the accident happened in cedar falls at the intersection of 20th and college streets this morning... police say the boy stepped off the curb into traffic while he was walking toward the bus. the boy has been taken to the hospital but we're told he has non- life-threatening injuries... police are looking for answers -- trying to find the person responsible for the death of an iowa state student... emmalee jacobs was from urbana. university police found her yesterday morning. she died at a hospital. they believe she's the victim of a hit and run -- and are looking for help finding the person behind the wheel... as dan winters reports -- her friends from the center point- urbana school district are coming together to try to process this tragedy... josie chesmore cant look back on her own childhood didnt know her. we grew up shy math whiz, a pre- business major at isu... a girl who hated cameras. beautiful. she hated. oh, she hated getting her picture taken.' josie knows that a lot of times when friends go off to the same college... they can meet new people and grow apart... but their friendship was the opposite. 'weve always been close, but so, when the rumor started monday morning that something terrible had happened to emmalee... josie called her mom. cause my mom is good friends it.' mom 'its just, it makes no sense.' out there and that this was caught on camera and its just nothing that you could ever imagine.' 'somebody needs to just step are bringing josie home so she and emmalees other friends can lean on eachother... and as for returning to this place where they were just starting a 'shes always there. shes always gonna be there and now that shes not, i dont even know what im gonna do.' police are reviewing surveillance video. isu president steven leath has also offered his condolences and asked anyone who can help to cooperate with the investigation... changes are coming to an iowa school district... the nursery at muscatine high school is closing. that's because there's been a dramatic decline in the number of pregnant teens. in 2001...97 teens in the county had babies. last year...that number was down to 40. teens who still might need childcare are being connected to resources. flooding continues to be an issue throughout iowa today... this is video from ridgeway and greyhound earlier this morning... it's not far from highway 63... barricades are up.,, a few streets in waterloo had to close yesterday because of remember, when you see flooded roadways... turn around, don't drown... here's video the town of luther in boone county... there -- flooding has caused a mess... basements are flooded.. the city park is under water.. city hall has also taken on water. tonight is the fifth republican presidential debate --and this comes after bit a shift in the polls. donald trump remains the frontrunner and in some cases -- is gaining ground.... but ted cruz is surging... could tonight's debate reveal a new challenger? tracie potts has a preview. new video this morning trump's supporters... unusually rowdy: one even gave a nazi salute. the frontrunner.. super confident before tonight's debate: "many of them don't have a chance you say what are you doing just go home and relax. go home and relax." he's number one in monmouth university's new iowa and among the most conservative voters. number three marco rubio's running a new ad in iowa and new hampshire today... going after conservatives: (nats of rubio ad, "millions with traditional values branded bigots and haters.") he's targeting hillary clinton: "we're gonna have nine people on that stage and another three or four earlier. not a single it's trump center stage... flanked by ben carson and ted cruz... with chris christie back and many voters: "there is not anybody that i like 100%." still undecided. "i just want to see how this all plays out." and with this crowded and contentious field of republicans, there hasn't been as much attention on hampshire. tracie potts, nbc news washington. following tonight's debate -- handful of the gop candidates make stops in eastern iowa later this week... including donald trump -- as the longtime frontrunner of the republican race has announced he'll hold a rally at the veterans memorial coliseum in cedar rapids saturday afternoon... the event is scheduled to begin at 2 p-m... doors will open at 11:30... coming up on the news at noon... some winning toy ideas if you're still doing some holiday shopping for the little ones... plus... governor branstad officially enters the record books -- we have more from his big night... we'll be right back with your although you will mainly notice the winds and cooler temps as the week wears on. i'll have that forecast coming up. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. this is the kwwl news at noon" "now your storm track 7 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl but mainly breezy to windy the slowly cooling temperatures thisweek. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will keep us mainly cloudy today, although the sun is trying to break through in a few places. much from the mid 30s of this becoming gusty for the afternoon and be even stronger from the southwest tomorrow. clouds are holding tight as the more snow to the plains and more showers to us, although moisture is much more limited with this system... we may only end up the afternoon. mostly cloudy skies and some patchy fog may break up for a couple of hours, but we will keep the clouds into tonight as a few showers may track through. lows in the upper 30s will only climb into the low to mid 40s will be cooling. highs on friday will only be in the mid 20s with lows in the teens leading into the weekend. we will warm back above normal for sunday and monday as the next system brings a chance of rain back to the forecast sunday night into monday. areas of fog today with a few next several days along with slowly cooling temperatures this week. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will keep us mainly cloudy today, it is trying. we have not warmed up much from the mid 30s of this morning with low 30s still to the northwest... winds have turned to the east and are becoming gusty for the afternoon system tracks away and the next begins to track into the area. that low will bring more snow to the plains and more showers to us, although moisture is much more limited with this system... we may only climb much.. highs will be in the low to mid 40s as easterly winds gusty for the afternoon. mostly cloudy skies and some patchy fog may break up for a couple of hours, but we will keep the into the low to mid 40s again for wednesday with strong southwest winds. it stays breezy for thursday and friday, but we will be cooling. highs on friday will only be in the mid 20s with lows in the next system brings a chance of rain back to the forecast sunday night into monday. areas of fog today with a few showers tonight and tomorrow, but mainly breezy to windy the next several days along with slowly cooling temperatures this mainly cloudy today, although the sun is trying to break through in a few places. it won't succeed for long, but morning with low 30s still to the northwest... winds have turned to the east and are becoming gusty for the afternoon and be even stronger from the southwest tomorrow. clouds are holding tight as the first system tracks away and the next begins to track into showers to us, although moisture skies and some patchy fog may highs on friday will only be in night into monday. chance of rain back to the forecast sunday night into monday. coming up.... star wars fever has many seeking the force this week... and some are even training to be jedis themselves... plus -- it's not too late to score the perfect gift for the toy lover in your life... you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in littleton, ryan, it seems justcoming down with star wars fever -- including the iowa d-o-t. they posted five different messages on electronic billboards across the state... including: "the force is strong with you ... put down the phone" flashing intermittently with the death count for the state. one of the best lines... "road rage? let the wookie win." if you still need to ship your holiday packages -- it may cost you more... long lines at iowa post offices yesterday including this one in marion -- yesterday the busiest day of the year for post offices -- because it was one of the last days to send with your packages delivered in time for the holidays.... online shopping is another factor keeping post offices busy... mail carriers from this post office are delivering seven days a week... two iowa college towns are ranked among the best in the country... and if you're a grad from either i-s-u or u-of-i... you already know how great your campus is... but a recent study by the american institute of economic research looked at schools' overall college experience. ames came in at number one -- based on cost of living and a high level ofjob opportunities in stem-related fields... iowa city was number three -- for its city accessibility and bars and restaurants for university of iowa students... some school kids are spreading holiday cheer... and they brought it here to the kwwl studios. (5 seconds of singing) fifth grade students from kingsley elementary in waterloo sang christmas carols for us yesterday....helping us all get into the holiday spirit... coming up.... illustrated... we'll tell you about the magazine's very first high school athlete of the year... plus... intense video -- as a disgruntled customer slams his truck into a hotel lobby... you're watching is kwwl -- and as a reminder... 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 date on breaking news and weather information. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, gifts to put under the tree for the little ones next week... good housekeeping has some top toy picks for the year -- that baquero has more... from walking dinosaurs... to spinning monster dolls... these are the top kids' picks...in the december issue of good housekeeping. "we want to make sure we're putting forth really great products. ones that are gonna here's a toy that promises cool experimients! it's called sick science! "so with this one its teaching them about the center of gravity it'll walk you through different things you can do where you remove one and what is that it." kids can also have fun with this twist on traditional from galt toys. "and then the kids can place the marbles through. so you see had a really great time with this." and here's the newest in levitating doll! "so through electro magnetic priniciples, this is how its able to do it. and based on when we're talking you see it lighting up. so if you have the music going, you can get the lights price...you get....the fisher price imagi-next ultra t-rex! twist this figure and watch what happens "and he goes up to the full two and a half feet. there are catapults in it and his claws will shoot out. so a lot of interactive elements with this." for the same price, boys and girls of all ages will enjoy these robotic enhanced vehicles...or r-e- v...which come with their own app! "it's like bumper cars more or less and within the app it will tell you the health of your around, it'll lower your health. and you can unlock different features." coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... a center dish that could give your holiday ham a run for its money numbers from wall street and the farm markets. with christmas just a little over a week away now's the time to should you switch things up? if that sounds good to you, we've got a stuffed pork loin that's the fat side up, we cut a slit down the center about an inch and a half deep. and if you're wondering why the fat side goes up, it's because when it meat. we set that aside for a sec and garlic, chopped fresh sage and thyme. now we rub the roast with this making sure we get in the opening that we just cut. once it's coated with all that flavor, we stuff it with a box it for about 20 minutes per flavorful pork roasts ever, along with a hearty helping of our, "herb stuffed pork loin," so you can give your family a "christmas gift" that they'll really eat up. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "festive way" for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. this is the good morning, honey. mmm. honey? so sorry, mrs. parker. so sorry... find a doctor, coordinate appointments, or transfer records with bewell 24/7. one of the many services provided exclusively to wellmark members. means of fitness... plus... a declined credit card pushes a truck driver over the edge... and... the nation's longest-serving governor is honored in a special ceremony... welcome back to the news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your first forecast. temperatures haven't changes much from the morning lows... we are still in the mid to upper are still plenty of clouds in the kwwl viewing area this afternoon, but we may have a few holes appear here and there... however, we also have some scattered showers tracking in for tonight. we won't be warming very much this afternoon with those east winds... we will only get into the low to mid 40s at best with mostly cloudy skies and some areas of fog. that rain in the forecast shouldn't add up to much, but the system will pull down some rather chilly air. i'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. the country turns its focus to iowa's governor... as he reflects on his historic tenure... as we told you yesterday -- governor branstad is now the longest serving governor in our country's history. more than 12- hundred people showing up at an event last night to experiences growing up in iowa shaped him as a person -- not when i was a kid with my lamp on them, and so i nnever missed school but i was late a lot..but i saved a lot of lambs! a long list of speakers at the event last night -- honoring branstads accomplishments during his 20 years and eleven months in office. here in eastern iowa... black hawk county sheriff tony thompson will hold a town hall this evening... thompson says the forum is meant to discuss county law enforcement efforts and partnerships... the event is open to the public... and will begin at 6:30 tonight at the gilbertville american legion post... voters in waterloo will head to the polls february second to vote on a multi- million dollar school bond referendum. if approved, the bond would build a new career and technology center, which will offer 30 supporters also believe the career center will help reduce drop-out rates. the plan also includes renovations to east and west high schools. funeral services have been set for a waterloo teenager... moe sed will be laid to rest on afternoon -- at the waterloo first united methodist church. his body was pulled from the cedar river near gilbertville. police still don't know how he died. anyone who would like to help his family pay for the funeral can donate at any veridian credit union under the "moe sed benefit." nationally... the f-b-i arrests a man suspected of providing material to support isis... the man lives in maryland. he allegedly pledged his allegiance to isis and said his "soul was over there with the jihadists." the f-b-i says isis told the man to "cause destruction" or to conduct a terrorist attack in the united states. there's no indication he planned any attacks. police are investigating the dead in a storage locker. this happening in california... the locker is part of an apartment where an extended relative to the children lives -- and they may have had temporary custody of them... the children were ages three and five... police have arrested two people on charges of felony child abuse, torture and mayhem... take a look at this... stunning video of a disgruntled hotel guest ramming his vehicle through the lobby of an oklahoma hotel... the 62-year-old texas man was reportedly upset that his credit card had been declined twice... security video shows the man slam his truck into drive and race through the front entrance and into the front desk -- where two women frantically dove for safety... the driver told hotel staff he drove into the hotel because quote "they thought he was bluffing, and he proved he wasn't" he's being held on a one million dollar bond... elsewhere... a scary wake up call when a school bus crashes into a home... police say two tires came off center line, hitting a parked s-u-v, before ending in the north carolina home... the bus was empty at the time -- and the crash remains under investigation... switching gears a bit... as the force has awakened for hollywood's elite... the red carpet rolled out in hollywood to welcome the stars to the world premiere of star wars. "the force awakens" is the first star wars film produced without george lucas, the saga's creator... j.j. abrams directed this new installment. people are already camped out in holluwood for the movie's advanced showings for the public this thursday... as you have probably noticed... the star wars phenomenon is taking over with this week's nationwide release... from store shelves to fitness classrooms -- clare sebastian tells us now you can take lessons in being a jedi knight... the first rule of jedi have my strike at an angle like this - manhattan...star practicing moves just like the lightsaber battles from the movies though perhaps not quite to that level yet... look at say a football fan - a it's a way of becoming part of a legal assistant -- to a kitchen designer... by night - they are united -- by one thing. "its a visceral gut feeling, it just feels satisfying to pick up one inspired a type of fandom that goes way experience it...and to really luckily i've been practicing my in-jokes "you don't have a really bad feeling about this" "i've got a bad feeling about doesn't stop me." "one, two, three, four five" whatever your skill level...this group has one core philosophy "once a jedi, always light as to what it takes to be a true star wars fan. "jedi! a galaxy somewhere in manhattan. coming up ... the first-ever sports illustrated high school athlete of the year has a very inspiring story... and stormtrack seven meteorologist eileen loan will seven stormtrack 7 weather team: next several days along with slowly cooling temperatures tts the sun is trying to break through in a few places. it won't succeed for long, but it is trying. we have not warmed up turned to the east and are becoming gusty for the afternoon and be even stronger from the southwest tomorrow. next begins to track into the area. that low will bring more snow to the plains and more showers to us, although moisture is much more limited an inch of rain. we will stay low to mid 40s as easterly winds take over and become gusty for the afternoon. mostly cloudy skies and some patchy fog may break up for a couple of showers may track through. lows in the upper 30s will only climb southwest winds. it stays breezy for thursday and friday, but we will be cooling. highs on friday will only be in we will warm back above normal for sunday and monday as the areas of fog today with a few showers tonight and tomorrow, but mainly breezy to windy the network cameras will keep us mainly cloudy today, although the sun is trying to break through in a few places. much from the mid 30s of becoming gusty for the afternoon and be even stronger from the southwest tomorrow. clouds are holding tight as the first system tracks away and the next begins to track into showers to us, although moisture is much more limited with this system... we may only climb much.. highs will be in the low to mid 40s as easterly winds take over and become hours, but we will keep the clouds into tonight as a few showers may track through. lows in the upper 30s will only southwest winds. it stays breezy for thursday and friday, but we will be cooling. teens leading into the weekend. we will warm back above normal for sunday and monday as sunday night into monday. areas of fog today with a few showers tonight and tomorrow, but mainly breezy to windy the week. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will keep us mainly cloudy today, it is trying. we have not warmed up much from the mid 30s of this the northwest... winds have and be even stronger from the southwest tomorrow. clouds are the area. that low will bring more snow to the plains and more showers to us, although moisture is much more limited with this system... we may only end up with a few hundredths of the low to mid 40s as easterly winds take over and become gusty for the afternoon. mostly monday as the next system brings sports illustrated hands normal for sunday and monday as the next system brings a chance of rain back to the forecast sunday night inn sports illustrated hands out its first high school athlete of the year award. it's going to a high school student in michigan. hunter is a wrestler -- buu-- he's being honored for walking. over the summer hunter walked for more than 50 miles with his younger brother braden on his back. braden suffers from cerebral palsy... "i have had so much support, so many peopll have contributed to my efforts i wouldn't have been able to do this alone. it wasn't just me carrying my brother, most people reality we were carried by so many other people" elsewhere... an amazing shot makes a basketball fan about twenty- thousand-dollars richer. for the first time in two years, a participant in the thunder's half- court shot contest sunk one from the distance. and the crowd went nuts when he hit it. coming up ... how the build-up to tonight's debate -- is a bit reminiscent of an 80's classic... jeanne moos has the story on the way... you're watching kwwl -- we'll be 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 frieie of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, 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. will be offering a gift-wrappingng donations. to help us with this fundraiser, we are requesting holiday gift wrap donations. please contact the food bank to make a donation of money, gift wrap, boxes and other supplies needed for the annual gift wrap event. the northeast iowa food bank provides nutritious food and grocery products to about 200 nonprofit organizations and programs who assist the hungry, anan to individuall who need food assistance to sustain life. last year the food bank distributed more than 7 million pounds of food to member agencies, programs and other food banks. the food bank provides eight programs that serve the community-member agency distribution, cedar valley food pantry, the backpack program, kids cafe, derly nutritii, mobile food pantries, summer feeding and a community garden. encompassing all of these programs is nutrition education. the food bank s a member of the iowa food bank association and feeding america. today is barb prather of the northeast iowa food bank. te northeast iowa food bank will be offering a gift-wrapping servicc to mall shoppers in waterloo and cedar falls again this year to collect free-will donations. to help us with this fundraiser, we are requesting holiday gift wrap donations. please contatat the food bank to make a donation of money, gift wrap, boxes and other supplies needed for the annual gift wrap event. theenortheast iowawafood bank provides nutritious food and grocery products to about 200 nonprofit organizations and programs who assist the hungry, and to individuals who need food assistance to sustain life. last year the food bank distributed more than 7 million pounds of food to member agencies, programs and other food banks. the food ank provides eight programs that serve the community-member agency distribution, cedar valley food pantry, the backpack program, mobile food pantries, summer feeding and a community garden. encompassing all of these programs is nutrition education. the food bank is a member of the iowa food bank association and feeding america. joining us on the news at nonon today is barb prather of the northeast iowa food bank. the northeast iowa food bank will be offering a gift-wrapping service to mall shoppprs in waterloo and cedar falls again this year to collect free-will donations. to help us with this fundraiser, we are requesting holiday gift wrap donations. please contact the food bank to make a donation of money, gift wrap,p, boxes and other supplies needed for the annual gift wrap event. provides nutritious remember the 80s -- your first association with "maniac" might be the movie "flashdance" -- and now, therr's a flashdance flashback in the republican presidential battle... jeanne how did this flashback to flashdance become a that ted cruz and donald trump shared a hug, two andshakes, some intimate whispering, a shoulder pat and a second hug, all in the space of less than a minute. now the donald is maniac." maniac? but maniacal ted cruz answered trump's diss with a dance tweeting "in honor of my 80's movie clip. "she's a maniac, maniac on the many right wing blog commenters said right on. "well played senator cruz. the response flattens trump without actually attacking him." though one anchor put his foot in his mouth... "tweeting out maniac from footloose. flashdance. flashdance? you're forgetting your iconic dance movies. thanks for the video. this is good." maybe not so good... ""od bless you." to cruz's evangelical family values voters, who might prefer a little less flash and more dance. "so what's next? is jennifer beals going to come out, and pour cold water on the cruz campaign for injecting her into the race?" some commenters "i'm a maniac maniac." but my oh my... "what a feeling..." it is to know that the when it comes to trump insults... "it can cut you like a knife." but ted cruz isn't stabbing back. instead 's... (nats) "dancingnglike she's never danced before." jeanne moos, cnn, new york no word on if there will be any dancing -- but the debate airs tonight on c- n-n at 7:30... coming up ... santas hang ten -- and break a orld record... you're watching kwwl -- we'll be right back. dear future, sailed through that diaper stage, learned to walk, and i'm reading like a third-grader. but nonoit's time to and from what i hear, it's not all toys and games out there. check this out... sydney's famous bondi beach was a sea of red and white earlier today -- as over 3-hundred people dressed up in santa costumes to catch some ves... guinness world records says that the event had set a new record for the largest surf lesson... the previous record was 250 surfers... some of the santas found it tricky to stay up riiht... but everyone seemed to have fun... it was all for a good cause... the event was organized by one wave -- a non-profit surfing group that aims to raise awareness for ntal health isses and a local surf school.. patchy fog today with gusty and then breezy and cooler for the rest of the week. highs on friday in patchy fg today with gusty easterly winds thh afternoon. becoming windy tomorrrrw with some showers tonight/wednesday and then breezy and cooler for the rest the mid 20s will climb back to the mid to upper 30s for becoming windy tomorrow with some showers tonight/wednesday and then breezy and cooler for the rest of the week. highs on friday in the mid 20s will climb back to [baby y ying] >> theresa: okay. okay, i know, i hate this as much as you do, but we just need to let him cry, okay? >> brady: why don't we let him cry tomorrow? >> theresa: brady, no. i just fed him and he's dry and--he didn't start crying until i left the room so he's just testing us. >> brady: okayaywell, he wins. he wins, okay? i'm going to put him in the carrier, i'm going to put hi on my chest, he's going to fall asleep, and we're going to be fine. >> theresa: hey, and then we're going to put him back in the crib and he's going to wake up and then he's going to start to cry and then one us is going to pick him up and we're going to prove that his crib is a bad place. >> brady: no, you can't possibly know that. he doesn't talk yet. he could not have said that >> theresa: no, he didn't.