Farook had been quote talking radical jihad. But nbc news has learned the couple tried to coveer their diggtal footprint. Destroying computer harddrives and cell phones prior to carrying out the mass shooting. And as investigators try to understand why. So does farooks family. His brotherinlaw sat ddwn overnight with nbcs lester holt. Did somebody brain wash him, something snap him. Did he have a fight at work . And im waiting to hear what really behind their 6monthold daughter. Questions and grief that still fill this tightknit community. Jay gray San Bernardino, californiaa well have more on the investigation out of San Bernardino and remembering the 14 victims the attack coming up later in the show. Closer to home the Tactical Unit is called out after a robbery early y his morning in eastern iowa. It happened in the area of mulberry and linden in waterloo. A teenager said she was robbed. During their investigation officers learned the suspects might be in a nearby home. So officers called the Tactical Unit two people are in custody but their names have not been released today. A separate case not far away a Home Invasion on franklin in waterloo. One of the victims was injured but officers say those injuries are minor. They tell us they have suspects in custody. However their names have also not been released. Its now been a week andnd still no sign of an eastern iowa teenager. Ethan weitzenkamp was last seen on thanksgiving night at home in allison. He left a note saying he needed to start a new life but his parents say that doesnt seem like something hed do. He disappeared days before his first wrestling match as a were just scared that, somethings happened to him or generous person and thats what we are scared of, that something the family says there has been no sign of ethans unique car which youre seeing here. Volunteers organized a search for him yesterday and will cocotinue to look for ethan today. Meanwhile. Waterloo west student moe sed is still missing. The burmese refugee hasnt been seen since late october. If you have any information either of these two missing teens please contact police. A big sigh of relief for drivers. Road construction finally clears up in one part of eastern ioio. Many of you may recognize these streets in waterloo. Kimball avenue is finally free after being under construction for almost two years. Crews removed the cones bringing it bacac to two lanes. Heres what one business had to say the first year was tough, it because there werent as many intersections closed, but its they say they had some loyal customers throughout the process but it was hard for many people to get to their restaurant during construction. Nationally. A solid jobs report was released earlier today. The us added 2 hundred11 thousand jobs last month thanks mainly to construction and retail. The Unemployment Rate holds steady at five uercent. The report is the latest sigg consser spending is steady. So now watch out for possible increases in Interest Rates from the Federal Reserve as a result of the positive report. Coming up. The hawkkes head out to indiannolis later today we catch up with a few lucky fans headed to the game. Plus. In the middle of the craziest shopping season of the year we have a report on how online outlets are trying to speed up the pace. Well be right back with your now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl. From the kwwl stormtrackk informationon a high prrssure systt will with a south winds only up to 10 mph. Well stay mostly clear tonight as lows dip to around 30 and winds start to increase from the south at 515 mph. A weaacold front willbe tracking through the state late tomorrow. Well start off saturday with plenty of sunshine but as this front tracks closer throughout the day, clouds will increase in the afternoon. Highs saturday will be in the mid to upper 40s with south h nds gusting oor 15 mph at times. As the front tracks through saturday night into sunday morning, some rain but some snow may mix in at times. However, confidence is high that anything will be very light and scattered across the area. Clouds will hang around throughout the day sunday with highs in the lower 40s. The next week looks mostly quiet with highs in the mid to upper 40s and a mix of sun and clouds. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 screen for your complete weather information. Here is additionaa forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team a High Pressure system will cocotinue to keep us clear of clouds for thenext 24 hours. Most of eastern iowa is seeing lots of sunshine this afternoon with temperatures reaching into the 40s. Well likely see highs nearing 50 in many locations with a south winds only up to 10 mph. Well stay mostly clear tonight as lows dip to around 30 froothe south at 15 mph. A weak cold front will be tracking through the state late tomorrow. Well start off saturday with plenty of sunshine but as this front tracks closer throughout the day, clouds will increase in the afternoon. Hiis saturday will be in the mid to upper 40s with south winds gusting over 15 mph at times. As the front tracks through saturday night into sunday morning, some precipitation may be possible. Right now, it appears the main high that anything will be very light and scattered across the area. Clouds will hang around week looks mostly quiet with highs in the mid to upper 40s and a mix of sun and clouds. The holiday spirit. All the way. There he is singing jingle bells at the National ChristmasTree Lighting ceremony. Acttss reese withthrspoon delivered the opening monologue. There were also performances by fall out boy and the coast guard band. But will he perform at the super bowl . The president s voice is going to be on the new coldplay album and nfl sources say coldplay will perform at half time of super bowl 50. Bruno mars is also slated to perform once again during the show and beyonce is reportedly in talks to make uest appearann. The Northern Iowa panthers take to the road this weekend as theyll play in the rain for a shot at the national fcs quarterfinals. And. W a perfect 2015 so far for the hawks measures up to the last undefeated iowa season nearly 1 hundred years ago. Youre watching kwwl. Weve ggt you covered ininwalker, brandon, championship. Field will look like at lucas oil stadium. The stadium can seat up to 67 thousand people. Anddill be at capacity tomorrow night. If you want to get tickets for the game, youre going to have to pay up tickets on sites like and go up to seven thousand dollars. Some lucky iowans were able to get their hands on tickets through the university all ten thousand tickets the university had to sell are gone. We caught up with some fans doug althaus, h hwkeye fan this has been the season ive been waiting my whole life for. Itll probably never happen again, i hope it does, but its exciting. Me fans evenenlanning to headd to the game in a decked out bus. As you probably know the hawks enter tomorrows game at 12andoh on the year. The last time the hawkeye Football Team hh an undefeateded season was almost a hundred years ago in 1922 when they went seven and oh. Kinnick stadium hadnt even been built yet. Archivist, university of iowa games were played on what was then called iowa field, itit now a parking lot right nile kinnick was only four years old at the time you could buy season tickets for twelve dollars and fifty cents, season tickets now cost upwards of fourhundred dollars. The uni panthers are also getting fired up for another big postseason game tomorrow. The panthers are on the road. Taking on portland state. The fifth ranked vikings earned a first round bye after finishing their season 92. Uni reaches the round of 16 thanks to a big 5353to17 home win last week at home against eastern illinois. Coach farley knows tomorrow will be a b test for his defense. A unit hes been confident in all season and one that bbasts it takes more than one guy to defense and yet dhall got the individual award which he very well deserved. Kickoff tomorrow night at 9 oclock in oregon. Switching over to the nfl. If you turned off the packers lions game a little early last night you missed one incredible finish. Its been called the mottn miracle. The lions thought they had the game won as time ran out, but detroit was calledor a face mask. That gives green bay one mo play with no tiie on the clock and watch what happens. A hail mary caught by packers tight end richard rodgers. The packers stun the lions 27to23 to put their season back into high gear. Comin up. A newborn babyyis incredibly saved from a sinking ship. And. An inside look on the fierce competition for your online season. Thats up first after this quick back. And when you see news or if you have pictures or video to share. You can do o hat by going to our page jeb bush heres the truth yoyowill not hear from our president we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. It is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. The United States should not delay in leading a Global Coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. We cant withdraw from this threat or negotiate with it. We have but one choice to defeat it. Vo right to rise usa is responsible been limited to that big day. Americans have been shopping online in record numbers throughout this entire Holiday Season. Thats triggered a great shipping battle between retail giants. Brian mooar businesses competing to get deliveries out faster than ever before. Just as Christmas Trees are lighting up. Online retailers were working on lightning fast delivery. Theyre trying to get it to you as quickly as possible, same day, and i think thats what theyre all competing for now amazon has been an aggressive leader when it comes to shipping speed. Express are playing catch up. P. Offering same day or next day shipping in some cities. But amazon raised the bar with prime now offering free 2 hour delivery in 24 markets in the us. And even a 1 hour delivery option for 8dollars. They just want to get it to you as fast as possible and so theyre going to use any means developing what it calls prime air. Unmanned drones could be one leg of that air. Unmanned aircraft, drones, able to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. The fact that the Technology Already exists is interesting i think right now its a matter of that service wont take off until the faa gives its approval. Science fiiion could be a reality by christmas 2016. Even google and wal mart are jumping on the dronewagon. And starting to test their own uav delivery systems. But for this Holiday Season. You might just want to get your own drone for under the tree. Delivered the Old Fashioned way. Brian mooar, nbc news. Now a word of warning. Thieves are also taking advantage of the growing popularity of online shopping. Insurance quotes dot com says a whopping 23million americans have had packages stolen from theii doorsteps. Coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen. Dont miss todays recipe. A treasured west coast treat gets transformed into a delicious dip. But first, a look at your latest with all the holiday parties stand out. Well, we came up with a bubbling hot dip inspired we start by baking some white fleshed fish fillets and once theyre cool, we flake them and set it aside. After testing this with a bunch of different types of fish, we think the u. S. Farmraised catfish really stands out since it has a mild flavor and its hearty enough to hold its own. Next we mix some cream cheese along with a bit of sour cream and a package of taco seasoning, which gives this its bold flavor. Now we gently fold in the fish and spoon it into a pie plate and bake it off until its creamy. Then, right before serving it, well top it some fresh salsa, shredded cheddar, scallions and some black olives. Put this out or bring it to any Holiday Party of u. S. Farmraised catfish and all the southoftheborder touches, you cant miss. I do hope youll go online and get the recipe for our, famous fish taco dip, so you can have it at your fingertips when you need a dish that everyone will love. Im howard in the mr. Food test kitchen, where today we found a new way for you to say. Ooh its so good youre watching kwwl, weve got you covered. This is the ntial frontrunner endorsement in iowa today. Plus. A deadly overnight explosion stuns partygoers at a nightclub. And. Music fans across the world remember a talented singer who welcome back to the news at noon. Im ally crutcher lets go back to storm track seven meteorologist Denice Pelster now for your first forecast. A High Pressure system will most of eastern iowa is seeing lots of sunshine this afternoon with temperatures reaching into the 40s. Well likely see highs nearing 50 in many locations with a south winds only up to 10 mph. Well stay mostly clear tonight as lows dip to around 30 and winds start to increase from the south at 515 mph. A weak cold front will be tracking through the state late tomorrow. Well start off saturday with plenty of sunshine but as this front tracks closer throughout the day, clouds will increase in the afternoon. Highs saturday with south winds gusting over 15 mph at times. In california all 14 victims of this weeks mass shooting have now been identified. The majority of them, coworkers of one of the shooters. Famililis and friends of the victims mourn by remembering the people that were lost in the shooting. Nbcs Natalie Morales has more thursday. Candlelights f hope for the community of san one of 14 People Killed in wednesdays shooting rampage bennetta. A christian born in muslim iran had fled to america at the agag of 18 to escape islamic extremism. Her death. Wednesday. A bitter irony. Until the last day, she leaves behhd children ages 10, 12 and 15 Daniel Kaufman ran the coffee shop in building 3 at inland regional. This was the moment his partner of three years. Ryan reyesfound out. Just before the call. Ryan was hopeful. My understanding is that hes in surgery and will be fine. And beautiful young woman, who was full of life and loved by all who knew her our beloved robert will not be 37. A Health Inspector and father of 6 damian meins, 58, a recent employee of San Bernadino county who coached pe and played santa in his spare time shannon johnson. Aurora godoy. Sierra clayborn. Tin nguyen amanios uan Espinoza Jennifer thalissnos says her husband nncholas worked with syed. I feel he was martyred and i just know hes in a better place and ive got my faith, which is families. The trauma is twinged with a sense of relief. I didnt get that phon call that those other families got. I just feel so fortunate lisa stevens 22 year old daughter jennifer was shot in the stomach but her recovery will be more than just physical. She keeps saying ive never seen a gun before. You know ive a San Bernadino county employee was shot 5 times. Its the initial phone call that you get that your son calls you and tells you that he loves you and hes not knowing if hes going one wounded. And countless victims trying to make sense of whats San Bernardino we may be down but were not out. God bless San Bernardino. That was Natalie Morales reporting. And as a reminder that these shootings are an all too familiar occurrence funerals for an american killed in paris and for an officer killed during colorados planned parenthood attacks are also taking place today. At least 16 people have died and five more are hurt in a firebomb attack at a nightclub. This happenene in egypt early thths morning. Authorities are saying three men on a motorcycle threw molotov cocktails into the nightclub and drove off. Today music fans are remembering a very talented singee who haa died. Scott weiland the former frontman for Stone Temple Pilots passed away in his sleep. He and his band the wildabouts were touring. They were actually scheded waterloo tomorrow. Weiland was 48. An explosion leads to a big fire at a natural gas plant. Take a look at the flames here at theplant in west texas. Two people have minor injuries but 200 were at the plant at the time of the explosion. Buses took the plant workers away from the scene to be safe. Meanwhile its been nearly 5 years after a mine explosiin kiilled 29 workers. And the man who ran it is found guilty of violating federal safety laws. A federal investigation found the man keptwo sets of books to mislead inspectors and tipped off crews before surprise inspections at the West Virginia mine. The mans Attorney Says he will appeal. A four car pileup ends with e driver rashing into a drivethru. It happened near a mall in tucson arizona. Police say the gold car collided with two other cars then landed on its side after hitting a car sitting in the chickfill drive thru lane. Tucson police say it looks worse than it is. Everyone involved had minor decision 2016. As Hillary Clinton is back in iowa and shessexpected to pick up a big endorsement today. Clinton is currently speaking in sioux city and will be ib fort dodge later this afternoon. Us labor secretary tom erez is on the stage with her now and is expected to endorse clinton today. This would be a blow to democratic candidate martin omalley. Who helped launched his career by appointing him to a Maryland Office in 2007. On the republican side of the president ial race. A new poll released today has a familiir face at the top of the ranks. According to a new cnn orc poll released today. Donald trump has opened up a giant lead on his gop rivals. You can see the new numbers for todays poll here which was conducted between november 27 and december first compared with a the most recent version of the poll on the right of your screen. Trumps 36 percent support in the poll is the highest amount h hs received in this spspcific poll. Ted cruz sits in a distant place at 16 percent. Five republican candidates will be in cedar rapids tomorrow for a rising tide summit. A newborn baby is saved from a sinking ship. Take a look at this. Doctors without borders releasing this video from off the coast of a greek island. The island has been the destination for thousands of migrants making the short but dangerous boat trip from turkey. Thanks you for them, and thank you for everybody. We everyone else on the refugee boat was able to safely reach land, where Doctors Without Borders reunited the families and friends. Coming up. A billloard depicting santa and a gun is getting quite a bit of attention. And stormtrack seven meteorologist Denice Pelster if youre looking for a medicare plan, were health alliance. We believe in superheroes. In the slow dance athe end of the night. In being yourself. We believe in simplicity. And in doing good when no ones looking. To us, it just seems right. Call health allianan now and learn more. Youll talk to a real person, not an automated system. Were part of your community, not t conglomerate. You can see the doctors you know and trust. And here is the best part. We have medicare plans that can save you hundreds of dollars on premiums. Plans with Prescription Drug coverage, 0 deductibles and dental, vision and hearing benefits. Seem right to you . Call now for a free medicare information kit or come to a free medicare meeting. Find out why 95 of people who join us, stay with us. Alth alliance. Be back with your storm track seven day forecast when we return. Now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl. For your complete weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl clouds for the next 24 hours. The 40s. Well likely see highs nearing 50 in many locations with a sou winds only up to 10 mph. Well stay mostly clear tonight as lows dip to around 30 and winds start to increase well start off saturday with plenty of sunshine but as this the afternoon. Highs saturday will be in the mid to upper 40s with south winds gusting over 15 mph at times. As the front tracks through saturday night form of precipitation will be rain but some snow may mix in at times. However, confidence is high that anything will be very light and scattered acrjss the area. Clouds will hang around throughout the day nday with highs in the lower 40s. The next and a mix of sun and clouds. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team a High Pressure stem will continue to keep us clear clouds for the next 24 hours. The 40s. Well likely see highs with a south winds only up to 10 mph. Well stay mostly clear tonight as lows dip to around 30 and winds start to increase well start off saturday with plenty oo sunshine but as this front tracks closer throughout the day, clouds will increase in with south winds gusting over 15 mph at times. As the front precipitation may be possible. Right now, it appears the main form of precipitaaon will be rain but some snow may mix in at times. However, confidence is high that anything will be very light and scattered across the highs in the lower 40s. The next week looks mostly quiet with highs in the mid to u uer 40s and a mix of sun and clouds. Well we see a lot of santa billboards tts time of year but this one is getting some extra attention. Thats because st. Nick is holding an assaultstyle rifle. The billboard for a sports store in north c rolina says santa knows what you really want its been gettinggmixed reviews. Each their own. I mean, it doesnt appeal to me, but. What are you going to doabout something that ww dont want to promote. Says santa knows what you the 40s. Well likely see highs nearing 50 in many locations with a south winds only up to 10 mph. Well stay mostly clear tonight as lows dip to around 30 and winds start to increase from the south at 515 mph. A weak cold front will be tracking through the state late tomorrow. Well start off saturday with plenty of sunshine but as this front tracks closer throughout theay, clouds wi increase in the afternoon. Highs saturday will be in the mid to upper 40s with south winds gusting over 15 mph at times. As the front week looks mostly quiet with well we see a lot of santa billboards ttis time of yeaea and a mix of sun and clouds. Well we see a lot of santa billboards this time of year but this one is getting some extra attention. Thats becauseest. Nick is holding an assaultstyle rifle. The billboard for a sports store in North Carolina says santa knows i have to say in general, to each their o on. I mean, it promoting something that we dont want to promote. The store manager says they thought the ad would be amusing and that customers would get a kick out of it. Coming up. An iowa man is dedicated to ringing in the Holiday Season as youre watching kwwl. Organization in iowa donations of your time. The Salvation Army red kettles are in need of bell ringers in one iowa town. Today sam curtiss tells us how one man is braving through bell ringers like don baumgardner. Its hard to miss bell so i signed up to ring the bell, said donald baumgardndnr. Few can probably rival his enthusiasm. I love to talk to people, i love to ring the bell and make the oise and no one yells at me for making noise, said donald babamgardner. Andndhe Salvation Army get volunteers, said allison the Salvation Army estimates theyre around 100 volunteers short. Ringing at 15 different locations. But more lle 14 because don has a strong lock on his spot except for tuesdays. We gotta do what we can while said donald baumgardner. A freak accident years ago, led to him having his right leg amputated in august. That nor the snow kept him from what he signed up to do. Give and love and cheerish other people and show them how much you carr for them, said donald baumgardner. Thats what its about. Evn adding his own holiday spice. Ive got 325 different ones im going to give out on christmas baumgardner. I can afford some small things like that so thats what i do cause i want to. The weather outside is here in eastern iowa, the red kettles are out along with the and here at kwwl were doing what we can to help. Ron, amanda, jerry and i are competing to see who can raise the most money. Jerry will be in cedar rapids at the johnson avenue hyvee christmas commercials ever with a handful of plot twists. But this tear jerker also seems to be Warming Hearts and even changing some travel plans this some are calling it the twist. But this tearjerker also seems to be Warming Hearts and ven changingngome travel plans. What do you think . Follows its not exactly bringing joy to the world. It had at least one host. Worst comercial ever prostrate on her commercial shows an older man left alone at christmas by his busy family. I just wantt to call and let you know that we cant make it for their grief, the family gathers at his home. Surprise d guy appears. Daughter gasps. How else could i havee to some it was a cruelly manipulative twist ending. Because commenters were tremendously moved. Georgina reil even changed her flight to spend re time with her family over christmas. I watched. I was just in a corner, just a big mess and my husband is going what is going on, what are you watching. it makes me cry every time. I the creative director of the ad agency that made the spot says they set out tt make an Emotional Message about holiday priorities. I had to watch it maybe 800 or so what the commercial reminded the neglected mother fakes her demise and shows up in like this to bring us together again. Amen to that her mom. When georgina told hh pareres shed be staying an extra week. Theyre like oh did you tell them it was becauseeof a german supupmarket commercial . Laugh alternate plot twist. Papa gives his daughter. Gasp an actual heart attack with his resurrection. Dad says mhmmm jeanne moss cnn new good this year. As the animals a zoo in sydney enjoyed an early delivery from santa this year and were treated to edible christmas presents today. The zoos chimpanzees and tortoises woke to find giftwrapped food treats inside their enclosures. Well likely see highs today nearing 50 ii many locatiins if youre doing g erything right but find it harder and harder to get by, youre not alone. While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 . My plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message because together, we can make a Political Revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. Brady now, listen, its not its n n the kiriakis mansioio