a sign outside this house in swisher says welcome... home in their garage. forty-year-old tommy duffer of shellsburg is now after stealing a loaded handgun from a truck inside one home on amana road... he went inside another house on the street to hide from police. (sot. cg: hillary maglin) "one of these houses that duffer broke into even has a sign on the door, warning intruders that but that didn't stop duffer from stealing a laptop... clothing... a pickup truck... and two hundred dollars in cash from the home. police later booked duffer in the johnson county jail after they found him driving the stolen pickup truck in cedar rapids. but the handgun has yet to be found. we've got you covered -- hillary maglin -- kwwl news. duffer is charged with theft and burglary. bernie sanders plans to ring in the new year in iowa. the democratic presidential candidate will be hosting an event in des moines on new year's eve. the event is free and open to the public -- but you need to rsvp. it's at the renaissance des moines savery hotel. the program goes from seven to n

and fellow republican candidate mike huckabee is in swisher iowa for a faith and freedom house party. if you remember, swisher is the town where the mayor issued a proclamation saying they continuing to welcome refugees to their town even after branstad didn't want to allow any more in. huckabee believes the u-s should close their borders to syrian refugees. after being under construction for nearly a year, the crst building frame is finally complete. went up today. the 11 story tall building will change the cedar rapids skyline. after being signed by those involved with the project, an american flag and christmas tree went up on top of the beam to complete the structure that cost 37 million dollars. sixth graders finding a new appreciation for veterans - today. that's thanks to one world war two vets first hand account. kwwl's jessica hartman joined the sixth graders at st. paul's lutheran school in waverly to hear from one local world war 2 veteran. its one thing to read about a war in a history book - - it's another to hear it from someone ((nat -talking)) gordon foster grew up jus

>> kara swisher out west.hank you. >>> blackberry shares up 11% after the company reported earnings. john chen will join us after the break. and the force was with disney last night. thousands stayed up late to watch the latest installment of "star wars." we'll get the latest numbers from disney's back with regard and the impact on some theater stocks. also coming up, the swatch group entering the smartphone business. as we go to break, take a look at the dow. again, the worst two days in a row since the beginning of september. we're back in a moment. being a keen observer of the world has gotten you far, but what if you could see more of what you wanted to know? with fidelity's new active trader pro investing platform, the information that's important to you is all in one place, so finding more insight is easier. it's your idea powered by active trader pro. another way fidelity gives you a more powerful investing experience. call our specialists today to get up and running. >>> welcome back on "squawk alley."

kara swisher, happy friday. thanks for joining us.ertainly a lot of things to consider in that mix. >> up next, stocks rallying after the u.s. added 211,000 jobs in the month of november. dow currently up 1.5%. rick santelli, you must be watching this action and what it all means for the fed. right? >> well, absolutely. or what the fed means to the markets or what mario draghi means to the fed. or what the wreeld curve with so much negative trading going on means to the rest of the world with regard to euros? i have the man here with the shovel. we're going to dig down after the break with ira harris. >>> hello. i'm sue herrera. breaking news on opec. as you might know, the oil market has been under pressure all morning, and the opec ministers have just left the room. they haven't made a comment. generally speaking, here's what they are going to do. they are going to leave wrout put unchanged. oil production will be unchanged. they are going to closely monitor the market and see how that works and in addition to that, the next opec me

republican mike huckabee will be in marshalltown, toledo, van horne, and swisher today. democrat hillary clinton will be in keota, fairfield, and bettendorf tomorrow. and democrat bernie sanders will wrap up a three day swing with a final event in council bluffs on wednesday. there are no campaign stops currently scheduled from christmas eve through saturday. a republican presidential candidate is trying to show off his sense of humor... imagine the greatest christmas stories told by the senator who once read green eggs and ham from the senate floor. twas the night shutdown and all through the house not a bill was stirring not even to fund a mouse. ted cruz hasn't appeared on "saturday night live" yet... but his campaign produced a parody commercial that aired in iowa during the show this weekend. it takes jabs at various rivals and moments in politics. donald trump hosted the show last month... while democratic frontrunner hillary clinton appeared in a sketch in october. christmas has come early at the gas pump this year... "triple a" says the national average for a gal

today.the former iowa caucus winner is speaking at a fundraiser for iowa faith and freedom coalition in swisher. the event will take place between 5-30 and 7 at the kava house and cafe. donald trump is demanding an apology from hillary clinton for a claim she made during saturday's democratic debate. debate.trump is angry that clinton called him "isis' best recruiter" and said the terrorist group is using clips of him to recruit fighters.a clinton spokeswoman later said they did not have a specific video -- but pointed to social media comments from i is.trump there was never a video -- and that clinton made up the claim for the debate. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, the good news for americans making the trip to their holiday destinations by road. a white christmas doesn't seem that likely here in the corridor -- but that might be good news since a lot of people are getting ready to hit the road this week. triple-a expects a record breaking year for holiday travel with more than one hundred million americans traveling between wednesday and sunday.one of the big reasons people are driving

monday.former arkansas up his busy day in swisher talking to the iowa faith and freedom coalition.unlike fellow republican doctor ben carson -- who was critical of the chance that republicans have a brokered convention next summer -- huckabee says it's a good thing for the party. so for all the talk and even the hand-ringing, i think of like the fact that republicans are going to baskin-robins and democrats basically go in and they get one flavor and they better like it because that's all they got." got."huckabee says he isn't worried that the nominee could be determined behind closed doors because there is so much support from voters for candidates who challenge the establishment. on the democratic side -- hillary clinton is back in eastern iowa today. today.the former secretary of state is making good on a promise to visit keota high school.students used social media to get the candidate to bring her message to the keokuk county school.cbs 2 news will have complete coverage of clinton's visit. bernie sanders is also campaigning in iowa.he will wrap a three-day swing through a follow up

yesterday, huckabee stopped at the kava house caf in swisher to answer questions from supporters. he says he is not worried about the upcoming caucus andnd primaries, even though he's near the bottom of the pack. "you know if i thought it was over i would go home put my feet up and get back to living a nice comfortable life&instead of trudging through the snow and going out there and spending all of january in some of the coldest weather in he said his campaign conducted its own poll and found about 75 percent of iowans are still undecided. a new national poll shows the race for the republican ticket is in a dead heat. quinnipiac university released new poll numbers just this morning. it shows donald trump is still leading the republican field. but senator ted cruz is closg the gap, now just 4 points behind trump. florida senator marco o bio is in 3rd place e th 12 percent support. doctor ben carson is the only other candidate in the double digits. the poll has a margin of error of 4 point 4 percent. the poll also found a majority of americans- both republcans and democrats- would

later that same day -- former arkansas governor mike huckabee was in swisher talking with voters. he told the crowd at a faith and freedom coalition fundraiser that he was frustrated that republicans passed a budget that gives up on conservative values without getting anything in return.he says the blame falls on both outgoing speaker john boehner and his replacement -- speaker paul ryan. "and im very disappointed. that's not what we sent republicans to washington to do, to cave in to the most radical, leftist agenda that funds planned parenthood, that funds the relocation fo syrian refugees, that funds obamacare, illegal immigration. three girls were at the heart of one of the coolest school assemblies in the state.steffi lee explains what happened after their sociology teacher challenged them to do something that would have an impact on their community. community. just for reference purposes - 700 people filled this gym and than one thousand.former secretary of state hillary clinton told the standing room only crowd she wants to pay more attention to small schools like keota hig

he will then travel to toledo, van horne and swisher... sanders will visit sioux city tomorrow night. he will speak at the boys club at 7 p-m. brett ad lib wx tease on set with anchor jennifer ad lib wx main at the matt back to 3 shot at the desk after starting the season just 3 and 3, the iowa state women jennifer ad lib wx main at the matt back to 3 shot at the desk after starting the season just 3 and 3, the iowa state women 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 sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock. 2 more non-conference tuneups before the big 12 season starts. 2nd quarter isu starts to pull away. kidd blaskowsky bottoms up from 3. 12 poi

yesterday, huckabee stopped at the kava house ca in swisher to answer qyestions from supporters. the fororr arkansas governor says he is not worried about the upcoming caucus and primaries, even though he's near the bottom of the pack. "you know if i thought it was over i would go home put my feet up and get back to living a nice comfortable life instead of trudging hrough the ow and going out there and spending all of january in some of the coldest weather in north america." he said his campaign conducted its own poll and found about 75 percent of iowans are still undecided. the g-o-p prekidential field is down to 13. south carolina senator lindsey graham dropped out yesterday. he had been polling in the low single digits since he launched his campaign last june. but graham says he plans to stay engaged in the discussion over national security and defeating isis. a fairfield man will serve 3 years s obation for violations of the transport and display of a grizzly bear he killed in alaska. 35-year-old brenton clark pleaded guilty to charges that he transporord wildlife. clark adm

solon, swisher, oxford, and shueyville have voted against the county's increase and will stay with the state minimum hour. meteorologist joe winters j jns us now with ououfirst iowa saw snow today. can we expect any more of this? our scatterer snow showers and flurries diminish tonight. some few lingering flurries could still fly on wednesday but there is hope for a brighter sky on the horizon. watch out for a norththst wind building to keep our highs in the middle 30s. a warming trend continues to look promising later thisiseek. as the sunshine becomes more apparent, rise into the middle to upper 40s starting weekend. low: 25-31 winds: sw 5-15tomorrow: cloudy, scattered flurries high: 33-39 winds: nw 10-20 back to you. iowa senator joni erert is retiring from the iowa national guard after more than 20 years of service. ernst says she is stepping back because she needs to focus more on her family and her ties as a u-s senator. and she served as a company commander during opererion iraqi freedom. voters have just a few more hours to pick councncman quentin hart and former mayor tim hurl

republican mike huckabee will be in marshalltown, toledo, van horne, and swisher today. democrat hillary clinton will be in keota, fairfield, and bettendorf tomorrow. and democrat bernie sanders will wrap up a three day swing with a final event in council bluffs on wednesday. there are no campaign stops currently scheduled from christmas eve through saturday. a republican presidential candidate is trying to show off sense of humor... imagine the greatest christmas stories told by the senator who once read green eggs and ham from the senate floor. twas the night before the shutdown and all through the house not a bill was stirring not even to fund a mouse. ted cruz hasn't appeared on "saturday night live" yet... but his campaign produced a parody commercial to air in iowa during the show this weekend. it takes jabs at various rivals and moments in politics. donald trump hosted the show last month... while democratic frontrunner hillary clinton appeared in a sketch in october. it may have looked like hillary night live" this weekend... hello hillary hello amy poehler repea

it happened yesterday in swisher. investigators say the man ran to a nearby home on amana road -- and went inside... police say this man -- tommy duffer is responsible. he faces multiple charges. duffer allegedly broke into that second home and stole some he was arrested. criminal complaints say the gun he took -- has not been found. duffer was booked in the johnson county jail last night on multiple theft and burlary charges. in mississippi -- relief organizations and volunteers are coming together to help victims of a rare round of winter tornados. those storms killed at least 14 people in mississippi, tennessee, and arkansas. clean-up efforts continue today -- however -- anticipated heavy rain could hamper those efforts. despite all that -- communities are still coming together to help. "we've got red cross has been doors and let people stay the night. everybody just pitched in really well and i'm really proud of this community." this is surviellance video from a bank in holly springs where the storm hit. watch as

that's includes mike huckabee who makes a campaign stop in swisher in about 20 minutes. the salvation army's red kettles and bell ringers outside stores are a familiar sight in metro areas. but they've been uncommon in towns. we'll see why that might change, coming up. 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 the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just $70. a brief break is upon us before more rain moves through the state. tuesday brings some sunshine, mixed with some clouds of course, but it remains dry. wednesday, for the middle of the week, rain chances once again increase. christmas eve and christmas day travelers across iowa should encounter no major weather issues. by the weekend we see a storm re-enter the weather picture bringing showers to the state. tonight: mostly cloudy l

the polls came to eastern iowa today.former arkansas governor mike huckabee wrapped his busy day in swisher. huckabee spoke at the iowa faith and freedom coalition republican, dr ben carson, who was critical of the chance that republicans have a brokered convention next summer, huckabee says it's a good thing for the party. so for all the talk and even the hand-ringing, i think of like the fact that republicans are going to baskin-robins and democrats basically go in and they get one flavor and they better like it because that's all they got." got."huckabee says he isn't worried that the nominee will be determined behind closed doors because there is so much support from voters for candidatat who challenge the establishment. on the democratic side, hillary clinton will be back in eastern iowa tomorrow.the former secretary of state is making good on a promise to visit keota high school.three students used social media to get the candidate to bring her message to the keokuk county school.cbs 2 news will have complete coverage of clinton's visit.bernie sanders is also campaigning in iowa.e wil

minimum wage to 8-20 an hour, and will raise it to 10-10 an hour by 20-17.so far - oxford, shueyville, swisher, and solon have opted out. if you're following the hawkeyes to indianapolis this weekend, we have a detour you're going to want to make. make.lafayette, indiana is home to the cheapest gas in the country right now, according to gas buddy dot com. some stations there have fuel for as low as a dollar 39 - which is 45-cents lower than the national average.if you can't make it to lafayette - gas should be pretty cheap almost every-where else. analysts predict the national average could be under two- bucks a gallon by this weekend. corridor residents are coming together today to help those in need. need.giving tuesday is chance for those to help spread the holiday cheer to the less fortunate.in north liberty - the community pantry says they're in need of some the same items you'll purchase for your own family meal, like pie crusts and stuffing mix.hacap some tough decisions for food insecure families, like whether to pay for a meal, gifts or heating bills. "the need is, it just keeps unfor

solon, swisher, oxford, and shueyville have voted against the county's increase and will stay with the state minimum wage of 7 dollars, 25 cents an hour. a flood protection project in iowa city seems ready to move forward. for the past five years officials have discussed raising dubuque street and the park road bridge. twice in the past three years, dubuque street has flooded between foster road and park road. both times the road was closed for nearly a month. officials hope to prevent future flooding events by raising the road one foot above the 100 year flood plain. officials originally wanted to break ground in spring 2014. some of the delays came from residents and environmental studies showing concern. but now city expected to approve the plan in a couple weeks. the new design tes the roadway just above the 100 year flood plain. that should save some old trees along dubuque street. the project is now expected to cost 52 million dollars, up from the original estimate of 32 million. "the bridge itself has taken a little bit different shape than what the original concept was, so we h

he will then travel to toledo, van horne and swisher later on in the afternoon. as for democrats...bernie sanders will be visit sioux city tomorrow night. he will speak at the boys club at 7-p-m. some metro kids aren't thinking focused on someone far more important to them...santa! they got their chance this morning at the science center of iowa. kids and their parents showed up for the third annual breakfast with santa. they could eat breakfast...watch a special screening of the polar express movie...and of course...wait their turn to see santa with their last minute christmas requests. colleen hjort, science center 4:18:14:17-4:18:25:06 "our cafe caters all of the food...it;s a really fun thing we get to do in house here... and it's just a really nice opportunities for families to come in and spend a little time together and meet santa." while you wait for santa...you may be in the mood for some holiday lights... one metro neighborhood has set up a impressive light display. 5:40:48 "beaverdale is the place to be this year to look at lights." :01-:03 coming up a

he stopped at the kava house caf in swisher tonight to answer questions from supporters. the former arkansas governor says he is not wowoied about the upcoming caucus and primaries, even though he's near the bottom of the pack. "you know if i thought it was over i would go home put my feet up and get back to living a nice comfortable life instead of trudging through the snow and going out there and spending all of january in some of the coldest weather in north america." he said his campaian conducted its own poll and found about 75 percent of iowans are still undecided about whom they are the driver accused of plowing into people on the las vegas strip will face a murder charge. police believe t t woman intentionally drove her vehicle into the crowd, killing one person and a brief break is upon us before more rain movov through the state. tuesday brings some sunshine, mixed with some clouds of course, but it remains dry. wednesday, for the middle of the week, rain chances once again increase. christmas eve and christmasay travelers across iowa should encounter r major we

hall meeting in toledo, a roundtable in van horne and then an evening stop at kava house and caf in swisher. huckabee won the 2008 republican caucuses but has stayed far back in the pack for 2016. last night in new hampshire, the 3 candidates for the democratic presidential nomination met for their latest debate. the top 2 in the polls will campaign throughout iowa this week. vermont senator bernie sanders has 3 days of iowa stops planned, all in western iowa, secretary of state hillary clinton is scheduled for tuesday visits to keota, fairfield and bettendorf. the cbs/you gov poll of iowa democrats, released today, showed clinton with a lead but only by 5 points - 50 to 45 - over sanders a mild sunday breaks out after the harsh winds earlier this weekend. meteorologist chris havely joins us with the first alert forecast. back to you. attorneys for a man accused of killing his daughter in dubuque are questioning the attorneys for a man accused of killing his daughter in dubuque are questioning the confession he made to police. 62-year-old robert stern faces a 1st -degree murder charge. poli

van horne and in the evening he plans to speak at a iowa faith & freedom coalition house party in swisher. bernie sanders will spend three days in iowa this week. today he is starting in sioux city. tuesday he has 4 stops from storm lake to council bluffs. wednesday sanders finishes up hillary clinton also making an appearance this week. on tuesday she will hold several town hall events. one in keota, then fairfield and finally a thank you event with her volunteers in bettendorf. eric: former president jimmy carter says his 28-year-old grandson died in his sleep early this morning. -- early yesterday morning. the former president broke the news at his church in plains georgia as he taught sunday school. the church's minister says jeremy carter had not been feeling well. his heart stopped while he took a nap. elizabeth: france flight scare. an emergency landing today after reports of a suspicious device. what officials say it turned out to be. eric: and he has gone from warming the bench to lighting up the scoreboard. hawkeye's best kept secret. praised as one of america's best mayors who

republican mike huckabee was in marshalltown, toledo, van horne, and swisher today. democrat hillary clinton will be in keota, fairfield, and bettendorf tomorrow. and democrat bernie sanders will wrap up a three day swing with a final event in council bluffs on wednesday. there are no campaign stops currently scheduled from christmas eve through saturday. presidential candidate ted cruz is trying to show off his sense of humor... imagine the greatest christmas stories told by the senator who once read green eggs and ham from the senate floor. twas the night before the house not a bill was stirring not even to fund a mouse. and ted cruz is trying to show off his sense of humor... he hasn't appeared on saturday night live yet... but his campaign produced a parody commercial that aired in iowa during the show this weekend. it takes jabs at various rivals and moments in politics. donald trump hosted the show last month... while democratic frontrunner hillary clinton appeared in a sketch in october. a young girl's hard work is making a difference... and she does it one ha

want.former arkansas governor mike huckabee starts the week off in swisher at an iowa faith and freedom coalition house party in swisher.the next day -- hillary clinton makes good on her promise to visit keota high school.their sociology class launched a social media campaign to get her to come visit to address issues that small -- rural communities face in iowa.the sanders campaign also rolled out a trip through western ririt before the christmas holiday. thanks for watchingbe sure to tune in next week to get the focus. praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sandede passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. hey! this holiliy, 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 the midd

want.former arkansas governor mike huckabee starts the week off in swisher at an iowa faith and freedom coalition house party in swisher.the next day -- hillary clinton makes good on her promise to visit keota high school.their sociology class launched a social media campaign to get her to come visit to address issues that small -- rural communities face in iowa.the sanders campaign also rolled out a trip through western iowa on monday and tuesday right before the christmas holiday. thanks for watchingbe sure to focus. >>> matt ryan, he's been struggling and the falcons, playoff hopes, they're slipping away and trying to keep them alive with a win over jacksonville today. also trying to keep his playoff hopes alive, eli manning, but he's had some experience his career.

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kara swisher has the details.ra. >> hey, how are you doing. >> so what is the latest. >> oh, sorry, i thought you were going to ask me a question. i just reported, there is swirl about when they would decide on the issue and i thought by the end of the weekend they will have a decision on the spin. and it is not clear they will halt it. and there is articles and continue to be articles about her tenure and whether she will stay. and from what i could tell and i have good sources, they are supporting her. >> and so they are meeting through the weekend and wrapping up by friday. >> not exactly. they didn't meet for today for example. they had sub-meetings. today. there is reportings not very good. they had 48 hours of meetings on wednesday and thursday and they are discussing legal implications and they have a deadline to tell bondholders by december 9th. so they do have to come up with a decision or continue to do what they were doing before. which is to spin this alibaba segment off. >> kara, so if they continue d

huckabee is in the corridor today.he's speaking at a fundraiser for iowa faith and freedom coalition in swisher. the event will take place between 5-30 and 7 at the kava house and cafe. democratic candidate hillary clinton will be back in eastern iowa tomorrow. tomorrow.with former iowa governor and first lady tom and christie vilsack.clinton has town hall meetings in keota -- fairfield and davenport.she plans to lay out her plans to ensure all families can get and stay ahead. the campaign for her main rival for the democrarac nomination -- bernie sasaers -- has suspended two more staffers. staffers.last week -- the firewall dropped briefly on a democratic national committee database that holds voter information collected by each campaign.thehe-n-c said some hillary clinton's voter data -- prompting the d-n-c to suspend his entire campaign from the database.that decision was rersed late friday -- after the campaign filed a lawsuit.one other staffer was fired last week. this morning there's a new miss universe.don champion explains how the contestant from thephilippines was declared the winner t

huckabee has stops in marshalltown, toledo, van home, and swisher. sanders kicks off a three day tour with a town hall meeting in sioux city. developing overnight, a bomb scare forces a plane to land mid-flight. we are going to show you the air france plane after it landed safely in kenya. the plane's 459 passengers and 14 crew members were on their way to paris, when someone discovered a suspected bomb in the bathroom. the pilots made an emergency landing in the kenyan city of mombasa. authorities are now working to found actually contained any explosives. and right now in madison, wisconsin, police are searching for a suspect in a shooting at a mall saturday. one man was shot in the leg, and several panicked shoppers ran for cover when the gunfire erupted. witnesses say several young men were involved in a fight there. the mall was closed for several hours following the shooting, but has since reopened. and streets in minneapolis were quiet overnight, after hundreds of protesters gathered there on saturday afternoon. members of the black lives matt

weeks ago, but it hasn't returned to the city council's agenda since.oxford, shueyville, solon and swisher all opted out to keep the wage at 7-25. it's coming up next... next...the holiday season miracle for one family in oregon. the holiday season always brings lots of season always brings lots of great memories, memories,and a family in oregon is having an extra special one, they'll never forget. forget.kaitlyn bolduc explains why christmas has come early for them. them. (nats - mom)"hellooo!"pippin is home. though not everyone side - knows thatatet. they're about to.(nats - boys) "is this a joke? no? can you believe it.. it's pippin.. it's pippin.. can you believe it.. oh pippin! thank you so much mom.. can you believe it? he doesn't look different! best christmas present ever.. what what what!?"and as if no time - has gone by at all. (nats)"she remembers you. she's so cute."pippin settles right back in.(nats - mom)"it was amazing to think after a year she recognized us, but she clearly did."once it all starts to hit them - she's really back.(nats)"i'm'must so too. (kisses, pats shoulde

huckabee is in the corridor today.he's speaking at a fundraiser for iowa faith and freedom coalition in swisher. the event will take place between 5-30 and 7 at the kava house and cafe. democratic candidate hillary clinton will be back in eastern iowa tomorrowow tomomoow.with former iowa governor and first lady tom and christie vilsack.clinton has town hall meetings in keota -- fairfield and her plans to ensure all families can get and stay ahead. the campaign for her main rival for the democratic nomination -- bernie sanders -- has suspended two more staffers. staffers.last week -- the firewall dropped briefly on a democratic national committee database that holds voter information collected by each campaign.the d-n-c said some staffers for sanders accessed hillary clinton's voter data -- prompting the d-n-c to suspend his entire campaign from the database.that decision was reversed late friday -- after the campaign filed a lawsuit.one other staffer was fired last week. this morning there's a w miss universe.don champion explaiai how the e contestant from the philippines was declared the winne

the iowa faith and freedom coalition is hosting a party at the kava house and caf in swisher today. that's at 5:30 this evening. e cbs/you gov poll of iowa democrats shows hillary clinton maintaining a lead of only about 5 points. she has 50 percent, to senator bernie sanders' 45 percent. the two will campaign throughout iowa this week after their debate saturday night. sanders has 3 days of visits planned, all in western iowa, starting today. clinton is scheduled for stops in keota, fairfield, and bettendorf tomorrow. officials have still not said what killed a waterloo teenager who was found in the cedar river. family and friends will remember the life of 18- year-old moe sed at first baptist church of authorities found his body in the cedar river two weeks ago. sed has been missing since october 22nd when he disappeared while riding his bike. yesterday, the community remembered him at a visitation on what would've been his 19th birthday. inina tv-9 follow-up this morning.. attorneys for a man accused of killing his daughter in dubuque are questioning the confession he me to polic

yesterday, huckabee stopped at the kava house caf in swisher to answer questions from supporrs. the former arkansas governor says he is not worried about the upcoming caucus and primaries, even though he's near the bottom of the pack. "you know if i thought it was over i would go home put my feet up and get back to living a nice comfortable life instead of trudging through the snow and going out there and spending all of january in some of the coldest weather in north america." he said his campaign conducted its own poll and found about 75 percent of iowans are still undecided. south carolina senator lindsey graham dropped out yesterday. he had been polling in the low single digits since he launched his campmpgn last june. but graham says he plans to stay engaged in the discussion over national security and defeating isis. a fairfield man will serve 3 years probation for violations of the transport and display of a grizzly bear he killed in alaska. 35-year-old brenton clark pleaded guilty to charges that he transported illegally-killed wildlife. clk admitted to killing a bear in

he's facing charges tied to a spree yesterday that began inside a garage in swisher... a homeowner found him sleeping in the back seat of a truck under a blanket with a bag of chips from the home. according to police -- duffer then fled after the homeowner threatened to call police -- but also took a loaded handgun he found in the console of the truck. duffer allegedly then ran to a nearby home, stole more items including a truck, and then that truck to cedar rapids... that's where police were able to locate duffer and take him into custody... where he's being held on a series of charges. the iowa hawkeyes are spending their christmama in california for the rose bowl... the football team boarded their flight yesterday from cedar rapids -- surrounded by their families for the christmas eve sendoff... the players -- obviously excitied as they took pictures of each other and themselves -- too document the big day... the team will take on stanford in pasadena on new years day... and for the game -- beware of ticket scams.... that's what police are telling people who plan on

solon, swisher, oxford, and shueyville have voted against the county's increase and will stay with the state minimum wagef 7 dollars, 25 cents an hour. utioned to limit screen time for their children. but some recent data shows it might actually be a good thing f toddlers to have some time in front of a t tlet. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert the brunt of the snow has left, flurries may linger into the afternoon. some breaks in the clouds will try to squeeze in with highs in the mimile 30s. quite a few clouds hang around tonight with lows in the 20s. our sky gradually clears tomorrow, sending our highs to around 40. mild w wther continues thereafter with highs staying in the 40s through at least the middle of next week. the weekend is looking dry, followed by a slight chance of a rain or snow shower on monday.today: m/cloudy, a few flurries high: 32-38 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 34 dbq: 34 iow: 36 tonight: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 25 dbq: 28 iow: 28 tomorrow: gradual clearing high: tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 21-27

26 +++ murder mystery dinner: murder on 34th streetcedar ridge winery & distillery 1441 marak road swisher 6pm - 9pm tickets: $50 +++ dec 26winter farmers' market colts center 1101 central ave. dubuque 7am - noon multiple days +++ dec 26 & 27 snoohoe family fun indndn creek nature ceceer 6665 otis rd. se cedar rapids 10am - 3pm $5 - $8 +++ dec 26 & 27 2160 linden dr. se cedar rapids sat. 10am - 3pm sun. noon - 3pm tickets $3 - $7 +++ dec 25, 26 & 27 reflections in the parlouis murphy park 1700 south grandview ave. dubuque 5pm - 10pm $10 at gate +++ dec 25, 26 & 27christmas lights toto trolleys of dduque m admissionnee dec 25, 26 & 27gingerbread fair vesterheim museum bruening visitor center 502 w. water st. decorah 9am - 5pm +++ dec 25, 26 & 27holiday display it's beginning to look a lot like christmas the music man square 308 s. pennsylvania ave. mason city fri 1pm - 8pm sat & sun 1pm - 5pm $6 adults, $3 childree many of the eventntin this articular list may go beyond this weekend. check with the organization to see how long these events lasas the movie "it's a wonderful life" taught us e

26 +++ murder mystery dinner: murder on 34th streetcedar ridge winery & distillery 144141arak road swisher 6p6p- 9pm tickets: $50 +++ dec 26winter farmers' market colts center 1101 central 7am - noon multiple days +++ dec 26 & 27 snoohoe family fun indndn creek nature center 6665 otis rd. se cedar rapids 10am - 3pm $5 - $8 +++ dec 26 & 27 brucemore holiday mansion tours 2160 linden dr. se cedar rapids sat. 10am - 3pm s s. noon - 3pm tickets $3 - $7 +++ dec 25, 26 & 27 reflections in the park louis murphy park 1700 south grandview ave. dubuque 5pm - 10pm $10 at gate +++ dec 25, 26 & 27christmas lights s ur trolleys of dubuque 5pm admissioo fee dec 25, 26 & 27gingerbread fair vesterheim museum bruening visitor center 502 w. water st. decorah 9am - 5pm +++ dec 25, 26 & 27holiday display it's beginning to look a lot like christmas the musc man square 308 s. pennsylvania ave. mason city fri 1pm - 8pm sat & sun 1pm - 5pm $6 adults, $3 children many of the eveves in this particular list may go beyond this weekend. check with these events llt. the movie "it's a wonderful life" taught us every time

the swisher fire department responded to the hawkeye wildlife area around 10:40 this morning. several departments are at the scene to help. for any updates. our other top story this midday... a plane bound for cedar rapids from orlando florida made an emergency landing this morning. allegiant flight 760 landed in chatanooga tennessee after some engine trouble. passengers on board that flight are expected to land in the eastern iowa airport later this afternoon. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin. given temperatures in the upper portion of the day being sunny, most of the last night's snow should melt itself away. plan on a chilly evening if you are heading out to ring in the new year with midnight temperatures around 10 degrees. wind chills will likely be near zero during the evening as well. plan on a nice new years day, with a decent weekend also still on track. have a great day! that's all the time we have today on the kcrg-tv9 news at midday. be sure to watch kcrg- tv9 news at 5 and 6. the hostess with the mostess

yesterday, huckabee stopped at the kava house caf in swisher to answer questions from supporters. the former arkansas goveor says he is not worried about the upcomingg caucus and d imaries, even though he's near the bottom of the pack. "you know if i thought it was over i would go home put my feet up and get back to living a nice trudging through the snow and going out there and spending all of january in some of the coldest weather in north america." he said his campaign condued its own poll and found about 75 percent of iowans are still undecideded the g-o-p presidential field is down to 13. soh carolina senator lindsey he had been polling in the low single digits since he launched his campaign last june. but graham says he plans to stay engaged in the discussion over national security and defeating isis. a fairfield man will serve 3 years probation for violations of the transport and display of a grizzly bear he killed in alaska. 35-year-old brenton clark pleaded guilty to charges that he transported illegally-killed wildlife. clark admitted to killing a bear in alaska and taki

solon, swisher, oxford, and shueyville have voted against the county's increase and will stay with the state minimum wage of 7 dollars, 25 cents an hour. cedararapids got into the holiday spirit... with a christmas tree lighting last night. the city says that's one down -- four to go. up next... this morning's weather wise question. meteorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break. it's ---. first alert s srm team joins us now. watch for some scattered snow showers out there, primarily during the remain wet, lesser trelled roads, residential areas, as well as bridges will be slick in spots this morning. be cautious of changing road conditions during the morning. this afternoon, the snow is off to the east, but chilly mid-30s remains, along with plenty of clouds. clouds should also hold most of the night. tomorrow, clearing sky is likely from northwest to southeast, leading us to highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. a nice warmup is likely friday and saturday with temperatures still holding well snow high: 339 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 35 dbq:q: 35 iow: 37tonight: mostly cloudy low: 25-3

the iowa faith and freedomom cclition is hosting a party at the kava house and caf in swisher today. that's at 5-30 this evening. when unipoint st. luke's hospital in cedar rapids opened ththronald mcdonalal family room a year ago next month, they set a goal to help one thousandamilies. with a few weeks to go, they've totalled up more than 900. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders tells us more about the room and how it helps families for free. welcome to the ronald mcdonald family room here at st. luke's want to give you a quick tour he can see what we're talking about your place is a lot room here there's the kitchen you got three bedrooms. the idea, provide a home away from home for families with sick kids at st. luke's hospital. about a year o, when this place opened, officials had a goal of helping thousand families. now, they're very close to meeting it. when that first year comes, i think we will definitely have helped 1,000 families, probably more. we meet their basic needs meals, a shower, maybe a place to rest your head at night. parents are at their best to help their kids heal whe

a sign outside this house in swisher says welcome... but the owners likely didn't home in their garage. forty-year-old tommy duffer of shellsburg is now facing multiple theft and burglary charges after handgun from a truck inside one home on amana road... he went inside another house on the street to hide from police. (sot. cg: hillary maglin) "one of these houses that duffer broke into even has a sign on the door, warning intruders that a security system is in place." but that didn't stop duffer from stealing a laptop... clothing... a pickup truck... and two hundred dollars in cash from the home. police later booked in cedar rapids. but the handgun has yet to be found. we've got you covered -- hillary maglin -- kwwl news. at this time, duffer is charged with theft and burglary... despite the snow and colder temperatures -- some eastern iowans are celebrating the season in a strange way this year -- by water skiing... you heard me right austin jensen and his dad getting the boat back in the water for some christmas water skiing... while

the iowa faith and freedom coalition is hosting a party at the kava house and caf in swisher today. that's at 5:30 this evening. the cbs/you gov poll of iowa democrats shows hillary clinton maintaining a lead of only about 5 points. she has 50 percent, to senator bernie sanders' 45 percent. the two will campaign throughout iowa this week after their debate saturday night. sanders has 3 days of visits planned, all in western iowa, starting today. clinton is scheduled for stops in keota, fairfield, and bettendorf tomorrow. officials have still not said what killed a waterloo teenager who was found in the cedar river. family and friends will remember the life of 18- year-old moe sed at first baptist church of waterloo at 10:30 this morning. authorities found his body in the cedar river two weeks ago. sed has been missing since october 22nd when he disappeared while riding his bike. yesterday, the community been his 19th birthday. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. attorneys for a man accused of killing his daughter in dubuque are questioning the confession he made to police. 62-year-ol

monday.former arkansas governor mike huckabee wrapped up his busy day in swisher talking to the iowa faith and freedom coalition.unlike fellow republican doctor ben carson -- who was critical of the chance that republicans have a brokered convention next summer -- huckabee says it's a good thing for the party. so for all the talk and even the hand-ringing, i think of like the fact that republicans are going to baskin-robins and democrats basically go in and they get one flavor and they better like it because that's all they got." got."huckabee says he isn't worried that the nominee could be determined behind closed doors because there is so much support from voters for candidates who challenge the establishment. on the democratic side -- hillary clinton is back in eastern iowa today. today.the former secretary of state is making good on a school.students used social media to get the candidate to bring her message to the keokuk county school.cbs 2 news will have complete coverage of clinton's visit. bernie sanders is also campaigning in iowa.he will wrap a three-day swing through the

one stop in van horne and one in swisher. nikki: a walk in the woods turned in to a walk on the wild side for one adult and three children in northern new jersey. credit: broadcastify "we have a gentlemen in the cave with the bear, he has been injured by the bear." "alright chief on an update from medical, he is bleeding from his neck, his arm, and his head." nikki: reports of a bear attack sent responders scrambling to the scene. friends reportedly lit fires to send smoke signals alerting emergency crews to the location in rockaway township. credit: broadcastify "be advised that we have the youth yelling out loud and they also have started a fire possibly for a smoke signal." "we have the helicopter hovering above them, we have the party here, all of us are going to go with those kids." nikki: all those involved were airlifted to the hospital. there is no word on their conditions. the reported attack happened just one day after the state of new jersey ended an official black bear hunt...510 bears were killed over the ten-day

he is making stops in and swisher. eric: plane crash. the call for help just before a small plane went down killing all 5 on board. elizabeth: check your candy dish. the reason a popular holiday treat is being recalled this morning. emmy: animal safety. what to do about it. elizabeth: west des moines police want to know if you have seen this woman. erika johnson was discovered missing number home. she has a special needs so if you see her, call police. eric: mobile speed units are out across des moines. des moines has three units now. you can see the rain left over on the pavement along i-235. a few cars out there. because a lot of peopl 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 sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big m

we've got you covered in jesup, coggon, swisher and all of eastern iowa drivers are in for a heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription drugs. but in the last 7 years drugs prices have doubled. hillary's going to take on the drug companies. require medicare to negotiate let people buy their prescription drugs from countries like canada at half the price. and cap monthly prescription costs for every american. the drug companies have been over charging long enough. it's time to fight back. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. 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 the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just $70. instead of handing out tickets, officers and deputies in michigan gave out turkeys and gift cards. it's part of a holiday program sponsored by rotary cl

huckabee is also in the hawkeye state today, making stops in marshalltown, toledo, van horne, and swisher. coming up plane crash. , the call for help just before a small plane went down killing all five on board. elizabeth: check your candy dish. the reason a popular holiday treat is being recalled this morning. emmy: animal safety. why your pets are at risk this holiday season to getting hurt or sick, and what to do about it. elizabeth: west des moines police want to know if you have seen this woman, 20-year-old erica johnson discovered missing this morning from her home on coach like drive. she has special needs so if you we want to take a quick look at traffic around the metro. the streets are wet so keep that in mind but otherwise, no major tieups so far. we have three mobile speed units in des moines, 1400 55th street, 4000 wetland avenue, 1700 park avenue, and we will take one more look at the polk county unit, 9000 southeast 32nd avenue. let's take a live look at the >> this is iowa's news leader. this is "kcci 8 news this morning" with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist

according to kara swisher, not considering a change in leadership at this time.he says if marissa myer leaves, it will happen on her terms. what do you think? >> i thought star word is right. it will be tied up for years. where would you do this? maybe consider selling the core business. yahoo either needs to say to all the activists swirling around, shut up, we're not selling anything, back off, good-bye, or get something done quickly and get past it because it's just so distracting. >> what's hard about this for me, though, is how do you know how much yahoo is worth? they're going to be numbers all over the map probably. people are likely to use the aol sale to verizon as a benchmark, but right now with the asian assets in there, depending on what the tax treatment of those is, even arriving at any kind of value for yahoo will be hard. >> you know, it's worth something. people talk, oh, the business is so challenged. it is challenged. it is still generating almost a billion dollars of cash per year. it's worth something, and the argument is the market is not va