some good news now for flood victims in eastern iowa. iowa.governor branstad extended a state disaster declaration for more than two dozen counties.that means state assitance for ar anamosa - independence - waterloo and cedar falls - will now be available through december seventh.those seeking financial help can reach out to the iowa department of human services. developing right now across eastern iowa. iowa.many of you received an unusual text message on your phone yesterday afternoon.cbs 2 news received a number of calls from viewers who got a wireless emergency alert.iowa homeland security and emergency management say there did not come from them,iowa - along with several other states - are now working to determine how the false alert got sent out to mobile carriers. in iowa city - -a dedication for the new university of iowa children's hosital is scheduled for friday.more than 10-thousand people got the chance to tour the state-of-the-art facility this weekend.the 360-million dollar hospital has 14 floors and more than 100 patient ro

the first of two emotional farewells today, for a member of iowa's finest who answered the call -- and never came home. sargeant tony beminio had served with the des moines police department . >>> sergeant tony beminio served with the des moines police department for many years, the iowa city west high grad along with urbendale police officer justin martin was shot and killed wedn hundreds of iowa law enforcement gather to pay their last respects fox 28 news statehouse reporter stephie lee was there someone who can navigate through police and community relationships through having a few technical difficulties we'll make sure to get to that story in a moment. team coverage of today's proceedings now fox 28 news anchor karen fuller shows us how local departments paid their respects, karen? >>> more than 1,000 officers from iowa and beyond travel to central iowa for today's funeral some were kind enough to share images with you, first let's take a look at this one from cedar rapids police the incredible escort sergeant tony beminio received for his final journey. also sharing another pict

wrong for iowa. vernon: i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message. congressman blum's smear campaign -- misleading and false. the truth -- monica vernon donated every pay raise to charity and cut taxes for us. but multi-millionaire blum broke his word, keeping nearly $200,000 in taxpayer-funded paychecks. blum wasted even more of your tax dollars on himself. worse, he tried to cut medicare >>> we cannot take anything for granted. >> we are the movement of the future. >> the only thing that's left to do is vote. s. >>> the cubs win the world series. ?? >>> good morning. welcome to "sunday today." i'm willie geist. hillary clinton entered the race on april 12th, 2015, nearly 19 months ago. donald trump rode into the race two months later. >>> in 48 hours, the polls will be open. trump had a brief scare last night when secret service rushed

it will show up later and we can show you a clean slate across eastern iowa for the moment. the weather system is gathering steam to the southwest of us and it will bring rain showers to eastern iowa late tonight and during the day tomorrow. already the clouds are advancing to eastern iowa and you can see a few light shower what is here is pretty much in the clouds of not reaching the ground. there is a lot of dry air this has to overcome and eventually it is expected to happen and we will get rain tomorrow. there is a chance in the northern counties that there could be a mixture of rain and snow, at least during the morning hours. it should quickly turned the rain of that happens. we could see temperatures around 30-32 degrees with a few sprinkles. it will be later in the day when the majority of the rain is expected. we will look for the majority of the clouds to increase. that the day on wednesday and then after that, thanksgiving day itself looks dry and seasonal. how about that rain. there has not been much of it here for the past 19 days. in fact, none of it. 19 consecu

iowa! most of the day will be dry for eastern iowa. high pressure tracks to the east later today, making way for a low pressure system to move in. the second system is close enough that there will be very little sunshine today, rain/snow mix into friday morning. as it tracks to the northeast, early morning shoppers on friday may see a light dusting of snow - at most. the rest of friday will be dry with decreasing clouds and highs in the low to mid warm front will track through. highs on saturday rise into the upper 40s. sunday features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and the chance of showers. a cold front tracks through on monday, cooling us back down to normal to close out the month. happy thanksgiving, eastern iowa! most of the day will be dry for eastern iowa. high pressure tracks to the east the second system is close be very little sunshine today, if any. highs warm into the upper 30s and low 40s. low pressure moves close enough to our area tonight that we could see some light snow or rain/snow mix into friday morning.

iowa teammate bruce kittle. and we have a lot to talk about.. what a way for the iowa seniors to go the last two games and came back to catch 2 touchdown passes in the 40-10 iowa win over nebraska. " this gave me the opportunity to call my number on several plays. i was just fortunate enough to take advantage of those opportunities. i got like 7 total receiving yards, that's not bad for the day.scott: how about your dad and going out there with your mom and your dad? george: seeing my parents out there, it's hard, it's the last time you're going to walk out on that field, so i'm just glad they were out there waiting for me, and they helped me throughout the game. scott: what did your dad say? he whispered something to you. george: ah, something i can't really say on camera. so, laughter." the missouri valley conference announced their all-conference teams today senior defensive tackle karter schult who was named the defensive player of the year was named to the first team. schult led all d-one football with 17 sacks. in addition to schult.. linebacker jared fa

women vote is responsible for eastern iowa. let's check in with storm track seven meteoroligist kyle kiel for look at your full forecast. hey kyle. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: good evening i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. asked for a better weekend of weather across eastern iowa. tonight, temperatures drop to near 40 with a mostly clear sky. the winds stay out of the south, so warm temperatures continue into the beginning of the work week. monday will be mostly sunny in the morning, with increasing clouds in the afternoon. highs will be in the lower to middle 60s. a weak cold front moves through monday night, which could lead to a few li rain showers. election day will be a bit cooler with highs in the 50s. another cold front tracks in friday, bringing more seasonable temperatures. no rain is expected with that frontal passage. i don't think we could have asked for a better weekend of weather across eastern iowa. tonight, temperatures drop to near 40 wi

vernon says she's not done working for iowa. better tomorrow and not just a rigged system for very few. people here in iowa feel that, and i feel that and i want to make sure we do something better. " vernon said she's going to take break before she plans her next step. democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk spoke with the congressman on his plans in washington d-c. jordee: so another two years in d.c. how are you feeling right now? loebsack: well its not what i was hoping to feel i'm going to remain the only democrat in the iowa federal delegation i will continue to work with folks. i'm going to work on the issues i need to , on economic development, education, broadband. making sure we move this economy forward. keep protecting the middle class. acceptance speech you really stressed the need to focus on the next presidential election and the next election cycle. what

iowa is changing. or, for the first time in a long time, we've actually had significant growth in population? the lead in early voting here in iowa. in dubuque -- more people are voting in person -- compared to the last presidential election. kwwl's shirley descorbeth has more. take pkg some iowans aren't waiting til election day to cast to do. what if you get backed democratic party started working in the first congressional district, which includes the cities of waterloo, early. as a battleground state vote. "women weren't able to vote for years, and we had to fight for our right to vote, and i'm gonna as for those worried about voter fraud... to vote. "women weren't able to vote for as for those worried about voter fraud... "there are various groups out there who are trying to confuse early voting ends tomorrow. as for tuesday -- polls will be open from seven o'clock in the morning, to nine at night. a catholic church in california is causing controversy with a bulletin and it's political statements...quest

iowa! most of the day will be dry for eastern iowa. high pressure tracks to the east later today, making way for a low pressure system to move in. the second system is close enough that there will be very little sunshine today, if any. highs warm into the upper 30s and low 40s. low pressure moves close enough to our area tonight that we could see some light snow or rain/snow mix into friday morning. as it tracks to the northeast, early morning shoppers on friday may see a light dusting of snow - at most. the rest of friday will be dry with decreasing clouds and highs in the low to mid 40s. thwe mild and as a warm front will track through. highs on saturday rise into the upper 40s. sunday features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and the chance of showers. showers last into monday, when we could warm to the low 50s with windy conditions. a cold front will track through on monday, cooling us back down continues into late next week. the holiday has a much different feel to it in one part of the country this morning. has died aft

clouds clear this evening with a stretch of dry weather, for all of eastern iowa, through the weekend. high temperatures in the mid 60s are about 10-15 degrees above normal. a cold front monday night brings a chance for a few light showers and then slightly cooler weather by wednesday next week...mid 50s. of eastern iowa, through the weekend. high temperatures in the mid 60s are about 10-15 degrees above normal. a cold front monday night brings a chance for a few light showers and then slightly cooler weather by wednesday next week...mid 50s. clouds clear this evening with a stretch of dry weather, for all of eastern iowa, through the weekend. high temperatures in the mid 60s are about 10-15 degrees above normal. a cold front monday night brings a ce by wednesday next week...mid 50s. clouds clear this evening with a stretch of dry weather, for all of eastern iowa, through the weekend. high temperatures in the mid 60s are about 10-15 degrees above normal. a cold front monday night brings a chance for a few light showers and then slightly cooler weather by wednesday next week...mid clou

and protecting students and adults at the school. >> in iowa city a dedication for the new university of iowa children's hospital is scheduled for friday. more than 10,000 people got to see the tour of the state of the art facility this weekend the $360 million hospital has 14 floors and 100 patient rooms. >> tonight voters are seeing the major party presidential candidate for the last time in person before election day. >> cbs 2 news reporter and host of iowa in focus kevin berry is at our breaking news desk tracking with the candidates are tonight. >>> we're watching feeds in from cnn and cbs we're taking a look at grand rapids michigan ted nugent the country and rock star, these donald trump rallies in michigan, that is a battleground state voted for presidents headed all the way republican they voted for for the highest office in the land was in 1998 ted nugent was in detroit tonight in grand rapids before donald trump arrives there part of the last big swing what's normally a blue state red this year, who the battleground states, but the hillary clinton campaign, just tonight in

that cold front may cause a few scattered showers for eastern iowa. a warm front brought widespread rain to the area on sunday - most seeing between 0.5" - 1.0". highs today top out in the upper 40s to low 50s. vinton's fire chief says the barn's feed shed caught fire and it spread to the main milking area. the owners were there working when it started. no people and no animals got hurt hurt -- but the chief tells us the building has extensive damage. we'll have more on this story at police responded to allen hospital last night around seven for a report of a person who'd been shot. officers tell us the victim is 17 years old and he is expected to survive. they believe the shooting happened in the 7-hundred block of kern street. at this point, no arrests have been made. waterloo police say a driver must have been going pretty fast when she hit this sign in the crossroads mall parking lot. witnesses tell kwwl -- they believe she might have been suffering a crash. first responders were called to help -- no word on her condition. new at noon: a former te

meteorologist mark schnackenberg clouds clear this evening with a stretch of dry weather, for all of eastern iowa, through the weekend. high temperatures in the mid 60s are about 10-15 degrees above normal. a cold front monday night brings a chance for a few light showers and then slightly cooler weather by wednesday next week...mid 50s. storm track 7 chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg clouds clear this evening with a stretch of dry weather, for all of eastern iowa, through the weekend. high temperatures in the mid 60s are about 10-15 degrees above normal. a cold front monday night brings a chance for a few light showers and then slightly cooler weather by wednesday next week...mid 50s. storm track 7 chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg clouds clear this evening with a stretch of dry weather, for all of eastern iowa, through the weekend. high temperatures in chance for a few light showers and then slightly cooler weather by wednesday next week...mid 50s. storm track 7 chief meteorologist mark schnackenbergclouds clear this evening with a stretch of dry weather, for all of eastern iowa, thro

iowa offense. so look ahead to bowl games. but for kirk ferentz and his 14 seniors on this hawkeye team, it will be the happiest of senior days. a win at home over their adjacent rivals, nebraska, and a big win at that. >> mike: both teams will look at the bowl game as an opportunity. >> allen: hands it off one more big plays, the big key for this iowa team. and running out the clock late when they needed to with that eight-minute drive. and the final score, the iowa hawkeyes, 40, the nebraska cornhuskers, 14. tomorrow, michigan and ohio state, at noon eastern. for budden and our espn college football crew, allen bestwick [ zaps ] barry. future barry? do not go to the big-box store this weekend. wha-- just get a free tv from u.s. cellular. free tv? a free 58-inch samsung tv when we buy two samsung smartphones. got it. u.s. cellular, then the big-box. no, no big-box! we get trampled, you doof! ouch! ouch! get a free 58-inch samsung smart hdtv when you buy two samsung smartphones. and get a tablet for a penny. you weren't gonna mention

splashes home the triple all waiverly shell rock >>> the score board says saturday was a big day for the iowa defense the first shutout since 2010 the highlight says it was a big day for the running game but how about that makeshift offensive line? another week, another new group in the trenches, but this week the hawks did not allow a single sack that's the first time all season with all those 5 guys coming back next year, that's big for iowa going offensive line a few nicked up and hurt, we needed the next man in, i know he stepped up big for us, laughing about it coach brian, he congratulated him talking about he couldn't give up no sacks that's a good feeling we have to take this momentum into next friday. >>> don't forget to tune in, preview iowa's game against nebraska the show that's a check of sports.terry . >>> a pair of turkeys have a lot to be thankful about this thanksgiving they are heading to the living history farms governor terry branstad pardoned them today the governor says this is the better year for iowa turkey producers as they continue to recover from last year's bird fl

wrong for iowa. vernon: they're like a lot of iowans -- they get up early, get the kids to school, and get to work. but too often, washington stacks the deck against us. we need to build an economy instead of giving breaks to big business, we need to cut taxes for the middle class and small business. i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message while the iowa offense tries out some new schemes following a bye week -- the iowa defense while the iowa offense tries house of new schemes following a by we, the eye with the fence new knows who they are and what days ellipsis-dot dot dot it never faced before and the fellow who is been turning -- was interning quite a few heads through nine weeks of the -- big ten, suck one berkeley, ten touchdowns and nearing 10,000- yard mark for the straight season but gary dauphin believes the hawks will be a to this task. >> shook one is one of the heavily week -- wooded kids coming out of high school a -- couple years that with... jaleel johnson stuffing the run in p

it was great to have the team as guest for on iowa live tonight. tyler staker is in his first year as head coach at coe taking over for his dad steve who is still on the staff as the defensive line coach. are you got one thing over your dad you're undefeated as a head coach yeah i haven't rubbed that in we're just having a fantastic season so far. your dad can go back and say you know like 2012 we were 10-0 you were the head coach that exactly but i don't know what he's gonna do for an encore first year head coaching undefeated i don't know where it's going to go over here is pretty awesome. but i guess what i'm really proud of is how he's always handle this team handle the players the excitement he's brought to the players what's the changed? i think it has worked out well now on morning i go play 9 holes of golf. sot :46 oc: "9 holes of golf " followed by laughter downtown cedar rapids will be packed tomorrow with the start of the state volleyball tournament. the 5a schools will get started tomorrow at noon. one of the hottest teams coming in are

: if you are a penn state, you are cheering like crazy for this field goal to be good and for iowa to upset michigan. and if you're an ohio state fan, you're cheering like crazy for him to miss this field goal and for michigan to win the game. >> chris: michigan has been so good at getting their hands on kicks. ucf, a p.a.t., a field goal. we know what they've done against punts. harbaugh can't ice him again. keith duncan, true freshman from north carolina from 33 yards and a walkoff winner. right through! and the hawkeyes have stunned the wolverines! michigan, unbeaten no more! respect between king and peppers the road for the first time, don't pass the test. and the hawkeyes, who have been questioned and criticized, very few of these folks mobbing the team believed this would happen tonight, kirk. what a scene. >> kirk: not after last saturday. this is a heck of a moment for kirk ferentz and for this iowa football team. >> chris: he's in that mob somewhere with samantha ponder. sam? are you there? >> samantha: well, coach, you put a true freshman out t win the game of this magnitude

wrong for iowa. meteorologist eileen loan now for your forecast forecast. for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: showers and a few storms are tg stalled front draped over us, although anyone could see a shower or two today. some thunder is possible most of the day, as well. then we dry out for the rest of the week. we are still really mild... temps this morning are in the upper 40s to low 60s...normal lows are around 33 for today. the entire state is warmer than normal with most of us in the 50s. easterly to northeast winds will keep the front from over us today. most of the thunderstorm activity will be toward evening to our south as the front starts to track away from us., but this then allows dry air in and we should see mostly sunny skies the next couple of days. rainfall amounts will depend on how many thunderstorms track through your area, but most will see a trace to half an inch.... with the areas with the most t

wrong for iowa. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. it's heartbreaking, t .o., rod blum laid off over 70 employees, but he took millions in stock and bonuses. it gets worse. in washington, blum supported special tax breaks for corporations shipping jobs overseas and millionaires like himself. i'll tell you what i think is missing in washington -- common sense. it's about investing in jobs and our economy. it's about investing right here at home. for everything. tonight, one of the longest droughts in sports history will end. it has to. either cleveland or chicago will win the world series. one team hasn't won it all in 68 years. the other 108. the cubs forced a game seven in the world series by winning last night. they took control early with the long ball. kris bryant delivers in the first. cubs lead one- nothing. then, the inning continues as cleveland misplays by fly ball off the bat of addison russell. three runs in the first for chicago. the cubs would blow the game open in the third. russell up again -- this time with the bases l

big plays, the big key for this iowa team. and running out the clock late when they needed to with that eight-minute drive. and the final score, the iowa hawkeyes, 40, the nebraska cornhuskers, 14. tomorrow, michigan and ohio state, at noon east for mike bellotti and kris budden and our espn college football crew, allen bestwick tragic breaking news this our colorado state patrol trooper ryan luby is live on the scene with what happened. truck>> reporter: i contain northbound interstate 25 is still shut down this evening. it will likely remain that way overnight. this is an awfully sad thing to see here. those flashing lights in that long line of cars, near the scene of that crash. here's what we know. the trooper was stopped on the right side of rthbound near tomah road just south of castle rock. he was investigating some sort of an accident around 1:30 pm this afternoon. somehow a tractor-trailer hit the trooper and killed him. douglas county sheriff deputies are investigating. they stay -- say it is still unclear. they cann

not only for iowa, trying to have a big moment, but for michigan, penn state, ohio state. >> chris: happy in happy valley. >> kirk: if you are a penn state, you are cheering like crazy for this field goal to be good and for iowa to upset michigan. and if you're an ohio state fan, you're cheering like crazy for him to miss this field goal and for michigan to win the game. good at getting their hands on kicks. ucf, a p.a.t., a field goal. we know what they've done against punts. nothing's been automatic here. harbaugh can't ice him again. keith duncan, true freshman from north carolina from 33 yards and a walkoff winner. right right through! and the hawkeyes have stunned the wolverines! respect betwe respect between king and peppers there. but the wolverines challenged on the road for the first time, don't pass the test. and the hawkeyes, who have been questioned and criticized, very few of these folks mobbing the team believed this would happen tonight, kirk. what a scene. >> kirk: not after last saturday. this is a heck of a moment for kirk ferentz and for this iowa football team. >> chri

let's go inside iowa politics -- to talk about the people who weren't running for the white house. nearly as soon as the polls closed.long time iowa senator -- republican chuck grassley -- was elected to his seventh term in the u-s senate.he edged out former democratic iowa leutenant governor patty judge -- who was challenging him almost exclusively on grassley's decision to not move forward with president obama's supreme court nominee. iowa's first district stayed red -- with representative rod blum held on to his seat over democratic challenger monica vernon.she is a former cedar rapids city council member -- who was attacking blum on his cons that led him to vote against former speaker of the house john boehner -- and to shut down the government.but -- hillary clinton only won counties with big cities -- and college in iowa -- losing much of the first district -- and at least partially helping rod blum to victory. "hillary clinton decided to get invovled in one house race in the united states of amerca -- this one." iowa's second district also iowa's second district also picked t

big plays, the big key for this iowa team. and running out the clock late when they needed to with that eight-minute drive. and the final score, the iowa hawkeyes, 40, the nebraska cornhuskers, 14. tomorrow, michigan and ohio state, at noon eastern. for mike bellotti and kris budden and our espn college football crew, allen bestwick because every great accomplishment takes courage. because one person can't do it all. because dreams are worth chasing. with proven services that support all of your endeavors. >>> wrong way drivers on our roads reaching a critical point. 800 calls for wrong way drivers just this year. th and in so many stories innocent drivers are in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> a deputy used her vehicle to stop a wrong way driver a few hours ago. this is the truck after its driver was arrested. the deputy went after the driver for speeding. he didn't stop and blew through red lights. unless the deputy risk her safety to stop him. goodyear slammed into a greyhound bus. more than a dozen hurt. >> the drive

not only for iowa, trying to have a big moment, but for michigan, penn state, ohio state. >> chris: happy in happy valley. >> kirk: if you are a penn state, you are cheering like crazy for this field goal to be good and for iowa to upset michigan. and if you're an ohio state fan, you're cheering like crazy for him to miss this field goal and for michigan to win the game. >> chris: michigan has been so good at getting their hands on kicks. ucf, a p.a.t., a field goal. we know what they've done against punts. harbaugh can't ice him again. keith duncan, true freshman from north carolina from 33 yards and a walkoff winner. right through! and the hawkeyes have stunned the wolverines! michigan, unbeaten no more! respect between king and peppers there. but the wolverines challenged on don't pass the test. and the hawkeyes, who have been questioned and criticized, very few of these folks mobbing the team believed this would happen tonight, kirk. what a scene. >> kirk: not after last saturday. this is a heck of a moment for kirk ferentz and for this iowa football team. >> chris: he's in that mob s

the iowa look ahead to bowl games. but for kirk ferentz and his 14 seniors on this hawkeye team, it will be the happiest of senior days. a win at home over their adjacent rivals, nebraska, and a big win at that. >> mike: both teams will look at the bowl game as an opportunity. >> allen: hands it off one more and that will do it. big plays, the big key for this iowa team. and running out the clock late when they needed to with that eight-minute drive. and the final score, the iowa hawkeyes, 40, the nebraska cornhuskers, 14. tomorrow, michigan and ohio state, at for mike bellotti and kris budden and our espn college football crew, allen bestwick holiday weekend. good evening. i'm ben simmoneau. j.c.: i'm j.c. monahan. showers most of the day drizzle lingering tonight. ben mike wankum is tracking it : all does the sun return this weekend? mike: what is left over is a little bit of drizzle, gray skies and a lot of moisture. we are seeing visibility down to half a mile in orange and worcester. visibility will continue to drop as we

republican rod blum is representing iowa's 1st congressional district for a second term. he beat out democrat monica vernon. blum won yesterday's election in the northeast iowa district, with 54% of the vote. 46% of people voted for vernon. congressman blum told his supporters in dubuque he kept his seat because he kept his campaign promises. and even his own republican colleagues. he says he'll keep pushing for veteran's issues, social security reform and border security. blum says despite the presidential election, he stayed focused on iowa. "hillary clinton decided to get involved in one house race in the united states of america. this one .... based on what i am seeing, on the national returns, she probably should have focused on her own race and blum says he will not become a career politician and will continue to push for congressiona l term limits. democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. voters in iowa's 3rd congressional distric

for the latest updates on this case. an update now on a school bus crash in northeast iowa. iowa.the suspect in the case admitted responsibility for colliding with the school bus - sending dozens of kids to the hospital. hospital.it happened just northeast of manchester last year.42-year-old monte klink of arlington rammed into the bus.passengers told cbs 2 news - the bus rolled twice before coming to a stop.now - klink offense and two counts of serious injury by vehicle.his sentencing is set for january 18th. in cedar county - a man is in the hospital this morning after a farm equipment accident.the sheriff's office tells cbs 2 news - first responders were called to franklin avenue in mechanicsville at about eleven yesterday morningfirst responders arrived to find a 26-year-old man stuck in a combine head.he was airlifted condition is not known right now. in marion - there's good news for your corridor commute.the roundabout at seventh avenue and seventh street opens today. today.city leaders plan to hold a grand opening ceremony at four this afternoon.they tell cbs 2 news -

big plays, the big key for this iowa team. and running out the clock late when they needed to with that eight-minute drive. and the final score, the iowa hawkeyes, 40, t nebraska cornhuskers, 14. tomorrow, michigan and ohio state, at for mike bellotti and kris budden and our espn college football crew, allen bestwick shelley: we start with breaking news. fire has displaced families. anchor: what follows as we move into the weekend. anchor: a rash of burglaries. the arrest police made in connection to it. and holiday shoppers taking advantage of lack friday deals. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. w shelley: we are falling breaking news out of mancheer. tonight seven to eight families are displaced after a two-alarm apartment building fire, good evening. i'm shelley walcott. the manchester fire chief says the fire most likely started by improper disposal of smoking materials. wmur's mike cronin is live on scene with the very latest. mike: the fire chief says there are more than 100 apartments in knocked down the fire w

for from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: happy thanksgiving, eastern iowa! most of the day will be later today, making way for a low pressure system to move in. the second system is close enough that there will be very close enough to our area tonight that we could see some light snow or rain/snow mix into friday morning. as it tracks to the northeast, early morning shoppers on friday may see a light dusting of sn- mild and as a warm front will track through. highs on saturday rise into the upper winds and the chance of showers. showers last into monday, when we could warm to the low 50s. a cold front will track through on monday, cooling us back down to normal to close out the for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: happy thanksgiving, eastern iowa! most of the day will be from their home for the holiday after a fire. according to family members -- they were able to get out all cedar falls firefighters responding within minutes to 37-ten briarwood drive to douse the flames after

not only for iowa, trying to have a big moment, but for michigan, penn state, ohio state. >> chris: happy in happy valley. >> kirk: if you are a penn state, you are cheering like crazy for this field goal to be good and for iowa to upset michigan. and if you're an ohio state fan, you're cheering like crazy for him to miss this field goal and for michigan to win the game. >> chris: michigan has been so good at getting their hands on kicks. ucf, a p.a.t., a field goal. we know what they've done against punts. harbaugh can't ice him again. keith duncan, true freshman from north carolina from 33 yards and a walkoff winner. right through! and the hawkeyes have stunned the wolverines! michigan, unbeaten no more! the road for the first time, don't pass the test. and the hawkeyes, who have been questioned and criticized, very few of these folks mobbing the team believed this would happen tonight, kirk. what a scene. >> kirk: not after last saturday. this is a heck of a moment for kirk ferentz and for this iowa football team. >> chris: he's in that mob somewhere with samantha ponder. sam? are you

not only for iowa, trying to have a big michigan, penn state, ohio state. >> chris: happy in happy valley. >> kirk: if you are a penn state, you are cheering like crazy for this field goal to be good and for iowa to upset michigan. and if you're an ohio state fan, you're cheering like crazy for him to miss this field goal and for michigan to win the game. >> chris: michigan has been so good at getting their hands on kicks. ucf, a p.a.t., a field goal. against punts. nothing's been automatic here. harbaugh can't ice him again. keith duncan, true freshman from north carolina from 33 yards and a walkoff winner. right through! and the hawkeyes have stunned the wolverines! respect between king and peppers there. but the wolverines challenged on the road for the first time, don't pass the test. and the hawkeyes, who have been questioned and criticized, very few of these folks mobbing the team believed this would happen tonight, kirk. what a scene. >> kirk: not after last saturday. this is a heck of a moment for kirk ferentz and for this iowa football team. >> chris: he's in that mob somewhere w

not only for iowa, trying to have a big moment, but for michigan, penn state, ohio state. >> chris: happy in happy valley. >> kirk: if you are a penn state, you are cheering like crazy for this field goal to be good and for iowa to upset michigan. and if you're an ohio state fan, you're cheering like crazy for him to miss this field goal and for michigan to win the game. >> chris: michigan has been so good at getting their hands on kicks. ucf, a p.a.t., a field goal. we know what they've done against punts. nothing's been automatic here. harbaugh can't ice him again. keith duncan, true freshman from north carolina from 33 yards and a walkoff winner. right through! and the hawkeyes have stunned the wolverines! michigan, unbeaten no more! respect between king and peppers there. but the wolverines challenged on the road for the first time, don't pass the test. and the hawkeyes, who have been questioned and criticized, very few of these folks mobbing the team believed this would happen tonight, kirk. what a scene. >> kirk: not after last saturday. this is a heck of a moment for kirk ferentz a

. >>> we'll see rain around eastern iowa for the first time in 20 days you can see the weather system gathering to the southwest of us the clouds have spread into eastern iowa and some light precipitation has begun to show up in central iowa as we go in closer on the radar here you can that now from about ottumwa to des moines, fort dodge, notice the colors up that way there could be a little bit of sleet or snowflakessed mixed in, later on that potential does exist in our northern counties for mixed precipitation but i think it will be very brief in duration should move out quickly and tomorrow afternoon showers expected for the corridor commute temperatures above the freezing mark we'll keep the clouds all day long and the majority of the rain is when our high temperatures will be holding in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees kind of a cool raw day. damp too. >>> an update to last night's breaking news, san antonio police believe they have the man who walked up to one of their own killing him in an ambush style attack. detective benjamin marconi was conducting a traffic stop outside

iowa. we asked him what he thought a trump presidency would mean for the state. kaufmann said foremost a guarantee that iowa's caucus stays in front of the line during presidential primary season. "donald trump has looked me in the eye and told me that iowa will be first in the nation. i think this completely removes any drama of whether or not iowa is going to be first we also talked to kaufmann o republicans taking overhnate in iour next half hour. back to you. thanks forrest. republican charles grassley is heading back to the u-s senate for a 7th term. grassley defeated democrat patty judge voters. chuck grassley has never lost an election, starting with winning a seat in the iowa legislature in 1958. he moved to washington in 1974 to serve in the house before joining the senate in 1980. grassley says he will aim to remain a conservative but independent voice in washington. " . i work for you every day, holding at least one meeting in every county every year here at home and casting more than 7,500 votes without missing a vote 23 years in a row working for you.

iowa! most of the day will be dry for eastern iowa. high pressure tracks to the east later today, making way for a low pressure system to very little sunshine today, if any. highs warm into the upper 30s and low 40s. low pressure moves close enough to our area tonight that we could see some light snow or rain/snow mix into friday morning. as it tracks to the northeast, early morning shoppers on friday may be dry with decreasing clouds and highs in the low to mid 40s. the weekend starts off quite mild and as a upper 40s. sunday features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and showers. happy thanksgiving, eastern iowa! most of the day will be dry for eastern iowa. high pressure tracks to the east later today, making way for a low pressure system to move in. the second system is close enough that there will be very little sunshine today, if any. highs warm into the our area tonight that we could see some light snow or rain/snow mix into friday morning. as it tracks to the northeast, early morning shoppers on friday may see a light

some good news now for flood victims in eastern iowa. iowa.governor branstad extended a state disaster declaration for more than two dozen counties.that means state assitance for areas including anamosa - independence - waterloo and cedar falls - will now be available through december seventh.those seeking financial help can reach out to the iowa department of human services. developing right now across eastern iowa. iowa.many of you received an unusual text message on your phone yesterday afternoon.cbs 2 news received a number of calls from viewers who got a wireless emergency alert.iowa homeland security and emergency management say there was no emergency and the alert along with several other states - are now working to determine how the false alert got sent out to mobile carriers. it's and right now in it's de. how that falls alert got sent out. >>> it is now 6:11 am. still to come, how you can get involved for picking new leaders. >>> we will find plenty of sunshine after a cloudy start. take a look at what going on, you can see wher

for his trial resumes on monday. if convicted, roof could face the death penalty. an eastern iowa destination for christmas lights is living up to its reputation this year. a neighborhood in fairfax has put in extra effort to dazzle drivers for eight years now. but this year, the lights serve another purpose. kcrg-tv9's samantha myers joins us tonight. the neighborhood has added a fundraiser this year that will benefit an eastern iowa family who lost a father in a motorcycle accident. one street in eastern iowa shines a little bit brighter than others during the holiday season. 19:35:03;04 "we try to have a little everything for everyone." this light show blinks to the tunes of its own radio station. there's even a frozen section that plays "let it go" including a microphone for kids to sin ""for both of us both steve and i. as he would always say it's for the children, but i think it's for everyone. this time of year especially when you want to smile a little bit more, when you want just a little bit extra happiness." " steve tomash is the one who started the whole thing 8 years

led by 12 at half -- tania davis chipped in another 15 for iowa as they rolled 84 to 51 stick around -- we'll be right here is the storm track 7 day 60 or better tuesday through it's beginning too like christmas in new york city. the 94-foot norway spruce was cut down thursday in upstate new broadcast on november 30th right here on kwwl. here is the storm track 7 day forecast. mostly sunny to partly cloudy on monday with highs in the middle 50s. near 60 or better tuesday through friday, with a friday and saturday. cooler temperatures by next weekend. thanks >>> on this sunday night, breaking news, president elect trump's first major appointments of his inner circle. and continued protests. >> new zealand is 7.8 magnitude earthquake, the full extent of the earthquake is still not kwnno and an inside look of how this country's largest police force had officers over seas. fighting pain for ten of millions trying to find relieves. a new study of some of the side effects for some of those commonly used painkillers.

thousands are now taking part in a ride safe service at iowa state university. funding for a new exhibit. the university of iowa is working to better showcase a lion display. good friday morning! it's 4:30 on november city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first us most of the month will be gone very soon. our strong cold front is still on track to push through waterloo around 9am, iowa city and cedar rapids areas around 10am, and the dubuque area around 11am. highs for the day will occur just prior to the frontal passage, with a rapid drop in temperature to around 40 by sunset. in addition, very strong wind will accompany the front with gusts around 40 mph possible. this weekend, plan on cold temperatures to be in the area with highs only around 40 and lows in the lower 20s. the wind will make it feel colder. in terms of the next good rain chance, that's still on track to move in around tuesday/wednesday of next week. have a good weekend!today: windy with isolated showers and falling temperatures. wind: w 20-40. high: 62 tonight: a few sprinkles/flur ries are

and tomorrow for on iowa live, we have chuck long, iowa men's basketball assistant coach kirk speraw and the xavier football team. pat harty and scott dochterman will also be there. thanks josh. and now t chris havely for your final forecast. it's another quiet night ahead, but the only difference tonight will be a few more clouds thanks to a weak cold front moving through overnight. there will also be a wind shift to the northwest, but it will not be gusty. for monday, there won't be much change, if any compared to our sunday conditions. thanks chris. thanks for joining us for ? ? announcer: he gets to the five, dives for the goal line, he's over. that's a touchdown, iowa! picked off, desmond king with another one. and he's going the other way. one man to beat. >> handoff again to daniels, with a cut back. first down, he may go! and the ball's out and the hawks are on it. the hawks are on it. the hawkeyes relentless pursuit of perfection is complete. >> picked off by desmond king again! >>> iowa football with kirk ferentz is powered by iowa corn. >> there were plenty of heroes other

he said the outpouring of sun port would be the same for any iowa officer. >> we have to answer every call for service. we don't ged a -- get a choice or whether we go out on it or not. we have to respond. we know we are taking a risk. when we go show our support, we know that if something were to happen to us we want our families to be taken care out of and our officers also. >> he adds these deaths are especially hard to understand because the officers never had a chance to defend themselves. back to you. >> his funeral will be at lute ran church of hope in des morning. he will be buried at glendale cemetery in des moines. services for justin martin will be in his hometown of rockwell city. a visitation is set for tomorrow evening from 4:00 to 8:00 at south central calhoun middle school. the funeral is scheduled at the school tuesday morning at 11:40. that was his badge number. the urbandetail police department is now retiring that number. many people have been asking how they can help and there is a way the des moines police officers union has set up a website to take donations for

mainly, i think, in our northern counties but can't rule out flurries for all of eastern iowa. occasionally, which may put a little dusting on the ground and make travel conditions slippery. we'll keep a close eye, but a chance for a few showers coming up for hump day. as far as winds go, a little lighter today than they were yesterday. coming up for tonight and tomorrow, those winds will be kicking up, around 15, 25, maybe up to 30-mile-per-hour gusts at times. a little breezier tomorrow. if we do get snow showers, that times. highs today where the clouds are, cooler. 40s up to the north. near 50 to lower 50s in areas south. mostly sunny, except in areas where the clouds have already been moving in. tonight temperatures falling into the low 30s tonight. winds out of the west at 5 to 10 miles per hour. the clouds are here, and they will be with us for the rest of the upcoming week. there are the chances for a few snow showers. breezy conditions, 38. 37 on thursday. a cloudy day again, and clouds friday. 36. for saturday 37. check out the upcoming weekend. this arrives at the end

it will be another quiet day for all across eastern iowa. high pressure is still in control through the midweek. it will be mild as well, with temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. skies will be clear today as well as into the evening hours. overnight lows will fall into the 30s. winds pick up a little tomorrow as a cold front approaches. thursday will feature plenty of sunshine, but also breezy southwest winds. highs tomorrow will be even milder than today - int m some. the cold front will track through thursday night into friday. it won't bring much rain with it and we'll stay dry into the weekend. a few more clouds are possible friday, with more seasonable conditions in the low 50s. both friday and saturday will be cool before a warm up begins on sunday with upper 50s for highs. it will be another quiet day for all across eastern iowa. high pressure is still in control through the midweek. it will be mild as well, with temperatures in as well as into the evening hours. overnight lows will fall into the 30s. winds pick up a little tomo

many went to shops throughout eastern iowa for small business saturday. it started six years ago as an effort to get more people spending holiday dollars at eastern iowa for small business saturday. it started six years ago as an effort to get more people spending holiday dollars at local businesses. many businesses throughout eastern iowa capitalized on the day including raygun. the shop in cedar rapids saw a bunch of people yesterday. workers there say it was double the amount of custo online shopping continues to get more popular, one raygun employee says a day like this proves people still value shopping in person. "it gives me a sense of community. people want to come out to support us, support local businesses. and it just shows that the internet is not taking over with all the cyber deals. people are still willing to come out and shop " more than 95 million people participated in small business percent from 2014. for the fifth straight year, t-v nine and the heritage area agency on aging are teaming up to "fill the plate." the annual telethon raises

both days of the weekend continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s overnight. mostly sunny skies today become partly cloudy for tuesday. we'll stay dry and warm most of the week. things change on friday...low pressure along with a cold front will track through the area late week. a chance of rain tracks in friday and will be out by early saturday. both fridayn be windy, but saturday will be much cooler with temperatures only rising in to the low to mid 40s during the day. both days of the weekend will be cooler than we've seen. our stretch of quiet weather continues for another day here in eastern iowa. the winds have calmed to a gentle breeze. lots of sunshine for today will be met with a few more clouds overnight. highs today will be warm for this time of year - mid 50s to near 60. temperatures fall to the mid to upper 30s over

no one was injured in the blast hospital for overexertion. >>> an eastern iowa man has been sentenced for a bank robbery that happened back in july. on the 29th, brandon brown went to the f & m bank and took more than $4,000 in cash. he needed guilty to the kirotv.com and he could face up to 20 years in prison. >>> in january, iowa lawmaker will head to des moines for the next electricityive session. this year, the legislature is a majority republican which means passed this session. one with a lot of leader support are abortion related bill. proposed legislation in iowa could reduce the window of time when a woman can get an abortion. and another would require counseling about the procedure's health effects. but that alone doesn't make a rivalry - what does - years and years of nailbiters.every year, this series gets bigger and bigger. twelve months ago - the hawks won in lincoln to claim a big ten west title - this year - iowa's aiming for a strong november finish - and whoever stands in the way - is twelve months ago, the hawks won in lincoln to claim a big title. the teams resumed

not only for iowa, trying to have a big moment, but michigan, penn state, ohio state. >> chris: happy in happy valley. >> kirk: if you are a penn state, you are cheering like crazy for this field goal to be good and for iowa to upset michigan. and if you're an ohio state fan, you're cheering like crazy for him to miss this field goal and for michigan to win the game. >> chris: michigan has been so good at getting their hands on kicks. ucf, a p.a.t., a field goal. we know what they've done harbaugh can't ice him again. keith duncan, true freshman from north carolina from 33 yards and a walkoff winner. right through! and the hawkeyes have stunned the wolverines! michigan, unbeaten no more! the road for the first time, don't pass the test. and the hawkeyes, who have been questioned and criticized, very few of these folks mobbing the team believed this would happen tonight, kirk. what a scene. >> kirk: not after last saturday. this is a heck of a moment for kirk ferentz and for this iowa football team. >> chris: he's in that mob somewhere with samantha ponder. sam? are you there? >> saman

however, lingering moisture will keep clouds and chances for drizzle around eastern iowa for the rest of the afternoon and into the evening. for thanksgiving, we will be dry. clouds will be pesky to leave though, but should thin some for the afternoon, especially from around highway 30 and south. thanksgiving night, a new but much weaker system moves into the midwest and provides a chance for a few light sprinkles or flurries. this activity should be very light, and mainly confined to around continue for a portion of the morning, but will cause no travel problems for shoppers or holiday travelers. dry weather will hold on from friday afternoon through most of sunday, but a new more significant system arrives late sunday, bringing rain back for sunday night. early next week, precipitation chances are small. our mild weather continues to mean we're not dealing with awful weather here in eastern iowa. but that's not the case across the country. abc's cheri preston looks at the snow causing headaches at if it feels like the airports are busier than usual, it's because they are 27.3 millio