chances will be areas north of cedar rapids this evening. despite today's dreery weather -- more travelers are expected to drive during the holidays. with the combination of a likely brown christmas and low gas prices -- experts predict of the conditions. experts say one in three americans will take a trip this holiday season. triple a expects 100-million people will travel before the end of the year -- which his the highest number on record.

following recent shootings overseas and even closer to home. according to the f-b-i website -- more than 2-million background checks were performed for gun buyers last month alone. that's compared to less than two- million checks in the same month of last year. kwwl's kristin rogers talks with buyers and sellers. she joins us live in cedar kristen? palo is a little more than ten miles from where i am in cedar rapids, however -- the small store of palo outdoors has experienced huge sales -- and there is no doubt in the manager's mind, the increase is partially due to shooting in california marked the 355 mass shooting in the united states this year in 336 days. shootings nationwide have lead to a fear of increased firearms. (cg: matt schrantz/ manager of palo outdoors) "i sold seven guns so far this morning yeah."

christmas, "merry christmas!" he says that's a big number to sell (cg: matt schrantz) (cg: kristin rogers) (cg: bryan weinschenk/ customer) "i got my conceal and carry license roughly a month and a half ago, two months ago." now, it's only going to get those selling the guns pro gun people are defintely concerned so they are taking it upon themselves to maybe stock up per say." another part of this recent increase i'm told is people are turning to guns to feel safe. we've got you covered live in cedar rapids, kristin rogers...kwwl news. the store manager says sales of all types of guns have increased this

continuing coverage -- today marks the final transfer for six fallen soliders -- killed monday during a suicide attack in afghanistan. their bodies were brought back to the united states today -- and a dignified transfer took place at originally from dubuque county was among those killed. coming up tonight on the kwwl news at six -- we hear from lemm's family -- and their tragic loss right before the holidays. also among those killed this week was this woman -- major adrianna vorderbruggen. she's believed to be the first openly gay american officer to be killed in combat. five years ago -- the military lifted the don't ask, don't tell program -- so now vorderbruggen's family will now be allowed the military benefits they would have been denied years ago. new at five -- 200 pounds of locally made beef and cheese sticks are getting recalled. the sticks are made at the edgewood locker -- and were sold in edgewood and greenwood grocery

the recalled product has a lot number of 348 and was packaged on december 15th. the sticks were possibly contaminated with listera -- but no illnesses are confirmed at this hour. fore more information about this recall -- you can visit our website at k-w-w-l dot com. university of iowa police officers support a local cancer patient -- by shaving their heads. cindy garwood is recieving chemotherapy for lung cancer. her daughter -- jackie anderson -- is a university of iowa police officer. she shaved her head in support of her mom -- and eight of anderson's coworkers surprised her by doing the same during the weekend. officer) "on monday when we got together, you know, i told i really appreciate them." this is garwood's second time fighting cancer. anderson says it was hard for her mom to go out in public -- without hair the last time she received chemo. decision 2016 coverage now -- senator ted cruz is firing back

washington post -- saying their editorial cartoon featuring his dauthers is taking things too far. edward lawrence has this story tonight from washington. good evening mac, when it seems the blasts the washington post for what he calls a tasteless attack. the newspaper ran an editorial cartoon showing cruz as an organ grinder and his two candidate :12-:16 folks want to attack me, knock the washington post editorial page editor says he usually looks at all the cartoons, but didn't look at this one. he added in a statement, "it's generally been the policy of our editorial section to leave children out of it." but the cartoonist didn't back down tweeting, "ted cartoonists draw them as well." cruz says the washington post did the right thing pulling the cartoon off its web page. sot/ ted cruz / r-republican candidate :44-:48 it's not complicated.. don't make fun of a 5 year old girl candidates.. but

2016 race for the white house has no playbook.... sot/ matt schlapp, republican strategist 1:08-1:10 campaigns will forever change. the jabs keep coming presidential candidate 1:08- 1:10 i thought she gave up. sot/ hillary clinton, (d) presidential candidate 1:13- 1:23 sot/courtesy: des moines registry (super already burned) the stakes. despite all of the back and forth.. a new cnn poll shows trump's numbers keep climbing. it seems someone says or does something every single day. historically this week slows down for campaigns because of christmas... not this year. reporting live in washington.. edward lawrence, kwwl news. tonight at six -- how bernie sanders comes to the defense of

clinton -- while mocking donald trump at the same time. coming up on kwwl -- t-s-a makes a few screening changes -- due to an increased concern of terror attacks on airplanes. but first -- here's a live look at the roads just south of mason city. though it's one of the busiest travel days of the year -- not a lot of drivers out on the snowy roads. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast next. "you're watching kwwl. we've meteorologist mark schnackenberg. this is the kwwl news at five." holiday greeting from scott eggleston from waterloo/cedar

america is not just electing a president, we're also electing a commander in chief. that choice matters. because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. all of that depends on us being both secure at home and leading the world. i will get up every single day and do whatever it takes to make sure our country is safe and strong.

forecast on kwwl." information. are tracking the potential for be near iowa city (i-80 and south) between 3-6 pm. and move east making for the possibility of slick roads.

1" of snow, is forecast and will end before midnight. the snow chances will be areas north of cedar rapids this evening. we are tracking the potential for storms to develop east and south of waterloo this afternoon. the threat for severe weather will be near iowa city (i-80 and south) between 3-6 pm. rain will start to chance over to snow west of waterloo about 4 pm and move east making for the possibility of slick roads. minor accumulation, less than 1" of snow, is forecast and will

chances will be areas north of cedar rapids this evening. we are tracking the potential for storms to develop east and south of waterloo this afternoon. the threat for severe weather will be near iowa city (i-80 and south) between 3-6 pm. and move east making for the possibility of slick roads. minor accumulation, less than 1" of snow, is forecast and will

chances will be areas north of cedar rapids this evening. we are tracking the potential for storms to develop east and south of waterloo this afternoon. the threat for severe weather will be near iowa city (i-80 and south) between 3-6 pm. rain will start to chance over to snow west of waterloo about 4 pm and move east making for the possibility of slick roads. minor accumulation, less than 1" of snow, is forecast and will end before midnight. the snow chances will be areas north of cedar rapids this evening. coming up on kwwl -- t-s-a

longer wait at the airport. we tell you why. and - here's a live look at interstate 2-35 near des moines. no snow - just some rain... but you'll see a lot of people out on the roads for the holiday. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in walford, blairstown, garrison and all of eastern iowa scott eggleston stationed at airbase in honduras, and i'd ---------

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to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. united states transportation officials say a teen driver is dead -- due to an explosive takata device. the national highway traffifc safety administration says they first learned about the death -- after the teenager's family contacted them. nearly 23-million air bag inflators are subject to recall. changes to t-s-a screenings mean you might be spending more time at the airport. agents can now mandate some passengers go through a body scanner -- even if they opt for

body pat down instead. the changes are coming as a result of heightened concern about terror plots against commercial avaition. a grand jury indicts the truck driver involved in a deadly crash --that severly injured comedian tracy morgan. kevin roper is indicted on multiple charges tied to the crash in june of last year. an investigation by the national transportation safety board found roper did not sleep for nearly 28 hours before the crash. the same report also determined roper did not slow down -- despite warning signs on the road. following controversy earlier this year -- changes are coming to kentucky's marriage licenses. licenses will no longer need to include the county clerks' names -- according to an executive order from the kentucky governor. the order will protect the religious beliefs of local elected officials -- like kim davis -- who spent five days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. security is heightened at the mall of america today -- ahead

matter" protest. 30 minnesota state patrol troopers are on standby to help local police handle the protest. because the mall is private property -- they're trying to keep protesters from coming on mall property -- but a judge is granting the protesters access -- and is only keeping three of the organizers from attending. but first... here's a live look at the holiday travel in des moines. rain is falling -- no snow yet. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. a very busy night on the radar. ---------

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repeating. mary moloney looks at the national stories that made headlines this year. this was a tragically recurring scene during 20-15. chattanooga... to a college campus in roseburg, oregon... then a mass shooting at a health center in san bernardino that authorities say may have been inspired by isis. from terrorism is real. but we journalists were killed when a gunman opened fire during their live report. and in charleston a shooting at a black church reignited a long bernardino that authorities say (president obama): "the threat journalists were killed when a gunman opened fire during their live report. and in charleston a

confederate flag. the palmetto state voted to remove the flag from the state capitol for the first time in 54 years. racial tensions were not confined to charleston with black lives matter rallies happening in cities across the country protesters were outraged by the police killings of unarmed black men like freddie gray, jamar clark and walter scott. june saw two historic decisions from the supreme court of the united states. in a 6-3 split the court saved the affordable care act. a divided court also ruled that same-sex couples can marry nationwide. (nats) while many cheered the 5-4 ruling some sharply disagreed. in a small kentucky town a clerk of the court sat behind bars for preventing her office from issuing marriage licenses. kim davis made headlines again when she publicly announced she'd had a private meeting with pope franccs during his visit to the united states. the holy father made stops in philadelphia, new york, and washington d-c making history as

pope to address congress. (pope america." a report from congress accused japanese auto parts disputed the report's conclusion saying it had a number of "inaccuracies" but the company's faulty airbags resulted in a huge recall affecting 34 million cars. and new england rocked the sports world in january when the patriots were accused using under- inflated balls to win a playoff game (tom brady/quarterback): "i feel like i've always played within the rules..' meanwhile former patriot aaron hernandez, boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev and aurora theater shooter james holmes were convicted in highly publicized trials. as they faced justice 2 a weeks long manhunt that ended reporting. --------- ---------

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coming up tonight on the a youu iowa man's dying wish comes true -- find out what he wanted to do with his family before he dies. santa claus is headed out -- starting his annual marathon delivery for christmas. he starteehis trip in finland. you see him with a few reindeer riding on his sleigh. this may seem early -- but it's already christmas eve in some other time zones. norad will be tracking santa's magical ride from inside cheyenne mountain in colorado springs, colorado. you can start watching out for santa at seven o clock tomorrow morning. storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackkberg has a final lookokat your forecast. thanks for watching the kwwl