good morning, i'm jerry gallagher. ally is off. let's check on your weather now good morning. eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast thanksgiving, eastern iowa! most of close enough that there will be pressure moves close enough to our area tonight that we could tracks to the northeast, early morning shoppers on friday may see a light dusting of snow - at the low to mid 40s. track through. highs on saturday rise into the upper 40s. sunday features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and the to the low 50s with windy out the month. after monday, dry weather continues into late next week. upper 40s. sunday features similar temperatures, but with breezy winds and the into monday, when we could warm on monday, cooling us back down our top story this morning - violence at the dakota access pipeline site. protestors say police are trying to push them away -- one woman nearly losing an arm. but as paul vercammen reports -- police a

and i'm jerry gallagher. areas of fog have formed this morning with visibilities dropping to less than a mile in several areas. skies cleared out, although there area a few tracking though our southernmost counties. temperatures are in the 40s to low 50s this morning... that'b point yesterday morning. we should end

and i'm jerry gallagher. eileen loan. good morning. eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: scattered shower and a few thunderstorms are tracking along a stalled front. it is all rain with temperatures in the upper 40s to low 60s across the kwwl viewing area this morning. northeasterly winds are calm to around 15 mph but will e light for the next couple of days. you have a 50/50 shot of seeing some of these showers and storms today, with the best chance along the front. we dry out by tomorrow... i'll let you know if the warmer temperatures will continue, as well, in a few minutes. we are following breaking news calling "ambush-style attacks." it all started early this morning when officers went to investigate shots fired. the des moines police department says officers found an urbandale officer had been shot. about 20 minutes later -- a des moines officer was

jerry gallagher. news 7 kwwl. if you'd like to read the performance reviews for the justices, there's a link in our web story. just go to kwwl- dot-com. area high school students are participating in a mock election-- it's happening at prairie high school in cedar rapids-- participating--- kwwl's kristin rogers joins us live from cedar rapids--kristin? not everyone is quite old enough to make their way down here to the auditor's office or to a polling place to vote tomorrow-- students at prairie high school--getting some practice in--to prepare for the future. making posters and announcements to help encourage the voter turnout-- they're goal is 80 percent-- once polls were open-- voting was done through a link online-- students say--although not old enough to vote-- it's important to get in the habit. your profound voice in our government and you need to utilize that absolutely." as for the results of this election--well students are going a very cool experience-- students told me they even had some campaign expe

i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: behind the cold front yesterday, today will be mild in comparison. partly cloudy skies will continue through daytime hours. highs today will be above average in the mid 40s to the north and low 50s to the south. winds could be a little breezy at times but for the days from december and we're talking about tornadoes. severe weather rolled through eastern iowa yesterday. this video was sent to us from a viewer near parkersburg, with a funnel forming above butler county. butler county emergency management says -- fortunately -- the county escaped with very little damage. some roof damage, a small shed blown off its foundation and some tree limbs down. more video -- this out of grundy it shows a slim funnel cloud. there were at six reports of tornadoes yesterday in iowa. it's unusual for this time of year... but cer

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist forecast. eileen on camera low pressure is moving just north of the iowa- minnesota line through the day wednesday...driving our weather here in eastern iowa. as it potential to see some flurries. a rain/snow mix is possible. southern counties may not see anything except clouds. however, even the northern counties won't see much accumulation by the time will be in the low 40s. overnight, a few lingering flurries are possible. as temperatures fall to near freezing (32f), fog is possible. december begins with near normal highs in the upper 30s/low 40s. more sunshine is likely on friday into saturday as high pressure tracks in. weekend outlook: we will have partly cloudy skies for saturday but computer standoff in a snowstorm. protesters in north dakota have been told to leave. people have been showing up to support the standing rock sioux tribe -- which is upset about which would cover four states, including iowa -- will damage their water governor's evacuation order with winter on the way. after

and i'm jerry gallagher. eileen loan. good morning. eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: rain and drizzle continue to track through the kwwl viewing area this morning. temperatures have been holding steadyin winds turn to the northwest and the rain cuts off.... however, we will still see some drizzle. temperatures will manage a few pretty gray through thanksgiving day, too... and we could see some fog and drizzle... i'll if you're just waking up... if you're just waking up... getting ready to hit the road today for thanksgiving. it's the busiest travel day of the year -- and most thanksgiving travelers choose to drive instead of fly... kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in waterloo.. you can tell us more about holiday travel. not too many cars out on the that will change by tonight... . according to triple-a... there will be about one million more people

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. eileen on camera behind the cold front yesterday, today will be mild in comparison. partly cloudy skies will continue through daytime hours. highs today will be above average in the mid 40s to the north and low 50s to the south. winds could be a little breezy at times but for the most part won't be an issue. tonight, additional clouds begin to track in ahead of a weather-maker that could bring a few flurries most likely will not be any accumulation by sunrise on wednesday. wednesday brings the potential for a light rain/snow mix across eastern iowa. the best chance would be in our northern counties but days from december and we're talking about tornadoes. severe weather rolled through eastern iowa yesterday. this video was sent to us from a viewer near parkersburg, with a funnel forming above butler county. butler county emergency management says -- fortunately -- the county escaped with very

i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete stormtrack 7 weather team: we have a mix of precip showing up on radar, but most of this isn't reaching the ground. what is, won't stick around too long... temperatures are in the 30s and we have southeast winds already 10-20 mph and they will stay strong all day long. the first round of precip will die out although we may end up with drizzle and mist much of the morning. rain tracks in by this afternoon and will continue tonight and into tomorrow. temps today will only climb into the mid 30s to mid chances all day. we should dry out for part of the day thursday... i'll let you knof coming up. a big story this morning: the school bus driver in a deadly crash in tennessee has been arrested. at least five kids were killed. police believe the driver was this morning. as families in chattanooga mourn and grapple for answers this scene mangled school bus on its side...

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i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: areas of high clouds over us this morning will stick around most of the day. temperatures are holding mostly in the low to mid 40s and the winds are turning to the west and will eventually turn to the northwest and run mainly 10-15 mph. we keep the variably cloudy skies and keep our highs in the mid to upper 50s with those northwesterly winds mainly dry this week, but there is a change as we head toward the weekend. i'll have those details in a few minutes. we begin with the white house transition. president-elect donald trump takes over in 67 days. tracie potts has the latest on she's following up on a few of his campaign promises. the trump transition team has announced republican party chair reince priebus will serve as chief of staff and conservative news executive ste

and i'm jerry gallagher. let's take a look at the forecast -- here's eileen areas of high clouds over us temperatures are holding mostly in the low to mid 40s and the winds are turning to the west and will eventually turn to the northwest and run mainly 10-15 mph. we keep the variably cloudy skies and keep our highs in the mid to upper 50s with those northwesterly winds at 5-15 mph. we stay mild and mainly dry this week, but there is a change as we head toward the weekend. i'll have those details in a few minutes. mph. we keep the variably cloudy minutes. happening today -- changes possible after a child is hit by a car. at tonight's waterloo's city council meeting... they could approve adding a speed bump near a school to keep kids safe. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in waterloo with more details. at tonight's city council adding a speed bump out in front of highland elementary. this all comes after parents voiced their concerns when an eight year old was hit while riding her bike near the school. the

i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a few clouds are tracking into the area this morning, but otherwise we will see mainly sunny skies for veterans day. temperatures are not too bad right now.. in the 30s to the mid 40s... but we may not climb too much more today with north winds at 5 to 15 mph....they will be mainly 10-15 mph will gust higher for much of the day before dying down this evening. while cooler than we actually closer to where we should be for veterans day... in the upper 40s to mid 50s. gusty coming up. breaking news this morning: a fire in waterloo. it's on commercial street. this is a live look at the scene. police say it's an abandoned apartment buildling. but firefighters did find someone inside and helped him out -- and we've been told he should be ok. old building... built in 1906. we'll continue to follow this story t

and i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: we have a mix of precip showing up on radar, but most of this long... temperatures are in the 30s and we have southeast winds already 10-20 mph and they will stay strong all day long. the first round of precip will die out although we may end up with drizzle and mist much of the morning. rain tracks in by this afternoon and will continue tonight and into tomorrow. temps today will onl 40s at most with those strong southeast winds and new this morning... one last wish... an eastern iowa woman knew she was losing her battle to cancer. so she made a final wish... to help her students. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in waverly... you can tell us more. years.... and was the administrative assistant to the school's president... she was a leader in the community.

and i'm jerry gallagher. areas of fog have formed this morning with visibilities dropping to less than a mile in several areas. skies cleared out, although there area a few tracking though our southernmost counties. temperatures are in the 40s to low 50s this morning... that'b point yesterday morning. we should end up with about the same highs as yesterday, though, with plenty of sunshine getting temps back into the low to mid 60s this afternoon. the weekend is looking pretty good... i'll have that forecast more about the two iowa police officers killed while sitting in their patrol cars. sergeant tony beminio had been with the des moines police department since 2005. officer justin martin just joined the urbandale department last year. outside both departments -- tributes to the officers. officers are being hugged-- prayers are being said and tears are being shed. it's hard for anyone to understand how this could have happened. two men -- whose job -- was to protect and serve us all... senseless." a memorial

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven 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 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, cool

and i'm jerry gallagher. tracking along a stalled front. this morning. northeasterly winds are calm to around 15 mph these showers and storms today, with the best chance we are following breaking news scattered shower and a few thunderstorms are tracking along low 60s across the kwwl viewing i'll let you know if the warmer we are following breaking news morning. two central iowa police officers are dead in what police are calling "ambush-style attacks." the two officers were shot just two miles apart. polcie just held a news conference about an hour ago -- they are still working to put together a description of the suspect. police say an officer responded to a report of shots fired and found an urbandale officer had been shot. a des moines officer was found shot 20 minutes later. police say both officers were shot while sitting in their patrol cars. we're very well aware of the society that we live in and the segment of our population holds.so we're as vigilant as we can be while still providing the des moine

and i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now good morning. eileen on camera information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: are holding mostly in the low to mid 40s and the winds are turning to the west mph. we keep the variably cloudy skies and keep our highs in the mid to upper 50s with those northwesterly winds at 5-15 mph. we stay mild and mainly dry this week, but there is a change as we head toward the weekend. i'll have those details in a few minut new this morning... changes in waterloo after a child is hit by a car. at waterloo's city council meeting.... they may approve kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in waterloo with more details. at tonight's city council meeting... it's expected they'll aprove adding a speed bump out in front of highland elementary. voiced their concerns when an eight year old was hit while hour... but many drivers are going 33 miles- per- hour in the area. they're hoping the speed bump will slow down traffic. parents

and i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now good morning. eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: some light fog may affect your morning commute this morning, but we skies are clear and should stay that way all day. temperatures are mainly in the 40s, but we have a few 30s showing up this morning. winds are less than 10 mph but will pick up from the southwest today and stay around that 10 mph rang push temperatures back into the mid to upper 60s this afternoon. we pretty much repeat that story for the next couple of days. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. continuing coverage into a deadly ambush of two police officers here in iowa. man accused of killing them. scott greene is facing first degree murder charges. this morning -- we're learning a judge ordered him to move out of his mom's basement by the end of the week -- and that order came hours before the shootings. sergeant

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven temperatures have dropped into the upper 30s to low 40s... similar to yesterday morning. we have light south winds and mainly clear skies, although some high clouds are tracking in ahead of a cold front that will track through later today... that will bring more clouds and a chance of some rain by late afternoon. generally, it will be mainly sunny most of the day with that chance of showers late. highs will stay above normal... in the low to mid 60s today with south winds around 5 to 10 mph. things change a bit tomorrow.... i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. we're now down to a matter of hours -- not days. the polls open tomorrow morning -- as the race to the white candidates will be today. with 42 million votes already in... hillary clinton has a four-point lead in our last nbc-wall street journal poll. and the fbi now says its email review is over... with no smoking gun.. no charges..

and i'm jerry gallagher. we still have temperatures in upper teens to low 20s this morning... a bit below normal. winds are light to around 10 mph from the east and will turn a around 10 mph this afternoon. we should stay mainly clear today with a few more clouds this afternoon... most of the clouds track in tonight as the next system tracks in. but today... mostly sunny with highs in the upper 30s to have a couple of days of rain, but could also have some snow and sleet mixing in at times. i'll explain coming up. southeast... and be mainly around 10 mph this afternoon. we afternoon... most of the clouds track in tonight as the next system tracks in. but today... a developing story -- protestors go toe to toe with police over a tear gas and rubber bullets at them. this all happening in north dakota where some four-hundred people are prtoesting the dakota access pipeline. officers appear to be using water cannons --in cold weather -- causing the weather to freeze. however, a spokesperson for the fire departmen

and i'm jerry gallagher. temperatures are actually warming up a bit this morning... back into the upper 30s to low 40s over most of the kwwl viewing area. that is due s they will be mainly around 15 mph but gusting to 25 mph today before dying down this evening. we also have pretty clear skies out there this morning... that will continue today with mild temperatures, too... aiming for the low to mid 60s this afternoon. we cool down for veterans day, though as a cold highways blocked, crowds erupting. across the country -- a number of protests from people who do not support our country's next president. in california -- several hundred people blocked one of the busiest freeways. not their president. "hey, ho ho, donald trump has ...proteistng into the election victory that shocked the world. philadelphia... ...to oregon... ...and down through the west coast to los angeles... ...some demonstrators there -- setting fire to a donald trump effigy... others -- blocking the highway. in new york -- as many as 5,000 p

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist forecast. eileen on camera after a fantastic weekend, our temperatures have dropped into the upper 30s to low 40s... similar to yesterday morning. we have light south winds and mainly cle are tracking in ahead of a cold front that will track through later today... that will bring low to mid 60s today with south have that forecast for you in a few minutes. we're now down to a matter of hours -- not days. the polls open tomorrow morning iowa... wraps up. that race has been tightening. tracie potts tells us where the candidates will be today. with 42 million votes already hillary clinton has a four-point lead in our last nbc-wall street journal poll. and the fbi now says its email review is over... with no smoking gun.. no charges.. and many of those 650-thousand emails.. duplicates. clinton did not mention it in new hampshire. she did talk about the day after the election: "we will have some work to do to bring about healing and reconciliation after this election. we have to begin listening to on

this morning, a look at one of i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. eileen on camera for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: some light fog may affect your morning commute this morning, but we don't have too many problems being reported out there. skies are clear and should stay that way all day. temperatures are mainly in the 40s, but we have a few 30s showing up this morning. winds are less than 10 mph but will pick up from the day. that, along with plenty of sunshine, will help push temperatures back into the mid to upper 60s this afternoon. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. than 10 mph but will pick up from the southwest today and stay around that 10 mph range much of the this morning -- we're learning more about the man accused of murdering two iowa police officers -- in an ambush attack. a judge had ordered scott greene to move out of his mom's shootings. green

i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. thanksgiving, eastern iowa! most the second system is close enough that there will be very little sunshine today, if any. 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 low to mid 40s. the weekend starts off quite mild and as a warm front will track through. highs on saturday 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 to normal to close out the month. after monday, dry weather continues into late next week. the holiday has a much different feel to it in one part of the country this morning. a deep sense of loss in tennessee after another child has died after a school bus crash this

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. eileen on camera temperatures don't look too bad right now, but this is likely the warmest it will be the rest right now with not too many be gust to 30 mph or higher and west.. a wind advisory is posted to 50 mph. we may have a few showers track through today, but it will be mainly windy and now with not too many gusts, but that changes....by late morning the winds will evening as the winds turn to the may have a few showers track through today, but it will be mainly getting colder. out with t-shirts, in with the sweate. the next few days will feel like the seasons are changing. storm track seven's amanda gilbert is live in waterloo -- with the importance of being prepared. right now it's not too bad out... but i have my warm coat on.. ready to go.... temperatures are expected to drop so low by tonight that we might even be seeing some snow. you're going to want to have an emergency kit in y

and i'm jerry gallagher. road today. rain and drizzle continue to track through the kwwl viewing area this morning. temperatures have been holding steady in the mid 30s to continue this morning until the temperatures will manage a few more degrees today but it will be fairly gloomy... we stay pretty gray through thanksgiving day, too... and we could see minutes. easterly winds at 5 to 15 mph. rain will continue this morning until the winds turn to the northwest and temperatures will manage a few m our top story this morning -- packing the bags and packing some patience today. such a busy day on the road and at the airport. a live look at 218 in waterloo behind us now. most thanksgiving travelers choose to drive instead of fly... kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in waterloo.. you can tell not too many cars out on the road right now... but i'm sure that will change by tonight... . according to triple-a... there will be about one million more people traveling this thanksgiving season compared to last year. that's the mos

and i'm jerry gallagher. unseasonably warm throughout the month -- we see tornados in iowa -- in november. funnel clouds and tornadoes. parkersburg -- which saw an ef-5 tornado back in 2008 -- held its breath as a funnel cloud passed through town. this time -- a shed blown off roof damage. in radcliffe -- that's in hardin county -- people say they heard gusty winds and loud booms. flipped... power lines knocked down... and tree branches strewn all over the place. no injuries have been reported. let's find out what's on tap for today -- here's storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart. behind the cold front yesterday, today will be mild in comparison. partly today will be above average in the mid 40s to the north and low 50s to the south. winds could be a little breezy at times but for the most part won't be an issue. weather-maker that could bring a few flurries overnight...there most likely will not be any accumulation by sunrise on wednesday. wednesday brings the potential for a light rain/snow mix acro

and i'm jerry gallagher. widespread as yesterday morning. we still have mainly clear skies and temperatures are in the mid to upper 30s across most of the viewing area. winds are light to 10 mph from a northerly direction but will turn to the southeast and become gusty this afternoon. we should warm into the upper 50s to mid 60s this afternoon as well.... one more really nice day after this before things change. i'll have the details in a few minutes. northerly direction but will turn to the southeast and become well.... one more really nice our top story this morning -- protests around the country, including here in iowa, over the dakota access oil pipeline. the pipeline would cross through much of iowa -- though much of the debate -- has been focused on a section of land in north dakota. around the country yesterday -- around 70 people at this one in dubuque. they stood in front of a u-s bank. an organization called food and water watch named u-s bank one of 38 banks helping contribute money to the pipeline project. u-s bank did not commen

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meterologist rachael peart is here with a look at your forecast. low pressure is moving just minnesota line through the day wednesday...driving our weather here in eastern iowa. as it tracks off to the east, we have the potential to see some flurries. a rain/snow mix is possible. southern counties may not see anything except clouds. however, even the northern counties won't see much accumulation by the time all is said and done...highs today will be in the low 40s. overnight, a few lingering flurries are possible. as temperatures fall to near freezing (32f), fog is possible. december begins with near normal highs in the upper 30s/low 40s. more sunshine is likely on friday into saturday as high pressure tracks in. weekend outlook: we will have computer models are not in agreement about sunday. some keep it dry, others bring in some precipitation. we will watch it carefully. with highs in the 40s, any precip looks it would be like rain. we are watching a system for the

kwwl's jerry gallagher is digging deeper into the problem -- and where go from here -- in sick of the cost. "repealing and replacing the disaster known as he's now on his way to washington, a city already hearing plenty about the problem from iowans. "in our state, we improved rate increases up to 43-percent, impacting 75,000 iowans." that's nick gerhart, the insurance commissioner for the state of iowa, called to testify before congress. "my fear is that it's just going to get worse." a uni grad, gerhart was appointed by governor branstad. his office signs off on rate increases from insurance me 3 or 4 years ago, that we'd have a 43% increase and the state would'e it, i would've said 'no way,' but we did because it's justified unfortunately." the insurance companies argue they need you to pay more to cover the high costs of those iowans who were not insured before. think of the cost of health care like a dartboard. you have medical care -- like tests and surgeries -- covering much of the board, prescription drugs taking up another big chunk. but recently, the focus of the conversatio

jerry gallagher from florida 17:38:49 as time went on... we wanted him to win 17:38:00 we've also been tracking right now-- hashtag the morning after is trending on twitter-- and so is what do we tell the children. mk-- 13an. breaking overnight.... a man is sound asleep-- when masked men pull him out of bed.... parker collins is tracking this terrifying home invasion for us this morning. he was fast and first to the scene near valley view and washington. police say the guys broke into this hous they beat him up and tied him up they took his money and some other stuff. police are looking for these two men right now. thankfully the victim's injuries aren't life threatening. reporting live parker collins >>> good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. the most stunning upset in american history. donald j. trump elected the 45th president of the united states. >> i will be president for all americans and i promise you that i will not let you down. we will do a great job. >> the political outsider billionaire businessman, r

and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist forecast. eileen on camera temperatures are actually warming up a bit this morning... back into the upper 30s to low 40s over most of the kwwl viewing area. that winds starting to pick up... they will be mainly around 15 mph but gusting to 25 mph today before dying down this evening. we also have pretty clear skies out there this morning... that will continue today with mild temperatures, too... aiming for the low to mid a big story this morning: five people shot outside a store in seattle. it happened near a demonstration election of donald trump. but police say it does not appear the shooting was connected to the protest. officers say four men and a woman were wounded after an argument at a busy intersection. two are now fighting for their lives this morning in the hospital. police are still looking for the shooter. the protest in seattle is one of many across the country. thousands taking to the streets in cities like chicago, new york and kansas city. people are yelling things about donald

good morning, i'm jerry gallagher. ally is off storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. eileen on camera not much is happening out there right now, although we may still have a flurry or two to deal with early... mainly just cloudy. temperatures are holding in the and will stay about that same afternoon with mostly clear skies overnight. today will be mainly cloudy this morning with more sunshine for the afternoon...especially to the west. highs in the low to mid 40s... but we warm up potential for thunderstorms to the state... i'll have the details coming up. the west. highs in the low to friday is here -- shoppers are out ready to grab the best deals they can. kwwl's amanda gilbert is live in waterloo-- amanda, menards doesnt open for another 30 minutes it's a crazy morning in front of menards in waterloo. there's a huge line that stretches done the front of the store. people started lining up around 4:30 and the store doesn't open until 6 first people in line who

and i'm jerry gallagher. a few clouds are tracking into the area this morning, but otherwise we will see mainly sunny skies for veterans day. temperatures are not too bad too much more today with north winds at 5 to 15 mph....they will be mainly 10-15 mph will gust higher for much of the day before dying down this evening. while cooler than we have been seeing, this is actually closer to while cooler than we have been seeing, this is actually closer to where we should be for veterans day... in the upper 40s to mid 50s. gusty winds die down and will lead to a rather chilly night tonight... i'll have more coming up. -- waterloo firefighters pull a man from a fire. now the man they saved -- is in jail. chad bruce now faces trespassing charges kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in waterloo with more on started a fire accidentally shortly after three this morning ....in the abandoned apartment building behind me. no one was hurt in the fire but as you can see from this video.....firefighters did have to rescue a

and i'm jerry gallagher. a new era in american politics. voters -- fed up with status quo -- elect a political outsider as the 45th president. around 1:30 this morning the associated press called the presidential race for donald trump. pennsylvania was a big prize that came down late. we will have much more about the election coming up. we have plenty of clear skies out there, but haven't seen too many problems with fog this closer to normal for this time of the year. wind are light to around 10 mph from the cool start, we should manage to get back into states is donald trump. trump won the key states of ohio, florida, pennsylvania and wisconsin. he took the stage early this morning to give his victory speech. i look very much forward to years or maybe even 8 years..you will say that's something you were very proud to do." headquarters -- heads shaking, tears streaming down faces. clinton did not take the stage. she did call him to concede -- and we do expect to hear from her sometime today. emily schmidt tells us how momentum shifted as th

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house majority pac is responsible and i'm jerry gallagher. thank you for joining us for a coverage for you -- looking at the races going on here in eastern iowa. let's start with our election day forecast -- here's storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan. eileen on camera a cold front tracking through the area this morning is squeezing out a f will quickly clear out. temperatures are in the 50s with the clouds but have dropped into the 40s with the mph as the front tracks to the east and will stay mainly 10-15 mph for the rest of the day. we will be mainly sunny and cooler today with highs about where they are right now. northwest winds will stay gusty. very both presidential candidates hold rallies late into the night hoping to make sure people go out and vote. by the time hillary clinton took the stage in north carolina -- it was officially election day husband, daughter, and performers jon bon jovi and lady "there is no reason my friends why americas' best days are not ahead of us if we reach for them together." today -- clinton will v

and i'm jerry gallagher. we have a mix of precip showing but most of this isn't reaching the ground. what is, won't stick around too long... temperatures are in the 30s and we have southeast winds already 10-20 mph and they will stay strong ala first round of precip will die out although we may end up with drizzle and mist much of the tomorrow. temps today will only climb into the mid 30s to mid 40s at most with day thursday... i'll let you know if that will affect your wish... an eastern iowa woman knew she was losing her battle to cancer. so she made a final wish... to help her students as they prepare to graduate college. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in waverly... you can tell us more. cindy carlson worked at wartburg college for 17 years.... and was the administrative assistant to the school's president... she was a leader in the community... and known for always dressing professionaly. carlson knew she was losing her battle with cancer...so she started thinking about those she cared for. that's wh

and i'm jerry gallagher. with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a few clouds are tracking into the area this morning, but otherwise we will see mainly sunny skies right now.. in the 30s to the mid 40s... but we may not climb too much more today with north winds at 5 to 15 mph....they will be mainly 10-15 mph will gust higher for much of the day before dying down this evening. while cooler than we have been seeing, this is winds die down and will lead to a rather chilly night tonight... i'll have more coming up. breaking news this morning... waterloo firefighters rescue a man after a fire. it started in an abandoned apartment building. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in waterloo with the latest. i'm at the 900 block of commercial street and waterloo firefighters confirm a fire started in this abandoned three this morning. they say the fire is now out and no one

ake sot jerry gallagher from flotsam 17:38:20 once he started taking those states he needed, states they said he must win, i saw the path clear right up and said he's gonna do it 17:38:30 we've also been tracking reaction from both sides on social media. right now-- hashtag morning after is still trending on twitter-- its been trending all morning. mk-- 13an. metro police need your help identifying these men they believe are responsible for a series of cell phone store robberies. police say each time they'd walk in posing as customers, wait to distract the workers and take phones and run out. officers believe the men are a faded black chevrolet malibu with california license plate. if you see them call police. new information on that car taken to u-m-c trauma after this three car crash near lake mead and simmons. one of them is still in the hospital with serious injuries. it happened just after 7 this morning and it shut down the intersection for hours but it's back open now. - v this man you see here is zachary cory and he's now charged with a shooting his daughter last night..... he's

jerry gallagher, news 7, kwwl. >> ron: thank you, jerry. so great to hear him speak of his wife of over 60 years, a a very large family, his children, his grandsons. fan taflt tick to hear him talk about his wife the way he does. >> amanda: and if you can showing senator jazzili's win. front row and center for the big acceptance winning speech, macleod hageman. >> reporter: no more anxiety, i can barely hear myself think or talk right now, extremely loud in here, jut having a good time, some in tears. look at this over here, just truly excited. reporting a republican reaction, all of them sharing the excitement with the media and people coming together to share the excitement right here. all that anxiety, a really good time for everyone here and senator grassley saying he is work. >> they saw me work three jobs to support my family. they saw me enter a race for the congress. they saw me launch a senate campaign against all odds 36 years ago. here we are still working for the people of iowa for those 36 years >> reporter: the republican watc

i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. eileen on camera for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: temperatures are actually warming up a bit this morning... back into the upper 30s to low 40s over most of the kwwl they will be mainly around 15 mph but gusting to 25 mph today before dying down this morning... that will continue today with mild temperatures, too... aiming for the low to mid 60s this afternoon. we cool down for veterans day, though as a cold front tracks through. i'll have that forecast for you in a few a big story this morning: five poeple shot outside a store in seattle. it happened near a demonstration where people were protesting the election of donald trump. but police say it does not appear the shooting was connected to the protest. officers say four men and a two are now fighting for their lives this morning in the hospital. police are still looking for the shooter. the protest in seattle is one of many across t

i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete

i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: some fog again this morning, but not as widespread as yesterday morning. we still have mainly clear skies and temperatures are in the mid to upper 30s across most of the viewing area. winds are light to 10 mph from a northerly should warm into the upper 50s to mid 60s this afternoon as well.... one more really nice day after this details in a fe president-elect donald trump -- pushing back on twitter overnight -- saying his transition is not in turmoil. he says things are going well. capitol hill. president elect donald overnight that only he knows finalists for turmoil. "you have governor christie and his team moving out, others congressman mike rodgers is out, in what sources call a "stalin- esque purge" of people associated with former transition leader chris christie. son-in-law jared kushner wielding influence. the te

i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen on camera for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: areas of dense fog have formed in the last few hours over the kwwl viewing area. we have mainly clear skies now, but clouds are tracking in from the west... mainly high and thin. temperatures are in the 30s to mid 40s this morning and winds are calm to around 10 mph from the north, but they will become more westerly today and we should end up with plenty of sunlight. highs will stay mild... in the up even warmer tomorrow and thursday... but a change is coming by friday. i'll have more in a few minutes. some new developments this morning as the white house transition begins to take shape. former new york mayor rudy favorite to become the next secretary of state. tracie potts has more on the trump team taking shape. criticism is pouring in on president- elect donald trump's choice of stev

i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: low pressure is moving just north of the iowa- minnesota here in eastern iowa. as it tracks off to the east, we have the potential to see some flurries. a rain/snow mix is possible. southern counties may not see anything except clouds. however, even the northern counties won't see much accumulation by the time all is said and done...highs today overnight, a few lingering flurries are possible. as temperatures fall to near freezing (32f), fog is possible. december begins with near normal highs in the upper 30s/low 40s. more sunshine is likely on friday into saturday as high pressure tracks in. weekend outlook: we will have a big story this morning: a standoff in a snowstorm. people have been showing up to support the standing rock sioux tribe -- which is upset about the dak

i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. eileen on camera 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl the upper teens to low 20s this morning... a bit below normal. winds are light to around 10 mph from the east and will turn a should stay mainly clear today have some snow and sleet mixing developing overnight: chaos in north dakota. 400 people protesting the dakota access pipeline face off with law enforcement. them -- and it appears police have been using water cannons to keep them back. firefigthers say they're using hoses to put out fires set by protesters. the pipeline is almost done -- about 85-percent of it has been built. the standing rock sioux tribe has been protesting the construction for months -- saying it will pollute the water and destroy some of their sacred sites. the pipeline would stretch through four states, including iowa. now to another big story this morning: enforcement in several states. one officer -- shot and killed in