got you covered. this is today in iowa." now on today in iowa -- we are nearing the home stretch -- and the candidates -- and their campaigns are once again setting their sights on iowa. we're learning about more campaign stops in the state this week. plus -- a terrifying story turns into one of relief this morning. a girl kidnapped found safe hundreds of miles from home. and an iowa school paying tribute to a pair of fallen officers -- in a unique way. i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. we have a few showers tracking through early this morning, but they will

areas of fog this morning, but most areas are not reporting any problems. temperatures are holding in the mid to upper 50s this morning and should warm up nicely today with southerly winds helping out... they are 5 to 15 mph today but will end up 10-20 gusting higher. clouds will track out for this morning and leave us mostly sunny today, but there is another system to our west that brings a change for a few days. highs today will be very mild in the 70s with gusty south winds. that changes tomorrow, though, with northwest have more on that forecast in a few minutes. four weeks from today america heads to the polls. this presidential race is more polarized than ever. tracie potts is in washington this

the republican party. "special prosecutor, here we come, right?" donald trump, defiant as ever, promising more to come "if they wanna release more tapes, saying inappropriate things we'll continue to talk about bill and hillary clinton doing inappropriate things." it's caused a big rift in the republican party. the party itself is sticking by him, but the top republicans on capitol hill are not. house speaker paul ryan says he won't defend trump - won't campaign for him - but won't pull his endorsement either. "paul ryan is trying to make the best of a very difficult situation." so is hillary clinton. "he is an equal opportunity insulter if there ever was one." "this election is our chance to show who we are - we are better than that." new poll numbers show clinton has pulled 11 points ahead nationally since the video tape was released

their consent. he calls it locker room banter. "no men are not that way, real men aren't that way. donald trump's wrong about that. donald trump's wrong about that." "let's just make it official: donald trump. won. that. debate. wasn't even close." trumps running mate trying to right the ship, as the latest polling shows him losing ground, especially with women. and hillary clinton is still on the lookout for what leaked emails may i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. republican leaders are being asked whether they continue to stand behind donald trump. governor branstad says he is -- but also says what he heard trump say in the 2005 tape released a few days ago -- reprehensible and offensive. branstad's son eric is trump's iowa campaign director. senator joni ernst says she'll vote for trump as long as he is the

-- representative ken rizer and senator jack whitver -- pulled their support over the weekend but most other state party leaders have not. 28 days from the election -- and iowa is once again becoming a focal point for the campaigns. donald trump's running mate is in newton today. mike pence will speak at a rally at the des moines area community college. the doors open at one. the vice presidential nominee is expected to speak at three. tomorrow -- former president bill clinton will be in eastern iowa. what's being called an early voting event. it's scheduled to start at six-45 at the national cattle congress -- with doors opening an hour before that. the former president will also be in linn county on thursday afternoon. people in florida are being given an extra day to register to vote. a federal judge extended today's voter registration deadline until tomorrow -- because of hurricane matthew. the judge's order comes after the

scott said people had enough time. states are still reeling this morning because of the storm. matthew killed at least 30 people across five states. in florida -- 12 people died -- nine because of carbon monoxide poisoning -- or other problems caused by the power being knocked out. this morning in georgia -- more than 100-thousand people are still without power. flooding is still a big problem in south carolina. more evacuations there have been called for. crews are coming from are trapped in their homes. they're using boats and trucks to get through the high water. this morning -- we're starting to see some of the damage left behind by hurricane matthew. thousands are still out of their homes. the damage stretches for miles. "you go into a room and there's nothing. you got heavy furniture and it's all in pieces room." president obama is freeing up federal money to help those

the u-s military is also sending more support to haiti. almost a week after the hurricane hit haiti, the people there are struggling to get food, medicine and water. the u-s-s iwo jima, was deployed from virginia on saturday and is expected to get to haiti later this week. one man is dead after a police shooting shut down traffic on a busy interstate. it happened late last night in southern california. california highway patrol says the the man was their officers. people driving on the road say they saw someone walking in traffic before the shooting. no word yet from officers about why shots were fired. flowers, pictures and balloons are being left on the steps of a police department -- honoring two officers who were shot and killed over the weekend. prosecutors say capital murder charges are expected against the suspect in palm springs, california. he's accused of shooting and killing two officers during a

team. one of those who died in the line of duty -- had been with the department for 35 years and was planning to retire in december. an iowa school is remembering two officers killed earlier this year. susan farrell and carlos puente- moreales were two of four people killed in a crash in april. they worked for the des moines police department. at a nearby school -- a landscaping project more than 6 months in the making is starting honor the officers. that the city is going to be have to deal with. those kids are our future.' the trees will also help students deal with emotional losses in their own lives. vermont police say an arrest warrant is out for a man accused killing five people. the suspect is still in the hospital in critical condition.

way on sunday morning and crashed into a car -- killing occurred on interstate 89 as an accident." after the crash, the man allegedly stole a police cruiser and drove it the wrong way again -- hitting at least seven other cars. the prosecutor says the suspect has a lengthy criminal history -- and is involved in a domestic violence case with his ex- girlfriend -- set to go before a jury next month. fired... now faces a more serious charge. last week in dubuque...shots were fired in the downtown area...on west eight street. steven burrel of chicago was charged with reckless use of a firearm. that charge has been upgraded to attempted murder. "it's just crazy that it happened right here, next to my business, kinda worried about all my clients now...who's all gonna come back and get their haircut." if burrell is convicted -- he

possible. today -- a grant county deputy will be in court. he's charged in a child abuse case. vance vankirk has been on administrative leave. a criminal complaint says vankirk is accused of using a belt to spank one of his kids. that child then allegedly told their school -- vankirk said not to talk about what had happened. the complaint says vankirk admitted spanking the child and that he did it because he thought the child had cut anothed' learned that never happened. today, the u-s supreme court dials up a case affecting the world's top two smartphone makers. justices will hear arguments over the amount samsung should pay apple for copying the iphone's distinct look. samsung paid apple more than 540-million dollars last year. but samsung is now arguing is shouldn't have to pay all of that.

phones worldwide. the consumer product safety commission has reported at least 92 cases in the u-s in which the phone's battery caught fire or even exploded. "so consumer reports thinks that you should take advantage of the fact that carriers are willing to replace these phones with different phones or refund your money. just take the phone in and stop using it." last month, samsung issued a global recall. it blamed a manufacturing error in thtt investigators are now studying a different defect. this 14-year-old student is not your average teenager. he's a sophomore at a kansas high school and a sophomore at harvard. if he stays on track... he'll graduate from college a week "i was thinking about the other day how surreal that actual day will be, but it'll be a fun experience." he'll be 17 when he graduates

politics. we're just getting started on today in iowa. you can't blame cub fans if they hit the snooze this morning. a late-night playoff marathon. the game didn't end until early this morning. plus -- meet the iowa native running from coast to coast -- trying to set a record. a few hours behind. but it won't

details coming up. "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7

complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: rain continues to track to the east this morning stormtrack7 live weather network cameras have managed to catch raindrops this morning, but will eventually show sunny skies for the afternoon. breezy south winds will help keep mild temps around today, but a rather

and thursday. right now, though, it is mild with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s in our viewing area and across the state. south winds are helping as they are still 5 to 15 mph but will be about the cold front starts to track in to the western counties this evening. rain this morning will continue to track to the east with the cold front marching across the northern plains. it

clouds and some showers, but mainly cooler air to the region over the next few days. rainfall amounts will end up from a few hundredths to around three-quarters of an inch, including this mornings' rainfall. that will clear out. breezy south winds help get us into the 70s this afternoon. the winds turn to the northwest tonight and rain the time is still to come -- a football first. a touchdown one state has never seen before in a high school game. plus -- working out when you get worked up. a new study tells us when we

you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in lawler, mederville, toddville and all of eastern iowa. good morning to all the cubs it's not uncommon for autistic kids to flap their hands. and so when i saw that, that was completely disqualifying. i'm a republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. my son max can't live in trump world. so i'm crossing party lines and voting for hillary. i don't always agree with her, but she's reasonable. and she's smart.

really mattered.

three of the division series. you didn't get much sleep. a terrific game as chicago went for the sweep in san francisco. two star pitchers facing off against each other -- and early on -- it's jake arrieta getting hits a three-run homer off madison bumgarner. the cubs second home run by a pitcher in the series. cubs lead 3-0. the giants would then score the next five. cubs down by two in the top of the ninth. last chance -- and kris bryant delivers. a two-run home run and the game is tied. it stays that way -- all the way -- into the bottom of the 13th. runner on second. joe panik -- a blast to right field. the winning run scores. san francisco wins 6-5. it ended

game four is tonight. in the american league -- the end of an era for baseball fans in boston. david ortiz played his final game as the red sox were eliminated. cleveland swept boston in three games in their division series. once the game was over -- the crowd called for big papi to make a curtain call. he did. cleveland now plays toronto for the right to go to the world series. history is made on the football field -- by a young lady. kendall breland became the first female in thest in a varsity game. it happened in the first quarter of a game friday night. trying to make history ever since i came down here 3 years ago. in the history of mississippi high school football, girls have kicked field goals and extra points. but before friday night, there was no record of a female scoring a touchdown. her team won the game 61-14.

so is peter, an iowa native. and he ran 70 miles yesterday. he's trying to break the world record for the fastest time running across the u-s. he started in san francisco -- and will end in new york. he's from boone originally. he has to finish in 46 days to break the record. he just finished day 29 in cedar "it's great to be back in iowa. being able to breathe better and then to see some friendly faces so it's been really good these last few days." he's finished -- and then rest. a lot. you can follow along with pete's journey on our website at k-w-w-l dot com exercise is a great way to prevent heart disease. as long as your heart and head are in the right place. if you're angry -- you might want to simmer down first.

someone is mad during an intense workout. timing is also key in another way. if you're mad -- and exercise at night between 6 and midnight -- the risk is greatest. coming up - brand name or generic. is there really a big difference in quality?

people have questions about which is better, thinking but as janet zappala tells us -- that's not usually the case. comfortable i take generic regional's comprehensive cancer center and makes this very simple point that when it comes to brand name prescription medications vs generic "the generic is the same as the brand. there's no difference only difference may be in the filler... not the active ingredient... it's that active ingredient that's the same... that's the important part... well

and tyler showed me some examples... like with this commonly used cancer chemo drug... "this was the branded product very expensive ...this bottle would have been over four thousand dollars... this as a generic has the exact same typo generics are vastly regulated. though some he says are coming from other countries, which never used to be... but drug in the united states the fda has to have approved that overall tyler believes that generics are safe and just as effective as their brand name counterparts. "i do think that brand drugs a generic becomes available, i have no doubt that a generic will serve your needs almost as well." and especially if you're on a budget. "if i'm a senior and i have a

or 60 dollars a month it's a no brainer" bottom line, the pharmacist says generics are just fine unless your doctor is specific about the need of a brand name drug. here is storm track seven live doppler radar. we're back after the break with eileen's forecast. eileen loan is back with another you've worked hard. 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, because seniors have earned social security and medicare.

forecast. becoming mostly sunny, breezy and mild today with highs in the thursday morning with highs in the 50s and back to the 70s for well.

hurricane matthew is gone -- but the flooding caused by the deadly storm is not. plus... dozens are arrested at a pipeline protest... included a well- known hollywood actress. and trick or treat -- but no candy for you to eat. a mom is not into the clown craze at all -- and will prove it on good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and