows carson dropping to fourth place in the g-o-p race.. with an 18 point decline since late october. carson argued his soft-spoken nature is unfairly interpreted as not being tough enough... my point is strength is not determined by the decibels by with you say something, but rather by the accomplishments in your life. carson argued he's a strong leader.. with a long list of personal accomplishments he says a "weak" person couldn't have tackled. the top democratic

in iowa today. hillary clinton is just about to start an event in keota. three students there pleaded with clinton to visit their school. it's part of a project for their sociology class. they used social media, in-person pleas, and t-shirts to convince the former secretary of state to visit their school of about 80 students. they plan to talk about the challenges rural schools face. bernie sanders is in the middle of a three-day swing through our state. some of his events this week have had to be moved to bigger venues because of the crowds. matt breen sitting down with bernie sanders for a one-on-one interview. he spoke about how the democratic poll numbers in iowa have "i want to thank the people of 5 or 10 points down, we were like 40 or 50 points down., so we've come a long, long way." off the heels of a historic climate change deal -- smog continues to be a problem.

another day of heavy pollution today as the city's red alert continued because of dense smog. this alert has been in place since sasaurday -- the s sond alert of the month. the debate over whether the u-s should accept refugees continues...as the one millionth refugee enters europe. the vast majority -- more than 970 thousand --- have come by water. to give you an idea of just how thousand refugees traveled to europe by seas. back home in iowa...mediacom plans to sue the city of iowa city unless the city reconsiders contracts with imon communications -- concerned about being at a disadvantage. the city attorney says she can't mediacom is giving the city until the end of the month to respond. iowa's population is growing --but is still behind the national rate. new estimates released today show iowa's population grew

the national population grew point eight percent. iowa is still 30th in population among the states. after the 2010 census, iowa lost a seat in congress because the state's population grew more slooly than other states. a great update to a story we've been following this holiday season. check out what got donated to the salvation army of waterloo cedar falls. seven gold liberty coins, a silver double eagle, and a coin from mexico minted in 1944. coming up...a rare sight in the skies this christmas. something we haven't seen happen in decades. plus... we know santa uses reindeer to power his sleigh...and when you see how much it would cost in fuel...it's easy to see why! we'll be right back with your storm track seven forecast. continued cloud cover as we head into the afternoon, which is through the rest of the "you're watching kwwl. we've

"now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl."

team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: mostly cloudy and breezy today with rain tracking in for tomorrow. stormtrack7 live weather network shows low clouds coninue to cover us. and that is keeping temps from climbing much... they are mainly in the low 30s in our viewing area and across the state. it is dry out there, but i wanted to show this... dewpoints are expected to climb into the 50s by this time tomorrow. that is very high compared to a normal late december day... so, it will be humid! southerly winds have taken over and will be fairly gusty this afternoon. we also keep the low level clouds as the next system tracks our wwy. this will bring rain to the area late tonight and much of the day tomorrow. a few areas may even hear thunder. as the system tracks away from us a few snow showers may mix in, but this will be mainly rain.... most of us will have half an inch or less, although some may get a bit more if you hear that

with the clouds and some light fog along with the breezy southeast winds. highs will be in the upper 30s to mid 40s. we don't drop much tonight with showers tracking in late. areas of fog are possible again, but winds will stay fairly gusty through the middle of the night. rain is likely tomorrow with a few areas of thunder and maybe some snow showers late as temperatures start to drop when the winds turn to the northwest. while thursday and friday look mainly dry, albeit cloudy, we could have a few showers as one system tracks away and another tracks toward us. rain and snow on saturday are possible with another system bringing snow to the area late sunday into monday. expect a rare sight in the sky overad this christmas... and drop when the winds turn to the northwest. while thursday and friday look mainly dry, albeit cloudy, we could have a few showers as one system tracks away and another tracks toward us. rain and snow on the area late sunday into

expect a rare sight in the sky

we're not talking about santa claus. nasa says the last full moon of the year will appear on christmas day. its peak should happen just cold moon because it shows up during the beginning of winter. a full moon hasn't appeared on christmas day since 19-77. coming up....they've been opening their home for years...all decked out like santas. but this is the inal year -- and we're getting a look at it. plus...it seems you can do just about everything online. so the number of people with internet at home...may surprise you. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in dunkerton, shellsburg, lone tree and all of

praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. ilding a future to believe in.

fuel to power his sleigh. he would need around 45 million gallons of jet fuel for his cheaper this year -- but we're still talking around 54- million dollars to power the sleigh. santa needs to travel about 226 million miles tooeliver all the presents to the world's children. a 16-year christmas tradition is coming to an end. a california couple typically decorates their home fully for the holidays anan opens it uu to the public to tour. but, this is their last year for santa house. the couple says they've loved sharing their home, but say they'd like to spend more holiday time with

talk about spreading christmas cheer! a man in japan is dressing up as a lit christmas tree and running through the streets of tokyo. he takes his running christmas tree act to parts of the city that are not lit up with christmas decorations. he says he likes to make people laugh and smile where they don't expect it. a longtime n-b-a referee is apparently on santa's naughty list. last night as the pacers visited the spurs in san antonio, coyote claus broughthta special present for the ref... one of santa's little helpers pops out and kicks him in the shin before running away. it seems n-b-a refs don't get any love during the holidays either. more people are planning to travel this holiday season...we'll tell you why plus, fewer people have internene at home. but it doesn't mean they aren't going online. and when you see news - or if you

share... you can do that by going to our page and weather information.

heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 amamicans take prescription drugs. but in the last 7 years drugs prices have doubled. hillary's going to take on the drug companies. require medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. let people buy their prescription drugs from countries like canada at half the price. and cap monthly prescription costs for every american. the drug companies have been over charginlong enough. it's time to fight back. i'm hillary clinton

holiday season. triple-a predicts more than one- hundred million drivers for the first time. the national average for gas prices is below two dollars a for their road trips... "i had a low tire signal on my for an early christmas and dada they'll all come here...and our son from milwaukee and his wife." experts say for a safe trip -- you should make sure your tiies are properly inflated, have a fresh oil change, good wipers and check the car's battery. here's a surprising statistic -- in a time when we're all so dependent on the internet...fewer people have high speed internet at home. people e using smart phones instead. pew research center found high costs of broadband internet

convenience of smart-phones -- are the big reasons for the shift. good news for parenn as new year's approaches. netflix has launched a whole new set of new year's eve on- demand countdowns to the new year... that way, parents can let their kids ring in the new year at any time. coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen....it's time for mistletoe and holly.but it's not what you're thinking. we'll show you.

an end. but before it does, we want to share a cookie recipe with you that's so easy, so itting and so darn easy. plus we want to make sure that you get it as soon as

have plenty of time to make 'em before everyone starts dropping by. we start by melting some butter andd a good amount of marshmallows in a pot over medium heat. once they're melted, we take it off the heat and stir in a splash of green food coloring, and some vanilla. then we gently stir in some cornflakes so we don't break them up and drop tablespoons of this onto waxed paper lined cookie sheets. now we decorate each with a few cinnamon candies to look like holly and let 'em sit for a half hour or so until they firm up. and whether you serve 'em as part of your holiday cookie platter, leave them out for santa, or wrap 'em as a stocking stuffer.these are bound to raise an eye brow or twooi really hope you'll go online and get the recipe for what we call, "holly crackles," so you can add a last-minute festive touch to your holiday get-together. i'm howard in the mr. food test

"holly jolly way" for you to say . "ooh

got you coverraping women. now bill cosby is firing back. plus -- traveling with infants can be difficult. but traveling with their food may be even harder. and...meet the mcdonald's company's oldest employee! welcome back to the news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your first forecast. tempmpratures are ssow to warm today although

and will help pump those temps up slowly. we have quite a few clouds in the area and will probably keep them through the afternoon.... a few showers may track in this evening. until then, temperatures will continue to climb to the upper 30s to mid 40s as southeast winds forecast tomorrow. i'll let you temperatures will continue to climb to the upper 30s to mid 40s as southeast winds become 10-20 mph with some know if that will continue through chrhrstmas in a fee minutes. some higher gusts. more rain in the forecast torrow. i'll let you know if that will continue through new at noon... bill cosby files a lawsuit against a supermodel who says, he tried to rape her. beverly johnson says cosby drugged and tried to rape her at his new york home in the 1980s.

more than 40 women have come forward to publicly accuse cosby of assaulting them over four decades, usually saying he drugged them first. no crjminal charges have been filed againint cosby. no indictment in the death of sandra bland -- a woman who died this summer in texas while in police custody. though it's still possible one may commlater. 28-year old sandra bland was pulled over for a routine traffic stop in july. she was found three days later dead in her jail cell. authorities say she took her own life by hanging --- but her indict any county jail employees... "we have left no rock unturned, and the grand jury, anything them." there are other indictments the grand jury could consider -- it'll reconvene in january. bland's family says the grand jury system in texas is flawed and the testimony should be open for the public to hear.

worker accused of shooting and killing his boss. it happened during an argument at a waste management facility. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked the argument ad the shooting in thvictim's office. police say the two men "this was just the targgt of one man targeting another man, in this case an individual shooting his boss." houston's mayor says it's another senseless incident of workplace violence. in health news this afternoon... mothers know all too well...traveling with breast milk can be a pain. one mom's s ecent battle wiih an airline is now making the rounds online. nbc's erica hill has more. vanessa urango did everything by the book before - vanessa urango urango says a customer service agent told her to pack the milk in a cooler with dry airport, the message was much different. out of three agents, no one could tell me what to do. aid basically, you can't take this cooler on the plane. after much confusion and fruuration, vanessa threw out the

frozen breast milk on the plane. urango says next time, she'll have the advice from delta in writing. if you have desk agents that are not educated and if they don't know their own commany protocol you can show them correct procedure is. for vanessa, the issue wasn't the milk... but the dry ice. travel expert and mom samantha brown says a hard copy could have helped urango. she did everything right miscommunication between customer seevice and the clerk who you are having face time with. per the t-s-a, breast milk, formula and baby food -- like medicines --do not fall under the 3-1-1 guidelines; they can be carried on, and the amount isn't limited to 3-ounces or less. with some 5.8 million americans expected to travel this holidayay

stress at the airport. (21) bringing gifts? wrapped presents are not encouraged in the cabin. and even in a checked bag, experts recommend you wait to wrap until you arrive. doing a security line run-through withthe entire family ... especially if you don't travel often. (07) my top three tips for families traveling during g g holidays bring food so you don't get hungry and 3 smile, breath, everybody is in the same boat, or plane. at some airports across the country, united airlines has created an "oasis of happiness"... therapy dogs, ready with a cuddle, to help with the holiday stress. as for vanessa, delta contacted her to apologize and offered to reimburse her for the costs of preparing her breast milk for travel. in a

couples are often discouraged from continuing in vitro fertilization after threer four unsuccessful attempts. but new research suggests extending that number may be beneficial. data from more than 100-thousand women shows the greatest chance of success occured during the first attempt at i-v-f ... with 30-percent achieving a live birth. however, the odds continued to increase up to the ninth cycle ... with 65-percent of women giving birth by the sixth cycle. now a kwwl follllw-up. more e-coli cases related to chipotle -- but these may be separate from the original outbreak. the c-d-c is investigating five new cases out of oklahoma and kansas. 53 illnesses in nine states have been reported since october. but officials say the new cases are

hello kitty fans -- be warned. sanrio, the owner of the brand, says its database was hacked. the private information...names, email addressess and passwords... of three-point-three million users exposed. it's not clear if the exposed data contained any financial information. ahead of a school trip, students get a new respect for our veterans. ththnks to one maa who shared his story with them. gordon foster grew up just outside of waverly and was drafted into the army in 1942. he was a tank commander under general patton - who he calls the foster "one night he came over to our divison and says 'i want patton. he got in our tank and road with us for 20 minutes, showed us what he wanted to ." the students will be heading to d-c in march and said they will be thinking of foster's stories when they visit the world war two memorial.

employee elebrates her birthday. she's turning 95! yesterday the maryland restaurant, her ffmily and friends celebrated her 20 years of employment with the company. the owner says harriett is a customer favorite and a hardworking employee... "she never misses a day of would be further ahead." harriett plans to spend her actual birthday...which is christmas day...at home with a family dinner. coming up ...it's a situation that would leave some people depressed. for this man....it brought him a reason to laugh. and when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebok. you can also "like" our page to stay up to date on breaking newsws and weather information. and stormtrack seven meteorologist will be back with your storm track seven day

"now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. hereeis additionanaforecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: mostly cloudy and breezy today with rain tracking in for tomorrow. stormtrack7 live weather network shows low clouds continue to cover us. and that is keeping temps from climbing much... they are mainly in the low 30s in our viewing arar and across the state. it is dry out there, but i wanted to show this... dewpoints are expected to climb into the 50s by this time tomorrow. that is very high compared to a normal late december day... so, it will be humid! southerly winds have

afternoon. we also keep the low level clouds as the next system tracks our way. this will bring rain to the area late tonight and much of the day omorrow. a fewewreas may even hear thunder. as the system tracks away from us a few snow showers may mix in, but this will be mainly rain.... most of us will have half an inch or less, although some may get a bit more if you hear that thunder. today we will be stuck with the clouds and some light fog along with the breezy southeast winds. highs will be in the upper 30s to mid 40s. we don't drdrp much tonigg with showerss tracking in late. areas of fog are possible again, but winds will stay fairly gusty through the middle of the night. rain is likely tomorrow with a few areas of thunder and maybe some snow showers late as temperatures start to drop when the winds turn to the northwest. while thursday and friday look mainly dry, albeit cloudy, we could have a few showers as one system tracks away and another ttacks ward us. rain and snow on saturday are possible with another system bringing snow to the area late

coming up ... he's paralyzed from the waist a few areas of thunder and maybe while thursday and friday look mainly dry, albeit cloudy, we toward us. rain and snow on saturday are possible with another system bringing snow to the area late sunday into monday. coming up ...

but he says the accident...gave him a reason to laugh.

standup as asmaterials such as a van de graf generator, static electricity, the same experiment with rice krispies we're making ariel's hair standup as as we revealalthe wer of electticity using materials such as a van de graf generator, static electricity, current electricity, inventors and invention thenwe're going to show you the same experiment with rice krispies the mission offhe thenwe're going to show you museum district is to provide a better understanding of our world by collecting, preserving colleets, invention thenwe're going to show you the same experiment with rice krispies we're making ariel's hair standup as as wereveal the power of electricity using materials such as a van de graf generator, static electricity, current electricity, inventors and invention thenwe're going to show you the same experiment with rice krispies the mission of the

museum district is to provide a better unddstanding of o or world by collecting, preserving collects, preserves and interprets cultural and natural history of the region; the rennselaer russell house museum and the snowden house preserve and interpret elements of the victorian age; the bluedorn science imaginarium provides exhibitions and programming that inspire the study of the sciences. and the sullivan broththrs iowa veterans museum honors the service and sacrifice of iowa veterans from the civil war to present. we'll be right back. graf generator, static electricity, current electricity, inventors and invention thenwe're going to show you the same exppriment with r re krispipis we're making ariel's hair standup as as we reveal the power of electricity using materials such as a van de graf generator, static electricity, show you the same exxeriment with rice kriiies the missiin of the grout

better understanding of our world by collecting, preserving collects, preserves and interprets cultural and natural history of the region; the rensselaer russell house museum and the snowden house preserve and interpret elements of the victorian age; the bluedorn science imaginarium provides exhibitions and programming that inspire the study of the iences. and the sullivan brothers iowa veterans museum honors the service and sacrifice of iowa veterans from the civil war to present. we'll be right back. illustrating scientific principles. the grout museum collects, preserves and interprets cultural and natural history of the region; the rensselaer russell house museum and the snowden house preserve and interpret elements of the victorian age; the bluedorn science imaginarium provides exhibitions and programming that inspire the study of the sciences. and the sullivan brothers iowa veterns museum honors the service and sacrifice of iowa veterans from the civil war to present.

russell house museum and the snowden house preserve and interpret elements of the victorian age; the bluedorn science imaginarium provides exhibitions and programming that inspire the study of the sciences. and the sullivan brothers iowa veterans museum honors the service and sacrifice of iowa veterans from the civil war to present. we'll be right back. by taking their money.

sanders: over 2 million contributions have been made to the only campaign

you can't level the playing field with wall street banks and billionaires by taking their money.

laura caso shows us how a veteran is adapting to life with a spinal cord injury...through comedy. "i was in anff-road accident. it. so, technically it was an recapping what happennd to him fofo years ago. "i'll be here all week!") army national guard and prepping to deploy to afghanistan. he was driving home one night and the lights cut out on his jeep. he was ejected and broke his neck. a c5-6 spinal cord injury. he spent a nth in icu..

from about the arm pits down." his trainer says his comedic relief changes the dynamic of others going through similar obstacles. "he infects everyone wiih happiness around him" got his start at a place at jackie knight's comedy club in st augustine. sharing his tragic story but with a little twist. "i always say i started doing stand-up comedy when i f fnally couldn't." fulfilling a life-long dream. he says his tragedy gave him the drive to pursue it. "since my accident, i bought a house. i got married. i started driving. i started adaptive sports. i went skydiing. and, i've gotten somo pretty cool toys. if you can take a

a high five that's out of this world.

astronaut ott kelly offering up a high five during his trip outside of the international space station. kelly and a fellow astronaut took a three hour andd6-minute spacewalk to fix a transporter. it had to be done ahead of the arrival of a russian resupply cargo spacecraft, set to dock at the i-s-s tomorrow. breezy and cloudy toay with

>> julie: so do you think we should use risers for the choir? >> maggie: let's just keep it informal. >> doug: no need to make anyone more nervous. >> julie: she's gonna be fine. she's a natural-born star, juststike her great-grandfather. >> doug: say, do we have a santa and mrs. claus? >> maggie: it's all set. >> julie: and what about victor? where is victor? >> maggie: victor should be here soon. he just needed some time alone today.