3 le mars officers and deputies from the Plymouth County sheriffs office, went to the home of 30yearold chase kawnkuhl kounkel. Located at the 200th block in first avenue in le mars. Kounkel is charged with possession of Drug Paraphernalia and resisting arrest. Officials say, more charges are pending as the investigation continues. 3 3 kayla, that winter. How long will these chili temperatures last . 3 tonight calls for chilly conditions with temperatures near 10 degrees. Sunday will have partly cloudy and blustery conditions with temperatures in the low to mid 20s. A winter storm watch is in effect for most of siouxland for monday morning into tuesday morning. This storm could bring windy, icy, some wintry mix and snow with accumulations between 6 and 10 inches. The rest of the week seems to be quiet but very 3 a powerful tornado, carrying winds tornado, a powerful 3 tornado, carrying winds of up to 160 miles per hour, has left a long path of destruction in holly springs, mississippi. Now Recovery Efforts are taking place, but some survivors say, they are still traumatized. 3 this is bad, this is really bad. Sonya wilkins came home to no sign of christmas joy. This is where i used to live and now its gone. The house she used to share with her husband, son and daughter for the past nine years is scattered among a grove in a shattered trees. Seeing this is really hurtful, but yes we rebuild. Her 35yearold son was the only home when the with a broken pelvis and cuts. It couldve been worse, we couldve planned a funeral instead but wer enot, im so thankful for that. They searched for family mementos. Pictures of my mom, she passed away in 2010, looking everynight just to say goodnight. I wish i could find the picture too. The wilkins home is among hundreds of homes destroyed by the cluster of deadly tornados. The youngest, seven yearold nicholas was trapped in a car with his mother and sister. The winds ripped him out of the vehicle. Among the six who died in tennesse, three were found in car, submerged in a river. This aeriel view of mississippi, shows the devastation of the most powerful storm. It reportedly stayed in the ground for 145 miles, packing winds of up to 160 miles per hour. Rooftops trees pulled from the earth, roots and all. Scattered, blocked, where homes used to be. Barbara williamson was inside her clarksdale home when it shredded around her. I dont even know how im alive. Its a miracle. Its a christmas miracle. At the Red Cross Emergency Center in holly springs, the Christmas Spirit was on full display. Donated toys for children who lost their toys in the storm. La verne zen picked out new gifts for her nieces and nephews. They had the toys under the christmas tree, they got destroyed. And anything that anybody gives them, they are thankful for. The smile on their face, that makes me happy. 3 forprofit colleges have been making headlines lately as the government steps in to help students allegedly defrauded, and in debt. This month, the feds announced theyll wipe out 27point8 Million Dollars by 13hundred former students of corinthian colleges, now out of business. This week the cover story on full measure with Sharyl Attkisson examined how many forprofit schools have allegedly preyed on military troops whose education is covered by your tax dollars through the g. I. Bill. Some veterans find they spend time and money working on a degree that ends up being useless to them. 3 track sharyl and what thoughts went through your head when you heard this . Sotbryan babcock, u. S. Marine veteran i was angry that id spent all this money in Student Loans and it turns out that the degree, if i would have finished there, would have been pretty much worthless. vo its a story told by thousands of vets who attended forprofit colleges where students are more likely to drop out, default on their loans, or graduate in dire debt without a useful degree. Senator dick durbin has pushed one bill after another to fight forprofit college fraudonly to see the bills get watered down and voted down. sotsen. Dick durbin if enticing kids into loans for educations that are worthless had some, quote, skin in the game some responsibility for default, theyd think twice about it. But they dont. They could care less. 3 you can watch the full story tomorrow morning at 1030, right here on kmeg14. 3 texas is just days away from its upcoming open carry gun law. Starting january 1st, gun owners wont be required to conceal their handguns while out in public. But as reporter alice barr tells us, it has some people on edge. 3 bustling shoppers could find just about anything they wanted in the galleria this holiday season. Except a gun. The mall doesnt let anyone carry weapons inside these walls and theyve Just Announced that wont be changing when a new open carry law takes effect in texas january 1st. The gallerias general manager says. Any shopper in possession of a weapon will be individually notified. And asked to residenti just think its an inappropriate place for it. I dont think that its necessary and i think, to me, its threatening. The gallerias joining other private businesses, like heb that came out yesterday saying it too would ban open carry. Scott hardin chl holderif youre uncomfortable with firearms and you feel safer on your own, without them on your premise, then thats your right as an american. Scott hardin exercises his own right. Its not loaded in this instance. To carry a gun, and he sees advantages to not having to keep it concealed. It would reduce the amount of reaction time. I would think that the public would feel safer knowing that those people would be able to stop a crime if it happened in a public place. But thats not everyones reaction. Margareta martirosyan houston resident its not going to make everybody comfortable and also, people have tempers, if they have a gun right there, you never know what theyre going to do. Alice barr khou reporterdo you think theres anywhere that is appropriate for people to open carry . William levan houston resident i dont know if i can necessarily think of a place. The gun range. Youll likely see it more than there. The law allows people with a openly carry holstered guns in public streets, transportation and buildings, with some exceptions, like schools, courts and airports. The houston zoo is banning guns on the grounds its an educational institution. And any private business that wants them out, just has to post the proper signs. So watch for the wording and be careful where you carry in 2016. 3 3 iraqi militata forces and counterterror units are now in complete control of ramadis alhuz district, located just 500 meters south of the isisheld government compound in central ramadi, according to the iraqi joint operation command. This after fierce clashes to recapture the district from the terror group, and the disposing of a large number of isislaid booby traps. This advance means Iraqi Security forces are now also in control of the main road that stretches between area in the citys north. Iraqi Security Forces also rescued 120 iraqi families who were trapped in various combat zones in ramadi. 3 rick francona, cnn military analyst so this will be a big blow to isis and it is yet one more step in what the coalition has to do to isolate them so they can finally kick them out from iraq and syria. This is a really good development, everybody has been focused on whats been going on in ramadi, what has to happen in mosul, but this is also a key piece of the puzzle. Families were evacuated and have been transported to the tourist city of habbaniyah, where they are being provided for in coordination with the iraqi red crescent society. 3 still to come. Heavy snow didnt stop these Truck Drivers. Well show what Tow Companies had to face on Christmas Day. In spite of the bad weather. But first, kaylas got a your full forecast, right after the break. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 tonight calls 3 for chilly conditions with temperatures near 10 degrees. Sunday will have partly cloudy and blustery conditions with temperatures in the low to mid 20s. A winter storm watch is in effect for most of monday morning into tuesday morning. This storm could bring windy, icy, some wintry mix and snow with accumulations between 6 and 10 inches. The rest of the week seems to be quiet but very cold. 3 while most of us got to spend the holiday with our friends and family. For tow Truck Drivers, that wasnt the case. Many of them spent the day, pulling trapped cars out of the six trapped cars pulling spent the day, many of them case. Wasnt the drivers, that and family. Our friends holiday with spend the us got very cold. 3 3 while most of us got to spend the holiday with our friends and family. For tow Truck Drivers, that wasnt the case. Many of them spent the day, pulling trapped cars out of the six plus inches of snow. And for one man. He spent nearly 24 hours stuck in the snow. 3 tow truck driver day to day you never know what youre gonna get Christmas Day was no tow Truck Drivers. Antony trying to get back on the freeway when this happened. Couldnt really see because it was nighttime and my back trailer wheel slid into the ditchthis is the last place he thought he christmas eve. Thats what you take a corner too tight, slick tires, and youre not going very fast. It just slides. Due to excessive calls to Tow Companies. And the risk of 3 a nighttime rescuethey couldnt get him out until this afternoon. Im glad, ive been here since about 5 30 last night. But he said it couldve been worse. I got two beds. A microwave and my food back there, i was comfortable Truck Drivers . Dont get off 3 the interstate if you arent sure where you are. Especially in bad weather. Yeah but its bad weather. 3 yeah but its still a Merry Christmas 3 hundreds of crashes were reported because of the snow. Thankfully, no one was seriously hurt. As a result, auto body shops are preparing for a busy upcoming weekend and busy next few weeks. 3 still ahead, the countdown to the new year and the 2016 elections. How these political donors are bringing in big money to boost votes for their pick of the best president ial candidate. Coming up. 3 3 3 republican president ial candidate donald trump is taking credit for an Obama Administration plan to step up deportations starting next month. 3 trump says the move only came after his regular calls on the campaign trail to deport the estimated 11million undocumented immigrants in the us. The nationwide raids will reportedly focus on hundreds of families that have entered the United States since 2014. The plan is the first large scale effort to deport families that have fled violence in central america. The plan was quickly condemned by democratic president ial candidates but trump says the move was because of him. Trump also tweeted that criminal deportations in the u. S. Are the lowest number in many years. The department of Homeland Security says there has been a sharp drop in attempted illegal immigration in the us, 3 its rare for big donors and their relationship. And what that money brings them. Reporter chris frates caught up with a patron in the Republican Party whos given millions to politicians. He also spoke with the president ial candidate who benefited. 3 hi im Foster Friessgop money man Foster Friess has written his biggest checks to support his goodfriend, Rick Santorum. In 2012, the retired billionaire money manager threw santorum a life line when he gave the super pac supporting him more than 2 Million Dollars. Foster Friess republican donor i think hes the champion of little guy. Hes very president ial. In his heyday, friess was making 10 Million Dollars a month. Friess wont say how much hell give this campaign season. But explained why he donates. Foster Friess republican donor i get a sense of satisfaction that im continuing the process that created my success. Freiss prefers to give to super pacs, which can take as much cash as hes willing to give. Instead of giving directly to campaigns, where the limit is 5400. Donor when the super pac came along i realized that i could just write a check. Its a lot more effortless and it does seem to work. Santorum doesnt believe that friess is trying to buy influence. Rick Santorum r president ial candidate if he was in it for access, he wouldnt be some guy who, four years ago, was at 1 in the polls if he was in it for access he wouldnt be supporting a guy four years later whos at 1 in the polls. Veteran gop fundraiser Henry Barbour says passionate donors like friess are out gunned by those seeking influence. Henry Barbour republican fundraiserthere are a lot more people that are giving because they believe in something. They far outnumber the people who give for access. Yet the people who give for access give much larger dollars. According to a nonpartisan watchdog, so far this election cycle, super pacs have raised 315 million and spent almost 100 million much of it on ads. But those ads still leave republican candidates far behind the front runner who hasnt spent a dime on television advertising. donald trump r pacs are a disaster. Theyre a scam. They cause dishonesty. And you better get rid of them because they are causing a lot of bad decisions to be made by some very good people. And im not blaming these folks but, i guess i could. Some experts say big checkwriters are driven by a mix of business and ego. lawrence noble Campaign Legal cntr. General counsel theyre giving to people who they think will support what they want. And theyre giving to people that they know will answer their phone calls if they win. And they know will give them access and listen very carefully to what they want on a public agenda. 3 according to a nonprofit watchdog group, more than 80 percent of gop president ial ads so far have been paid for by super pacs. 3 3 coming up on tonights health watch, a sleeping pill that could help stroke patients. Plus. What the food and Drug Administration is doing to allow homosexual men to donate blood. This story 3 3 can a popular sleeping pill help stroke patients . And a new fda policy when it comes to blood donations from homosexual men. Brian webb takes a look at this weeks top health stories. 3 the food and Drug Administration is reversing a 32 year ban and will now allow gay men to donate blood but with restrictions. Gay and bi sexual men must abstain from sex with another man for one year before being permitted to hiv, the virus that causes aids. wipe vo researchers at stanford say mice treated with ambien had a better recovery from stroke than mice without. Doctors found very lowdoses of the sleep aid enhanced nervecell signaling. They say more tests are needed before its tried on humans. wipe vo and a canadian study tracking more than 22thousand birthsfound no increased risk for most women giving birth at home with a midwife instead of at the hospital. Those are some of this weeks top health stories. Brian webb for cbs news, new york. 3 3 and still ahead, kaylas got your sports highlights, coming up after the 3 3 the Minnesota Timberwolves are on a two game losing