first forecast. 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: our stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. could be similar to one we saw last week. the fire happened in a home at the corner of elm and mulberry. no one lives there. investigators are trying to figure out how it started.

have been in the home. last week, a homeless man was arrested for trespassing after a fire in an abandoned building. still no arrests following a deadly shooting in waterloo over the weekend. police say talasa wright was shot on friday night in waterloo. it happened at the intersection of linn street and gable. the young woman died. she was 19 years old. two cars were involved. police are asking for anyone with information to come forward. a man driving over a hill rams into a tractor and totals hiar this happened in fayette county. a man from denver was driving a tractor when it was hit from behind by a ford escape. the man driving the car was cited for driving with a suspended license. thankfully no one was injured. the crash is under investigation. an iowa police chief accused of discriminating against women -- resigns. the west des moines city manager asking police chief shaun ladue to resign. the city not confirming whether the request is related to the discrimination lawsuit.

a kwwl follow-up -- tougher penalties for those who commit violent acts against police. it's an idea some state lawmakers are pushing following the deaths of two central iowa police officers. linn county republican state representative ken rizer wants to expand already enhanced penalties. urbandale police chief ross mccarty says iowa should consider reinstating the death penalty for police. but the american civil liberties union believes killing an iowa officer sentence possible for first-degree murder - life in prison. police arrest a suspect in what authorities describe as an execution-style killing of a deputy in california. the sheriff saying deputy dennis wallace was shot at close range right after he called for backup. within seconds, he was murdered. he was executed the suspect now faces murder charges and the sheriff wants him

was wanted on a warrant for felony criminal activity. deputy wallace was a 20-year veteran of the police force. a same-sex couple in iowa became victims of vandalism after the election. the boone couple found their cars keyed from head- light to tail-light. the hastag "trump" scratched into their vehicles... "i don't know how we can look at #trump, i love trump and then behind cars -- and offering to provide the labor. the volunteers -- include trump supporters. some big decisions made for the president-elect's cabinet. donald trump taps reince priebus to fill what's considered one of the highest-ranking white house positions. he'll serve as gatekeeper between the oval office and the federal government's top management. the 44-year-old is a wisconsin native.

2011. and steve bannon will serve as donald trump's chief strategist and senior counselor. hallie jackson has more for us on his decisions. (show vidboxes / bannon on steve bannon - now - in the spotlight... after helping to propel first appointments - and among his most controversial. bannon led breitbart news - a site with often- conservative columnist a "renegade jew," (mother jones pullquote) bannon - saying this extremist movement - appointment drawing immediate "the racist, fascist extreme right is represented footsteps from the oval office." bannon's ex-wife - claimed in a 2007 divorce filing denies. politically - he's a flamethrower - who's fought the establishment for years. bannon / tea party rally

may own them, but they are occupied by a permanent political class that is out for your destruction." "i've never met the guy. i don't know steve bannon, so i have no concerns. i trust donald's judgment." but ryan's congratulatory tweet praising reince preibus - the next administration's chief of staff... conspicuously not mentioning the chief strategist. trump's legislative agenda early on. for the next administration two men... representing two factions now - under one west wing. friends call bannon a champion of diverse voices .. describing him friends call bannon a champion of diverse voices .. describing him as an intense and focused leader.

donors -- we're getting a better idea of their influence in this presidential election. this was the second presidential cycle since the supreme court allowed them to write eight-figure checks to political super pac's. even though much of g-o-p's big money went to donald trump's opponents in the primaries, he still beat them. in the end, trump beat clinton in the general election... even though he had to play catch-up with clinton in terms of fundraising. president elect donald trump is leaving his business network to his children. a trump organization process of transferring the management to donald junior, ivanka and eric as he prepares to take the oath of office. trump has a stake in more than that's more than any other president in history. emergency teams are using a helicopter to get a better look at the damage caused by an earthquake. the quake killed two people in new zealand. it also triggered landslides. and broke windows, damaged buildings, and knocked products from store shelves. but this one is far less damaging than an earthquake five years ago that

tonight -- the waterloo city council will consider adding a speed bump to idaho street near highland elementary. last month, parents started signing petitions -- asking the city to take action -- when a girl was hit by a driver while riding her bike near the school. she had to go to the hospital -- but was expected to make a full recovery. the list is down to four. the iowa board of regents has four finalists as they search for a released yet. final reviews will be helt this month -- and they'll go concerns over the state's minimum wage. last month governor branstad said he believes a statewide minimum wage would be best. republicans now have a majority in the state house and senate -- giving him a clear path to a uniform rate. but some worry the state won't raise the wage high enough -- and fear lawmakers will ban cities and counties from having their own minimum wages, like four counties have already done. still to come on kwwl

by a water main break. we'll hear from the man driving that car and, stargazers...get ready to see the moon like it hasn't been seen in

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: our stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s overnight. mostly sunny skies today become partly cloudy for tuesday. we'll stay dry and warm most of the week. things change on friday...low pressure along with

week. a chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early saturday. both friday and saturday will be windy, but saturday will be much cooler with temperatures only rising in to the low to mid 40s during the day. winds calm for sunday but both days of the weekend will be cooler than we've seen. our stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s overnight. mostly sunny skies today become partly cloudy for tuesday. we'll stay dry and warm most of the week. things change on friday...low pressure along with a cold front will track through the area late week. a chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early saturday. both friday and saturday will be windy, but saturday will be much cooler with temperatures only rising in to the low to mid 40s during the day. both days of the weekend

continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s overnight. mostly sunny skies today become partly cloudy for tuesday. we'll stay dry and warm most of the week. things change on friday...low pressure along with a cold front will track through the area late week. a chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early saturday. both fridayn be windy, but saturday will be much cooler with temperatures only rising in to the low to mid 40s during the day. both days of the weekend will be cooler than we've seen. our stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s overnight. mostly sunny skies today become partly cloudy for tuesday. we'll

on friday...low pressure along with a cold front will track through the area late week. a chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early saturday. our stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s overnight. mostly sunny skies today become partly cloudy for td most of the week. things change on friday...low pressure along with a cold front will track through the area late week. a chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early saturday. both friday and saturday will be windy, but saturday will be much cooler with temperatures only rising in to the low to mid 40s during the day. winds calm for

in nearly seven decades. people around the world getting a chance to see this "supermoon." full on the same day when its orbit is closest to earth. supermoons "normally" come around once every 13-months. but last time the moon was this close to earth was 1948. coming up some bikers help out a guy on the side of the road-- and are surprised to find out who the guy is and, what's the best medication for being sick?

some bikers in new jersey were starstruck when they stopped to help a fellow biker on the side of the road. they say it was bruce springsteen and his motorcycle broke down. the group of bikers returning from a veterans day event pulled over to help. initially -- they didn't realize it was him til they saw his face. shortly after -- they gave him a ride to a restaurant where someone came to pick him up. but before he left, the rock star

a water main break in florida created a hole so large . . . it swallowed a car. deputies, road maintenance, and fire rescue were all called to the scene --but there was little they could do. the car eventually became totally swallowed by the hole. the driver said he didn't realize a water main had broken beneath him - he said he saw the puddle, but what was going on, it was too late... "all of the sudden, my front two bit. water started comi . . . it started leaning forward, so i jumped out the side and pretty much that was it. i walked over here to dryness, and continued to sink after that." workers eventually managed to pull the car out of the hole. still on the way how exercising can be the best perscription for staying

and, amazon is at it again-- find out what they are doing to help you out this holiday season this is kwwl-- we'll be right

these days, medical schools are encouraging up- and-coming doctors to recommend exercise today's health minute: exercise has far- reaching effects for almost every body system ... from the brain to the heart. now, at least two medical schools are teaching students how ailments. physical activity can improve memory, concentration and mood ... while helping lower high blood pressure and cholesterol. evidence suggests it has positive effects for some cancer patients. it also helps control type two diabetes, one of the most expensive diseases in the country. treatin billions of dollars a year, but it is largely preventable through diet ... and exercise. experts recommend adults get 75 minutes of vigorous activity or 150 minutes of moderate activity each week. that breaks down to about 30 minutes five days weekly. doctors say that's enough to prevent or manage many common chronic diseases, from

disease. you don't have to go to the gym, either -- go for a walk, work in the yard... even doing brisk housework helps. the rewards are definitely worth the effort. for today's health minute, i'm kim hutcherson. coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... today we're whipping up some biscuits that are super easy and

with thanksgiving right around the corner, we're all looking for quick and easy ideas to make this year's feast really stand out. and one way to do that is with our brand new buttery pilgrim biscuits that go together like

'n' baking mix" with some sour cream and a bit of club soda. to give these lots of flavor, we add in some cut chives, a little chopped garlic and a pinch of salt. after mixing this gently, we roll the dough into golf ball, sized pieces, and place them in a cake pan. we brush 'em with when they come out of the oven, a little more butter goes on top and they're done. just imagine passing a platter of these around your holiday table as everyone grabs their very own fresh-from- the-oven biscuit. so

people really like gift cards? a new survey may surprise you. plus, a popular eastern iowa restaurant goes up in flames over the weekend. and, a dangerous deadly drug is on the streets in one eastern iowa city.. we'll tell you where joining us for kwwl news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher let's go to storm track seven from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen

information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: our stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near sunny skies today become partly cloudy for tuesday. we'll stay dry and warm most of the week. things change on friday...low pressure along with a cold front will track through the area late week. a chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early saturday. both friday and meant as a tranquilizer for large animals -- people are now selling it on the streets. it's called carfentanil. as kwwl's shirley descorbeth tells us -- there are concerns about it authorities in dubuque are warning the public about a deadly drug...making its way through the tri-state area. it's called carfentanil. call heroin plain old."

for humans, it's lethal. "it's a large animal tranquilizer...it's not meant for humans. you have to have a severe tolerance to opiods in order to even survive taking this." and it's often mixed with fentanyl and heroin...having appeared in the form of a tan or white powder here in dubuque. but it also comes in tablets and as a spray. "this is why the dubuque drug even recently put up billboards like this one...to try to get the country has a bad opiod problem...most of our users start out with a prescription opiod addiction, and it just evloves from there." authorities asking the public to be vigilant and careful when dealing with these deadly drugs. in dubuque, shirley

been 26 overdoses from similiar drugs in dubuque county. nine people died. we're also learning how prisons in a few states are experimenting with a medication to keep inmates off opioids after they get out. it's a one- thousand dollar injection. you can read all about it -- right on ourl cracking down on crimes and drugs -- police in chicago getting help from state and federal agencies over the weekend -- in an effort to break up gangs... all this is in an effort to let people know that we simply won't tolerate the violence that's going on in our city right now. with more than 600 homicides in chicago this year -- the city is on track to have its deadliest year in two decades. reults from the weekend's efforts are expected to be

the person who robbed a dubuque convenience store. this picture showing the suspect -- covering his face -- friday night at oky-doky foods. he demanded money -- and lifted up his shirt, showing what the clerk believes is a handgun. he took some money and left. if you reconize the man, call police. suveillance video shows chaos erupting after someone fires a gun inside a mall. police believe only one gunshot was fired near the apple store inside a mall in new york. surveillance video from a kiosk shows dozens of shoppers flei no one got hurt. police say no suspects have been arrested. kwwl follow up now a family owned business for more than 50 years -- goes up in flames. luigi's resturant in oelwein destroyed in a fire. as kwwl's taylor bailey shows us -- many people stopped by to see the damage for themselves -- the building which held so many memories for them. a kitchen fire--destroys "it's just unbelievable, you

took those 57 years from a family and a community. "yes, the community is at a loss since this has happened to them and that and it's very very berverly steggall has gone. "they were just an all in resturant really, you know they did everything everything and everybody is going to miss it really bad, really bad" stand-up "people stopping by here today say they are speechless. even one man telling me he worked here for twenty nine years he historic resturant--coping with the loss in their own way. "it's hard to speak for it because i can't imagine myself going through what they are

open during the time of the fire -- but nobody was hurt. the cause is still being kitchen. nowhere to move. an earthquake leaves 3 cows stranded. take a look at this picture. it looks like they could use a little help. an earthquake in new zealand caused landslides all around them and left them stranded on a small island of grass.

people by race. the social network plans to disable an option that allows advertisers to target or exclude users based on their race. a report says the option could be used to discriminate against people in housing-related ads -- which is forbidden under the fair housing act. many facebook users have filed lawsuits. just in time for the holidays, amazon is expanding its service that connects customers with local handymen. amazon home services will be offered in twenty new metro across the u-s. the service allows customers to browse, purchase and schedule hundreds of professional services... from assembling a treadmill and mounting a new t-v... to installing a new garbage disposal and house cleaning. is a gift card the right gift? according to a new study -- just 27 percent of americans prefer to receive gift cards, yet half of americans plan to give a gift card this holiday season.

your thanksgiving feast... we'll fill you in on some of this year's big deals and let you decide 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

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"now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." let's go to storm track seven meteorologist now for your forecast forecast. 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: continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s overnight. mostly sunny skies today become partly cloudy for tuesday. we'll stay dry and warm

on friday...low pressure along with a cold front will track through the area late week. a chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early saturday. both friday and saturday will be windy, but saturday will be much cooler with temperatures only rising in to the low to mid 40s during the day. winds calm for sunday but both days of the weekend will be cooler than we've seen. our stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s overnight. mostly sunny skies today become partly cloudy for tuesday. we'll stay dry and warm most of the week. things change on friday...low pressure along with a cold front

chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early saturday. both friday and saturday will be windy, but saturday will be much cooler with temperatures only rising in to the low to mid 40s during the day. both days of the weekend will be cooler than we've seen. our stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnt time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s overnight. mostly sunny skies

about plans for a new community center. steeple square is the former saint mary's parish. after more than 100 years it closed its doors in 20-10. developers wanted to buy and demolish the building -- but it was saved by people who felt it bringing new life to part of dubuque that's been overlooked. "now this area here is gonna be converted into a vibrant community center, that will be various activites." some of those activites include weddings. the campus will also include a childcare center -- and its apartment building. organizers hope it will be done next year. still to come-- how one boy is doing a lot of giving this holiday season-- to keep people warm this holiday

thanksgiving. and teenager in new york has been spending his free time the past few years collecting and donating hats to people who need them most. karen tararache has the story (sot: jeremy wernick, hatsgiving) "it's always interesting to see reactions of people like whoaaaa." thirteen year old jeremy wernick is referring to his hair, or lack of it. (sot: jeremy wernick, hatsgiving)

point and then it all just goes off and people are like, oh my gosh you're bald and i'm like, yeah, i've done six years of this." jeremy's first st. baldrick's event was as a third grader. over the years he's raised $11,000 for the childhood cancer foundation. but once the hair came off, the teenager noticed something. (sot: jeremy wernick, "i realized that your head gets pretty cold when you shave your head." three years ago he asked people to donate unused hats for kids who lost their hair as a result of chemotherapy. (sot: jeremy wernick, hatsgiving) "in 2013 we got just over 200 hats, last year we got over 1500 so we've got a lot of hats last year especially

donations for hatsgiving came in from all over, including sports teams like the giants, jets and buffalo sabres.

thursday -- you've probably already made your plans.

that retailers are focusing on. your thanksgiving day menu may be set ...but how do you answer the question: to shop...or not? "do you plan to shop on thanksgiving day? no "no, absolutely not" "no!!!" obviously, that's not the answer some stores want to hear... target's become the latest of large retailers announcing they'll be open for business at least macy's...even best buy. "we will be open at 5pm on and reopen on black friday morning." they say it's for the millions of consumers who want to get a jump on christmas bargains.. ...but understand it's not for everyone. "i just think being home, relaxing and enjoying the family, that's what it's all about" it's not for every retailer either. "as always, nordstrom will be closed thanksgiving day. and this year, they're being joined

with equally big names...costco...cra te & barrel...hh gregg...hobby lobby..r-e-i. ..all saying they'll be closed thanksgiving... figuring that's what most customers want. "you know they'd have to give me a free porsche and that would be okay. i'd go out and pick that up. but other than that, no...i have no desire to be out there on thanksgiving day" retail experts are still expecting a sizable increase in christmas shopping... with or without thanksgiving day. chris clackum ...nbc news. more than 50 major retailers plan to have their doors closed on thanksgiving this year.

michigan dollar general. a customer captured this cashier absolutley crushing r- and-b singer maxwell's hit song "ascension" lalalalallaalalala the customer posted this groovey cashier's performance online.. posted it online. and it's gone viral!!! it's been heard over half-a

>> hope: little late to be bringing me upstairs isn't it? what's going on, officer? >> detective...[nervous laugh]. okay, none of us blame you for killing stefano dimera. and we've heard the rumors. the department would've taken a hell of a hit if you hadn't confessed. favors are due. have a good night. [dramatic music]