amanda goodman. and i'm ron steele. thanks for joining us. a man armed with a gun -- demanding money from a local store clerk. police need your help identifying this man -- who they say robbed a mexican restaurant and store at gunpoint. this happened at la placita mexican store in downtown waterloo sunday afternoon. police say a man walked in with a gun- demanding money. he was able to take off with some cash. kwwl's lauren moss speaking with us now live with our top story, lauren thankfully everyone's okay- but definitely a scary situation for employees..as a man walks in with a gun..demanding money. they say something like this has never happened to them before. video surveillance captures a scary moment for a young woman. you can see the fear in her face as she's ordered to give a man money- while a gun is aimed at her. we spoke with

at him too..he just threw some money at him. rosa says everyone at the close-knit store, is pretty hurry up and open the cash register. but also hopeful, he'll police officers using the surveillance video from inside the building, they are also using nearby video cameras to hopefully get some more details... here's a still shot of the suspect..his eyes the only thing visible. but take a close look- tonight, police are asking for if you have any information, give waterloo police or cedar valley crimestoppers a call. a cash reward is avaliable. there are a few video cameras throughout the store-mostly near the cash register, now, a new city ordinance is

on- that would require businesses to have a camera near the door..something that could have been very helpful in this situation. we've got you covered, lauren moss kwwl news. thank you, lauren. the waterloo city council voted on a version of that camera ordinance last week. waterloo police say the current ordinance is out- dated. if passed -- some businesses like restaurants, banks and hotels would have to buy cameras..and if businees and inspections would be mandatory. let's go over to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg -- he's taking a from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds increase tonight as a are likely wednesday morning as the front moves through. the front also changes the wind direction to the northwest and keeps the temperatures from warming up. temperatures will be 20 degrees colder than tuesday.

to 30 mph. thursday morning in many 30-34 degrees. clouds increase tonight as a cold front approaches the area front also changes the wind direction to the northwest and keeps the to the highs in the 50s, it is becomes clear and the wind diminishes. frost is likely by thursday morning in many locations in eastern iowa. degrees colder than tuesday. in addition to the highs in the becomes clear and the wind diminishes. frost is likely by thursday morning in many 20-16 continue tonight. while the flooding has gone down for many in the area -- a new threat in a crucial time of year. farmers are seeing what they can salvage after last month's flooding. here's an overhead view around the gilbertville area during the height of the flooding. fields soaked by the flood waters of the cedar river. on the ground -- farmers

in buchanan county. elizabeth. ron-farmers are out trying to assess the extent of the water damage to their crops. and this now adding to the stress farmers are already facing after a year where many profit. harvest season in full gear. but many farmers like robert hansen are finding themselves at a loss this of a crop being flooded right at harvest d you'll lose some, but to have it happen just a week before the harvest is just unimaginable." farmers all across eastern iowa left with flooded fields after torrential rains devastated the area. flooded corn and soybean fields just covered in water. (video of dry fields in combine) and while most are used to seeing this view during harvest season.

combine) many farmers facing this devastation. for this farmer-his field turning into a muddy river. the iowa department of agriculture telling these farmers they need to destroy all their flood damaged grain-because of the potential it has to contaminate their harvest. "i mean i have to go out and beans to see how much we loss." hansen has 125 acres of beans. 60 acres were completely damaged by flood waters and hansen says 37 acres of his corn had water up to the ears. o things like that and playing in mud. but still it's a loss for them, it's a loss for everybody all the way down here. but it doesn't happen every year, you take the good with the bad." many farmers do have crop insurance but they will still be

northey says as of today-19 percent of corn and 43 percent of beans have been harvested-but is behind the five-year average we've got you covered, live in black hawk county, elizabeth amanieh...kwwl news. co-op's that take the grain have also been instructed to not accept any of the damaged grain. all kinds of people throughout the area still trying to recover from last month's flooding -- and help is coming from the state. the ide seen nearly 10 more inches of rain than normal for the 2016 water year. just in september alone -- the statewide average was more than six inches. that makes it the wettest september in 30 years. all that rain caused the cedar... shell rock and wapsie rivers to flood. new at six -- a man dies in a suspected fall from a parking ramp. this happening in downtown

year-old michael peterson from cedr falls. police say he was found hurt in an alley behind the ramp at east park avenue and lafayette street. he later died at the hospital. an autopsy is being conducted -- but police say they aren't suspecting foul play. iowa's most populated county is joining a growing list of places in iowa upping its minimum wage. supervisors in polk county giving final approval on a wage increase -- to the county that's home to des moines becomes the fourth iowa county to raise its minimum. the first two to make the move were johnson and linn counties. last year -- johnson county approved a plan to increase the county's minimum to 10-10 an hour by next year -- through three increments of 95 cents. certain towns were allowed to opt out of that increase. in linn county -- the minimum wage will increase to 10- 25 by january of 20-19. that county is increasing it's

today -- marking the beginning for major road project in eastern iowa. groundbreaking for a new phase of the southwest arterial along highway 52 happening today in dubuque. when the project's finished - the four-lane, divided highway will give people another option for driving through the southwestern portion of the city. the arterial will stretch just over six miles. the project will affect the community for years -- especially homes and businesses in the area. people living on cousins road used to be able to drive directly to highway 20... now they have to take a longer along sieppel road. "construction going on, we're kinda at the dead end of a road the right signage we think we can get around that, long term it'll be a good spot, an

complete late 20-19. people tell us they didn't expect it to take so long. but know it'll be beneficial. also happening in dubuque today -- a restaurant storage shed catches fire. fire crews putting out flames to the restaurant stayed open despite the fire breaking out. kwwl's shiy live on the scene there with the latest. shirley. the fire is out now... and no one got hurt, but people tell me it could've been worse. the fire happened during lunch time here at the restuarant. so it was very busy. the actual restuarant didn't catch fire...it was shed behind it. inside it...that's where they keep the dumpters. those are also damaged. employees say it wasn't the

"then i noticed, all i noticed...all the cars through driveway started to backup...okay something was a little off." now culver's was still able to remain open for lunch - but the drive through was closed. the good news here...there are no injuries. and it seems, no ones lunch was interrupted...atleas t not for too long. dubuque -- shirley descorbeth -- ...kwwl news. investigators now saying -- a cigarette might have caused the fire. coming up on kwwl -- politics again reaching a fever pitch in the state this week -- with two high- profile visits. and -- a business owner is in support mode -- after severe flooding strikes for a third time. and... here's a live look at the storm

full forecast, coming up. "you're watching kwwl. we've and sports with rick coleman. this is the kwwl news at six." got you covered. with ron steele, amanda goodman, chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg and sports with rick coleman. this is the kwwl

cold front approaches the area front also changes the wind direction to the northwest and keeps the tempur temperatures will be 20 degrees also windy with gusts to 30 mph. wednesday evening the sky becomes clear and the wind diminishes. frost is likely by thursday morning in many locations in eastern iowa. temperatures will range from cold front approaches the area from the west. scattered showers are likely wednesday morning as the front moves temperatures from warming up. temperatures will be 20 degrees colder than tuesday. in addition to the highs in the 50s, it is becomes clear and the wind diminishes. frost is likely by thursday morning in many locations in eastern iowa.

weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds increase tonight as a cold front approaches the area from the west. scattered showers are likely wednesday the wind direction to the northwest and keeps the temperatures from warming up. temperatures will be 20 degrees colder than tuesday. in addition to the highs in the 50s, it is also windy with gusts diminishes. frost is likely by thursday morning in many locations in eastern iowa. temperatures will range from 30-34 degrees. clouds increase tonight as a are likely wednesday morning as the front moves through. the front also changes the wind direction to the northwest and keeps the also windy with gusts to 30 mph. wednesday evening the sky becomes clear and the wind diminishes. frost is likely by thursday morning in many locations in eastern iowa. temperatures will range from 30-34 degrees. screen for your complete weather stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds increase tonight as a cold front approaches the area from the west. scattered showers are likely wednesday morning as the front moves northwest and keeps the temperatures from warming up. temperatures will be 20 degrees

diminishes. frost is likely by thursday morning in many tonight as a cold front approaches the area from the west. scattered showers are likely wednesday morning as the front moves northwest and keeps the temperatures from warming up. temperatures will be 20 degrees colder than tuesday. in addition to the highs in the 50s, it is becomes clear and the wind diminishes. frost is likely by thursday morning in many locations in eastern iowa. temperatures will range from 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast infm clouds increase tonight as a keeps the temperatures from warming up. temperatures will be to 30 mph. thursday morning in many 20 degrees colder than tuesday. wednesday evening the sky becomes clear and the wind diminishes. frost is likely by thursday morning in many 30-34 degrees. becomes clear and the wind diminishes. frost is likely by thursday morning in many

everything in hurricane katrina, then lost her home in the 2008 flood is now facing more bad luck. she's now raising money to help deal with the damage she faces from the floods of 2016. lou thompson -- owner of the village meat market and deli in cedar rapids was out of business for two weeks during the 2016 flooding. she's now trying to raise money -- not for the lost business or the large portion of her inventory of perishables that had to be thrown out but instead for her employees who were out of work and her vendors. "this is their full time gig ya know and they have mortages and

have just an outstanding staff." prior to the flood of 2016 -- thompson moved back to cedar rapids after losing everything from hurricane katrina. shortly after getting married her husband's home was destroyed by the 2008 floods. decision 20-16 time -- with one of the candidates' right hand men speaking in iowa today. indiana governor and republican v-p nominee mike pence making a pence headlining a rally at the des moines area community college in newton. trump's running mate giving a vote of confidence to the republican "this election is not so much a choice between two people -- it is a choice between two futures. our constitution and our highest ideas, and so i choose to stand with donald trump."

tomorrow -- former president bill clinton will be in eastern iowa. he'll speak in waterloo for what's being called an early at the national cattle congress -- with doors opening an hour before that. the former president will also be in linn county on thursday afternoon. coming up... in college football-- the iowa this weekend at purdue... and in basketball -- the hawkeyes' peter jok earns some special recognition... you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in durango, rickardsville, epworth and all of

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lafayette, indiana. the hawks have won both of their road games this season and eight straight dating back to last year. the hawks' only losses this season have come at kinnick stadium. this saturday the hawks are 12 point favorites to beat purdue to improve to 3-1 in the big ten. iowa head coach kirk ferentz says his team made some improvements last week during the win over minnesota. new week and a different opponent. and he believes the hawks will have they come in to the game with record. and come off a really in overtime, and a lot of really

they stayed the course, and then think anybody that plays or competes in college football needs to understand every week is a new week. we've already experienced that. and favorites, point spreads, all that stuff. aren't competing. iowa and purdue kick it off 11 a-m saturday in west lafayette iowa senior guard peter jok is one of 10 players selected to the 2016 preseason all-big ten team. the team is selected by a media voting panel. jok was a second- team all- conference pick a year ago, the hawkeyes to the second round of the ncaa tournament. jok ranked second on the team in scoring as a junior at 16.1 points a game jok is the hawkeyes only returning starter. and tonight is game four of the national league divisional playoff series between the chicao cubs and san francisco giants... last night --the giants beat the cubs 6-5 in 13 innings on a walk-ff double by joe panik...scoring brandon crawford.

to one and a win tonight sends them to their second straight national league championship series.. while san francisco looks to win its 11th straight elimination game...

for a last look at your forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds increase tonight as a cold front approaches the area from the west. scattered showers are likely wednesday morning as the front moves through. the front also changes the wind direction to the northwest and keeps the temperatures from warming up. colder than tuesday. in addition to the highs in the 50s, it is also windy with gusts to 30 mph. wednesday evening the sky becomes clear and the wind diminishes. frost is likely by thursday morning in many locations in eastern iowa. temperatures will range from 30-34 degrees. thank you for joining us for the k-w-w-l news at six. we'll see you back here at ten if you didn't expect to see an applebee's usda choice top sirloin searing to smoky oak perfection on a new wood-fired grill...

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