potentially catastropic. hurricane patricia is a category five storm -- on its way to mexico's southwestern coast. here's a look at the storm from a satellite view. patricia could weaken a bit -- making landfall along mexico's southwestern coast with winds of 175 miles an hour. strong winds, violent waves, potential mudslides. that could be just part of what patricia brings. right now, police are walking up and down the waterfront in puerto vallarta -- telling people to leave. we heard from one midwestern travel agency today -- that said

it's keeping a very close eye on how patricia is affecting resort areas -- and if necessarly, will let people know if their trips taken as scheduled. at least 40 people are dead in a bus crash. it happened in france. a bus and truck crashed -- then both caught fire. at least eight people were able escape. decision 2016 coverage today -- and there's a lot going on today. first, one of the democrats in the race for the white house... is now out. this morning, lincoln chafee said he's suspending his campaign. earlier this week former virginia senator jim webb also dropped out of the race. both men were scheduled to be at tomorrow's jefferson-jackson dinner in des moines -- along with martin o'malley, bernie sanders and hillary clinton. now to another big development this morning. hillary clinton is back on top in iowa -- among likely democratic caucus goers. that's according to a new quinnipiac university poll released this morning... the survey show clinton now leads sanders by 11 points.

september had sanders one point ahead of clinton in iowa. there's a new leader in the gop race -- which is clear after two polls in two days. the des moines register/bloomberg poll out this morning -- shows dr. ben carson with a nine point lead over donald trump in iowa. it's the second poll in two days -- with basically the same separation between the two. as we told you yesterday -- carson also came in first in the quinnipiac university poll of likely caucus-goers in iowa. carson was asked about that poll on thursday. "well, you know, its one poll. so, when we've had several of them then i might get a little opposed to how it's being reinterpreted." dr. carson will be in eastern iowa tomorrow, with book signings in waterloo and dubuque. kwwl asked his campaign for a sit down one-on-one interview about

several issues -- and his have time. social media could be showing us some frustration in trump's from his account claims iowa voters may have quote "issues in the deleted the tweet and apologized. retweeted the comment by accident. one republican hopeful is hoping for another boost -- the kind she saw over the summer. carly fiorina's numbers have a long campaign. i sat down with her during her ago. "the people of iowa take seriously." from town halls to tailgates, carly fiorina is covering a lot of she says one meeting --- she's in the race. "he said to me, his voice literally breaking, 'carly, i've been in this business my entire life... i know what to do. the government won't let me do it."

him to keep feeding his flock until the u-s-d-a could get there. she says he waited six weeks. "the small and the that is too big, too powerful, too costly, too inept and too corrupt. as citizens we have to take our government back." fiorina's campaign surged over the summer after two strong showings in the republican debates... but now... one of her statements is being questioned. you said regarding planned parenthood, i dare hillary clinton and tapes watch this fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking while someone says we have to keep it alive to harvest its brain. there's no evidence the piece of video fiorina is talking about is connected to a "while everyone is getting all tied up on whether or not that photo was what i on."

video, you don't feel it's deceptive to stand up there and say, 'this is connected to planned parenthood?'" "not at all. not at all" planned parenthood says it did nothing wrong. however this month, the organization announced it will maintain programs that make fetal tissue available for research -- but will cover the costs itself instead of accepting reimbursement. one critic calls that an admission of guilt. so far, not one congressional investigation into planned parenthood has shown the organization broke any laws. continuing coverage now... as hillary clinton tells lawmakers she hopes we can all move forward together. she was grilled for 11 hours yesterday about the attacks on benghazi. the former secretary of state claims she never saw the escalated. four americans were killed... you talked about being why didn't you fire someone? in

kansas, madame secretary, i get asked constantly, why has no one been held accountable? how come not a single person lost a single paycheck connected to the fact that we had the first ambassador killed since 1979? how come no one has been held accountable to date? was to follow the law -- and she claims she did that. another big story from capitol hill -- paul ryan is now officially running for house speaker. the wisconsin representative sent a letter to members of the house republican conference. the memo is his rallying cry to republicans... for a more conservative agenda... and a his leadership. coming up -- trash talk takes a literary turn as two baseball teams tonight. and tracking your fitness isn't just for you anymore. what you can now do to track the

furriest members of your family. we'll be right back with your storm track seven forecast. the track to the north through the kwwl viewing area, but we may have more filling in behind it to affect some football games. there is al if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but the republicans... they want to go back to letting the super wealthy call the shots. they don't stand up for equal pay for women.

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through the kwwl viewing area along the warm front. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will will show some wet conditions this afternoon. temperatures are stuck in the mid to upper 50s with a few 60s to the southwest as a warm front tracks northward. easterly winds are 10-20 mph with some higher gusts... and will stay breezy today and tomorrow. rain will continue to track to the north and will have some thunder tracks to the northeast, rain will continue to wrap around the low and we will see showers into saturday morning before drying out for the afternoon. rainfall amounts will depend on any storms that track through, but i think most could see at least half an inch winds and the rain and we drop only a few degrees for tonight with the rain continuing. northwest winds will help to dry us out for tomorrow afternoon with highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s, although they may drop for part of the day. dry weather will take over for sunday and monday before the next system tracks in on tuesday. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl

stormtrack 7 weather team: showers and a few storms will track through today with showers again tonight and ending tomorrow morning. a line of showers is tracking through the kwwl viewing area along the warm front. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will will show some wet conditions this afternoon. temperatures are stuck in the mid to upper 50s with a few 60s to the southwest as a warm front tracks northward. easterly winds are 10-20 mph with some higher gusts... and will stay breezy today and tomorrow. rain will continue to track to the with it in areas, mainly along the warm front. as the system tracks to the northeast, rain will continue to wrap around the low and we will see showers into saturday morning before drying out for the afternoon. rainfall amounts will depend on any storms that track through, but i think most could see at least half an inch with heavier amounts under a storm. temps won't change much today with those southeasterly winds and the rain and we drop only a few

degrees for tonight with the rain continuing. northwest winds will help to dry us out for tomorrow afternoon with highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s, although they may drop for part of the day. dry weather will take over for sunday and monday before the next system tracks in on tuesday. will help to dry us out for tomorrow afternoon with highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s, although they may drop for part of the day. dry weather will take over for sunday and monday before the next system tracks in on tuesday. a heated playoff series is turning the page to a new level of

the public libraries of kansas city and toronto are locked in a as the baseball teams of the two cities uio the k-c library posted these three book titles - "canada" "sorry you lost" and "what bluebirds do." not to be outdone, the toronto library shot back with - "warning" "kansas city" and "it ain't over til it's over." coming up. it's tough to have school when so many people are sick-- especially when we're talking about dozens of teachers. why the school says students at this iowa school shouldn't be worried. and... a long- awaited flood protection project is underway -- but it's coming with some

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project is underway -- but protection does come with a cost. learning. this is the upper bee branch creek project in dubuque. it's a 200-million dollar flood- prevention effort. some nearby businesses believe construction is hurting their sales -- one furniture store claims sales

have dropped by half...since customers have to drive past barricades and signs to get to the store. an extra-long weekend for high school is nededed after dozens of teachers call in sick. 58 teachers at roosevelt high school in des moines became ill yesterday -- a day after they went to the same luncheon. the district believes the teachers got food poisoning from the meal....which wasn't prepared at school, so students aren't at risk. today was already scheduled as a "professional development day" for the district. the district now giving teachers a long weekend to recover. the country's oldest fair trade organization opens a shop in iowa ahead of the holidays. ten thousand villages has a shop in iowa city, selling handmade items. the store helps people in developing countries get jobs -- hiring them to make the jewelry, instruments, and home decor sold in the shop. the store will be open through december. still to come at noon: an enterprising young girl is trying to paint her way to

disneyland.... and... pets are now involved in the workout tech craze. so what can you use to help your favorite pet stay healthy? find out next.

ever-growing way trend has now expanded to our furry friends... mark barger explains... the creators of fitbit knew their product was popular.... the ceo just didn't realize how much. "what are all these profiles of people who are like 2 feet tall and weigh 20 pounds?" turns out thousands of people put them on their pets. "we had one client that had a fitbit on their dog..." not a bad notion, considering more than half of all dogs and cats are overweight...potentiall y leading to other problems. "hyperactivity, destructive behaviors, a lot of nusience behaviors" but a human fitness tracker may not give accurate readings on a pet. trackers like "fitbark" are made with four legs in mind. "we have a collar device which collects physical activity and sleep 24/7" the tracker links to a mobile app that determines physical activity goals based on weight, breed and age.

"whistle" also makes tracking devices for dogs. "we use technology that is it can differentiate understand cat owners have also cats horses cows bunnies chickens..." one thing all these animal owners have in common--- "i think we're all invested in having our furry friends around as long as possible" for a healthier pet, and a longer life. mark barger, nbc news. both the fit-bark and the whistle are time... both companies have said that say they have users that are cat

still pretty accurate for felines... coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... if you have 15 minutes, you've got dinner with a sizzling pepper steak... but first, a look at the latest numbers from wall street and the the last thing we want to do after a long day is spend a lot

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have to do is toss everything in one pan, add a few seasonings and dinner is done. and the key to a good stir fry is to make sure the pan is really hot. that way everything sears and cooks quickly rather than slowly steaming. here i'm searing some strips of bottom round. in the meat case, you might find it labeled "pepper steak" or "beef for stir fry." once that's browned, we add some minced garlic, sliced mushrooms, scallions and strips of red pepper. make sure everything is cut about the same size so it cooks evenly.

now we give that a good stir and while the veggies are doing their thing, we throw together and a bit of cornstarch. after we whisk that together, we pour it into the skillet and once it thickens up, it's done. maybe because this is quick, don't think it's anything less than amazing. go online and get the recipe for what we call "after time. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where every day we're looking for an easier (and faster) way for you to say . ooh it's so good!! for you to say . ooh it's so good!! "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. this is the news at noon." if you're looking for a medicare plan, we're health alliance. we believe in superheroes. in the slow dance at the end of the night. in being yourself.

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amazingly -- no one was hurt... plus -- a water main break soaks part of a very large city in the u-s. and -- another shooting near a college campus leaves one dead and the school on alert and it all started with a game of dice. welcome back to the news at noon.. i'm jerry gallagher in for ally crutcher today... as you plan the rest of your friday -- storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is busy tracking rain. she's here with the first forecast. a line of showers is tracking holding in the mid to upper 50s chance of rain in the area, along with a few rumbles of thunder through the afternoon. the rain chances will continue tonight and may

football. it may stick around through the night, too. i'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. more on hurricane patricia to open up this half-hour.... here's another look at the storm from a satellite view. patricia could weaken a bit -- making landfall along mexico's southwestern coast with winds of 175 miles an hour.

still, that's bad. that's a top of the chart hurricane. right now, police are walking up and down the waterfront in puerto vallarta -- telling people to leave. we heard from one midwestern travel agency today -- that said it's keeping a very close eye on how patricia is affecting resort areas -- and if necessarly, will let people know if their trips can be taken as scheduled. new at noon: police identify the young man killed on a college campus late last night. the shooting happened at tennessee state university in nashville. two other people are in the hospital. police say they're both students. they say the man shot to death was not a student there. he was a 19-year- old from memphis. the suspect is still on the run right now. this shooting happens about a week after three other people were wounded at an off- campus party near the college. the school is closed today -- but police are calling the shooting an

following the string of recent shootings on or near college asking his students how they would respond.... instructors are normally a shooter's first target -- so really figuring out a plan ahead of time. it is an uncomorftable discussion to have." he says several professors now lock their doors during class. take a look at this... very tense moments for a truck driver this morning... crews are working to get an overturned box truck back and upright after a crash on the edge of a bridge in maryland... the wreck shut down one side of the bridge. good news here -- no one was hurt. back in iowa: deputies are looking for the driver who fired shots in a road rage case. here's a look at the suspect's car. d-m-k

9-0-5. deputies say three people were inside the car at the time in polk county. deputies say one person in the car shot at another driver on a just north of des moines following an argument at a hotel. the driver of the other car crashed into a fence but is ok. earlier this week a four-year-old died after being shot in a case of road rage in new mexico. when he was cut off, he gestured, and then the car pulled up next to him and someone started shooting. the head. "i don't ever want anyone to go through this. it's not fair. it's not fair that people don't know how to handle their own emotions. they don't know how to handle themselves." the driver of the other car now

buildings are dealing with flooding right now after a water it started this morning after the main broke alongside a construction site... there are electrical problems. there are also transit issues. police are trying to handle both -- as the water floods several blocks... three men are arrested -- accused of beating a restaurant owner. it happened earlier this week at a restaurant in prairie due wisconsin. the restaurant owner had to be taken to the hospital with severe head trauma. the crawford county sheriff's office has not said -- if investigators know a motive for the attack. the three men are being held in the crawford county jail. a colorful imagination - and stroke of determination can go a long way. nicole vowell has the story on a young girl trying to earn her

"she's crazy about elsa, and ana and princess sofia. id say disney is practically her life." repunsal." she's been asking her parents for one thing. "she's asking me every single day "i want to go to disney land i want to go to disney land"" unfortunatly, the answer to that question has mom and dad cant afford the trip. but last month when eva asked again... "this time for some reason i decided to respond to her like she was a grown up" the follow up question from mom took eva's disney desire to 'a whole new world.' "i said well, we can't afford to do that, how would you help us do that? and her first suggestion was make pictures" "it's been incredible to watch her do this." eva started selling her painting on social media, earning money for her disney trip.

and that's just the beginning. "the entire business is hers." eva the artist - is also eva the entrepreneur. "all the money that comes in from her paintings goes into a and uses her own debit card." that's right - her own debit card. learning the value of a dollar at age 3. "this is my master piece" all while earning her dream trip to the magic kingdom. "go to disney land." "there's true magic there, and so i just want so badly to see her accomplish this dream it would be fantastic" "she's learning at a very young age that she can make what she wants happen" so far eva has sold about 20 paintings

she's raised more than 6-hundred dollars in just one month. coming up ... facebook's adding new features that it hopes will make your social media surfing a bit more simple... and stormtrack seven meteorologist eileen loan will be back with your storm track seven day forecast when we return... "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl."

for your complete showers and a few storms will showers is tracking through the some wet conditions this afternoon. temperatures are stuck in the mid to upper 50s with a few 60s to the southwest as a warm front tracks northward. easterly winds are 10-20 mph with some higher gusts... and will stay breezy today and tomorrow. rain will continue to track to the north and will have some thunder with it in areas, mainly

system tracks to the northeast, rain will continue to wrap around the low and we will see showers into saturday morning before drying out for the afternoon. rainfall amounts will depend on any storms that track through, but i think most could see at least half an inch with heavier amounts under a storm. temps won't change much today with those southeasterly winds and the for tomorrow afternoon with highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s, although they may drop for part of the day. dry weather will take over for sunday and monday before the next system tracks in on tuesday. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: showers and a few storms will track through today with showers again tonight and ending tomorrow morning. a line

of showers is tracking through the kwwl viewing area along the warm front. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will will show some wet conditions this afternoon. temperatures are stuck in the mid to upper 50s with a few 60s to the southwest as a warm front tracks northward. easterly winds are 10-20 mph with some higher gusts... and will stay breezy today and tomorrow. rain will continue to track to the north and will have some thunder with it in areas, mainly along the warm front. as the system tracks to the northeast, rain will continue to wrap around the low and we will see showers into saturday morning before drying out for the afternoon. rainfall amounts will depend on any storms that track through, but i think most could see at least half an inch with heavier amounts under a storm. temps won't change much today with those southeasterly winds and the rain and we drop only a few for tomorrow afternoon with highs in

the mid 50s to mid 60s, although they may drop for part of the day. dry weather will tracks in on tuesday. getting around facebook is now a lot easier. the social media website launching new features -- including a new search tool. you can now see all public posts.....including groups and pages that fellow users follow. another new feature...facebook will highlight and suggest posts about breaking and developing news as you start typing. coming up ... it's high time to be spooked in theaters... and today's box office preview has a few options that may just do the

joining us at the news at noon is executive chef william preparing a roasted butternut

drizzle, balsamic reduction and toasted almonds, making this recipe one to remember. serves: 8-10 people ingredients: 1 large butternut squash 1 cup of toasted "sliced" almonds 1 cup of feta cheese

syrup .5 oz. of balsamic reduction .5 cup of extra virgin olive oil salt & pepper to taste directions for preparation: take your butternut squash and cut the top and bottom off. take the a peeler and peel the squash until it's a bright orange color. remove the seeds with a big spoon or a melon baller. now, carefully slice up the butternut squash in to 1" pieces. place squash pieces in to a bowl and pour olive oil with salt and pepper all over and rub in to squash. preheat

pour all the squash pieces on to a baking sheet and bake for about 25-35 minutes. they are done when you'll see some browning and fork tender. now, place the squash in a serving bowl gingerly. add the feta cheese all over the top of the dish. now, drizzle the maple syrup on top of squash followed with the balsamic reduction and finally topped with the almonds. joining us at the news at noon is executive chef william gerstenberger of hy-vee crossroads, who will be

squash and feta cheese sid dish -- perfect, as chef tells us, for various upcoming holidays. included in the recipe is maple drizzle, balsamic reduction and toasted almonds, making this recipe one to remember. serves: 8-10 people ingredients: 1 large butternut squash 1 cup of toasted "sliced" almonds 1 cup of feta cheese 1 oz. of high quality maple syrup .5 oz. of balsamic reduction .5 cup of extra virgin olive oil salt & pepper to taste directions for preparation: take your butternut squash and cut the top and bottom off. take the a peeler and peel the squash until it's a bright orange color. remove the seeds now, carefully slice up the

pieces. place squash pieces in to a bowl and pour olive oil with salt and pepper all over and rub in to squash. preheat oven to 350 degrees. now, pour all the squash pieces on to browning and fork tender. now, place the squash in a serving bowl gingerly. add the feta dear future, life is good. no, great. i'm like, a man. only better. but even though i know everything, i still feel like you could surprise me.

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scariest flicks to release right around halloween -- and there this week....

box office preview... it's not normal activity, it's "paranormal activity: the ghost dimension." time, a new homeowner finds a creepy old video camera...that has a ghost filter. "paranormal activity" is rated r. vin diesel kills fast and furious in "the last witch of the witches. so he continues to hunt down the wiccan mafia, until he finds out the queen is not as dead as bradley cooper has a bad taste in his mouth in "burnt." he's a rockstar chef with a lot of enemies. so when he chokes on his own fame and has to start over, there's a line of people waiting to either help him, or stab him in the back. "burnt" is rated carey mulligan rocks the vote in "suffragette." this historical drama takes place in 20th century britain. mulligan is a working wife and mom women the right to vote. "suffragette" is rated pg-13. bill murray wanders the desert in "rock the kasbah." he's a band manager struggling to find paying gigs. but

high and dry in afghanistan, murray searches cave to cave to find a shy teen with a hidden talent. "rock the kasbah" is rated r. that's the box office

the song's called 'hello' -- and it quickly shot to the top of most digital sales lists... adele will release a new album on november 20th... rain is likely today and tonight

some morning. half an inch, although some could see more. highs will stay in the mid 50s to mid 60s today and tomorrow with dry weather and around 60 for highs sunday and monday. that will do it for us here at

>> abigail: yes, ben, i'm fine. just--i'm just at the house with jj and my mom talking about some family stuff. okay, i'll be home soon. love you too. >> jennifer: just seems so odd to me that roman would call this meeting and then be so late.

>> jj: he's probably just busy.