kwwl's nikki newbrough joins us live. nikki you spoke with hart today...he made history last night...becoming the first african american mayor in focus on that. today. he also told me he's proud to be african american, but right now history. here is video of hart's election party last night. although these last few hours have been a whirlwind, he's been thinking about the future of this city for a while now. hart ran on five different platform issues, with safer streets as number one. he says fixing that is going to be a community wide effort. hart believes it will be important to build that trust between the "because right now we only see particular law enforcement when there's a response to a crime situation, but trying to be a little bit more proactiv in our working with out police chief." quenting hart says this issue is dear to his heart. he says he stood with marshaw glover's family as they look for the person who shot the four year old. he says he also walked in the peace walks. hart is optimistic for the future of

we've got you covered live in the newsroom -- nikki newbrough...kwwl news. in waterloo, the mayors race won't be the only race on the ballot. in ward foor, there is a runoff cedar falls will also officially pick their next mayor tomorrow. on the ballot, jim brown and current mayor jon crews. shortly after the election, crews decided to retire and endorse brown. however both candidates will still be on,tomorrow ballot in cedar falls. decsion 2016 coveage -- presidential candidate ted cruz was in coolville for aatown hall. he addressed many serious topics... allowing people to put him on the spot and ask questions. kwwl's kristin rogers was at the event kristin whh did he cover? he covered a wide range of topics but he said the first obligation as commandernd chief is to otect our national security...and to protect innocent americans. and that is one thing he says he would do as president. (cg: ted cruz/ presidential candidate) "when you're a stronggand crediblee cocoander and cheif more often military force because the bad ted cruz answered questions fro the

kwwl's nikki newbrough is live in the newsroom. nikki you actually went the exact locatitin where lyrii and elizabeth were found. heather and drew collins invited kwwl to that spot. it really put into perspective that this killer knew the seven bridges park area very y ell to have left them theee. nats "it's right here guys." here is video from that trip with lyric and elizabeth's familly. this weekend marked three years sinine lyric and eezabeth were found dead at seven bridges park. heather and drew collins believe and believe the girls were killed the same day they weree abducted. but t hey don't know how the girls were killed. today, investigators telling me they are keeping that information to themselves. case that's down the road that we are far more concerned about. so there's iiformation like that we don't want to to release. it's something we know, and very few of even the officers know. we don't let that get out. and it's something hat the person responsible knows." investigators says they continue to investigate, bringing

kwwl's olivia mancino and nikki newbrough spoke with the two waterloo mayoral candidates following the election results. they will both join us shortly. numbers -- in his history- making victory tonight, quentin hart got 59 percent of the vote in his win over former 3- term mayor tim hurley, who received 41- percent. as you see, of the 8,836 votes cast, hart picked up 5-thousand two hundred and 22 of those votes... kwwls olivia mancino was at hi election party, she joins us now live ramada tonight for hart's win of course i had to ask him how he feels tonight, he says nothing has soaked in yet, but saying he's very thankful for the community support. here's a look at his party over at the ramadadain waterloo-- he was greeted with hugs and when he walked in hart has promised to bring a waterloo mayor's office but he says with experience as well-- he's served six years as the vice mayor and is familiar with the city's operations i asked him what the first thing "the firss thing i want to do is have a conversation with staff, we have a great hardworking continue to understand how importan

kwwl's nikki newbrough is live in our newsroom. nikki there's video that shows this woman abusing those babies...i've seen a lot of video in my time as a journalist...and this video by far, was the hardest to watch the video shows daycare provider, 29-year-old christina williamson abusing babies. it's very difficult to watch, but as a mother i felt i needed to see it. williamson shown here abusing babies in her home. shown stepping on a baby...even throwing the baby around like a rag doll. the judge even saying he had kids and watching the video tape was quote "just sickening" the video willamson's husband...we don't know why he set up cameras in the first place. williamson looked visabily upset in court and apologized. "she was afraid of you and i didn't see it. now i see it and choices. these families entrusted me with their children." the attorney for williamson asked for probation, but the judge felt she needed to be punished...she was sentence to five years in prison. the families were able to give victim impact statements. one

we've got you covered...nikki newbrough...kwwl news. thank you nikki. olivia joins us agai olivia - hart's camp? as for hart... althouuh he hasn't been in the mayor seat, mayor-- hart saying this proves he can provide fresh, new leadership hart says wants to be the candidate to bridge the community , specifically focusing on helping to improve housing for low income, elderly and disabled residents. hart is stressing the importance of voting today-- he saas this is a pivotal time in the city of waterloo "weve reached out to people across the entire community, people are gonna get out rain sleet or snow and get their voices heard" hart also sayiyig diversityyis a strength for him, and his goal is to make sue everyone's voices heard. first minority mayor. polls are still open until 8 pm tonight, so if you still need to vote, precincts are the same attend your regular polling place back to you cedar falls will also officially pick their next mayor toniggt. on the ballot, jim brown and current mayor jon crews. shortly after the election, crews decided to ret

kwwl's nikki newbrough is live in the newsroom. nikki you've been following this election closly. this election is going to be a close one. in november, quentin hart topped the field of five candidates with 34 percent of the vote. tim hurley came in second with 26 percent of the vote. hurley says this election hinges on two things, voter turnout and where those votes from the other candidates land. he says this election is important because of the direction he wants to take the city and get it back on track. he's running on his experience and hope voters see the positives things he's done throughout the city. as or quintin hart, he's stressing the importance of voting today saying people need to share what direction they'd like to see your community head in. he says it's a pivitol time for the city of waterloo. he claims he presents fresh, new leadership...but has experience those years at vice mayor. hurly told me he thinks this is a historic election. if hart wins, he'd be the first minority mayor. if hurley wins, he believes he'd be the first mayor to retire and come back to ru

kwwl's nikki newbrough joins us live. nikki you spoke with the new mayor today. quentin hart brought up the voting rights act, celebrating 50 years in august. he says there are many people...black and white who have sacrificed for hart to have these opportunities. a special moment tuesday night for the man born and raised in waterloo. "there are no papers in wanted to become mayor." but hart says he's happy, blessed...even making history, becoming the first african american mayor in waterloo but he doesn't want to focus on that. "and you know i'm african american. i'm proud of who i am but my goal is to become the best mayor of this entire city." even quentin's opponent, tim hurley gracious and proud of hart. "he had a superb organization and a great campaign. he's articulate. he stayed with his message and he won. few hours for hart have been a whirlwind, he's been thinking about the future of this city for a while now. hart ran on five different platform issues, with safer streets as number one. hart believes it will be important to build that trust between the

kwwl's nikki newbrough joins us live. nikki you met with investigators today. they say seven bridges park is still a very y ig part in thii case. and that's why this summer, elizabeth's parents invited kwwl to follow them to the exact spot two small crosses...a grave reminder this is where hunters found the bodies of two little girls. park. in july, elizabeth's parents took kwwl to the exact spot where " i can't imagine how terrified especially elizabeth was and her sweet little face and lyric'c' them." still three years after their little bodies were found, lead dci investigator mike roehrkasse says they try to stay positive. "we know there's still a lot of work that can be done so we experts, fbi agents, and experts from the national center for missing and exploited children. "it's not so much consistant work. it's more bring people in, work several leads and go through those leads and do it all over again." heaaher and drew collins believe someone forced their daughter and niece to this area. and believe the girls were killed the sme day they were abducted t

we've got you covered live in the newsroom nikki newbrough kwwl news. democratic frontrunner hillary clinton tweeted today in saying they're a threat to national security. clinton will be in on our website. in continuing coverage a 14-year-old pleads guilty in court for shooting and killing another teen. 15-year-old aaron robinson was shot and killed on september sixth in cedar rapids... police say 14- year-old robert humbles was the one who fired gun. court this morning for humbles plea hearing kristin what did you see? humbles came in with his hands and feet cuffeed he didn't show really any emotion as he 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 humbles says, he did it. trial information says the shooting happened after quote "two rival groups" met up following threatening texts and facebook messages. humbles answered to the judge. "aaron?" "yes." "and did he die after being shot?" "yes." humbles was charged with voluntary manslaughter, reckless use of a

kwwl's nikki newbrough is live in our newsroom with more. nikki? it's been a tough week for moe sed's family, friends, and the waterloo west high school community. today the body pulled from the cedar river on sunday was positivly identified as moe sed. for more than a month missing person posters hung up throughout town. there was a prayer vigil and a handful of community searches. waterloo police say the autopsy showed now signs of trauma, but they aren't exactly sure how he died. captain dave mohlis says those results could take up to six weeks to be completed. today sed's teachers at west "just udder devastation and sadness and we're the teachers but i can't even imagine being the parents and our hearts just went out to the parents and the family." the wagner sisters, along the non-profit embarc were huge forces in helping organize those searches for him. they say they are thankful and proud of this community for coming together. you may remember, moe sed is a refugee from burma. officials with the waterloo school district say the ethnic minori

we've got you covered nikki newbrough kwwl news. moe sed's family released a statement. it says: "our family is not sure what to say as we grieve the loss of our son. we are thankful for the support of the police and sheriff's departments and the entire cedar valley community for the many ways everyone came together to support our family during this difficult time." it was an interesting day weather-wise here in eastern iowa. meteorologist kyle kiel who's tracking wind and rain. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: yeah we've had quite a windy day out there today. gusts have been between 40 and 50 miles per hour. fortunately the winds are starting to die down across the kwwl viewing area. here are the current wind speeds. and here are the current wind gusts. we will continue to see satellite and radar show the rain moving out of the area, and the clouds are clearing too. we'll see some high clouds track in later. temperatures right weekend. we have some big changes on the

kwwl's nikki newbrough speaking with elizabeth's mother two small crosses...a grave reminder this is where hunters found the bodies of two found ead at seven bridges spot where they were found. " i can't imagine how terrified especially elizabeth was and her sweet little face and lyric's little face, her smile and how could someone could actually go through with it and kill investigator m mke roehrkasse says they try to stay positive. "we know there's still a lot of investigate, bringing in local experts, fbi agents, and experts from the national center for missing and exploited children. "it's not so much consistant work. it's more bring people in, their daughter and niece to this area. know how the girls were killed. t's something we know, and very few of even the officers know. we don't let that get out. and it's something that the person responsible knows." authorties continue to say, this isn't a cold case. if you have any information call evansdale police or cedar valley crime stoppers. we put those numbers on our website, kwwl dot com. there's also a reward available for peopl

kwwl's nikki newbrough joins us live. nikki moe sed's famly and friends have than a month.

kwwl's nikki newbrough sat down with both candidates today and has more. all the billboards. flyers. and endless hours of campigning have come down to this. "exercise your voice to let the hurley having one extra month to get people out to vote. a vote that hurley believes hinges on two things....voter turnout and where those votes from the other candidate land. done deal one or the other because it isn't. i think this will be a very close race and turnout in all five wards." hurley says he wants voters to remember his experience. he's the only candidate to have been in this office before. "experience with accomplishment, and i think anyone who walks up and down the river or up and down our them, positive things that happened." while hart says he has serving the city of waterloo. "eight years on the council, you know vice mayor for six years and just had a lot of opportunities to serve in so many copasity and so what better place to serve than at home." the waterloo mayors race won't be the only race on the ballot. in ward four, there is a runoff the ballot. the waterloo mayo

kwwl's nikki newbrough has the latest on the investigation. two small crosses...a grave reminder this is where hunters found the bodies of two found dead at seven bridges park. in july, elizabeth's parents took kwwl to the exact spot where they were found. " i can't imagine how terrified especially elizabeth was and her sweet little face and lyric's them." still three years after their little bodies were found, lead dci investigator mike roehrkasse "we know there's still a lot of work that can be done so we haven't hit a dead end." he says they continue to investigate, briging in local exper, fbi agents, and experts from the national centee for missing and exploited children. "it's not so much consistant work. it's more bring people in, work several leads and go through those leads and do it all over again." heather and drew collins believe someene forced and believeethe girls were killed the same day they were abducted. but they don't know how the girls were killed. "it's something we know, and very few of even the officers know6 we don't let

kwwl's nikki newbrough has the latest on the investigation. two small crosses...a grave reminder this is where hunters found the bodies of two parents took kwwl to the exact they were found. " i can't imagine how terrified could someone could actually go through with it and kill em." they continue to investigate, bringing in local experts, fbi agents, and experts from the national center for work several leads and go through those leads and do it their daughter and niece to this area. and b blieve the girll were killed the same day they were abducted. but they don't know how the girls were killed. "it's something we know, and very few of even the officers know. we don't let that get out and it's something that the persoso responsible knows." authorties continue to say, this if you have any information --call evansdale police or cedar valley crime stoppers. we put those numbers on our website, kwwl dot com. there's also a reward available for people who give information leading to a potential arrest. decision 20-16 coverage now as presidential

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