starting off with a live look at . it's wednesday, november 30th. here's what you need to know today. 12:48:07-:12"the sun rises and sets with her dad. she was definitely a daddy's girl. " the victims of saturday's crash on i-380 are leaving behind two children as their loved ones try to deal with the loss. many bakken oil pipeline protesters say they plan that's despite an order from the u-s army corps of engineers with a december 5th deadline. president-elect donald trump is celebrating what he calls " a great deal for workers". an air-conditioning company has agreed to stay in the u-s. iowa kids net is asking for more families to foster or adopt children in the state. last year, they had more children in need of homes than places available. thanks to your donations the fill the plate telethon has raised more than $132,000 dollars. the money will provide meals to

you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first cloudy sky is back and will hold on the rest of the week. in addition, we are still on track for a few snow showers, primarily this afternoon and evening. accumulation will not be much of an issue, though areas north of i-80 will be at risk for a quick quarter inch in any moderate bursts of snow that occur. the wind will be blowing as well, with gusts around 25mph likely. plan on clouds to hold on tight through saturday with our next area of low pressure set to arrive on sunday. accumulating snow is possible with that system over parts of the area. have a good day!today: chance of light snow. little or no accumulation. wind: w 15-25. high: 38 tonight: scattered flurries. wind: w 10-20. low: 32 tomorrow: cloudy and

tom. night: cloudy and cool. wind: nw 5-10. low: 30 the u-s army corps of engineers has issued a has issued a deadline for demonstrator s to leave a north dakota bakken oil pipeline protest site. but protesters say they're going to ignore the december 5th deadline. yasmin amer has more. after nearly five months of protest, officials are turning up the pressure...tel ling demonstrator s to leave now or face the

warnings nor the howling winter weather seem convincing. the morton county sheriff's department warned protesters tuesday that they'll start blocking supplies and people from entering the campsite. a spokeswoman for the department later clarified that they'd only stick to punishing trespassers. members of the standing rock sioux tribe...who originally filed the lawsuit against the pipeline...say they're not budging. "water is sacred. but, it's also good business to protect your water resource." north dakota governor jack dalrymple warned protesters about the winter weather - which will only get worse. he said that first responders wil who stay 17 native americans, who've served under the obama administration , signed a letter asking the president to step in - and allow protesters to stay. the c-e-o of the company building the pipeline is also weighing in - trying to convince protesters the pipeline will be safe. "this pipeline is being built where two existing pipelines exist today, that were built through your state in 1982. we've not disturbed any historical sites."i'm yasmin amer reporting. 2 dakota access pipeline

construction equipment in iowa, are now in custody. law enforcement in pilot mound made the arrests yesterday after a group of protesters ran past security to the construction site. pilot mound is in boone county. 2 of protesters chained their wrists together inside of a p- v-c pipe, wrapped in chicken wire a state patrol plane searched the area for others in the group, who call themselves "mississippi stand." "we fully understand the risk of every direct action we take...and we are willing to take those risks and put our lives on the line because we deeply believe water is life therefore we must do everything in our human capacity to protect it " the des moines river is the one of the last sections of the pipeline left to complete in central iowa

crash. cedar rapids police say burglars may be targeting a different kind of valuable this year. police say burglars are taking checkbooks from homes, cars and businesses. the number of counterfeit and forgery cases in cedar rapids is up from 171 through mid november last year to 306 so far this year. several eastern iowa police departments caught thousands of dol rapids police say that accounts for the early increase in counterfeitin g cases. but later, investigators noticed more people stealing blank checks and checkbooks from cars and homes. police say if you are missing checks, call your bank. they can close the account and change check numbers. installing sufficient locks on your home and keeping valuables out of sight in your car can also make a difference. today, iowa big is celebrating the opening of a new building and the $1 million dollar award it got

capstone like experience through a real world project. back in september, iowa big announced it received a million dollars from the x-q super school project. it applied for the grant after the project did a bus tour, which stopped in cedar rapids. iowa big will use the money across a 5-year period. today, speakers including mayor ron corbett and the super school president will talk about the new learning space. they will also talk about the different opportunities for cedar rapids high schoolers through the organization. officials expect at least 200 peopl from 5 to 7 p-m. the moment a child in foster care finds a long-term home can mean a fresh start... and a better future. iowa kids net needs more people to create that special moment for hundreds of kids in the state. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us. brea, november is national adoption month, how is iowa kids net recognizing the month? well chris and nicole, the organization is putting a special emphasis on the one thing it always needs more of--foster families. last year, 400 families signed

families or adopted children. but 500 children needed a home. iowa kids net goes through 16 counties in iowa. this is one example of a family in the program. it starts up near benton county and goes to the missouri border. officials say the bigger areas like cedar rapids and iowa city have the biggest need for families. "47:39you always hear families talk about how rewarding it is, i can't imagine i could ever do that, it's a great feeling to help a family find a forever home, or a grow up home, a place where they can grow up." magnison says the best thint the adoption or foster sign up process can take from 9 months to a year. chris, nicole, coming up in our next half hour, i'll talk about one family who can't imagine their life without fostering and adoption. thanks brea. donald trump's cabinet is taking shape. he's recently named three more staffers. we're still waiting to hear on the secretary of state spot after trump had

on track for a few snow showers, primarily this accumulation will not be much of an issue, though areas north of i-80 will be at risk for a quick quarter inch in any moderate bursts of snow that occur. the wind will be blowing as well, with gusts around 25mph likely. plan on clouds to hold on tight through saturday with our next area of low pressure set to arrive on sunday. accumulating snow is possible with that system over parts of the area. have a good day! today: chance of light snow.

tonight: scattered flurries. wind: w 10-20. low: 32 tomorrow: cloudy and cool. wind: w 10-15 high: 37 tom. night: cloudy and cool. wind: nw 5-10. low: 30 thanks kaj. cloudy sky is back and will hold on the rest of the week. in addition, we are still on track for a few snow showers, primarily this afternoon and evening. accm issue, though areas north of i-80 will be at risk for a quick quarter inch in any moderate bursts of snow that occur. the wind will be blowing as well, with gusts around 25mph likely. plan on clouds to hold on tight through saturday with our next area of low pressure set to arrive on sunday. accumulating snow is

area. have a good day! today: chance of light snow. little or no accumulation. wind: w 15-25. high: 38 tonight: scattered flurries. wind: w 10-20. low: 32 tomorrow: cloudy and cool. wind: w 10-15 high: 37 tom. night: cloudy and cool. wind: nw 5-10. low: 30 thanks kaj.

trt oc in this morning's "gma first look," t sherry papini's kidnapping coming to light. among her injuries police say she was branded. a message burned into her skin. >> i would think that was some sort of either exertion of power and control and/or some type of message. >> her husband keith described an agonizing three weeks in which his wife was tormented physically and mentally telling "gma" she weighed just 87 pounds

bruises, burns, rashes and chain markings. her signature lond blond hair had been chopped off. >> obviously a very sick person who may have wanted to wear her down. >> we'll have the latest on the investigation coming up at 7:00 a.m. a.m. with your "gma first lo at zales, we believe the world needs more love that lasts. love that's worth waiting for. love that answers the kind of questions your smartphone cannot. that's a diamond kind of love. it inspires everything we do at zales. it's why we set each diamond in our endless brilliance collection to sparkle from every angle as a statement worthy of your lifetime of love.

tweeted this morning that he will be holding a major news conference on december 15th. he will talk about leaving his business completely to fully focus on running the country. also this morning, trump's campaign has picked steven mnuchin to head the treasury. as a-b-c's janai norman reports, trump is fillingu and celebrating a victory for american jobs in indiana. yet another meeting with former-foe mitt romney. romney: and i have to tell you i have been impressed by what i have seen in the transition effort. to the dismay of some supporters, trump and the former presidential- hopeful having dinner last night as the president-elect continues weighing who he'll pick for secretary of state. his latest cabinet choices- republican congressman tom price of georgia for secretary of health and human

fierce critic of obamacare. sot - josh earnest / white house press secretary - "what is clear is that the president- elect has chosen trump also picking former labor secretary elaine chao to head the department of transportatio n. the wife of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, chao was the only member of president george w bush's cabinet to serve all 8 years. for treasury secretary, trump picking his campaign finance chairman steve mnuchin, who spent 17 years working for goldman sachs. overnight, word of a done deal on one of trump's big campi trump "believe me, if i were in office right now, carrier would not be leaving in indiana that i can tell you. air conditioning company, carrier, making a deal to keep its manufacturing plant and a thousand jobs in indianapolis instead of moving to mexico. trump tweeting - "great deal for workers." this after one of the president-elect first tweets tuesday, took aiming at the first amendment. tweeting - "nobody should be allowed to burn the american flag. if they do there must be consequences. perhaps loss of citizenship or a year in jail!" jn tag: that tweet setting off a firestorm on social media. the supreme court deciding 26 years ago flag

of the justices who agreed-the late antonin scalia who trump has often praised. jn abc news washington. also, new this morning authorities in alabama say three people are dead after a possible line of storms moved across the northern part of the state overnight. officials say a number of other people were injured. about 16 to 20 structures in one county were destroyed. more than 14,000 people and tourists in tennessee are out of their homes this morning. many were forced to evacuate the tourist city of gatlinburg. officials say the wildfires killed 3 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and a resort in the great smoky mountains. the national park

investigators say a drought and hurricane- force winds are fueling the flames and spreading embers. one eastern iowa mother says she can't imagine her life without providing foster care. so far she has helped take care of 50 children and decided to welcome two into her family permanently. its here is a live look at .

cloudy sky is back and will hold on the rest of the week. in addition, we are still on track for a few snow showers, primarily this afternoon and evening. accumulation will not be much of an issue, though areas north of i-8w moderate bursts of snow that occur. the wind will be blowing as well, with gusts around 25mph likely. plan on clouds to hold on tight through saturday with our next area of low pressure set to arrive on sunday. accumulating snow is possible with that system over parts of the area. have a good day! today: chance of light snow. little or no accumulation. wind: w 15-25. high: 38 tonight: scattered flurries. wind: w 10-20. low: 32 tomorrow: cloudy and cool. wind: w 10-15 high: 37 tom. night: cloudy and cool. wind: nw 5-10. low: 30 thanks kaj. the f-b-i is looking through

who hurt 11 people at ohio state university. investigators are revealing more about his background as an extremist group claims responsibility. stay with your 24 hour

a live look at . it's november 30th.

into words. i don't know what i'm going to do without her " loved ones of the victims in saturday's crash on i-380 are trying their best to cope with the news. many bakken oil pipeline protesters say they plan to stay as long as it takes. that's despite an order from the u-s army corps of engineers with a december 5th deadline. president-elect donald trump has picked steven mnuchin to head the treasury. he's also celebrating a victory for american jobs in inia iowa kids net is asking for more families to foster or adopt children in the state. last year, they had more children in need of homes than places available. thanks to your donations the fill the plate telethon has raised more than $132,000 dollars. the money will provide meals to seniors in need here in eastern iowa. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara

on the rest of the week. in addition, we are still on track for a few snow showers, primarily this afternoon and evening. accumulation will not be much of an issue, though areas north of i-80 will be at risk for a quick quarter inch in any moderate bursts of snow that occur. the wind will be blowing as well, with gusts around 25mph likely. plan on clouds to hold on tight through saturday with our next area of low pressure set to arrive on sunday. accumulating snow is possible with that system over parts of the area. have a good day!today: chance of light snow. little or no accumulation. wind: w 15-25. high: 38 tonight: scattered flurries. wind: w 10-20. low: 32 tomorrow: cloudy and cool. wind: w 10-15 high: 37

low: 30 the f-b-i is trying to learn more about the the f-b-i is trying to learn more about the possible motive behind the attack at ohio state university that hurt 11 people. this comes as isis released a responsibility for the attack. however, there is no evidence that claim is true. investigators say abdul artan drove his car into a crowd of students and started attacking people with a butcher knife on monday. an officer shot and killed him when he refused to obey orders. the white house press secretary says there's evidence that extremism and terrorism motivated him he had recently transferred to ohio state. he told the school newspaper that he was self conscious about showing his muslim faith.

promises the campus is a place for anyone with any background. "we are a community of love for all people at all times and we will work tirelessly to ensure that no matter who you are and where you're from, you will feel safe and welcome here. " investigators are looking into artan's electronics and online activity. three of the people who were hurt are still in the hospital. california have captured one of two inmates who sawed their way out of jail. the santa clara county sheriff's office says laron campbell is back in custody. they found him in a city about an hour north of the santa clara county's main jail that he escaped from. deputies are still looking for rogelio chavez. the two got away last wednesday night from by cutting through the bars covering a second story window. then, they repelled down using a rope made from bedsheets. they face life sentences of

friends and supporters will raise money today for a man cedar rapids police shot and seriously injured. on november first, officer lucas jones pulled over jerime mitchell near coe college for a traffic violation. police say the two men got into some sort of altercation. jones fired his gun at mitchell who was still inside his car. mitchell's family says the shooting paralyzed him. linn county supervisor stacey walker will talk at the benefit tonight. it's at the african american museum in cedar rapids from five until nine tonight. the money will support a prosecutor say the two brothers accused of conspiring to fix lottery games in 2010 across 5 states, including iowa, had rigged even more drawings and planted software to let them fix even more games. the trial for former lottery computer technology official eddie tipton is in february. his brother tommy tipton, of texas, goes to trial in january. they're charged with ongoing criminal conduct. prosecutors say eddie tipton hid a false number generating program on lottery computers. that helped him fix the games --

more than $2 million in winnings. attorneys for the tiptons say the state can't prove the charges. foster and adoptive families open their hearts and homes to hundreds of children each year in iowa. according to iowa kids net, 400 people in the area are creating safe, permanent connections between kids and families. but the group says that's not enough. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us. brea, where is iowa kids net looking for more families? chris and nicole, they're looking for homes from benton county to the missouri state line. that area ic there's 160 families in linn county and 71 in johnson county. but there's still a need for more foster and adoptive families. lisa metzler has five children, and her youngest two are adopted. armando is 14, and tristan is 7. both of them have special needs. "35:14that's kind of the area, where we felt we were kind of called to do. to kind of take care of those kids who might have those needs, where other families might not be able to or be willing to do that." since 2000, the metzlers fostered more than 50 children all while raising their biological three. "37:00they've just kind of grown

the house and i think it's been really a good experience for them to see what their life is like, compared to what other kids have to go through." armando and tristan started in the foster program. they've been in the family since they were babies. metzler says its rewarding to see how far they've come. for those looking to adopt or foster, iowa kids net says the best advice is to start now. "43:29it's not really hard to do, but it does take time. you want to make sure that you're ma good decision about what the best for you guys." for those looking for options, there's plenty of resources across eastern iowa. "44:48there's no stigma about that, there needs not to be. giving your child the best life for them or helping them find a family that could be a parent for them is amazing." the metzlers are an example of an open adoption. both tristan and armando's families are still in their lives, which just gives them more adults to love and support them. "38:43we have so much that we can give to other kids, to give

to help them through the trauma whatever it is their going through at this time." november is national adoption month, but now that the month is over, there's still things you can do. i've placed the information on how to inquire about adoption and fostering under this story on kcrg dot com. care facility in cedar falls is set to move to a new location. the new facility will open at 5100 prairie parkway and will be available for patients 7 days a week. their hours are from 8 a-m until 8 p-m. the urgent care clinic will offer walk-in and after-hours care for non-emergency situations. other clinics, like family medicine, o-b-g-y-n, and a pharmacy will open at the facility within the next 6 weeks. for the first time, a donald trump cabinet nominee met with a member of congress on

with with the president-elect's pick for attorney general yesterday. jeff sessions is a republican senator from alabama who sits on grassley's senate judiciary committee. in the meeting, grassley praised sessions connections. " he knows the justice department well, not only from serving on the judiciary committee and having oversight and policy for that department as a senator, but he has had a long relationship as a u.s. attorney and other positions within the department of justice. " grassley says the panel plans to hold a confirmation hearing before the inauguration on january 20th. the 2nd finalist for president of the university of northern iowa is someone who's very familiar with the campus. today, he's meeting with people around u-n-i. jim wohlpart is already serving as u-n-i's interim president. he was previously the university's provost. yesterday afternoon, the first finalist, neil theobald, attended a forum on campus. he is the former president of temple

more than $130,000 dollars is going to help provide healthy meals to seniors in eastern iowa. with your help, the heritage area agency on aging raised that money during our fill the plate telethon. the organization offers meals at several dining sites and delivers meals to seniors who are home bound in seven counties in eastern iowa. and if you want to volunteer to help, you can do that on our website, or contact heritage at 319-398-5559. a car crash on i-380 say the holidays will be tough. they also say it will be difficult to tell his 5- year-old daughter what happened. up next... this morning's weather wise question. meteorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break.

cloudy sky is back and will hold

on track for a few snow showers, primarily this afternoon and evening. accumulation will not be much of an issue, though areas north of i-80 will be at risk for a quick quarter inch in any moderate bursts of snow that occur. the wind will be blowing as well, with gusts around 25mph likely. plan on clouds to hold on tight through saturday with set to arrive on sunday. accumulating snow is possible with that system over parts of the area. have a good day!today: chance of light snow. little or no accumulation. wind: w 15-25. high: 38 tonight: scattered flurries. wind: w 10-20. low: 32 tomorrow: cloudy and cool. wind: w 10-15 high: 37 tom. night: cloudy and cool.

cloudy sky is back and will hold on the rest of the week. in addition, we are still on track for a few snow showers, primarily this afternoon and evening. accumulation will not be much of an issue, though areas north of i-80 will be at risk for a quick quarter inch in any moderate bursts of snow that occur. the wind will be blowing as well, with gusts around 25mph likely. plan on saturday with our next area of low pressure set to arrive on sunday. accumulating snow is possible with that system over parts of the area. have a good day!today: chance of light snow. little or no accumulation. wind: w 15-25. high: 38 tonight: scattered flurries. wind: w 10-20. low: 32 tomorrow: cloudy and cool. wind: w 10-15 high: 37 tom. night: cloudy and cool. wind: nw 5-10. low: 30

a woman who died in a crash on

that woman's mother says she and others will provide a lot of support for the child. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg tv-nine. it's --.

watson leaves behind a young daughter. so does his passenger, 22-year-old kaitlyn hall. hall's mother says the couple was also expecting a child together. watson was driving an s- u-v early saturday morning when it hit the center guard rail on the s curve. the vehicle then rammed into the back of a police s- u-v. as tv9's samantha myers reports, those close to watson say they don't know how his daughter will react to the news. the mother of the woman martrell watson has a five year old daughter with says it was like losing her own son. since he was 13. she says he had a special bond with his daughter marianna. they haven't told her yet what happened because they want to wait until his family comes from illinois. " 12:49:02;26 "i think any child that grows up without a father impacts them tremendously. i think it's just going to be very sad for her especially it's a christmas, thanksgiving holidays this is going to be a sad memory now every year around a holiday that's supposed to be happy and family oriented." " the family has set up a gofundme

expenses. the family is planning a vigil for watson on thursday. they'll decide on funeral services at a later date. in the newsroom, samantha myers, kcrg- tv9 news. kaitlyn hall's mother says she's just trying to stay strong for her 2-year-old granddaughter. heather hugh says the child is too young to understand what happened. she says she's remembering kaitlyn as somo as she gets ready to bury her daughter on sunday, hugh says she's planning for her granddaughte r's future. ""i'm just gonna have to give her the best life that i can. we have a huge support system and family. she'll have more parents then she is going to want."" odie's bar and grill in ely, where hugh works, held a fundraiser for the family yesterday. they are continuing to take donations. the moment a child in foster

and a better future. iowa kids net needs more people to create that special moment for hundreds of kids in the state. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us. brea, november is national adoption month, how is iowa kids net recognizing the month? well chris and nicole, the organization is putting a special emphasis on the one thing it always needs more of--foster families. last year, 400 families signed up to be foster families or adopted children. but 500 children needed a home. iowa kids net goes through 16 counties in iowa. this is one example of a family it starts up near benton county and goes to the missouri border. officials say the best thing to do is to start now. the adoption or foster sign up process can take from 9 months to a year. chris, nicole, i have information on how you can sign up under this story on kcrg dot com. thanks brea. now for our morning mugshot. xavier catholic high school in cedar rapids is inviting you to a prayer service on december 6th. the angel of hope statue that

has lost a child. this advent season school leaders want to pray for everyone seeking hope. the prayer service is at 7 o'clock at night on december 6th outside the high school. for any more information call 319-377-8402 kaj has one more check of your forecast next. stay with us.

officer shot and seriously injured. jerime mitchell's family says the shooting paralyzed him. the benefit is at the african american museum in cedar rapids from 5 until 9 tonight. the money will go to mitchell's family. president-elect donald trump has confirmed a key cabinet role this morning. trump picked former goldman sachs executive steven mnuchin

waiting to announce a pick for secretary of state. today, iowa big is celebrating the opening of a new building and learning space. the program gives high school students experience through a real world project. it received a one million dollar grant earlier this year. the event is in the newbo district and goes from 5 to 7 tonight. now, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... cloudy sky is back and will hold on the rest of the week. in addition, we are still on track for a few snow showr and evening. accumulation will not be much of an issue, though areas north of i-80 will be at risk for a quick quarter inch in any moderate bursts of snow that occur. the wind will be blowing as well, with gusts around 25mph likely. plan on clouds to hold on tight through saturday with our next area of low pressure set to arrive on sunday. accumulating snow is possible with that system over parts of the area. have a good day! today: chance of light snow. little or no accumulation. wind: w 15-25. high: 38 tonight: scattered flurries.wind ol. wind: w 10-15 high: 37m. ni. wind: nw 5-10.w: 30 rinly hopes

off to a good start. good morning america is next.

good morning, america. deadly devastation. 23 reported tornadoes tear through the south. >> there's a tornado right there. >> destroying homes and demolishing a day-care center. as those massive wildfires rip through tennessee. >> go, go, go, go. >> the largest there in a century. forcing thousands to flee flames. >> my house is on fire. >> leaving a trail of destruction, now more severe weather is on the way. breaking news, president-elect trump with a major announcement about his new cabinet this morning and that dinner with former rival mitt romney overnight. >> president-elect trump is the very man who can lead us to that better future. >> speculation now growing over the race to be secretary of state. as trump's team announces a deal to keep hundreds of jobs here in the u.s. caught on camera, terrifying