landing camam after it experienced problems with the right engine. they say the plane then diverted to the chattanooga airport out of quote an "abundance of caution."." the plane will now be inspected to figure out what the problem was, but certainly a scary situation i just got off the phone with kevin smith... he travelled to florida for a holiday vacation....and was on his way back to denver. he told me what is was like to be on the plane. "i was alarmed bb a loud bang like e small explosion,, everyon on ththplan woke up and was lookign around tryign to figure out what was ogin on and we slowed way down and arted descending so there was concern on the plane what was going on... and it kind of makes you think of what's important. your family and faith... i didn't know what was going on." kevin said lot of famiiies and kids were on the flight.... he said he travels a lot for

anything like this... the passengers will be boarding a different plane this afternoon.... we expect that plane to land here in cedar rapids around one-thirty. we've got you covered in the newsroom... amanda g glbert... ...kkl news. once again -- the plane is now scheduled to land at the eastern iowa airport at 1:30... this wasn't the onll allegiant air flight to make an emergency landing in the last 24 hours. a flight heading from orlando to maine ended up landing in rhode island. passengers reported smelling smoke. allegiant tells us this incident and the one affecting the cedar rapids flight this morning ar not connected. new at noon: the president is expected to announce an executive order about guns soon. that's the word om c-n-n which says his goal is to expand background checks on gun sales. the executive order could come

the union -- january 12th. a white house spokesman says the president has been looking into a list of steps he can take on his own after a number of high-profile the year i wrapping u with calm weather outside. let's go to storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel for the new eve day, and it will be a chilly lunch hour. we are in the teens and 20s..where the snow is deeper, the temperatures are colder. we also have had a westerly wind from 5 to 15 current wind chills across the area. we are in the single digits storm track 7 live weather network cameras show lots of sunshine. that's certainly nice to see. satellite and radar shows we are in between the clouds, so more clouds will track in late this afternoon. here's the new years e forecast. ififyou are heading out on the town, it will be cold so be sure the bundle up. more on the new year's forecast coming up in

town, it will be cold so be sure the bundle up. more on the new year's forecast coming uppin just a few minutes. it's cold but calm here. a different story to the south of us. major flooding in the st. louis area. miguel almaguer has an update. this morning... the mississippi... the missouri... and the meramac rivers are dead... a death toll many fear will rise parts of i-44... shut down. the coast guard and the in some spots outside st. louis... flood records have been shattered. in eurkea... they have never six feet tall" with hundreds of homes now islands... thousands more ae in dange.

sk. power plants - waste facilities - are down. the rising river... cresting around valley park... where nearly 900 have been forced to pack up... and get out. ... it's really devastating to think about...our own home going under and everything that's in it with the missiippi in st louis expected to crest today...the flflod stage at 0 feet... the water here is expected to reach 13 feet above that. they're packing tens of thousands of sand bags to fortify cities big and small. the next 24 hours... critical... as the water rises... any sense of cofort... vaniihes... "i just prayaythat everything goes

swollen rivers and streams are beginning to crest -- so the worst could soon be over -- but as you heard in that story, there's a lot of damage. back here in iowa -- the problem is snow. the mild winter is a thing of the past -- and that means more cars might stall. mechanics say car fires and stalling mainly depend on how well maintained your vehicle is. "if you were ignoring your car long enough that it was blowing that could get hot enough to start a fire, and that'd be right undernfath the car. you wouldn't even notice until your seat was s ot." mechanics say if the hood of your car were to catch fire on the road... keep it closed and get out. to help prevent stalling... mechanics say keep your fuel tank more than quarter full.

cleaning up after a garbage truck rammed into it. it happened very early this morning at wheels unlimited auto sales. police say a parkersburg man is accused of stealing a garbage truck d using it to break in. officers say they found this man -- curt widen -- inside the business. they later found the garbage truck. wigen now faces charges. we still have a lot to get to this afternoon. 2015 has about 12 hours left --- less in other parts of the world. some of the most famous hoo spots for celebrations are tightening up security. plus -- everything's coming up roses. we'll see how iowa will be represented in tomorrow's tournament of roses parade. it's a cold new year's eve. here are the current temperatures. we'll b right back with your storm track seven forecast. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist kyle

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partly sunny and cold afternoon. we are in the teens and 20s. from 5 to 15 miles per hour, so single digits across much of

live doppler radar. currrrtly there is not any precipitation now we are seeing a mostly sunny news to see the sunshine across there. you might want to grab the sun glasses as you head out. the sun is refllcting off 7 live doppler radar. currently there is not today, but now we are seeing a mostly sunny sky across eastern iowa. we are kind of sandwiched in between the clouds. certainly some g god news to s se the sunshine acrossthe area. but we will see an not forecasting any snow. here's the future track afternoon. later this afternoon and into the evening we will be seeing an increase in the clouds once again. we will you go out. tomorrow will be partly to mostly sunny with temperatures reaching the 20s, so still chilly and a the rest of this afternoon. we will see partly to mostly sunny skies and may add a couple tonight, for new year's eveenight, we wiil be dropping to the single digits, it will be bundle up! and of course the hawkeyes are out in pasadena and sunshine and temperatures in the 60s. storm track 7 day forecast shows mainly sunny skies throughout the next week with cool temperatures. not major chances for snow so that's certainly good news. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen

infrmation from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: from the kwwl stormtrack information. here additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: first day of 2016. here's the forecast for the rest of this afternoon. we will see partly to mostly sunny)skies and 5 to 15 miies per hour. tonight, for new year's eve night, we will be dropping to the single digits, it will be below zero so bundle up! and of course the they have some great weather out there for football. lots of sunshine and track 7 day forecast shows mainly sunny skies throughout the next week with cool1temperatures. not major chances for snow so that's good news. 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: from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen foryour complete weather

willllbe west 5 to o 5 miles perr hour. tonight, for new year's eve night, we will be dropping and of course the hawkeyes are out in pasadena and they have some great weather out there for otball. lots of sunshine and temperatures in the 60s. storm track 7 day forecast shows mainly sunny skies throughout the next week with cool temperatures. not major chances for snow so that's certainly ggod news. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen weather information. here is additional forecast informalion from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: ffom 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: we're still waiting... but in other parts of the world --

already ringing in the new year... 20-16 has arrived in australia... sydney celebrated the new year with a spectacular fireworks displl at the city's harboo. thousands of people gathered along the shore to watch the show... here's a live look at times square ahead of the famous celebration there... people already showing up. you can watch nbc's new yer's eve with carson daly right after the kwwl news at 10. ststll to come t noon: security will be tight at the rose bowl and at another big event where iowans will come together tomorrow. plus -- with the new yearromes anooer big season for your money... tips for tax time -- and the calendar will buy you a little more time to file this year.

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i'm moving to a place where i can get internet from centurylink. if i get the three year price lock, am i stuck with the three year contract? no. that just means the price won't change' for three years. that way the price is locked, you're not. you can just hang out and be free. lock in youronthly price for 3 years thout a contract when you bundle with unlimited nationwide calling. see you in 2018. afternoon. before that, another big event. the tournament of roses parade. here's a sneak peak at the hawkeye float... it has about 4- thousand flowers on it. the float is 35 feet long and 18 feet wide. you can watch the parade tomorrow morninnat 10 here on

hawkeye fans at the rose bowl parade and game tomorrow will see a bigger police presence than football fans have seenenn the past. both are considered elevated security events for the first time. it's important to note -- there's no known specific threat. hawkeye fans show up in force for the hawkeye huddle -- about 20- thousand fans were at the los look more like iowa city on gameday. "fantastic, as we walked up was just an unreal scene." "oh, it's unreal. i never thought grgrt atmosphere. wouldn't, i mean, it's fantttic." (danny and ashley steele, pretty amazing to see how many people came to support them. i'm just amazed by the size of this room, honestly. it'ssjust an amazing room and to see how many people you can fit in here." actor tom arnold came out to cheer on his beloved hawks...

are lucky to have us. because the college football fans here are about 10 percent as good as the iowa fans, and that is a fact. we are real fans." arnold is an iowa native and went to the university of iowa.. we're also hearing from new university president bruce harreld, sharing his thoughts onhead coach kirk ferentz... "a lot of athlelees today say contntnuing improving from the next day and the next and the next, next, next and even when you get to the rose bowl, i'm sure this week he's still coaching and improving and taking them up. so he's looking for p pople who areewilling to pick themselves up and keep going to the next level." kwwl's live coverage from califorra continues oday. our crew continues to follow the

rose bowl the postal service is taking us to the final frontier... in a way. find out about new stamps coming out in 2016. plus-- will the nw year deliver a faster refund for you -- ii you're already thinking about tax season? we'll check into that next when the kwwl news at noon continues. we'd like to hear`from you in the new year. one way to do that is by connectinn with us on facebook. if you have video or pictures of facebook page. welcome ack... with the incoming new announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, yoyore not going to be e le to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush.

america is not just electing a president, we're a ao electing a commander in chief. that choice matters. becausstrengthening 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.

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back in may, both compani agreed to pp 158 million n llars to settle claims they were billing customers in text-messaging subscription services without their permission. refunds apply to customers who received unauthoriid and unrefunded charges since july first of 2010. and -- an out of this world additionto stamps in 20-16... star trek stamps ill soon be available... they honor the original tv show's 50th anniversary. and are just one of several stamps which will debut next year. the star trek stamps show classic icons....thehenterprise, a crew member being beamed up, and a vulcan salute. comin up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... the perfect two- bite appetizerer for your new year's get together... but first, a look at your latest numbers from wall street and the farm markets. today's recipe might bebite- sized, but it's bursting with year has come and gone. and with

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now on the kwwl news at noon. the new year brings a big deadline for news at noon. the new year brings a big deadline for those wiih flexible spending accounts -- we'll explain in a moment... plus -- the presidential race hits a new gear in iowa with the caucuses abo a month away... and what authhrities are saying about a potential threat ahead of the new year's celebrations. welcome back to the news at noon and happy new years eve... i'm jerry galalagher -- ally has totoay off... how is the forecast shaping up for new year's eve? storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel has the answer for us. it's a chilly new yeaas lunch hour. we are n the teens westerly wind from 5 to 15 miles per hour, so it feels much colder out there. here are the current

we are in the single digits across much of iowa. storm track 7 live weather network cameras show lots of sunshine. that's certainly nice to see. satellite and radar shows we are in between the clouds, so more clouds will track in late this afternoon. here's thh new year's eve forecast. if you are heading out on the town, it will be cold so be sure the bundle up. more on the new year's forecast coming up in jujut a few minuues. bill cosby makes bail hours after being arrested... many women have claimed he just a few minntes. bill cossy makes bail hours after being arrested...

assaulted them.... this is the first time he's faced chagres. he's c carged with aggravated indecent assault. prosecutors said he gave pills and wine to a former temple university employee before sexually assaulting her 11 years ago. he is out on one million dollaa baill several networks have canceled projects with cosby and cut re- runs of the cosby show... but the show can ill be seen on hulu. it's unclear whether the show will be removed after charges werr filed... the so-called "affluenza" teen remains in mexico, but his mother is back in the u-s... here's video of tonya couch in los angeles this morning... ethan couch became known across the country following a deadly drunken driving crash... he pleaded "affluenza"...meanin g his wealthth parents didn'' bring raise him right. authorities believe couch and

in november as prosecutors invtigated whether the teen violaed his parole there's a lot of excitement in the air about new year's eve celebrations -- but security is being increased along with that. that includes a big event for iowans tomorrow -- the rose bowl kim hutcherson has that story. as america prepares to ring in the new year, officials say a threat they also say the threat was uncorroborated and based on a single source. still, with a million people etpected in timesquare thursday night ....authoritiee aren'ttaking any chances. "times square on nw year's eve is going to be one of the safest places in the country because of the huge concentration of police resources" six-thousand officers will be deployed. there will also be helicopters, boat patrols and hundreds of extra mobile cameras and radiation detectors.

there's only so much that can be done. "the new york police are very, know that times square is a and check 'em." in los angeles, extra security will be on-hand for the rose bowl parade and the game itself - as officials in bellum announce that new year's celebrations in brussels have been canceled entirely ... after the arrest of two men accused of plotting attacks in the capitol. i'm kim hutcheson reporting. in addition to having extra officers at the rose bowl game, the department of homeland security is installing more cameras on the rose bowl parade route. the new year's eve celebration in the belgium city of brussels is canceled over fears of an attack. two people suspected of plotting an attack have been arrested brussels traditionally holds a fireworks display -- last year 100- thousand people were there for it.

investigations into the november attacks in paris in which 130 people were killed. twitter users who post hateful or violent speech on the social network will be booted from the site. twitter, facebook and other criticism for failing to stop terrorists from using their sites to social networks have adjusted their policies several while avoiding censorship. as the presidential candidates are hoping to end the year breaks down whose been raising the most money as senatooted cruz toured the d dmage tornadoes obama. "we heard stories of people in their homes that were just standing in the one spot that didn't' collapse." at the same time he raised a whopping $20 million dollars in the fourth quarter.. far surpassing his totals for the previous quarter.

surpassed that amount for the fourth quarter. senator marco rubio brought in $6 million. this.. as donald trump amps up his attacks on the clinton. "the husband wants to come and she wants to accuse me of me a reak." ...the other republican candidates duke it out for third we're nowhere close to tough yet!" in a drastic move.. jeb bush cleared out his campaign staff in miami and shipped them to early do or die time for number of republican candidates for president. we are about one month out from the first caucus. i'm edward lawrence in washington, now back to you. news today out of ben carson's campaign... both his campaign manager and communications director said they have resigned -- effective this morning... carson has dipped in most polls after taking a ad in iowa in

on e democraticcide...bernie sanders says his momentum....and is looking to pull off an upset in the february caucuses. sanders says his progressive agenda.. and the big crowds he's seeing on the campaign trail.. are generating enthusiastic support. if we can bring together people from around thistate who agree with what ware talking about i absolutely believe we can win here in ioo, i think wee can win in new hampshire, i just i think we can win in nevada. and if we win in those states of the great 0olitical upsets in the historyof the united states. sanders is the only major political candidate holding politicall events today -- he'll be hosting a new year's evening... and while he's not iowa today -- you

without hearing about donald trump... and if you're tired of it -- google chrome can help you out. it launnhed a new add-on that lets users block all images and references to donald trump. the last-minute rush is on to use any remaining balance on special tax-free money -- which many workers set asisi each year to help with certain expenses... kevin cokely tells us about flexible spending accounts... bella gonzaes used money in her account to take her "it helps us pay for things that flexible spenning accounts. . the tax ffee money many workers set aside each year to help with certain medical and dental expenses. "my husband and i we just try to make sure we use it, otherwise we lose it" prescription drugs are covered.

items found in neighborhood drug stores, "even everyday bandages, so if ou need to stococup on your first aid kits, this is the time to do it" stores now stocking up for shoppers trying to spend what's left. "toward the end of the year, totocome inside anddmake those purchases for the items that way list of eligible items. from hearing aid batteries to sleep aids. "its like a savings account. that you don't have money on call, ahead and use that money that's in there" their covered contacac and eyeglasses hot sellers "especially on the 31st, it's a fsa's are tax-free and generally offered b b an employer as a health care feature... commg up ... a star quarterback is arrested in a bar fight -- just days before his team's bowl game... we have the details on the way... but irst -- stormrack seven meteorologiss kyle kiel wiil be back with your storm track seven

ffrom the kwwl stormtrack 7 weat(er team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information.

7 weather team. see the screen forecast information from the kwwl new year's eve! i kkw many of you have outdoor plans, and luckily you will not be snowed tonight will also be partly cloudy and that will continue right through the new year. we ll start off very chilly. here's the current temperatures at the lunch hour. we are in the teens and 20s. where the snow is deeper, the temperatures are colder. we also have had a westerly wind from 5 to 15 miles per hour, so it feels s uch colder out there. here are the c crrent wind chills across the area. we are in the single digits across much of iowa. here is a look at the storm track 7 live weather network cameras across eastern iowa. we have lots of sunhine out there. you might want to grab the sun glasses as you head out. the sun is reflecting off the snow making it extremely bright. here's the storm track 7 live doppler radar. currently there is not any precipitation on the radar. satellite and radar shows that we did have some clouds eaealier today,,but nonowe are seeing a mostly sunny sky across eastern iowa. we are kind of sandwiched in between the clouds. certainly some good news to see the sunshine across this afternoon and into the evening, but we are not forecasting any ssow. here's the future track showing a mostly sunny sky

this afternoon. later this afternoon and into the evening wewill be seeing an increase in thclouds once again. we will call it partlyy cloudy. it will be very cold tonight as well so partly to mostly sunny with temperatures reaching the 20s, so still chilly and a little below here's the forecast for the rest of this afternoon. w w will see partly to mostly sunny skies and may add a couple hour. tonight, for new year's eve night, we will be dropping to the single digits, it will be in the teens around midnighgh. at times, wind chills will be below zero so bundle up! and of course the hawkeyes are out in pasadena and sunshine and temperatures in the 60s. storm track 7 day forecast shows mainly sunny skies throughout theenext week with cool temperatures. not major chances for snow so that's certainly good news. a standout college quarterback has been arrested two days before

c-u horned frogs will plly in a bowl gaga... trevone boykin was taken into custody early this morning after a fight at a san antonio bar.... according to police -- boykin hit a patrol officer responding the fight... police sayyhe trouble beean wheebar patrons recognized the player and exchanged words... they say an upset boykin allegedly took a swing, missed, and made contact with a bar employee instead... while aking swings... he struck e officer....and finally calmed down after responding police threatened to taze him... boykin

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we're following breaking news right now of a large fire in dubai... here's the 63-story luxury hotel in dubai... it isn't clear quittyet what the cause of the fire -- but the site was set to hold a big new years celebration.... the fire broke ou two hours before

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