that they got at least a few them. i know that there's got to be hundreds, if not thousands more." authorities in india say there are nine call center- making 150 thousand dollars a day but police say they are still looking at more than 600 people - who are believed to be involved in this extortion scam. we did our own inves "simply you need to make this payment and you can take pre-paid cash cards to settle your suppossed outstanding debt. and time and time again-the same demand. "the irs had a warrant out and so i asked him what county the warrant was out of and he said california. and i said california is a state and not a county. and they hung up."

any information over the phone." police in india say they had a mole working inside one of the call centers before the arrests were made. however-the call center owners were able to escape. we've got you covered, elizabeth amanieh ...kwwl news. again-the irs does not call you. they only contact you through the mail. switching gears to coverage of hurricane matthew. you're looking live at a shot of the water on myrtle beach. the storm putting a lot of pressure on southeast part of the country. storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg tracking this beast of a storm. from the kwwl stormtrack information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the wind diminishes this

30s by morning. areas north of is possible. saturday and sunday normal (mid 60s). monday and tuesday temperatures inch closer to the low 70s ahead of a cold front. wednesday and thursday turn without power as the storm

without power as the storm marches up the southeast coast. sara rosario reports from daytona beach with latest. hurricane matthew is lashing florida.. the eye hugging the coastline as it moves north.. bringing with it heavy rain, violent winds, and dangerous storm surge that could "we are very concerned about storm surge and the worst effects are still likely to come." this was seen on ormond beach as the ocean pushed inland. "oh my gosh guys we should hundreds of thousands are without power after matthew started its assault overnight. first light revealed south florida was largely spared major damage. while.. empty streets in daytona beach showed floridians heeded the warnings and got out now a category 3 with sustained winds of 120 miles per hour.. the storm is far from letting up as march up the coast. (sot / pres. obama) "we're still on the front end of

back end so we don't know how bad the damage could end up." georgia and south carolina are now bracing for impact with landfall near charleston a real possibility. (sot / gov. nikki haley - (r) sc 1:04 - 1:09) "our barriers islands, it's the biggest concern right now. we hundred thousand south carolinians have moved inland. the governor warning those who did not evacuate.. time is running out. (sot / gov. nikki haley - (r) sc shelter somewhere above ground this is going to hurt." millions of people.. still in the path of the storm as matthew churns in the atlantic. the current forecast has charleston in matthew's sights but back here in daytona beach we're seeing damage like this behind me and low lying flooding. i'm sarah rosario in daytona beach. now .. back to

tonight at ten - a group of iowans are in haiti helping diaster efforts there. if you have sandbags left over from recent flooding - curbside collection will be starting soon. hundreds of thousands of sandbags were made in anticipation for the highwater. people in cedar rapids will be able to have their sandbags picked up curbside starting on monday october car near the sandbags - and if the city thinks it should take three weeks to collect all the sandbags. a man on his way to catch a flight to georgia, is arrested on charges tied to his girlfriend's death. it happened in prairie du chien, wisconsin yesterday. police say this man jimmy mcdaniel was headed to the airport yesterday

kline's death. kline was found dead outside her home on wednesday morning. an autopsy shows her death was a homicde. if you've ever thought about becoming an iowa state trooper -- now is as good a time as any. they released this recruitment video to try and get people interested. there's been a recent shortage of troopers on iowa roads in recent years -- due to funding constraints and recent retirements. kwwl's macleod hageman joins us live in waterloo with more. mac? district has 15 troopers spread across six counties. keep in mind -- that's ten fewer troopers than 20 years ago. that's why the iowa department of public safety is hoping to hire more troopers. people can apply online and undergo a 20-week course at camp dodge in des moines. troopers like mark sigwarth say it's a great opportunity. "it's a great feeling. a lot of

every, we put a smile on our face, and we thoroughly enjoy our job." according to the iowa department of public safety -- the starting salary for new troopers is nearly 50-thousand dollars a year. to apply online -- you can visit our website -- kwwl dot com -- and find this story. we've got you covered live in waterloo -- macleod hageman -- kwwl news. according to the department of public safety -- to work for the at least 22. a mysterious polio-like illness is on the rise.... and it's paralyzing kids across the country. the illness that's on the rise in the united states causes muscle weakness... iowa doctors thought one marion toddler might have it -- she was barely able to move. the symptoms of her illness are (nat) in less than three days.. (nat)

(good job) and exploring... (nat) to unresponsive... "her body was pretty much in like a paralysis state. um she could move her eyes around er.. they drew some blood.. and she didn't flintch." it was a "nightmare for the sullivans.." " we had this wonderful.. full of life little girl.. and all of a sudden she was gone. doctors eventually diagnosed veronicah transver mialytis... a rare polio-like illness where her immune system started attacking her spine... "that's that's why she lost all to figure out why this happened.... "it could be anything from a virus to a bacteria to immunizations.. there's just a gammet of things that could have and veronica is still struggling to eat on her own.... but for

she's back on her feet... smiling once again. "can you show your muscles? oh i like the way you show your muscles. yay! we've got you covered in marion... amanda gilbert kwwl news. veronica's family says they're blown away by how the community has supported them. if you would like to donate to veronica's gofundme account.... visit our website at k-w-w-l coming up... debate number two just a few days away. what can the candidates do to impress the voters? and.... a stranded dog - rescued off a dam. a look at the daring recue, ahead. that's coming up in just a few minutes. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast next. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. with ron

vernon: i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message. congressman blum's smear campaign -- misleading and false. the truth -- monica vernon donated every pay raise to charity and helped build a homeless shelter for women and children, but multi-millionaire blum promised he'd take only half his salary.

and raise the retirement age. congressman blum's out for himself, not us. i spent many years as a nuclear missile launch officer. if the president gave the order we had to launch the missiles, that would be it. i prayed that call would never come. [ radio chatter ] self control may be all that keeps these missiles from firing. [ sirens blearing ] i would bomb the [ beep] out of them. i want to be unpredictable. i love war. nuclear weapons scares me to death. it should scare everyone. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. schnackenberg. this is the kwwl

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information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the wind diminishes this evening as the sun sets. the sky is clear with very dry air. this all combines to allow temperatures to drop into the 30s by morning. areas north of highway 20 will see patch frost is possible. saturday and sunday are mostly sunny and warmer as high temperatures top out near normal (mid 60s). monday and tuesday

the cold front gives us a slight chance of showers both monday and tuesday. wednesday and thursday turn cooler with highs near 60s and a mix of sun and clouds. coming up... a new presidential iowa poll is coming. when can you find out who is in the

what researchers think that means... you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in waterloo, cedar falls, dubuque and all of eastern iowa --------- --------- when my dad got the contract with donald trump, it was huge for our business. there was never any question about the quality of work... and the next thing you know, you weren't getting paid. i mean, it's huge. but...if you don't get paid, it's devastating. if he treats the american people like he treated my father, on the trump taj mahal, we're...we're in trouble. the whole country's in trouble.

is just two days away. this time - they won't face a moderator... instead the quetsions will be coming from undecided voters in the audience. tensions and taunting between the candidates and their running-mates is getting high. donald trump and hillary clinton will meet in saint louis for the sunday debate. cnn's anderson cooper and abc's martha raddatz will host. we will be live streaming that debate on our website - kwwl dot at eight. find what you need to watch page. ahead of sunday night's debate - you can get a better idea on the pulse of voters here in iowa. the results of a new des moines register and mediacom presidential poll will be released at seven on saturday night. this poll is the real deal for voters in our state - it's been a register exclusive since 1943. it will feature trump and clinton, as well as libertarian

this evening - a visitation will be held for a world war two vet who will finally be laid to rest. chaplain aloyiscious schmitt, an iowa native, died in the attack on pearl harbor. he helped 12 men get out alive, sacraficing his own life. just recently his body was identified - here's video of a memorial service for him earlier this week in his hometown. happening now at loras college - a vista there will be a mass there for him still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... a daring dog rescue right here in eastern iowa. and... do you know someone who takes a few too many selifes? what --------- --------- ---------

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 until they're 70. i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message,

vernon: i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message. congressman blum's smear campaign -- misleading and false. the truth -- monica vernon donated every pay raise to charity and helped build a homeless shelter for women and children, but multi-millionaire blum promised he'd take only half his salary. then in congress, blum broke his word and kept all the pay. now he wants to cut social security

being rescued off of a local dam. this dog was stranded on the lakehurts dam in maquoketa--some locals saying it was there for maybe a couple of days. she was rescued yesterday, after a couple of local men used a boat to get out to her. she's now at the jackson county (cora sutton, jackson county humane society) "it puts him in human again after the situation

sutton says they'll continue to work with her, and hope to have her ready for adoption in about ten days. a botched recall? some samsung note seven owners who got replacement phones could be able to make another exhange. this after one of the initial on an airplane earlie r this week. sprint is telling note owners they can replace the phone for any other type of cell phone. t-mobile is doing something similar for returns. do you know someone who takes a few too many selfies? it could mean they're lonely. a new study looked at personality traits for those selfie fans -- and researchers found those who take them often and post them to social media could

could be looking for attention, or approval from others. snapchat - the mega-popular app used to take millions of selifes could be going public. the wall street jornal is reporting the app's parent company is considering an i-p-o sometime next year. the deal could value the company at a whopping 25 billion dollars. it would be the biggest public offering since 2014. stil c five... are you still trying to catch em all? how you can find pikachu

so what do the trade deals supported by congressman rod blum really mean for iowa? blum's deals are just one of the ways the biggest corporations rig the system to make more money at the expense of iowa jobs. oh, and don't forget-- these corporations shipping our jobs overseas? congressman blum voted to give them tax breaks. these guys hope you're not paying attention... so maybe you should. the deals blum makes in washington are bad for iowa. house majority pac

tonight at six.

mega celebrity. pikachu. the dubuque fighting saints are hosting pokemon go night tonight at the mystique community ice center. pickachu will be there to help cheer on the saints. things get started tonight at 7-35. storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has

tonight, breaking news on several fronts as we come on the air. storm surge, slamming the florida coast. cities under wat aernd tonight forecasters are warning the worst may be yet to come as hurricane matthew takes aim at georgia and the caliros.na