kwwl's taylor bailey joins us live with more. taylor? so many people stopped by the resturant -- getting a last look at the historic building. a kitchen fire--destroys an eastern iowa staple in oelwein -- now just a pile of luigi's resturant opened took those 57 years from a family and a community. resturant for over fifty years-- say they are speechless. even one man telling me he worked here for twenty nine years he fire" some taking photos--some taking parts of the historic resturant--coping with the loss in their own way. "it's hard to speak for it because i can't imagine myself going through what they are going through right now, i can't imagine it" something beverly also can't imagine...looking next door and no longer seeing the resturant she s miss the lights, at night you could always look over there and see the street lights and the security lights on around there and everything like that it, that's what i am going to miss beverly and many others hoping the family rebuilds and reopens a new live in studio -- taylor bailey -- new

kwwl's taylor bailey joins us live in cedar rapids with the latest taylor? i spoke with multiple cedar rapids police officers and they tell me they are having a difficult time locating family memebers to notify them of the deaths. two people were killed in the crash. a viewer sent us this morning accident on 3-80 the two people inside the car that struck the police were pronounced dead at the scene now the two police officers who were in the car are being treated tonight for non- lifethreatening injuries related to the crash. live in cedar rapids -- taylor bailey -- news seven -- kwwl. since the crash -- authorities released little information about the incident -- but we do know since the crash -- authorities have released little information about the incident -- but we do know police are working to find out where the two people were from to contact their family. a comfortable forecast across eastern iowa this thanksgiving weekend. let's check in with storm track seven meteoroligist kyle kiel for a look at your first forecast. kyle? from the kwwl stormtrack

live in the studio -- taylor bailey -- news seven -- kwwl. mac... thanks taylor. there's been some confusion -- who was driving the vehicle. we're waiting to confirm that information with cedar rapids police. the family adding -- they've set up a go-fundme account. money raisied will help with funeral expenses and go to kaitlyn's daughter. continuing coverage -- president-elect donald trump speaking out for the first time fueled by green party candidate jill stein -- and now the clinton campaign. the president elect says the effort is a scam. the president- elect working on his white house team -- with some people on the inner circle not happy about mitt romney as the possible secretary of state. jennifer johnson has that story. super: palm beach, fl :00-:05) is angrily tweeting about hillary clinton's decision to join an election recount effort in wisconsin. (===============twitter :12-:17) on twitter...trump and look to the future..." screen in upper left corner - facebook logo - and page name jill stein :18-:33) green party candidate jill stein has made the req

kwwl's taylor bailey joins us live from cedar falls with more. taylor? mac--the smell of smoke lingers in down town cedar falls. anything. billowing smoke making it difficult to see firefighters battle a fire -- taking over much of the cedar falls sky --worrying people in the area. "when you see that much smoke that close to home, you're gonna check it out" authorities confirm a city building used for storage caught fire morning. witnesses say they believe it's used to keep confiscated property. "you couldn't see much except "people in the area tell me they rushed to the scene because of pump may have caught fire or even the apartment buidlings down here in cedar falls." "my first thought was that is was viking pump right ajacent to these buildings years, fortunatley it wasn't viking pump" people who saw the smoke were concerned for friends who live in downtown apartments and immediately responded to see if any other buildings were affected. fortunately for firefighters -- the fire started problems downtown, over my years i've seen many bad fires downtow

kwwl's taylor bailey joins us live in cedar falls with more. taylor? mac--the accident happened on the 1st street bridge here... though people in the area say they didn't see it happen--they saw a lot ofl night. cedar falls police officers responded to a two vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of highway 57. police say one person was pronounced dead at the scene. cedar falls scanner traffic gives us an idea of what here and first and main white car and a van, white van and a car, we have a girl trapped in one of the vehicles, the vehicle available from a near by intersection--but they can not give it to us until the investigation is right after hearing the sirens she turned to facebook asking people to start praying. live in cedar falls...taylor bailey...news seven...kwwl thanks taylor -- police say they are not releasing names until family members are notified. much of eastern iowa this weekend. let's check in with first forecast. kyle? from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional f

kwwl's taylor bailey going inside the home today and joins us live from there now. taylor? the woman who lived in this home says it all happened in a matter of ten the kitchen the woman who lives inside says she was toasting a pop tart she walked out of the kitchen and into her bed room "from the toaster oven, into my bedroom to yelling at them to calling the fire department, four and a half minutes, i bet you ten minutes, "ten minutes to destroy your home" ten mintues, that's all it took" carla says she is grateful she was awake because the home has no tonight--carla and her son are homeless. they are staying with family until they figure out what is next for them. live in waterloo...taylor bailey...news seven...kwwl waterloo fire fighters confirm the fire did start in the toaster and the home is not livable. a local police force's riot gear is destroyed - after a fire at an cedar falls fire department says there is no reason to believe arson was invovled. however police saying all of the evidence kept inside-now a total loss. the fire department using a drone to help in t

kwwl's taylor bailey with the grandmother today. taylor? the anderson's are really involved in their seven grandchildren's lives. they recieved a mysterous phone nats phone ringing..."hello" joann anderson is greeted by... "hi grandma this is your explain his call "i sound funny because i was in an accident and i broke my nose grandson told her he was in the dominican republic for a wedding. he says he was arrested for drinking and driving. "then he says i need money to get out of jail and i said oh i am so sorry honey but we can't help you" "at first i was saying oh i am so sorry honey and you know i feel bad that that happened but then would never call her for money--she knew then it was a scam. "how do they find out? how do they know to call that number and say hi grandma how would you know she's not twenty five?" fortunatley after about ten minutes--the conversation ended--and the anderson's didn't soon as he found out we weren't gonna send money then he hung up" the anderson's say their grandson and works as a cancer researcher. they a

kwwl's taylor bailey with the homeowner today. taylor? bryan butcher and his wife lived in this home for 17 years and raised two daughters there. tuesday--everything was taken flames and smoke greeted a couple as they drove down their driveway... "well the ironic thing was we just closed on the sale of the house and we just had gotten back from the closing" though the butcher's sold their home--all of their belongings were still inside. bryan and his wife raised their two girls in this house--looking at it today--he acknowledges everything is gone. "everything that you know associated with the kids and family was in the house and so the fire starting hee- that everything is gone "i am kind of unspeakable, it's just horrible, horrible thing" "the homeowner says it took about twenty mintues for the fire to destory his family's home, he says all he could do is stand there and watch it" "there's just been a lot of good things that happened out here and just to see the house where you know, i've spent the last seventeen years it just rips you,

let's go to kwwl's taylor bailey live in central city taylor? the business behind me is unrecognizable--i am told the building held hundreds of liters of oil. the oil--causing multiple explosions the smoke--visible for miles 12 the fire after eight on thanksgiving morning people in the area say they heard an explosion--then saw flames many people coming to see the fire for themselves. hope they, this is one of the more enjoyable places that i worked at" the fire continued for hours--i am told the fire kept flaring up because of all the oil, the exact cause of t unknown. the central city fire chief telling me he is unsure of what chemicals could be in the smoke--urging people in the area to be cautious - shut their windows, turn off their furnaces and stay inside tonight. live in central city...taylor bailey...news seven...kwwl alright taylor thanks so much let's take a look at storm track highest the smoke from the radar with that in mind let's go to storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel now for from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see t

was sitting at her dinning room table--when a man backed his car through her living room kwwl's taylor bailey joins us live from the scene now. taylor? the woman who lived inside this appartment tells me the car stopped just three feet from her--she says she is blessed to be alive. a massive hole--left in the side of this appartment debris iscattered in the living room wall the couch where the renter usually sits--covered by pieces of the wall she says--had she been sitting there--she would have been hit releived she chose to sit gonna sit down i know it wasn't and just heard a big boom and then just to see a car sitting there" the driver of the car--rivers calhoun is facing charges operating while was fixing his obviously damaged car. i talked with rivers today who admitted to backing into her home. though he tells me he wasn't drinking--police and neighbors say otherwise. hear from him in the story i'm working on for six. live in waterloo...taylor bailey...news seven...kwwl no one was hurt in the accident. rivers was also charged with driving with a revoked license. let's go to storm track

kwwl's taylor bailey talkling with a mechanic today about how to make sure our cars are ready for the winter months. taylor? ron--the mechanic i talked with today check under your hood check your wippers prepare your car for the dredded winter weather. " doesn't really take that much its mostly common sense" and now he is showing you... "look just make sure things are alright before you leave, make sure your windows are cleared off make sure you have the snow cleared off the top of your car make sure you look out for others other than just looking out for yourself" before it snows--it's important to be prepared. making sure your tires are "if it's bald then you are going to slip and slide in the snow on ice you have to have tread" also checking the things under the hood like the battery and fluids... you want to make sure your antifreeze is good, you do not want your car to freeze up in the winter time, you'll be stuck on the side of the road." and if cables and always make sure you have at least a pair of gloves and a blanket because if you get stuck on the side of the surroundings a

kwwl's taylor bailey joins us live in waterloo with more-- taylor? the family who used to live in this home is homeless today--after fire destroyed the home early yesterday morning. a woman who rents the home says the fire started in her toaster she says she put a pop tart in the toaster--walked away and came back to her kitchen in flames detectors and waterloo firefighters say the home is no longer livable. karla says she is still trying to process everything and she is staying with family--for now carla, her son and her dog are homeless. live in waterloo...taylor bailey...news seven...kwwl tonight at five we'll get a look inside the home at the damage. and find out what's next for the let's go to storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel now for your first forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: things will start to cool down across this area highs today will rise into the low 60s with partly cloudy to pa

taylor bailey ... news seven ... kwwl the stasi's say everyone who worked and came to the resturant were family. a few of the employees worked there for over 20 years. we've had a very warm november -- will it stretch through this week? let's go to the man that knows the answer -- that's storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg. 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete stormtrack 7 weather team: the unusually warm and dry of wind to the area thursday seasons...a big temperature swing. we are heading back to reality by saturday. high the storm moves northeast of iowa, the wind shifts to the low temperatures in the low 20s the unusually warm and dry of wind to the area thursday also experience a change in seasons...a big temperature swing. we are heading back to reality by saturday. high the storm moves northeast of weekend are in the low 40s and low temperatures in the low 20s seasons...a big temperature swing. we are heading back to reality by saturday. high iowa, the wind shifts to the weeken

live in waterloo...taylor bailey...news seven...kwwl the little pantries should be at the jesse cosby neighborhood center in waterloo and one in the 18 hundred block of newell street. for more information about how to help - visit kwwl dot com. coming up... caring for others...through clothes an eastern iowa woman is helping others but she's doing it in a unique way and.... a big boom... that ends with rubble, dust, and debris.... that's coming up in just a few minutes. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast next. "this is kwwl news at five. with ron steele, amanda goodman, rick coleman. we've got you covered." --------- --------- --------- "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." it's feeling like summer out there today, mark! are things going to change? let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now for your forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from t

kwwl's taylor bailey sits down with a witness -- explaining what he saw. police lights flashing near exit on 3-80 in cedar rapids -- during a two car crash "she was coming around the bend and she never really turned right for the bend and then realized it at the last minute she wasn't turning and going to hit the gardral and over corrected it and just shot herself directly into the police when matt langguth and out the back window and i couldn't get it to break so i had the police officer come over and break out the back window and i climbed in the back seat and the two officers that were injured in the crash were responding to another accident when they were hit from over on its passengers side end was smashed in" matt says--he checked on the police officers who seemed okay...next he checked the two victims. "it was really hectic at first like trying to get everything under control and figure out what just happened and figure out if everyone was okay or not and gone" both matt and his girlfriend saying the scene was horrific-- "you don't really respect li

live in waterloo...taylor bailey...news seven...kwwl the cause of the fire is still under investigation. continuing coverage tonight -- as a woman broadcasts her -- inside a busy coffee shop. [blank] with me today, it'll actually be live. of course, we know that the pig does whatever it wants -- whether its streaming live, live streaming or whatever. the only thing that ain't live about the po po is how they kill people and get away for it." the video was streaming live on the woman's facebook page -- during a recent visit to in cedar rapids. kwwl's kristin rogers joins us live from cedar rapids --kristin? it's certainly not an easy thing to watch--- a police officer--in uniform-- being verbally harassed--simply for being an officer. the woman proudly--live- streaming it for all to see. "we are streaming live from, is melyssa jo kelly--her listen as she livestreams her interation with a cedar rapids police officer inside a popular coffee shop "we got the po po wearing the black thing on her badge, i guess she is sorry a couple of care at the university of iowa hopsital and clinics with

live in waterloo...taylor bailey...news seven...kwwl police say the patrol car will remain on display until both officers are layed to rest. the tragedy in des moines is impacting people all over eastern iowa.. cedar falls third grade teacher kelly sullivan says when she woke up and heard the news... she was "and i heard back from him almost right away. i was so sad. i was devastated. their courage and commitment to their job is amazing, and it's so important to honor what they do because they truly are heroes. sullivan talked to her students about the importance of respecting and honoring police. together... her class decided to make posters with blue lines on because it's still good to respect the policemen even if shot the police officers but it made me mad." "we back the blue" " we support the blue line." the third grade teacher snapped a photo of her students standing together with their posters. she one bicyclist may have injuries after being ht by a car in dubuque this all happening yesterday afternoon police say gordan grams was drunk... and was hit by a car at the intersectio

taylor bailey ... news seven kwwl. the oelwein police department will keep the patrol car out front of the station until the two officers are layed to rest. an eastern iowa man convicted of murdering his daughter -- will not get a new trial. 63-year-old robert stern was found guilty in the 20-15 death of his 27-year-old daughter during a dubuque trail that ended in trial. according to our coverage partners at the telegraph herald -- an iowa district court judge denied the motion for a new trial this morning. decision 20-16 time now -- with the clock ticking down. election day is coming up on tuesday -- and the campaigns are trying their best to secure the support of our battleground state. the republican party's vice presidential nominee returning to rally supporters of donald trump in warren county -- but first he arrived in des moines on a trump-pence plane with -- ted cruz. cruz won iowa's caucus back in february. many young voters say the 20-16 presidential race has been more like a reality t-v show -- discussing t

kwwl's taylor bailey has been at the scene all day. she's live there now. taylor? the fire seems to be under control now but fire fighters tell me it will probably continue to burn for the rest of the night a fire ball fills the sky over central city... and it just puts off a big aray of many on thanksgiving morning...the smoke--visble for miles. "mutiple fire bombs going off, morning...the smoke--visble for miles. "mutiple fire bombs going off, black smoke and popping, yeah pretty scary" stand-up "the central city fire chief says they are not sure what caused the fire here, but they know oil was involved. at this point they are not sure what was in the smoke so they are urging people to be careful in the area" (taylor bailey, @tbaileykwwl) hunter wilson and his father used to work at iowa gold distributing hunter says when he heard about the fire--he had to come see it for hope they (blows up) i hope they it's kind of heart breaking, this is one of the more enjoyable places i've worked at" (hunter wilson, center ctiy) i am told six to eight people worked in the bu

live in the stuido...taylor bailey...news seven...kwwl mac? rogers believes president-elect trump has a great opportunity to be a transparent president -- saying it's up to him to bring the change he promised. new at six -- a burlington man accused of using a machete and skateboard to attack his 16-year- old girlfriend -- is convicted of kidnapping and willfull injury. without the possibility of parole. prosecutors say he attacked his girlfriend back in march for moving out of his parents' home. court documents indicate he wouldn't let her leave -- so he punched and kicked her. also -- using a machete and ash- tray to beat her. poland's mother got in the middle of the fight -- and his father took her to the hospital. police charge an indiana contractor-- accusing him of defraunding an iowa woman. 21-year old shawn bol-duc junior accused of pressuring an elderly woman to giving him several checks totally nearly 50-grand for home repair work. police are looking for two other men connected to the crime. a few loras college students want dubuque c

kwwl's taylor bailey joins us live in cedar rapids with the latest taylor? i spoke with multiple cedar rapids police officers and they tell me they are having a difficult time locating family memebers to notify them of the deaths. two people were killed in the crash. a viewer sent us this morning accident on 3-80 the two people inside the car that struck the police were pronounced dead at the scene now the two police officers who were in the car are being treated tonight for non- lifethreatening injuries related to the crash. live in cedar rapids -- taylor bailey -- news seven -- kwwl. since the crash -- authorities

live in studtio -- taylor bailey -- kwwl news. mac? thanks taylor -- people also gathering in hiawatha and marion to pray. new after football -- texas police looking for the person who shot one of their officers outside police headquarters. police say the officer was writing a traffic ticket in his car outside the san antonio when he was shot. they say another driver pulled up -- got out -- and shot the officer. "we don't have a motive, there area a couple of different angles that we're looking at. according to police -- the officer shot was detective benjamin marconi. he was with the department for 20 years. a firefighter dies trying to rescue people falling in a georgia river. one the city docks collapsed this afternoon sending at least a dozen people into the water. medical problem during the rescue. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. nearly 30 people were hurt -- inluding 12 people taken to the hospiital. a waterloo shooting reported 15 years ago in is re-examined -- after the gunshot victim dies from complications r

as kwwl's taylor bailey tells us -- there were concerns the fire would spread. billowing smoke making it difficult to see firefighters battle a fire -- taking over much of the cedar the area. "when you see that much smoke that close to home, you're gonna check it out" authorities confirm a city building used for storage caught fire before eleven o- clock sunday morning. witnesses say they believe it's used to keep confiscated smoke""oh it was just, it had the sun completely blocked out" stand-up "people in the area tell me they air, they say they were nervous that viking pump may have caught fire or even the apartment buidlings down here in cedar falls." "my first thought was that is was viking pump right ajacent to these buildings and my dad worked at viking pump for many years, fortunatley it wasn't viking pump" people who saw the smoke were concerned for friends who live in downtown apartments and immediately responded to see if any other buildings were affected. fortunately for firefighters -- the fire started in the storage building "it could have caused so

kwwl's taylor bailey reports. "we are just making sure you have an ambulance in route we've got a little girl bleeding from here on the first street bridge. people affected--including a young girl... "10-4 it's going to be on first and main we've got a girl trapped in one of the vehicals, stand-up people who live nearby say they saw several police cars and officers here late friday night--while the bridge was blocked. trapped in one of the vehicals, woman says she saw the ambulance go by her house. ambulences total, three ambulences total" she started praying. others say--crews were on scene for hours--investigating the fatality crash. in cedar falls...taylor bailey...news seven...kwwl an investigation into what happened here, continues. three people are in jail after a police chase in a stolen vehicle in jones county. tried stopping the vehicle with missouri plates -- but the driver took off through fields and ditches. police say the driver then rammed into a jones county sheriff's vehicle and a police cruiser. a

as kwwl's taylor bailey -- many rushed to see the fire, fearing it would spread. billowing smoke making it difficult to see firefighters battle a fire -- taking over much of the "when you see that much smoke that close to home, you're gonna check it out" authorities confirm a city building used for storage caught fire before eleven o- clock sunday morning. witnesses say they believe it's used to keep confiscated property. "you couldn't see much except smoke""oh it was just, it had the sun completely blocked out" stand-up "people in the area tell me they fire or even the apartment buidlings down here in cedar falls." "my first thought was that is was viking pump right ajacent to these buildings and my dad worked at viking pump for many years, fortunatley it wasn't viking pump" people who saw the smoke were concerned for friends who live in downtown apartments and immediately responded to see if any other buildings were affected. fortunately for firefighs problems downtown, over my years i've seen many bad fires downtown, we don't need another one" that was taylor b

live in waterloo...taylor bailey...news seven...kwwl after fire crews searched the building they did not find anyone else inside. the cause of the fire is still unknown, ' a dubuque business will now pay a 15-hundred dollar fine and have to give up its liquor this after selling alcohol to underagers...accor ding to our coverage partners at the telegraph herald the chocolaterie stam on main street in dubque according to officials, this is their second offense after thirty days, the store can get its liquor license back its liquor license back veterans across the country--appreciate d today for their service. and right here in eastern iowa- businesses and schools honoring them for their bravery. kwwl's elizabeth amanieh spent the day with a few of these veterans. elizabeth. amanda-r went today-there was a certain kind of gratitude in the air for these lot of words. they say to always look up in life. and if you remebered to american flag. saluting our country. (honking nats) and the brave veterans that have served to protect it. he's not a veteran himself-but the message is clear. "wha

both kwwl's kristin rogers and taylor bailey are live from the scene tonight. we start with kristin. able to save the main building. he says they had started gathering computers and files from the office--because he thought he may lose that building too-- but firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading. which is just amazing--because check out the size of this fire-- the fire chief tells me they kept water on the main building to keep the fire from spreading over there-- take a look at the rubble left hert one woman tells me--this situation turned out the best that it could have. "i'm glad it really, like it wasn't a holidays. i'm super greatful that it didn't come across the street and it didn't effect just, i'm super thankful that it didn't cause anybody to lose their life." the owner--ecoing that thought process today-- got hurt. he also told me because the majority of the buisness is still standing-- they will still function-- that's obviously great news here tonight-- live in central city, kristin rogers, news 7--kwwl. now we do know that a fire

nothing in the home is salavagable--and has left the family who lives there--homeless kwwl's taylor bailey with the family today. a house fire--sparked right here in a family's kitchen four and a half minutes, i bet you ten minutes, "ten minutes to destroy your home" ten mintues, that's all it took" minutes--after carla cavanaugh says she placed a pop stand-up "now this is where carla says she put a pop tart in the toaster over walked out of the kitchen saw this kitchen up in flames, she says that her son stays down here in the basement and if it wasn't for her quick reaction they wouldn't have made it out." "and i was screaming out here oh my god get out of there, there's a fire, fire they heard me thank god.""they wouldn't have got out of the basement they wouldn't have made it alive cause the smoke was so black and thick looking at the home today--she still can't believe it. "i just keep on saying wow because it's everything, everything i smoke damage, water damage or it's destoryed" carla says she is lucky she was awake when the fire happened because the home does not have any working

kwwl's taylor bailey reports. "we are just making sure you have an ambulance in route we've got a little girl bleeding from the mouth" police scanner traffic shares a glimpse what happended here on the first street bridge. where police respond to a two- "east first and main, first and main white van and a car, unknown injuries" multiple people affected--including a young girl... "10-4 it's going to be on first stand-up people who live nearby say they saw several police cars and officers here late friday night--while the bridge was blocked. "t "i dont know where your're at but i am going to need three ambulences total, three ambulences total" she started praying. others say--crews were on scene for hours--investigatin g the fatality crash. according to police -- the victims' names will be released once families are notified. three people in jail after a police chase in a stolen vehicle in jones county. tried stopping the vehicle with missouri plates -- but the driver took off through fields and ditches. police say

as kwwl's taylor bailey shows us tonight -- the homeowner got a it took seconds... "i sat down in the chair and i vergie hechavarria was sitting just feet from the car "i would say a yard, about three feet from hitting me, that's how callhoun admits to backing into her home. "and i take full responsbility thing i know i passed out and when i come to i looked back and i had hit these folks house" seconds after backing into the home--he quickly pulled out. "an then when i hollard oh my god, the person didn't check to see if i was under the car, they proceeded to put it in gear and drive out" "now this is where vergie says she usually sits at the end of her love seat, and this is where the car came through her appartment. she says if she was sitting in her usual spot she would have been hit" "it was just like okay i am gonna sit down i know it wasn't then just to see a car sitting shaken up and so is vergie. "i mean physically i am okay, but mentally i am kind of tramitized by the whole ordeal" rivers has been charged with operating under the influence though he tells

kwwl's taylor bailey joins us live in cedar falls with more. taylor? mac--the accident happened on the 1st street bridge here... though people in the area say they didn't see it happen--they saw a lot ofl night. cedar falls police officers responded to a two vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of highway 57. police say one person was pronounced dead at the scene. cedar falls scanner traffic gives us an idea of what here and first and main white car and a van, white van and a car, we have a girl trapped in one of the vehicles, the vehicle

kwwl's taylor bailey returning to the scene today, as a family sifted through what was left from their business. this fire is a huge loss for this fam he will miss most about his resturant is talking with people. luigi stasi--looking at what is left of the business he own boss, he wasn't the taking it from the stasi famly and from brolsters blew up then it threw the flames and the fire taking over the fifty seven year just wouldn't stop" "luigi's daughters call this resturant their dad's baby they said they loss more than the basically, we are your babies but this is your bigger baby" memories--of meatball fights and holidays--all lost in the blaze it's been a few days joking about the chicken that survived the

kwwl's taylor bailey joins us live

both kwwl's kristin rogers and taylor bailey are live from the scene tonight. we start with kristin.

as kwwl's taylor bailey shows us -- many people stopped by to see the damage for themselves -- the building which held so many memories for them. a kitchen fire--destroys "it's just unbelievable, you took those 57 years from a family and a community. "yes, the community is at a loss since this has happened to them and that and it's very very berverly steggall has gone. "they were just an all in resturant really, you know they did everything everything and everybody is going to miss it really bad, really bad" stand-up "people stopping by here today say they are speechless. even one man telling me he worked here for twenty nine years he historic resturant--coping with the loss in their own way. "it's hard to speak for it because i can't imagine myself going through what they are open during the time of the fire -- but nobody was hurt. the cause is still being kitchen. nowhere to move. an earthquake leaves 3 cows stranded. take a look at this picture. it looks like they could use a little help. an earthquake in new zealand caused landslides all around them and left them stranded on a small isl

kwwl's taylor bailey sits down with a witness -- explaining what he saw. police lights flashing near exit on 3-80 in cedar the whole thing. "she was coming around the bend and she never really turned right for the bend and then realized it at the last minute she wasn't turning and out the back window and i couldn't injured in the crash were responding to another accident when they were hit from behind" "the maroon car was flipped over on its passengers side upside down and it was totaled matt says--he checked on the police officers who seemed okay...next he checked the two victims. "it was really hectic at first then once i found the bodies and i got out of the car and told girlfriend saying the scene was horrific-- "you don't really respect life until you witness it happening rightro bailey...news seven...kwwl the police offiers invovled in the of the crash remains under investigation. one person is dead and two others are injured in another crash. this happened friday night on highway 65 between rockwell and mason city. the sheriff's office says a pickup

as kwwl's taylor bailey reports, they're concerned about the relationship between police and co prayer more nats for police officers. "god lays down his life for all and we respect that greatly" nine area congregations--coming together to pray at four different police departments in eastern iowa--one being cedar rapids. lord hear our prayer "we pray for them, it is a a lot of them when we are it necesasry that we pray for them" stand-up "many people stopping to thank the pastor for the services today saying their family members or in the police department and it means a lot to see this app appreciation for people who do some pretty important work that needs to be done and while i can't even imagine what the city would be like without law enforcement" people also prayed outside the and near the marion and hiawatha police departments. standing against inequality more than 100 people taking part in a black lives matter march in dubuque sunday. there's not an official black lives matter chapter in the area -- "you know, i did a lot of awful things, said a lot of awful things to people. pro

kwwl's taylor bailey sits down witwi police lights flashing near exit on 3-80 in cedar couple driving by saw the whole thing. realized it at the last minute she wasn't turning and going to hit the gardral and vehical" when matt langguth and chelsey merchant saw the crash and jumped to help. climbed in the back seat and was smashed in" matt says--he checked on the police officers who seemed okay...next he checked control and figure out what just happened and figure out if everyone was okay or not and the officers that they were both gone" both matt and his girlfriend saying the scene was horrific-- "you don't really respect life until you witness it happening bailey...news seven...kwwl the police offiers invovled in the crash were treated for non-life threatening injures. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. one person is dead and two others are injured in another crash. this happened friday night on highway 65 between rockwell and mason city. the sheriff's office says a pickup crossed the center line -- hitting a car head-on. the third car hit the wreckage. no names hav

grieving after their daughter and her friend died in a crash on 3-80 over the weekend, kwwl's taylor bailey sat down with her family. "is that your momma? give momma kisses to a photo of her mother huge acciden 3 yesterday" kaitlyn hall was on her way home from work satruday morning when the car she was in -- collided with a police s-u-v. twenty two--carefree and loving. "she was my best friend, i don't even know what to think" kaitlyn's younger sister saying pregant. the family rallying around kaitlyn's first child--k'niegha. "i need to be there especailly for k'niegha because she means everything to goodbye" hanging on to the last time they saw their cousin, bestfriend and sister--kaitlyn. crash and had to be taken to the hospital. they are both expected to be a burlington coat factory employee is taken to the hospital after a car crashes into the store. according to las vegas police, the car trapped the employee between a wall and a cash register. police say the 61-year old spot when she hit the gas, turning into the building. they're calling it an accident. the employee is expected to r

as kwwl's taylor bailey shows us -- nma ypeople stopped by to see the damage for themselves -- the a kitchen fire--destroys an eastern iowa staple in it" luigi's resturant opened in 1959...on satrudaa family and a community. "yes, the community is at a loss berverly steggall has lived next to the popular resturant for over fifty years-- and can't believe luigi's is gone. "they were just an all in everybody is going to miss it really bad, really bad" stand-up "people stopping by here today say they are speechless. even job photos--some taking parts of the resturant--coping with the loss in their own way. "it's hard to speak for it because i can't imagine myself going through what they are going through right now, i can't imagine it" something beverly also can't imagine...looking next door and no longer seeing the lights, at night you could always look over there the security lights on around there and everything like that it, that's what i am going to miss last night seemed so dark and just you know, unbelievable" workers say the restaurant was open during the time of the fire the kit

as kwwl's taylor bailey reports, they're concerned about the relationship between police and the community. nats our father prayer more nats for police officers. "god lays down his life for all people and that's exactly what our officers do thata ing together to pray at four different police departments in eastern iowa--one being cedar rapids. more than one- hundred people bowing their heads in prayer. lord hear our prayer "we pray for them, it is a dangerous job and it's one that i wouldn't want to do i mean they are in danger a lot, we ask a lot of them when we are running one direction they are it necesasry that we pray for them" stand-up "many people stopping to thank the pastor for the services today saying their family members or in the police department and it means a lot to them" "there were several parents of officers, there were you know officers that weren't in uniform here today and it was very meaningful to have them" hopeful--the prayer was meaningful to officers as well "i would hope that they would see this as support and encouragment to them as they carying out their work,

taylor? arthur harrington. i'm j.j. bailey's attorney. oh, well, glad to see you. hi, mr. harrington. oh, ron... are you all right, my boy? i'm fine. good. we'll have you out of here in a matter of seconds. sheriff, i want to compliment you for being so conscientious in upholding the law. oh, well, thank you. the boy made a little mistake. you taught him his lesson and i'm sure we can let it go at that. sheriff, you can release him. i'll assume full responsibility. oh, well, that-that's fine, mr. harrington, but, uh, being a expert lawyer you-you understand i can't just let the boy go. i mean, there's-there's legalities and paperwork and stuff like that. why, of course. we don't mind waiting, sheriff. how long do you think it'll take? 'bout two days. i see. and you don't think that you could possibly see your way to...? oh, no, no, no. i couldn't do that. no. uh-uh. well... i was hoping we could do this the easy way. however... would you come in, please? ( door closes ) i want to ask you a few questions, mr. dilbeck. wouldn't you say that that old truck of yours is a traffic hazard? a