school needs to start a conversation,see how one school battles bullying one act at a time. time.the state's second in command comes to the corridor to defend the governor's plan to fund iowa's schools. schools.while republicans gather in south carolina to find an edge before the iowa caucuses. caucuses."the next commander in chief is standing on this stage." stage."and iowa looks to silence the critics who say they got off light the last time they met the spartans. spartans. fox 28 news begins tonight with the fight against violence in the corridor.good evening--karen is off tonight. i'm scott sanborn. sanborn.100 cases of shots fired in cedar rapids last year alone.it's a figure no one is happy about.so, right now, seven police chiefs, and the u-s attorney for the northern district of iowa are working together to end the violence. violence.fox 28 news reporter dora miller is live in cedar rapids with tonight's connects against crime report, dora? for more than three hours, law enforcement met here at the to focus on that issue -- what can stop the violence.here in cedar rapids, they're focusing on cooperation and communication. two heads are better than one...when it comes to gun violence, that's the route the cedar rapids police department is taking. taking."i don't think anybody holds the golden nugget that's gonna solve all this but that was one of the reasons that we got all these chiefs in the same room so we can discuss what they're seeing, what they're doing." in cedar rapids last year, we saw four more shots fired incidents than in 2014...officials say that trend shows gun violence is not going away.so they are taking steps to help. help. "the police community action team, the pcat unit, just went operational last weekend, last saturday night... "less than an hour into their shift they were engaged in a foot pursuit and they recovered a weapon."it's been said that we work better when we work together...so as law enforcement uses more federal resources -- that can make it harder for the few who do cause problems. we can identify those that are the worst offenders and then apply the resources, we can have better results... "the federal gun laws are a strong tool in the criminal justice toolbox."community participation is key -- and it's something that hasn't been given freely. freely. "what is somewhat discouraging is a lack of cooperation from some of the victims that have received bullet wounds, gun shot wounds." the chief has said this before and it still stands by it -- police can't arrest their way out of this problem...in two months, they'll meet again to go over what's working and what's not.covering the corridor in cedar rapids, dora miller fox 28 news dora thanks. thanks.the impact of today's summit will go far beyond the corridor.police chiefs from cedar rapids, iowa city, waterloo, dubuque, davenport, ames and fayette took part in today's event. the sun came out today and melted some snow and ice.but lived.chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with a first look at your terry thanks.now an update to a story... story...fox 28 news has been following for months. months.a waterloo woman has now been charged in the death of a toddler at her in-home day care. 18-month-old brody harrelson was accidentally suffocated by a car seat strap in june. police say nine other children were in the daycare at the time. yesterday, 41- year-old amy hangartner was taken to the black hawk county jail and charged with child endangerment. this morning, a firey crash killed a young mother and her son in iowa county. county.sheriff rob rotter says it happened about five miles west of marengo just after seven. tonight, investigators year-old bethany clark and her two year old son roran, were traveling on highway 2-12 when they hit a patch of frost.the car went off the road, crashed into a creek and burst into flames. slick roads also played a role in a chain reaction accident in cedar rapids. rapids.it all started with a multi-vehicle crash on edgewood road near the eastern iowa airport this morning. cedar rapids police tell fox 28 news one of their officers was responding to the scene when they crashed as well.the officer was taken to the hospital but is expected to be o-k. explosions and gunfire rocked the indonesian capital today. today.tonight, isis is claiming responsibility for the attack that shared characteristics with the paris attacks last month.two people were killed, along with five attackers.local security officials say they're confident that they've identified all those responsible. despite headline grabbing attacks like today, experts say isis is losing a sizeable amount of territory it fox 28 news gives you a closer look at what the terror group has lost and what is needed to defeat them once and for all. all.national correspondent jeff barnd breaks it down in tonight's safe and secure report. report. recent strikes worldwide by isis keeps them highly-visible... but terror experts say the islamic state *lost* nearly 15% of its land holdings in 2015 to coalitions forcesa&paul salem dc broll 1:22 "definitely it is good news. anytime they lose territory"the more that can be closed down, the better that is"areas lost by isisa& a large chunk of syria's northern border with turkey, where isis smuggled jihadists and supplies over the turkish bordera& the iraqi city of tikrita& and a stretch of highway between raqqa and mosula& *the* main pipeline for transferring isis soldiers and suppliesa&."but when you're talking about such a dangerous and heinous group like isis, containing it while it's continuing to survive, is in and of itself not good news. that's bad news bad news in the sense that *despite* losing territory, experts say to defeat and *one* reason for thisa& according to the heritage foundation, the lack of u.s. advisers on the ground in iraq and syria. "the u.s. needs to embed advisors with those groups to get closer to the battlefront .. to get better intelligence."that intelligence according to phillips is *also* needed.. to cut offa& foreign fighters a& from joining isis ranks. "more than 25,000 have flowed there to join isis. so the quicker isis is defeated militarily, the sooner that flow of foreign fighters will dry up."this loss of isis terrority may come as good newsa& but there's still *much* to doa&paul salem - ftp dc broll :57 they're still around, they're still powerful, and they are not about to be defeated unfortunately anytime soon."in washingtona& im jeff barnd reporting. last night's powerball didn't create a billionaire, but it did produce a lot of millionaires. millionaires.at least three people will split the 1- winning tickets were sold in california, tennessee and florida.here in iowa, a ticket in western iowa was among eight across the country that won a million dollars. iowa city's top administrator has won a new job. job.and that means city leaders will now have to look for a new city manager. manager.today, lawrence, kansas announced that tom markus will become their city manager.he will take over the new post in two months. now a heads up if you shop in marion. marion.the hy-vee store on 7th avenue is set to receive a major expansion and renovation this spring. spring.among the new features, hy-vee's new market grill restaurant concept.also, the nearby gas station and convenience store will relocate as part of the remodel.the project still requires city approval, but could start as soon as may. now to north liberty... liberty...where a long-time shop is closing its doors. heart to heart will close sometime in march because the owners are retiring.until then, they're staying open they promise every bride who ordered a dress will still get their order. still to come on the fox 28 news at nine... nine...republicans face off in south carolina.we'll show you what the top candidates in iowa had to say. say.but first, no snow doesn't mean an off day for area street crews.we'll show you how they're keeping busy, when the fox 28 news at nine marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. we're getting your weekend off to a great start tomorrow on fox 28 morning live.comedian greg morton is headlining peguins comedy club this weekend. the studio.tomorrow at 7 on fox28 morning live. governor terry branstad laid out his plans for iowa at the statehouse this week.now he and lieutenant governor kim reynolds are traveling the state trying to sell citizens on the plan. plan.fox 28 news caught up with the lieutenant governor in cedar rapids today.she defended the governor's plan to increase education spending by more than two percent. critics say that's barely half of what's needed.reynolds countered, saying that's simply all the state can afford. "with the bird flu, with the commodoties price under cost, with the impact of the epa has had on renewable fuel standards and the uncertainty that has caused, it took a lot of effort for us to get to 2--4 - 5, that's 145 million dollars of new money. money.you can see the full interview with lieutenant governor reynolds reynoldsthis weekend on iowa in focus with kevin barry. that's sunday morning at 9:30 right here on fox28. weather today.sun and winter warmth was welcomed after a round of sub-zero temperatures. fox 28 news reporter mellaney moore found crews normally busy during winter weather, were busy today too. too. it's been freezing.a& now it's thawing.the cycle is a recipe for road problems.we're filling some potholes. with the warmer temperatures they're starting to show up more so than when we had colder temperatures.now that ice is melting from the holes, iowa city public works says it's a good time to fill them. we kind of know the problem areas and then we go and try to hit those.this isn't the only crew out today.well we've got some warmer temperatures today, so it's kind of a clean- up day. we know that temperatures are going to get cold soon.salt is only effective at 15 degrees and above, so the city's public works department is taking this warm window of opportunitya&to use it.while its warm out, we've placed salt down in areas we have compacted snow and ice and allowing that to work a little bit so we break the bond between that snow and ice and do this.and get the roads cleaned up before they freeze again.resler says you help by parking off the street when you can.we don't have a winter storm right now, we have time, we can go around, we can clean up these areas just to make things safe for people, to make things more convenient for peoplea&and so you don't have to drive through potholes. gringer says this cold mix is just a temporary fix...but it will help for now...while we are still freezing and thawing in the summer months we'll get the actual hot mix and that will stay in a lot better resler says they will be keeping an eye on the wet streets and address any problem areas tomorrow. covering the corridor in iowa city, mellaney moore, fox 28 in the middle of a time when senior poverty is increasing. republicans and some democrats came up with a brilliant idea for cutting cost-of-living adjustments for social security. we said, "it will be over our dead bodies if you cut social security." as president, i will do everything i can and expand benefits for people who desperately need them. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) straight ahead on the fox 28 news at nine. nine.some say the iowa hawkeyes got off light when they upset michigan state last month.but tonight, the spartans were at full strength. we'll show you what happened. but first. first. a strong messaging about bullying and school violence. i'm sheila gray ahead in my family 411 report, why high school kids say everyone needs to see this play. an average of ninety people are killed by guns in this country every single day. it has to stop. president obama wants to make universal background checks the law of the land. can finally be held accountable when their guns are used to kill our children. it's time to pick a side. either we stand with the gun lobby... ...or we join the president... ...and stand up to them. i'm with him. please join us. i'm hillary clinton the centers for disease that one out of every five kids has been bullied in the last year.and the figure grows when you factor in online attacks.but some kids are fighting back, by launching a conversation.fox 28 news reporter sheila gray shows us how howin tonight's family 4-1-1. 4-1-1. it was just a lot from a lot of different people. it ranged from insults to go kill yourself.i was always the kid that wanted to be in the cool kid group. i changed so much to fit it.talking about bullying isn't easy for noah and felicity. their high school play brought out a lot of feelings for them.all i could think about was that girl's face.it takes a lot of guts to go on stage and be vulnerable and put yourself out there in very serious moments.the play is the bullying collection- real life playwrights. these young actors have their own real life stories.i watched her sit in her bedroom and cry for hours. it is one of the most heartbreaking things you can go throughit's why this group of drama students told their teacher, they needed to do it. because it spoke to us in more than one way.remember projection, energysome scenes are funny. others are all too real.we were all silent, waiting for footsteps and more pops.one student actor told me she has sat in class and planned how to escape. they all admitted being guilty of standing by and doing nothing to stop bullying. the play's taught them, they need to take a more active approach.it happens in a lot of places, and it can be stopped.the issue hits home for their teacher too. she was surprised when some of the students told her they'd experienced the trauma of bullying themselves.it just really shocked me. some kids the kid that you think wow, they really have it all together. sometimes that kid is hurting the most.even though the play's behind them, the kids are wearing bracelets with the play's message - hoping to take it beyond the stage.to start a conversation is the point of this play (cut) to give a voice. that's why we were on the stage.i do think that every school needs to start a conversation, whether through fine arts or through counselorsi'm sorry you made it your missing to make sure i was never one of you.what i got from this play is that every action you make, every word you speak has an affect on someone.these teens say they'll carry on the message - in their own actions. they hope for the victims, the message won't come too late. sheila gray reporting.next on nine.republicans meet for two debates before iowans caucus for their favorite candidate. hear what the front runner had to say to sell voters on his message. message.and later, some believe the only reason the iowa men upset michigan state was because the spartans' best player didn't play. tonight -- the hawks tried to prove them wrong in a road rematch.highlights -- when the marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. with less than three weeks before the iowa caucuses, the top republican candidates squared off again tonight.and it didn't take long for the fireworks to fly. we'll have more on tonight's debate in just a moment.first, eastern iowans really enjoyed today's break from the deep freeze, but it won't stay long. long.chief meteorologist terry swails tells us when we'll terry thanks.now to tonight's coverage.the top seven republican candidates for president faced off in a prime time debate.among them, the three men leading in the polls here in iowa. iowa.and it didn't take long for the sparring to begin.with time growing short to gain support, both the leaders and those trailing took their shots.we begin with florida senator marco rubio. "hillary clinton is disqualified from being commander in chief of the united states. someone who cannot handle intelligence information appropriately cannot be commander in chief and someone who lies to the families of those four victims of benghazi, can never be president of the united states." states."while senator rubio went after democrat hillary clinton, the two men leading the republican race in iowa went at each other over whether senator ted cruz is eligible to run for president. here's what donald trump, who raised the issue, had to say about that. "i'm not bringing a suit, i promise, but the democrats are you have to have certainty, you can't have a question, i can agree with you or not, but you can't have a question over your head. head.senator you want to respond? respond?well listen i've spent my entire life defending the constitution before the u.s. supreme court, and i'm not gonnabe taking legal advice from donald trump." trump."trump also admitted the only reason he's raising the issue now is because cruz is challenging him in the polls. now the race for the democratic nomination.earlier this week, a poll showed vermont senator bernie sanders had become the front runner here in iowa. iowa.but another poll is tempering that declaration. still, the latest des moines register poll shows sanders' support rising dramatically in the final weeks.today's poll shows clinton leading by just two points, well within the margin of error. with the race tightening here in iowa, former president bill clinton will make his second trip to eastern iowa this month.he'll campaign in support of his wife, hillary clinton, at northwest junior night.doors open at six o'clock. and although he's far behind clinton and sanders in the polls, former maryland governor martin o'malley is still looking for support. he'll speak at the indian creek nature center tomorrow morning at ten, followed by a visit to cornell college in mount vernon at noon. last week, a member of the washington national guard was killed in afghanistan.now, reports are surfacing that a rescue mission that might have saved the soldier's life, was denied or delayed.national correspondent kristine frazao takes a look at what happened... happened...in a story you will see only on fox 28 news. news. his friends call him a hero and a true gentlemana&staff sergeant matthew mcclintock was a new mexico native, a member of washington national guard and father to a three month old son.now several questions are being raised about his death.he and several others were attacked while assisting afghan soldiers working to retake marjah, montana congressman and former navy seal commander ryan zinke believes it took far too long for help to arrive.i want to know the truth and that's why i wrote the letter to have the pentagon and military officials tell me the truth" was there air assets available? were those air assets delayed?the letter, sent to defense secretary ash carter, and sigend by several other lawmakers, questions whether an available ac-130 gunship was at first denied permission to rescue seargant mcclintock due to concerns of collateral damage.the pentagon has not responded to our request for more inforamtion and has said little about the incident, other than on the day of the attack saying two medivac helicopters were sent in to provide assistance."one of those waved off after taking fire and returned safely to is based. the second landed safely but sustained damage to its rotar blades after it apparently struck a wallfor congressman zinke, it may mean re-opening u-s rules of engagement.i don't want this ever repeated., if were gonna put our sons and daughters in harm's way we want to make sure that they're properly supported.support he says in this case arrived too late.in washington i'm kf reporting and coming up in sports sportsthe hawkeyes were partying like it was 1993 -- how a huge first half helped iowa do something they haven't done in 23 years yearsplus -- there's something positive going on -- on the basketball court in marion -- and it's n just the success the girls are having this season -- it's corby laube -- and his approach to life -- the ed thomas coach of the week is next. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. 1993 -- that was the last time iowa won at michigan state -- that's 18 straight losses to the spartans in east lansing -- so history was already against the hawks -- and so was one of the best players in college basketball basketballdenzel valentine back in the starting line for m-s-u -- remember he was out in the first meetingwouldn't matter -- iowa shot the leather off the ball -- dom uhl -- money on the three -- he finished with 10 and peter jok -- simply unconsious -- everything he shot up -- was like the young jok song -- it's going down -- jok dropped in a game high 23 -- including 3 triples -- that one put the hawks up 11 the hoop -- was as big as the ocean in the first half for iowa -- jarrod uthoff -- shoots that one from iowa city -- the hawkseyes sunk 9 threes in the first 20 minutes and anthony clemmons finally finished with 13 -- as the hawks sweep the spartans in the regular season seasonfor the first time since 1993 -- 76 -- 59 the final -- iowa's 4 and oh in the big 10. "it's not one thing. everyone tries to do all of those things together -- and it's rare that you can put them all together in one game -- we were able to do that tonight.""i look at it like this: we're 4-0. that's terrific...but you know what we got coming. we got 14 more -- all of them difficult. it's great to be able to go on the road and win. i know what that means in terms of rpi and things like that...but it just makes the next one tougher." corby laube -- eats, sleeps, and breaths basketball -- he coaches his 3 kids on 3 different a-a-u teams along with the marion girls basketball team -- so basketball is a huge part of his life -- but what's even he has on his players... players...corby laube -- our ed thomas coach of the week week you never have to look for corby laube laube "always in the gym... kind of live the gym life." life."and you always know what you're going to get "energetic... passionate." "he has a competitive spirit... he wants to win and make everyone around him better."he does that by preaching positivity to his indians indians "walking in the gym he's always got a positive attitude... making sure practices are upbeat and i know we all really enjoy being around him." him.""one of the biggest things you can do is create relationships with them and if you have a positive relationsihp with them it's a lot easier to coach them... they trust you.. they know you care for them as a person not just as a basketball player." beacuse playing good defense --- or putting the ball in the basket -- isn't the ultimate goal at marion "what we do on the court is important, but then when we walk off the court how we treat people, how we present ourselves... just being representing our school well." all things laube draws up --for his team to run -- in the game life life"it makes me feel really good to know that he's not just a coach... he's not just trying to critique us... he's there for us." us.""if they look up to me like i'm a person that they can trust.. it means a ton... i know that i get as much from them as they get from me... it's the reason i come every day." day." and don't forget to nominate your coach to our ed thomas coach of the week -- just head to our sports page and fill out a nomination form -- remember it can be any coach at any level. and still to come -- we hit the mats matsfor some big duals around the state -- how 4 straight pins -- propelled the j-hawks marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa the hawkeye wrestling road tour continues friday when iowa heads to wisconsin for their third staight big 10 road dual -- now the series against the badgers -- not all that close -- the hawks have won 36 of the last 37 duals -- and haven't lost in madison since 1945 -- this season the badgers are in the bottom of the big 10 standings -- but tom brands and the guys have no plans on wrestling down to their opponents. "aserting dominance on our opponents and opposing pyschological warfare on our opponents that we haven't wrestled yet. we aren't wrestling the best teams in the country right now, but we are still getting ready, we are putting points on the board every time we aren't over looking anybody." anybody.""our poster says always on the big stage, well as an individual you can't on either or your opponent... you have to take what comes up. and if we are always on the big stage then we need to start believing that." to a top-ten dual in the high-school ranks... independence hosting western dubuque.. let's start at 160 pounds... jake jewell is sixth in the state... and here's why... he puts devin ludwig on the mat... and pins him... mustangs start up six- nothing... and the pin party continued at 195 pounds... elliot ryan gets his man in a cradle... and finishes him... another pin for independence... and ryan's pumped.... but western dubuque came for a fight... at 285... aaron costello... living up to his number-four ranking... that's a pin... bobcats come back to win 33 to 30. in the m-v-c -- jefferson hosting xavier -- and you could say this one was a pin - festat 106 -- xavier's peter kennedy gets the fall on jeff's jaden collins to extend the saints lead in the dualbut after that it was all j-hawks -- brendan baker wins with the pin -- part of 4 straight -- tavian rah-shad -- with an exclaimation mark on the dual -- another pin for the j-hawks -- jefferson wins 53 to 27. huge double dual at wapsie valley -- let's start with new hampton and dike-new hartford and the chicaksaws were ready for this one -- ryan gorman -- wins by fall -- for the 4th pin in new hamptons first 5 matches the wolverines would claw back -- d.j. ackerson gets the takedown there in-route for a 12 to 6 decision but too much chichasaw pin power -- noah fye -- adds another and new hampton wins it -- 48 to 25. on the other mat -- wapsie valley taking on denver-trip- oh-lah.. at 120 -- d-t's riley wright gets they the take down on wapsie's kaleb krall -- for the only two points of the match -- giving the titans the leadwarriors would battle back -- ben weepie swings over for the reversal -- he'd win with a decisionbut dever - tripoli was too tough -- dominick klusman gets the pin -- and the titans get the win -- 40 to 25. that's a check of sports -- forecast when the fox 28 news at nine returns. returns. hello. i'm mark hyman.the other day, president barack obama announced new gun control measures to be implemented using executive orders.here's the disconnect. days earlier, the president issued 97 pardons and commutations to felons. the executive clemency wasn't for excessive penalties for minor offenses . . . or seemingly unjust convictions that are often the hallmark of other presidential pardons.nearly every lucky recipient was a drug felon. and not ones caught with small amounts for personal use. all but a handful were convicted of drug dealing. some were caught with amounts measured in kilos. this is major drug nearly one out of five was convicted of using firearms while engaged in drug trafficking. 18 felons were convicted of 31 gun crimes. president obama has a serious contradiction on his hands. he claims he wants to reduce gun crimes. but he frees men who committed major felonies - drug trafficking - while using firearms. it doesn't make sense.recently, i told you about an illegal arms trafficker who bought and sold dozens of guns using a fake id. he faced 55 counts that could have landed him in jail for decades. instead, the obama justice department offered the most incredible sweetheart plea deal. in return for a single guilty plea, doj dismissed the remaining 54 counts and asked for just one year of probation. this suggests the president has an agenda that has nothing to do with stopping gun crimes. to comment, go to behind the an average of ninety people are killed by guns in this country every single day. it has to stop. president obama wants to make universal background checks the law of the land. and he wants to make sure gun manufacturers can finally be held accountable when their guns are used to kill our children. it's time to pick a side. either we stand with the gun lobby... ...or we join the president... ...and stand up to them. i'm with him. please join us. i'm hillary clinton how much internet speed does one family actually need? ballpark. to answer your question, i assembled a similar family unit. we have centurylink internet. they offer a range of speeds. for us, 40 megs works great. with that, you can download an hd movie or tv show in minutes and songs in seconds. which is a good thing, get up to 40 meg centurylink internet for $20 a month for a year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan. 12 month contract required. speed may not be available in your area. and finally tonight, a dealership in southern illinois is going to have some trouble selling this special pickup truck.it's a fully loaded dodge ram - with a saint louis rams paint job.of course, that custom paint job that the rams are moving back to los angeles.if they can't sell it, the dealership is considering a new paint job, or a fundraiser letting people smash the truck with a sledgehammer. 28 news at nine. cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. people don't have access to healthcare because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. 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