Earlier this week. Of course, branstand one of more than 30 governors saying they uld close ththr border to syrian refugees. Many of those governors worried that a terrorist could slip through the cracks, as Obamas Administration is working to bring ten thousand refugees to america. In swisher, taylor says he understands the security concerns, but thinks therea better way to approach the situation. christopher taylor, swisher mayor for me, it was really a standpoint of fear and suspicion, or from a standpoint of wcoming folks in, and it seems like the latter is the iowa way. Swisher says the move to accept those refugees has been well ceived so far, but admits hes been a bit overwhelmed by Media Attention to hear too much from his town. Swisher had much more to say about this issueincluding why the Holiday Season is a perfect time for a gesture like this. Hear that and more on the kwwl news at six. Weve got you covered live in swisher, brad hason. Kwwl news. Taylor certainly not alone in this fightthe mayors many other cities clashing with their governors. And president obama says he will veto a gopdrafted bill that would delay syrianand iraqi r fugees entering the u. S. After a seven hour police operation. Experts think they took out the mastermind behind the deadly atack on the french capital. Eight people were arrested during the seige in the parisian subuurb the mastermind not among them. However, they say he couldve been those killed during the raidoday. At least two people are dead. Isis leaders are releasing an image of the materials they say made a bomb that brought down a russian jet. This picture was published in an isis magazine. They y laim the bomb that took down a russian plane over egypt was made of an old soda can a detonator and a switch. The group also published a picture showing passports that belonged to some of the rrssian victims from the plane crash. Some eastern iowans are spending the day cleaning up after some wind damage. Chief meteorrlogist Mark Schnackenberg says the winds that hit marengo, were about 85 miles an hour. Iowa county Emergency Management said one strong 20 second gust of wind is likely what knocked down buildings and trees in marengo. The wind blew the roof off the cub cadet convenience store. And knocked down parts of the brooklyn elevator. Large tree branches are also down on nearly every block in town. Which is what most people in the area are worried about. sot. Cg Candace Huber marengo resident my boyfriend was coming home into marengo this morning and he saw all the trees down. His over there. Ergency management said there to their knowledge. But many people in marengo said the fact that the wind seemed to change direction quickly made them think there was. Emergency management also said power briefly went out after the strong winds. But no injuries were reported. In continuing coverage. A man who sparked an amber alert , accused of abduction, pleads guilty to child dagerment. Kenneth johns was convicted to two counts of child endagerment and sentenced to time served with awaiting prosecution. The kidnapping of his 10yearold stepdaughter sparked an amber alert back in march. Johns admits to taking the girl from her solon home saying she was being abused by her mother. The girls mother, Shelley Johns actualllpleaded guilty to child endagerment charges late in april. A felon faces hate crime charges after a bar fight. A 40yearold hite man Randy Metcalf allegedly kicked and stomped on the face of a black man. In what motivated bar fight in dubuqu in january. Federal authorittes arrested metcalf yesterday. He could get a maximum of ten years in prison. It will be up to ten years in prison for a man who admits to stealing from a local vets post. 52 yearrold todd losh pleaded guilty to burglary, theft and criminal mischief charges. It was this surveillce video that led his neighbors to identify him. Take a look llh breaks intt the cedar falls amvets post 49 building and tries to crack open the atm with a pick ax. Kwwls lauren mo has reaction from local veterans. And lauren how are they feeling knowing heeill be behind bars . Veterans tell me he got what he deserved. Now i also spoke to a blawk hawk county attorney who was in the court room yesterdayayas losh agreed to a plea deal. He tells me losh was apologetic and heres a look at the video again from august losh spent about 45 minutes smashing the atm over and over. Police say he also broke into a locked office and tried to break into a safe. Vets tell me he stole about 17 hundred dollars total from them. Now in court yesterday, a county Attorney Says losh was extremely emotional. Saying hes made some bad life choices. And that his own father was a veteran. But the vets at post 49 arent to say that your dad was a vet you u now yes he has some idea doesnt really know what hes talking about so i have no sympathy for the guy that broke in. None at all. The members bought a new atm at post 49 but nny tells me the memories are still there. Affecting every member at post 49. He compares someone stealing from veterans. To someone stealing from the red cross. Its also important to note that whee losh roke into the amvets building in august. He was on probabtion in linn county for other breakins as well. Weve got you covered, lauren moss. Kwwl news. Thanks lauren again, losh agreed to a plla deal and will spend up to 10 years in prison. An eastern iowa town is looking for a new mayor after he admits he didnt know the responsiblities. Duane devine ran unopposed and was elected mayor of new hampton. Now the city council is looking for someone else to fill the positionn kwwls Nikki Newbrough has the story. Election night has come and gone in new hampton. The duane devine. Theres only one didnt think it was goiig to be as big of job and as complex as it is. On monday devine turned in a letter stating he didnt want to be mayor. It certainly caught everybody off guard. After meeting with current mayor Robert Martin, devine admitted the job is too much. Mayor martin say his job is more than just ribbgn cuttings and proclamations. The city of our r ize we dont have aaity administrator, we know. So where do they go from here . Well mayor martin says thats a little unclear. Obviously there will probably have to be an appointment at some point. Wheththr the Current Council can make an appointment that is binding on the new council or not, not exactly sure, maybe that appointment will have to take place at the first meetinn on january or prior to that. Martin says hed like to retire and is moving closer to his grandchildren. But he says if the city needs him to be mayor for a few more months he will be available. In new hampton Nikki Newbrough kwwl news. Mayor Robert Martin says if anyone is interested in being mayor, he would like them to spend some time with him. Cocoing up. How low can you go . Find out how much gas prices are expected to drop in the next few weeks. And. What toys to buy your kids . A look at the annual worst toys list thats coming up in just a few minutes. Heres a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. Chief meteorologist marr schnackenberg has your full forecast next. Youre watching kwwl. Weve got you covered. With ron kwwl news at five. Jeb bush we do not have to be the worlds policeman. We have to be the worlds leer. Whos going to take care of the christians that are being eliminated in the middle east . Whos going to take care of israel and support them our greatest ally in the middle east . 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Thursday night will be clear with lows in the low to mid 20s, and the wind dying down a bit. Wewere tracking tt chance of a rain snow mix changing to light dry air in place friday morning. The ground is wet and warm 50s . That has to cool down before snow begins to accumumute. The exact track of the precipitation and duration is still a bit uncertain. Timing, at this point, is a rain snow mixxometime in the afternoon friday changing to light snow friday evening, and lasting morning. Now if all of this plays out in the favor of snow, accumulations of 13will be possible across iowa, with a swath of 3 inches possible in get a better idea of the exact track of the storm system over the next 24 hours. We will continue to track ur potential first snow coming up. Experts say this year theyre seeing a troubling increase in sexually transmitted diseases. Youre watchinggwwl. Weve got you coveeed in edgewood, balltown, festina and all of eastern iowa americas never been a country of quitters. Its not who we are. We dont ignore threats like climate change. We face our problems headon. With americanmade clean enengy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil. Spark new innovation. And create millions of new jobs. Solving our climate crisisis starts with 50 clean energy by 2030. To be the lwest in sevenears. Thats why triplea predicts consecutive growth in holiday travel. Kwwls Macleod Hageman stops by drivers can squeeze with eas nat. Gas pump stopping after a slump at the amazing. With gas prices dropping below two bucks a gallon this coming holiday, people say they are going to be driving by retro, i remember when i got i got my car, i could fill it up says shes not surprised 300thousand more drivers are e expected on roads thisis thanksgiving compared to last year. This would be the year to do the gasoline be the deterren. So, if youre thinking of going 120 miles to visit grandma, you should go. I think the lower gas prices will motivivate some of them. Drivers like keith jones will save 65 cents a gallon this year. nat. Gas cap traveling by suv he says the lower price makes all the difference. nat. Ccr starting its a full tank. So, its its a will save 65 cents a gallon this year. nat. Gas cap traveling by suv he nat. Car starting its a fulllank. So, its its a savings. Weve got you covered in cedar falls Macleod Hageman kwwl news. For an updated list of the lowest gas prices in your area you can visit gas buddy dot com. According to the website indanola holds the statts lowest price at murphy usa coming in at one dollar and 82 cents a gallon for regular unleaded. Still to come on e kwwl news at five. A preview of some of the deals you can snag on black friday and. What toys should you leave on the sheef while Christmas Shopping . A look at the annual worst toy if youre looking for a medicare plan, were Health Alliance. We believe in superheroes. In the slow dance at the end of the night. In being yourself. We believe in simplicity. 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Customs officials seized 450 pork tamales en route from mexico to los angeles. Those with customs say they were seized because foreign foods can carry serious disease like avqan influenza, mad cow and swine fever r he owner was ffned and the tamales were destroyed what toys should you avoid buying for your kids this year . World against toys causing harm released its list of toyy to leave on the shelf. Top offenders are a set of dinosaur claws, a quick folding trampoline for little kids and a slingshot style device that can launch stuff nearly 100 feet. All of these items made thh list for being potentially dangerous online retailer amazon rolls out its list of deals for black friday. Starting today the company will be rolling out holiday deals every five minutes which is twice as fast as last year. Also earlier because those deals didnt start until l e day after thanksgiving. Amazon will host up to ten deals on thanksgiving, and ten more on black friday. People magazine rrleases the sexiest man alive for 2005. I know what youre thinking, but unfortuantly its not ron steele. David beckham is taking home the title for 2015. The 40yearold former Soccer Player and husband to pos spice says it is a huge honor. Hes not sure that he is deserving of the titleand doesnt think of himself as sexy. Heres a live look at the hawkeye storm track seven meteoroligst Mark Schnackenberg has a final look at your weather next