>> but gilbert proved to be more than just a violent man. he also showed us a thoughtful, creative side. in the last interview we did with gilbert, he seemed resigned to his fate of spending the rest of his life most likely alone in a small cell. >> at this point, you just look back and realize that the best part of it's over with anyway. >> but five years later, we would discover that gilbert's appearances on "lockup" had opened up a new chapter in his life. she goes by the name of angel, preferring not to give her last name, and she is bobby ray gilbert's fiancee. >> we've been together four years. it's just something that happened. i didn't set out for it to happen. it just did. >> the alabama department of corrections denied a request to interview gilbert, but angel told us the story of how she first became involved with gilbert shortly after seeing him on "lockup." angel had initially contacted another holman inmate featured on the series, sherman moore, who held the job of prison barber. it was moore who acted as match-maker. >> wrote

trump will appear at the harmon tree farm in gilbert and host a rally at 7 p.m. the doors open at 5 p.m. the candidate's appearance comes continues to hold a commanding lead in national and south carolina polls as the candidate of choice for gop primary voters. however, trump's campaign has not come without controversy. in fact, the new york real estate mogul has done nothing but embrace it as his rivals continue to attack him as all talk. "well it's a make or break primary here in south carolina for as lot of different campaigns. at the end of february is when it gets really tough..you look at national campaign. it speaks at how important south carolina is." charles pitches to chad. "well the way he has been treated by a girl on fox news. i wouldn't have anything to do with it either. i mean there's fairness and then trump will appear at the harmon tree farm in gilbert and host a rally at 7 p.m. the doors open at 5 p.m. the candidate's appearance comes as he continues to hold a commanding lead in national and south carolina polls as the candidate of choice for g

whichever it was, gilbert decided to escape. took russell and russell's stepmother up here to what amounted to a hideout in the mountains above los gatos, where this shy boy faced an uphill battle to make any friends at all at his fancy new school, the place russell met sally. >> russell was a very nice, gentle person with a great sense of humor. >> they were very close, says sally, in a way. >> were you boyfriend and girlfriend? >> no, but apparently everybody thought so. >> she asked russell to the sadie hawkins dance, fake marriage and all, and neither had any idea, as their picture was taken, that the days were ticking down to something awful. though she did know that dangerous forces seemed to be at work. did he get along with his parents? >> i don't think so. but in the '80s none of us got along with our parents. >> i really loved him just like a son. if i had anything that i needed to have done and i would mention it to him, he wasn't one to say oh, no, or, you know, i can't or i won't. he was really a sweet guy. >> but l

. >> one of holman's most notorious inmates, bobby gilbert, is serving multiple sentences for crimes committed inside prison. >> i'm serving a life without parole sentence, two life sentences, two 99-year sentences, a 40-year sentence, a 20-year sentence and a 10-year sentence. all together. >> gilbert has attacked several prisoners and stabbed one man to death at another prison during an argument. >> everybody wants to talk about, you know, i killed somebody over a carton of cigarettes. it's not a carton of cigarettes. that may be the catalyst that leads to something, but if somebody owes me a soda pop, and they come to me and say, "hey man, i need to get that soda pop you owe me," i'll spit in their face and talk to them like they're a bitch or something and then they kill me, whose fault is it? it wasn't about the soda pop no more. you on the street, yeah, you call the police and put a stop to it. what do you do in here? i tell you what you do. you go get you a knife, and you stab that son of a bitch, and you say, "you ain't taking nothing else." that's the end of that. here's wha

gilbert joins us live from the news room at the fayetteville observer. gilbert? >> before i went in the courtroom i had a chance to go by the house of the victim and saw and talked with her husband and also her daughter. neither wanted to appear on through pretty tough surgery last night and the victim is in serious condition. as for her brother he stood in front of a district court judge this afternoon and asked for a court appointed attorney. smith made sure kevin powell understood the charges he was going to appoint him an attorney from the public defenders office. authorities say he went into his mother's beauty salon and shot his mother, 44-year-old in the face at point blank range. after he shot his mother he left the beauty salon went to his car and put the hand gun he used in the shooting back into the vehicle. help including the victim. the calls are too disturbing to hear but you can hear the victim asking for help and told the operator that her son shot her. another call that was made by a customer who was in the restroom when the shots rang out. i don

amanda gilbert... kwwl if you woold like to learn more about the valentines day photoshoot and how to get involved.... visit our website at k-w-w-l dot com. university of northern iowa students use martin luther king jr day... to serve others. nearly 3-hundred volunteers packaged 25- thousand boxes of mac and cheese. volunteers as young as eight years old helped out. those meals will go to serve sisiteen counties of the "it's been a really great event to circle around and to really think and reflect on hunger." the event was pu on by the u-n-i service and leadership council. a timeless meeting between two men after one of them found the other's time capsule. a contractor was modeling a house when he found a jar containing a letter written in 1949. and that's just beginning of the time-traveling journey. ted land everything eeded to go. "tore out the carpet. tore apart was remodeling this house last week and tossing a lot of stuff in the trash. "it's just demolition." but under the cabinets, a dusty old

mark found a family letter written by billy gilbert. he tried to find gilbert online. no luck. billy wrote about his sister janice. so he searched online for janice gilbert. he found her obituary which contained an e-mail to contact the family. knecht sent it to an address who found billy gilbert. he happened to have a family trip planned for last weekend and he took the jar to billy. >> now it's all beginning to come back together. so it's an amazing story. >> gilbert said he'd forgotten about the jar and was glad to see it returned. the items will be passed down to his family. >>> if you're up before dawn later this week, take a look at the southern sky and you'll see planets lined up like a real mercury, venus, saturn, mars, and jupiter. hail hold that formation till february 20th. it's the first time the five planets will appear in the same sky together since january 2005. >>> it's almost as fun to watch. every year during the stock show they take a break and head to seem boat. they trade the chaps and strap-on skis and boards for a head to head competition in a downhill sl

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. dhe competition lasts tomorrow through sunday. 60 teas will be competing tomorrow and 60 the next day. sharing your morning cup of coffee with a police officer -- it's a new movement in many cities. the national "coffee with a cop" inintiative making its way to cedar rapids. the owner of brewed awakenings in cedar rapids... the most recent coffee shop to host... says these events are necessary. (larry janda/brewed awakeninggowner) "the police ally don't pose a threatto us. the police are really here to help us in a time of need." -- typically makes people feel less intimidated to approach them. which restaurants get the best buzz from customers> according to a research firm...subway holds on to its top spot as the best- perceived fast food brand, followed by wendy's, chick-fil-a, pizza hut and sonic. in casual dining, olive garden in part to its viral pasta promotion. rounding out the top five were panera bread, outback lobster. amazon is offering a discount for its prime m

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. you can learn more about olivia and the photo shoot at our website k-w-w-l dot com. its coming up on today in iowa... how some are taking advantage of the freezing temperatures...doin g g omething you an only pull off in winter. plus surf's up...way up. the massive waves on the west coast. and a man finds a time capsule from the 1940s...and with the help of the internet...tracks down the creator. we've got you covered! with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl ssormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: while not as ddgerously cold today we will stay chilly with a chance of light snow tracking in later today and tonight. right now we only have some clouds trying to track in with the snow farther away and just tracking into western iowa. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will be pre

gilbert says the board is currently looking at options. one would be to enjoin with another state that has a successful track record to run the enrollment program. alex sampson/health benefits associates: i am really scared. local broker alex sampson says he's worried about the switch and what it will mean to him and his clients. the program worked well this year. and he wonders if the three-percent increase should really be enough to scare off nevada's health insurance exchange. sampson: when we had to actually switch everybody over to healthcare.gov from nevada attrition that year. i had to meet with individual policy to and re-enroll them into healthcare.gov instead of nevada healthlink. bruce gilbert: we are not talking about building something from scratch. we are talking to other states that have a state based market place that are successful. at the right price to nevada consumers all have to come together by next fall in reno, terri russell kolo 8 news now gilbert says nothing is set in stone yet. they don't know what the actual pr

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. looking nationally -- people in l-a are paying the most for gas, two eighty a gallon. and the lowest...tulsa, oklahoma...where they're paying one- 48. its still to cce... raise your glass to mother nature. some people find a way to enjoy the snow on their plus...a man is reunited with a piece of his childhood...decades after it was stolen! "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered! with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place by a corrupt political system where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is funded by over two and a half million small contributions. people who know you can't level the playing field i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. join the fight to take back our government. [ horn honks ] okay, this is u.s. cellular, and this is verizon. now, same phones, but with u.s. cellular you get

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 services to students. wymer and michael felton were in a canoe sunday to take pictures of a home. the weather caused the canoe to capsize and both fell in. felton swam to shore and neighbords pulled him fr

amanda gilbert kwwl news. the new dietary guidlines suggest that people should try eating other forms of protein... such as nuts... seeds and seafood. if you're a single guy looking for love, you may want to consider buying a dog. a new study by a group of professors finds men who own dogs are more attractive. they surveyed 12-hundred match- dot-com users who included pet info in their profiles. they found 61 percent of them said owning a pet makes someone more attractive. but not just any pet. 39 percent said owning a cat is a deal breaker. a woman gives birth to her own granddaughter. the woman is 53. her daughter is 28 and tried for three years to get pregnant...and had three miscarriages. so tracey thompson offered to serve as a surrogate...and went through a series of medical treatements to allow her body to carry a baby again. "my lovely mom offered to give me the greatest gift i could ever have in my life." she had gone through so much, and her and her husband had gone through so much...the miscarriages

mark found a family letter written by billy gilbert. he tried to find gilbert online. no luck. billy wrote about his sister janice. so he searched online for janice gilbert. he found her obituary which contained an e-mail to contact the family. knecht sent it to an he happened to have a family trip planned for last weekend and he took the jar to billy. >> now it's all beginning to come back together. so it's an amazing story. >> gilbert said he'd forgotten about the jar and was glad to see it returned. the items will be passed down to his family. >>> if you're up before dawn later this week, take a look at the southern sky and you'll see five of our solar system's planets lined up like a real miss universe planet. mercury, venus, saturn, mars, and jupiter. hail hold that formation till february 20th. it's the first time the five planets will appear in the same sky together since january 2005. >>> it's almost as fun to watch. every year during the stock show they take a break and head to seem boat. they trade the chaps and strap-on skis and competition in a downhill slalom. gran

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. lawmakers say they hope today's hearing will lead to action from congress... they meet this morning in washington. new this morning...the city of waterloo will be monitored closely following allegations of violating the u-s clean water act. the city is signing an agreement. sewer projects will be watched closely...as the city must upgrade its system. the city says sewer overflows into the cedar river in 2008 and then two years later were caused by flooding which overwhlemed the sewer system. if the city does not make proper adjustments, it could face fines. two people are dead and three hurt following a shooting at a homeless camp. police and swat teams responding to the area of seattle known as "the jungle" investigators are searching for two people of interest. "we don't think they were targeted because they were homeless. we think they were targeted specifically because of who they were." seattle's mayor has been under pressure to deal with the homeless problem in the city. he call

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the debate will be held in south carolina. the candidates will debate in iowa at the end of the month republican candidate jeb bush also spoke about donald trump. comparing him to president obama while at a campaign rally in "try to find common ground with people and forge consensus, and this same tendency. he does." when asked about his poll numbers, he said more than half of voters haven't made up their minds yet. donald trump's claim that he would spend $2 million dollars per week on t-v ads hasn't lasted. nbc news reports that trump's total ad buy for the the week of january 14th through 20-th is less than $700- thousand dollars. n-b-c's ad buying source says trump's spending for the coming week are about $330-000 dollars in iowa and $360-thousand dollars in new hampshire. president obama takes his state of the union message on the road. at the unviersity of nebraska -- omaha, the president reiterated some of his most popular points from his state of the union "it was worst economic crisis of the president reminded the cro

is making it look nice. >> gilbert is good. he always tells a compelling story even when there's not a whole lot to tell. >> [laughter] >> it is what it is you know? here is the conditions out your window in fayetteville. >> [laughter] we're under oath here, right? >>> i want to talk about social media this morning. we really appreciate you sending all of those pictures of your snowy scenes to us using that hash tag at the bottom of the screen, wral snow and we've been talking about how it's just wet here in the raleigh area but if you head out to the north and west there's a lock at timberlake in person county and they're having a little bit of a snow day up there. here is another picture you just kind of look down at those feet and there's snow under there. that's a pleasant scene timber lake getting snow and she just had to do that. picture from henderson this morning isn't that nice? scene out at the farm, the silos in the distance seeing a pretty good snowfall there i think i just heard amy in the weather center say they h

ishmael gilbert / target employee 3:22-29 i treat everyone with the same respect. and i get it back in return. target plans to reward ishmael with some type of gift because of his excellent customer service. ahead at 4: its a picture that is capturing the hearts of people around the country--a service dog comforting her owner a coast guard crew rescued two people from a violent storm in the gulf of mexico. officials say the mens ) ship had a torn sail, a broken hull, and the crew hoisted the men to safety and took them to key west international airport where emergency medical services were waiting. in ten days-- apple says its itunes radio service will no longer be free. the company broke the news to customers in an e-mail late last week. itunes radio launched in 2013 when apple debuted i-o-s 7. now-- "beats 1" will be the only free radio service provided by apple. all other stations, based on artists or genres will require a paid apple music subscription of 9-99 a month. coming up next at 4: a tragic weekend fire in chesterfield. what investigators are saying abou

he eventually found his e-mail address and then called gilbert who is now 79-years- old. :56 - 1:02 "just stunned by it really. that this was found 65 years later from 1949." butt to 1:15 - 1:23 bill gilbert, created time capsule "now it's all beginning to come back together, so it's an amazing story (laughter)." gilbert says he forgot about the time capsule until knecht reached out to him, but he is glad to see his old mementos again. flowers in space. coming scientists are growing 200 miles above our heads. childhood art on display. find out where you can see a special exhibit of dr. seuss' drawings. and saying goodbye to a fallen officer. today is that was we are in the middle of but up in space it's starting to look like spring. astronauts grew this zinnia flower aboard the international space station. scott kelly tweeted these pictures. he helped nuture the crop which gave scientists some much-need insight to how plants flower and grow in microgravity. doctor seuss fans are in for a treat. a mall in florida is now home to an exhibit featuring the authors art work. the exhibit ope

more ice than snow, gilbert is live in fayetteville to bring us up-to-date. things could have changed in the last few minutes but it hasn't been too dramatic where >> reporter: no, bill, katherine it actually has not been dramatic at all but we have ice accumulated on some of the surface and we also have puddling on the ground here. i want to show you this because this is significant. i talked with bill, our engineer down here, they just went out at 11:00 last night and for this morning put more brine down. this rain and water coming down right now is washing that away so that's going tousissues as the commute begins this morning for those who have to get out now photo journalists and i have to get out and take pictures along robinson street. there are motorists getting out but again, the rain that's falling now is starting to ice up on some of the areas like the bridges for example,, so if you you have to get out here you'll be de september everly fooled by what you you see out here. you can make your way around, there's no reports of any accidents but the c

gilbert is keeping track of what's going on down there. you are bundled up but is anything falling at all? >> well you know it just seems like when you come to me it's cool but when you are not here all heck is breaking loose because we've had a lot of freezing rain and the temperature was 47 degrees yesterday so the ground temperature really isn't enough for whatever is falling to turn the water that's falling down here into ice but you can see the accumulation on the vegetation here. this is all ice on the side of this tree here and mu the same for this rail here. on this rail so if you are heading out you are going to see accumulations at your house or driveway or whatever you may be making your way around so if you have to head out at all take your time. the big concern from pwc is not necessarily ice accumulating on different things and bringing power lines down. the big problem we had down here the last ice storm were motorists sliding on the roads and hitting utility poles so if you don't have to come out no reason for you to head o

things could have changed in the last few minutes but it hasn't been too dramatic where you are gilbert? >> reporter: no, bill, katherine it actually has not been dramatic at all but we have ice accumulated on some of the surface and we also have puddling on the ground here. i want to show you this because this issignificant. i talked with bill, our engineer down here, they just went out at 11:00 last night and for this morning put more brine down. this rain and water coming down right now is washing that away so that's going to cause issues as the commute begins this morning for those who have to get out now photo journalists and i have to get out and take pictures along robinson street. there are motorists getting out but again, the rain that's falling now is starting to ice up on some of the areas like the bridges for example,, so if you you have to get out here you'll be de september everly you can make your way around, there's no reports of any accidents but the concern is noticerly getting where you're going if your going into a work or job or something it's getting home a little

. >> gilbert bay is live in fayetteville. what's going on there. >> we have a wintery mix drizzle thing happening here but nothing accumulating on the roads. we are at the intersection and normally you have a lot of soldiers getting ready to go to fort fort bragg. that's not the case. it's closed and school and businesses are closed. it's good because there's no traffic out here. normally you can see the ice accumulation. that's not happening on the grassy area around here as well of the day yesterday with bill hammond, county engineer and maintenance. they put out 60,000-gallons worth of brine over the roads in the past couple days. it's a potential to wash off what we have on the road but again no icing or reports of any issues right now but this is a developing system and things are going to change and we can hear right now like an icy mix falling here in fayetteville. we'll send it back to you and get with you in the next half developing. >> gilbert thank you. continues. >> we have a live look at charlotte right now and t

lebron did not actively seek out david griffin or dan gilbert and say i want the coach fired. lebron, i'm told, found out over the phone today after it was already done. >> anticipated, we've got to ask, is this a good move for the cavs? >> yes, i believe it's a good move. david blatt had a lot of trouble transitioning from europe to here. i think tyronn lue will call out lebron james. >> andy, thanks a lot. >>> more breaking news on newschannel5. rta light rail service is shut down right now, this after a suspicious package was found on a train near the buckeye woodhill stop. 6:00. >>> there have been three shootings in downtown in the past monte that have left arrests, the latest happening last night on west 9th. kristin volk has the latest. >> you live in the city. you've got to deal with it. many. >> reporter: what happened at this apartment building last night is the topic of conversation among residents and city council members. >> every building owner has to be responsible for the people living there and be aware of what's happening. >> reporter: councilman joe tells me

lieutenant governor henry mcmaster publicly threw his support behind trump at a campaign rally in gilbert tonight, saying trump is the man to get things done. "south carolina is going to have the most decisive primary election this election cycle. we are going to be right in the middle of it and i want everybody to get out and vote and when you do, do like i do and vote for donald trump for president." wis's chad mills was at the rally and joins us with the latest tonight. many people waited in line for hours at harmon's tree farm to see donald trump hold his latest rally. some came to lexington county because they're hardcore trump supporters -- others who are still undecided the night started with a big palmetto state endorsement. "donald trump speaks the truth. he's a man of decision. he's a man of action. he speaks the truth as he sees it in words that everybody understands." lieutenant governor henry mcmaster, a long-time republican voice in the state, threw his support behind trump -- an endorsementnt the candidate gladly accepted as he spoke to a crowd of several thousand -- some i

of course, that's in cumberland find gilbert baez. continues today, still snow that nasty freezing rain has stopped. >> the latest reports from fayetteville say 24 outages this morning when it comes to the power. that is twc reporting that. let's see what gilbert baez is reporting this morning. good morning, gilbert. >> reporter: hey, leila and i've been out here all morning. we've been driving around. i don't have much time right now, but let's take 10 seconds just for me to be quiet and let you enjoy the beauty of the scene here. that's what this is about. [silence] you can hear the melting that starting right now. what i just showed you is something that you can do without getting in the car. just get out on your porch, enjoy the beauty of what's going on. and don't drive out here. i just got off the phone with bill hammons. he was up near the 401 near the goodyear plant. he says it is a sheet of black ice out ther you don't need to get out on the road here. the other issue of course is all the trees and power lines, you can see th

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the couple decided to voluntter for the rededcross after they retired.... people in missouri are trying to get things back to normal after that rare winter flood. some parts of the state received up to 11 inches of in. many homes wererdamaged or destroyed. "we were fortunate-if you want "i lost all my appliances. i lost all my furniture and the only thing i saved were my clothes." people have died in missouri and illinois -- another state hit hard by ooding. today, president obama is expected to deliver remarks on the steps his administration is taking to reduce gun violence. the presidentntmet with attorney generara loretta lynch on the steps he can take to put a firmer grip on nationwide gun safety laws. they both delivered a list of recommendaons for gun cotrol congressional approval. the president will be speaking at 10:40 local time at the white house. thousands come together to honor the victims of last month's terroro attack in san n ernardino. this memorial service was held th

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. if you think you might have seen this bike or have any information on where it might the city of dubuque is working on adopting a new budget. r some...thatatould mean paying more for property taxes. the dubuque city council voted against a proposed tax hike for commercial properties. and now --,they're working on a lower still aren't'tin favor of ii that no matater what they do, it's gonna be passed down to the gonne be affected by it." the city manaar plans onn submitting a new budget recommendation by february first. if there is a property tax increase - owners won'' see it until fall when their bill goes out. we're hearing from a bar manager this morning, after a customer complain about new y]ar's eve servic online. she wrote on therestaurant'' facebook page she would never return. bar staff was focused on another customer -- a woman who suffered a heart attack at the restaurant. a manager responded to the complaint stating 'i'm glad to hear that she won'ttbe coming back... we woul

he eventually found his e-mail address and then called gilbert who is now 79-years- old. :56 - 1:02 "just stunned by it really. that this was found 65 butt to 1:15 - 1:23 bill gilbert, created time capsule "now it's all beginning to come back together, so it's an amazing story (laughter)." gilbert says he forgot about the time capsule until knecht reached out to him, but he is glad to see his old mementos again. flowers in space. coming up, we'll show you what scientists are growing 200 miles above our heads. childhood art on display. find out where you can see a special exhibit of dr. seuss' drawings. and saying goodbye to a fallen officer. today is the funeral for the k9 that was look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. we are in the middle of winter in hampton roads, but up in space it's starting to look like spring. astronauts grew this zinnia flower aboard the international space station. scott kelly tweeted these pictures. he helped nuture the crop which gave scientists some much-needed

trump promised the crowd in gilbert that he will be back to south carolina many more times before the february 20th republican primary. the clock is ticking for thousands of south carolinians who still don't have health insurance mandated through the affordable care act. that deadline is sunday night at 11:59. our michal higdon is live in the wis newsroom with important information to get you started on the enrollment process -- michal? health experts say just a couple of months ago -- more than 600-thousand south not have health coverage. insurers say the biggest question they get from those looking to enroll is -- "how much is health care going to cost me?" that amount will vary based on your coverage needs. health care expert, lee patterson says she's seen plans cost as low as 15 dollars to upwards of 200 dollars a month. navigators with organizations throughout the midlands are trained to help you choose the plan best for you and your family's needs. patterson says it's typically an easy process to sign up for coverage, but she cautions consumers need to plan out time to go thorou

kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in the newsroom with more details.. right now the catholic worker house in waterloo has two different houses... one for homeless men and the other for homeless moms and children.... together these two houses can only support a handful of people.... that's why the catholic worker house wants to buy this blue home and turn it into another men's shelter... the group is looking to raise 45 thousand dollars so they can purchase this home.... with the cold temperatures coming up they are worried about turning people away or making them sleep on the floor.... and community.... "it makes me feel like im safe here." get a good meal and they treat blessed... im blessed." paul henson... the man serving food right here... was homeless himself... this place helped him turn his life around... and now he works here... he says he hopes the catholic worker house can continue to do this.... on january 22 they are holding a fundraiser at the nights of columbus.... this will be a dinner and a dance.... and money raised from this event will

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. you can catch the powerball drawing at 10 p.m tonight right here on kwwl. powerball fever has thousands of buy tickets. but a little- known u-s law could trip them up. the law says if a canadian buys a ticket, takes it home, then tries to bring it back into the u-s --- they risk breaking a law on importing so-called "immoral articles." percent u.s." "it's great for businesses. it brings a lot of people in that wouldn't ordinarily be coming in." "i'd buy about 40 bucks." u-s law does not prohibit people from other countries from buying tickets or winning the lottery. a sheriff's office in wisconsin has a program that pairs shelter dogs with inmates. it's a new leash on life. lauren winfrey explains how it gives inmates a fresh start. "she looked like she gained talking about bella -- a former shelter dog who was the first to find a new home. "definitely when they get adopted, that's the best. we just had four puppies like six weeks ago, and that was a lot of train and care for former s

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. officers say they chased down multiple suspects and have them in custody. in cedar falls - thee people are taken to the hospital following a figigt and hit and run. it all happened just after people welcomed in the new year....beginning as a fight outside the voodoo lounge officers say a car drove off in the area. the third person was hurt in the fight. police tell us all three victims are men in their twenties. they are expected to surviue. continuing coverage -- flooding still has many communities on edge this morning. near st louis, the water level is on its way down...the river cresting just seven d a half feettelow the 1993 record. yesterday, two interstates had & already hundreds of homs and businesses have been affected. this morning, more than 40 iowa national guard soldiers are going to missouri to provide relief. yesterday, soldiers n cedar rapids prepared tanks and a water purification syytem to bring. these tanks can provide up to 125 gallons of clean water per minute. "i

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. a-e-a 267 says the reason for this change is it's better to have a local school district managing the leid center since it is a man is arrested for breaking into a waterloo bar- and smashing poker machines. police say charles stocks jr. broke into parks road inn- bashing three video poker machines with a hammer- steals some cash- and then takes off. police say they found him moments later. he's facing burglary charges. take a look at this video- police say this is him swinging cameras and alarm systems. the owner tells us- it's easy..if you break in...you'll get caught... "as soon as they get in the door, the alarm is going off and they don't have very much time it's also important to point out- waterloo police responded to two other burglaries on monday. they say a video poker machine was also smashed- at vic's lounge in waterloo- so police are investigating if the suspect was behind those break-ins as well. a former police officer in oklahoma city, who was convicted of sexual assaul

gilbert and should answer the phone and say, "this is dr. gilbert." [ laughter ] once john finished his work on the school board he went on to serve as chair of the wake county board of elections. during that time, not percentage of registered young people who could vote. in 2008, i believe it was, the percentage of voters in wake county reached a record high of 76%. we today continue to reap the benefits of john's leadership. families, business and industry who are attracted to the region because of its very strong school system continue to reap the benefits. children have had enormous opportunities in wake county public schools because the system is equitable, well governed, strong and really intent on serving individual kids. >> and to view other profiles of the raleigh hall of fame inductees and to nominate someone yourself, go to our website, wwww.wral.com. >>> this morning, crews continue to investigate a fire >> hfoortwerana erfa alui evd ecin to ea?thd maaimato emas yosd te eermtaouunte arpr e was an d k ly touex, o e d theamp 3as ve

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. another interesting fact: according to jones the same rules apply to drivers and passengers... no matter how old you are... you should not strap in while wearing a large or pufff winter jackett the salvation army is opening a new winter day shelter. the iowa city shelter will be open from 9 in the morning until 11:30 -- beginning monday. breakfast willle served for those in need of a meal. "i eat out of dumpsters." there's no breakfast, but now that they may he says the new shelter at the salvation army will help him out. it will be open through mid march. a high school student in north carolina with a four-point g-p-a recently passed up the chance to graduate early. she opted to stay in school to pursue her new-found love of wrestling. it's a tough sport for anyone, but this teenager has an added challenge - she can't see her opponents. todd gibson has our story. liana mutiaajust can't understand what the big fuss is. "i don't, i don't think there's anything interesting about me." a

martin gilbert stays with us. we will talk about the mining industry and anything else on his mind. ♪ anna: welcome back. you are watching "countdown." let's get to first word news. sales droppedsess sales droppedays 18%. taxes that phil 4% share. the first chinese person to control a hollywood film company. buy legendary entertainment for the .5 lien dollars in cash. 43.5 lien dollars in cash. avenue management has seen investors pull money from its equity fund contributing to its decline last quarter. it to the rare step of freezing redemptions and a distressed debt mutual fund. sequoia fund advisors are being sued by a group of investors. a violation of agreed-upon policy. yesterday at $85 and $.45. $85.45. manus: thank you very much. martin gilbert is to with this. martin let's get into some of your big strategic views. few that's holds doesn'tyou have big -- that deal still make sense at $30? would you support that? martin: we publicly said we would supported. in long-term it does. clearly it makes sense. s

kwwls amanda gilbert joins us live in cedar falls with more about ttese changes. as many student here at uni know... the act and sat are kind of a right of passage that students have to go through to get into college... i remeber the stress preparing for the act... but a harvard report is now saying these standardized tests should be made optional or 80 colleges and univeities across the country support this report... waterloo associate superintendent dr. charles mcnulty says he's not surprised. "sometimes what the act and the sat show is more of a relationship to opportunities and sometimes privelege than actual experiences in the classroom. i got mixed reactions from uni students... some agreed with mcnulty and others said the act or sat is just one factwr in college the act corporate office in iowa city ssnt me a statement saying : act scores provide an important piece of information that no other source can: a standardized measure of students' academic readiness to succeed in college courses. we've got yocovered livv in cedar falls, amanda gilbert, the harvard

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the superindentent of waverly shell- rock says he hopes to rehire the teachers that already work at the special eduational center as waverly- shell rock employees. continuing coverage... a campus bus driver...accused of hitting and killing an iowa state student...is out on bond. benjamin clague faces a charge accident resulting in death. the victim...urbana native emmalee jacobs...a freshman at the university. the hit and run happened in december. police used video from cyride buses as part of the investigation. officers say they could hear the bus hit jacobs...that's what led them to clague as their suspect. just days before the break in the case - - one of emmalee's friends- emily mensen - wrote a letter to the then unknown driver - - asking for answers. in the letter she states "if you do know that you hit emmalee and you left the scene, i bet you are scared." police - now saying benjamin clague did know - - and that has mensen wondering what if he had stopped? "you can't help, but

amanda gilbert. kwwl news. the competition lasts tomorrow through sunday. 60 teams will be competing tomorrow and 60 the next day. continuing coverage... educators say a new waterloo career center will better prepare students and improve the community. with courses ranging fromm auaumotive repair -- to anatomy and physiology -- des moines high school students are able to study several classes -- free of charge. committee members say they'r optqmistic a simiar center would work in waterloo... "it was just amazing to get the feedback firsthand from students and educators, and just hearing that from them is just unbelievable." voters will decide whether to move forward with the project -- by casting their ballots february second. the search is on for the lucky winners innthe record powerball jackpot. the three winning tickets were sold in melbourne beach, florida, chino hills, tennessee. each f the stores received a cash bonus for selling the winning tickets. so far, none of the winners have come forward to claim

kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in the newsroom to explain. it's called dry needling...and i caught up with the first physical therapist in waterloo to earn her certification in dry needling... i also spoke to a patient who says this was something she's been looking for a long time. she's had neck and back pain for years.... "i've triee the searching for a soluuion.... "it was interrupting my whole life style, having this pain." until she found one.... "we're going to do dry needling today..." dry needlii...a new technique some physical therapists are turning to for pain relief.... "we feel for the tight spot, the needle, and insert that needle in the tight spot in the muscle and that cuses the muscle to twitch and better relax." and if youuare worrieddabout pain.... the needles are actually so small.. you barely feel them going in." " if we're not hitting a spot that's a tight muscle.. you don't really even but once they hit a tight pain...before you start to eel better/ ""did feel sore for a little after the 24 hours... sometimes a little lo

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. a three-member panel of a senate committeee plans to meet soon to decide whether the bill sould move forward. the cedar falls city council says it wasn't easy, but it can explain why a rezoning request for taylor morris was rejected. morris -- a well- known veteran to build a smart-house -- that would be controlled by an i- pad. here's video from the city council meeting monday night. morris and his wife wanted land rezoned so they could build. the council denied the request -- saying the area is far city services. plus, there were concerns this would set a precedent -- which some were uncomfortable with -- other options morris and his wife had with the current landowners -- without having to come before the city... they are great kids. i am so have to do it for the next guy we along with him can find either a different location or still see f that one smehow me and i get it, that r rht now we have to go by the rules." we reached out to the morrises. they told us they did not want to

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. lind says getting your tire fixed can cost hundreds of dollars. it can cost even more than that if the rim is damaged. the bitter cold weather causes problems for firefighters. you can see icicles hanging off this central city home...following a fire there yesterday morning. the fie started in the chimney, luckily,y,no one was hurt, firefighters say this weather can be challenging. be glad this isn't your car -- a driver needs more than an ice scraper. this video is out of buffalo. the car was parked next to lake erie and the wwves splashed the sides anotherrdriver not ababe to even get to their car -- a sinkhole opening up in this missouri town. a nearby water main break caused the problem. no one was hu when the car fell into the sinkhole and crews new this morning...it doesnt take long for a firefighter to arrive at the scene of a fire. it happened at his own barn. the fire happened early this morninn at a barn on gilbertville road. the gilbertville fire chief says hay bales caught on fire...though he wasn't sure how it started. four horses wer

we've gtoy ou covered live in cedar falls...amanda gilbert...kwwl news. you can watch the powerball drawing tonight on the kwwl news at ten. three people are hurt when seven aisles of shelves collapse at a party city. take a look at the store in palm beach county, florida. investigators are not sure what caused the collapse -- but the the store saying in a statement -- "the safety of our customers is our number one priority, and we are committed to providing a safe environment." an old elementary school is knocked down... to help make room for a casino. it's a 950 million dollar resort going up in massachusetts. the school area will eventually become a parking garage. another several weeks of demo till we level this site." a tornado badly damaged the school in 2011. the midwest could soon lose an n-f-l team -- to l-a. reid binion has the latest on disappointment in st. louis.... "it's just disappointing to see a team that i loved and poured all my sundays into for years just leave. fans reacting to the n-f-l's decision to let the rams move to l-a for the

pciking up our team seven coverage, storm track seven's amanda gilbert is live in waterloo. amanda, this is the first really cold day of the school year. well right now the buses for the waterloo school district are leaving a new facility... they were stored in this garage overnight... here's a better looks inside the people showed up at 4 this morning to get the buses ready for their morning route. it's also important to make sure you are properly preparing your kids for today. "make sure they're dressed in layers. so if they get warm on the bus. they can take off their mittens, and their glvoes and their hats. but make sure you their feet warm... it's so easy for them to get cold." a doctor at allen hospital says it's also important to think about wearing windproof and waterproof material. she says when temperatures are below freezing like this... it is possible to get frostbite in under half an hour... especially if you are by properly dressed. we've got you covered live in waterloo...amanda gilbert...kwwl according to a doctor at allen hospital some of the biggest mistak

kwwls amanda gilbert joins us live in waterloo. amanda, you questioned the e-p-a about hazardous waste in waterloo. m at 300 ansborough ave in waterloo and people are just starting to show up to work.... now the epa says the hope to start a new project later this year to protect these people... they say right now there's hazardous waste in the ground and groundwater near this building leftover from when waterloo industries worked here... the epa does not want that waste seeping into the building... accumulating inside... and harm those working there... they say in small amounts. the epa understandssthis sounds confusing... part of addressing it is to make sure the public understands what the issue is. and how we intend to go about protecting them ey're planning a public hearing too meet with people and nswer their the epa says the ground water that may be contaminated is not used for drinking water or any other purpose. we've got you covered... live in waterloo amanda gilbert kwwl news if enough people voice their concern with this

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the act corporate office in iowa city sent us a report saying: act scores provide an important piece of information that no other source can: a standardized measure of students' academic readiness to succeed in college courses. just 10 days away from the iowa caucuses now -- and there's a shake-up at the top of a new poll. a c-n-n poll shows donald trump ahead in iowa. trump leads senator ted cruz among likely caucus goers 37 to 26 percent. senator marco rubio is third with 14 percent -- with ben carson a distant fourth. on the democratic side -- senator bernie sanders is ahead of hillary clinton. the poll shows sanders with 51 percent support in iowa compared to 43 for clinton. campaign trail for the first time since a campaign volunteer was killed in a crash this week in iowa. braden joplin died tuesday after the van he in flipped on an icy man. and he cared so much about what was goinin to happen to our nation. what was going to happen to the next generation. carson has campaign st