this morning that he got the call last night that part of his roof was gone, and water was seeping into a big part of the building. but they there was also some pretty extensive storm damage in jo daviess county, near menominee. i'll be checking that out this afternoon, and we'll have that for you tonight at five and six. we've got you covered live here in dubuque, brad hanson...kwwl news. no final word on the amount of damage done, but ferguson says it's for sure in the tens of thousands of dollars range, and quite possibly up over one hundred thousand dollars worth of damage. more damage in dubuque from the storms -- trees landing on this house. we got this video from our coverage partners at t-h media. luckily the couple who lives here wasn't home at the time. when they got home -- they were most concerned about their cats... here's damage in cedar falls... the roof of a barn was partially wiped out in the storm and was replaced with hay bales to hold the structure in place... damage could be seen all over iowa after the strong storms ripped through the state yesterday -- trees being knocked over including this one on gilbertville road in black hawk county. luckily nobody was hurt. and in cedar falls -- the storms blew the roof off a building which houses hay. this is from corning -- southwest of des moines. some trees down -- along with some siding damage here... and here's video out of iconium...where powerful winds and possibly a tornado damaged homes and vehicles. it's easy to see the extent of the damage... here's some footage of a walmart in knoxville. you see the truck flipped over, debris on the ground. then they made us go to the out there was a gas leak so they us all get out. winds in the area reportedly reached 60 to 70 miles per hour... this video is also from near knoxville... where the winds completely tipped over another truck on highway 14... a string of tornados have been confirmed today as a result of the storms... one possibly touched down near the des moines international airport... you can see some of the damage here at the airport's air national guard base... and maybe you weren't at home when the storms hit -- maybe you were out grocery shopping. some eastern iowa hyvee locations had a different solution for customers. tornado warnings in linn, johnson, and black hawk counties. at a waterloo hyvee, employees had customers go to the meat lockers to wait out the storm.... way back to here. back to these lockers are the most logical place for customers to go. since they're sturdy and far from windows... the weather is definitely having an impact on day to day business. the city of waterloo is postponing curbside garbage pickup for today because of the high winds. the city says yard waste carts will be picked up as normal. regular thursday customers will have their garbage carts picked up on monday instead. we also checked in with cedar rapids -- which says collection will be normal there today. turning now to a tragedy along an eastern iowa highway.... a woman died when she was hit by a semi -- as she walked along highway 30 in linn county last when she was hit. the woman's name is not being released. a police chase ends with a crash. officers say it started just before 5 this morning with a traffic stop. the driver - jason wilson - took off, avenue in waterloo... wilson then allegedly ran from police -- officers caught him shortly thereafter. the passenger in the car got hurt in the crash -- and police say wilson is now in jail. the heated debate over a pipeline which would run through iowa continues today... the iowa utilities board is holding a public hearing on the bakken pipeline which would carry crude oil from north dakota...through iowa...to a distribution center in illinois. many are concerned about the company -- dakota access -- using emininent domain, which basically lets the government use your property for a project. hundreds of people are signed up to speak at today's hearing in boone. this week middle school students are learning about wheelchair basketball -- by trying it out for themselves. sportablility of iowa aiming to teach students about those living with disabilities. the program director says students are usually unsure about the wheelchairs at first -- but the sport has been growing on them... passing to each other and making students will compete against teachers during a special assembly tomorrow. the cedar falls volleyball team playing in the state semifinals this morning in cedar rapids... the tigers took on bettendorf for a chance to advance to the state championship -- and fell short after tough five-set battle... cedar falls ends its season with a 37- and-5 record... tomorrow's championship match between ankeny centennial and bettendorf begins at 10 a-m in the u-s cellular center... coming up... a man adds some death-defying adventure to the happiest place earth... and... a synchronized walking routine thousands... the details are on the way... the sun is coming out across eastern iowa. we'll let right back with your storm track seven forecast. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally noon" forecast on kwwl." 7 weather team. see the screen viewing area. that's why we are in yellow on our threat tracker. tomorrow will continue on the windy side, sets up for a nice weekend with mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures. it's a windy day out there today. we've had gusts between 40 and 50 miles per hour. here are the peak wind speeds across the big four cities so far. the evening as the line of severe thunderstorms rolled through. here's the wind advisory for the entire viewing area until 6 o'clock this evening. gusts could be up to 40 to 45 miles per hour at times. here's the current sustained wind speeds across eastern iowa. they are much higher than the sustained wind speeds. storm track 7 live weather network camera shows a mostly sunny sky with the camera shaking, indicating the high wind speed. here's the storm track seven satellite and radar. it is showing that we still have a few clouds off in our eastern counties, but they will be tracking out of the area within the next hour or so. otherwise it is mostly sunny everywhere else across eastern iowa. but it was windy, not only here, but all across the center part of the united states, and that is thanks to this very strong storm that tracked through yesterday. it is currently in the great lakes region. here are the current temperatures across eastern iowa. we are currently in the 40s, some areas still sitting in the upper 40s. but it is feeling much cooler when you factor in the high winds. it's feeling more like the 20s and 30s. here's the future track. it shows the clouds tracking out of the area this afternoon. overnight, we may still have a few clouds passing through our northern counties, otherwise it will be a mostly clear sky. as we go throughout the day on friday, we will continue with the mostly sunny skies, but it will still be windy with wind speeds between 15 and 25 miles per hour, gusts could be higher than that. here is the storm track 7 forecast for the rest of this afternoon. temperatures will be in the 40s. it will be windy and it will be chilly, with mostly sunny skies. here is the forecast for tonight. temperatures dipping to the upper 20s to lower 30s and it will continue to be breezy. here's the storm track 7 day forecast. we will be chilly tomorrow again with temperatures in the 40s, pretty close to normal. then for the weekend we will be mostly sunny with temperatures in the 50s, then we track our next chances for rain in next week. 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: here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: video of a man climbing the pyramid at disney epcot's mexico rounds on social media. witnesses say it was almost closing time when they overheard someone say they wanted to climb and someone did! witnesses say the man made it to the top and back down safely. no details if he faces any charges. more than ten- thousand people packed a stadium in japan yesterday -- to watch a group of japanese college students mesmerize the crowds with their synchronized precision walking routine... now -- the group has become massively popular after a youtube video of their performance went viral a few years ago. the synchronized routine is similar to a military marching exercise... this year it took the 78 college students more than six months to train and get in shape. coming up.... one man is killed and more than a dozen people are hurt when a house explodes... and... a man has a close call with a school bus.. and says he couldn't believe his eyes when he caught a glimpse of you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in evansdale, eastern iowa jeb bush: leadership means you've got to be all in. it's not about yappin'. it's not about talking. it's about doing. i know how to do this because i was privileged to serve in florida for eight years. and we turned the systems upside down that weren't working. 1.3 million new jobs were created. we cut taxes every year. income rose in people's pockets. people were lifted out of poverty. children started to learn. as president of the united states, i pledge to you that i will solve problems. announcer: right to rise usa is responsible for the bus.. and says he couldn't believe his eyes when he caught a glimpse of the driver. he says the bus driver almost sideswiped his truck.. and didn't even notice. it happened in virginia. he says it appears the bus driver had a handful of papers, and a pen in her hands -- as she was driving the bus with several students on board. "i could've literally rolled the window down the rest of the way and almost touched the side of the bus, that's how close she got to us." a statement from the school system says student safety is a priority and they will investigate what happened. one man was killed and more than a dozen people hurt when a surveillance video from a building across the street shows the exact moment when the roof blew off the home -- sending debris high into the sky. two people are in critical condition with severe burns, including an 11- year-old child. investigators are now saying could have played a role in a plane crash into an apartment building this week... the crash killed all nine people on the plane in ohio... no one on the ground was hurt... the n-t-s-b says it found the cockpit voice recorder... this surveillance video shows the crash. flames and thick, black smoke from the crash can be seen in the video... investigators will start recovering other parts of the plane later today. coming up.... we could see more of a traditional christmas morning this year, when it comes to gifts under the tree. we'll explain in just a few minutes... and dozens of restaurants re- open after an e coli scare... this is kwwl-- we'll be right back. and when you see news - or if you have pictures or video to can do that by going to our page on facebook. the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. oregon and washington are reopening a week and a half after an e-coli scare... forty three chipotle locations closed after several people, who had eaten at chipotle restaurants in either state got sick and were diagnosed with an e-coli infection. although state investigators couldn't find the food that was the source of the e- coli, restaurant management says they'll test ingredients brought in from their suppliers before using them. walmart is helping people get an early start when it comes to black friday shopping this year... the company announcing details about its hours and special deals for the black friday shopping holiday... and for the first time... walmart will have a majority of black friday deals available online starting at 12:01 a-m thanksgiving morning.... stores will open at 6 p-m on thanksgiving day.... move over video games... toys are staging a comeback this year. the u-s toy industry is expected to have its strongest year in at least a decade following several years of kids choosing video games and mobile apps over toys. annual toy sales are projected to rise over six percent to nearly $20 billion this year. coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen.... a recipe for a special cookie that will bring oohs and ahhs... but first, a look at your latest numbers from wall street and the farm markets. here in the test kitchen, sampling food morning, noon and night is the norm. last week, patty, our test kitchen "these are fantastic!" and "can i have the recipe?" and the rave as soon as possible. so here we go. all we do is cream together a couple sticks of butter with some sugar. once that's light, we beat in an egg add some dried cranberries, white chocolate chips and chopped walnuts. we drop teaspoons of this onto a couple of cookie sheets and into the oven they go. these only take about 10 minutes to firm up and they're in the test kitchen. between the delicate shortbread that holds ins.these are one special cookie. i do hope you'll go online and get the recipe for, "cranberry shortbread drops," so you can pass these out to your gang. i'm howard, with patty, in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "sweeter way" for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. this is the children closer together... plus... more college students are walking out this week over race concerns... and... an arrest is made after two choppers are allegedly targeted by laser light... welcome back to the news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher let's go to storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel now for your first forecast. one person has been arrested for track seven meteorologist kyle kiel now for your first forecast. i'm ally crutcher let's go to storm track seven your first forecast. kiel now for your first one person has been arrested for allegedly pointing a laser light at two helicopters in new york city. the first incident happened as the helicopter from nbc affiliate wnbc was flying to a breaking news story in downtown brooklyn. the chopper pilot reported the laser strike to authorities -- and as the nypd helicopter was investigating the incident -- it was also hit by a laser... police on the ground were able to locate the men who allegedly pointed the laser. a school resource officer is arrested after surveillance video shows him attacking a student. this is from a florida school... in the video, the officer is seen speaking and gesturing to a 13- year-old student after being called to the lobby. suddenly, the officer shoves the student in the chest and slams him to the ground. to charges of battery and child abuse. more college students are walking out this week -- saying their own school is doing little to repond to racial incidents... tom rochon, no confidence, tom rochon, no confidence, tom rochon, no confidence the walkout at ithaca college in new york comes on the heels of the problems at missouri -- where the university president resigned monday... at ithaca -- students claim public safety officers said some things that were offensive -- and they're upset about an invitation sent by a campus frat -- an invitation they call racially insensitve. this week, the student government association sent out an email asking for a vote president. decision 2016 coverage today... as donald trump, carly fiorina, and rand paul are all in the hawkeye state today. yesterday -- senator marco rubio campaigning in davenport fresh off the debate stage.... he continued to declare that defense spending is not a primary cause of america's national debt.. and talked about the v-a healthcare system.... look at the disaster that's become of the va system. hillary clinton about 10 days ago said they're making it a bigger deal than it really is'. jeb bush making several campaign stops in iowa yesterday -- you see him here at a town hall in waukee. some feel his debate performance is helping to keep his campaign afloat -- but he's not concerned about his low polling numbers... "i'm running hard and i'm a long haul process and chris christie telling a crowd in bettendorf he was exctied to get off the stage tuesday and head to iowa yesterday. at his town halls -- he says you don't have to write things down and let my staff review it does town halls like that. i rodham clinton the new jersey governor's national polling numbers are so low, he did not make the main in new hampshire today to file their papers for that state's primary. on the democrat's side of the race -- the remaining three contenders will make their way back to iowa for their next debate this weekend. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will be back on the stage together in des moines saturday night for the debate. this one takes place on the campus of drake university... and the action kicks off at 8 o'clock saturday night. there were no tickets available to the general public for this debate -- with drake students and staff having the opportunity to attend by entering a lottery... an elementary school is trying something new to help bring children closer together. kristin smith tells us about a place where students can build relationships. it's still easy to be lonely. kids don't always feel like they fit in. but at tussing elementary school in colonial heights... designed to bring the kids together. "well whenever you don't have a friend you can come over here and sit on it and then a place where students can build relationships. "it is a visual reminder to be friends and work together whether they sit on it or not." principal david staples put the rock on the playground after at a school in massachusetts. the concept is simple. kids who are feeling lonely or excluded go to the rock... then other children respond. "when people walk over, you will be sitting right here on just sitting on the rock." not only does the friendship rock help the children bond... it boosts their self- try to solve that problem and and as well as look over and see the rock and help fill to be lonely. so you know if that's the message that gets out there, then that rock is like gold." here in eastern iowa, we're doing something similar here at kwwl. we are giving away five buddy benches to area schools for free. if a student feels lonely on the playground, they can go to the bench. another student will go to the bench and ask if they want to telling us why your school needs a bench and what you will do to make sure your school is bully- free. all entries must be in by wednesday, november 25th. coming up ... two years after she was injured in a car accident...a basketball player inspirationally returns to the court... and stormtrack seven meteorologist will be back with your storm track seven day forecast when we return... forecast on kwwl.t kyle kiel. a wind advisory continues until six o'clock for the entire kwwl viewing area. that's why we are in yellow on our threat tracker. bit. that sets up for a nice weekend with mostly there today. we've had gusts between 40 and 50 miles per hour. here are the peak wind speeds across the big four cities so far. the dubuque wind speed yesterday evening as the line of severe thunderstorms rolled through. here's the wind advisory for the entire viewing area until 6 o'clock this evening. gusts could be up to across eastern iowa. here are eastern iowa, they are much higher than the sustained wind speeds. storm track 7 live weather network camera shows a mostly sunny sky with the camera shaking, indicating the high wind speed. here's the storm track seven satellite and radar. it is showing that we still have a few clouds off in our eastern counties, but they will be tracking out of the area within the next hour or so. windy, not only here, but all across the center part of the united states, and that is thanks to this very strong storm that tracked through yesterday. it is currently in the great lakes region. here are the current temperatures across eastern iowa. we are currently in the 40s, some areas still sitting in the upper 40s. but it is feeling much cooler when you factor in the high winds. it's here's the future track. it shows the clouds tracking out of the area this afternoon. overnight, we may still have a few clouds passing through our northern counties, otherwise it will be a mostly clear sky. as we go throughout the day on still be windy with wind speeds between 15 and 25 miles per hour, gusts could be higher than that. here is the storm track 7 forecast for the rest of this afternoon. temperatures will be in the 40s. mostly sunny skies. here is the for tonight. temperatures dipping to the upper 20s to lower 30s and tomorrow again with temperatures in the 40s, pretty close to normal. then for chances for rain in next week. information. information from the kwwl for your complete weather 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: two years after she was injured in a reutrns to the court with a prosthetic leg. the serbian pro player is believed to be the first disabled european player to play professional basketball. she lost her lower left leg in the crash. last night, she scored five points in her team's win... one of the n-f-l's star players makes a rare apology for his behavior on the field... "i will apologize to my mother. i owe my mother an apology for her about it?) "i did hear from her about it." he's referring to an incident sunday when he swore after not being credited for a sack in the game against the buffalo bills... it was heard on the broadcast thanks to the referee's open microphone... coming up ... a report with some useful advice if you have a specific toy in mind to put under the tree this year... you're watching kwwl.... we'll be right back... 2015 will be the 35th annual if you think there's no solution to the climate crisis, think again. in iowa, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. i'm tom steyer. with bold leadership and an endless supply of wind and sun, we can do that across america. the goal is 50% clean energy by 2030. university avenue. donate a bear door prizes, a silent auction, refreshments, live music, door prizes and silent and live auctions all funded by donations. all cash donations and teddy bears collected go to the children at shriner's hospitals. the goal is for the children to have their bears by christmas day. bears can be dropped off the day of the event after 11am. 2015 will be the 35th annual teddy bear drop in waterloo. the event will take place on saturday, november 21 at beck's sports brewery at 3295 university avenue. donate a bear for admission! the event is hosted by kwwl meteorologist eileen loan. and featres include door prizes, a silent auction, hall of fame awards and free music. the event will feature refreshments, live music, door prizes and silent and live auctions all funded by donations. all cash donations and teddy bears collected go to the children at shriner's hospitals. the goal is for the children to have their bears by christmas day. bears can be dropped off the day of the event after 11am. teddy bear drop in waterloo. the event will take place on saturday, november 21 at beck's sports brewery at 3295 university avenue. donate a bear for admission! the event is hosted by kwwl meteorologist eileen loan. and featres include door prizes, a shelves... well before thanksgiving. courtney reagan has some advice if you have a specific toy in mind to go under the tree this beware, the national retail leaving many items already in short supply, even though black friday is still more than 2 weeks away. for the second limited" in supply...with some styles backordered until the end of february...20-16 jim silver ceo of consumer review site t-t-p-m says many lego products are selling collectibles are early best store. the fisher price "beatbo" baby toy is backordered until november 20th. so with early sell outs already making headlines industry watchers are telling shoppers: don't wait. "if there is a toy that your side buying that early." tech toys are hot at toys r us over the past several days. according to a survey by fusionops, consumers say a shortage of in-demand smartphones will cause the for video games guitar hero live, call of duty black ops 3 fusionops say they'd be willing to "play dirty" if that's what it takes to walk out of a store with the last hot holiday gift. by fusionops, consumers say a shortage of in-demand smartphones will cause the biggest problems, followed by shortages for video games guitar hero live, call of duty black ops 3 it takes to walk out of a store with the this bulldog named otto -- broke the guinness world record for skateboarding through the 'longest human tunnel'... he was able to pass through the legs of 30 people... it's a windy afternoon out there. wind advisory continues until 6 o'clock. here's the storm track 7 day forecast. we will be chilly