the latest shakeup in the race for president. the next debate on the main plus -- a drive- thru dust up. a customer goes right after the manager in the window. and a small iowa town has a new mayor... who hatched a plan to run on hallowee. i'm jerry gallagher... let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. most of the rain has tracked out, although a few showers may rotate back around in our norththrn counties. clouds will be scarce in the south, but may be tough to get rid of in the north. we are starting our morning in the low tom id 40s over much of the viewing area, but we also hhe

gusting to 25. that will keep us cool. i have my doubts the clouds in the north will clear out, so we will call it partly sunny today with more sun in the south. highs will be in the low to mid 50s and may occur this morning. we won't see the 70s again anytime soon... i'll have that cooler forecast for you in a few minutes. we are following breaking news this morning: we have confirmed there is a fire at the amana colonies golf course. authorities tell kwwl the fire is in the clubhouse. multiple fire departments have been called out. amana colonies golfing is well known -- throughout the midwest. on its website -- the golf club says it's had thhtitle of top pupulic golf course in iowa numerous times. we'll stay on top of the decision 20-16 coverage this morning:

debates is shrinking... at least for one night. two presidential hopefuls have been bumped from next week's prime time debate. reid binion has the sory. a g-o-p debate shakeup... after a week of shifting ground christie and huckabee are down...both relegated to the under-card debate hosted by fox business next week and lindsey graham and george pataki are out... ...out of the debate. entirely after theipoll numbers fell short of the required minimum for the top two contenders - tensions are on the rise.trump releasing a new political ad today. "you'll never be disappointed. i don't disappoint people. ii produce. together we're going to make america great again. trump also attacking carson after two recent polls showed the retired neurosurgeon leading the pack

"the carson story is either a total fabrication or, if true, even worse-trying to hit mother over the head with a hammer or stabbing friend!" trump, referencing carsonn description in his autobiography of his violent behavior and quick temper as a youth... before finding god. ) "i tried to stab someone, that was probably the most outrageous thing." carson calls questions these people?nless i tell you who they are. if they come forward on their own, because of your story, that's fine." i'm reid binion, reporting eight candidates will be on the main stage. that's the fewest so far for any gop debate. this one is on tuesday in milwaukee. a standoff in eastern iowa ends peacefully. it happened yesterday in tripoli. the bremer county sheriff's office says a man was armed in s home -- anddwouldn't come his safety. it took about three and a half hours, but they were able to be checked out. as a toddler's death is investigated, we're hearing from the family. they say they want answers now.

kyrian knox was reported missing in september. his mother said the boy was staying with a family friend in rockford as she moved from cedar rapids to chicago. this week, we learned police were able to confirm his body was found in a pond in n icago. "i am angry and betrayed. i feel like what happened to this baby shouldn't have happened. i feel like who's care he was in were deceased when they cut my grand baby up but there is a crime scene somewhere." the man the boy was left with is now in jail for burglary. he says someone he didn't know came to the home to pick up the boy. he also says he spoke to kyrian mother before sending him with the people who showed up at this is another story that's hard to wrap your head around. a nine-year-old boy gunned down on his way to his grandma's house. it happened on monday in chicago. the fourth grader was shot in an alley. police say it's possible the ild was targeeed -- because his fatherer

was allegedly involvemed with two recent gang- related killings. "i feel sad because it's a cruel community out here and i just world." witnesses say they saw several people running from the scene after the murder. new this morning: the wife and son of an officer who killed himself are now being investigaad over text m mssages. the officer allegedly sent one message to his wife saying -- we may need to hide the money. joe gliniewicz is the illinois officer who tried to make it look like he was a hero dying in the ine of duty -- when he took his own life. investigators now say he also tried to find a hit man to kill the village administrator -- who he feared would find out he had been embezzling from the department's youth program. "it's a very scary thought that an officer who is sworn to uphold the law would even attempt to think to do something like that to an administrator." his personnel file says this

first time his behavior was questioned. in 1988 -- he was found passed out in his truck on the highway -- with the engine running and his foot said -- this was not the first time something like this has happened. a driver is ticketed after a minivan hits a fire truck. cedar falls police say the driver of that miniman pulled out from a stop sign on west second sttet and hit thh firetruck that was on its way to a medical emergency... the minivan had to be towed from the scene -- the firetruck had about four thousand dollars in damage to the front end. the driver of the minivn was cited for failing to yield. at leest one person is dead and many others are missing after a dam burst at a mining operation in brazil. many homes have now been flooded. cars and trucks are now buried in mud. rescue teams are now searching for survivors. we've now heard it from the president himself - the possiblity of a tracie potts has the latest n the investigation.

this morning thousands of british passengers are still stranded in sharm el sheikh, the egyptian airport where russia's metrojet took off before ii crashed. now president obama says: "i think there is a possibility that there was a omb on-board." so far that's based on intntlligence, not hard evidence. proof will come from examining the debris - the plane's black boxes - and questioning everyone who had access to that flight. " you have to look at the catering, you have to look at the servicing, you have load the baggage b/c all of those folks have access to parts a great deal of sophistication -- it just requires having one person in the right place." the u-s hasn't ruled out mechanical failure, but is considering stepped up security for international flights landing here. isis has claimed responsibility. "dhey are moving heaven and earth to try to attack civilian targets."

if this was terrorism, it could mean the fight against isis isn't working. speaking of civilians: all those stranded british passengers are being sent home without their luggage while britain sends experts to egypt to rescreen it. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. speaking of those stranded passengers -- they'll starar flyyg home today. you won't find this anywhere on the menu. a mcdonald's customer picks a fight with the manager -- and it plplys out in the drive-thru. take a look at what happened at a mcdonaldd in minneapplis. a customer grabs the tie of an this is a person who may have been under the influence of substances who just became physically. ww don't know what started thee whole thing -- but we do know the customer has been charged with assault.

cision 2015 ccerage: the campaign for a runoff election is short-lived. the mayor of cedar falls drops out. jon crews says he's retiring. this week, he came in second behind im brown in t te race for mayor -- which forced a runoff between the two in december. even though crews is pulling out of the race -- by law, the his name will be on the ballot. meantime -- a runoff is also on the llot in waterloo in december. councilman quentin hart and former mayor tim hurley are going head to head to see who will be the not all mayoral elections are being solved by a runoff. the supervisor of elections in a small florida communnty decided toto break a tie between two candiates using a deck of cards. and with the luck of the draw -- one candidate pulled out an ace. the supervisor says it just seemed like the best way to settle it. an iowa town has a new mayor-elect -- even though she was not on the ballot. recently, we told you about the problem in this muscatine county town. there were no names on the ballot

boesen found out how the voters chose their winners - with blank council member in atalissa, iowa "this is a great place to live. until she realized -- that i her hometown of nearly 300 people -- and two grumps...no one was running for mayor or for city council...just empty circles and blank spaces -- on the ballotor tuesday's election... "we passed the deadline and nobody had filled out the papers. so, then we were kind of like, hmmm... what are we "halloween night when everyone was out trick-or- treating, i kind of was telling appreciate you writing me in for mayor. "so your campaigning was halloween night, handing out candy..." exactly. yes. "and it was successful." well, yes. "angie learned wednesday morning that she won the race -- with 24 write-in votes...without ever being an official candidate." "i just feel grateful that they all improving things for the citizens and, you know, make it a great place to live." even for the two

the current mayor will serve out his term -- and mayor-elect dickey starts her two-year term in january. the three city council seats were also filled through write-in candidates. we still havea lot to get to this morning: including a budget deal in washington that could have your ears ringing. find out why a vote last week on capitol hill could lead to some annoying phone calls. plus -- can we play through? a baseball stadium turns into a a olf course. the state is split between clear skies and clouds.. some may be

sprinkles this morning, but they may alalo be tough to get rid of. it will also be cooler... i'll have that forecast for you coming up. "now your storm track 7 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 ssormtrack 7 weather team: gusty and cooler today on the back side of the system that brought some rain to the state yesterday. most of us saw less than half an inch, although some got more, like ddbuque, where a band of heavier rain tracked through. stormtrack7 live weather network will be mainly dry today.. and it is cooler... temps are in the low to mid 40s in r viewing area with 30s to the west. still

above normal, but 10-30 degrees colder than yesterday morning. winds are still running mainly 10-15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph at times and that will continue most of the day. we are spoit between clear skies and some clouds in the state and those clouds ay be tough to get rid of. the system is tracking away from us, but some lower clouds are coating minnesota, wisconsin and the northern parts of iowa. with or without the clouds, it will be cooler today as high pressure will trtrk in and cool temps come out of canada. we will end up with 40s to 60s over the midwest today with mainly 50s and 60s for saturday. our viewing area wll have sunshine in the south, but the north may be stuck with the clouds today. highs will only be in the upper 40s to mid 50s and that may peak this morning with steady or falling temps this afternoon. gusty winds will die down tonight and lows will drop into the low `o mid 30s... right about normal... and saturday ll be upper 44s to mmd50s again with lots of sunshine around. we will stay dry intw the

highs mostly in the mid 50s and lows in the low to mid 30s. the next system will bring a chance veterans day. intense video out of texas to show you this morning: a potential tornado rips the roof off a large building.

intense video out of texas to show you this morning: a potential tornado rips the roof off a large building. there are reports of debris all over it's comimig up on todayy in iowa.... you could start getting robocalls on your cell phone -- and you could have congress to thank for it. plus -- a tennis star takes off fter someone in a restaurant --- and then receives a standing ovation when she comes back. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in elgin, elkport, traer and all of eastern iowa

robocalls to your cell phone. and it's all thanks to a vote in budget bill gives debt

the authority to robocall cell phones. based on a c-n-b-c analysis of more than 50-thousand consumer complaints related to debt collection, your cell phone may be targeted even&if you don't owe anyone money. do not take her phone. that's the message a tennis star gives after we see what happened inside a restaurant. serena williams sat down to eat -- when aman walks by their table and takes her phone. he walks oot the door with hit. in the video -- you see her chase him down. once she came back -- with her phone in hand -- she was given a standing ovation by theether cussmers. n-b-a players love to throw up half- court shots at the end of practice. some say they're not goofing around -- because you never know when you'll need it. check out the timberwolves heat game. end of tte first half -- l/ courtesy: fox sports sun :02 he gets the steal, and lets it fly from well behind halfcourt. miami would also win the game. san diego's petco park, knowwas

a pitcher's parar, is now a golfer's park. the home of the padres is now home to a nine hole "golf experience". only one hole tees off on the field as six holes tee off from ththball park's upper deck. the cost 50 dollars a round. working the hours we do -- going to happen. you certainly don't expect the surprise one north dakota morning news reporter got. "we have more on those stories and we'll also have hutch's forecast all tonight on valley news live and coming up on valley news live dot com... what are yoy doing? what are you doing? aww kristst larson is dodong an updatee for the show north dakota today when her boyfriend shows up on the set. he got down on one knee and proposed on live television. no surise -- kristi said yes!

the time now is coming up: could smartphones be the next battlefield for a wildly popular game? that's a big question gamers have this morning. that story next. this week, the new game -- from

out. this franchise has made more than 11 billion dollars -- more than all of thhighest grossing films... "gone with the w wnd", "avatar", "star wars" and "titanic" -- combined! so what is all the fuss about activision's call of duty franchise is a juggernaut... chance to oftentimes break their previous records but atleast to set a benchmark for the year's sales" activvion gets the game in re hands because it's not platform exclusive. "call of duty is going to come out on pc going to come out on xbox 1 on ps4" it also serves lots of different types of players. you can play the single player version on your own, or it can be a social experience. "there's the online multiplayer de you can play that with

straaers you can play that with cooperative "zombies mode" lets you team up with friends to take down an and broad. spanning many demographic groups. "i'm definitely part of the group that's familiar with getting beat mercilessly by 12-year-olds in call of dutyty" sales are expected to top 18 million copies by year's end, but the game's publisher wants to expand its offerings. "just this week activision- blizzard announced that it bought king" that's t te maker of tte mobile game sensation "candy crush" "activison already has blizzard and king is a way for them to get into themobile or casual leading some to wonder whether smartphones might be 'call of duty''s next battlefield. mark barger, nbc news. halo 5 is another popular game that came out last week and the highly anticipated star wars battlefront game will be released on november 17th. here's a look at storm track seven live doppler radar righh

now... the forecast from meteorologist eileen loan is up next.

check of your sforecast. gusty and cooler today with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. we stay around normal through the weekend with high pressure tracking through but the next chance of rain may affect veterrns day events. it's and coming up on today in iowa. an eastern iowa scientist is helping to solve the mystery of mars. we'll have that story when