mom and dads are getting much needed gifts from santa...like seventeen year old stacey thill. "i'm feeling extremely grateful, because this christmas was gonna be very difficult and a lot of the stuff they got us was stuff that we really needed." its challenging juggling school work and parenting. "it's hard, you know...going to school and i work too...so, it's super hard." "and this is an all year round program where the students get double credits to catch up on work that they've fallen behinn on." but despiteethe challenges of being a teen parent -- for some...a single teen stay in school. "if i can show her that i can finish school with a kid, then i want her to be able to say my really great staff at the district who help do this year after year. it was made possible b b fundraisingg from distriit staff. one of the teachers told me...they want to show the students that they care about more than just their school work. we've got you covered live in dubuque....shirley descorbeth... ...kwwl news. gifts were given to nineteen student's children today. as for students education -- they attend classes at the alternative center -- but are still enrolled at either hempstead or senior high school in dubuque. a mall employee - shot at a mall in new york today. police said a suspect entered a store tried to steal a rolex at a store...securry struggled with the suspect and a shot was fired. "in fact most of the mall stayed opened and is open as we speak. this was a robbery or an the mall employee was transported to a local hospital. he was reported to be in serious condition. the suspect is in custody. a local school district placed its schools on lock- out mode. a secret ssrvice agent t s missisig his gun and badge...they were stolen in broad daylight. the items were stolen out of his personal vehicle... parked near the white house in downtown washington. a c-n-n source says the agent works in the presidential protective division... which guards the president and his family. the agent totod police he was now to decision 2016 coverage: democratic frontrunner hillary clinton visiting keota high school today...thanks to the students three high school students used social media, in- person pleas, and t-shirts to grab clinton's the efforts were successful as she just finished up visiting the town of about a thousand people. clinton focused on education, immigration, and economy. bernie sanders is also in iowa today--and he continues to take some heat over a data breach. it's one of the topics he breen. in your opinion, what's the worse offense, that your failed to protect it in the first place?" "it's both, said sen. bernie vendor had done their job properll." the staffer responsible for the breach has been fired. two others were suspended. and, to hillary clinton and his supporters. "it's not the way we do a campaign," sanders said. but, sanders said the dnc's move to then suspend the campaign's access to their own voter information was wrong. "there are a number of people in the dnc that think that the sanders has now called for an independent investigation of data breaches dating back to the hurt sanders' numbers. the latest iowa poll puts sanders within 5-points of "i want to thank the people of iowa very much for their support," sanders said. "when we began this camamaign, we weren't 5 or 10 points down, we were like 40 or 50 points down." sanders says he'll need even more support to put him on what he calls a "path to victory", and a path to the white house. "i think we have the possibility of pulling the biggest political upset in the modern history of the united staas," sanders said. on the republican side, marco rubio says his relative youth doesn't mean he's not prepared to face downn foreign policy challenges.. such as vladimir putin. rubio called the russian president "a thug and gangster" during a new hampshire town hall this morning. donald trump.. with rubio asserting he wouldn't like it if putin threw praises his own way. senator rubio says he'll bring cold-eyed reality to u-s foreign policy. i know who vladimir puuin is what he's all about. i've called him a thug and a gangster because he operates as one. i don't think he's offended by that by the way. after being criticized in recent weeks for keeping a relatively light campaign schedule.. rubio has been holding multiple events, and taking more questions, in both iowa and new hampshire in recent days. a new poll came out today nationally, donald trump's lead is shrinking. in the quinnipiac university poll, trump has 28- percent support and senator ted cruz is only four points behind. and...if trump were elected...half of american voters say they'd be embarrassed to have donald trump as their new commander in chief. coming in third in this poll...marco rrio with 12- percenn. roundabouts have been a highly debated issue for a while- but now it's official- the cedar falls city council have approved consturction along university avenue. and that's where we find kwwl's lauren moss- joining us now live from university ave. with more details on this project. the details on the first phase of the plan was approved 6 to one... this phase will add three roundabouts on university avenue near the college square mall. take a look at the intersections..roun dabouts will be built at every other one near the mall- at boulder drive, holiday road and waterloo road. this phase also approves replacements for some storm and sanitary sewers. as amanda mentioned this has been a hot issue fquite some time. some people say roundaboos are not the answer for university avenue.. but mark miller and disagree. "it's no longer a state highway- according to the existing traffic and anticipated traffic in the coming years so i think we've got the right design." here's a look at a round-about cedada falls...markklso says they will make university avenue safer, the traaic flow easiir and drivers won't have to sit at all those red lights anymore. the estimated cost on construction fofo this phasees about 14.5 million dollars-which will be funded by multiple sources. they hope to begin construction by next spring. . we've got you covered, lauren moss ...kwwl news. thanks lauren- the city council will meet on january 13 for receiving and ooening bids on constructiin. coming up... the golden arches is adding a comfort food to the menu and.... a heartwarming story of a 7-year- old giving back to veterans that's coming up in here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast next. and when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to stay up to ate on breakkg news "you're watching kwwl. we've --------- --------- --------- "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: we are tracking three chances of precipitation through early next week. the first round arrives late tonight/early wednesday morning. rain begins between 4-7 am and tapers off between 3-6 pm (ending west to east). . in amounts range from 0.50" to 1.00". there might be enough cold air on the back end of the rain to get a short period of a rain/snow mix or light snow showers. no a dusting of snow expected if any. and friday dry.we are tracking three chances of week. the first round arrives late tonight/early wednesday morning. rain begins between 4-7 am and tapers off between 3-6 pm (ending west to east). rain amounts range from 0.50" to 1.00". there might be enough cold air on the back end of the rain to get a rain/snow mix or light snow showers. no o ore than a dusting of snow expected if any. thursday light snow or flurries and friday dry.we are tracking three chances of precipitation through early next week.k.the first round arrives late tonight/early wednesday morning. rain begins between 4-7 am and tapers off between 3-6 pm (ending west to east). rain amounts range from 0.50" to 1.00". there might be enough cold air on the back end of the rain to get a rain/snow mix or light snow showers. no more than a dusting of snow expected if any. thursday light snow or flurries and friday dry.we are tracking three chances of precipitation n hrough early y ext week. the rare sight in the sky ...we're talking about morethan just santa claus. nasa says the last full moon of the year willlappear on christmas day. its peak should happen just after five in the morning. the rare sight is called a full cold moon because it shows up during the beginning ofofwinter. christmas day since 19-77. coming up next how a 7-year-old is spreading holiday spirit to veterans and, a special holiday greetings from pace --------- --------- --------- --------- a 7-year-old saved al announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. at's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay to t te out isis with erwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. allowance money for more than a year to buy gifts for veterans this holiday season. isabel westercamp is a second grader in cedar rapids. kwwl's kristin rogers sat down with isabel today, kristin what has she been doing for the money? her father tells me she has been to picking up teaves outside to earn money, not for herself, but for veterans. to buy one-hundred handsoaps. the soap plays patriotic music when it is pumped. these gifts will be delivered to the veteran affairs hospital in iowa city... she has handwritten one- hundred letters to go along with the soap.. "dear veteran, thanks for your military service for americaa love isabel." isabel tells us she wanted to show freedom. i spoke with the va hospital in iowa city whee the gifts are being deliverrd, they told me ggts like this re a big deal to the veterans that receive them. i will have more from my interview with isabel tonight at six. we've got you covered live in cedar rapids, kristin rogers ...kwwl news. isabel's father tells us two of her great grandfathers and her great grandma served in world war two... nowwto a story we'veebeen following this holiday season. check out what got donated to the salvation army of waterloo cedar falls. seven gold liberty coins, a silver double eagle, and a coin from mexico minted in 1944. check this out-- astronauts aboard the international everyone down below on planet earth a happy holiday season. "christmas is traditionally a can't be with our friends and families, weell be orbitininthe earth sixteen times on christmas day, and sending all our good wishes to everybody back down on beautiful planet after finishing their holiday greeting, the astronauts rolled into a somersault, showing what it's like to spend the holidays in zero- gravity space.. still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... bill cosby is taking action against a supermodel. and.... mcdonalds hopes to boost sales by adding a popular comfort food to --------- --------- --------- --------- paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock. rape her. beverly johnson says cosby drugged and tried to rape her at his new york home in the 1980s. the comedian says...she's lying. more than 40 women have come forward to publicly accuse cosby of assauauting them oveefour decades, usually saying he drugged them first. no criminal charges have been filed against cosby. a thief in russia was easily busted by police after hhnging around the crime scene too long. this would-be criminal found himself in a tight spot after he tried to break in a store that slls alalhol. lice officers arrived at the scene after an alarm went off and found a pair of legs dangling from the ceiling. the 40-year old man tried to get into roof but got stuck. the mn told the police he was not the first to climb into the shop. no word on the whereabouts of any other suspects who a truck carrying over 2-thousand piglets on it's way to iowaa morning. animal control officers and police were on the scene after the truck fell on its side and smashed against a guard rail on the wet interstate road. animal conttol officerssworked to contain the squealing piglets. the crash closed two lanes of the interstate authorities say some of the pigs were seriously injured in the crash. mcdonald's may soon be adding a new menu item that both kids and adults are sure to love. it's macaroni and cheese. the fast food chain is trying out the popular comfort food at some locations in ohio. according to mcdonald's, it's made with real cheese. mcdonald's has been trying out several new menu items in recent months, as a way to boost sales. and we'll be right back --------- --------- you're a mean one, mr. grinch you really are a heel, you're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel,