details on the way.. plus... the remains of a world war two veteran- finally coming home. then... the trump transition kicking into high gear over the weekend good morning and welcome to today in iowa. happy sunday. as we take a live look outside.... thanks so much for joining us this morning. i'm lauren moss. let's go to storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart now for your forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack

weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: let's go right to storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart for a check of our forecast. tracked out and slightly warmer will feel a lot better today. - still below normal for this time of year. monday will be even milder. highs tomorrow will be in the low to mid 40s. another system willk monday night into tuesday morning. it could bring a few wednesday. both of those days will be breezy, as well. through we'll dry out just in time for thanksgiving on thursday. we'll close out the week with partly cloudy skies and highs in deals on black friday. continuing coverage --

and skateboard to attack his 16-year- old girlfriend -- is convicted of kidnapping and other charges. dakota poland of burlington faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. prosecutors say he attacked his girlfriend back in march for moving out of his parents' home. he wouldn't let her leave -- so he punched and kicked her. also -- using a machete and ash- tray to beat her. police charge an indiana contractor-- accusing him of scamming an iowa woman out of 50 thousand dollars.. 21-year old shawn bol-duc junior is accused of pressuring an elderly woman to give him several checks totalling nearly 50-grand for home repairs. police are looking for two other men connected to the a man and his two dogs are rescued from a house fire. this happened on first avenue southeast in cedar rapids last night. the cedar rapids fire department says a man was taken to a nearby hospital.

investigation. a group of students will be addressing the dubuque city council tomorrow. they want people to reduce their use of plastic bags. students with the loras college honors project will be voicing their concerns. they say most plastic bags end up in landfills and waterways such as the mississippi river... causing harm to the environment and animals. the group proposing several options to the council, including completely banning them. "the ban wasn't met with a lot that since this isn'ak they'll still have the option to take plastic bags, that people will take it better and see what we're trying to do." other options include a five to ten cent fee for using plastic bags at the check out. a portion of the funds earned would go to the grocery store... the rest to the city. an area woman showing her

private first class wilbur mattern, of oelwein was killed in battle back in 1943 --but his remains have not been recovered until recently. we spoke with a mother who lost her son serving in iraq says her son was nearly the same age as mattern. "everyone deserves to have their loved ones buried at a site where they can go to mourn them, love them, and bring having a missing person to not have that closure." military honors tomorrow in the arlington national cemetary near washingnton d-c. --73 years to the date of his death. continuing coverage -- president-elect donald trump filling dozens of positions in his upcoming administration. he's meeting with potential candidates all weekend at his golf course in new jersey.

kicking into high gear over the weekend. the president-elect meeting with more than a massachusetts governor mitt romney. who led a blistering effort to defeat trump during the campaign. s/ mitt romney / (r) former presidential candidate:17 - :21 "here's what i know. don long meeting. romney has been mentioned as a potential pick for secretary of state. but trump advisers characterized the meeting as an "exchange of ideas". "was it a productive meeting?" presidential candidate:35 - :42 "i appreciate the chance to speak with the president elect and i look forward to the coming his picks for attorney general, national security advisor and cia director. but has been coy about are scheduled sunday. with new jersey governor chris christie and former new york city mayor rudolph giuliani expected to meet with trump. despite the busy schedule, trump managed to tweet saturday morning. taking aim at the cast of

(nats: cheers and boos) vice president elect mike pence attended the show friday night. from the stage, the cast urged pence to represent all americans. s/brandon victor dixon / actor 1:13 - 1:21 "we, sir, we are the diverse america who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us." trump demanded an isn't harassment. here in iowa -- state republicans senate. house district sixty representative walt rogers says he's never been in the minority before. and he's hopeful democrats and republicans can work together. rogers says he wants to tell iowans he's focussed on clean water for the state. hoping lawmakers are more transparent -- adding president- elect donald trump has the potential to be a transparent president. "expectations are pretty high but in some sense some poeples expactations are pretty

rogers says he thinks people will be looking to see if change happens after the beginning of the year. believe it or not -- a georgia man says he isn't sure who won the presidential election joe chandler says he was glued to his tv on election night but after a few hours -- he decided he he walks around with headphones. "so even if over hear a conversation like, 'can you believe he won, can you believe she won, all it would take is a won and i don't want to so, please don't tell me and people have honored that.: chandler, who is a artist says he stays

coming up on today in iowa... some eastern iowans are braving the cold and jumping into the mississippi. meanwhile- many out west are ready to hit the slopes. 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 and weather information. got you covered. with lauren moss and meteorologist rachael peart. this is today in

let's go to storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart 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: saturday. the strong winds have tracked out and slightly warmer air is starting to track in. expect mostly sunny skies to since winds will be light, it will feel a lot better today. clear skies allow temperatures to fall into the upper teens and low 20s - still below normal for this time of year. monday will be even milder. monday night into tuesday morning. it could bring a few snowflakes early tuesday morning, but will become a mainly rain event tuesday and wednesday. both of those days will be breezy, as well. through

out just in time for thanksgiving on thursday. we'll close out the week with lows friday morning will be in the upper 20s to low 30s but looks dry for the early morning deals on black friday. today will be mild compared to saturday. the strong winds have tracked out and slightly warmer air is starting to track in. expect mostly sunny skies to since winds will be light, it will feel a lot better today. clear skies allow temperatures to fall into the upper teens and low 20s - still below normal for this time of year. monday will be even milder. monday night into tuesday morning. it could bring a few snowflakes early tuesday morning, but will become a mainly rain event tuesday and wednesday. both of those days will be breezy, as well. through the week, highs stay steady in the low to mid 40s. we'll dry out just in time for tracked out and slightly warmer air is starting to track in. expect mostly sunny skies to close out the weekend. temperatures will rise to the mid and upper 30s today, but to fall into the upper teens and low 20s - still below normal for this

highs tomorrow will be in the low to mid 40s. another system will track closer to our area monday night into tuesday morning. it could bring a few snowflakes early tuesday morning, but will become a mainly rain event tuesday and wednesday. both of those days will be breezy, as well. through the week, highs stay steady in the low to mid 40s. today will be mild compared to saturday. the strong winds have tracked out and slightly warmer air is starting to track in. expect mostly sunny skies since winds will be light, it will feel a lot better today. clear skies allow temperatures to fall into the upper teens and low 20s - still w monday will be even milder. highs tomorrow will be in the low to mid 40s. another system will track closer to our area monday night into tuesday morning. it could bring a few snowflakes early tuesday morning, but will become a mainly rain event tuesday and wednesday. both of those days the low to mid 40s for all. we'll dry out just in time for thanksgiving on thursday. we'll close out the week with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 40s friday for all the shoppers across eastern iowa. lows friday morning will be in the upper 20s to low 30s but

people in dubuque braving the cold good cause. nearly 200 of them -- taking part in this year's polar plunge. the cold temps not stopping them from taking a

have to say. other than that...not too bad." "how did it feel, the water?" the water was a lot warmer, i think i might go back in there later, take another dip." at last check -- nearly 40-thousand dollars has been raised- all to benefit the special olympic winter games. ski season kicks off this weekend in the mountains of northern california. run... but for skiers hitting the slopes it's a welcome sign. "there was so many people, it was packed. yeah i'm surprised so many people came out." "i waited four months for this. and i heard opening day, and i was just there." "just waiting for the big dump to come. apparently it's going to start snowing tomorrow. so hopefully we get a big winter." the resort saw a few inches of snow last night. and check this out -- this dog is very excited to see the snow in colorado.

cattle dog -- and it could be her first snow ever. she loves it. coming up on today in iowa... one eastern iowa school rallies

grader gets extremely sick... her school comes together to raise money for her. kwwl's amanda gilbert has the story. for fifth grader grader lilliana, it was as normal day at north cedar... when all of a sudden things changed. "my head was just pounding and i fainted and i just rushed to iowa city for immediate surgery once doctors discovered she had a brain anuerysm. "back in the hospital, i really

weeks recovering... getting better with the help of her entire school. "thinking of you" classmates sent her emails and notes... even signing a blanket for her. the school orechestra concert was dedicated in her honor. but that wasn't it... lilly's friends did something pretty unique. "and it's just hard to think of somehting like that happening." they started a fundraiser askign everyone school to donate change in these buckets... calling it pennies for lilly... "we raised over 1500 dollars from the penny drive. helping one girl get back to school (nat) in cedar falls.. amanda "we raised over 1500 dollars falls.. amanda gilbert news 7 kwwl the school was able to raise

change for lilly. one janitor likes going the extra mile for students at a school in new hampshire. he's been creating pictures in the carpet of a first grade classroom using his vacuum cleaner. a teacher put pictures of the carpet on social media ... and the images have gone viral. i like them because they're cool designs saying the ideas usually come to him last minute. he makes a surprise visit home, just in time for thanksgiving. this all happening during a pep rally at a texas high school on friday. his brother... who is on the players and parents there..but when the blindfolds came off.... "well this is..this wasn't supposed to happen. i was told not coming so i might well surprise her. so i got this whole

my little brother, so hard. that was probably the hardest part. finally getting to see him that just made my day. its been perfect." at first mom didn't realize her son was actually home.....the excitement was overwhelming. one midwestern church is in the giving spirit. a milwaukee church holding a gas giveaway at a gas station this weekend a statement about what's going on in the country right now. "we're absolutely pumped and excited. why? because we get the opportunity to be the antidote to all the hate that's being this was the fourth gas giveaway organized by the church. coming up on today in iowa... a big win for the cyclones! we will have all your highlights and lowlights from iowa teams this

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the last 13 match-ups -- and iowa was looking to build on the momentum of last week's win over second ranked michigan -- c-j beathard and the hawks taking the field on a cold and windy day in champaign -- the iowa special teams set the tone in this one ---- riley mccarron took the punt at his own 45 -- and motors his way 55 yards for the score ha nothing at the half -- the defense strong yesterday-- illiois q-b wes lunt to the sideline -- but desmond king is right there to grab the pick -- hawks getting it done again -- then -- daniels -- the hawkeye running back had a huge day with 1 hundred 59 yards - 21, nothing iowa in control but just for good measure -- they'd add one more - iowa picks up their 7th win of the season in a shut- out -- they leave champaign with a 28,

have any shot left at the post-season -- getting that -- however -- against tenth ranked south dakota state -- wouldn't be easy -- panthers needed to come from behind in this one -- down 14, 7 in the first half -- but jalen rima -- showing off that state track championship speed -- coast to coast on the return -- 99 yards his second touchdown of the game -- tied it up at 14 -- but it wouldn't stay that way -- with turnovers killiu chances -- late in the half -- eli dunne gets picked by dallas brown -- the second red zone turnover -- panthers trailed by four at half.. they keep it going.. and the jackrabbits put it away down the stretch -- dunne gets hit -- loses it -- uni's season comes to an end with a 45, 24 loss -- the only way i can describe it. it's just coming up short, it kills. i can go through every game. we had every one of these and we did not finish. whether it'd be self inflicted wounds or whatever it is, it was missed

uni finishes at five and six this season -- cyclones hosting texas tech -- going after a second straight win -- first half -- the cyclones getting right after it - iowa state -- the cyclone offense -- huge this weekend -- from the 34 -- jacob park to allen lazard -- lazard with an incredible 1-handed grab for the touchdown -- iowa state looking impressive up 21 to 3 -- and it doesnt stop there- lanning with his second touchdown run of the game -- the cyclones roll to a 45 to 3 halftime lead -- and joel lanning was the man yesterday-- gets free again from the 31 -- this his fourth touchdown run of

it...he's not done yet.. a ten yard run for touchdown number five capped it -- he had 171 rushing yards in the game -- the cyclones set a new all time isu mark in a conference game -- they hammer the red raiders 66 to 10 -- i know we're not going to a coach is preaching 60 minutes, keep your detail on point, we did that and we played a full 60 than 66 points in high school basketball, so 66 in football, that's kind of unheard of for the most part. iowa state hosts west virginia next saturday. coming up on today in iowa... an investigation continues after a tragedy in the south. and... a shocking video that is taking

plus... many are dead after a train derails overseas. then... one child is heartbroken and many are upset over one teacher's actions. but first, welcome back to today in iowa. thanks so much for joining us i'm lauren moss. let's go to storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel 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: let's go right to storm track temperatures will rise to the clear skies allow temperatures to fall

monday night into tuesday morning. it could bring a few snowflakes early tuesday morning, but will become a mainly rain event tuesday and wednesday. both of those days will be breezy, as well. through the week, highs stay steady in the low to mid 40s for all. we'll dry out just in time for thanksgiving on thursday. we'll close out the week with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 40s friday for all the shoppers across eastern iowa. lows friday morning will be in the upper 20s to low 30s but looks dry for the early morning deals on black friday. our top story this morning -- three family members are found dead in their home - police say it could be a murder-suicide. this is in georgia.

detectives are calling this a possible double murder suicide... and believe the 26- year-old son may have killed his mom and sister then turned the gun on himself. "this is a very tragic situation for this family, one week before thanksgiving... when most people are finalizing their holiday plans... for them to have to deal with something so tragic is heartbreaking." investigate. at least 63 people are killed and many more injured after a train derails in india. fourteen cars went off the tracks this morning. rescuers climbed through the wreckage to pull people out of the coaches. the cause is under investigation. four people are dead after a helicopter crashes in brazil. local police say this happened during a police operation. the cause of the crash is still being investigated. authorities say they found a

kansas. imagine the panic, on thursday... the baby's mother was found shot to week-old sophia gonzales was found alive and hundreds of miles away at a home in dallas. "the infant, baby sophia gonzales, was recovered alive and is healthy at that residence." "when the news came, it was a relief. it was amazing that my piece of her is in sophia." investigate. tragic news this morning: a firefighter dies while trying to rescue people who fell into a river. this happening in georgia. one of the city's ramps collapsed, sending at least a dozen people

emergency during the rescue. he was later transported to the hospital, but later died. people in tennessee are on edge after two churches are targets in recent shooting. the pastor says his church members are scared. "our people are more elderly and our era was raised where we had respect for the house of god." police are searching for suspects in the shootings. this story is gaining a lot of attn way. a teacher snatching away a microphone -- from a first grader with autism during a thanksgiving play. the boy...is left in tears. mike valente reports. (kent squires, caleb's father) so kent squires was heartbroken to see his six year old son, who has high functioning autism, in tears, moments after the teacher in question takes the microphone off the

father) "for them to do what they did is mother, their son was about to deliver his favorite lines "gobble, gobble"... (doctor mark manchin, superintendent, harrison co. schools) "but there's no way to defend it okay? we saw it, i saw defend it" doctor manchin insists there was no malice intent -- and that the teacher feels horrible about the incident. but he says the school never received a permission slip from the boy's parents and that the play had already ended. squires disputes that. robyn i county, working with people with developmental disabilities. r.n.) "the child's parents were there, if isn't the first time he's had falling out with the school. he recalled faculty coming to him with complaints about his son every day after kindergarten. (kent squires, caleb's father) "and she's like 'well, i just

fresh scrutiny, with the video drawing national attention and resonating with thousands. (zeke lane, shinnston resident) "me being disabled, i thank god it never happened to me but i she will not be disciplined. and many have voiced their concerns and frustrations on social media. parents in florida are demanding criminal charges against a teacher's aide who allegedly abused their child- who has autism. the 5 year old boy was reportedly held down and slapped in the face at his school in florida earlier this month. "they proceeded to tell me that his mouth was being covered to keep him from screaming. i understood that he was smacked

himself or his own hand was used to smack him." according to the sheriff's office, several other students may have also been involved facebook is taking steps to prevent fake news stories from being shared on social media. c-e-o mark zuckerberg announcing the new measures last night. the move comes after criticism -- that fake news may have affected the outcome of the presidential election. organizers say they w rare diamonds sold for millions at an auction this week. the sky blue diamond that we talked about earlier this week -- sold for 17 million dollars -- not quite the 25 million some were predicting. a fancy pink diamond weighing more than 17 carats went for 18 million. a white alligator in florida is getting

has already had skin cancer... and it is coming back again. the 19-year old was carried from his nearby enclosure to a cat island. "cause there's a little bit of asymmetry on his mouth and we're gonna see if that's either an abscess or a growth or what, or something else." once they get the radiology report they'll decide what they're going to do. extra excitement during a college football game this weekend. 55-year-old joe thomas senior enrolled at s-c state in 2012 with his son joe thomas junior and practiced as a scout player. he is the oldest man to ever play n- c- double a division one college football. "i've been waiting on this dream i'm 55, the oldest guy to ever age." thomas said it was a dream come true. time now is ..... coming up on today in iowa... an unlikely friendship. our feel good story this sunday.

a few things you need to know to got you covered. "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl."

7 weather team. see tc weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: today will be mild compared to saturday. the strong winds have close out the weekend. temperatures will rise to the clear skies allow temperatures to fall into the upper teens and low 20s - still below normal for this time of year. monday will be even milder. highs tomorrow will be in the low to mid 40s. another system will track closer to our area monday night into tuesday

morning, but will become a mainly rain event tuesday and wednesday. both of those days will be breezy, as well. through the week, highs stay steady in the low to mid 40s. we'll dry out just in time for thanksgiving on thursday. we'll close out the week with partly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 20s to low 30s but looks dry for the early morning deals on black friday. today will be mild compared to saturday. the strong winds have tracked out and slightly warmer air is starting to track in. expect mostly sunny skies since winds will be light, it will feel a lot better today. clear skies allow temperatures - still below normal for this time of year. monday will be even milder. highs tomorrow will be in the low to mid 40s. another system will track closer to our area monday night into tuesday morning. it could bring a few snowflakes early tuesday morning, but will become a mainly rain event tuesday and wednesday. both of those days the low to mid 40s. we'll dry out just in time for thanksgiving on thursday. today will be mild compared to saturday. the strong winds have tracked out and slightly warmer air is starting to track in. expect mostly sunny skies to close out the weekend.

clear skies allow temperatures to fall into the upper teens and low 20s - still below normal for this time of year. monday will be even milder. highs tomorrow will be in the monday night into tuesday morning. it could bring a few snowflakes early tuesday morning, but will become a mainly rain event tuesday and wednesday. both of those days will be breezy, as well. through the week, highs stay steady in saturday. the strong winds have tracked out and slightly warmer air is starting to track in. expect mostly sunny skies to close out the weekend. temperas since winds will be light, it to fall into the upper teens and monday will be even milder. highs tomorrow will be in the low to mid 40s. another system snowflakes early tuesday morning, but will become a mainly rain event tuesday and wednesday. both of those days will be breezy, as well. through the week, highs stay steady in the low to mid 40s for all. we'll dry out just in time for thanksgiving on thursday. we'll close out the week with partly cloudy skies and highs in

lows friday morning will be in the upper 20s to low 30s but looks dry for the early morning deals on black friday. morning, but will become a mainly rain event tuesday and wednesday. both of those days will be breezy, as well. through the week, highs stay steady in the low to mid 40s for all. we'll dry out just in time for close out the week with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 40s friday for all the shoppers across eastern iowa. lows friday morning will be in the upper 20s to low 30s but looks dry for the early morning deals on black friday.

pet turkey. and it caught the attention of a 6 year old...who met his best it's said that a dog is tennison dixon--hanging out with one of his (tennison dixon/takes care of turkey) "i'm trying to pet her." -- is turning some heads (neighbor) "i just know that tennison's turkey is famous around here." meet the neighborhood turkey-miss toni-- who's been raised by humans ever since she was a baby (perry gardner/takes care of turkey) let it go, but the turkeys that were over there didn't want anything to do with it, so it left, and (jack dixon/takes care of turkey) "just really seems to like us. i

bonded on people." (mojo/takes care of turkey) "she likes to follow me around. i'll walk around back and forth from the driveway to the backyard and she'll come around." sometimes miss toni gets a little too close (riley dixon/takes care of turkey) "typically i see it on top of my car." riley took this video the other day and miss toni wouldn't get off the car. and our action 2 news vehicle was no exception. (nat sound) although it may be unusual to see a turkey hanging out with humans and some dogs the welcome it. (man) "it makes life a lot nicer." even if it is so close to thanksgiving. (reporter) "are you going to have turkey on thanksgiving?" (tennison dixon) "yes, but from the store!" our feel good story for you this sunday.

still on the way.. a beautiful sight as people begin to

as some hummus spreads are being recalled. this is over a possible listeria contamination. the f-d-a says the affected products were made before november eighth at a plant where listeria has been f of any product with a "best before" date through january 23, 2017 on the lid. bagged salads are convenient.... but a new study suggests they can possibly harbor and grow salmonella. researchers in the u-k re-created the bagged salad environment. they found the bagged salad was the perfect breeding ground for bacteria. they say the best way to avoid food poisoning is to eat the greens the same day you buy them... and avoid bags with

a dream come true. bacon -- that's good for you. a family from arizona grows mushrooms that they say taste like bacon and are very healthy. "so the benefits of mushrooms are well documented, which is a fantastic side effect of not only tasting great, they're really great for you." the bacon tasting mushrooms sell for about foudo thanksgiving is just around the corner 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. "i could have never imagined it. it's been a wonderful experience getting to do this. i never would've thought in a million years that this would happen." this marks the seventh time the presidential turkey came from

be overhwhelming...lo ud noises and long waits can be very dificult for children with autism.. so, a mall in virginia is giving them...their own special way to meet santa. there will be no music playing in the mall- and no lines. children can tour the "santa's flight academy" and later grab a picture with santa himself. speaking of santa: holiday celebrations kicked off in romania this weekend with the opening of a festive christmaar thousands of lights and decorations were seen there. people say they enjoyed the classic winter customs like eating roasted chestnuts.. before christmas- it's all about thanksgiving.. do you love stuffing? who doesnt right? well, you will love herb stuffin' muffins! ally crutcher-- has more.. good morning, ally. november 20 - herb stuffin total time: 45 minutes ingredients 6 slices whole wheat bread, cut into cubes 1 small onion, diced 2 ribs of celery, diced 2 tsp. dried sage

salt and pepper, to taste 2 cups chicken or turkey broth preheat oven to 300pf. bake bread for 10 to 15 minutes, or until toasted and lightly brown. meanwhile, heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. add onion and celery and saute until tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. add bread

nonstick cooking spray. add stuffing to muffin tins and press down slightly on each firm. g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 5 g protein for all recipes you can head temperature. add sage, thyme, adjust oven temperature to 400pf. spray 12 muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray. add stuffing to muffin tins and press down slightly on each muffin. bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until muffins are 116 calories; 3 g fat; 0.7 g saturated fat; 27 mg a group of young iowans are nutrition information per cholesterol; 187 mg sodium; 17 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 5 g protein for all recipes you can head

a group of young iowans are calling themselves the "joy-ologist" club. some sixth graders are trying to spread joy to their classmates -- even coming up with a way to reach out to students who might feel a bit uneasy about it all... although they're motivated -- the group's young leader admits it can be a challenge: drama to go away, but like, it's kind of hard to get everybody to stop." the group says they wish adults also spread more joy. coming up on today in iowa... a new satellite blasts off into outer space! when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page

this is the first of three satellites being built to replace the aging united states weather satellite system.

welcome to the dawn of a new republican government. >> all i want to do is curl up with a good book. >> this is my final trip overseas. >> we didn't do our part to stop the spread of misinformation. ?? good morning, welcome to "sunday today." i'm willie geist. president-elect trump has spent the past few days filling in his cabinet. he met with mitt romney, who was a harsh critic, this amid new questions about trump's business entanglements. also up early and on