now on today in iowa: one candidate trying to play catch up in a key battleground state. the other facing questions about taxes. plus a college party ends with two students being shot. today -- but there's still a lot of cleanup left because of the flooding. volunteers are needed. money is also needed in another state -- as we find out how costly the flooding has been. i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. a few areas of dense fog have

morning, but should all burn off by the middle of the morning hours. we are in the mid 40s to low 50s this morning with mainly clear skies...although a few clouds are out there, especially to our south and east. we will see a few more clouds tracking in today with partly cloudy to partly sunny skies... winds will be southeast at 5 to 15 mph and highs will be in the upper 60s to mid 70s today. it gets even ahead of a system that will bring a chance of storms, along with a cool down for the weekend. i'll have the details in a few minutes. continuing coverage: investigators may never know what happened in the moments before

was tipped off that mark rollins was missing. he was from decorah -- an experienced hunter who had been in the crazy mountains of montana. two dog teams, two ground teams, a horse team and a helicopter crew searched for him. the next day -- his body was found at the bottom of a cliff. rollins was 60 years old. one man has died in a crash on the tracks. it happened in linn county -- near alburnett -- yesterday afternoon. loaded with a skid steer. they say a man from marion was driving the truck -- which drove into the path of a freight train. the truck caught fire -- and the a crash has killed a man in dubuque. police say it happened over the weekend near highway 61 and old davenport road. the train engineer says he doesn't remember what happened. he told investigators the train was running just fine on thursday before it crashed into a terminal in new jersey. one

"he said that when he checked station track. the engineer says he has no memory of the accident. he remembers waking up on the floor of the cab." the n-t-s-b hopes a second data recorder will help. the first one they found was not working. it was supposed to record the train's speed -- and ability to ra murder -- after a first grader shot at school died. jacob hall was hit in his leg in the playground in south carolina last week. the bullet hit an artery. investigators sy the suspect killed his father at home before coming to school -- where he started firing. has forgiven already. he is in heaven smiling down on us and he ask his mom to be able to be strong and forgive just like he would have." two other victims - a teacher

hospital. today, the trial begins -- for a man accused of leaving his son to die in a hot car. ross harris is on trial for murder. he's accused of leaving his young son cooper in the back seat of his s- u-v two years ago in georgia. a teen is in the hospital this morning in critical condition. he was shot by police. officers say first. it happened in st. louis. police were looking for a car taken in a car- jacking. they wanted to talk to a teenager nearby. the 14-year-old took off running. police say he then fired at them. l-a police are investigating after a deadly shooting involving officers. it all started with a car chase. police believe the car was stolen. the driver wouldn't stop. a passenger then got out of the car and ran into the back of a home, his mother says police won't let

they say they moved him already. i want to see if it's him." no officers were hurt. police say they found a weapon at the scene. some arrests are made overnight as people protested the shooting in l-a. they blocked a busy intersection. a candlelight vigil was also held. police want to know what happened before two college students were shot dead in north carolina early sunday morning. they're offering a reward for any information that can solve the case. it happened at a party in greensboro -- at north carolina a and t university. one person is in the hospital -- after being assaulted in iowa city. the victim said a group of people came up to him near the intersection of iowa avenue and dodge street. someone started yelling -- pulled out a knife -- and cut the victim's

troy davis says he has no regrets about what happened over the weekend. the former iowa state football star was arrested. he was charged with public intoxication in ames. it happened about 14 hours after his was honored at the cyclones game against baylor. davis told the des moines register -- he has no regrets -- and said why can't i have fun with the hall of fame induction? davis will go into the college football hall of fame in december. security teams have to chase a football fan during the lions-bears game yesterday. a fan dressed in a gorilla suit ran out onto soldier field during the fourth quarter. the person fell and was then arrested. in the hospital this morning -- a state trooper with serious injuries. police say they were trying to stop a motorcycle, near the main entrance to a parking lot at the

that's when police say he drove against traffic and hit a state trooper. volunteers are still needed to help clean-up after the flood. they're needed in a few counties -- including benton, linn and floyd. one job volunteers are needed for is to pick up sandbags. if you would like to help -- go to the impact of the flooding is far from over. an emergency shelter rema open in cedar rapids. as of midnight sunday -- 23 people were still there. the red cross will open community resource centers to help people affected by flooding. they'll have supplies like clean-up kits, shovels, rakes and trash bags. today -- the benton county emergency management will be open from 11 this morning to 8 tonight. resource centers will also be open in cedar falls and waverly later

cedar rapids -- and also today, the linn county courthouse will reopen. some water did seep into the basement of the courthouse. sump pumps were used to remove we're getting a better sense of the damage caused by recent flooding in wisconsin. more than 14- million dollars in damage to roads, bridges and trails. also -- 48 homes and one business were destroyed -- with most of that happening in vernon county, wisconsin. another big storm brewing this morning -- hurricane matthew. flooding in jamaica. and the bahamas. the storm is packing winds of about 130 miles an hour. decision 2016 coverage. one month -- six days left to campaign. donald trump is hoping for a better week this week. a new report suggests he could've avoided paying taxes for years. tracie potts also tells us how hillary clinton is trying to

leading state polls. hillary clinton's there today...endorsed by nba star lebron james...signing up new voters - one day after addressing racial tensions in north carolina. "not everyone can march but everyone can talk and everyone can reach out and everyone can vote." trump's in colorado today, where polls are virtually tied. he's going after be crazy." effect "she should be in prison." "i don't think she's even loyal to bill if you want to know the truth." trump's defending himself against new york times report showing he declared a $916 million loss in 1995. that could've allowed him to avoid paying federal taxes for 18 years. "the reality is, he's a genius." "don't hate the player, uh hate the game." trump tweeted, he knows tax laws better than anyone who's run for president. his campaign says he did pay his returns to prove it. i'm tracie potts in washington,

some former crew members and contestants on the apprentice say trump repeatedly mocked women. his campaign calls that absurd. the next debate is tomorrow night -- but this one is between the vice presidential picks. they're getting ready for the debate this mog you can watch it tomorrow night right here on kwwl at eight. today, it's back to work for the supreme court. the eight justices return to the bench and will face timely cases on race, religion, and immigration. this includes whether a colorado baker can refuse to serve a same-sex couple. on the lam over the weekend -- a lamb. the animal bolted from a slaughterhouse in chicago. it then darted down the street,

a man chased it for about ten minutes. much more ahead on today in iowa white and blue on the golf course. team u-s-a trying to do something it hasn't in eight years. plus -- oh snow. find out where they're seeing that during the first week of mostly clear skies this morning are allowing some areas of fog

mostly clear skies this morning are allowing some areas of fog to form. later this week, this graphic could be lit up with storms. i'll have "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

areas of fog are out there this morning, but many of us are not seeing any problems. we should end up partly cloudy today but storms are tracking back into the region as early as tomorrow night. right now, stormtrack7 live weather network cameras may catch some of that fog this morning, but should have an otherwise nice sunrise. we are sitting in the mid 40s to low 50s this morning in our viewing area... and across the state. winds are light but will become southeast... they really pick up to the west today and we will see breezy conditions track our way for tomorrow. that is ahead of a system to our west... bringing rain to the plains and will eventually bring areas of storms to our viewing area, mainly tomorrow night into wednesday. we stay mild ahead of the front, but you can see that cooler air behind the system... headed our way. today,

70s and southeast winds at 5 to 15 mph. lows tonight in the mid to upper 50s are around 10 degrees above average... but we cloud up. we will be mainly cloudy for tuesday and breezy, with gusts to 25 mph at times. highs in the mid to upper 70s may end up the last really warm day for awhile... we have storms wednesday and thursday and could see some showers into friday. friday through sunday may end up matthew takes to work up the coast... it may slow our weather pattern down a few days. we will definitely cool down for the end of the week and into the weekend. we're just getting used to fall -- but here's a reminder winter isn't far away. it's the first snow of the

a welcome sign in that part of the state -- because the ski the october snow is also a treat for some four-legged friends. the week and into the weekend. -- but here's a reminder winter isn't far away. it's the first snow of the season in northern california. this is a welcome sign in that part of the october snow is also a treat for some four-legged friends. "it's his first time, he's a little cold as you can see but we figured we'd pop over and let him play around and we'll be back up here when it starts dumping again."

a big rig crashed -- shutting down part of a highway last night. the time now is many of us used to trade baseball cards when we were kids -- but never like this. one trade makes someone a multi millionaire. plus -- the walk down the aisle in the hospital. this was not the wedding they had planned, but they are still very grateful. you're watching kwwl. city, troy mills, denver and all of eastern iowa. a wild weekend of golf ends with

back the ryder cup. many of you watched right here on kwwl. iowa native zach johnson played very well. he had a 50-foot birdie putt at the 10th. when he was out on the course -- ryan moore clinched the ryder

the u-s dominated -- zach finishes with a birdie to beat matt fitzpatrick -- and gets to be part of a winning ryder cup team for the first time in his career. regardless of what the fighting. this team was a team. there was no i, it was all we. team u-s-a wins 17-11 over europe -- the first time the u-s has won the ryder cup in eight years. a first for a former u-n-i star here. bears hosting the lions. fourth quarter -- that's bears rookie deiondre hall with the interception -- the first of his career. chicago would hold on to win their first game of the year 17-14. the regular season is in the books -- and it's time for october baseball to begin. the playoffs start this week. yesterday -- the last day of the regular season and what a way to go out for the giants connor gillaspie. tumbling over the railing. into the cameras. he holds on.

the cardinals were knocked out of the wild card. san francisco goes to new york on wednesday. the winner plays the cubs in chicago on friday. the most coveted baseball card of all-time has seen its legend... and value... skyrocket. an honus wagner card sold for more than three million dollars over the weekend. a record price for a baseball card at a only 200 honor wagner cards were ever released, with only 50 known to still be out there. one couple has their dream wedding in a place they never expected... a hospital chapel. the couple from indiana spent years planning their ceremony with a harry potter theme. but they had to have it at the hospital after the bride started getting terrible headaches a few days ago. she ended up in the e-r, where

she's recovering now, and instead of postponing their wedding, the hospital helped bring the wedding to them. "honestly, i couldn't have it any other way. no less meaningful. 'cause at the end of the day, i have her." they plan to hold a larger celebration on their one-year anniversary. still to come -- many parents putting money away for their child's college education -- are making a big mistake. that story next.

ave developed a bad habit. as chris clackum tells us -- it's one that could prove to be a t-rowe price survey of over a thousand parents who've socked money away in 529's for raided those accounts.. and often for reasons that weren't very educational. "they're going on vacations, they're paying for a wedding, 4 out of 5 parents who admitted to dipping into 529's also admitted to spending the money on something other than education.

claimed they thought it was either use it or lose it ...or didn't know any better. "in the survey, about 21% of sorry guys, but there are penalties there and you're also going to owe some taxes on any earnings that are in the account" cnbc's kelli grant says... ten be levied at way to avoid i-r-s scrutiny is to leave the 529 money "there are some planners who say you can really hang onto it your grandchild, to help put them through school" she says it's always your money as long as you always use it correctly. chris clackum, nbc

storm track seven live doppler radar. eileen has the forecast next.

forecast. mild today through thursday with storms tracking in tuesday night through thursday. rain may linger into friday morning. temps ol

now on today in iowa... as a hurricane hits parts -- forecasters warn the impact could be severe. plus... how could you be so heartless. i'm sorry -- i have a family emergency. i have to go. kanye west ends his concert early held at gunpoint. imagine a gas station charging you nearly ten thousand dollars for a tank of gas. it happened to one couple. good morning, i'm jerry gallagher. ally has the day off. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. a few areas of dense fog have