in iowa." now on today in iowa. the first votes of the presidential election are already being counted. a few small town polls in one state have already opened and closed. the race to the finish line has the c the early morning hours. find out which states could give us early clues tonight about who will win... and how iowa fits into that picture. good morning --- i'm jerry gallagher. so much buildup and now we're here. election day.

eileen loan. good morning. eileen on camera 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: a showers but will quickly clear out. temperatures are in the 50s with the l dropped into the 40s with the clear skies behind. northwest winds are taking over at 5 to 15 mph as the front tracks to the east and will stay today with highs about where they are right now. northwest forecast for the rest of the week... i'll have that coming up in a few minutes. after almost 600 days, the race to the white house comes down to this.

your vote and america elects its 45th president. not only that -- there are elections for congress, the state legislature, sheriff... a lot going on today -- and we've got you covered all day and night right here on kwwl. the presidential election is the centerpiece. hillary clinton and donald trump campaigning late into the night. whoever wins takes over at a are upset... and don't trust those in washington. "i want you to be able to say that you did vote. you voted for an inclusive, big-hearted, open-minded country future that will make sure that we all ke moving together, because i do believe we are stronger together." clinton closed out her campaign with a rally early this morning featuring lady gaga and bon jovi. trump is wrapping up his presidential campaign on election day as

midnight in michigan. he's hoping to turn that state red today. the rally ended after earlier stops in new hampshire, pennsylvania, north carolina, and florida. "we don't need jay-z or all we need is great ideas, to make america great again. that's all we need, that's all we need." already voted. that's higher than what we saw four years ago. in iowa -- democrats lead in early ballots. 41 to 35 percent. but that gap is smaller than what we saw four years ago -- which is a good sign for trump in iowa. election night headquarters are getting ready for the candidates -- and what they hope will be a big night. clinton's campaign will hold its event in new york -- at the

hall with a glass ceiling. never before has the country had a woman as president -- not to mention the spouse of a former president. her supporters hope she will give a victory speech there tonight. virginia is one state to watch early tonight. an early win in that state -- bodes well for her. if it drags on -- that could mean it good night for donald trump. trump's campaign is headquartered at the new york hilton midtown. this is the first time both night since 1944. another big state to watch tonight is florida -- no surprise -- considering how important it's been in many other elections over the years. trump and clinton fought fiercely for that state. even though we don't know who will be sworn in -- preparations are already well underway for the inauguration. a chain link fence now stands in front of the north side of the white

pennsylvania avenue. the secret service, fbi....fema and other agencies have been "even though we still haven't gotten to the elections yet we still have to prepare because we know there will be a president elected into the white house so might as well get everything ready to go." the next president of the united states will take the oath of office on january 20th. the first votes are already being counted this morning. the tiny new hampshire town of dixville notch opens the polls at midnight. those polls then close as soon as state law allows communities with fewer than 100 voters to do that. donald trump is off to a good start in that small town and two others. so far, it's 32-25 trump over clinton 57 votes counted... with millions more to go tonight. we're also watching state races very closely. right now, republicans hold a majority in the iowa house - 57

after tonight. that could be a different story in the senate. iowa democrats will try to hold onto their slim advantage. right now, they're in control -- by means republicans could control the house, senate and governor's office. another down ballot election tonight features names that many iowans may not know. cady, hecht and appel. they are iowa surpreme court because they n' but for three candidates on the ballot, the silence is significant. three iowa supreme court justices are up for retention votes. chief justice mark cady along with justices daryl hecht and brent appel need a simple for the first time since a controversial ruling in 2009. that's when the court ruled unanimously to legalize gay marriage. after that, christian conservatives campaigned to get

voters removed three -- which marks the only time that's system more than 50 years ago. the justices don't campaign because they believe the court should be above politics. "they're just fine, fine, fine individuals, everyone in the judiciary. we're very fortunate here in iowa, we really are." john wood and the iowa state bar association tries to almost 15-hundred lawyers grade judges on a number of things: "knowledge of the law, punctuality, courtroom decorum that matter to iowans." in the most recent review, chief justice cady received a 91% -- which would be similar to an a. justice hecht high-profile effort to campaign against the justices this time around. the family leader rejected kwwl's request for an interview, but gave a statement -- saying in part -- they want people to vote them out -- claiming the justices have used their office for political activism. the bar

effort to come to the right result and the right ruling that facts of each individual case." performance reviews for the justices, there's a link in our web story. just go to kwwl- dot-com. a gravesite is getting a lot of attention on this election day. people are leaving flowers, notes and i just voted stickers at the grave of susan b. anthony. she played a key role in the women's suffrage movement. she died in rochester, new york in 1906, 14 years before women won the right to vote.

lions are making a name for themselves. zookeepers in texas are having fun with the election. lions were given a blue ball and red ball to pick from. the blue one -- for hillary clinton. the red one -- for donald trump. they picked the red one... and had some fun. time will tell today if they're right. much more to come this morning: today, iowa officers remember one of their own -- a day after honoring another one killed in the line of duty. also -- we're learning more about what was destroyed in a fire at a cedar falls police storage building. those stories and the storm

let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now

here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will show clearing skies this morning as a cold front tracks to the east. we will end up mainly sunny for the next several days with breezy conditions today and thursday. temps this morning are mainly in the 50s but will drop into the 40s t front.... cooler to the northwest. winds have turned to the north northwest behind the front and are already around 15 mph and will stay there most of the day, gusting higher at times. a few clouds are tracking through the dakotas with a weak disturbance approaching the plains, but we will be mainly dry for the next several days. it will be cooler today with highs in the 50s and 60s over the region...

plains. highs today will be in the mid 50s with gusty northwest winds and mostly sunny skies. we drop to the low to mid 30s tonight with areas of fog as the winds die down under mainly clear skies. more sunshine tomorrow with highs in the mid to upper 50s... and we warm to the low 60s on thursday with help from breezy southwest winds. we stay dry through the weekend with temps cooling back to the low 50s for veterans day into saturday. continuing coverage this morning: officer after officer files into an iowa church to remember a fallen brother.

tony beminio. he and urbandale officer justin martin were murdered last week. "god sent sergeant anthony beminio and we're all better for it. now his time of service has ended and god has called him home. i am absolutely heart broken. god bless tony beminio." continuing coverage this morning: officer after officer files into an iowa church to remember a fallen brother. at least one thousand were there to honor des moines sergeant tony beminio. he and urbandale officer justin

beminio and we're all better for it. now his time of service has ended and god has called him home. i am absolutely heart broken. god bless tony beminio." scott greene, is facing two counts today is officer martin's funeral. one person has died in a crash near cedar rapids. it happened yesterday afternoon on tower terrace road near the intersection with miller road north-east. police say the driver died. their name has not been released. 20 years in prison for a 250 dollar payment. the problem is -- where that money was going. federal prosecutors say an ohio man paid an isis recruiter and said he would fight for them. he was arrested as he got

"he has a desire to learn more desire. that is all he shared with me." if he's convicted of giving support to a terrorist organization, he faces up to 20 years in prison. two cars involved in a deadly crash in cedar falls -- have been destroyed in a fire. that crash happened early saturday morning. the fire on sunday. the fire happened in a police storage building. the fire department is investigation. police say riot gear they use was also destroyed -- along with other things kept as long term evidence - typically held until court cases are over. police chief jeff olsen says this will not have a major "yeah, there's nothing really 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." the fire department says there

no injuries but a fire destroys a camper. the camper was parked in a neighborhood on the southeast side of cedar rapids--- near investigators believe they know what started a fire in waterloo. a toaster. here's what the home looks like now -- on california street. a woman says she put a pop-tart in the toaster on sunday morning -- then walked out of the kitchen her kitchen in flames. calling the fire department, four ten minutes, "ten minutes to destroy your home" ten mintues, that's all it took" she says she is grateful she was awake because the home has no working smoke detectors. flood victims are being given more time to apply for help. the deadline to apply is december 7th. people in 25 counties -- many of those in eastern iowa -- can apply for grants of up to five-thousand

repairs, clothing, food or temporary housing. check out our website -- kwwl- dot-com -- for more information. coming up: one player -- two outstanding touchdown catches on the same night. terrific grabs, but more fans might be talking about the officiating this morning. plus -- snake on a plane. this is not a sequel to the movie from 10 years ago.

football game involving the seahawks. seattle hosting buffalo. the seahawks needing momentum down early -- and they would get it from jimmy graham. the tight end with an outstanding one- handed catch for the touchdown. that wasn't good enough. seattle would go back to him again. and again, he would use just one hand for the touchdown. the seahawks win 31-25 -- but the game had its share of controversy -- something seattle is used to playing on monday night.

chance at a shorter field goal try which forced the bills to go for a touchdown at the end of the game. here's another remarkable achievement for n- b-a star steph curry. last night, he made 13 three pointers to set a record. this coming one game after he missed all of his threes in a loss to the lakers. he made 13 of 17 shots from orleans. sam and this is no movie. passengers on a flight in mexico have to deal with a real snake on a plane. videosh ows the reptile coming out of the ceiling behind an overhead luggage compartment. then it drops down into the cabin. the plane was given priority landing in mexico city -- where workers -- caught the snake. the airline is now looking into how it al lhappened... and what they

happening again. police make an unusual find searcing the bag of a woman being arrested. they found a baby koala. australian police arrested the woman on what they call "oustanding matters." she claimed she found the animal over the weekend. it was taken to a wildlife hospital and appears to be ok. it weighs about three pounds and has been named alfred. still to come -- new president, new social media presence? there are happens to president obama's accounts after he leaves office. the answer next.

social media. presidential candidates have used twitter to insult and inspire. but after voters choose -- what happens to the current president's social media accounts? mary moloney has the answer. president obama is considered to be the first youtube and snapchat of course we can't forget his twitter account at asked - does

asking for a friend. when the potus moves out of the white house -- his social media accounts will stay for the new president to use. here's how it will work. the twitter -- instagram -- facebook and similar social media accounts will keep the current followers -- usernames -- and url. but -- the timeline will have no posts. meaning the new president will be able to start from scratch. if you're feeling nostalgic and want to read old tweets and other social media musings from president's archived tweets will be on the new media posts will also have new 44 usernames. and -- just like past presidents -- the national archives and records administration will preserve emails --notes -- and now posts. for consumer watch - i'm

doppler radar. eileen loan has the storm track seven forecast next. let's go to storm track seven information.

with highs in the 50s. breezy today and thursday. mainly dry through the weekend with highs mainly in the 50s and lows in the 30s. ally crutcher joins us for today

it's election day -- voters will decide who will be the next president of the united states. it's not the only race we're keeping an eye on. the polls open in two hours -- and everyone 18 and older has a place to vote. this astronaut is proof of it. he cast his ballot from space. good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and