the big show today in our decision 2016 coverage... what could be a game changer for the candidates it's super tuesday and democrats and republicans will be voting in 12 states... steve handelsman has our story tonight from outside houston. nats texas senator ted cruz cast his vote on a super tuesday that's do or die for him (s/ sen. ted cruz / (r) his home state has real problems" state polls show cruz with a lead over donald trump. mos - texas voter :12-:20 "i voted for ted cruz primarily because i dont want donald trump to get those electoral votes in texas we need to stop

super tuesday states he and his new ally chris christie are talking tough s/ donald trump / (r) presidential candidate :28-:33 "i deal with rubio i deal with cruz...these guys dont know anything...they have no clue whats going on" s/ gov. chris christie / (r) new jersey :34-:39 "in the next two weeks. his desperate opponents will say and do anything to try tear him down" america's top elected republican tried today house speaker paul ryan on trump not repudiating the kkk s/ rep. paul ryan/ (r) house there can be no evasion and no games, they must reject any group or cause that is built hold on two weeks 'til the vote in florida ...called trump unelectable and democrat hillary clinton slammed trump s/ hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate 1:08- 1:13 "im going to continue to speak out against bigotry where ever i see it or hear about it" like trump, clinton could win every super tuesday sanders hopes for a big turnout in other liberal states

presidential candidate 1:22- 1:24 "if not there's not we're probably going to be struggling." like ted cruz, if he loses texas. cruz and rubio and sanders could all get some delegates today ...but it will never be enough unless they start winning.... which cruz has in iowa and could do in this state today i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, stafford texas. you can get more super tuesday coverage coming up tonight on nightly news -- and then we'll have results tonight on the kwwl news at ten. vandals mark multiple buildings in lisbon. no one has been caught, but police say they have received some solid leads to help them track down whoever is responsible. large statements were written on the school like the ones you see here. police say it could be seen from highway 30, and two area

kwwl's kristin rogers speaking with some of the vicims of the vandalism today--as well as the police chief. kristin how close are they to tracking down whoever did this? it sounded like they are feeling confident. the police chief told me they have some surveillence video and they have also received some promising tips. they planned to follow up on those leads today. city officials tell me a large portion of the lisbon population was at the state wrestling tournament when the vandalism happened. aside from the rude messages written very large on the school the d and d body shop tells me they had the initial d-b-z- painted on their nearly new garage door. the bank down the street was done to the school. (cg: ian dye/ lisbon "it's dissapointing anytime you have somebody that sentament was as part of that vandalism is not really representative of the group of people we have here at lisbon who are very excited and proud of their school." he says they plan to use this as an oppertuity to clean the school

make it look even better. as you can see in this video the messages are long gone, we are police executed a search warrent to find whoever did this, they are encouraging anyone with information to call crimestoppers, that number is on our website kwwl dot com. .we've got you covered live, kristin rogers..kwwl news. the principal tells us it was a long clean up process the next morning but many volunteers helped to get rid the paint as quickly as possible. a semi and train collide..sending two people to the hospital. you are looking at the clean up - today in nashua. here's the damaged semi..it was carrying grain, which covered the railroad tracks after the accident. police think the semi driver didnt see the train coming..resulting in the train hitting the rear of the semi. the semi driver and train conductor were taken to the

the mother of emily fazzino, the woman found dead in her boone home in 2012, taking the stand today in the trial of alex fazzino. he allegedly killed his wife, the daughter of fareway's board chairman. in her testimony, cindy beckwith told jurors she was made aware of emily's addiction to prescription medication in the fall of 2011...just months before her death. after she told her mom, she underwent a four day detox in her mother's home in boone. the defense attempting to show they went that route so the community didn't get wind of emily's problem. beckwith disagreed because the in-home treatment went well. (cindy beckwith, emily fazzino's mother) "we felt like that's why i didn't think of putting her into an out-patient

beckwith also testifying there was a noticeable difference in emily after the treatment--saying she felt better about herself and was looking to enroll in college courses. president obama meeting republican senate leaders today to talk about the nomination of a supreme court nominee. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell... iowa's senator - judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley were among the big players in the meeting. senator grassley released this statement after the meeting. in the six years since obama has appointed two justices, the american people's disapproval of the supreme court jumped from 28 percent disapproval in 2009 to 50 percent disapproval in 2015 dog owners in one community are on egde after numerous large dogs have gone missing. the owners believe they've been kidnapped. kwwl's shirley descorbeth is live from the t-h media newsroom

shirley....this is happening just over the border in grant, county wisconsin. you went there today... that's right. dog owners who live in cuba city aren't taking this lightly. i spoke to one couple who are taking extra precautions after hearing of the dog nappings. take a look at this sign... it reads -- attention dog napper, my other dog, is a glock! the sign is posted right in front of the married couple's home. their dog is this large yellow labrador -- a beloved member of their family. his owners say they recently saw a suspicious car driving back and forth -- possibly related to the reported dog thefts. and now police have a warning "we had one member of our community that had a blue suv her dogs were in that fenced in went outside to see what they were looking at...the vehicle sped off." cuba city police say they don't have actual reports of dog thefts --

but they're still asking the public for information on suspicious activity relating to dogs. i also spoke with the grant county sheriffs department. they say they've gotten calls of dogs missing, but there's is no indication that they've been stolen. i'll have more on this story...tonight at six. we've got you covered live from the t-h medica newsroom in dubuque...shirley descorbeth... ...kwwl news. thank you shirley -- and now an animal rights group is offering a five thousand dollar reward for information on the shooting death of this dog -- his name is for more -- head over to our website -- kwwl dot com. coming up... popular ride sharing service uber may soon be launching in another eastern iowa city... find out where the city council is bringing up the discussion. and... find out what the vatican has to say about the movie

story exposing sex assaults in the catholic church. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast next. --------- --------- --------- ---------

to 16 in washington. a sunny sky wednesday morning becomes cloudy by afternoon. light snow develops during the evening (after 7 pm) and continues into the night. a light snow shower or flurries may linger into early thursday morning. snow accumulations will be 1-3" across eastern iowa. there is another chance of a light rain or snow shower friday afternoon into friday night. it doesn't look like much accumulation can be expected with this. if there is, it would be less than 1". the weekend turns warmer with highs in the 40s saturday and low 50s sunday...and dry. the sky will be clear tonight and colder with temperatures ranging from 7 near decorah to 16 in washington. a sunny sky wednesday morning becomes cloudy by afternoon. light snow develops during the evening (after 7 pm) and continues into the night. a light snow shower or flurries may linger into early thursday morning. snow accumulations will be 1-3" across eastern

there is another chance of a light rain or snow shower friday afternoon into friday night. it doesn't look like much accumulation can be expected with this. if there is, it would be less than 1". the weekend turns warmer with highs in the 40s saturday and low 50s sunday...and dry. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the sky will be clear tonight and colder with temperatures ranging from 7 near decorah to 16 in washington. a sunny sky wednesday morning becomes cloudy by afternoon. light snow develops during the evening (after 7 pm) and continues into the night. a light snow shower or flurries may linger into early thursday morning. snow accumulations will be 1-3" across eastern iowa. there is another chance of a

afternoon into friday night. it doesn't look like much accumulation can be expected with this. if there is, it would be less than 1". the weekend turns warmer with highs in the 40s saturday and low 50s sunday...and dry. the sky will be clear tonight and colder with temperatures ranging from 7 near decorah to 16 in washington. a sunny sky wednesday morning becomes cloudy by afternoon. light snow develops during the evening (after 7 pm) and continues into the night. a light snow shower or flurries may linger into early thursday morning. snow accumulations will be 1-3" across eastern iowa. there is another chance of a light rain or snow shower friday afternoon into friday night. it doesn't look like much accumulation can be expected with this. if there is, it would be less than 1". the weekend turns warmer with highs in the 40s saturday and low 50s sunday...and dry. coming up... some key figures

a murderer are going on tour. and will another eastern iowa city be getting uber? a look ahead of the city council meeting to discuss. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in lamont, --------- --------- ---------

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ordinance that will bring uber -- a ride service popular in big cities -- to the area. the city and uber began discussions last year after alleged sexual assaults at the university of tonight. kwwl's hillary maglin has been looking into this before tonight's meeting. hillary city council has been working with uber on ordinance revisions for months. they tell me they may finally have a solution. uber - it's an alternative taxi service that may be coming to iowa city. says it all depends on the decision iowa city city council andrew/city manager assistant) "this is the first time they have deliberated the ordinance in this form." the council adopted nats and after discussions with ride sharing companies... (sot) "we worked with representatives from uber in putting together the ordinance."

(sot) "tonight's ordinance would require that the business itself, the ride sharing business be licensed with the city, but remove the requirements for drivers to come in and register "andrew says the ordinance is something the city takes seriously, especially after receiving more feedback on the issue than anything else." college students like the idea of getting around the city without having their own car at school - but andrew says the city believes if the ordiance goes through - uber and other ride services - would be a but andrew says the city believes if the ordiance goes through - uber and other ride services - would be a success. (sot) "we do expect that it would be a widely used service." andrew said people in the city

written letters to council over the last year asking them to bring uber to the city. uber said they're interested in the large college population in the we've got you covered live in iowa city... hillary maglin ...kwwl news. that city council meeting starts tonight at seven... with a work session before the meeting happening right now. still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... the vatican is speaking up about an oscar winning movie that about the catholic church getting exposed for sexual abuse. and... two of the members of the "making a murderer" cast are heading on the road of a nationwide tour about the netflix mega hit. --------- ---------

fbi director james comey and apple's senior vice president testify on capitol hill today to the u-s house judiciary committy. lawmakers want to know if apple unlocks the phone of the dead will have huge privacy effets for all iphone users -- apple claims everyone's privacy is at risk if they unlock this phone just one time.

movie "spotlight" after its oscar win... the movie follows the true story of boston globe reporters who exposed the catholic priest sexual abuse scandal. a vatican-owned newspaper wrote in an editorial yesterday that the movie is not anti- catholic and has a compelling plot. in october, the paper called the movie honest and compelling. astronaut scott kelly returns to earth tonight... the astronaut tweeted the images of his final sunrise from the international space station... he'll be home after nearly a year in orbit. kelly will leave the international space station late tnoight - he'll land in kazakhstan tomorrow. then he'll return home to texas shortly there- after the defense attorneys featured in a recent netflix hit will be going on tour. dean strang and jerry buting have gained fame after the documentary series "making a murderer" hit netflix.

for a series called "a conversatino on makng a murderer." their speaking tour begins april 16th in boston and will travel to cities across the united states and canada through mid-august. a bright flash over scotland startles people... take a look at this video... a person was driving through scotland on sunday night... the shade of the sky changes slightly and if you'll look to the left of the screen you'll see the fireball flying through the sky. experts think it could have been a low-altitude meteor, burning into a "fireball." here's a live look at the waterloo skycam. storm track seven meteoroligst mark schnackenberg has a final look at your weather next. we'll --------- --------- --------- we don't just serve any fish sandwich at culver's. we serve wild-caught, north atlantic cod. this cod grows in water that is cold, clean and pristine, full of flavorful nutrients, and that comes through in the fish. this is the way we ship it to your restaurants.

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breaking news tonight. we're minutes from the first poll closures as voters in a dozen states have their say. a dramatic night in the race for

hillary clinton try to pull away from the pack. also tonight, high-stakes showdune as the fight between apple and the fbi moves from the courtroom to congress. new twists in a battle that has major implications on your privacy and national security. living a nightmare. an emotional erin andrews back on the stand describing the daily horror she endures after being secretly taped. what she does when she enters a hotel room now. a wild chase. a kidnapping suspect at large after a police pursuit, kids in the car. tonight the manhunt to find him. "nightly news" begins right now. good evening from lex headquarters on super tuesday, a night that could be the tipping point in both the republican and democratic races for the presidential nomination. 12 states are in play tonight