learning the motive behind a massive attack in california? plus... students and faculty at the university of iowa are mixed about a web portal that shares its name with terror group isis. and tis the season of giving. we'll introduce you to one iowa man who's been ringing bells for the salvation army for years. all to see people smile. good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. areas of fog have formed overnight and some visibilities will be a mile or so at times this morning. skies have cleared out allowing that fog to form as temperatures are dropping into the 20s over most

viewing area with winds less than 10 mph. the skies will stay clear, so the fog should burn off quickly as the sun comes up. highs will climb into the low to mid 40s over most of the area today. we will stay warm through the weekend... i'll have that forecast in a few minutes. continuing coverage this morning as investigators in california continue their work following a deadly attack. that attack left 14 dead.. and more than 20 injured. police are working around the clock to try and piece together how and why it happened. jay gray is in california this morning with gathered overnight.. "and i just wanna mourn with strength that comes in being

and answers, as the shock of the last 24- hours - gives way to the painful reality here.. madden does.. "the smell of fresh gunpowder was in the air." madden was one of the first officers on scene the morning of the attack.. "it was unspeakable the carnage that we were seeing, the people injured or already dead and the pure panic on the faces of individuals." those images frame the investigation that continues right now.. police and federal agents pouring over evidence pulled from the redlands home of syed farook.. and tashfeen malik.. including computers and cell phones that according to officials indicate farook "was talking with people in the us and overseas during the past year who showed an interest in radical jihad." "this took days, weeks, if not months to plan out. there's nothing impulsive about this shooting at all." a military style assault... carried out by a couple that had as many as ten pipe bombs and 45- hundred rounds of ammunition

to wonder if follow-up attacks may have been a part of the couples plans.. "we don't know at this point the investigators try to understand why.. at least 14 families face a much more difficult question -- how.. they'll move on.. in the face of all that's lost.. jay gray - nbc news - san bernardino, california more memorials and prayer services are scheduled throughout the weekend. one woman who lost her husband in the shooting says he knew one she believes her husband died trying to protect others... "he knew syed, he'd worked with him, and he never had our faith being messianic --- that's kind of... not instantly get along, but my husband never

bad to say about him." jennifer's husband, nicholas, was 52. we have breaking news this morning... 16 people are killed and three others are hurt in an attack at a nightclub. it happened in egypt. police are looking for two young men who carried out the attack. they're accused of throwing molotov cocktails into the club. police are looking for the suspect who shot a man inside a walmart store. it happened in illinois outside chicago. police say it started as an "i didn't see nothing. i was too busy ringing up customers. and that's when i heard the shots and stuff police are talking to witnesses and are still searching for the suspect. in paris, a bar will reopen after it was targeted in last month's deadly attack. five people died at the bar three weeks ago. isis claims it was behind the

people who live there said they were supportive of today's reopening, saying they need to "continue life as it was before". it's a name that's been used since the 1980s..but some are calling for the university of iowa to change it. the iowa student information system is nicknamed isis. it's a program students use almost every day to check their school email accounts... schedule classes... and make appointments around campus. now that there's a radical islamic group with the same name...some think it needs to change... "i know someone who is of the muslim faith who could be offended by it, so i would expect a change." "it has absolutely nothing to do with it. it's just a coincidence that our acronym ended up the same as theirs." the university said changing the name of the program is relatively straightforward... and is looking at how much that would cost. it'll make its decision public soon after that. the trial continues in the first officer charged in the death of freddie gray. officer william porter is

medics when gray asked for help. prosecutors say he also failed to secure the 25-year- old properly in the police van. gray's death in april after suffering a spinal cord injury set off massive protests in baltimore. police are searching for suspects in a shooting that left one person dead and three others wounded. officers in georgia were called to a shooting early yesterday morning. when they got there, they found the four victims, all suffering from gunshot wounds. a woman died at the scene, while three others are in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. authorities believe there are at least two suspects and that the shootings are a result of what they called "group violence". it's been nearly 5 years after a mine explosion kiilled 29 workers... and the man who ran it is found guilty of violating federal safety laws. a federal investigation found the man kept two sets of books to mislead inspectors and tipped off crews before surprise inspections at the west virginia mine. the man's attorney says he will appeal. a virgin america flight was delayed thursday after the loader used to move baggage onto the plane caught fire.

able to put out the flames damage. more than a dozen people have been arrested in northern iowa for drug related investigations. it took months to investigate, but police in mason city were able to track the suspects down in just two days. the drug charges are widespread from prescription medication, to marijuana, and meth. out of all three... 11 are tied to the delivery of meth... "these are a lot of different to make the arrest at this point." the sheriff's office says these are ongoing investigations, and is expecting to make more arrests. congress is slamming the secret services -- saying security lapses on their part could've endangered the president. a report from a congressional oversight committee says the agency has been dealing with a series of problems. the report cites budget cuts that are leaving the secret service understaffed and overworked. in a statement ... the secret service acknowledges the challenges - but says they'll take time to fix. the nation's top security

jobs will be open to women. women in every branch of the military will be eligible for any job they're qualified for -- that includes infantry and some special operations units. the decision comes after years "today, i'm announcing my decision not to make continued exceptions. that is, to proceed with opening all of these the secretary of defense says all branches agreed -- except the marines... who asked some positions stay "men only" - carter disagrees saying no exceptions. economic analysts and job watchers will be looking to the bureau of labor statistics for jobs were added in november than in october when there was a gain of 271- thousand jobs... the figures released today will help the federal reserve decide whether to raise a key interest in the season of giving, an organization in iowa is asking for

the salvation army red kettles are in need of bell ringers in one iowa city. but sam curtiss tells us how one bell ringers like don baumgardner are a rare breed. day. "they had a deal down there that said sign up to ring the bell so i signed up to ring the bell," said donald baumgardner. few can probably rival his enthusiasm. "i love to talk to people, i love to ring the bell and make the noise and no one yells at me for making noise," said donald baumgardner. and the salvation army of siouxland struggles to find more liska. the people you see the salvation army estimates but more like 14 because don has a strong lock on his spot

do what we can while we're on the earth and then be said donald baumgardner. a freak accident years ago, led to him having his right leg amputated in august. that nor the snow kept him from what he signed up to do. "give and love and cheerish other people and show them how his own holiday spice. "i've got 325 different ones i'm going to give out on christmas eve for free," said donald baumgardner. "i want to," said donald baumgardner. "i can afford some small things like that so that's what i do cause i want to." "the weather outside is frightful........." here in eastern iowa, the red kettles are out along with the

ron, amanda, ally, and i are competing to see who can raise the most money. i'll be in cedar rapids at the johnson avenue hy-vee tomorrow. stop out and say hello if you're in the area. ron will be in dubuque on the 12th. and i'll be in coralville on the 19th. amanda -- the defending champion -- volunteered in cedar falls over the weekend. it's coming up on today in iowa.... starbucks coffee might have a reputation for being pricey, but in one city, the real shock is in the delivery fee. plus... if you're a fan of disney -- there's a new dating website just for you. we have some fog out there this morning, but that should burn

today. highs will warm to around 10 degrees above average today. and we stay warm through the weekend and into next week. i'll have the details coming up. "you're watching kwwl,

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fog this morning will burn off with the rising of the sun, but clouds return tomorrow afternoon as a few showers may track through tomorrow night and sunday morning. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will show some areas with fog, some not as much this morning. the fog has dropped to 1 mile in some areas this morning, while in others, it is not as bad. temperatures are cooler this morning...

mainly above average. even to the west, where sheldon was below zero yesterday morning! winds are light this morning and will be light today, but will pick up more tonight and tomorrow over the area. we keep mainly clear skies this morning to help burn off that fog and the next system is still over the rockies. that will bring increasing clouds for saturday and may squeeze out a shower or two saturday night into sunday

front tracks through the kwwl viewing area. we will stay mild, though.. temps will be in the 30s to the 50s in the midwest today with more 50s pushing into the region have those clouds tracking in night into sunday morning, but 30. heavy snow and strong winds have hit parts of russia. backing up traffic and closing down roads...and the worst is yet to come. is on the way, with the worst of it expected later tonight. last year on this date the weather was so bad in this area, a plane runway. it's coming up on today in iowa.... dating websites look to match people who have similar interests. and if your interest is disney -- now there's an entire website just for you. plus... a couple in their 90's

after meeting santa. stay with k-w-w-l, we've got you covered. move over veriz jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. their aim is our total destruction.

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would ask mother to marry him, and she would say no." s/ mary wyatt from my mind." until the day it wasn't. "and i said mother, you told bill no. and she said i know, but i asked him." "i just think i realized that i could love somebody else." "you gotta choose happiness, especially in today's world." bill and mary will be first to second that. s/ bill petersen, mary's husband 1:09-1:11 "merry, merry christmas to all." "yeah, to everybody. look for happiness." and should you find yourself lacking... you can always find

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shot on video. he juggled a ball back and forth between two golf clubs before hitting it into a cup on a table the most difficult to date taking nearly an hour to master. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is back with another check of your storm track seven forecast. fog this morning will burn off to sunny skies today. a few showers may track through saturday night into sunday (very little accumulation expected), otherwise we stay dry through thursday. highs will be in the mid to upper 40s and lows in the upper

coming up -- what authorities are focusing on this morning as they investigate the attack in california. plus -- this billboard is getting a lot of second looks. so what is the company saying about jolly old saint nick. and iowa fans flock to indianapolis. we're hearing from them as they get ready to cheer on the good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and

storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. areas of fog have formed overnight and some visibilities will be a mile or so at times this morning. skies have cleared out allowing that fog to form as temperatures are dropping into the 20s over most of the viewing area with winds less than 10 mph. the skies will highs will climb into the low to mid 40s over most of the area

we begin this morning with the latest on the investigation in the california attack. police are looking for the man who bought two rifles used in the mass shooting. syed farook and his wife killed 14 people and wounded 21 others. police say they handguns and rifles they had were bought legally more than three years ago. farook bought the pistols, but a man authorities won't identify bought the rifles. it's unclear if that man bought the guns for farook -- of if they were stolen -- but we do know police are looking for him. "when it comes to people who protecting the people along the way." authorities say they don't know why farook and his wife attacked a social services center -- but they say it appears he had been radicalized. this is what the president had their loss is our loss too, and we're all one american family. we look out for each other in

the president talked about it during the national christmas tree lighting ceremony -- saying this is a wonderful time of year, but at the same time -- it's important to think of those who are suffering right now. expected at an officer's funeral. the officer was killed in the shooting at a colorado springs planned parenthood on friday. two others were also killed in that attack -- and nine more were injured or wounded, including five officers. the debate about guns is front and center again in washington after recent attacks. yesterday, the senate voted against more background checks. the bill -- which was bi-partisan -- would've required more checks for guns bought online and at gun shows. the vote was 50-47 against -- with both senators from iowa voting no. in new york -- a county sheriff is urging gun owners to arm themselves. he says -- in light of what's happened recently -- he's encouraging those who are licensed to carry their weapon with them.

it would not break my heart if something were to happen and one of the fellow citizens of the county was there to help us." the county he serves in new york -- is one of the few in the state -- that requires anyone who wants a gun permit to take hill is obamacare -- and republicans again vote to dismantle the law. the vote is largely symbolic because the president will veto it -- and republicans don't have enough votes to override it. but they want to use his veto as a message to voters in next year's election that sending a republican to the white house could mean the end of obama care -- and also federal money for planned parenthood. speaking of the race for the white house: the republicans cover many topics at a jewish, faith- based forum. reid binion shows us what they talked about -- along with a few awkward moments. more than a dozen g-o-p candidates -- courted voters at the republican jewish coalition thursday. many took the opportunity to talk tough on terrorism--new jersey governor chris christie called the mass shooting in san

former prosecutor ... i am convinced that was a terrorist attack. we need to come to grips on softer topics happy hanukah." ...others stumbled a bit trying to connect with the jewish audience donald trump, seemingly alluding to old stereotypes "i really believe the iran deal "i'm a negotiator like you folks, we are negotiators. is there anybody that doesn't re-negotiate deals in this room?" the anti-defamation league issued a statement saying they do not think "donald trump's intention to evoke anti-semitic stereotypes." ohio governor john kasich attempted to explain why he feels such a strong bond with the jewish community... this way "my mother told me one time, she said, 'johnny' - when i was a very young man - she said, 'johnny, if you want to look for a really good friend, get somebody who's jewish.'" doctor ben carson had this to say about the u-s one dollar bill "america may not have ever become a place if it had not been for haym solomon. that's why there's a star of david on the back of the

and jim gilmore started out his remarks with this: "last night i was watching 'schindler's list. everybody here has seen schindler's list." in the democratic race, a key endorsement for hillary clinton. the u-s labor secretary plans to give his support to her in iowa today. it's seen as a huge blow to one of the other democrats in the race -- martin o'malley. he helped launch the labor secretary's career in maryland. clinton will be in sioux city and fort dodge later today. this morning, music fans are remembering a very talented singer who has died. scott weiland -- the former frontman for stone temple pilots passed away in his sleep. he and his band -- the wildabouts -- were touring in week. weiland was 48 years old. a week later -- and no sign of an eastern iowa teenager. ethan weitzenkamp was last seen on

allison. he left a note saying he needed to start a new life -- but his do. he disappeared days before his first wrestling match as a "we're just scared that, something's happened to him or generous person and that's what we are scared of, that something bad has happened to him." the family says there has been no sign of ethan's unique car -- which you see in this picture. volunteers organized a search for him yesterday and will continue today. ambulances surround an elementary school -- after a carbon monoxide scare. it happened yesterday in chicago. more than 100 students and faculty were checked out at the hospital. there's no word what caused the high levels of carbon monoxide -- but we know detectors were put in all chicago public schools after a boiler broke down at a school earlier this year. an explosion leads to a big fire

plant in west texas. authorities aren't sure what caused the explosion. about 200 people were at the plant at the time. two suffered minor injuries. a multi-car pileup ends with one driver crashing right into a drive- thru. it happened near a mall in tucson arizona. police say one car ran into two others -- then landed on its side in a chick-fil-a drive- thru lane. police say it looks worse than it is. no one was seriously hurt. road construction clears up in one part of eastern iowa. many of you may recognize these streets in waterloo kimball avenue is finally free, after being under construction for almost two years. crews removed the cones -- bringing it back to two lanes. "the first year was tough, it because there werent as many intersections closed, but its still been pretty tough" they say they had some loyal customers throughout the

the holiday season has arrived... and cedar rapids will be celebrating this weekend with their annual fire and festival. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in cedar rapids with more the annual festival brings family-friendly activity... ceremonial tree lighting and holiday delight parade to downtown cedar rapids.... i'm joined with jill wilkins... the events planner. this year, the festival will feature "5 trees for the season" tree lightings throughout the week in kingston village, newbo, czech village and on mays island. during the festival... there will also be fire performers... carriage rides...food trucks...and more. the annual daylight parade

saturday. it will finish in time for people to watch the hawkeye kick off game at 7:17 at night. this year, the festival will feature "5 trees for the season" tree lightings throughout the week in kingston village, newbo, czech village and on mays island. during the festival... there will also be fire performers... carriage rides...food trucks...and more. the annual daylight parade starts at 6 in the night on saturday. it will finish in time for people to watch the hawkeye kick off game at 7:17 at night. this year, the festival will feature "5 trees for the season" tree lightings throughout the island. during the festival... there will also be fire starts at 6 in the night on there are events going on we've got you covered live in cedar rapids... amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the event is put on by the cedar rapids metro economic alliance.

are hitting the road -- ready to turn indianapolis into a sea of black and gold. tomorrow is the big ten championship game between the undefeated hawks and michigan state. kwwl's brad hanson spoke doug althaus and his family have been life long hawkeye fans. (doug althaus, it'll probably never happen again, i hope it does, but it's exciting." doug and his wife will make the trip to indy, but they'll have to leave the boys at home. (nathan althaus, hawkeye fan) least. and it'll be fun. hopefully they can beat michigan state." meanwhile, carl schwendinger, known as the hawkeye poet, has just finished a more than 30 year tradition, carl writes a new poem for each game he attends, and is looking forward to reading it in front even though he won't

poet) "i think all hawkeye fans tod wolter will be there too--traveling in style on this decked out bus. no matter how they get there, wolter says the iowa "they're gonna be nuts. cause this is the first time, and this tunnel, you'll hear the hawkeye fans." "iowa is the best team in the world." and here's a look at what the field looks like. the stadium can seat up to 67 thousand people. if you're looking to grab some last minute tickets -- you'll have to pay up. tickets on sites like stub-hub are starting at 125 dollars and go up to seven thousand dollars. you have to go all the way back

1922 to find the last time iowa had a perfect season. that year they were seven and oh. their biggest win that year building on campus was under was also several years from being built. "games were played on what was then called iowa field, it's now a parking lot right next to the iowa river." in 1922 -- you could buy season tickets for twelve dollars and fifty cents. we still have a lot to get to this morning: including this controversial billboard. santa claus is coming to town -- plus one of the biggest plays of the entire n-f-l season happens with no time on the clock. a wild finish to the packers lions game last night. morning, but that should burn

"now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: fog this morning will burn off with the rising of the sun, but clouds return tomorrow afternoon as a few showers may track through tomorrow night and sunday morning. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will show some areas with fog, some not as much this morning.

dropped to 1 mile in some areas this morning, while in others, it is not as bad. temperatures are cooler this morning... mostly in the 20s, but still mainly above average. even to the west, where sheldon was below zero yesterday morning! winds are light this morning and will be light today, but will pick up more tonight and tomorrow over the area. we keep mainly clear skies this morning to help burn

and the next system is still over the rockies. that will bring increasing clouds for saturday and may squeeze out a shower or two saturday night into sunday morning as the front tracks through the kwwl viewing area. we will stay mild, though.. temps will be in the 30s to the 50s in the midwest today burn off this morning and we up some tonight with lows in the it's some believe this billboard is right on target. others think santa is missing

plus -- inching closer to number one. iowa state did not play last night -- but there was a big game that could affect where the cyclones stand in the rankings next week. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in sumner, a billboard with santa is gett let's get these dayquil liquid gels and go. but these liquid gels are new. mucinex fast max. it's the same difference. this one is max strength and fights mucus. mucinex fast max. the only cold and flu liquid gel that's max-strength and fights mucus.

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that's because st. nick is looking down the barrel of an assault-style rifle. the billboard for a sports store in north carolina says "santa knows what you really want!" it's the type of thing getting

reviews. "i have to say in general, to what are you going to do about promote." the store manager says they thought the ad would be amusing and that customers would get a kick out of it. if you turned off the packers lions game a little early last night -- you missed one incredible finish. the lions thought they had the game won as time ran out, but detroit was called for a face- mask. that gives green bay one more play with no time on the clock -- and watch what happens. a hail mary caught by packers tight end richard rodgers. the packers stun the lions 27-23 -- in a game already being called the miracle in mo-town. this morning, we know who the super bowl teams will share the stage with next year. british rockers coldplay will

bowl 50. bruno mars is also scheduled to perform. super bowl 50 is february 7th in santa clara, california. another number one team goes down -- and this will affect iowa state. last night, ucla upset the number one ranked kentucky wildcats. that means the number one and two ranked teams have both lost this week. the fifth ranked cyclones could move closer to the top when the new rankings come out in a few days. it's you're watching today in iowa on k- w-w-l. and here's a look at today's birthdays. happy birthday from kwwl.

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is updated this year, complete with sport jeans, a sweater, and a man-bun. he posed for pictures with children at a mall in portland. hipster santa is also health conscious. he gives the sleigh a break and tools around on his bike when he's not delivering toys. eileen loan is back with another check of your storm track seven to sunny skies today. a few showers may track through saturday night into sunday (very little accumulation expected), mid to upper 40s and lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. here's a live look outside at washington, d.c. there's another hour of today in iowa coming up

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