a small gesture goes a long way for an eastern iowa family -- after a priceless item is stolen during a recent disaster. good evening, i'm ron steele. amanda has the night off. it is still a time of recovery for many throughout eastern iowa following a historic bout with flooding in the area. in cedar rapids -- 2008 levels of damage were fortunately many city workers and volunteers -- but the cedar river still managed to crest at its second-highest level. here's kwwl drone video of the swollen river. today -- people in the city are still trying to recover from the flood water's effects -- including trying to get life back on track. melissa bishop and her 6-year-old daughter alaina were victims of theft during the floods of 20-16

choas. kwwl's lauren moss speaking to the mother today. lauren. children have their own different comfort items that mean the world to them.. but someone invaded alaina's world when her blanket was stolen .. that's when an iowa state trooper stepped in. a lot happening in cedar rapids during the floods of 2016. businesses sandbagging- homeowners cleaning up..but theives were out too. someone stole melissa bishop's car- inside something priceless. i think she asked everyday did they find my blankie yet... found. that thing was kinda a constant have someone take that from her..that didnt know her..was very very difficult..she was just inconsolable. that is until a state trooper stepped in..with trooper the bear. he tells her i know this isnt blankie ..but this is my bear

melissa hopes alaina will always remember . the good guys will always out-number the bad guys..that there will always be someone be there that is going to make it all better and you know, when i was struggling to figure out a way to do that ..he really bear down- even bringing him to school to show her friends. and some good news: mom says she has not mentioned blankie since trooper stepped in. we've got you covered, lauren moss kwwl news. thanks lauren- meanwhile, cedar rapids as a whole is still in recovery mode -- sandbags will be taken down

governor terry branstad issues a disaster proclamation for two more counties in the wake of september flooding. by including clayton and winneshiek counties in today's proclamation -- there are now 25 total counties under disaster status from last month's impact. the governor's proclamation allows state resources to help communities recover from the effects of the severe flooding. we're tracking rain in the forecast chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has the details. from the kwwl stormtrack stormtrack 7 weather team: a few light showers are possible tonight as a south wind temperatures into the 70s all ahead of a cold front. a big temperature swing from tuesday into wednesday is scattered showers. once the front passes the wind kicks from a 20 degree temperature swing from the previous day. potential widespread frost is possible thursday morning. the possible tonight as a south wind the rest of the day. sunshine and a gusty south wind push tuesday into wednesday is expected. the cold front is

possible thursday morning. the wind diminishes wednesday evening under a clear sky. temperatures thursday morning are forecast to fall to the low and mid 30s. a man now faces attempted murder charges -- following a case of shots fired in eastern iowa. 21-year-old steven burrell -- of chicago -- is charged after police say he fired a gun in dubuque last week. police also say an investigation into the matter showed a different man aimed a handgun at burrell -- but the gun jammed. they say the two men were meeting at a home on eighth street when burrell then fired his weapon. nobody was hurt in the shooting. a semi trailer rolls over --

the accident happening yesterday just after 4 p-m -- the semi was the only vehicle involved. allamakee county police sa the semi was traveling northbound on state highway 51 when it crossed the centerline and entered a roadside ditch. a 55-year-old waukon man and 38-year-old postville man were both taken to the hospital after the crash. in continuing coverage -- a televisi house. in that fire, a family loses one of their dogs. kwwl's taylor bailey just returning from albernett..she joins us in waterloo with the though homeowners and neighbors tell me firefighters say the house fire could have sparked from a t-v remote. investigation. a couch split in two...half in the house...half outside--burnt by a fire. says the cause is still unknown saying it started on the couch.

usually there's a like v pattern like on the wall or somewhere where it started or stuff like that, the most charred area in the room" the most charred area--right here in the center of the family living room-- right by the couch. neighbors say--the fire could have started from a lost tv remote in the cushions. "that's what i was told last down, you know how you lose a remote" the fire chief not confirming the fire sparked from a remote. "it could be possible i have no idea, (so it could be possible?) anything is possible" stand-up "homeowners tell me they don't smoke in the house and their living room lamp was unplugged, they are still questioning what started the fire"

"who knows what was there the state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire. no one was home at the time of we've got you covered...live in the newsroom...taylor bailey...kwwl news. week. iowa state fire marshals are reminding iowans to change their smoke alarms every ten years. you should change your batteries every year. an unsusual police pursuit in the area today -- as officers try to track down a handful of pot- bellied pigs.

so far -- three pigs have been caught -- as the round-up continues tonight. animal control is also on scene helping those in the neighborhood catch the pigs. we also have a crew on scene right now. coming up on kwwl, one night after a memorable debate -- kwwl's political analyst weighs in on the presidential race with less than a month until decision day for americans. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... will have your full forecast, coming up. "you're watching kwwl. we've

possible tonight as a south wind keeps lows in the 50s. clouds

all ahead of a cold front. expected. the cold front is front passes the wind kicks from the northwest and temperatures stay in the 50s potential widespread frost is possible thursday morning. the wind diminishes wednesday evening under a clear sky. temperatures thursday morning are forecast to fall to possible tonight as a south wind keeps lows in the 50s. clouds and a gusty south wind push high temperatures into the 70s all ahead of a cold front. expected. the cold front is forecast to push through the state wednesday morning with temperatures stay in the 50s from the previous day. potential widespread frost is possiblsd wednesday evening under a clear the low and mid 30s. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a few clear early tuesday morning leaving a mostly sunny sky for the rest of the day. sunshine and a gusty south wind push tuesday into wednesday is expected. the cold front is scattered showers. once the front passes the wind kicks from the northwest and temperatures stay in the 50s from the previous day. potential widespread frost is possible thursday morning. the wind diminishes wednesday evening under a clear sky. are possible tonight as a south wind

high temperatures into the 70s all ahead of a cold front. expected. the cold front is forecast to push through the state wednesday morning with scattered showers. once the front passes the wind kicks through most of the day...about possible thursday morning. the wind diminishes wednesday evening under a clear sky. temperatures thursday morning are forecast to fall to the low and mid 30s. "you're watching kwwl. we've screen for your complete weather the rest of the day. sunshine temperature swing from tuesday into wednesday is scattered showers. once the potential widespread frost is poss t the rest of the day. sunshine temperature swing from tuesday into wednesday is stay in the 50s through most of potential widespread frost is stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl keeps lows in the 50s. clouds and a gusty south wind push high are possible tonight as a south wind ahead of a cold front. a big evening under a clear sky. forecast to push through the state wednesday morning with scattered showers. once the front passes the wind kicks a 20 degree temperature swing

possible thursday morning. the wind diminishes wednesday evening under a clear sky. temperatures thursday morning are forecast to fall to the low and mid 30s. keeps lows in the 50s. clouds clear early tuesday morning leaving a mostly sunny sky for the rest of the day. sunshine expected. the cold front is forecast to push through the state wednesday morning with scattered showers. once the front passes the wind kicks from the northwest and from the previous day. potential widespread frost is possible thursday morning. the wind diminishes wednesday evening under a clear the low and mid 30s. decision 2016 coverage now -- hillary clinton with a big national lead -- now eleven points against donald trump in a four way race. that's according to a new nbc

kwwl's elizabeth amanieh speaking with kwwl political analyst chris larimer on what this means for both candidates. ron-the question now is whether or not these new numbers will stay true moving forward. this poll no handshake at the start-both candidates keeping their distance. but when it came from 2005-trump remaining defiant. "this was locker room talk.i'm not proud of it." " he has said that the video doesn't represent who he is. but i think it's clear to anyone who heard it. that it represents by threatning clinton with prison time if elected. "if i win, i'm going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into

donald trump is not in charge of republican base going after hillary clinton in that way. talking about her as being fed up with the clinton family doing well. and the clinton family doing well in american politics." certainly for democrats, it's not going to go play well, it's going to fire up the democratic base." trump not only firing off at hillary but looking at her husband bill clinton. "bill clinton was abusive to tonight." the trump camapign bringing women who had made sexual accussations against bill clinton to sit front row. "the campaign itself is very divise, it's very negative. the

the election going forward are going to be very negative." larimer also mentioned female voters being critical to the election. especially for trump coming out on top on election day. we've got you covered, elizabeth amanieh...kwwl news. and a reminder for you tonight... make sure to check out kwwl political analyst chris larimer's blog on our website kwwl dot com he'll be following all of the decision 20-16 campaign as next month's election day approaches. republican leaders are deciding where they stand today in the wake of the controversy facing trump.

speak out against the words heard in the 2005 recording with billy bush. branstad's son eric is trump's iowa campaign director. senators chuck grassley and joni ernst also backed up trump. ernst saying today that she will vote for trump as long as he is the republican party's nominee. two iowa republican lawmakers -- representative ken rizer and senator jack whitver -- pulled support over the weekend but most other state party leaders have not. house speaker paul ryan taking a different stance on trump. today -- he told fellow republicans he will not be defending or campaigning with the party's presidential nominee up until the general election -- saying instead that he will focus on down- ballot races. ryan says he hasn't changed his

wisconsin rally over the weekend after the video of trump's 2005 comments emerged. coming up... mark farley weighs in as the panthers look to recover from another tough loss over the weekend -- while iowa state's matt campbell is fired up after his team blows another chance at an upset victory -- mark woodley joins us next.

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 is responsible for the content of this message. improved significantly -- but that hasn't stopped the heartbreak -- on saturday the cyclones lost for the second straight week after holding a double digit second half lead -- this happened on the road at oklahoma state -- one thing that has gone right for the

be just one of four teams that remains perfect in the red zone this season -- the cyclones have 14 touchdowns and 4 field goals in their 18 trips inside which hasn't made matt campbell happy -- well, i'm ticked. i think i've i would be if i was a player. i hope. kicking off at six on saturday ones having problems finishing games -- the uni panthers have led at some point in all three of their losses this season -- and had a chance for a win trailing by three -- and coach they have to see, how it's transpiring, why they didn't ones that have to make the play

us. uni heads to youngstown state on saturday -- and it appears tiger woods is now out of the safeway open -- releasing a statement saying he knows he just isn't ready yet -- it would have been his first event in 14 months -- woods continues to recover from multiple back surgeries -- game 3 of the nlds as they look to sweep the giants and head to the nlcs for the second straight year -- and it may be the best one yet with reigning cy-young winner jake arrieta facing off with giants ace madison bumgarner in what should be an epic match-up -- you play the long season, opportunities, and you prepare and you move forward accordingly and try and talk care of business. that's what

game 3 is in san francisco --

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. and i approve this message, because seniors have earned social security and medicare. we've got to protect it. 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.

nuclear weapons scares me to death. it should scare everyone. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. group of pot-bellied pigs. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg for track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg for a last look at your forecast. forecast. thank you for joining us for the k-w-w-l news at six.

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