From theewest. They will stay there much of the day and a few more clouds will track in again this afternoon. Highs will climb only a few flurries here and there, we should stay dryor a few days. Ill ave that our top story this morning. Just as one bar in waterloo is trying to close on new years. A shooting happens down the street. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert has been looking into this all morning. She can tell us morabout what happened. Jerry well jerry this all started around two this morning. A bar on 4th street called Waterloo Police saying no on would leave their business. While some oicers were respondinggto this call. They noticed a group of people in an alley between lafayette and sycamore. As officers headed toward this group. They say they heard several shots being fired in te group. One person was shot. This persoo was taken to allen hospital. And is expected to survive. Began to scater. And according to a press releasas. A Waterloo Police officer fired at someone who was armed. This shot missed the person. Weve got you covered. Live in waterloo. Amanda gilbert. Kwwl news. Officers say they chased down multiple suspects and have them in custody. In cedar falls thee people are taken to the hospital following a figigt and hit and run. It all happened just after people welcomed in the new year. Beginning as a fight outside the voodoo lounge officers say a car drove off in the area. The third person was hurt in the fight. Police tell us all three victims are men in their twenties. They are expected to surviue. Continuing coverage flooding still has many communities on edge this morning. Near st louis, the water level is on its way down. The river cresting just seven d a half feettelow the 1993 record. Yesterday, two interstates had already hundreds of homs and businesses have been affected. This morning, more than 40 Iowa National guard soldiers are going to missouri to provide relief. Yesterday, soldiers n cedar rapids prepared tanks and a Water Purification syytem to bring. These tanks can provide up to 125 gallons of clean water per minute. I had new years plans but this is mmore imporatnt, its important to help people because they probably had new years plansnstoo shsh tells us this is her first time responding to a National Disaster in georgia a state of emergency after days of heavy rain and flooding this is the inside of a flooded clothing tore. Roads nearby are also flooded. Today, president obama starts his inal full year in office. Hes spelling out his agenda. As jim acosta tells us hell start natsot obama playing golf. For president obama, leave it president s eighth and last year in office. Mr. Obamas longpromisee response to maas shohotings in the us. Gun control. Expected before the jan. 12th state of the union. And aimed at the gun show loophole. Which allows some firearms sellers to avoid of this year . I think that would be fair yes. The white house argues the president s actions will be within his executive authority. And in line with polls that show broad support for tightening background checks. Unfortunately, congress hasnn shown the courage to do so. So thats why the president has asked his teaa to look at what he can do administratively. President is doing what he always does when he doesnt get his way, defying the will of the people and using executive action. Another controversial proposal coming in the new ar. E president will ask Detention Center at guantanamo. A facility mr. Obama may close on his own. If the president also hopes to travel to cuba. And pepehaps more than a dozen otherer countries. In whats shaping up to be global farewell tour. But the president s agenda could be upended by a Foreign Policy crisis. That could complicate white democratic nominee. A prospect that may well put both him and Hillary Cllnton out on thh trail. Together again. I think we will have a strong democratic nominee. I hink that democratic nominee will win. I think i will have a democratic successor. The gun control proposals are expected to be revealee next week of the Union Address on january twelfth. Decision 2016. Democrat Bernie Sanders is trying to gain on frontrunner, Hillary Clinton. Last night, he mixed partying with politics. Holding a new years eve bash at a Des Moines Hotel when sanders took to the stage to address his followers, he sounded hhrse and didndnt speak for ng. But his message was straight to the point. Together have an opportunity to make 2016 a year that history will long remember. Cheers. Whooo there were lots of young people at the new Years Eve Party with bernie. Thats ben a hallmark of the 74 yearolds campaign, connecting with and energizing young voters. The state Department Releases fewer Hillary Clinton emails than expected. More than eight thousand pages of clintonssmails whileleshe was secretary of state were supposed to be released yesterday but the state Department Says it will only be able to release 55hundred pages. It blamed the shortfall on thee documents involved. More emails will be released next week. A new Google Chrome app wants you to stop apologizing. The just not sorryextension helps people avoid using words and phrases in emails that can make them sound less confident or assertive. It will underline words and phrases llke sorry, actually, and just. It was developed by a group of Software Developers to empower female eaders by communicating more confidently. Its finally game day in southern californiathe hawkeyes getting ready to take on the Stanford Cardinal in the rose bowl. Kwwls brad hanson is part of our team thats been covering iowas road to the rose bowl all week long. And brad, dheres no dlubt that hawkeye fans have traveled well for this game. Big crowds of iowa fans all over southern california. And when the uss iowa battleship decided to throw a pep rally, hawkeye fans came out in full force, shattering the e ingle day atttndance recordrd descending on the uss iowa for the largest pep rally ever held. Until now, the previous single day attendance record for the iowa was about ten thousanan iowa fans easily doubled it. And for many of those fans, this was just another great chance to be among otr iowa faithful. lucas thielen, madison, wisconsin ust to be able to be on a ship like this, surrounded by iowa everywhere. Like i said, im quite an event. karen roberts, cedar rapids4 theres really nothing like it when you are a hawk fan, and there are thousands and thousands of people that just have that same excitement, i mean, everyone has that, that the hawkeyes are goinggto win the game. Its just thrilling. The lines to get onto carl and charlene williams, iowa city i think its charlene when i got on here the first thing im gonna want to do is reenlist. We wont let him. No matterrwhere they are, theres doubt iowa fans are ready for some football. Weve got you covered in los angeles. Brad hanson, kwwl news. And of corse, as we found out in indianapolis, hahakeye fans come thirsty. There was a beer vendor out at the ship yesterday, but just onethat line nearly as longas the line to get in. Hopefully the rose bowl will be well stocked today. Weve got you covered in hanson, kwwl news. Well have continuing coverage of the hawekeyes hroughout the day right here on kwwl. Its coming up on today in iowa. A pair of young animals get test out the snow for the first time. Plus. Its a tradition dating back decades. A city pitching together to create a float for the tournament of roses parade. And. Were taking a look at ow the country celebrated the new youre watching kwwl, weve got you covered with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. This is today in iowa. Now your storm track 7 now your storm track 7 burke at farmers, weve seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. Even a stag pool party. party music splashing destruction splashing destruction burke and we covered it, october twentyseventh, 2014. Weve seen a thing or two. We are farmers. Bumpadum, mbumbumbum from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weathe information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 team we look to stay dry for the next few days as a few clouds will track through the area today that may bringa few flurries. Stormtrack7 Live Weather Network cameras wont show any weather related travel issues this morning, despite those flurries. Temperatures were helped by a blanknkt of clouds overnight. They are in the low to mid 20s early this morning with a few teens to the west as skies clear out. Wind chills are in the Single Digits and teens and may dip below zero with winds mamanly 5 to 15 mph although some areas are reporting 20 mph winds this morning. Mostly from the west and should stay that dirrtion today. Not much really over the next couple of days, although the speeds will vary, they will be mainly 5 to 15 mph through saturday. The clouds tracking through right now may have a few flurries with them buu nothing addidig up. The trough will continue to track toward the great lakes and we will have sunshine later this morning, but i think some more clouds will track in again later today as yet another disturbance rotates through the region. It looks ike we will have the most clouds today. Temperaturee will be pretttt close to normal today and tomorrow across the region. Our highs will aim for the upper 20s with those west Winds Continuing through tonight. Lows drop into the upper Single Digits to mid teens with wind chills possibly dropping to 5 by mornng. Saturday will climb back to the upper 20s with a few low 30s, a chance of snow tracking in wednesday night and thursday as highs climb back to the low 30s. Their first taste of snow Lincoln Park Zoo in chicago showed clark and addison playing in the snow this week at the zoos lion house. The cubs re born back in june, and introduced to the public in october. Much warmer weather for thee weiner dogs. Walking in the ththdogs wearing g ifferent costumes and accessories. Coming up. A citys longstanding parade tradition. And the volunteers whove been helping make sure it continues. Youre watching kwwl. Weve got you cvered in hudson, fredricksburg, hiawtha, and all of easteten iowa time is now xxx heres a look at announcer one candidate tough enough to take on the bully. Jeb bush donald, youre not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. Thats not gng to happen. applause jeb will destroy isis. And keep america safe. Jeb bush the United States should not delay in leading a Global Coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. Announcer tested and proven leadership matters. Jeb bush. Developing overnight, one person is taken to the hospital following a shooting in waterloo. Officers say the victim is expected to survive. We also know an officer fired a gun but the officer did not hit anyone. An overnight in cedar falls, three people are taken to the hospital after a fight and hit an run. One person was hurt in the fight, the other two were hit by the car. This all happened near the voodoo lounge just after midnight, all three people are expected to recover. And todays thh big day, iowa takes on stanford in the look at hollywood boulevard where our cameras found haakeye fans wandering around yesterday, before the game, theres the parade, angie crouch shows us one parade tradition that has stood for 99 years. Theyre putting the finishing touches on sierra madres rose parade float. A fortyfour oot lolog family of flamingos floating down a river. While most of the floats in the rose parade are built for companies or arities sierra madres float is one of six still being built by individuals. Were working the whole neighborhood not just sierra madre about half our members are from sierra madre and te other half are from the surrounding communities. For sierra madre a city with just over ten thoand people nestled in the foothills creating its own rose papaade float is a great pride. We always call this the normal rockwell town because it has such old values and community feelings and people getting out for each other. Thats why this is such a success because people just do it. Float building has been a part of sierra madres historor since 1917. Lolita brady has been a volunteer for more than 67 years. When i was in girl scouts, i used ttcome down here and work on it. It was so fun. It was just like a team working together. It was so awesome. Sierra madre even built a barn so they could house the float and each year hundreds of residents come out to see the finished product. How do they put this all together . Because they Work Together each year retired engineer dave gaydosh climbs into the drivers seat and hides out beneath more than 30thousand flowers to steer the float down the parade route. Yo can catch the parade right here on kwwl starting at ten its coming up. The country celebrates the new year from the traditional ball storm trackwith another check of your storm track seven forecast. The first w days of the new year may h he a few flurries with any clouds tracking through, but we will stay dry through the first part of next week. Snow showers are possible wednesday night and all across the country, people welcomed in the new year in different ways. Some oneMillion People gathered in time square to watch the Waterford Crystal ball drop to welcome 2016. The 12hundred pound ball was powered by over 32thousand led lights. In wisconsin, they turn to food. They drop cheese there. Wedge. And it dropped a little early. At ten. Maaing the event a bit more family friendly. The cheese capital of the world even offered complimentary wedges to its guests. 02 pennsylvanii also celebrattng with a salute to food. A giant peeps chick drops there. It weighs 85 pounds and it was also lowered a little early. Why eeps . The marshmellow treats are made here. Its coming up on today in iowa. Flooding is a problem iowans know all too well. Now, some are being dispatched to help missouri becover from historic flooding there. Plus. Our coverage of the road the rose bowl continues. As kickoff is just hours away at this point. Well have a live report from the way. Youre watching kwwl. Weve now on today in iowa. A shooting, fight and a hit and run. Were following multiple stories which broke overnight in eastern iowa. Plus. Iowans are hitting the road today to help missouri recover from record flooding and young cancer survivor gets a new pet. One some people would not have wanted. But its the perfect pet for her. Good morning, im ally crutcher. Storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now wittyour storm track seven forecast. We have a few clouds tracking through and they may have some flurries with them, but nothing is really orgbnized or causing any widespread problems. It is acting as a blanket and kept temperaturee a bit warmer overnight. They are mainly in the low 20s this morning, although with drop a bit as the clouds track out this morning. T feels like the singe digits to low they will stay ther much of the day and a few more clouds will track in again this afternoon. Highs will climb only a few degrees into the mid to upper 20s this ill have that forecast for you in a our top story this morning. Police are investigating a shooting that happened in waterloo that sent one person to bar was trying to close for the new year. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in waterloo. Shes been following this story. She has more on what happened. Things seem very quiet right now here in waterloo. But that was not the case earlier. Around two this mrning. A bar on 4th street not far from here. Called Waterloo Police. Saying no o oe was leaving the bar. Officers responded to this call. And while on scene. The saw a group of people gathered together in the alle between lafayette and sycamore. As the officers approached this group. They say they heard several shots being fired within the group. The crowd immediately gan to scatterr. According to a press release. During this incident. A Waterloo Police officer did fire at someone who was armed. Weve ggt you covered. Live in waterloo. Amanda gilbert. Kwwl news. Police tell us they have several people in custody. At this point, we do not know their in cedar falls three people are taken to the hospital following a fight and hit and run. It all hhppened just after people welcomed in the new year. Beginning as a fight outside the voodoo lounge. Officers say a car drove off in the area. Two people were hit by the car, the third person was hurt in the fight. Police tell us all three victims are men in their twenties. They are expected to survive. In central iowa. A 14ear old is recovering after being shot. In happened in des moines yesterday. Police say the teen was shot in the chest but is expected to survive. Investigators haveeot named a suspect in the case. Two train stations close. All terrorist attack. Police in munich, germany learned about an isis plot for a new years eve suicide attack. Heavily Armed Security forces station. Attacks. In new ork, an exxcon and alleged isis supporter is behind bars and accused of planning an attack eve. He was arrested wednesday after authorities y he bought supplies. Including ski masks, zip ties, knives, a machete, duct tape, ammonia and latex gloves. A luxury hotel catches fire during a new yeaeas celebrationn its in dubai. Not far from where the city was holding its fireworks display. The show continued despite the fire. You know it was just kind of a sense of euuoria, people ames and everyone was focused, running you know to get kind of a Better Vantage Point and then right now is kind of a sense of silence out there, you dont hear anything. 14 people were injured. The investigated. Continuing coverage. Iowans are heading to missouri today as the state deals with major flooding the water is receedingin the saint louis area but there are still thousands out of their homes. Many roads have been clos