let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist another nice start to the day with temperatures in the low to up to 5 to 15 for most of the day. mostly clear skies will allow some fog to form, especially toward the quad cities, but that should burn off today with plenty of sunshine expected. it will be another warm one... highs in the low to mid 70s again today. and we have one more well above normal day before we have rain tracking through that will drop out temps back to normal for the weekend. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes.

local races around the area will be decided today as thousands of people cast their vote in the 2015 elections. but before voting opens - - those working the polls and campaigns are gearing up for the day. kwwl's jessica hartman has a preview. "hoping to get your vote tomorrow." with just hours bfore the polls open - - volunteers are making one last push to campaign. ranaldo haywood dedicated his day to going door from the community. anyway i can help and let other citizens of the community know about something good, i'm willing to walk." across town - - election poll officals are preparing for the use to getting up at five o'clock in the morning." hartman "voter turn out at this waterloo location usually averages about 300 people, but

candidates for mayor in waterloo and cedar falls, that its going to be a bigger turn "some of it too, could be the years. is somebody going to come in that is going to try and really help get waterloo back in a positive light? i think we really need that." no matter who people are voting for here in waterloo or around eastern iowa - - alice and patty are hoping citizens exercise their right to vote. "its going to be a beautiful day so no reason why you can't get out and vote. its your right so lets do it." depending on where you live polls will be opening at either seven a-m or noon. and all polls will close at eight. if you need more information on

where or when you can vote - - we're also keeping an eye on levy votes. in waterloo -- voters must decide whether to support the grout museum district. it would mean an increase in property taxes -- but grout museum supporters say the increase would be small. a similar effort failed in 2013 and since then, the museum has made cuts. banning the box... it's a movement to have the question - "have you ever committed a crime" - removed from certain applications. the vote on the whole issue -- postponed in waterloo. if the question was removed from applications, an employer could still later on ask a potential employee if they have commited a crime the director of the waterloo human rights commission says its better this way.. but some employers don't agree. "its less awkward to be able to about it in an iterview, we just dont like the interview to center around those types of things" abraham funchess, director of

the waterloo human rights commission says its great to have this mentality... but doesn't believe all business owners do-- that's why he wants to ban the box. he says the commission needs more time to educate the public before they present it to the timeline of when that'll be. the superintendent of the monticello school district does not believe extra police will be needed today -- despite a gun threat yesterday. more than 200 students skipped school after police received an anonymous text saying a student would bring a gun to monticello high school. the district posted on their website they didn't expect any "given the current state of affairs nation wide we chose to take it seriously and as soon as we were able to inform parents we did so." the school normally doesn't have police on school grounds, but did yesterday following the threat. a man injured in a farming accident is expected to be out of the hospital by next week. 46-year-old gary kluesner was working on a tractor in rural

tangled up and injured. he was airlifted to a hospital in iowa city. his family tells us members of the community have stepped in to decision 20-16 coverage this morning... a new poll this morning shows just how frustrated america is with washington. plus, the most popular candidates... and who's now on top. but tracie potts tells us americans are split over whether they want democrats or republicans in charge. new from our nbc-wall street journal poll: americans are frustrated. the deck's stacked against them. well over half would fire their member of congress. "you can't just tell congress... 'you're fired'... and go to commercial break." the biggest surprise: ben carson at 29 percent - the biggest lead of any republican so far. "what you're seeing right now is the conservative and the outsider wing has really taken charge of the energy of the party."

charge to reform the next debate. "i think there's general john kasich, carly fiorina and chris christie won't sign the campaigns' list of demands: "i am not one of these donald trump negotiating on his own. president obama joked i don't think the chinese and the russians are going to be too worried about you." campaign. our poll also showed dr. ben carson is the most popular candidate. donald trump, the least popular. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. on the democratic side, the poll also said hillary clinton's solidified her lead over bernie sanders - up from 25 percent earlier

now. meanwhile: clinton will hold a town hall in coralville this afternoon. on the republican side, oho governor john kasich is in dubuque this morning. yesterday kasich held a town hall meeting for employees at nationwide insurance in des moines. "in washington, the key for a if you talk to a farmer, the farmer doesn't want less subsidy, the farmer wants more right? you got to tell the farmer, look if we can lift the country, you're going to be better off." kasich also discussed one of his top campaign platforms -- balancing the federal budget. today -- he heads to dubuque for another town hall -- then departs for an event in mobile, alabama. a relatively unknown democratic candidate is dropping out of the race for president... harvard professor lawrence lessig announced to his supporters his campaign has come to an end...

ground compared to major players like clinton and sanders... lessig claims the democrats won't let him be a candidate -- and says after the d-n-c change debate rules, he can no longer pursue the nomination for president. the company behind the keystone x-l pipeline has asked the u-s government to put the project on hold. controversy has swirled around the project for years. the planned pipeline would run from alberta, canada to texas, but the company was seeking a border crossing permit from the american administration. transcanada is currently undergoing a dispute with nebraska over a preferred route in the state. here in iowa, the controversy surrounding a pipeline project continues. the iowa utilities board considering whether to use eminent domain for the bakken pipeline project. that means the government can use your land for a public project. the pipeline would carry half a million dollars of crude oil from north dakota, through iowa, to a distribution center in illinois. some farmers are worried this project will go right through their property, but governor branstad says that's not true...

"they're not taking the land. they're only using the land to state." the iowa utilities board will begin discussing whether eminent domain can be used for the project. day one now in the books for new university of iowa president bruce harreld -- but not without plenty of controversy. harreld, a former ibm executive, was chosen from four finalists to serve as ui president... but, he's faced adversity, even before being selected by the regents board to lead the school. and harreld says he's here to "they're gonna have a hard time figuring out how to move them, what are they gonna do what's their option here? i am here, i am started, here we go, you know what's next? we've got to move on." meanwhile -- hundreds gathering at the pentacrest on campus and eventually working their way outside harreld's office. some protesters say the search for

underhanded and illegal. they say the regents didn't listen to the students and staff. one professor said if harreld knew about this flawed search, shame on him... "or if he wasn't he shouldn't want to work with these people he actually spoke to bruce herrald and told him to resign. he says they shook hands and herrald indicated the protestor didn't have all the information regarding his resume. professor logsdon - who we just heard from - says he'll continue to push back and fight the hire. people in ohio will vote on marijuana legalization today. this is the first time voters in a state election will decide whether to approve recreational and medical marijuana at the same time. under the measure, people living there would be able to grow their own plants for personal consumption. growing commercial marijuana would be allowed on ten farms. and ahead of today's vote, one organization is using this mascot to inform people about the vote.

fifth state to legalize recreational marijuana... after colorado, washington, oregon and alaska. washington, d-c has also approved it. about two dozen states allow medical marijuana. today, the 20-15 world series champs will be officially welcomed by fans in kansas city. the champs will enjoy a parade through the city and then attend a victory rally. the royals won the world series over the new york mets 4 games fans all over kansas are getting their hands on royals merchandise... the royals defeated the new york mets to win the world series four games to one. fans didn't have to look hard to find a place to purchase their piece of baseball history. this is the royals first world series victory in 30 years. it's we have a lot to get to this morning. including this piece of history. this guitar is going up for auction from the biggest bands ever. and it's can't be a bird or a plane, but some are calling this a fireball. and two different continents could have been seeing the

same thing. another beautiful day today with longer, though. i'll have that forecast for you coming up.

forecast on kwwl." 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: from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information.

information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: more sun and more warmth for the next couple of days before rain brings in cooler temps for the end of the week. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will show another great day today with temperatures on the warm side. we are a good 10 to 15 degrees above normal to start the day with temps mainly in the 40s in our viewing area and even some 50s to the west. southerly winds will be light this morning and around 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. it will be more gusty to the west and we can expect that to track into our area tomorrow. plenty of clear skies

today, although some fog is forming to the south and will creep northward before burning off this morning. we stay mild and warm with breezy conditions tracking in for tomorrow ahead of that low pressure system. highs will be in the 60s and 70s over the midwest again today with cooler weather working into the dakotas for wednesday as that front tracks through the plains. our highs will be in the low to mid 70s today with sunshine and southerly winds. lows tonight will be closer to our normal daytime highs... in the low to mid 50s and areas of fog by morning. breezy conditions take over tomorrow and we will have another warm day before rain tracks in by thursday afternoon. some

will track through thursday night with locally heavy rainfall. a few showers may linger into friday, but we will definitely have cooler temps... highs on friday will be weather team. see the screen a green fireball believed to be a burning meteor was seen falling in the night sky. take a look at this video from thailand. experts say the shooting star could be identified as a "fireball", given its brightness. the society added it risks. and that fireball in thailand could be same one out of poland. take a look at this video. a bright fireball believed to be a burning meteor was spotted in the night sky above poland over the weekend. many people across the country spotted it. it's coming up on today in iowa.... a new delivery service could be taking flight. we'll fill you in on what that is. plus... katniss everdeen, theme park queen? may the odds be ever in your favor at this new theme park.

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it's not a bat least that is what google x hopes to be able to say soon for an executive said the goal is to have drones deliver packages by 2017. drone programs have faced regulatory roadblocks from the government. good grief.....snoopy gets a star on the hollywood walk of fame. charlie brown's legendary pet becomes the first animated beagle to get this honor. snoopy's star is located next to charles m. schultz, the creator of the "peanuts" cartoons. other animated heroes to get stars include bugs bunny, mickey mouse and the simpsons. snoopy will also be back on the big screen this weekend. the new "peanuts" movie makes its debut on friday. a piece of music history is going on the auction block. guitar experts say was used by john lennon during his rise to fame

with the beatles is up for sale. several beatles hits were written with the guitar. it will go on the auction block later this week. the president of the auction "what makes this guitar special is that john (lennon) wrote so many songs on this guitar and he played it on so many albums performances probably the ed sullivan show" a percentage of the proceeds from the auction will go to john and yoko ono's spirit foundation. lionsgate is planning to bring the 'hunger games' to two future theme parks. roller coasters and other rides based on the 'hunger games' movies will anchor a new theme park near atlanta. the move emulates warner brothers, which licenses its characters, including batman and bugs bunny, to theme parks like six flags. avatron smart park -- near atlanta -- hopes to open by 20-19. it's coming up on today in iowa -- thnking about booking a flight for thanksgiving?

thanksgiving trip. mary moloney explains what you need to do to make that flight -- while saving some cash. the wednesday before thanksgiving is the biggest travel day of the year. according to the department of transportation -- the actual busiest day for air travelers is in the summer. and every year -- it's a different day. that doesn't mean you should wait much longer to book your turkey day trip. as the time ticks on -- prices go up. typically -- the highest fares happen on the wednesday before thanksgiving or the sunday after. some experts suggest traveling thanksgiving day. not only can it save you money -- but a morning flight connecting flights may also help your wallet. but weather could cause delays and make your your budget -- check baggage fees. depending on how much you and your family bring -- the

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beautiful weather continues for the next couple of days with highs in the low to mid 70s today through wednesday, but we then have a upper 40s for saturday. we'll have much more coming up in our next hour of today in iowa.

defending itself after students say they only let white women into a party. plus... a new life for a nazi-era airport. the facility now being used to deal with an ongoing crisis. and it's decision day. voters across eastern iowa head to the polls to choose who will serve them in their cities. good morning, i'm ally crutcher.