some pararts ill pay the ultimate sacrifice to make christmas.that's why the kennedy high school student government partnered with the linn county veteran's affairs. with the help of local donons - - ey made sure veterans' families celebrated this holiday. holiday. "austin - you wanna help me get the rest of this buddy?"as the presents keep coming... coming..."this isn't it just hang on."evevethe ones who live for piles of gifts christmas morning - "it's too heavy - it's too heavy?"know this bundle of joy wrapped up - is more than they could've ever asked for. for. "i am 125 5 percent happy that they're doing it - i mean the way that they're helping me out is giving my kids a really good christmas."kennedy high school's student government adopted 20 veterans' families for christmas to give them financial relief this holiday season.the linn county veteran's affairs provided the veteran's names - so they could craft wish lists. lists.s. "kind of a sad situation around christmas because of all the advertisements and goes a long way to transform sad situations - - "there you go o guys - all

kennedy high school's student government adopted 20 veterans'families for christmas to give them financial relief this holiday season.the linn county veteten's affairs provided the veteran's names - so they could craft wish lists. lists. "kind of a sad situation around christmas because of all the advertisements and expectations."but genorosity goes a long way to transform sad situations - - "there you go guys - all that's yours too."into meaningful and joyful moments. moments. "i was so happy - that way my kids get good christmases this year."each gift veteran justin randall's family gets to unwrap is a glimpse of hope. hope. "i probably would've skipped a house payment or whatever to get myids what they could have and then try on" "we all want something that's purely a want, not a need, and a lot of the vets just have needs."the students bargained within their thirteen thousand dollar budget "it's fun to watch them in ass - they'll go thrhrgh the ads"stocking up on clothes, food, and even home appliances. appliances. "tthpaste i think was one this year that realal stuck ououin my mind -

we miss you students at kennedy high school in cedar rapids are getting up to 800 dollars to go shopping, but it's not for themselves. the program, "veteran buddies," helps give christmas gifts to four oaks and veteransns families. students wrapped up these presents earlier today. earlier this month, they received christmas lists for one or two families. the lists included everything frorotoys to basic toilet paper. then the students go shopping, with money that comes from anonymous donors. they hope the program will give students a new perspective. "it was kinda cool seeing how far you could stretch your money and seeing how much you could actually buy with the amount of cash we got and it was cool last year when the people would come in and you'd actually donate you could just see how enthusiastic they were and how just generally,happy they were to receive some gifts." families will pick up their gifts as soon as tomorrow. warmer weather in december may be confusing some outdoor trtrs, shrubs and plants in eastern iowa. master gardener larry dawson says early sprihg-blooming plants in

now to kennedy high school for the five seasons duals... prairie a alburnett in thehe finals.... tyler pasker bumped to heavyweight for the p- hawks... he wastes no time getting jake langhoff on the mat... that's points for prairie... and a win for pasker... 24-6 prairie... but the pirates made some headway at 120 pounds... ben moyer in control the whole way... moyer wins with the fall... alburnett cuts it to 31-12... it would get to 31-16... but prairie's sam uthoff ended any chance of a pirate victory... uthoff gets a pin at 132... and the p-hawks beat alburnett, 40-34... to win the five seasons duals... thats a check of sports -- check your anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump? will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillan, like ted cruz? will he have skipped crucial national security hearings and votes just to campaign, like marco rubio? 27 generals and admirals support jeb bush. because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect

students at kennedy high school in cedar rapids are getting up to 800 dollars to go shopping, but it's not for themselves. the program, "veteran buddies," helps give christmas gifts to four oaks families and veterans' families. students wrapped up these presents yesterday. earlier this month, they received christmas lists for one or two families. the lists included everything from toys to basic needs, like toilet paper. then the students go shopping with money that comes from anonymous donors. organizers hope the program will give students a new perspective. "it was kinda cool seeing how far you could stretch your money and seeing how much you could actually buy with the amount of cash we got and it was cool last year when the people would come in and you'd actually donate enthusiastic they were and how just generally happy they were to receive some gifts." families will pick up their gifts as early as today. and if you want to catch up with more area high school students... you can find high school hoops tonight on kcrg 9- point-2. the cedar rapids washington warriors will host the ke

we met one 9th grade student at kennedy high school who is muslim who felt she had to be here. " 22:15 we're not the stereotype that donald trump has brought us up as. we're normal people in this world just trying to live like everyone else and we've been degraded down into something that we're not and i feel like we all came out here to prove him wrong. " in the national polling of republicans, donald trump has remained dominant - capturing about 1/3 of the support in the polls. yet in surveys of republicans here in iowa, trump and texas senator ted cruz have nearly split the last 7 polls -- cruz on top in 4, trump leading 3. florida senator marco rubio has been edging into 3rd place in most of the recent iowa lls. retired neurororgeo n ben carson has been in fourth in most iowa polls. no democrats campaigned in iowa today as they were in new hampshire for tonight's debate. all of the previous debates havee republicans instead of each other -- but tonight, some attacks between the 3. the early moments of saturday's new hampshire debate among the 3 democratic presidential candidates to

prosecutors charged the kennedy high school freshman with first degree murder. he was just 14 years old. the youth of the victim and perpetrator horrified and galvanized the community: people hosted vigils , launched anti-violence committees , and held half a dozen forums ...10p arrest in cedar rapids 15 year old 9/10/15 "it greatly saddens me that a 15 year old child has lost his life, and a mother has lost his son and will never have him back. it saddens me that a 14 year old now identified as being involved and arrested and charged with this very heinous crime." on cember 8, robert humbles took pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, reckless use of a firearm and going armed with intent- a sentence of 25 years in prison. even though his case was in adult court, humbles is considered a "youthful offender" which means he'll be in a juvenile detention facility until he turns 18. then a judge will decide if he'll go to adt prison or re-enter socieie on probation. a legal conclusion to a difficult societal situation. the loss of one young person at the hands of

we met one 9th grade student at kennedy high school - a muslim - who felt compelled to be there. " 22:15 we're not the stereotype that donald trump has brought us up as. we're normal people in this world just trying to live like everyone else and we've been degraded down into something that we're not and i feel like we all came out here to prove him wrong. " the topics of muslims in america and terrorism have been at the forefront of politics and policies following the shootings in san bernardino, addressed national security in their third debate last night in new hampshire. mellisa raney reports on the key points they focused on. former secretary of state hillary clinton... former maryland governor martin sanders... going head to head saturday night... first up... sanders faced questions about his campaign's unauthorized access to clinton's confidential voter files. presidential candidate our staff did the wrong thing. they looked at that information. as soon as we learned that they looked at that information... we fired that person.when asked.. he did offer this apology. "does secre

kennedy high school's student government adopted 20 veterans' families for christmas to give them financial relief this holiday season.the linn county veteran's affairs provoved the veteran's names - so they could craft wish lists. lists. "kind of a sad situation around christmas because of all the advertisements and expectations."but genorosisi goes a long way to transform sad situations - - "there you go guys - all that's yours too."into meaningful and joyful moments. moments. "i was so happy - that way my kids get good christstses this year."each gift veteran justin randall's family gets to unwrap is a glimpse of hope. hope. "i probably would've skipped a house payment or whatever to get my kids what they could have and then try to make up the payments later on" on" "we allllant something that's purely a want, not a need, and a lot of the vets just have needs."the students bargained within their thirteen thousand dollar budget "it's fun to watch them in class - they'll go through the food, and even home appliances. appliances. "toothpaste i think was one this year that really stuck out i

now to kennedy high school for the five seasons duals... prairie and alburnett in the finals.... tyler pasker bumped to heavyweight for the p- hawks... he wastes no time getting jake langhoff on the mat... that's points for prairie... and a win for pasker... 24-6 prairie... but e pirates made some headway at 120 pounds... ben moyer in control the whole way... moyer wins with the fall... alburnett cuts it to 31-12... it would get to 31-16... but t prairie's sam uthoff ended any chance of a pirate victory... uthoff gets a pin at 132... and the p-hawks beat five seasons duals... it's official... derrick henry is your 2015 heisman trophy winner... the bruising alabama running back edged out stanford's christian mccaffery in the voting... henry finished fourteen yards short of two-thousand for the season... that's a check of sports, merry christmas // //christmas is always a magical l me at the tannebaum forest in amana - but this year, there's some *extra love provided by *you. free will donations are being accepted at the door, and the proceeds are benefitting the university of iowa

this show is perfectctor all ageses curtain goes up this evening at kennedy high school in cedar rapids at five o'clock. you can also catch the show on friday and saturday. if you have a non-profit event or organization you'd like to see featurr... senenus an e-il... mugshot at kcrg-dot-com. kaj will be back right after the break with a look at today's forecast here's what you need to know as door on your thursday. 14 people are dead this morning and 17 others injured in a mass shooting in san bernadino, california. police say the two suspects in the shooting are dead. the two opened fire at a meeting for the city's department of public health. one worked for the department. watatloo voters have elececd the first black mayor in the city's history. quentin hart won tuesday's runoff election. hart says he wants to bring the city together for a brighter future and celebrate the city's successes. and places around cedar rapids are getting in the christmas spirit. today, newbo city market will light up itsree at 6:30. tomorrow, the city will light up the 70-foot t te on mays island at 5:30 p

students at kennedy high school in cedar rapids are getting up to eight hundred dollars to go shopping, but it's not for themselves. the program, "veteran buddies," helps give christmas gifts to four oaks and veterans' families. students wrapped these presents yesterday. earlier this month, they received christmas lists for one or two families. the lists included everything from toys to basic needs. then the students go shopping, with money from anonymous donors. families will pick up their gifts as soon as today. those who still have to do some holiday shipping face a harsh deadline today. you might want to head to the post office today if you don't want to pay extra for your this is a scene you don't usually see out of duluth the warm weather means no ice houses on the water yet. some surfers found yesterday the perfect day to catch some of the last waves they can for the year. plan on a day with a partly to mostly cloudy sky and much less wind. highs will generally range from 40-45 from north to south. while no major systems are in the offing for the next five days, there still rema

we'll hear from one 9th grade student at kennedy high school - a muslim - who felt compelled to be there. authorities have revealed more details about how one man used to steal prize money from the iowa hot lotto. investigators say eddie program that would pick the winning numbers for a 16-point-5 million dollar hot lotto prize. at his trial in jun prosecutors showed video of tipton entering a secure computer room at the lottery association office in 2010. those stories and much more are good morning from kcrg-tv9. is waking up with kcrg-tv9 it's here's what you need to know today. a day of remembrance. a community is gathering to celebrate the life of a waterloo teenager. republican frontrunner donald trump draws supporters and protesters during his visit to eastern iowa. anan voters are reacting to last night's democratic you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news

high school girls basketball on kcrg 9.2... kennedy at city high ... 3rd quarter, courtney joens drives the baselineneor the layupupo give city high a 44-34 lead ... but kennedy would come back... they get one offensive board, then another and it's linden runels to tie it up 49-49 ... then n 's lela sellers with the deuce down low to give kennedy a 3-point lead... cougars hang on to win 65-61 ... college volleyball, iowa state facing wisconsin in round two of the ncaa tournament ... 1st set, jess schaben fools the defense going down the line instead of cross-court fothe kill... then it's waverly-shell rock grad mororn kurht coming up th the block ... but the badgers would take the first set and roll on through the next winning 3-0 ... uni volleyball facing marquette in the first round of the ncaa tournament up in minneapolis ... lindsey schulz brings the heat for the panthers ... then later, it's dike-new hartford grad bri weber with th kill right down the line... this went into a 5th set, , t marquette would avance winning 3-2 ... to

high school girls basketball on kcrg 9.2... kennedy at city high ... 3rd quarter, courtney joens drives the baseline for the layup to give city high a 44-34 lead ... but kennedy would come back... they get one offensive another and it's linden runels with the putback to tie it up 49-49 ... then it's lelm sellers with the deuce down low to give kennedy a 3-point lead... cougars hang on to win 65-61 ... college volleyball, iowa state facing wisconsin in round two othe ncaa tournament ... 1st set, jess schaben fools the defense going down the line instead of cross-court for the kill... then it's waverly-shell rock grad morgan kurht coming up wi the block ... but the badgers would take the first set and roll on thrhrugh the next winninin3-0 ... uni volleyball facing marquette in the first round of the ncaa tournament up in minneapolis ... lindsey schz brings the heat for the panthers ... then later, it's dike-new hartford grad bri weber with the kkl right a 5th set, but 3-2 round 2 of the hero in 2013... on 7, he reads the line perfectly t

kennedy visiting city high....first quarter, first offensive play of the game, sydney hayden... that's how you make a statement early! give the cougars three...but the number five little hawks came roaring back... kenya earl collects her own rebound for the putback to get city on the board... this one was neck and neck though from the get-go -- mikayla sellers takes it to the hoop and says i'll match that rebound -- and one!! headed to the line ... it stayed tight until the bitter end but it's the cougars who pull the big time upset 65- 61... back up i-380, prairie hosting cedar falls... and the hawks hanging with the number thirteen team in 5-a... makenzie stoffer literally hanging in midair for the layup to extend the prairie but the tigers showed their stripes and stayed tough... emma gerdes... ice in her veins give her three...later in the third, cross court heave goes to kiana barney... tearing up the paints... tigers hold on in a close one 51-49... that's a check of sports -- terry has a last check of your forecast when the fox 28 news at nine returns. this holiday, ford a

then later in the quarter -- sydney hayden dials long distance and connects -- she had a game high 18 kennedy crusies -- 77 to 34 the final. iowa state couldn't stop the flat top -- and the missouir valley took notice -- as wes wasphun was named the conference's player of the week for his career high 28 points and career high 11 assists in the panther win over the 5th ranked cyclones -- and not to be out done -- nicholas baer's 13 point, 7 rebound, and 6 block performance against drake -- earned the hawkeye forward -- the big 10's freshman of the week. marcus paige and north carolina hosting appalachian statethe marion native is known for his scoring -- but he can play d too - check out paige climbing the latter for -- he injuries his ankle paige would leave the game for a while -- but he'd come back in and do this -- a quite night for the preseason all-american -- just 9 points in 17 minutes due to the ankle -- that the team is calling jammed -- carolina wonony 24. nday night david johnson made his third career start for the arizona cardinals and ran his team to a division title while runnin

in the context of donald, outray just is a high bar. kennedychris christie got some endorsements in new hampshire. when will people start caring about donald trump's half-truths. >> the donald supporters could care less. the more he makes up these crazy statement, the more they adore him. he had 100 pastors going to endorse him but he got more people to support him. he has played the media game better than any candidate in the field, including hillary clinton. >> he invented his own rules. but he told chris christie to be careful what he says. >> i think that's so often when you look at trump's tweets about someone else, they are kind of creepy. listen, christie you better watch out when you have say outrageous things. that could work the other way. i think christie should be thrilled. if trump is attacking christie that means christie is up. kennedy: if a then b, if b then a. am i right? >> trump is right. it's try that this doesn't hurt trump and it does hurt christie. when you say it's going -- when people try to criticize trump it never wor

eisenhower one side of kennedy, i have a minimum of high regard with them. in interviews with jackie kennedy -- they are available as a cd. at one point, you could hear arthur ask jackie, what do you think of president eisenhower? jackie responded and said, not much. [laughter] it was mutual. eisenhower's it made him think even less of the president. just two months before this incident, there was another incident that really think differently of eisenhower. he had just appeared four months jointr, now he called a session of congress. he challenged the nation to land on the moon before the decade was out. eisenhower was appalled. he thought what kennedy was doing was a great mistake. why? i will let eisenhower's words explain it. this of the letter the eisenhower wrote to an astronaut in 1965. at the time, it was confidential. i will direct your attention to the second page, the second paragraph, in which eisenhower writes, "in 1961, the president of the united states suddenly a challenge to the russian race to the moon, the it.ng on writin it gave the highes

few days after they suspended sacramento king one game for directing a gay slur at kennedy during a game. >> and highl assistant football coach pleads guilty to an assault for an attack on a game referee. he was sentenced to 18 months probation, fined 1500 dollars and ordered to serve community service and pay restitution to the victims. that's sports. gee yeah back to you. >> just ahead the force is strong in l.a. last night's star wars premiere was a star studded event. all the highlights next. you won't want to miss it. like how you thought you were covered for all this... when you're really only covered for this. hot dog? or how you may think you're covered for this... but not for this... whoa! no, no, oh , oh! ...or this... ...or this. ...or that... talk to farmers and see what gaps could be hiding in your coverage. my heaven! ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum. bum - bum - bum - bum ♪ the next thing i know it'sedic morning. with tempur-flex you've got the spring and bounce of a traditional mattress and it also adjusts to my body. my cloud feels... it's like somebody's hugging you. how can a bed do

kennedy: it's an everything race. the color black is racist. my wagon is racist. >> is she high on the theory. is it really bad? ats white and saves the baby. kennedy: we just had a terrorist attack. whatever terrorist massacre in san bernardino, talk about something affecting this country. crazy. >> any time there is a national tragedy or we are in the middle of a war, the box office always does well. "star wars" is providing a necessary escape and hopefully we'll resolve all the issues that came up during the prequels. a.j. abrams has the chance to make this world right. everyone wants to be a contrarian when it comes to "star wars." >> it looks fun, and it was really fun being on the set. but after a while you get sandy. >> here is the problem. perry obviously lean left. but if you are going to demonize made-up stories, she is on making it harder for hillary. >> when i was a kid i had no idea the voice of "star wars" was black. kennedy: it's not like it's huggie bear from "starsky and hutch." >> it was a long long time ago in a galaxy far away. >> he was a black guy, now he's a white guy. no, he's not a machi

then later in the quarter -- sydney hayden dials long distance and connects -- she had a game high 18 kennedy crusies -- 77 to 34 the final. iowa state couldn't stop the flat top -- and the missouir valley took notice -- as wes wasphun was named the conference's player of the week for his career high 28 points and career high 11 assists in the panther win over the 5th ranked cyclones -- and not to be out done -- nicholas baer's 13 point, 7 rebound, and 6 block performance against drake -- earned the hawkeye forward -- the big 10's freshman of the week.marcus paige and north statethe marion native is known for his scoring -- but he can play d too - check out paige climbing the latter for the block -- but as he lands -- he injuries his ankle paige would leave the game for a while -- but he'd come back in and do this -- a quite night for the preseason all-american -- just 9 points in 17 minutes due to the ankle -- that the team is calling jammed -- carolina won by 24.sunday night david johnson made his third career start for the arizona cardinals and ran his team to a division title while runnin

then later in the quarter -- sydney hayden dials s long distance and connects -- she had a game high 18 kennedy crusies -- 77 to 34 the final. and still to come on fox 28 david johnson -- was running wild on sunday -- while the cardinals don't look at the former panther as a rookie anymore -- more sports after anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump? will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will he have skipped crucial national security hearings and votes just to mpaign, like marco rubio? 27 generals and admirals support jeb bush. because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect your family. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. david johnson made his third cardinals and ran his team to a division title while running over the eagles defense on a career night for the former panther johnson rushed for a career high 187 yards - -on a career high 29 carries -- scoring a career high 3 touchdowns -- he als

but checkout big sam pape with bear hug to back for the pin and kennedy beat xavier 48-30. boys high school hoops tonight wash hosted linn- mar and laveechie williams was a man child inside for the warriors as wash jumped out to an 8 point lead early.. but linn-mar battled with the long ball.. beau klosterman connects from the behind the arc.. a a then jared printy linn-mar knocks another trey down and the lions beat the warriors 69-49. and finally prairiehbowler kaitlyn early is our kcrg tv-9 athlete of the week sponsored by cedar rapids toyota.a.ecause of time constraints we will feature kailtyn tomorrow at 6:00. thanks, scott. one last look at the forecast, joe... westerly winds, which picked up as a cold front slid east, now diminish and turn to the southwest. the wind shift is in advance of our next storm that holds the promise of a rainy weekenen. light rain develops as early as friday night, with the heaviest rainfall later on saturday into sunday. with the threat for thunderstorm s we have to also be aware of some heavier rain totals. it looks like widespread 1-2" amounts thr

high. suzanne kennedy live in wheaton with a look at the call to action. suzanne: well, officer, the chief major saw officer noah leotta, the rising star in the department. that is part of the reason why he stood here yesterday afternoon and said that maryland had some of the weakest drunk driving laws. officer leotta died yesterday from injuries he sustained after he was struck by a drunk driver while he was out looking if motorists operating under the influence. critics say first-time offenders only get a slap on the wrist in maryland, what is called probation report judgment. diversion program that has not been successful according to many. some think mandatory intermission interlock program would be more effective. >> the majority of the states around maryland have what is called ignition interlock devices for defendants. in-car bethizeers. virginia has, delaware has it, west virginia, majority around

lets start off with high school tonight.. solon hosted kennedy. jon mckowen calling the shots for the cougars.....jas on pershing for the spartans and excited. early on, brevin hill slices through the kennedy defense with the nice finger roll. but the cougars forced 19 turnovers in the first half: matthew berst ahead to malik haynes for the easy duce. solon's leading scoror streeter mcilravy got very few looks. this was his only basket of the first half. meanwhile drake brewster was a one man wrecking crew as the cougars jumped out to a 15 point halftime lead. and then brewster finds future hawkeye football player shaun beyer down low and kenendy beat solon .... former linn-mar mister basketball marcus paige had 9 pointtonight as his tarheels beat app state 94-70. marcus only played 17 minutes after jajaing his ankle. uni guard wes washpun was named the mvc player of the week for the second time this season. wes had 28 points and 11 assist in the 81-79 upset win over iowa state. iowa walk on forward nicholas baer was named the big 10 freshman of t

compared him to a pedophile in the fact that he had this disturbing violent past in his high school years. kennedy: there is any way of predicting what might happen in these early voting states? >> no. polling has been bad recently. it was bad in kentucky and bad in 2014. and it's been bad abroad as well. the british election was messed up by the pollsters. >> that sounds like something jeb bush would say. >> i don't think you can say jeb bush's 4% is because polling is bad. i don't think trump is going to win these states. when you have marco rubio at 16% and cruz at 19%. kennedy: what could ted cruz promise marco rubio to get him to drop out of the race? >> i don't know. i think ted cruz is going to come up. that's how canadians are. they are sneaky. you don't see them coming and suddenly they take over. if trump was smart he would try to ban canadians. kennedy: you start with the mexicans and move to the muslims. then america's top hat is canada. >> i get to stay last because we were here first. not first, we killed all the people who were here first, then second. we even have germ theory in de

reporter: the ladies in blue take the court at 7:15 against the kennedy cavaliers, looking for their second win at the season. in einstein high school grace olsen wusa9 sports. >> another highlight is coming up tonight at 11:00. >> yes, not even a chance for the dusting. >> no. >> i mean you're in garrett county, but not christmas time here. no, no, no. it is great for the games on sunday near 50. and then some showers on tuesday. better chance for showers on wednesday. that will appear to be the wettest day. look at that near 70. that will be incredible. >> wow. >> okay, all right. that's wusa9 news at 6:00. the cbs evening news is next. >> we're back with epic plays! epic comebacks! and now epic meatz! i love football...and pizza. get our new epic meatz pizza. with five meaty meatz. just $12 for a large. better ingredients. better pizza. better football. papajohns.com >> pelley: more big-city schools are threatened with mass violence. investigators question the owner of an e-mail server. also tonight, severe storms hit the west. in the northeast, old man winter does a rip van winkle. trump on putin. >> he kills journalists

high school football coach, joe kennedy, filing a complaint against bremmerton school district aftere was suspended for leading players in prayer. >> i had to hide. no one could see me. it's not right. >> reporter: the tradition in 2008. >> it started with three guys. it started growing from there. >> reporter: but the prayers coming under fire in october. the district saying he had to stop. saying talks with communities could not include religion expression, including prayer. and to do so would violate the law. kennedy stood his ground. >> it's just giving thanks. >> reporter: refusing to give up the meetings at the 50 yard line. claiming he had every right to practice his faith. and never required his athletes to pray. >> when he decided enough is enough, he has to stand up somewhere. he said, well, now you're suspended. that's ridiculous. >> reporter: now, kennedy is out of a job. his lawyer, mike berry the liberty institute, filing a complaint with the equal employment opportunity commission, saying it violated his right. but the school district telling abc news, it has received

. >> kennedy says you can tell if you got the high-quality stuff in a snap. >> it's called a snap testso what you want to do is pick up one of these and then literally break it and listen. >> i didn't hear anything. >> good. so and then you pick up the other one which is like got more high concentration of cocoa butter. >> definitely makes a snap. >> the reason why that made that noise is because of the crystallization of the cocoa butter. it has more cocoa butter in it. >> truth be told. even on his worst days with the worst examples, angus kennedy has the best job in the world. chocolates launched his career, helped him court his wife and even attributed the increase of his family to chocolate. >> wasn't the reason she married me but she stuck with me all along and the family i've got well, it's because of chocolate that i have five kids because of chocolate and champagne actually. >> which explains why he has had to cap his teeth to cover the casts and his doctors warn the constantly gorging on candies and extreme exercise, angus kennedy is going to do what all of us do, eat -- more

we have high school girls basketball tonight on kcrg nine point two. the cougars of cedar rapids kennedy travelelo take on the little hawks of city high. tipoff is at 7:30 again on kcrg nine point two. now, one last look at this mornini's weather, justin. sunny skies have returned to eastern iowa and with a southerly wind kicking up warmer air, our highs will top out in theheiddle 40s. clear skies stick around for the evening, but so do the southerly winds. with the southerly winds bottoming out in the upper 20s. tomorrow will be seemingly perfect for december. highs will top out in the upper 40s and the sunshine continues. if you happen to be traveling to the big ten championship game in indianapolis, conditions look to o e great! high pressure can be thanked as temperatures will stay mild and only a few clouds can be spotted in the sky. closer to home, the holiday delight parade will be going on saturday night and the weather will fair! enjoy this unseasonably warm weather. that's all the time we have today on the kcrg-tv9 news at midday. be sure to watch kcrg- >>> announcer: fire up t

but checkout big sam pape with bear hug to back for the pin and kennedy beat xavier 48-30. boys high school hoops tonight wash hosted linn- mar and laveechie williams was a man child inside for the warriors as wash jumped out to an 8 point lead early.. but linn-mar battled with the long ball.. beau klosterman connects from the behind the arc.. and then jared printy who transferred from wash to linn-mar knocks another trey down and the lions beat the warriors 69-49.

high note. we mean it. the kennedy center honors. and this year, among the recipients, singer and songwriter carole king. and there to honor her -- aretha grabbing lynn. who walked out to kisses from carole king and cheers from the she sat at the piano something she rarely does anymore carole king stunned. and she was about to sing one of king's most famous songs. looking out on the morning rain i used to feel >> reporter: the president and the first lady iowa monge those moved. >> reporter: and singing along, an overwhelmed carole king. you make me feel >> reporter: and aretha franklin hadn't even started. >> reporter: everyone in that crowd, viola davis among them, on their feet. thank you for watching here on a wednesday night. i'm david muir. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow.

we have high school girls basketball tonight on kcrg nine point two. the cougars of cedar rapids kennedy travel to take on the little hawks of city high. tipoff is kcrg nine point two. deputies with jones county sheriff's offe are worried cars may crash into amish horse and buggies more often now. since the days have become shorter with less daylight, there have been 3 crashes so far. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. stepping up patrols. jones county deputies are increasing e eorts to keep drugged drivers off the roads. extra precautions. the mass shooting in san bernadino has some law enforcement agencies in eastern iowa getting armored vehicles. and fill the plate. we're at talk about the need for donations to fill the plates for senior meals. here's a look at on our city cam this friday morning. some beautiful weather in store today. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... watch for a few patches of fog this morning, otherwise, we'll have

high note. we mean it. the kennedy center honors. and this year, among the songwriter carole king. and there to honor her -- aretha grabbing lynn. who walked out to kisses from carole king and cheers from the crowd. she sat at the piano something she raraly does anymore carole king stunneded and she was about to sing one of king's most famous s sgs. looking out on the morning i used to feel >> reporter: the president and the first lady iowa monge those moved. >> reporter: and singing along, an overwhelmed carole king. you make me feel >> reporter: and aretha franklin hadn't even started. >> reporter: everyone in that crowd, viola davis among them, on their feet. thank you for watching here on a wednesday night. i'm david muir. we hope to s s s you right back here tomorrow. look at your new year's forecast! it's time for local news that mters! " " jenna: good evening and thank you for joining us tonight im jenna rehnstrom. the rose bowl is just days away and the iowa hawkeyes are getting ready for the big game, when iowa and stanford face off on friday it will be almost like a mirro

high note. we mean it. the kennedy center honors. and this year, among the recipients, singer and songwriter carole king. and there to honor her -- aretha grabbing lynn. who walked out to kisses from carole king and cheers from the crowd. she sat at the piano something she rarely does anymore carole king stunned. and she was about to sing one of king's most famous songs. rain i used to feel >> reporter: the president and the first lady iowa monge those moved. >> reporter: and singing along, an overwhelmed carole king. you make me feel >> reporter: and aretha franklin hadn't even started. >> reporter: everyone in that crowd, viola davis among them, on their feet. thank you for watching here on a wednesday night. i'm david muir. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow. good night.the dubuque assistant county attorney who spent decades working at the courtroom is getting ready to retire. i'll have a look back at her time, coming up. a tipton daycare gets recognition for its work the hawkeye marching band's golden girl is under a lot

chef anne burrell looked high and low for america's worst chef. kennedygeles public schools shut down today and sent half a million students home after officials received a bomb threat. new york stiff officials said they received a similar threat but determined it was a hoax. is new york playing it fast and loose or is los angeles paranoid. i had kids in lurks sd for five years until this last spring. now we are in new york city public schools. did l.a. overreact? >> no one is going to complain and say you are being too cautious with my kids. and a 17-year-old was killed in a crosswalk leaving his school today in highland park. but i do want to know what the bar is. there is such a thing as an overabundance of caution. but keep in mind -- supreme to consume this in new york, l.a. and everywhere in between. there is still a dynamic between bill bratton and los angeles. he dislikes l.a. for not falling in love with his rough east coast rough cop way and that entire persona. there was not one tear when he left lapd. so he will always take every opportunity t