percent nationally in our new re-assessment "hillary clinton is being county in a battleground state i kept saying i wasn't going to sheila staub is staying with trump ((sot: sheila staub / pennsylvania voter)) both of them are very flawed, but, to to me, she is way more flawed than he is between events in pennsylvania, clinton goes to michigan, a state trump could turn red to win. like florida, where he started today ((sot: donald trump / (r) presidential nominee)) "i'm not a politician..my special interest is you!" president obama went to ann arbor, to prevent a surprise ((sot: president barack obama / no super)) "the good news michigan is that you are uniquely qualified to make sure he does not get the job." more republicans early voted in georgia and arizona more democrats.. in critical florida and nevada but in pennsylvania ... where crews got ready for clinton's closing rally tonight ... there's almost no early voting

(two second pause) audio outcue: i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, philadelphia. thanks steve. later on we'll get even more insight into the election... we'll hear from some local teens voting in a mock election and we'll have kwwl's political analyst chris larimer in house federal election monitors are being sent to 28 states to help enforce voting than 500 monitors will be on the ground across the country. for monitors to be allowed inside a precinct, they would need approval from local election officials. so far, none of them will be in iowa let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now for the first look at your weather what's election day looking

7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl across this area starting early this week. however, it will still be mild. highs today will rise into the low 60s with partly cloudy to partly sunny skies. tonight, temperatures will fall into the low to mid 40s. a cold few light showers later today and overnight. not much rain is expected ... no more than a few sunny. behind the front we'll only warm to the 50s. northwest an ambush type shooting last week was laid to rest today hundred of uniformed officers filed into a west des moines church for sergeant tony beminio today beminio's casket covered by the american flag he and urbandale officer justin martine were killed last week beminio's police chief thanking him for all he's done chief dana wingert/ des moines police dept. :26 "god sent sergeant anthony ended and god has called him home. i am absolutely heart

the man accused of the two murders...scott michael green...is charged with two counts of first a family is homeless tonight--after their home is destoryed by a fire. the fire started in the back of the house--in the kitchen. you can see here--smoke billowing out of the roof. kwwl's taylor bailey going inside the home today and joins us live from there now. taylor? the woman who lived in this home says it all happened in a matter of ten

the kitchen the woman who lives inside says she was toasting a pop tart she walked out of the kitchen and into her bed room "from the toaster oven, into my bedroom to yelling at them to calling the fire department, four and a half minutes, i bet you ten minutes, "ten minutes to destroy your home" ten mintues, that's all it took" carla says she is grateful she was awake because the home has no tonight--carla and her son are homeless. they are staying with family until they figure out what is next for them. live in waterloo...taylor bailey...news seven...kwwl waterloo fire fighters confirm the fire did start in the toaster and the home is not livable. a local police force's riot gear is destroyed - after a fire at an

cedar falls fire department says there is no reason to believe arson was invovled. however police saying all of the evidence kept inside-now a total loss. the fire department using a drone to help in their investigation. police say they've lost items kept as long term evidence-typically held until court cases are over. also losing the force's riot gear and some bicycles the department's found over the years. but police chief olsen saying no major concern to department's daily operation. investigations all of that is this is just more long term storage for cases that have been disposed of but we don't want to get rid of the evidence." chief olsen also adding over the weekend were also destroyed by the fire. students at prairie high school in cedar rapids-- participating in a mock election today-- many of them--not old enough to vote in the real election this time around-- but learning the ropes early. it's election day at

most of these students--unable to head to the real polls on tuesday-- through a link online. nat of her clicking on link "so were just gonna open this." and they are unable to vote twice-- "i've already submitted it so." students voting on the actual candidates for president and locally-- "you learn a lot about like jack freel/ student the voting process and what you're going to need to do when you can actually vote." to practice early--the importance of voting. of the election spread--through posters-- and announcements-- the goal--a 80-percent voter turnout. "our teacher was like in 2008 we had a 90-percent voter of the school like people are kind of excited about it." as for the results-- they'll have to wait for those.

rogers, news 7 kwwl. senior government students conducted the election-- which was open to students in 10th- 12th grades. polls in iowa open at seven and close at nine coming up... more decision 20- 16 coverage tonight.. we bring in kww'l political analyst chris larimer he'll give us his insight next and.... some people are getting stressed o o election... that's coming up in just a few minutes. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast next. and when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to stay up to date on breaking news with ron steele, amanda goodman, and sports with rick coleman. we've got you covered." --------- ---------

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chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now for your complete forecast. what's it looking like for election night?

7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: things will start to cool down across this area starting early into the low 60s with partly front will track through the area, bringing the chance of a few light showers later today and overnight. not much rain is expected ... no more than a few sunny. behind the front we'll only warm to the 50s. will stay dry with plenty of sunshine into next weekend. a second cold things will start to cool down be mild. highs today will rise into the low 60s with partly tonight, temperatures will fall area, bringing the chance of a hundredths of an inch. patchy fog is also possible by morning. election day will be dry and sunny. behind the front we'll cooler air. the rest of the week front tracks in late week, bringing temperatures closer to average friday and saturday. things will start to cool down skies. tonight, temperatures will fall into the low to mid 40s. a cold front will track through the area, overnight. not much rain is expected ... no more than a few hundredths of an inch. patchy fog is also possible by morning. only warm to the 50s. northwest

this week. however, it will still be mild. highs today will rise into the low 60s with few light showers later today and overnight. not much rain is expected ... no more than a few hundredths of an inch. patchy fog is also possible by morning. only warm to the 50s. northwest winds will usher in cooler air. front tracks in late week, bringing temperatures closer to average friday and saturday. this week. however, it will still be mild. highs today will tonight, temperatures will fall into the low to mid 40s. a cold few light showers later today and overnight. not much rain is election day will be dry and only warm to the 50s. dry with plenty of sunshine into next weekend. a second cold front tracks in late week, bringing temperatures closer to average friday and saturday. things will start to cool down skies. tonight, temperatures will fall into the low to mid 40s. a cold front will track through the area, overnight. not much rain is expected ... no more than a few hundredths of an inch. patchy fog is also possible by morning. only warm to the 50s. northwest winds will usher in cooler air. front tracks in late week, bringing temperatures closer to this week. however, it will still be mild. highs today will rise into the low 60s with

area, bringing the chance of a few light showers later today sunny. behind the front we'll the rest of the week will stay rise into the low 60s with 40s. a cold front will track only warm to the 50s. northwest average friday and saturday. through the area, bringing the day will be dry and thanks mark. we're just a day away until election we're just a day away until election night trump and clinton are ready for the results... and we have some expert insight into the race kwwl's political analyst chris larimer joins us next and make sure to save your sticker after you vote tomorrow it may save you some cash --------- ---------

tonight... tomorrow is the big day... americans will elect the next president. with last minute insight into the final hours before election night... amanda has a live sit down with kwwl's political analyst chris larimer joins us now amanda? thanks ron. we welcome doctor chris larimer here now. it's getting to the end of the race and we have just over 24 hours until we know who our new president is. with that in mind... - do you think that the latest

trump is ahead of clinton by 7 points is accurate? -clinton has since been cleared again on all charges for her use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state. was that a move? -how much does the popular vote actually matter when the electoral

electoral move? -how much does the popular vote actually matter when the electoral college actually has the power to decide which way a state votes? -earlier in the election...trump stated that he would challenge clinton's win as presiden if she wins tomorrow night. trump has since gone back on that statement, but how likely do you think that is for

during her time as secretary of thank you doctor larimer make results unfold tomorrow still to come on the k-w-w-l some cash --------- ---------

serve as us attorney general, has died due to complications of parkinson's. she was 78 years old. during her eight years in office, crime dropped steadily, the first decline in decades. reno was one of clinton's supporters toys r us will once again be open on thanksgiving....to welcome shoppers early the retailer will be open for

shopping... shops will open at five p.m. on this is the fourth year in a row that toys r us has opened this early. no matter who you're voting for tomorrow--- there's one thing all americans can agree on this election is stressful it turns out...many people are turning to doctors for help a counselor in colorado says the election comes up every day during sessions with patients... others say people ad checking polls. they suggest limiting how much politics you watch and while you're out casting your vote tomorrow...you can get some rewards many national chains offering freebies and other deals if you show you 'i voted' sticker at seven-11 stores you can get a free cup of coffee with their mobile app and your voting sticker you go to noodles and company's

favorite mac and cheese...and you'll get a coupon to use in store uber also offering a vote today code to get 20 dollars off your ride . still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... about the election...next --------- --------- ---------

discussion at one pet store... a yellow canary at a texas store hairdo... many say it resembles trump's famous mop however, no one can say if it's an indication of the bird's political leaning... let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now for your final forecast. it's pretty nice out there mark 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: thanks for watching the kwwl

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tonight, it's crunch time. the whirlwind final hours for hillary clinton and donald trump. the campaign nearly over, the polls soon to open. both sides barn storming battlegrounds with rallies past midnight. and after a marathon campaign, it all comes down to this, the math hand? also tonight, securing the election. intelligence sources tell nbc news, it's all hands on deck. an unprecedented plan, top secret facilities, security locations underground. and a massive show of force in new york city, where team clinton, team trump, and the eyes of the world will converge. we have it all covered. our team is in place. "nightly news" begins