the area wednesday and taper off late wednesday night. isolated severe storms are possible wednesday afternoon. the winds will be strong wednesday night through friday with gusts to 45 mph wednesday night/thursday. gusts friday night.the sky remains clear tonight with temperatures dropping into the upper 20s to around 30 by morning. tuesday is going to be a nice november day with sunshine and highs in thmid to upper 50s. we are tracking a large storm forecast to move across iowa wednesday. rain and storms will spread across the area wednesday and taper off late wednesday night. the winds will be strong wednesday night through friday with gusts to 45 mph wednesday night/thursday. gusts on fridayaywill be near 30 mph. the wind gradually tapers off friday night. al roker in the midst of his rokerthon 2: taking america by storm.

today--dubuque his next stop. kwwl's brad hanson live for us tonight on dubuque's riverwalk where a crowd has started to gather already. yeah, already more than a dozen people out here--so far patiently awaiting the arrival of al roker himself. of course, he's trying to set the record for fastest time doing a weathercast in all 50 states. his day today saw him start in the four corners, and make his way as far north as fargo nort\ dakota and moorhead minnesota. he's scheduled to be in dubuque sometime around 10-45 or 11, where he'll find quite a few "lisa designed the sign and i put it together for her. we're

refused to go ome." right now we know al is running about an hour late--he's scheduled to be here just before 11. and we'll have his weather reporttor eastern ioww right here on kwwl tomorrow morning on today in iowa. we've got you covered live here in dubuque, brad hanson, kwwl news. al is also scheduled to get to hazel green wisconsin tonight, where we're told there is also quite a crowd. continuing coverage -- the verdict is in for a man accused of murdering a woman in the finds you guilty f murder in the first degree." jury finding nncholas luerkens

guilty of first degree murder in the death of lynnsey donald. he stabbed and killed the 29-year- old donald - in front of her seven year old son... outside the marion hyvee in april. his family very emotional after the verdict. luerkens was escourted out of the courtroom in handcuffs, telling his family he loved them on his way out the door. as for lynnnsey's family -- her father had a statement prepared on their behalf. (cg: steve dgnald/ lynnsey's fatheb) "we will all miss that loving contagious smile and friendly loving soul for this littte boy would greatly be appreciated." luerkens will be sentenced to mandatory life in prison on january eighth. nis inured while jumping into the riveaer beg kickedout f

this morning when he was barred from the ameristar casino in council bluffs. he then jumped into the missouri river. police later talked him into coming back out. he was arrested and charged with pububic intoxication. a former high school math teacher convicted of having sexual conduct with a student is sentenced to ten years in prison. a judge sentencing 30- year-old jeffrey daugherty -- a former teacher at thohoas jefferson high in council bluffs daugherty pleaded guilty in september to multiple charges involving a 15- year-old girl. he must also register as a lifetime sex offender. . common. re. math. ththe words that cause chills to run down the spines of parents everywhere. some parents tell me that homework timends in tears...but educators say, it's all worth it. common core math -- does it add up -- we went straight to the classroom to find out. take 853 and subtract your answer is right - but if you did it this way -

t wrong - but it doesn't follow common core math - the math that is being taught in most of our homework went from being fun and easy to tears...it's juss not fun.. jill klein has a daughter in second grade - and her frustration echos that of hundrds of parents across eastern iowa. like this woman - (1:00:55) it boils down to we like it when he doesn't have math. sad it has to be like that. amy is adamant - she is not a fan of common core matt but justtlike so many parents who reached out to me on facebook, she has concerns speaking out against it publicly - so we agreed bot to show her face. but her concerns - are hard to ignore. (1:01:29 - :48) it went from something that could be easily figured out - now we're googling,w e're frustrated, he's frustrated and it turns into chaos...he starts

room and cry. (1:03:04 - :11 jill klein) i'm not able to help her to learn - because i don't know how to do it. parents' frustrations a mom in davenport called common core math "satan's handiwork." a dad in ohio was so frustrated, he sent this check to s young son's school - he used common core math with the hashtag - you figure it out. and comedian louis c-k has been more than vocal about his disdain for common core math: "bill has 3 goldfish, he buys 2 more. how many dogs live in london?" but is tere method in the madness? educators say: absolutely. (14:30:35 - :51 jen mccarten, 3rd grade north cedar) we are explaining to our kids how to truly think about their math. when learned how to do it, we were taught how to carry the one....but we didn't know why we were doing it.

problem - 853 minus 456? mccarten's third grade class was hard at work on that - on the left side of the white board - it's the old way of math - the way their parents learned...the stacking method. on the right side, is the "new" way...common core math...or "break apart" as thy call it insde this classroom. (1(130:52 mccartenn now we're breaking it down in 14:42:22 - :31) 853 - 400 equals 453 for third grader macie robbins - she prefers the new math. (14:41:46 - :00) 800-400...shows all the basic moves. do yououlike?...what about your parents? this one. (laughter) (mccarten 14:31:47 - :02) as adults we do so much mental math - allowing them to

do mental math - one specific method to do it. (nats of girl saying 3971 macie goes on to solve the same equation using the stackikig method - or better known as - the old way. (nats of girl saying 397) same answer - two different processes. in mccarten's classroom - the students pick home from school - this is how how does it make you feel as a (nats of girl saying 397) macie goes on to solve the same eqation using the same answer - two differrt processess in mccarten's classroom - the students pick which method works best for them. but t tat's not alwayy the caa in every classroom. (1:02:57 - :12) we're not getting the literature home from school - this is how you should teach them - bunch parenttawful. my dad even tried. i can't do this. i talked with educators at the iowa department of

me common core math is all about teaching our kids critical thinking. (mccarten 14:33:42) rigor doesn't always mean it's harder - thinking more deeply - applying to real life. and that could be the key to further success own the road. (nats of kids yelling 397!) (14:51:33) & mccarten and many other teachers i spoke to off camera tell me -- if a parent wants to come in and have a tutorial o o common core maah -

coming up on kwwl... a lot of cooroversy surrounding a red coffee cup. plus.. a big university president stepping down following multippe racism accusationn. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar....storm track seven's chief meteorologist mrk schnackenberg has your full forecast, coming up... and when you see news - r if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to stay up to date on breaking news meteorologist mark schnackenberg and sports with rick coleman.

"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 stormtrack 7 weather team: 50s. we are tracking a large storm forecast to move across iowa wednesday. raiai and storms will spread across the area wednesday and taper off late wednesday night. isolated severe storms are possible wednesday afternoon. the winds will be strong wednesday night through friday with gusts to 45 mph wednesday night/thursday. gusts on friday will be near 30 mph. t te wind gradually tapers off friday night.the sky remains clear tonight with temperatures dropping into the upper 20s to around 30 by morning. tuesday is going to be large storm forecast to move across iowa wednesday. rain and stoos will spread across the area wednesday and taper off late wednesday night.

isolated severe storms are possible wednesday afternoon. the winds will be strong wednesday night through friday with gusts to 45 mph wednesday night/thursday. gusts on friday will be near mph. the wind gradually tapers off friday night.50s. we are tracking a large storm forecast to move across iowa wednesday. rain and storms will spread across the area wednesday and taper off late wednesday night. isolated severe storms are e ossible wednesday aaternoon. the winds will be strong wednesday night through friday with gusts to 45 mph wednesday night/thursday. gusts on friday will be near 30 mph. the wind gradually tapers off friday night.the sky remains clear tonight with temperatures dropping into the uppee 20s to around 30 by morning. tuesday is going to be a nice november day with sunshine and highs in the mid to upper 50s. we are tracking a large storm forecast to move across iowa wednesday. rain and strms will spread across the area wednesday and taper off late wednesday night. isolated severr storms are possible wednesday afternoon. the winds will be strong wednesday night through friday with gusts to 45 mph wednesday night/thursday. gusts on friday will be near 30 mph. the wind gradually tapers rain and storms will s sread across the area wednesday and taper off late wednesday night. isolated severe storms are possible

wednesday afteron. the winds will`be strong wednesday night through friday with gusts to 45 mph wednesday night/thursday. gusts on friday will be near 30 mph. the wind gradually tapers off friday night.the sky remains clear tonight with temperatures dropping into the upper 20s to around 30 by mning. tuesday is going to bc a nice november day with sunshine and highs in the mid to upperer50s. we are tracking a large storm forecast to move late wednesday night. isolated severe storms are possible wednesday afternoon. the winds will be strong wednesday night thromgh friday with gusts to 45 mph wednesday nighttthursday. gusts friday willle near 30 mph. the wind gradually tapers off friday night. "if we act like christmas is a birthday party for us, that we can throw tantruus if it doesnt go our way, then we missed the point" large storm forecast to move across iowa wednesday. rain and storms will spread across thth area wednnsday and taper off late wednesday night. isolated severe storms are possible wednesday afternoon. night/thursday. gusts on friday "if we act like christmas is a

point" coming up on kwwl... aalocal pastor reacting to starbucks removing its christmas designs from their holiday cups. you're watching kwwl. 've got you covered in blufufton,

carolina -- authorities responding to a shooting at spartanburg methodist colleee. police say a car took off -- striking officer -- officer shot at perosn --officer was treated at the scene and wasn't believed to have been seriously injured, he said. the campus has since been locked down. the president of the university of missouri regisns following weeks of

protests over his handling of alleged racism on campus. students and faculty say tim wolfe failed to act quickly or strongly enoguh to those alleged racism acts. the schol's football team even threatening to boycott thier upcoming game this saturdd. wolfe says his resignation is necessary for the university to move forward. tim wolfe - resigning university of missouri sstem president "we need , please, please, use this resignation t heal, not to hate.and let's move forward toggther and for a brighter tomorrow. some of the alleged racial incidees include a swastika drawn on a dorm wall and racial slurs shouted at students. a little re cup is causing controveesy... starbucks announcing the removal of christmas designs on their holiday cups a former pastor took them to task on

facebook, saying their actions suggest they hate jesus "do you realize that starbucks wanted to take christ and christmas off their brand new cups? thats why they're just plain red kwwls olivia mancino getting some reaction tonight -- she joins us now live that former pastor joshua feuerstein, his video has been viewed millions of times-- and many of those views coming from people who don't agree with what he has to say including one local pastor who i oke to tonight who says his video makes the church look petty. "do you realize that starbucks wanted to take christ and christmas off their brand new cups? thats why they're just plain red" lot of controversy lately, and its mostly derived from one former pastor who claims starbucks hates jesus "i decided instead of simply boycotting, lets start a them my name is merry christmas" the video coming after starbucks decided to remove symbols of the season from their cups. the starbucks vice

president saying they want to quote, usher in the holidays with a purity of design that welcome all of our stories. "i feel as if they should still have the christmas symbols on the cup just because its part of christmas"s" but many don't feel the same way... "i think that if the church is getting upset over a coffee cup, we need jesus the most" nate nims is a pastor at first united methodist church in waterloo he says symbols of the season is not what christmas is about. "if we act like christmas is a birthdayyparty for us, that we can throw tantrums if it doesnt go our way, then we missed the point" following that, nims says jesus never said to care about coffee... instead he said to feed xhe hungry, cloth the naked, and give back to others. foflowing the pastors viral

starbucks responded, saying they're trying to create a culture of belonging, inclusion and diversity back to you. coming up next... cubs slugger kris bryant picks up a big honor after a tremendous rookie campaign -- plus -- mark k arley weighs in on the red-hot uni football team as they look to run their streak to four straight on saturday -- mark woodley joins us next on kwwl.

jeb bush: we do not have to be the world's policeman. we have to be the world's leader. who's going to take care of the christians that are being eliminated in the middle east? o's going to takekeare of israel and support them - our greatest ally in the middle east? the united states has the capability of doing this, and it's in our economic and national security interest at we do it. i will be that k kd of president and i hope you want that kind of president for our country going forward. announcer: right to rise usa is responsible

for the content of this message. weeks ago -- now seems a lot more manageable -- as the panther playoff hopesescontinue to survive -- uni has now won three straight with their backs against the wall -- which includes a 59, 13 beatdown of indiana state on saturday -- that means that uni is very likelyin the postseason if they can pick up wins in the final two weeks -- and though this team struggled early in the season -- coach mark farley says they're now performing the way they always knew theyyould -- creating our own opportunity. too. when all those things line up, good things can happen. the panthers head off to face a missouri state team that's yet in springfield --

is going in to his final season as an all- american -- niang is one of five players on he's the first cyclone pre-season all-american in 15 years -- point guard jamal tinsley was the last to receive the honor -- niang is the only active player in the country to combine 15-hundred points, 4-hundred-50 rebounds, and 3- hundred assists -- niang's former coach -- fred hoiberg looking to move the bulls to 5 and 3 on the season -- and having few problems at winless chicago first half -- the mayor an ames high guy -- and so is doug mcdermott -- douggy mcbuckets with a 4-point play -- career high 18 points tonight - and he finishes with the lay-in cubs slugger kris bryant was tonight named the top rookie in the national league at the players

choice awards -- brbrant -- of course -- was huge duringg the 20-15 campaign -- drilling 26 home runs, driving in 99 rbi's -- the men's soccer teem -- clearlyy excited as they received their first ever ncaa tournament bid in a year that included their first conference tit -- the peacocks received a bye in to the third round where they'll thanks rick.

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