showers/storms. a shower or two may linger into early thursday morning. cooler weather behind the front thursday and friday with highs falling back into the 60s. storm track 7 chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather charges in the death of her own daughter. 31-year-old kristi buss is charged with child endangerment resulting in death. her four-year-old daughter gracie was found unresponsive in their waterloo home last year. the autopsy shows she died of severe head trauma. kwwl's elizabeth amanieh is live in the newsroom with more. elizabeth amanda-after more than a year of searching for answers-police believe they're now a step closer in justice for gracie. alledgedly failed to stop physical abuse that lead to her daughter's death. the criminal complaint claims kristi's fiance - chad little had been living with with kristi and her two children gracie and her brother. the boy allegedly told police "little would physically beat" gracie. multiple witnesses say they saw visible injuries on kristi while she was dating little. a month after gracie died, we spoke with gracie's grandmother and aunt who said they believed the injures fou o jennifer fairbank "gracies in a much better place. i know she's with god and she's with her aunti heather. and she's happy, and she won't have to feel anymore pain." little is currently serving time in jail for theft and burglary. he has not been charged in connection with case. thousand-dollar bond. and her fiance- little is being held in fort dodge. we've got you covered, live in the newsroom, elizabeth amanieh...kwwl news. we did reach out to gracies aunt-but she declined to comment at this time. flood 2016 coverage now-- the mississippi river is now cresting in dubuque at just 18 feet, which is causing a few problems. one popular campground is forced to close early for the season. is live at miller riverview park with the latest. i talked to a number of campers today who are definitely disappointed they won't be able to get any late season camping that's because water covers most of the campground here. the campground was also forced to close for labor day due to flooding, but it wasn't nearly this bad. in manager says it's unusual to see this much water for so long, so late in the season. and with the closing just around the corner, it made more sense (steve fehsal, park division manager) "and it's about a two week process to clean up the park, to get it ready for camping again. so at this point, with the closing coming up at the end of the month, we felt it was just more practical to be closed for the rest of the season." removed all of their electric pedestals because of the flooding, which he says will save them some time if there is flooding again in the spring. and for anyone who had reservations at the campground through the end of the season, the city says you will get a refund. we've got you covered live in dubuque, brad hanson...kwwl news. the mississippi isn't expected to health officials warning iowans to be weary of mosquitoes during the flooding murky and muddy conditions like what you're seeing are perfect for increased mosquito activity the fall is the peak time for west nile activity standing flood water is the make sure to use insect repellant and wear proper clothing if you need to be outside a red cross update for you this evening as families and volunteers begin red cross shelters remain open in many places so far, 80 people remain at red cross shelters and they've provided 530 overnight stays in emergency shelters today, they'll be delivering meals and cleanup kits to linn, jones, butler, benton, floyd, and black hawk counties for a full list of open shelters, go disaster declaration for eight counties in iowa governor branstad saying that obama approving the declaration for allamakee, chickasaw, clayton, fayette, floyd, howard, mitchell and winneshiek counties this is due to flooding back in august...not the flooding we have seen in the past week or so that means federal money could be used for emergency work, clean up and to replace or fix damaged buildings. if you have an idea for a new business in the midwest listen up business may be willing to cover up to one-hundred 60 thousand dollars worth of tuition to send people back to school this according to our coverage partners at the iowa city press citizen but, they will only do so if you plan on working in the midwest they're offering three fellowships to students with strong ties to the midwest and want to work in the area for at least two years after they graduate a popular face at university of jean robillard- the vice president of medical affairs- plans to step down as the head of the ui health care enterprise u-i says a national search to replace him begins immediately robillard will continue his duties until a replacement is found on to decision 2016 coverage tonight.. senator bernie sanders making a trip to iowa he'll be in iowa city, davenport, and des moines on monday, october third to campaign for democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton sanders plans on discussing works for everyone the iowa city clinton visitng florida today... just a day after her visit to des moines she talked about scholarships for college and getting more americans involved in service she even proposed a national service reserve- a program allowig people to serve cities part time on the republican side... donald trump holding a rally and a new commercial today take a look he has a new ad featuring emails...also calling her deplorable the ad will run on cable channels starting today both candidates in iowa the past few days because early voting began! and even herky is voting early! the johnson county auditor tweeted this picture of herky casting a ballot. now he has to get ready for homecoming. and as a reminder to check out our kwwl political analyst chris larimer's blog posts about the 2016 election season on our website kwwl dot com coming up... a new emergency tool foreastern and.... a rule most of us have heard about... is the five second rule actually ok? 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. and when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page stay up to date on breaking news and weather information. schnackenberg. this is the so what do the trade deals supported by congressman rod blum really mean for iowa? blum's deals are just one of the ways the biggest corporations rig the system to make more money at the expense of iowa jobs. oh, and don't forget-- congressman blum voted to give them tax breaks. these guys hope you're not paying attention... so maybe you should. the deals blum makes in washington are bad for iowa. house majority pac is responsible for the content of this message. house majority pac woman: huh. congressman blum is a tea party member. we've shut down the government before. woman: blum voted to cut social security. we've got to raise the retirement age. a hardworking mom. started a small business while raising three daughters. she'll fight for equal pay for equal work. monica vernon gets it. vernon: i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message. i think my strongest asset, maybe by far, is my temperament. i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell you. i would bomb the [bleep] out of 'em. i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? m to go [bleep] themselves. get him out of here! get him out of here! get the hell out of here! priorities usa action is responsible --------- --------- --------- "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the clouds linger through the weekend with a spotty light shower is possible saturday. by late afternoon sunday, the clouds will slowly part to give us a little sunshine. high temperatures this weekend remain in the 60s due to the clouds. at least the wind remains light through the help push high temperatures into the low-mid 70s the first half of the week. a cold front is forecast to cross the area wednesday with chance for a showers/storms. a shower or two may linger into early thursday morning. cooler weather behind the front thursday and friday with highs falling back into the 60s. storm track 7 chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg from the kwwl stormtrack weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the clouds linger through the weekend with a spotty light shower is possible saturday. by late afternoon sunday, the clouds will slowly part to give us a little sunshine. high temperatures this weekend remain in the 60s due to the clouds. at least the wind remains light through the weekend. sunshine and a south breeze help push high temperatures into the low-mid 70s the first half of the week. a cold front is forecast to cross the area wednesday with chance for a showers/storms. a shower or two may linger into early thursday morning. cooler weather behind the front thursday and friday with highs falling back into the 60s. storm track 7 chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the clouds linger through the weekend with a spotty light shower is possible saturday. by late afternoon sunday, the clouds will slowly part to give us a little sunshine. high temperatures this weekend remain in the 60s due to the clouds. at least the wind remains light through the weekend. sunshine and a south breeze help push high temperatures into the low-mid 70s the first half of the week. a cold front is forecast to cross the area wednesday with chance for a showers/storms. a shower or two may linger into early thursday morning. cooler weather behind the front thursday and friday with highs falling back into the 60s. allows you to get in during an emergency and is the five second rule actually ok for our health? some food for thought up next you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in mount --------- --------- --------- ge. in twenty-three years, chuck grassley hasn't missed a single vote. in just six years, senator patty judge missed a hundred and eighty-two votes. state fair board member judge missed seventy-six percent of their meetings. iowa economic development commission member judge, missed sixty-nine of seventy-two meetings. the register called patty judge a ?habitual no show.? grassley works. new tool to help people in an emergency. the tool is called a knox box. it's a rapid-entry system that provides a non- destructive way to get into homes or businesses when first responders need to get inside. kwwl's macleod hageman joins us live with more. mac? after applying for a 20-thousand dollar grant -- the waterloo fire department hopes to provide the knox boxes to people who have mobility concerns. here's how it works. (nats... door shut) "we're going to see how this will offer 134 of these box get to them in time." "the knox box is easy to use. the box, and on the inside, you it to the door, we can go ahead and apartment buildings already have similiar technology -- and these portable boxes make it easier for everyone. "it's great, and thank goodness to max and helen guernsey foundation for making this happen. and knox provided a discount on each and every one of these units." captain harter says the fire department plans to install these first resonders will have keys those boxes. we've got you covered live -- macleod hageman -- kwwl news. discount on each and every one of these units." captain harter says the fire department plans to install these boxes the third weekend in october. onre will have keys those boxes. we've got you covered live -- macleod hageman -- kwwl news. if you would like to apply for one of these boxes -- you can in person. still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... do you use the 5 second rule when you drop food? some surprising new information for you tonight nats 3 seconds and.... a big day for one eastern iowa high school --------- so, can i see you again... ...i'm free on black forest ham day. there's a subway? $3.50 sub of the day to help you remember life's important days. inch sub every day of the week. every sub contains no artificial flavors. at just $3.50, it's a great sub at a great price. her name is teri... ...she was born on sweet onion chicken teriyaki day. the $3.50 sub of the day brought you at the top of our a man is now charged with murder tied to the death of a four- year-old waterloo girl. chad little - booked in the black hawk county jail this afternoon. his fiance - 31- year-old kristi buss booked yesterday... charged with child endangerment resulting in death. both people are charged in the death of gracie buss. the four year old was found unconscious in her home in 2015 - now charges in hed the teen allegedly responsible for an elementary school shooting and the murder of his father is in court today this happening just a few days ago at townsville elementary school in south carolina. the 14 year old is being charged as a juvenile he faces charges of murder and three counts of attempted murder. his name has not been released hospital - listed in critical condition. investigators looking into the cause of a train crash that killed one and injured 100 this happening in new jersey yesterday officials have recovered the train's black box event recorder this device records information on speed and braking they're also looking in to video from cameras that were on the outside of the train investigators expect to be on we now know the answer to the question... is it safe to eat food that has seconds? it tus rnt ouatth it's not safe! scientists took a look at the rule by dropping food on different surfaces for some...contaminatio n by bacteria was instant! one eastern iowa high school is getting excited for their home coming game tonight. take a listen 4 seconds of sound it's the waterloo east high students showing their trojan pride in the home coming parade. the home coming court and football players flowed down fourth street and back to the school. here's a live look at the cedar rapids skycam. storm track seven meteoroligst mark schnackenberg has a final look at your weather next. we'll be right back i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat chested is very hard to be a 10. does she have a good body? no. does she have a fat [expletive]? absolutely. do you treat women with respect? so what do the trade deals supported by congressman rod blum really mean for iowa? blum's deals are just one of the ways the biggest corporations rig the system to make more money at the expense of iowa jobs. oh, and don't forget-- these corporations shipping our jobs overseas? congressman blum voted to give them tax breaks. these guys hope you're not paying attention... so maybe you should. the deals blum makes in washington are bad for iowa. house majority pac at six... we'll have the friday night heroes game of the week! more on sports at six we have some exciting news to share with you tonight we've learned kwwl and the r-j mcelroy trust will receive the board of governors emmy. kwwl and the mcelroy trust are being honored for our longstanding partnership to recognize outstanding teachers through the gold star program. kwwl and the mcelroy trust will be honored at an awards show in same night, other regional emmys will be awarded -- and earlier this morning -- we learned kwwl has been nominated for five this year. that includes two newscasts, a best evening and a best daytime myself- jerry gallagher and ally crutcher all nominated as well meteorologist mark schnackenberg meteorologist mark schnackenberg has has i'm chuck grassley, and i approve this message. meteorologist mark schnackenberg has in twenty-three years, chuck grassley hasn't missed a single vote. in just six years, senator patty judge missed a hundred and eighty-two votes. state fair board member judge missed seventy-six percent of their meetings. iowa economic development commission member judge, missed sixty-nine of seventy-two meetings. judge? mmmm, not so much. tonight, trump's tirade. donald trump lashes out in a middle of the night rant, attacking a former beauty queen again with sex tape allegations. now she and hillary clinton are firing back. crash cause. the ntsb begins questioning crew members in the aftermath of tha black box is pulled from the twisted wreckage. caught on camera. police release video showing a fatal officer encounter with an unarmed man. sex abuse scandal. dozens of disturbing allegations against the doctor who treated top olympic athletes. and hurricane threat. matthew strengthens to a powerful category 4 in the caribbean.

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