continuing coverage of the deadly car crash in one eastern iowa city. and... the former president of cuba has died -- what this may mean for the u-s. good morning and welcome to today in iowa. as we take a live look outside.... thanks so much for joining us this morning. i'm lauren moss.

some in north-central and northeastern iowa are under a continue through the rest of the day. you could hear a rumble of thunder tonight as isolated thunderstorms are possible - severe weather is unlikely. temperatures rise into the mid 40s and low 50s today and do not 40s and low 50s today and do not new and developing this morning an early morning crash injures one and shuts down part of a highway. waterloo police responded to a crash between u-s 63 and 2-18. that was closed for some time -- no other details are being

we first brought you this breaking news yesterday, two people dead and two cedar rapids police officers hurt after a crash. 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 crossed the center line -- hitting a car head-on. the third car hit the wreckage. no names have been released at this time. reaction to the death of fidel castro pouring in from around the country. some are celebrating in the streets of miami -- as condemning castro's rule. chris pollone reports. ( nats celebration) a bittersweet celebration continued saturday night in miami's little havana. fidel castro. (chanting. ) but many are left

american:16 - :21 "those are tears of?" "joy and sadness at the same and jailed dissidents. culture." cuban-american leaders florida :49 - :57 "all that is has caused is with cuba. was more measured. saying: and world around him." while prent donald trump said: "fidel castro's legacy is one of firing squads, theft, celebrations) as they celebrate, american1:29 - 1:35 "hopefully we'll have a future democracy in cuba and i'll be able to go back and visit the

news, new york. president-elect donald trump taking to twitter , reacting to the news of his death. he reacted with four words -- fidel castro is dead explanation point trump later released a sten "all right, so you say you're going to continue to try to in havana?" "i would, i would, if -- at the right time, when we're allowed to do it. right now we're not. i wouldn't do it on the basis that even what the economics are or what they're going to do. and maybe it won't work out. but i will tell you, i think cuba has

he says he hopes now the cuban people can "finally live in the freedom they so richly deserve." adding his administration will do all it can to ensure that. a hillary clinton campaign spokesperson says they will take part in efforts to push for recounts in several key states. clinton's team says they investigated every theory and looked at laws and practices for recounts, contests and audits. the campaign will now join green party candidate jill stein who has raised millions of dollars to have votes counted again in wisconsin. back here in iowa. many people were out supporting local businesses, for small business saturday. it's a time to encourage people to shop locally owned businesses -- instead of going to big box are special. "you can find unique things....the big box stores have the same things as lots of the other companies do." "i would say they're more caring."

grateful for the day -- because it helps them promote and compete with bigger stores. i was out at small businesses in cedar falls yesterday- and it was packed with people..always great to see the community's support.. and mother nature only made things better yesterday, talk about a gorgeous day to get outside. still on the way this morning... still on the way this morning... the same cant be said out west..as mother nature causes a major traffic jam. and... floods in italy devestate many. and when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page and weather information. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. with lauren moss and meteorologist rachael

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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 information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: we'll start the day out with dry conditions, but some patchy fog. tracks in after noon, and will continue through the rest of the day. you could hear a rumble of thunder tonight as isolated thunderstorms are possible - severe weather is unlikely. temperatures rise into the mid 40s and low 50s today and do not fall much tonight with mostly

thanks to the southerly winds, we'll see highs tomorrow into the 50s for everyone. we'll start the day out with dry conditions, but some patchy fog. some in north-central and northeastern iowa are under a ahead of a warm front. rain tracks in after noon, and will continue through the rest of the day. you could hear a rumble of thunder tonight as isolated thunderstorms are possible - severe weather is unlikely. temperatures rise into the mid 40s and low 50s today and do not winds from the southeast. some showers could linger into monday. clouds decrease tomorrow we'll see highs tomorrow into the 50s for everyone. the warm air is short lived as a cold front tracks through monday. we'll start the day out with dry northeastern iowa are under a dense fog advisory until 9 am sunday morning. once the fog lifts, clouds will increase ahead of a warm front. rain tracks in after noon, and will continue through the rest of the day. you could hear a rumble of thunder temperatures rise into the mid 40s and low 50s today and do not fall much tonight with mostly cloudy skies and strong winds from the southeast.

with breezy winds. thanks to the southerly winds, we'll see highs tomorrow into the 50s for everyone. the warm air is short lived as a cold we'll start the day out with dry conditions, but some patchy fog. some in north-central and northeastern iowa are under a lifts, clouds will increase ahead of a warm front. rain tracks in after noon, and will continue through the rest of the day. you could hear a rumble of thunder temperatures rise into the mid 40s and low 50s today and do not fall much tonight with mostly cloudy skies and strong winds from the southeast. with breezy winds. thanks to the southerly winds, we'll see highs tomorrow into the 50s for everyone. the warm air is short lived as a cold warm into the 40s and we'll continue to cool each day until late week. december starts with temperatures near

tahoe yesterday were met with lifts, clouds will increase day. you could hear a rumble of thunder tonight as isolated thunderstorms are possible - severe weather is unlikely. temperatures rise into the mid 40s and low 50s today and do not fall much tonight with mostly cloudy skies and strong winds from the southeast. some showers could linger into lived as a cold front tracks

heavy snow and back-ups as an interstate was shut down for a couple of hours after a wreck. forecasters expect the weather to continue through today and into monday. heavy rain across northern italy this ke the flooding caused a lot of damage and road closures. cleanup efforts underway after a deadly tropical storm hits costa rica with torrential rains and powerful winds. it left behind fallen trees, flooded neighborhoods and a lot of mud. at this time, officials are saying nine people are dead. coming up on today in iowa... a group of eastern iowans take a

to provide a bathroom for dogs without having to build an indoor facility. earlier this year -- airport officals explained how a service animal relief area would be built. however -- that would have cost close to one- hundred-thousand dollars. so, instead dogs can now use a grass area outside. a service animal organization did endorse this plan. a group of eastern iowans now back from a trip preforming for a very special audience. sixty students from dubuque, returned from italy this week, where they sang for pope francis. kwwl's brad hanson has the story. nats singing these voices have francis. "the pope heard our voices." sixty students, along

don't know, the thought that he would have heard our choir is just ridiculous. i'm still kinda freaking out about it." (jacob nuti, sophomore) "he for us. and it was quite amazing that when i went to see the rest of the group, i just cried, because it was the experience of a lifetime." aaron behnke says it was an incredible experience director) "to see them so passionately excited to be able

able to sing at was really incredible." it's an experience they'll certainly never forget. "i feel lighter. it's weird when sadnessess and all the things i had in my mind just went away, cause i realized that we are all were chosen for the honor, but wahlert was the only full choir from the states to take part in the mass. one last wish for her students... cindy carlson worked at wartburg college for 17 years. she was losing her battle with cancer...so she started thinking about those she cared for. that's when carlson decided to donate her wardrobe to the after her death... to thelp the

their professional positions." cindy's clothes range from sizes 8 to 12... she passed away last month- at the age of 57. christmas season began in the west bank this weekend with a parade through the streets of bethlehem. the procession made its way through the city- to manger square, the location of the nit christmas season at the circle of lights show this weekend. this is indiana the 2 hundred 42- foot display that resembles a christmas tree lit up the town. the display stays on until early january. thanksgiving is over- and now it's time to get back on track with healthy eating. that can be a difficult thing to do, considering all of the wonderful leftovers so many of us have in the fridge. dietitians suggest planning meals around protein and veggies.... while including

one of the benefits to leftovers is that you know what's really worth the calories, so that'll help you prioritize what you want to eat, and maybe what you want to leave for the rest of your family." experts also say -- don't totally abandon your exercise routine now that it's getting colder.. coming up on today in iowa... it is a sad senior day in ames -- we will have all the highlights and

day in ames. west virginia making some big plays early on --west virgina with a 14-3 lead. but here's a great play... the cyclones finding a seam ---97 yards for the score---iowa state is going to pull within 14-10--with the third longest

return in cyclone history... but it's not a happy senior day in ames--- west virginina outscores iowa state 28-3 in the second half and rolls to a 49-19 victory. the iowa hawkeyes officially finish in a tie for second in the big ten west---after thrashing the 16th ranked nebraska 40-10 friday at kinncik stadium. the hawks played their most complete game of the season in winning their third straight number three michigan---and ending with victories at illinois and over nebraska. the hawkeyes aren't exactly sure which bowl game is on the horizon..but they look forward to playing one more after the loss to penn state--we state going into michigan from this point we are going to keep making positive strides. it is huge it just shows the fight and resieliency this team has--like i said getting kicked in the mouth at penn state and

games--you know a lot is said about a team about you play in november and we are 3-1 in ourselves--cause we knew exactly what we were capable of..eventually when you have a stiring of games where you are the hawkeyes will find out their bowl bowl destination a week from today. in college basketball--the unu panthers in a rematch of a game played days ago against 9th ranked xavier. the muskateers red hot----easy dunk for sean o'mara....later they jam one off the steal-- xavier leads 35-12 at the break.. in the second half-- ben

inside for two of his eleven points... later its uni's jeremy morgan with three of his 14... but these are the only two panthers in double figues--- xavier wins big 64-42. and despite a career high 42 points from peter jok--the iowa hawkeyes lost their second in a row at that emerald coast classic 100-92 to memphis. former iowa state coordinator tom herm m coach of the texas longhorns. texas officially fired head coach charlie strong after three losing seasons... now reports say that texas is talking with herman herman is currently the houston cougars head coach--and before that he was a coordinator for ohio state. coming up on today in iowa... a funeral for one of the young victims of the chattanooga bus crash.

crash. plus... a young boy who was missing -- is found dead. then... a man on the road and a unique set of guitars. thanks so much for joining us this morning. i'm lauren moss. let's go to storm track seven meteorologist rachael peart now for your forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: we'll start the day out with dry conditions, but some patchy fog. some in north-central and lifts, clouds will increase ahead of a warm front. rain

tonight as isolated thunderstorms are possible - severe weather is unlikely. temperatures rise into the mid 40s and low 50s today and do not fall much tonight with mostly cloudy skies and strong winds. continuing coverage this morning -- continuing coverage this morning -- a tearful goodbye - for one of the victims of the chattanogga normally - cor'dayja jones would be on stage - going on without her - they're singing her two favorite songs. singing to honor her memory instead.

moriah stanley says - cor'dayja's presence will be missed. (moriah stanley,children's pastor) "she was the most genuine child you could ever really meant that." of family members and friends who say cordayja was a friend to pastor) "i was really blown away by her when there was a new kid and he sat at the table by himself. and she went over loved ones at the funeral - shed countless tears, thinking of the bus crash that took cor'dayja's life. but they found solace in their faith.

didn't make it to her home in chattanooga, she made it to her always be celebrated. in chattanooga, alana laflore. active at church, she also led the children in praise and worship on sundays. new this morning -- ten people are shot and one is dead after a shooting. this happ o around 1:30 this morning. the victims include two women and 8 men. their names are not being released at this time. police say two people were arrested for having a gun. the investigation continues. females, eight males... one of whom has expired at the hospital." authorities still don't know what led to the shooting. an investigation authorities still don't know what

two men are shot late last night at a nightclub authorities say the shooting happened in the parking lot of a club in massachusetts. one of the men was shot in the an investigation into the club's security. "we've had some alarming issues that seem to continue to repeat violent offenders are. we're not going to tolerate this. i'm going to continue to bring that broom out and we're going to be making a clean sweep, and to sweep this garbage, these violent offenders out of the city of springfield.." both victims are expected to survive. an officer involved shooting in chicago leaves a 19-year old dead. authorities say officers were responding to a call when they approached two men at a bus stop near the scene. the two men soon took off

shot and killed the 19-year-old after he pointed a gun at him during the chase. so far, authorities haven't recovered that weapon and family members say the teen did not own a gun. "it's important to note that have some missing information from our timeline so i ask that we wait for detectives to let evidence tell the story." investigators say they are missing some information in the timeline of events. the investigation continues. police in indiana say multiple people were sent to a hospital aer car crashes into a restaurant. police have not identified the two women in the car or the people injured inside the restaurant. the cause of the crash is not clear. three dogs are saved from a burning building in orlando. crews pulled the lifeless dogs from a home and gave them oxygen. a dozen firefighters surrounded the small dogs -- working on them -- and giving them water.

police have found the body of a former n-b-a player marcus camby's missing nephew. the autistic boy went missing thursday night. his body was discovered at a nearby pond saturday morning. "this is the worst possible news that the family can get. there are families together, they are devastated ad right now more than anything then need our prayers." the boy and his family came from connecticut to spend thanksgiving actor ron glass has died . glass is best known for his role as detective ron harrison on the police sitcom "barney miller." the actor passed friday night of heart failure. glass was 71. fidel castro's death is expected to spark more interest among americans to travel to cuba. if you want to go to cuba, you

categories approved by the u-s government those categories include visiting relatives, educational research or traveling to compete as an athlete. a round trip can cost a little over two-hundred dollars. in north dakota -- people are showing their support for law enforcement officers working the dakota access pipeline protests. more than 400 people marched across the liberty memorial bridge for the back the blue rally. organizers called for people to pray and march for law enforcement involved in the "anti" or "pro" pipeline. they say it was an effort to unite a family in new mexico is taking "rooting for the team" to a whole new level. check this out-- they decorated their entire house in the dallas cowboys theme. there are cowboys signs and flags all over their front yard on a game day, the family does not allow anyone into the house who does not have the team's jersey on.. blow her horn and we just

if someone in the house does not root for the cowboys on gameday -- they get kicked out. sand artists from around the world -- wowing crowds during the international sand art competition in florida. artists from around the world were challenged to create their sculptures with only water, a few hand tools, and about 15-thousand pounds of sand. and check them out! pretty impressive. the event runs through today. an elderly man may have turkey- trotted his way into the record books this thanksgiving. 96-year-old bob mc-adam participated in the annual turkey day 5-k in colorado. he finished the race in 48-minutes and 19-seconds. while it hasn't been verified by the officials at guinness, his time would be a new world record. mc-adam says he started running "was it challenging? oh yeah, i

begin to give up a little bit instead of looking forward to each day and trying to do what they can." he plans to run the race again next "people my age sometimes begin to give up a little bit instead of looking forward to each day and trying to do what they can." he plans to run the race again next year as a 97-year- old. one man h a into hope. richard sharp has the story. (aj gaither, musician)" "i just travel around in an old beat up letting of the cage, the 9 to 5 and going out ont he road by minivan and small trailer he built. only his guitars ride

me. the one string is the first one i ever built ." aj is building his career off the cigar box guitar he built with his hands. kind of the sound of struggle and scars, its all miles and songs just jokingly call it the arkansas tenor. it's sound is unique. (aj gaither, musician)" "it's kind of small sound.you can plug them in and it can be big knarly sound.people try to distort the guitar to chase this aj's guitar is so good, a guitar maker picked it up and now makes the arkansas tenor... with

besides entertaining you take the time to build it, you are gong to want to play it in the corner playing his arkansastenor. you are gong to want to play it that much more." if you need a teacher, look for aj's minivan tucked in an alley somewhere near the westport saloon. you'll find him in the

coming up on today in iowa... many people took to online shopping over the weekend for deals. and... some companies are rolling out deals for cyber monday.

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 we'll start the day out with dry conditions, but some patchy fog. some in north-central and northeastern iowa are under a dense fog advisory until 9 am

ahead of a warm front. rain tracks in after noon, and will continue thunderstorms are possible - severe weather is unlikely. temperatures rise into the mid 40s and low 50s today and do not fall much tonight with mostly cloudy skies and strong winds. some showers could linger into monday. clouds decrease tomorrow with breezy winds. thanks to the southerly winds, we'll see highs tomorrow into the 50s for everyone. we'll start the day out with dry conditions, but some patchy fog. some in north-central and northeastern iowa are under a dense fog advisory until 9 am sunday morning. once the fog tracks in after noon, and wl through the rest of the day. you could hear a rumble of thunder severe weather is unlikely. temperatures rise into the mid 40s and low 50s today and do not fall much tonight with mostly cloudy skies and strong winds from the southeast. some showers could linger into monday. clouds decrease tomorrow with breezy winds. thanks to the southerly winds, we'll see highs tomorrow into the 50s for everyone. the warm air is short lived as a cold conditions, but some patchy fog. some in north-central and northeastern iowa are under a dense fog advisory until 9 am

through the rest of the day. you could hear a rumble of thunder tonight as isolated thunderstorms are possible - severe weather is unlikely. temperatures rise into the mid 40s and low 50s today and do not fall much tonight with mostly monday. clouds decrease tomorrow with breezy winds. thanks to the southerly winds, we'll see highs air is short lived as a cold front tracks through monday. we'll start the day out with dry conditions, but some patchy fog. some in north-central and northeastern iowa are under a ahead of a warm front. rain tracks in through the rest of the day. you could hear a rumble of thunder tonight as isolated thunderstorms are possible - severe weather is unlikely. temperatures rise into the mid 40s and low 50s today and do not winds from the southeast. some showers could linger into monday. clouds decrease tomorrow with breezy winds. thanks to the southerly winds, we'll see highs tomorrow into the 50s for everyone. the warm air is short lived as a cold front tracks through monday. a cool down begins tuesday when we warm into the 40s and we'll continue to cool each day until late week. december starts with

thunderstorms are possible - severe weather is unlikely. temperatures rise into the mid 40s and low 50s today and do not fall much tonight with some showers could linger into monday. clouds decrease tomorrow with breezy winds. thanks to the southerly winds, we'll see highs tomorrow into the 50s for everyone. the warm air is short lived as a cold front t warm into the 40s and we'll continue to cool each day until late week. december starts with temperatures near average. monday. clouds decrease tomorrow with breezy winds. thanks to the southerly winds, we'll see highs tomorrow into the 50s for everyone. the warm tracks through monday. a cool down begins tuesday when we warm

some holiday shoppers turned to the internet to snag big deals. according to adobe -- customers dollars shopping online on black friday -- an increase of nearly 22- percent from last year. the company suggests the increase in online sales shows customers' desire to avoid getting through packed malls and stores. if you are a fan of online shopping- tomorrow is your day! amazon is unveiling some of its cyber monday deals.

out more than 75- thousand sales starting monday. the deals will continue throughout the week on a variety of products, including toys, electronics, video games and books. coming up on today in iowa... a very unique toy factory. a great story for you this

(nats of toy) max watson has a very important job he is the official toy tester for "santa's little hackers" (nats of toy) the non-profit his parents deana and steve created as a way to provide adaptable hackers) "this is one of the more complex adaptations because we've take the electronics out

process of turning off-the shelf toys into toys that can be triggered by buttons and switches used by kids with special needs (steve watson/santa's little hackers) "hanna, can you help us carry the boxes upstairs? yes, of inspiration behind "santa's little hackers." hackers) "so we were walking through a

answering the challenge saved the watsons half you don't know if it's going to work for them. on previous (deana watson/santa's little hackers) communication device just the 500 toys to 45 their request list. (steve watson/santa's little hackers) "right now where we are sitting requests." the watsons expect to hackers) "once he goes to bed, yes, we sit down and start adapting toys and go until we're too tired." all those toys are given away for

for free. believe it or not -- a few drinks of wine each night could be good for your health. a survey finding people who had one t eight percent. but people who had more to drink increased their risk. but what about those who don't drink at all? experts say non- drinkers shouldn't start drinking as a health measure. divorce rates in the u-s plunge to a 35-year low marriage rates have remained stable, with about 32 marriages for every one-thousand unmarried women age 15 or older. utah has the highest marriage rate in the u-s, but its divorce rate is higher than 40- percent compared

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we begin to heal our divisions. >> i won't pretend to be president-elect's biggest cheerleader. >> off the roadway. ? lovely lady ? ?? good morning, and welcome to "sunday today." cuba and the world still reacting this morning to the death of fidel castro. and preparing for a life after the brutal and i conic dictator. andrea mitch sell live in halve in for news a moment. later on a much different note we are also in the clubhouse with andy cohen, the guy who grew up fascinated by celebrity and pop culture at the center of