now on today in iowa... more announcements from trump tower expected today -- as donald trump prepares to take the oath of office. plus... today -- more steps being taken in the search for a new u-n-i president. and -- police set up cameras to find dnagerous animals -- but get a big surprise when they see here's a live look at our good morning it's 6 a-m -- today is 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 middle of next week that could bring snow to eastern iowa. change is very likely at

-- at least three people are dead following a line of storms in alabama. multiple reports of tornadoes int hat area. according to depuites -- they were all in a mobile home together, another person in that home critically injured. a number of other people also hurt and more than a dozen buildings have been destroyed. onto the white house transition -- we're getting a better idea of what a donald trump presidency will look like. we expect donald trump to announce more members of his cabinet today. yesterday iowa senator chuck grassley met with senator jeff sessions -- trump's choice for attorney general. tracie potts has a look at the announcements we can expect today -- and the positions still open. "i thk inthe american people are

today: goldman sachs alum and campaign finance chair steven mnuchin as treasury secretary. and billionaire wilbur ross as commerce secretary. "it was a good enough meeting. they gave me a proper rain hat." still up in the air: secretary of state. "my sense is he's narrowed it down to a very small group of night. "the people he's selected as members of his cabinet are solid, effective, capable people." candidates and advisers are swarming trump tower. "we talked about secretary of b vice president elect pence meets with republican leaders on capitol hill today who say they're ready to quickly confirm trump's cabinet. in sync on governing, but not flag burning. "in this country, we have a long tradition of respecting unpleasant speech. i happen to support the supreme court decision on that matter." mr. trump suggests punishment: jail or loss of citizenship. president elect

he's also said to visit indiana to announce 1000 factory jobs staying in the u.s. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. this morning, we'll learn the third -- and final -- candidate in the running to become u-n-i's next president. today, there's a public forum with jim wohlpart. he's been serving as interim president since bill ud campus. he believes the university needs to work towards recruiting a diverse student body, restructuring admission practices and revisiting how standardized test scores are used. he resigned from his post at temple university earlier this year... "this summer i was directed to provost who was strongly opposed to the appointment. i chose not to break the covenant of shared

to be essential in operating a university." we did some digging and got a copy of the letter the temple board of trustees sent to the community. they say they found 22-million dollars in deficit in the univeristy's budget were theobald's responsibility and felt he must be held accountable. lottery fixing case. intestigators now believe the men could have fixed more games -- had the conspiracy not been discovered.. eddie tipton worked for the iowa lottery. he's accused of fixing games to win - he's set to go on trial in february. his brother tommy also charged in the case and is set to stand trial in texas in january. a child found outside in pajamas and no shoes. a week later -- her mother faces charges.

alone - and another child belonging to the woman were placed in the care of human services. brakes fail -- a car crashes into a business. it happened at mulgrew's tavern in east dubuque, illinois yesterday. people were inside at the time. a man who lives right above the tavern heard it happen. "it was just like a loud cannon door of the mulgrew's bar." some injuries. she was taken to a hospital, but has since been released. everyone else is okay. drivers in the tri-states likely hoping for an easier commute today. the julien dubuque bridge closed down yesterday following a five-car crash. some people had to be taken to the hospital but police say they're all expected to survive. two people are seriously hurt after a crash involving a semi. it happened on highway 63 south of hudson yesterday. the black hawk county sheriff's office says a car tried to pass

hit a truck going the other way. both the driver in the car and the driver in the truck were taken to the hospital. a wrong-way crash on a busy highway shows us once again -- how dangerous the job of law enforcement is... every day. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live outside the waterloo police department. tell us about that crash, amanda. waterloo police officer mark nissen has minor injuries... after a crash on highway 20 yesterday around 4:30 in the morning. headed towards his squad car near the ansborough exit... but was unable to get out of the way in time. when the crash happened -- nissen had his emergency lights and siren on.. this officer was actually responding to calls of a wrong-way driver on highway 20... he knew he may be headed towards a dangerious situation... shows that our men and women in blue risks their lives every day

just this year.. two police officers in des moines were killed after a wrong-way driver crashed into them. live in waterloo... amanda gilbert... news 7 kwwl. the other driver in the crash... 27- year-old erick james anderson... was charged with an o-w-i second offense... no insurance.... failure to have control... and driving on the wrong side of the road. one person is dead and three others hurt after a car crashes -- going off a freeway -- then landing on a homeless camp. police say at least one person was trapped under the car in los angeles. no word yet what led up to the crash. the truck driver who crashed into a van carrying comedian tracy morgan in 2014 pleads guilty. he was driving a wal-mart truck when he crashed into morgan's van on the new jersey turnpike. morgan suffered serious injuries in the crash and comedian james

sharper is sentenced to 20 years in prison. he admitted drugging and raping two women he met at a hollywood nightclub. sharper must register as a sex offender for the rest of his lefe. time now is xxx. a kwwl follow-up. tens of thousands of cubans attend a service honoring fidel castro. it was in the same plaza where the cuban leader delivered fiery speeches in the years after he seized power. leaders of several countries also in attendance. an american conac -- accused of slashing a woman at a u-s military base in japan. the woman had cuts to her face that will take a few weeks to stationed in japan. a suspected cockfight raided -- five people arrested. north carolina deputies seizing dozens of chickens. when deputies arrived, 30-40 people ran off into the woods, leaving their cars and birds behinds. four people returned for their property... "not necessarily injuries but just clean at all in this area,

everywhere." the chickens will soon move on to sanctuaries across the state. deputies expect more arrests. dangerous animals -- turn out to be harmless, and fake. police in kansas checking cameras along a park trail for animals -- and found this wolf in high heels. police also discovered two gorillas entertainign the camera. on their facebook page, officers thanked people for noticing the cameras... and for their sense of humor. an evergreen tree chopped down and stolen from a couple's home. the tree was a symbol to them. the illinois couple lost their son twelve years ago. the tree was a gift of to remember him. a tree farm offered a

the tree. you can't replace it. it had sentimental luvae, and, um, i don't know. i couldn't believe somebody did that." they're going to plant a new tree. this time, in their front yard next to the house so they can keep a its it's beginning to look a lot like -- ski season. plus -- a beauty pageant contestant receiving messages from around the world -- even though she didn't win. rachael epart has your full forecast next.

"now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." let's go to storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart 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 the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: north of the iowa- 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

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 models are not in agreement about sunday. some keep it dry, others bring in some precipitation. we will with highs in the 40s, any precip looks it would be like rain. we are watching a system for the middle of next week. change is very likely at this point. low pressure is moving just north of the iowa- 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

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 partly cloudy skies for saturday but computer models are not in agreement about sunday. some keep it dry, others looks it would be like rain. we are watching a system for the middle of line through the day said and done...highs today will highs in the upper 30s/low 40s. in colorado -- more than a week of snow has ski resorts getting

has fallen in the last seven days in breckenridge... which is keeping public works departments working round the clock to keep up. its still to come -- a good problem for police to have -- too many donations for kids! plus -- a goat finds a way to stay calm - thanks to an animal

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old car -- and often they owe more than the car is currently worth. according to a recent report, this happened about a third of the time to people shopping for cars this year. if you want a new car every few years -- some experts recommend leasing. holiday shoppers equal easy pickpickets. police in chicago showing how -- a man bumps into a woman and lifts her wallet from her purse as she enters the elevator. in anothemo man gets his wallet stolen while passing through a revolving door. police say to be aware of your surroundings while shopping and avoid crowds because they make shoppers more vulnerable to crime. cyber monday hit a new record this year... it was the biggest online sales day in history. according to adobe digital insights, people spent three point four five billion dollars online

she didn't win the crown -- but the pageant contestant is being called a winner. she was the first person to compete in miss minnesota u-s-a wearing a hijab and a burkini during the swimsuit portion of the competition. since people found out about her story-- sh'es received messages from women around the world supporting her. "this is a big win for us you and being celebrated so i'm just challenging you to be outgoing and just do your best in everything that you do." she went up against 44 other woman and made it to the top 15. a worthy cause -- with too many donations. a police department in wisconsin gives stuffed animals to kids when they respond to a call -- a car crash, a fire -- wbhatever the case may be. they've received so many donations -- they have too many. now they're starting a program they're calling "stuffed hugs" any kid who walks into the

a laundry service donated its time to clean all the animals before they get handed out. a goat's anxiety -- calmed by an old duck costume. her owner says she put the old costume on the goal as a joke. the next thing she knew, the anxiety was gone and polly was as happy as a clam. the woman later posted a pie online that went viral. "every day i get messages from people saying 'i'm battling depression or i'm battling cancer or just lost a loved one' little goats and if they can do it, i can do it." she owns a farm with more than

its coming up -- tribute to the military in the obamas final christmas at the white house. plus -- a holiday tradition takes place tonight

the white house is ready for the holidays. the first lady showing the house to military families. the decorations include a tree and flag display featuring some of the military families the obamas have met ovee ornaments honors soldiers who lost their lives serving the country. next to it -- an i- pad station where the expected 68- thousand visitors this holiday season can send messages to service members. tonight, in new york city, a favorite holiday tradition takes place, as the rockefeller center christmas tree is lit. thousands are expected to watch it happen in person... the tree lighting will also be shown live right here on kwwl tonight at construction workers in 19-31... and the first official tree lighting

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concerns for pipeline protestors as winter approaches. plus -- an amazing turn towards the better. an iowa boy recovering from severe injuries -- now able to smile. and -- when they can't find a veteran's family -- a county good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart is here now with your storm track seven forecast.

north of the iowa- 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, 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 partly cloudy skies for saturday keep it dry, others bring in middle of next week that could agreement about sunday. some keep it dry, others bring in some precipitation. we will watch it carefully. with are watching a system for the

a big story this morning: a 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 the dakota access pipeline. they're worried the pipeline will damage their water supply. yasmin amer tells us about the governor's evacuation order with winter on the way. after nearly vefi months of protest, pressure...telling demonstrators to leave now or face the consequences. but neither the official warnings nor the howling winter weather seem convincing. the morton county sheriff's department warned protesters tuesday that they'll start blocking supplies and people from entering the campsite. a spokeswoman for the department later clarified that they'd only stick to punishing trespassers. mebemrs of the standing rock sioux tribe...who originally filed the lawsuit against the pipeline...say they're not budging. "water is sacred. but,

to protect your water resource." north dakota governor jack dalrymple warned protesters about the winter weather - which will only get worse. he said that first responders will no longer be responsible for rendering aid to those who stay 17 native americans, who've served under the obama administration, signed a letter asking the president to step in - and allow protesters to stay. the c-e-o of the company building the pipeline is also weighing in - trying to convince protesters the pipeline will be safe. "this pipeline is being built where to existing pipelines exist today, that were built through your state in 1982. we've not disturbed any historical sites." i'm yasmin amer reporting. the pipeline would also run through iowa. two pipeline protesters, who chained themselves to equipment in iowa, are now behind bars. they ran past security to the construction site in pilot mound. that's in boone county -- in central iowa. they chained their wrists

state patrol plane was called in to search for others in the group. take...and we are willing to take those risks and put our lives on the line because we deeply believe water is life therefore we must do everything in our human capacity to protect it." there aren't a lot of active pipeline construction sites left in iowa. the area along the des moines river is the one of the last sections in central iowa that's why protesters are focusing on it. no one got hurt when a pipeline exploded in missouri. this video shows the huge fire in platte state. the pipeline's owned by enterprise products partners -- out of louisiana. the company says the pipeline moves an ethane--propane mix from kansas. new details after a waterloo police officer risks his life to protect and serve. he's now out of the hospital with minor injuries.

-- as they try to keep us safe. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in waterloo... you can tell us more about what happened. waterloo police officer mark nissen responding to calls about a wrong-way driver on highway 20. he headed toward the area where the driver was- knowing he was headed toward a dangerous situation. unable to get out in-time. nissen's car was hit head on shortly after 4:30 in the morning... the officer was taken to allen hospital with minor injuries. officer nissen is now out of the hospital... but will be given a few days at home to rest. live in waterloo, amanda gilbert, news 7 kwwl. even a routine call for officers can become dangerous. here's another example from last week -- two cedar rapids police officers taken to the hospital

them while they responded to another crash on the highway. the officers are ok but the the people in the other car died, matrell watson was 22 years old. his family now trying to figure "she loves him a lot you know all of her preschool stuff and picked her up from daycare." kaitlyn hall also died in the crash. continuing coverage -- working towards a solution. people come together in waterloo to talk about vioelence. this year the city's seen three murders -- all victims under the age of 23. community members want to know how they can help. the naacp held a work session to try to come up with solutions. "these kids need somebody. they d'ton need us to just talk all day and everyday about what we can and can't do. we can change this community.

the groups filled out forms with their ideas and set up work groups to start implementing the from serious brain injury -- to tossing a ball around. doctors in awe of the miraculous recovery seven-year-old leighton pullin crossed the street without looking both ways and got hit by a pickup truck last month. he had numerous brain surgeries..and was in a medically induced coma for weeks. he still can't speak -- but can respond to questions with a thumbs up or a thumbs down. with some help, he's sitting up and can even toss back a ball.. his grandma is calling it nothing short of a miracle. cant tell you what it feels like..it's wonderful. if you ever want to see a miracle, this is a miracle. we never thought we would see this, just a week ago

his doctors and nurses are taking things day by day.. time now is xxx. a kwwl follow-up this morning. the ohio state community comes together for a "buckeye strong" event on campus. this comes after someone plowed a car into people, then started slashing with a knife. eleven people got hurt. the university president urging people to move forward in a spirit happen that are unfortunate or that are hurtful to us. when those things happen, what really works for us is to come together in the spirit of unid our buckeye community to think clearly about that. an officer shot and killed the suspect. a vigil held in honor of an officer killed in the line of duty. fellow officers call collin rose a great talent and a great officer for the community. the wayne state university university officer was shot while on patrol.

former police officer -- now charges with murder -- takes the stand to defend himself. michael slager is charged in the shooting death of walter scott, who was not armed. slager has said he stopped scott for a broken tail light... then scott took off running. slager says he was in fear for did he ever give you any indication of compliance or surrender? no. not at all. and what did you do next? at that time i... i pulled my trigger. the shooting happened last year. an oklahoma police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man in september will stand trial for manslaughter. the officer says the man did not follow her instructions and she thought he was trying to get a weapon from his car. police videos showed him with his arms in the air before the shooting. investigators never found any weapons in his car, but say he was high on drugs.

buildings have burned in the tennessee wildfires. the national park service says the fires have burned 15-thousand acres so far. the mayor of gatlinburg -- who lost his own home -- says his thing to watch... "it happened so fast it was staggering when you've got wind up to 87 miles an hour pushing fire, i mean people were basically running for their lives." spa -- with more than 100 buildings -- has likely been destroyed.. the flames came extremely close to dollywood... but the theme park was spared significant damage. the park is closed until friday. employees plan to focus their efforts the next two days on supporting the community. now to the transition in washington. today, the democrats -- fresh

leaders. nancy pelosi has been the house democratic leader for 12-years. today she faces a challenge by congressman tim ryan of ohio. ryan says it's time for a change in party leadership. he says the party has the right policies, but not the right message. outgoing vice president joe biden will be honored on the senate floor next month by senators from both sides of the political aisle. senator chris coons led the charge to honor biden. coons holds the same seat from delaware that biden held for more than three decades -- before becoming done by hand -- in wisconsin. green party presidential candidate jill stein has been calling for the recount of the presidential vote in that state. a judge says the recount will begin today -- but it will be done by a machine. the judge saying stein's attorney did not prove a hand recount was necessary. mitt romney is now praising the president-elect months after calling donald trump a phony. romney had dinner with trump

i've been impressed with what i've seen in the transition effort. the people he's selected as members of his cabinet are solid and effective, capable people, and some of them i know very well." reince priebus, who will be the white house chief of staff, also a sixth felon from waterloo is convicted and sentenced for voting illegally in the 2012 750 dollars and ordered him to do community service. anthony was one of eight people from waterloo -- with prior felonies -- charged with voting in 2012. prosecutors say they lost their voting rights because of their prior convictions. precinct workers did not check an electronic database of inelligble felons. continuing to gather information -- but the process could take months. iowa senator chuck grassley hears back from the v-a --after

felt guilty after losing fellow soldier while serving overseas. he turned to the des moines v-a for help -- but was told it would take weeks to see a doctor. both of iowa's senators are fighting for ansers but the v-a says it could take another two months. president obama vists wounded warriers at walter reed medical center. the president visits the country's largest military hospital several times each year... and those visits are private --- out of the public view. the white house says he met with awarded 13 purple hearts. hundreds gather to say goodbye to a man they never met. when a homeless veteran died in wyoming -- the county had a hard time finding his family and asked people in the community to find his sister -- who received his flag at the service. ever expected a turnout like this or all that i've been given."

themselves. its coming up -- new information about the severe storms which ripped through iowa this week. plus -- remembering a legend, an eastern iowa athlete passes away. the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart is up next. jerry gallagher, ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan.

let's go to storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart 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 the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: low pressure is moving just north of the iowa- minnesota line through the day wednesday...driving our weather here in eastern

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 partly cloudy skies for saturday but co 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 middle of next week. change is very likely at this point. low pressure is moving just north of the iowa- 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

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 partly cloudy skies for saturday but computer models are not in agreement about sunday. some keep it dry, others will watch it carefully. with highs in the 40s, any precip looks it would be like rain. we are watching a system for the middle of next week. low pressure is moving just north of the iowa- 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

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

confirming 4 tornadoes touched down in iowa monday. we received viewer videos of several of the funnel clouds -- tornados touched down in parkersburg, grundy center, radcliffe and montezuma. all were e-f zero tornadoes. its coming up -- the ice bucket from the original challenge -- now has a place in american history. and when you see news - or if you share... you can do that by

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here's a look at some of our bigger stories this morning. president elect donald trump could announce two more picks for his cabinet. trump is tweeting this morning he plans to hand his business over to his family parts of alabama, tennessee and mississippi may have been hit with tornadoes overnight. this video is out of alabama. a suspected the ice bucket challenge -- you remember it. people dumping ice cold water now -- the bucket that started it all -- is part of history. the smithsonian's national museum of american history opened a new exhibit on the history of philanthropy. since the a-l-s ice bucket challenge became a fundraising phenomenon -- the first bucket is a showcase item. a few years ago -- a man named

he's been giving all his life. this isn't something new for him... it's just something that's gonna add to his legacy." the challenge raised more than 50 million dollars for research. alliant energy is hoping to bring new jobs to cedar rapids -- with an industrial park. the plan is to have it near the corner of 76th avenue and edgewood road southwest. alliant even a new industry for the area. it's really too early to tell right now but what we do know is that we've got something now to be able to compete with that the states never had before." the land is being marketed nationally and internationally. marketed nationally and internationally. this morning, a waterloo legend is being remembered by so many. jerry moses has passed away. he

incredible seven year unbeaten streak in the late 60's and early 70's. he was twice named a first team all-state running back before moving on to iowa state. he's being remembered as someone who tried ot make a positive difference in his hometown. services are now pending. we're wrapping up today in iowa with the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart

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weather. have a great day. good morning. breaking overnight, powerful storms sweep across the south. a string of tornados touching down in four states. at least five people killed, dozens injured. a day care center destroyed. while in had tennessee, the fight aga wildfires enters a third day. >> it was apocalyptic almost. >> this morning, a firsthand look at the damage .devastation from the worst fires there in more than a century. steak dinner, despite their rocky past, mitt romney emerges from a late night meeting with donald trump and heaps praise on the president-elect. >> enlightening and interesting and engaging. >> but is romney any closer to being the next secretary of state?