kidd: good evening to you. behind me "dancing with the stars," this is a closed rehearsal going on right now. moments ago we heard that famous rehearsal, or the results music that happens when a couple does get eliminated. one couple is going home tonight. we caught up with fans earlier this morning. we spoke to them to find out who they think will be the big winner tonight. one fan was a huge nick carter fan. >> i really want my book autographed. kevin signed it when we were at disney land. not together. we just happened to be at disney land at the same time. now i need nick to sign it. kidd: do you think nick can pull off the win in thefy -- definitely. kidd: can i answer about the outfit? >> we have to be sparkly. kidd: i'll dance with you. there we go! beautiful! doing some dancing on my own. obviously not good enough for "dancing with the stars" right behind us here. it starts tonight at 8:00 right here on abc7. don't forget they will do two dances tonight. one is a frestyle. at the end of the show, one co

kidd o'shea is alive, getting us ready from nashvegas. kidd: behind me, fans are lined up here out wide the country music hall of fame and museum. they want the best seat in the house. there was excitement here early this morning as tim mcgraw played a special concert for fans on "good morning america." we caught up with larry spencer. the closest woman to tim mcgraw. how was it. rocked.m mcgraw it every single time. the national crowd brought it. how earlyot realize it was. it did not seem to matter. kidd: are these the new boots? new kicks on.y i got the boots, the hat, great country music. i do not want to go home. i want to come back soon. i wish i could be here tonight for the cma's. i have to be on the set for "good morning america" tomorrow. it is going to be a good show. kidd: producers say you do not want to miss these duets -- justin timberlake, reba mcentire, john mellencamp, fall out boy. it should the good. coverage all afternoon, starting at 4:00, right here on abc 7. weather theres and here today. wow. this place is spectac

kidd: what has this been like? >> it has been so much fun. i have had the time of my life, such great people, and the greatest partner ever. kidd: did you ever think that you would be on a dance floor in a dance cup edition and all of america would be voting for you? >> absolutely not. it is been a long journey. now i'm here doing all this. it's been a crazy three months, and i'm just grateful to be here. kidd: how have the recent events in the world been for you during this competition, everything that you went through? >> there has been a lot that has happened since i was on the show, just a lot of crazy events in my life. honestly, the show especially has been a great distraction from it all, gave me something to concentrate on aside from reality, and that was a great help to me. kidd: what has it been like to work with this guy? >> amazing, he has grown so much. i cannot express how much she has grown as a dancer but also as a person, and it's been amazing to watch. kidd: thank you so much and congratulations. >> thank you. kidd: there is

live from nashville, kidd o'shea, abc 7 news. alison: not too much partying now, kidd, thank you. what is in a name? everything if you are a seattle man named taylor swift. he says his life has been hijacked by the music superstar and he deals with questions and jokes every single day. swift had to change his e-mail address. it was taylor swift at gmail.com , so you know what got flooded with fan mail. and that is not all. >> at starbucks they ask you your name, and i say taylor. and they say, wouldn't it be funny if your last name was swift? and i say, here is my debit cards, surprise. alison: he has a good sense of humor about it. he does not own any of her our bums, but he gets a good laugh from friends what her songs come on. leon: and of course he would have to have long blonde hair. coming up -- >> he is always going to be my best friend. theon: making headlines for right reasons. the incredible story of a heroic rescue and a forever friendship that is formed. were don't know if you holding your breath, but don't anymore. plans for a therapeutic cuddle shop in must become --

kidd: good afternoon from los angeles, where it is quiet right now.last night, it was a big night here in l.a. hollywood was alive last night. from country's biggest stars to theyusic's most wanted, were all out for the american music awards. on stage, it was all about the music. ♪ morissettes celebrated the 20th anniversary ." "you outta know jennifer lopez hosted and performed. ♪ ♪ dion sing a special tribute to the victims of the paris attacks. ♪ >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> thank you. kidd: of course, there were a few awards handed out. >> and the american music awards goes to -- one direction! [applause] kidd: we caught up with a bunch of fans after the show and the most talked about moment was one direction winning all of the awards and their performance and then it was split between young and old. young fans loved the justin bieber performance. slder fans loved the alani morrissette and demi lovato performance. in los angeles, i'm kidd o'shea. will need the scarf and hat today. warmer wea >> important message for women and men ages 50

speaking of kidd our intrepid producer, he knows two years ago almost to the day of kidd's infamous sodal incident. a player bumped into kidd who appeared to mouth the words hit me and then happens to drop his soda on the floor, thus allowing him the time he needed to draw up a last-second play. his team still lost. >>> and get ready for a full helping of football on this thanksgiving. it starts with the eagles at detroit followed by the undefeated panthers heading into dallas and capped off right here on nbc with da bears descending on lambeau field and the green bay packers. enjoy. >>> well, many across the country will be waking up to snow and rain. your thanksgiving weather is straight ahead. >>> and the military rules on a west point tradition that took a terrible turn over the summer. details up next. >>> plus a dicey situation at one pizza joint. details when you're watching "first look." this bale of hay cannot be controlled. when a wildfire raged through elkhorn ranch, the sudden loss of pasture became a serious problem for a family business. faced with horses that needed feedin

now to milwaukee, jason kidd likely cost himself 10s of thousands of dollars of fines. the coach said he was frustrated but wants for the nba to examine down on kidd. kings win this one. and our producer, matt kats, since the infamous soda skill incident, the person bumped into kidd and mouthed the word "hit me." well, the team still lost. and get ready fl a full helping of football and followed by panthers and capped off right here with dub, bears. enjoy. well, just ahead, find out how snoop dogg is making a big difference this thanksgiving. >>> plus, want adorable puppies delivered for the haul days? johnson's believes that bath time is more than cleansing. your loving touch stimulates his senses and nurtures his mind. the johnson's scent, lather, and bubbles help enhance the experience. so why just clean your baby, when you can give him so much more? when it's your job to protect the world's greatest nation, it's your responsibility to solve the world's greatest challenges. this is why we search for the best and brightest. why we train for every eventuality on land a

the ball slap got kidd a technical and ejection from the game.was frustrated by the ref's calls, but watch for the nba to come down hard on kidd. kings win 121-113. >>> speaking of kidd, our intrepid producer mark katz, two years to the day of kids' infamous soda spill incident. a player bumps into kidd mouthing hit me and happens to drop his soda on the floor allowing him the time he needed to draw up a last-second play. his team still lost. >>> a full helping of football on this thanksgiving. it starts with the eagles of detroit, followed by undefeated panthers and dallas and capped off here on nbc with da bears descending on lambeau field and at green bay packers. enjoy. >>> just ahead, find out hour snoop dogg is making a big difference this thanksgiving. >>> plus, want adorable puppies delivered to you for the holidays? we'll show you how. that's up next's your loving touch stimulates his senses and nurtures his mind. the johnson's scent, lather, and bubbles help enhance the experience. so why just clean your baby, when you can give him so m

this is kidd o'shea with a preview of the big finale. >> kidd: a tough assignment. in hollywood it's 80 degrees. i have give you the temperature. jonathan: poor guy. kidd: as you look behind me a long line of fans ready for the big finale tonight. we caught up with a former contestant winnif the "wonder years" yesterday on the red carpet and we asked her who she thinks will win this year. >> i think it's bindy. >> everybody thinks that. i don't know how it can't be. >> it has to be her. she is adorable and talented, compelling story. she has the best choreographer derek by her side. kidd: yeah. we have been surveying people here on the line for a while. a lot of nick carter fans and bindy fans as well. i want to introduce you to these people from austin, texas. tracy, brooke, riley and mallory who have been here since 8:30 this morning. >> yes. it's been worth it. kidd: you are not guaranteed to get in with the voucher you got. now you are in the front row so you will get in. >> exactly. kidd: they are the spies for us and keeping track of everybody coming in the st

what was your favorite, kidd? kidd: good evening, kimberly.s most wanted. they were all out for the american music awards. one stage, it was all about the music. >> ♪ you oughta know >> listen, i have a lot going on right now. jennifer lopez hosted and performed. >> ♪ you would be here >> ♪ [singing in french] sing a specialon tribute to the victims of the paris attacks. >> you guys, thank you so much. >> thank you. kidd: and there were some awards handed out. >> and the american music award goes to --one direction! idd: as we come back live outside the microsoft the inner, the big story is, of course, one direction winning several awards and performing. as we talk to everybody leaving tonight, they all talked about one direction being one of their favorite moments. tomorrow morning with "good morning washington," we have free tickets to see demi lovato and nick jonas at the verizon center. you can when those tickets tomorrow morning. timberlake, i know i said i would get you an autograph with one direction, but i was not able to do that. but

live in washington, sally kidd, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: fears over a paris-style attack in the u.s. are causing some members of congress to push for a pause on a refugee immigration program. kevin cooney is here with that right now. ,kevin: there are some latebreaking developments. this concerns millions of syrians who have fled their country looking for safety, but some in washington don't want them coming to the united states. sen. cruz: it is the height of lunacy for a government official to welcome in tens of thousands of refugees when we know that among them will be isis terrorists. kevin: more than 2 dozen governors, including terry branstad, say syrian refugees should not be allowed in their states for now, but brandstad admits it's a federal issue. in d.c., republicans are pushing for a vote tomorrow on a bill to temporarily stop a white house program that would bring up to syrian refugees to america. 10,000it would in effect called the immigration. just a few moments ago, the white house says it will veto that bill to tough

kidd: you picked mom up in arizona.you needed tickets. >> we thought it was free to get in. we were very wrong. kidd: what happened then? >> if amazing people behind me gave us the extra tickets to get in. i love you all forever. kidd: the ticket for tonight's show. more fans here. i want to introduce you to chris up here in the line. this is chris' fourth show this season. i said you must be a big fan of somebody if you came back four times. >> i'm a huge fan. i love the show. this is the finale, i am rooting for nick carter. we want to see a blonde boy win just once on "dancing with the stars." kidd: nick was in bottom two last night. were you concerned about that? >> he was but he is a back street boy. we need to come back. we need to show blonde power. we are all really rooting for nick. >> a lot of people think it's bindy but you think nick can pull it off? >> it's close but we'll just pray. kidd: out here in the line there is a ton of nick fans. thank you very much. we are here for the finale tonight at abc7. we a

kidd, you all stid good back there? >> this is an isis flag i captured on my first offensive. >> reporter: your first offensive. ohio native chris kidd was a marine insurgent in 2004 and fought in some of the fiercest battles in the iraq war. >> to watch isis take over iraq i felt like it was destroying what we worked so hard to get. >> reporter: so kidd sold his house and quit his job to join the new war against isis. he's teamed up with with about 10 u.s. vets, including this former army lieutenant from arkansas. we awares a body camera on each raid to protect his family, we agreed not to use his name. >> they thought i was crazy at first for coming out here. but they're supportive now. >> reporter: the peshmerga are often out-gunned, and isis has proven to be resilient. the u.s. vets go house by house, but on this day, the enemy has vanished. back on base, kidd repairs the u.s. army vehicles they've recaptured from the extremist group. but the biggest difference has been the increased u.s. airstrikes. >> after the ai

leon: coming up next at 6:00 -- >> kidd: i'm kidd o'shea live from the red carpet at the c.m.a.'s. country music's biggest night. we have a sneak peek in a live report. leon: after leon: this is a typical scene. man walks in. goes to the count every. minute later words are exchange and a man grabs a cup and walks away and throws a wet floor cone to hit a person behind the register. this happened october 19 at the mcdonald's on new york avenue. the man is wanted on charges ofassault with a deadly weapon. maureen: the pentagon grounded the jlens program after a surveillance blimp floated away. it knocked out power to thousands of people before crashing in pennsylvania. a friendship forged in fire. in march of last year d.c. fire ryan gordon ran in an apartment in southeast and he found 4-year-old william brooks and rushed him to safety. now it turns out the young boy and his hero have more than that in common. the uncanny coincidence that formed a bond of friendship between the little boy and the firefighters. tonight after the c.m.a. awards after the news at 11:00. leon: for the c.m

live in washington, sally kidd, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: the weather is a changing. kurtis: still a mile day but there are changes on the way. 64 degrees. southwind at 17. the clouds never really broke up today. overall, temperatures will be fairly nice. the old record in 2008. the second, 1979 -- the third, 79. it is the warmest starts november going back into the 1800s. winds will pick up out of the south at 7:00 a.m.. precipitation chance is not that great. the best chance of some thunderstorms looks to be late afternoon and early evening. clouds were persistent in the metro and broke up to the west and the east. wyoming. some heavier snow along the ski resorts. it will eventually drag this cold front across the state. then some colder air will filter in. we could get some patchy drizzle early tomorrow but a better chance of storms would be late friday starts out with sunshine and then we will wrap in some clouds. storms fairly fast-moving. i think some locations could see around one tends to 6/10 -- around 1/10 to 6/10 of an inch. our low temperature tonight high

. >>> and it looks like jason kidd is going to get slapped with a hefty fine. >>> warning for those paying with a credit card. "early today" starts right now.di good morning and happy thanksgiving. >>> with theks paris terror attacks fresh on people's minds, are americans safe? with 50 million people traveling away from home, president obama people. >> i want thee american people to know that we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe. >> reporter: the message in effect, we'll do the worrying, you do the celebrating with a reminder for everyone to stay alert. >> if you see something suspicious, say something, other otherwise otherwise, americans should go activities. >> reporter: and policevi already know thatlr attackers could capitalize on the thanksgiving holiday to promote their agenda. and soft targets nearly impossible to protect. destinations and certainly we're always vigilant to something happening there.er >> reporter: and preparing for a nightmare scenarios. >> this is an elite, dedicated force, they'll be briefed on intelligence every day. this is a force for t

kidd: i'm kidd o'shea live in hollywood. behind the scene of "dancing with the stars" where ariana grande is rehearsing. we will tell you what to grande is rehearsing. we will tell you what to e it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. leon: a school is supposed to keep student records confidential. they're required to by law. but we found private information about students available out in the open. investigator joce sterman here now to explain how. joce: we used extremely advanced technology. they call it google. now we are getting ready of every single thing we found, shredding records w

kidd, you all still good back there? >> this is an isis flag i captured on my very first offensive. >> reporter: your first offensive? ohio native chris kidd was a marine sergeant in 2004 and fought in some of the fiercest battles in the iraq war. >> to watch isis try to take over all of iraq, i felt like it was destroying everything that we worked so hard to get because we didn't fight and die for nothing. >> reporter: so kidd sold his house and quit his job to join the new war against isis. he's teamed up with about 10 u.s. vets, including this former army lieutenant from arkansas. we wears a body camera on each raid. to protect his family, we agreed not to use his name. >> they thought i was crazy at first for coming out here. but they're supportive now. >> reporter: the peshmerga are often outgunned, and isis has proven to be resilient. the u.s. vets go house by house, but on this day, the enemy has vanished. back on base, kidd repairs the u.s. army vehicles they've recaptured from the extremist group. but the bigges

leon: kidd o'shea got a special sneak peek at the shell and he is live in los angeles. evening from hollywood boulevard, where people are out tonight. earlier this evening they take the special edition of jimmy kimmel live, the "star wars" edition. for everyone watching from home tonight, all the star wars fans, what's the message? is going torams reveal the beginning of the movie, the first word in the new "star wars" movie, revealed exclusively on my show tonight. i actually said a tear. kidd: and you showed a clip of the movie that people can rewind. if they have that capability. if not, no. kidd: there will also be a special edition of eyewitness news where jimmy kimmel interviews people on hollywood boulevard. there is a scene with harrison ford and chewbacca, and more of my interview will happen tomorrow morning on "good morning washington." we spent some time with him, a really great guy, talked about the show in what goes into it every day. watch that tomorrow morning. on hollywood boulevard, jimmy kimmel's star on the hollywood walk of fame. nature to watch the

live in washington, sally kidd, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: a chicago prosecutor says video showing the deadly shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer last year is graphic and chilling. the video is supposed to be made public no later than tomorrow. the prosecutor says officer jason van dyke was on the scene for just 30 seconds before he started shooting. she says van dyke continued firing, even though 17-year-old laquan mcdonald dropped to the ground after the first shots. van dyke is charged with murder. today, a judge denied bond. steve: ankeny police welcomed a new k-9 named bosco to the force today, in part, thanks to a 5-year-old boy. >> what can bosco do? >> find lost kids. steve: that is tristan sommerfeld, and he raised $1500 of the the department needed for $30,000 bosco's training. bosco is a tracking dog and will help with missing persons cases and finding drugs. the department rescued the 15-month-old mutt from indiana where he was set to be put down. >> they both agreed that this would be a fantastic dog fo

the players had to hold kidd back.lwaukee loses to sacramento 129-118. >>> if you thought that was bad behavior, just look at this. university of colorado basketball player tory miller is elected when he seen biting an opposing player. hayden graham of air force told the officials what happened and after reviewing the replay, miller was tossed. graham says that the bite almost broke the skin. >>> up next, turkey talk on the campaign trail. we will show you how some presidential candidates practice the white house thanksgiving tradition. innovative sonicare technology with up to 27% more brush movements versus oral b. get healthier gums in 2 weeks guaranteed. innovation and you. philips sonicare save when you buy the most loved rechargeable toothbrush brand in america. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ >>> this is my seventh year of pardoning a turkey. time flies, even if turkeys don't. >> president obama pardoned the national thanksgiving turkey named abe sparing him from the di

kidd: i'm kidd o'shea in hollywood. what happens behind those doors in "dancing with the stars"? we have a live report when "abc7 news at 5:00" continues. steve: i'm steve rudin. a long weekend for many of you. wednesday temperatures around 53 degrees. thanksgiving day we are calling for a high of 60 with a good deal of sunshine. for those who plan to go shopping on black friday, start off cool, middle 40's. by the afternoon we are talking temperature around 65 degrees. rest of the weekend, pretty nice out there. although a little cooler. middle 50's on saturday. by sunday looking at just around 50 degrees. clouds will increase and we may see a stray shower or two. showers are back in the forecast moving to early next week. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this. doug hill's winter weather alison: in a few hours the coveted mirror ball trophy will go to one of the couples left on "dancing with the stars." so we go live to kidd o'shea at the "dancing with the stars" studio in hollywood. how is it going? kidd: good evening, alison. it's going great. behind me, a lot

kidd: good evening. i'm kidd o'shea. behind me the 49th annual c.m.a. awards take place jonathan: we have breaking news in the newsroom from sacramento, california, where police made an arrest in the stabbing of spencer stone. stone was the u.s. marine, the airman who helped thwart the french train attack. the suspect was taken into custody after a traffic stop this morning. you will keep in mind he was at a bar with friends, stabbed. he nearly died. he has since recovered from the second stabbing attack. all right. yet another incident of violence on a college campus but this time at the university of california merced. five people stabbed. they are all expected to be okay. the person confronted by police was shot and killed. alison: to oklahoma now where the woman accused of driving into spectators at o.s.u.'s homecoming parade is formally charged. 25-year-old adacia chambers is facing 46 counts on felony assault. chambers is still in jail on a $1 million bond. a judge also ordered a psychological evaluation for chambers. jonathan: new developments th

in los angeles, i'm kidd o'shea. alison: so if you want to see more of kidd taking on l.a.hat. just check out wjla.com and search for kidd. it has two d's. it's on the screen. here is another question. did you see kimmel last night? jonathan: yeah. alison: in case it's too late for you, we want to show you. he had the newest member of one direction. introduced them to one direction potato. they hung out before the concert and they have their own twitter account what 15,000 followers. jonathan: boy bands never go out of style. alison: it may be true. jonathan: hopefully it is. alison: all right. still ahead right here. jonathan: as the saying goes, "money can't buy happiness." or can it? study says maybe it can. it depends on one key factor. alison: he was famous before he was born. coming up next, how the little boy known as "baby bun" is doing today. jonathan: as we go to break look at the tv. that is a beautiful sunset shot. the view from the traffic cam at the beltway and the u.s. 50 in maryland really nice evening. blue skies. back after this. [door knknocking] [door be

i'm kidd o'shea, abc7 news.oming up here on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- half a high school caught in a sexting scandal. half! you won't believe the long lasting trouble they could be in. alison: plus, if you had a grand opening or a ground breaking, odds are the mayor was there. abc7's sam ford was on hand for the jam-packed day in d.c. we will let you know how many events she attended with diabetes, steady is exciting. only glucerna has carbsteady, clinically proven to help minimize blood sugar spikes. so you stay steady ahead. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: tonight on "abc7 news at 5:00" and 11:00, an inside look at the rising murder rate in d.c. alison: now it's the heart of the deadly violence are illegal guns. "7 on your side" fighting back investigator jennifer donelan will have the story for us later. but right now she has a.t.s. senior special agent tom facen in the studios to discuss the efforts. jennifer: thank you for joining us. we talk about this and we have seen

stacey: sally kidd is live in our washington bureau. new poll numbers show a gop leader? sally: donald trump was the undisputed leader for months, as you know, but a surge by ben carson is changing the race. 90 days out from the iowa caucuses and ben carson is the man to beat. according to a new nbc/wall street journal poll, carson leads donald trump nationally by 6 points. >> a year ago, did you think you would be leading the presidential race? mr. carson: i did not think that at all. sally but trump who spent the : day promoting his new book is focusing on other polls. mr. trump you saw the new poll : from new hampshire where i'm leading big? in florida, georgia, texas, all over the place. sally: with 370 days to go to the general election, recent polling shows only about 20% of republicans have decided on a candidate. >> if i was donald trump i would not worry. if i was carson, now the expectation is he has to continue to lead, so there is more pressure on him. sally: on the democrats' side, polls show hillary clinton widening her lead over sen. -- senator bernie sande

kidd o'shea got this awesome assignment. he is live in l.a. you, andd evening to behind me, the red carpet has opened up. as you said, the show starts at 8:00. it is called the american music awards, but there aren't going to be many awards. it's going to be about the performances. a lot of them you will want to keep an eye on, alanna's more set added to the list, along with the demi lovato. lopez is hosting the show. she also will perform. five seconds of summer will perform, as well, and the show will end with a montage of songs from justin bieber. you will want to stick around all the way until the end of the show. taylor swift leads the way with six nominations, followed by ed shearin and the weekend with five apiece. we will be watching those. i think we are going to see a lot of taylor shift -- swift and ed shearen. another big performance, of course, is one direction. start watching at 8:00, and we will be live with our red carpet starting at 11:00. is there anything you want me to ask one direction when they walk by? kimberly: one dire

stacey: kcci's sally kidd is sally, we understand some of the hotel guests were americans? we have a breaking update for you. senior state department officials are telling cbs news that one u.s. citizen was killed in the attack. there are no other reports of americans being killed or injured, just this one person. no other details than that. but i can tell you that u.s. military officials are saying at least six americans were evacuated from the hotel. islamic militants armed with guns and grenades stormed into the radisson blu hotel this morning and took about 170 guests and staff hostage. some were able to escape, others hid. at least one hostage says the attackers instructed him to recite verses from the quran before the militants allowed him to leave. mali troops rushed into the hotel, searching room by room to free the hostages. u.s. and french special ops the u.n. says at least two attackers have also been killed. kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: one week after the deadly terror attacks that rocked paris, residents paused today to pay tribute to the victims. th

i'm sally kidd in washington on capitol hill. announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 5:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, and chief meteorologist john mclaughlin. steve: pressure is mounting to stop the flow of syrian refugees into the united states following last week's devastating terror attacks in paris. stacey: french prosecutors say one of the terrorists might have entered france posing as a syrian refugee. kcci's sally kidd is live in our washington bureau with what sally: the house is coming up with some legislation that would temporarily halt the president's plan to allow at least 10,000 -- to allow some 10,000 syrian refugees into the country. concerns, house republican leaders called for a time out. representative ryan we think the : prudent, the responsible thing is to take a pause in this particular aspect of this refugee program in order to verify terrorists are not trying to infiltrate the refugee population. sally: the senate majority leader taking it a step further. senator mcconnell we need a : pause or a moratorium because the

kidd, you all still good back there? >> this is an isis flag i captured on my very first offensive. >> reporter: your first offensive? ohio native chris kidd was a marine sergeant in 2004 and fought in some of the fiercest battles in the iraq war. >> to watch isis try to take over all of iraq, i felt like it was destroying everything that we worked so hard to get because we didn't fight and die for nothing. >> reporter: so kidd sold his house and quit his job to join the new war against isis. he's teamed up with about 10 u.s. vets, including this former we wears a body camera on each raid. to protect his family, we agreed not to use his name. >> they thought i was crazy at first for coming out here. but they're supportive now. >> reporter: the peshmerga are often outgunned, and isis has proven to be resilient. the u.s. vets go house by house, but on this day, the enemy has vanished. back on base, kidd repairs the u.s. army vehicles they've recaptured from the extremist group. but the biggest difference has been the incre

i'm sally kidd in washington where the debate is heating up on capitol hill. elizabeth: and a west des moines woman is part of a group of moms in washington dc. why they're trying to make across the country >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. the roads are so wet. the rain has lifted to the north. those showers are moving in a across minnesota, wrapping back through eastern iowa. some showers are lifting north of kansas city. those showers will be spreading in across southwest iowa later this morning. temperatures are warm. 50 degrees now in des moines. 51 in ames. temperatures today won't be changing a great deal. they're going to be holding pretty steady in the low 50's. rain moving out by mid a few showers for the evening commute. temperatures tomorrow will be taking a big tumble. we have some wintry weather. elizabeth: pressure is mounting to stop the flow of syrian refugees into the u.s. -- into th

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