the good news is, the snow is no longer falling. all we have are flurries in some areas. here's the storm track 7 live weather network cameras. we'll take a quick tour showing that we have mostly cloudy and hazy conditions, with road conditions that have improved quite a bit. storm track 7 live doppler radar shows that the snow has moved off to the east. we had some peeks of sun earlier today but now that cloud have filled back in so we will have a mostly cloudy and hazy day. temperatures are in the 20s, but we have cooler weather on the way. details in just a few minutes. new at noon: a big development as one of t-v's favorite dads now faces a felony. bill cosby has been charged for the first time -- after dozens of sexual assault allegations against favorite dads now faces a felony. bill cosby has been charged for the first time -- after dozens of sexual assault allegations against him -- going back years. chris

can expect in this case the rest ...that's coming from just one of the more 50 women who accuse him of drugging and/or sexually assaulting them. "there is one charge filed, aggravated indecent assault which is felony of the first degree." the incoming district attorney says this case involves a former employee at temple university, who cosby invited to his home near philadelphia in 2004. "on the evening in question, mr. csby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances, and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her." the charge against cosby comes just two weeks after he filed defamation lawsuits against several of his accusers... he's scheduled to be arraigned in suburban philadelphia wednesday afternoon. chris clackum, nbc

in eastern iowa -- we're now learning the name of the man who died after being trapped in a grain bin. the benton county sheriff says alan kimm died. he was 56. he died yesterday in keystone. the sheriff says kim was moving grain into a semi when a wall of corn surrounded him, eventually covering and trapping him. this is the second tragic accident in a grain bin this month. two weeks ago, a man from central trapped. firefighters are needed this morning when a van catches fire in a driveway. it happened off independence avenue in waterloo. firefighters say the owner inside -- before seeing the fire a few minutes later. no one was hurt. continuing coverage now-- we're hearing from the family of a university of iowa student killed in a bus crash in chicago. police say a bus crashed into a

nicole underwood -- from des moines -- died. she was 21. mike dasilva spoke with her family and has that story. i think we were joking about all brothers say their sister was new year with him. 'when they called her bus, i know she was excited. she was the first one in line, hopped on the bus, all three of us gave her a hug and said you know we love you, she said she was gonna 'she had honestly just been there probably a week and a half ago and she was going back into meet his goddaughter, for the first time, because the goddaughter lived in florida and doesnt get to come up very often. so thats what she was leaving for. her brothers say though nicole hadn't been dating her boyfriend for very long...she was extremely happy...and that there was reminded her of

people. we both love picking on nicole, and i think thats kind of what she kind of fell for in a way nicole's brothers say words the good one...but she got into her own , shenanigans. that's where her close friend isabella comes into the picture. 'her mom had a pair of ug shoes that my dog had peeled the fur off of and me and her went and super glued them back together and didnt tell her mom. her mom knows now, we told her a couple months back, an ongoing joke that we should be drinking whiskey and listening to johnny cash and i think thats probably what shes doing wherever shes at right now.' and while nicole knew how to have a good time...and was full of life, laughter, and adventure... family and friends all say that at her core nicole was all about serving and helping others. a legacy that nicole would want others to continue. 17:40:52—17:41:10 'if you can if you have the means

the means to do it and it doesnt, you dont have to do it money. i mean, volunteer your time, because thats who nicole would be and what she would want you to be.' a gofundme account has been set up to raise money for a scholarship in nicole's name. family members from eastern iowa are in new york right now to honor a loved one killed in afghanistan. funeral services were held earlier today for technical sergeant joseph lemm -- a dubuque county native. he was killed in a suicide-bombing in afghanistan last week -- one of six u-s service members who died in that attack. lemm was a member of the air national guard -- and a detective with n-y-p-d.

he's been struggling in the polls in iowa, but hopes to make a last-month surge. republican presidential hopeful chris christie is in waterloo today. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live -- you were at the campaign stop -- and his speech really seemed to focus on one big issue. i just got back from newton's cafe.. and christie spoke to a pretty packed room.. he started by talking about the fight against terrorism. this was a big topic throughout his speech.... christie said president obama isn't doing enough.... and that the country needs a leader with experience... he mentioned... 9-11... the attacks in paris... and the shootings in san bernardino... "what san bernadino showed us is this, if a center for the develpomentally disabled in san bernadino, california is a target for terrorists, then any place in america is a target for terrorists." two other big topics chris christie focused on: one was

addiction....he shared a story about a friend he lost to addiction... and said pro-life means more than just the 9 months in the womb..." he also says there needs to be more transparency to how colleges bill students for tuition... finally... towards the end of his time in waterloo today... the presidential candidate said while this campaign has been entertaining....ther e are 33 days until the iowa caucus... show time is over... it's game time... we've got you covered... live in the newsroom... amanda gilbert...kwwl news. christie will also be in marshalltown and waukee today. senator marco rubio has three stops in iowa today. yesterday -- he was in waterloo for a town hall meeting. i don't believe, i know that this is the single greatest nation in america." rubio is in pella, newton and boone today.

campaigning in southeastern iowa today. the field for the republican nomination is a little smaller today. george pataki has dropped out of the race. he says he believes the country will elect the right person to be our next president and says the best of america is yet to campaigning in iowa. this is what he had to say about yesterday. "listen. 'madam president.' can you imagine that? women -- believe me, if it's got to be a hillary." a priest gets creative with his sermon take a look: he hops on a hoverboard to deliever his sermon. during a christmas eve service in the philippines -- he used the toy to glide in and out of rows of churchgoers... singing and trying to energize the crowd.

everyone is impressed. church leaders issued a statement saying he has been reprimanded... and will be out of the parish for a while. facebook users are coming to his defense, saying they don't believe he meant any disrespect. coming up... planning on selling your house? some easy tips to get the ball rolling in the new year. and -- a live report from california how iowans are enjoying their time in the sunny state before friday's rose bowl. we'll be right back with your

"you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally noon" "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your

here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: welcome back i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. the snow has tracked out of the area as of late wednesday morning. we will have areas of flurries leftover, otherwise the sky this afternoon will be partly to mostly cloudy. roadways may still be a bit slick into the afternoon hours. there will also be areas of patchy fog and haze. highs today will be in the middle and upper 20s with lows tonight in the lower teens. thursday we will see a partly cloudy sky, but temperatures won't be warming up much. we will have highs in the upper teens to lower 20s with a light west wind 5-10 mph. lows thursday night will drop to the single digits, with the cooler than average temperatures lasting through the weekend. the weather will remain quiet for the rest of the week into the weekend. the snow has tracked out of the area as of late wednesday morning. we will have areas of flurries leftover, otherwise the sky this afternoon will be partly to mostly cloudy. roadways may still be a bit slick into the afternoon

of patchy fog and haze. highs today will be in the middle and upper 20s with lows tonight in the lower teens. thursday we will see a partly cloudy sky, but temperatures won't be warming up much. we will have highs in the upper teens to lower 20s with a light west wind 5-10 mph. lows thursday night will drop to the single digits, with the cooler than average temperatures lasting through the weekend. the weather will remain quiet for the rest of the week into the weekend. the snow has tracked out of the area as of late wednesday morning. we will have areas of flurries leftover, otherwise the sky this afternoon will be partly to mostly cloudy. roadways may still be a bit slick into the afternoon hours. there will also be areas of patchy fog and haze. highs today will be in the middle and upper 20s with lows tonight in the lower teens. thursday we will see a partly cloudy sky, but temperatures won't be warming up much. we will have highs in the upper teens to lower 20s with a light west wind 5-10 mph. lows thursday night will drop to the single digits, with the cooler than average temperatures lasting through the

quiet for the rest of the week into the weekend. the snow has tracked out of the area as of late wednesday morning. we will have areas of flurries leftover, otherwise the sky this afternoon will be partly to mostly cloudy. roadways may still be a bit slick into the afternoon hours. there will also be areas of patchy fog and haze. highs today will be in the middle and upper 20s with lows tonight in the lower teens. thursday we will see a partly cloudy sky, but temperatures won't be warming up much. we will have highs in the upper teens to lower 20s with a light west wind 5-10 mph. lows

another big honor for iowa's head football coach. we'll have a live report from california. and, if you recently tied the knot or plan to next year -- some tips from financial experts about how to handle your accounts. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in evansdale, jesup, waverly and all of eastern iowa

you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. if you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty.

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today, more hardware for the head hawkeye. kirk ferentz has been named the bobby dodd coach of the year. that award recognizes leadership and success on the field. kwwl's brad hanson in sunny california all week for us -- leading up to iowa's game against stanford. he joins us live now from downtown los angeles. well there's definitely no shortage of things for hawkeye fans to do in the days leading up to friday's game. one of the more popular the u-s-s iowa--a ship of los angeles--a floating museum, and a big part of naval history. much of the ship is still closed to the public still, but we got a sneak peek--going far below the top decks to see what made this ship run. but back topside, plenty of hawkeye fans to be

(kathy lange, centerville) "it's fabulous. it's just amazing. i didn't even, had no clue. had no clue what this would be like. with the size and scope of this ship--especially it's artillery. (dave shrader, monticello) "it's pretty amazing. i mean, i didn't realize how huge it was. especially the big 16 inch guns. you hear about them, but until you actually see them in person, it's hard to believe how big they are." (brad hanson, @bhansonkwwl) "well they aren't shooting off these big boys anymore, but that doesn't meant all the guns aren't operational on this ship. they still shoot off the five inch cannons, which we'll see later this week at a pep rally. they nats guns booming "the guns are really cool on to enjoy this experience. (willie bishop, sugar grove, ill.) "i got to come down here in 1986 been an exciting time, and hopefully friday, about 5 o clock california time, we'll be

they'll also be hosting a pep rally at the ship tomorrow from noon to five. they tell me they're going to shoot off one of their medium size cannons as part of it--should be a fun time down in the port of la. we've got you covered live from downtown los angeles, brad hanson...kwwl news. brad is also working on a big special tonight along with ron steele, mark woodley and others.

rose bowl special tonight at 6-30. coming up on the news at noon. smart money moves to consider after tying the knot. and, if your home on the market-- some simple steps to start the new year with new hope to sell it quickly. and when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to stay up to date on breaking news if you got married over the

days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino... and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. politics first: that's the rubio way.

year, you might be wondering if you should say "i do" to joint accounts. financial experts say it makes sense for newlyweds to have a mix of individual and joint accounts... but make sure they're smart moves. before merging your credit cards, check your individual credit scores. if your spouse signs you on as an authorized user to a credit card, the card's previous history will end up appearing on your credit report... and if the account has blemishes, your credit score will get dinged. if you open a joint credit card,

affect both credit scores. if you plan to sell your home next year, some simple steps can improve your chances. first, depersonalize! take down the family pictures. potential buyers want to picture themselves living there and not you. clean and declutter... so the space looks bigger. if your house is empty, consider staging the rooms. coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen....the perfect dessert to ring in the new year. but first, a look at your latest

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before i joined the mr. food year's eve we would serve a drop-dead-gorgeous cake with an thought it would be the perfect instructions, except rather than adding the water, we add the same amount of champagne or asti spumante. if you want, toss in some gold decorating

catering days. you can find it in the baking section. it'll make these nice and sparkly. now we spoon the batter into cupcake tins, lined with gold or silver liners, and into the oven they go. while they're baking, we make an icing which is simply some softened butter beaten with powdered sugar, vanilla and a splash more champagne. once they cool, we slather or not only do these look fun and festive, the taste is crazy good. you see the creaminess of the icing paired with the fluffy i hope you'll go online and get the recipe for our, "champagne cupcakes," so you can welcome in the new year with a bang, or shall i say a "pop". "bubblicious 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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helps lead to an arrest. and -- a ban is lifted -- a ban tied to the bird flu outbreak in place. welcome back to the news at noon.. i'm jerry gallagher, ally is off the roads were slick this morning with more snow falling... let's get an update on the weather right away with storm track

the road conditions have improved quite a bit across eastern iowa this afternoon. here's a look at the road conditions across iowa. black hawk county is experiencing partially covered roadways, as well as some other spots across the state. the good news is, the snow is no longer falling. all we have are flurries in some areas. here's the storm track 7 live weather network cameras. we'll take a quick tour showing that we have mostly cloudy and hazy conditions, with road conditions that have improved quite a bit. storm track 7 live doppler radar shows that the snow has moved off to the east. we had some peeks of sun earlier today but now that cloud have filled back in

and are overtaking houses. mandatory evacuations are underway. the mississippi river is just one of many rivers expected to crest several feet above their record highs. 14 people have now died in missouri -- most were swept away in their cars. missouri's governor is worried this could be worse than the floods of 1993. police say a nineteen year old was killed after being shot near a college campus. it happened in florida near florida atlantic university. at last check -- the suspect was still on the run. police encouraged students who live nearby to stay inside and lock their doors. "they thought it was a fight then cops with huge guns got here. and then now we are they weren't like...two cops were yelling across the street saying get back in your house." officers in swat gear could be

many -- many people have posted things on social media they later regretted. for some, it created friction with friends or relatives. the situation is much more serious for a man in ohio.. maureen kocot tells us what rittgers posted this video on his personal facebook page, with (sheriff zach scott/franklin county) "you've got a distracted driver and a drunk driver just exponentially causing danger wherever he went." a facebook friend comments, 'dude, really!!!!!' rittgers responds 'i am a good driver don't worry,' and goes on to comment, 'i've got one finger on the steering wheel facebooking while it's raining. smh,' ...which means "shaking my head." 'i am good. i am a remember rittgers is typing all of this while he's driving. (sheriff zach scott/franklin county) "he's got his hands full when he's trying to drive. we are i think very fortunate this didn't end with some type of tragedy." the sheriff says a tipster warned deputies rittgers

and driving. deputies tracked the suspect's car down and pulled him over near state route 665 and hibbs road. rittgers is facing criminal charges including ovi and open container. the sheriff says rittger's facebook post is evidence that could help prove those charges. (sheriff zach scott/franklin county) "there's no privacy issues going on here. he posted. he confessed. he gave us the evidence." but rittger's family says people shouldn't be quick to judge, saying he recently suffered an unspeakable tragedy. (amber boothe/rittger's girlfriend) "he's really smart, he's just going through a lot, it's too much for him to handle." . this man has faced drunk driving charges twice before-- in 2007 and 2011 a ban on live bird exhibitions is being lifted by the iowa department of

the ban has been in place since the bird flu outbreak. all live bird exhibitions at the iowa state fair were canceled bird flu in six months -- but that doesn't mean everyone can rest easy. we are asking everyone to maintain a sharp surveillance... more aware of the disease. more than 31- million birds were euthanized in iowa during the outbreak. thousands of officers will head to times square to ring in the new year. so far - no credible threats linked to the celebrations -- but there will be heavy security measures in place when the ball drops. "the way the police have talking, they're prepared to do

like in previous years, roads around times square will be shut the crowd will be smaller -- but the energy might be even better in pasadena on friday. iowa fans are revved up and ready for their first rose bowl in 25 years. for iowans already in california -- there's a popular destination before the game ---the uss iowa. this ship saw action in world war two, the korean war and the cold war. now it's a floating museum in the port of los angeles. "it's fabulous. it's just amazing. i didn't even, had no clue. had no clue what this would be like. it's really cool." workers are expecting a lot of iowa fans to make it through the battleship this week. they expect even more tomorrow when they hold a pep rally before friday's rose bowl. our coverage of the rose bowl continues today -- and tonight. we are airing a road to the rose bowl special at 6-30 -- right after the kwwl news at six.

teams are not safe in iowa. last month, uni knocked off north carolina. last night, it was iowa's turn to take down an undefeated team. iowa hosting the number one ranked spartans to start big ten play. the hawks played very well from the tip -- but also had some good fortune on their side. look at this: a michigan state player accidentally knocks the ball into the basket for iowa. second half now -- iowa on the run. peter jok spotting up in the far corner. he knocks down a three. he hit two in a row to help iowa build a 19-point lead. iowa wins 83-70. it was quite the scene at carver. a big night for senior mike gesell who had a career high 25 points. this was iowa's first win over the nation's number one team since 1999 -- when the hawks knocked off uconn.

and oh in the big ten. it doesn't get much easier. next, they head to purdue -- which is ranked 14th. that game is on saturday. and "now your storm track 7

from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: welcome back i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. the snow has tracked out of the area as of late wednesday morning. we will have

otherwise the sky this afternoon will be partly to mostly cloudy. roadways may still be a bit slick into the afternoon hours. there will also be areas of patchy fog and haze. highs today will be in the middle and upper 20s with lows tonight in the lower teens. thursday we will see a partly cloudy sky, but temperatures won't be warming up much. we will have highs in the upper teens to lower 20s with a light west wind 5-10 mph. lows thursday night will drop to the single digits, with the cooler than average temperatures lasting through the weekend. the weather will remain quiet for the rest of the week into the weekend. the snow has tracked out of the area as of

areas of flurries leftover, otherwise the sky this afternoon will be partly to mostly cloudy. roadways may still be a bit slick into the afternoon hours. there will also be areas of patchy fog and haze. highs today will be in the middle and upper 20s with lows tonight in weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: coming up ... how iowa teens lend a hand in tackling snow removal.

on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. she gets the job done for us.

and it's all for a good cause. josh nguyen has the story. we have been lucky so far this winter, we really avoiding this has made many of us very happy

though. "i feel excited i am to earn old boys. i wish i had their discipline and work ethic back bae... they are part of a non profit group called forest avenue outreach... the group was starting by ralph chiodo to keep kids safe in one the roughest parts of town.. king- ivring and forest ave... s/ralph chiodo/forest avenue

'there is a lot of shooting and violence in our neighborhood. even if its just three, thats three less kids causing problem." so his plan to keep them out of trouble was to put them to work. 'we are trying to teach them how to start and run a business. chose not to carry on the boys along with ralph now run the forest ave outreach shovel service.... each boy owns 20 percent of the company and they 100 percent to help to start it, manage it, and run it." they are learning invaluable lessons... like taking pride in a hard dayss work. "have to keep bending over and my back hurts." or how important it is to count on them" but most importantly teaches me how to make money. i helping them make money too" fighting for their lives after they were rescued from a hoarder house.

six cats are fighting for their lives after being rescued from a house... one adoption center took them in.... and has been working to keep these cats alive....kwwl's amanda gilbert has the story kisses she's such a good girl" cats. she felt the need to, just dirt and garbage was wow... i cant believe that people and animals were living there..." even with emergency care... nat "she was just too far gone."

wasn't able to save all the cats they were helping.... sadly one passed away... "she was just too anemic and in much better shape... "it was hard to see.. they were very filthy.. underweight... "and in bathing one of them.... the water would just turn red with the flee dirt...." after proper medication and care...the cats are now adjusting to a new life... "they have to adapt to the human world and to learn to what microwave sounds like or a tv not only a new life.. but also a new home... "they're absolutely the most loving creatures and i think in some way shape or form i feel like they're thankful for their second chance... they used up few of their nine lives. " everywhere..." these cat's had been waverly pet adoption wasn't able to save all the cats too dehydrated... very filthy.. underweight... flea infested..." when they got "and in bathing one of them.... and care...the cats are now microwave sounds like or a tv not only a new life.. but also a some way shape or form i feel

second chance... they used up few of their nine lives. " waverly pet rescue promises to give them the proper treatment and medication so they will be

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