here... trees barely hanging on to the ground in the wind boats in the bahamas rocking in the rough waves so far, the storm is responsible for 27 deaths in the bahamas alone 65 are dead in haiti again, hurricane matthew is now a category four storm florida is set to get hit hard people to get out safely now. (gov. rick scott/(r) florida) "i not be the best accommodations, but you don't want to go through 100-150 mph winds, storm surge, rip currents and all these things. this is about saving your life." leaving now could save a lot of lives the death toll associated with hurricane matthew is over 100

hurricane matthew set to hit florida's east coast overnight georgia declaring a state of emergency now the carolinas in danger too north carolina and south carolina already ordering evacuations with more... here's kwwl's jay gray and rain for much of the day here.. and conditions are going to continue to intensify tonight through early tomorrow morning - this area will likely see some of the worst of what matthew has to offer.. (--- insert pkg ---) nats preps in florida.. and up the east coast.. last minute preparations.. nats m and prayers.. (sot / no id) "if it's this rough right now.. god help us." hurricane matthew -- a category four storm -- is

coast --- with potential storm surge of 6-to-9 feet.. (sot / gov. rick scott - (r) florida) quick!!! no super "this is life and death." evidence of that - the storm ravaged caribbean islands where matthew has been blamed for more than 100 deaths - a majority of those after haiti in effect from florida through the carolinas.. and hundreds-of- thousands have moved to higher ground.. (sot / kalina mcdaniel / west palm beach, florida :43 - :49) "category four, haven't been major hurricane, so it's pretty scary. nats boarding up running out. .. this is going to hit>" the continuing it's violent run up but it is going to go further scope of devastation.. like the concern here -- growing.. as matthew moves-in.. (--- gray live tag ---) recap of current conditions and there is growing concern the storm could loop after clearing the carolinas.. and make another visit early next week. i'm jay gray in daytona

forecasters still unclear how badly hurricane matthew could impact florida if it hits it a second time with that in mind.... let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now who is tracking hurricane matthew and storms here in eastern iowa from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: from for your complete weather information. information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: scattered showers and isolated storms are possible until about midnight. the wind shifts to the northwest and increases while remaining windy through friday. the northwest wind pulls in cooler conditions with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. the wind decreases friday evening and under a clear sky it will be chilly by saturday morning. low temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. the weekend is

meteorologist mark schnackenberg 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: scattered showers and isolated storms are possible until about midnight. the wind shifts to the northwest and increases while remaining windy through friday. the northwest wind pulls in cooler conditions with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. the wind decreases friday evening and under a clear sky it will be chilly by saturday morning. low temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. the weekend is pleasant with sunshine and highs in the 60s. storm track 7 chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl

some people helping out here in eastern iowa are now gearing up in cedar falls. elizabeth. ron-a lot of people still working to recover from our flooding. and even as disaster strikes down south-there's a volunteer group here that's tackling the damage here before they head down

disaster response team. these men coming from all over the country. and going anywhere disaster strikes. tackling the damage mother nature leaves behind. a group of 15 men right here in cedar falls are working with flooded homeowners. but these men share more than just a passion for helping strangers. "our motto is disaster is our business, and veterans are our passion. so while we get the these men will be here for a few we've got you covered, live in cedar falls, elizabeth amanieh...kwwl news. you can find information on how

another storm hitting a different part of the world typhoon chaba packing winds up to 126 miles per hour in south korea the storm leaving a trail of devestaton, causing flash floods and mudslides six people so far dead during the storm new at five -- traffic deaths are up around the nation -- and even right here in iowa. nationally -- nearly 17-thousand 700 traffic deaths from the beginning of the year -- that's up from 16 thousand this time last year. same story in iowa - state patrol reports more deadly crashes. experts cite distracted driving - and drivers like susan smith say they're not surprised. "it's like they go off the side off the road, and they continue to text or whatever. i get really would definitely run out of tape

according to the iowa department of transportation -- more than 40 percent of people killed on iowa roads -- were not wearing seatbelts. hundreds of high school students learning about leadership today. in honor of the late ed thomas. ed thomas was killed seven years ago he was shot and killed in th school weight room the morning of june 24, 2009. the shooter resonsible was mark becker-- someone who played fooball for coach thomas. those who knew and played for coach thomas say he was a staple in the community.. someone anyone, of any age, could look up to. kwwl's taylor bailey at the leadership academy today. taylor? amanda not everyone attending the leadership academy today knew ed thomas personally --but they all can take something from what he believed in.

the leadership academy. many students touched by what they learned from the beloved football coach. quotes from thomas litter a wall in aplington parkersburg high school--one quote reads "if all i have taught you how to block and tackle then i have failed you as a all about football, it wasn't all about coaching it was about teaching his players, teaching his studetns how to be a person, how to be a person with respect, how to be a person with responsibility and integrity" third year and ed thomas's family is honored to continue his legacy al kerns, coach thomas's friend and assistant coach, spoke today calling ed thomas special--many people i spoke with today agreeing--thomas was one of a kind and truly special to parkersburg. we've got you covered...taylor bailey...kwwl news. i had the honor of being asked to

thomas, oldest son of ed thomas -- and u-n-i men's basketball coach ben jacobson... our messages were similar -- your character will be defined by adversity. coming up... flooding 20-16 coverage what do you do with all those sandbags? one community is turning them into handbags and.... a costume causing some controversy right before halloween that's coming up in just a few minutes. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. schnackenberg has your full forecast next. --------- --------- "now your storm track 7 "now your storm track 7 i think my strongest asset, maybe by far, is my temperament. i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell you. i would bomb the [bleep] out of 'em. i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go [bleep] themselves. get him out of here! get him out of here!

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7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl storms are possible until about midnight. the wind shifts to the northwest and increases while remaining windy through friday. the northwest wind pulls in cooler conditions with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. the chilly by saturday morning. low in the 60s. storm track 7 chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg 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: scattered showers and isolated storms are possible until about midnight. the wind shifts to the northwest and increases while remaining windy through friday. the northwest wind pulls in

the upper 50s and low 60s. the wind decreases friday evening and under a clear sky it will be chilly by saturday morning. low temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. the weekend is pleasant with sunshine and highs in the 60s. storm track 7 chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg 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: storms are possible until about midnight. the wind shifts to the northwest and increases while remaining windy through friday. the northwest wind pulls in cooler conditions with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. the wind decreases friday evening and under a clear sky it will be chilly by saturday morning. low temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. the weekend is pleasant with sunshine and highs in the 60s. storm track 7 chief

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: scattered showers and isolated storms are possible until about midnight. the wind shifts to the northwest and increases while remaining windy through friday. the northwest wind pulls in cooler conditions with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. the wind decreases friday evening and under a clear sky it will be chilly by saturday morning. low and low 40s. the weekend is pleasant with sunshine and highs in the 60s. storm track 7 chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg 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: scattered showers and isolated storms are possible until about

remaining windy through friday. the northwest wind pulls in cooler conditions with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. the wind decreases friday evening and under a clear sky it will be chilly by saturday morning. low one community is turning sandbags into handbags... a natural grocery store is heading to one eastern iowa town you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in coralville, dundee, tiffin and all of ea --------- --------- four-ten, he's running three miles rain or shine. six o'clock, chuck's at the office. when in iowa, he's still up early. working the farm, meeting iowans in all ninety-nine counties every year.

how tall are you? how do we measure greatness in america? the height of our skyscrapers? the size of our bank accounts? no. it's measured by what we do for our children. the values we pass on. i've spent my life fighting for kids and families and it will be my mission to build a country and hard work take them. that means good schools for every child in every zip code. college that leads to opportunities... not debt. and an economy where every young american can find a job that lets them start a family of their own. we face big challenges, but we can solve them the same way families do. working together. respecting one another. and never giving up.

i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. you can call it turning trash into treasure. some of the more than 300-thousand sandbags used to protect the city of cedar rapids from flooding are jalyn souchek with the story. people of cedar rapids worked tirelessly filling hundreds of thousands of sandbags -- protecting their bu "it was about teamwork and like people care and they saw what the flood of 2008 did to the town and they care so much they water levels lower than expected many sandbags went unusued. now they're sitting in piles, waiting to be picked up and emptied -- the bags heading to the landfill. "we just noticed all the great effort it took from all the city to come together as one and then mercy university - part of a business group

handbags. "it's like a history for us and it means something that we all were there to prevent this flood and now we get to keep that piece of memory and carry it on decorated with i love cr -- a reminder of the efforts of the countless volunteers "some people look at them and say 'oh they're just sandbags, throw them away. well, you don't know, there's so much work put into these sandbags. they represent more than just a in cedar rapids jalyn souchek kwwl news the students hope to be selling the bags by december. go to our website at kwwl dot com to find out more and how you can get involved still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... why this halloween costume is making people mad and.... one eastern iowa town will be

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-- you probably have a baby bath tub -- there is a massive recall you need to know about.

.they can cause injury and drowning. the recall involves its lil' luxuries whirlpool, bubbling spa and shower with fabric slings. the tubs were sold at toys r us and babies r us from october 20-12 through october 20-13 two retail giants say they will stop selling a controversial halloween costume. walmart and amazon are removing this outfit from their websites the costume sparked some saying it's offensive to the transgender community. it's still available from several other online retailers. the cedar valley will be seeing a new grocery store very soon natural grocers will be opening a new cedar falls store this winter, bringing 18 new jobs to the cedar valley. it will be located at 54-ten university avenue in cedar falls. natural grocers sells

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you've worked hard. retirement's within reach, but congressman blum wants to raise the retirement age to 70. blum: we've got to raise the retirement age. blum would make it harder, voting to cut social security and privatize medicare. blum would even deny social security to seniors i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message, because seniors have earned social security and medicare.

more on hurricane matthew and its destructive path that's tonight at six some eastern iowa officers getting a very nice surprise today cards were sent to the iowa state patrol office in oelwein today

the cards, but the envelopes are postmarked from dubuque the wife of a leiutenant for the patrol says the troopers really appreciated them storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has a final look at your forecast. thanks for watching the kwwl

breaking news tonight, life-threatening danger here on the florida coast. llminsio are bracing for disaster. a category 4 monster closing in. >> this storm will kill you. time is running out. >> late today, urging pleas for residents leave, get out, evacuate befe it's too late. tonight forecasters warning of widespread devastation. an unprecedented system threatening to wreak havoc for 60 straight hours up the eastern seaboard. states of emergency and mass evacuations all the way to the carolinas. tonight we're with families who are ignoring warnings to evacuate, with those who have fled. our team is in place. we have extensive coverage.