Northwestern parts of iowa. We road to the rose bowl and the hawkeyes are njoying their time before the big game. Kwwls mark woodley joins us live in california at disneyland with all the excitment before the big game. Hey mark. Mac i cant say i ever agined getting a chance to do this live in disneyland but thats exactly where we are at disneys california adventure to be specific the hawkeyes got practiceeout of e way in the morning and this afternoon was all about fun while the others were out and about on the rides several of the players along with coach kirk ferentz got the chance to cavort with mickey and friends just one of the major spoils of going 12 and 1 and advancing to their first rose bowl game in 25 years and for sot jordan canzeri iowa ruruning back sot kirk feeentz iowa head coach so a big day for the hawkeyes of course theyve got a bigger day coming up in less than a week well hear more from them in live at disneyland in anaaeim california im mark woodley kwwl news. Thanks mark. And we will be following the hawkeyes activies all week prepare for the big game. As a reminder the game kicks off friday new years day. Ron steele, mark woodley and the crew will keep you updated on the hawkeyes as they get set for be sure to join us wednesday at 630 for a special broadcast live from pasadena. The universisiy of iowa school of dentistry is the new temporary home of one of the oldest herkys in iowa in honor of the rose bowl. The herky was part of a rose parade float when the hawks played in the rose bowl in 1959. A local woman attended the game as a child and was given the herky after she asked for it as taken the gift out of her homee and its been a popular attraction. I love that about 500 people have been coming by to stop and really cool way to celebrate. Herkrk back home after the rose bowl but she someday wants to find a permanent home where the public can enjoy it. Plateville police are investigating an Armed Robbery reportt at a gas station christmas day. Kwwls shirley descrobeth joins us live from the th media newsroom in dubuque after speaking to members in the ommunity. Shirley . Mac one man tells me he thinks the situation is getting worse. He says his town is changing and not for the better. An unnpected surpriie chriritmas day a aa man robs a stopngo gas station in walked in to the gas station on the 700 block of water street friday night around nine o clock. The incident. Isnt sitting well with community members. T scared thh out while no one was injured. Police say the man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. And a bank bag. Oh. But he wasnt done yet. Before he left, he also the flamin hot kind. And he wasnt alone. Police say a second person was waiting outside the stopngo. Witnesses say they were both seen running west from the gas station. And some here in were getting bigger and bigger and bigger. Drawing in diverse. You, know, ethnics. So its uh. Its a little scary. The suspect inside the store. Hes described as a thin, tall, black male. He was wearing a red pelle, pelle jacket also tie died pants. All police know of the second suspect is that he was wearing all black clothing. Weve got you covered live from frfrm the th mediaanewsroom in thank you shirley we will update you on thisstory as more information becomes available. To rerview morr surveillance images from the Armed RobberyAlabama Police are searching for two gunmen who shot four teenagers outside a mobile mmvie theater. Police say two 14 yearolds one male and one female were both shot in the leg. Two other male victims are recovering from gunshot wounds to the stomach, hip, and thigh. Witnesses say the victims got into an argument with the two shooters in the theaters parking lot. The fight broke it was like a thats what happened because it minutes later youunow, it was bang, bang, bang, bang. Police say the two shooters took off on foot. Theye are believed to be juveniles. A new york priest spends jail after allegedly recording a woman in a store dressing room. Police arrested 35yearold father adam egan on wednesday. They say a woman trrng on clothes in a salvattn army thrift store caught father egan recording her with a cellphone above the dressing room curtain. The woman says she reamed and called 911. She says her mother held father egan until police arrived. He was charged with unlawful surveillance and tampering with evidence. As americans head back tothe malls for afterchristms returns and sales people across the country are dealing with some wild weather. From tornadoes to wildfire the record books. Nbcs Chris Pollone reports. The cleanup is underway in birmingham, alabama. A chchistmas night tornado blasted through a neighborhood on the citys southwest side. Destroying a handful of homes. Leaving four with minor injuries. sot mos when thetell you take cover, take cover. The ef twister packed winds up to o 30 miles an hoor. Brought torrential rain. More than six dozens of people had o be alabamm were closed because of flooding and downed trees. Across the south. A pattern of unusual december weather which spawned ldfires in vennra county, california. Engulfing 12hundred acres. sot fire chief Mark LorenzenVentura County fire dept 48 55 it was pushed by strong winds approx 50 mph, the fire quickly grgr in size snow finally began to fly in minneapolis overnight. Winter so far this year. But in much of the east, the warmth persists. Several cities from cclumbia, South Carolina to new yors sot mos who would have thunk it, new york christmas, right . Never think this. Meteorologists say pacific ocean. Perhaps the easst thing to predict in n he wild winter of 2015 is how Chris Pollone, nbc news, boston. Meanwhile were tracking weather moving in to the region at ho. Herrs a live look at the storm track seven live doppler radar. Moment. Coming up after the break we continue our live coverage from california on the hawkeyes roaato the rose bowl. But first what shoppers are finding for on one of the busiest days of the year. Youre watching kwwl, weve got you covered. And when you see news or if you have pictures r video tooshare you can do that by going to our facebook page. You can also like our page to stay up to date on breakingi news and youre watching kwwl. Weve hi im commander pamela hi mom. Hi greg. Hi myra. Hi now your storm track 7 weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormmack 7 weather team his evening there will be some areas of drizzle, with a stray shower possible in our southern counties. Otherwise, we will upper 20s and ow 30s. The wnd also picks up tonight into sunday. Sunday will be moststy cloudy with highs Holding Steady in the lower 30s. The big story is a winter storm the exact timing and path is becoming a bit more clear, but still not exact at this point in time. This sstem will be tricky to forecast, a a we will be having a lot of moisture flowing in from the warmer air above the surface, which means freezing rain and sleet are lookinglike a possibili for at least the southern half of the area. Ice accumulations could be rather significant, causing major travel issues. The`northwestern pat of the wl viewing arere has the potential to see 4 inches of snow or more, with at least a little bit of sleet and or freezing rain mixing in early on in the event. Eventually, all of eastern iowow will transition to snow as colder air wraps around the system. Another side to the storm will be the wind. Wind gusts could easily exceed 3540 mph, which couu cause ttee and power line damage, especially in areas that have ice accumulation. Stay tuned to kwwl for further updates on s evening theee will be some areas of drizzle, with a stray shower possible in our southern counties. Otherwise, we will have a cloudy sky overnight with temperatures dropping to the upperr20s and loo 30s. The wind also picks up tonight into sunday. Sunday will be mostly cloudy with highs Holding Steady in the lower 30s. The e ig story is a winter stormrm that is likely to have high impacts on us here in eastern iowa. The exact timing and path is becoming a bit more clear, but still not exact at this point in time. This system will be tricky to forecast, as we will be having a lot of moisture flowing in froo the gulf of mexico, and there will be warmer air above the surface, which means freezing rain and sleet are looking like a possibility for at least the southern half of the area. Ice accumulations could be rather significant, causing major travel issues. The northwestern part kwwl viewing area has the potential to see 4 inches of snow or more, with at least a little bit of sleet and or freezing rain mixing in early on in the event. Eventually, all of eastern iowa will transition to snow as colder airrraps around ththsystem. Another side to the storm will be the wind. Wind gusts could esily exceed 3540 mph, which could cause tree and power linf damage, eeecially in areas that have ice accumulation. Stay tuned to kwwl for further updates on snowfall and ice totals. His evening there will be some areas of drizzle, with a stray shower possible in our southern counties. Otherwise, we will have a cloudy sky overnight with temperatures dropping to the upper 2 and low 30s. Thewind also picks up tonight into sunday. Sunday will be mostly cloudy with highs Holding Steady in the lower 30s. The big story is a winter storm that is likekey to ve high impaccs on us here in eastern iowa. Becoming a bit more clear, but still not exact at this point in time. This sstem will be e ricky to forecast, as we will be having a lot of moisture flowing in from the gulf of mexico, and there will b warmer air above the surface, which means freeing rain and sleet are looking like a possibility for at least the southern half of the area. Ice accumulations could be major ttavel issues. Theenorthwestern part of the kwwl viewing area has the shopping days of the year. And several people are taking advantage of christmas deals. Kwwll jessica harttan joins thee she joins us live in the newsroom with more. Jessica . Consumer reports say todays shopping deals were just as good if not better than black friday deals. S. Shoppers packing their carts full of post holiday deals. Many thinking ahead to next years christmas. Stocking up on 50percent off wraraping and holidada decorations. The hot item many are looking to save big on the tree. Total. I spent like a 131 and saved a 141. So i am going to go tell my husband, look honey, i didnt spend a amuch as i saved. It wasnt all about the deals for some they were on a mission toto return gifts that just didnt hit the mark. Speaking with a few annuual day after christmas shoppers they were surprprsed by the lack of lines for returns. In years past theyve had to wait in longer lines. Weve got you covered live in the newsroom. Jessica hartman kwwl news. Had a crowd of people waiting to get inside as they opened this morning. Coming up next on kwwl well go to mark woodley live disneyyand with the latest on thth werenjoying their time before the big game. Kwwls mark woodley joins us were live here at diineyland in california a fun day for the hawkeyes and some of the fans five of the hawkeye players alonng with coach kirk ferentz got to hang out with several disney characters in a special welcome ceremony here in anaheim hawkeyes who have been goingg hard in practice already out here and they say thats going well as they get set for saturdays matchup with stanford sot greg maybin iowa defensive back sot jordan canzeri iowa ruruning back sot Austin Blythe iowa center so a big day here in southern califrnia the haakeyes of will be back to work in the morning and well be there at practice as they get set for the rose live at disneyland in anaheim, california, im mark woodley kwwl news. Kwwl news. Thanks mark and as a reminder thth game friday new years day. Ron steele, mark woodley and the crew wiol keep you updated on the hawkeyes as they get set cardinal. Be sure to join us wednesday at 630 for a special broadcast louipolice officer learns you never know whoooo you may encounter oo the night shift. A Police Officers was working on rolled down when an owl flew in to his car. It was all captured onthe officers body camera. A. The owl started peckikig and scratching the officer causing him to lose control of his car and crash into a ditch. He had a few bumps and bruises and the owl was able to finally fly away. Winter storm watch in effect for monday. More details at kwwl dot com. Thanksfor joining s for the thanks for joining us for the kwwl news at six. We hope youll join us tonight for the kwwl news at ten. Mark woodley my moms name is irene, and she has alzheimers. Adult daycare costs so much, i have to take my mom to work with me. Eventually shell require aroundtheclock care. I worry abouou what the next step is. My mom deserves the best care she can get. So i met hillary clinton. I could tell that she was moved by my story. 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