as we take a live look outside.... thanks so much for joining us this morning. i'm lauren moss. he rain is tracking out of eastern iowa..but we saw quite a bit of it yesterday.y. denice pelster joins us now for a look at our forecast. denice... a cold front has tracked across and temperatures are not morning but significant rainfall has tracked east offthe state. clouds will decrease thhs afteteoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest today with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight with lows in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. winds will be fromthe south at 5-10 mph sunday. highs willllbe just arounn 60. monday looks to be a repeat of sunday. with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight with lows in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer

sunday. winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph sunday. highs will be just aroundd0. monday looks to be a repeat of sunday. onshore in southwestern mexico... bringgg lashing rains and strong winds. take a look at this:: there were early reports of flooding and landslides... now, we're waiting on exact details on the extent of the damage and any possible injuries this morning.. but we do kkow that patricia has been downgraded several categories into a tropical storm... it will most likely downgrade to a tropical depression by the end of the day... but it as still a category five hurricane whennt struck land yesterday... what's left of the storm now moves

inland today... and there's worry that it may collide with another system to make already torrential flooding much worse in the south western in corsicana, the rain has been relentless. over a foot in just one day -- flooding roads, trapping drivers... ...and prompting rescue after rescue... 18-year-old myranda heim and her friend got stuck crossing this bridge souh of town...and held on for dear life. "i was holing on to her waist and then holding onto the metal on the brrdge. and then st trying not to let go." the pounding rain and closed roads made it tough for rescuers, too... "what unit do you have trying to he raced to help a mother and her 3-year-old daughter, trapped on the roof of their car... but less than a mile cross... to the and help them and get finally managed to reach the two

from the other side... just one of a number r f around the state rushed to navarro county to help, including task force one, the highly trained group of rescuers. volunteer firefighters in the small town of retreat found their statioo surrounded b b water. many drivers ended up in ditches. "and we are all the way from denton. so we are sooo scared. everyone here, a wild weather day they won't soon forget. "i've e ver seen it like this." here's another look from overhead at some of the flooding... this is a look at the dallas area... rain is expected to continue through the weekend... and much of the state is under a flash flood emergency... new is morning... one man is arrested, after he crashes his car into a waterloo home

this happened on west parker and reed. here's video of the scene last night. police say the drivr was allegedly intoxicated and ruptured a gas line when he crashed into the home. thankfully no one was hurt. the man was arrested for d-u-i. stealing from the dead... a home is burglarized...two days afer a fire...a fire where a woman died. the fire happepeed in the 7000 block of linden avenue. 65-year-old rebecca lavenz died in the fire, her exact cause of death is still unknown. police say on thursday, a relatve was working with an insurance company in the house and that's when they discovered the house had been burglarized. multiple things were taken, including medications and guns neighbors are shocked this happened in such a quet part of the neighborhood... k-w-w-l's olivia mancino has more for us this morning... a fire spreads through aahome in the early hours of woman, 65-year-old rebecca lavenz, died because of the fire of friends that loved her. "its jarring really" hardly two ys after the fire...

discovered the home had been burglarized. michael lerch 'we don't get much activiity up in here" michael lerch, a neighbor om down the street says in the five years in his current home, hes never heard of police say the burglar forced open the back door, taking jewelry, coins, a laptop, medications and even two guns. lerch' "what if that family coulda sold lavenz' death is ruled as accidental... police are still oking for who burglarized her home. dozens of vehicles are vandalized in just one night. more than 75 people reporting the vandalism on the north-west side of cedar rapids. yououcan see some oo the damage

shatterered, and dented. many of the victims say they aren't sure whether to get the (jesadae lafella/father of victim) "i'm really upsetabout it, you know? "cause my daughter, he's driving ut there with a car without a sideview mirror right now, you know, which is a safety hazard." no arrests have been made at this time. four family memberssre sentenced to priss after robbing a bank of more than 30-thousand dollars. shiloh and andrew palmer -- along with elizabeth and peter olinger pleading guilty to multiple charges. osecutors say shiloh and andrew enterd the bank in martelle.. while armed and stole money. authorities later found the money inside a mobile home. elizabeth and peter were the getaway drivers and helped plan the robbery. they were given 16 and ten years, respectively, shiloh and aadrew were giien 12 years. a former high school wrestling coach will no longer serve jail time after breaking into a man's home and assaulting him. a judge giving former webster

sentence of probation larson was originally seseenced to one to five years in prison. police say larson and his former home in story county last december. nessa, th assistant coach.. is trial is scheduled to begin in january. or into security breaches at a iowa prison. four fomer tower guuds at anamosa statt penitentiary were charged for allegedly smuggling cell phones and drugs into the prison. since the charges were announced, the other five guards have departed. those five aren't charged wilh violations were found. three mmn accused of attacking a wisconsin restaurant owner, were allegedly out drinking with the victim earlier in the evening... before the alleged attack -- this accordig to our coverage partners at t-h media... these three men are charged th battery and burglary...

they're accused of severely beating the restaurant owner and stealing money from his restaurant. he suffered severe brain and head traa from the attack... decision 2015 covvrage this morning... as we continue our coverage of the race for mayor in waterloo. five people will be on the november 3rd ballot. kwwl's nikki wbrough speaking with long time businessman wayne nathem and why he wants to be country in vietnam, ayne nathem ved to waterloo. he's been here ever business. he says he's owned nathem enterprises/cbc freight going on 20 years. will only be a benefit if up smart budgets, things of that nature w were able to survive." nathem says if elected mayor, he'd take on the city's budget. "we'll be working very heavily on that budget and so bring that on down and i'd like to see in the neighborhood of $17.50." he ys waterlooos thee. he suggests to get the financial officer, taxes and make it something people will, instead of saying oh waterloo has got the higher taxes waterloo has got a lower tax now and that's a place that

we'd like to have." in waterloo nikki newbrouuh kwwl news.. newbrough kwwl news. this is't the firsw time nathem has run for mayor. he ran in 1993 and 95.. you can now see all five of the cananidate profiles on our website aa k-w-w-l dot com. time now is, ......coming up on today in iowa... coming up on kwwl, a new study reveals why people grab that extra slice of pizza. stay tuned to find out why. plus, a piece of history in

dubuque gets a fresh paint job.. denice has more on the weather. you're watching k-w-w-l news. we've got you covered. "y"yu're watching k kwl. we've got you covered. with lauren moss and meteorologist denice pelster. this is today in iowa." "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete wea who's toughest on spending? fox news did the analysis and jeb bush had the best record. billions in pork, vetoed. eight budgets, balanced. and tax cuts every single year. right to rise usa

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right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 eather team: a a old front hasstracked across state and temperatures are not expected to move much today. highs will be in the 50s. east of the state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest today with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight with ws in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph sunday. highs will be just around 60. monday looks to be a repeat of sunday. highs will again beearound 60 wii light winds. remnants of patricia will track across the us for the week. we'll see a surge of some of the moisture into iowa tuesday into wednesday. a few storms are possible but

expect maanly scattered showers. we'll end thth work week with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s.from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here iiadditional forrcast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team:a cold front has tracked across the area this morning. cold air will start to filter into the state and emperatures are not expected to move much today. highs will e in the 50s. a few spotty showers are possible this morning but significant rainfall has tracked east of the state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest today with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight with lows in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph sunday. highs will be just around 60. monday looks to be a reat of sunday. highs will again be around 60 with light winds. remnants of patricia will track across the us for the

week. we'll see a surge of some of the moisture into iowa tuesday into wednesday. a fe storms are possibl but expect mainly scattered showers. we'll end the work week with highs in the 50s a a lows in the 30s. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwww stormtrack 7 weather team:a cold front has tracked are not expected to move much today. highs will be in the 50s. a few spotty showerer are possible this morning but significant rainfall has tracked east of the state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest today with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooer and mostly clear tonighh with lows in the 30s. not as windy anana bit warmer sunday. winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph sunday. highs will be just around 60. monday looks to be a repeat f sunday. highs will again be around 60 with light

winds. remnanns of patricia will track across the us for the week. we'll see a surge of some of the moisture into iowa tuesday into wednesday. a few storms are possible but expect mainly scattered shower we'll end the work week with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. several people caught video of events... in all, te national

a vietnam-ra helicopter is getting a fresh coat of paint this week the proroect is based on this photo of wayne burk and the first chopper he flew in vietnam. he was shot down in that one, bu his seond one is no on display in dubuque. the painter spent a total of 18 hours worrng on this proroct, she says it was a great way to remember her dad. painter) "i felt so connected to him it's not even funny. lots as possible because it means something to that pilot that ywu get this the way they saw it and done it to begin with." shshused oil paint for the project, which she says will last for 15 to 20 years. the pilot of this chopper, burk, was actually shot down a a otal of four times during the vietnam war. he'll be in dubuque to speak at the veteran's day celebration next month. it's coming up on today in iowa... uni football needs a win today! we will

have a preview of what they need to do.. in just a bit. addicted to cheese...yes it's a real thing. find out why we have a hard time saying no to some delicious dairy..in just a bit. you're watching kwwl, we will be

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reach for another bite of food... but when it comes to#eating cheese...a new study says it might t e more thann lack of self control to blame... it might just be addiction . . . according to a new study by the university of michigan - - some foods contn ingredients that can trigger addictive behavior. topping the list - - cheese. k-w-w-l's jessica hartman investigating for us, this "they fly off the shelves." cheese curds . . .fresh get that cheese fix." to get that fix hansen's customers driving hours . . .coming from as far as

"a 12oz. bag and they'll say these may not make it home. nunuery rhymn. litttty miss out of milk concentrated to make that delicious cheese." it's that high concentration of fat - - protien in it. its got calcium in it, so its ok to be addictive to those things." "it doesn't suprise me. cheese can be very addictive. " it may not shock cheese producers, but children "do you like cheese?" "yes!!" "do you think its addictive?" aren't quite convinced. for more information on results

to our website kwwl-dot-com. it's coming up on today in iowa... a soccer team finds a new home in the midwest. we will take a look at the stadium, after this. stay tuned. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in decorah, north liberty, marion

rmula on the f/otball field today... last week's 24 to 19 loss to western illinois dropped the pantherr10 spots in the f-c-s polls, down to number 22. and a fourth loss now puts u-n-i in a situation where they most likely need to run the table in heir final 5 games to even have a shot at postseason consideration... coach farley says that's a tall -- but attainable -- order with a trip to number 6 south dakota state this we have to win out and we

have to start it at south dakota everyone's ood. so, ittoesn't eveematter anymmre. that game kicks off at two.. and the iowa state cyclones also have a challenging game day ahead.... as the underdogs against second ranked baylor.... the bears are listed as 37 point favorites to beat the cyclones... iowa state might also have to battle the torrential thunderstorms and potential flash floods in that area. the cyclones battled fourth ranked t-c-u for a half last saturday--leading 21-14 at the end of the first quarter..but eventually losing 45 to 21. this week -- they'll almost certainly play a very soggy one down ii for thunderstorms and a flood warning in the area... it's a challenge--motivation is always a challege with 18, 19, statistically speaking they're the best right now.. and part of recruiting is you want to play agains th best there is in college football...come to the that opporutnity saturday so the

compete against a team like this and personnell like this is something our kids are excited about. tt cyclones kickoff later thh morning at 11 a.m. the nationally 12- th ranked iowa hawkeyes get a weekend off after starting their season with an impressive seven- and-oh record... & they're back in actio next saturday witt an afternoonnhome game -- taking on the terrapins at kinnick... soccer has officially landed in the twin cities... the minnesota united announced friday thy will be buylding a new soccer stadium. the 20-thousand person stadium will provide a home for major leaae soccer in minnesota... months after the team was awarded an m-l-s franchise.... the team will privately finance the estimated 1 hundred 20 -million dollar stadium that will be publicly owned once it's complete...

coming up in the next lf hour of today in iowa... it's a big day in iowa for the democratic contenters...as they get ready for a dinner in our state's capitol.. plus..... ghosts, goblins..and witches on my! an eastern iowa haunted house..all for a ggeat cause. we'll be right back... you're watching k-w-w-l... if you think storm damage is the only cost ofoflimate change, think again. from the rising price of food

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plus... online shopping for the holidays...may not be as easy as you think it is. then... democrats in des moines. frontrunners, are taking a trip to our state's capital for a major campaigning event good morning and welcome to today in iowa saturday. it's october 24... thanks so much for joining us let's go right to storm track seven meteorologist dennce pelster for a check of our forecast. will start to filter into the state and temperatures are not morning but significant rainfall has tracked east of the state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest today tonight with lows in the 30s. not as windy and a bit wararer sunday. winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph sunday. highs will be just around 60. monday looks to be a repeat of sunday.

spotty showers are possible this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwestoday windy y nd a bit warrer sunday. winns will be from the south at 5-10 mph sunday. highs will be just around 60. monday looks to be a repeat of sunday. decision 20-16 coverage this morning... it's a big day in iowa for the democratic contenters... tonight -- the jefferson-jackson dinner will take place in des moines... the democratic feld... which is now thinned to three frontrunnnnrs, hihiary clinton, bernie sandees and martin o'malley... will take to our state's capital for an event that's considered to be a major one for many along the campaign trailn.. the dinner stats at seven... while each will hold their own rallies in and around the ccty this afternoon... the latest surveys out this week have

clinton up on sanders by double digits here in iowa... big developments on the republican side of the presidential race this morning... with suprise word from the jeb bush campaign after falling behind badly in this week's revealing polls... nbc's hallie jackson has more on a campaign in potential crisis mode... turns out the establishment"heavyweight" - needs trimming down. jeb bush's caapaign - cuttttng 40 percent of its payroll... to help save more than a million dollars a month... shifting staff - to the key battleground state of new hampshire - this means lean and mean and it means that i have the ability to adapt the course correction - a signal bush understands this is a different race than six months ago - before outsiders started rising. but even as bush cuts fellow floridian marco rubio - adding 20 percent more staff over the last month. if you are marco rubio or jeb middle nationally -- unlike ben carson - now running new ads in iowa - where

one day in the lasas two months.. payinn attention to what i'm saying because none of the things that i'm saying are, are showing among women - and evangelicals - carson's rise comes at donald trump's expense. "i was very very surprised to see itt trump - who loves bragging about t is numbers... "today is the 100th day that we've been number one may need a new line... for now. "trump - still leading will hold private events with supporters and two former presidents - his father and brother. hj, nbc, miami." the new frontrunner here in the

stops in eastern iowa today... as he has book signings planned in waterloo and dubuque this afternoon... visit our website at k-w-w-l dot com for more info on those visits... a two-alarm fire sent flames shshoting through the darkness overnight... you can see the fire here... this happening overnight at a paper manufacturing plant in california... uckily no one was hurt inthe blaze... the cause of thi fire is under investigation. police responded to an apparent explosion involving a garbage truck this week... this happening in miami as the truck was making its daily rounds.. the driver suffered minor injuries... while the blast caused a window at a nearby home to crack... the cause of the explosion is still under investigation this morning... the top floor of a residential parking garage collapsed yesterday evening... leaving a gaping hole in the concrete.... concrete debris smashed cars on

the floors below... officials are looking into what caused the collapse.. no injuries have been reported, this morning. an entire school system in connecticut was placed on lockdown after a n called an elementary school threatening to go to the school with a rifle... these are aerial shots of one of the schools that received a bomb threat yesterday... the fire department and the police department arrived on scene to clear the threaea... officials locked down all 17 schools in the town as a precaution... there's a new problem for online shoppers. while online shopping makes the holiday season more conveeient in manan ways... it's also making the delivery of help explain... the delivery dilemma... ...has landlords...colleges... and giovanni ththas...boxed inn "the new technology's taking over with the internet shopping and stuff." a u-p-s driver for 10 years...he's never seen a package problem...like this.

last year...more than 14 million daily. the shipping giant expects that nmber to grow 50 percent over the next five years. "the reasons? more people are living in apartments...anddmany more people e shopping online." julie fields manages an apartment complex in atlanta. several times we'll have a getting the boxes for them." the largest apartment operators has stopped accepting them at their offices.s.in a letter toto sidents...camden property trust says: "this decision was not easy. the increased package volume has she...and many of her resident "paying the amount of swamped...college campuses...where students are buying more textbooks online. many

offer e-mail or te]t alerts. others...are installing lockers with keypads. u-p-s ii expanding to o 00 cities a program ...that allows customers to pick up their packages at alternate businesses...which may stay open later. it's more work but it's also, i mean iis good for all of us and giovanni thomas is just getting started. experts say online retail sales are expected to soar to 3 hundred -billion dollars this year, up from 2 hunred- billion dollars just two years ago.... homomcoming can beefun -- andd stressful -- and its all about the crown... right? well... for one school it was all about giving the memory of a lifetime for one special young morning... "t 2015 homecoming queen is miss madison tyree (scrrams)" it was standing room only and a standing ovation for madison tyree after she won jeff davis

high school's homecoming queen. "even people from the other team were crying andclapping for her." and they weren't the only ones. "i was crying. i couldnt help it." "just to see her reaction. to see how honored she was and excited, i just cried and cried because i was so happy for her." so what you might say.. why do we care about one high school's homecoming queen? because madison's school cares so much about her. "i wasn't focused on winning, i was more focused on the fact she had an opportunity to win. gets good grades - very popular - oh y yah and she happens to be blind - and suffering from cerebral palsy. but this was no pity vote. "if you are having a bad day she encourages you, she sends out a love that no one can send list and knew she deserved it." "you just circled it. everybody felt that way and she deserved to be hohoecoming queen." "we wannd her to represent

this school because of the type of person she is and it would represent jeff davis very well." "whenever he said selected by the student body as homecoming queen is.. and then i held my breath... and he said miss madison tyree andnd im like..yay!!! i was excited, i was bursting even a day later is was still sinking in.. "i was sitting on the couch and ran m m hand over the crown and im m iked oh my goodness i cant believe its mine!" a school coming together to make a memory for her..and for themselves.. "it was unbelievable. it was a feeling you'll never get." "what would you want to say about those students who wanted to make you homecoming queen?" "i would say bless their heartsts. and gain all i can say is thank

coming up on today in iowa... an effort to help relocate animals , like you've never seen before. i can promise yo tgat. and... o! halloween s just a week away.. we have some tips on how you can still put on a good scare...and not have your money disapear. you're watching k-w-w-l news. we've got you covered.

into the state and temperatures are possible this morning but significant rainfall has tracked east of the state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also be strong from the northwest today with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight with lows in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph sunday. highs will be just around 60. monday looks to be a repeat of sunday. highs will again be around 60 with light

track across the us for the week. we'll see a surge of some of the moisture into iowa tuesday into wednesday. a few storms are possible but expect mainly scattered showers. we'll end the work week with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s.from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecas infooation from thh kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team:a cold front has tracked are not expected to move much today. highs will be i the 50s. a few spotty showers are possible this morning but significant rainfall has tracked east of the state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also be rong from the northwest today with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight with lows in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph

around 60. monday ooks to be a repeat of sunday. highs will again be around 60 with light winds. remnants of patricia will track across the us for the week. we'll see a surge of some of the moisture into iowa tuesday into wednesd. a few stormsmsare possible t expect mainly scattered showers. we'll end the work week with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. 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:a cold front has tracked across the area this morning. cold air will start to filter into the state and temperatures arr not expected to move much today. highs will be in the 50s. a few spotty showers are possible this morning but significant rainfall has tracked east of the state. clouds will decrease this afternoon. winds will also b b strong from the northwest today with gusts over 25 mph at times. cooler and mostly clear tonight with lows

in the 30s. not as windy and a bit warmer sunday. winds wil be frfrm the south at 5-10 mph sunday. highs will be just around 60. monday looks to be a repeat of sunday. highs will again be around 60 with light winds. remnants of patricia will track across the us for the week. we'll see a surr of some of the moisture into iowawa tuesday into wednesday. a few the 50s and lows in the 30s. severe weather here in iowa... confirmation of a tornado touching down in the larrabee northest iowa friday...three in the area of sioux county.

two adorable caracal kittens were introduced to their habitat home at a zoo today... w six weeks old... the little guys poking around their woodland and savanna habitat... weighing about two to three pounds each... the pair stayed close to their mom -- who caretakers say is an excellent mother... six pairs of one to ree-month-old giant panda twins born in a chinese breeding center will soon say goodbye to their nurseries.... the 12 cubs are all in good health and gaining weight an an average of one- point-seven ounces every day... the cubs willllbe taken out of their nursery rooms as soon as this week... and move to a center to live with other giant panda adults... and take a look at this...i bet you've never seen anyting like this. long lost film footage from the 1950's resurfaced of an animal relocation effort that involved trapping and air- dropping live beavers.... this is available frrm the idaho

department of fish and game -- who captured beavers, packed them into boxes, attached parachutes and dropped them from a plane into the wilderness as a form of daling with overpopulation... but all animal lovers like myself can breathe a sigh of relief... as the group says that all beavers survived their flying adventures unharmed.... coming up on today in iowa... this year's world series matchup is now all set... who will be playing ho? let me tell you, it won't be the cuus this ar...maybe next though! then, we have some great tips on how you can save a little cash this halloween. today in iowa continues in a moment. we will be right back after

as kansnss city punched d heir cket to baseball's championship game with a big win last night... the royals were able to hold

onto a 4-3 lead in the ninth inning.... now, they will host game one of the world seriee against thh new york mets on tuesday.... the royals also played in last year's series... losing in seven games to the san francisco giants... the so-called dream team has found its next coach... as the u.. men's nationalal basketball team announced that san antonio spurs head man, gregg popovich will lead the team following next summer's olmpics... the spurs coach is a five-time n-b-a champion... currently, coah k leads teamam u-s-a-a.. he'll be at the hhlm for the final time in rio next summer... halloween is now just a week away... but how can you celebrate it... $& without breakin the bank? boo hansen has some tips ffr us this morning... clerks at grocery outlet were filling the shelves with candy this morning. "we go through so much of it, we really do. candy is one of people cetebrate hallowen. so how can you fill trick or treat bags withthut breaking the

"the chocolate is a little bit more expensive foj the amount that you get, the hard candies and stuf a little cheaper." so watch what you buu.. and watch where you buy it. discount stores and warehouse clubs often have the cheapest prices. look for store coupons, and if you're brave enough... don't buy your halloeen candy un^il the last minute. "the closer you get to halloween the cheeper the candydy is going to be and i'm going to say 50 percent penny pinchers trying to fill their halloween shopping list. "and every day we bring out his salvation army thrift store hh racks of costumes and shelves of decorations, you have may to look around but the search is halloween wish list. "i just bought a bunch of knick knacks for halloween and i spent five b bcks on like 7 items."

"i know i took my daughters a piece." the key is to treat yourself to halloween savings... and not get tricked into spending more money than you budgeted. americans are expected to spend almost 7 billion dollars on halloween this year... coming up on today in iowa... more halloween! we are giving you an inside look at an eastern iowa haunted house that's providing creeps for a good cause... but first... here's a look at today's birirhdays.

raising money for the town's fire department... kwwl's amanda gilbert got an inside look at this creepy crawly place for us ... :: moving floors... laser rooms... and creepy characters.... enter te garrison haunted hous if you dare... "if i can get th on the ground crying it's a good scare." a scarry place.... "its a fundraiser for the rrison fire departmee." a fire department that marv trimble"actually flattened our fire station. there were just three walls left standing. took the roof off." so much damage that the fire deparmtneeis still paying for some of what was lost.... "it actually took some time for us to figure out what all was lost we just had to pay for it ourselves" amanda gilbert standup: and everything in the "that spider im talkinng cases. that's what it's made

we've got you covered.... in garrison... amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the haunted house to help the garrison firefighters wraps up this weekend... we'll be right back after

the man dressed as te star wars villian is rolling thhough the streets of ukraine. and he is joined by some of his fellow movie stars -- chewbacca and some storm troopers. it's not the first time he's runnin for fice in the country -- he tried to run for president committee. highs today will be in the 50s. a few spotty showers are possible

significant rainfall has tracked week. we'll see a surge of some thanks for joining us this morning. we hope to see you back here tomorrow morning. r next newscast is tonight at 6. until then, enjoy your day. - ruff-ruff. - tweet. - d dave. [song] - ruff-ruff tweet and dave what a wonderful wayto spend your day with ruff-ruff tweet and dave what a fun day here we go yay ruff-ruff tweet and dave the spin again will take us on another great adventure say their names what a great game so play along at home we're off on the spin again who knows what we might find hatty the hamster is taking us there we know we'll have a magical time

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