for one of the paris attackers. n-b-c's bill neely reports from brusse. the heartof brussels, normally warning that an attack might be imminent, they moved in overnight to half a dozen districts. there were twenty two raids in all, 21 people arrested. thuir main target was the belgian isis militant salah ababesalam, one of the paris attackers who fled to the explosive suicide belt - the man who dreve him here said he'd been wearing a thick jacket. his brother went on belgian tv "it's not my hope", he says, third ay. children awawae of the terrrr threat. (sot) s/ antonio ponte/ school teacher :52-:55 "they are afraid...children were crying" in paris the french president britain's prime mnister. two cities today still reeling from the attacks. (-- on cam --) s/ bill neely/ nbc news/ 1:06- some staff there

its also the virtual capital of the european union... a union of half a billion people. but its also the city from where hundreds of fighters have left to fight for isis in syria, , o they have good reason here to be back to you. police thanked the public and the media for not talking about the raids on social media. new detaiis: in a double homicide investigation out of des moines. police say a man is in custody, and the two vicdims are a woman andder dadaghter. police went to a home alonggull avenue around seven last night. they found the two victims inside. the suspect is recovering in a hospital. this makes the 15th and 16th

moines. thankfully it didn't take long to restore power to thousands of people this morning -- after a car crashed into a powerrpole. a viewer sent us this picture from the area of hillcrest and ridgeway. waterloo police tell us it happened around 11last night midamerican energy had the power restored aaut two hours later. at this point, police don't know what caused the driver to hit a viewer shared that picture with us on facebook. remember, when you see news -- or have weather pictures to sharee-- you can do thht on our facebook page. some iowans hope governor branstad will change hismind. he's one of the many governors in the country who say they will not allow syrian refugees in their states. cedar rapids is home to the longest standing mosque in north america. it was built in 134 leaders there tell us muslim immigrants have been coming to iowa (cg: taha tawil/ imam at mother mosque o america) "i can

same time i am saying that let live our principles, let be the land of the free and the brave." he believes the scanning process for syrian r rfugees is working, however opponents don't believe it's thorough enough. 16 people are hurt in a shooting at a playground. it happened in new orleans last night. police say several hundred peopll were there o shoot a music video when two groups pulled out guns and started shooting at each other. new at noon: olice have arrested a man in connection with the murdee of a pregnant woman in indianapolis. amanda blackburn -- the wife of a pastor -- died after a home invasion earlier this month. the couple's church said her husband came back from the gym to find she had been shot. blacacburn was 12 wees pregnant at the time of her death. early this morning, police

year-old larry taylor in connection to her charge of murder. prosecutors will determine a final charge against him. president obama is back home after a trip to meet with southeast asian leaders. before heading back to the states, he warnnd against overreacting to the paris attacks. he said isis "cannot strike a mortal blow" to america. he added the world will not accept attacks in places like paris as the "new normal"... for every country, every leader to sesed a signal that the viciousness of a handful of killers does not stop the world from doing vital business." the president also defended his strategy to fight isis. decisson 20-16: several candidates spending the weekend in iowa. retired neurosurgeon ben carson talking to voters in daveport. the stop was at a college tere -- so he talked about decreasing college de.

he says the problem is -- schools keep admitting students and students keep getting loans -- with interest rates higher than th were before... "make the student responsible for the principal and the profound effect on them doctor carson was also asked whether the "no chill left behind" act ssuld be re- auuhorized. he says he would want to look at both the good and bad aspects -- carson sharing the spotlight ith another republican candidate. former hewlett- pacard c-e-o carly fiorina at the iowa gop's barbeque in wilton. fiorina is among the candidates with a lot of catching up to do -- according to recent polls. a new national n-b-c news poll shows hhr tied for siih -- with three percent support. for the democrats: hillary clinton -- also in iowa. the former secretary of state

focused on education during a stop. she s sys she plans s o make community college free -- and be able to start and but to continue and graduate and do it without so much debt that you can't get on with your life. so nooa big question is how would she pay for it? one idea would be to cap tax coming up... what you need to know -- to make sure your car doesn't get towed in cedar falls this week. and, it's a thanksgiving tradition for one family as they give back to their community and put on their

we'll beeight back with your snow today, but could lead to some fog tonight. i'll have more coming up. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. this is the kwwl news at noooo"

forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl ssrmtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: plenty of sunshine today and light winds tonight will lead to areas of fog tonight into tomorrow morning. then rain tracks in for wednesday. stormtrack77live ather networkkcameras are e showing plenty of sunshine this afternoon. temps are climbing into the mid to upper 30s this afternoon with upper 40s to the southwest. west winds have ten over the state at 5 to 15 mph. a afew clouds are tracking through the state, but we have mainly sunny skies this afternoon, so we will have plenty of melting going on today and even tomorrow afternoon, but we do have a system that will trrck into the area by thanksgiving day. this will track farther to the north than last week's, so we will have warmer temperatures over us. rain is likely for the holiday. temperatures will be split between the 30s and 44s to

to the south in the midwest today and tomorrow even as that front tracks toward us. we are on the cooler side of the map... highs in the mid 30s to low 400 today with west winds at 5-15 mph. melting snow today and light winds tonight will lead to areas of fog with lows in the teens and low 20s. fog lingers tomorrow morning then we will have partly cloudy skies with highs back in the mid 30s to low 40s. we warm up for the holiday with highs in the upper 40s for thanksgiving day but back to the mid 30s for friday. rain may track k n on wednesddy but it is likely for thursday before mixing with some snow before ending friday morning. right now the weekend looks dry, but computer models are trying to bring in a system late sunday. many people have today to move their car out of the snow -- or

ticket. cedar falls says its plows and trucks need a clear path -- so police are reminding everyone of the 48-hour parking ordinance. beginning tomorrow morning at eight -- they'll starting ticketing cars that haven't moved. and if someone doesn't move their

car within 24 hours of getting a ticket -- they could be towed. tonight marks a thanksgiving tradition. the 33rd annual mike and leona adams thanksgiving dinner in waterlolo. volunteers from veridian credit union and the united auto workers expect to serve a thousand free meals tonight. the meal is named after the couple who started it all -- offering free dinner to people facing tough economic times. the meal is being served from 4:30 until seven this evening at the u-a-w local 838 union hall in waterloo. a new way to o ay your parking fines. starting today, park cedar rapids is accepting donations for homeless shelters as payment for parking fines. donations wwll be accepted for the next month. there's different forgiveness requirements based on how much you owe. we've posted a story with more information on our website, kwwl dot com. coming up.... how much will thanksgiving dinner cost you this year...and

and, tis the season to smile about hitting the road this holiiay season -- because gas prices have dropped just in time for your holiday travels! you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in oneida, castalia, festina and all of stern iowa a wild gang i it's been her fight for twenty years. something is wrong with our healthcare system and it needs to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million kids covered. now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm nonogoing to let any famamy be deprived of healthcare. i'm not going to let the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away.

colorado neeghborhood ... . ut it may have been bad timing for the gang, with thanksgiving just days away. some people spotted the animals

in their yard -- and counted 18 of ttm. no word on where the animals came from -- but really puts a and a different type of animal disrupting a keyyootball game. check out the squirrel interrupting the packers-vikings game. the squirrel was forcibly removed from the field of play, but now has a slow-motion highlight reel of his moment of glory to show all his friends. coming up.... cash or credit? what's the most popular option for this holiday shopping season. and, how does the bird flu affect the cost ooyour thanksgiving turkey this year? this is kwwl-- we'll be right

be thankful for: cheaper gas. we're seeing the lowest prices at the pump since 2008. an average oo 2-15 a gallon across the country -- down 65 cents from a year ago. gas buddy -- says the lowest price it can find in iowa right now is 1-81 in mount plsant. here's more good news: prices could keep falling into december. on the flip side -- you might be spending a little more on those clclssic thanksgivivig items thiss year a turkey weighting 16 pounds is around 23 dollars and 4

year's 21 dollars and 6 cents. the a-f-b-f says this might be because the bird flu delayed turkey production... but not draaatically. now this is not true for all stores locally... some grocery stores are selling turkeys for a lot less than the national average. cash is king this holiday season seven in ten americans plan to use cash or a debit card for most of their holiday shopping. a new report from bankrate dot com says mobile paaments aren't catching on yet -- with 14 percent of those who use a smartphone planning to use services like apple pay or android pay at least once this season. coming up on kwwl, the mister ffd test kitchen....if you love mmshed potatoes the good old-fashioned way -- a recipe on the way to add to your thanksgiving day line-up. but first, a look at your latest numbers from wall street and the

if i asked you what your favorite art of the thanksgivinggay meal is, what would it be? is it the turkey, the stuffing or the potatoes? for me, it's have to be the mashed potatoes. so let me show you a way to make them extra special. we start by peeling a good amount of potatoes and cutting them into chunks. we put them in a pot and cover them with cold water and onto the stove they go. and as for how much you need, the basic rule of thumb is about a half a pound per person. once they'rq tender, we drain them really well and put them back on the stove for maybba minute or so, until all the waters' gone. now we put them in a bowl along with some softened butter, sour cream

and a bit of salt and ppper. at this point, you can either mash them withan old- fashioned masher, or beat them with an electric mixer. if you go the beater route, just don't over mix them or they'll get starchy. when these get passed around the holiday table, make sure you're ready to refill the bowl before you sit down, because they're that good. i do hope you'll go it's been her fight for twenty years. something is wrong with our healthcare system and it needs to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million kids covered. now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. i'm not going to let the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away.

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your breakup a little bit easier and, some holidays shoppers are getting some great deals ahead of black friday-- what they are coming up welcome back to the news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your first forecast. we are above freezing as we head into the afternoon and west winds are 5 to 15 mph. we should be able to see quite a bit of snow melting, afternoon. a few clouds will track through, bubu we will mainly be watchinggfor fog tonight as the snow afternoon but we have warmer temps headed our way for thanksgiving. i'll have that forecast for you in a feminutes. a southwest airlines flight is

from passengers. the indianapolis flight was heading to los angeles and made a stop in kansas city. according to the airline, multiple passengers "did not follow crew instructions and continued to act suspiciously during the flight." ice say at least four people were escorted from the back of the plane... "yeah, everyone was a little confused. we thought something was wrong with the plane. that was the main problem." "well, i was ready to have my sraight through flight, but for the most part, i'm glad nothing happened if something were to happen, so we made it here safely." one person re- boarded the original flight, but the other three were re-booked to a later iran's state news agency says a washington post reporter was sentenced to prison for an

rezaian has been behind bars in iran since july of last year. his attorney said earlier he was accused of "collaborating with hostile governments" and disseminating "propaganda against the establishment..." "well actually i think what this does is move things a small step forward toward final resolution in the judiciary and moving the case to iran's senior leaders who can really act here to resolve the case." yesterday, secretary of state john kerry called on iran to release the journalist and the two other u-s citizens being held in iranian jails. dozens of refugees come together to mark thanksgiving. at this philadephia event, refugees ate more than turkey. they shared food from all over the world. this all happens as a national debate over syrian refugees continues -- and these refugees say home in the u-s... "it's very dismaying, there are elements of our history that we really should not be repeating." "here everyone can practice their own cultures so i like

it." there were refugees from the middle-east at the event... but no syrians. a man stands next to a sign reading "i am muslim" and asks people to give him a hug. as krystyne brown shows us, he put on a blindfold and put his faith in humanity. " it kind of gives me hope, you "he's blindfolded, he doesn't know what people are going to do to him. it's just brave of him." alend is muslim. he's lived in the upstate with his family since he was a child. "i moved here when i was 5 with my parents in hopes of better opportunity." after the recent attacks in paris, alend says he saw a video of another muslim man blinded, being hugged by strangers. he knew he had to do the same for his home. "i didn't expect that much positivity, but i had faith in greenville," said alend. "it's something that about." as he stood there, for two hours chilly and at some

points in the rain, response was better than he expected. many passed by but many also accepted his embrace. "especially in that first hour, i mean it was just back to back to back," he recalled. "not many could see, but i was tearing up behind the blindfold." "i'm not about the negativity. i always try to spread the positive vibes." he hopes those who didn't take the free hugs will at least keep an open better for the world." for now, at least he knows that he and many strangers can still put their trust in humanity. "you should just treat people like they are people." he says he only expected this to be a one-time event, but after the positive response, he says he might be giving out hugs again next weekend. an iowa native is named a rhodes scholar. jeffrey ding grew up in iowa city and is a student at the university of iowa, studying economics politicial science and chinese.

he's one of just 32 american rhodes scholars and will have the chance to study at oxford university in england to get his graduate degree. ding has interned in hong kong and with the u-s state department. thanksgiving is a day to show gratitude with friends and family....... not a time to give them food poisoning! nbc's erika edwards shares some food safety tips. "i blew it.. i blanked..." a few weeks ago on the today show - matt lauer showed america what not to do on thanksgiving. handling raw turkey... then eating without washing his hands! viewers gobbled him up on social media: nats: "what kind of mail do you get from this? what kind of tweets?" "i got some beauties like, 'enjoy salmonella for the next 24 hours, idiot.'" his mistake obviously hurt no one - but the potential for harm from eating raw or under-cooked meat and other contaminated food is serious. (sot: chris bernstein - usda - :29 - :38) "nearly 48 million people get a foodborne illness annually, and that results in 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths." the usda says

eat when it reaches 165 degrees. the pop-up timer is not as good an indicator of temperature as a meat thermometer -- because you can use it to gauge the temperature in several parts of the bird. (sot: chris bernstein - usda - inner-most part of the thigh, and inner-most part of the wing." after it gets hot enough -- you have to make sure to cool down leftovers within two hours after the feast is over so bacteria don't have time to grow. your guests will thank you. erika edwards, nbc news. visit food-safety- dot-gov for more tips on having a safe and healthy holiday... and with it being thanksgiving week, that also means black friday ...the kickoff for the holiday shopping season. some shoppers aren't waiting till then to find deals. we caught up with some who started holiday shopping early... christopher sullivan is on the lookout for a new t-v...and well i just like to spend time with my family on thanksgiving and over the weekend so it's nice to get this out of the way

early." the national retail federation predicts holiday sales this year will be stronger than the ten-year average. new numbers are out this afternoon on consumer spending this holiday season. the annual survey comes from the consumer federation of america and credit union national association. it finds that 49- percent of the u-s plans to spend the same as last year on holiday gifts. 11-percent say they'll spend more and 38-percent say they will spend less. as for a national average, holiday spending should climb about 3- percent this year... "men are more likely to report in just about every time we conduct this survey and in fact i call it the gender generosity gap." to keep holiday spending in check, officials suggest you... make a list and stick to it.. comparison shop and if you have to borrow consider a credit union which typically offer lower

facebook is working to make your breakup a little bit easier. the social network is testing tools to keep your exes from appearing in your newsfeed...and limiting their presence in photo tags and status suggestions. the options are to appear once you change your relationship status to "single." the tools are available now on facebook mobile. coming up ... a big change up with the iowa state football program-- and stormtrack seven meteorologist will be back with your storm track seven

"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: plenty of sunshine today and light winds tonight will lead to areas of fog tonight into tomorrow morning. then rain tracks in for wednesday. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras are showing plenty of sunshine this afternoon. temps are climbing into the mid to upper 30s this afternoon with upper 40s to the southwest. west winds have taken over the state at 5 to 15 mph. a few clouds are tracking through the state, but we have mainly sunny skies this afternoon, so we will have plenty of melting going on today and even tomorrow afternoon, but we do have a system that will track into the area by thanksgiving day. this will track farther to the north than last week's, so we will have warmer temperatures over us. rain is likely for the holiday. temperatures will be split between the 30s and 40s to the north and 50s and 60s to the south in the midwest today and tomorrow even as that front tracks toward us. we are on the cooler side of the winds at 5-15 mph. melting snow today and light winds tonight will lead to areas of fog with lows in the teens and low 20s. fog lingers tomorrow morning then we will have partly cloudy skies with highs back in the upper 40s for thanksgiving

back to the mid 30s for friday. rain may track in on wednesday but it is likely for thursday before mixing with some snow before ending friday morning. right now the weekend looks dry, but computer models are trying to bring in a system late sunday. iowa state head football coach paul rhoads is out of a job. in on wednesday but it is likely for thursday before mixing with some snow before ending friday morning. right now the weekend looks dry, but computer models are trying to

thanksgiving day but back to the mid 30s for friday. rain may track in on wednesday but it is likely for thursday before mixing with some snow before ending friday morning. right now the weekend looks dry, but computer models are trying iowa state head football coach paul rhoads is out of a job. in his seven years with the program the team only had one winning season...his first with the team. the announcement comes after the cyclones blew a lead and lost saturday's game

multiple turnovers in the last in this saturday's game. a much different story for hawkeye football fans. the team is now ranking number three in both the a-p and coaches poll in fact one coach even gave them a first place vote. following saturday's win over purdue, the hawkeyes join clemson as the only remaining undefeated teams in the country -- uni football fans also celebrating -- the team is playoff bound -- and they get to stay at home -- the panthers will host eastern illinois in the first round of the playoffs this saturday -- it comes following the teams fifth win on saturday we'll meet buddy! he is looking for a loving home. a live interview next you're watching kwwl. and when you see news - or 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

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the pontiff's visit touched many people, including a one-year-old girl battling a brain tumor. her parents are calling what

(nats - crowd noise, pope kisses baby) it's the little kiss gianna kiss is partially responsible for her quick recovery. (joey masciantonio/father) "i, i think this is all this is god." one-year-old gianna has a rare, inoperable brain tumor. her blood cells attacked her brain stem weeks option. the masciantonio clan showed up for the papal parade in front of independence hall, expecting maybe a quick glance. but thanks to a friend from the f-b-i... (nats -- crowd) "oh my god!" (nats - cheering) "oh my! god bless!" and see the man holding gianna? he's the pope's body guard. and his name is domenico gianni. dominic is gianna's older brother. joey and kristen masciantonio say the similar names is just

divine intervention. and they believe the proof is in the scans. here is a scan taken in late august - before the pope's spontaneous kiss. here is the scan from in so many of the cuts. it's the left is before the kiss -- the right after. (kristen masciantonio/mother) "she's getting better and stronger. she's blowing kisses. she's started to point, started pointing at things." gianna was named for saint gianna -- a modern-day saint from italy who died in 19-62. saint gianna's daughter was in philadelphia and met gianna during the papal weekend. gianna's parents insist her future is a bright one. and they can't wait to masciantonio/father) "last year was about living in honor of her. now we're going to

gianna has come a long way. her father says she spent the first

a young boy hiccuped his way through the australian national anthem before a baseball game in an adorable performance on friday ... take a look this little boy named ethan had a case of the hiccups as he sang before an australian baseball league game but that didn't stop him from singing through to the end of the song. the crowd loved it. and the boy received a loud

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