dianne gallagher, reporting. 3 as the candidates cross the country seeking votes... we asked voters 'what's the ggest problem facing this correspondent kristine f fazao reportsts. there's been a major shift in what they're saying. 3 when voters head to the polls next year, there will be lots on their minds. but what's the most important issue?mos: "it's the decline of the middle class"mos: "i have a bias, education"?mos: "the economy"but more and more people it turns out think like the sullivan family. rose sullivan/new hampshire voter "i think national security, safety there's just so much going on and i think most people wt to feel safe in this countrypete sullivan"the economy is certainly important but the economy won't matter much if this country comes under attack." in a recent new york times cbs poll, when asked about the most important problem facing the country today, 14 percent of voters said terrorism.that may not seem like a lot but compare that to just last month when just two percent thought so..the same question last year garnered three percent. the eco

dianne gallagher shows us one class that helps keep seniors moving and grooving! "to me this is fun this is not about each other" for nearly 40 years, bobbie elzey has taught fitness classes like this one... aimed at helping seniors stay active inside... and outside the gym. "...you're working on your on your stamina. some of bobbie's students who struggle with health issues have found the workouts especially beneficial. andndso it helps e to manage my high blood pressure. it stays i was diagnosed with a lymphoma this spring and i had a surgery aroud the chemotheraay. and i was really success is keeping it simple, and changing up the routine. "when they first come in it's like oh i don't think i can get this, and it's like yes you can. i'm st going to be calling out thh it also keeps her students motivated! "i would say find something fun, get off your butt and come out and dd something." for ttday's health minute, i'm dianne gallagher today in iowa continues in a moment with the forecast fro kyle kiel is back with anforecast. storm track 7 live doppler radar isis

let's go to andy gallagher, who joins us live now in miami. as expected this rise in interest rates. good news for savers, perhaps not such great news for first-time house buyers. and florida, where you are, had seen some of the highest rates of foreclosure in the country. how do you think that will be received there? >> for a long time they have been giving things have changed a lot since then. but it's worth looking back at how things were then and how first time buyers are managing to get their first foot in the market. the so-called recession was aid to end in 2009. but in florida it's effects was seismic and it's recovery has been a long and difficult road. streets across the state were lined with foreclosed properties. but in the year since florida has bounced back fueled in part by foreign investment, limited housing supply and low interest rate mortgages. >> a good investment one year could be an awful investment a year or two later. >> but jack, who predicted the last recession, said many have found it difficult for loans. >> if you c

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven winter storm warning covers the entire kwwl viewing area today and tonight. sleet and freezing rain are tracking into the area from the south, with some snow possible in the northern fringes. road are becoming ice covered as this tracks northward. iowa dot cameras will begin to show icy, sleet-covered and snowy conditions south to the north. temperaraures are in the mid 20s to low 30s and the winds are already strong... northeast at 15 to 30 mph and gusting higher... and theypwill get even stronger today through the evening. the wintery weathehe will continue to track to the north with many areas getting up to a quarter and areas to the north, of it. these amounts incncude an inch ooso of sleet mixing in... if that sleet doesn't last as long as expected, snowfall amounts could be higher. all in all... this is a nasty day to travel with snow, sleet, freezing rain and blowing snow with the v vry strong w

dianne gallagher has a breakdown of the highlights. the 2016 presidential election campaign kicked into high gear. (nats-crowd applause) the crowded gop field started out with a whopping 17 candidates... and one name has candidate) "donald trump." (carly fiorina/(r) presidential candidate) "donald trump." (ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "if you look at donald trump." the billionaire's bombastic style grabbed daily headlines... (donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "i know more about gotta see this gg.. (mocking) 'aw, i don't know what frontrunner status. the democratic field hillary clinton fighting off junior senator bernie sanders... nd his huge campaign crowds. hillary clinton's campaign trail took a dramatic turn to capitol hill in october. than all of you put together." investigating the benghazi tragedy. the clinton campaign lls it a political witch huut. republicans insist it's not about clinton ... but about getting answers. & another heated battle on capitol hill... over planned parenthood funding. a series of heavil

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seve forecast. very mild this morning with temperatures already climbing into the low 50s in some areas. this is helped out by breezy south winds at 10-20 mph, already gusting higher this orning. we have a few clouds, but will end up clouds, but will end up with partly sunny skies oday and pretty warm temps... highs will be in the mid to upper 50s and even a few low 60s are possible! this is the warmest day, plus we have some rain in the foreca. i'll have that for you in a few minutes. new this morning -- police are investigating a fire they're calling suspicious. it happened on mulberry street in waterloo last nigt. officers were collecting evidence at the scene. police tell us firefighters smelled gas and thought it may be an arson. everyone got out of the home safely. also new this morning -- several kids were taken to the hospil after a police tell us the children's are minor. it happened yesterday. they

reporting in las vegas, i'm dianne gallagher, back to you./// brian loftus > many of the presidential candidates... made promises to make our country safer... during the debate ((sharie johnson)) but we wanted to know... how their words matched-up with the facts. 8 news now reporter michael stevens pulled up some of last night's comments and is fact checking the candidates. good morning michael? ((michael stevens)) brian, sharie... much of last night's debate centered around national security. but some of the problems we face and the candidates reply's may have come out a little too simple on stage. for instance... last night... donald trump said quote -- "our country is out of control. people are pouring through the

in washington, i'm dianne gallagher. in what has become an annual tradition - the first lady helped out "norad" on michelle obama was one of more than 12-hundred volunteers... answering calls and e-mails from kids wondering when santa will arrive. she took calls from surprised kids - and their parents - while on vacation in hawaii. . the first lady reminded children that santa couldn't deliver their gifts until they were fast asleep. she's taken part in this holiday tradition for six straight years. fed-ex... wasn't able to make all of its scheduled christmas eve deliveries. to ease the disappointment - the shipping service kept some of its trucks rolling - to deliver packages today - and open counters at offices around the country - so customers can pick up gifts themselves. fed-ex blames bad weather and a late surge in online holiday shopping for falling short in its delivery goals. the company says it's doing its best to get those deliveries to their final destinations. "it's not technology or machines, it's the peopl

dianne gallagher is in washington with a breakdown of the highlights. --reporter pkg as follows-- the 2016 presidential election campaign kicked into high gear. the crowded gop field started candidates... and one name has dominated the political dialogue... presidential candidate "donald trump." presidential candidate "donald trump." presidential candidate "if you look at donald trump."the billionaire's bombastic style grabbed daily headlines... presidential candidate "i know more about isis than the general's do. believe me. i would bomb the sh out of them.""now you gotta see this guy.. 'aw, i don't know what i said. i don't remember.""excuse me sit down, you weren't called. sit down. sit down!" "i don't care about megyn kelly but no, i would not apologize. she should probably apologize to me, but i just don't care." while he maintained frontrunner status. the democratic field much smaller, with political power house hillary clinton fighting off junior senator bernie sanders... and his huge campaign crowds. hillary clinton's campaign trail took a drama

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. roads remain wet this december morning with rain continuing to track to the north, but it wil be ending from the south to the north. you can see dry air starting to work into our southernmost counties. but we had quite a bit of rain over the last couple of days.... just for sunday, we had d to over 3"! waterloo smashed their previous december 13th daily record. and now we are dealing with temps that the low tracks through... but it is still mild... 40s and 50s with strong winds.... they are 15 to 30 mph right now and will stay gusty throughout the day. the rain will continue totrack out of the area and some snowflakes may mix into the northern counties as the temps fall this afernoon, but most of us will keep it as rain. we willlry out tomorrrrw, but another system tracks through on wednesday. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. an historic moment here in iow.... sovernor terry

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist is here now with your storm track seven good wednesday morning. we are starting off with some slick conditions out there thanks to light snow during the overnight hours. generally, accumulations have been light but with temperatures below freezing, it's caused a few slick spots on the roadways. storm track seven live doppler radar shows some scattered light snow and flurries tracking through teh area. these are moving off to the east, and the area to our west should diminish as we go throughout the morning. storm track seven live weather network cameras are showing partially covered roads so take it easy out there if you have also reduced visibility at times. overall, the impacts will be minor this morning. here's the current temperatures across eastern iowa. we are all in the upper 20s and lower 30s across the area. here's the storm track seven forecast for today. we will have a mainly cloudy sky with the scattered flurries. no additional accumulation

andy gallagher al jazeera, aruba. >>> a report into antibiotic resistance says the widespread feetingbiotics to farm animals is worsening the problem for humans and in countrys more drugs given to animals than to humans and reports authors looked at the result of 139 studies into the use of antibiotics in agricultural and found a strong link between the drugs being given to animals and resistance to antibiotics in humans. and they warn that some so called last resort drugs are normally reserved for the fighting of the toughest of bacteria are being fed to animals. and jim o'neal is the chairman of the review on antimicrobial resistance which is based in the uk. >> our recommendations we are suggesting a ten-year timetable for introducing a global limit and one of the reasons we say that is due to our awareness and sympathy for the challenges in the emerging world, as these countries get wealthy and people have more incomes they want to eat better foods and should not stop them having that right because we had that right in the rest of the world but they need to develop much better hea

dianne gallagher has the details in today's health minute. " " "to me this is fun this is not just working out. we have a community in this class, we care about each other" for nearly 40 years, bobbie elzey has taught fitness classes like this one... aimed at helping seniors stay active inside... and outside the gym. "...you're working on your balance, you're coordinanaon and you're wororng on your statana. students who health issues have especialty beneficial. "... i have high blood helps me to manage my high blood pressure. it stays very, very controllable that way by exercising, keeping balance, helping me with my focus. i was diagnosed with a lymphoma this spring and i had a surgery around the chemotherapy. and i was really healthy and it really helped me get through that." bobbie says the key to sucucss is keeping it simple, and changing up the routine. "when they first come in it's like oh i don't think i can get this, and it's like yes you can. i'm just going to be calling out the steps and eventually you'll get it, and they do." it also keeps her students motivated! "i would say fi

you heard trace gallagher talk about that. before anybody can make such wide-sweeping decisions to shut down an entire district. at a news conference today may year de blasio said new york city schools are safe and would have been a huge disservice to close them. new york police commissioner bill bratton believes the e-mail threat was a hoax and the l.a. school district went too far giving the person or group who sent the e-mail too much power. >> to disrupt the daily schedules of half a million schoolchildren, their parents, daycare, buses, based on an anonymous e-mail without consultation, if, in fact, consultation did not occur with law enforcement authorities, i think it was a significant overreaction. >> well, bratton says the person who wrote the e-mail made so many errors it was clear the person was a prankster at least in the new york case, shep. >> the police commissioner in new york says that the e-mails' writer sounded to him like a than of the tv show "homeland." >> yeah, he said there were a lot of similarities be

dianne gallagher, reporting. dow chemical and the world's company. dow-dupont will be the name of the new 130-billion- the plan is to three new companies...an agriculture material sciences company....and a specialty products company. dow and dupont say the merger will save them at least three- billion-dollars over the next two years. jenna: iowa senator chuck grassley released a statement today out that very merger, saying quote: "dupont and dow are two titans of american industry and the proposed merger deman serious scrutiny. federal regulators are responsible for examining and approving the transaction make sure th it's not anticompetitive. vigorous enforcement of the antitrust laws is imperative to maintaining an openfair and competitive marketplace. grassley says he'll be listening to iowa farmers may haveveith this proposal, tim: the holiday y shopping season n delivering goooo news to retailers and restaurants. dertment says two-tenths of a in november. that's up from a tenth of a percentage point in october. clothing and stores saw healthy ga

trace gallagher in our west coast newsroom.e may have more information about the breaking story we're seeing now and this police action. trace? >> brett, this is in south san bernardino. what happened here scanners sh shots fired in this case and we're being told on scanner traffic that one person is down here. this was a chase that lasted for several miles they had the california highway patrol as well as the san bernardino police involved in this thing and the sheriff this thing went on and then one apparently got out of the car was tackled by four police officers and then in the reports shots being fired out the back window toward police. and apparently police have now returned fire. we don't know but you can see right there, clearly there is gunfire out of all windows, police on all sides and we now know that one person is down. if you go back earlier, brett, you have to remember, it was initially said to be a black yukon that they were looking for. we don't know what this car is right now, but it appears not to be a yukon.

in washington, i'm dianne gallagher. now to your red, white and blue it looks like the libertarian party has its candidate for president. john mcafee entered the white house race as a libertarian thursday. the 70-year-old cyber-security pioneer is known for his popular computer anti-virus software. he originally planned to run for the highest office under his own cyber party to, quote, "disrupt the political status quo." but mcafee says a representative from the libertarian party contacted him tuesday about representing their party. the convention is in late may in orlando, florida... and he is likely to receive the nomination. california police arrested a man after an hours-long standoff in south sacramento. the county sheriff's office said the man fired off a gun early friday morning then holed up inside. a woman managed to escape the home after swat teams surrounded the property. officials had to evacuate residents living nearby. no other details were made available. not everyone has a home to go to at a christmas.. o

dianne gallagher, reporting. on monday, carly fiorina is set to speak in a video message at the nevada national security action summit. ohio governor john kasich is the latest g-o-p candidate to announce a las vegas campaign appearance during "debate week". it will be his first official campaign event in nevada. this is video from his rally in new hampshire today. he'll be meeting with voters over coffee at 11:15 on tuesday at tipsy coffee house near sunset and fort apache. tickets are free but you'll have to register with the campaign online. kasich is one of several candidates who are planning rallies and stops in town ahead of the final republican presidential debate before the nomination. our live broadcast from the venetian begins tuesday right here on fox5 at five. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted showers end this evening, then northwest gusts to 25 mph overnight and through saturday. we'll see a high of 55 on saturday afternoon. sunday we'll see light breezes for most of the day. we'll de

for today's health minute, i'm dianne gallagher coming up in sports... the morningside men and women were in action today at the briar cliff holiday clasc. we'll have action coming up in sports... the morningside men and women were in action today the briar cliff holiday classic. we'll have action from both games up ahead. have talked about "new kirk" all year long, but the hawkeye coach says not much has changed. 'll head back to california for more rose bowl coverage after reputationons an old-school, button-down coach. but this season, more aggressive of the best hawkeye history. alex giaimo has more from kirk. curious why do you stand and not sit at all your press conference? kirk ferentz--"i guess that's wt i do when i go to work. uhhh, you know on the field to so you know just a little more comfortble being on your feet and it's probably about as simpy as that. plus i have a hard time getting out of a chair anymore i'm getting old. alex giaimo--"it's another sign of a "new" kirk ferentz but he's still know it's really not a news concept necessarily

i'm jerry gallagher... let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. temperatures are holding in the mid 30s this morning, which is still above normal, but is about 15 to 25 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. winds have turned to the north at 5 to 10 mph and will keep turning to the east before picking up more speed today. we still have clouds this morning and will keep most of them all day, although a few areas will see a couple of hours of sunshine today before more clouds track in with the next system heading our way for tonight and tomorrow. today, we will keep some clouds and patchy fog with highs in the low to mid 40s with easterly winds becoming gusty for the afternoon. temperatures will fall that chance of rain tonight and tomorrow. i'll have more coming up in a few minutes. a big story this morning -- is the mystery surrounding the death of an eastern iowa native -- a freshman at iowa state. emmalee jacobs was hit by a vehicle in ames around se

the complaint alleges gallagher took a statue of himself and attacked his mother. he is currently being held in a county jail on a $2 million won't. >> krystal: nasa has put its next mars mission on hold indefinitely because of a leaky instrument. so the space agency planned to launch a new mars lander insight in mars from vandenburg air force base in california. insight was expected to arrive in mars september to take measurements of the red planet's interior and atmosphere and to take color images. instead, it's being sent back to its maker, lockheed martin in denver, even if the leak is fixed in a few months, insight can't be launched any time soon. nasa says the 2016 launch the next opportunity, they have to wait a little bit, two years later. >> jeff: our commander-in-chief is getting pretty good at golf apparently. president obama enjoying his christmas break in hawaii, doing a little golfing when look at this, sinks a 40-foot chip shot, that's something not even the professionals can do on a regular basis. boom. hits it, raises his hands, makes sure the came

(mark gallagher/ "santa": "it's been a lot of fun. it's been something i've just been able to jump in with my kids, and my family, and bring holiday cheer to a bunch of people especially my neighborhood.") the christmas golf cart will to hit the road...every day...until christmas. it's been hard at worksince thanksgiving " all: (reax) sabrina when we come back... an artist has come up with an unusual way to illustrate china's pollution problem. "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green today is going to be another gorgeous december day, although again it's going to feel way warmer than we should be this time of year! expect mostly sunny skies during most of the day with a few afternoon clouds and highs in the mid 50s. going to keep us staying very mild with lows in the mid 40s. thursday is going to be amazing with a high likely right around 59 here in the metro and a strong west wind. friday we should

in washington, i'm dianne gallagher reporting. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > and of course... a big day on the political campaign trail here in southern nevada... with two big events for bernie sanders. ((brian loftus)) we have a lot more on that coming up in our 5:00 hour.///

dianne gallagher has this report on the race for the white house. today i'm suspending my campaign for president.the number of republican candidates for president is down to 12 monday after south carolina senator lindsay presidential campaign. in an exclusive interview with cnn's kate bolduan, senator graham said he's getting out because his campaign hit a wall south carolina to be a viable candidate you gotta have finances and you gotta get on the big stage. what's the final straw? south carolina my problem is a lot of people like what i say but not many people hear it.some of his republican challengers responded with well wishes -- like former florida governor jeb bush who tweeted - "nobody is more clear-eyed about isis than my friend @grahamblog. as he leaves the race i hope our party & country listen to his counsel" and current ohio governor, john kasich -- "enjoyed sen. @lindseygrahamsc's wit & respect his seriousness on nat'l security -- experience matters. best wishes to him. -john," senator graham says he plans to stay engaged in the discuss

(mark gallagher/ "santa": "it's been a lot of fun. it's been something i've just been able to jump in with my kids, and my family, and bring holiday cheer to a bunch of people especially my neighborhood.") the christmas golf cart will to hit the road...every day...until christmas. it's been hard at worksince thanksgiving " all: (reax) sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first reena ninan and sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's reena ninan and richard bacon with tech bytes. tech bytes: in today's tech bytes... apple releases a new product, completely unannounced! a >>> hey there, in today's "techbytes," apple release a new product completely unannounced. >> the new smart battery case could keep it running for up to 25 hours. competing cases last longer and are cheaper, price tag, 99 bucks. >>> and if you feel like you spend a majority of your dayton internet, you're not alone. >> a new poll shows 21% of almost constantly. three-quarters use the internet every day. >>> how you e

"mark gallagher/ "santa": "it's been a lot of fun. it's been something i've just been able to jump in with my kids, and my family, and bring holiday cheer to a bunch of people especially my the gallaghers say they'll wrap upheir adventures today. zcursorzz we'll have a choir help us get in the christmas spirit this morning. that's up next. first - here's some of our colors of christmas from across eastern iowa. stay with tv 9. meteorologist kaj o'mara has thank you for joining us this christmas morning.g. to get in n e spirit one more time, here is iowa city west high school's choir performing a christmas medly of "joy to the world", "angels we have heard on high" and "what child is this?" we've put all oururhoir performances this mornini on kcrcrdot-com. have a merrrr christmas. iowa city west choral students perform carols. joy to the world angels we have heard on high hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just70! but i wanted a pony. [ gasps s you're gettiti data. pony-sized data? u.s. cellular sized dat

dianne gallagher, reporting. tim: now, one of donald trumps in des moines tongiht. we'll bring you more from that event tonight at 10 jenna: the university of iowa is renaming its information hub...after students complained about its acronym. iowa student information systems - or isis - is a collection of tools where students can sign up for classes or review financial aid. however, the online resource's acronym has drawn complaints from students...ever since the terrorist group isis became prominment last year. officials say they are using the opportunity to create a new information system, with a new name. "on social media there were some students that were expressing concern about googling the name isis trying to find the university of iowa isis, and they didn't like the fact that they were typing that name in. " the university of sometime next semester. tim: earlier this year jackson pollock's mural made a stop in sioux city. now a documentary surrounding the painting is travels the globe and will will be seen here in sioux city. the sioux city arts center, wher

then gallagher kicks to baldwin...he catches and connects to make it a 6 point game. but with time running out in the half...keesten hanks...calm cool and collected...that makes s a one point game into the break.and that triple would be huge...eagles win it on the road, 56-53. in the girls half, we pick it up late in the second quarter...molly grell gets the ball in the corner, she go baseline and hits...eagles lead by 11 though. then it's ali verzani, nearly loosing the handle but connecting...she scored her 1000th career point tonight and lb led it at the break. in the third, grell, attacks into the paint to cut the lead to o . the for the loose ball down low...le binder is there to put it back...lawton- bronson went on a 23-0 lead in the 3rd and 4th quarters and pull away, 88-63. out in sloan.....fourth- ranked kingsley- pierson visiting westwoood..... first drip down the floor for k- p.....carah drees stuffs the shot and look at the runnin rebs.....meg holtz out in transition and she lays it in...westwood up early. a few minutes later....rachel mercer gets on the

dianne gallagher, 3 as the candidates cross the country seeking votes... we asked voters 'what's the biggest problem facing this country?'as our national correspondent kristine frazao reports... there's been a major shift in what they're saying. 3 when voters head to the polls next year, there will be lots on their minds. but what's the most important issue?mos: "it's the decline of the middle class"mos: "i have a bias, education"?mos: "the economy"but more and more people it turns out think like the sullivan family. rose sullivan/new hampshire voter "i think national security, safety there's just so much going on and i think most people want to feel safe in this countrypete sullivan"the economy is certainly important but the economy won't matter much if this country comes under attack." in a recent new york times cbs poll, when asked about the most important problem facing the country today, 14 percent of voters said terrorism.that may not seem like a lot but compare that to just last month when just two percent thought so..the same question last the econ

"mark gallagher/ "santa": "it's been a lot of fun. it's been something i've just been able to jump in with my kids, and my family, and bring holidacheer to a bunch of people especially my neighborhood." the gallaghers say they'll wrap up their adventures today. zzrsorz wewell have a choir helplps get in the christmas spirit this morning. that's up next. first - here's some of our colors of christmas from across eastern iowa. stay with tv 9. meteorologist kaj o'mara has a weak wave of low pressure ll drift up and across iowa today. it may generate a few hours worth of rain or snonoshowers on us this afternoon, especially the farther north you go. highs should remain in the 30s. across iowa with the potential for 40-degree highs. our next storm system arrives this weekend with temperatures generally in the 40s again on saturday, and a cold round of rain possible. we'll be cooler and drier for sunday. enjoy your day, and safe travels! a weak wave of low pressure will drift up and thank you for joining us this christmas momoing. to get in

i'm jerry gallagher. ally has the day off. storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel is here now with your storm track seven forecast. good wednesday morning. we are tracking light snow showers for the morning hours. the good news, no heavy snow is expected, but there could certainly be some slick spots on the roadways. storm track 7 live d dppler radar shows the snow right now just to the west of the viewing area. this will continue to track to the northeast throughout the morning and will be scattered about. so your morning commute will likely be affected. here is the snowfall forecast fo today. we will generally with soso areas getting around an inch, and slightly higher amonts in a burst of moderate snow. for the most part, the snow will wind down late this morning, with flurries possible this afternoon. road conditions are going downhill in western and central iowa where the snow has been falling for a few hours now. here's the futuretrack showowng tt snowfall throughout the morning hours. highs today will be in the middl

((brian loftus)) dianne gallagher is live here in las vegas... with a recap. front and center in the 5th republican debate as expected: national security. during that there were a lot of interesting sub-plots between the candidates. many of those that have been struggling on the campaign trail seem to find their stride. last night's debate centered around one key topic: national security with particular emphasis on isis, islamic extremism and immigrants. front-runner donald trump has driven the campaign conversation so far... with his plan to build a wall on the border with mexico, and his desire to temporarily ban muslims from entering the country. candidate) "we're not talking about isolation, we're talking about security. we're not talking about religion, we're talking about security. our country is out of control." trump wasn' the only candidate laying out strong security measures. (ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate) "what my legislation would do is suspend all refugees for 3 years from countries where isis and al qaeda control substantial territory" (be

in las vegas, i'm dianne gallagher reporting. jenna: r feet got a big early christmas present. a group from the 3rd district department of corrections in sioux city have been buying christmas presents and other necessities for tabatha houck (howk) and her family. they helped her load her car to this afternoon with gifts and also box after box of diapers. tabatha has been getting help from the welcome home program. she now has her own place with her four daughters and says she's incredibly thankful for the help she's recieved. tabaththhouck of sioux x ty says, "it does really mean a lot to me that you chose my family out of everybody in sioux city and my girls are going to have a very merry christmas because of them and i just want to thank them for their help." tabatha says she hopes things just keep getting better for her family so she won't need the help next christmas, but she's sure glad someone's looking out for them right now. tim: if you want to help out a family in need, you can also do that through the salvation army's operation toys. there are just two days left to do

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. temperatures are running in the mid teens to the mid 20s this morning but it feels more like the single digits. winds are still breezy... they are 10-20 mph and still gusting to 30 mph have some clouds and flurries tracking trough, too, which will also continue today as a with highs in t mid 20s to the mid 30s and breezy west windss along with those heads our way. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. today as a disturbance in the force trackck through easterer iowa. we willlstay cooler than we are used to with highs in the mid 20s to the mid 30s and breezy west the weekend as the next system heads our way. i'll have more on that in a few our top story - -finals week is almost over at the three state universities. which complicates a death investigation at iowa state. emmlaee jacobs died monday. a visitation is scheduled for tonight at center point united mettodist church. . her funeral is

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast6 very mild this morning with temperatures already imbing into the low 50s in some areas. this is helped out by breezy south winds at 10-20 mph, already gusting higher this morning. we have a few clouds, but will end up with partly sunny skies today and pretty warm temps... highs will be in the and even a few low 60s are possible! this is the warmest day, plus we have some rain in the forecast. i'll have that for you in a few minutes. breaking news this morning. a man walks into an eastern iowa restaarant after bbing stabbed. waterloo police aren't sure where the stabbing happened. they learned about it after the victim walked into the perkins restaurant on university avenue shortly after two this morning. the victim m s taken to allen hospital. police are not sure of his condition at the time. continuing coverage this morving... a baltimore police officer takes the officer is the first of six

and i'm jerry gallagher. following all the rain we've seen -- flooding continues to be a problem keep an eye out for warning signs -- streets mm be osed. the waterloo streets department tells us some people are driving through. we want to remind you -- turn around, don't drown. storm track seven meteorologist is here now with your storm track seven forecast. good wednesday morning. it's a windy morning out there with winds out of the south and southwest pupuhing through the area. later winds coming from a more westerly to southwesterly direction. right now, there are times this morning. storm track 7 live doppler radar the moisture is to our west conditions today. here's the current temperatures across the ea. mainly 40s. ttmperatures will weather network cameras showing falling throughout the day with some places. your forecast for today has temperatures in the 40s, f flling throughout the day with windy conditions. we'll let you know few minutes. new this morning. let ou know how cool temperatures get and a

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel is here now with your storm track seven forecast. good wednesday morning. we are starting off with some slick conditions out there thanks to hours. generally, accumulations have been light but with temperatures below freezing, it's caused a few slick spots on the roadways. storm track seven live doppler radar shows some scattered light snow and flurries tracking through teh area. these are moving off to the east, and the area to our west should diminish as we go throughout the morning. storm track seven live weather network cameras are showing partially covered roads so take it easy out there if you are headed out. the snow showers have also reduced visibility at times. overall, the impacts will be eastern iowa. we are all in the decision 20-15 coverage this morning... quentin hart will become the first decision 20-15 coverage this morning... quentin hart will become the first african-american mayor in the history of waterloo. here's a look at

andy gallagher reports now from poarpts. port-au-prince. >> in a quiet neighborhood of port-au-prince, actors are going through their lines. this team of writers, actors and directors produced more than a dozen radio shows every month that mean to entertain and generate their listeners. recording scenes both powerful and disturbing. >> i had goose bumps listening to that, that is horrible but that's why we are here. to realize how hard it is. >> in haiti, radio is a dominant yeem anmedium. the show reaches many thousand visitors. it is working. aactress martine fidel. in a country where childhood slavery is a huge problem, that may just save lives. it is estimated there are almost a quarter ever a million child slaves in haiti, many of whom were sold by their own families. thankfully there are places of refuge for people to be safe. for those who do manage to break the bonds of slavery there is an obvious sense of relief. but the lives they've left behind is constant reminder of a shameless problem. >> child slavery is very

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven teorologist eeleen loan is here now with your stor track seved temperatures are running in the mid teens to the mid 20s this morning but it feels more like the sngle digits. winds are stilll breezy... they are 10-20 mph and still gusting to 30 mph at times. they will stay breezy today from a esterly direction. we he some clouds and flflrries trackiig trough, too, which will also continue today as a disturbance in the force tracks through eastern iowa. we will stay cooler than we are heads oor way. i'll ave more on our top story -- finals week is almost over at the three state universities. which complicates a death investigation at iowa state. emmlaee jacobs died monday. a visitation is scheduled or tonight at c cnter point uuited methodist church. her funeral is tomorrow. ames police believe jacobs was the victim of a hit and run. days later...and they're no "there could be a potential witness that saw something but they could be a student so they are leaving town t

andy gallagher reports. >> more than 50 years of strained relations between cuba and the u.s. drastically changed. prisoners were released. the u.s. embassy in cuba hoisted its flag over havana and the processing of a normalization in relations officially began. in the months that fold, diplomatic ties have been established and travel restrictions eased. for some meaningful change is still out of reach. the cuban activist known as el sexto, jailed for almost a year for criticizing the cuban government says things have got worse ton island. >> if it's a negotiation you are supposed to give a part to cuba and cuba gives their part but i haven't seen much progress with respect to that. only more repression, more detentions and immigration. >> and some say the improving relations has been the driving force behind the recent spike in cuban migration. in the last year alone more than 40,000 cubans have made their way to the u.s., fueled by the fear that the so-called wet foot dry foot policy will soon come to an end. during the last few months cubans and cuban americans have witness

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. patchy dense fog this morning with haze in other areas... here is a look at the iowa dot cameras in the area. we have clear skies right now, but more clouds are tracking in. temperatures are in the upper 20s to mid 30s, so there is the potential for some slippery surfaces this morning, especially in thicker fog. winds are light to 10 mph from the south and will pick up a bit more today. clouds will track through the area all day, too, and we may have a stray shower this afternoon, although most of us will stay dry. we will stay mild, too, with highs in the mid 40s to around 50 this afternoon. the mild weather continues the rest of the week. i'll have that forecast in a few mmnutes. our top story this morning: donald trump calls for a shutdown on muslims coming into the u-s. he's not backing down. in fact, oornight... he ged supporters to throw racial profiling out the window... in favor of na

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. areas of fog have formed overnight and some visibilities will be a mile or so at times are dropping into the 20s over most of the off quickly as the sun comes up. the weekend... i'll have that forecast in a few minutes. the fog should burn off quickly as the sun comes up. highs will climb into the low to mid 40s over most of the area today. we will stay warm through the weekend... i'll have that forecast in a few minutes. the area today. we will stay warm through the weekend... i'll have that forecast in a few minutes. our top story this morning...authoriti es now say could have been much worse. they found tactical gear and thousands of rounds of ammunition in the suspects' car. they also found pipebombs in their home. 14 people died 21 more were injured. tracie potts has reaction from washington. "their loss is our loss, too. we're all one american family." "what gives us the right to hold m

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. good wednesday morning. we are above average once again. right now temperatures are in the 30s ross eastern iowa, with warmer temperatures off to the southwest in parts of central iowa. a look at satellite and radar shows no rain, but we are seeing just a few scattering of clouds. we'll continue with that trend ttoughout the day, but overall it will be mostly sunny. however, more us, but give us those extra in our northeastern counties. highs in the upper 40 to low police investigate a stabbing overnight. locust shortly before 1:30 this morning. police say one person survive. at this point - officers don't have a suspect in custody and do not have a description of the suspect. we're learning more about the couple behind last week' shooting massacre in california. investigators are looking att where they got their guns. andrew spencer tells us we're also hearing from first responders inland re

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven thermometers around the kwwl viewing area are reading in the mid 20s to the low 30s, but it feels more like the teens this morning with the northwest. we also have clouds... although they may try to break up degrees above where temperatures are sitting right now. we get colder for friday with warmer temps back in for the weekend. i'll have more details in a few minutes. our top story this morning: sitting right now. we get colder for friday with warmer temps back in for the weekend. i'll warmer temps back in for the weekend. i'll have more details in a few minutes. our top story this morning: new involving officers in cedar rapids. it happened in march -- and the d-c-i says the officers acted appropriately. but this week, for the first time, we're seeing what happened. a man drove a car at officers when he was shot. "shots fired, shots fired, shots fired! show me your hands, show year-old kyle orth pol

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist is here now with your storm track seven forecast. roads remain wet this december morning with rain continuing to north. you can see dry air rain over the last couple of days.... just for sunday, we had daily reord. and now we are dealing with temps that are strong winds.... they are 15 to of the area and some snowflakes may mix into the northern counties as the temps fall this northern counties as the temps fall this afternoon, but most of us will keep it as rain. forecast for you in a few minutes. and some snowflakes may mix into the northern counties as the temps fall this afternoon, but most of us will keep it as rain. we will dry out tomorrow, but another system tracks through on wednesday. i'll have that forecast for you in a few our top story this morning... a record-setting day in iowa. the state's longest serving governor becomes the nation's longest to serve. seven-thousand 642. that's how many days governor branstad has been in officee no gove

dianne gallagher is in washington with a breakdown of the highlights. the 2016 presidential election campaign kicked into and one name has dominated the political dialogue... "donald trump." onald trumpp" "iffou look at donald trump." "now you gotta see this guy.. (mocking) 'aw, i don't know what i said. i don't remember." "excuse me sit down, you weren't called. sit down. sit down!" "i don't careebout megyn kelly but no, i would nnt apologize. shshshould probably apologize to me, but i just don't care." the democratic field much smaller, with political power house hillary clinton fighting off junior senator bernie sanders... and his huge campaign trail took a dramatic turn to captol hill in october. "i've lost more sleep than all of you put togther." the democratic frontrunner testified in front of a house commitee investigating the benghazi tragedy. the clinton not about clinton ... but about getting answers. another heated battle on capitol hill... over planned parenthooddunding. a series of heavily- edited undercover videos prompted a house oversigh

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your strm track seven forecast. we have some foggout there thii morning and some areas are more be worse than others on your drive to work. most iowa dot cameras are not showing too many problems, though. we have clouds getting worse, but also keeping our temps mainly in the mid to upper 30s this morning. winds are light and will become southerly today and gusty by this afternoon. the clouds will clear out, but it may take until noon before it really starts in thharea. highs willldepend on when that fog and those clouds start to break, but with help from south wihds, we should be in e mid to uppepe40s for the afternoon. we stay a few showers tracking through here and there. i'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. the big story this morning: a national address about terrorism from the white house. the presient's strategg to go after isis has been criticized. so days after a terror attack in the u-s, has that strate

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. temperatures are holding in the mid 30s this morning, which is still above normal, but is about 15 to 25 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. winds have turned to the north at 5 to speed today. we still have clouds this morning and will keep most of them all day, although a few areas will see a couple of hours of sunshine today before more clouds track in with the next system heading our way for tonight and some clouds and patchy fog with highs in the 40s with easterly winds becoming gusty for the afternoon. temperatures will fall throughout the week and we have that chance of rain tonight and tomorrow. i'll have more coming up in a few minutes. a big story this morning -- is the mystery surrounding the death of an eastern iowa native -- a freshman at iowa state. emmalee jacobs was hit by a vehicle in ames around seven yesterday morning.. the driver took off -- and so far, police have

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist is here now with your storm track seven forecast. taking over in the kwwl viewing area this morning. and temps are dropping toward the freezing mark. so far, no large areas of travel headaches in our viewing area this morning, although the falling temps may create a few slick spots. the iowa dot cameras show mainly wet roads, but be aware of isolated patches that start to freeze this morning. the winds are southerly at 5 to 15 mph and will be mainly from already seen our highs, but may that forecast for you in a few minutes. but may be able to get back a couple of degrees this afternoon. we dry out after tomorrow... i'll have that decision 20-15 coverage.. waterloo voters will be choosing their next mayor today. the top two candidates in last month's election now going head to head in a runoff. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live with more details about the two candidates. today it comes down to quentin hart adn tim hurley. hurlele told kwwl this could

and i'm jerry gallagher.. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven clouds are keeping temps up a bit this morning... mainiy in the low to mid 30s with westerly winds at 5 to 10 mph. we have a few areas of light fog... mainly to the northwest, but most ous are keeping clouds ovee us... it is acting like a blanket and keeping us warmer than areas to the west. the clouds will clear out this help get us back to the upppr the southwest. warmer weather is headed our way. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. the big story this morning... fourteen people are dead, 17 others re in the hospital after a mass hooting at a social services center. two suspects are dead, a third in custody. this all happened in southern tracie potts tells us the mass soting has wasngton once again talking about gun ontrol. california democrats are frustrated: "i feel like you know it's speaking publicly after more than a dozen shootings noww- says there's more control over terror than v