lower crude oil prices and more gasoline from regional refineries has made the perfect set up for the lowest prices at the pump in more than five really adds up fast."" security lines. especially when jeanenne tornatore / orbitz, senior editor :42 - :47) "even if you are headed through with new terror threats from isis. and in light of recent attacks in paris, the state department worldwide has issued an new worldwide travel alert. meaning even more scrutiny at all airports. (s/ suzanna woods / passenger :59 - 1:06) "with that you're gonna notice there'' gonna be a back up in because you cannot put a price on a safe holiday season. wendy woolfolk, nbc

lowest gas prices for the thanksgiving holiday since 2008. according to gas buddy...today the average cost for gas is two dollars and one cents. and in eastern iowa... we've seen even lower prices... some places as low as one dollar and 93 cents and one dollar and 89 cents.... barb saffold runs a taxi service... she free rides during the holidays "it means a lot to me because i days and nights. a lot of times that. i can volunteer my service because the prices aren't that high on the gas." many people say this is an early holiday present.... let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for

a look at our travel recast... the roads are starting to get busy with travelers, but there aren't any weather hazards out there right now. tomorrow, although we will have an increase in low clouds, some drizzle and maybe some rain showers tomorrow with rain likely on thursday. the system is currently bringing rain to californiaia oregon and washington. we will see melting today. temps are warming nicely, but we will be even warmer tomorrow despite the clouds. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. decision 2016 coverage now-- ...a new poll of iowans has a shakeup at the top. decision 2016 coverage now--

...a new poll of iowans has a hakeup at theetop. for the first time we're seeing ted cruz close to leading. the new quinnipiac poll of likely caucus goers came out this morning. it shows donald trump back on top, with 25 percent support. ted cruz is just two pointnt behind -- well within the margin of error, just showing how close the race is between the two now. cruz has doubled his support in just four weeks.. ben carson is in third at 18 percent. last month's poll had carson leading in iowa. meanwhile: donald trump stands by his claim he saw muslims celebratii on nine-eleven, despite several fact checks finding him wrong... i saw people getting together in fairly large numbers celebrating as the world trade center was coming down killing thousands of people. now, he's not alone. ben carson claims he saw "film" of american mususims in new jersey q: were american muslims in new jersey cheering on 9/11 when q: yes, can you expand on

that was an inappropriate response. i don't know if, on the basis of that, you can say all muslims are bad people. i really think that would be a stretch. nbc news found no instance of cheering in jersey city.... just a long, discredited rumor. dodoald trump's appearance on saturday night live was a ratings hit -- but now n-b-c is responding to the other candidates asking for equal airtime. n-b-c will air ads for four republican presidential candidates this frfray and saturdaa john kasich, mike huckabee, jim gilmore, and lindsey graham will each get 12 minutes of free advertising on 18 n-b-c affiliate stations in iowa, new hampshire, and south carolina. this is to comply with f-c-c regulations requiring eqal air

time for non-news coverage. another g-o-p candidate, george pataki, is still negotiating wi n-b-c. continuing coverage this afternoon it's been one month since a waterloo teen disappeared. his family says moe sed left without his medications. he's a student at waterloo west. police say they're following up on leads and they're looking everywhere for him....even outside of waterloo. they say they have entered his information into the national database. if you know anything that can help police -- give them a call. new at noon: a chicago police officer is charged with murder. officer jason vanndyke is charged in the death of 17- year-old laquan mcdonald. the shooting happened last october, the officer shot mcdonald 16 times. authorities say mcdonald ignored police orders to drop his weapon, and then lunged at officers. van dyke's attorney says that's when the officer opened fire in fear for his liff. the dash-cam video releaseddf the shooting contradicted the police union's version of

there's an effort to decrease arrests of native americans in iowa. right now native americans make up nearly half of the public intox arrests in sioux city. the numbers have climbed in recent years. police held a town hall to talk about ways to change that... addicted, easy to point at nobody who- thoss who have no hope," but what can we do change it? and all of us here have commitment to it, but i don't know how much of resources we have." nearly a ird of the eople arrested for public intox in sioux city are white. two men are ccarged with the murder of amanda blackburn.. she was the pregnant wife of a pastor, who was shot during an apparent home invasion in an indianapolis neighborhood. the two men - one 21, the other r 8 - face multiple charges, including murder. the 28-year-old pastor's wife was found dead on november tenth. her husband found her when he got home from the gym.. the prosecctor says d-n-a

testing was the break that "the first significant break was sweater or t-shirt that covered the face of the individual who was utilizing the bank card from amanda blackburn." both men are being hhd in jail. the family of a teenager arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school wants formal apologies and 15 million dollars. lawyers for ahmed mohamed's family say the family has suffered because of the arrest. they also believe ahmed's civil rights were violated. they want written apologies from the school district, ayor and popoice chief. since the incident, the family has left the u-s and is now living in the middle east. a large trailer truck crashes into a starbucks at a rest area in japan. the vehicle ran onto a sidewalk from the parking lot and rammed into the coffee shop. police say the truck driver was injured and taken to a hospital

a worker who was preparing to open the store got hurt as well. police are still trying to coming up... an inside look at how pancreatic cancer affects families, and why they're hoping their stories will help savvothers. and, if you still haven't moved your car or

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we'll be right back with your storm track seven forecast. there is still snow on the ground and it is still keeping us a little cooler than areas with none on the ground. we will see in. i'll have that wet thanksgiving day forecast for you coming up. "youe watching kwwl. we've t you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. this s s the kwwl news attnoon" "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weataer

team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: more melting snowtoday and then even warmer temps track in with more moisture for tomorrow and thursday. stormtrack7 live wwather network ameras are showing plenty of sunshine now, but we will have rain tracking in tomorrow. temps are are in the mid 30s to low 40s as we head into the afternoon with 50s in sw iowa. winds are from the southeass at 5 to 15 mph over most of the state and should stay there today and tonight, although turn more to the south for tomorrow we have a few clouds tracking through as well, although most of us are seeing quite a bit of sunshine.

a warm front will not quite be able to track through the state as the cold front to the west pushes it farther south. but we will have more moisture streaming in... drizzle is likely in the morning with rain showers in the afternoon and the potential for fog all day on wednesday. we stay relatively cool today with a small warm push for tomorrow. partly cloudy today with highs back in the upper 30s to mid 40s with southeasterly winds. more fog tonight as temps only drop into the low to mid 30s and we have plenty of moisture tomorrow... mainly with fog and drizzle, but light rain

is possible in the afternoon..ighs will climb into the mid 40s to around 50. we stay mild on thanksgiving day, although temperertures may fall during the afternoon. rain is likely thursday with some snow possible thursday night into early friday morning. system is heading our way for the beginning of next week. there are some cities in eastern iowa that will give you a ticket if you haven't cleared your sidewalk... or moved your car in the past 48 hours.... now this is not true with all cities... here's a break down: cedar falls starting ticketing those who have not cleared their sidewalks this morning ... in the cities of cedar rapids and waterloo...they requue people to shovel their sidewalks within 48 hourss.. but will not ticket you right away...they'll give you a

warning ... iowa city is a little different...you're actually required to clear your sidewal 24 hours after it snows an inch or more... coming up.... president obama is welcoming the president of france...as an ongoing terror threat leads to security changes around the world. and next-- an inside look at how pancreatic cancer affects families you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in dunkerton, tipton,

it's likcrime was committed. and it happens to about 125 people in eastern iowa every year. they're told they have pancreatic cancer. 7 percent will live five years after that diagnosis. kwwl's jerry gallagher sat down with people who know the pain -- to learn what's being done to change the outcome... "you hope you're the one who's going to have your husband live, of 11 children... "he had a pretty good smile." his smile was brightest surrounded by family in jesup and... "thh farm was his love." ernie's life changed dramatically... "may 7th, 2012. it was my birthday. that's why i remember it exactly." he got the news. stage 4 cancer. "we had never heard of pancreatic cancer." like so many cases, ernie's pancreatic cancer wasn't detected until it was too late. "sometimes with breast cancer,

there's a lump... with all these pancreatic cancer, there's nothing." janie schimt did not have a lot of time. "it was probably the greatest memories we have." they celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary in myrtle beach with the entire family. from there, lots of pictures, videos and kisses with into hospice care eight months after his diagnosis. "he said, 'i really want to make it to our 46th anniversary,' and i said, 'don't you dare.' he was in so much pain." ernie passed away a week later, leaving behind a loving family, a cherished farm and compassionate communities. "between jesup, raymond and gilbertville, everywhere i went janie feel good too. lining the streets of jesup, purple ribbons to raise awareness of a disease many feel does not get enough attention.

one young woman in cedar rapids agrees. "you should look just like me. use your mirrors and step dancers to keep up with crystal kuehl. "are we good?" but that wasn't the case two years ago. exactly 9 days after ernie schmit -- a complete stranger -- passed away from pancreatic cancer, crystal knew something was wrong. a dance instructor for cr spirits, she felt very weak. "i kept telling my mom, 'i can't news no one wants to hear. "i was numb. i don't have cancer. i'm only 20." the next three to six first came surgery to might have been growing inside her body for five years. then chemo. "we are so happy. she's

young, she beat it, we have all a rare form similar to what steve jobs had. "this sucks." "it might sound crazy, but i eat healthy, i sleep well, i don't drink pop... i don't drink a lot. you start asking yourself all those things and why did i get this? i was a good person in high school." at 23 years old, you can understand if she feels that way all the time. but she doesn't. she doesn't have time to. (video of her pointing to her watch.) "it's ok to have your days, but then you've got to suck it up don't feel good, but i'm still hanging in there and teaching my off her feet. she's not losing her hair, but she can barely walk." but she will walk on... right down the aisle very soon. she's now planning a wedding.

if you have to. you probably don't have much for thighs." watching crystal teach, dance and smile... you see a young woman ready to beat pancreatic cancer... she's not thinking about the 7-percent survival rate after five years. these are the numbers crystal hopes to recruit an army of support to win the battle for her -- and future patients. "i think that's our job, bringing awareness to this horrible cancer that is silent." "i'm constantly fighting. just keep living." that was a special report by jerry gallagher... crystal's mom says hope is such a beautiful word -- and here is some hope. researchers believe -- with just

a drop of blood -- doctors may one day be able to detect pancreatic cancer in its early stages before it becomes deadly. to learn more about that new study -- and to follow crystal's journey -- go to our website -- kwwl- dot-com. coming up.... as we approach the holidays which companies are naughty and which are nice? a new report released today and, have no fear-- you can still get to your destination using a popular app without using up all your data google unveils offlin when they told me that i was

diagnosed with cancer, all i could think of was my kids and that i didn't want to leave them. i beat cancer, but it is still scary. now i have a pre-existing condition. so, if republicans take away obamacare, breast cancer survivors like me could be denied coverage. if hillary's in the white house, she's going to continue obamacare, so that i don't have to worry anymore. i trust her, and i know she's going to fight for all of us. i'm hillary clinton,

still get turn by turn directions. users can look up a location and download a map while they're connected via wi-fi, then use the map without using any data. the app will also let you search for places like art galleries, restaurants and hotels, and get information like hours, phone numbers and reviews. for now the offline maps app is just on the android platform. iphone users could see the app sometime before the new year. are companies naughty or nice -- consumer reports releases its sixth annual report to let you know who's taking care of you. on the nice list:

c-v-s, which is expanding its medical commitment by adding hearing and vision cliniccat many stores, jetblue is nice -- for its free wifi. and target, thanks to its price match policy. naughty: allegiant air for charging for all the services beyond the ticket. costco...for selling counterfeit tiffany jewelry. and fedex and u- p-s...because they're charging fuel surcharges even with falling gas prices. coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... chocolate, pecans, and pie.it's the perfect way to end any holiday feast. but first, a look at your latest numbers from wall street and the

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when it comes to what to serve the years, here in the test kitchen we've made almost every kind of pie tt you can that is impossible to resist. wewestart out by melting some squares of unsweetened chocolate with some sweetened condensed milk. once that's smooth, we stir in a bit of cornstarch that's been butter, and a pinch of salt. after everything is combined, we turn

off the heat and stir in some pecan halves and pour it into a pre-made chocolate pie crust. is that easy enough or what? now this bakes for about a half an hour or so until it sets. once it does, we'll cool it a bit before putting it in` the fridge to really firm up. what we end up with is more of a rich chocolaty fudgy pie with pecans than a pecan pie with only a little chocolate. you may want to serve this with some whipped cream and a little vanalla ice cream to round out its richness. i do hope yu'll go online and get the recipe for, "chocolate pecan fudge pie," along with our &ree holiday helper's e-cookbook, packed with all sorttof great holiday recipes that'll win you rave reviews. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a

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transfer records with bewell 24/7. one of the many services provided exclusively to wellmark members. call 844-84-bewell. i'm ally crutcher let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your first forecast. the roads are starting to get busy with travelers, but there aren't any weather hazards out there right now. highways and airports are not showing any problems today. and it should stay the same tomorrow, although we will have an increase in low clouds, some drizzl and maybe sommrain showers tomorrow with rain likely on thursday. the system is currently bringing rain to california, oregon and washington. we will see melting today. temps are warming nicely, but we will be even warmer tomorrow despite the

for you in a few minutes. california, oregon and washington. we will see melting today. temps are warming nicely, but we will be even warmer tomorrow despite the to the white house today. the visit comes less than two weeks after terrorists attacked paris killing 130 people and leaving hundreds more injured. the two leaders are focused on ways to boost the coalition aiming to defeat isis in syria and iraq. the french president is expected to ask president obama for more action and ommitment of resources, including u-s special forces on the ground. president obama has said he would not change orramp up his strategy against isis in syria. a family of five has a utility worker to thank for saving their lives. the worker went inside their home and woke them up after their ouse caught fire.

a day the beach tururs into a shark frenzy. this is at a florida beach -- dozens of sharks come close to luckily no one was hurt. this is something most of us would run away from, not towards. but for this new jersey police officer --protecting and serving doesn't just mman people. he spoos a skunk with its head stuck inside an orange juice carton and rushes to the animal to help. he's successful -- and didn't get sprayed this time, though he has been sprayed by a skunk before. one week from today waterloo voters head back to the polls to choose a new mayor. buck clark chose not to run for re- election. in his six years in office -- he's proud new housing starts h hve gotten better. he says under his leadership he believes the image of the city has improved. but clark wishes he could have "we've got a remendous amount of great things residentially and mmercially and industtally and quality of life issues that waterloo has an incredibly bright future." clark says he isn't sure what

he'll be doing nxt, but says he won't get into public office again. a donut store wants customers to know - it's politically incorrect. the ohio bakery posted signs in its windows reading "we say merry christmas, god bless america, and we salute the flag." it goes on to give thanks the "i ink it's cool. i mean, at least somebody's standing up for something." "these are my views. they are certainly not telling other out of love." the chain's owner says the signs are not a marketing ploy. they're a statement of his beliefs. and picture perfect: the iowa hawkeyes are on the cover of sports illustrated the 11 and oh hawkeyes have landed on the regional cover of sports illustated. iowa is ranked third in the country and tonight will find out where it's at in the latest cololege football playoff rankings. the hawkeyes travel to nebraska

season before playing in the big 10 title game on december 5th. coming up ... a live intereriew with two wwman that have designee a special type of fitness classes. and stormtrack seven meteorologist will be back with your storm trackseven day forecast when we return...

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: more melting snow today and then even warmer temps track in with more moisture for tomorrowowand thursday. stormtrack7 live ather network cameras are showing plenty of sunshine now, but we will have rain tracking in tomorrow. temps are are in the mid 30s to low 40s as we head into the afternoon with 50s in sw iowa. winds aree fromomthe southeast at 5 to 15 tonight, although turn more to the south for tomorrow we have a few clouds tracking through as well, although most of us are seeing quite a bit of sunshine. a warm front will not quite beeable to track pushes it farther south. but we will have more moisture streaming in... drizzle is likely in the morning stay relatively cool today with a small warm push for tomorrow. partly cloudy today with higigs back in the upper 30s to mid 40s with southeasterly winds. more fog tonight as temps only drop into the low to mid 30s and we have plenty of moisture tomorrow... mainly with fog and drizzle, but light rain is possible in the afternoon. highs will climb into the mid 40s to around 50. we stay mild on thanksgiving day, although temperatures may

fall during the afternoon. rain is likely thursday with some snow possible thursday night into early friday morning. it will cool back into the 30s for the weeknd and another system is heading our way for the beginning of next week. coming up .next a live interview with two woman that have designed a sppcial

a live interview with two woman that have designed a special type of fitness class.

timi brown joins us from the covenant wellness center located at kimball & rigeway in waterloo. timi is the facilitator of medical fitness programs - also called "med-fit". today timi will give us an overview of all the programs, which are offered at the kimball ridge center. the med-fit program provides care for clients following rehab and therapy

and post-surgical patients, and people with a medical condition looking for greater quality of life. we offer exeise and educational programs. program benefits are increased strength and balance, increased range of motion, enhancedd self-image, increased joint mobility, improved posture and gait, less fatigue6 covenannwellness sttff will customize fitness and educational programs to enable participants to meet personal goals safely. programs can be tailored to a broad range of conditions such as: arthritis, brain injury, cardiac problems, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, mental illnesses, multiple sclerosis, neurological disorders, orthopedic $&

problems, osteoporosis, parkinson's disease, pulmonary problems, spine disease and stroke. "cancer rehab and wellness" can help individuals through the physical challenges of cancer treatment and recovery. "cardiac and pulmonary wellness" provides rehabilitation care for people with cardiovascular and pulmonary coditions. "balanced bodies" is a program designed for individuals who have fallen or have a fear of falling and who want tooimprove their balance and mobility. "delay the disease" is a fitness program designed to empower people with parkinson's disease by optimizing their physical function and helping delay the progression of

symptoms. "flex and strength" is an introductory class specifically designed for individuals who have suffered a stroke and have right or left side hemiplegia (one side is paralyzed) and decreased mobility. "movement for multiple lerosis" is a a itness program designed to reduce ms symptoms including fatigue, weakness, depression,

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an animal in need. we've been seeing this a lot lately. students in virginia are now using it to build a wheelchair for a goat. lilly was borr without her right front and back legs... "i saw that they had a two legged goat that they were trying to work something out with for a wheelchair legs or something and i thought we have the pererect class ffr this." before the wheelchair is made, they have to take pictures from all angles and then scan them into the computer which makes life

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