eastern iowa? details on the way.. plus... the remains of a world war two veteran- finally coming home. then... the trump transition kicking . but first, good morning and welcome to today in iowa. happy sunday. as we take a live look outside.... i'm lauren moss. let's go to storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart now for your forecast forecast.

for your complete 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 close out the weekend. temperatures will rise to the mid and upper 30s today, but 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 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 thanksgiving on thursday. we'll looks dry for the early morning deals on black friday.

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

his two dogs were also rescued. the cause of the fire is under 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, "the ban wasn't met with a lot of praise from a lot of anything away from people and they'll still have the option to take plastic bags, that people will take it better and see what 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 mattern. "everyone deserves to have their loved ones buried at a site where they can go to mourn think it would be like having a missing person to not have that closure." he will be buried with full military honors tomorrow in the arlington 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. chris pollone reports. the trump transition

the president-elect administration. (nats: camera clicks) among them. former massachusetts governor mitt romney. who led a blistering effort to defeat trump during the campaign. s/ mitt romney / (r) former the pair buried the hatchet in an hour-and-a half state. but trump advisers characterized the meeting as an "exchange of ideas". "was it a s/ mitt romney / (r) former

trump has announced his picks for attorney general, whether more announcements are saturday morning. taking aim at the cast urged pence to represent all americans. s/brandon victor dixon / actor 1:13 - 1:21 administration will not protect us." trump demanded an apology. and said pence was "harassed". a cast member responded that "conversation" isn't harassment. chris pollone, nbc news, new york. republicans taking control of the house and 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

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 didn't want to watch anymore and went to bed. the next day -- he says he conversation like, 'can you i say listen, before we begin the conversation, i don't know 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 home a lot. time now is .....

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 "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. with lauren moss and meteorologist rachael

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: today will be mild compared to saturday. the strong winds have since ws will feel a lot better today. 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 will be breezy, as well. through the week, highs stay steady in the low to mid 40s. we'll dry

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. 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. temperatures will rise to the mid and upper 30s today, but since winds will be light, it will 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. 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

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. 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 time of year. monday will be even milder. 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

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. 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 upper 20s to low 30s but people in dubuque braving the

cold weather to raise money for a good cause. nearly 200 of them -- taking part in this year's polar plunge. the cold temps not stopping them from taking a quick dip in the others wore much less. "right now i'm pretty cold, i 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 dollars has been raised- all to benefit the special olympic winter games. ski season kicks off this weekend in the mountains of northern california. it's man-made snow and just one 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

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. this is a young australian 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 story.

was just pounding rushed to iowa city for immediate surgery once doctors discovered she had a brain anuerysm. "back in the hospital, i really she spent several weeks recovering... getting better with the "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 "and it's just hard to think of somehting like that happening." they started a fundraiser askign everyone in their school to donate change in these buckets... calling it pennies for lilly... "we raised over 1500 dollars from the penny drive.

falls.. amanda gilbert news 7 kwwl the school was able to raise more than 15-hundred dollars in change for lilly. carpet art. one janitor is going the extra mile at a school in new hampshire. he's been creating pictures in 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. a marine shocks his family when 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

"well this is..this wasn't supposed to happen. i was told not coming so i might well from 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 excitement was overwhelming. one midwestern church is in the giving spirit. a milwaukee church holding a gas giveaway at a gas station this weekend. the pastor says the giveaway was a statement about what's going on in the country right now. "we're absolutely pumped and spewed in our country, the consciousness that's being shifted."

coming up on today in iowa... a big win for the cyclones! we will have all your highlights and

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 inh took the punt at his own 45 -- and motors his way 55 yards for the score -- hawks led 7, 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 they'd add one more - iowa picks up their 7th win of

leave champaign with a 28, nothing win -- the uni panthers needed a win to 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 killing uni's 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 it hurts. man it hurts. that's the only way i can describe it. it's just pain, i mean you've been i can go through every game.

be self inflicted wounds or whatever it is, it was missed opportunities. 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 quickly out to a 7, nothing lead -- 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

yesterday-- gets free again.. his fourth touchdown run of the game -- lanning feeling it...he's not done yet.. a ten yard run marks touchdown number five and that capped it -- he had 171 rushing yards in the game -- the cyclones hammer the red raiders 66 to 10 -- bowl game or anything like that, but the way we played tonight, coach is preaching 60 minutes, keep your detail on point, we did that and we played a full 60 minute game and it was just good. i don't know if i scored more than 66 points in high school 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 the internet by storm. "you're watching kwwl, we've

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 this morning. happy sunday i'm lauren moss. it's beginning to look a lot like after a snowstorm swept across the state. here you can see the scene about two hours north of grand rapids. this marks the first major snowfall of the season for the state. and more snow is expected to fall today. let's go to storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel 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: let's go right to storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart for a check of our forecast. rachael.... saturday. the strong winds have tracked out and slightly temperatures will rise to the low 20s - still below normal for low to mid 40s. another system snowflakes early tuesday morning, but will become a mainly rain event tuesday and thanksgiving on thursday. we'll close out the week with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 40s friday for all the looks dry for the early morning deals on black friday.

dead in their home - police say it could be a murder-suicide. this is in georgia. police say a man came home to find his wife, 26-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter dead this weekend. 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 situat for this family, one week before thanksgiving... when most people are finalizing their holiday plans... for them to have to investigate. more than one- hundred 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

the cause is under investigation. four people are dead after a helicopter crashes in brazil. local police say this happened during a police operation. no word on the cause. authorities say they found a baby who was reported missing on thursday after her mother was killed in kansas. imagine the panic, on thursday... the baby's mother was found shot to death inside their home and the baby...missing. week-old sophia gonzales was found alive and hundreds of miles away at a home in dallas. "the infant, baby sophia residence." "when the news came, it was a relief. it was amazing that my sister's not gone because that baby sophia will now be living with relatives. is in sophia." baby sophia will now be living

are being released at this time. 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 into the water. the firefighter had a medical 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. and our era was raised where we had respect for the house of god." police are searching for suspects in the shootings. a trailer carrying more than 150 hogs rolls over in sioux city. this happened friday. as you can see, some of the pigs escaped -- but animal control workers were able to grab them. the driver of the semi was not

this story is gaining a lot of attention..and not in a good 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) "he never, ever goes without laughing or saying 'i love you old son, who has high functioning autism, in tears, question takes the microphone off the stage. says that in the deliver his favorite lines "gobble, gobble"... (doctor mark manchin, superintendent, harrison co. schools) "but there's no way to defend it" doctor manchin insists there was no malice intent -- and that the teacher feels horrible about the

from the boy's parents and that the play had already ended. squires ut (robyn viglianco, r.n.) "and it's a play, they're first and the video, pledging her support... (robyn viglianco, r.n.) "the child's parents were there, if isn't coming to him with complaints about his with doctor manchin but the and many have voiced their that." as for the teacher in question, doctor manchin says

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 "they proceeded to tell me that his mouth was being covered to in the face first, and that he was eith 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

election. organizers say they want to make it easier to report fake news. 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 -- a rare white alligator -- has already had skin cancer... and it is coming back again. the 19-year old was carried from his nearby enclosure to a cat scan unit on wheels that was brought just for him at miami's jungle 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 and history

a 55-year-old enrolled at s-c state in 2012 with his son and practiced as a scout player. well, he took the field this weekend- making him 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 play college football." "i mean, you gotta remember now this guy, he can run and keep up with those guys at that guys are when you get to be that age." thomas said it was a dream come true. age is just a number- time now is ..... coming up on today in iowa... an unlikely friendship. our feel good story this sunday. and... do you eat bagged lettuce? there are a few things you need to

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from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: 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

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 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. 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. temperatures will rise to the a 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. 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

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. 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 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 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 to close out the weekend.

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. 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. r 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.

neighborhood that has its own pet turkey. and it caught the attention of a 6 year old...who met his best friend there. brittany schmidt has the story. it's said that a dog is tennison dixon--hanging out with one of his other friends- (tennison dixon/takes care of "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) "it got too big. they took it were over there didn't want anything to do with it, so it left, and it showed up in my hard." (jack dixon/takes care of turkey)

a hatchling and definitely bonded on people." (mojo/takes care of turkey) 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 humans and some dogs the 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

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

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 found. consumers are urged to get rid 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 mushy leaves.

true. bacon -- that's good for you. a family from arizona grows mushrooms that they say taste like bacon and are very healthy. they sell for about four dollars per small container. the man known as "mr. black friday" is at it again. you guessed it.. he's been camping outside of best buy since last friday -- two weeks before the black friday sales. but dont worry- his canopy is decke drinks, carpet, microwave, and grill. he dollars. "this year, they have a 49-inch, 4k, ultra hdtv, and it's only and this is his nineth year camping

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 christmas market. 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

loaf of french bread, cut into cubes 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 small onion, diced 2 ribs of celery, diced 2 tsp. dried sage 1 tsp. dried thyme tsp. dried parsley salt and pepper, ta 2 large eggs, beaten directions preheat oven to 300pf. bake bread for 10 to 15 minutes, or until toasted and lightly brown. meanwhile, heat

celery and saute until tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. add bread and onion mixture to a large bowl and cool to room temperature. add sage, thyme, parsley, salt and pepper and toss to combine. add broth and eggs; stir well. adjust oven temperae nonstick cooking spray. add stuffing to muffin tins and press down slightly on each saturated fat; 27 mg protein for all recipes you can head over to our website kwwl dot

the goes-r satellite was launched from florida night. this is the first of three satellites being built to replace the aging united states weather satellite system.