the best chances for any accumulation from mason city over toward about waterloo. they are coming in from south dakota and parts of minnesota, nothing in the way of an impressive storm system. this disturbance will be heading out today, followed by a nice warm up over the weekend. on saturday, here comes the warm front lifting right into the midwest. by late sunday, or comes the cold front and ahead of that we fog. this cold front moves through by late sunday night and monday, we will have slightly cooler air moving in, buts to blame and no one would understand. overnight lows will be very cold tonight, 16 in des moines. saturday looks really good, sunshine in the forecast with slightly warmer temperatures back into the upper 30's, and the wind will be switching back to the south, pulling in nice temperatures on sunday. heading for the upper 40's by late sunday that there is a chance for drizzle or light rain by late sunday. upper 30's to mid 40's, and we have a slight chance of seeing thursday. with temperatures staying on the warm side, probably not going to have

there could be snow showers from mason city to dubuque. the weekend, a warm-up, sunday the best day with highs close to 50. drizzle late. next week, temperatures too eric: i highway north of a dell" is a flooding. elizabeth: cbs this morning coming up next, thank you for joining us. have a great weekend. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its captioning funded by cbs

mason city reminded valley of that, last night. first the miss then the put-back. mason city's megan meyer with the buzzer beater to hand valley it's first loss of the season. mason city is ranked 2nd in 4-a. if there's a perfect fit. ben zobrist and the cubs are it. zobrist reunites with joe maddon on the north side. the post season sent zobrist's stock through the roof. 20 hits, 10 for extra bases, and a world series championship with the royals. the deal is 4 years, 56 million. and the rose bowl is always worth a mention. iowa and stanford at the grand daddy. murphy, sears, fales, and admire. we're all going, coverage starts good morning, honey. mmm. honey? so sorry, mrs. parker. so sorry... find a doctor, coordinate appointments, one of the many services provided exclusively to wellmark members. thanks for joining us. have hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? u.s. cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in t

mason city reminded valley of that, last night. first the miss then the buzzer beater to hand valley it's first loss of the season. mason city is ranked 2nd in 4-a. if there's a perfect fit. ben zobrist and the cubs are it. zobrist reunites with joe maddon on the north side. the post season sent zobrist's stock through the roof. 20 hits, 10 for extra bases, and a world series championship with the royals. the deal is 4 years, 56 million. the deal is 4 years, 56 million. and the rose bowl is always worth a mention. iowa and stanford at the grand daddy. murphy, sears, fales, and admire. we're all going, coverage starts monday december 28th from

making stops at fort dodge and mason city. his campaign stop in fort dodge will be held at the public library at 2:30pm paul's mason city event will be held at 6 that night at north iowa area community college jessica rae: tomorrow, carly fiorina will be in the state as well, she'll be making a stop at bata's restaurant in cedar rapids at 3:30 that afternoon. jessica rae: former texas senator ted cruz will also be in iowa today. on the heels of recent shootings in the united state's he'll be speaking on gun rights. cruz will be holding his second amendment rally in johnston iowa. that's set to start at 3pm jessica rae: gun store owners say after sales are booming just as they did in 2012 after sandyhook. history is also repeating itself in congress- by three votes the republican controlled senate failed to pass gun control legislation that would apply background checks to gun purchases online by a big margin yesterday, do an would stop on the fbi's terrorist watch list from walking into a store and purchasing guns... jessica r

tim: paul will be in making stops at mason city. in fort dodge will be held at the public library paul's mason city event will be held at 6 that night at north iowa area community college tim: one of sioux city's unofficial kick- offs to the holiday season is wrapping up tonight. the festival of trees auction is going on right now. jenna is live at the ho-chunk centre where that's going on. hey jenna how's it going out there jenna: hey tim! each year, festival of trees organizers deck the halls here at the ho chunk help of local organizations and businesses. they decorate christmas trees and wreaths in all kinds of different themes and tonight, they'll all go home with the highest bidder. dr. tom molstad has been organizing this event for many years. he joins me now. jenna: for now im going to toss it back to you in studio tim, tim: thanks jenna, well see you back tim: thanks jenna, well see you back here in a bit. tim: and still to come tonihght the count down of shopping days before christmas is getting smaller and it can be a str

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 long procession of fire trucks escorted cook to his funera

most locations will see an inch or less but there will be a band from around carol to mason city that could pick up two to three inches. if you are looking for a white christmas there is still hope. there will not be a lot of snow, just a quick burst. our high as 36. we expect to see snow finally taper off. shaina: wild weather had a big impact on travel for the holidays. kim st. onge caught up with some who were trapped and heavy snow. kim: when we thought springlike weather and winter may be here to stay. >> the wind and snow is crazy. kim: mother nature reminded us midwest weather is not predictable. andrea and her family got caught in a midday snowstorm during their 11 hour drive from south dakota to iowa city. >> it is pretty crappy. not fun to drive in, we have seen cars in the ditch. kim the wind is still this show: and blue around things making it difficult. >> is mostly just wind blowing the car. i don't know if that is putting people in the ditch. kim: travelers battled long delays at the airport. as anxious travelers greeted loved ones, one family could hardly contain their

look at these temperatures. 15 in mason city, 25 and fort dodge. just about the same down in ottumwa. we will keep the clouds around and that will level out temperatures for the most part. by 9:00, we will start to decrease the clouds. we're going to lose that blanket. we're also going to lose the heating of the day. waking up tomorrow morning at 12 degrees. central and west central iowa, those are going to amount to much. high pressure is going to start to work in over the next few days. futurecast. notice that high-pressure system pushes the clouds out. wednesday, they will be pretty light. we won't have to worry about much in terms of low temperatures with the wind chills. another light system passes through by the end of the week. notice, we are clearing out the clouds. more sunshine for new year's eve. that will keep us a little bit chilly although the sun will field ice. friday, waking up with sunshine. maybe you have got the kids. 8, mason city, around 10 here in des moines. 23, the high tomorrow. sunshine, but still chilly. new year's day,

making stops at fort dodge and mason city. his campaign stop in fort dodge will be held at the public library there at 2:30pm paul's mason city event will be held at 6 that night at north iowa area community college tim: it was supose to be a first ever event for the iowa republican party - their own brown and black forum. it was on the books for today but it turned into a no go. amanda krenz from our des moines station brings us more the first ever brown and black forum m iowa happened in 1984. it's an event meant to give presidential candidates a chance to talk about issues that affect latinos and african americans. charlie 9:18 they brown and black forum with republican candidates and it would've been the first one ever done. charlie szold of the iowa g-o-p says it was an exciting first time opportunity for republicans... there was even a special announcement made at the state capitol with the governor in attendance... they were proud to announce that this caucus cycle in iowa would have both a republican and democrat brown

mason city back towards dubuque. they pick up a light dusting of snow but so far our camera is just showing cloudy skies. it will stay sunny in central iowa and it will stay cold and even colder tonight. this will be some of the coldest air of the season settling back into the. we still have that warm up in tomorrow looks really nice. mollie: scandal inside the democratic race for president. a bernie sanders campaign staffer has been fired for accessing confidential clinton campaign material. and now we're learning of further consequences levied by the democratic national committee. craig boswell has the details from the white house. reporter: the outsiders to be race for president. donald trump pulled up front with a slew controversial comments, including a gun of muslim immigrants and a will to keep mexicans from crossing the border. >> they are bringing drugs. they are bringing crime. they are rapists. reporter: ben carson and carly fiorina also surged early. mollie: we have a report. they will try to get a key wi

we are expecting them to affect mainly the north part of the state from mason city to dubuque. this is a disturbance in the upper atmosphere quickly moving through come -- moving through, and this weekend things will change again. warmer temperatures on saturday. we will have some drizzle breaking out by the evening on temperatures fall a few degrees on monday, but the week ahead next week is looking pretty mild. highs in the low 30's today so dress warmly, and the wind that become gusty again this afternoon. tomorrow looks beautiful, highs closer to 40 degrees and sunday, highs close to 50. a slight chance of precipitation wednesday and into christmas eve, but temperatures look to warm for it to be a -- for it to be snow. eric: speaking of travel this morning, no problems out on the road. things are green. mobile speed units are set up, north east 3rd street, and 10,000 northwest beaver drive. elizabeth: paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opin

a wintertorm warning is in effect until 6 pm tuesday in between atlantic and mason city. temperatures are in the upper 30s in the des moines metro, as well as in southern and eastern iowa. rain will continue to fall in these parts of the state into the evening. temperatures will hold steady or even rise where the snow will accumulate. 2 to 4" with locally higher amounts expected there. a few more snow showers are possible on tuesday with highs in the 30s. the rest of the week will be sunny and dry with seasonal temperatures back in the low 40s coming up -- special delivery.. the new way that amazon could soon be delivering packages to your door.. and why it could soon be the norm... liday, u.s. cellular's giving you 50% more data but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? no. u.s. cellular sized data. good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 50% more data than verizon and at&t. plus $400 per line. with a real commitmen

center.doors open at 1:15.after that she'll be heading north for another town hall meeting -- in mason city at 4-30. for all the political headlines this week -- be sure to join me this weekend on iowa in focus.it airs every sunday morning at 10:30, and also on our sister station fox 28 at 9-30. hundreds of thousands of students will return to hool today, after being kept home yesterday.on tuesday morning someone made a threat against a number of los angeles schools, prompting officials to cancel class. class.but now the leaders who made the decision are taking some heat since the same threat in new york city, was dismissed as a hoax.the digital threat allegedly spoke about devices inside backpacks. 700-thousand students stayed home.authorities in new york said it looked like whoever sent the threat had been watching the terrorism tv show, "homeland." so the assumption of the nypd and the assumption of the department of education were immediately exactly the same, that in fact it would be a huge disservice to our nation to close down our school system." system."when they make a decision the

paul continues his day meeting with iowa voters in fort dodge, mason city, also be fort dodge as well as jefferson later this afternoon. three other candidates will spend the day in the state. the issue of gun control will dominate ted cruz's visit in johnston at the crossroads shooting sports for a second amendment coalition event later this afternoon at 3. rick santorum will host a campaign christmas party at this iowa headquarters in urbandale tonight at 5 o'clock. and democratic presidential hopeful hillary clinton will hold a town hall meeting in fort dodge this afternoon at 4-15. and the latest numbers shows these republican hopefuls have a lot of ground to cover. a cnn o-r-c poll released this morning has donald trump still on top, this time with 36 percent among likely caucus goers lending their support. that's 20 points over cruz, who comes in second. followed by retired neurosurgeon ben carson with 14 percent. and florida senator marco rubio rounds out the top 4 with 12 no other candidates received double digit support. it's time now to get a first let's head down to jeriann

she'll be in iowa city and in mason city. let's go to storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel now for your first forecast. it's a very windy afternoon here across eastern iowa. we have had wind gusts up to 35 and 40 miles per current wind gusts. we will continue with these winds throughout the afternoon and evening. temperatures this afternoon have been falling as a cold front has moved into the area, bringing in cooler air. these are still above average. here's a look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. mainly dry with just a few patchy areas of drizzle, otherwise we have overcast skies here across eastern iowa. you can see thatton our storm rack 7 live weather network. we will have details on flooding and cooler temperatures coming up in just a few minutes. house speaker paul ryan says congress has reached a deal to keep the government running through september. it's a one-point- one trillion votes are expected later this week -- before lawmakers leave washington for the holidays. right now, the government is set to

she's hosting events in both iowa city and mason city an eastern iowa man is urging people to beware of what he calls "porch pirates" -- people who steal holiday packages from doorsteps mark lives in davenport.he was expecting packages to be delivered to his front porch but they turned up missing. that's when he decided to set up a camera and an empty box on the stoop to see if he could catch anyone in the act -- and it didn't take long. this lady walked up his porch and took the package.. "insurance quotes dot-com" estimates 23-million americans have had packages "insurance quotes dot-com" estimates 23-million americans stolen from their homes before they could open them. a safer option may be to go pick up your christmas gifts at the store. last minute shoppers have nine days to finishing up their holiday shopping. if you're having trouble finding the perfect gift... many stores at valley junction sell uniquely iowan products. some shop owners says this year has been one of the busiest years to date... they says the increase in sales is due to the unique shopping experience they of

then she will go to mason city for another town hall. clinton plans to be there at 5:45. gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... temperatures will fall for the rest of the day as strong southwest winds continue 40 mph. the clouds are back, too. skies remain mostly cloudy tonight into settles in for the end of the week. we'll have highs in the 30s tomorrow and in the upper 20s on friday. we should get a bit of sunshine on saturday, sending us into the 30s once again. warmer weather is ahead next week with highs getting back into the 40s. there are occasional rain chances throughout next week, as well.today: windy, falling temps high: 39-45 winds: sw 20-40 alo: 40 dbq: 45 iow: 45 today the fed is expected to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. policy makers will wrap up their two-day december meeting and will likely announce the increase this afternoon. the potential announcement is already impacting the stock market. the dow and s and p indexes rose nearly a full trade this morning. spending bill through next year. republicans and democrats

then she will go to mason city for another town hall at 5:45. now, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... plan on a windy wednesday across the region! if 's trash day in your area, watch for bins blown o or as gusts may hit 40mph at times. while a sprinkle or two may occur with this passing warm front, we won't really see much out of this from a rain standpoint. we'll see a gradual downturn in temperature, and we should be down around 35 by y m. plan on dry conditions through sunday, our temperatures will be undergoing a rollercoaster ride. ouroolest day will be friday with upper 20s common, with highs bouncing right back into the upper 40s by sunday. today: windy, falling temps high: 42-48 winds: sw 20-30 g 40 alo: 40 dbq: 45 iow: 45tonight: mostly cloudy low: 24-30 winds: w 15-25 alo: 26 dbq: 27 iow: 28tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 31-37 winds: "" alo: 32 dbq: 34 w: 34 we certainly hope your is here's a penny just for you. that's no penny. that's a galaxy s 6 at u.s. cellular this saturday. whoa, thanks, grandma!! you're welcome. you

shaina: a mason city tv reporter turns into a crime fighter on the air. >> 24 hours ago. >> it is that cap right there. >> that is the robber? this is live tv. the robber just went by according to the bank employee. i've got to go and call 911. i will talk to you later. [laughter] eric: i love that. shaina: that was reporter adam fallon in mason city covering a bank robbery just over the border in minnesota that had bank employee said that the same man was robbing the bank again. police got there, got the description, and tracked the suspect down within the hour. >> we always strive to get live, breaking news as it happens. i tell you what, we never thought we would be part of the story kind of like this. and coming from a reporter who does this on a daily basis, you never think that this would happen during a live shot. i'm just glad they were able to catch him. [laughter] shaina: this morning, that suspect is charged in both of those robberies. he used the same method both times. he handed a note to the teller. eric: back-to-back days. elizabeth: and on live tv. it was a bold move. e

he'll head to mason city and spencer for events later today. ohio governor john kasich is trying to build some late support in the race. the presidential hopeful campaigned in ankeny yesterday. he's currently polling in the single digits. the des moines register reports kasich spent a lot of his time in ankeny talking about building a strong on the democratic side, hillary clinton made two stops in iowa yesterday. she held a town hall meeting in iowa city yesterday afternoon. during her stop, she addressed the fight against terrorism. she attacked her republicans opponents, claiming they are targeting all muslims as terrorists. from there, she went to mason city for a town hall meeting. one supporter in the crowd said her father was supporting donald trump in the election. so mrs. clinton recorded a message to try and get him to change his mind. "hi sean i'm here with your daughter. i hope you can see, i don't have horns and i really do hope as this election goes on you'll listen to your daughter. thanks bye. " a recent quinnipiac university po

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 long procession of fire trucks escorted cook to his funera

a winter storm warning is in effect until 6 pm tuesday in between atlantic and mason city. temperatures are in the upper 30s in the des moines metro, as well as in southern and eastern iowa. rain will continue to fall in these parts of the state into the evening. temperatures will hold steady or even rise will accumulate. 2 to 4" with there. a few more snow showers are in the 30s. the rest of the week will be sunny and dry with seasonal temperatures back in the low 40s jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. their aim is our total destruction. we can't withdraw from this threat or negotiate with it. we have but one choice: to defeat it. vo: right to rise usa is responsible well, that didn't take long. iowa state has a new head football coach. and he's already on the job. isu introduced former toledo coach, matt campbell. campbell jus

mason city (12/7) & charles city there! we've got you covered, live in marquette... brad hanson, kwwl news. the event helped bring in non- perishable food items for the clayton county food bank. coming up on kwwl, a young iowa his final wish...to meet an iowa football and - kirk ferentz receives another award for his impressive 2015 season. "winner of the regional if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the clouds will slowly break up overnight setting the stage for a nice day with sunshine wednesday. highs today we

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

she also stopped in mason city to appeal to voters there. some elementary school students in dubuque now better understand how elections work. table mound elementary school wraps up its presidential mock 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 " "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 presidential mock convention at table mound elementary had its first day yesterday. dozens of firefighters are honoring one of their own in mechanicsvill e. 51 year old doug cook was a volunteer firefighter who died from an accident last friday while working on a car in his garage. sirens/horns of trucks coming into mechanicsville this long procession of fire trucks escorted cook to

mason city, single digits. a chilly morning, bundle up if you will be out and about. by noon, starting to warm up, 32 degrees. afternoon highs in the upper we have a bunch of 40's in the 8 day forecast. ryan: if you're among the 90% of people with holiday shopping left to do, you'll be battling big crowds at the stores today. experts say today is the biggest shopping day of the year. shoppers we talked to say they have not even begun to start buying their gifts. but, there are some perks to procrastinating. jordan creek town center officials tell kcci stores often slash prices as it gets closer to christmas. >> traffic is going to be busy no matter where you go, so be patient with each other, be patient with the retailers because they're busy. they're just trying to keep up as well and be positive and joyful this holiday season. despite online shopping increasing in popularity, jordan creek officials say its stores are seeing better sales this year than last. a big development friday in the brandon ellingson case. the missouri state trooper who arrested the clive man

shaina: that was reporter adam sallet from k imt in mason city. that happened a day earlier when a bank employee as we saw said bank again the next day. police got there, took descriptions, and within the hour they tracked the suspect down to i-35 near from a 10 -- near farmington. >> we'll is try to get live news as it happens but we never thought we would be part of the story like this and coming from a reporter who does this on a daily basis, six or seven times a day, you never think this will happen during a live shot. i was just glad they were able shaina: this morning, the suspect, ryan liskow is charged in both robberies. police say he used the same mo both times handing it out to the teller demanding money. eric: you go back to the same bank robbing it two days in a row? you are going to be on tv. another viral story, over in muscatine, a business owners offer to panhandlers. >> we were hired and they said we are not from around here and i said but you are here. and they just smirked. eric: mike potter him says he felt bad for the tube was

meanwhile, hillary clinton stops in iowa city and mason city for still ahead... the university of iowa touts its connections across the nation but there's one connection... they're not so proud of. coming up, what the u-i shares with a well-known terror organization... and that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. rain continues to fall this morning across central iowa. the rain has triggered numerous flood warnings along the des moines and raccoon rivers. over 3" of rain has fallen in des moines, with most areas throughout central iowa with at least 2" of rain thus far. rain will continue through noon. another half inch of rain or more will be possible in most cases. rain will be slowly winding down through the morning on monday and a few snow flakes may mix in in western and northwestern iowa. dry conditions

now to some caught-on-camera moments, remember yesterday we told you about the mason city tv reporter who spotted a bank robber in the middle of his live shot? that reporter went on air kimt's cameras were rolling and actually caught the robber walking into the bank that he would rob her the second time in two days. shaina: just nonchalant. elizabeth: the tv crew was there covering the first robbery when the suspect came back for more. you just saw him again. bad move. a bank employee ran up to the reporter, they called 911 and police arrested the suspect, ryan liskow a short time later. shaina: worst bank robber ever. if you saw him you probably would not think, this is the guy. worst bank robber ever. check out this video from never ask a a deputy tries to , pull over a semi trailer but it won't stop. it's not going very fast and the deputy realizes something must be wrong. so watch closely. sergent todd volk gets out of his car, runs across the road and jumps into the moving truck. turns out the driver was having a diabetic episode he is ok this morning. elizabeth: now to michigan,

making stops at fort dodge and mason city. his campaign stop in fort dodge will be held at the public library at 2:30pm paul's mason city event will be held at 6 that night at north iowa area communityty college jessica rae: it was suppose to be a first ever event for the iowa republican party... their own brown and black forum. it was on the books for yesterday but it turned into a no go. amanda krenz brings us more the first ever brown iowa happened in it's an event meant candidates a chance to talk about issues amererans. charlie 9:18 they brown and black republican would've been the first one ever done. charlie szold of the was an excitinfirst republicans... there announcement made at the state capitol with the governor in they were proud to caucus cycle in iowa would have both a republican and black forum. event.t. charlie 9:35 it was supposedo happen sometimes these partnerships don't work out on the first round. there's a lot of moving parts you need to get settled down and we just had some scheduleing issues and weren'

jessica rae: hillary clinton made a stop in northwest iowa last night in mason city, where she held a campaign rally. and afterwards, clinton had a little bit of fun with one of her supporters. take a look (hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate) what's your dad's name? hi hope you can see, i don't have horns and i really do hope as this election goes on you'll listen to your daughter. thanks bye. jessica rae: something wonderful happens when you ask people to give during the holidays. they do so in ways you would never expect. salvation army major von vandiver at bomgaars says a man handed major vandiver a one hundred dollar bill. he asked it be used to buy more toys for this year's operation toys. major von vandiver, salvation army says, "that is so humbling - it's cash - he saw the red shield [for salvation army] and knew we were going to take care of some ds at christmas time." today is the last day for the toy drive... you can bring a new, unwrapped toy to either sioux city bomgaars, our abc9 studio or the salvation army. then next week, parents will get to pick out the toys

we can see the future cast trying to move up near mason city. we have the mix through the afternoon. that is definitely plausible. we catch a bit of a break. we get some chances for more snow. we could see one inch in spots. it is actually like more than that in some of the spots to the west. do not expect a white christmas. we have a small chance that you could be picking up on a little bit of that. keep your hopes up for that showers and storms out to the southeast. otherwise, rain for most of the state. for the next few days we will not deviate too much. 43 on christmas day. we roll in with more showers and snow chances through the end of the weekend. temperatures return to reality. 29 is the high on wednesday. low returns it to the teens. i do not know about you, but i like a cold air punch every now and then. elizabeth: you can take that for us. jason: i will take that. just some rain. >> keep that in mind. it might make the roads slippery. hopefully, nothing like last week. no major flooding. we have some mobile feed units you want to keep

it is pretty chilly with a few snowflakes from sioux city to mason city. those are up into minnesota as the system moves away. hitting the roads, make sure to pack extra patience. it may take you a little while but the snow has moved out and road conditions will improve. tomorrow more light snow on the way with another inch or so to the current snowpack and get ready for a cold week. highs by thursday and friday in the teens. eric: it may be done snowing but roads are still covered. alyx sacks is driving around. alyx: what we've noticed is this highway in particular is more slick by fleur drive. here, the major interstates through des moines and the metro seem to be ok but i would say there are slippery spots especially on and off ramps. especially over bridges and underneath bridges. if you go to 511 iowa.org, you up as completely covered and yesterday though. as far as drug conditions compared to yesterday they are better but with conditions like this, it is advisable to take it snow -- slow. of moisture on them, there will be an impact. braking takes lo

mason city, 10 degrees colder than just 24 hours ago. because we have clear skies and high pressure in control, we lose the heating of the day and that transfers into cold mornings. if you look at your high temperatures the week ahead, today is 39, tomorrow, 48. monday we dip a little bit, but this is not a wild roller coaster. 45 tuesday, and look at friday, 45 degrees. ryan: more iowans have jobs as we begin to close out 2015. fallen to 3.4%. that's down from 3.5% in october, and almost a full point lower than it was one year ago. the highest job growth comes in the areas of construction, education, and health, followed by the leisure and hospitality industries. despite those numbers, kcci has learned one of the biggest employers in the metro is cutting jobs the week before christmas. kcci's cynthia fodor has details from dupont pioneer in johnston. cynthia: i'm told the plan to build this new lab will move forward but the plan to create hundreds of new jobs here will not. with farm income declining, dupont pioneer is tightening its be

carson is in iowa today holding town hall meetings in mcgregor, mason city, and spencer. florida senator marco rubio in muscatine and knoxville. and, ohio governor john kasich in waterloo. mark: the force is strong with hundreds of fans lining up for "star wars: the force awakens." the movie premieres tonight. kcci's rose heaphy is live at the science center of iowa downtown. rose feeling the vibe down , there. rose: i had to get in the spirit of things and rock out my princess leia buns. there is one couple here that might be a little bit more excited than others. i'm been introduced you to mike and allete. you are here waiting in line? you had to leave?and do something else >> i thought it was a good day to watch star wars and proposed to my girlfriend is. -- to my girlfriend. i have been a star wars fan as long as i can remember. she is a pretty big star wars rose: you have the rebel base sign. lots of big fans here. this is just one of the two shows that will be on tonight. they have sold out 20 shows already here at the science center. i will be here at 6:00 to tell

this wednesday, the first will be held in iowa city just before 3 p-m the second will be held in mason city iowa at the north iowa events center. doors will open at 4-15 on wednesday ted cruz has jumped ahead of donald trump in the latest poll coming out of the state. register and politics released it finds the texas senator has a ten-point-lead over trump. cruz commanded 31-percent of likely republican caucus-goers in iowa. 21-percent. jessica rae: iowa governor terry granstad set a record today. he is officially the longest serving history. today is thousand 6 hundred 42nd the governor will hold a press outside the state capitol in des moines at 2 this afternoon to address the public. be sure to tune in to abc9 news at 5 for more on this historic event. jessica rae: changes are coming to voter registration in the state of nebraska here's paul hughes with the details. "the director of economic development for the city of norfolk is a finalist to head up the nebraska department of economic development. courtney dentlinger is one of three finalists named by gov. pete ricketts to replace bren

but first -- here's a live look at the roads just south of mason city. though it's one of the busiest travel days of the year -- not a lot of drivers out on the snowy roads. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast next. "you're watching kwwl. we've meteorologist mark schnackenberg. this is the kwwl news at five." holiday greeting from scott eggleston from waterloo/cedar america is not just electing a president, we're also electing a commander in chief. that choice matters. because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. all of that depends on us being both secure at home and leading the world. i will get up every single day and do whatever it takes to make sure our country is safe and strong. forecast on kwwl." information. are tracking the potential for be near iowa city (i-80 and south) between 3-6 pm. and move east making for the possibility of slick roads. 1" of snow, is forecast and will end before midnight. the snow chances will

making stops at fort dodge and mason city. his campaign stop in fort t dge will be held at the public library there at 2:30pm event will be held north iowa area community college jenna: a 73 year holiday tradition continues this goodwill of the in sioux city. this year's shoe and mitten party will provide cold weather gear to more than 1,000 invited guests. that's where tim seaman joins us shoes and mittens today, right tim ? jenna.... sertoma are filling more than a thousand goody bags that will out to guests on like s smany othehe, sertoma time supporter of the shoe and mitten party. other healthy snacks that kids can take home th them.. along with the snacks....new shoes, hats, socks and mittens for children ages 5-12 will be handed out. and as jenna mentioned its been going on for 73 years. no doubt this is the best time of the year to help the chilen in the communities. tim on cam joining me now is marketing manager here at goodwill.. seems like a pretty good partnership with sertoma.. for manmy folks a new phone or play

clinton is also holding a town hall in mason city in about a half hour. the nine leading republican presidential candidates met last night for a debate that focused primarily on national security and foreign policy. although there were attacks on front-runner donald trump, a good share of the debate saw senators ted cruz and marco rubio going after each other. that included arguments over their voting records on national security. "i told voters in texas that i would oppose the federal government having the authority to detain u.s. citizens permanently with no due process." "if you're an american citizen, and you decide to join up with isis, we're not going to read you your miranda rights. you are going to be treated as an enemy combatant, a member of an army attacking this the three democratic presidential candidates will be debating this saturday. it gets underway at seven p-m in manchester, new hampshire. you can watch it right here on kcrg t-v nine. marco rubio wasted no time i getting back into a campapan mode after last ninit's republican debate. he

mike sullivan has the result. 16 drug traffickers are off the streets of mason city... 13 sitting here in the cerro gordo county jail. s/chief deputy david hepperly/cerro gordo county sheriff's office :11-17 "these are a lot of investigations that had been taking place over a period of time, and it was the proper time to make the arrest at this point." one by one these faces met law enforcement... the work of the cerro gordo county sheriff's office and the north central iowa narcotics task force. "it happens periodically, it's not an everyday occurrence obviously." the drug charges are widespread. "prescription medication sold illegally, marijuana, and methamphetamine." out of all three... 11 are tied to the delivery of meth. "well we continue to do our investigations as we always do. i will say these are ongoing investigations, and we are expecting to make more arrests." while the source of the meth and marijuana is unknown... the prescription drugs are rather simple. "the narcotics were prescribed to, or were sold to other individuals who in turn would sell them to other people." for

fort dodge and mason city and back to sioux city. that will be moving out. the roads will continue to improve as the day goes along. roads -- folks will be digging 10 inches from fort dodge over to ottumwa. in des moines, it was a record snowfall, 5.4 inches at the airport. the roads are little snowing, slushy. 25 in des moines. if you are going to be out sledding, bundle up. elizabeth: a train derailment damages six railroad crossings in and near ogden. ogden city leaders say a train car derailed and was dragged through town tearing up crossings. all four in town and two just outside of town were damaged. the crossings were closed for a few hours as union pacific workers repaired the tracks. the train derailed around 11:30 monday morning. a des moines woman is dead after a bus crash in illinois. 21-year-old nicole underwood was a passenger on a burlington trailways bus that hit a construction sign on a chicago expressway monday morning. several others on the bus were hurt. investigation. eddie tipton's next trial won't start until next summer. a judge agree

everyone knows i am a big cyclones fans. 33 in mason city, 35 in des moines. feeling pretty good this morning. just over the past 24 hours, sioux city is 19 degrees warmer. seven degrees warmer for ames. take a look at our day planner, a mild start this morning with temperatures in the mid to upper 30's. sunshine for the morning and early afternoon, 48 by temperatures feeling great in the low 50's, but can we hang onto them? details coming up. alyx: thank you, frank. we're now about 13 hours away from kick-off in the big 10 football championship game. the number 4 ranked and undefeated iowa hawkeyes take on 5th ranked michigan state in indianapolis. the players are already there, and so are thousands of hawk fans. bars and restaurants in indy are getting a boost in business. and some are going the extra mile to make hawkeyes feel right at home. kcci's ryan smith has more. >> downtown is really nice, couldn't pick a better venue to have this at. ryan: walk a block in downtown indy it's impossible to be left out of the loop. the big ten has taken over. a sell-out

close to mason city, there could be a few flurries although no accumulation is expected. the reason for the rainfall is the cold front moving through the midwest. behind it will be cooler temperatures today, so it is not going to be as warm as it was on sunday. high-pressure brings in a south warren -- south wind. wednesday, another quick moving showers by wednesday morning. that heads out, but with the temperatures in place being cooler, we could have a couple of snow flurries across the area, but it this time it does not look impressive. three out of the last five winters we have seen snow cover in the des moines area. last year we did not see anything, and temperatures were right around 50 degrees. that looks like what we will have again this year. headed for 40 degrees this afternoon. we have a possibility for the clouds to break up and get a little sunshine today, but a better chance of that happening is tomorrow, with a high of 48. wednesday, chile light rain showers moving through the area. 45 degrees on your christmas day, with a chance for sprinkles. little bit d

afternoon...a cedar rapids man faces multiple charges after running from police in mason city. city.trenton mc-cleary was spotted last night in a vehicle registered stolen from cedar rapids.when an officer tried to stop him, he fled on the highway.the pursuit came to an end south of clear lake when mc-cleary's car went into a ditch, hit at least two squad cars, and entered a corn-field.mc-cleary was captured at the scene and taken to the hospital for minor injuries.a female passenger was not hurt and released without charges. in waterloo... waterloo...more lay-offs are plant.45 more workers will be given the pink slip effective january 18th.those employees will join neary 600 others who have been laid off at the waterloo facility in the past 18 months.this comes as deere continues to see its stock prices fall as more farmers spending. iowa's farmland values have dropped four-percent this year, according to an i-s-u survey.the state-wide average has fallen to 76-hundred dollars an acre.this makes two years in a row farmland values have gone down.it follows 20- 13's record breaki

then she will go to mason city for another town hall. clinton plans to be there at 5:45. the iowa d-n-r will listen to concerns today about a controversial pipeline that would cross the state. the meeting is scheduled from 5 to 7 o'clock tonight in des moines. last month the iowa utilities boardeard from more than 200 people. the board will eventually decide if it will let the company, dakota access, build the pipeline in 18 counties in iowa. the dnr is reviewing the permit application for dakota cess and expects to make a decision later this winter. several cities in eastern iowa are getting loans to help them improve water quality. the money comes from a state program that provides low-interest financing to cities. newhall will get about two point six million dollala to put toward its sewer treatment project. and tama will get more than a million dollars to improve its sewer system. aplington and ryan will also get some money. of iowa. school administrator s say they don't see any sign of the outbreak slowing down. on november 9th, johnson county public health reported

cooler 40's from dubuque, mason city, and davenport. mild night out there. those winds west-northwest at 5-10. normal highs around 36. winds south to southwest. the winds get stronger on thursday, but they get higher. the record is 66. second on the list, 62. third, 59 back in 1965. ray chance for the weekend could mix with a little bit of snow. highs in the 40's. stacey: announcer: from iowa's sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. andy: college basketball season of weeks, but it really gets serious in this state on thursday. when iowa state and i will once again exchanged pleasantries. the game is at hilton coliseum. a year ago, iowa and iowa state were in a war through the first half and that the cyclones blue-and-white open. it was a typical rivalry game that just got out of hand. will we see the same thing on thursday? >> we have been around, played in plenty of road tests. there is nothing intimidating about it, just another game, another opportunity. >> this is something that a lot of us have been looking to -- looking forward to. we definitely feel th

that meant running past clear lake..and running through the traffic of mason city. they have seen many interesting things along the way. both mentioned a siting in mitchell county we were running by a barn with doves circling around. it was beautiful. on this day , before the run there was a visit to the site of the plane crash that killed buddy holly, richie valens and the big bopper. peggy sue, donna, chantilly lace. later, on the run they passed in clear lake, site of holly's final performance. ,i am going to pop in. never been here before. excited to see what's inside. the stop was brief. there were many miles to go. dennis and daren would finish at nora springs after runnnng 26 point two five miles in 3 hours, 47 minutes and 51 seconds. that means 86 counties down, 13 to go. i don't think it will come into focus until we see the end of the 99th county. it is almost a bittersweet thing. we have done so many, had a lot of fun but we are looking forward to the end... with team 99 counties in north central iowa, john campbell for tv9 news. you can't beat this..usua

we have snow flying near mason city over toward the ottumwa we're not expecting much. there could be enough on the sidewalks to make the roads a little slippery. be careful. we've got wind chills in the teens and 20's. grab the warm checketts -- warm jackets. by noontime, the snow will be out of here. it will give way to a little bit of sunshine. we've got a great warming trend coming up. shaina: thanks metinka. check out how much snow they got this week in sioux falls south dakota. people there are now cleaning up the 9 inches that fell monday breaking a daily record for that , area. because of the slippery road conditions hundreds of accidents were reported over the last two days in south dakota and parts of minnesota. a new round of testing of the olympic water in rio de janeiro has found no improvement in water quality. rio is set to host the 2016 summer olympic games next the water in which some athletes august. are expected to compete is viruses linked to human sewage. brazilian officials who had promised to clean things up in time for the games are now saying th

the former secretary of state ll hold two town hall meetings in iowa city and mason city on wednesday. all of her events are open to the public. countries adopt a global climate agreement -- designed to limit nbc's tony ( has the story. the room was silent, the deal was done, the gavel was banged, and it s like a rockee had landed d on the moon. (nat full - translator) "the paris agreement is adopted (applause)" the world has come to an agreement on climate change e a 31-page papat that does three big things. number one - limits global temperature rise to three- point-six degrees fahrenheit or less - we're already half way there, so that's an ambitious target. number two, a hundred billion dollars will be funneled to anddnumber three, this is a nations of the world will have to come back to the table to ratchet up their ambitions. (sot: john kerry/ secretary of state) "on behalf of the united as i think every nation here does, much more importantly, this is in the interest of (dokoupil on camera :59 - 1:09) but there is catch here. this voluntary. the pledges the countries have but ju