kristin: i say i'm 100% norwegian, but i have a swedish kidney. [laughter] mark: in iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv 9 news. ryan: rain, snow, fog, all within the last few days. so, what can we expect this weekend? kcci meteorologist kurtis gertz with your forecast. kurtis: yeah, it has been busy. active at times. up, especially as we head to the weekend and early next week. our visibility as improved in the metro, but there are still locally dense fog in some areas, especially on some roads were they had a bit more snow. wind chill of 22, southeast wind at 10, 3 to pick up on the doppler radar. intensify back into eastern a brass the it cruises north. light snow off to the west, should be quiet here with just low clouds and fog. 7:00 p.m. around 31 degrees, near the freezing market 10:00 p.m. snow continuing to the northwest. tomorrow morning, it will be close, it will be" but it looks like light rain -- 34 degrees. a could be freezing rain and sleet, causing travel problems if we get a little ice accumulation. the trend tomorrow is a slow climb

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a kidney.reporter mark carlson has their story. 3 (kristin thelander/received kidney) "i mean i think we have been soso mates from the ginning, we met the first day of freshman week at st. olaf college he was still 17 and i was 18."that was back in 1972.wayne and kristin thelanders married in 1976 and a short time later adopted two kids.these days wayne is the orchestra director at iowa kristin is a professor in the i school of music.for years kristin has battled polyscystic kidney disease -- which was getting worse with time and about to force her onto dialysis when the couple made a discovery.(wayne thelander/donated kidney) "kind of an ah-ha moment, we both said, oh you're a negative, well i think i'm a negative, and that was like a big nice surprise that we both had the same blood type." ctors at the universitytyf iowa hospitals and clinics decided the best treatment for kristin was a kidney transplant right as the holiday season began... and wayne was her perfect match. (dr. alan reed/university of iowa organ transplant center) "in the distant past, only people who were genetical

mark carlson reports.s. " (kristin thelelder/received kidney) "i mean i think we have been soul mates from the beginning, we met the first day of freshman week at st. olaf college he was still 17 and i was 18." thelanders married in 1976 and a short time later adopted two kids. these days wayne is the orchestra director at iowa city west high school, and kristin is a professor in the u-i school of music. for years kristin has battled polyscystic kidney disease -- which was getting worse with time and about to force her onto dialysis when the couple made a discovery. (wayne thelander/donated kidney) "kind of an ah-ha moment, we both said, oh you're a negative, well i think i'm a negative, and that was like a big nice surprise that we both had the same blood type." doctors at the universitytyf iowa hospitals and clinics decided the best treatment for kristin was a kidndn transplant right a a the holiday season began... and wayne was her perfect match. (dr. alan reed/university of iowa organ transplant center) "in the distant past, only people who were genetically related would donate or

live in forest hills queens p kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> all right, kristin. thank you very much. >>> we turn to a massive two- alarm fire that ripped through a building in belleville, new jersey. officials say it started in the building on heckle street in belleville. intense as you can see. it's unclear if anyone was inside at the time. bystanders recorded the flames quickly spreading across the roof. we will bring you more information on the fire as it becomes available. police in the uk are investigating a stabbing in a london underground station as a terrorist incident. three people were hurt, one seriously when a suspect began attacking people inside the station in east london last night. a man was taken in to custody at the scene. there are reports from eyewitnesses that the attacker shouted quote, this is for syria. this comes days after british lawmakers voted to approve military air strikes against isis targets in syria. >>> president obama will address the nation from the oval office tonight to talk about the terror attacks in san bernardino, califo

kristin cavallari's brother is missing and theclues, they're baffling. >> and kristin didn't publicly acknowledge her brother's disappearance until this morning hopefully not to laae snoochlt. >> and now we have missed ten critical days. why? >> a family source telet kristin is distraug working with authorities to find her brother michael. today she instagramed this childhood photo with him writing we remain hopeful and i will share any news that we receive. >> michael appeared with on her show laguna beac she went on to work with "dancing with the stars." >> she and i got to be very good stars." her family was very supportive of her during that. >> so what happened to michael? here's the time line. learned that on november 23rd, the same day kristin had a baby girl michael was arrested threats. he notified dispatch that he was going to data point city hall. four days l cavallari's discovered in rural along interstate 70. the car was still running and the bareair bag was deployed. >> we know when air bags are deployed they can harm the driver. >> t temperatures were in the mid to low

a kidney.reporter mark carlson has their story. 3 (kristin thelander/received kidney) "i mean i think we have been soul mates from the beginning, we met the first day of freshman week k at st. olaf college he was still 17 and i was 18."that was back in 1972.wayne and kristin thelanders married in 1976 and a short time later adopted two kids.these days wayne is the orchestra director at iowa city west high school, and kristin is a professor in the u-i school of music.for years kristin has battled polyscystic kidney disease -- which was getting worse with time and about to force her onto dialysis when the couple made a discovery.(wayne thelander/donated kidney) "kind of an ah-ha moment, we both said, oh you're a negative, well i think i'm a negative, and that was like a big nice surprise that we both had the same blood type." doctors at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics kristin was a kidney transplant right as the holiday season began... and wayne was her perfect match. (dr. alan reed/university of iowa organ transplant center) "in the distant past, only people who were genet

. << (kristin thelander/received kidney) "i mean i think we have been soul mates from the beginning, we met the first day of freshman week at st. olaf college he was still 17 and i was 18." that was back in 1972. in 1976 and a short time later adopted two kids. these days wayne is the orchestra director at iowa city west high school, and kristin is a professor in the u-i school of music. for years kristin has battled polyscystic kidney disease -- which was getting worse with time and about to force her onto dialysis when the couple made a discovery. (wayne thelander/donated kidney) "kind of an ah-ha moment, we both said, oh you're a negative, well i think i'm a negative, and that was like a big nice surprise that we both had the same blood type." doctors at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics decided the best treatment for kristin was a kidney transplant right as the holiday season began... and wayne was her perfect match. (dr. alan reed/university of iowa organ transplant center) "in the distant past, only people who were genetically related would donate organs, but now it'

kristin can we understand why charges weren't warranted? >> we did hear from the prosecutor in the case tim mcginty he said it was indisputable that tamir rice was reaching for gun when the two officers arrived on the scene and it was impossible for the officers to see that the gun was in fact a toy. video that you just showed from security cameras, appears to

wayne and kristin thelanders married in 1976 and a short time later adopted two kids. these days wayne is the orchestra director at iowa city west high school, and kristin is a professor in the u-i school of music. for years kristin has battled polyscystic kidney disease -- which was getting worse with time and about to force her onto dialysis when the couple made a discovery. "kind of an ah-ha moment, we both said, oh you're a negative, well i think i'm a negative, and that was like a big nice surprise that we both had the same blood type. " doctors at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics decided ththbest treatment for kristin was a kidney transplant holiday season began... and wayne was her perfect match. "in the distant past, only people who were genetically related would donate organs, but now it's becoming far more cocoon for people that are not genetically related to do it, so husband to wife, wife to husband, friend to friend and anonymous donors. " "i never dared count on wayne's kidney, a aleast my head never did, my heart kind of thought it seemed lik

thank you, kristin. a day after gop rival united against the terror speech you heard kristin talk about it they are united against donald trump's talk of a muslim ban. they say it is a game changer in the republican race. >> the republicans said thank god we can have a conversation about what is wrong with the president's policy on isisen, on domestic terrorism. you can feel the train starting to get moan momentum. it was turning in the gop's favors. with one e-mail the republican frontrunner up ends the whole apple cart and the discussion will switch the>> stiretalt says it may be a setback but doesn't see it ruining his campaign. >> another fox news alert brand new information about the san bernardino killer couple revealing they were radicalized for some time. >> investigators focusing on a mysterious 28,000 dollar deposit in their account two weeks before the massacre. >> they were not only radicalized they claim to do more damage. you may remember inside the regional center where the shooting occurs

kwwl's kristin rogers, out on the streets talking with drivers tonight kristin what's it likethere? it's s orrible out here, most roads are completely covered including some of the main roads through town. with snow continuing to fall, some of wht was plowed earlier snow and sleet blblnketing the city of cedar rapids may look pretty, but it horrible out here tonight." the city streets superintendent tellsme the plows have been split in to three shifts with plows tackeling these streets. for those trying to manuvere out here, it can't come soon enough. (cg: rose marie green/ driver) "i am really suprised to ugly."$& meanwhil crews continue to work to try and keep up with the storm. (cg: kristin rogers) "plows like this one behind me have been working to clear the sidewalks downtoo all day." but as ssw continues to fall many sidewalks are still covered... it's a white cedar rapids, for some, a few days late. (jun pusta/ works downtown) "you know what i think be a white christmas but it be a white christmas but it are still covered... it's a white cedar rapids, for some, a few days lat

kwwl's kristin rogers was in court this morning for humbles plea hearing kristin paint the picture for us,.. humbles didn't show really any emotion he came in with his hands and feet cuffed and plead guilty to all three charges against him. 15-year-old aaron richardson, died after he was shot in cedar rapids and 14-year-old robert the shooting happened after quote "two rival groups" met up following threatening texts and facebook messages. at 14 humbles is charged with voluntary manslaughter, reckless that is, intent to use the gun on a person "when you had the firearm you were going to use it on somebody?" "yes." "and without self defense right?" "yes." (cg: kristin rogers) "after the judge broke down all three directly." "did you shoot another boy?" "and did he die after he was shot?" "yes." humbles plead guilty to all three charges originally he was but after a plea agreement he is now being charged as what the judge called a at just 14-year's old, his consequences will now be in the hands of a juvinile judge... (nats of handcuffs going on) linn county juvinile detension center. unt

kristin? bound a live report next from where here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a few snow showers may track disturbance will track through light snow showers. neither will produce much additional snowfall, but some in the north may get another inch on top of areas with sleet mixed in. much colder air is headed our way for the end of this year and high pressure will bring single digits (above zero) friday and saturday mornings. we should rebound into the 20s for highs for the weekend.' a few snow showers may track us. another, much weaker, disturbance will track through tomorrow with another round of light snow showers. neither will produce much additional snowfall, but some in the north bound a live report next from where fans took off to head to sunny pasadena for the big game and, the ban is lifted in iowa on all details ahead you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in jesup, waverly, --------- --------- --------- announcer: one candidate to

kristin? let me tell you mac -- even though we haven't had a lot of snow this year -- everyone i talked to likes it that way many people filter through the doors at theisen's (nats) multiple shovels were picked up and i talked to many customers who were grabbing bags of salt they planned to put out before the storm. (nats) across town people flooded hyvee, (cg: kristin rogers) "with news of a winter storm coming prepping for the storm) "just a few items that i needed so i wouldn't have to go out if expect snow, sleet, freezing rain and wind. they're potenially messy conditions many are not ready to welcome (cg: mari nibeck/ prepping for the storm) "if it's just snow, we can handle that, if it's ice, you know safety issues." i spoke with the iowa state patrol today, they said people should prepare car, and if they're driving, they should leave enough room between conditions. it is also a good idea to make sure your cell we've got you covered live in cedar rapids, kristin rogers...kwwl news. tha

we continue our coverage tonight with reaction from lawmakers.here's our national correspondent kristine frazao on capitol hill 3 kristine frazao on cam president obama has already been briefed on the situation by a homeland security advisor and will be kept up to date on the matter. it will be several hours and perhaps even days before all the pieces of this are put together but we are told both the f-b-i and a-t-f agents were on the scene as well as a bomb squad.president obama did give his reaction to this in an interview with cbs news:obama: my hope is we are able to contain this particular shooting and we don't yet know what the motives of the shooter are, we can take to make americans safermeanwhile lawmakers on capitol hill have been following the news as well and were quick to offer their condolencesrep. will hurd/ r-texas my thoughts and prayers go out to the family of those who lost someone in the shooting and to those that are are injured, losing a loved one is a difficult thing. rep. beto texasthere have been so many condolences offered to so many shootings i can only imagine

wayne and kristin thelander had the dual surgery around thanksgiving. "to me it's a selfish decision to do this because i want to spend more time with her, and i want it to be quality time rather than being worried about being hooked up to a dialysis machine," said wayne, who is the orchestra director at iowa city west high school. kristin, a professor in the ui school of music, suffers from polycystic kidney disease, a disorder that causes cysts to develop in the kidneys. would need to go on dialysis or get a transplant as the condition worsened. "i never dared count on wayne's kidney, at least my head never did, my heart kind of thought it seemed like it was meant to be," said kristin. after extensive testing doctors deemed wayne a good match and the couple underwent surgery. "that was like a big, nice surprise that we both had the same blood type," said wayne. wayne had tried to donate a year prior, but at the time doctors told him he would need to slightly improve his blood and sugar numbers, which he did over the course of 2015. doctors at the univ

kristin what was it like. absolute devistation. no one was home at the time, but the family has three children. aside from losing their belongings, all of their christmas presents are now gone as well.... destroyed... (cg: kristin rogers) "from the outside it doesn't appear inside is a different story." a hiawatha ambulance crew in the neighborhood for a medical call notice it first... (cg: juju smith/ paramedic & firefighter) "all of the sudden i look over and i saw this trailor that had smoke (cg: caleb fairlie/ firefighter & emt) "we kept banging on doors banging on windows making sure no one was inside." "it's chilly isn't it?" "it's so cold." with emergency crews already in the neighborhood, a firetruck arrived within minutes. (cg: robert butler/ homeowner) "i guess if you'd like to call it a twist of fate gonna go from here." presents destroyed... their art now chared still hangs on the fridge. it's a scene the family says they will not show their kids, (cg: robert butler/ homeowner) "it's better for them just to have the mem

eyewitness news reporter kristin thorne is live with kristin. >> reporter: six fires in this string of arsons which is why members of the community are they want to know who is doing. this it seems to be the suspect's mo setting residential construction sites on fire. this is a picture that the nypd released of a man leaving the scene of this morning's fire, a person that lives in the neighborhood snapped the picture of this guy fleeing from the scene. the video from this morning shows intense flames. this is around 12:30 in the morning. these fires are not small fires. they are large, dangerous fires. this exact property that you are seeing was set on fire november 15th. the fire this morning rose to two alarms, began spreading to nearby homes and required 150 firefighters to put it out. people that live in forest done. >> my main concern is they have not been able to find who is doing this. couldn't be more than one mad man out there this is the sixth fire in forest hills. no one has been hurt. in every incident the suspect enters the residential constriction sites and ignites away.

kristin rogers ..kwwl news. thanks kristin. lets send things out to california now with mark woodley who is live sea-side. amanda -- we've already seen several iowa fans here at the incredible u-s-s iowa -- they'll even be holding a huge hawkeye rally here later in the week prior to game-day -- today marked rose bowl media day talk about that a bit later -- but first i'm going to toss it over to brad hanson -- who is standing by live somewhere else on deck this is quite the place to come visit -- the rose bowl--iowa fans looking to see the sights out here in southern california. a popular destination--the uss iowa. this ship has seen action in world war two, the korean war and the cold war. it's earned a number of awards and battle stars over it's life. now it's a floating museum in the port of los angeles here. and with free admission to iowa residents, and this week to iowa students, it's a popular spot for hawkeye fans this week. (kathy lange, centerville) "it's fabulous. it's just amazing. i didn't even, had no clue. had no

kwwl's kristin rogers was also there, and kristin why are these dogs so important to the officers? amanda, an officer told me today his k-9 makes him feel safer on the job... and it's important to note, these dogs are risking their lives, just like officers do, everyday. cedar rapids police department for decades k9s have been working with officers to keep the community safe, (cg: curt buckles/ crpd officer and k9 handler) "you've got a partner that you know gets you full of dog hair curt buckles and his dog, narco, have been together for over six years... (cg: curt buckles) "you know we have a great bond and someday when he can no longer come to work with me it's going to be a sad day." now, over looking downtown from sunner park, is a memorial dedicated to narco and the rest of the k9s that have served this community in so many ways. (cg: wayne jerman/ police chief) "they help detect narcotics, explosives, they help search for criminals, they help search for missing children and lost adults." (cg: kristin rogers) when they aren't on duty the k9's go then the k9s go to work, with

wayne and kristin thelanders married in 1976 and a short time later adopted two kids. for years kristin has battled polyscystic kidney disease -- which was getting worse with time and about to force her onto dialysis when the couple made a discovery. doctors at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics decided the best treatment for kristin was a kidney transplant right as the holiday season began... and wayne was her perfect match. "in the distant past, only people who were genetically related would donate organs, but now it's becoming far more common for people that are not genetically related to do it, so husband to wife, wife to husband, friend to friend and anonymous donors. "i never dared count on wayne's kidney, at least my head never heart kind of thought it seemed like it was meant to be."" this christmas the couple says they're feeling great, and their health is great too -- all thanks to a very unique gift. the holidays are about giving and receiving gifts...and also returning them... coming up... the proper etiquette for smart gift returns... coming up i

kristin can we understand why charges weren't warranted? >> we did hear from the prosecutor in the case tim mcginty he said it was indisputable that tamir rice was reaching for gun when the two officers arrived on the scene and it was impossible for the officers to see that the gun was in fact a toy. video that you just showed from security cameras, appears to show tamir reaching for his waistband, officers shoot him within one second of arriving on the scene. that's what sparked the outrage around the country at a time as you say when there were protests and activists on the street on the issue of police violence and the extensive forc excessive fot black teenagers primarily. the mayor of cleveland said th e incident has caused the city to reexamine the way they handle calls. >> this has caused the city of cleveland to do a lot of soul-searching and in the midst of that soul-searching we have made some changes not only in terms of our policies, tactics, process, procedures, we have reached an agreement with the department of justice, in re

kwwl's kristin rogers sat down with isabel today, kristin how did this get started? she wanted to show veterans they are appreciated, you mennoned the allowance a small girl, th a big "cleaning, picking up toy rooms, and you know picking allowance money, not to spend on herself, but for those who serve our country "you hae to push downwith two fingers." isabel gathered one- hundred handsoaps, that play patriotic songs.. (nats of music) she has handwritten one-hundred letters as well... (nats of marker writting) gifts se hopes bringg joy to veterans this holiday season. (cg: isabel westercamp/ donates to veterans) "dear veteran, thanks for your military service for america, love isabel." (cg: kristin "isabel plans to take the gifts from cedar rapids to the veteran affairs hospital in iowa city." seven-years-old and on a mission "love, isabel" to show her appreciation... (cg: isabel westercamp) "they protect our service and they sacrifice for our freedom." her love written on one card at a time and attached to soap, in hopes of brightening the day of many who have serv

kristin thorn is live in chelsea morning. kristin. >> good morning michelle. they were damaged by a fire. unclear if it was one truck that caught fire and spread is. this is the the third floor of this vehicle maintenance facility. that's where the trucks were at the time on the third floor of the building. thankfully no one was hurt. it happened 10:30 last night six truck at the vehicle maintenance facility caught fire. this is video you're seeing provided to us by a viewer going by at the time. this fire rose to three ladies' rooms. trucks on the third floor of the building. other offices. it's unclear if there were holiday packages on those trucks at the time. we're waiting to hear back about that and the cause of this fire live in chelsea, kristin thorn, channel 7, eyewitness news >>> thank you very much. new this morning, police are entrance to central park that critically injured a scooter driver. he collided with a delivery cab at 85th street at 3:30 this morning the the scooter driver may have ran a red light and hit the suv turning on to fifth after.

kristin was still in the building when he passed out.you taking care of everybody else. >> she's giving. she's doing her thing. >> reporter: but what about getting paid for it? i mean if this makes her happy i'm happy. it's a passion. it's a labor of love. >> it makes me feel like i am really fulfilling my purpose. i wouldn't trade it for the world. >> reporter: and that makes dr. kristin ball motley one tough cookie. >> much more to come. you guys stay tune. >> reporter: joyce evans, fox 29 news. >> great story doing great things in her community. every kid with an elf on the shelf knows not to touch santa's little helper. >> no. what one little new jersey girl did when she knocked hers to the floor is getting whole lot of attention. september-year-old isabella of old bridge says she panicked when her family's elf from its perch. the popular holiday children's book the elf loses its magic if someone touches it or moves it. well isabella was so worried her actions wouldn't sit too well with old saint nick she -- she dialed 911. but short

kwwl's kristin rogers caughttp with iowans today at a local coffee shop, kristin what do people think about this? well mac he's currently serving his 6th term as govenor so i was govenor branstad will be passing up new york govenor geroge clinton for the record of longest serving govenor.. branstad was born and raised in (cg: solomon richards/ iowa resident) "i'm not a republican but i do think iowa as govenor for nearly 21 years, he has not served them all in a row. after ninteen-nity- nine he worked aa president of des moines university. he returned as govenor in twenty- ten ana was elected again in eny-fourteen. branstad rst started serving this state in ninteen-seventy- two when he was elected to the iowa president of the united states.... we've got you covered live in cedar rapis, kristin rogers ...kwwl news. we will havf additional cocorage on governor branstad's record breaking day tonight at ten. as well as throughout the day tomorrow... coming up... why several burn relief gels are being recalled why it's a struggle for one eastern iowa community to have you're watching kwwl,

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we expect this will reignite the debate here once againon capitol hill i'm kristine frazao. 3 police here in siouxland think they've caught the man behind tuesday morning's robbery of store.25- year- old mykel booth from atlanta, georgia was arrested earlier today.he's charged with 1st degree robbery, aggravated assault, grand theft and commission of a felony while armed with a firearm.police say he's the man that went into the store on river drive... fired a gun to scare the workers... then made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.booth is currently being held without bail in the minnehaha county jail 3 3 police in clay county south dakota are offering a reward for information in the murder investigation of a sioux city woman earlier this year.29- year- old alicia hummel's body was found at the myron grove boat dock near vermillion on june 1st.an autopsy found she died of blunt force trauma to the head... and that her throat had been cut.now, a 5- thousand dollar reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of her killer.the clay county sheriff's o

we've got you covered live in cedar rapids, kristin rogers...kwwl news. the store manager says sales of all types of guns have increased this continuing coverage -- today marks the final transfer for six fallen soliders -- killed monday during a suicide attack in afghanistan. their bodies were brought back to the united states today -- and a dignified transfer took place at originally from dubuque county was among those killed. coming up tonight on the kwwl news at six -- we hear from lemm's family -- and their tragic loss right before the holidays. also among those killed this week was this woman -- major adrianna vorderbruggen. she's believed to be the first openly gay american officer to be killed in combat. five years ago -- the military lifted the don't ask, don't tell program -- so now vorderbruggen's family will now be allowed the military benefits they would have been denied years ago. new at five -- 200 pounds of locally made beef and cheese sticks are getting recalled. the sticks are made at the edgewood locker -- and were sold in edgewood and g

kristin fisher life in washington with us. good morning, kristin. >> good morning, heather.esident obama did acknowledge the progress that the fight against isis is not coming fast enough. just like in his oval office address he did not unveil any new strategies to defeat the terror group. instead plagued by his secretary of defense the president doubled down on the current plan and detailed several recent successes against isis. >> we are taking out isil leaders commanders and killers. they cannot hide and our next question to them is you are next. >> according to a new poll 66 percent of americans say the u.s. military response to isis has not gone far enough. that is up 10 points since october 2014. the state department is saying things went wrong in the background check. they are detailing a secret policy that blocks agents from he can ching the social media to applicants to the civil liberties concern. >> obviously things went wrong. it is difficult to say exactly what and how. for an individual in this country, the fbi has maintained they have sympathies at least for a

kristin? he says the rose bowl is good medicine after last nights loss to michigan state. he said he is excited for the players to have this opportunity this year. the hawkeyes lost in the final seconds in indy to michigan state when l.j. scott reached for a touchdown... before the touchdown, iowa's defense had held michigan state to just three field goals. the kirk ferentz has said he is proud of this team, and he has certainly happy with the bowl selection this " the rose bowl is the granddaddy of them all, you opponent, that certainly will be the case this year, i think equally important right now to our fans, they're really excited about this opportunity." the hawkeyes have just one loss this season, while stanford has two. ferentz says he will give his team some time off this week before they get back to work. we also heard from some hawkeye players this afternoon, i will we've got you covered live in iowa city, kristin rogers kwwl news. thanks kristin -- so in case you missed it -- like we mentioned -- the hawkeyes are set to play stanford at four in the afternoon on

kwwl's kristin rogers sat down with isabel today, kristin what has she been doing for the money? her father tells me she has been to picking up teaves outside to earn money, not for herself, but for veterans. to buy one-hundred handsoaps. the soap plays patriotic music when it is pumped. these gifts will be delivered to the veteran affairs hospital in iowa city... she has handwritten one- hundred letters to go along with the soap.. "dear veteran, thanks for your military service for americaa love isabel." isabel tells us she wanted to show freedom. i spoke with the va hospital in iowa city whee the gifts are being deliverrd, they told me ggts like this re a big deal to the veterans that receive them. i will have more from my interview with isabel tonight at six. we've got you covered live in cedar rapids, kristin rogers ...kwwl news. isabel's father tells us two of her great grandfathers and her great grandma served in world war two... nowwto a story we'veebeen following this holiday season. check out what got donated to the salvation army of waterloo cedar falls. seven gold libe

as our national correspondent kristine frazao reports... is the kind of conversations that 3 the relationship between the president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has never been a cozy one.but new allegations the n-s-a was spying on netanyahu during the iran nuclear negotiations are raising red flags for some, including the foundation for defending democracies clifford may.clifford may/foundation for defense of democracies "intelligence services are meant to be used for national security purposes. the question is was there a national security purpose here or was this purely political and i think the answer is it was purely political."may says president obama should have never made this promise from early last year.obama/january 2014"unless there is a compelling national security purpose we will not monitor the communications of heads of state and govt of our close friends and allies."but former intelligence officer lt col anthony shaffer says there may have been a national security purpose.lt col anthony shaffer/retired

kwwl's kristin rogers sat down with a local man who is muslim and served in the united states army, kristin what does he think about all of this? he defended his faith, and he lled trump's comments laughable. he says the main belief in islam is to seek peace and those doing otherwise, are not truly muslim. a crowd cheered on trump asse expressed his new plan for a quote complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. but for joe aossey it's laughable, as he is both a muim and a veteran who served as an army engineer iithe fifties. although his ancestors came from lebonnon, aossey was born in cedar rapids and was proud to serve the (cg: joe aossey/ muslim & veteran) "this is my country, okay, i was born here, the idea of defense was a big idea after world war 2 and you know it's part of my job." from entering the u.s. aossey says he isn't too worried aboot it. and actions speak louder than words. he also told me there are more than 1 billion muslims in the world, and isis does not represent the islam faith. i will havvmore from our interview tonight at 6.. we've got you covered live

kwwl's kristin rogers has been taking a closer look at the know? spoke with he streets superintendent this afternoon, he said they are working the plows in three shifts with about 30 plows out at a time. but around 2 a-m it is expected to be all plows on deckkwith around 90 plows working to clear the streets in time for the morning commute. meanwhile sidewalk plows could be seen throughght downtown. the streets superintendent told me the temperatures out but whatever is falling is refreezing . one of the main issues here has (cg: jun pusta/ works driving i mean i could hear something that's busy falling on my truck." it made for slick streets. . despite the conditions the linn county shshrrifs office told me they have some cars in the ditch@ throughout the day, but there have been no major accidents o report. the cedar rapids airport has had some flights cancelled both to and from chicago and dallas, they said the runways in cedar rapids are clear, however there are weather issues in both chicago and texas. we've got you covered live in cedar rapid

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iowa city, kristin rogers ...kwwl news. the 2015 iowa hawkkyes will takee on michigan state on saturday in the big ten championship game as they work to cocotinue this historic season.... and here's a look at what the field will look like on saturday at lucas oil stadium. the stadium can seat up to 67 thousand people. if you want to get tickets for the game, you're going to have to pay up - tickets on sites like stub-hub are starting at 125 dollars and go up to seven thousand dollars. uition is set increase at the university of iowa. the iowa board of regents voted wednesday for a three percent increase beginning next fall. rates were rrised earlier this year at the university of northern iowa and iowa state university. at the time rates were raised at had successfully argued a tuition freeze. board of regents president bruce rastetter says the numbers can change depending on the state legislature. the legislative session begins in january. muslili student's at iowa's public universities are asking for a permanent prayer sp

wayne and kristin thelanders married in 1976 and a short time later adopted two kids. these days wayne is the orchestra director at iowa city west high school, and kristin is a professor in the u-i school of music. for years kristin has battled polyscystic kidney disease -- which was getting worse with time and about to force her onto dialysis when the couple made a discovery. "kind of an ah-ha moment, we both said, oh you're a negative, well i think i'm a negative, and that was like a big nice surprise the same blood type."doctors at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics decided the best treatment for kristin was a kidney transplant right as the holiday season began... and wayne was her perfect match. "in the distant past, only people who were genetically related would donate organs, but now it's becoming far more common for people that are not genetically related to do it, so husband to wife, wife to husband, friend to friend and anonymous donors." "i never dared count on wayne's kidney, at least my head never did, my heart kind of thought it seemed like it wa