got you covered. this is today in iowa." now on today in iowa: a vice presidential nominee in iowa defending his running mate. their opponent is facing more questions about e- mails. plus, forced to keep ronald mcdonald under wraps. a fast food giant reacting to and people just want to get home... but first they have to wait until the cows come home. a strange sight on the road. i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. a cold front is draped over the kwwl viewing area this morning with temps in the 40s to the

behind the front than yesterday at this time. winds are turning to the northwest and picking up speed... and will be gusty all day. clouds and a few showers track through today, too, especially through the middle of the day.... before clearing out by this evening. we could see a few showers today but you will mainly notice falling temps throughout the day. the winds die down tonight and the skies will be clear... leading to the coldest temps of the season so far. i'll have that frosty forecast for you in a few minutes.

month from the decision day. people are lining up to vote early. so far, about 38- hundred people have cast their ballots in black hawk county. tracie potts is in washington this morning with the latest on the presidential race -- which includes new details about leaked clinton campaign emails. "we have to investigate hillary clinton." this is donald trump - as he puts it - shackles off! trump tells fox news' bill house speaker paul ryan: "i don't want his support; i don't care about his support. what i want to do is i want to win for the people." to win trump needs florida. he's making two more stops there today. clinton leads florida by just a few points. "your vote really, really, really counts, a lot. you can consider me as an exhibit a of that proof." clinton's out west today after campaigning in florida with al

issue - climate change. "we cannot risk putting a climate denier in the white house at all - that is absolutely unacceptable." leaked emails from clinton campaign show an aide checked with the justice department about lawsuits over her emails. "hillary clinton is one disclosure away from potentially having this race flip-flop once again." so she's sending top democrats to swing states to talk about "i too believe in forgiveness and redemption, but doesn't mean i'm gonna elect the person president!" (cheers) the white house is denying anything wrong with the clinton campaign's contact with the justice department investigating her emails. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. donald trump's running mate says he's disappointed in the republicans who say they'll no longer support trump.

he was asked about trump's lewd comments caught on tape from 2005. i think donald trump, donald that he'd been wrong. apologized to his family and apologized to the american people and i'm someone who believes in forgiveness, believes in second chances as the overwhelming majority of american people do. pence also held a rally in newton where a voter said this to him. "but i'm saying it. no, you know, i'm like trump. do i not speak for people here? am i not saying the truth, guys? come on." "we have a revolution coming on nov. 8. i promise you." today, pence will campaign in virginia and north carolina. today, hillary clinton's husband

former president bill clinton is holding an early voting event in waterloo. he's set to speak at 6:45 tonight at the cattle congress --doors open at 5:45. we'll have coverage right here on kwwl and kwwl dot com. in a kwwl follow-up this morning: the search for a man wanted in connection to a stabbing at the iowa state fair. the man wanted is craig hunt. he's considered armed and dangerous. hunt is accused of stabbing darquan jones on the last night of the fair in august. jones was treated and later released from the hospital. hunt is charged with attempted murder, and is also possibly connected to several shootings in the des moines area. today, charges could be filed against the man accused of murdering two police officers. they were investigating a domestic case in palm springs, california the other night when they were shot and killed. the suspect was then arrested after a 12-hour standoff. today, he could be charged with first degree murder. later today, the visitation for

st. louis. officer blake snyder was shot and killed in the line of duty last week. the suspect is 18 years old. police say he started firing at snyder right as the officer showed up to look into a disturbance call. a baby has died after being left in a hot car. it happened in fresno, california. investigators say the child's grandmother was watching him. they don't know why she left him inside the car. when the child was found. only god knows and she didn't mean for this to happen and that police are questioning the boy's grandmother who needed medical attention herself because she was so distraught over what happened. the picture doesn't gives us a great look at the suspect, but waterloo police are hoping someone knows something -- and steps

sunday. a man came in with a gun. here's a look at the suspect --you can only see his eyes. the store's surveillance camera shows the man waving around a gun in front of a young woman behind the cash register. she screamed and the owner came running out but instead in money at him. there were other people inside the store at the time b right now, there's a new city ordinance on the table that would require businesses to have a camera near the door. that's something that could have been very helpful in this case. if the waterloo city council approves it-- some businesses like restaurants, banks and hotels would have to buy cameras..and if businesses already have them ... updates and inspections would be mandatory. road construction signs don't have the word patience on them

as a big project begins in eastern iowa. groundbreaking for a new phase of the southwest arterial along highway 52 is happening in dubuque. when the project's finished - the four-lane, divided highway will give people another option to drive through the southwest side of the city. the project will have a big impact. people living on cousins road used to be able to drive directly to highway 20. now they have to take a longer businesses. "construction going on, we're kinda at the dead end of a road right now, so it's just a little can get around that, long term excellent spot." the work should be done by 20-19. another key project -- this one focusing on flood prevention. it's the groundbreaking for a permanent flood control levee in cedar rapids. it will help protect the newbo district. the 14 million dollar project includes a detention basin and a pump station. everything is set to be finished

the flooding in his state could get worse as the week goes on. more than two- thousand people have been rescued so far since hurricane matthew hit over the at least 14 people have died in north carolina alone because of the storm. a family of seven forced out of their home in south carolina because of the hurricane -- will go home as a family misty.. who was pregnant.. began having contractions over the "the hospital has been fantastic. the university that took us in has been phenomenal and we are so grateful. we have a deep faith in god and we feel the lord has taken care of us." both mom and baby are doing fine. this morning, a four-year-old girl is back with her family after a

was kidnapped by a former family friend. she was found at a hospital in memphis -- after a nurse recognized her from an amber alert. "say thank you for bringing me "my heart was like in my stomach the whole time... like, he knows when i got to use my think about was the little girl... the little girl... we need to get her, we need to get her. man accused of taking her. an iconic mascot is taking a step back -- because of the concerns over clowns. ronald mcdonald will be making fewer apperances for now. sightings of creepy clowns have been on the rise across the country the past few weeks. in one case -- someone dressed

wants to be thoughtful in light of what's going on -- so ronald won't be seen as much for the time being. rush hour traffic is beefed up in one city. so much so -- the highway looks more like a pasture. cows got loose on a louisiana highway after a cattle trailer flipped. a line of cows raced down the highway. it took law enforcement about two hours to round them up. much more to come this morning: puts away the playbook to focus on two families that need help. plus -- for eight innings -- many cub fans thought history was repeating itself. but in the ninth -- the cubs

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 and raise the retirement age. congressman blum's out for himself, not us. i spent many yeaa 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. the thought of donald trump with nuclear weapons scares me to death. it should scare everyone.

temperatures more... i'll have details coming up. "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." 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 clouds this morning with a few showers tracking through... but.. you will notice the wind and cooler weather more today.... leading to a couple of very chilly mornings. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will catch clouds much of the day today and will likely be shaking a bit with the strong winds.... it is also going to be chilly, although not so bad to start early this morning... temps are running in the 60s ahead, 50s along and

above normal... but probably warmer than the rest of the day will be. it is cooler behind... a good 10-15 degrees cooler than this time yesterday morning.. and the winds are stronger... already 15-20 mph and gusting higher. the front has some rain with it, but it will be fairly light with most getting a few hundredths... it will be the temperatures you notice... they range from the 20s to the 60s over the midwest.... the 20s and 30s where the high pressure is centered... and heading our way. we have seen our highs for day and will continue to see breezy conditions.. a few showers will track through, too, mainly through midday. clear and cold tonight with light winds and lows dropping into the low to mid 30s... a freeze warning coats most of the viewing area with frost advisories to the south.... but we are running behind... we should have had our first frost days or even weeks ago in the viewing area!

mid to upper 50s with light south winds and lots of sunshine. and we get back into the 60s for friday with 70s for the weekend. we have a series of fronts that bring a chance of showers and even thunderstorms back to the area this weekend into early next week. today might not be a great day to help farmers play catch-up. the corn and soybeans out of the fields because of all the rain we've had. here's a look at the flooding a cold start tomorrow, we will only climb into the mid to upper 50s with light south winds and lots of sunshine. and we get back into the 60s for friday with 70s for the weekend. we have a series of fronts that bring a

today might not be a great day to help farmers play catch-up. they're a little behind getting the corn and soybeans out of the fields because of all the rain we've had. here's a look at the flooding a few weeks ago in forest city. robert hansen has 125 acres of beans near fairbank 60 acres were destroyed by the flooding --and he says 37 acrs "i farmed for about 50 years and it's the first time i know will get up, and it will get into the crops and you'll lose some, but to have it happen just a week before the harvest is just unimaginable." statewide -- 19 percent of the corn has been harvested. that's about three days behind last year's pace.

to get more than 40- percent of the crop out so far. the time now is still to come this morning -- another playoff nail biter. at least this one didn't carry over into the next day. and a rocky start for a former football player -- trying his hand at a different sport. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in tiffin, elgin, peosta and all of eastern iowa.

next round of the playoffs. cubs at the giants last night. in the ninth -- san francisco leads 5-2 -- hoping to send the series back to chicago for a final game. but here come the cubs. one run in already and then wilson contreras with a single up the middle to score two. it's tied. until javy baez singles to score the cubs fourth run of the 9th inning. chicago leads 6-5. they turn it over to their

strike three. cubs win 6-5. the largest ninth inning comeback in a postseason game since the mets in 1986. chicago will face the winner of the dodgers nationals series at wrigley field. game one of the n-l-c-s is saturday. a well-known athlete is trying to make his way into the game of pro baseball. former n-f-l quarterback tim tebow made his debut yesterday in the arizona instructional league -- as a mets prospect. he "you know everybody's just having a lot of fun, i really enjoy the guys and being able to come out here and play a really fun game." after the game, tebow -- who has a wide following across the country -- signed autographs. the college basketball season tips off in a month. iowa senior peter jok is hoping to have a big season for the hawks. he's one of 10 players selected to the preseason all- big ten

-- receive a big surprise and some added muscle. the green bay packers teamed up with a home improvement store to remodel the bathrooms of two families in wisconsin. they helped put in a new shower for a veteran and his daughter -- who has special needs. both families did not have to pay a dime for the remodeling projects. there's been a lot of talk about the flu mist this year. up next -- we're myths. what you need to know about the

opinion when it comes to the flu just under half of all common --myths-- about the vaccine may be one reason why many choose --not-- to get a flu shot. one of the most common ones: "you can catch the flu from the vaccine"

bit of fever after the flu shot but that just means it's working, that doesn't mean it's giving you the flu." if you do get sick after a shot... doctors say it's likely a different virus .. not true influenza. another myth: "i've already had the flu, i don't need the shot this year." "the flu virus mutates every year so it's not the same virus year. so you need a new shot every year in order to get protection." last but not least: "my child is too young to t "we recommend that everyone over the age of 6 months get a unpredictable.... the c- d-c is hopeful this year's vaccine is a good match for the upcoming flu season. erika edwards, nbc news. this year the cdc is

say the spray has not shown to be effective in protecting people from the virus. here is storm track seven live doppler radar. today in iowa continues with eileen's forecast next.

few showers. breezy and cool today with steady/falling temps. widespread frost tonight/thursday morning with lows in the low to mid 30s plenty of sunshine. highs are back in the ally crutchns new clients? let's go meet them soon. in person, we could read the room. on the phone, you're just a voice. yeah, i'm good. for fast rewards, let's book on choice. this trip could really help us grow. ? should i stay or should i go? ?

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