now, don hassel is a nice guy. don hassel is a real sports fan. but if you spotted don hassel three points, hed pick the hawkeyes over the new england patriots. the rest of us didnt have that kind of faith, and technically, were wrong right now. but thats hardly something to get hung up over. in case you didnt notice, the rational world doesnt take us seriously to begin with. it knows were sports fans! were nuts! rational people know that 'fan' is short for 'fanatic' and fanatics cry wolf, they rush in and they're wrong. a lot. so heres a lesson for those who are hell-bent on calling all the one-time hawkeye doubters on the carpet. the jokes on you, man. you dont hold a sports fan to his word, you dont etch them into stone, you dont quote them on sunday, you dont ask them to sign legal documents, you dont name your children after them. theyre non compos mentis at best, dangerous at worst, and everyone knows it. let all of the hawkeyes... don hassel and all those less faithful... let them have their fill of fun with no regrets on the side. their co

it's on espn2..channel 13 alum, chris hassel will be reporting for them from kinnick stadium... the hawks looking to reach 11-0, wrap up a perfect home season, clinch the west division title, preserve their shot at the college football playoff... it's a laundry list of achievements, all on the america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats like climate change. we face our problems head-on. with american-made clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil... spark new innovation... and create millions of new jobs. solving our climate crisis starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. well coming up... nba stars did last night. and facebook has a solution for your heartache... that and more as we take a look at what'll be buzzing among the cubicles, welcome back... we're keeping you in the know with all things you need and may just want to know before you head out the door this morning. here's what'll be buzzing around the office today. :23 - :28 nats going to do the work... oh it's in nba madness came to a screeching halt last night....

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is "the hoff" really dropping the "hassel" from his name? plus, britain's most popular boy band is taking a break... and the true story of 33 miners trapped for 2 months is one of four new movies we'll preview in the friday film feature. jeb bush: leadership means you've got to be all in. it's not about yappin'. it's not about talking. it's about doing. i know how to do this because i was privileged to serve in florida for eight years. and we turned the systems upside down that weren't working. 1.3 million new jobs were created. we cut taxes every year. income rose in people's pockets. people were lifted out of poverty. children started to learn. as president of the united states, i pledge to you that i will solve problems. announcer: right to rise usa is responsible for the here's a live look at west lake okoboji from okoboji skycam... is david hasselhoff taking on a new persona? check out the bombshell posted to his youtube page this week. (david hasselhoff/actor) "i've been wanting to drop the hassel from my life for years. now, i have ma

tonight on sportscenter, chris hassel defended iowa. chris won that one. you can by the way, chris tells me finebaum is a cool guy who gets it. saturday night, the gophers will try to wreck iowa's perfect season. one sport chris hassel overlooked tonight on sportscenter: state volleyball. carroll kuemper, near court, has sergeat bluff luton on the ropes. aimiee adams, not the actress, the volleyball player, drops the hammer. and the knights advance to the semifinals 3 games to one. waterloo columbus far court, nevada near court, and the cubs erin francis spikes down the line. nevada wins 3 games to 1. and the cub fans who made the trip, and they're not hard to the line. nevada wins 3 games to 1. and the cub fans who made the grand view christian's cassidy budd, far court, gives the thunder a lift with her play at the net. but this match belongs to tripoli, 3 games to 1. many letters of intent signed today, and that includes dowling's becca hittner. hittner will stay close to home. she's headed to drake. hittner's a 5-9 guard with serious game. steve prohm

it's on espn2..channel 13 alum, chris hassel will be reporting for them from kinnick stadium... the hawks looking to reach 11-0, wrap up a perfect home season, clinch the west division title, preserve their shot at the college football playoff... it's a laundry list of achievements, all on the this saturday is national adoption day... coming up... we take a look at how families in central iowa are using adoption to grow. and the way one agency is helping children understand why a winter storm warning is in effect from 10 am friday to 6 am saturday along and north of highway 20. south the winter storm warning starts at 2 saturday. this is where we can expect the most snow to accumulate by saturday morning. some totals may be as high as 6-8". in the metro, snow likely will not begin until after 3 pm, with rain and even a rain snow mix possible at first. temperatures still look to top 40 degrees in des moines which will delay the transition to snow, and even once all snow is falling, temperatures well above freezing will continue to melt and compact the snow, slowing accumulation.

the way logan riley hassel pokes around the kitchen.... @40:09 "can i have a sprite this early? no you, can't have a sprite this early." you might think she's home from college. @57:25 "i just love coming home, especially because i get to spend time with my sisters and family." but, she's a little young for that. @53:22 "i'm 16." @53:37 "right now i'm out in la, and i'm pursuing acting and singing and dancing." @18:24 "this is my first headshot." the johnston teen grew up dancing in the metro... getting involved in dance conventions and eventually landing her first big gig. @56:04 "i auditioned for radio city christmas spectacular and got the role of months, i believe." she's appeared in commercials, movies and t-v shows....and most recently a major music video. @59:57 "i was focused on the dancing so much, that after the day was over, i was like, did that really just happen, like i wasn't even thinking, oh my gosh, i'm touching justin bieber." nats@26:16 she's also made her own music video featuring her first single. @3:44 "don't waste your pretty is my first country single. my

he dropped the hassel part of his name. he will be named david hoff. he says he has wanted to drop the hassel from his name, if you will, for years. question now is is this for real? only time will tell. >>> we'll show you some video that's gone viral. a professional skier wiping out here. ian mcintosh survived a 1,600 foot fall from alaska's mountain range. he walked away completely unharmed. i'm scratching my head. lucky guy for sure. back to you. that's some downhill. >> unbelievable. >> couldn't get me on that. >> i don't think so. >>> technology can be a great thing, but it might just need some getting used to. >> what one police officer did not find during a traffic stop. you'll want to see this we're back in 60 seconds. >>> breaking right now, a u.s. military spokesman says officials are "reasonably certain jihadi john is dead." that word coming in minutes ago. you've probably seen parts of those videos. jihadi john beheaded several western hostages including three americans. his real name was mohammed emwa emwazi. a hellfire missile was fired f

we can no longer hassel the hoff! "(david hasselhoff/actor) "i've been wanting to drop the hassel from my life for years. now, i have made it official. david hoff!" well good news scott... luckily the name change is just a publicity stunt. a spokesman says its part of an ad campaign in australia. jessica rae: scott: jessica and scott are chatting about the great david hasselhoff. jessica and scott are chatting about the great david hasselhoff. jessica and scott are chatting about the great david hasselhoff. jessica and scott are chatting about the great david hasselhoff. hasselhoff. jessica and scott are chatting about the great david hasselhoff. jessica and scott are chatting about the great david hasselhoff. jessica and scott showers passing through the region along with a rumble of thunder or two. temperatures are warm at near or above 50 degrees thanks to the humidity and cloud cover currently in place. wind speeds are stout from the south and southeast between 10 and 20 miles per hour. here's the dayplanner where

(david hasselhoff/actor) "i've been wanting to drop the hassel from my life for years. now, i have made it official. david hoff!" but, it's just a publicity an ad campaign in australia. the rep says the 63-yea rold actor is "just having some fun", and is not legally changing his name. (matt) the members of "one direction" are officially on a break. the british boy band released it's new album "made in the a-m" today and simultaneously announced it's on an indefinite hiatus. the boys could use a break. they've released five albums and completed four tours since breaking onto the scene in 2011. we'll be right back after decades. (matt) but in recent years the number iowa has gone down. ktiv's tommie clark has that story for us... at six. (shiela) plus.... the holiday season is a time to give back. tonight at six how those to serve the community are stepping in to help. (matt) and... old saint nick is back on the job. where you can see him in sioux city... at six. let's check in one more time tonight: clear and cool. low: 29 wind: s 5-10 mph tomorrow: sunny. high: 62 wind:

. >> i've been wanting to drop the hassel from my life for years and now i have made it official. david hoff. >> all right, not so fast. his agent says it's actually just a stunt for an australian ad campaign with more coming in the next few days. not surprisingly, hasselhoff is the name he was born with and it's the name he used while starring in the tv series, of course, "baywatch" and "knight rider." >> b once in a while everyone wants to get rid of some hassles. how many more puns can we come up with. >> hoff with them. >> hoff with them. >> okay. >>> move over, donald trump. a nt-sized mogul in the making may soon give you a run for your money. >> want to give you a look at rachel. there she is. she came up with a pretty brililliant pl. her plan was to sell her little brother to a pet shop. she plans to charge $54 for him and then the smart-minded businesswoman that she is, she plans to use that money to buy a toy. >> so rachel may be all business but she's not heartless. she promises her brother she'l be -- buy him back at a deep discount, of course. >> i like a woman who li

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. >> wanted to drop the hassel from my name for years.al, david hoff. >> it turns out it's a publicity stunt for his show, "hoff the record." >> huh? >> airing in the u.k. hasselhoff's rep tells page 6 it was part of an ad campaign that launches in australia this weekend. >> oh, like -- "off the record." >> get it? >> all right. >>> next up, let's move on to this wonderful day that it is, friday the 13th. we're lucky, justin bieber and one direction with new albums. >> both acts are dropping new albums today. at least one critic from "the new york times" is referring to them all as joyless boys. >> what? >> i know. blasphemy. bieber's purpose, he writes, is less of a contribution to popular music and more of a plot point in bieber's ongoing narrative of himself. did you get that? the theme of the entire album that a pseudo sort of outlook. >>> meantime british boy band, and they are a band, one direction releasing an album. it's seen as some as a tragedy after zayn malik left the band in march. the band announced it would go into hiatus n

he said he's been wanting to drop the hassel for year. the former baywatch name has used name for year. but also a report. and how sweet it is. james taylor returning to fenway. the grammy winner will perform on august 3rd. jackson brown will be a special guest. tickets go on sale next friday. >>> people will be looking forward to that. we're looking forward to weekend as well. bri, will it be colder than today >> tomorrow is kind of the blustery coldest day on the 7 on 7 forecast. lit feel like it's in upper 30s with that wind blustery and windy for the next couple of day. good to know. bundle up. thanks for watching. i'm christa delcamp. >> i'm jadia thompson. 7news continues back here at noon. we'll see you then.

the way logan riley hassel pokes "can i have a sprite this early? no you, can't have a sprite this early." you might think she's home from college. "i just love coming home, especially because i get to spend time with my sisters and family." but, she's a little young for that. "i'm 16." "right now i'm out in la, and i'm pursuing acting and singing and dancing." "this is my first headshot." the johnston teen grew up dancing in the metro... getting involved in dance conventions and eventually landing her first big gig. "i auditioned for radio city christmas spectacular and got the role of clara, and i traveled in 6th grade for three months, i believe." she's appeared in commercials, movies and t-v shows....and most recently a major music video. "i was focused on the dancing so much, that after the day was over, i was like, did that really just happen, like i wasn't even thinking, oh my gosh, i'm touching justin bieber." she's also made her own music "don't waste your pretty is my first country single. my mom actually wrote it." "it's just about loving

even though half of the people surveyed told us they thought black friday was more about hype and hassell. actually 72% of people told us they're going to be paying with cash this year, more than 50 with debit cards. and 40% will also use cash. that's really gone down. one of the big key reasons why they're kind of reluctant to get involved with credit cards is because of the fear of data breaches. compare that to a year ago. only 11% felt that way. >> hot items we're going to see a lot of clothing. clothing flies off the shelves in big numbers. that's the number one gift this year. followed by small electronic devices. then major things like laptops and things like that. >> when is it better to go online? >> price transparency has made it clear that those door buster prices are worth it. find it >>> good morning. it 18:25 on this thursday morning. rain is on the way. i'm mary calvi. john elliott will have the forecast in a moment for you. >>> break news, we are following french prosecutors saying that abdelhamid abaaoud has been killed in a police raid. he is the suspected master mind be

of enthusiasm and excitement, even though half of the people surveyed told us they about hype and hassell. actually 72% of people told us they're going to be paying with cash this year, more than 50 with debit cards. and 40% will also use cash. that's really gone down. one of the big key reasons why they're kind of reluctant to get involved with credit cards is because of the fear of data breaches. compare that to a year ago. only 11% felt that way. >> hot items we're going to see a lot of clothing. clothing flies off the shelves in big numbers. that's the number one gift this year. devices. then major things like laptops and things like that. >> when is it better to go >> price transparency has made it clear that those door buster prices are worth it. you can do a check online and find >>> looking 'warmer air around milder air going in our direction. clouds in place and showers to the west. the showers move from west to east and steady rain arrive after the evening commute in terms of the heaviest rain and falls into tomorrow morning. 1 to 2 inches for many of us. temperatures around 60

. >> i've been wanting to drop the hassel from my life for years and now i have made it official. david hoff. >> all right, not so fast. his agent says it's actually just a stunt for an australian ad campaign with more coming in the nextxt few day not surprisingly, hasselhoff is the name he was born with and it's the name he used while starring in the tv series, of course, "baywatch" and "knight rider." >> but once in a while everyone wants to get rid of some hassles. how many more puns can we come up with. >> hoff with them. >> hoff with them. >> okay. >>> move over, donald trump. a pint-sized mogul in the making may soon give you a run for your moy. >> want to give you a look at rachel. there she is. she came up with a pretty brilliant plan. her plan was to sell her little brother to a pet shop. she plans to charge $54 for him and then the smart-minded businesswoman that she is, she plans to use that money to buy a toy. >> so rachel may be all business but she's not heartless. she promises her brother she'll be -- buy him back at a deep discount, of course. >> i like a woman who