have a great wednesday.got you covered. this is today in iowa." now on today in iowa: an historic election in waterloo. one of two runoff votes for mayor in eastern iowa. results -- and reaction on the way. plus -- another day -- another big deadline for lawmakers. they've got a lot of work to do over the next several days to avoid a shutdown. and you have the right to remain silent. an iowa woman thought her boyfriend was going to hear those words after a traffic stop. instead, what she heard is something that she'll smile and laugh about for the rest of her life. i'm jerry gallagher... let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist kiel. good morning. good wednesday morning. we are

conditions out there thanks to light snow during the overnight hours. generally, accumulations have been light but with temperatures below freezing, it's caused a few slick spots on the roadways. storm track seven live doppler radar shows some scattered light snow and flurries tracking through the area. these are moving off to the east, and the area to our west should diminish as we go throughout the morning. storm track seven live weather network cameras are showing partially covered roads so take it easy out there if you are headed out. the snow showers have also reduced visibility at times. overall, the impacts will be minor this morning. here's the current temperatures across eastern iowa. we are all in the upper 20s and

here's the storm track seven forecast for today. we will have a mainly cloudy sky with the scattered flurries. no additional accumulation expected, with high temperatures in the 30s. warmer temperatures are on the way. details in just a few minutes. we begin with decision 2015 we begin with decision 2015 coverage. the future is now for waterloo. the city elects a new mayor -- quentin hart. hart won in a runoff over former mayor tim hurley. hart got 59 percent of the vote. hart is promising to bring a fresh, new outlook to the mayor's office he says his experience should help. he served six years as the vice "the first thing i want to do is important they are to the community, i want to talk to new council members and congratulate them and hear what they want

hart will be the city's first minority mayor. he says diversity is a strength, and he plans to make sure everyone's voice is heard. he'll take office next month. this is video of hurley calling hart to congratulate him. hurley says they have the same views on a lot of things and he believes the city is in good hands. and a great campaign. he's articulate. he stayed with his message and he won. it wasn't a matter of me losing, quentin won and so i think the whole city needs to get behind him." hurley says hart's victory could be a breakthrough for the future of waterloo that wasn't the only runoff election for mayor. in cedar falls, jim brown easily won the election over a write-in and jon crews -- the longtime mayor -- "very exciting; very humbling. not only towards the support

brown will take office next month. this morning, the mayor of one of the largest cities in america is in the hot seat. rahm emanuel fired the police superintendent on tuesday -- and is now facing questions about whether he's a distraction. many people are irate that it took a year for police to release dash cam video showing the shooting death "you don't release material that's essential to an investigation because it would investigation. it is clear, based on this event that between the public's desire to know- principles in conflict." the officer who shot mcdonald has been charged with murder.

now has police investigating. a young woman is accused of trying to take a nine- year-old boy. the child was waiting for the school bus when the woman allegedly told the driver -- the boy needed to go with her. she told police she thought the boy needed help. the boy said he never met the woman before --and the bus driver then called police. the woman is being checked over by mental health professionals. we spoke with the boy's mother. parents if this is what happens. know she didn't follow through with it but that's because no one allowed her to." police say the woman claims she was hallucinating -- saying she was in trouble and needed her help. police are investigating but say no charges are pending. a one-thousand dollar pill. that price -- for one pill -- raised red flags and had iowa senator chuck grassley asking questions. the iowa republican and a democrat from oregon are sharing

investigation into the pricing and marketing of the hepatitis c drug "sovaldi." "the evidence shows that the company persuaded a calculated scheme for pricing and marketing regardless of the human consequences." grassley's office says iowa faces a lot of pressure on their medicaid programs over the cost -- struggling with wanting to give patients access to a landmark treatment -- and questioning how much taxpayers could afford. stop us if you've heard this before. there's another government shutdown looming. congress needs to act fast to avoid it. tracie potts tells us where things stand nine days before the deadline. congress has less than two weeks to extend funding or pass a massive one- point-one trillion dollar spending bill.

"progress is being made, but there's no guarantee that these vexatious, poison pill riders won't close the government." like stripping money from planned parenthood. "there are many individuals that have a real problem, myself included, with large amounts of federal dollars going towards the single largest provider of abortion in the country." "this is a delayed tactic, a political tactic." after last week's clinic shooting in colorado, democrats want the committee investigating planned parenthood disbanded. "my humble suggestion as a congresswoman from colorado is that we all take it down a notch." accepting syrian refugees... and another vote to get rid of obamacare could slow down budget talks. "i think the president should have to take credit for the debacle that this legislation has created." passing a budget is the first big test for new house speaker paul ryan. but there's hope: congress reached a deal on a 5-year transportation bill. it's expected to pass by friday.

the budget done. it's an election year. no one wants to be blamed for a government shutdown - especially this close to the holidays. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. decision 2016: a republican presidential candidate lets the cat out of the bag. jeb bush was in eastern iowa campaigning yesterday. he talked about a number of things -- from immigration to health care -- and he also said this: president... i think she would be a great partner... i mean did i say that out loud?" bush has struggled in iowa -- and even though he campaigned in eastern iowa yesterday -- he's been focusing quite a bit on new hampshire. he announced yesterday he's beefing up his staff there -- and buying more t-v and cable advertising there. police arrest a man in connection to several thefts at gyms. waterloo police arrested robert bleakley after the hiawatha

department identified him from these surveillance pictures. he's charged with second degree theft. one of the busiest travel weekends is in the books -- and with it -- a traffic stop to remember for an iowa couple. from suspense to all smiles. dan winters shows us what happened. you know that uneasy feeling in the pit of your 'oh man. this is it.' thats how jeff schulte and his girlfriend jenna rietz were feeling on their way to her parents' house this past thanksgiving. 'when he said you were going 46 in a 35, i said jeff, we off. put your keys on the dash for me.' jeff is a bit of a lead foot. he was ticketed for speeding on the way to meet jenna's parents the first time. 'the whole family is sitting right inside. right inside.' but this time... 'and then i thought, well, jeff's different. 'i need you to be honest with me. is there a reason why you would have an arrest warrant out of polk county for theft 5th degree? no.' suddenly, jeff was asked to get out of the car. as he was patted down, the officer asked jenna to identify some

possibly stolen... i thought he's going to jail. this is a mistake. this can't be right.' the only thing that could wipe that frantic look off her face was the realization... 'will you marry me?' ...that the only thing jeff had stolen was her heart. 'we set up a time frame where i had to pass matt for where he was going to be at.' 'and then i said, 'i'm not gonna get tazed, am i?' i don't know what all this stuff is. i don't and it's nice to be involved with something theyre gonna remember for the rest of their lives.' they've already set the date.

we still have a lot to get to this morning: including a red hot basketball team rolling out the red carpet for the new football coach. plus -- some will win. some will lose. some were born to sing the blues. what does a famous song have to do with this light show in iowa? i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. a few snow showers and flurries tracking through the area right now. we'll let you know how long they

team: welcome back i'm meteorologist

kiel. threat tracker has us in the green today. we will see some however, with the scattered flurries and light snow overnight, there could be

slick spots on the roadways this morning. we will have a cloudy sky throughout the day, but the sunshine returns for thursday and friday. storm track 7 live

shows the snow falling across parts of the kwwl viewing area. this is very light snow, and we aren't anticipating anything more than a dusting. the snow will continue to track to the east. we also have more snow to the west that is continue to track to the east. we will see the snow bands weaken throughout the morning. road conditions right now show at least partially covered roads to our north and east. so, use caution, especially on the bridges and over passes. storm track 7 live weather network cameras show some wet roadways, and partially snow covered roadways across eastern iowa. so just use caution as head out for your morning commute. with the snow showers, calling in this morning with temperatures in the 20s and 30s grassy areas. temperatures right now are in the upper 20s and lower 30s, so we will see throughout the day could be a few breaks in the eastern iowa, with above normal mainly cloudy sky with the with us, with decreasing clouds the storm track seven day information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team:

show off their skills with a festive light display. the lights match the music ranging from the "star wars" theme to "don't stop believing'" by journey. the students used more than 81- thousand lights and 20 miles of speaking of star wars: an evil empire turns over a new leaf... in fact... they're turning over an entire tree to help a family celebrate christmas. plus -- a birthday celebration stalled because of thieves. wait until you see what police did to restart the party for a five-year-old. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in dundee,

are not known for saving the day... but in this case -- they did -- and helped make christmas brighter. a family put the action figures in the right spot -- showing them setting up the christmas tree stand -- and then raising the tree. finally, two troopers posed for

a thief not only takes the family car -- but a birthday gift inside meant for a five-year-old. however -- thanks to police, the birthday boy is all smiles. officers in florida replaced the stolen huffy "green machine" and gave it to little carter for his birthday. they decided to all chip in for the toy after learning the family couldn't afford to replace the 89-dollar "thank you, i can't say thank you enough and i will be sure to pay it forward because that's what they did for me so i'll be sure to pass it along." here's more good news -- police eventually found the family's car. status quo for the hawks in the college football playoff poll. that's a very good thing... but will it stay that way for another week. the big 10 championship game against michigan state on saturday will decide that. for now, iowa remains at number four in the playoff poll. the top four did not change from

national playoff. the 12-and-oh hawkeyes take on the spartans in indianapolis -- in what's being called a de facto two for the price of one in ames. iowa state fans see their fifth- ranked cyclones in action -- and the new football coach. matt campbell was on hand for last night's game against north dakota state. the mens basketball team is ranked fifth -- and looks very good in the early going. first half last night -- the cyclones are out to the early lead. off the bison turnover, the alley-oop to jameel mckay for the jam. the cyclones would roll 84 to 64. the time now is this morning -- questions about flood insurance. what does it cover? what does a typical homeowners police cover?

many homeowners don't have floodhomeowners insurance covers it. bob hansen clears up the confusion. "it was horrible, they're like house."

nearby friend's house when heavy rains started flooding a number of homes. "so we were over there with the sump pump helping them pump out the water with buckets and protect themselves with one more thing... flood insurance. "we've written in the last two weeks, 15 policies, so that's a lot for us." you see brenda is also an allstate insurance agent. she says people are often confused about water damage and what's covered by a regular homeowners insurance policy. "so a pipe bursts and break in the wall, that kind of water damage to your structure would be covered. but water from outside rising and flooding your start flooding... the only way you can be covered is to buy a separate flood insurance policy. a standard policy runs around 450 dollars a year, depending on where you live. "so fema has different flood maps that determine what flood zone you're in and then that zone determines what your premium is." "now flood insurance is capped

it's not enough to rebuild your house but would take care of most damage." "two inches of water can cause up to 8 thousand dollars in damage to someone's home. so it period for coverage to begin. two quick points... yes you can buy renters flood insurance. and your car is not covered by flood insurance but may be covered if you have comprehensive coverage on your auto insurance policy. call your agent to find out more. today in iowa continues in a kyle kiel.

check of your storm track sevforecast. a few slick spots out there this morning thanks to the snow that is tracking through the area.

cause slick spots. here's the storm track seven day forecast. we expect partly to mostly sunny skies throughout it's and coming up on today in iowa. it was a pivotal moment in american history, and now it's being remembered 60 years later. ally crutcher joins us for our next hour of today in iowa.

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