a male who is between 6-3/6-4 in tim: the university of iowa is renaming its information hub...after students complained about its acronym. isis. 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 mplaints 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 about googling the name isis trying to find the university of iowa isis, and they typing that name in. " tim: the university of iowa hopes to launch the system sometime next semester. jenna: republican candidate ben carson was stumping in iowa today. carson spoke to supporters at a morning breakfast event in burlington on friday. the latest national poll shows carson is trailing gop frontrunner donald trump by 22 points with only 13% of the republicanan support. carson also made a stop in moravia, iowa while on the trail today. tim: all of the republican candidates wil

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 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. " deborah: the university of iowa hopes to launch the system sometime next semester. deborah: a new poll shows 44-per-cent of ericans think attack is very likely to happen in the next few months -- that concern....seen as a big reason behind donald trump's surge to the top of the polls abc's jon karl is at the white house with more. " nats protests/show anti-trump signs in new hampshire overnight, donald trump brushed off protesters as he endorsement of a union. sot trump: "we've had a pretty i i iesting we've had peo

isis. the university of iowa's information hub--the iowa student information system--shares the same acronym as the islamic state of syria, a well known terror group. the university's "isis" is a collection of tools where students can sign up for classes or review financial aid. but after a year of complaints, the university says they're 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. " stephanie: they hope to next semester. jack: the man who broke into a home and beat a man to death with a spatula -- is guilty on all counts. 19 year old ngot makuey (nor muh-koy) was found guilty of first degree murder. he broke into the des moines home of rupert madison and his wife in july of 2014 and attacked both of them. here's the wife's heart-wrenching call to 9-1-1. "911...this is harriet anderson at 4100 ne 46th street and somebody got in the house and attacked me an

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, where the mural was on display locally..... will be showing the movie december jackson pollock's mural: the story of a modern masterpiece, is produced and directed by emmy award winning filmmaker kevin kelley and will highlight the journey of pollock's mural during

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 iowa hopes to launch the system sometime next semester. the iowa hawkeye football team has had a very successful season, thanks to a lot of work by the players and coacacs. but t-v nine's iowa cici bureau chief mark carlson reports one hawkeye star also takes time to get away, and he uses his off days trying to help others succeed. "this year iowa hawkeye head football coach kirk ferentz gave his players thursdays completely off of football, and one star hawkeye running back spent much of that time volunteering in the community. " okay, one more time... i-n-a-a-d-i- b-l-e.... good, good. community for making big plays -- like this. cheers but canzeri makes big impact off the field too. the lives of kids he's a regular thursday volunteer wiwi the non- profit organization strive for success, where he helps kids catch-up with their spelling and reading. "it's just fun to see them just full energy. " su

the university of iowa is renaming its information hub for students called isis. the u-i says it's received complaints about the acronym for iowa student information systems. isis is a collection of tools where students can sign up for classes or review financial aid. the complaints started as the terrorist group isis became more well known. officials say they will 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 iowa hopes to sometime next semester. iowa state fans stormed the court at hilton coliseum last night after a last minute win against the hawkeyes. but in that excitement, the des moines register reports columnist randy peterson broke his leg. the hawkeyes traveled to hilton coliseum for the men's basketball game. and although they haven't won at hilton since 2003, they came out on fire. they led at halftime 49 to 35 with iowa's

i'm andrew spencer, reporting isis has a much different meaning to students at the university of iowa. now the school is changing the name of a set of helpful tools for students because of and here's a live look on our city cam. kaj will be back right after the break with a meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now with your first alert forecast. our weather continues to be mild with a day of passing clouds in front of us. while a warm front will be lifting in this afternoon, it appears it really won't have much moisture along it until tonight, when isolated showers are possible. the day should be dry with highs back into the upper 40s to mid-50s. plan on a wet weekend with rounds of rain pushing across the area. the period of heaviest rain still looks to be saturday night into sunday with widespread amounts of 2" on average. there may be isolated higher or lower totals, but everybody will get a thorough soaking. any moisture leftover on monday may go to a brief mix, but the vast majority of this event will be rain. our weather turns cooler by next week with highs dropping down to the 30s

isis for this web prgram for decades... but, after recent terrorist attacks... the school feels a change is appropriate. the iowa student informatioosystem is commonly referred to as isis...and that name has upset some students... parents... and faculty at the university of iowa though students have used the rogram every day for years... recent terrorism events prompted theefight for a name chhnge. (sot. cg: tom taking these concerns very seriously, and so we're hoping this will be something that people will receive in a positive way." discussionsver changing the name began over the past fefe weeks on campuu but, word of a new name for the web program is just beginning to get out to the public. (sot. cg: hillary maglin) "whileeost students understand why the university is changing the name, they say they wouldn't have been offended if the school kept the name isis." affect me, but i think it's a good change to make." (sot. cg: dustin oodwin) "i think it's a good idea with everything going on. everything with isis. i think it's a good are still in the beginning stages of changing the name... so they don't know ex

also at the university of iowa, the fighagainst isis is causing a big change to the school's compmper system.the iowa student information system, or isis, allows students to register for classes.now with the terror group using the same acronym, the university is looking for because of the cost and complexity of this change, it will involve uch more than rebooting the name. it's an opportunity to improve the student experience at the same time, the reason we didn't rush into this, while it sounds it's as simple as changing the name it's not. beck says it's a complicated and costly move because the name is embedded in many systems and branding.they hope to justify the upgrade by adding a number of new services to create a one-stop shop portal for students.they hope to get the new system up and running sometime next spring. the growing rhetoric over how to combat the war on terror is causing disruptions and debate across the country and here at hoho. home.today in washington, d-c, there was a white powder scare at cair, the council on american-islamic relations.the substance e was found

"i mean i feel like it's pretty obvious that the university of iowa is not standing with isis, the terror organization but i guess if you know we don't want to seem affiliated with it, if that's the case," said iowa university student, heidi aude. a university spokesperson said the university is seriously considering the acronym change. december has been much too warm for some people in minnesota. temperatures in minneapolis have been as high as 10 degrees above average. and weather watchers say the city is nearly 8 inches below average for snowfall so far this season. so how are winter r orts lovers coping? molly rosenblatt found out. << "it's a big bummer." "well it's certainly been a bummer." is probably some of the worst we've ever had actually." here at theodore wirth park in minneapolis, green grass is whererehe snow should be. the snow cat is camped out in the parking lot and the rope tow sits idle. (jamie neldner/ park and recreation mgr.) "we just need cooperation from a temperature standpoint. so it has to be in the mid to low twenties for about a week to ten days in order to ac

isis, which *did stand for "iowa student information system", is what students use to register for classes.but as the terror group isis became more prominent, some people felt the name needed a change. this afternoon, the school announced they're creating an entirely new portal - with a name change - that will combine that system with others like email so they can have everything in one place. the i-t department says they want student feedback on what they should include and how it should be set up. a building in washignton d-c has been *evacuated. officials say they found a "powdery substance" in an envelope at the council on american-islamic relations. that is a muslim advocacy group headquartered on capitol hill. authorits say they've touched the letter, and are trying to find out who sent it. right now, they say they *don't think there's any danger, but they aren't taking any chances. donald trump is still under heavy fire from critics over his comments about banning muslimimin the u-s, *but new poll numbers show a lot of voters agree with him. the latest national numbers released this mor

isis, which stands for "iowa student information system", is the online portal students use to regigier for classes.as the *terror group isis became more prominent, some people felt the website name needed to change.this afternoon, the schl announced it is creating a new portal - with a namamchange - systems.it's now looking to see how much the change will cost. new developments tonight in the san bernardino mass shooting investigation.f-b-i divers spent the day searching a nearby lake for a computer from syed farook's home. home.the lake is two-and-a - half miles from the building where the massacre took place. attention is also fofosing on enrique marquez.police say he purchased two of the guns used in the attack. the first of 14 victims was laid to rest today. family and friends of yvette velasco gathered for her funeral.velasco attended the december second holiday party, where farook, and his wife, tashfeen malik opened fire. the f-b-i is now invtigating several suspicious purchases of cellphonon in missouri. authorities say two men bought 59 prepaid cellphones at one store and then

the iowa student information system is commonly referred to as isis...and that name has upset some students... parents... and faculty at the university of iowa. though students have used the program every day for years... the fight for a name change. "the university is, you know, taking these concerns very seriously, and so we're hoping this will be something that people will receive in a positive manner."discussions over changing the name began over the past few weeks on campus, but, word of a new name for the web program is just beginning to get out to the public. "while most students understand why the university is changing the name, they say they wouldn't have been offended if the school kept the name isis." "it doesn't really affect me, but i think it's a good change to make." "i think it's a good idea with everything going on. everything e school will also be asking r input from stunts for a new nameo ensure's something they feel is appropriate. the school hopes to have the new name ficially in place by spring... but students say there's no rry to get ridof the current site in their

iowa student information systems - or isis - is a collection of tools where students can sign up for classes or review financial aid. but the university has received complaints about the name since the terrorist group isis became prominent 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 the university of iowa hopes to launch the system sometime next semester. and now here's your first alert forecast. our weather continues to be mild with a day of passing clouds in front of us. while a warm front will be lifting in this afternoon, it appears it really won't have much moisture along it until tonight, when isolated showers are possible. the day should be dry with highs back into the upper 40s to mid-50s. plan on a wet weekend with rounds of rain pushing across the area. the period of heaviest rain still looks to be saturday night into sunday with wide

the hub is called "the iowa student information systems." or, "isis." the university has received complaints about the name, since the terrorist group became prominent last year. officials say they are using the opportunity to create a new information system, with a new name. they hope to launch that system next semester. rapist. and tonight, his victims are speaking out. a jury found the former oklahoma officer daniel holtzclaw guilty of 18 counts of sexual assault and rape. his victims he met while on duty in poor, mostly minority neighborhoods. jannie ligons, a grandmother, was the first to file a police complaint, after he assaulted her during a traffic stop. jannie: he did things to me that i didn't think a police officer would do. i didn't know what to do. i was so afraid. i was afraid for my life. i kept begging him. sir, please don't make me do this. don't make me do this, sir. stacey: many of the women did not originally come forward, because they did not believe authorities would believe their story over that of a police officer. steve: fbi se

university of iowa has been facing controversy lately over the name of one of their which students regulary use to check their school email and schedule classes... is often referred to as isis... an abbreviation of iowa student information system. many students don't think the name an issue. (sot. cg: mitchell spenler//niversity of iooa student) "it has bsolutely nothing to do with it. it's just a coincidence that our acronym ended up the same as theirs." some students even find it humorous. (sot. cg: maggie baker/university of iowa student) "my classmates tend to think of it asasreally "while many students say the website name doesn't offend them, they can understand why make the change." (sot. aubrey clay/university of iowa student) "i feel like it's just call it by it's normal name." and many students say they have seen and head the program referred to as iowa student information system lately. the school says they are in the process of compiling cost estimates to change the program's name... and will make their decision whether to keep the current name or change it. and going around that they were gonna change the name, but i don't know if that's actually gonna happen o

including the last winner, former pennsylvania senator rick santorum joining us live to talk iowa, trump, isis we can jam pack many there next on countdown. hi, senator, stand by. we're coming right back. ♪ . . . . liz: you could say iowa is gearing up for its own version of "the hunger games" with the gop caucuses just over a month away. four years ago, here is a little refresher, senator rick santorum pretty much shocked everybody by winning in the hawkeye state. a voting mishap delayed his victory by weeks and claiming what he says was a crucial campaign boost. senator rick santorum hoping to be the dark horse this time around. >> thank you, liz. good to be back. liz: let's tackle the elephant in the room that everybody is talking about and that is this. iowa is five weeks away. you're the republican defender, that was a long time ago. if you don't win iowa, senator, you will have back out of the race? >> it all depends on how the race shakes out. historically iowa punched three or four tickets. we were number two came out of iowa. ended up being number of one a few weeks later. number two

iowa student information systems - or isis - is a collection of tools where students can sign up for classes or review financial aid. but the university has received complaints about the name since the terrorist group isis became prominent last year. officials say they are using the opportunity to create a new information system, with a "on social media there were some students that were expressg concern about googling the name isis trying to find the university of f owa isis, and they didn't likikthe fact that they were typing that name in. " the unirsity of iowa hopes to launch the system m metime next semester. fans had to wait until the very end to see the cyclones narrowly beat the hawkeyes in last night's cross-state rivalry game. the hawkeyes travelele to hilton coliseum for the men's basketball game. and although they haven't won at hilton since 2003, they came out on fire. they led at halftime 49 to 35 with iowa's jarrod uoff getting 30 points in the first lf alone. but iowa state made a comeback in the second half, chipping away at the hawkeyes' lead. with just over 21 seco

back here at home, the university of iowa is now changing the name of its student online information system to something other than isis. because the iowa student information system, known by its acronym isis. it is a one stop online shop for students to sign up for classes or apply for financial aid. but since the rise of the terrorist group isis, the university has received numerous complaints about the system's name. the university hopes to launch its new system along with its new name next semester. new this morning fire officials are investigating an early morning house fire. crews were called to the 3,000 block of east 8th street in des moines just before 4:00 this morning. when crews arrived, a found flames and smoke coming from the house. officials tell us no one was home at the time of the fire but more big stories this morning, a des moines mother now faces three charges of child endangerment. police say she left her three children inside an unlocked car with the keys in the ignition. >> you just do not do that in a civilized society. you just don't leave children in a car at all unattended. alyx: 24-year-old

what the latest polls show and jeb bush talks isis and iowa in our one on one interview. (music) >> sabrina: thanks for joining us for this week in iowa. i'm sabrina ahmed. >> amanda: and i'm amanda krenz. but no name matters more this week than donald j. trump. that's the name plastered at the top the presidential candidate's press release that came out early this week with his new

students and faculty at the university of iowa are mixed about a web portal that shares its name with terror group isis. and tis the season of giving. we'll introduce you to one iowa man who's been ringing bells for the salvation army for years. all to see people smile. good morning, i'm ally crutcher. 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 this morning. skies have cleared out allowing that fog to form as temperatures are dropping into the 20s over most viewing area with winds less than 10 mph. the skies will stay clear, so 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. continuing coverage this morning as investigators in california continue their work following a deadly attack. that attack left 14 dead.. and more than 20 injured. police are working around the clock to try and piece

"i mean i feel like it's pretty obvious that the university of iowa is not standing with isis, the terror organization but i guess if you know we don't want to seem affiliated with it, if that's the case," said iowa university student, heidi aude. a university spokesperson said seriously considering the acronym change. terry branstad is now the longest serving governor in u.s. history. politicians and supporters came together last night to celebrate his time in office. on hand, a number of friends, family and fellow politicans celebrating branstad surpassing former new york governor george clinton, who first took office back in 1777. but, this service record now belongs to branstad. ktiv's robert lowe was in the iowa state capitol in des moines and has the story. << 7,642 days. that marks iowa governor terry branstad's time at terrace hill, making him the longest serving governor in our nation's history. "george clinton served as governor of new york for 21 years," said iowa gov. terry branstad. "today, i surpass his days in office. no, this is surreal, i never imagined it would happen."

called iowa student information system... is commonly referred to as isis... the name's acronym. in recent weeks... the university has recieved complaints about the name because of it's similiarity to the radical islamic terrorist group responsible for recent attacks in paris. while some students aren't offended by the name... they (heidi aude/student) "i mean, i terrorist organization. but i think, you know, we don't wanna seem affiliated with it, if that's the case." come up with a new name for the program yet... but will be appropriate. the university says they're still in the beginning stages of changing the name... and it will hopefully be officially changed by spring. we've got youcovered live from e newsroom... hillary maglin ...kwwl news. the school doesn't know yet how much the change will cost... but they believe ix will be a significant number. decision 2016... doctor ben carson is making threats that he'll ditch his party... the republican presidential caidate and retired uroseurgen is slamming the g-o-p party -- this is following reports tdat some party insiders are

iowa republican senator join ernst is criticizing president obama's plans to fight isis. she and south carolina senator lindsey graham are requesting the use of military troops. ernst says she will keep pushing her legislation after recess. a man from nevada says an iowa state patrol trooper illegally searched his vehicle and seized his belongings. the man says it happened when the trooper pulled him over for speeding in western iowa. we'll have more on these top stories coming up on the tv nine news at six. let's go back to joe now for a final look at tonight's forecast. we have a cold front approaching the state tonight. a few isolated showers could form ahead of the front, with that chance continuing through the morning hours of our wednesday. the biggest change we find is a wind shift bringing a strong southwest wind around to the west. cooler weather is the result for a couple of days, as highs fall into the upper 20s and lower 30s through friday. more rain is in the forecast to start christmas week. tonight: isolated showers low: 36-42 winds: se 10-20tomorrow: isolat

. >>> well, ernie smith of iowa isis just two years shy of00. on monday he celebrated his mondayay he celeated his a plane. >> smith is believed to be the oldest active pilot in the u.s. he's been flying for nearly 75 years. times a week in order to keep flying. every two years he must pass an aviation medical exam. smith says that he plans to celebre his 100th birthday the same way he did monday, with a flight. and next year united airlines going to sign him upup. he says people ask him all the time what attracts him about flying, and he said that one just needs to look at the sunrise over the horizon to have your answer. that's aood deal, right? plane? >> no. coming up -- >> no doubts about it. >> how to avoid hurt feelings if you open a gift you that just don't like. >>> also ahead, danger falling from the sky. on the ski slope the frightening scene as a drone narrowly misses a championship athlete. >>rnie, i've got to say you can pilot the plane anytime. >>> and also a political battle over vulgarities, campaign claims and sexism. trump and

iowa-dot-org ... we'll be right back on the channel 13 news at four president obama says his plan to fight isis is working. to make a donation to keep making wishes come true ... iowa-dot-org ... we'll be right back on the channel 13 news at four president obama says his plan to fight isis is working. hear why he says he won't announce a new strategy ... and who he is calling on to reinforce our ongoing efforts. two new polls have two different frontrunners in the iowa republican caucus. find out who the has a better shot at beating hillary clinton. news at four front door today ... president obama gave his second week about isis strategy and the war on terror. the president laid out details about how the u.s.-led coalition is rooting the terror army out of key territory in iraq and syria. while he says isis is losing its ability to fight ... the group's ability to terrorize remains largely unchecked. brian mooar has the story after meeting with his national security team at the pentagon ... president obama tried to reassure america and the world that isis is losing ground. "in november, we dropped more b

group isis -- now leading to change here in iowa... the university of iowa's student information system is nicknamed isis. while the university only receivedd a few complaints -- university has not announced a new name but it'll change in the spring. decision 2016... with mixed news about donald trump... one poll shows he's gaining ground -- another shows his idea to ban muslims is unpopular. as tracie potts tells us -- he seems "racist" go up at donald trump's street journal poll shows 77 percent of republicans like trump's style - "people are saying, you know, trump is right."." but more than half of politician but he's "most people are relieved he's reconsidered." a cbs-new york times poll gives trump 35 percent support - more thandouble ted cruz. but can he win? "i believe the republican nominee is going to be someone who can win the general election and i don't officer, death penalty is going to happen, ok, can't go - we can't let this go, we can't let this voters oppose. so - the bottom line of all these polls seems to be that wh

iowa boy. plus... the terrorist group isis now leading to changes at an and new footage shows a bald eagle telling "the donaldd who's boss. good morning, i'm ally crutcher.

isis." thisrning, kasi heads to iowa - e caucuses, now just 46 daysaway. dio outcue: acie potts, nbc ws, washington. anwhile both sides take to wa today... marco rubio heads to central at the courtyard marriott. then john kasich heads to town later tonight... he'll host a town hall meeting at lakeside center. that's at 7:30. and hillary clinton stops in iowa city and mason city for winds will stay strong today and temperatures will be falling. the day is beginning in the mid 40s, but we'll drop to the 30s during the morning with a brief rebound to it will be even colder tonight with lows in the 20s across the a car gives you freedom. room to grow. and in time, room to grow up. your dream car evolves, and protecting it takes committed support. nation's second largest school

the university of iowa's student information system is nicknamed isis. while the university only receivedd a few complaints -- it's taking them seriously. the university has not announced a new name but it'll change in the spring. decision 2016... we have mixed news about donald trump this morning. one poll shows he's gaining ground. another shows his idea to ban muslims is unpopular. as tracie potts tells us -- he seems to be defying the odds. as signs declaring him a "racist" go up at donald trump's our new nbc wall street journal poll shows 77 saying, you know, trump is right." americans think his plan to ban not a serious man." trump canceled his trip to israel amid criticism: "most people are relieved he's reconsidered." a cbs-new york times "ultimately the decision is who nominee is going to be someone who can win the general election and i don't believe that donald can." last night trump got a major police endorsement and rolled out a new idea: "anybody killing a police officer, death penalty is going to happen, ok, can't go - we can't let this go

but it is dangerous. " clinton told voters in iowa city to stop isis without putting troops on the ground. she also stopped in mason city to appeal to voters there. some elementary school students in dubuque better understand elections. table mound elementary school wraps up its mock presidential convention today. the school has held the event for every presidential election since 1968. the first day of the two- day event included singing the national anthem and filling out ballots. " "we're hoping that they get a love for the political process and that they wanna maintain an interest in the future and not a particular candidate or a particular party, but just a love for the process and for what the means to be an american and that we have this choice and each person is valuable." " the mock presidential convention at table mound elementary had its first day yesterday. dozens of firefighters are honoring one of their own in mechanicsvill e. 51 year firefighter who died from an accident last friday while working on a car in his garage. sirens/horns of trucks coming into mechanicsville this

hear hillary clinton criticize donald trump's rhetoric against isis at an iowa campaign stop... winter break.. some ways to keep your kids busy while they're out of school... without spending any money. it's wednesday, december 23rd... first on 13... a black lab in first on 13... a black lab in fort dodge is recovering from severe burns this morning. and authorities say one of the owners intentionally injured the dog.... that owner is 52 year old gary wilson... deputies arrested him early yesterday morning. he's charged with "animal torture".. an aggravated misdemeanor offense. under iowa law the only way to have a more serious offense is if you have a repeat offender. deputies say wilson threw hot grease on "bob"... back in november. the dog experienced third degree burns all over his body the burns went untreated until wilson's estranged wife picked him up. and she says it's not the first time wilson's acted violently... a history of domestic violence and animal abuse now. kind of go hand in hand.we are going to get justice for this, i don't deputies say wilson has posted bail

hillary clinton is in iowa talking about her plans to fight isis and other terrorist organizations. she says instead of showing leadership some candidates are resorting to pin-pointed donald trump. she says his statements earlier this week - calling for a ban on all muslims entering the country - are not only shameful...but dangerous. 16:19:24-16:19:46 we need to be doing everything we can to fight radical...donald trump is supplying them with new propaganda part of their recruitment effort. clinton made those remark about half an hour ago at living history farms in urbandale. you can see she's still there answering questions from the crowd. look for more in a live report from dave price...coming up on the channel 13 news at six. it's the busy season for the u-s post office. post office. from,cards to packages...holiday cheer is being shipping around the nation. how the des moines office is keeping things moving... plus, get your calendar...the shipping deadlines that'll be here before you know it. plus... naughty or nice... find out what central iowa kids are asking for this holida

the iowa student information system is nicknamed isis but with the terrorist group in the news -- some wanted the university to go with a different name. the university decided they will change the name in the spring of 2016. no word yet on what the new name will be. going to be forced to get tickets through third parties because of demand. as of today, 54 thousand one hundred tickets have been unfortunately, the rose bowl only gave the university 22 thousand. this means 32 thousand one hundred fans will have to get their tickets through sites like stub-hub. coming up on kwwl, besides bringing joy to the neighborhood, are your christmas lights endangering pilots. and - hilton coliseum will be rocking tonight as the hawkeyes come to town. "winner of the regional emmy for outstanding newscast. meteorologist mark schnackenberg and sports with rick coleman. this is the kwwl news at six." anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like

the university of iowa will now get rid of its "isis" acronym for its student information website .the school has recieved numerous complaints about the name of its student services website after the emergence of the isis terrorist group.the u-i portal, with a name change, that will combine that system with its email service. as *threats of terrorism continue around the globe, and here in the u-s, hate crimes against muslims are becoming more frequent.today - college students in the corridor had an open discussion about islamophobia. islamophobia.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson spent the day on the campus of cornell college and has more. stephanie? islamophobia is the dislike or prejudice against islam or muslims.at cornell college, students and community members talked about how to fight it. it.muslim leaders, priests and other members of various faiths came together today to discuss how they can work as a community. this was an open discussion with lots of questions.one organizer explain why cornell college thought it was important to discuss this growing fear. and so we do hav

the university of iowa's student information system is nicknamed isis. while the university only receivedd a few complaints -- it's taking them seriously. the university has not announced a new name but it'll change in the spring. on the day they should be celebrating a teen's birthday...a family will now be the body found in the cedar river earlier this week positively identified as waterloo west student moe sed. the community came together in hope and prayer just weeks ago. now those who led the prayer service are leading the family through what they call the family's sense of peace. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. not as windy today, but we will have drizzle tracking through today and tonight. tonight areas of fog may be dense. light rain showers saturday with heavy you want i fix this mess? a mess? i don't think -- what's that? snapshot from progressive. plug it in, and you can save on car insurance based on your good driving. you sell to me? no, it's free. you want to try? i try this if you try... not this. okay. >> it is radiotrysis

iowa student information systems or isis - is a collection of tools where students can sign up for classes or review financial aid. but the university has received complaints about the name since e terrorist group isis became prominent last year. officials say they are using the opportunity to create a new information system, with a new name. the university of iowa hopes to launch the system sometime next semester. one star hawkeye football player is working hard off the field to help kids succeed. running back jordan canzeri has spent the last several months volunteering with the non-profit organinition strive for success. canzeri spends his days off helping kids catch up on he started volunteering to earn credit for a class, because of how much the kids inspired him. "it's the kids futures and we they laugh, that okay, well even though i don't to do the school work and it needs to be done, do it for the teachers, don't do it for anyone else but yourself because this is something that is going to be huge importance later on down the road. " canzeri is also an active volunteer at the u-i c

iowa.... for the final time this year -- the republican presidential candidas square off in a debate. the focus for many: fighting isis. some key moments from the debate now on tday in iowa: less than two months from the iowa caucuses, the republicans go head to head again on the donald trump to republican voters. plus, how did tht happen. a smsml plane ends up on a house. and this morning, we're learning about a secret santa -- who's also being called the layaway angel. see what they did to make the holday much brighter for a lot of peple. good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan 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 from 15 to 20 miles per hour. this the area. later today a cold front tracks through and we will be seeing falling temperatures, and the winds coming from a more westerly to southwesterly direction. right now, there are some reduced visibility aross the region with areas of fog, and perhaps a little drizzlzl at times this morning. storm track 7 live doppler

isis terrorists. announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 5:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, and mclaughlin. ryan: welcome back. to say that bruce geoffroy is an avid christmas decoration collector is an understatement. every year, with the permission of his wife, the auburn, maryland man transforms every room inside his house, making it a holiday sight to see. reporter paul merrill has more. it's new at 5:00. paul: from the outside, you would not call the christmas decorations at bruce's house remarkable. bruce: you will never see lights draped all over my house. paul: but if you are a lucky guest he welcomes inside, you will see a different level of holidays. bruce: they walk in and say, look at your house. i cannot believe your house looks like that. it is so beautiful. paul: he has been collecting decorations since he was eight years old. been a lifelong -- a friendship ever since. paul: everyone has a story. others just appear. bruce: people leave decorations on the front stoop because they know that i am the h

system.the iowa student information system, or isis, for years has allowed students to register for classes.now with the terror group being recognized by the same acronym, the university is looking for something else.but because of the cost and complexity of this change, it will involve much more than rebooting the name. it's an opportunity to improve the student experience at the same time, the reason we didn't rush into this, while it sounds it's as simple as changing the name it's not. beck says it's a complicated and costly move because the name is embedded in so many systems and branding.they hope to justify the upgrade by services to create a one-stop shop portal for students.they hope to get the new system and a new name up and running sometime next spring. a rising republican candidate in the race for the white house came to iowa city.florida senator marco rubio talked to corridor voters on thursday. thursday.a good part of his message was geared toward students in the crowd.he talked about how he went through college shouldering a lot of the same burdens from student loans that student

the iowa student information system nicknamed isis. but with the terror group in the university to go with a different name. the university decided they will change the name in the spring of next year. no word yet on what the new name will be. a former police officer in oklahoma --- on trial for the sexual assault of 13 women --- has just received his verdict... "we the jury impaneled and sworn in the above entitled cause do upon our oaths find and set punishment at 8 years." the former officer was charged with 36 counts of rape, sexual battery, and other charges. after four days of deliberations the juryryfound him guiiy on 18 of those counts. the jury recommended he be sentenced to a total of 2-hundred and 63 years. police say all four people on board a medical helicopter that crashed while flying to a california hospital are dead. the four victims were the pilot, a nurse, a paramedic and a patient. the helicopter was traveling from one california hospital to another... just a 10-minute flight. bad weather and rain made it "it took t

iowa." jack: fight against terror as the hunt for isis sympathizers in the u-s intensifies. a maryland man is arrested for supporting the terror group. and today.. threats made against the two largest school systems in the country led to the shutdown of all public schools in one of those cities. abc's elizabeth hur reports. two differing responses to similar terror threats.. made to two of the largest school systems in the country.. ((nat)) robocall "all lausd schools are closed today.. due to a threat made against the district." in los angeles.. authorities explained their decision to close all public schools was out of "an abundance of caution.".. while in new york.. schools remained open.. despite receiving similar threats.. mayor deblasio: "this was a very generic piece of writing sent to a number of different places simultaneously, and also written in a fashion that suggest that it's not plausible." from la presser it is very easy in hindsight to criticize a decision based on results that the decider could have never known. sources tell abc news.. the threat in l-a was

that's because the iowa student information systems... is known as "isis." it's an online tool students use to sign up for classes or review financial aid. but some have complained that they don't like typing the acronym into a search engine, given its likeness with the terror organization. university officials say they are using the opportunity to create a new information system, which will be out next semester. tim: police in sioux arrested a man and woman after discovering hundreds of guns and explosives in their apartmt. and they way this all came to happen is quite a next door neighbor was changing his sheets when he found a bullet hole in his mattress. he then found a 22 caliber bullet casing along with a hole in the wall when police issued a search warrent for the apartment next door, they found more than one hundred guns, including more than a dozen illegal weapons. police arrested 29 year old darren zafft and 35 year old jennifer cash. both face multipule charges of possession of a destructive device and possession of a controlled weapon. all explos

iowa this morning.. after stopping in goose lake last night. during his time on stage.. bush touched on some big political issues right now... including fighting isis and the syrian refugege crisis. bush will head to dubuque and waterloo before wrapping up his visit in newton. governor johnkasich was also in iowa campaigning. yesterday, he helel a town hall in ames.s. now, he was one of four g-o-p candidates that requested equal airtime over the holiday weekend. ads for kasich, mike huckabee, lindsey graham and jim gilmore could be ssen during everr commerical break during prime time hours here on kwwl. the four were able to receive equal airtime as donald trump, who was on "saturday night live" for over 12 minutes. the same ads wwe aired on 17 affiliate stations in iowa, new hampshire, and south carolina. george pataki also requested equal time, but turned down nbc's offer. meantime, democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders just had hernia surgery. a sanders campaign spokesperson says he doesn't believe the demands of the campaign trail caused the medical conditio. he's expected to rrsume his senate and campaign duties today. the state dep

iowa this week. on saturday sanders will be making stops in , anamosa, clinton, dubuque and waterloo. on sunday sanders has scheduled in and davenport later today... jacob bossman isis planning a majoror announunment for a seat in the iowa house of representatives. he'll be naming an endorser for his campaign at the bud day center engagement college. running for house district 6 o'clock this afternoon. jessica: a fire last night at a morningside appartment complex forced about 20 people from their homes. it all happened at the complex on started in one of the kitchens when food was left unattended on the stove. thankfully all theresidents were able to be housed in different appartments in the same complex. jessica rae: norfolk city council voted ainst a street closure in town here's paul hughes with the details. " the norfolk city council voted 5-to-2 last night against a proposal to close eisenhower avenue between highway 81 and n. 1st street. the proposal comes from madison county, which controls the road, but must first be approved by the city council because eisenhower ave. falls within the city's two-mile zoning jurisdiction. madison county highway superintende

isis today. talk terror. "you're watching local jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate presidential debate of 2015, and preparations are under way. this is time-lapse video of the c- n-n debate stage being built in las vegas. two debates will take place tuesday night. you can see the amount of work it takes to get it all set up. jack: here's your first look at the stage for tuesday's debate. there are nine podiums for the prime-time debate-- as for the first round debate...mike huckabee, rick santorum, lindsay graham and george pataki will face off. stephanie/2ram now - there's a lot that goes in to each debate. a lot that you at home won't typically get to see. cnn's dana bash, wolf blitzer, anderson cooper and john "no closed captioning available " stephanie: you can tune in the first debate starts at 5 -- with the prime-time debate set to kick off at 7:30. jack/2ram and there are new poll numbers ahead of the debate -- putting donald cruz neck and neck in iowa. the new quinnipiac poll shows trump has 28-percent support. senator cruz is in a very close second with 27- percent. senator ma

. >> reporter: ted cruz whose leading trump in two recent iowa polls criticized president obama's plan to fight isis. >> we need to use overwhelming air power, we need to be arming the curds. we need to be fighting and killing isis where they are. >> mark company rubio take aim at cruz's voting senate record which included votes for military butch cuts. >> you can't carpet -- >> the candidates have two more scheduled debates to challenge donald trump before the iowa caucuses on february 1st. >> talking tough is not the same as being strong. >> carly fee or lena quoted margaret thatcher when laying out her plan to defeat isis. >> if you what happened something talked about ask a man f you want something done ask a woman. >> the candidates debated supporter for syrian bashar assan. four low polling hopefuls rick santorum, mike huckabee george pa khaki and lindsay graham debated earlier in the night. stay with us for continuing coverage of campaign 2016. you can fine the latest at any time on our website. >> jurojurors deadlock in the manslaughter trial of baltimore police officer william porter will c

isis. some eastern iowa medicaid users are getting ready to head to des moines to voice their concerns over the state's medicaid privatization plan. some stay-at-homearents in cedar rapids nt your help to keep a program open that gives them a much-needed break. schools is helping kids learn to read and delivering smiles along the way. and the hawkeyes are headed to the rose bowl. they'll face stanford in pasadena, california on new year's day. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... we'll need to watch for fog out there this s rning. some spots willllee visibility reduced down to a quarter mile. keep yourself visible with low beams and watch for wildlife. we will have more mild air for this week with highs mainly in the 40s through wednesday. there is also a small shower chance late tuesday into tuesdadanight. plan ononighs to return into the 50s for thursday and friday with our next larger system moving in this weekend. this one should be mainly rain, but given c

isis. and we'll update local road conditions and show you where residents are dealing with some >> mrs. iowa's news leader. -- this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci eight news at noon with mollie cooney. mollie: the iraqi military says it has recaptured the city of ramadi from isis forces. mark albert is at the white house with why u.s. officials are calling the victory symbolic and strategic. mark: iraqi soldiers battling isis forces in the city of ramadi say they have recaptured the town's government complex. on national television iraqi , military leaders declared victory. he says, "the city of ramadi has been liberated." but isis soldiers still hold pockets of the city, and iraqi forces are going door to door, hunting for the holdouts. isis has planted i.e.d.'s throughout the city, and it will take time to make the city safe again. cbs news security consultant mike morrell says holding on to ramadi will require sunni tribes working with the iraqi army. by sunni tribes, those two pieces, that's very important. the reason that's important is because that's what's going to have to lead the

the iowa student information system is nicknamed isis. it's a program students use almost every day to check their school email accounts... schedule classes... and make appointments around campus. but with the terrorist group different name. (maggie baker/university of iowa student) "i know someone (mitchell spenler/university of iowa student) "it has absolutely nothing to do with it. it's just a coincidence that our acronym ended up the same as theirs." the university said changing the name of the program is relatively straightforward... and is looking how much that would cost. it's been nearly 5 years after a mine explosion kiilled 29 workers... and the man who ran it is found guilty of violating a federal investigation found the man kept two sets of books to mislead inspectors and tipped off crews before surprise inspections at the west virginia mine. the man's attorney says he will appeal. an explosion leads to a big fire at a natural gas plant. take a look at the flames here at the plant in west texas. two people have minor injuries -