will drop to about 10-13 below the day with a few afternoon flurries. we are tracking light snow for areas south of cedar rapids could see 0.5" to 2" while areas north of cedar rapids a trace to 0.5". the wind remains light at night and wednesday so remains cloudy with highs in the 20s. now just 14 days away from the iowa caucuses -- and things are starting to get more and more heated between the presidential candidates. dianne gallagher has more tonight.. the closer it gets to iowa the more the claws come out... presidential candidate) i think secretary clinton knows that what she says is very disingenuous. the candidates presidential candiate) im not sure whether we times in congress the gloves are off on florida friends, turned foes, duking it out on the airwaves. (rubio campaign ad) "we all see what's happening. jeb bush is desperate and spending millions on false attacks" (right to rise ad) marco rubio: just another washington

as candidates clamour for support in iowa where the latest poll shows a dead heat between trump and cruz. cruz today cautioned voters that trump is quote "no ronald reagan"... as the real estate mogul, courting evangelical votes in a speech at liberty university, while, at the same time, across the atlantic, (nats) the first petition has commons actually debated banning the republican frontrunner from the united kingdom... due to "hate speech" - referring to trump's calls for a travel ban on muslims entering the united states. with just a fortnight to campaign trail will likely get - or if - it gets better. in washington, i'm dianne gallagher. and we will of course have full coverage of the iowa caucuses right here on kwwl and on our website

for the third time this year -- an iowa basketball team knocks off a number one. uni upset north carolina --- iowa knocked off michigan state -- and tonight it was iowa state's turn. kwwl's mark woodley joins us now to talk about the cyclones big win over oklahoma. yeah ron -- the state of iowa appears to be the place where giants go to die -- but as far as vegas is concerned -- this was not an upset -- the cyclones actually came in as a two point favorite -- what a finish to this one -- cyclones up three -- but oklahoma's isaiah cousins -- from the arc -- puts it home to tie the game at 75 apiece -- cyclones next possession -- monte morris -- clutch on the jumper -- cyclones back up 2 -- 21 seconds left -- they hit their free throws -- and the cyclones got it done --

moved back to 5- hundred in big 12 play with their first win over a number one team in 59 years -- we'll have more from the big cyclone win coming up later in sports -- it's been months since a vital bridge in eastern iowa has seen traffic...it's been closed because of structural problems. tonight, people living in waverly were given an opportunity to weigh in on the green bridge...which has become a costly problem for the city. kwwl's jessica hartman talking with community members who say not having the 3rd street bridge is a problem. that's right. its caused all traffic to be diverted to the only other bridge into the business district and children on the

100 years now in disrepair. shirley crawford "in five half mile out around to get where you are going. it just seems they could do something to patch it up." its now the talk of the town - is it worth saving or do thousand in repairs lasting 5 years to 16 million for a new bridge. engineer "well it would be wise financially and long term solution to build a new bridge, but i didn't grow up in this community. i don't see the bridge as an icon, to me personally. so for those that feel that way, its an improtant part of waverly. for some the memories don't out wiegh the costs and

bill shaffer "my suggestion would be to replace it on the current location. i don't think repairing that bridge makes any sense any more. i wish it did because it is something i've used for years." others are restoration of our bridge. i like the idea. it has lasted a 100 years already. i would think they could do something cheaper than this repair. those 13 options vary greatly in costs and include possibly relocating a new bridge to an other street. you can find those details at kwwl- dot-com. we've got you covered live in the newsroom . . .jessica

the city council reviewed the options tonight and will now gather public input over the next week. a local police officer is seriously injured after being punched by a resident.. it happened at soapy waters laundromat in cedar rapids. 33-year-old nathan brocks faces multiple charges in the assault. police were responding to a domestic disturbance call at the laundromat sunday afternoon.. they say the officer was speaking with brocks when he punched him -- knocking him unconcious. he fell and hit his head on a cement parking barrier. you can hear some of the incident on the police scanner audio... "i'm out at soapy waters." (man screams) "215 can you start to soapy waters?" "code 2 ambulance for an officer." other officers tased brocks before taking him into custody, because they say he fought back.

this time. a community is rallying around local business owners after a large fire destroys their restaurant. here's video from the weekend fire that burned down "back home country cookin" in strawberry point. it took three departments more than two hours to contain it. here's a look at the aftermath. the restaurant has been in business for about seven years one of the owners spent about 30 years in the restaurant business in florida -- but decided to come back to her hometown and part of their town "back home is such an intricate part of our lives, and you dont think about that until it's gone other and the community and brenda and her family" meanwhile -- fire crews still aren't sure what caused the fire one firefighter is injured after a fire at a storage center in

take a look at the fire here at the goodyear tire storage in fort dodge. crews had a hard time putting out the fire due to tires and propane tanks inside the building. another building next to it also caught fire -- but the amount of damage is not known. luckily --crews say the firefighter's injuries were minor. new at ten--bone chilling temperatures affecting a number of businesses across eastern iowa. sundown mountain in dubuque certainly not immune to wind chills in the negative. in fact, they had to close early sunday night because the temps dipped so low. kwwl's brad hanson joins us live now from sundown mountain in dubuque. and brad, this is yet another challenge in what has already you might recall, warmer temperatures actually forced sundown to open about a month later than usual. and after a good stretch, the

challenges for the staff here. the temps may have spiked at only four degrees, but still no shortage of skiiers and snowboarders at sundown mountain in dubuque. despite the steady flow on the slopes, chilly weather has caused some issues here. "this year's certainly been challenging." among those challenges--having to close early because of dipping temps. (mark gordon, sundown mountain general manager) "we had pretty decent number of people on the hill, but around 6 o clock, we saw the temperatures were getting below what we wanted them to be, so we early, and everybody understood." and that hasn't kept people away. (brad hanson, @bhansonkwwl) "well a number of skiiers and snowboarders i talked to compared getting out in this weather to taking the plunge when the water is just a bit too cold. they say once you get out here, it's just fine." (alan swack, coralville) "you

once we got out here. it wasn't like we were out here 30 minutes and stopped. we've been out youngsters learned this week. with a trip inside to warm up. as we alluded to before, if you're going to be out in this weather--in any capacity--you definitely want to layer up. take one. we've got you covered live here in dubuque, brad hanson, kwwl news. sundown mountain also good about updating the status of their runs as the weather continues to fluctuate. you can find a link to all that information on our website at k-w-w-l dot com. coming up on kwwl... thousands across the country celebrating the life of dr. martin luther king jr. plus.. authorities bust dozens of meth labs --in one home -- and find something else as well. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar....storm

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"now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." 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: one more very cold night with temperatures falling below zero. some locations in northern iowa will drop to about 10-13 below zero. clouds increase early tuesday morning and it remains cloudy for the rest of snow for tuesday night. minor accumulations are possible. areas south of cedar rapids could see 0.5" to 2" while areas snow will not be an issue. wednesday and thursday remains cloudy with highs in the 20s. one more very cold night with temperatures falling below zero. early tuesday morning and it remains cloudy for the rest of the day with a few afternoon flurries. we are tracking light snow for tuesday night. minor accumulations are possible. areas south of cedar rapids could see 0.5" to 2" while areas north of cedar rapids a trace to 0.5". the wind remains light remains cloudy with highs in the temperatures falling below zero. some locations in northern iowa will drop to about 10-13 below zero. clouds increase early tuesday morning and it snow for tuesday night. minor accumulations are possible. areas south of cedar rapids

night and wednesday so blowing snow will not be an issue. wednesday and thursday remains cloudy with highs in the 20s. one more very cold night with will drop to about 10-13 below zero. clouds increase early tuesday morning and it remains cloudy for the rest of the day with a few afternoon flurries. we are tracking light snow for tuesday night. minor accumulations are possible. areas south of cedar rapids could see 0.5" to 2" while areas north of cedar rapids a trace to 0.5". the wind remains light remains cloudy with highs in the 20s. one more very cold night with temperatures falling below zero. some locations in northern iowa will drop to about 10-13 remains cloudy for the rest of the day with a few afternoon flurries. we are tracking light snow for could see 0.5" to 2" while areas north of cedar rapids a trace to 0.5". the wind remains light at night and wednesday so blowing snow will not be an issue. wednesday and thursday remains cloudy with highs in the 20s. the cold is causing a lot of cancellations and delays... if you're in charge of closing

group on the kwwl closing list here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: one cloudy for the rest of the day with a few afternoon flurries. areas south of cedar rapids could see 0.5" to 2" while areas snow will not be an issue. one more very cold night with temperatures falling below zero. early tuesday morning and it flurries. we are tracking light areas south of cedar rapids could see 0.5" to 2" while areas snow will not be an one more very cold night with will drop to about 10-13 below the day with a few afternoon accumulations are possible. areas south of cedar rapids night and wednesday so blowing highs in the 20s. one more very cold night with will drop to about 10-13 below zero. clouds increase early we are tracking light snow for could see 0.5" to 2" while areas snow will not be an issue. temperatures falling below zero. we are tracking light snow for wednesday and thursday remains cloudy with highs in the 20s. the cold is causing a lot of

if you're in charge of closing your organization, business or church group on the kwwl closing list -- you need an i-d code and password to enter the cancellation -- we will not enter the closing for you, you need to do it yourself. do it early because the full process takes one to three days to get your code -- don't wait until the last minute! go to our website, kwwl dot com for the full instructions. coming up on kwwl... the musical world loses another popular artisit -- at a relatively young age. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in decorah, waterloo, cedar falls and all of

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so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates! answer the call already. luther king jr. today. the activist -- most notably known for his "i have a dream" speech -- was killed in 1968. a number of marches and parades around the nation today in honor of dr. king. his youngest daughter speaking today at the church where her in the u-s. dr. bernice king/mlk's daughter "it seems as if we've allowed life challenges, we've got

with reality shows and the cares of the world." dr. martin luther king junior would have turned 87- year-old last friday. glenn frey -- the co-founder of the 19-70's rock band "the eagles" dies at the age of 67. he died in new york city -- after fighting a number of health problems including pneumonia. his family releasing the following statement. the frey family would like to thank everyone who joined glenn to fight this fight and hoped and prayed for his recovery. words can neither describe our sorrow, nor our love and respect for all that he has given to us, his family, the music community & millions of fans worldwide. authorities say they find 51 meth labs inside a home -- also

it's just one of the recent meth busts in limestone county, alabama. and deputies say they are seeing more and more in the area. if convicted -- the homeowners could face up to 20 years in prison. coming up next... we've got the highlights as the cyclones become the third state of iowa team to take down number one -- plus after seven straight wins -- the hawkeyes grab their highest ranking in 14 years -- mark woodley joins us next on

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for a win -- erasing a 20 point deficit in less than five and a half minutes -- with the sooners sporting a number one ranking this time around -- a win tonight would be even bigger -- some iowa state students had been camping out for two days in sub- zero temps to get down by the floor -- cyclones strong in the first half -- down two as matt thomas rains in the triple -- 17, 16 iowa state -- minutes later -- thomas with the open drive -- no -- but jameel mckay finishes it off -- cyclones would go to half with a 41, 36 lead -- second half -- sooners come back -- 2 on the shot- clock -- and dante buford knocks one home from boone -- sooners regain a 59-57 edge -- which lasted a whole 11 seconds --

cyclones back up two -- and that started off a run -- niang again from the arc -- ends off a string of ten straight -- 67, 59 cyclones -- but again -- the sooners respond -- down three in the final minute -- isaiah cousins from the arc -- ties it up at 75 apiece -- but big game monte morris lived up to his name -- put the cyclones up for good with the clutch j -- and nobody's complaining when you storm the court after taking this was huge for us. we had a lot of people douubting us here and i feel like we did that today and took a step in the right direction 1957 -- the last time before tonight that isu took down a number one -- after knocking off michigan and michigan state -- the hawks came in at number 9 this week in both polls -- their highest ranking in 14 years -- for his role -- iowa guard peter jok earned big ten player of the week honors -- averagining just under

and the junior -- who struggled in the early season -- says confidence and a short memory has been the key shot's going in. that's my main mentality. if they're going in, i'm going to keep shooting. if they don't go in, i'm going to keep shooting. the hawkeyes head to rutgers on thursday -- it's no secret -- the uni basketball team has run in to a very rough stretch -- over the past 2 games -- the panthers have been outscored 76 to 42 in the second half -- while falling to 2 and 4 in the missouri valley -- due to that -- coach ben the negative noise coming from the outside -- but he's i'm confident in our older guys. they've been around long enough, they understand no matter how it's going what we do

panthers have a big one on wednesday -- hosting mvc rival wichita state -- thanks rick. we'll be right back. announcer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling nine hurricanes? which governor made his state number one in job creation? which governor led the fight to stop obamacare expansion in his state? and which governor laid out a tough plan to destroy isis months before the paris attacks? jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible

there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it.

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