the sixth g-o-p debate wrapping up tonight in south carolina ahead of next month's iowa caucus. a new nbc poll released today shows donald trump has more than doubled his lead in the republican race -- garnering 33 percent of the votes. he's followed by senator ted cruz at 20 percent and senator marco rubio at 13 percent. dr. ben carson sits in fourth at 12 percent. cruz also leads trump in a hypothetical head- to-head matchup -- 51 to 43 percent -- according to the poll. let's head out to steve handelsman who is live in north charleston, south carolina with more... trump admitted here in north charleston that he ended his truce with cruz because the texas senator is doing better in the polls and finally cruz struck back. they came to debate

vote, in iowa. sot/ sen. ted standing on this stage" ted cruz had the lead in iowa polls 'til donald trump pushed questions about whether cruz, born in canada, is eligible to be president. cruz launched a counterattack sot/ sen. ted cruz (r- presidential candidate ) "i would note that the birther theories that donald has been relying on, some of the more soil. but under that theory not only would i be sot/ donald trump (r- presidential candidate ) "if you become the nominee who the hell knows if you can be president." nats full moderator caputo: why raise it now? sot/ donald trump (r- presidential candidate ) "cause he's doing a little bit did not properly disclose financing his

based on wall street. sot/ sen. ted cruz (r- hit the ny times has got they better go back to the well" angry no apology tonight sot / donald trump (r- presidential candidate ) "our country country is being run by incompetent people and yes i am angry" others went after the top democrat sot / gov. chris christie (r- presidential candidate ) "you cannot give hillary clinton a 3rd term" sot / jeb bush (r- presidential candidate ) shed be going back and forth between white house and the courthouse the fight over who runs against clinton got more intense. and it did get more personal. cruz attacked trump for having a new york values. saying truly conservatives republican know what that means. i'm steve handelsman in north charleston, south

and just a reminder the iowa caucuses are coming up next month on the first of february. we will have full coverage of a little warmer today but the cold is coming back... let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now who's tracking it all. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: you might have to wait awhile another round of frigid air, colder than our last round. clouds may produce a light snow shower or flurries friday. the gusty northwest wind will saturday and sunday will be breezy. highs saturday will be near 10 while on sunday most if not everyone will remain below zero during the day. the drop into the teens below zero. we are also tracking the chance of light snow for south of cedar rapids. sunday and monday morning as we

we are also tracking the chance of light snow for saturday night and sunday morning. a quick inch of snow is possible...with the best chance south of cedar rapids. one area home is being deemed a chronic nuisance - - meaning the homeowner will now be billed by waterloo police for its services. kwwl's jessica hartman digging into this ordinance and the histroy of the home. it takes three calls of complaints that end in a citation or arrest within a year to be deemed a

520 elm street - a home owned by dorothy spates - hit that mark on december 15th when officers responded to a complaint of disorderly conduct that ended in threats made towards the officers. but police chief dan trelka says its all part of a bigger picture on that block. april 1st - - reports of shots fired in the 500 block of april 7th - - shots fired at the home and sending one person to the shots fired. just three of 48 reports of some kind of police activity needed in the 500 block of elm. "we are using this liquid foam to fill in bullet holes, so that that is sad. and they are victims. i mean, when your house gets shot up, you are a victim, but." but it hasn't been just once - trelka says it's been repeatedly.

calls associated with one residence. and yes they were the recieving side on several of those, but wow. people don't randomly come by your house and shoot at it." the ordniance is just one tool of many - police are using to keep area residents safe. "i'm scared for my neighbors, so there's children that live in this neighborhood. ice cream vans go through here all the time, because there's children here. there shouldn't be any gunshots here... there's no reason for it." dorothy spates was given 10 days to come up with an abatement plan to fix the problem. instead she sent a letter in her letter to police, mrs. spates said she won't come up with a

because there's nothing going on at her house. i am not the police, but a 'taxpayer,' she said....telling police to stop harassing her family. she admits she has weapons in her house.... to protect her family. we've got you covered live in the newsroom . . .jessica hartman kwwl news. we did reach out to mayor hart - -who campaigned on safer streets and neighborhood empowerment - - he declined to comment. police arrest a woman following the death of a toddler at an in- home daycare. officers responded to a call of a child, one- year-old brody harrelson, not breathing, at an waterloo in-home day care on according to a criminal complaint --brody was improperly strapped into a car seat inside the home. the woman running the daycare -- amy hangartner -- is now charged with child endangerment resulting in death. police say she admitted to

brody in the car seat -- and that the strap slipped up against his neck. police are still not sure if it was an accident or not. a mother and her two-year-old son are killed following a crash in iowa county. it happened on highway 212 about five miles west of marengo. authorities say 18-year-old bethany clark lost control on the frost covered road -- went into the ditch and hit a creek embankment. the car caught fire following the crash -- killing both clark and her son. a man convicted of sexual abuse is now facing more charges in separate incidents with two children. authorities say jody anderson, of boone county, sexually abused an 11-year-old and 13- year-old between 2011 and 2012. he is charged with second and third degree sexual abuse. anderson pleaded guilty to a third degree sexual abuse charge in winnebago county last year -- for which he is currently serving

authorities identify human remains found in a burned home in sac county. the fire happening in the 3200 block of 390th st. last week. the victim is identified as 48- year-old daniel mielk. he died of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries. foul play is not suspected, however the cause of the fire remains under investigation. people who work at the linn country courthouse likely haven't had a pleasant past few days. after pipes burst inside the courthouse earlier this week... the bulding's heating system went down. on wednesday... linn county emergency management sent a heating generator trailer to help warm up the courthouse while workers repair the building. as of tonight... it's still operating on site. a federal court this week rules it is considered free speech to wear military medals you didn't earn. the court overturning the conviction of a marine who

purple heart he didn't earn, trying to boost his credibility. many local veterans not happy with the news. kwwl's brad hanson joins us live now--and brad, you talked to quite a few unhappy veterans today. i did, and the message from them was pretty consistent--if you didn't earn it, don't wear it. it's a conversation that comes up often at the veteran's freedom center in dubuque. and one that often invokes disgust--people wearing military medals they haven't earned. (jim wagner, veteran) "if anybody can wear them, what about all the people that have earned these and are still suffering yet today. i don't get it." wagner is a purple heart receipent himself, and is not

with a court's decision to make the wearing of unearned medals free speech. "the medals are going to be absolutely worthless if anybody can wear them. what good are they?" (brad hanson, @bhansonkwwl) "wagner and a number of other veterans today telling me how disgusted they are with this decision. i also took the question to our facebook page, where we got quite a few responses as well." tj norton says it's unacceptable, whilte michael walker says as a vet, he only wears what he earned. meanwhile, terry kohlmeyer draws a parallel to other examples--asking if she could brag she earned a master's without ever earning one. back at the veteran's freedom center, dedra tentis, a retired lieutenant colonel in the air force, says it degrades the history behind each medal. (dedra tentis, veteran) "so if you think about the decades, and awards have been given out, and the folks that have made those awards what they are today. the folks who actually began the origins of the award.

carry on the tradition of that award." i'm sure you've seen a video or pictures of people being called out for lying about their service. wagner says he and many veterans we've got you covered live from the t-h media newsroom in dubuque, brad hanson, kwwl news. you may remember, the stolen valor act was struck down by the supreme court in 2012. president obama did sign a law in 2013 that makes it illegal to profit from lying about military service. but congress has since removed a provision that made it illegal to wear unearned medals. coming up on kwwl... rescue crews called in after a teenager falls through an icy pond..

authorities still searching for answers -- one month after a deadly hit and run on a local university's campus. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler schnackenberg has your full forecast, coming up... "now your storm track 7 for your comp an average of ninety people are killed by guns in this country every single day. it has to stop. president obama wants to make universal background checks the law of the land. and he wants to make sure gun manufacturers can finally be held accountable when their guns are used to kill our children. it's time to pick a side. either we stand with the gun lobby... ...or we join the president... ...and stand up to them. i'm with him. please join us. i'm hillary clinton

here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: you might have to wait awhile for temperatures to get this warm again. we are tracking another round of frigid air, colder than our last round. clouds may produce a light snow shower or flurries friday. the gusty northwest wind will keep temperatures steady throughout the day in the 20s. saturday and sunday will be

near 10 while on sunday most if not everyone will remain below zero during the day. the coldest low temperatures will be sunday and monday morning as we drop into the teens below zero. we are also tracking the chance of light snow for saturday night and sunday morning. a quick inch of snow is possible...with the best chance south of cedar rapids.here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: you might have to wait awhile for temperatures to get this warm again. we are tracking another round of frigid air, colder than our last round. clouds may produce a light snow shower or flurries friday. the gusty northwest wind will keep temperatures steady throughout the day in the 20s. saturday and sunday will be breezy. highs saturday will be below zero during the day. the coldest low temperatures will be sunday and monday morning as we drop into the teens below zero. we are also tracking the chance of light snow for saturday night and sunday morning. a quick inch of snow is possible...with the best chance south of cedar rapids.here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: you might have to wait awhile for temperatures to get this warm again. we are tracking another round of frigid air, snow shower or flurries friday. the gusty northwest wind will

throughout the day in the 20s. saturday and sunday will be breezy. highs saturday will be near 10 while on sunday most if not everyone will remain below zero during the day. the coldest low temperatures will be sunday and monday morning as we drop into the teens below zero. we are also tracking the chance of light snow for saturday night and sunday morning. a quick inch of snow is possible...with the best chance south of cedar rapids.here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: you might have to wait awhile for temperatures to get this warm again. we are tracking another round of frigid air, colder than our last round. clouds may produce a light snow shower or flurries friday. the gusty northwest wind will keep temperatures steady throughout the day in the 20s. saturday and sunday will be breezy. highs saturday will be near 10 while on sunday most if not everyone will remain below zero during the day. the coldest low temperatures will be sunday and monday morning as we drop into the teens below zero. we are also tracking the chance of light snow for saturday night and sunday morning. a quick inch of snow is possible...with the best chance

throughout the day in the 20s. saturday and sunday will be breezy. highs saturday will be near 10 while on sunday most sunday and monday morning as we possible...with the best chance south of cedar rapids. coming up on kwwl... an nfl kicker who received threats after his missed kick -- pays a

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police still have no leads after an iowa state university student was killed in a hit-and-run. the victim was freshman -- emmalee jacobs. officers say they've gotten dozens of tips but authorities are left with little information. they're hoping new leads come during the new semester -- which began this week.

about the case.. the vehicle or the driver involved.. call ames police or story county crime stoppers. we have that info on our website kwwl dot com. a 13-year-old boy is recovering after falling through an icy pond. it happened in topeka, kansas. fire crews say the boy went onto the ice to grab a bottle --- but fell through. he was under for nearly ten minutes before rescue crews came to help him out. the child was taken to a local hospital to be evaluated for hypothermia -- but he is expected to be okay. minnesota vikings kicker blair walsh may still be having nightmares about last week's missed kick -- but he's getting some words of encouragement from some young fans. walsh missed this potential game- winning field goal at the end of last week's game against the seattle seahawks. today -- he spent time with a group of first graders who sent letters to the kicker to lift his spirits. walsh with a simple message to

"thank you from the bottom of my heart, seriously. that for me, somebody you've never met, somebody you don't know, that's huge--and it can help in certain times like these." walsh also taking some time to sign autographs for the kids during his visit. the iowa hawkeyes looking to sweep the michigan state spartans for the first time in 23 years... could they pull it off coming up next... and plenty of action on the high school hardwood tonight zach "now, kwwl sports, presented by your local toyota dealer." marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust.

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the iowa hawkeyes beat the then number one ranked michigan state spartans... but that one was at carver- hawkeye arena and the spartans were without one of there top players. game this season and he made his presence felt right away first possession of he game comes off a few screens and burries a triple to start the game.... valentine getting the crowd involved. hawkeyes coming back though.... peter jok top of the key three ball of his own... iowa up 7 then its jarrod uthoff ya know he leads the big ten in scoring... and look at this three how deep is that... uthoff had 15 iowa up 16 next time down the court adam woodbury the big fella dishing it out

and yea it was that kinda night for tom izzo... these hawkeyes are for real america the hawkeyes go on the road with a convincing 17 point win over michigan state 76-59 first time theyve swept the spartans in 23 years on the high school hardwood tonight denver hosting aplington parkersburg. first quarter nick waller nice take down the lane... gets it to go 3 point early lead. later check out the piroette like move from bo mcmahon... bo gets the 3 point play the old fashinoned way hes got it to a one point game. falcons cade alberts knocks down a three... next time down the court.. ya know we in the business like to call this a heat check.... and yea alberts was on fire... 3 triples in the first for cade cyclones blake duetmeyer drives down the lane for the finger role denver down 4 then right before the end of the quarter waller again from the corner barely beats the buzzer falcons up one

onto girls basketball the gladbrook-reinbeck rebels taking on waterloo columbus rebels hayley weber looking up court for megan swanson... who gets the bucket and one... rebels down 10-9 olivia fain up top to molly mclaughlin... for the deuce 16-11 sailors rebels madison white spin move and kiss off the glass sailors doing the dirty work off the miss hanna clason cleaning the glass.... gets the put back and one. columbus up 2 but gladbrook reinbeck holds on for the one point win 47-46 a number of new head coaches were named in the nfl today.. this morning former philadelphia eagles coach chip kelly was named the head coach for the san fransico 49ers. dirk koetter... was promoted from offensive coordinator to the new head honcho in tampa bay... he replaces lovie smith who was fired last week. and according theh sources the

there new head coach. pederson is currently the offensive coordinator in kansas city under former eagle coach andy reid... he cannot be offically named until the chiefs season is over. we'll be right back. cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. people don't have access to healthcare because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change.

an average of ninety people are killed by guns in this country every single day. it has to stop. president obama wants to make universal background checks the law of the land. and he wants to make sure gun manufacturers can finally be held accountable when their guns are used to kill our children. it's time to pick a side. either we stand with the gun lobby... ...or we join the president... ...and stand up to them. i'm with him. please join us. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. (donkey noise) (elephant noise) (mic screech)

(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.

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