attack on satirical newspaper charlie hebdo... we'll keep you updated with the latest on the situation on air and online at kwwl dot com... here in the u-s... emergency crews worked through the night to free 17 miners trapped in a salt mine... this all happening in upstate new york... all 17 workers were hoisted to safety this morning in a rescue effort that took nearly eleven hours... the workers were in an elevator that was stuck 800 to 900 feet down a shaft... a crane was brought to the scene and lowered a basket that was able to bring around four miners out at a time. closer to home -- a second arrest has been made in the robbery of a credit union... the robbery happened in dubuque in november -- at the du-trac community credit union... you're seeing video of the scene... in december -- one suspect, shawn cade of rock island, illinois was arrested in connection with the crime... last night... rock island police arrested another man for his alleged participation... william w. franklin is being held in rock county jail on a

robbery in the second degree... franklin is an alleged accomplice in the november 27th roberry... decision 2016 coverage... caucuses are just 25 days away... today, a former president is in eastern iowa to campaign for his wife... former president bill clinton will make his first visit to dubuque in eight years -- when he last campaigned for hillary clinton. her campaign office is busy making a lot of phone calls ahead of his visit. they're also making sure they're ready for the final push before the iowa caucuses... "it's huge. we have volunteers coming in every caucus goers. we are getting ready for some really, really, really big weekends, and we're about to have in dubuque, and across iowa, the president clinton will speak at the hotel julien in downtown dubuque around five this evening. before

an event this afternoon. tune in tonight at five and six for more on clinton's swing. donald trump is in a tight race in iowa -- and he's coming back to eastern iowa next week. the republican -- who trails senator ted cruz in the polls in iowa -- has a rally set in the west gym at u-n-i on tuesday night. we also spoke with kwwl political analyst chris larimer to get his thoughts as the caucuses approach. he says it has already been a politcal season to remember... person describe it as a circus which i think is somewhat all those things. chaotic a bit." and while many of the candidates are in iowa already -- he says to expect even more visits as we get closer to the caucus. vice president joe biden decided against throwing his name in the ring...and it's a decision he can't was the right decision for my family and for me and i plan on staying deeply involved, and

there's no word on whether the vice president plans to campaign for a certain democrat before there's a clear nominee. candidates are still joining the race at this point... former new mexico governor gary johnson announces he'll run for president as a libertarian. he was the libertarian party's 20-12 presidential nominee. johnson says america's debt is the biggest issue facing the country. he calls himself a fiscal conservative and a social liberal. some of the coldest days of the winter will soon be upon us... and one homeless shelter is asking the public for help -- so they don't have to turn anyone away during the freeze... kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in the newsroom... amanda, you visited the shelter. what can you tell us? i spoke with the catholic worker house in waterloo and they say this weather has them concerned.... right now they have a shelter for

space will be enough in the near future. "here you go." ---paul henson loves his job... working at the catholic worker house.... he knows what it's like to be on the other side of the time..." having been homeless for many years.... paul knows what people mean when they call this place home... "i feel safe when im here..." when im here? and women's shelters can only hold a handful of people..... " the beds are full. the couches are full..if someone comes in and it's really life threatening cold.. we'll put them on the floor if they're alright with that..." that's why they are hoping to purchase this house... and turn it into another mens shelter.... "i think that would be great." the group is asking for 45,000 in donations to build

some good news... the shelter has already raised about half of that 45,000 dollars they need.... they are beyond thankful for all the money that has been raised so far... we've got you covered -- live in the newsroom... amanda gilbert... ...kwwl news. if you would like to learn how you can donate to the catholic worker house... visit our website at at least 20 universities across the country are telling students -- leave the hoverboards at home... and the university of iowa is one of them. the university is banning hoverboards from dorm rooms and campus buildings. this comes as there's been situation involving the device. a pennsylvania family watched as a christmas gift burst into flames this week. the hoverboard was plugged into the factory charger when it overheated and then exploded, leaving a melted mess in the

a new facebook page aims to support waterloo police officers. "waterloo police, we've got your backs" was just created this week and already has more than 3- thousand likes. it was created after a kwwl story about a page threatening the lives of officers, which has since been taken down. coming up... cutting edge technology meets intense weather for some very neat footage... and... how cars are becoming smarter this year... we'll be right back with your storm track seven forecast. continues through tomorrow along with the mild temps, but then "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. this is the kwwl news at noon" "now your storm track 7

from the kwwl stormtracktemperatures have climbed above the freezing mark and we visibilities down to a mile in many areas. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will have plenty of clouds to show us this afternoon along with rain that will continue to track through and become more widespread.

over most of the state with some low 30s in nw iowa. drizzle, fog and light rain are in the area now with more rain tracking in from the south. the low is down that way, too, and will slowly track this way bringing mainly rain to our viewing area. some snow may track in tonight, but mostly it will be rain. most amounts will be half inch to three-quarters of an inch with very little snow expected. the mix this morning will become rain for the afternoon with fog and light winds keeping temps from changing much today. lows tonight will stay around freezing again, so some snow may mix in with the rain, especially in the north. fog continues tonight and into the afternoon. highs will be in the mid 30s to low 40s, but when those temps start falling friday evening, they will keep going through monday morning, when lows will be around minus five. we will have some snow friday night into saturday with a couple of inches of snow falling and strong winds blowing it around and making it feel even colder. breezy and coldest

in the teens for much of next week. fog and rain will be likely today through tomorrow. much colder weather will start to track in friday night and continue through saturday. temperatures have climbed above the freezing mark and we have areas of light rain tracking through...we also have areas of fog showing up with visibilities down to a mile in many areas. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will have plenty of clouds to show us this afternoon along with rain that will continue to track through and become more widespread. we have stalled in the mid 30s over drizzle, fog and light rain are in the area now with more rain of an inch with very little snow freezing again, so some snow may rain likely by late friday be around minus five. we will blowing it around and making it next week. on sunday with temps staying in the teens for much of next week. speaking of fog...

views of some intense fog in china... speaking of fog... check out these spectacular views

drones caught this beautiful scenery of this chinese city yesterday... the fog affected local traffic -- with visibility less than 65 feet. large numbers of flights were canceled -- stranding up to eight-thousand travelers... the dense fog has lifted today. we've seen similar images of china with pollution coating cities recently... here's a view of some of that air pollution -- from space. you can see the clear divide in the middle of the image... this picture was tweeted by nasa astronaut scott kelly -- he coming up.... a very good dog from eastern iowa could win an award for her amazing journey... plus -- the jackpot for the lottery reaches record levels... we'll tell you how much money you could be taking home this weekend... you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in raymond, garber,

is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 million people combined. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultra-rich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. the middle class will continue to disappear unless we level the playing field.

nobody won last night's powerball jackpot... now --- saturday's drawing is estimated to be 700 million dollars -- the largest jackpot of any lottery game in u-s history! don't throw out your tickets from last night just yet -- the iowa lottery says nearly 74- thousand iowans won prizes last night... the bond between two dogs is like something out of a movie... annibelle falls some 30 feet down an embankment. her longtime buddy jock was with her, and what did he do? like the t.v. dog lassie... he went to get help...

"there was a female dog that had fallen down an embankment, it was in trouble it was injured and the male partner knew enough to get my attention and bring me to the injured animal." jock and annibelle are now together again and under the care of animal control. meanwhile -- a good eastern iowa dog is nominated for an award... you may remember sissy -- last year she walked nearly 20 blocks to mercy medical center in cedar rapids tofind her owne, who was recovering from surgery sissy is now nominated for "most amazing journey" at the world dog awards. you can vote for her -- we've posted the link on our website, kwwl dot com. coming up.... a bill is headed to the president's desk today to repeal the health care law -- the latest on what's expected to happen... plus -- the newest star wars movie climbs higher in the record books with a new accolade today... this is kwwl-- we'll be right back.

-- thnow -- they have the ability to communicate with stop lights... and even other cars on the road... phil lebeau explains today... "alright, here we go" the next generation of "intelligent" cars and trucks.

in this test vehicle allows them to not only talk with other cars,..so they can avoid collisions at blind intersections. but it also goes one step further... communicating with stop lights about changes in traffic... and with the smart phones of pedestrians so they can stop or slow down and avoid crashes where pedestrians could be hurt or killed. the car has let us know, he is right there "the opportunity to get that advanced information before the car is there, before anyone safety" vehicle to vehicle communication is a crucial step in the development of autonomous-drive cars and trucks... .....like the google car. delphi's technology will be in the first gm models with super- cruise control,..which come out later this year. the next step for smarter cars, which will

fewer people being accidents. phil lebeau, in las vegas. coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... a tasty treat that'll fit with your new years resolution to eat healthier... but first, a look at your latest numbers from wall street and the right about now all those charges we made during the holidays are starting to roll be "tightening our belt" for the next few weeks, we've got a

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quite tasty and packed with nutrition. to begin we coarsely cut up some cabbage and place it in a large pot along with a chopped onion, a bit of salt and about a cup of water. we cover it and let it boil for a few minutes. once it does, we drain it and place it back on the milk, a pinch of salt and pepper along with a jar of chopped pimentos (that we've

it simmer until the cabbage is tender and the flavors come together. and with cabbage being one of the most reasonable and healthy veggies in the produce aisle, it's just budget-friendly main dish you'll know why we love this so much. it's economical and it's big on taste. so go online and grab the recipe for our, "creamed cabbage," so you'll have it on hand before any more holiday bills show up in your mail box. i'm howard in the mr. food test "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. this is the

is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 million people combined. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultra-rich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. the middle class will continue to disappear unless we level the playing field.

now on the kwwl news at noon. an intense look at a messy and destructive burglary attempt... plus -- encouraging new data on cancer released this morning... and -- how republicans are making their strongest stance on obama-care yet... welcome back to the news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher let's go right back to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for another look at the outside temps... stormtrack7 live weather network cameras this afternoon. temperatures are in the mid 30s and may climb a couple more degrees, but more widespread rain is tracking into pretty steady. fog will stick

and then it gets cold. very cold. i'll have more details in a few minutes. republicans are holding what they call an enrollment ceremony call an enrollment ceremony to get rid of obamacare. after many tries -- a bill is headed to the president's desk today to repeal the health care law. but as tracie potts tells us the republicans are celebrating today after finally sending the president an fight for patient-centered political theater and a waste of time. "everybody know this will take about a nanosecond for the president of the united states

"exercising your constitutional right and power to legislate is never wasted if you're fighting for principles your constituents believe in." the bill would also strip millions from planned parenthood - after conservatives argued for this moment to destroy a bill - to put 22 million people enough votes in either the house or senate to override the president's veto. "ultimately, this is going to require a republican president." "we can do much better. we will do much better." republicans are promising to outline a replacement health plan by the end of the year. but even if that happens -- the chance that it will come to a final vote

debate heavy disapproval from the right side of the aisle... this is the first time a vote to repeal obamacare has passed both speaking of the president -- he's holding a nationally televised town hall on gun violence tonight. the n-r-a is declining to send representatives. the n-r-a says it sees no reason to take part in what it calls "a public relations spectacle organized by the white house." a c-n-n spokesperson said it was the network, not the white house, that proposed the idea of a town hall on guns. police in texas are looking for five men who tried to commit a dramatic smash and grab burglary... security cameras are rolling as five suspects ram a stolen pick-up into a dallas convenience store. this happened early yesterday morning... once inside, the group tries to steal the store safe but it

after repeatedly trying to lift the safe, the five take off, leaving the safe and a mess behind... the stolen truck was later abandoned -- while the five suspects remian on the run. more intense video to show you here... as thick black smoke was rising from an oil facility in libya, as firefighters struggled to put the flames out... it's believed isis attacked the oil fields. firefighters are trying to control fires like this at four oil storage tanks in the area as a result of the attacks -- each thought to contain more than 400- thousand barrels of oil. and more destruction in libya today -- as dozens of people were killed when a bomb exploded in a truck near a police training center... medical sources say 65 people were killed in the explosion... no group immediately claimed the attack -- but the bombing was one of the deadliest since 20- 11. back in the u-s... a semi driver survives after his truck goes over a bridge and into the water. the virginia beach marine patrol

water -- he was in there for about an hour. police say the man was trying to pass a slower moving semi when the bridge... a scary situation for people getting their morning coffee.. as a car crashes into a texas starbucks... police say the driver ran a red light before hitting multiple cars, then going off the road and through the front doors of the starbucks. three people inside the coffee shop taken to the hospital but are expected to recover. more decision 2016 coverage for you this afternoon... with the caucuses less than a month away and ted cruz leading donald trump in iowa... trump is now questioning whether cruz is even eligible to be president. and cruz --who's in iowa this week -- is responding... hallie jackson reports.

"i've been hearing a lot about it, and you've been hearing, and i guess everybody's talking about it now that he's doing better." here is what i think, what i think i'd do is go and which court? you go to federal court fonzie... political noise about it, but as a legal matter it is quite straight forward." cruz was born in calgary - but his mom was born in delaware - an american citizen. making cruz one, too. but the constitution requires the president be natural-born. "the constitution doesn't define "natural-born citizen," and the it means citizen by birth, and "i hear it was checked out by every attorney and every which birther attacks are nothing new - not for trump - and not in politics - faced fire about their rocky waters - testing the temperature of his supporters who also like but trump's getting the "ted cruz has been disciplined in not doing personal attacks. instead he's engaging in policy would allow deported immigrants

apply for legal citizenship.something cruz opposes. for voters who are deciding between both of you, policy- wise, how do you distinguish yourself from trump? isn't it important to draw those distinctions for them? what i do think is the most important decision the voters are making is they're looking at every candidate running for president and making a determination who has experience, who has the knowledge. cruz is in the middle of a bus tour across iowa. his eastern iowa stops are coming up tomorrow and saturday... trump will be back in eastern iowa next week for a rally in cedar falls. the owners of chipotle receive a subpeona. the company must turn over all documents related to an e-coli outbreak in california. the f-d-a is working with the u-s attorney's office in the case. some positive news this

cancer... a new study from the american cancer society reveals death rates from the disease continue to drop... the latest data shows a 23-percent decrease in the cancer death rate since peaking in the early 1990's. and that means, more than one- point-seven million fewer people have died from the disease. breast cancer deaths alone have dropped 36-percent since peaking in 1989 ... experts say advances in cancer prevention, detection and treatment ... along with lower smoking rates ... are responsible for the decrease in deaths. coming up ... star wars continues to blast the record books into outer space -- we'll tell you what mark the new movie has just eclipsed... and stormtrack seven meteorologist eileen loan will be

(donkey noise) (elephant noise) (mic screech) there's a big difference between making noise... (mic tap) ...and making sense. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates! enough talk. give us a plan.

through saturday. temperatures have climbed above the freezing mark and we have areas of light in many areas. stormtrack7 live afternoon along with rain that will continue to track through and become more widespread. we have stalled in the mid 30s over in the area now with more rain tracking in from the south. the low is down that way, too, and will slowly track this way will be rain. most amounts will expected. the mix this morning will become rain for the afternoon with fog and light winds keeping temps from changing much today. lows tonight will stay around freezing again, so some snow may mix in again tomorrow with rain likely by late friday morning into the afternoon. highs will be in the mid 30s to low 40s, but going through monday morning, when lows will be around minus falling and strong winds blowing it around and making it feel even colder. breezy and coldest on sunday with temps staying in the teens for much of next through tomorrow. much colder weather will start to track in friday night and continue through saturday. temperatures have climbed above the freezing mark and we visibilities down to a mile in many areas. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will have plenty of clouds to show us this afternoon along with rain that will continue to track through

and light rain are in the area now with more rain tracking in from the south. the low is down that way, too, and will slowly track this way will be rain. most amounts will be half inch to three-quarters of an inch with very little snow expected. the mix this morning will become rain for the afternoon with fog and light in the north. fog continues tonight and again tomorrow with rain likely by late friday morning into the afternoon. highs will be in the mid 30s to low 40s, but when those temps start falling friday evening, they will keep going through monday morning, when lows will be around minus five. we will have some snow falling and strong winds blowing it around and making it feel even colder. breezy and coldest on sunday with temps staying in the teens for much of next week. well -- much different kind of weather causing problems out west -- el nino storms are burying parts of california under water... several roadways are closed in north. fog continues tonight and

by late friday morning into the afternoon. highs will be in the mid 30s to low 40s, but going through monday morning, when lows will be around minus five. we will have some snow friday night into saturday with a couple of inches of snow falling and strong winds blowing it around and making it feel even colder. breezy and coldest on sunday with temps staying in the teens for much of next week. friday night into saturday with a couple of inches of snow falling and strong winds blowing it around and making it feel even colder. breezy and coldest on sunday with temps staying in the teens for much of next week. week. well -- much different kind of weather causing problems out west --

of california under water... several roadways are closed in san diego as heavy rain led to massive flooding. some people were trapped in their cars by high water that was nearly up to the windows. lifeguards even helped rescue some people from vehicles in the rising water.. and here you can actually see firefighters rescuing a woman trapped inside her car in california. authorities say the truck the woman was in was swept away after her boyfriend drove into standing water. it rolled over and became wedged against a telephone pole. the man was able to get out, but the "her head was above water. water, uh, still inside the vehicle. and part of the vehicle was sitting on her ankle." the woman was in the water for about 90 minutes. she was taken to a hospital for evaluation and was found to be today the national oceanic and atmospheric administration will release its annual report on extreme weather events. the agency will announce a

events in the u-s that caused losses exceeding one- billion dollars... coming up ... baseball's legendary kid joins the hall of fame in a landslide vote -- how one of the cities he electrified is celebrating today... you're watching kwwl -- we've got you covered.

baseball has announced its hall of fame new inductees... just two more players will be joining the hall this year -- but they are two special talents... ken griffey junior gets the nod

437 ballots of the possible 440... the exciting outfielder appeared in 13 all star games, won 10 gold gloves and is currently 6th on the all time home run list with 630... mike piazza will also enter the hall in his fourth year of eligibility... piazza played catcher for the most part, and will be remembered for his starring days with the dodgers and mets... a few snubs on the ballot included jeff bagwell and trevor hoffman... in seattle -- they're celebrating griffey's induction by flying his famous number 24 from the top of the space needle... griffey starred for the mariners in seattle at both the start and the end of his career in parts of 13 seasons... he also played for cincinnati and the chicago white sox... the game is now almost a week in the history books -- but fallout from the rose bowl loss for the hawkeyes continues... today -- that halftime performance from the stanford band was addressed...

bowl officially spoke out against the stanford band's farm and cow- themed show... here's their giant cow from the performance that brought boo's from the iowa fans at the game. stanford's band is famous for putting on controversial shows and has even been banned from performing at the football team's away games... today's statement says, in part "the halftime performance was not in line with values of the rose bowl game" and the game would review future performances... e-s-p-n cut away from the performance during halftime last friday. "star wars: the force awakens" has become the highest grossing domestic movie of all time... according to disney -- the movie earned enough at the box office on wednesday to pass "avatar's" 760- point-5 million dollar lifetime gross... the number one title comes after just 20-days in theaters... both "avatar" and "star wars" have earned 1-point-6 billion globally... star wars could take the number one global title when it opens in

even royalty has a first day at school. britain's prince george looked happy for his first day of nursey school... you see him in front of the mural outside of the building wearing a blue jacket with a backpack. he seemed to like the mural... pointing and smiling at it in one photo... coming up ... highlights from last night's people's choice awards -- including an emotional moment... you're watching kwwl -- we'll be

well -- another people's choice awards is now in the books... and last night's hollywood minute... "it's been a long day without you, my friend..." late paul walker, as he accepted two awards for "furious seven." "you would be amazed what you can do with love. you'd be amazed how powerful a force that is. when we didn't want to come back to filming when the tragedy was too heavy, it was the love of everyone combined that saw us through to the end, and now i'm standing here with all of you telling me this was "the martian" star matt damon has a shot at an oscar nomination for best actor... but don't expect him to vote for are "other performances" he'd give the award to, and he's more concerned that "martian" director ridley scott finally wins an oscar.

headed to harvard! the school's hasty pudding theatricals have named the "scandal" star their 2016 woman contribution in entertainment, and includes a parade through harvard square and a celebratory dinner. recent honorees you might think... you're watching kwwl -- we'll be a baby seal is born closer to iowa than you might think... you're watching kwwl -- we'll be right back with a final look at

(phone ringing) (phone ringing) you can't deal with something by ignoring it . but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard and pay into it,

to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates! answer the call already. afternoon...

addition to illinois' brookfield zoo... an 11-year-old gray seal gave birth to lily this week.. the pup weighs just over 30 pounds right now -- but staff estimates that she will triple or quadruple her weight in the next month... gray seals only nurse for about three weeks and then the pup will be introduced to a fish diet... light rain will track through this afternoon through friday. light snow friday night and saturday with a couple of inches of snow possible. mild temperatures today and tomorrow will become cold. temps start to fall friday night and keep falling through monday morning. it will stay cold through much of next week. that will do it for us here at noon. our next newscast is tonight at five.

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