And from every family who never thought theyre loved one would be taken from there lives from a gun. Pause. Every time i think about those kids, it makes me mad. The plan focuses on expanding background checks on gun sales, providing stricter enforcement on current gun laws, adding more funding towards Mental Illness treatment, and improving gun safety technology. Obama defended his initiative, firing back at critics who say it violates the right to bear arms. Contrary to claims made to some president ial candidates right before this meeting, this is not a plot to take away everybodys guns. You pass a background check, you purchase a firearm. Administration will not rest until it does. Local gun rights advocates are weighing in on the president s plans. Obama is the best gun salesman in American History and theres some truth to that. Im sure we will see a large crowd at gun shows across the state of iowa for the entirety of 2016. And this should only accelerate that process. The Iowa Gun Owners Group executive director thinks the plans will increase attendance at gun shows. Shows are planned for every weekend this month in the metro. The group says local permit to carry classes are also filling up. With less than four weeks to iowa. A new nbc newssurvey monkey poll shows donald trump and Hillary Clinton are holding onto their significant leads. Peter alexander has more from the intense campaign trail leading. My polls are amazing. Another full house for donald trump, in massachusetts packing them in. And kicking more protesters out. Get him out. Bye, sweetheart. Get him out please they remind me a little of hillary. No energy no stamina no strength. Im donald trump. And just hours after trumps first ad hit the airwaves. A fact check of his footage. Politifact says thats not mexico, its moracco. Trumps Campaign Manager insisting the edit was intentional, telling nbc news no expletive. Its not the Mexican Border but thats what our country is going to look like. The candidates on both sides picking up the pace. 60 stops in less than 48 hours across iowa and new hampshire. Ted cruz. With nbcs hallie jackson. Two weeks ago, just about every republican candidate was attacking donald trump. Today just about every republican candidate is attacking me. Tv ad collage noise. The contenders now on a. As accusations fly over whos the real serious candidate this from cruzs super pac to lead. I know i have a debate, but i football thing right. Rubio staffers mocking cruz, posting his impressions of the simpsons. Smithers, release the hounds. Exceeeellent and, Rick Santorum highlighting cruzs dr. Seuss reading on the senate floor. If you want someone to read one hell of a bedtime story, ted cruz is your guy. If you want to Rick Santorums your president. Already, a mud pit of mayhem. With weeks to go. 4 president ial hopefuls will make more than a dozen stops throughout the state today. Marco rubio, mike huckabee, and ted cruz represent the republicans. And its just Hillary Clinton on the but the clintons are looking to divide and conquer. I do not believe in my lifetime anybody has run for this job at a moment of great importance who was better qualified. Bill clinton is making his 2016 debut, campaigning for his wife in new hampshire. During his two rallies yesterday, he brushed off a barrage of attacks from donald trump. The former president will get back on the trail this thursday. With two stops in cedar rapids and dubuque. Theyll be his first without hillary in the state. Its time now to get a first look at the forecast. Lets head down to at the science center. Ad lib wx quick enjoy the sunshine today because clouds will soon return. 30s this afternoon with brisk southerly winds at 15 to 25 mph. Skies become mostly cloudy tonight with some drizzle at times on wednesday. The weather will police have issued a material witness warrant in a des moines homicide. Officers are searching for alf freddie clark. Hes wanted for questioning in a deadly shooting on december 27th. It happened in a hallway of this Apartment Building on south union street. One person died and another is recovering from gunshot wounds. Police think clark may have information about what happened that night. Hes not being considered a suspect at this time. A des moines teen accused of killing his grand mother has been moved to the polk county jail, on the day of his 18th birthday. Noah laprei is charged with first degree murder. Police say the then 17 year old beat his 79 year old grandmother rachel pray to death last october. Officers arrested him the same night at a nearby gas station. Laprei turned 18 yesterday and police moved him from a Marshall County jail that houses juveniles to Des Moines Police say no criminal charges will be filed in a deadly Home Invasion at an eastside home. Police say 31 year old Travis Williams broke into a home on east 14th street back in december 2015 and fought with two people inside. The polk county medical examiner says williams died from a stab wound to the chest. After an investigation, a prosecutor said yesterday the 18 and 19 year old in the home at the time acted in selfdefense. The Iowa Department of transportation has reset its death count to zero. The latest digital boards now read zero traffic deaths this year. Know safety, no crashes. Preliminary numbers show 2015 brought 317 fatalities on the roads. The iowa dot has a goal of zero fatalities. More help from the state is on its way to a flood ravaged missouri. Kwwl reports two eastern to the state today to help with Flood Recovery efforts. Last week 45 soldiers from the Iowa National guard deployed to high ridge missouri to help restore Drinking Water to the entire town. The towns Water Treatment plant is now back up and running. But the water still isnt safe to drink. Iowa National Guard soldiers will continue work on the purification system until it is. They are expected to remain in missouri for several more days. Its the first week of the new year and many of us are working to make healthy changes. But for some, it can be hard to stay motivated. So today in iowa wanted to help. This morning, they set out to find some tips on how you can follow through with new years resolutions. A fitness expert at reset downtown said the 3 biggest issues most people run into are not planning well enough, accountability and waiting to start. They say starts with 3 simple things. 3 pillars. You wanna mind, fuel and move. And the third is move. Another piece of advice is to stay hydrated. He suggests drinking 80 ounces of water daily for men and 70 ounces of water for women. Still ahead on your news at noon. Its a sound new parents are all too familiar with. Baby cry but a new app claims it can detect what babies want through decoding cries. The four cries it distinguishes between and why pediatricians dont suggest parents using the app. Having a baby can be both an parents. With long, busy days and sleepless nights. A new app claims to decode baby cries for parents. But does it really work . Megan pringle checked it out. Brandon and abby newsom cant get enough of their newborn baby boy. I could just look at him forever. Baby brayden arrived last week. Its everything i always wanted. But the bliss a newborn brings im like whats wrong buddy. Whats wrong . This is the newsoms first baby. Theyre still figuring out what he needs. Sometimes im just what do you need . I wish he could just tell us. Brayden cant tell them but a Research Team claims an app can. Based on the collection of 200 thousand crying sounds the infant cries translator distinguishes between four separate cries hungry, tired, in pain and has wet diaper. The app is pretty basic. Its just one page. When your baby cries you press this button but heres the catch, your baby has to cry for 15 seconds. We tested it out on brayden. Hes hungry . I was going to tell you he was hungry they already knew what the app told them. Good for fun and a game but not reality. Thats why pediatrician Michael Zollicoffer thinks the app is a crying shame. You have to listen to the response of your kid. Their cry is their communication. Its their talking. Their babbling is their discussion. To take your movement away. I dont like it abby and brandon like the idea of an app but theyre not going to buy it. Nothing compares to the quality time of getting to know the baby. Researchers say the app has an for infants under skies will stay partly sunny this afternoon with breezy south winds at 15 to 25 mph. Temperatures will reach the low 30s with the sunshine and southerly winds. Clouds move back in tonight. Wednesday will be cloudy and gray with drizzle at times and temperatures in the upper 30s. More rain is forecast for thursday and friday. Through friday morning, some parts of southern iowa may see three quarters of an inch of rain. Cold air pushes in friday night through saturday. This will lead to snow fall across the state with 1 to 3 possible through early saturday morning. Temperatures will be much colder for the weekend with highs in the teens and single digits. Still ahead on your news at enforcement solve crimes has a new name. What it is and the groups plans for the new year. Good morning, honey. Mmm. Honey . So sorry, mrs. Parker. So sorry. Find a doctor, coordinate appointments, one of the Many Services provided exclusively to wellmark members. Formerly known as polk county crime stoppers. Teases are done getting fit three ways to get resolution off to a good start. And, the biggest hurdles standing in the way of success. Every single year more than 30,000 americans have their lives cut short by guns. President obama lays out his plan to combat gun violence. What he wants to change and the emotional moment during this mornings event. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us. Im megan reuther. President barack obama got emotional this morning during a white house event announcing executive action to fight gun violence. President obama choked up as he talked about the lives lost because of it. And from every family who never thought theyre loved one would taken from there lives from a gun. Pause. Every time i think about those kids, it makes me mad. The plan focuses on expanding background checks on gun sales, providing stricter enforcement on current gun laws, adding more funding towards Mental Illness treatment, and improving gun safety technology. Obama defended his initiative, firing back at critics who say it violates the right to bear arms. Contrary to claims made to some president ial candidates right before this meeting, this is not a plot to take away everybodys guns. You pass a background check, you purchase a firearm. Obama says Congress Still needs administration will not rest until it does. Local gun rights advocates are weighing in on the president s plans. Obama is the best gun salesman in American History and theres some truth to that. Im sure we will see a large crowd at gun shows across the state of iowa for the entirety of 2016. And this should only accelerate that process. The Iowa Gun Owners Group executive director thinks the plans will increase attendance at gun shows. Shows are planned for every weekend this month in the metro. The group says local permit to carry classes are also filling up. With less than four weeks to iowa. A new nbc newssurvey monkey poll shows donald trump and Hillary Clinton are holding onto their significant leads. Peter alexander has more from the intense campaign trail leading into the february 1st caucuses. My polls are amazing. Another full house for donald them in. And kicking more protesters out. Get him out. Bye, sweetheart. Get him out please they remind me a little of hillary. No energy no stamina no strength. Im donald trump. And just hours after trumps first ad hit the airwaves. A fact check of his footage. Politifact says thats not mexico, its moracco. Trumps Campaign Manager insisting the edit was intentional, telling nbc news no expletive. Its not the Mexican Border but thats what our country is going to look like. The candidates on both sides picking up the pace. 60 stops in less than 48 hours across iowa and new hampshire. Ted cruz. With nbcs hallie jackson. Two weeks ago, just about every republican candidate was attacking donald trump. Today just about every republican candidate is attacking me. Tv ad collage noise. The contenders now on a collision course. As accusations fly over whos the real serious candidate this from cruzs super pac arguing marco rubios not ready to lead. I know i have a debate, but i right. Rubio staffers mocking cruz, posting his impressions of the simpsons. Smithers, release the hounds. Exceeeellent and, Rick Santorum highlighting cruzs dr. Seuss reading on the senate floor. If you want someone to read one hell of a bedtime story, ted cruz is your guy. If you want to protect america and defeat isis, Rick Santorums your president. Already, a mud pit of mayhem. With weeks to go. 4 president ial hopefuls will make more than a dozen stops throughout the state today. Marco rubio, mike huckabee, and ted cruz represent the republicans. And its just Hillary Clinton on the democratic side. Its time now to get a first look at the forecast. Lets head down to at the science center. Ad lib wx quick enjoy the clouds will soon return. Temperatures will reach the low 30s this afternoon with brisk southerly winds at 15 to 25 mph. Skies become mostly cloudy tonight with some drizzle at times on wednesday. The weather will continue to go downhill from there. Police have issued a material officers are searching for alf freddie clark. Hes wanted for questioning in a deadly shooting on december 27th. It happened in a hallway of this Apartment Building on south union street. One person died and another is recovering from gunshot wounds. Police think clark may have information about what happened that night. Hes not being considered a suspect at this time. A des moines teen accused of killing his grand mother has been moved to the polk county jail, on the day of his 18th birthday. Noah laprei is charged with first degree murder. Police say the then 17 year old grandmother rachel pray to death last october. Officers arrested him the same night at a nearby gas station. Laprei turned 18 yesterday and police moved him from a Marshall County jail that houses juveniles to polk county jail. Des Moines Police say no Home Invasion at an eastside home. Police say 31 year old Travis Williams broke into a home on east 14th street back in december 2015 and fought with two people inside. The polk county medical examiner says williams died from a stab wound to the chest. After an investigation, a prosecutor said yesterday the 18 and 19 year old in the home at the time acted in selfdefense. More help from the state is on its way to a flood ravaged missouri. Kwwl reports two eastern iowans from the iowa red cross are heading to the state today to help with Flood Recovery efforts. Last week 45 soldiers from the Iowa National guard deployed to high ridge missouri to help restore Drinking Water to the entire town. The towns Water Treatment plant is now back up and running. But the water still isnt safe to drink. Iowa National Guard soldiers will continue work on the they are expected to remain in missouri for several more days. Its the first week of the new to make healthy changes. But for some, it can be hard to stay motivated. So today in iowa wanted to help. This morning, they set out to find some through with new years resolutions. A fitness expert at reset issues most people run into are not planning well enough, accountability and waiting to start. They say living a healthier life style starts with 3 simple things. 3 pillars. You wanna mind, fuel and move. And the third is move. Another piece of advice is to stay hydrated. He suggests drinking 80 ounces of water for women. Still ahead on your news at noon. A wellknown musical is back on broadway. But this time. Its playing to an audience typically locked out of the great white way. Meet the actress bringing the spring awakening back to life without her voice. Heres a look at water works days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a topsecret briefing on the terrorist threat. Marco rubio was missing fundraising in california instead. Two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino. And where was marco . Fundraising again in new orleans. Over the last 3 years, rubio has missed Important National security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. Politics first thats the rubio way. Right to rise usa heavy rain and flooding closed the park off completely a few weeks ago but parts of it is back open skies will stay partly sunny this afternoon with breezy south winds at 15 to 25 mph. Temperatures will reach the low 30s with the sunshine and southerly winds. Clouds move back in tonight. Wednesday will be cloudy and gray with drizzle at times and temperatures in the upper 30s. More rain is forecast for thursday and friday. Through friday morning, some parts of southern iowa may see three quarters of an inch of rain. Cold air pushes in friday night through saturday. This will lead to snow fall across the state with 1 to 3 possible through early saturday morning. Temperatures will be much colder for the weekend with highs in a muchloved musical has been