today."got you covered. this is today in iowa." now on today in iowa: the morning after the state of the union. the president's being criticized -- and so is the republican who gave the official response. some members of her own party did not care for her message. plus -- the countdown to the caucus. the republican frontrunner rolls through eastern iowa -- and draws a big crowd. and it's a second chance for shelter dogs. plus, a new perspective for inmates. the story of a unique partnership coming up. i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. while there are still plenty of single digits out there this morning, we are actually warming up...although wind chills are still well into the negatives. south winds have

over at 5 to 15 mph and will keep that warmer air tracking in as a warm front tracks through. this has brought a blanket of clouds, but also a few snow showers that will continue to track through this morning, but should clear out of the area this afternoon. we will end up with around a quarter inch of snow (where it snows), but it will also be the details in a few minutes. we begin this morning with reaction to the state of the union. iowa senator chuck grassley says the way the president down- played the threat of terrorism is quote alarming. the president's final state of the union had a different feel

list of proposals, he touched on four big issues the u-s needs to address over the next decade: the economy, climate change, politics that divide the country -- and he did talk about national security. this is one thing he said. "when you come after americans, we go after you. it may take time, but we have long memories, and our reach has no limits." senator grassley says the president needs to do more to focus on the safety of americans. the official republican response came from south carolina governor nikki haley. she criticized the president's time in office and said it's time for a new direction. she also seemed to take a shot "in many parts of society today, politics, there's a tendency to falsely equate noise with results. some people think that true." governor haley was quickly criticized by some conservatives

including ann coulter. the conserative commentator tweeted -- quote -- trump should deport nikki haley. speaking of the race for president, the current president said he would make his speech shorter last night because... "i know some of you are a little antsy to get back to iowa." he said he would offer any of the candidates tips after the speech if they were interested. one candidate who wasn't in washington last night: donald trump. he campaigned in cedar falls. trump is back on top in iowa -- at least in one new poll. he spoke to a packed house at uni's west gym. i'm self funding my campaign. i'm not having people give me checks for millions. think they're doing that for their health? trump also talked about the big news that broke yesterday: the 10 u-s sailors taken into custody by iran. and a major development this morning about that story. iran says the u-s sailors have been freed. they were on a training mission

having problems and drifted into iranian waters. back in eastern iowa: a man is behind bars this morning accused of robbing a cedar falls bank. jon ellingson was arrested. the robbery happened at first national bank on white tail drive. here is a look at a picture inside the bank. investigators say he was wearing a u-n-i panthers jacket. no one was hurt. an eviction turns into a tragedy. a 12-year-old girl was shot to death by police -- by mistake. it happened in pennsylvania. authorities say an officer was serving an eviction notice at an apartment. they say a man threatened the officer with a rifle. the officer then shot at him -- hitting the man -- but also a 12-year- old girl in the chest. she was standing behind her father. a teenager in ohio is dead after his father shot him by mistake. the man mistook his son for a thief -- breaking into the home. cincinnati police say the boy skipped school -- and snuck back into

through the basement. police say his father got a gun when he heard a noise. "yeah, he was real close to his take care of his boy. he always made sure that he wasn't out clear and stuff. i know his dad is really heartbroken after this and i pray for the family." prosecutors are now reviewing the case. rescue crews are needed when a man becomes trapped in a sewer line. it happened yesterday in oakland. a plumbing contractor was working on a sewer line when the trench collapsed. at last check -- they were still trying to get him out. firefighters hope practice makes perfect for kids during an emergency. cedar rapids firefighters are helping 30 schools this year with 9-1-1 training -- including grant wood elementary. students get one-on-one training to make a 9-1-1 call as they talk to a firefighter acting as a dispatcher on the other line. "they showed us a picture of someone trying to do something

to call about it." students are asked real questions by the dispatcher such as their name and address. about half of the third graders did not know their home address students say the training made them feel more comfortable to make a 9-1-1 call if they ever have to. money for schools is the focus as governor terry branstad begins the new year for lawmakers. the governor gave his condition of the state address yesterday. matt breen was in des moines and gives us a recap. terry branstad, (r) iowa. facing competing school funding plans-- a 2-percent iowa governor terry branstad settled on a modest 2.45-percent increase. "this budget provides schools the stability, predictability and funding they need and deserve," branstad said. "as promised, the governor proposed a 20-year extension of the state's penny sales tax. it would generate $20-billion for schools, and another $4-billion for water quality," said matt

investment in both education funding and water quality and does it without raising taxes," branstad said. still, some in "i'm uncomfortable changing the direction of the tax, and i'm uncomfortable extending it without the voters saying so," said sen. jason schultz, (r) schleswig others, like john wills, who represents the environmentally-sensitive iowa great lakes, want to know more about the plan. "i'd be cautiously optimistic," said rep. john wills, (r) spirit lake. "of course, i do want to make sure that we don't do approved it with 100-percent of the money going to the schools." for educators, and administrators, the promise of funding beyond the sales tax sunset in 2029 may be too good to pass up. "i'm really thankful that today we're talking about what to do with the extended penny, not talking about whether to extend the penny," said dr, paul gausman, sioux city community schools superintendent. in des moines, matt breen,

the governor also talked about protecting kids from human trafficking, combating domestic violence and finding money for drug and mental health courts. veishea is out at iowa state. but some events could take its place. the university president says the school will have a celebration in february -- selling cherry pies for valentine's day. a celebration of the arts will happen in april. plans for next school year include a community service project, a parade -- also an event welcoming students back to campus. the university ended veishea in 2014 -- saying the celebration put students at risk. a sheriff's office in wisconsin has a program pairing shelter dogs with inmates. it's a new leash on life. lauren winfrey explains how it gives inmates a fresh start. about bella -- a former shelter dog who was the first to find a new

"definitely when they get adopted, that's the best. we just had four puppies like six weeks ago, and that was a lot of fun, four at one time." train and care for former shelter dogs at the dane county jail work-release center. "oh, it's great. you learn a position to know how they're thinking and why they think that." the program started almost a year ago and since then has helped eight dogs get adopted. "the outcome has just been phenomenal of the support that they've had to rescue the dogs and to give them a second chance. " a new leash on life pairs pets in need with people in need. allowing the dogs a better chance to be trained and socialized. "we have hundreds and hundreds of dogs who come through our shelter every year. though need a little bit of extra help." the dogs are provided by the humane society.

badger kennel club visit the jail to help with training. "here at the jail, the sheriff, the staff, the inmates --they are those people who care. and that's making not just a big frazier says training the pups gives the inmates a purpose -- that's something he hopes they carry with them when they're no longer behind bars. we still have a lot to get to this morning: the n-f-l is on the move. at least one team will pack up and go west. and the housing market slows on one specific block. a house connected to one of the scariest movies of all time... cannot sell. a warm front tracking through will bring a clouds and a few

here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: we will have a few snow showers today and will warm up for the next couple of days. more snow will track in on friday and that will bring colder temperatures for the weekend. some of those snow showers are showing up on the radar now, but not everyone will see much other than clouds and a few flurries this morning. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will catch a few snowflakes, but will mainly have clouds with more sun for the afternoon. temps are already warmer than they were most of yesterday with more teens and even some 20s to our west. wind chills are still in the negatives here with south winds at 5 to 15 mph that will continue

clouds are along the warm front and they are squeezing out a few snow showers today, but that front will stall in the area... mainly keeping us warmer than normal through thursday, before the cool front on the backside of the system approaches by friday. that will bring arctic air back to the midwest. it will be mild today in the region with even warmer air working into the midwest tomorrow before that colder air returns. today the southerly winds will help get us into the 20s with a few low 30s to the south. light snow this morning will add up to around a quarter of an inch, if you see more than flurries. we will keep some flurries tonight and lows will only be in the upper teens to mid 20s. partly sunny and even warmer tomorrow as highs climb into the mid to upper 30s. washington could even hit the 40 degree mark! more snow on friday as cold air returns...weekend highs will drop from the teens on saturday

the single digits on sunday. sunday night lows could approach minus ten. the arctic chill sticks around through tuesday. it's the i-r-s is concerned about tonight and lows will only be in the upper teens to mid 20s. partly sunny and even warmer tomorrow as highs climb into the mid to upper 30s. washington could even hit the 40 degree mark! more snow on friday as cold it's the i-r-s is concerned about concerned about something it has

go after people who haven't paid their taxes. that's their job, right? so why is the agency worried? plus -- the cyclones head to texas and hope to leave the longhorn state without a losing streak. the highlights next. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in marquette, machester, monticello and all of

the i-r-s is extending iit's getting ready to hire more private debt collectors. congress voted to outsource the work -- as part of -- all things -- a new highway bill that took effect last month. critics are concerned scammers could more easily pose as people. it's already a problem that cost dollars over the last 2 years. today, volkswagen's ceo meets with the e-p-a about a fix for that emissions scandal. the company was accused of using software to cheat emission tests. on tuesday the e- p-a,

rejected a recall proposal from the company. a cafe in egypt is attracting fans of the popular n-b-c show from the 90's. the 'central perk' cafe is made to look just like the one from the show friends. the cafe is a three-hour drive from egypt's capital, but that hasn't stopped people from going. it's a movie that -- to this day -- sends chills down your spine. maybe that's why no one wants to buy the house. the home used by the killer buffalo bill in the movie silence of the lambs is for sale. in fact, it's been for sale for some time. the price has been dropped 50- thousand. it's now on the market for 250- thousand dollars. cyclone fans hope the end of the movie is better than what they're seeing right now. the start of the big 12 season has been rough. iowa state at texas last night. the 17-th ranked cyclones opened the season nine and oh. but they were one and two in the losing a heartbreaker to the longhorns in overtime.

the midwest could soon lose an n-f-l team -- to l-a. reid binion has the latest on the shakeup in america's most popular sport. disappointment in st. louis.... "it's just disappointing to see a team that i loved and poured all my sundays into for years just leave. fans reacting to the n-f-l's decision to let the rams move to l-a for the 20-16 season. in los angeles, where fans have been hanging onto rams gear since the team left in 19-95, a completely different reaction "thrilled, thrilled when i heard it this afternoon. "enthusiasm for los angeles." the rams' new home will be an inglewood stadium, set to be completed in 20-19. until then, they'll play at the l-a coliseum. and after the nation's second largest city spent more than two decades with no n- f-l presence, that's because the league's wednesday decision also gave the san diego

the rams within the next year. if the chargers can't finalize a deal for the move, the oakland raiders will get first dibs to take they'll get $100 million from the league for stadiums back in saint louis, the loss is being measured not just in sentiment, but dollars and cents as well. "we've just lost out on a one billion dollar development. a budget shortfall of a minimum of four million dollars. none of that's good news for the city of saint louis." i'm reid binion, reporting the oilers left houston for tennessee in 1997. only in iowa... that's what the dnr has to say about what was seen at a field office. take a look.. a curious deer peeks into the front door of the d-n-r field office in manchester. the iowa dnr tweeted out this picture -- including the hashtag only in iowa. the time now is call it the powerbillion

could change their finances forever. a record powerball drawing will happen tonight. jay gray gives us a preview. there has never been ever.. "this is historical. this is something you can't wrap your and markets.. across the country right now.. "crazy, everyone wanting that winning ticket." some even crossing the border in the six states that don't play the game.. "we had a phone call that someone wasgoing to be bringing and plans about what to do with the winnings.. "a nice vacation. open up another business.." are as plentiful as the number of people scrambling to get their tickets.. "well i have 7 kids, so college number one." "i think i could buy my whole family houses." "it's one of those things where you can buy an nfl team. the fantasies of what you can do with it." fantasies fueled.. by whatever it might take to win..

hopefully once i get my numbers." "i clicked my heels together three times." this." dreams.. shared by millions.. hoping they have the 6 numbers.. that will make them all come true.. you can see the winning numbers tonight at ten on kwwl. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan has the

eileen loan is back with anotherforecast. light snow showers this morning arctic air rushing in for the digit highs on sunday. it's and coming up on

surveillance video captures a man police were looking for connected to an eastern iowa bank robbery... plus... several shelves collapse at a store with customers inside. we'll have those stories coming up. ally crutcher joins us for today

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