quentin hart becomes waterloo's first black mayor when he's sworn into officeonight. he says he hopes to be known as a hard- working, fair mayor who leads the city in a positive direction. hart's supporters hope he'll be able to unify the city. hart and two new council members will take their oath of office at onight's city council meetin. today, a shift in the political landscape in waterloo. the city's new mayor will be sworn in. quentin hart becomes waterloo's first black mayor when he's sworn into officeeonight. he says he hopes to be known as a hard- working, fair mayor who leads the city in a positive direction. hart's supporters hopee he'll be a ale to unify the city. hart and two new council members will take their oath of office at tonight's city council meeting. today, a shift in the political landscape in waterloo. the city's new mayor will be sworn in. quentin hart becomes waterloo's first black mayor when he's sworn into office tonigigt. he says he hopes to be known as a hard- working, fair mayor who leads positive direction. hart's supporters hope he'll b

quentin hart sworn in as the first black mayor of waterloo. kwwl's jessica hartman was there to witness the historical moment and also #aught up with hart earlier today to talk about what the community can expect to see during his term. ongratulations mr. mayor." a historic moment - - but one quentin hart hopes is of his skin. at the center of his focus on change - - creating an "i wnt to represeet the entire city of waterloo and you can't represent him, if you don't know the people, so i am trying to get out there and meet people." and he is starting with waterloo's religious ommunities - - visitinin various denominations of churches like the ones here on church row." "i think if there is an area where we can pull together. we can see some common ground is to waste this opportunity - as mayor he hopes to create a momo postive city image - - is with regaurds to our faith based community." hart is determined not to waste this opportunity - - as mayor he hopes to create a more postive city image - - an image residents can be proud to be apart of.

quentin hart officially being sworn in as the first black mayor of waterloo. kwwl's jessica hartman was there for the cermony - - she joins us live. jessica? it was a historical moment - - but mayor hart says he isn't focusing on that. he is going to be too busy working to create positve change in the community. his focus for the first 100 days of office - - the city budget and the five goals he campaigned on. those goals including creating safer streets, growing economic development, and establishing a mroe positive image for the city of waterloo. all while having an open line of

quentin hart will be sworn in this evening in waterloo. he's the city's first black mayor. jim brown will take over the leadership role in cedar falls after long-time mayor jon crews. now, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... plan on a seasonable january day with highs back into the mid-20s. overall, it should be pretty decent. we'll start off with clouds and we should see them scatter out as the day goes on. later tonight into tomorrow, the wind will come back around leading to a week that'll be mainly in the 30s from tuesday on through friday. our weather does get a little more active, perhaps as early as wednesday evening with a rain/snow mix becoming likely into thursday and friday. this is a messy system and while wintry accumulations do appear low, we will probably see impacts on the roadways. a quick heads up - much colder weather is likely from sunday through at least next wednesday. this air will be the coldest of the season so far. we certainly hope your is off to a good start. good morning america is next. and we'll be back with a local news update at

waterloo mayor quentin hart says mentoring programs could keep kids away from crime, but a majority of existing programs lack funding and volunteers. he said that will be a focus for waterloo in 2016. president obama is tackling gun control head-on next week in his state of the union address. he's expected to leave one seat empty in the capitol of life to gun violence. the move comes after president obama's renewed push for gun control measures this week. earlier this week, he step up buying guns. it's also intended to close loopholes for people selling guns online and at gun shows. investigators in philadelphia say a man used a stolen police gun to shoot an officer who was in his patrol car. the suspect, 30 year old edward archer, claimed he shot officer jesse hartnett in allah's name, after pledging allegiance to isis. archer's mother told reporters her son had begun hearing voices recently. police are now investigating how archer stole the gun used to shoot officer harnett. ""it was stolen back in october of 2013. it was reported, and that is absolutely one of the things that you re

quentin hart officially sworn in as the first black mayor of waterloo. his focusfor the first 100 days of office - - the city budgege and the five goals he campaigned on. those goals including creating safer streets, growing economic development, and establishing a more positive imageefor the city of waterloo. all while having an open line of communication with the people of people a little bit of hope and to reach out to the schools to just talk to people and see what's on their mind and hearts." hart says he plans to be very visible in the community- - and actve on social nedia to keep the community infoomed on his progress. a little boy in california found a message in a bottle that was sent adrift 28-years ago. but as rinaaakano tells us -- on new years eve along birthday. "we were walking around crossing the bridge, and that's when ryder decided to cross over ryder founddomething he'd ever seen before. "message in a bottle. i definitely ought of pirates, and maybe even a treasure map." his mother, heather baird says there were bugs stuck on theeid o

newly elected mayor quentin hart caught up with kwwl.... saying that this page and what it stands for goes against everything he standss for.... he says he denounced it completely... we've got you covered... live in waterloo... amanda gilbert... kwwl news. chief trelka says he doesn't understand what that has to do with advocating attacking and killing waterloo police officers...but says if you're involved with this page, you are close to engaging in criminal behavior. we checked this morning -- the page has been taken down we are following breaking news this morning. a woman and 11 children are being held hostage at a motel. this is happening in dekalb authorities rushed to the hotel a few hours ago after receiving a domestic dispute call from the woman. a standoff is now underway. now a kwwl follow-up. a 17-year-old dies after a canoe he was in capsized. the johnson county sheriff's office tells us tanner wymer was a student at solon high school. last night, the school held a vigil in wymer's honor. the school is offering counseling servi

in waterloo, the newly elected mayor quentin hart is hosting a coats and clothing drive at his campaign office. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin... another very cold day is ahead of us, but at least we should climb back above zero today. wind chiis, however, will stay below zero, around -10 to -20. we'll have a fairly sunny sky today although a band of clouds may graze our western towns. we'll dip below tonight under a mostly clear sky with clouds increasing toward dawn. light snow develops tomorrow afternoon and continues into tomorrow night. most of us will pick up a dusting up to two inches, although a bit more is possible well south of i-80. we'll finally warm a bit, too, with highs in the teens tomorrow followed by 20s the rest of the week. today: m/sunny, still cold high: 1-7 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 3 dbq: 3 iow: 5 tonight: mostly clear low: -9--3 winds: nw 5-10 alo: -9 dbq: -9 iow: -5 tomorrow: pm light snow likely high: 12-18 wands: se 5-10 alo: 14 dbq: 13 iow: 17 tomorrow night: light snow likely low: 9-15 winds: e 5-15 alo: 11 dbq: 10 iow: 13 wednesday: partly

concerned people coming ouou to meet waterloo's new mayor -- quentin hart. about 50 people showed up for the meet and greet at the waterloo senior center. it was an opportunity for them to get to knowwmayor hart better. many also asked him questions on issues they care about...like how to make neighborhoods safer. "and i did have a national night wanted to take our neighborhood map cause our neighborhood map was lassified as s igh crime because of everything that's happened since april and we're not getting any support." mayor hart was asked about was not raising property taxes and keeping roundabouts out of the city. hart says its only been two the best days for waterloo are ahead. coming up... the coast guard, navy and air force are searching for a dozen marines who went missing after two helicopters collided. and... oil prices are dropping -- good news for drivers, but not for everyone. that's coming up in just a few minutes. here's a live look at the sttrm track 7 7live doppler raraar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast next. -

quentin hart will be offically sworn in just a few minutes. hart was elected waterloo mayor kwwl's jessica hartman joins us live from city hall. it is beginning to fill up here - - the crowd is excited to witness this historical moment. i met up with a busy hart early today - - telling me he isn't focused on the historical aspect of his job. it was a busy campaign season - - and it hasn't slowed down. hart has been meeting with councilmen and department heads over the past two weeks to set the tone for his term. first on his agenda - - the city budget and tackling the issues he campaigned on - - including during the ceremony - - "how can i do things better today than i did yesterday. how so that is a continuous thought everyday and 5:30 p.m. this evening, that will be the same thing. and also if my daughter is going to sit still during the ceremony." coming up at six - - ill have a recap on this historical ceremony. but you can watch it live on kwwl- dot-com at 5:30. we've got you covered live from waterloo...jessica hartman kwwl news. also be

we also reached out to mayor quentin hart, who was serving on the shooting he said "the loss of life in any situation is unfortunate and tragic, and im going to look into the particulars of this case to try to make sure it will not happen again in the future" a woman arrested and charged with murder -- accused of killing her ex- husband with a baseball bat. dolores flynn is charged with 2nd degree murder. police say she killed 72-year-old gary breckenridge. breckenridge was found dead in his home a week ago with an injury consistant with being hit by a baseball back. investigators say flynn ditched the bad in a culvert near the house. muslims in eastern iowa will soon have a new place to worship. dubuque's small islamic community is building a mosque. kwwl's a joyous time for dubuque's muslim community -- they'll soon have a new sanctuary. "we are excited to do this and after years of fundraising, they finally have approval to build a mosque. right now...about sixty dubuque. the issue is -- it's located in the basement of a now is too small...it doesn't meet our needs." "and this is

special meeting to induct quentin hart in just a few minutes, at 5:30. the 44-year-old hart won a runoff election against former mayor tim hurley last month. hart captured 59 percent of the vote in the runoff. hart told t-v nine at the time that he's grateful for african american leaders who came before him. and in neighboring cedar falls, jim brown will take over for long-time mayor, jon crews. brown also won a run-off election in december, but crews dropped out ahead of that. crews served as cedar falls mayor three separate times going back to 1971. a new survey shows lagging economic conditions in the midwest and plains states. the mid-american business conditions report gave the midwest economy in december a score of 39-point-six on a scale of zero to 100. since the score is under 50, it indicates economic decline. a creighton university economist blames the low score on manufacturin g loses. the report surveys supply managers in iowa and eight other states. it's been a rough start in the new year on wall street, and today was no exception. earlier t

at 5:30, quentin hart will be sworn into office as the city's new mayor.after eight years on the council, he becomes waterloo's first african american mayor.hart says history was never his focus, and that his goal is to bring the community together. part of hart's platform is to put an end to the gun violence that's claimed lives and put children in the hospital during the past year. coming up on live at 5...a pill to prevent a deadly virus, the little-known drug that can keep patients from getting h-i-v and the people doctcts want hearing about it. meanwhile, this is a live look at a snowy monday evening in johnson county, let's check in with chief meteorologist terry is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottomp100 million people combined. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultra-rich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal payor women. the e ddle class will continue to disappear unless we level the playing field. temperatures ar

the issue came up on the same night waterloo's new mayor -- quentin hart was sworn in. he's talked about bringing the city together under hii leadership -- and had this to say about the facebook page. kind of page like that. i denounce it completely. i believe in working together to move this community forward. chie trelka says anyone involved with this page -- is cocong close to a test drive goes sideways in a big way. a car salesman is kidnaped at gunpoii. two men showed up at a houston dealership wanting to test drive a gun and shoved the salesmmn into the trunk. "he was able to ooen the trunkk using the emergency latch. the in the trunk, got in a fight with them, was able to get the pistol away from one of the suspects and shoot one of the suspects." the suspects took off and left the car salesman behind - he was found walkng along the freeway. police used his ceelphone - which he left behind - to track the stolen car. that led to a car chase. the suspects crashed the car and then ran. this morning, an eestern iowa mama is in good condition after his canoe capsized

in waterloo, quentin hart will begin a 2-year term in the mayor's office with a ceremony at the city council meeting at 5:30 tonight. hart will be waterloo's first african-american mayor. he won a runoff election against former mayor tim hurley last month. in cedar falls, jim brown will take over for long-time mayor, jon crews. brown also won a run-off election in december but crews dropped out before the runoff. crews had served as mayor of cedar falls 3 separate times going back to 1971. 4 city council members will be sworn in today in cedar rapids. the ceremony will be at 10 o'clock this morning in the council chambers. scott overland will be the district 2 representative. ann poe and susie weinacht will serve as the at large representativ es. and scott olson will represent district 4. while local politicians take office in eastern iowa today, several presidential candidates will speak to voters. two at the high end of the polls for the republicans will start multi-city tours today. ted cruz opens a 6-day, 36-county bus tour today. he is scheduled to be in eastern iowa on saturday

in waterloo, quentin hart will begin a 2-year term in the mayor's office with a ceremony at the city council meeting at 5:30 pm tomorrow. that will be at city hall. hart will become waterloo's first african- american mayor. he won a runoff election against former mayor tim hurley last month. at city hall, hart will move over a few seats from his role on the city council, as he served waterloo's 4th ward for years. right next door in cedar falls, jim brown will also take over for long-time mayor jon crews. brown also won a run-off election in december but crews had dropped out after placing second in the november vote. crews had served as mayor of cedar falls 3 separate times going back to 1971. france's military says airstrikes destroyed an isis military factory in syria. the defense ministry says overnight attacks targeted the site just east of the city of aleppo- that's near syria's border with turkey. the french attack was part of the u-s led coalition against the islamic state. france has been played a in november that killed 130 people. more than 200 refugees getting away from s

waterloo, a coats, covers & clothing drive will be at the campaign office of newly-elected mayor quentin hart, at 612 mulberry street, one block from city hall. that runs from 10 to 3. more severe storms damaged plenty of homes and buildings on the florida gulf coast. tornados touched down early this morning in the tampa area, killing at least 2 people. a handful of others were also hurt. storms also knocked out power to about 17,000 people in the sarasota area. this has been a rare weekend for storms in florida as another tornado damaged homes yesterday morning. "it happened so fast. i grew up on an island so i've seen a lot of hurricanes. i'll take hurricane's all day long. this, this was bad. just look at all this. but again, we're safe. " "you don't realize how much power and impact that a tornado has until you see this. i mean, it's pretty devastating. " area are predicting a dry week ahead along the gulf coast. iowa musicians are spreading their talents to a wider audience. you can be a part of the effort by getting your favorite local artist involved in the project. we'll explain after

in waterloo, the newly elected mayor, quentin hart, is hosting a coats and clothing drive at his campaign office. thahaevent will be at 612 mulberry street from 10 a-m to 3 p-m. cedar rapids police say an officer was seriously hurt in a fight at a laundromat on the city's southwest side. investigators were in the parking lot at 6th street and 8th avenue sw yesterday afternoon. that was around three o'clock. police say the call was for a at the soapy waters laundromat. the police department says the officer was talking to a suspect when he punched the officer, knocking him out. the officer went to mercy medical center for treatment. police say that suspect, 33-year-old nathan brocks, fought with other responding officers as well. those officers used a taser to get him under control. brocks faces 8 charges, including 2 counts of assault with injury on a peace officer. the iowa division of criminal investigation has released the name of the man a sheriff's deputy shot last week in muscatine. investigators say the deputy shot 41-year-old timothy seefeldt. deputies say seefeldt stole a hummer

for newly elected mayor quentin hart, it's a mission police can't take on alone. 06:37:34 "teaching young people how to deal with conflict they may have, it's going to take us teaching them who they are and inspiring them, it's going education providing youth jobs, so i think mentoring is a huge piece to that entire puzzle." but hart says mentoring programs that could keep kids away from crime don't have enough volunteers or funding. he says solving this may start with a simple commitment. 06:36:22 "it doesn't take grand, big programs, sometimes it's just spending one hour a week with that young person to show them some hope and guidance." 06:43:00 "mayor hart says seeking state funding to strengthen local mentoring programs will be a focus for 2016. in waterloo, sarah mccarthy, kcrg-tv9 news. " meteorologist joe winters joins us now with your first forecast. joe, our mild temps today will be going down, down, down. colder air heads in bringing drier conditions. end look for strong northwest winds to build across the state. saturday our highs will be established early in the 20s and then

roughly two weeks on the job, waterloo mayor quentin hart is taking time to meet with concerned citizens. kwwl's shirley descorbeth attended the meet and greet earlier today. she's live now in downtown waterloo today's event gave people a chance to get to know the new mayor better...but also ask him about issues they're concerned with. some long time year orran bane. "what they gonna do about all and some who didn't -- came out to the waterloo senior center to get more familier with him. "and this was also an out a form with trivia questions. he answered them...talking about his many also asked him questions on issues they care have a national night out party at my house, but all the neighbors came and they wanted to take our neighborhood map cause our neighborhood map was classified as high crime because of everything that's happened since april and we're not getting any support." hart responded by saying -- "we're gonna have to do of those challenges...it can't all be on law enforcement." other issues brought up were not raising property taxes and keeping roundabouts out of the city. a

earlier this evening, quentin hart became the first african- american mayor of waterloo. an overflow crowd of family, friends and others gave him a standing ovation when he entered the city council chambers. hart won a run-off election last month against former mayor tim hurley. two new dubuque city council members took the reigns tonight. mayor roy buol officially swore in new council members luis del toro and jake rios. in november's election, del toro beat long time council member karla braig. and voters elected rios over council member lynn sutton. both new council members say public safety and cutting wasteful spending top their priority lists. three incumbents and the one new council member took oaths of office in cedar rapids this morning. the newest member, scott overland, says one of his priorities is to help rehabilitate older housing in the city council members ann poe, susie weinacht and scott olson were also sworn in for four-year terms. dozens of budding musicians in dubuque now have a more comfortable place to sit. today, flexsteel industries donated 12 new

both chief trelka and waterloo mayor quentin hart denounced that page and those who were associated with it. hours after our story aired -- the page was gone. authorities say criminal charges won't be filed in the stabbing deat of a des moines police say 31-year-old travis williams died december 5 after an altercation with two people inside the home. a prosecutor said monday that the two were acting in sf-defense. police say williams had a gun with him when he broke in. they also say williams knew the two people. and speaking of death in des moines, the number of victims of homicide is up in 2015. des moines police say 21 people were it was the highest total since the 23 in 1990. authorities say people seem more illing these days to resort to lethal measures. police records show that as recently as 2010, there were only five homicides. coming up on kwwl, an eastern iowa community issorking on adopting a new budget. plus - hawkeye fans are rejoicing with the news that one "winner of the regional emmy for outstanding newscast. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. rick coleman. this

we also reached out to mayor quentin hart, who was serving on the city council at the time of the shooting he said "the loss of life in any tragic, and im going to look into the particulars of this case to try to make sure it will not happen again in the future" and in dubuque, police arrested 62- year-old dolores flynn and accused her of beating her ex-husband to death with a baseball bat. police found 72- year-old gary breckenridge's body in the 29-hundred block of jackson street last week. flynn allegedly told a family member she hit breckenridge multiple times with a bat and hid it in a ditch near the home. investigators later found the bat, and traffic cameras in the area apparently show flynn walking to and from the spot where the bat was found. a fire devastates a home...and these tougher and more dangerous for firefighters. it happened in the 1900 block of paris road in central city. fire crews were on the scene for hours. kwwl's kristin rogers spent time talking with firefighters today anout what it's like to fight icycles hang from this spent hours on fire, the entire home seems

in waterloo, quentin hart will begin a 2-year term in the mayor's office with a ceremony at the city council meeting at 5:30 pm tomorrow. that will be at city hall. hart will become waterloo's first african- american mayor. he won a runoff election against tim hurley last month. at city hall, hart will move over a few seats from his role on the city council, as he served waterloo's 4th ward for years. right next door in cedar falls, jim brown will also take over for long-time mayor jon crews. brown also won a run-off election in december but crews had dropped out after placing second in the november vote. crews had served as mayor of cedar falls 3 separate times going back to 1971. the "business of running iowa" opens next monday with the start of the 2016 legislative session on january the 11th. the 2016 legislative session will start at the state capitol in 8 days. a similar balance between republicans and democrats has been in place for the past 5 years -- with republican governor terry branstad and a split legislature. democrats control the senate with a narrow margin, 26 to 24.

for waterloo, a coats, covers & clothing drive at the campaign office of newly-elected mayor quentin hart, at 612 mulberry street, one block from city hall. that runs from 10 to 3. with so much talk of "being nice to all" in a school setting... ...we'll meet some student at city high in iowa city who say the "best buddies" program has made the hallway culture even better... that's our show you care spotlight. plus, neither the iowa football team nor men's basketball team has lost a regular-season big ten game in 11 months. we can twist stats anyway we like. the full story from iowa and michigan... is school to make college applications look more appealing. yet what about a club that makes life more appealing? we learned about the best buddies club at city high in iowa city -- where, at a stage in life that can be so difficult to fit in - we met students trying to make sure that everyone does. that's our show you care spotlight. deep inside the majestic halls of city high in iowa city, alex pradarelli is with her best buddy, anna -- two worlds have may appear different on the surface... bu

mayor quentin hart said that he is excited about the project and thinks now is the perfect time to move forward. with just a week left to win over voters, candidates are trying everything. but some voters may not know exactly how to caucus. the university of northern iowa is hosting an informational session today about how to caucus. participants will learn how the process works and then be in a mock caucus. it starts tonight at 7 in the maucker union ballrooms. classes start today for a course in iowa city about what it is like to be a police officer. the citizen police academy classes start tonight, they are every monday night until graduation in april. the students in the class will learn about a variety of topics like dispatch, crime scene force. registration for this academy is already closed. dubuque police say this year they've had a drop in the number people signed up for their citizen academy. police believe the drop in interest has to do with recent cases of mistrust for police. their course doesn't start until february 4th. despite the snow covered roads, we now have a remind

waterloo.that's - when - quentin - hart - will be sworn in - as the new mayor. after eight years on the council ,- he will become - the city's - first* black - mayor.we talked with with him - shortly after his victory - in the run - off - election.he says - history was never his focus - the goal is to bring the community together. "i"iant to be the mayor that could erase all of those river lines boundry lines but you know i'm african american and i'm absolutely proud of w w i am." am."part of hart's platform - is stopping the gun violence - that's claimed lives - and hospital during the past year. in northeast iowawaauthorities are investigating a deadly shooting. it happened yesterday afternoon in nashua.police say they have the gunman in custy -- but right now, d-c- i is still investigating, so no charges have been filed. we don't know the name of the 56-year-old victim yet, as police say they're still trying to contact family members. with the new year - there's a new program - to help survivors* of abuse.safe at home ** - allows them - to keep their home add

quentin hart is officially the first african- american mayor of waterloo. he was sworn in last night at the city council chambers. an overflow crowd of family, friends and others gave him a standing ovation when he walked into the room. hart says he plans to focus on 5 things as mayor. "safer streets, economic development, 20-25 plan, united vision for the future, working with our neighborhood organizations to revitalize our communities and also a positive media campaign. " hart says sometimes the media focuses on the crime in waterloo when there are positive things coming from the city. he won a run-off election last month against former mayor tim hurley. the city of marion will swear in its new mayor today. nick abouassaly will take the oath of office at the city council's meeting today. he will take over for allen "snooks" bouska. to handle a growing number of homeless men, especially with colder weather expected to move in. the catholic worker house is trying to raise 45- thousand dollars to buy a house near its other two locations. the organization sta

today, waterloo mayor quentin hart will receive an award in des moines. the organization called--i'll make me a world in iowa--is giving mayor hart the lifetime achievement award at tonights. hart is waterloo's first african was a former city planning, programming and zoning commission member and chairman. mayor hart and state representative deborah berry of waterloo will receive this award at tonight's embracing excellence gala. a call to action... doctors may soon prescribe time working out in the gym. we'll tell you why researchers think exercise could be the key to treating diseases. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. stay with perhaps even mostly sunny at times. it'll be a fairly nice end to the workweek with highs in the upper 30s. lower 40s are likely tomorrow under a partly cloudy sky. enjoy this quiet weather, because that changes soon. scattered rain/snow showers develop saturday night and continue into sunday. most of this precipitation with minor accumulation is possible, highway 20. mo

quentin hart becomes waterloo's first black mayor when he's sworn into office tonight. he says he hopes to be known as a hard-working, fair mayor who leads the city in a positive direction. his supporters hope he'll be able to unify the city. hart and two new council members will take their oath of office at tonight's city council meeting. much of the music is centuries old, attracting a largely conservative, buttoned up crowd. but these days, there's new excitement in the world of classical music thanks to a dynamic young woman who's taken her place on the podium. harry smith reports on how she's making the music come alive. walt disney hall in los still in her twenties. she is mirga grazinyte tyla. a lithuanian with a lightning baton. for when she moves it the response is electric. sound full mirga and one of the worlds great orchestras make a great match mirga grainyt-tyla: i nats.. for the piece. harry smith what do you feel like is the most important thing you need to communicate to the people who are sitting-- sitting in all those chairs? communication between us.

mayor quentin hart will be in des moines tonight to receive a special award. up next... this morning's weather wise question. meteorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break. first alert storm team joins us now. everyone seems to wantnto talk storm system. while that one will probably be significant here, we cannot overlook the potential for mixed precipitation in iowa first. this is possible from late saturday night through sunday. there should be a brief lull in the action on monday with only a small chance of mixed precipitation late on monday. should mixed precipitation fall on caucus-goers, it seems it would be very isolated. the in show looks to arrive on tuesday with heavy snow, strong wind, and cold air to follow by wednesday. while still too early to get into amounts, this will very likely be a storm of high impact in the area. please stay through the weekend.toda y: partly cloudy high: 35-41 winds: se 5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 35 iow: 39tonight: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: - w 5-15 alo: 28 dbq: 28 iow: 29tomorrow: yostly cloudy high: 39-45 winds: sw 5-15 alo:

in waterloo, mayor quentin hart, is hosting a coats and clothing drive at his campaign office. that's going on right now at 612 mulberry street until 3 this afternoon. first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... temperatures are once again struggling to warm today. highs will creep to around zero or the lower single digits, but it'll still feel like it's -10 to -20 this afternoon. a bank of clouds will also move our area, roughly west of highway 218. we'll drop below zero again tonight with highs in the teens tomorrow. light snow will move in from the west tuesday afternoon, with light snow likely tuesday evening and night. most of us will pick up a dusting up to two inches, although areas south and west of washington may get a tad more. a noticeable warming trend is ahead with highs in the 20s starting on wednesday.to day: p/sunny, still cold high: -1-5 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 0 dbq: 1 iow: 4 the sub-zero temperatures can often be a hassle for drivers, especially when it comes to starting their vehicles. mechanics in central iowa say they usually g

mayor quentin hart said that he is excited about the project and thinks now is the perfect time to move ahead with it. most volunteer positions in eastern iowa don't involve extensive training. but volunteers at one program in johnson county.... handle challenging, and often tense situations -- they also mumu dergo about 60 houou of training. kcrg-tv9's iowa city bureau chief mark carlson reports on that 24-hour crisis line program in this week's show you care spotlight. ringing nats inside the johnson county crisis center -- there's a small room -- where inside -- vololteers make a big "we let them identify what their own crisis is, so we don't put a definition of what a crisis is or isn't, usually they're in some kind of emotional turmoil, dealing with depression or anxiety, maybe they're dealing with financial distress, that's been a big thing lately." in addition to staff -- about 100 volunteers help make up the crisis line team. they help work the phones around the clock. because a crisis knows no time. "we're always aware that we're as a team just working to help people in our are

he's serving his second term on the kingsley botchway will serve as mayor pro-tem in waterloo, quentin hart was sworn in as the city's first african american mayor.hart already served eight year's on the city council.after his election in december, hart said he will focus on bringing the community together against violence there. if your new years resolution is to lose weight and improve your eating habits..a word of caution this morning about the foods you choose. choose.liz bonis explains why certain foods might seem good for you -- when they really aren't -- and why that can sabatage a shape up plan. plan. < 9:14: 19 i already done lost,, 27 pounds ,, reporter says ,, congratulations.>** vo **when i stopped to talk -- and go skating with a few of the people out braving the cold this holiday week.. it's clear when it comes to exercise and eating right,, those such as kimberly have the right idea. ** sot **< [ kimberly / lost weight] skating story clip at 9:14: 27 i don't really diet,, i just eat right.>** vo ** but eating right can be a bit confusing these days when certain foods simply s

quentin hart is officially the first african- american mayor of waterloo. he city council chambers. an overflow crowd of family, friends and others gave him a standing ovation when he walked into the room. hart says he plans to focus on 5 things as mayor. "safer streets, economic development, 20-25 plan, united vision for the future, working with our neighborhood organizations to revitalize our communities and also a positive media campaign. " hart says sometimes the media focuses on the crime in waterloo when there are positive things coming from the city. he won a run-off election last month against former mayor tim hurley. a waterloo organization says it needs a new shelter to handle a growing number of homeless men, especially with colder weather expected to move in. the catholic worker house is trying to raise 45- thousand dollars to buy a house near its other two locations. the organization started 34 years ago, and it takes in men, women, and families who need a place to stay. it has raised about a third of its goal through a in the last 30 years, less women are suffering fro

in waterloo, quentin hart will begin a 2-year term in the mayor's office with a ceremony at the city council meeting at 5:30 tonight. african-american election against former mayor tim hurley brown will take over for long-time mayor, jon crews. brown also won a run-off election in december but crews dropped out before the runoff. crews had served as mayor of cedar falls 3 separate times going back to 1971. while local politicians take office in eastern iowa today, several presidential candidates will speak to voters. two at the high end of the polls for the republicans will start multi-city tours today. ted cruz opens a 6-day, 36-county bus tour today. he is scheduled to be in eastern iowa on saturday in allamakee, bremer, clayton, and fayette counties. florida senator marco rubio has been polling third in iowa. he'll be in burlington today and cedar rapids on tuesday, with a visit to the cedar rapids marriott planned for 8 a-m. for the democrats, former secretary of state hillary clinton will appear in cedar rapids today at the new bo city market. that will happen between stops in d

quentin hart becomes waterloo's rst black mayor when he's he says he hopes to be known as a hard-working, fair mayor who leads the city in a positive direction. s supporters hope he'll be able to unify the city. hart and tww new councii members willlltake their ooh of office at tonight's city council an iowa man is collecting souething small -- to make a big difference for one organization. dan williams donated more than 186 - thousand soda can tabs to the ronald mcdonald house in des moines. the pop tab donation is a long standing tradition of the organization to help pay for rooms of guests with sick children. thanks to the donation, 12 guests xill be able t stay in the house for a week - free of he last five years and kim and five years ago he donated 200 - thousand of them...the largest donation in the ronald mcdonald house history. its coming up... the n-f-l playoff schedule is set -- as we take a look at highlights from laat night. plus -- a fan goes for a lucky shot...and he's got big plans if he sinks it. the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan cordes: mosts

mayor quentin hart said that he is excited about the project and thinks now is the perfect time to move forward. national slavery and human trafficking prevention month. several eastern iowa law enforcement and other agencies are doing their part to let people know about this. the marion police department, iowa d-o-t, cedar rapids gives and other agencies will hold a news conference today to discuss their efforts to stop human trafficking. they will also highlight efforts in assisting victims of this crime. victim-survivors will also be there to share their stories. the event is at the marion police department training center at 10:30 today. this is video from last year when the u-s attorney's office and iowa's motor vehicle enforcement talked with truck drivers about sex trafficking. most volunteer positions in eastern iowa don't involve extensive training. volunteers at one program in challenging, and often tense situations -- they also must undergo about 60 training. chief mark carlson reports on the 24-hour crisis line program in johnson county, in this week's show you care spotligh

in waterloo, the newly elected mayor, quentin hart, is hosting a coats at his campaign office. that event will be at 612 mulberry street from 10 a-m to 3 p-m. cedar rapids police say an officer was seriously hurt in a fight at a laundromat on the city's southwest side. investigators were in the parking lot at 6th street and 8th avenue sw yesterday afternoon. that was around three o'clock. police say the call was for a domestic disturbance at the soapy waters laundromat. the police department says the officer was talking to a suspect when he punched the officer, knocking him out. police say that suspect, 33-year-old nathan brocks, fought with other responding officers as well. those officers used a taser to get him under cotrol. brocks faces 8 charges, including 2 counts of assault with injury on a peace officer. a man who was in prison for a murder in west branch 30ears ago has died. the department of corrections says robert kern died saturday at the iowa state penitentiary. he was 69-years-old and died cancer. kern was a former iowa city insurance agent and conspired to kill 3

quentin hart becomes waterloo's first black mayor when he's sworn into office tonight. he says he hopes to be known as a hard-working, fair mayor who he'll be able to unify the city. hart and two new council members will take their oath of office at tonight's city council meeting. now, let's go to eileen with a look tuesday and a chance of light snow tracks in for wednesday afternoon. rain and snow for cooler as we head into next week. we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sure to check kwwl dot com for the latest news you're watching k- w-w-l, we've got you covered. if you want to bundle great tv with high-speed internet, then call centurylink at... ask for the directv entertainment package, bundled with centurylink internet. you get all the channels you love, plus hbo, starz, showtime, and cinemax at no extra cost for the first three months. and you also get up to 12 megs of internet. all for about 45 bucks a month for 12 months. this deal sounds great, especially if you love sports. [ sports announcer voice ] get all the channels you love, plus up to 12 megs of internet fo

quentin hart officially sworn in as mayor last night, his focus for the first 100 days in office? the city budget and the five goals he campaigned on...including creating safer streets, growing economic development, and establishing a mroe positive image for the city of waterloo. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. breezy today with a chance of light rain and snow tracking in for wednesday. rain and snow thursday and friday will changeover to all snow friday night and saturday. amounts will depend on speed, track and strength of the monday will only be in the single digits. sure to check kwwl dot com for >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, digital dilemma. do the photos you post online belong to you, or are they fair game? we'll meet one blogger who found pictures of her kids being used on websites without her permission. what can be done to stop it from happening to you? >>> then, where we belong. >> some people risk a lot, but they ended up exactly where they were meant to be, and if there's a voice inside of you talking to you, pay attention. preview of her new boo

mayor, quentin hart, is hosting a coats and clothing drive at his campaign office. that event will be at 612 mulberry street from 10 a-m to 3 p-m. and now here's your first alert forecast. another very cold day is ahead of us, but at least should climb back above zero today. wind chills, however, will stay below zero, around -10 to -20. we'll have a fairly sunny sky today although a band of clouds may graze our westernowns. we'll dip below zero again tonight under a mostly clear sky with clouds increasing toward dawn. light snow develops tomorrow afternoon and continues into tomorrow night. most of us will pick up a dusting up to two south of i-80. we'll finally warm a bit, too, with highs in the teens tomorrow followed by 20s the rest of the week. today: m/sunny, still cold high: 1-7 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 3 dbq: 3 iow: 5 tonight: mostly clear >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, academy award winning actress patricia arquette. and from the hit drama, "the blacklist," megan boone. and a performance from recording artist ceelo green. plus, check out these life-

the organization called "i'll make me a world in iowa" is giving mayor quentin hart the lifetime achievement award. hart is waterloo's first african american mayor. the group will give hart and state representativ e deborah berry of waterloo awards at tonight's embracing excellence gala. and now here's your first alert forecast. everyone seems to want to talk about the tuesday storm system. while that one will probably be significant here, we cannot overlook the potential for mixed precipitation in iowa first. this is possible from late saturday night through sunday. there should be a brief lull in the action on monday with only a small chance of mixed precipitation precipitation it would be very isolated. the main show looks to arrive on esday with heavy snsn, strong wind, and cold air to follow by wednesday. while still too early to get into amounts, this will very likely be a storm of high impact in the area. please stay tuned as we move

in waterloo, quentin hart will begin a 2-year term in the mayor's office with a ceremony at 5:30 tonight. hart will be waterloo's first african-american mayor. he won a runoff election against former mayor tim hurley last month. in cedar falls, jim brown will take over for long-time mayor, jon crews. brown also won a run-off election in december but crews dropped out before the runoff. crews had served as mayor of cedar falls 3 separate since 1971. the iowa division of criminal investigation is looking into a fatal shooting in chickasaw county. several law enforcement agencies responded to the 100 block of saint lawrence street in nashua around 4:30 saturday afternoon. nashua police officers found a 56-year-old man dead with a gunshot wound. k-i-m-t in mason city reports it may have been an accidental shooting. authorities have not released his name. and now here's your first alert forecast. plan on a seasonable january day with highs back into the mid-20s. overall, it should be pretty decent. we'll start off with clouds and we should see them scatter out as the day goes on. later tonigh

quentin hart becomes waterloo's first black mayor when he's sworn into office tonight. he says he hopes to be known as a hard-working, fair mayor who leads the city in a positive direction. his supporters hope he'll be able to unify the city. hart and two new council members at tonight's city council meeting. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. partly sunny today, breezy for tuesday and a chance of light snow tracks in for wednesday afternoon. rain and snow for cooler as we head into next week. we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sure to check kwwl dot com for >>> good morning. 8:30 now on this mondaymorning. it's the 4th of january, 2016. here we are in the new year. is that what this is? i honestly -- >> coming off the roofs. >> i didn't even recognize them. >> festive. i like. coming up. starting off the new year right when it comes to the food you consume. joy bauer will be here to tell but a few things. if you eliminate these from your diet you'll have a much healthier new year. >> plus the lovely eva longoria is here to open up about her new comedy and upc

quentin hart becomes waterloo's first black mayor when he's sworn into officeonight. he says he hopes to be known as a

in waterloo, the newly elected mayor, quentin hart, is hosting a coats and clothing drive