Sun today, we will have quite a few clouds, too. As low level moisture increases, we will have drizzle tracking in this afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 40s to mid 50s this a two year old boy had the flu. But he ended up loosing his fingers and toes. Its a medical mystery that has doctors at the university of iowa hospital stumped. Liam young has another surgery this morning. This is a picture of him after today. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live. Liams family invited you to meet them and share liams story. Liams surgery is just one of many hes had. The twoyearold is from dubuque. Late in october. His dad took him to dubuquefinley hospital. The boys illness quickly became much worse and he was flown to the university of iowa childrens hospital. Doctors dont know exactly whats wrong with him. They told liams parents that he ended up getting the flu. And his immune system didnt know how to respond to it. So it started attacking his body. But this little two year old has stayed positive throughout all of this we were watching team what buddy . And he goes they cut be easier to to find you shoes for your big feet. And he said ok. And he sest his feet back down and went on. Through a program at the hospital. Liam gets a bead for every procedure or treatment liam has. These beads show how much liam has gone through this is an amazing family. Liams dad even had his own head shaved so liam preparations for todays surgery alone. And some good news for this family. They recentlly found out they are expecting another child. Weve got you covered. Amanda gilbert. Kwwl news. Strangers and friends across the country are donating money to help liam out. Theyre wearing bracelets that say pullin for liam. A sad followup this morning. The family of a waterloo teen now planning a funeral for the day that should have been his next birthday. The body found in the cedar river earlier this week positively identified as waterloo west student moe sed. Moe seds family releasing this statement. It says our family is not sure what to say as we grieve the loss of our son. We are thankful for the support of the police and sheriffs departments and the entire Cedar Valley Community for the many ways everyone came together to support our family during this difficult time. We also spoke to one of his just udder devastation and sadness and were the teachers the wagner sisters, along with the nonprofit embarc helped organize searches for moe. They say they are proud of the community for coming together during this tough time. Another follow up. A stabbing victim is out of surgery and stable this morning. As we told you yesterday Waterloo Police responded to the perkins restaurant on University Avenue yesterday. They say he was stabbed in the University Avenue studios parking lot. Weve got someone who lives on site, and it happened right so. At this point no charges have been filed and police are talking to the people involved. Investigators believe a house fire in cedar rapids yesterday was set intentionally the homeowner says theres been a lot of problems at the home since it suffered some damage in the 2008 flooding. This is the third time since october the home has caught fire. Chavez homeowner i dont understand. I dont understand why someone would wanna burn this house up. I really dont, and that bothers me. She was hoping to raise money to decided to sign papers to have it demolished. The terrorist attacks in paris are still echoing across europe. Geneva, switzerland raised its security alert level yesterday as police hunted at least four suspects allegedly linked to isis. Investigators believe the group was plotting a specific attack in the city based on a tip from the cia. The terrorist group now leading to change here in iowa. The university of iowas student Information System is nicknamed isis. While the university only receivedd a few complaints its taking them seriously. The university has not announced a new name but itll change in the spring. Decision 2016. We have mixed news about donald trump this morning. One poll shows hes gaining ground. Another shows his idea to ban muslims is unpopular. As tracie potts tells us he seems to be defying the odds. As signs declaring him a racist go up at Donald Trumps our new nbc wall street journal poll shows 77 saying, you know, trump is right. Americans think his plan to ban not a serious man. Trump canceled his trip to israel amid criticism most people are relieved hes reconsidered. A cbsnew york times ultimately the decision is who nominee is going to be someone who can win the general election and i dont believe that donald can. Last night trump got a major police endorsement and rolled out a new idea anybody killing a Police Officer, Death Penalty is going to happen, ok, cant go we cant let this go, we cant let this voters oppose. And thats the his solutions. Im tracie potts in trump is back in iowa today hes got a rally scheduled for tonight at the state fairgrounds in des moines. A former Police Officer. Accused of sexually assaulting 13 women. Is found guilty. The Oklahoma City officer charged with 36 counts of rape, sexual battery, and other charges. The jury found him guilty on 18 of those counts thursday night and recommended he be sentenced to a total of 263 years. On the run for 31 years. A man is arrested just across the river from iowa accused of murder in new mexico. After a traffic stop last week, police discovered he was a wanted man. Accused of shooting and killing his brother inlaw. And injuring two others. He is now in the process of being extradited to new mexico for trial. The National WeatherService Confirms a tornado touched down in battle ground, washington. Leaving neighborhoods looking the twister has been given a preliminary rating of efone. With winds between 86 and 110 miles per hour. Its part of a storm system thats also caused flooding and landslides. Three Major Airlines say check your hoverboard before you board the airplane. Delta, united and American Airlines announcing they would not allow hoverboards on flights. The self balancing scooter has become a popular gift this Holiday Season. But the airlines say there are safety concerns following multiple reports of the devices catching fire. And some airports are banning the use of them, too. Minneapolis saint paul airport is one of them. It was a surprise to some travelers who are used to using them in airports. Tsa said we were good and then one of the other airport employees said we werent good. I havent had a clear understanding. Airport employees say using the device in a crowded terminal creates safety problems for the user and others. A woman drops her baby off at a and the fire crew decides to keep track of the girl even after she has a new family. Michele gile shows us their and rare and something that i when santa ana fire captain paramedic daryll milliot first put six pound naomi in his arms she just a few hours old. Officials say the anonymous birth mother who rang the doorbell at the fire station back in march was in her 20s. When she physically went to give naomi to me there was a moment where she had a difficult time doing it. She balked a couple of times and just wanted a few more moments to hold her. Fire authority crew who kept naomi safe that night are still a part of her life. They attended the babys adoption ceremony in november. I mean, going to that ceremony and getting to see her again. Cause you know when it happens, you dont know whats going to happen to the baby, parents krysten and kurt snyder had always planned to adopt rather than oneyearold judah as well. Mom says naomis story will not be hidden from her. It she did. Iowa also has a safe haven law. You can take an infant up to 14 days old to a hospital or health care facility. Its coming up on today in iowa. The Holiday Travel season is just around the corner and were getting an idea of how many people are hitting the skies this month. Plus fans across the world are anxiously awaiting the new star wars movie. And the stars are out ahead of the premier. And santa works to make sure all this Christmas Even if theyre deaf. Weve got you covered with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. This is today in iowa. Now your storm track 7 praised as one of americas best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. Bernie sanders passed more amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member. Cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans healthcare. Bernie sanders. A consistent, principled, and effective leader. Building a future to believe in. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team wind gusts into the 40s tracked through the state yesterday, but it will be less windy today with areas of drizzle tracking in. Rain will move in tomorrow with heavy rainfall tomorrow Weather Network cameras will eventually show drizzle in the area later today. Temperatures are running in the 30s over most of the viewing area this morning with upper 20s to low 30s to the west. Winds are light right now and will be mainly southeast at 5 to 15 mph today. A series of fronts and lows will track through the region over the next several days. This will increase the mid and low level moisture and bring clouds and drizzle to the state today and tonight. A few rain showers track in tomorrow with tomorrow night and sunday with the strongest low tracking toward us. Rainfall amounts will stay light through morning. Clouds will increase today with areas of drizzle. Highs stay mild in the mid 40s to mid 50s. Drizzle and fog rainfall saturday night and sunday with a few showers next system tuesday afternoon expect busier airports and fuller planes this Holiday Travel season. A travel forecast expects more than 38million passengers to fly on u. S. Airlines between december 18th and january 3rd. Thats about a three percent jump from last year. And a recall to let you know about. A craftsman brand blower vac has been recalled due to fire and burn hazards. 2 models of the craftsman 12 amp electric blower vacs are there have been 7 reports of them catching fire. Stop using them and contact craftsman for a full refund. Its still to come. Signing santa. Hes making sure each kid gets a chance to make a request this season. Plus a big surprise at school. A heartwarming reunion. Youre watching kwwl. Hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 15 gigs of data for just 70 but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . U. S. Cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 yes switch to u. S. Cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just 70. Plus 400 in promo cards. Time is now xxx. Stories developing overnight. Last night donald trump got an endorsement from a police group. And rolled out a new policy idea. Hes proposing anyone who kills a Police Officer. Get the Death Penalty. This morning doctors at uihc will operate on a twoyearold boy. After getting the flu. The boys body shut down and doctors cant figure out whats wrong. Theyve had to amputate fingers and toes. Today, theyre doing a skin graft. And the deadline to avoid a federal Government Shutdown is today. But there is a possibility new House Speaker paul ryan could days. Were one week away from the release of star wars the force awakens. Hundreds of people in japan welcoming the cast to tokyo. Only the newcomers to the series at this event. The force awakens is the seventh episode in the star wars franchise. For most of us the Holiday Season is filled with music and wishes, and all kinds of beautiful sounds. But for kids who cant hear. They magic. Trina robinson shows us a santa who speaks their language. Christmas wishes signed directly to santa at the mall. I want something to games. So these deaf, and hearing impaired children know hearing world in deaf world andthey are not the same the deaf people they will miss a lot of whats going on in the hearing world songs to the little ones christmas wants, and dreams via sign language. Santa already had gifts in hand ahead of december 25th. This is for you to be able to take home. You will be able to color it. Any chance to see santa claus and especially to have a signing santa to communicate for the children who cant communicate very special. The hearing impaired bet with them and be good experience for them. So, santa signed goodbye but only until Christmas Eve when delivers their toys and joys. Directly to them. nats bye santa its still to come. All she wants for christmas is for dad to come home and it looks like her wish came early. Plus theyre lighting up the night in hopes of breaking a christmas themed world record. With another check of your storm track seven forecast. Not as windy today, but we will have drizzle tracking through today and tonight. Tonight areas of fog may be dense. Light rain showers saturday with heavy rainfall saturday night and sunday. Rain lingers showers wednesday. Colder air tracks in for the end of next week. An Elementary School student gets a big surprise. Ninemonth deployment with the navy. Dad says he was a little nervous walking down the hallway but the nerves went away as i asked her the other night when she wanted me to come home im ready to just enjoy the holidays and relax and be by my family. The girls mom says the school was all in to help with the surprise. In portugal people work to build the largest human christmas tree. You can see them here lighting up the night. 36hundred people helping out. Its coming up on today in iowa. Hes just two years old and has already had more surgeries than many adults. All because doctors cant figure out whats wrong. Plus. A big donation for the salvation army. All part of a tradition in the town. And toys these days are far more technical than most of us are gifts this year when today in youre watching kwwl. Weve now on today in iowa. Today a young iowa boy goes through yet another surgery. The boy has already lost fingers and toes and doctors are trying to figure out whats wrong. Plus. Storming the court can have serious consequences. Multiple people hurt at an Iowa Basketball game last night. And. Veterans are honoring the mass shooting. By making sure theyre never forgotten. Good morning, im ally crutcher. Jerrys off. Storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. While cooler than yesterday morning, lighter today. They are calm to 10 mph from the west this morning. Clouds are starting to clouds, too. As low level moisture increases, we will have afternoon. More rain is headed moisture increases, we will have drizzle tracking in this afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 40s to mid 50s this afternoon. More but he ended up loosing his fingers and toes. Its a medical mystery that has doctors at the university of iowa hospital stumped. Liam young has another surgery this morning. This is a picture of him after he had his head shaved for his surgery today. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live. Liams family invited you to meet them and share liams story. Liams surgery today is just one of many hes had. He was flown to iowa city in october after his kidneys and liver shut down. Not long after arriving. He had cardiac arrest. His family talked to me everything this little boy has gone through. Good job. This little boy is a two months ago whered my daddy go. Doctors told me is hes critically ill. They got to get him to iowa city, and any better. So i took him to the Emergency Hospital in dubuque. Finley hospital to pick him up. Its been a long journey so far withhout any definate answers. Mommy please open it. Doctors dont know whats wrong with him. Thank you the best answer we got is he ended up getting the flu and his body. Through a program here at the hospital. Liam gets a bead for every procedure or treatment he gets. This shows everything hes gone through. Hes got a couple courage beads. For the amputation of all of his fingers and toes. Come on. But liam stayed positive throughout all of this. To grow up to do amazing stay positive too. If theres anyone who can solve this its the doctors here. Proving that a smile and some dance moves can sometimes be the best medicine. Nats beep beep and some good news for this family. They recently found out theyre expecting another child. Weve got you covered. Amanda gilbert. Kwwl news. A stranger in texas actually heard liams story. And helped start a fundraiser to help him and and his family. So far people from across the country have raised around 5thousand dollars for them. If you would like to donate to a sad followup this morning. On the day they should be celebrating a teens birthday. A family will now be laying him to rest. The body found in the cedar river earlier this week positively identified as waterloo west student moe sed. The Community Came together in hope and prayer just weeks ago. Now those who led the Prayer Service are leading the family through what they call the familys sense of peace. Joe greemore as i was visiting with moes mother today wondering is he out there somewhere, when will our son come home. They know where he is, there is a comfort in that. A fund is being set up to help cover funeral costs. Four people are killed when a medical helictoper crashes on its way to the hospital. The four victims were the pilot, a nurse, a paramedic and a patient, according to Central California ems. The helicopter was traveling from a Fresno Hospital to a hospital in bakersfield. Just a 10minute flight. The area was storms. We ran into fog and heavy rain trying to get in by foot, and it the ntsb will be investigating what may have caused the crash. A pilot dies after crashing his small plane into an iowa interstate. The pilot radioed saying he was experiencing problems shortly after takeoff near council bluffs. He tried to return to the airport but went down just north of Downtown Council bluffs. Part of the landing gear was found a few feet away from the plane. The pilots name has not been released. The cyhawk basketball game last night may have some consequences for the team. This was the first time Fran Mccaffery and steve prohm faced off. The hawkeyes dominating the first half of the game. But after trailing by as many as 20, iowa state makes a huge comeback. The cyclones win 8382. We mentioned consequences heres where those come in. Fans stormed the court and multiple people got hurt. Columnist randy peterson. When students rushed the court, peterson broke his leg. This morning he tweeted just to be clear i was not trampled by the crowd, i locked legs with someone. I think he wasnt the only one hurt. An usher was knocked over, hurting his knee had to be carried out to an ambulance. I was standing there and the students, went over the top of me. Just wanted to get on the floor thats all. The celebration on the court could come at a cost. In may the big 12 conference approved a measure allowing the conference to punish schools who fail to prevent fans from storming the court. Punishments can range from fines. To the loss of future home games. The deadline to avoid a federal Government Shutdown is today. Theres a chance congress could miss the deadline and speaker extend the deadline a few more days. Remember earlier this year the house and Senate Passed a bill to avoid a shutdown until now. Some say they were kicking the can down the road. The federal agency that had more than 21 million americans personal information stolen in a massive hack is once again under fire. Lawmakers are calling on the white house to fire the office of personnel managements chief information officer. China has been blamed for the data breech. Today, the family of a black chicago teen fatally shot by a white Police Officer last year will speak publicly for the first time. Laquan mcdonalds family is expected to thank the public for demanding justice in the case. Theyre also expected to call for the resignation of the cook county state attorney. Mcdonald was fatally shot 16 times by officer Jason Van Dyke in october 2014, but video of the incident wasnt released until 13 months later. While the officer faces murder charges protests continue in chicago as people call for mayor Rahm Emmanuel to resign. Possible evidence relating to last weeks terror attack in california. The fbi received a tip the attackers had been in the area. They arent looking for anything specific just any piece of we think this search will last search for any evidentiary items that may come back. At the end of the day we may come up with nothing, we just dont know yet. The fbi also increasing the number of people injured in the attack to 22 after someone showed up at the hosptial with injuries. A group of military veterans is making sure the victims of the San Bernardino attack are never forgotten. The American Legion riders brought their mobile wall of remembrance to San Bernardino. The wall contains about four thousand names of americans killed in terrorist attacks around the world starting with the victims of 9 11. And the most recent names added were all mostly veterans and were here just to show our them. The veterans who started the project believe its important to the victims loved ones and to other veterans. Decision 2016. Rising star marco rubio returns to iowa with promises for us troops. As rubio told a veterans town hall meeting in des moines. Hed make sure american troops always have superior resources and strategy in any conflict. The republican president ial candidate also promised extensive reform of the veterans administration. An d also had this to say to those serving in i will also make this pledge fair fight. By that i mean i will always equip them with the resources and the strategies to keep the upper hand. Rubio has held 14 Campaign Events in iowa over the last two months before today. Increasingly battling senator ted cruz. Cruz has held 41 iowa events in the last two months. And speaking of cruz. A prominent iowa evangelical leader endorsed cruz this morning. Bob vander plaats announced his endorsement in des moines, calling cruz a serious leader for serious times. Vander plaats stresses its a personal endorsement, not one on behalf of the family leader, formally back a 2016 candidate. Bob Vander Plaats family leader president and ceo what is that fresh, what is that bold, what is that courageous leadership. And i happen to believe that the extraordinary leader that we need for these extraordinary times is u. S. Senator ted cruz. Vander plaats also called cruz the one candidate that can get the us out of what he called the mess that were currently in. The endorsement comes as cruz sees his support growing in iowa. A recent cnn o rc poll shows 20 percent of likely iowa gop caucus references to donald trump have been removed from a golf course in dubai due to his comments about muslims. The letters for his name thrown on the ground. The Trump Organization has been working with a dubaibased Real Estate Company to build two golf clubs, including one designed by tiger woods. A big boost for a red kettle. Someone dropped in a gold coin. Wrapped in a one hundred dollar bill. Its something the indiana town has seen happen a few times in recent years. The coin, which is minted in south africa, is worth about 12hundred dollars. Puts the gold coin in sends a obviously at this time of year we want to bring peace to people through god and that theres hope in doing that. Hope in bringing peace and that peace can be got certainly through our Family Resource center. Weve seen these in eastern iowa in the apst but havent heard of any this year. And dont forget the kwwl metal in the kettle challenge continues. Ill be in coralville a week from tomorrow. Jerry and amanda already rang bells in cedar falls and cedar rapids. Remember, were competing to raise the most. And you can also donate to our kettles online, the details are on our website, kwwl dot com. Its coming up on today in iowa. A new holiday trend is causing problems for pilots. Plus. Not your parents christmas gift. Toys these days are getting high tech. The forecast from storm track seven i love a gourmet cheeseburger as much as anybody. And thats why we created the pub burger at culvers. My favorite cheeseburger starts with great beef. When you get that burger in your hand and the juices are flowing, you want to devour it. Chef, were going to make a pepper grinder pub burger. Im stoked, man. Weve got a little wisconsin swiss and wisconsin cheddar. Those are the criteria for me fresh beef, bacon, wisconsin cheese. The fourpeppercorn mayo really sets this burger apart. This is the ultimate bacon cheeseburger. Our new pepper grinder pub burger. Next. Youre watching kwwl, weve got you covered with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. This is today in iowa. Now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team wind gusts into the 40s tracked through the state yesterday, but it will be less windy today with areas of drizzle tracking in. Rain will move in tomorrow with heavy rainfall tomorrow night and sunday. Stormtrack7 live Weather Network cameras will eventually show drizzle in the area later today. Temperatures are running in the 30s over most of the viewing area this morning with upper 20s to low 30s to the west. Winds are light right now and will be mainly southeast at 5 to 15 mph today. A series of fronts and lows will track through the region over the next the mid and low level moisture and bring clouds and drizzle to the state today and tonight. A few rain showers track in tomorrow with heavy rain heading our way for tomorrow night and sunday with the strongest low tracking toward us. Rainfall amounts will increase today with areas of tomorrow with highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s again and then next system tuesday afternoon looks like moisture will be more limited. Temps cool into the low its a new trend using laser its a new trend using laser lights instead of the tradition christmas lights. Problems for pilots across the country. A christmas light display was recently blamed for blinding a pilot over texas. A similar incident reported in california the air traffic manager at the Eastern Iowa Airport says lasers can be blinding for pilots. Jason mullet says he was cautious cg jason mullet i thought if theyre flying this way it would, i dont know, maybe that is a concern. So far there havent been any reports of beams hitting planes in our area. Its still to come. The conference title is on the line and this player sinks a dream shot to end the game. Plus. Hawkeye fans. Prepare to pay up for rose bowl tickets. The overwhelming number of people looking for tickets. When we some classic holiday toys are getting a makeover. With the help of the internet and phones. Kids might find some of their toys are getting an update. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in the newsroom with more details. This year a lot of toys that have been around for years. Such as legos and Remote Control vehicles. Are being updated. Children can now use apps and the internet when playing with their toys. Puzzles are not getting an upgrade beambending logic game. Wifi enabled dolls like hello barbie. Are now made to be interactive. And theres a crayola Animation Studio that allows kids to make their own animated movie. Researchers say thats how they used to do animation in movies going back 70 to 80 years kids to have an interactive experience at play time. Weve got you covered. Live in the newsroom. Amanda gilbert. Kwwl news. Some of these updated toys can be expensive. The new hello barbie doll is 75 dollars. The holiday spirit alive and well in waverly for the annual Christmas Greetings on main event. Businesses along bremer avenue putting out window displays ranging from Charlie Brown and company to the grinch himself. Saint nick also making an appearance with kids waiting over an hour in line for their chance to talk to him. Well i really like the music parts. I think i might want to say santa. Thats the best part. Frozens elsa, anna, and olaf also some of the biggest hits. And many kids getting a chance others took advantage of the free coffee and chilli. Congratulations to hawkeye Football Player desmond king. Hes the first iowa player to win the jim thorpe award. Given to the nations top defensive back. King had eight interceptions this year, and a dozen pass breakups. Heres what he had to say when asked why quarterbacks keep winner umm, to be honest, i keep getting intercepted. Hawkeye fans certainly hoping for at least one more out of king this year when iowa takes on stanford in the rose bowl on new years day. High demand for the rose bowl is forcing thousands of hawkeye football fans to pay up on Third Party Ticket sites. Some 54 thousand one hundred tickets have been requested by hawkeye fans. Unfortunately, the rose bowl only gave the university 22 thousand. Meaning 32 thousand one their tickets through sites like stubhub. And check out this amazing end to a High School Basketball game. The team going for the conference title. A player sinks a full court shot to win the game just as the buzzer rings. Its were wrapping up today in iowa with the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan next. First. Heres what you can expect on the today show. Good morning. Coming up on today. v o federal investigators returning to a lake near the San Bernardino shooting, today. What are they searching for . Were live with new information. out also ahead, how much is too much . v o the photo of a christmas tree. Buried under a mountain of gifts. Sparking a worldwide argument between parents. out and. v o one week and counting if its possible, excitement is building for the next star wars movie. Well show you what fans are doing to prepare. out this morning doctors at uihc will operate on a twoyearold boy. After getting the flu. The boys body shut down and doctors cant figure out whats wrong. Theyve had to amputate fingers and toes. Today, theyre doing a skin graft. The university of iowa is changing the name of its student Information System. The program is nicknamed isis. And there have been a few complaints due to the terrorist group. The new name has not been announced. Last night donald trump got an endorsement from a police group. And rolled out a new policy idea. Hes proposing anyone who kills a Police Officer. Get the Death Penalty. Later this morning we expect to hear from the family of Laquan Mcdonald for the first time. The teen was shot and killed by a Chicago Police oficer. His family is expected to thank eileen is back with another check of your storm track seven forecast. Not as windy today, but we will have drizzle tracking through today and tonight. Tonight areas of fog may be dense. Light rain morning with rain and snow showers tuesday, snow showers wednesday. Colder air tracks in for the end of next week. Thanks for joining us, the today show is next and well be back in 25 minutes with more news and wind gusts into the 40s tracked through the state yesterday, but it will be less windy today divided states of america