an iowa native and fashion designer started the business in 1997. former hawkeye and n-f-l football player nate kaeding co-owns the iowa city store. "we're super excited here in downtown iowa city where we were the flagship of the brick and mortar retail store of iowa tailgate, so we were in on the ground level. american eagle really provides the runway expertise to help tailgate brand expand onto other college markets so we can always look back and say iowa city was the first one. so that's really exciting." american eagle plans to open 200 tailgate stores nationwide. its first focus will be with the big ten and southeast conference college towns. new polls out show hillary clinton is gaining support across the country. the news comes as she stops in eastern iowa for a town hall event. and we've got a live report from there next. and we'll look at one of the points republican presidential candidate john kasich made while he election wave in iowa today, trying to get the attention of potential caucus goers. one of them is democrat hillary clinton. an

the company that started in an iowa man made airtt big. laura: look around the tailgate clothing store in iowa city and you will see there is surely something for everyone. quality stylish vintage designs and every color, shape and size. todd snyder is the creator of this story. the huxley natives and fashion design graduate from iowa state university founded the tailgate company in 1997. former iowa hawkeye football kicker nate kat nate kaeding >> is a partner. it's been a fun project to bring some of these back to life. laura: it's so successful snyder has a store in new york city were t-shirts fly off the shelves. >> the first day we printed 50 and then another 200 than 500, and then another 500? it is been pretty amazing. laura: tuesday tailgate announced american eagle outfitter is purchasing the company for $11 million. this means 200 tailgate stores will open at universities nationwide. snyder says this will create a unique lifestyle destination on college campuses. eric: the sale includes the premium fashion end of tailgate, they wi

iowa fake trees. and, highlights from an exciting heroes game between iowa and south daksouth dakota regulators are expected to decide monday whether to grant a construction permit for a pipeline that will cross through the state. the 1,130-mile dakota access pipeline proposed by dallas-based energy transfer partners would move at least 450,000 barrels of crude daily. it would come from the bakken oil patch in western north dakota through south dakota and iowa to illinois. it needs approval in all four states. south dakota's public utilities commission held a public hearing on the project in late september and early october. another one was held in boone, iowa earlier this month. supporters of the project say it will create jobs, help with energy security and more safafy trananort oil. opponents worry about possible harm to the environment and wildlife. today, we have been hearing all about black friday.. but tomorrow is small business saturday. and last weekend, a new locally owned store came to sioux city. "mode" is a women's clothing store opened by siouxlander, tammy bertnd. bertrand says the store gets

the iowa utilities board held what's called an "evidentiary hearing" today as it moves toward a decision about whether or not to allow the bakken oil pipeline to be built across iowa. if approved it would cut across iowa... carrying crude oil from north dakota to illinois. last thursday, the public got the chance to speak before the board. and today-- only people with a stake in the project got ot testify. that means landowners and people with the company. this hearing will stretch into thursday. then there's another round of evidentiary hearings november 23rd and 24th and november 30th through december 2nd. after that, it's up to the three members of the iowa utility board to make up their mind, and there is no timeline for when that has to happen. jack: as this process goes on, we want your thoughts on the pipeline project. you can connect with us on facebook and twitter. send us an email to: "news at we are iowa dot com" or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555 stephanie/2shot we're turning our attention back to paris now... arrests and raids around europe today... all in an effort

an eastern iowa auto shop is back open after a fire destroys it earlier this year. and instead of a coffee break, how about a puppy break? one company is helping you out if you're having a ruff day. good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. pack some patience if you plan to travel away from home this thanksgiving. airports and roads will be crowded. 50 miles away from home -- from today through ssday. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here n with your storm track seven the roads are starting to get busy with traveers, but there aren't any weather hazards out there right now. highways and airports are not showing any problems tooy. and it should stay the same tomorrow, although we will have an increase in low clouds, some drizzle and maybe some rain showers with rain likely on thursday. as a cold front tracks into the area, snow will mix in, especialll to our western and northern counties by tomorrow evening, with the whole thing tracking out by sunrise friday. we will likely see some locally heavy rainfall out of this system with some ge

. >> it started in an iowa basement and it has been >> right now, officials report more e. coli cases in washington and oregon. 12 people have been hospitalized and officials say most of the people infected eight of the people at chipotle. at least one victim has filed a >> the japanese fired the ricotta company $70 million. -- fired -- find the two caught a company -- fined the takata company $70 million. >> american eagle outfitters said today that it is buying an iowa-based company for $11 million. laura terrell explains how this little company that started in an iowa men's basement rate really big -- made it really big. >> look around the tailgate clothing store. you will see there is something for everyone. vintage designs in every color, shape, and size. todd snider is the creator of they founded the company in 1997. the former iowa hawkeye is a partner. >> it is fun being part of the project and going back and bringing some of the history and designs back to life. >> the tailgate brand is so successful he even has a store in new york city. >> the first day we printed

coming g p, you'll meet an eastern iowa woman who's done just that. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. any family, but imagine that times three. an iowa city woman recently gave birth to identical triplets without the use of any fertility drugs. kcrg t-v nine's brea love visited with the triplets' mother. brea, having identical triplets is something that's very rare, isn't it? very rare. doctors say they don't know the exact number, but it's arounddpoint 0-0-4 percent of every birth. and the triplets mom says she could hardly believe it, when she found out she was having not one baby, but three. thehemacruairi family just gained 30 more fingers, and 30 more toes. the identical triplets, tadhg, sean, and cathal were born on november 3rd, weighing between four and five pounds. mom bridget hogan says she was shocked when three babies appeared on her sonogram. "i went by myself after work and thought it was just routine, their dad wasn there. i couldn't believe it." "its crazy. we have a two year old. we were happy with one, and then two was ex

an iowa state trooper and an iowa nurse are among those receiving the honor. claire powell from w-o-i in des moines has their stories. "the engine is revving high, it takes off tires squeal" nat rev forward "this is not good something's going on inside this truck"seven months ago, iowa state patrol trooper tracy bohlen spotted a truck with oklahoma plates, stopping and going in the middle of 70 mile per hour interstate traffic. "it was right where the pylons are first time i saw him" pat roark, an out-of-state driver, was having a seizure in the middle of interstate 35 car nat his 15 year old son, eli, grabbed the wheel. took his dads foot off the gas, placing his on the brake.bohlen ran over- starting cpr right then and there. "a lot of things played out the correct way" two cars behind bohlen was nurse jane mccurdy. "i worked quite a few days & it was my day to relax" relaxing went out the window & instincts kicked in. "thought that someone needs help and this is what we do" as a nurse, this scene was nothing new. so, as pat fought for his life on the paveme

donald trump will join us in person on thursday for an iowa forum at the dmacc campus in newton. it will focus on job creation. tickets are already spoken for... however there will be an overflow room available for anyone else who wants to attend. you do not need a ticket for the overflow room. the thanksgiving season is just about a week away... and it's putting metro charities into overdrive trying to keep up with demand. channel 13's josh nguyen is live this morning from united way where they're trying to do just that. josh, united way just released their holiday helping hand list of the new college football playoff rankings are in and the iowa are right where they were last week. once again, they're at number five, just one spot out of the college football playoff...the whole top five is unchanged...clemson, alabama, ohio state, notre dame, and iowa. oklahoma state moves up to six, oklahoma to seven...the big twelve still suffering the effects of a back- loaded schedule at this point. ohio state plays number-nine michigan state this weekend, so a buckeye loss could mean iowa h

corridor.plus...why an eastern iowa professor says the continued debate over the immigrants is actually helping isis. isis.and..."infectious dose, just eating a little bit can make you sick."the hidden dangers lurking inside reusable grocery bags in the corridor. "steel laying out all over and the roof gone..." gone..." high winds move through the corridor... corridor...and behind them, a powerful storm bringing snow to eastern iowa. cbs 2 chief meteorologist terry swails continues to track the storm as it develops and joins us now with the cbs 2 news is learning new information in the war on terror. terror.late this afternoon -- three people claiming to be isis supporters stabbed a teacher at a jewish school in marseille, france.his injuries are not life threatening. this comes hours after a raid suburb of saint-denis.french police say tonight -- the raid came quote "right on time" because they believe the suspects were about to act. there have been more than 400-raids across the city since the attacks happened on friday. at *this hour, the status of the suspected ringleader in the par

if you plan to get your christmas decorations up this weekend, consider getting an iowa-grown tree! plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright" moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm ???. it's x:00 a-m on friday november

an iowa woman was in washington d-c today, working to get lawmakers to provide better access to hemp oil for medical purposss. tonight on t-v nine news at six, hear why she says she won't stop until congress passes the w. hundreds of county leaders will be n cedar rapids startinn tomorrow. they'll be focusing on priorities for next year's legislative session. and the red cross is urging caution as the temperatures turn cooler. the reason why is coming louisiana gov. bobby jindal says he is dropping out of 2016 race for president. abc worldnews. about 800 county leaders from around the state will be in cedar rapids tomorrow. they'll be attending the iowa state association of counties, or "isac," fall conference. one of the main goals is vote on legislative priorities. kcrg t-v nine's brady smith spoke with conference organizjrs this afternoon. brady, this event helps counties get through the legislsltive ocess? isac works in des moines during the legislative session by getting information to lawmakers, and connecting them with county officials. they'll also bring in county officials t

iowa." sam: weather adlib: yesterday was an insane day for iowa. we had highs in the 60s, storms which produced multiple tornado warnings as they raced across the state, and then to top it all of we had snow falling in western and central iowa! the rain and snow may be gone, but the weather is still very busy today. we are going to start cloudy but in the afternoon the sun should come back out and allow temps to across the state from the overnight hours afternoon with gusts up around 45 mph! tonight we are going to see our low fall to around 33 degrees, and if not for the strong wind we would likely be below freezing! friday should be very cold and windy again with a high right near 50 and lows in the 30s that night. the weekend still looks very nice with mainly dry conditions and highs in the low 60s. next week is looking pretty cold and wet with plenty of rain in the forecast and highs falling into the 40s and below. sabrina: sabrina: we're preparing for something pretty exciting here on local five...good morning america will be celebrating its 4

an iowa state trooper and an iowa nnse are amoog three who will receive the hero award. claire powell from w-o-i n des moines has their stories. "the engine is revving high, it takes off tires squeal" nat rev forward "this is not good something's going on iside this truck"seven months ago, iowa state patrol trooper tracyybohlen spotted a truck with oklahoma plates, stopping and going in the middle of 70 mile per hour interstate traffic. "it was right where the pylons are first time i saw him" pat roark, an out-of-state driver, was having a seiiure in the middle of interstate 35 car nat his 15 year old son, eli, grabbed the wheel. took his dads foot off the gas, placing his on the brake.bohlen ran over- starting cpr right then and there. "a loo of things played out the correct way" two cars behind bohlen was nurse jane mccurdy. "i worked quite a few days & it was my day to relax" relaxing went t ut the window & instincts kicked inn "thought that someone needs help and this is what we do" as a nurse, this scene was nothing new. so, as pat fought for his life on the pavemen

guard announcing he's signing a pledge to recruit and retain more women as part of a campaign by an iowa women's group. currently 18- percent of iowa's air national guard anf 15-percent of the army national guard is female. the national guard would like to double those numbers. the perfect wedding dress isn't you're on a budget. thats why brides across america gown... giving free dresses to military couples across nation .. today... operation wedding gown is coming to eastern iowa... kwwls amanda gilbert joins us live in dubuque with more details.... that's right guys... i'm in zazous bridal boutique and tuxedoes... which is one of 60 stores across the nation handing out free wedding dresses today. now this store specifically is handing out at least 50 dresses... and i'm joined with jodi. she was telling me how even though the store is in dubuque they are helping out people from all over. people are coming from across the midwest. now in order to get a free dress you have to qualify right. that's right. you have to either currently serve, will be serving, or have served within the past 5

an iowa city ordinance bans people under the age of 21 from being inside most bars after ten p-m. officials say the 21 ordinance aims to reduce underage drinking downtown. iowa city officers say the ordinance has helped reduce the number of underage drinkers. and police no longer see bus loads of people traveling to iowa city to party. but the law isn't a perfect solution. officers say fake id's are one of the ways underage drinkers try to get around the 21 ordinance. just five minutes into our patrol, officers arrested a 19-year-old who had two fake id's in his wallet. that's a serious misdemeanor, with serious consequences. 06:21:41 "obviously, in the short term they can get into a bar and do what they want to do, but in the longer term can be significant because they may have to explain that in a job interview or losing their driving privileges." police statistics show the number of fake id's officers have confiscated has increased 25 percent over the last year. people living in downtown dubuque say outdoor music speakers that some bars use late at night are harming the neighbor

coming up on kwwl -- this is more of a treat than a trick -- as an iowa couple ties the knot this weekendnd you're watching kwwll- we've got you covered. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in jesup, conrad, hiawatha and all of eastern iowa america's most innovative companies are already moving to clean energy ing existing technology to improve their bottom line. now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and create millions of new jobs.s. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. do you think when you are president you'll be paid as s ch as if you wewe a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton nbc's eric lightner takes us to the river music experience -- (nats music) well we both participated in the secound anual zombie pride parade that used to come we met um here as he said in his vows ju

an iowa marine is waking up at home for the first time in a year... brandon rottman returned just in time for veterans day. family, friends and the patriot guard greeted him at the quad city airport last night. while a big crowd welcomed him home... rottman says he was focused on reuniting with one person in particular. "everytime i see mom crying ready for a hug, it's a good feeling." not only were rottman's family and friends there... passengers coming off other flights thanked the marine for his service. dozens of children are celebrating their new homes.... following adoption saturday. every year for the last 15 years... the event is held at the polk county court house as part of national adoption month. this year, 39 children were those involved say it's a day to celebrate, but also inform. to provide information about the need for foster and adoptive parents. we have a tremendous need for that in our state and so the other reason that we bring awareness to this day during national adoption month is so that we can spread to word to families who m

an iowa native -- who's a college basketball star -- returns to iowa this month for a big game. but will he be able to play? that story next. plus -- look who's dropping in for dinner. an unexpected guest falls through the ceiling. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covereein readlyn, a mega merger will affect jothe newly merged kraft-t-einz food company ays it will lose seven manufacturing facilities in the u-s and canada over the next two years. 26-hundred jobs will be eliminated. one of the manufacturing facilities that will close is in madison, wisconsin. the company will also close a lunch-meat processing plant in davenport -- and relocate production to a new facility to be built several miles away. this is a big step for customers in line at a drive-thruu a starbucks in florida is now taking orders through sign language. a customer captured her recent experience on her cell phone. she is placing her order on the screen using sign language. the employee realized she was hearing impaired -- and turned on the screen so she could communicate with her through sign language. she

an iowa city ordinance bans people under the age of 21 from being inside most bars after ten p-m. officials say the 21 ordinance aims to reduce underage drinking downtown. iowa city ooficers say the ordinance has helped reduce the number of underage drinkers. and police no longer see bus loads of people traveling to iowa city to party. but the law isn't a perfect solution. officers say fake id's are onn underage drinkers try to get around the 21 ordinance. just five minutes into our patrol, officers arrested a 19-year-old who had two fake id's in his wallet. that's a serious misdemeanor, with serrous consequences. 06:21:41 "obviously, in the short term they can get into a bar and do wha they want to do, but in the longer term can be significant bebeuse they mayyhave to explain that in a job interview or losing their driving privileges." police statistics show the number of fake id's officers have confiscated has increased 25 percent over the last year. a breakthrough h n battery technology could have your future phone charging much faster. and today... you can narrow down that ever

iowa state could pack it in and say better luck next year... but the cyclones are having none of that. they plan on winning out starting saturday with kansas state. "we've got an opportunity to finish with four conference wins, it'd be the first time that the iowa state football team has seen four conference wins since 2005, it'd also be the 2nd most conference wins in the history of iowa state being in the big 12." "you don't get many opportunities a year to play college football. we get 12 opportunities working every single day, so that's enough motivation for me just to want go out there and perform my best and it's important for us to end the year on a good note." "now taking a look into the future of the 22 players that started versus oklahoma state, 15 are juniors or younger, so even though this season hasn't panned out quite the way they hoped, the future could be very bright in ames." "oh ya, we're encouraged, i mean we still have a lot to learn so these next games, we're just going to go out there and do everything we can, learn from it and just try to get better and prepare ourselves." "we're not losing much on defense for next year. obviously we're

it is called talk to your kids about an undefeated iowa. well, the iowa nice guy has come up with his own response to that video. >> the national narrative of the fec is built in a myth like >> did the sec -- -- note >> it will be the boosters who pay the players. shaina: that video is called talk to your kids about the fcc myth. eric: there is kind of a rivalry forming between the fcc and the hawkeyes, they are undefeated and now hate each other. elizabeth: a new survey is out talking about but your teenagers are doing on all of their devices. it is kind of surprising. these again television remain favorites, two thirds of teenagers say they listen to music and 58% watch tv every day. only 45% say they use social media every day. shaina: what is surprising is the amount of time they spend doing it, nine hours per day. the survey found boys are more likely to play video games and eric: i don't know what i would have guessed. shaina: i don't know that i would've guessed nine. eric: with school? that is with their entire waking day. what a pa

the cdc says iowa, oregon, and rhode island currently have the highest u activity... each year, 300 thousand iowans get the flu and an average of one thousand die each year from flu complications -- including pneumonia. the iowa department of public health is urging peopl to get their flu shots. iowa state is investigating whether an act of vandalism was motivated by race. the statue of george washington carver. he was the univesity's first african american student... aaron delashmutt/ deputy might be in the area, doesn't appear that there's any video the public to help us identify who may have done this. iowa state's president says the motive issnclear -- but says the school takes this act of vandalism very seriously and will investigate it. swtiching gears a bit--check this out-- apple is planning to open a store in singapore that will be 100 percent soor-powered. the store will rely on solar systems that are on top of more than 800 buildings in singapore. apple says that as of 20-14, 100 percent of its u-s operations and 87 percent worldwide are powered by renewable energy. coming up ... how one man made it throug

an iowa vietnam veterans shares his story of combat.. what haunts him.. nearly five decades after his plane was shot down.. from who h-d iowa's high definition leader..you're watching the channel 13 news at nine on fox join the fight to make college affordable. join the fight for alexis. access says it could carry half a million gallons of crude oil every day... people both for and against the bakken pipeline lined up today to let the iowa utility board know how they feel. everyone had two minutes to tell the iowa utilities board their opinion on the matter. the board will decide if dakota access can use eminent domain to gain access to the land needed to build the pipeline... even if landowners oppose it. land owners say it's wrong for a private company to use eminent domain. they also fear the pipeline will leak... and pollute their land. but supporters say temporary construction jobs will lead to other jobs for those workers... "that's how we get paychecks, put food on the table, that's how we send our kids to school, that's how we go have a financial

students held a candlelight vigil to show their solidarity to an end across iowa as an area of low pressure moves east. strong winds follow this system keep things cooler on thursday with west winds gusting up to 40 mph. our attention then focuses on the first chance for snow i. eastern iowa this fall. a storm races quickly from the west developing precipitation moves in snowfall is likely into early saturday. some accumulation is likely. as this is a developing storm system make sure you check back for forecast updates. tonight: patchy drizzle early low: 29-35 winds: w 15-25tomorrow: partly cloudy, windy high: 42-48 winds: w 20-40tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 22-28 winds: w 10-20friday: pm snow likely high: 39 - low: 25 saturday: flurries, windy & cold high: 29 - low: 25 sunday: mostly sunny high: 35 - low: 14 monday: partly cloudy high: 39 - low: 21 tuesday: partly cloudy wednesday: chance of showers university of iowa students are with the people of paris after the terrorist attacks that killed 129 people last friday. tonight, some of them held a hubbard pa

an iowa mom beat the odds when she gave birth... why the new additions to her family are extremely rare... it's thursday, november 19th. first on 13... iowans are dusting off their winter driving skills before the snowflakes fly... and crews are preparing to make sure drivers stay safe during their channel 13's josh nguyen is in west des moines... at the city's public works department. and josh...they have a big day ahead of them... the warmer weather has saved the dept. $50,000 so far. that is the equivalent of 2 days of snow removal. they have spent just under $1000 on treating the roads. the warmer weather helps apply the treatment and does a better job of deicing when the first snow falls. they will plow if 1 inch of snow falls. the annual budget for snow removal is $3.2 mil. theis says that while this time helps it will probably get used sometime this year. she also said that she has seen this before and it doesn't mean it will be a warm rest of the winter. this extra time has given the dept more time to complete construction p

new this morning...a man faces charges after driving the wrong way on an iowa highway. troopers say he'd been drinking. it happened last night around eight in bremer county. the iowa state patrol says kevin harris from jesup was driving that led to a head-on crash with another car. no one was seriously hurt. harris faces charges for o-w-i, driving the wrong way, and not wearing a seatbelt. two firefighters are hurt responding to a linn county fire, the central city fire chief tells us a firefighter from alburnett fell inside the garage, hurting his leg. he was taken to the hospital... a central city firefighter was also hurt when the family dog (cg: brian gardner/ linn county fire cheif) "this close their home, but it looks like other than one person having the two firemen that were injured, things probably could have been worse." both the house and the camper were destroyed. as you heard sheriff gardner say one of the people living in the camper went to the hospital with the fallout continues in chicago following the release of the police video showing an officer shooti

most of the moisture will be orth of iowa donation to an eastern iowa community center. and - the president of the united states and the founder of ---------- --------- --------- --------- a community center in eastern when they told me thatat was diagnosed withthancer, all i could think of was my kids and that i didn't want to leave them. i beat cancer, but it is still scary. now i have a pre-existing condition. so, if republicans take away obobacare, breast cancer survivors like me could be denied coverage. if hillary's in the white house, she's going to continue obamacare, so that i don't have to worry anymore. i trust her, and i know she's going to fight for all of us. i'm hillary clinton, gets a much needed gift from an anonymous donor. that gift will help serve about 100 kids in the dubuque community. kw-wl's shirley descorbeth is live in dubuque with more two big blue school buses are now parked outside of the dream center.hey were donated by an anonymous donor...then cutom painted d nd dedeailed. now everywhhe these buses roll -- everyone will know its dub

iowa over the next two months. larimer covers this and all political issuesson his blog -- you can find a link to that on our website, kwwl dot com... an eastern iowa city is bllcking guns from city buildings - even for those with concealed carry permits. the discussion comes after bobord members innnorth liberty noticed there was not a weapon free zone policy for their building -- so they brought it to the city council's attention. the mayor says if they make one city buildldng weapon ee, they might as well do it for all of them -- but the idea has stirred up (cg: amy nielsen/ mayor of north liberty) "the really receiving, i hope that they stay out of the council chammers and that toniiht be get a lot of polite and well mannered people hat want to come in and voice their opinion." the mayor notes this wouldn't be a city law - instead a resolution the council would vote on. if passed, a person bringing a concealed arry weapon into a city tresspassing. a waterloo woman is dgnating a significant amount of money to the wininesheik countyyheriff's office..in honor of k-9 ricky. ricky diedver the weekend. he served he county for seven years

she e will be an only child...yes " it's coming up on today iowa.... this year's holiday season is stirring up good cheer and the critics. we'll tell you why people say plus... al roker is headed to our neck of the woods for his rokerthon. we'll tell you where he will be. another pretty nice day as we to mid 50s with another great day for tomorrow. but a strong system will track through the region "you're watching kwwl, this is today in iowa." "now your storm track 7 weather information. here is additional forecast from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: plenty of sunshine in store for us over the next couple of days, but we have a strong system thattwill track through the midwest on wednesday. right now, our stormtrack7 live weather network cameras are pretty calm... not much going on and temperatures range from the upper 20s to the upper 30s in our viewing area with some 40s in the northwestern part of the state. southerly winds will help keep our temps a little above normal today and tomorrow. and we are keepinnthe mostly clear skies... not much go

an iowa mom has beaten the odds and given birth to healthy, identical triplets. and her doctor says she did it without any fertility drugs. as brea love reports, that's very rare. << the macruairi family just gained 30 more fingers, and 30 more toes. the identical triplets, tadhg, sean, and cathal were born on november 3rd, weighing between four and five pounds. mom bridget hogan says she was shocked when three babies appeared on her sonogram. (bridget hogan/mother) "i went by myself after work and thought it was just routine, their dad wasn't there. and i couldn't believe it. it is crazy. we have a two year old. we were happy with one, and then two was exciting, but we didn't picture a family of six." along with the adjustment in size, the family is adjusting to three times the care. (bridget hogan/mother) "it's been around the clock 24 hour care, bottles every two hours. just eating, changing, dressing, and doing it all over again." hogan's doctor at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics says she was fantastic during her pregnancy. (dr. stephen hunter/di

it's and coming up on today in iowa. an eastern iowa scientist is helping to solve the mystery of mars. we'll have that story when

iowa fraud fighters. last week, we told you about an eastern iowa woman who fell into an investment scheme and lost a million dollars. her story will be featured in his forum. the iowa insurance division is hosting the program at the holiday inn conference center in coralviile today. thursday was the deadline to r-s-v-p. the horrific terror attacks in paris have left celebrities in hollywood mourning and calling for peace... and the weeeeend box officc numbers are in. a few movies are hanging on tight to the top three spots. meteorologist justin gehrts temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. stay with tv9. meteorologist justin gehrts joins us now. most of the rain will wind down early thihi afternoon, leaving only some scattered showers to finish off the day. temperatures won't move much, staying in the lower to middle 50s. rain begins to increase once again tonight, continuing into tuesday. a few rumbles of thundd are also possible. . t'll be a real soaker tomorrow before showers begin to taper off wednesday. widespread rainfall totals of one to two inches are likely, and some higher amounts ar

planning to put up a tree, iowa secretary of agriculture bill northey is encourging everyone to consider an iowa grown tree.... iowa boasts more than a hundred christmas tree farms across the state... you can find a directory of iowa tree farms at iowa christmas trees dot com. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: see a very cloudy and cold day after all our rain and snow from yesterday. roads will be slick especially in western iowa with temperatures remaining below freezing for all of the be thick again today, climb to the low 30s today. there will be a few more snow showers moving in from the southwest during the morning accumulations across fairly scattered and light. overnight we low drop into the low but the wind will make the teens the whole night. saturday is going to be a dry and cold day with highs in the mid 30s but a lot less wind. rain will forecast sunday the evening from the should turn into a then snow by the end of the day through tuesday morning. after that gradual warming comes back to the extended forecast. elias: this morning, shoppers ar

an iowa farmer is showing his support for one democratic presidential candidate... in a big way... mike pattavina plowed a half acre of his soybean field in clarinda to spell "bernie"... as in bernie sanders. according to the "des moines register"... the "b" in the field is nearly 60 feet tall. pattavina says he did it all stole his sanders signs. he says he's gotten quite the response online... with thousands of people liking his photo on facebook. the crop had already been harvested... so no impact was made to the field. now here's matt lauer with a look at what's coming up next on the today . >>> good morning. breaking overnight, 16 people detained in a massive terror operation in belgium. its capital city on lockdown for a third straight day over new threats of paris style attacks. and police practice responding to a potential suicide bomber in the subway. will americans will safe as we get set for a long holiday weekend? we'll talk exclusively to secretary of state john kerry.

construction on the proposed chauncey tower in iowa city could be put on hold thanks to an appeal from a church itown. the undefeated iowa hawkeye football team will play nebraska today and sales of iowa gear are through the roof. today is the heroes game against the huskers and we meet the iowa heroes who saved a man's life and became a part of new family in the process. and one schoo nurse in mouut vernon is helping a boy with special food needs feel included with his classmates, one lunch at a time. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news rain and the wintry mix wiil move out early and we put up with mostly cloudy skies for the rest of your friday. the cold front has now moved through and our temperatures will be much cooler today as a result. highs will likely only top out in the upper 30s. behindd the cold front not only y omes cooler temperatures, but breezy conditions. winds will be out of the north today at 15 to 20 mph, with gusts 25 plus. the weekend is dry and temperatures will remain in the upper 30s. the workweek brings more chan

http: sam weather adlib: yesterday was an insane day for iowa. we had highs in the 60s, storms which produced multiple tornado warnings as they raced across the state, and then to top sam weather adlib: yesterday was an insane day for iowa. we had highs in the 60s, storms which produced multiple tornado warnings as they raced across the state, and then to top it all of we had snow falling in western and central iowa! the rain and snow may be gone, but the weather is still very busy today. we are going to start cloudy but in the afternoon the sun should come back out and allow temps to climb to 51 degrees. the winds are going to continue screaming across the state from the overnight hours through the afternoon with gusts up around 45 mph! tonight we are going to see our low fall to around 33 degrees, and if not for the strong wind we would likely be below should be very cold and windy again with a high right near 50 and lows in the 30s that still looks very nice with mainly dry >> announcer: thanksgiving's just two weeks away, so we're celebrating

thanks so much coming up on kwwlla scientist from an iowa university is helping us learn more about the planet mars. and - the iowa hawkeye wrestling teamamosts their media day. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg will have your full forecast, coming up. "now your storm track 7 stormtrack 7 weaaher t phone rings "hello?" "yeah!" "a new friend's coming here to sesame street." all-new it's sesame street live make a new friend! playing five flags center novmerber 24th and 25th afternoon and evening. there is a chance of showers and storms along and ahead of the cold front until 11 m for all of eastern iowa. some of the storms could have some gusty wind and some hail. rain amounts will be less then 0.50" in most locations where rain falls. tonight will be cooler with a gusty northwest wind. highs friday will hover near 50 degrees with a nw wind at 10- 20 mph. saturday and sunday will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.we are tracking a cold front pushing trough the statetethis afternoon and evening.

she's from altoona, was an iowa representative. she's the only democrat on the board. her professional background includes an executive position with the iowa finance authority. next is libby jacobs. she now lives in west des moines. she's a republican, and was a state representative, representing iowa's 60 district which is in black hawk county. jacobs was president of the jacobs group, llc, a consulting firm - she was also director of community relations for the principal financial group. public records show she also donated $500 to governor branstad's campaign in 2010. the final board member is nick wagner. he lives in marion. he is a republican who also served in the house of representatives, he represented part of linn county. wagner used to be the director of quality management for the esco group. he's an expert in diesel generator control, facility energy and efficiency audits, and building control. i asked the spokesperson for the iub board about how they would go about making their decision about the pipeline, this is what he said: "the board will make its dec

iowa. this is video of an e-f-one tornado touching down near avoca in eastern iowa -- people are cleaning up from storms here. take a look at the damage at a farm near balltown. owners say it's the worst wind damage they've ever had. you can see a shed knocked down, toys blown all over -- but luckily they say no cows were injured. and here's video of eisenhower elementary in dubuque -- part of the roof blew off during wednesday's storms. inside, the gym and art room seeing heavy water damage... "we're trying to have school as here safely, that we could have school. we've had to cancel our pe, art and music classes because those are unusable at this point." the gym is also the school's lunchroom--so they served sack lunches and students ate in their classrooms. high winds yesterday made it tough for semi truck drivers. a hawkeye community college transportation instructor says high winds are mentallly and physically challenging for semi wind that gusts to 50, that could make that truck change lanes. so extra leeway." for student drivers in the program this was their first time driving in high

an iowa congressman says he knows who has his vote for president. republican steve king gave his endorsement to ted cruz earlier this morning during a press conference at the des moines marriott. he says he believes the texas senator is the only one qualified to fix a quote "corrupt" government. king also says he hopes he can help ted cruz however he can for the rest of his campaign. 04:43:22 i'm in with both feet. want to help all the ways i can. we're at a pivotal point. i respect them 04:43:44 after king's announcement, cruz had this to say on his campaign page, "i can't thank steve enough and know that his help gives us a significant advantage as we continue to grow and have success in iowa and across the nation. we now know the names of the victims of a fatal crash in des moines. it happened in the 37 hundred block of hubbell avenue... around six last night. the crash left two people dead... and another seriously injured. police say 53 year old deanna gliem was traveling southbound on hubbel avenue when she struck the car of 60 year old richard

a veterans day surprise for an eastern iowa family ... see how they met a relative yesterday an eastern iowa familydecades after his death. the story started last week when someone dropped off a tattered scrapbook at n-b-c affiliate k-w-q-c in the quad cities. a local veteran was hoping for help finding the books rightful owners. after a week of searching, those owners were found nearby ... and just in time for veterans day. tiffany lious has the story. oh you havent seen this? no no oh wow no thats amazing. dozens of letters from world war ii were stuffed in this old red scrapbook. love, from cecil. aw june 22 1943. camp cook. most of them from staff sergeant cecil reinmann to his "sis" -- mrs. earl poehls. as i was growing up i would hear her talk about losing her brother in the war ron rode heard stories from mrs. poehls. she was his grandma vernett. and her brother cecil was only 24 when he was killed overseas. he is my uh great uncle. they had just captured some german prisoners and uh he uh was killed by a german 88 artillery shell t

iowa state basketball takes away an impressive win in their opener. we have highlights from the plus, are businesses ready for the thousands of people heading down to iowa city today? kinnick a few minutes ago -- excitement is high in iowa city for this jam-packed day of sports... tonight's football game between the minnesota golden gophers and undefeated iowa hawkeyes serves as the grand finale of the day. this is just another chapter to what has been a season for the ages for hawks football so far... and last night, kwwl's brad hanson caught up with some businesses hoping for a big day there's not much down time for ron christensen at his store. (ron christensen, owner, game day iowa) "the last couple weeks it's really ramped hawkeyes keep winning, and winning, and winning. and that's meant product flying off the shelf for christensen. "our fans now are really coming in and really supporting the hawkeyes. and tomorrow with both the wrestling and football, and then the mens and women's basketball, this is going to be a fantastic (brad hanson, @bhanson

iowa state. the cyclones took an early 3-0 lead, before oklahoma reeled off 21 unanswered. the one bright spot was cole netton, the junior kicker knocked in 3 field goals including a career high 51 yarder to make it 21-9 at halftime. but after that, the sooners took off and never looked back romping isu 52-16. iowa state returns to ames this weekend for the home finale against an oklahoma state team coming off that huge upset of tcu. kickoff is set for 2:30. vikings hosting the rams... the veteran and the rookie! 1st quarter, adrian peterson gets the vikings on the board to make it 7-0. rams would respond later on, todd gurley powers it in. stl up 15-10 at the break. 2nd half, now 18-15 vikes...scary moment. teddy bridgewater scrambles goes to slide, but teddy bridgewater scrambles goes to slide, but takes a huge hit and he was shaken up! he'd leave the game and not return... but the vikings would win it for teddy... in overtime tied at 18, blair walsh knocks in the game winning 40 yarder. vikings move to 6-2 with the 21-18 win! packers taking on the undefeated panthers...

unlimited...it's an iowa city-based non-profit helping people with disabilities gain stability... stability... "we need to look outside the scope on our hiring and our training practices"starting with a job. job.b. 'we were very skeptical at first, because we're like okay, we can try something." but after training - the daily routine keeps job coach taylor simon as his eyes. eyes.his reach now w stretches his abilities far beyond than what's asked of him. him."it was almost a blizzard out there and he was one of seven people that showed up for work." work." "sometimesespeople will go out of their way to come up to him and oh - thank you for your hard work, thank you for cleaning our tables."it's a two-way appreciation bud says he's most thankful fofo- and keeps him wheeling through this dining room daily. daily. "work all day like anybody." effi lee reporting. bud's been nationally recognized by the arby's corporate office for his hard work.systems unlimited says they're always looking to partner their clients with businesses in ththr community. still to come on the fox 28 news at

an eastern iowa high school volleyballteam punches it's ticket to state in an instant classic. and find out how the iowa hawkeyes feel about the very first colege foooall playoff pool.... rick coleman joins us next on kwwl. good evening, i'm rick coleman. the iowa hawkeyes are ranked number nine in the very first mean a thing to the haws... have stepped up to the running through the regularr seaan - the hawkeyes are the outsider looking to possibly crash the playoff party - which giving us credit for and we're just excited to go out there and show it. once the season started we got to go out and show that to different ppple and shut some people up." the doubters clearly still exist - pointing to schedule that avoids 3 top big ten teams - but wins over a 2 loss pitt team as well as in evanston and madison have also won over some new believers respect that we feel like we've earned, and we'e'e going to continue to go out there and make people respect us." "now, it should come as a surprise to no one that the hawkeyes weren't among the top four in the initial playoff rankings, and

an eastern iowa mayor is bucking governor branstad -- saying his community will welcome syrian refugees... swisher mayor christopher taylor says "swisher continues to welcome all visitors and perspectiveve residents, regardless of national origin or refugee status." kwwl's brad hanson in swisher tonight, and talking with that mayor who's going against the governor. he joins us live with the very latest. mayor christopher taylor telling me today he signed this proclamation in response to governor branstad's comments earlier this week. of course, branstand one of more than 30 governors saying they uld close ththr border to syrian refugees. many of those governors worried that a terrorist could slip through the cracks, as obama's administration is working to bring ten thousand refugees to america. in swisher, taylor says he understands the security concerns, but thinks there''a better way to approach the situation. (christopher taylor, swisher mayor) "for me, it was really a standpoint of fear and suspicion, or from a standpoint of wcoming folks in, and it seems like the latter is the iowa

to an end across iowa as an area of low pressure moves east. strong winds follow this system keep things cooler on thursday with west winds gusting up to 40 mph. our attention then focuses on the first chance for snow i. eastern iowa this fall. a storm races quicy from the west developing precippation later on friday. as colder air moves in snowfall is likely into early saturday. some accumulation is likely. as this is a developing storm system make sure you check back for forecast updates. tonight: patchy drizzle early low: 29-35 winds: w 15-25tomorrow: partly cloudy, windy high: 42-48 winds: w 20-40tomorrow night: stly clear low: 22-28 winds: w 10-20friday: pm snow likely high: 39 - low: 25 saturday: flurries, windy & cold high: 29 - low: 25 sunday: mostly sunny high: 35 - low: 14 monday: partly cloudy high: 39 - wednesday: chance of showers thanks joe. coming up, we'll give you an update on the variety radiothon. coming up, we'll give you an update on the variety radiothon. stay with your 24 children's charity, for a telethon for the compass

jenna: today an influential iowa lawmaker says he's backing senator ted cruz for president. republican congressman steve king made his announcement this morning in des moines. he says cruz is the one candidate who will fight unapologetically " i believe ted cruz is the candidate who is the answer to my prayers. a candidate whom god will use to restore the soul of america." jenna: cruz praised the decision in a statement, calling king a "courageous conservative" and one of the "few truly principled men and women" in washington. tim: expect to see all 5 of sioux city's swimming pools open again next summer but after that big changes could be in the works. a pools committee that has been meeting for months is making the recomendation after a unanimous vote today (monday). after next summer, the committee is recomending that cook and leeds pools both be closer and replaced with splash pads. the pools committee will hear public comment on the plan the first week of december but a date has not been set. park and rec director matt salvatore says the plan still could be adjusted aft