now on today in iowa: road work wrapping up. a new interchange opening today -- designed to make a dangerous stretch safer. plus -- we're hearing from a well-known eastern iowa veteran this morning -- part of a larger group of veterans standing behind donald and they're going clown-free. a store that sells halloween costumes says they've had it with the creepy clown craze -- so they're taking action. i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. not as cold this morning, but still seeing 30s out there this

started yesterday morning! south winds, while light, are helping... and they will pick up today.. it will be pretty breezy this afternoon with gusts higher than 20 mph. clear skies this for the afternoon as clouds track in ahead of the next cold front. highs today the forecast... i'll have that for you in a few minutes.

overnight. someone dies in a crash in a yard. a car went off the road along the 500 block of newell street in waterloo. it happened around midnight. the car hit a tree and then caught fire. the person who died -- was the only one in the car. their name has not been released. we'll keep following this story and bring you the latest on air and online as we learn more about it. after years of planning and a of work -- today -- a new interchange is set to open. the c-57 interchange over 218 will open this morning. we first started hearing about the need to make changes at cedar wapsi several years ago after many serious crashes. opening the overpass means three gravel roads -- including gresham road -- will be shut down. many people are very happy about the new interchange... but some are frustrated. roger's market has been on gresham road for more than 20 years. been coming for years because

different meetings and everything but we still don't want it to happen" the new stand is on waverly road and is now open and will remain open for three more weeks. the d-o-t says gresham road-- where the stand sits right now-- will be barricaded after they open the new overpass. making access from highway 218 impossible. a cedar rapids man is one of two crash. it happened yesterday afternoon in muscatine county. the state patrol says eric osborn did not yield and hit another car. a passenger in the other car -- from bettendorf -- was also hurt. parents want people to slow down near a waterloo school - after a student was hit by a car. an eight-year-old was riding her bike on idaho street near highland elementary this week, when she was hit. the driver was cited for not yielding. the girl was taken to the

"i'm scared for my kids everyday. you know, even them not walking by themselves. me walking with them. i'm not blaming parents, there's a lot of parents that their kids have to walk by themselves. i think we need precautions in our area saying slow down." she has about 40 signatures so far --and is working to get more before brin i police say someone was hit by a car yesterday on dubuque's west side. they tell our coverage partners at the dubuque telegraph herald that it happened at the intersection of pennsylvania avenue and radford road --around 5:30 last night. no other details have been released. this morning -- a woman is pretty lucky -- after her s-u-v was hit by a train. kim bradfield -- from janesville -- is expected to be ok. it could've been much worse. she was on 260th street in

county -- when there was a collision on the tracks. she was taken to the university we're hearing she's expected to be ok. decision 2016 coverage this morning: today, former president bill clinton goes to ohio after spending two days in eastern iowa. he spent time in cedar falls, independence and mount vernon he focused on an issue that's been a hot topic for some time. this gun debate today is an example of how we have stopped listening to each other. how we different from ours but share our future. we've got to get over that. all of us. president obama will also be campaigning in ohio today. the democratic nominee has been in

a campaign field office to meet with volunteers -- but continues to focus on her opponent -- donald he has attacked immigrants, african americans, latinos, people with disabilities, pow's, muslims, d anour military which he's called a disaster. there's hardly any part of america that he has not targeted. donald trump has been campaigning in the battleground state of ohio. the polls show a very close race there. trump went back to something he talked about a lot a few weeks ago -- hillary clinton's stamina. in china, if she goes down in tiananmen square, they'll just leave her there. they're tough people. they're just going to leave her there. they're not going to help her up. they'll say 'let her come up when she's ready,' these are tough

today -- trump heads to north carolina. peace through strength. that's what many iowa veterans say trump will deliver if he's elected. more than 150 former officers and enlisted service members are coming together to stand behind trump. "i think that very clearly these don't think they have anything locker room talk it's the talk between the media and the individual he's a familiar face to many people in eastern iowa. the group also said it's time to move past what they call the failed foreign policies of hillary clinton and

could be in hot water. a judge has found probable cause for a complaint of misconduct against new jersey governor chris christie. this is connected to the bridgegate scandal. witnesses have testified that christie knew about the lanes on a bridge being shut down a few years ago. it was allegedly ordered by christie staff members -- who wanted to get back at a mayor for not the case now goes to a prosecutor's office, which will decide whether to br possible indictment. in court today -- the former c-e-o accused of jacking up the price of drugs. martin shkreli was arrested last year on allegations of securities fraud. he's accused of looting a company of 11-million dollars to pay off investors he was suspected of defrauding in a hedge fund he ran. a baby has died after falling down an elevator shaft in new york. police say baby's mother was

she pushed the stroller inside... but the elevator wasn't there. they both fell. "i literally just like, left like 4 or 5 hours ago... and everything was fine... and just now... i'm still kind of in shock... i see the family all the time." police say the elevator was out of service. they aren't sure why the doors opened. records show 23 major elevator violations in this building in th students are in shock this morning -- trying to figure out why someone would kill the deer in their school's nature classroom. a family of deer was in a pen at "you said this appears to be a one of the more senseless acts that i've heard of." nature's classroom is a facility in a florida community where sixth graders enjoy the outdoors

the shelves in some stores... but not because they're popular. a chain of stores in florida is yanking the costumes. this comes after all of the recent reports across the "in a way we could be protecting people, if someone unknowingly dresses as a clown, i mean, i love clowns, but if someone dresses as a clown unintentionally scares somebody, who knows what could happen? would be scaling back appearances by ronald mcdonald because othf e creepy clown craze. we've got a lot to get to this morning on today in iowa: in ten minutes -- another trilling finish to a playoff series. next stop -- wrigley field in chicago -- for last night's winner. plus -- remember the goonies? this video of -- what looks like a strange ship -- has people thinking of that movie this morning. to top it off -- that image

front... that will bring drizzle, rain and some storms to the kwwl viewing area this weekend. i'll explain coming up. 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 team:

more clouds will track in for the afternoon. it gets breezy, too, with winds up to 20 mph at times today and tomorrow. rain tracks in for the weekend, too. temperatures this morning are in the 30s and 40s with some upper 40s to the west.. all of us warmer than thursday's start. south winds are helping... they are mainly light now, but will today and really stay gusty through the night. a system to our south will throw some clouds our way today, but so will the larger system to the west. between the two, we could have drizzle tonight with showers and storms by saturday afternoon. but temperatures will warm

tomorrow... along with the rain chances...although they will be light. today.. increasing clouds and wind with highs in the 60s... temperatures don't drop too much tonight with areas of drizzle tracking in late... drizzle continues saturday morning with scattered showers and storms tracking in for the aer with gusty south winds. we stay mild through monday with a few showers and storms sunday afternoon. mainly dry next week, although a few showers may track through at night. we cool again for the end of the

this morning -- people are being asked to stay inside in bermuda -- just to be safe. there's quite a bit of flooding because of hurricane nicole. tens of thousands of people are without power. winds up to 115 miles an hour swept through the island. still to come this morning: another recall you need to know about. at the heart of it -- a parking brake issue. plus -- what is that? this morning -- some are calling it a ghost ship. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in dundee, quasqueton, la porte city and

thousands of cars. 350-thousand civics. their parking brakes might be bad. the recall affects 2016 civics

honda says no crashes or injuries have been reported -- they spotted the problem through warranty claims. the company will start letting owners know about it next month. this morning, the cubs know who they will play with a trip to the world series on the line. last night -- the dodgers and nationals in the final game of their series. let's go all the way to the ninth inning with two out and two on. l-a leads by a run. here comes star pitcher clayton kershaw to close it out. he's working on just one day of rest after pitching tuesday on days rest. let the celebration begin for the dodgers and their fans. they win 4-3. they face the cubs in the n-l-c-s -- beginning saturday night in chicago. game one of the american league championship series between toronto and cleveland is tonight. it's only a pre- season game, but a fantastic finish in the n-b-a. phoenix down by 30 points. they come all the way back -- and archie goodwin throws down the monster dunk to give his team the win in the final seconds. a dunk that would make michael jordan proud.

time for a lesson that could protect your entire family. this is the annual evansdale fire department open house. there's a lot going on -- including a chance to learn. an obstacle course teaches kids to stay low escaping a fire. in this trailer from the waterloo fire department, kids experience being in a house fire with none of the dangers as they climb through the window to safety. "you talk about what would you do if you were in your bedroom a volunteer to feel with like the back of their hand to see if the door's hot and if the door's hot then we have to go out another way." firefighters are urging families to talk about an escape plan this week -- and then practice it. everything's bigger in texas. even the alligators. a record-breaking 13 foot gator

it weighs more than 900 pounds. the national wildlife refuge says the gator has been a nuisance in the lake -- where it was caught. video from a different lake has everyone asking... what is that? it shows a hazy blur on lake superior. a photographer says he watched what looked like a massive ghost disappeared. "it looks like a ship. it looks say to all ofou yvir ewers, 'happy halloween.'" haunted ship sightings aren't unheard of there. there are more than six-thousand known shipwrecks in all of the great lakes. more than 200 in the stretch of lake superior -- not far from the time now is helping our cars think with us on the road. smart technology gives us more options behind the wheel. that story next.

at could make it legal for a woman to be fired just for being pregnant. and blum tried to defund planned parenthood, even though women depend on it for critical care, like cancer screenings. i was diagnosed with breast cancer, and i know it was early detection that made a difference. it's not a political issue. it's about caring about all of our people here in this country.

and they're packed with technology. and you don't have to be wealthy to get the benefits. mark barger shows us the latest smart car trends and how those high tech brains are right up there with the brawn in blindspot warnings, forward collision alerts and even automatic brakes. "the car is both aware that there's an object and its got the ability to apply brakes if control adjusts to traffic and speed changes... while lane departure technology knowh "where it will actually remind you to pay attention and not drift and even give some counter steering to keep you in the lane" sometimes keyless entry isn't enough... gesture control allows a wave of the foot to open a hatch or sliding door. "it'll open various parts of the car for you without having to touch anything its great when your hands are full of items or

while automated parking is making its way into more wheel and move the vehicle at the right angle" mercedes e-class even allows parking via smartphone. damage. "its got an active suspo wheel is dropping down into a pothole and not allow it to drop wheel. mark barger, nbc news. rear cameras will be standard in cars by 20-18. and advancements in entertainment and navigation systems are helping us sync music and where we need to go right -- from our smartphone. we need to go to break right now. here's a quick check of

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car bursts into flames. we'll have the latest coming up in a live report this morning. plus... a controversial pipeline project has some farmers arming themselves. and a tribute to an icon. a star-studded event to remember a pop star. good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven