Experiment. An experiment that could save lives. 19 24 47 55 theres no possibility that there can be an accident. No ammunition, the guns not functional. Cause its an actual weapon. Lieutenant Aaron Mccelland with waterloo pd briefing the moms. Showing them the gun that will be used in this experiment. He will hide it in this room. But the big question will one of these kids one of their babies pick that gun up. 19 26 18 26 Jenny Bachmann shes never been exposed to a real one. Im hoping she doesnt start now. What do you think . I dont think so. 19 28 56 jodi do i think hell pick it up . Absolutely. 19 28 03 17 ethan has grown up with them. Rifles, handguns locked in safe. We taught him to respect. Guns dont go off themselves. You 19 25 48 sinead do you think shell pick up a gun . I hope not. Im pretty nervous. I dont know. Id say no. 19 31 14 vickie i don;t know if shes going to think its a toy squirt gun. Im curious to what her reaction will be. She knows to stay away. 19 30 07 karen do you thinktheyll pick up that gun . Probably. Im a little nervous. 19 32 12 do you think your son will pick up that gun . Yes. I absolutely it up. P. Hell probably want to see it. Hes inquisitive. Its time to fin out. Hidden caeras are in place in a conference room. The moms are ushered into our master control where they will be able to watch everything unfold live. nats of kids coming into room 19 48 34 it took just 15 seconds. 19948 46 57 uh oh there it is. Dominick got it. Dominick starts to walk towards the door but then comes back. The gun still in his hand. 19 49 23 oh he still has it . Is he going to put it back . Dominick puts it back. But it only takes seconds before its in the hands of another child. 19 50 42 54 cut in half oh oh my goodness oh my god not only does this young boy pick up the gun he points it right at this little girl right at her head. He points it at another young girl. Hes shooting my daughter. Hes pointing it at her. 19 51 35 show mom crying. Mom turns around it becomes too much for the moms to watch. 19 53 02 19 53 11 the gun changes hands again. And again. Its waved in the hair. Its pointed directly at one another. 19 54 20 30 mcclelland thats typical for young kids. Curiosity. Everything is a toy in their world. Unless we educate them and let them know sometimes its not. The experiment is over but the curiosity is not take a look at when i walk into the room. 19 53 16 nats olivia this young girl walking towards me. Holding the gun pointed right at me. nats whwht is that . A gun . Can i have it . No. Its time for these young kids to come face to face with a Police Office and thei moms. I didnt think it was real. 19 59 28 i thhk it was just a toy. Gun. 19 59 22 splice to 20 00 08 mom real quick, youre getting pretty emotional . Whats going on . It happened so quickly. Experiment. But it quukly became very real for these parents. 20 05 40 worst case scenario, he could have hot somebodyyif that was a real gun. To be a parent on terrifying. 20 12 20 37 we havent had that conversation and he was the first to pick it up. Im scared. That wws scary for. What to do and what not to do. 20 06 44 07 04 its made me think about a lot more. Watching that gun being pointed at my daughter, thats kids who did not pick up that gun but on this night their moms, are still very much shaken. 20 07 30 i was really upset that he didnt find someone and tell them. 20 04 43 05 no i thought she would be more proactive. Sorry. And tell somebody. That was scary for mommy to see how quickly that escalated. Tell a parent right away. 20 08 07 me guns. Conversation . . Splice to 20 09 14 20 until they know that sometimes ixs not a toy, these accidents will happen. 20 00 34 40 you just shake because if that was real, half of these kids could really be injured right now. Injured or dead. 20 07 59 im still shaking. This story was drumming up so much talk before it even aired but think about this we as responsible adults talk to our kids every day about drugs now there arrnot drugs in every house or neighborhood but we still talk to them about the dangers of coming into contact youre right amanda bottom line isits all about responsible gun care and ownership, educating our kids and ourselves prevent accidents. And only two kids didnt pick up that attention to it. And ron those two kids are tte ones who have guns in their house and their parents have talked extensively about guns. Their curiosity is gone. Some snow in the forecast lets go to storm track seven chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg now whos tracking it all. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team light snow will track southeast the snow is in parts of eastern iowa. The best chance to have a few snow showers, this interstate 380. Little to no snow accumulations are expected. Friday and saturday remain cold with a mostly sunny sky. Temperatures saturday morning bottomomout near 10 below sunday. The snow begins before off sunday before midnight. Snow accumulations at this point will be 25 across eastern iowa. Updates. The snow comes with a a local zoo now required by a federal judge to give up some of its animals. Kwwls Jessica Hartman has been sifting through the Lengthy Court document. Thats right the decision coming down today ordering the cricket hollow zoo near manester to tigers and lemurs to an other facility with in 90 days. Closed for the season the zoo is quiet on a february evening as care takers feed the animals. But it has been fighting defense fund claimed the animals suffered social isolation, inhuman living conditions, and lack of medical care. Hartman the judges decision stated in this 75 page document continue if they remain here at the zoo. Since 2012 4 tigers have died in the zoos care pamela testified to following her vets instructions for treating the tigers. I am not perfect. I never will be and if i had a 100 helpers here to help me, i probably still i am not perfect. I never will be and if i had a 100 helpers here wouldnt do everything perfect. I do my best. I spokkwith pamela tonight offering her the chance to tell her side she old me thereeis nothing to say. Weve got you covered live in the newsroom Jessica Hartman kwwl news. The judgement also bars the zoo from acquiring any more exotic animals with out court approval. New at ten an iowa man convicted of two murders kills himself in prison. Authorities say 37yearold jerry night. He was found guilty last month of killing his former sisterin law Loretta Dillinger and michael robinson. Lorettas body was found in a pond robinson was later ound near a house in thayer. Robinson was apparently in a relationship with one of dillingers relatives. Dillinger was serving two consecutiveife sentences. The last four armed protesters of the National Wildlife refuge in oregon surrendering today after a long standoff with authorities. They were the last few people from the group that seized the Malheur National refuge last month. They were demanding the government turn over the land to locals and to release two ranchers imprisoned for arson. The fbi surrounding them since last night but they ultimately surrendered today. At least 12 occupiers were arrested last week including leader ammon bundy. The second head tohead democratic debate tonight between senator Bernie Sanders and hillary clinton. Sanders fresh off his overwhelming win at the New Hampshire primary earlier this week. The two battling in milwaukee tonight speaking on a number of topics including healthcare and minority voting. President ial candidate secretary clinton has been going around the country saying Bernie Sanders wants to dismantle the Affordable Care act. Bernie Sanders d president i candidate i have fought my entire life to make sure that health care is a right for all people. Were not going to dismantle anything. But clinton quickly challenging sanders ideas and how he plans to pay for them. She also spoke mannwill be worse off. Not asking for support because i am a woman, but i am best qualified and most ready person to be president and the commander in chief. Meanwhile the next caucus for the Democratic Party is set for febrbrry 20ttin nevada. Coming up on kwwl. A woman unexpectedly gives birth in a parking lot. Plus. Some people getting some big waiter tonight. Heres a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. Storm track sevens chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg has your full youre watching kwwl. Weve and sports with rick coleman. This is the kwwl news at ten. Now your storm track 7 we dont just serve any fish sandwich at culvers. We serve wildcaught, north atlantic cod. This cod grows in water that is cold, clean and pristine, full of flavorful nutrients, and that comes through in the fish. This is the way we ship it to your restaurants. Its not prebreaded. So not only do we use the highest quality cod, but we still handbatter it the oldfashioned way. Thats remarkable. And we think we get the best fish filet sandwich because of that. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather te here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team light snow will track southeast across central iowa this evening. The northern side of the snow is in parts of eastern iowa. The best chance to have a few snow showers, this evening, will be southwest of interstate 380. Little to no friday and saturday remain cold with a mostly sunny sky. Temperatures saturday morning bottom out near 10 below zero with wind chills of 20 to sunrise sunday and continues through the day before tapering off sunday before midnight. Snow accumulations at this point will be 25 across eastern iowa. These numbers will adjust as we get more information about the system. So check back for 25 mph. Monday is warmer with highs near 30 and dry. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team light snow will track southeast across central iowa this evening. The northern side of the snow is in parts of eastern iowa. The best chance to have a few snow showers, this evening, will be southwest of interstate 380. Little to no snow accumulations are expected. Friday and saturday remain cold with a mostly sunny sky. Temperatus saturday morning bottom out near 10 below zero with wind chills of 20 to 30 below. We are still tracking snow for continues through the day before tapering off sunday before midnight. Snow accumulations at this point will be 25 across eastern iowa. These numbers will adjust as we get more informationnbout the system. So check back for 25 mph. Monday is warmer with highs near 30 and dry. Here is from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team light snow will track southeast across central iowa this evening. The northern side of the snow is in parts of eastern iowa. The best chance to have a few snow showers, this evening, will be southwest of interstate 380. Little to no snow accumulations are expected. Friday and saturday remain cold with a mostly sunny sky. Zero with wind chills of 20 to 30 below. We are still tracking snow for sunday. The snow begins before sunrise sunday and continues through the day before tapering off sunday before midnight. Snow accumulations at this point will be 25 across eastern iowa. These numbers will adjust as we get more information about the system. So check back for of here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team light snow will track southeast across central iowa this evening. The northern side of will be southwest of interstate 380. Little to no snow accumulations are expected. Friday and saturday remain cold with a mostly sunny sky. Temperatures saturday morning bottom out near 10 below 20 to 30 below. We are still tracking snow for sunday. The snow begins before sunrise sunday and continues through the day beffre tapering off sunday before midnight. Snow accumulations at get more information about the system. So check back for later highs near 30 and dry. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 evening. The northern side of evening, will be southwest of interstate 380. Little to no with wind chills of 20 to 30 below. Through the day before tapering be 25 across eastern iowa. Updates. 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There was an ambulance and a fire truck right where ipulled in this morning, there was a vehicle with its flashers on, i thought possibly someone got hurt and we did get an update tonight from friends of the family saying it was a boy and everyone is healthy. Uni mens basketball players taking time to give back to the community tonight. Uni players paired up with waitresses at the op on University Avenue to help serve tables. They also took some time to talk to the youngest of fans and sign autographs as part of a boys and girls club event. Pretty fun because the only other time i get to meet them is at the beginning of the season. All tips they made went to boys and girls club. Coming up next. The iowa hawkeyes looking to take a commanding lead in the big ten. Tough matchup tonight though with indiana and a local head coach receiving some National Recognition rick coleman joins us next on kwwl. The big ten travels to Assembly Hall to take on the indiana hoosiers early in the first half Anthony Clemmons pass up to mike gesell for the fastbreak layup that gesells 1000th career point later Adam Woodbury picking then rolling. Anthony clemmons hits him for the bucket hawks are up 5250 then its Jarrod Uthoff how does one of the best ppayers in the high 24 hoosiers turn now. Yogi ferra huge shot from the corner indiana is up 8 seconds left uthoff misses a long three. Woodbury cleans up the mess iowa down 7 and in the end hoosiers just too much they hold on for the win lisa bluder and Company Looking for the upset hosting number 6 ohio state. Osu Shayla Cooper hits a three buckeyes up 6 hawkeyes trying to stick around alexa and drills a three hawks down 11 later Whitney Jennings drives and gets the layin to go back the hawks cant keep up with the high powered buckeyes they fall 9881 High School Hoops waterloo east hosting mason city trojans marcus gafeney. Sick step back jumper from the elbow but east struggled in the first just 3 filed goals mounting a comeback raheem nickelson drawing the contact. And one. Trojans down just 179 at that point then its isaiah wade the big fella in the middle throws the hammer down hes got east down one next time down the court nickelson off the steal. With the lay in east has a come all the way for a one point lead. And in the end east holds on in a dandy of a game 5652 waterloo west long time head coach dr tony pappas was given the Morgan Wootten award for Lifetime Achievement in high school basektball. Earlier today tony pappas is now in his 36th season as the head career adds up to over 500 victories, 7 state tourney appearances the last in 2014 he says its a team effort along with thet great players ive had tremendous assistant coaches, wonderful administrators, great parents to plaque that sits in the naismith Basketball Hall of fame whats most important to me is the name of my commuinty and and after 35 seasons at the helm its the kids that keep him going being around young people everyday that helps keep me people. Thats what thanks rick. There are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. And with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u. S. Cellular, he can find some new ones. Like, farmer. Russells brussels. Russell speaking. Paleontologist. Hashtag trex. Park ranger. Where am i . And t. V. Spokesperson. Thats my line. I got it. With u. S. Cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. 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