Across the northwestern third of the area close to where our cold front is. If you are traveling, you will likely run into some issues, especially late this morning and into the afternoon. Water weather advisory is out from noon through this evening for bremer, butler and Chickasaw County and points to the west, this is for eventual rain, snow and sleet mix later this afternoon. Pinks are winter storm warnings. For the most part it will be rain here in eastern iowa. Just a couple scattered showers right now and there could be a few delays at the airport hubs across the midwest. Be sure to call ahead. Rain will overspread the area today, as you can see from future track. Then as cooler air filters in this afternoon, expect rain to transition to freezing rain, sleet and snow mixture, then eventually all over to snow. This is expected to occur between 3 and 7 oclock to the northwest. As far as rainfall, could see widespread 1 to 2 transition occurs. Most snow new this morning a man is facing charges after allegedly driving the wrong way on the highway drunk, crashing into another driver. It happened last night around eight in bremer county. The iowa state patrol says kevin harris from jesup was driving north in the southbound lanes of 218. That led to a headon crash with another car. Harris faces charges for owi, driving the wrong way, and not wearing a seatbelt. An eastern iowa family is without a home on this thanksgiving. A fire started tuesday night on central city road in linn county. A home and camper were destroyed. Two people were living in the camper where the fire started and two people were inside the house. This close to the holidays its other than one person having smoke inhalation injuries that he was treated for, is being treated for, and then of course the two firemen that were injured, things probably could have been worse. Two firefighters were injured. One fell inside the garage, hurting his leg. Another was injured when the family dog bit his finger. The fire is still being investigated. Its one of the most dangerous intersections in iowa. And as People Get Ready to start doing their Holiday Shopping, Cedar Falls Police are putting out a warning. Theyre talking about this intersection, highway 58 in cedar falls. The stretch between greenhill road and viking road has had its share of problems. Kwwls Nikki Newbrough tells us between thanksgiving and christmas, this area has police ding some people ding love to shop ding during this holiday season, the Cedar Falls Police department has one interesction they keep an eye on. Been there for personal injury accidents and regular accidents that happen. Were talking about highway 58 and viking road. Police say its been a bad intersection for a long time. Always in the top ten for the most dangerous intersections in iowa. Recently landing at number four. And some of those accidents are very serious and all because area. We have a lot more traffic during that thanksgiving to christmas time. You know just standing out here for a few minutes you can really see how busy this intersection gets. Thats why police are doing everything they can to make sure people are aware of that. The department partnered with the dot again this year to put up signs to alert this 60 mile an hour traffic to slow down. Caution ahead, heavy traffic, be prepared to stop because of turning traffic also. Its all an effort to make sure everyone stays safe, but also have an enjoyable holiday season. Police say the d ot knows how dangerous the intersection is. There have been some Community Meetings about it. Also this time of year car breakins are common. Police are reminding shoppers of five words stow it, dont show it. Make sure your bags cant be seen through a car window. Hide them under Something Like a blanket. Mall security is also keeping an eye out for you. Our security team. We just increase the number of them on their shifts so they can patrol inside and outside at the same time. Police also recommend parking near the building or under lights. That can scare some theives away. On this holiday we want to hear what kids in eastern iowa are thankful for this year. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in the newsroom. She spoke with students. Thats right jerry. I met a lot of wonderful kids. Who were thankful for everything ranging from their families to their toys. The kids spent part of their last day at school before thanksgiving break playing games and doing arts and crafts. They spent time together. Thinking about that big question today is all about. What are you thankful for. Heres a look at some of the answers i got to that family. Im thankful for books. Toys. Im thankful for the pilgrims. Im happy for who i am. Just want to thank god for who i am. My playstation. Now the boy who said playstation also said hes thankful for his family. This just goes to show that sometimes kids are the best teachers. And despite all these different responses. Food and family were the two answers that stood out. A lot of kids also said school. Which was great to hear. Weve got you covered live in the newsroom. Amanda gilbert. Kwwl news. One girl talked about how she was was starting a coat drive at orange elementary in waterloo becuase shes thankful for her community. New york police are stepping up security before the macys thanksgiving day parade. Hundreds of thousands people will line the streets of new york this morning for the holiday tradition. Officers will be ready to move at the first sign of a threat. Police working the parade is nothing new but this year, more officers are on duty. Uniformed officers, ah. This year i think you will see even a larger presence. With milder weather in new york, there could be a record crowd today, police say theyre confident in the security plan they have in place. Those who put on parade are busy getting everything ready. Take a look at this timelapse video as the famous baloons are inflated. Meantime two independence girls are in new york for the parade. Madison and alyssa say theyve been practicing for more than a month and will perform with other dancers today. You can watch the parade at nine oclock this morning right here on kwwl. Final preparations are underway for the 54th annual ginter dinner in dubuque. The founder, donna ginter, died a few years ago but her family continued her legacy. This dinner feeds more than 2 thousand people each year. It means a lot to me and my for it. 90 percent of our meals are going to the elderly, shut in and the handicap. It always makes us feel good we can do it for them. The meal is served at 12 30 this afternoon at the knights of columbus in dubuque. In waterloo. The Salvation Army is getting ready for its annual feast. The Salvation Army building on franklin street. Its a free dinner with all the trimmings and the community is invited to attend. And the annual Salvation ArmyRed Kettle Campaign is underway and we at kwwl are helping out. The anchors have a metal in the kettle challenge. Were trying to see who can raise the most money. First up amanda goodman, shes at the cedar falls walmart on saturday from two until six. Ill be in cedar rapids december fifth. Ron steele will be in dubuque on the 12th. And ally crutcher will be in coralville on the 19th. For many iowa children, life is a daily struggle. Some children, through no fault of their own, live lives which are often chaotic, very uncertain and quite lonely. But kwwls ron steele shows us how iowa families continue to step up to save kids. Twoyear old emerson, whose life began without giving her much of a prison right away. Like hundreds of other iowa children, emerson went to live with an iowa foster family. She immediately fell in love with them. Michelle becker is an iowa lawyer and child advocate who grew up in gilbertville. She is emersons guardian ad litem. Thats the person who protects iowa kids in court. It really struck me how much of that choas we didnt know about. I invested in this along mom consented to the termination of parental rights. She had given up, becasue she had moved on to another relationship. And, decided that was the life she wanted to live. Emersons case ended up in Iowa District Court her parental rights for her biological parents were terminated. And that court ruling paved the way for emersons legal adoption by joe and melinda, whom adopted last year and have been Foster Parents for 5 years. Determined to give emmy a new life. I have to thank michellle, because she fought for our little girl when we couldnt. And. Shes truly been her voice throughout her entire case. And, so it is with great joy we just want to give them the best lives possible. They deserve it. They didnt ask to be put into the positions that they are. And, they didnt ask for life to be this way. So, we just love them like we would love our own. So, on this day, its all about emersons adoption. But, joe and melinda are building a large family. Melindas biological son is 13year old jayden. 3year old kaylin. They adopted kaylin last year on National Adoption day. Soon, this little cutie, one year old,owen, will become part of their family. And, theyll even go older, adopting 18 year old aleitha in the not to distant future. One on the biggest things is remembering why you are willing to open your arms and your heart and your home to these kids, and no matter how hard it gets, just be patient and everything will work out eventually. You know, she was here last year at our adoption day, because her sister was adopted. I mean shes got a great i meanm shes got a great future ahead of her. November is National Adoption month, so, learn more about adoption and becoming a Foster Parent by checking out iowakidsnet. We have a link to their website on kwwl. Com. Its coming up on today in iowa. Some name it as one of the president s most memorable moments this year. And now, one band plans to keep that memory alive. Plus. A young couple is giving thanks for a Police Officers im meteorologist kyle kiel. Radar shows a few scattered showers. This will increase throughout the day. More in just a few minutes on today in iowa. Youre watching kwwl, weve got you covered with the leading cough liquid only provides relief for four hours, but did you know theres a product that lasts for twelve hours . Try delsym twelve hour cough liquid. Its advanced formula works by immediately releasing powerful medicine that acts fast while its extended release medicine lasts for 12 hours. In fact, for all day or all night relief, try delsym the 1 doctor recommended 12 hour cough liquid. 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 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 Good Morning and happy thanksgiving. Im meteorologist kyle kiel in for eileen loan. We have got a lot going on in the weather dpeartment so lets get right to threat tracker shows us in the yellow today. We will have heavy rain at tiems throughout the day, fog early on, and the chance for a wintry mix later this afternoon, especially to the northwest. Precipitation comes to an end early in the wee hours of friday, then we turn partly cloudy for friday and saturday. Heres teh Winter Weather advisory. This is in effect for butler and chicasaw counties, as well as black hawk, grundy and tama counties, from noon to 6 am thursday. More on the impacts in just a few minutes. Storm track 7 live Doppler Radar shows scattered showers throughout the area. That will continue to be the case as we go get heavier this afternoon as Energy Follows this cold front. A large storm system will be causing travel headaches for many in the center part of the country, including here in eastern iowa. We will see scattered light rain through the morning hours, becoming more widespread and heavy at times during the afternoon and evening. Rain totals through friday morning will be in the 12 range, with locally higher amounts possible. Later this afternoon and evening, colder air will filter in, changing the rain to a wintry mix of to all snow briefly . This amounts will be west of the many in the center part of the in, changing the rain to a a trace to 2 the higher if you plan on driving later today, be careful as the rain may cause some travel headaches. Right now were taking a live look out of i235 in des moines. Theyre expecting mainly rain for the day. The time is. Talk about a crossover star. A british band is set to give the president his big break in the plus. It was once home to decades of students. But what goes up must come down. Retailers hoping for this. Americans are saving more money these days. Its a shift in spending habits that started during the great recession. And the trend continues heading into the Holiday Shopping season. Hes already known for his speeches. Hes now getting attention for his singing. The president s pipes got a lot of attention earlier this year when he sang at a memorial service. The british rock band coldplay says it plans to feature a clip of his singing on the bands newest album. A family in need receives a generous gift from a police officer. A mother and her little son were pulled over by an officer in Child Safety Seat was very run down. The woman said she couldnt afford a better one. Instead of writing her a ticket, the officer took her to a store and bought her a brand new child seat. I was a little embarrassed grateful. I looked at him and i couldnt justify putting my daughter in that car seat. How could i look at that and drive off with that with no other help . The officer has his own daughter who is 16months old. A big explosion heard at the university of kansas. A dorm was brought down in just 18 seconds. More than 9 hundred students lived in the dorm when it first opened in 1965. The school is making room for two new dorms. Heres a live look at decorah. Storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan has your storm track 7 forecast seven forecast. This is krystal, and her dream is to be a roller derby girl. We love krystal we love krystal oh my god its jj watt oh my god in iowa. Now on today in iowa a day for family and to say thanks. And for some theyre also scoping out the deals. If you plan to shop tonight or tomorrow youll want to keep plus a story that has people talking all over the country. A police say they found the babys mother. And a sweet snack delivered as a gift. But underneath those sprinkles, a message from a big 10 football fan who says one game left a sour taste in his mouth. Good morning and happy thanksgiving, im jerry gallagher. Ally has the day off. Storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel is here now with your storm track seven forecast. We are starting off with areas of fog and light rain across the area. Visibilities are reduced, especially of the area close to where our cold front is. If you are traveling, you will likely run into some issues, especially late this morning and into the afternoon. Water weather advisory is out from noon through this evening for bremer, butler and Chickasaw County and points to the west, this is for eventual rain, snow and sleet mix later this afternoon. Pinks are winter storm warnings. For the most part it will be rain here in eastern iowa. Just a couple scattered a few delays at the airport hubs across the midwest. Be sure to call ahead. Rain will overspread the over to snow. This is expected transition occurs. Most snow our top story this morning Holiday Travel for thanksgiving or for black friday. Were keeping an eye on the road. In cedar rapids some shoppers hit lindale mall early to plan their theyre starting the sale at 6 p. M. So well get in line for and then you get good deals on it. The mall opens at 6 tonight. And after closing for a few hours. Will reopen at 6 tomorrow morning. Many retailers are opening their doors tonight. Weve got a list of whats open today and tomorrow from target to kohls to best buy. And a lot more. The list is easy to find. Go to kwwldot com. Its right on our homepage. Also, if you plan to wait in line youll want to know the forecast. Storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel will have the latest for us in just a bit. Some of you might be up getting your thanksgiving dinner started right now. Grocery stores have been working in waterloo says at least 100 turkeys will go out for catering. Ive been working the holidays for you know 20 years so i really dont give it much second dinner boxes to send out today and orders are still coming in. Thanksgiving is all about the food, but theres another tradition that takes a lot of work. Today is the 89th annual macys thanksgiving day parade. This years parade looks to top last years and features performances by mariah carey. Dont forget the big balloons and americas Top High School marching bands. Two girls from indepedence are getting ready for the parade. We caught up with madison and alyssa last week as they practiced before leaving for new york city. Theyll perform with 500 other dancers. Im really excited to go. Hopefully, i will meet some new of the parade. Here they are at a hotel this morning. You can watch the macys thanksgiving day parade right here on kwwl this morning at nine oclock. Chicago is hoping for peace on this thanksgiving. Many people are also hoping for their Police Department to be investigated. The fallout continues after Police Dash Cam video shows an officer shooti a teenager. The officer has been charged with murder but many people are outraged that it took a year for police to release the video. Demonstrations last night were mostly peaceful until some people in the crowd started vandalizing decorations near businesses. Heres a look at what happened. From above, people could be seen pulling strands of lights from a christmas tree. Which had been lit earlier this week. At least two people were arrested. Several people are behind bars after a black lives matter rally in new york. They were protesting the recent Police Shootings in chicago and minneapolis. After the rally, some tried to take over the streets. One group tried to block the lincoln tunnel that connects the city with new jersey those protesters also went to macys at herald square, where todays thanksgiving parade ends. Thats when Police Arrested several people for disorderly conduct. Now it needs to figure out why just one march or two marches, something that people who are young today, they gonna be fighting way into their lives. The rally also supported five protesters who were shot and wounded during a similar rally in minneapolis on monday. Police are investigating a crash involving one of their own vehicles. It happened yesterday at the san marnan and laporte road intersection in waterloo. Three vehicles including a Waterloo Police s uv had frontend damage. We know one person went to the hospital but we dont know much more than that. We checked in with police this morning to ask questions about what happened. They did not have any more information they could share a couple survives after a car slams through a restaurant dragging them under the tables. A car comes flying into this restaurant in california hitting the man on the far left and the person sitting across from him. The gas pedal by accident. Nobody was seriously injured. New this morning the mother of a baby found in a manger in new york will not face charges. This week, a custodian found the newborn in a manger at a church. Hes ok. God has a way of working in with this child, saw this church, this empty home, this home in which well welcome jesus in just a few short weeks, i believe she found in it a home for her child. In fact police say they found the babys mother. They say she followed the spirit of the citys safe haven law and thought the manger was the warmest place for him to be in the church. The manger wasnt even supposed to be set up for another two weeks or so. Today pope francis is getting ready for his first public mass in africa. About 300 thousand people are expected to be there. Its his first tour of africa. Hes in kenya and uganda, both victims of Islamic Militant attacks, and the Central African republic, a country torn apart by muslimchristian divisions. Russia plans to use antiaircraft missiles in syria, after turkey shot down a russian warplane. Andrew spencer tells us it comes as france pushes for a broader coalition against isis. The quagmire in syria in which isis has thrived got even more complicated this week. As turkish fighter jets shot down a russia warplane, the plane and its pilots landing in northern syria. Turkey says the plane repeatedly violated turkish airspace, releasing audio of what appears to be one such warning unknown air traffic position to humaynim 040. This is Turkish Air Force speaking on guard. You are approaching turkish airspace. Change your heading south immediately. Change your heading south. One of the two pilots died at the hands of rebels. The other was rescued. He appeared on russian staterun media, saying they never received a warning from the turkish military. Not via the radio. Not visually. There was no contact whatsoever. The timing also complicates matters for french president francois hollande. After meeting with president barack obama on tuesday, hollande meets today with russian president Vladimir Putin in moscow just as russia says, in response to the downing of its plane, it will mediterranean coast not far from the turkish border. Andrew spencer, kwwl news. One option could be for nato and russia to sign an agreement similar to the deal between moscow and the u. S. It would lay out the rules of engagement and try to make the family of Frank Gifford says the former nfl players brain showed signs of a disease that affects football players. He died in august. He was 84. Victims of cte can suffer from memory loss, anger, confusion and dementia. A scared, but quickthinking teen helps Police Arrest a man they said broke into her mothers house. The girl was home alone after School Monday in massachusetts. She hid in her bathroom and called 911 as a man rushed he walked passed the bathroom twice and i was like, hes going to come in here at some point. her mother called the house as this was happening. When she couldnt reach her daughter, she set the house alarm by remote. Police said the suspect then ran out of the house. He was found hiding in the bushes. Sometimes kids are the best teachers. We wanted to hear from them this thanksgiving about what theyre thankful for. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in the newsroom. She went to orange elementary and Central Middle School in waterloo. Jerry i spoke kids in grades ranging from kindergarten to middle school. Although a lot of them had different answers to the question what are you thankful for. There were two answers everyone agreed on. What are you thankful for . Thats the big question that today is all about. And kids here in waterloo had a lot of Different Things to be thankful for. A loving family. Im thankful for books. Toys im thankful for the pilgrims. Im thankful for people. Why . Because god made them and theyre really nice to me. Im thankful for me. Im happy for who i am. Just want to thank god for waking me up this morning. My play station. Despite all these different responses. There was two answers that stood out. The first. Family. Family my grandma with good health. Thankful for by brotha. Im thankful for my dad. Why are you thankful for your dad . Because i love him. Im thankful my mommy. And my daddy and my brother and my cat and my uncle and my husband. The second answer. Food the food on my table so i can eat id be dead without it. Food and family. What this holidays all about. Happy thanksgiving a lot of the kids also said they were thankful for school. That was a nice one. Weve got you covered live in the newsroom. Amanda gilbert. Kwwl news. One girl talked about how she was was starting a coat drive at orange elementary in waterloo becuase we still have a lot to get to this morning were looking for the wookie of chewbacca would be proud of these star wars wannabees. Plus a gift of breakfast for an entire department. But this delivery was stamped with sarcasm by a football fan. Im meteorologist kyle kiel. Radar shows a few scattered showers. This will increase throughout the day. More in just a few minutes on today in iowa. Youre watching kwwl, and meteorologist eileen loan. This is today in iowa. Now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 hey buddy, lets get these dayquil liquid gels and go. But these liquid gels are new. Mucinex fast max. Its the same difference. These are multisymptom. Well so are these. This one is max strength and fights mucus. That one doesnt. Uh. Think fast you dropped something. Oh. Ill put it back on the shelf. New from mucinex fast max. The only cold and flu liquid gel thats maxstrength and fights mucus. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team 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 Good Morning and happy thanksgiving. Im meteorologist kyle kiel in eileen loan. We have got a lot going on in the weather dpeartment so lets get right to it. Threat tracker shows us in the yellow today. We will have heavy rain at tiems throughout the day, fog early on, and the chance for a wintry mix later this afternoon, especially to the northwest. Precipitation comes to an end early in the wee hours of friday, then we turn partly cloudy for friday and saturday. Heres teh Winter Weather advisory. This is in effect for bremer, butler and chicasaw counties, as well as black hawk, grundy and tama counties, from noon to 6 am thursday. More on the impacts in just a few minutes. Storm track 7 live Doppler Radar shows scattered showers throughout the area. That will continue to be the case as we go throughout the day. The rain will get heavier this afternoon as Energy Follows this cold front. A large storm system will be causing travel headaches for many in the center part of the country, including here in eastern iowa. We will see scattered light rain through the morning hours, becoming more widespread and heavy at times during the afternoon and evening. Rain totals through friday morning will be in the 12 range, with locally higher amounts possible. Later this afternoon and evening, colder air will filter in, changing the rain to a wintry mix of rain, freezing rain, snow and perhaps sleet in our northwestern counties changing to all snow briefly . This looks to occur between 4 and 7 pm. There could be light Ice Accumulation it doesnt take much to cause issues on the roadways , and snow amounts from a trace to 2 the higher amounts will be west of the area . The best chance for the wintry mix will be north and west of a line from waterloo to elkader. The precipitation will come to an end by 3 am friday. Safe travels. A large storm system will be causing travel headaches for many in the center part of the country, including here in eastern iowa. We will see scattered light rain through the morning hours, becoming more widespread and heavy at times during the afternoon and evening. Rain totals through friday morning will be in the 12 range, with locally higher amounts possible. Later this afternoon and evening, colder air will filter in, changing the rain to a wintry mix of rain, freezing rain, snow and perhaps sleet in our northwestern counties changing to all snow briefly . This looks to occur issues on the roadways , and for the wintry mix will be north the time is still to come this morning a to all those who have to work on this holiday. Plus a surprise delivery for police. Dozens of donuts show up at the door from a wisconsin football fan. So whats behind the gift . This morning, im thankful for a im chris bosh. When i was sidelined with blood clots in my lung, it was serious. Fortunately, my doctor had a game plan. Treatment with xarelto. Hey guys hey, finally, somebody i can look up to. Besides arnie. Xarelto is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. Xarelto is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. For people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, theres limited information on how xarelto and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. You know, i tried warfarin, but the blood testing and dietary restrictions. Dont get me started on that. 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With xarelto there is no regular blood monitoring and no known dietary restrictions. Treatment with xarelto. Was the right move for us. Ask your doctor about xarelto. At home and my coworkers here at kwwl. Millions of americans will be celebrating thanksgiving with their work family. About 22percent of those surveyed across the country said theyre working on this holiday. The survey found those in the Health Care Industry will most likely be on the job today. Wed like to thank them, first responders, retail workers. And anyone else on the job today. Get your roar on. But this is not a story about katy perry. Nats of wookie noises its a wookie calling contest for star wars fans in dallas. The prize two free tickets to a 3d showing of the new movie the winner said he didnt practice for the contest at all. The dallas area happens to be the home of peter mayhew the an upset football fan sends police a special delivery. 240 donuts were delivered to police in madison wisconsin. The gift apparently came from a fan thrown out of the northwestern wisconsin game on saturday. He was assigned a different section than his friends and when he stick with the group, he was tossed out. Police donated the donuts to a shelter. Its youre watching today in iowa on k wwl. And we have a birthday today. Happy birthday on this thanksgiving from kwwl. coughing coughing disrupts everyones life. Thats why theres delsym. Delsyms advanced time release formula helps silence coughs for a full 12 hours. All night. Or all day. Janet . Cough if you can hear me. Dont even think about it. I took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. Yeah. But what about mike . It works on his cough too. Cough it works on his cough too. Mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs for 12 hours. Lets end this. Of your storm track seven forecast. Heres the storm track 7 live Doppler Radar. Scattered showers tracking through the area. Storm track 7 day forecast has rain tracking out by tomorrow. 1 to 2 inches of heres a live look outside at new york city where crews are hard at work prepping for the macys thanksgiving day parade. Theres another hour of today in iowa coming up right here on