through thee morning hours on friday. by friday afternoon, things go downhill. we have a winter storm watchout for friday afternoon and friday night. this expires saturday morning. this now includes all of the kwwl viewing area where we expect significant snowfalls. this is the first snowfall of the season. here's the storm track 7 live doppler radar. there are a few clouds and flurries possible along the owa and minnesota border. there is some dry air in place, so some of thismight not be reaching the ground. if it is, it is very light and won't accumulate. here's the next storm system well off to our west. thiis now on shore so as we go throughout the afternoon, we'll have a better sampling of the

the track may go. here's how it this is wheee the low pressure, or center of the storm will be friday morning, friday evening, and saturday. widespread one to again, this starts friday afternoon. we'll have the timing coming up in just a few minutes. french officials say they have confirmed that the mastermind of friday's terror attacks in paris was killed in a police raid wednesday... n-b-c's keir simmons is in paris with more this afternoon... this is bigignews. abdelhamid abaaoud is now believed, according to the french prosecutor, to have been killed in those raids yesterday. he was 29-year-old. he is variously described as the mast mind, the lynch pin. whatever word you use he is the man that french authorities killed 129 people. yesterday they raided that third floor apartment. two people were killed. a woman and a man. they were not able to identify the man because he body was so

badly damaged by the fire-fight. so they had to use finger print identification to establish that they believe is abaaoud. it is a very very important development. not the least because french officials believe that terror cell was planning another attack in paris... "and at theame time thewill that"... the intelligence serrces across europe believe plot from there. instead it now appears that he managed to make his way to the capitol city of france and himself orchestrate those attacks. abdelhamid abaaoud french prosecutors say they believe killed yesterday in those raids and another attack on parisfoiled.

nbc's keir simmons reporting... french officials are now saying that the woman ignited a suicide bomb during the raid -- and she may have been relattd to the target... a big topic resulting from friday's attacks is the debate over accepting refugees from syria... a new bloomberg poll lines up with a recent n-b-c poll...showin most americans side with republicans in halting the program to accept syrian refugees in the u-s. the obama administration's plan would take in 10-thousand refugees next year. the poll found 53-percent of americans don't want syrian refugees resettled in the united states. and while vernor branstad wants to close the state ofofiowa to refugees -- the mayor of swisher is welcoming them. some worry a terrorist could end up in the u- s...leading many governors to block refugees... but in swisher-- the maaor issued a proclamation saying "swisher continues to welcome all visitors and perspective residents, regardless of national origin or refugee

status.".. he also talked about his decision... (christopher r aylor, swisherer mayor):15 "it's getting to get for people. i think we could all stand to use a little more compassion, especially our elected officials, so i'm just trying to do what i can." the mayor says it's been fairly well received in his community so far. a police officer in a squad car hits a woman riding a bicycle... it happened in waterloo early this morning in the area of west ninth and washington. according to the black hawk county sheriff's office, he waterloo officer was on patrol. the officer was not responding to a call. the woman went to the hospital. the sheriff's office says her injuries were minor. the woman received citationn for riding a bicycle without a light and violating 1-way traffic. the officer is not currently facing any charges. waterloo police are also investigating an attempted armed robbery in which a clerk and a suspect shot at each other.... it happened just before 10 last

night at ray's supermarket on franklin street... the clerk was not hurt... & we don't know about the suspect because he ran off. police do not believe the suspect took anything from the store. new details have emerged in a shooting we first told you about last night... a man is in the hospital after being shot in the chest. it also happened just before ten near 8th and leavitt streets in waterloo. police tell us the man is expected to survive -- and say he's been relatively coorative with them as they investigate. witnesses saw a car driving away from the scene but don't have a solid description of the car or suspects. a man who took his daughter from a home -- triggering an amber alert -- is sentenced to up to 71 years in prison. 49-year-old kenneth johns, of coralville, pleading guilty to two counts of child nangerment. kidnapping and other charges were dropped in the plea deal. johns admitted to taking his ten- year-old daughter from a solon home in march. he claims the girl's mother, shelly johns, was abusg her. shelly pleaded guilty to child

the city of new hampton is once again looking for a new mayor... after the one they voted for decides he doesn't want the job... ane devine met with the current mayor - robert marttn - one time after he was elected. it was after that meeting he decided to send in his letter of it's more than just ribbon cuttings and proclamations... "the city of our size we don't righgh here at this desk you didn't think it was going to be as big of job and as complex as it is." so where does the city go from here? it's a little unclear. the council may appoint a new mayor, or there may be a special election. coming up... a report out today finds iowa has some room for improvement when it comes to being prepared for extreme weather... and... political apps can give you the inside track when it comes to coverage of the

we a ae tracking wind, and eventually snow. we'll have an update in just a few minutes. we'll be right back with your storm track seven forecast. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist kyle kiel. this is the kwwl news at noon" "now your storm track 7

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weater information. here is additional forecast wind advisory through 6 o'clock times. here are the current wind speeds. these winds are sustained at 20 to 30 mph. here are the current wind gusts. we are gusting up to 50 miles per hr, and thatill continue tonight, and we remain quiet through the morning hours on friday. by friday afternoon, things go downhill. we have a winter storm watch out for friday afternoon and friday night. this e epires saturday morning. this now includes all of the kwwl viewing area where we expect significant snowfalls. this is the first snowfall of the season. here is a look at the storm impacts on friday. we have a moderate impact with snow, especially as we head

so be aware of that. a winter storm watch is in effect for the entire kwwl viewing area for friday and friday night. here's the next storm system well off to our we. this is now on shore so as we go throughout the afternoon, we'll have a better sampling of the system to find out exactly where the track may go. here's how it stands right now. this is where the low pressure, or centererof the storm will be friday morning, friday evening, and saturday. widespread one to three inches possible, with areas of 3 to 6 inches. we'll take a closer look at our area in just a few mimiutes. storm track 7 live weather network shows windy conditions with a few clouds and sunshine in some areas. here's the timing with futuretrack. throughout the evening and overnight we will be dry, with mainly clear kies. as go to friday morning. we are still dry, but will see an increase in clouds cover. as we go throughout the morning, there could be a few light in or snow sswers. a lot of

be until the afternoon that we see the chance for heavier snow. it could still be a mix along and south of interstate 80 as it looks now. the snow will affect the area through saturday morning. so how much snow are we talking. it looks like right now widespread 3 to 6 inch totals north of interstate 80 with locallylyigher amounts. south of interstate 80, there could be 1 to 3 inches where we have the mix and rain lasting a bit longer. this is subject to change, so stay tuned. overcome, so it won't be until the afternoon that we see the chance for heavier snow. it could still be a mix along and south of interstate 80 as it looks now. the snow will affect the area through sasaurday morning. so how much snow are we talking. it looks like right now widespread 3 to 6 inch totals north of

locally higher amounts. south of interstate 80, there could be 1 to 3 inches where we have the mix and rain lasting a bb longer. this is subject to change, so stay tuned. we talking. it looks like right nowwidespread 3 to 6 inch of interstate 80, there could be 1 to 3 inches where we have the mix and rain lasting a bit longer.this is subject to change, so stay tuned. a report out totoy finds iowa is

extreme weather changes... the first ever "states aq risk" report gives iowa a c-plus overall. we'll break it down for you: according to the report, iowa gets a "c" when it comes to extreme heat preparedness and flooding threats. a slightly higher grade, a c-plus, when it comes to drought preparedness... our state is making some changes to how it responds to extreme weather on the other end of the spectrum... the iowa d-o-t is making changes to some of its plows this year -- just ahead of our fifist snowfall... more than 2- hundred plows

across the state have new, blue and white lights. that's on top of the amber-colored lights on all the plows. the d-o-t hopes this will make plows more visible, making e roads safer for everyone. coming up.... a new consumer report says your upcoming thanksgiving feast could cost you a little more this year... plus... when the hawks take on purdue satururay -- a special honory captain will join them... you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in raymond, independence, center point and all of eastern iowa

the field... if you're not familiar -- kids from the university of iowa children's hospital are chosen to be honorary captain and share their story... when the hawks take on purdue saturday -- beau atkinson will be on the field with the team. beau was diagnosed wwth hemophilia at just 6 months old he's now 13 and enjoys being active in his gym class and spending time with friends... (beau atkinson/ kid captain) "it just feels like that if something happens to me friends to support me and help me out through that whole time." his family plans to hang a banner honoring beau at their tailgate before the game... the game saturday will be the final one at kinnick this swason... and the university has announced some new security measures for the game in response to what thee call 'recent international events" today... the athletics department are asking ans to arrive earlier than

usual this weekend to accomodate for an extensive screening process that looks a lot like the policy that the n-f-l uses... among the changes... only bags into kinnick... for the complete list of new restrictions and rules... visit com... on the way-- keep up with all of he political action as it heatsup for r ext years on three new apps... and... a dog will soon have an easier way of getting around... all thanks to a 3-d printer... that story is on the wgy... ths is kwwl-- we'll be right back. when it comes to

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? who's going to take care 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 that we do it.

i will be that kind 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. track of all the candidates and issues isn't easy.... but the good neww -- there's new apps that can help you stay caught up... the first is an app called inside 20-16.... it brings you live updates of the latest news about presidential candidates... its got everything from tv talk shows to appearances on podcasts that you might miss... the second app is polito-mix... it has news headlines from 40 and finally... a third app is called u.s. politics news. this app is constantlyy updating with data from dozens of sources.. all of these apps are free for apple users... while u-s politics

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coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... is it a sweet potato or a yam? we finally ssttle the great debaae... but first, a look at your latest numbers from wall street and the farm markets. next week as you're sitting around the thanksgiving taale yams. they're sweet potatoes." and the whole family starts a debate about

me share some facts to help clear things up. first of all, chances are pretty darn good that you're going to be serving sweet potatoes, since yams are usually found at specialty stores. and by looking at them you can tell the difference because sweet potatoes vary in color, have a paper thin skin, and always taper atthe ends, like tree bark. and don't be fooled when you hear you can are a pale yellow. the fact is. sweet potatoes can be found in about trying a savory twist in a delicate cream sauce, and baked until it'' bubbly hot. if t the recipe for our, "sweet

potato gratin." this way, rather than listening to your faily debate about yams and sweet potatoes, you'll be listening to kitchen, where today we found a "tastier way" for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. this is the news at noon."

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cheaper trend may continue... plus... new research shows how changing sleep schedules between work and the weekends can affect your health... and... jared fogle's sentencing hearing taking place today... an n-b-c welcome back to the news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher let's go to storm track seen meteorologist kyle kiel now for your first forecast. that's right, today we deal with the wind. tomorrow, we through 6 o'clock this evening for the entire area. wind gusts ould be has high as 50 miles per hour at times. here are the current wind speeds. these winds are sustained at 20 to 30 mph. here are the current wind gusts. we are gusting upupto 50 miles s er hour, and that will continue to be the case throughout the afternoon hours. the wind calms down tonight, and we remain quiet through the morning hours on friday. by friday afternoon, things go downhill. we have a

winter storm watch out for friday afternoon and friday night. this expires saturday morning. this now includes all of the kwwl viewing area where wewexpect significant snowfalls. this is the first snowfall of the season. here's the storm track 7 live doppler radar. there are a few clouds and flurries possible along the iowa and minnesota border. there is somm dry air in place, so some of this might not be reaching the ground. if it is, it is very light and won't accumulate. here's the next stm system well off to our west. this is now on shore so as we go throughout the afternoon, we'll have a better sampling of the system to find out exactly where the track may go. here's how it stands right now. this is wherer the low pressure, or center of the storm will be friday morning, friday evening, and saturday. widespread one to three inches possible, with areas of 3 to 6 ines. here is a closer look at our area. again, this starts friday afternoon. we'll have the timing coming up in just a

a a entencing hearing is underway for former subway pitchman.. and confessed child molestorjarred fogel oday... jay gray hhs more... "what will you say to your crowd of media outside the indianapolis federal courthouse this morning .. saving his words for his sentencing inside.. the former subway pitchman.. and 38-year- old father of two has pled guilty to possessing or distributing child pornography and traveling across state lines to engage in sex with minors. "fogle admitted that he he knew to be children. this

investigation was announced. since then he has agrered to pay a tooal of 1.4-million-dollars to his 14 victims, each getting 100,000-dollars.. and as part of a plea deal.. prosecctors capped their request for prison time at 12- and-a-half years - the government also wants fogel to be supervised after release for the rest of his life.. his attorneys have requested a 5-year sentence.. jay gray, nbc news we can now tell you that fogle has been sentenced to 15- point-6 years -- or 1-hundred-88 months -- in prison... which will be followed by a lifetimeesupervised reeease... the ruling came down just moments ago... switching gears now to some good news - gas prices are going down... gas is going ffr 1.99 a gallon in

cedar falls and other eastern iowa communities today... this photo was taken early this morning... and the trend may continue -- triple a predicts gas prices are leading a few more people tt travel this anksgiving. ices are expected to be the "this would be the year to do the gasoline be the deterrent. so, if you're thinking of going 120 miles to visit randma, you should go." according to triple-a -- neerly 47-million drivers are expected to travel 50 miles or more this coming thanksgiving. that's 300- thousand more drivers compared to last year... some intense video to show you today.... as a bus crashes into a vitamin store in pennsylvania early this morning... the bus had reportedly been stolen... and the man who stole and crashed the bus is still on the run today... it isn't clear if the crash was intentional yet... or if anyone was hurt in the collision... elsewhere...

police in phiadelphia are looking for an sonist who is caught on video catching himself on fire... they say the arsonist -- wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt -- lit 11 vehicles on fire at a repair yard... while committing the crime... a security camera captures him accidentally setting his left hand and arm on fire before running away... the suspect likely has serious burns to his hands and his arm... as the search for him continues today.. alarming new numbers from the c-d-c. the number of people reporting std's went way up last year. 1-point-4 million cases of chlamydia were reported. the cdc says that's the highest "number of annual cases of any condition ever reported to he cdc." reports of gonorrhea and syphilis also inccased in 2014. if you change your sleep schedule on the weekends -- listen up. new esearch shows how changing sleep schedules can affect your health. university of pittsburgh researchers found people whose

sleep schedules were vastly different on their free days ... compared to work days ... ere more likely to be overweight, have pre-diabetes d poor cholesterol. coming up... a midwestern university completes the process of changing its controversial nickname... and stormtrack seven meteorologist kyle kiel will be back with your storm track seven day

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from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather ttm. see the scrren for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: team. see the screen for your complete weather informmtion. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: from the kwwl l tormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl am: right now we do have a wind advisory through 6 o'clock from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: right now we do have a high as 50 miles per hour at sustained at 20 to 30 mph. here are the current wind gusts. we are gusting up

to 50 miles per hour, and that will continue to be the case throghout the afternoon hours. the wind calms down tonight, and we remain quiet through the morning hours on friday. by friday afternoon, things go downhill. we have a wintntr storm watch out for friday afternoon and friday night. this expires saturday morning. this now includes all of the kwwl viewing area where we expect significant snowfalls. this is the first snowfall of the season. here is a look at the storm impacts on friday. we have a moderate

with snow, especially as we head toward the evening commute, so be aware of that. a winter storm watch is in effeet for the entire kwwl viewing area for friday and friday night. here's the next storm system well off to our west. this is s ow on shore soos we go the track may go. here's how it stands right now. this is where the low pressure, or center of the storm will be friday morning, friday evening, and saturday. widespread one to three inches possible, with areas of 3 to 6 inches. we'll take a closer look at our area in just a few minutes. storm track 7 live weather network shows windy conditions with a few clouds and sunshine in sone areas. here's the timing with futuretrack. throughout the evening and overnight we will be dry, with mainly clear skies. as go to friday morning. we are still dry, but will see an increase in clouds cover. as we go throughout the morning, there could be a few light rain or snow showers. a lot of dry air to overcome, so it won't be until the afternoon

that we see the chance for we talking. it looks like right now widespread 3 to 6 inch totals north of interstate 80 have the mix and rain lasting a as that first snow approaches... eastern iowa is getting into the holiday spirit... downtown cedar falls decking out the city. santa's elves are putting up decorations along main street, and settinn up santa's workshop. the decorations come from sponsors, downtown merchants, and citywide businesses -- and the hard work is all done by volunteers santa's workshop will open a week from tomorrow.

a university is changing its controversial nickname... the university of north dakota has been known as the "the fighting sioux" in the past. finding g less controversial placement has taken years. the campus community got to pick between "fighting hawks" and "roughriders". fighting hawks is the winner... "we are noh dakota as we've always been. and our newew nickname is a representation out student athletes can carry forward with pride as they compete for our school and our state." nearly 30- thousand students, staffers, alumni and others cast ballots... coming up ... a dog will soon have an easier way of getting around... all thanks to a 3-d printet... that story is up after the break... and -- as a reminder -- when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to o ur page on faccook. you can also "like" our page to

people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather. he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system that keeps in place a rigged economy. bernie's campaign is funded byover a million contributions -- people like you, who see the middle class disappearing and want a future to believe in. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. christmas season with regeneration and rebirth through mus@ic, art and word at concerts 7:30 p.m., and sunday, dec. 6, at 3 p.m., in wartburg p.m., at lutheran church of hope in west des moines. christmas with wartburg will christen neumann auditorium's new state-of-the-art transcend" virtual acoustic system. this revolutionary technology will enhance the audience's listening experience and offer the versatility to give our students an enhanced learning and performance environment. "this year we had the difficult

but exciting task of connecting water with the christmas story, which has taken some time to put together," said lee nelson, christmas with wartburg artistic director and profesor of music "the theme actually came to me the first year we went to lutheran church of hope and i saw the beautiful baptismal font, which is a incorporate the font into christmas with wartburg." internationally renowned opera singer simon estes will perform "o holy night." suzanne torkelson, professor of music, will accompany the wartburr distinguished professor and artist-in-residence. the concert will also feature a hymn arrangement by karen black, professor of music; christmas carols arranged by wartburg alumnus josh evanovich; and various mass ensemble pieces transcribed for concert band by craig hancock, professor of music. the wartburg g hoir also will debut "living water," a newly commissioned work by tom trenney.

sevewartburg musical groups will perform: the watburg choir, wind ensemble, castle singers,s,ritterchor men's choir, the all-female st. elizabeth chorale, kantorei and the handbell choir. nelson will direct the wartburg choir and ritterchor. hancock will direct the wind ensemble. nicki toliver, assistant professor of music, will conduct the castle singers and kantorei. black will direct the st. elizabeth chorale. aaron hansen, lecturer in music, will direct the handbell choir. this year's production is made possible, in part, through the support of sukup manufactctring. ckets are $$6.50 for all waverly performances and $18.50 for the west des moines performance. meals will be offered in waverly saturday and sunday at 5 p.m. for an additional cost. concert aad meal tickets can be purchased online at www.wartburg.edu/chris tmas, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the ticket office in saemann student center or by

calling 319-352-8691. the 68th annual christmas with wartburg "rejoice in the livin water" will connect the christmas season with regeneration and rebirth through music, art and word at concerts dec. 4-6. tickets are on sale now for

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look at the current snow forecast totals. south of interstate 80, 1 to 3 inches. north of interstate 80, it will be very windy this afternoon, so be aware of that. winter storm watch begins tomorrow afternoon and lasts through saturday morning. here are a look at the current snow forecast totals. south of interstate 80, 1 to 3 inches. north of interstate 80, it will be very windy this afternoon, so be aware of that. winter storm watch begins tomorrow afternoon and lasts through saturday morning. here are a look at the current snow forecast totals. south of interstate 80, 1 to 3 inches. north of interstate 80, three to 6 inches. stay with kwwl for the latest. that will do it for us here at

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