now on today in iowa: an overnight stabbing in eastern iowa. plus -- a sign of peace and comfort that's now in bad shape. a cemetery hoping someone will step forward to fix it. and in case he ever forgets, an reminder of who won the presidential election... because he lost a bet. i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack

information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: temperatures don't look too bad right now, but this is likely the warmest it will be the rest of the day. we may gain a degree or two with the help of southerly winds right now with not too many gusts, but that changes....by late morning the winds will be gust to 30 mph or higher and will be even stronger this evening as the winds turn to the west.. a wind half of our counties for gusts to 50 mph. we may have a few showers track through today, but it will be mainly windy and getting colder. developing overnight -- a stabbing in waterloo. police went to randolph street early this morning. a woman said she'd been stabbed -- but they're still trying to figure out where it happened. they were told it did not happen at the home on randolph street. we saw the ambulance pulling

expected to survive. a birthday party for a two-year-old ends in chaos. one person shot and killed -- several others also wounded. it happened in tennessee. a six-year-old is among those in the hospital this morning. police say they're looking for one to three people they believe were involved. a young boy is recovering this morning. he was hit by a car in dubuque. according to our coverage partners at the telegraph herald -- it happened the other night on ac into a street between two parked cars when he was hit. the driver was not cited. police say she couldn't stop in time. the boy has a minor head injury. nine million dollars will go to the family of an iowa man who died. brandon ellingson drowned after being handcuffed by a missouri state trooper. he was arrested on suspicion of drunk boating on the lake of the ozarks. he then fell off the trooper's boat and died.

life jacket he put on ellingson was not secured properly. "with him pleading innocent, is no sign that he's repented on what he did to my son, so you know an apology now i think's a little late." the trooper is still facing involuntary manslaughter charges. in return for the nine million dollar settlement from the state of missouri -- the family must drop a civil lawsuit against the state. a 100-year prison sentence for an iowa man who murdered two people. travis standlee was convicted in the deaths of raymond ursino and sharon mead. mead's body was found last fall near the coe college campus in cedar rapids. prosecutors say standlee killed mead the day after he was arrested on suspicion of killing ursino in the parking lot of a cedar rapids church. at first, he was released because of a lack of evidence. both cases comes with a 50-year sentence to be served -- one right after the other.

police officers called police heroes just days before it all happened. scott greene apologized for the run-ins he had with the urbandale police department -- and said he loved them for keeping the community safe. he wrote online that his "dark days" were over because he was getting treatment for p-t- s-d. all of that -- just four days before he allegedly shot and killed two officers as they sat in their patrol cars. urbandale officer justin martin beminio were killed. an investigation by the iowa board of education ends with a principal being cited. the board received a complaint against jesup principal brian pottebaum in march - saying he gave some students photocopied standardized test booklets, letting them fill out the answers in the copies... then having teachers use those answers to fill out the real thing. pottebaum was given a written reprimand.

pottebaum gave us a statement saying -- they made accommodations for some students who have special needs. he says he thought that was appropriate, but then was told it was not -- and stopped. he says he was trying to prevent quote -- "undue stress related ovals." a mystery surrounds the statue inside a waterloo cemetery. the statue of an angel -- and a woman praying over two women -- is in bad shape. the statue have complained about it -- but the volunteer board at the cemetery is in a tough spot. connected to the statue. "we have to as a board look out for the all the cemetery, all the grave sites and all of the appearances. not just one in the process." the board says it could cost tens of

-- much more than they can afford. they hope a family member -- or someone else -- will step forward to help repair it. an eastern iowa family is working to bring awareness to one of the deadliest cancers. michael oglesby from dubuque had pancreatic cancer. he died in january. his family is now starting a foundation in his name. they say they want to "what we're fighting for is early detection, to give people a fighting chance. that's part of the reason the foundation was formed, so that there can be the medical community." one study predicts pancreatic cancer will become the second leading cause of cancer- related deaths in the u-s in just four years. learn more about the foundation and where to donate on our website at kwwl dot com. the concerns about the zika virus continue across the u-s.

blood centers like this one in the quad cities. all donations must be screened for the zika virus. "if we look at the the blood supply in making sure that blood supply is as safe as it possibly can be the food and drug administration made the mandate we would have to do individual donor testing uh for zika virus." zika is mostly spread by mosquitoes and can cause serious birth defects. now to the white house transition: a major security job for police in new york. how to protect trump tower. election -- we've seen extra security in place. the president- elect lives in the penthouse. today's mayor and police commissioner will talk about their plans later today -- and whether more streets will be closed around the tower. the president- elect is offering the role of national security advisor to retired army lieutenant general michael flynn. we don't know if he's accepted. the retired lieutenant served as director of the defense

president obama... in his book, he claims he was booted for being critical of the administration. but others say he was pushed out because of his contentious management style. flynn has also been accused of mishandling classified information at least twice during his career. he denies he did anything wrong. congressman tim ryan is going to challenge house minority leader nancy pelosi for the democratic leadership in the house. the ohio lawmaker sent a letter to his house colleagues, rallying for more voices at the leadership table. ryan was just elected to his eighth term in the house. november 30th. an iowa man lost a big bet on the election -- and now donald trump will be with him forever. jim mertens introduces us to the man getting a "trump stamp." on me, i'm not going to cry." zach cobert supports bernie sanders but it's donald here?" zach is settling a bet with a buddy. he promised to get a tattoo of donald trump on his body if trump won the election. "oh snap, today's the day." nats - "you guys wanted this." in the era of social

posted everymark... and every drawn whisp of donald trump's hair...live on facebook. "i'm thinking about my life, and how it went wrong, and now i'm getting a trump stamp." the picture was picked by his facebook followers. so was the location... on zach's lower back. "this is definitely the girlfriend. "i'm not too happy about it. no, forever." and other people at 3-d can't call it too stupid, so." you can question the sanity, but not the commitment. zach sat in place for hours as the tattoo took shape. and it's not done yet, he has to return to get it finished. all this for something he really doesn't want. "i just wish i was getting a normal tattoo, something that i wanted." and it may make him re- think future bets.

we'll keep going." the tattoo artist in davenport still needs to add some color to make it complete. still much more to come this morning: in ten minutes -- the spectacular liftoff for a rocket -- which is carrying an iowa native into plus -- one animal could help prevent bullying. kids are learning a valuable lesson from this goat. that's all coming up. plus -- the storm track seven forecast from eileen loan next.

let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your forecast forecast.

information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: our more than yesterday. it will be windy today through tomorrow with the strongest winds late this morning through tonight. the the northwest tonight... and may gust to 50 this afternoon and evening. a wind advisory is posted today for areas from northward for the strongest gusts. it is still technically mild, but this is the warmest it will be... as the cold air to the west will start tracking in on the strongest winds... they are already more than 20 mph in the northwest and gusting higher. we may see a few showers, but the main show is to our west and north and should stay there as the low tracks to the northwest... we mainly get the wind... gusts to 50 mph today and temperatures steady or falling with a few showers today and tonight... winds will gust to 35 mph tonight with lows dropping into the 20s to around 30.. and only climb into the mid 30s to around 40 for saturday with gusts to 25 mph. the winds will weaken by evening and we will stay cool through sunday before warming back into the

rain tracks in tuesday and wednesday but should track out for thanksgiving day. many of us don't love snow this time of year... the same can't be said for our four- legged friends. check out how excited this dog is this is a young australian cattle dog -- and it could be her first snow ever. she loves it. it's coming up -- the panthers having fun in the land of disney. uni with a terrific start in a big tournament.

should stay there as the low tracks to the northwest... we mainly get the wind... gusts to 50 mph today and temperatures steady or falling with a few showers today and tonight... winds will gust to 35 lows dropping into the 20s to many of us don't love snow this time of year... the same can't be said for our four- legged friends. check out how excited this dog is to see the snow in colorado. this is a young australian cattle dog -- and it could be her first

coming up -- the panthers having fun in the land of disney. uni with a terrific start in a big on iowa's door -- to help celebrate thanksgiving. the engines igniting, the launch peggy whitson, oleg novitskiy

the international space station. returns to space. peggy whitson joins a crew member from russia and france on a rocket that launched yesterday. they'll now travel for two days before docking at the international space station. whitson -- who's 56 years old -- has now become the oldest woman ever in space -- adding to her long list of records. she has already spent 377 days in space. this mission covers six months -- which should push her past the u-s

space which is at 534 days right now. back here on earth, the topsy- turvy world of college football takes another turn. three top-five teams lost last weekend -- including michigan upset by iowa. so how would fifth-ranked louisville do last night? the answer -- not very well. houston blew them out. the cougars connecting on a trick-play here. houston wins 36- 10. iowa has a tough challenge at home in men's basketball. the hawkeyes hosting seton ha team that won 25 games a year ago. iowa senior peter jok carrying the hawks -- hitting a three. he had 30 points on the night. iowa led by two at the break. freshman tyler cook -- a very good night for him. he scored 24. but the hawks had a tough time stopping seton hall in the second half. the pirates win 91-83. iowa now two and one on the season. u-n-i is in orlando for a tournament

state. jeremy morgan leading the way. he had 20 points and 12 rebounds. klint carlson from waverly also had a terrific game. 19 points for the junior. spencer haldeman -- from peosta -- giving the panthers a big lift off the bench. 17 points for the freshman. uni rolls 82-63. the panthers play oklahoma tonight. this morning -- from a billy goat. sid is teaching kids in texas -- it's okay to be different. he's not your average goat. he cannot hear. in fact, he has no ears. hundreds of kids visit him every week on field trips.. and they immediately notice that he's a little bit different -- which teaches the kids a good lesson. "well, it's just nice to be nice even though he's not, even though he's not like you." so sid the billy goat.. now goes

sid the anti-bully goat. a giraffe at the blank park zoo proves she can keep a secret. next month she'll give birth. the baby will become the fifth member of the zoo's giraffe herd. a giraffe pregnancy takes up to 15-months...and they really don't show. but that's not why this pregnancy surprised the staff. she was sterilized by birth- control a decade ago. and she had been with the bull for all these years, and never got pregnant, but now she did. new giraffe barn set to open next spring. before you know it, thanksgiving will be there. it's next week already -- and this year's presidential celebration will have a bit of an iowa flare. the turkey to be pardoned by president obama -- is from iowa. two turkeys will make the trip "i could have never imagined it. it's been a wonderful experience getting to do this. i

happen." this marks the seventh time the presidential turkey came from iowa. we can all use a little extra help in the kitchen for thanksgiving. technology is giving us a turkey leg up this holiday.

away... from cooking to hosting guests... let's face it, things can get stressful!! but mark holiday run smoothly. this thanksgiving for turkey is 165 degrees fahrenheit" "alexa" is part of amazon echo smart home devices... "it's a voice assistant that helps you hands free" "1 cup equals 8 fluid ounces" alexa can set timers... "5 minutes starting now" answer questions... and even link to smart appliances. "so if you have a new ge oven you can ask alexa to control it and this is futuristic smart home and a nice peek into what our future kitchens might look like"

but if cooking the turkey still stresses you out... a sous vide machine like the joule might help. "you can think of sous vide like a new version of slow cooking" set it from your smart keeps turkey juicy at a consistent temperature... "w sous vide bc contained in bag the turkey is actually basting itself." an electric spiralizer allows quick prep of fresh vegetables to roast or use in sides like casseroles. but if things don't go smoothly... there's the roost it off while your cooking it will alert can turn it off without ever leaving the kitchen" burned beyond repair? well, there's always dessert!! as long as alexa doesn't ruin it. "pumpkin pie contains 243 calories" mark barger, nbc news. google also has a virtual

today in iowa continues with the storm track seven forecast from

7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: windy with steady or falling temps today and gusts to 40 or 50 mph at times. windy tonight with gusts to 30 mph and m it's and coming up on

now on today in iowa... sick of the cost. many iowans forced to make a very tough choice because they cannot afford health insurance. plus... fights break out during a protest. a man is accused of spitting at officers. and a story that defies all odds. a mother gives birth to quintuplets... that alone is rare. but there's more... they were also born on a very special day. good morning, i'm ally crutcher.