to some dangerous driving conditions today plows have been out all morning.... let's got to storm track seven's amanda gilbert... she can give us aa closer look at what road conditions are like out right now. ally- the good news is the snow has stopped for now.... it was a lot worse this morning... roads are also in much better shape compared to earlier today.. here's a better look at waterloo this morning.... a lot of people out shoveling and snowblowing... if you are worried about a road near where you live.. cities across to those secondary roads... the thing about this snow is it's just very dense and heavy.. very easy to compact into snowballs or snowmen..

very easily.. making them very slick... so even though the snow we've got you covered.. live in thanks amanda we'll check i with you again in the next half hour traffic is backed up on highway 218 northbound just south of wavelry. a semi trailer jackknifed. these pictures were posted to our facebook page, you can see the semi in the median. it's causing quite a headache for drivers -- here's a look at the backed-up traffic.... dozens of semis and cars are stuck waiting while crews work to remove the semi. decision 20-16: another one bites the dust. rand paul has announced he is dropping out of the race for the white house. the kentucky senator is suspending his campaign for the republican nomination for the presidency. in a statement he says "it's been an incredible honor to run a principled campaign for the white house.

ready and willing to fight for the cause of liberty." he's now expected to turn his full attention to his senate re-election campaign, which he is favored to win. meantime: donald trump believes skipping last week's debate may have cost him a win in the iowa caucuses. trump took second in iowa monday night after placing first in multiple polls. he skipped the debate because of a battle with fox news. despite what happened caucus night, he doesn't regret the choice... if i had to do it again i would million for the vets in one hour. so if i took a 2nd place over 1st place and could give the vets $6 million i would do that all day long. trump held a fundraiser for veterans during the debate, at a venue just a few miles away. doctor ben carson accepting an apology for so- called dirty tricks on caucus night. congressman steve king sent out this tweet... "carson looks like

before they vote. most will go to cruz, i hope." king says the tweet was in reference to a c-n-n report saying carson would take a break following the caucuses. the report did not say carson was dropping out. it caused confusion at some caucus locations... carson and then i sat down and then the cruz speaker went up shouldnt waste their vote on him, they should vote for cruz instead.' cruz released a statement yesterday, apologizing to carson. new at noon: a garage is destroyed after an early morning fire. crews responded to the fire about 2:30 this morning in elk run heights. they say the fire started smoldering for a second time later this morning. they also tell us the second floor collapsed during the fire. no one was hurt-- and the cause is

the university of iowa is calling for a look out for a missing reasearch goat. this picture was given to us by the university - not the goat in question, instead this is a goat with a similar appearance. the university says based on sightings this week, the goat may be headed to housing developments and farms in southeast north liberty. the goat escaped a carrier at the ui research facility last friday. we will have more on the missing goat tonight at 5 and 6. we do have election results for you today -- lets go ahead and recap those... in waterloo -- a 47 million dollar question voters overwhelmingly said no. the proposal falling far below the 60-percent super majority needed to pass. the biggest part of the proposal...a 35 million dollar career center. the goal... give students the opportunity for more specialized no vote - "i voted against it. yes vote - "i just decided to

had to leave here to get good jobs." in denver -- voters say yes to more than seven million dollars for new athletic facilities. that vote passing with 64-point-seven percent. in the college community district, voters approve a bond to pay for extra classroom space and security. a similar referendum failed last year by just 58 votes. and in springville...voters say yes to an elementary school addition. the bond will pay for nine new clasrroms and a multi-purpose room. we should learn today if the prosecution of comedian bill cosby will move forward. he faces a trial on sexual assault charges stemming from an incident back in 2004. chris pollone is following this ongoing court fight... "we love you bill"

famous "tv dad" is providing the star power. but it was a former district attorney who has a courtroom hanging on his every word. former montgomery county prosecutor bruce castor spent the entire day on the stand tuesday, explaining his decision not to prosecute bill cosby for a 2004 encounter with a -not- forge a formal non- prosecution agreement with cosby. but did have the power to decide cosby would never be charged with a crime. castor told the judge he believed the entertainer did a jury. citing problems with constand's credibility. sound - enrique latoison - attorney :39-:46 "in order for caster to show the reasons for what he did what he decision compelled cosby to candidly testify in a civil suit constand filed against him. cosby settled the suit in 2006. last year some of cosby's testimony in that suit was unsealed. the new district attorney used that testimony and cosby's admission that he gave constand some pills and wine to help her relax to charge cosby with sexual assault. bruce castor says that testimony is off limits in a criminal case. now we'll see if

chris pollone, nbc news if the case moves forward, bill cosby could face up to ten years in prison if convicted. today is the 57th anniversary of "the day the music died." on this day in 19- 59, rock and roll legend buddy holly was killed when his plane slammed into an iowa cornfield in a snow storm. teen idol ritchie valens and dj "the big bopper" died with him. after taking off. coming up... an incredible survival story of an iowa man that treads in extremely cold water and, their corporate logos share colors, products, and now target and cvs will share

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dry now. we will take a look at some snowfall totals in just a few forecast. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally "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: welcome back i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. here are a look at the latest road conditions across eastern iowa. we had another round of snow track through the area, and the northern half is dealing with snow and ice covered roadways. here's threat tracker. while there won't be any snow falling, there will still be slick spots on the roads, and even a little blowing snow. mostly cloudy the next couple days with the chance for sc attered flurries.

ge a co we've had across eastern iowa on the weather page at kwwl dot com. just click on schnack's blog. here's the storm track 7 live weather network. mostly cloudy skies across the area. here are a look at the roadways. quite a bit of improvement. satellite and radar shows all of the snow has moved off to the east. there could be a few areas that do see flurries but for the most part, we are done with snow. there are a couple chances for snow in the future. here are a look at the current temperatures. they will continue to fall throughout the afternoon. it's also very windy behind the storm, and that is causing some blowing and drifting across eastern iowa, especially in the northern areas. here are a look at the current road conditions. we've had improvement in the southern half of the area late this morning, but still much of the state of iowa has snow and ice covered roadways. temperatures over the next several days will have a wide range from north to south due to

north. a couple weak clipper systems will track through thursday and friday bringing the chance for flurries or a light snow shower. we are tracking the chance for light snow and windy conditions sunday & monday, and it looks like colder air will follow that. we'll keep an eye on it. temperatures over the next several days will have a wide range from north to south due to deeper snow pack across the north. a couple weak clipper systems will track through thursday and friday bringing the chance for flurries or a light snow shower. we are tracking the chance for light snow and windy conditions sunday & monday, and it looks like colder air will follow that. we'll keep an eye on it. temperatures over the next several days will have a wide range from north to south due to deeper snow pack across the north. a couple weak clipper systems will track through thursday and friday bringing the chance for flurries or a light snow shower. we are tracking the chance for light snow and windy conditions sunday & monday, and it looks like colder air will follow that. we'll keep an eye on it. temperatures over the next several days will have a wide range from north to south due to deeper snow pack across the north. a couple weak clipper systems will track through thursday and friday bringing the chance for flurries or a light

are tracking the chance for light snow and windy conditions sunday & monday, and it looks like colder air will follow that. we'll keep an eye on it. temperatures over the next several days will have a wide range from north to south due to deeper snow pack across the north. a couple weak clipper systems will track through thursday and friday bringing the chance for flurries or a light snow shower. we are tracking the chance for light snow and windy conditions sunday & monday, and it looks like colder air will follow that. we'll keep an eye on it. an iowa man is sharing his incredible story of survival after treading extremely cold water. it happened over the weekend in bettendorf. the owner let his dog off her leash, then found her in a neighbor's pond. he tried to grab a ladder to

survival after treading extremely cold water. it happened over the weekend in bettendorf. the owner let his dog off her leash, then found her in a neighbor's pond. he tried to grab a ladder to reach his dog... but it tipped over and sunk, leaving both stuck in the water. a neighbor heard his calls for help and called police... "once i saw a human being, i minutes." "i did what a lot of people or paramedics, a lot of our veterans would do today. every one of them would do the same thing." police say the lesson here -- be careful on ice... and never hesitate to call for help. coming up.... no shoes, no problem. the game

star. and, we'll take a look at a dancing dog that's gaining a lot of attention on social media. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in brandon, marion, north liberty and all of eastern

rocky top knocked off big blueplayer only needed one shoe to make a great play. early in the second half of the kentucky- tennessee basketball game and the wildcats were up by 6. guard kevin punter shot himself

drove baseline for the bucket to get u-t within four. he tried to signal the ref to stop play but eventually just tossed the shoe over to the bench and took off to play defense in a right shoe and a left sock. check this out-- this 2-year-old pomeranian -- is welcoming the year of the monkey. this pup has it's very own version of a traditional chinese lion dance. his owner said she found the lion dance outfit at a local market. --next monday marks the first day of the year of the monkey. many believe the dance--can expel evil spirits and bring about good luck. a zoo has a new baby giraffe. the new baby was born in greenville, south carolina yesterday, zookeepers say the mother, autumn, gave birth tuesday morning without any complications. the new baby will now have a physical exam. boy scouts jump into action

a boy and his father hit something in the water and both ended up in the water. the scouts heard screaming, grabbed a canoe, and starting paddling have taken as a boy scout growing up yes it did, very handy because otherwise i wouldn't have known what to do." the seven year old boy and his father were taken,to the hospital.... the child is still there in the i-c-u. coming up.... looking for employment? a major improvement retailer is now hiring across the country-- details ahead and, an app is gaining a lot of attention after reaching one-billion users. making it the most used in the world. this is kwwl-- we'll be right back.

be in luck. home depot is hiring 80-thousand seasonal workers, a bold sign that spring is just around the corner and the housing market remains strong. a company spokesman said "spring is their christmas!" home depot has been hiring about 80-thousand seasonal workers every year for a decade, and about half of them turn into permanent employees. the seasonal hiring means each of home depot's two- thousand stores in

the first cvs pharmacy inside a target store opens today. it's all part of cvs's $1-point-9-billion acquisition of target's pharmacy business. when complete, more than 16- hundred target pharmacies in 47 states will be rebranded as cvs pharmacy. cvs is the nation's largest drug store chain with some 95- hundred locations. a messaging service called "whats app" just reached one-billion active users, making it the most used in the world. but it's very possible you've never heard of it -- most users aren't in the u-s. the app can make phone calls, send text messages, images, video and other data across any smartphone platform. coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen....no game day bash is complete without what we're making today, just make sure you have plenty of napkins on hand. but first, a look at your latest

wings, but ones that are packed with flavor and that are baked, rather than fried. we start by drying our wings really well with some paper towels. and if you're using frozen wings rather than fresh ones, (which i think is the best way to go) make sure you thaw them first. ok, we toss these couple of rimmed baking sheets

in the oven. while they're roasting, we mix together some melted butter, lemon juice, a once they come out, we'll toss them with our lemon-pepper sauce and they're good to go. and whether you serve them before the game or during half time i know these will be a hit. i mean between the roasting of the wings and coating them with a to-die-for sauce . you can't miss. i do hope you'll go online and get the recipe for our, "lemon pepper chicken wings," so you can score big no matter which team you're rooting for. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "super game

it's so good!!" "you're watching kwwl, we've

how one restaurant owner is wanted' and, an owl attacks people in a florida neighborhood -- while it trying to protect it's baby owls. here's a live look outside-- we're continuing to track wintry weather-- welcome back to the news at

let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your first forecast. the snow storm picked up over night... and the snow is very dense.. very heavy.. which means it's sticking to the ground very easily.. making driving

now that the snow has ended, the colder temperatures and wind have become the story. here are and the snow is very dense.. very heavy.. which means it's sticking to the ground very easily.. making driving gilbert joins us live in waterloo.. she can give us a better look at road conditions right now. ally- road conditions are a lot better right now compared to how they were when i was driving to work this morning. the snow has died down.. visibility is high.. and a lot of the main roads are lea waterloo... a lot of those secondary and neighborhood roads are being there still does seem to be a

the roads... so it is important to be careful and cautious while driving today... we've got you covered... live in there have been a lot of cancellations and delays today becuase of the snow storm.. you can see those at our website at k-w-w-l dot com. a family miraculously escaped injury when their car flipped over and skidded down a busy highway in england. the terrifying accident was all caught on dash cam video. the car flipped over, skidded down the highway on its roof and narrowly median. the shocked truck driver pulled over to find a baby had survived with his parents upside down in the front seats. decision 2016... we're learning more

participated in this week's caucuses. a record number of g-o-p voters caucused monday night. the democrats also turned out in big numbers. more t shattering the old record. the democrats fell short of the record 240- thousand in 2008 -- but still -- an impressive turnout. both sides had many first time caucus-goers... "i think it's incredible. i that we have our young people involved in our political process. i think they're starting to realize that whatever happens at the voting booth now is going to have a big impact on them for the rest of their lives." dubuque county republicans say they were very surprised with the turnout. they expected about two thousand republicans -- and went way over that. meanwhile -- four years after the iowa republican party was criticized for mishandling an extremely close caucus, democratic party leaders are facing scrutiny over how they ran the state's event monday. the tight contest between

clinton and bernie sanders on monday highlighting the complicated process democrats use to determine the winner. organizers reported overcrowded meeting rooms and delays caused by long lines of people registering to vote. now here's a strange story this afternoon-- an owl on the prowl for predators targets people to keep her babies safe. hollering and running for cover i tampa that's becausslly signals a swoop toward anyone the owl thinks is a threat- during what "i just saw this shadow come in "knocked it off of me, then it jumped on my daughter. we knocked it off her, it flew to you know, hooting aggressively at us." neighbors say no place is safe, not even a garage. a restaurant in los angeles is drawing attention for the unusual names on their menu.

restaurant-- decided to decorate his business with photos of gangsters from different eras... and also included a menu related to drug lords. tacos "el chapito guzmn" are made with small tortillas. on the menu you can also find the pablo escobar burrito, and an al capone taco. the owner says his tacos have become the "most wanted" in l-a. coming up ... forget bill clinton or the close race between hillary and bernie -- a sticker boy is who stole the show monday night during the iowa caucus. and stormtrack seven meteorologist will be back with your storm track seven day

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: welcome back i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. here are a look at the latest road conditions across eastern iowa. we had another round of snow track through the area, and the northern half is dealing with snow and ice covered there won't be any snow falling, there will still be slick spots on the roads, and even a little blowing snow. mostly cloudy the next couple days with the chance for sc eastern iowa. you can get a complete list of the snowfall totals we've had across eastern iowa on the weather page at kwwl dot com. just click on schnack's blog. here's the storm track 7 live weather network. mostly cloudy skies across the area. here are a look at the roadways. quite a bit of improvement. satellite and radar shows all of the snow has moved off to the east. there could be a few areas that do see flurries but for the most part, we are done with snow. there are a couple chances for snow in the future. here are a look at the current temperatures. they will continue to fall throughout the afternoon.

also very windy behind the storm, and that is causing some blowing and drifting across eastern iowa, especially in the northern areas. here are a look at the current road conditions. we've had improvement in the southern half of the area late this morning, but still much of the state of iowa has snow and ice covered roadways. temperatures over the next several days will have a wide range from north to south due to deeper snow pack across the north. a couple weak clipper systems will track through thursday and friday bringing the chance for flurries or a light snow shower. we are tracking the chance for light snow and windy conditions sunday & monday, and it looks like colder air will follow that. we'll keep an eye on it. temperatures over the next several days will have a wide range from north to south due to deeper snow pack across the north. a couple weak clipper systems will track through thursday and friday bringing the chance for flurries or a light snow shower. we are tracking the chance for light snow and windy conditions sunday & monday, and it looks like colder air will follow that. we'll keep an eye on it. temperatures over the next several days will have a wide range from north to south due to

north. a couple weak clipper systems will track through thursday and friday bringing the chance for flurries or a light snow shower. we are tracking the chance for light snow and windy conditions sunday & monday, and it looks like colder air will follow that. we'll keep an eye on it. temperatures over the next several days will have a wide range from north to south due to deeper snow pack across the north. a couple weak clipper systems will track through thursday and friday bringing the chance for flurries or a light snow shower. we are tracking the chance for light snow and windy conditions sunday & monday, and it looks like colder air will follow that. we'll keep an eye on it. temperatures over the next several days will have a wide range from north to south due to deeper snow pack across the north. a couple weak clipper through thursday and friday bringing the chance for flurries or a light snow shower. we are tracking the chance for light snow and like colder air will follow that. we'll keep an eye on it. the snow has created some

the snow has created some

beautiful scenes around iowa. these are some scenic wintry scenes from different parks and forests -- they were taken by the iowa d-n-r. coming up ... it's the battle during the breaks this year -- we'll take a sneak peek to this year's super bowl commericals. you're watching kwwl. many people clean their dentures with toothpaste or plain water. and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture, and that bacteria multiplies very rapidly.

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the battle on tv during the time outs could be just as fierce. mark barger reports this year's batch of super bowl ads could nats if last year's super

funny bone. (sot charles taylor / professor, villanova university :10-13) "humor is by far, the most used approach in the super bowl ads" doritos once again is using unknowns to deliver laughs... but skittles hopes star power hits the comedic sweet "when it works, it can be really, really effective. but when it falls flat, not so much." nats "can't barely stand on my feet" honda's hedging its humor bet... with another advertising staple. (sot james cooper / exec. editor, adweek :32-34) "kids and animals always sell really well." accident" in contrast to last somber nationwide ad most historic ad flops in super it." to target drunk driving. nats "so stop it!" there's often shelf life beyond game day. nats "pizzaz!" (sot charles taylor / professor, villanova university 1:00-1:04) "people, on average, are more prone to share a humorous ad." social media's where many of the ads

have already been teased nats "you ready?" or premiered in full....which carries risk. (sot charles taylor / professor, villanova university 1:13-1:17) "when you lose the element of surprise for the ad, i think it but with more than 100 million consumers watching sunday... nats "in my face!!!" advertisers hope the last laugh is theirs. mark barger, nbc news. also a bigger part of this year's are appearing in game day ads.....versus 28 last year. speaking of the super bowl... the n- f-l has announced who will be singing the national anthem and it's... lady gaga! the singer's performance will be before the panthers and broncos kickoff on sunday. now to superbowl food: most of us wouldn't order food without knowing what it is, but that's just what taco bell wants you to do.

harden and others-- the fast food restaurant has launched a new ad campaign for a new mystery menu item. for $2.99 you can pre-order the item on taco bell's website...then pick the mystery item up at a taco bell restaurant this saturday. taco bell plans to reveal the item in a 30 second super bowl ad on sunday and begin selling it to the general

back tried to steal the show. who was that guy with stickers all over him? cnn's jeanne moos caught up with sticker boy. i'm sure hillary clinton candidate) "and we have to be united." but maybe not quite so literally. (jeanne moos, new york) "what are the different nicknames you've had? (peter clinkscales, "sticker boy") "i've gotten sticker boy, sticker man...idiot, that's a popular one." 18-year old peter clinkscales masticated throughout hillary's speech. (hillary clinton, (d) presidential candidate) "an incredible honor to..." the drake university freshman bopped his neck. opportunity to do now." what (hillary clinton, (d) presidential

contest of ideas" the only idea peter had was to mess around after he and a friend managed to seat themselves right behind the candidate. (peter clinkscales, "sticker boy") "moticed a lot of cameras look away. "can we all just (hillary clinton, (d) fan. though he once posed with bernie of bothering to caucus he came hillary clinton on national tv...i bet he faced the wrath of his boy") "my dad was on the computer just laughing at everything that was happening. he was like "you're so stupid."" and when the speech ended, peter danced. mashable tweeted "the mvp of hillary's speech is clearly dancing sticker guy" who joked about selling his leftover hillary stickers for college even hillary has attempted it... behind her back, hillary hasn't been had, she's been

only started walking a month ago-- but that doesn't stop this cutie from hitting the slopes like a pro. the baby's parents say she

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>> lucas: here, come on. my advice is just find a seat in the back somewhere, okay? i'll introduce you, but you don't have to say anything. and, uh, don't expect a bolt of lightning to come crashing down and clear up everything with a blinding flash. aa doesn't work like that. >> jennifer: this will be okay, back there? >> lucas: yeah, yeah, ne. >> jennifer: come on. oh! >> eric: hey. >> lucas: what, what is it? you okay? >> eric: no, she's not okay. >> jennifer: sorry. >> eric: her back is killing her. she was in a bad accident.

>> lucas: oh, man, did they give