many notable republicans here tonight honoroing governor branstad including governors from other states, supporters too - more than 12- hundred came out to the event tonight to pay tribute to the longest serving governor in american history. calling today not just iowa history...but american politicians, and fellow governors pack the iowa state fairgrounds for governor terry branstad. here branstad meets with wisconsin governor scott walker, talking about his recently all" after the pledge of allegiance delivered by his grandchildren, the slew of speakers begins--many referencing the beginning of branstad's 20 plus year long career in 1983-- the brunt of the iowa farm crisis. chuck grassley sb gov branstads first terms branstad is going down in history as the nation's longest serving governor, making his tenure almost as famous as his mustache. he's spent 20 years and 11 months as an elected

yorks 18th century governor george clinton. his supports say his interest in politics started early, as early as his days as a young soldier. joni ernst sb governor shared w me while he was stationed at fort brag as a young solider he would leave his time at base to watch the general assembly in north carolina finally, branstad takes the stage... the national media coming out to have a conversation with the governor. branstad sb when i went down to the u of i keeping the conversation light and casual, governor branstad reflects on his life, and how his experiences has shaped him as a person, not just early in the morning to the lambs, pen them up, get the heat lamp on them, and so i with more than 7 thousand days in office, governor branstad goes down the history books ...

the united states of america. all proceeds tonight from this event going to governor branstad's recently developed charity, a foundation aiming to promote and preserve iowa history. weve go you covered live in des moine solivia mancino kwwl news. branstad saying tonight he's very competitive and doesn't like to lose... he hasn't ruled out running for another term. the record branstad is breaking is more than 200 years old. the record was originally held by new york's governor george clinton -- who served 20 years as governor... and also as vice and here's a side by side comparison to what branstad looked like back in 1984 to now in 2015. even back then, governor

still sported a mustache. the waterloo school board tonight voted unanimously to put a multi-million dollar bond february 2. if approved, the school bond would build a new career and technology career choices for students. in addition to providing new career options through technology education, supporters believe the careere center will help reduce drop-out rates. the proposed plan also includes much-needed renovations to east and west high schools. most of iowa is trying to dry out after heavy rains this weekend. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg for your first forecast. 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: as one large and soggy storm moves

clouds linger. we are tracking another storm, but this one will track to our northwest and not have much moisture for iowa. temperatures remain mild so a few light rain showers are possible tuesday night into wednesday. thursday through saturday will be dry and colder with highs in the upper 20s and low 30s. we are back in the 40s by monday. the cold just doesn't seem to last very long so far this winter.as one large and soggy storm moves away tonight...the clouds linger. we of the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newton, connecticut. 26 people, including 20 children killed that day. now eastern iowans are working to honor their memory. kwwl's brad hanson met with a group today observing that anniversary.

t-h media newsroom in dubuque. it was a group of a few more than 40 today that gathered in a park here in downtown dubuque. many armed with signs, candles and flashlights, all in remembrance of the victims of that horrible tragedy three years ago. nats car honking honk for peace--a simple request from one woman in dubuque during a rally to remember the victims of the sandy hook shooting. the signs all different, but the message of the group, the same: (carolyn farrell, sisters of charity of the blessed virgin mary)"so what we're doing here tonight is just try to raise conciousness so we can end violence in general, and in particular, gun violence." many of those gathered here come with flashlights and

than just mere lights on this night. (tim moothart, co-chair, dubuque coalition for non-violence) "we believe that a candle represents hope for people. and (brad hanson, @bhansonkwwl) "in all, 26 people died on this day those victims read by this group, as they work to preserve the memory of the victims of this horrible tragedy." nats reading the names of victims it's a tragedy that hit a little too close to home for many. "most of the people standing in this group were teachers, and we know what that means first hand to be in a classroom and deal with tragedy." a senseless tragedy, bringing people together... nats singing "needless lives lost will not be forgotten." a number of people out today did have signs advocating

gun violence. one of the people out there told we've got you covered live from the t-h media newsroom in dubuque, brad hanson, kwwl news. and some families who lost loved ones to gun violence are taking their message to the n-r-a. they held a protest outside the group's headquarters in fairfax, virginia today. a new billboard was unveiled to promote massachusetts gun laws. the 90-foot long banner hung on a parking garage in downtown boston. the city's mayor and other local officials joined the group "stop handgun violence" to unveil the sign and promote the hashtag "gun laws work." the group previously posted a digital billboard near fenway park, which tallied the lives lost to gun violence. supporters of the campaign say it shows that the state's gun laws are effective, while opponents say it's a waste of money. ames police are looking for a driver who hit and killed an 18-year old isu student this morning. an iowa state university police

urbana lying in the street near the intersection of lincoln way and ash avenue around seven this morning. she was taken to the hospital where she later died. police are asking for help to find the person who killed her. ' at this point no ones came help, if they were anywhere in that area, campsutown specifically lincoln way and ash between 6:30 and 7;00 if they saw any vehicles or they saw people crossing the road at that time wed like them to give us a phone call." if you have information on the hit and run... call crimestoppers at 515-382-7577.

the fire department was called after a basement caught on fire. our coverage partners at the t-h media say the fire took place in the 1100 block of locust street in dubuque this morning. the people who lived there already got out of the building by the time there were no injuries reported. the family of moe sed would like to invite the community to join them in celebrating his life. the waterloo west high school student went missing october 22nd. his body was later pulled from the cedar river near gilbertville. police still don't know how he died. a visitation will be held on his birthday, december 20th at the waterloo first united methodist church from 1-4 p.m. moe will be laid to rest on monday, december 21. that will take place at the first baptist church of waterloo. if you would like to help his family pay for funeral costs, donate at

the "moe sed benefit." a small round of layoffs are coming to employees at john deere... deere and company are indefinitely laying off 45 employees at the john deere foundry in waterloo... the layoffs take effect january 18th. those at deere say the layoffs come with a projected decrease in sales in 2016. today -- thousands of hawkeyes fans will find out if they're getting tickets to the rose bowl. the university will now hand out 23-thousand tickets -- but more than 50-thousand people requested a ticket. this means fans will have to spend more to go through the secondary market -- like stubhub. right now stubhub has tickets -- beginning at 5- hundred dollars... iowa takes on stanford in the

our live reports from pasadena begin in just 12 days. be sure to tune in to kwwl for coverage from california the entire week of the big game... coming up on kwwl...heavy rains this weekend caused headaches for drivers in the cedar valley. and - even the iowa dot couldn't resist star wars fever. "now your storm track 7 for your complete weather

stormtracmoves away tonight...the clouds linger. we are tracking another storm, but this one will track to our northwest and not have much moisture for iowa. possible tuesday night into

saturday will be dry and colder with highs in the upper 20s and low 30s. we are back in the 40s by monday. the cold just tonight...the clouds linger. we are tracking another storm, but this one will track to our northwest and not have much moisture for iowa. temperatures remain mild so a few light rain showers are possible tuesday night into wednesday. thursday through saturday will be dry and colder with highs in the upper 20s and low 30s. we are back in the 40s by monday. the cold just doesn't seem to last very long

and soggy storm moves away tonight...the clouds linger. we are tracking another storm, but this one will track to our northwest and not have much moisture for iowa. temperatures remain mild so a few light rain showers are possible tuesday night into wednesday. thursday through saturday will be dry and colder with highs in the upper 20s and low 30s. we are back in the 40s by monday. the cold just doesn't seem to last very long so far this winter.as one large and soggy storm moves away

are tracking another storm, but this one will track to our northwest and not have much moisture for iowa. temperatures remain mild so a few light rain showers are possible tuesday night into wednesday. thursday through saturday will be dry and colder with highs in the upper 20s and low 30s. we are back in the 40s by monday. the cold just doesn't tonight...the clouds linger. we are tracking another storm, but this one will track to our northwest and not have much moisture for iowa. temperatures remain mild so a few light rain showers are possible tuesday night into wednesday. thursday through saturday will be dry and colder with highs in the upper 20s and low 30s. we are back in the 40s by monday. the cold just doesn't seem to last very long so far this winter.as one large and soggy storm moves away tonight...the clouds linger. we

causing road closures in waterloo on shaulis road, ranchero road, and fletcher avenue. here was the scene earlier today as crews closed the flood gates at fletcher avenue. working quickly to reinforce the gate with sand bags. the public works director says he would take the rain over snow any day. coming up on kwwl...post offices were full of people today. stay tuned to find out why. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in oelwein, waverly, washington and all of eastern iowa

a busiest mailing day of the year. as people are sending off packages and cards to loved ones for the holidays, some post offices even increase their staff to prepare for this busy time. this is the marion post office. people. we are told today is the busiest day because it's one of the last days to send with standard shipping prices and have your packages delivered in time for the holidays.... online shopping is another factor time of year... (cg: cynthia luchtenburg/ postmaster) "the internet is amazing, the packages that the carriers are actually delivering outweighs what i have ever seen in the

mail carriers from this post office are delivering seven days a week. they have also increased staff and brought in extra product to make sure they don't run out. we are told tomorrow is the last day to send with standard shipping and have your packages arrive in time for christmas. even the iowa d- o-t isn't strong enought to resist star wars fever. today they posted five different messages on electronic billboards across the state... including: "the force is strong with you ... put down the phone" flashing intermittently with traffic fatality statistics for the state. one of the best lines... "road rage? let the wookie win." ames is named the country's best college town...iowa city, coming in at number three.

institute of economic research looked at schools' overall college experience. the home of iowa state university earned its spot based on cost of living and a high level of employment opportunities in stem-related fields. iowa city was noted for its city accessibility and bars and restaurants for university of iowa students. coming up next... the iowa state basketball team adds another weapon ahead of their big four match-up with the panthers -- plus -- uni football coach mark woodley joins us next on kwwl.

dear future, life is good. no, great. i'm like, a man. only better. but even though i know everything, i still feel like you could surprise me. like that skateboard incident with the squirrel.

hey, what could go wrong? it's you and me all the way, future. let's get going. the future after seeing their season come to an end with a loss this weekend in the fcs playoffs -- next year will start a new era at quarterback following the graduation of both aaron bailey and sawyer kollmorgen -- now as for coach mark farley -- he'll soon get to work on next season -- but this afternoon -- he took the time to reflect on a team that reached the playoffs for the second straight season -- despite the fact they may have played the most we played nine top 25 teams throughout that season and many portland state, the big sky champions, i'm very pleased with how they did it.

their first since the 20-11 season -- on the court -- we're set for the big four classic this weekend -- and it will mark the first appearance for iowa state's deonte burton -- the marquette transfer -- known for his freak athleticism beomse eligible just in time for isu's match-up with uni -- it adds another option to an offense that ben jacobson already knows will be difficult to defend -- that is something you just don't see very often. so you've just got a lot to prepare for, challenge. saturday's game tips off at approximately 6 oh clock -- the panthers will be without junior arias austin who was granted his release this morning -- austin played in all 9 uni games this season -- but told jacobson he wanted

have a chance to start and see more time -- austin transferred to uni this past offseason from des moines area community college -- the first boys prep poll of the season is out -- and it's no surprise 2-time defending 3-a champ dubuque wahlert opens up again in the top spot -- hawkeye recruit cordell pemsl is tearing it up in the early going averaging 21 points a game -- defending 1-a champ gladbrook-reinbeck opens up as the other top ranked eastern iowa team -- sitting number one in class 1-a -- junior joe smoldt returns to run the show -- he's putting up 28 a game through the rebels first 3 contests -- as they'll be looking to go back to back -- major league baseball again says no to pete rose -- the mlb chose to uphold rose's life- time ban for gambling on games -- denying his appeal which rose had hoped could get him in to the -- his all time hit record stands at 4- thousand-256 total for his career --

sunday's utah jazz-oklahoma city thunder game about twenty-thousand- dollars richer.

a participant in the thunder's half- court shot contest sunk the shot. that'll help pay for concessions and a new thunder jersey as he takes home around 20-k for the half- court-heave. storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg

paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street,

and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock.