120 am near a avenue and 18th street northeast. Thats a couple blocks east of coe college. Our tv9 crews went to the shooting scene. There was a heavy Police Presence there blocking off streets. Officers were seen collecting evidence. Authorities say two people went to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. Police also say theyre investigating a third shooting victim. But they have not told us if that person was injured in this shooting. Tv9 will be working to get more details throughout the day. Make sure to check kcrg dotcom for updates. Tv9 received a few calls overnight on that shooting. We want to remind you that when you see news, call newsline nine. That number is 3193659999. You can also send pictures and news tips to newsroom at kcrgdotcom. Waterloos police chief says he was disappointed to learn two teenagers were charged in a new yrs eve shooting near the citys downtown area. The teens are 15 and 16 years chief Daniel Trelka explained to tv9 how reaching out to kids is important in solving the issue of gun violence. 06 26 44 when theres a sense of hopelessness, that seems to drive these kids toward gangs. Adults need to be involved in these childrens lives so they dont feel that sense of hopelessness. Waterloo mayor quentin hart says mentoring programs could keep kids away from crime, but a majority of existing programs lack funding and volunteers. He said that will be a focus for waterloo in 2016. President obama is tackling gun control headon next week in his state of the union address. Hes expected to leave one seat empty in the capitol of life to gun violence. The move comes after president obamas renewed push for gun control measures this week. Earlier this week, he step up buying guns. Its also intended to close loopholes for people selling guns online and at gun shows. Investigators in philadelphia say a man used a stolen police gun to shoot an officer who was in his patrol car. The suspect, 30 year old Edward Archer, claimed he shot officer Jesse Hartnett in allahs name, after pledging allegiance to isis. Archers mother told reporters her son had begun hearing voices recently. Police are now investigating how archer stole the gun used to shoot officer harnett. It was stolen back in october of 2013. It was reported, and that is absolutely one of the things that you regret the most when an officers gun is stolen that its used against one of their own. Officer hartnett was shot 3 times in the arm. The Philadelphia Police department and fbi are both investigating. The new york Police Department is urging its officers to remain vigilant in philadelphia attack. A former iraqi refugee appeared in a texas courtroom friday morning on terror related charrs. 24yearold Omar Faraj Saeed Al hardan of houston was one of two men authorities arrested yesterday for alleged connnntions to isis. Thee other man was 23 year old aws Mohammed Younis aljayab, a syrian refugee living in sacramento, california. Federal Authorities Say aljayab encouraged the texas man to join the civil war against the Syrian Government, and promised to teach him how to fight. President ial candidates are crossing the state this morning, in the remaining w wks leading up to the Iowa Caucuses. The current leading republican in iowa is making several stops today. Ted cruz will start with visits to two Small Businesses in strawberry point, and near waukon. Hellbe in oelwein and new hampton this afternoon. And ends his day at Wartburg College in waverly tonight. Campaigning in south carolina. Donald trump is trying to remain close to the top of the gop field in iowa. His first event starts at 1 oclock this afternoon at the bridge viewewenter in ottumwa. Thats followed by a visit to the surf ballroom in clear lake at 4 oclock. On the democratic side, former Maryland GovernorMartin Omalley will be in cedar pids today. Hes holding a press conference outside Hawkeye Downs at 10 30 this morning. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is once again calling on a celebrity to help connect her with voters. Lena dunham will be stumping for clinton in iowa city today. The actress is best known for her role in the hbo series, girls. Dunham will be at the downtown java house at 12 30 this afternoon. Shell then head to des moines for an organizing event. Still no winner. Lottery officials will draw numbers again, this time for an 800million dollar Powerball Jackpot. Grab tickets. Officials say the odds of winning are skyrocketing, and that the lottery total could pass the 1billion dollar mark. Multistate Lottery AssociationOfficials Say they expect about 65 percent of the possible number combinations to have been bought by tonight. And just about everyone already has some ideas on how theyd spend the fortune. Im going to take care of my family, number one priority,. Moving everybody out of the rough neighborhood we stay in, thats number one. 800 million, its a long shot, but hey, you dont know if you dont try. Since november 4th, the Powerball Jackpot has grown from its starting point of 40Million Dollars. Does luck come around more than once . An ohio man sure hopes it does. Hes banking on winning the 800million dollar Powerball Jackpot with the help as a cold front continues to move off to the east. Our temperatures will drop throughout the day into the teens and even cooler into the overnight hours. Winds throughout the day and into the evening will push out of the nw at 1520 mph. These strong winds will make our temperatures feel evening colder. Wind chills are expected to feel as cold as the Single Digits, if not pushing zero. High pressure will quickly take over the area allowing for clearing skies through the overnight. Actual temperatures will drop into the Single Digits and this combination of cold temperatures and strong winds our wind chills will likely reach into the 20s. Remember dont go outdoors if you dont have to. If you must be outdoors, give yourself several breaks to go back indoors and warm up. P. Inally, if you are cold so are your pets make sure to bring them indoors. Well bare through a few snowflakes this morning as a cold front continues to move off to the east. Our temperatures will drop throughout the day into the teens and even cooler into the overnight hours. Winds throughout the day and into the evening will push out of the nw at 1520 mph. These e rong winds will make our temperatures are expected to feel as cold as the Single Digits, if not pushing zero. High pressure will quickly take over the area allowing for clearing skies through the overnight. Actual temperatures wl drop into the Single Digits and winds will continue out of the nw at 1520 mph. With this combination of cold temperatures and strong winds our wind chills will likely dont go outdoors if you dont have to. If you must be outdoors, give yourself several breaks to go back indoors and warmrmp. Finally, if you are cold so are your pets make sure to bring them indoors. 2s for the win some rodeo bulls are taking a stab at bingo to pick americas next president. Lets start off with the ladies. The top ranked josh has more. North linn has won the last 12 meetings against springville. But the orioles jumped out to the early lead led by Rylee Menster who gets the steal and goes coastto coast. She scored the first 12 points for springville then its Megan Wagaman with the kiss off 246 lead north linn tries to fight back, anna legrand hits the tray. Lynx trail by 14 but the orioles have just too many weapons. Mikayla nachazel goes up and under. Springville north linn head coach mike hilmer was going for his 0th career win springville keeps it close, jp kane buries a three. Orioles down by 2 but north linns defense creates some offensive opportunities. Logan novak scoops it in hilmer would get his 300th win, his son jake helped out scoring a teamhigh 17 points. North linn wins 7540 a lot of good games tonight. Like the battle for the sneaker on kcrg 9. 2. Ladies first. The little hawks went inside to former tv9 athlete of the week courtney joens. But then west started to heat up maddie fey three ball corner pocket. Then Katie Mcgrane connects from the other corner and it was raining threes they hit 6 in the first half. Jessie harter gave the home team a 2719 lead. The little hawks trying to get back in the game in the second half acie earls daughter kenya with the nice drive. And then coutney joens with the steal to her sister ashley to tie the and west down 2 logan cook with the jumper at buzzer got it to send to a second overtime. But it was all city after that eae with two more inside and city beat west 70 67 in 2 ot s. To the boys. And the ally oop to wally parks for the flush. And west with a lot done athletes. Like devonte lane for three. City responds on the break jason jones finishes but west with just too much future Hawkeye Connor Mccaffery with the long ball and west with the sweep wins the boys game. Kennedy entertained wahlert and after a low scoring fist half michael bisinius with the triple to give the cougars a 20 14 lead in the third. But then wahlert turns up the defense. Future Hawkeye Cordell Pemsl with the swat. And then pemsl post up on the other end for 2 of his 20. But kennedy got a big night from 610 adam wall off the bench with the shot over pemsl but wahlert beat Kennedy Xavier hosted waterloo west and west with a big size advantage inside trey burt with the putback. The saints answered from the outside. The Great Ball Movement and matt mimms for three. And then moments later mitch burger burries one from behind the arc and the xavier Beat Waterloo west 8476. Scott westerberg continues our Team Coverage at tipton. Cascade in town for a doubleheader with the tiger. Girls up first and this one went right down to the wire. Lynsey dolphin buries a 3 from the top of the key. Cougars up 2. But in the final seconds of the 3rd, alex wiese beats the buzzer. Game tied at 36 heading to the 4th. In the final frame, cascade grabs the lead and holds on as riley takes banks one home. Cascad e wins the girls game 52 47. To the boys action. Couga rs working it inside to the big fella devin green for the bucket. But cascade was trailing early on as mark becker dials one up from 3. Tipton letting em fly. Adam hermsen from way downtown. Ti gers up rally. Kurt trumm for two as 2nd ranked cascade hangs on 4439. From tipton, Scott Westerberg tv9 sports lets grapple the second ranked iowa wrestling team hit the road tonight at 11th ranked illinois. The hawkeyes got off to a good start at 125 Thomas Gillman with a tech fall. Second cory clark coming off a an injury got upset tonight by seventh ranked Zane Richards 53. But the hawks responded with a major decision from second ranked Brandon Sorenson at 149. The hawks also got bonus points from alex meyer at 174 and picked up decisions from carton, brooks, and burak to beat well bare through a few snowflakes this morning as a cold front continues to move off to the east. Our temperatures will drop throughout the day into the teens and even cooler into the overnight hours. Winds throughout the day and into the evening will push out of the nw at 1520 mph. These strong winds will make our temperatates are expected to feel as cold as the Single Digits, if not pushing zero. High pressure will quickly take over the area allowing for clearing skies through the overnight. Actual temperatures will drop into the Single Digits and winds will continue out of the nw at 1520 mph. With this combination of cold temperatures and strong winds our wind chills will likely reach into the 20s. Remember dont go outdoors if you dont have to. If you must be outdoors, give yourself several breaks to go back indoors and warm up. Finally, if you are cold so are your pets make sure to bring them indoors. Right now, the Powerball Jackpot is at 800 Million Dollars and is quickly inching closer to 1 billion dollars. And one ohio man is trying to win the entire prize with a little luck. You might remember nick potts from the price is right. He won the entire show a Company Sponsored trip. Hes hoping his luck transfers back home to his work office. Potts and 79 other employees started a tickets for estimates each person would get four Million Dollars. A lot of iowans are deciding who they will pick for president with the Iowa Caucuses just right around the corner. But some animals are joining in on the political fun too check out these rodeo bulls on thursday they got in on a little fun by taking a number 2 on their number 1 candidate kcci in des moines says this game of bull chip bingo was for the Worlds ToughestRodeo National tour. Its at the Wells Fargo Arena in des moines this weekend. The bulls seemed to target donald trump a snowy surprise. Aaittle girl heads to eastern iowa for medical treatment, and finds something shes never seen before. Texting and driving. Teens get a reality check on the dangers of not keeping their eyes on the road. Good morning from funeral for a solon teen who died after his canoe overturned on coralville lake. President ial candidates are back in iowa this weekend, fighting for higher spots in the polls leading up the Iowa Caucuses. And learning in 3 dimensions. See how a new hightech lab is helping students get excited about stem careers. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is the kcrgtv9 saturday morning news. But first, meteorologis t alert forecast, britley. Well bare through a few snowflakes this morning as a cold front continues to move off to the east. Our temperatures will drop throughout the day into the teens and even cooler into the overnight hours. Winds throughout the day and into the evening will push out of the nw at 1520 mph. These strong winds will make our temperatures feel evening colder. Wind chills are expected to feel as cold as the Single Digits, if f t pushing zero. High pressure will quickly take over the area allowing for clearing skies through the overnight. Actual temperatures will drop into the Single Digits and winds will continue out of the nw at 1520 mph. With this combination of cold temperatures and strong winds our wind chills will likely reach into the 20s. Remember dont go outdoors if you dont have to. If you must be outdoors, give yourself several breaks to go back indoors and warm up. Filly, if you are cold so are your pets make sure to bring them indoors. This morning family and friends will mourn the loss of a Solon High School student whose body was found in the coralville lake. Last sunday, 17yearold tanner wymer and another man went out onto the lake in a canoe. The Johnson CountySheriffs Office says the canoe overturned. The other man, 51 year old michael felton, was able to swim to shore. Tanner was a football l ayer and wrestler at solon. At 10 this morning, friends and family will hold a funeral service. Its at the st. Marys Catholic Church in solon. Eastern iowans will pay their respects to the widow of one of the five Sullivan Brothers who died in the pacific in world war ii. Katherine mcfarland passed away at age 93 on new years day. She was thth wife of albert sullivan. Hes the man pictured here in the middle. Albert and his Four Brothers died in november 1942, in a Japanese Submarine attack on the uss family and friends are holding a life celebration for katherine today. Its planned from 2 to 4 pm at the vfw post 1623 in waterloo on commercial street. The university of iowa has settled a lawsuit filed by a former hawkeye Football Player who was hospitalized after a highintensity workout in 2011. Theheuit by william lowe sought damages for pain and suffering. The university agreed to pay him 15thousand dollars. Doctors diagnosed lowe and 12 other players with exertional rhabdo myolysis in january 2011. Thats the result of muscles breaking down and releasing proteins into the blood stream. This is video of a meeting the state regents held about the incident. Former University President sally mason read a report that said back squats made the players ill during winter workouts. The Hawkeye Football Program no longer uses its no secret that president ial candidates are trying to get as much face time as they can with voters, before the caucuses next month. Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders ended his day on friday meeting with a large crowd in cedar rapids. Tv9s chris earl was there. With at least 1,500 people packed into the Veterans Memorial building on friday night to hear vermont senator Bernie Sanders, the democratic president ial candidate never backed off his push for a campaign where more people contribute and not necessarily the amount. 05 23 we have received more individual Campaign Contributions than any campaign in the history of the United States of america. Sanders said that average amount was 27 a contributor. Going back to september, though, sanders has trailed former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in every major poll of Iowa Democrats sometimes by a few points, other times by 20 or more. Yet can he take the intensity of caucus night . 23 34 he has a solid ground game. Clinton has a solid ground game, too, but what doesnt have as much is the enthusiasm for a lot of the supporters that he seems to be a little ahead in that category. For an hour on friday night. 57 05 create a government families of this country and not just the top 1 . Sanders talked on hisamiliar policy proposals that always draw applause one for free College Funded by wall street speculators 1 55 when we are prepared to say to the 1 you cannot have it all, you cannot have it all, youre not going to get huge tax breaks when children in this country go hungry. republican rand paul also campaigned here in eastern iowa. Yesterdrd, he made stops in North Liberty and at the marion almost a hundred people packed in to hear the kentucky senator denounce big government. Paul said he believes he stands above ted cruz,z, marco rubio, and the democrats on cutting costs to lower the national debt. Despite his low poll numbers, paul believes hes set to do well when the caucuses start. I think the one thing about polling is its become very very inaccurate. No young people are polled, so we think our strength is with young people, so were trying to tell people in iowa keep an open mind, the elections still completely wide open, we think weve got a chance. Paul also said yesterday he favors allowing states to legalize medical marijuana. The Iowa Legislature begins a new session on monday. Once again, the democrats control the senate while republicans have the majority in the house. A key issue again this year will be state funding for k through 12 education. Both sides had trouble compromising on Education Funding last year, causing the session to be extended. Legislators could also take teteing and driving. Yesterday, students at West High School in iowa city got an upclose look at the possible consequences of texting while driving, with this mock crash. Nursing students at Mount Mercy University did the simulation outside the high school. Student actors played the roles of People Killed in the crash. Other students say the demonstratio n was eyeopening. I think it would change some people that are on edge, and some people that do text a lot i can see them just stopping from actually looking at it and realizing it. Last year, iowa state troopers wrote 113 tickets for texting while driving. Some eastern iowa students are getting their Stem Education in a new 3d classroom. Stem stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The 3d lab is in the north cedar junior and Senior High School building. It provides a new way for students to get handson the Us Department of education says there will be a 14 percent increase in stem jobs between 2010 and 2020, with the biggest jump coming in biomedical engineers, at 62 percent. Kcrgtv9s Jill Kasparie met with students to see how the lab is helping them learn. Okay what do you got there . It might look like these students are playing a video game or watching a 3d movie but theyre in class. Look at Something Like youve never seen before. This is their new 3d classroom. 21 09 18 the kids are so engaged in it, they love it. The first day they were so excited to see this, so it made learning fun for them. 20 27 55 i want you to just click on the heart and pick it up. Students put on these glasses to get a view of all kinds of things, for r ample you can twist and turn this heart and see everything inside and outside and you can even feel a heartbeat. From prosthetics to Human Anatomy and even dissections students can see it all. 20 42 22 for example theres on there, so that kind of saves in the longrun, time and money for like our science programs some students tell us the technology is helpful. 20 51 32 its more visual and im a visual learner. The district says this is just one example of the districts new expanded stem curriculum. This year, School Leaders are putting it at the heart of their program. 20 30 10 put your styl on the pulmonary artery from kindergarten through twelfth grade the district wan to stay competitive with larger districts with a program m at benefits its students. 21 06 13 we want to offer the best programs for our kids and whats going to keep them interested and learning and give them the skills they need to go onto college. The superintenden t says the entire districts stem Program Comes with a price tag of about 175thousand dollars. Iowa Childrens Hospital got quite the surprise this week. Little Izabella Saul loves the snow, but she has never played in it. That was until nurses at the hospital brought buckets of snow inside, so izazalla could build a snowman. Izabella is battling a rare form of cancer and she just moved to iowa from texas. Her mom says shes wanted to build a snowman since seeing her favorite movie, frozen. Her mother says building a snowman was the best treatment she could ask for. She was having a little bit of a rough day, she had an mri, trach change, rough day for a little girl and these wonderful nurses had a surprise for her. Izabella recently started chemotherapy and her mother hopes to take her home to waterloo sometime next week. Captured after months on the run. The search for an infamous drug lord ends as a cold front continues to move off to the east. Our temperatures will drop throughout the day into the teens and even cooler into the overnight hours. Winds throughout the day and into the evening will push out of the nw at 1520 mph. These strong winds will make our temperatures feel evening colder. Wind chills are expected to feel as cold as the e ngle digits, if not pushing zero. High pressure will quickly take over the area allowing for clearing skies through the overnight. Actual temperatures will drop into the Single Digits and winds will continue out of the nw at 1520 mph. With and strong winds our wind chills will likely reach into the 20s. Remember dont go outdoors if you dont have to. If you must be outdoors, give yourself several breaks to go back indoors and warm up. Finally, if you are cold so are your pets make sure to bring them indoors. Well bare through a few snowflakes this morning as a cold front continues to move off to the east. Our temperatures will drop throughout the day into the teens and even cooler into the overnight hours. Winds throughout the day and into the evening will push out of the nw at 1520 mph. These strong winds will make our temperatures feel evening colder. Wind chills are expected to feel as cold as the single High Pressure will quickly take over the area allowing for clearing skies through the overnight. Actual temperatures will drop into the Single Digits and winds will continue out of the nw at 1520 mph. With this combination of cold temperatures and strong winds our wind chills will likely reach into the 20s. Remember dont go outdoors if you dont have to. If you must be outdoors, give yourself several breaks to go back indoors and warm up. Finally, if you are cold so are your pets another Trump Campaign event interrupted. Trump kicks out a protestor standing up for peace. Stay with your 24 this week, and today police are investigating a second shooting, involving a possible isis link. Officials say 30yearold Edward Archer shot a Patrol Officer lastt night in philadelphia. Camera footage captured the accused gunman shooting at officer hartnett several tiems, hitting him three times he sat in his car. Investigators say archer pledged his allegiance to the islamic state. The suspect says he shot officer hartnett in the name of allah. I believe, has committed has confessed to committing this cowardly act in the name of islam. According to him he bebeeved that the Police Defend laws that are contrary to the teachings of the quran. Police say hartnett returned fire, injuring archer as he ran away. Both men are expected to make full recoveries. Archers mother says her son had been hearing voices in his head before the shooting. A former iraqi refugee appeared courtroom on charges relating to terrorism. Yesterday, 24yearold Omar Faraj Saeed Al hardan of houston was one of two men authorities arrested for alleged connections to isis. The other man was 23 year old aws Mohammed Younis aljayab, a syrian refugee living in sacramento, california. Federal Authorities Say aljayay encouraged the texas man to join the civil war against the Syrian Government and promised to teach him how to fight. Several republican president ial candidates like donald trump have voiced their opinions against refugees entering the us. At a Campaign Rally in south carolina, trump kicked out a muslim woman during his speech about Syrian Refugees pledging allegiance to isis. Midspeech, rose hamid stood up in silent protest. Trump supporters then started booing, chanting, and jeering before Police Escorted her and three other people out. Hamid says she protested for peace. I dont know if he knows what think that even he believes in the rhetoric that hes spewing. I think that he is saying to stuff to get attention and to get his numbers up. Police in rock hill says the Trump Campaign told them in advance to kick out anyone causing a disturbance. Captured again. Yesterday, mexican officials nabbed cartel lord joaquin guzman, better known as el chapo. the Us Drug Enforcement Agency says its extremely pleased by the news. Authorities found guzman in sinaloa. Thats several hundred miles away from where he escaped from a maximum security prison last summer. Friday morning, officials captured guzman after a shootout with mexican marines. Back in 2013, guzman was indicted and plead guilty to Drug Trafficking charges in chicago. But he was sent to mexico for back now to todays top stories. Police are investigating an overnight shooting in cedar rapids, that sent two people to the hospital. Authorities say it happened around 120 on a avenue and 18th street northeast. Police are also investigating another gun shot victim, but there are still no details if that was related to this shooting. Trelka, says he was disappointed to learn two teenagers were charged, after being involved in a new years eve shooting. The teens are ages 15 and 16. Mayor quentin hart says the city will work towards providing more funding to build mentorship opportunities to kids. And make sure to watch the uni drake game today. You can catch that at 7 pm on kcrg 9point2. Now, a final look at the forecast. Well bare through a few snowflakes this morning as a cold front continues to move off to the east. Our temperatures will drop throughout the day into the teens and even cooler into the overnight hours. Winds throughout the day and into the evening will push out of the nw at 1520 mph. These strong winds will make our temperatures feel evening colder. Wind chills are expected to feel as cold as the Single Digits, if not pushing zero. High pressure will quickly take announcer jack hannas wild countdown is sponsored by nationwide. Jack hi, everyone. Im jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome to wild countdown. Some say, twos company, threes a crowd. Well, dont tell that to the animals on todays show. Wow, look at that. Abdallah isnt it beautiful . Jack what a beautiful sight. Wildebeest like crowds so much, they take road trips with over a million of their closest friends. It goes as long as the eye can see. 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