now on today in iowa... as the campaigns come to a close -- one of the presidential candidates makes another stop in iowa. plus... the presidential election through the eyes of children. what they think of the messages the candidates are sending on the campaign trail. and -- a pregnant woman is asked to lift up her shirt in a store good m i'm jerry gallagher. after a fantastic weekend, our temperatures have dropped into the upper

we have light south winds and mainly clear skies, although some high clouds are tracking in ahead of a cold front that will track through later today... that will bring more clouds and a chance of some rain by late afternoon. generally, it will be mainly sunny most of the day with that chance of showers late. highs will stay above normal... in the low to mid 60s today with south winds have that forecast for you in a now, polling places across iowa will open for the 2016 general election. donald trump returning to iowa one last time before election day. trump campaigned in sioux city over the weekend.

liuetenant governor kim reynolds joining trump on stage -- administration, if he wins tomorrow. i think nobody knows trade like him. in dealing with china, you would be our prime candidate to take care of china. he has done so well, so well for the people of iowa. nobody knows it better. ernst -- referencing she was on his v-p shortlist. he said ernst told him she quote "needed more seasoning" no charges warranted against hillary clinton. f-b-i director james comey sending a letter to congress on the renewed investigation into her emails. he added nearly all the emails found were duplicates of ones already seen by fbi agents -- and the others -- weren't related to government business. clinton not mentioning the news

while in new hampshire, she focused her speech on uniting the country with a positive message for the future.. "this election is a moment of between strong steady leadership or a loose cannon, who could put everything else at risk. clinton's final campaign blitz today includes stops in pittsburgh, western and a midnight rally in north carolina. even those too young to vote -- are seeing politics everywhere they turn these days. they're forming their own thoughts on the race. kwwl's amanda gilbert spoke with middle schoolers -- she joins us live in waterloo. a big word i heard when talking with students about this year's elections: bullying.... the kids i spoke with said they don't like how the candidates

one girl... even deciding to write down her thoughts in a letter... the general election is just around the corner... weighing on many voters minds.... but what are kids picking up from all this... " this election is definately different from the other ones." "i think there's definately some bullying going on." ee each other. " "what if you become the president and you don't know what you're doing because you've been talking with the other person for the longest... (nat of pencil) jesup middle schooler klaire kite was so frustrated with the elections..

candidates... nat: "why do you want to be president ?" klair'e mom- "i was in the toy room cleaning and claires always writing, so i picked it up and i read it...the kids are picking up from all the negative stuff... from her letter you can kind of tell... despite the frustration... many kids say they want to keep studies we did a debate" "we talk about it as often as we "if rizzo and bryant were running i would probably pick rizzo hahah," "so you would vote for the cubs " oh yeah." at both hoover elementary and in klair'es letter... trump's "wall" seems to be a big topic a lot of kids have picked up on. one teacher says a lot of her live in waterloo... amanda gilbert... news 7 kwwl. kwwl asked some students what issues are important to them during the elections...

continuing coverage -- a funeral will be held today for one of the two iowa police officers killed on the job. services will be held for des moines police sergeant anthony beminio at the lutheran church of hope in west des moines. a funeral for urbandale officer justin martin will be held tomorrow in his hometown of rockwell city. blue lights are shining in central iowa neighborhoods to show support for police. organizers with project blue light were in des moines to pas light bulbs for people to shine on their porches. the creator of the group is former police officer from mason city. he says he wanted to show police community members care... one person is dead and five hurt following a car crash in cedar falls. police say cynthia brooks of waterloo died in the crash on highway 57 over the weekend. she was 38. the driver of the car and two other passengers had to be taken to the hospital -- one was airlifted to u-i-h-c.

to a hospital. police say there's video of the crash from a nearby traffic camera -- that they're looking at. no charges have been filed. a building used as storage for the cedar falls police department -- is destroyed in a fire. as kwwl's taylor bailey -- many rushed to see the fire, fearing it would spread. billowing smoke making it difficult to see firefighters battle a fire -- taking over much of the "when you see that much smoke that close to home, you're gonna check it out" authorities confirm a city building used for storage caught fire before eleven o- clock sunday morning. witnesses say they believe it's used to keep confiscated property. "you couldn't see much except smoke""oh it was just, it had the sun completely blocked out" stand-up "people in the area tell me they

fire or even the apartment buidlings down here in cedar falls." "my first thought was that is was viking pump right ajacent to these buildings and my dad worked at viking pump for many years, fortunatley it wasn't viking pump" people who saw the smoke were concerned for friends who live in downtown apartments and immediately responded to see if any other buildings were affected. fortunately for firefighs problems downtown, over my years i've seen many bad fires downtown, we don't need another one" that was taylor bailey reporting. police say lost bicycles were stored in the shed -- along with evidence in cases -- like cars.

happened during an annual pumpkin chunkin contest in delaware. police say the air cannon was about to launch when the trap door separated. the door and other parts were blasted into the air -- hitting a woman in the head and face and the hospital where a woman is in critical condition and a man is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. beaten to death after a weekend bachelor party toronto police say a maryland man was beaten and kicked in the head outside a bar early saturday. police say the attack was an unprovoked homicide and are looking for two suspects. the victim was a close friend of the groom and was engaged to be married himself. inmates take over part of a prison. a union representing the prison officers in england called it a "serious incident." extra prison officers from across the country were called in to help get things under control. according to the union, the officers will deal with it

crash. police spotted a car they believed to be stolen speeding -- and described the driver as possibly armed. the driver nearly slams into several cars on the streets. the chase also taking place on freeways. it ends when the driver slams into a divider. police took the driver into custody. accused of faking her pregnancy -- a woman is upset with walmart security. she says as she left the new mexico her. the employee asked her if she was pregnant -- then asked to anything. "i've never heard of this that they didn't even take me into a room.. the woman says she filed a police report. she also spoke with a manager of that walmart who apologized after watching the surveillance video. walmart issued a statement saying they were

it's xxxx coming up... black friday may not be for a few more weeks -- but some plus -- guacamole may soon be available on more menus. "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered! with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan.

"now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete

information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: stormtrack7 live weather network cameras are looking good right now, but we may see some raindrops by tonight. until then... mainly sunny skies will rule the area... we see more sun tomorrow and wednesday, as well. temperatures are running in the upper 30s to low 40s over the kwwl viewing area with upper 40s to low 50s to our far northwest. winds are mainly light to 10 mph there much of the day. there is rain to the west and southwest, but we may not see much of it as the system tracks through tonight....most of the energy and moisture stays to our south.... but we will dry out again for tuesday and stay dry the rest of the week. we won't see much rain... most of us will see mainly sunny, with a few more clouds this afternoon and a few showers possible by late afternoon. highs aim for the low to mid 60s with south winds at 5-10 mph. we could see showers tonight with lows in the 40s... upper 50s.... closer to normal.

hundredths of an inch at best. today will be mainly sunny, with a few more clouds this afternoon and a few showers possible by late afternoon. highs aim for the low to mid 60s with south winds at 5-10 mph. we could see showers tonight with lows in the 40s... and we clear back out for tuesday with highs in the mid to upper 50s.... closer to normal. we boufr the week and into the weekend for highs with lows mainly in

what goes up will hopefully come down. a look at gas prices this morning. plus -- dumbo and tinkerbell aren't the only things you'll be

putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. when i come home and dinner's not ready i go through the roof. more accusers coming forward to say they were sexually assaulted by donald trump. i'll go backstage before a show... yes.. and everyone's getting dressed. donald trump walked into the dressing room while contestants, some as young as 15 were changing. standing there with no clothes. you see these incredible looking women.

do you treat women with respect? uh... i can't say that either. alright, good. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. our bigger stories this morning. a funeral will be held today for des moines police sergeant tony

killed in ambush- style attacks last week. a funeral for urbandale officer justin martin is scheduled for tomorrow. we're waiting to learn just how much damage there is following a five- point-oh magnitude earthquake in oklahoma -- that was felt by some people in iowa. downtown cushing had to be blocked off so crews could look at damage. city leaders say a few people had minor injuries. leaders of the town of cushing says damage appears to be contained to downtown. an election just a day away -- the candidates are busy criss-crossing the country. donald trump will be in florida, north carolina, pennsylvania and new hampshire today. he was in iowa yesterday. clinton has multiple stops in pennsylvania -- and will also visit michigan and north carolina. politics in the workplace -- starbucks ceo howard schultz is urging his employees to embrace "respect and dignity" in the face of an "epic, unseemly election." schultz has publicly endorsed

but the letter, obtained by cnnmoney, does not suggest starbucks employees vote for a particular candidate on election day. instead, schultz wrote that he feels "a bit anxious" about the pending election, and asked his employees to share "kindness, compassion, empathy" and love. tomorrow -- voters in five states will decide whether they want to legalize marijuana. that includes california. house minority leader nancy pelosi told the l-a times she plans to vote in favor -- making her the highest- ranking, sitting elected official in either major party to k drug the federal government currently considers a schedule 1 narcotic. there's no need to count the votes of many major retailers...who've already made a big decision about this year's holiday shopping season. as chris clackum tells us -- some are already starting their black retailer...amazon.. is among those no longer waiting for the single- day shopping bonanza.. "black friday"...and are trending toward "black november". "they're taking advantage of this trend and wanting to make sure they're engaging the consumer that's already eager to shop for the holiday season" several surveys agree ...consumers are eager... with

well underway with their christmas shopping.. ...stretching purchases over several paychecks ...instead of just one. "they're demanding to do their shopping earlier than ever so that when it's december, it's time to enjoy it with their families" even home depot is onboard with a "black friday" sale last friday...and more expected as the month goes on. plus, retail experts also expect other retailers to join in long before the day after thanksgiving. "so go visit walmart.com and target .com.. you're already starting to see special promotions on toys and electronics" they say shopping earlier in the month means skipping crowds, less stress, and a better chance at getting the bigger bargains. chris clackum, nbc news. we're paying more at the pump

weeks. according to the lundberg survey, the national average price gained nearly one cent per gallon over the past two weeks -- increasing to 2-26. however -- it also says, gas prices are likely to drop by several cents in the near future unless crude oil prices regain ground. good news for guacamole lovers... avocado supplies have started to increase and prices are expected to come down over the next several weeks. a shortage of avocados had pushed prices up by double... flying over the most magical place on earth. disney now has permission to fly drones at its theme parks in florida and california. the f-a-a issued a waiver to walt disney parks and resorts, allowing the drones to be flown during the day and at night. the waiver is good for four years but it can be canceled at any time. disney asked for permission to fly drones for entertainment purposes. its coming up --

track seven forecast. mild today with a few showers 50s this week (after today) with lows mainly in the 30s. businesses of all kinds seem to

now. even dog spas. forget newspaper bags next time you take your dog on a walk -- this to clean up after your pup. i think a lot of our customers love it. i mean it's just a very lighthearted look at the election . the owner says they aren't keeping count of which candidate's bags are selling better

vernon: i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message. congressman blum's smear campaign -- misleading and false. the truth -- monica vernon donated every pay raise to charity and cut taxes for us. but multi-millionaire blum broke his word, keeping nearly $200,000 in taxpayer-funded paychecks. blum wasted even more of your tax dollars on himself. worse, he tried to cut medicare congressman blum's only out for himself. hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. vo: in times of crisis america depends on steady leadership. donald trump: "knock the crap out of them, would you? seriously..."vo: clear thinking... donald trump: "i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me." vo: and calm judgment. donald trump: "and you can tell them to go fu_k themselves." vo: because all it takes is one wrong move.

final hours. the presidential candidates are hitting up the swing states ahead of the polls opening tomorrow. plus -- we're keeping an eye on races here in iowa -- and how voter turnout could affect the a new, nationwide effort to help police build relationships with the people they serve. good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven

temperatures have dropped into the upper 30s to low 40s... similar to yesterday morning. we have light south winds and mainly clear skies, although some high clouds are tracking in ahead of a cold front that will track through later today... that will bring more clouds and a chance of some rain by late afternoon. generally, it will be mainly sunny most of the day with that chance of showers late. highs will stay above normal... in the low to mid 60s today with south winds around 5 to 10 mph. things change a bit tomorrow.... i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. we're now down to a matter of hours -- not days. the polls open tomorrow morning -- as the race to the white

candidates will be today. with 42 million votes already in... hillary clinton has a four-point lead in our last nbc-wall street journal poll. and the fbi now says its email review is over... with no smoking gun.. no charges.. and many of those 650-thousand emails.. duplicates. clinton did not mention it in new hampshire. she did talk about the day after the election: "we will have some work to do to about healing and reconciliation after this election. we have to begin listening to one another and respecting one another." "are we looking forward to like tuesday evening?" donald trump claims the fbi is protecting clinton. "hillary clinton is guilty. she knows it, the fbi knows it, the people-the fbi, they know it's, i think it's very embarrassing to them, and now it's up to the american people to

pennsylvania tonight. "the most qualified person ever to run." the nbc polls shows clinton leading women... african- americans... latinos and early voters... while trump leads men, seniors, whites without college degrees on this final full day of campaigning trump's in florida, north carolina, pennsylvania, new hampshire and michigan today. clinton's making washington. today -- kwwl will be broadcasting a live decision 2016 special. that will happen at 4-30 this evening -- right before the news at five. the special will highlight hillary clinton and donald trump. we're also keeping our eyes on federal and state races tomorrow. the iowa g-o-p believes it will take control of the state

numbers in key district races as a way to possibly flip control of the state senate. this session democrats held a narrow 25 to 23 majority in the senate -- while republicans held a 57 to 43 lead in the house. a kid's perspective... with election day almost here -- we decided to speak with kids -- to see what they've learned about the candidates. kwwl's amanda gilbert is live from a waterloo middle school. hoover middle school say the election is a big topic brought up in some of their classes... a big word some of the students are using: bullying... they tell me they don't like how the two candidates are treating each other. many saying they wish the two candidates talked more about their policies and what they would do as president. "this election is definately bullying going on."

and you don't know what you're doing becuase you spent so much time attacking the other person for the longest." one middle schooler in jesup was so frustrated with the elections.. she decided to write a letter to she didn't send it -- but said it was a way to express her thoughts... she questioned why tr in waterloo... amanda gilbert... news 7 kwwl. some of the students said they weren't sure who they would vote for if they were old enough. one even said.. if she had to choose..

controversy over a church bulletin. an article written by a pastor at a catholic church in san diego suggests the devil is said it's a mortal sin to vote democrat... "this is an egregious violation, protesters gathering outside the church this weekend -- arguing it's not the church's place to weigh in on politics. long lines to vote early. hundre lasting hours. a record five- point-one-million voters are registered in l-a county. breaking news this morning: janet reno -- the first woman to serve as u-s attorney general -- has died. she died from complications of parkinson's. reno was one of the clinton administration's most recognizable and polarizing figures. she ran for governor in florida, but lost in 2002.

morning, eastern iowa police officers are on their way to des moines to show support for murdered officers. a funeral will be held today for tony beminio -- a sergeant with the des moines police department. urbandale officer justin martin's funeral is tomorrow. officers from waterloo plan to attend today's service... love and support for another brother better than to go there and be there for his family, for his this" across eastern iowa -- officers have been showing their support by wearing bands on their badges. a georgia deputy is dead and another in critical condition after being shot. he and another deputy were responding to a dispute. authorities say the suspect opened fire at both deputies when they arrived. "they get out. they walk aymbe 10, 15 yards or so. and they came under fire. they were both struck and they went down right there."

communities between police officers -- and the people they protect. now the mentoring organization big brothers big sisters is launching a program called "bigs in blue" as kate snow tells us -- they hope to be part of the solution. what all classes did you have virginia, ryan brady knew exactly what he wanted to do. i felt a very strong desire to help people doing some good out there on the street, something was just something two years ago, he signed up to be a "big brother" through big brothers big sisters... is that how you spell it? hey, that's nice! good job man! once a week after school... i'll let you call it. on your mark, get set, go! it's the model for a new national program pairing police officers with kids in

you know, the-- the only way that we are going to understand one another better on any level, whether it's police in community or-- or any other divide that we see in this country is through the power of a one-to-one relationship. that's how you break down barriers philadelphia's police commissioner says it'll make a big difference in his city. does it build trust kind on an individual level? i think it does that. there's no particularly in some communities of color. and the need to cultivate those relationships. gonna use that-- to help us do that. and that's-- that's what we're optimistic about. robert and brady are optimistic about their friendship... a bond that's only grown stronger... we were sitting out back, do you remember that robert? yes and we were just kind of kneeling down, and i said, we're brothers now. we're family, and we're with each other through the good and the

a waterloo home is damaged in a fire. firefighters responded to the 300 block of california street yesterday morning. investigators believe the fire started in the kitchen -- saying there was extensive damage to the kitchen and living room. the safely. the cause remains under investigation. jury selection begins today in the trial of a man accused of killing ni church. investigators say roof told a friend he planned to kill people at the historic black church in charleston to start a race war. the jury pool has been narrowed to more than 500 people who live today, a man will be sentenced for a shooting spree inside the los angeles international airport. a federal security agent died in the shooting three years ago. a man pleaded guilty to 11 charges. he faces a mandatory life sentence.

found chained. south carolina deputies say human remains were found in one of two places the suspect pointed to as gravesites. kala brown was found chained in a metal container on the property on thursday. her boyfriend's body was found on friday. investigators say the suspect -- todd kohlhepp -- also confessed to a quadruple homicide that happened 13 years ago in south carolina. four people were murdered at a person. and i hope to god that he gets what's coming to him, but i hope that he's sorry for these years." family members say they're grateful to everyone involved in the investigation and are relieved to have answers. two people have been killed in severe weather. a tornado and flooding hit italy -- in and around rome.

near rome. someone else was injured when they were slammed by the wind against a window. the river that runs through florence also flooded. you could feel the entire house sway. that's how someone in oklahoma described an earthquake -- which was also felt as far away as iowa. the magnitude five quake rattled central oklahoma last night. it shattered windows and brought down pieces of buildings in cushing. that's about 50 miles from oklahoma city. c for this morning to talk about the damage. some minor injuries have been reported. the city manager in cushing says -- this is beginning to become the new normal. quite a sight in a busy dubuque neighborhood. a huge sinkhole caused by a water main break. crews worked for hours over the weekend to fix the problem. no one was injured. we spoke with a woman who was

heard this sound behind me and the street collapsed and it kept collapsing." after that, she called police. good news here -- she's okay and no one is injured. a kwwl follow-up this morning. a gas pipeline up and running again -- following a deadly explosion. the pipeline moves gasoline from the gulf coast to new york city. it was knocked off-line last week -- when investigators say excavation equipment hit the pipelinen alabama - killing one person and injuring four others. it could take several days for it to get back to normal. protests continue against a pipeline that would run through iowa. people in north dakota gathered at a cemetery to protest. police say there were two groupsthere. one group against the idea of putting a pipeline through cemeteries -- they say it's their ancestor's burial ground. the other group in support of the project. the rally shut down roads -- but no one was arrested..

they say crews have left behind debris and disrespected their land. complaints have been filed -- but supporters say -- they're not major problems. a civil engineer says a lot of the complaints are not violating any construction agreements. happening today -- the waterloo city council is being asked to hire a firm to design changes to university avenue. the city council is being asked to approve a two- point-eight million dollar contract for construction on university between midway drive and highway 63. approved taking control of the street from the iowa d-o-t. the city is receiving money from the state to help pay for the project. its coming up -- an eastern iowa family now has a new home. plus -- delay of game. there's a squirrel on the field. the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is up next.

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vernon: they're like a lot of iowans -- they get up early, get the kids to school, and get to work. but too often, washington stacks the deck against us. we need to build an economy that works for the middle class. we need to cut taxes for the middle class and small business. i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message

meteorologist eileen loan now for your forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: stormtrack7 live weather network cameras are looking good right now, but we may see some raindrops by tonight. until then... mainly sunny skies will rule the area... we see more sun tomorrow and wednesday, as well. temperatures are running in the upper 30s to low 40s over the kwwl viewing area with upper 40s to low 50s to our far northwest. winds are mainly light to 10 mph from the south and should stay there much of the day. there is rain to the

much of it as the system tracks through tonight....most of the energy and moisture stays to our south.... but we will dry out again for tuesday and stay dry the rest of the week. we won't see much rain... most of us will see a trace to a few hundredths of an inch at best. today will be mainly sunny, with a few more clouds this afternoon and a few showers possible by late afternoon. highs aim for the low to mid 60s with south winds at 5-10 mph. we could see showers tonight with lows in the 40s... and we clear back out for tuesday with highs in the mid to upper s bounce from the 50s to new 60 for the rest of the week and into the weekend for highs with lows mainly in the 30s. the system tracks through tonight....most of the energy and moisture stays to our south.... but we will dry out again for tuesday and stay dry the rest of the week. we won't

a trace to a few hundredths of an inch at best. today will be mainly sunny, with a few more clouds this afternoon and a few showers possible by late afternoon. highs aim for the low to mid 60s with south winds at 5-10 mph. we could see showers tonight with lows in the 40s... and we clear back out for tuesday with highs in the mid to upper 50s.... closer to normal. we bounce from the 50s to new 60 for the rest of the week and into the weekend r its coming up -- wrigley field may be at addison and clark -- but the madhouse on madison in chicago is getting a

here's a quick look at some of our bigger stories this morning. a funeral will be held today for des moines police sergeant tony beminio. he's one of the two police officers killed in ambush- style attacks last week. a funeral for urbandale officer justin martin is scheduled for tomorrow. we're waiting to learn just how much damage there is following a five- point-oh magnitude earthquake in oklahoma -- that was felt by

downtown cushing had to be blocked off so crews could look at damage. city leaders say a few people had minor injuries. leaders of the town of cushing says damage appears to be contained to downtown -- and bel and with the presidential election just a day away -- the north carolina, pennsylvania and new hampshire today. he was in iowa yesterday. clinton has multiple stops in pennsylvania -- and will also visit michigan and north carolina. volunteers put an eastern iowa family. habitat for humanity put together this three-bedroom home in dubuque. they started in july and now they're done. the family says it means everything to them. "it feels good to be able to move in and have our own yard and place for our kids to play." habitat for humanity in dubuque and jackson counties say they're in the process of finding another family to help. countless people dream of taking the field at lambeau.

a rodent in the end zone stopped play during the packers colts game. it made the most of its time on the n-f-l stage. security and others try to catch up to it. some frustrated fans said the squirrel had spent more time in the end zone than the packers had. they packers lost to the colts -- 31 to 26. the celebration continues for the chicago cubs -- the chicago blackhawks doing some redecorating on the ice to honor some of the players bringing the commissioner's trophy to the game -- the blackhawks have brought lord stanley's cup to wrigley field a few times, only fair for them to repay the favor. a tight game for the blackhawks -- they eventually win over the dallas

with the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan next. eileen is back with another check of your storm track seven forecast. mild today with a few showers late this afternoon through tonight. mainly dry the rest of the week. mainly in the 30s. show is next and we'll be back in 25 minutes with more news and have an election special this evening. that will happen at 4-30 -- right before the news at five. the special will highlight hillary clinton and donald trump.

good morning. down to the wi.re with one day to go, dona tldmpru and hillary clinton on a final battleground blitz. >> this election is a moment of reckoning. it is a choice between division or unity. >> the fbi giving clinton a last-minute boost, concluding their e-mail search saying there is nothing on anthony weiner's laptop to warrant action. trump blasting that decision. >> hillary clinton is guilty. she knows it. the fbi knows it. the people know it. >> the last-minute push is on. the race is still tight. with hours to go, how will each side try to seal the deal. their campaign managers are making their final arguments right here "today," monday,