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: the big weather story today will be the wind and falling temperatures. sustained winds will be 20-30 mph with gusts possible to 40 or even 50 mph at times. a wind advisory is posted for portions of the kwwl viewing area and may be we may have a few rain showers, but the winds and falling temperatures are the main things you will notice. a few w this evening, but all of the accumulating snow stays well off to our northwest. temperatures tonight will be in the 20s, with highs in the 30s on saturday with windy monday evening. monday night there may be a rain/snow mix, before switching to all rain on tuesday. that storm system may linger into early wednesday with breezy conditions. thanksgiving looks dry. i'll have your thanksgiving week forecast coming up in just a few minutes.

transition continues to raise eyebrows. tracie potts has the latest. mike pompeo has accepted a nomination as c-i-a director and alabama senator general -- both require senate confirmation. (sot: senator jeff sessions/ (r) alabama :12-:16) do you think you could be confirmed easily by your colleagues in the senate? "people have to make that decision." retired lieutenant general mike flynn has agreed to become national security advisor - no confirmation required. (sot: lt. gen. michael flynn/ army, retired :23-:26) "the president-elect is in full control - believe me." (sot: mitt romney/ (r) fmr. (sot: donald trump/ (r) says president elect- trump will

former nominee mitt romney sunday to discuss romney as a possible secretary of state. (sot: ben ginsberg/ nbc news political analyst :41-:48) "you need people of quality like at odds. the vice president-elect is on capitol hill, selling his boss's agenda to democrats (sot: mike pence/ (r) vice president-elect :54-1:00) "we're beginning to discuss areas that we might move forward on together." (sot: house minority leader nancy pelosi/ (d) california 1:01-1:05) pence, back in familiar audio outcue: tracie potts, nbc news, washington. the trump team is planning what they call "a thank you tour" of blue states turned red... sometime after thanksgiving. continuing coverage now --

waterloo police went to the 7- hundred block of randolph street early this morning. police confirm 28-year-old wendi jo was stabbed. they're told it did not happen at the home on randolph street. jo is expected to survive. after being hit by a car -- a six-year- old boy has a minor head injury. this according to our coverage partners at the telegraph herald. it happened along jackson street in dubuque. according to police, the boy ran into a street between two parked get a ticket because police say she could not stop in time. 100 years in prison for murdering two homeless people. travis standlee convicted in the deaths of raymond ursino and sharon mead. mead's body was found last year near the coe college campus in cedar rapids -- one day after being released from jail. he'd been accused of killing ursino but he was released -- over a lack of evidence at the time. after being found guilty in both cases -- he's been sentenced to two

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 and died. the trooper later admitted the 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." 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. we're learning more about the man accused of killing two iowa police officers. days before the ambush attacks -- he called police heroes. four days before he allegedly shot and killed two officers as they sat in their patrol cars... scott greene apologized for 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. urbandale officer justin martin and des moines sergeant tony beminio were killed. out with t-shirts, in with the sweaters. the next few days will feel like the seasons are changing. the owner of jim lind auto services says with these possible colder temperatures..... this weekend is the time to get prepared. "cause none of us are there, we're all gonna panic and say oops try to get it done, and that's ok but we need to get after it all of us." jim also suggests people put an emergency kit in their car just in case something happens. the mild weather -- until now -- has kept builders very busy. contractors have been working

warmer temps helping... also, it's been an exceptionally spring, and potentially laying some sod here in the next couple of days." he says he's ahead of schedule on his townhomes on ravenwood circle in waterloo -- which means they'll be available to rent or lease sooner than expected. coming up... a mystery at one eastern iowa cemetery leaves some people in a ug it is windy and cold out there, "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist kyle kiel. this is the kwwl news at noon"

let's go to storm track seven meteorologist now for your 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: good afternoon, i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. the big weather story today will be the wind and falling temperatures. sustained winds will be 20-30 mph with gusts

path of the low shifts to the east. we may have a few rain main things you will notice. a to our northwest. temperatures tonight will be in the 20s, with highs in the 30s things will stay calm through monday evening. monday night there may be a rain/snow mix, breezy conditions. thanksgiving looks dry. the big weather story today will be the wind and falling temperatures. sustained winds will be 20-30 mph with gusts possible to 40 or even 50 mph posted for portions of the kwwl viewing area and may be expanded if the path of the low shifts to the east. we may have a few rain showers, but the winds and falling temperatures are the main things you will notice. a few snow flurries are possible this evening, but all of the accumulating snow stays well off to our northwest. temperatures tonight will be in the 20s, with highs in the 30s

monday evening. monday night there may be a rain/snow mix, before switching to all rain on tuesday. that storm system may linger into early wednesday with breezy conditions. thanksgiving looks dry. the big weather story today will be the wind and falling temperatures. sustained winds will be 20-30 mph with gusts possible to 40 or even 50 mph at times. a wind advisory is posted for portions of the kwwl viewing area and may be expanded if the path of the low shifts to the east. we may have a few rain showers, but the winds and falling temperatures are the main things you will notice. a few snow flurries are possible this evening, but all of the accumulating snow stays well off to our northwest. temperatures tonight will be in the 20s, with highs in the 30s on saturday with windy conditions. things will stay calm through monday evening. monday night there may be a rain/snow mix,

tuesday. that storm system may linger into early wednesday with breezy conditions. thanksgiving looks dry. the big weather story today will be the wind and falling temperatures. sustained winds will be 20-30 mph with gusts possible to 40 or even 50 mph at times. a wind advisory is posted for portions of the kwwl the east. we may have a few rain showers, but the winds and falling temperatures are the main things you will notice. a accumulating snow stays well off to our northwest. temperas on saturday with windy conditions. things will stay calm through monday evening. monday night there may be a rain/snow mix, before switching to all rain on tuesday. that storm system may linger into early wednesday with breezy conditions. thanksgiving looks dry. the big weather story today will be the wind and falling temperatures. sustained winds will be 20-30 mph with gusts possible to 40 or even 50 mph at times. a wind advisory is posted for portions of the kwwl viewing area and may be expanded if the path of the low falling temperatures are the

day forecast. it will be cold and windy today and tomorrow. sunny this weekend, but temperatures will be on the cold side. we have a chance for rain tuesday and wednesday maybe a mix of snow monday night. coming up...

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 make more people aware of pancreatic cancer... "what we're fighting for is the reason the foundation was formed, so that there can be education among families, among

cancer will become the second leading cause of cancer- related deaths in the u-s in just four years. 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. loved ones of those buried near the statue have complained about it -- but the volunteer board at the cemetery is in a tough spot. they haven't been able to track "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 thousands of dollars to fix it -- much more than they can afford. they hope a family member -- or somewill step forward to help repair it. an iowa native returns to space. peggy whitson joins a crew member from russia and france on a rocket

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 record for total time spent in space -- which is at 534 days right now. little pantries have been popping up all over the u-s. and thanks to anst woman--they are coming to the cedar valley. three little pantries will provide free food to families in need. two will be located in waterloo. organizers are looking for a place to put the final pantry in coming up... will you need help cooking thanksgiving dinner this year? there's a new gadget that could

guests... let's face it, things can get stressful!! but mark barger shows us some handy devices to help make your holiday run smoothly. this thanksgiving... help is available in the kitchen... "internal cooking temperature for turkey is 165 degrees fahrenheit" "alexa" is part of a voice assistant that helps

alexa can set timers... "5 minutes starting now" answer questions... and even link to smart appliances. "so i fuyo have a new ge oven you canas k alexa to control it and this is futuristic smart future kitchens might look like" "i've set your over to bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit" 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 phone... an alert will tell you it's ready. the submersion method keeps turkey ju "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 smart smoke alarm battery... "so if you do inadvertently set it off while your cooking it will alert your smart phone and you can turn it off without ever leaving the kitchen" burned beyond repair? well, there's always dessert!! as long as alexa doesn't

mark barger, nbc news. coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... the turkey breast we're cooking today is just the right size but first, a look at your latest numbers from wall street and the everyone knows you have to have turkey for thanksgiving, right? but what if we're hosting a smaller crowd, or we simply don't want to deal with a big old

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for the stuffing, that can be a shortcut one or homemade. now we roll this up jelly-roll style and place it seam side down in a roasting pan. we brush the whole thing with some seasoned oil and into the oven slice after slice. does this look good or what? and with all that yummy stuffing rolled up in rolled turkey breast" is online now so you can take the stress out of making your holiday dinner. i'm howard, with kelly, in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "spirally tasty way" for you to say . "ooh

officer -- in court today after being charged with manslaughter. and... one person dies after a shooting at a child's birthday party. plus... praying for officers involved with protests against the dakota access pipeline joining us for kwwl news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher some parts of the midwest are sitting under snowfall this afternoon. here are some photos from the western part of iowa -- in sioux city. as you can see -- cars, roads, and buildings are covered. let's go to storm track seven from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen

weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the big weather story today will be the wind and falling times. a wind advisory is posted for portions of the kwwl viewing area and may be expanded if the path of the low shifts to the east. we may have a few rain showers, but the winds and falling temperatures are the main things you will notice. a to our northwest. temperatures tonight will be in the 20s, with highs in the 30s things will stay calm through monday evening. monday night there may be a rain/snow mix, before switching to all rain on tuesday. that storm system may linger into early wednesday with breezy conditions. thanksgiving looks dry. i'll have your thanksgiving week forecast

police officer charged with manslaughter. philando castile was shot and killed during a traffic stop in july. his girlfriend streamed the aftermath live on facebook. castile told the officer he was carrying a handgun and had a permit for it. the prosecutor says there's no evidence he ever tried to take officer charged will be arraigned today. a federal appeals court blocks the release of a young man -- known across the country because of the "making a murderer" documentary. brendan dassey was set to go free today. but wisconsin's attorney general filed a motion -- putting his release on hold for now. 11 years ago -- dassey confessed to helping his uncle steven avery murder a woman. his conviction was overturned. the judge ruled that investigators tricked him into confessing. the state is appealing that

battling a fire in california this morning. the fire burned about half an acre. multiple explosions were reported because of propane tanks in the pallet yard. no injuries have been reported. police in australia say a man walked into a bank and allegedly set himself on fire causing a fire and injuring 27 people. six of those injured are being treated for serious burns. "this kid comes running out all shocked for a couple of minutes. i across the road, go into optus (local phone store) and get the fire extinguisher, i go inside get the fire out with this other kid and yeah, we just put the fire out." police say they do not know the cause of the incident. at least one person is dead after a shooting at a child's birthday

party for a two- year-old in tennesee -- including a six- year-old. police have one person in custody at this time. concerns about the zika virus continue across the country -- meaning new rules for blood centers in iowa. the f-d-a says all donations must be screened for the zika virus. in davenport, the mississippi valley regional blood center has been getting ready for several weeks. they're now testing with new supply in making sure that blood supply is as safe as it possibly can be the food and drug m individual donor testing uh for zika virus." zika is mostly spread by mosquitoes and can cause serious birth defects. a federal inspection reveals a barrier at a zoo -- didn't meet safety standards. this all coming to light months after a gorilla was killed -- after a child fell into the enclosure. a report said the barrier to keep the public and gorillas separate had been in place since 1978 with no updates. the zoo improved the

continued investigation could lead to fines. fights break out as protests against the dakota access pipeline cntinue police arresting eight people. one person allegeldy spit at an officer and tried grabbing a weapon. protesters have targeted several places in north dakota since monday, including the state capitol... "we come here in prayer, to pray, to raise awareness, and for them to treat us like that is inhumane." arrested since august. chaplains have been brought in to pray with the officers involved in the protests. the sheriff says they've asked chaplains to pray for officers on several occasions. the chaplains are involved in crisis intervention and there's a lot of stress with the officers and not only with officers but officers' families that are involved in this. there's a lot of time that's spent away from home." the pipeline would run through

developing an app that would help veterans suffering from p-t-s-d. the app would monitor a veteran's heart rate and alert him if a p-t-s-d attack is coming. the technology would then tell the veteran what he needs to do to get through. it could also walk him through breathing exercises or connect him to a question: 'how do you feel?' based on that answer, it connects them to some sort of support system." university have enlisted 45 volunteers who will start testing the app. coming up... a beautiful holiday display thanks to drones. and stormtrack seven meteorologist kyle kiel will be back with your 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: good afternoon, i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. the big weather story today will will be 20-30 mph with gusts possible to 40 or even 50 mph at area and may be expanded if the falling temperatures are the main things you will notice. a few snow flurries are possible this evening, but all of the accumulating snow stays well off to our northwest. temperatures tonight will be in the 20s, with highs in the 30s on saturday with windy conditions. things will stay calm through monday evening. monday night there may be a rain/snow mix, before switching to all rain on tuesday. that storm system may linger into early wednesday

dry. the big weather story today will be the wind and falling temperatures. sustained winds will be 20-30 mph with gusts possible to 40 or even 50 mph at times. a wind advisory is posted for portions of the kwwl viewing area and may be expanded if the path of the low shifts to the east. we may have a few rain showers, but the winds and falling temperatures are the main things you will notice. a few snow flurries are possible accumulating snow stays well off to our northwest. temperatures tonight will be in the 20s, with highs in the 30s on saturday with windy conditions. things will stay calm through monday evening. monday night there may be a rain/snow mix, before switching to all rain on tuesday. that storm system may linger into early wednesday with breezy conditions. thanksgiving looks dry. the big weather story today will be the wind and falling

possible to 40 or even 50 mph at times. a wind advisory is posted for portions of the kwwl viewing area and may be expanded if the path of the low shifts to the east. we may have a few rain showers, but the winds and falling temperatures are the main things you will notice. a few snow flurries are possible this evening, but all of the accumulating snow stays well off to our northwest. temperatures tonight will be in the 20s, with highs in the 30s on saturday with windy conditions. things will stay calm through monday evening. monday night there may be a rain/snow mix, before switching to all rain on tuesday. that storm system may linger into early wednesday with breezy conditions. thanksgiving looks dry. the big weather story today will be the wind and falling temperatures. sustained winds will be 20-30 mph with gusts possible to 40 or even 50 mph at

for portions of the kwwl viewing area and may be expanded if the path of the low shifts to the east. we may have a few rain showers, but the winds and falling temperatures are the main things you will notice. a few snow flurries are possible this evening, but all of the accumulating snow stays well off to our northwest. temperatures tonight will be in the 20s, with highs in the 30s on saturday with windy conditions. things will stay calm through monday evening. monday night there may be r before switching to all rain on tuesday. that storm system may linger into early wednesday with breezy conditions. thanksgiving looks path of the low shifts to the tuesday and wednesday maybe a mix of snow monday night.

seen before. 3-hundred star drones flying in the air over the water -- shifting into holiday themes like christmas trees. the "starbright holidays" show is five minutes long... it should run at least thru the end of the year-- but dates and times haven't beenn finalized yet. coming up ... millions of americans are tired of the costs of healthcare. we

about cost. you just want to get better. many families feel powerless -- in some cases, being forced to choose between a mortgage payment or health insurance. president obama tried to address that, but, most believe, it didn't work-- because costs keep going up. kwwl's jerry gallagher is digging deeper into the problem -- and where we go from here -- in s "repealing and replacing the disaster known as obamacare." that promise from donald trump. he's now on his way to washington, a city already hearing plenty about the problem from iowans. "in our state, we improved rate increases up to 43-percent, impacting 75,000 iowans." that's nick gerhart, the insurance commissioner for the state of

called to testify before congress. "my fear is that it's just his office signs off on rate increases from insurance companies. "if you would've said to me 3 or 4 years ago, that we'd would've said 'no way,' but we did because it's justified unfortunately." the insurance companies argue they need you to pay more to cover the high costs of those iowans who were not insured before. think of the cost of health care like a dartboard. you have medical care -- like tests of the board, prescription drugs taking up another big chunk. but recently, the focus of the conversation on the soaring cost care act -- otherwise known as "obamacare has 2,700 "prescription drugs are out of control, especially specialty drugs." "it's really hard for me to sit here and say, 'it's succeeded or failed,' but i'll tell you for the individual health insurance market, it's certainly been a challenge. the rates

states and i don't see it getting any better unfortunately." "but were they not going up before aca?" "they were." "to this level?" "not even close." insurance premiums are up 213 percent since 1999. it's been a problem for a long time, but rates have skyrocketed in recent years after the president's health care law kicked in. "it addressed insurance, not health care cost." system, insurance companies are struggling to keep up. especially when you consider what happened in iowa. "one claim is generating $18 million in costs." wait? what? back up a minute. "one claim is generating $18 million in costs." that's one iowa family with an average of three million dollars in claims a month over the last six

else? "everyone in that pool is paying $808 for that one family and that's crushing." 22-thousand wellmark customers paying 800 dollars more to make up for it. "they've never seen anything like this." we don't know anything about the family because of patient privacy laws, but we do know, not enough "obamacare means higher prices, fewer choices, and lower quality." so mr. president- elect, where do we go from here? "i will ask congress to convene a special session so we altogether. "the voters don't need to worry about their 25-year-old or younger staying on their policies or pre-existing conditions." based on interviews with congressional republicans, both of those popular components of obamacare could

coverage for individuals, mandates on employers to cover workers and rules that require women to be offered coverage for contraceptives as a free preventative health benefit. no matter what happens with those pieces, iowa's insurance commissioner says transparency has to improve -- so you know what we're buying and how much you're spending. "you can sit here and say, 'my insurance company is paying for it,' but at the end of the day, we're all paying for it." time will tell if a new law we're learning even more about the claims coming from the iowa family you heard about. through the first four months of this year, they turned in claims worth nine million dollars. so that's 27- million in ten months. we asked -- how is that even possible? the insurance commissioner says -- they don't know -- because by law -- they cannot see their records.

hollywood minute. (nat-splash) what happens when you're swimming in a spaceship... and the ship, and the pool, lose their gravity? jennifer lawrence finds herself swimming for her life in this new clip from "passengers." you can see what happens next when the film opens december 21st. (singing) "hardwired to self-

"hardwired... to self- destruct," metallica's first new album in eight years, is on sale today (1/18)... just as the news according to spiotfy, which says metallica has seven-million listeners a month on the platform, and appears on 15-million user playlists. all told, fans have listened to 11- thousand-892 years' worth of their music. already has lifetime achievement awards from the american film institute and the golden globes -- not to mention an oscar -- but his latest honor has special significance to the 79-year-old actor: the a-a-r-p "movies for grownups" career achievement award. in a statement, freeman notes his movie career didn't even begin until he was 50. in hollywood,

88- years old - - and plans to celebrate in style. there will be parades and parties at all the disney parks around the world. mickey mouse first appeared on steamboat willie -- 88 years ago. here's the storm track 7 day forecast. it will be cold and windy today and tomorrow. sunny this weekend, but temperatures will be on the cold side. we have a

>> lucas: no, i get it. i do, i get it. you don't have to apologize. you don't even have to tell me what the emergency's about, just tell me you're gonna be okay. perfect, that's all i wanna hear. all right, well then i'll just call you-- call you later. i gotta go right now. >> kate: oh, really? you're not even gonna talk to me? >> lucas: why bother? i know what you're gonna say. who's about to marry the man of his dreams, you don't look very happy. don't tell me there's trouble in paradise. >> lucas: no, no, everything's fine. sorry to disappoint you. adrienne and i are great. if i have a look on my face right now, it's 'cause jennifer just called me and said that she and jj can't make it to the wedding. >> kate: oh, no. what happened? >> lucas: it's jj's first day back at work and he doesn't feel like he can take the time off, and jennifer has an emergency she has