amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the area where the boat sank is hundreds of students come together for a heated protest over a statue on a north carolina university campus. a memorial for north carolina students who fought in the civil war. protesters say they want to take it down because it's offensive and supports the confederacy. supporters say it's a part of the school's history and heritage. no arrests were made. a church holds an outdoor service after it was burned as part of a recent string of suspicious fires. this happened in saint louis. dozens of people gathered outside the church to pray and sing. the church is one of seven set on fire in saint louis in the last two weeks. investigators believe the fires are connected and the cause is arson. so far, no one has been arrested. a night of flooding leads to several water rescues. several cars got stuck in houston. a record amount of rainfall fell over the last 24 hours... with some areas seeing upwards of a foot of rain. luckily, no injuries were reported. t

amanda gilbert.... kwwl pretty creepy in here.. i'm in one of the rooms in the house with -----. this place was once a funeral home.... but it closed back in..... after it shut down.... people sittings around the family cemetary and old mansion. i'm joined with gary hall who can tell me a little bit more about what some of these ghostly sittings were. we've got you covered.... live in evansdale... amanda gilbert.... kwwl news. if you're interested in stopping by the haunted house, you can visit both this weekend and next weekend. doors open at 7. ticket prices are 13-dollars for all ages. its coming up on today in iowa... it's a problem we aren't seeing around here just yet -- but snow is closing interstates in part "you're watching kwwl, "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." 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: showers and a few storms will track through today

amanda gilbert... kwwl nees. the nurse hiring fair will be today at allen hospital from 3 to 7 in the afternoon. they will also be hiring nursing assistants... technicians... and therapists. now a kwwl follow-up. we've learned the name of the man killed by police in a shootout. police say jonathan gossman fired at officers when they chased him. they say he ran off after a (cg: rick henry/ lives near the scene) "it sounded like like 5 or 6 right in row, there was no inbetween." the iowa division of criminal investigation is investigating the incident. the two officers involved are currently on paid leave -- per the department's policy. they were not hurt. the shooting happened near two daycares. at least one daycare provider wait on your street. that doesnt happen. and she was like across the street from where everything went down." authorities say kept police in the area until they were sure it was safe. a trial is now underway following a waterloo murder. 28-year-old roderick ward jr. faces first degree murder i

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. r-e-i's c-e-o says even he plans on getting outside with his three- year-old grandson on black friday. wal-mart says it wants to be next to use drones. on monday, wal- mart filed for permission with federal regulators. a wal-mart spokesman says it's en testing drones inside for months. but now the retailer wants to use them outside in specific testing sites. wal-mart says it would use drones for home deliveries eventually. first, the company would like to use drones to move products between distribution centers. americans are driving more than ever before and different industries are seeing a boost. we're spending more on cars than ever before. car sales hit 94- billion last month -- an all-time high. it's also giving a boost to hotel sales. they're up 5- percent so far this year compared to the same period last year, and restaurant sales are up double- digits. swiping your debit card and entering your passcode at the a- t-m could soon be a thing of the past. citigroup is reportedly t

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. there werrabout eight ththusand pages of emaiifrom ambassador chris stevens asking for more security before he died. but clinton's team says those requests never made it to her desk. a four-year-old girl is dead and police arrest a m mn overnight happened. in the back of this red pick-up truck, on interstate-40 near albuquerque new mexico killed. police had very little to go on, until they got a tip on wednesday. "we receiid an anonymoos all from a pprson who reported albuquerque detectives questioned 32-year-old tony torrez. they say torrez eventually admitted to firing the shotthat killed the little girl. "he is currently in custody. he has been bboked into mdc (metro detention center), and he is being held on $650,000 bond." lilly's father had just picked her and her seven-year-old brother from school. they were in the back seat of the truck; their mother was not in the car. police say on a two-mile stretch of the interstate, two vehicles each cut each other off. not long ter, one

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. in a statement the sioux city superintendent also said quote "as a district, we do not endorse nor support any political party or candidate. we treat each rental request on a content neutral basis." everyone is okay this morning after a house explodes in one eastern iowa town.. the house in janesville exploded moments after a man walked out of it as you can see -- smoke covered the home. kwwl's olivia mancino tells us one neighbor -- who happened to be a firefighter -- saw the explosion, and hopped to action. smoke plumbes out of a an hour before... fire crews say a small fire started in the basement, and then spread to the floor above.. 'officials say the man walked out of the home seconds before it exploded" crews were able to put the fire out, but the inside of andy eibey, a neighbor, happens to be a firefighter. he happen. andy "i looked across the yard where the house was at, i saw a guy running towards the house, i didnt know if he was going back fortunately, no one else was ins

kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live this morning... she's been talking with a few of the that's right they will be here playing the saint louis ambush. and it's their first game ever playing on home turf. and i'm joined with one of the players. he's going to tell us why it's so important to have a professional soccer team here. how's a lot of season going so far. a lot of fans? that's right they will be here the saint louis ambush. and it's their first game ever playing on home turf. and i'm joined with one of the players. he's going to tell us why it's so important to have a professional soccer team here. how's a lot of season going so rapids. the blue wave represents we've got you covered live in cedar rapids... amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the game starts tomorrow night at 7:05. tickets are available online. a man hits the jackpot -- all thanks to a mistake. the california man wanted to buy two mega millions tickets for two- dollars. the clerk behind the counter accidentally pressed the button for one two-dollar powerball ticket. th

we've got you covered live in cedar rapids, amanda gilbert, kwwl news. the other two suspects that were in the car are being interviewed. at this point officers are not announcing any charges against them. police release dash cam video of an incident involving cleveland browns quarterback johnny manziel and his girlfriend according to the police report, manziel told police his girlfriend threw his wallet out of the car window. manziel stopped the car to look for his wallet and that's when police got involved. she claims he hurt her and that's why she tossed the wallet. the couple admitted they had been drinking alcohol before they argued. however police said that manziel did not appear intoxicated. no charges have been filed. a chase but it's pretty easy for them to catch him -- he stopped the car in a parking lot and tried to run off. the parking lot he stopped in -- belonged to a police department. officers caught up with him and charges are pending. a 16-year-old is hit by a car while crossing the street. the florida teen dies -- and the driver of the

and kwwls amanda gilbert joins us live. she spoke with police and is on main street in edar falls where halloween starts a little early. that'' right... no ones out right now... but tonight there will be to a of families out trick or treating downtown.... and with that in mmnd it's important to remember these halloween safety tips.... make sure kids who are trick-or- treating have addt supervision and stay in groups. trick-or-treaters should have reflective tape on their costumes or they can carry a flashlight or glowstik with them. ople should stay on sidewalks if they can and be carrful when crossing the street. and police sya never enter a home for any reason without adult supervision... they also say things are "there's always a weekend you know it's going to be that night for certain hours but then you still have the heavy bar trfic on either the weekend before or after." captain berte adds that drunk drivers are a big thing to watch out for since there will be so many parties he also stresses to make sure you follow t

amanda gilbert... kwwl news.. the area where the boat sank is popular for whale-watching tours. hundreds of students come together for a heated protest carolina university campus. the statue was built in 1913 as a memorial for north carolina students who fought in the civil war. protesters say they want to take it down because it's offensive and supports the confederacy. supporters say it's a part of the school's history and heritage. no arrests were made. a church holdsdsan outdoor service after it was burned as part of a recent string of suspicious fires. this happened in saint louis. dozens of people gathered outside the church to pray and sing. the church is one of seven set on fire in saint louis in the last two weweks. investigatoo believe the fires are connected and the cause is arson. so far, no one has been arrested. a night of flooding leads to several water rescues. several cars got stuck in houston. a record amount of rainfall fell over the last 24 hours... with me areas seeing upwards of a foot of ra

amanda gilbert kwwl news. this isn't the first shooting cedar rapids police officers were involved in this year... at the end of march officers shot kyle orth three times -- they say he tried to run over police officers and they fired at his car. orth faces charges tie to that incident, while the police who shot him were cleared of any wrong doing. relatively rainy day... how much did we get and is more coming? let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg - he's tracking rain. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen informtion from thekwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a few lingering early afternoon showers are possible. showers and clouds will clear later tts afternoon with highs reaching into the 60s. dry conditions are forecast for tonight and thursday.nother chance`rain and isolated storm will be friday. decision 2016 coverage... vice president joe biden isn't seeking higher office... he announcncd todayyhe ill not be running for president. "unfortunately i believe we'

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the haunted house to help the garrison firefighters wraps up this weekend. here's a live look at the waterloo skycam. storm track seven meteoroligst mark schnackenberg has a final look at your weather next. we'll be right back --------- --------- --------- --------- we are continuing our coverage of the waterloo mayoral race. kwwl's nikki newbrough talks to former waterloo mayor, tim hurley and his intentions of running for office. also tonight at six: a pop up store opened in down town iowa city for the holidays... find out what unique items they're selling... and for what cause. storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has thanks for watching the kwwl news at five. "nbc" nightly news" is next. >>> tonight in the hot seat, hillary clinton grilled for hours on the benghazi attacks that killed four americans. appearing calm even as tempers erupted. will her testimony today put the

amanda gilbert.... kwwl news. thas amanda. the veterans are expected to arrive back in cedar rapids around 10 tonight. anyone can come out and welcome them back home. tts weather means farmers are out in the fields harvesting. but one group is plowing with equipment you might not expect, elizabeth goodsitt has our story. at first glnce, you'd almost swear it's john deere powerful machine thaas a relic from yester-year. ''it's a 1930 john deere g-t dick bockwoldt knows tractors, and so do his buddies and fellow members of the ''der valley collectors antique and this is an annual thig tractor fanatics spent hos plowing, playing and joking. "i've had this tractor many until it looks brown like a turtle! just kidding this is the original paint job, or at's a bit of work ... but to these vintae farmers with machines to match ... this is just the "what they can do is come and play, that's what it's all about" it's like a hobby? yup. a hobby. that's what its about." and farmers are as friendly as they are fun -- letting our tiffany f

that's where kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us now live. amanda, you've been speaking with veterans this orning. ally a lot of excited vets here at the airport right now. a lot of them are here with a family member or guardian... on tuesday, octoer 20, 2015, hono flight #22 will head to washington, dc with 87 veterans plus their guardians. while there, they will visit the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice, tour the city, as well as visit arlington national cemetery where they will witness the changing of the gud at the tomb of the unknown soldier, and participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb. the breakdown of veterans is as we've got you covered live in the eastern iwa airport shortly after ten tonight. you're all invited to go o the airport to welcome them home. dozens of companies pledge to fight climate change. apple, nike, and walmart among those promiing to cut their emissions by as much as half...and edge most extraordinary sinesses that have. but it's not just the big cooanies that are getting involved, it'

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. if you're wondering what time trick-or- treating will be in your town... all you need to do is head over to our site - k-w-w-l dot com. when you get to our home page the featured reports. there you willlfind the exact times and date for trick- or-treating in towns throughout eastern iowa. if you or your child will be wearing face makeup for halloween... experts recommend testing it in another area of the skinnfirst -- to chehek for an allergic reaction. avoid the eyes when applying costume makeup -- and be sure to remove it al before going to it could be a sign of contamination. a family had to cancel a wedding in omaha recently after the groom reportedly got cold feet... .but they deccded to have the reception anyway... with a whole new roster of guests. the food was alreaa paid for, and the family didn't want it to which helps the homeless. and we just feel very grateful to be here." the organization that received the donation works to combat homelessness and poverty. it's coming up

kwwls amanda gilbert joins us live cedar rapids. definitely a place to come tomorrow if you want to escape the cold. this is the only professional soccer team in iowa. they will players.... friday is our 2015 home opener and also the first time we will play on our new turf. this will be the first ever professional soccer game in cedar rapids history. friday is our 2015 home opener and also the first time we will cedar rapids history. friday is our 2015 home opener and also the first time we will this will be the first ever professional soccer game in cedar rapids history. and tomorrow there will be events for kids during half time and throughout the game . so definitely come out and bring your family if you can. we've got you covered live in cedar rapids history. and tomorrow there will be events for kids during half time and throughout the game . so come out and bring your family if you can. we've got you covered live in cedar rapids...amanda gilbert...kwwl news. tickets are on sale starting at 8 dollars. the game starts tomorrow a

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the haunted house to help the garrison firefighters wraps up this weekend... we'll be right back after the man dressed as te star wars villian is rolling thhough the streets of ukraine. and he is joined by some of his fellow movie stars -- chewbacca and some storm troopers. it's not the first time he's runnin for fice in the country -- he tried to run for president committee. highs today will be in the 50s. a few spotty showers are possible significant rainfall has tracked week. we'll see a surge of some thanks for joining us this morning. we hope to see you back here tomorrow morning. r next newscast is tonight at 6. until then, enjoy your day. - ruff-ruff. - tweet. - d dave. [song] - ruff-ruff tweet and dave what a wonderful wayto spend your day with ruff-ruff tweet and dave what a fun day here we go yay ruff-ruff tweet and dave the spin again will take us on another great adventure say their names what a great game so play along at home we're off on the spin again who knows what we

amanda gilbert...kwwl news. the honor flight is expected to arrive backat the eastern iowa airport around 10 tonight. anyone can come welcome the vets coming up... tis the season r holiday shopping-- and a new study shows more people are shopping while they're at work! and, the hershey company's ionic kisses are doubling in size... we'll be right back with your storm track seven forecast. some showers are tracking into the area.. but they may fall apart before anything. more chances of rain exist in the storm track 7 day forecast... i'll have that coming up. "you're wathing kwwl. we've got you covered, witp ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. this is the kwwl "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather iformation. here is additional forecast information from m he kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: burn bans continue in many counties of the viewing area and we may see a few more added before we get enough rain... wehave a chanc

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. all the costumes in the drive are free. and students can keep them after the parade on friday so they can have something to wear when they trick- or-treat. we'll be right back... --------- --------- --------- if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but the republicans... they want to go back to letting the super wealthy call the shots. they don't stand up for equal pay for women. they don't support paid family leave. they don't even really support refinancing student debt. we've got to get this economy working for the vast majority of americans, not just for those at the top. that's what i intend to do as president. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. if you're looking for a medicare plan, we're health alliance. we believe in superheroes. in the slow dance at the end of the night. in being yourself. we believe in simplicity... and in doing good when no one's looking. to us, it just seems right. call now and learn more. you'll talk to a real person, not an a

and that's where we find kwwl's amanda gilbert this morning. amanda, what can you tell us this morning? ally right now there is still one police officer at the block where the shooting took place. they say they believed three people in the car were suspects in a drug investigation. according to police... a man in his early 20s started to run when officers stopped the car. two officers and a k9 chased after the man... police say he fired a gun at those who were after him. officers fired back and the suspect was killed. the officers and the k9 involved in the chase were not hurt. no names have been released at this time and the investigation continues. we've got you covered live in thanks amanda. the officers involved in the shooting were placed on administrative leave and the iowa division of criminal investigation is investigating what happened. this is standard procedure for officer involved shootings. a home catches fire after being struck by lightning. it happened in the 600 block of college street in iowa city yesterday evening. the iowa cit

itithappened last night in cedar rapids in the 3200 block of ravenwood terrace northwest kwwls amanda gilbert has been there all morning. she joins us live with more details. alal- police are still at the scene. iowa division of criminal investigation agent rock rahm told me they are keepipig police herere until they are sure this area is secure. the shooting happened around 10:30 last night. cedar rapids police say they were after a car that they believed had three suspects for a drug investigation nside of it. when they stopped the car... a man they believe to be in his early 20s got out and started to run. two officers and a k9 chased after the man...he turned around and shot at them. the officers then fired back and the suspect wass shot and killed. this all happened near two daycares... i spoke with one mom who told me what it was like learning about this shoting from her daycare provider. unbelievable. my reaction was wait your street. the s sreet from whee everything went down and she said the dog started barking.' nowwhis all started at a drug store in the area and ended in a neighbor

amanda gilbert....kwwl news. this was the second time the driver was arrested for an o- w-i. new details this afternoon-- the driver in a hit and run turns himself into police. the hit and run happened sunday and sent a 13-year- old to the hospital with a broken nose, missing teeth, and other broken bones in her face. this morning, steven arceneaux showed up at the waterloo police department and said he may have been the driver. police say he's now facing a charge of leaving the scene. a family is pleading for help in finding their son. moe sed was last seen at his home in waterloo thursday afternoon. he's a refugee from burma and speaks accented english. his family says they're worried because he needs his medicine... "please help us find him. we see his face." his mother says he doesn't know his address. if you have any information please contact police. continuing coverage -- we now know the name of the woman found dead in benton county over the weekend. and we've learned investigators are treating it as a homicide. 25-year-old sabrina hustad's of the home on 59th street t

live in the newsroom....amanda gilbert...kwwl news. police say they're still investigating, but say they do not expect to ticket the driver or file any charges in this case. let's go to storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel now for your first forecast. it's another cool and breezy day here across eastern iowa. some of us saw our first flakes of snow last night. luckily no snow in the forecast today, but there are areas of light rain. more on that in a moment. here are the current temperatures right now are only in the 40s, and will not warm up too much as we go throughout the day. the wind is out of the west northwest, generally between 10 and 20 miles per hour, with gusts even higher than that. so it's making it feel a little cooler. here's the storm track 7 live doppler radar, showing we are tracking some areas of light rain and drizzle in parts of northeastern iowa. this is generally very light precipitation, and it isn't expected to last very long. you can see the wet roadways on our storm track 7 live weather network. there's

amanda gilbert... kwwl if you're interested in stopping by the haunted house, you can visit both weekend and next weekend. doors open at 7. ticket prices are 13-dollars for all ages. a good cause for a good scare. enter the garrison haunted house if you dare. it's a fundraiser for the garrison fire department... which was destroyed by a powerful windstorm back in 20-11. there was so much damage the fire department is still paying for what it lost. this weekend is the last weekend the haunted house is open. now to a football game -- and a spectacular play on the field that would make any cheerleader proud. this is video from the appalachian state -- georgia southern game. watch quarterback kevin ellison soars like an eagle and flips over the defender for the touchdown. the two schools play in the sun belt conference.... and now you know why the conference trends on twitter as #funbelt. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forec

k-w-w-l's amanda gilbert caught up with her this week... "and there's a little princess tiara..." avalon burns loves everything about halloween... especially the costume parade at lincoln elementary in cedar falls.... "every grade except 6th gets to march around the school in their costume..." but last year during the parade at .... she noticed not everyone had a halloween costume "i was having a lot of fun didn't have costumes." she also noticed the big price tags at halloween stores.... " no one's going to year." so she came up with a solution.... "she wanted to come up with a costumes or other costumes families have donated clothes to want to help other kids just like me." showing that it only young you are... you can still accomplish something as long as you have the drive... and the committment and the passion for something." nat: it looks like a cat in the hat hat but panthers. we've got you covered... in cedar falls.... amanda all the costumes in the drive are free. and students can keep them after the parade on friday so they can have something to wear when they trick- or-