good evening and thank you for watching the kwwl news at six. i'm ron steele. amanda goodman is joining us live from sioux city -- where she will moderate tonight's u-s senate debate. good evening amanda -- debate between senator charles grassley and patty judge on wednesday, october 19 at eppley auditorium on the campus of morningside college in sioux city at 7:00 pm. kwwl will broadcast a one- hour debate between senator charles grassley and patty judge on

morningside college in sioux city at 7:00 pm. it will be broadcast live on the stations of quincy media that service iowa: kwwl, ktiv and kttc and streamed debate between senator charles grassley and patty judge on city at 7:00 pm. kttc and streamed on each station's website. kwwl anchor amanda goodman will be on the debate between senator charles grassley and patty judge on wednesday, october 19 at city at 7:00 pm. we've got you covered, live in sioux city -- amanda goodman...kwwl keep it here on kwwl to watch the debate -- coming up at seven. amanda will be on the moderating panel. the one-hour debate is being broadcast live on the campus of morningside college in sioux city. a programming note-- if you are wanting to watch blindspot -- you can watch it later tonight on kwwl. it will air at one- oh-seven in

daly on channel seven-point-one. it will also eventually be available online at n-b-c dot com. make sure to set your dvrs. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now -- he has a first look at tonight's forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds clear tonight as brings in cooler air thursday frost is likely along and north of highway 20 friday morning weekend outlook: mostly temperatures drop to the upper 30s and low 40s by thursday diminishes thursday evening and remains light overnight. frost is likely along and north of again with a light south breeze under a mix of sun and clouds. weekend outlook: mostly brings in cooler air thursday with highs in the 50s. the wind of highway 20 friday morning with lows in the low 30s. friday has highs in the 50s again with a light south breeze under a mix of sun and clouds. weekend outlook: mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the 60s.

mother of a boy who was hit by a car -- and is in critical but stable condition tonight. the accident happened last night -- in the 700 block of west 11th street in waterloo. the boy crossed into the road to go to a friend's house. police say it appears the boy did not look both ways before crossing into the road. tonight -- seven- year-old hospital after being airflifted to iowa city last night. kwwl's lauren moss meeting with leighton's mother in iowa city today -- she's back at the scene tonight. a heartbreaking story for everyone involved. his mother and three year old sister..also outside at the time of the accident. his injuries are serious-

to sing and dance..play with his sister. but his strength goes far beyond his age. he suffered serious injures and head trauma after being hit by a pickup truck, trying to cross the street to go to a friend's house. his mother and three year old sister also outside behind him..he was just ahead of over there and he was on the ground..i picked him up picked him up and he was by and gave me their jackets.. mother to go through.

of my head. she and other family members and friends are now just just how strong he really is. i go back there and i try to talk to him and he squeezes my me hope and it's amazing to know he can hear me. family during this time. melissa says all the thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated..and she belives they are truly making a difference. we've got you covered, lauren moss, kwwl news. pickup is not facing charges at this time.

an area high school teacher -- accused of having a sexual relationship with one of her students -- wants her trial moved out of linn county. mary beth haglin wants a change of venue because of the publicity of her case. it's unclear when the court will rule on haglin's request. she's pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual exploitation by a school employee. authorities say she had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old boy who went to washington hi begin november 14th. more decision 2016 coverage tonight -- with the presidential nominees sharing a stage for the final time. as the third and final presidential debate of the election season is coming up in less than two hours. g-o-p nominee donald trump will square off once again with democratic nominee hillary clinton at the university of

since the last debate 10-days ago -- several women have accused donald trump of sexual harrasment. wikileaks has released what it says are incriminating emails from hillary clinton. ahead of the debate -- more scrutiny for hillary clinton and the democratic party -- and a former iowan is involved. it's over this video released by a conservative activist. it shows a pro- clinton group talking about causing trouble at donald trump rallies. "if you're there and you're protesting and you do these actions, you will be attacked at trump rallies. that's what we want." that man, scott foval, is from iowa. he also discusses an incident at last year's iowa state fair. you remember the iowa state fair thing where scott walker grabbed the signout of the dude's hand and then the dude gets kind of roughed up right in

both the d-n-c and the clinton produced the videos -- is a convicted criminal with a history of doctoring video to advance his agenda. several voters in the area are questioning their county auditors for ballot- counting concerns -- following donald trump's comments of a rigged election. kwwl's macleod hageman joins mac? today -- i caught up with three people who wanted to see -- with their own eyes -- how the ballot-counting process takes place. and from what they can tell -- it seems legit. right now -- election workers are testing all the ballot-counting machines to make

are answering questions from people like you -- like reassuring voters ballot- counting machines are not connected to any internet source convicted felons or deceased opening experience. (annora mcdougall - voter) "with what the parties were on. that way i know." according to the linn county auditor -- donald trump's concerns of a rigged election are a slap in the face to people like him and those who and obituaries are cross-checked with the auditor's office -- to we've got you covered live in miller says -- if a convicted felon votes -- not only is their vote thrown out -- but they are cited by the sherrif's office. coming up on kwwl -- pledging against tragedy. an area high school encourages students to stand against gun violence. and -- a big catch in eastern iowa. we'll tell you what

storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg will have your full forecast, "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. with ron and sports with rick coleman.

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. i love war. the thought of donald trump with nuclear weapons scares me to death. it should scare everyone.

stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds clear tonight as brings in cooler air thursday is likely along and north of again with a light south breeze the 60s. clouds clear tonight as temperatures drop to the upper with highs in the 50s. the wind

is likely along and north of again with a light south breeze the 60s. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen here is additional forecast temperatures drop to the upper 30s and low 40s by thursday morning. a breezy north wind remains light overnight. frost highs in the 50s again with a light south breeze under a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures drop to the upper with highs in the 50s. the wind highway 20 friday morning with lows in the low 30s. friday has under a mix of sun and clouds. weekend outlook: mostly sunny and warmer with highs in screen for your complete weather stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds clear tonight as with highs in the 50s. the wind highs in the 50s again with a light south breeze sunny and warmer with highs in the 60s. clouds clear tonight as temperatures drop to the upper with highs in the 50s. the wind highway 20 friday morning with under a mix of sun and clouds. weekend outlook: mostly stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds clear tonight as brings in cooler air thursday frost is likely along and north of highway 20 friday morning with lows in the low 30s. friday has highs in the 50s again with a light south breeze

clouds clear tonight as morning. a breezy north wind brings in cooler air thursday with highs in the 50s. the wind of highway 20 friday morning with lows in the low 30s. friday has highs in the 50s again with a light south breeze sunny and warmer with highs in screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: clouds clear tonight as brings in cooler air thursday remains light overnight. frost is likely along and north of again with a light south breeze the 60s. clouds clear tonight as brings in cooler air thursday frost is likely along and north of highway 20 friday morning with under a mix of sun and clouds. weekend outlook: mostly 30s and low 40s by thursday morning. a breezy north wind brings in cooler air thursday under a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures drop to the upper with highs in the 50s. the wind highway 20 friday morning with lows in the low 30s. friday has under a mix of sun and clouds. weekend outlook: mostly sunny and warmer with highs in students taking a pledge against

washington high schoolers in cedar rapids are also being encouraged to share their own experiences with gun violence with their peers. kwwl's kristin rogers has the story from cedar rapids tonight. "this is something that hits home right here at washington be by accident or not, it's something the principal says makes the pledge especially meaningful right here at washington high school."

school--or use a gun to settle a personal dispute-- it's a campaign the today--about how gun violence has impacted their lives. "one of my close friends he played basketball and he went they weren't supposed to and it turned out he accidentally shot him or whatever." vo: referring to 15-year-old senquez jackson--who died in march. students say--they've that needs to stop. "the principal expects students to start signing the pledge tomorrow, he says there are 1400 students here and idealy they'll get 1400 signitures. we've got you covered in cedar rapids, kristin rogers...kwwl news." interim principal dr. carlos grant

up if they see something-- and they will be kept confidential. a truck, boat and trailer slip off a boat ramp and into the water in eastern iowa. d-n-r crews -- including a diving crew -- working for more than an hour to pull everything out of waterloo last night. the driver of the truck was walking around and appeared to be coming up... an eight member jury decides n-b-a star derrick rose's fate in a sexual assault lawsuit. and find out if the cleveland indians can close out the toronto blue jays in game five of the american league championship series. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in postville, manona, marion and all of eastern iowa.

a-l-c-s.... with the cleveland indians leading the toronto blue jays 3 games to 1. the indians looking to make with a win today... indians' rookie pitcher ryan merritt getting just his second major league start---because of trevor bauer's slced pinkie-- tosses four scoreless

strikes out melvin upton... cleveland got a couple of solo homers---carlos santan rips this marcos estrada cutter deep to right... to make it 2-0 indians. and in the fourth--- coco crisp pounds a longball to right---and cleveland is going to the world series after beating toronto 3-0. last night the chicago cubs suffered their second straight shutout loss to the los angeles dodgers---and fell behind 2 n-l-c-s series. the cubs entered the post season with the best hitting numbers in major league baseball.. the recent cold streak has cubs' manager joe maddon scratching his head. we're just not hitting the ball the same or the lack of it is the same. we're just not getting the results right now. there's just no excuse, we just have to obviously pick it up quickly." the cubs will get another chance tonight in game four....first

has been cleared in a sexual assault lawsuit.. an eight member federal jury found rose and his two friends not liable in a civil suit that accused them of gang raping rose's ex-girlfriend when she was incapacitated from alcohol and drugs. the woman had sought $21 point 5 million dollars ---from rose who was traded from the chicago bulls to the new york knicks in the off season. and here is the week nine friday in four-a fifth ranked cedar rapids washington visits fourth ranked waterloo west... another great 4-a matchup....seventh ranked cedar rapids prairie at cedar rapids kennedy.. in two-a mount vernon takes on willamsburg and in one-a clayton ridge closes at west branch.... you can find this poll on the thanks rick. an iowa grade schooler gets a

it's troubling. congressman blum actually co-sponsored a bill

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.

gym. check this out -- this is fifth grader sam spore at union high school in la porte city. sam has spinal bifida and uses a wheel chair -- but is a powerhouse when it comes to these chin ups. as he was doing a physical exam -- union's football team cheered him on in the weight room. sam ended up doing about 20 chin-ups -- getting a round of applause as he was helped down. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg for a last look at your forecast. thank you for joining us for the k-w-w-l news at six. we'll see you back here at ten

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