friday frenzy or smooth shopping overnight? we'll give you a look... plus people think a thanksgiving parade is happening when they the wrong place -- and needed to land quickly. and even after thanksgiving -- hawkeye fans are hungry. they want another win -- but know it won't be easy later today in lincoln, nebraska. this morning -- a look back at a season for the ages. i'm jerry gallagher... let's check on your weather now eileen loan. good morning. the trucks have been out all night treating the roads, so morning.... but watch out for slick spots with temps dropping below freezing in many areas. the rain, sleet, snow and with clouds and maybe some drizzle or freezing drizzle this you have to travel today. the precip will stay away from us, but the front won't move much, so we will keep sun showing up to the north and west. it will be breezy and cool here with temps in the 30s, but chills in the upper teens to

the weekend, but another system is headed our way. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. but chills in the upper teens to low 20s all day. we dry out for the weekend, but another system is headed our way. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. shoppers get a head start on the holiday deals all over the country. in new york, this was not a mad rush inside macy's -- instead, call it a steady stream of shoppers moving through once the doors opened. about 15- thousand were

waiting to get in once the doors opened last night... but so far -- no reports of any serious problems there. there was a serious problem outside a mall in another state connection to holiday shopping. one person was shot outside a mall in louisiana... the victim is expected to survive. no one's been arrested yet. "we have descriptions of it appears that this altercation had absolutely nothing to do with the shopping going on, or the mall operations." both the victim and the suspect took off after the shooting. police say they later learned that the victim was in the hospital. some iowa shoppers might be wishing they waited until this morning to search for deals. dozens of shoppers in west des moines were forced out of a supertarget store last night when the fire alarms went off. in this video -- you can see the heavy smoke coming from the with fire extinguishers"

firefighters quickly evacuated the building and put out the fire... no one was hurt. investigators say the kitchen was closed at the time. they don't know what started the fire. shoppers are dealing with slick roads in parts of the midwest this morning. this is video out of sioux falls -- where enough snow fell to make the roads slippery. throw in some freezing rain -- and it's a recipe for a mess. we're helping you get ready for a busy day at the store. we've got a list of stores -- and when they'll open today -- right on fires go up on thanksgiving day because of all the cooking... cedar falls firefighters are investigating a fire. it had nothing to do with thanksgiving dinner. in fact, they're calling it arson. nicholas kollasch faces charges. he's accused of starting a fire after some kind of an argument.

the fire happened before 6 yesterday morning on iowa street in cedar falls. it quickly spread to a nearby garage. kwwl's jessica hartman tells us what was destroyed inside has a here you can see flames enguling the van early thanksgiving morning. "i'll always be thankful for music van is this metal outter shell and on the floor you can see the wiring from the band's equipment. evan stock says when he saw the blaze, this is the scene he expected." "i was just pretty shocked. as soon as i saw that the van was on fire the way that it was, i knew everything that was in there." having returned from a show earlier that morning - - the van had nearly 10- thousand dollars worth of equipment in it. "amplifiers, and pa systems, speakers, monitors, guitars, mircophones, effects pedals, lots of equipment." all destroyed in less than 30 minutes. "two of the guitars, i had in the van at the time were two of the with several performances planned this

says the show must go on "i've got a lot of instruments but i am sure that we will make due." back to the suspect. kollasch was also arrested in april for a hit & run -- during which he allegedly assaulted and injured a cedar falls police officer. waterloo police investigate another armed robbery at the same store. wednesday night, they were called to the san marnan i- wireless. officers believe the robber threatened the clerk with a knife and left with money. this is the second armed robbery reported at this store since september. another security scare at the white house. a man draped in a u-s flag was able to jump the spiked fence before being

stopped by the secret service. the first family was inside having thanksgiving dinner at the time. the man made it over the fence despite new security around the white house put in place just five months ago. a blimp -- on its way to the macy's thanksgiving parade -- has to make an emergency landing. it ran out of fuel and was being blown around by strong winds. the blimp had to land on a field behind a school in long island. no one was injured. thousands and thousands of people turn out to see the pope -- who's making his first trip through africa. he's in kenya today -- visiting poor neighborhoods. parishoners at one church erupted in cheers when they saw him. his trip to kenya focused on housing as a critical issue facing the world. another thanksgiving day now in the books... and with it another holiday tradition here in eastern iowa. hundreds showed up for the annual donna ginter dinner in dubuque. it's the 54th year for the dinner, and

third since donna died... they served more than two thousand meals. santa also made an appearance at this year's dinner... before others sat down for a feast, they put their best foot forward to fight heart disease. about 15 hundred people took part in the turkey trot in cedar rapids. it raises money and awareness for heart disease. was having a good time, laughing, and a lot of the this." many people brought their families out to the run so they could spend their holiday together.... two astronauts spend thanksgiving in orbit... aboard the international space station. like many americans, they planned to celebrate the holiday with turkey and football... but at zero gravity. the thanksgiving menu in space included turkey, corn and potatoes. the food is kept in plastic pouches stapled to a plastic board. continuing coverage --- iowa fans are you ready? the hawkeyes have never been

down this road before. they're 11-and-oh with dreams of getting into the playoffs. today, a huge hurdle in the way. iowa travels to lincoln to take whatever happens today -- it's been a year to remember and celebrate. k-w-w-l's kristin rogers gives us a look back. if hawkeye fans don't in jacksonville it's probably because they were trying to forget..... they gave tennessee their first bowl game win since would the change be? it seems they decided last year was unacceptable and came back with a renewed since of pride change at quarterback jake rudock's role as the starter came to a screeching halt and a new leader emerged, his name... cj beathard. " i'm taking that leadership role, you know taking that and you know sometime's it's easier lead like it." fast forward five months later (fast forward effect / bring in the music.) the hawkeye clinched their second victory of the thirty to iowa city. fans noticing what they

call the new kirk, meaning a more aggressive kirk.... but it was this.... the game winning kick against pittsburgh that brought a lot of hawkeye spirits to life, nats i was on the sideline and could feel the electricity as the kick went in, and kinnick stadium erupted... the hawks kicked off big ten play with a victory over powerhouse wisconsin.. and it was in always tough madison, and people started to believe... now they look for revenge on nebraska to wrap up their picture perfect season (show si cover) "we didn't close out the season in strong fashion last year, we certainly didn't close that game out in strong fashion hawkeye fans believe, and their spirits have been revived, you could call it a hawkeye fan heaven... you could call it one of the best teams in school history or you could just call it iowa... ... kickoff between the hawkeyes and the huskers is at 2:30 this

we still have a lot to get to this morning: including a strategy for shoppers. how to avoid the longest lines today? google says it did the math for you already. plus -- he was right in the eye of the tiger... but didn't back down -- and now, they've become friends... which has surprised everyone. rain, sleet and snow are tracking away from us this morning and we will dry out for the weekend... but we have another system heading our way for the beginning of next week. i'll have more on

inch to two inches over the kwwl viewing area... the roads are mainly wet, although weather network cameras will keep the roads looking wet for a morning with teens to the west where they had clear skies overnight. north winds are 10- 20 mph and will gust higher at from the north today and tonight. the rain, sleet and snow are tracking out, and there is some snow trying to head our way, but we will start

front will very slowly track away from us, so we will keep and tomorrow with highs mainly in the 20s and 30s today and 30s tomorrow. our viewing area will have highs in the 30s with north winds at 10-20 mph keeping wind chills in the upper teens and low 20s. we will be dry tonight with lows in the upper teens to mid 20s and we manage to get into the mid 30s and tuesday with another chance of rain and snow. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast in the south and east today... and breezy conditions all over, but we should dry out. rainfall amounts were mostly half an inch mainly wet, although some back roads may ice up some this morning. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will keep the roads looking wet for a few hours until the winds can dry things out. temps are in the upper 20s to mid 30s this morning with teens to the west times today... they will also stay from the north today and tonight. the rain, sleet and

snow are tracking out, and there is some snow trying to head our way, but we will start to dry out a bit as those north front will very slowly track away from us, so we will keep clouds over at least half of our viewing with highs mainly in the 20s and 30s today and 30s tomorrow. our viewing area will have highs in the 30s with north winds at 10-20 mph keeping wind chills in the upper teens and low 20s. we will be dry tonight with lows in the upper mostly sunny skies. another system heads our way for monday and tuesday with another chance of rain and snow. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast in the south and east today... and breezy conditions all over, but we should dry out. rainfall amounts were mostly half an inch mainly wet, although some back roads may ice up some this morning. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will keep the roads looking wet for a few hours until the winds can dry things out. temps are in the upper 20s to mid 30s this morning with teens to the west

stay from the north today and tonight. the rain, sleet and snow are tracking out, and there is some snow trying to head our way, but we will start to dry out a bit as those north front will very slowly track away from us, so we will keep clouds over at least half of our viewing the 30s with north winds at 10-20 mph keeping wind chills in mostly sunny skies. another system heads our way for monday and tuesday with another chance of rain and snow. if you plan to watch the games, but want to shop beforehand -- google has some tips to avoid the big crowds. it gathered information from a sample of shoppers had their history location turned on -- on their phones last year during the holiday shopping season. google says -- across the country -- expect stores to be

afternoon. in one state --- a humane society is getting into the black friday spirit. the kansas humane society is letting people adopt some pets for free. besides getting a great animal, the humane society is throwing in some extras -- including all of the shots they need, a microchip, and a bag of food. take a look at this... a goat was meant to be nothing more than a tasty meal for a siberian tiger living in a safari park... well -- now the two have become good friends. the stubborn goat was sent into the tiger's home -- but no one taught the goat to be afraid of tigers... the tiger was confused and has not confronted the goat. instead, the animals follow each other around. the goat has even been found sleeping in the tiger's usual spot. the time now is a lambeau legend returns -- but would chicago crash the party? highlights of the bears packers game coming up.

plus children having a bad hair day -- and their parents are blaming it on a toy. they're fired up. see what the company has to say next. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in vinton,

the rain and the bears green bay. last night, chicago at green bay right here on kwwl. the packers trying to win two in a row after three straight losses. it looked good early. packers with the ball on chicago's 25. aaron rodgers dumps it off to eddie lacy and he goes all the way in for the touchdown. green bay on the board first. the bears would battle back. jeremy langford with the hand off -- and he's in for the touchdown. fast forward to the fourth quarter -- 29 seconds left. the bears clinging to a 17-13 lead -- but the packers have the ball at chicago's eight yard line with a chance to win. fourth down -- and rodgers throw the

despite the loss, it was a very special night in green bay. brett favre was back in town as his retired number four was revealed in lambeau's ring of honor. hall of fame quarterback bart starr and several of favre's former teammates were there for the ceremony. plenty of football on thanksgiving, but there was also holiday basketball. iowa in florida at a tournament. first up -- the hawks take on dayton. jared uthoff would lead iowa with 18 points. they would trail -- and come back to take a lead late -- but dayton would finish the game on an 11-2 run to knock off the hawks 82-77. it's iowa's first loss of the year. they'll play notre dame tonight -- right about the time -- the iowa nebraska football game should be wrapping up. some frustrated parents say they found a speicific kind of toy on the naughty list.... they've been posting comments and pictures in amazon's section upset. tiny plastic spheres hopelessly matted in children's hair. these are just some of "bunchems" with parents describing how they spent hours struggling to get these play things untangled while their

kids screamed and cried. dottie hutchens went through it a few nights ago, soon after grandson ty and granddaughter hayley started playing with the new set of bunchems she'd bought at the local target. "she said grandma can i put his toy in my hair and i can't get it out it hurts" take a close look and you'll see how it can happen. each bunchem has dozens of tiny hooks... the commercial says that makes them perfect for building soft sculptures a feature that's earned them a spot on scientific american's list of top holiday toys. "but take a look at what it does when i put a few of them in this wig. they attach almost hard i pull on the hair so you can imagine what it feels like for a child trying to have these removed." "she sat there for 2 hours while we pulled on her hair basically. she was traumatized. i know, i

feel like it's so silly because it's just hair, but she thought she had to cut out of her daughter's hair... an experience recounted in other online reviews. the i-team reached out to spinmaster, which makes bunchems, and received a statement saying, "the bunchems packaging and directions clearly state, 'caution: keep away from hair. may become entangled.'" spinmaster also directed us to a video now posted on the bunchems website support page, instructing parents how to use conditioner or oil to remove the toys from hair. which is how dottie... with the help of hayley's panicked mom finally managed to untangle them. but dottie thinks if the company knows this can happen, the product shouldn't be on store shelves. "i feel like this was very avoidable, very preventable." "i don't want it to happen to my best friend or anyone else, no

still to come this morning: it looks like an umbrella and protects people from a storm... but inside their own body. find out about this device for

there's a new way involve medication... barbara morse silva explains. "mind if i listen to your heart? not at all." it's been about two lungs ok? deep breath." and her doctor, adam saltzman is pleased with how she's doing. "sounds good." you see, mary had been on a blood thinner for years and years-- she can't even remember how long "it's a lifesaving drug but on the other hand there's a lot of side foods that i couldn't eat" mary had atrial fibrillation, or a-fib, an irregular heartbeat that can produce clots. "anti-coagulation is a very difficult thing for people to tolerate over many years." that's why mary was a candidate for this implantable device. it looks like an umbrella.

"this is the watchman device. this part of the heart serves no role in heart function and this device goes and plugs the hole here and prevents a clot from very well studied device. very effective. "if people are doing well there's no reason to rush in to it but people who are active, who ski, is a reasonable alternative." but you have to be able to tolerate blood thinners for six weeks to qualify for this device. "most people can take blood thinners for the short term." post surgery... "between four to six weeks we get a follow up echocardiogram. anticoagulation." mary passed that test and is now off of coumadin. "my quality of life has increased so much." the watchman was f-d-a approved this year. best part of all -- patients like mary can enjoy life with no diet or physical

restrictions... today in iowa continues in a moment with the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist

check of yforecast. breezy and cool today but with a chance of snow for tuesday. highs will stay mainly it's and coming up on today in iowa. we'll go live from a store in the middle of black friday sales this morning... plus... plenty of coverage about this big shopping day -- a report on how digital deals may affect the way you buy those