Good morning, im ally crutcher. And im jerry gallagher. Temperatures are actually warming up a bit this morning. Back into the upper 30s to low 40s over most of the kwwl viewing area. That is due s they will be mainly around 15 mph but gusting to 25 mph today before dying down this evening. We also have pretty clear skies out there this morning. That will continue today with mild temperatures, too. Aiming for the low to mid 60s this afternoon. We cool down for veterans day, though as a cold highways blocked, crowds erupting. Across the country a number of protests from people who do not support our countrys next president. In california several hundred people blocked one of the busiest freeways. Not their president. Hey, ho ho, donald trump has. Proteistng into the election victory that shocked the world. Philadelphia. To oregon. And down through the west coast to los angeles. Some demonstrators there setting fire to a donald trump effigy. Others blocking the highway. In new york as many as 5,000 people gathered outside trump tower. While in the Nations Capital antitrump chants echoed through the streets. nat pop no trump, no kkk, no racist usa a similar outcry heard not today some even calling on clinton to challenge the election results. Mos protester women need you. Minorities need you. I need you. Chicago needs you. We all need you. This country needs you. Clinton herself sending a very different message ashe conceded Hillary Clinton d former president ial nominee donald trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead. The rage that played out on the streets wednesday. A stark contrast o president obama as he spoke following trumps victory. president obama we are now all rooting for his success those words with action. Inviting trump to meet more on trumps meeting with the president coming up in a few minutes. Were also seeing vandalism related to the president ial racr. In philadelphis police say the word trump was scrawled on the side of a building, with a swastika replacing the t. A crew removed the graffiti with power washers. Virginia. Its believed it happened before trump even won the election. The amount of the damage is unclear. A gop office in kentuckey vandalized. Police say someone threw a 10pound dumbbell through the glass door just around the time trump won the presidency. So far no word on a suspect. This is all coming as leaders of both the democratic and republican parties are looking for ways to reunite the country. Donald trump and his wife melania are scheduled to meet with president obama today, getting an update on transition plans. President obama is prm now, it is no secret that the president elect and i have some pretty significant differences. But president bushs team could not have been more professional or more gracious in making sure we had a smooth transition so that we could hit the ground running. Hillary clinton is calling on her supporters to give donald trump a chance. The former democratic nominee conceded the race yesterday after losing the president ial election to trump. She said the constitution requires a peaceful for a long time, but i want you to country we love and about building an america thats hopeful, inclusive and big hearted. House quest and likely her there will be a lot of attention around who donald trump will choose to hes one of the ones dealing with china, you would be our prime candidate to take care of china could be trumps Us Ambassador to china. In september, branstad hosted businesspeople from china and talked soybean deals. Plus the governors been friends im not interested in living overseas. I have 7 grandchildren here in iowa. I love this job as governor of the state of iowa well, i havent been asked. Sounded like it on stage there well he said some very nice things, very complmentary things the governor also ruled out becoming trumps secretary of agriculture. He says he doesnt want to live in washington. During this weeks elections voters in one city had decide whether it should even exist. The small henry county city of mount union tying on the issue 31 to 31. People have been talking about the issue for months,. The county auditor says uncounted absentee ballots could still break the tie as long time now is xxx. A kwwl followup this morning. Arrested after being released from the hospital. Cedar falls police arresting 42year old Charles Brooks of minnesota on a warrant for serious injury by a motor vehicle. Police say brooks was speeding when he collided with a Dodge Caravan causing injuries to passngers in the van. 38yearold cynthia brooks of waterloo died. The cars involved in the crash destroyed the next day when burned through a cedar falls evidence storage building. Police say everything inside the building was lost in the fire. Twenty years in prison for trying to lure a 15year old boy. According to the plea agreement, kevin carpenter of mount vernon placed an ad on craigslist titled, looking for young boy. An undercover iowa dci agent saw the post and arranged to meet carpenter in august of 2014 where he admitted everything and was arrested. A pilot and a passemher hurt its unlear how the two people are doing. It was the second plane crash in the area happening just after this one. Two people died. The faa and the ntsb are working together to figure out what happened. Dramatic Surveillance Video shows an armed bank robbery. Youll see the suspects drive up to the Colorado Bank and run inside. There the men pull out their guns and start pointing them at the the two did manage to get away and the fbi says they should be considered armed and dangerous. A massive fire overtakes a former steel plant. Smoke coming from the new york fire could be seen for miles. People nearby heard explosions before the roof collapsed. Hundreds of firefighters battling the large fire luckily nobody was hurt. No word on the cause. Dozens of students sick after being exposed to a strong smell 58 people in all taken to the hospital. The smell in pennsylvania causing multiple Elementary Schools to evacuate. At this point crews do not know the source of the gas odor and the injuries. Time now is xxx. New this morning keeping up with his brother. One hudson two year old can now ride his bike with his family its all thanks to the help of a nonprofit. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in cedar falls with this two year old cooper was born with spina bifida. A disorder that affects his ability to walk. Breathe and swallow. He couldnt ride the tricycle his twin brother was using. Thats when nonprofit ambucs pitched in to help. They raised money to get cooper a new adaptive trycle. It would usually cost around 800 to enjoy the same experience as his twin. It makes him feel independence. Even though we are pushing him. Hes just riding along like nobodys business. Ambucs does this for kids and adults all over the nation. But they dont have a chapter anywhere in iowa. The non profit has an event this afternoon at Area Education Agency 267 in cedar falls. Theyll be fitting kids for new adaptive bikes. And teaching people more about what they do. Live in cedar falls. Amanda gilbert. News 7 kwwl. Ambucs says one of their goals is to eventually start a chapter in iowa once they have enough people who its coming up on today in iowa smoke filling the skies. Wildfires causing problems for miles. Plus the littlest recruit, with the biggest heart. A young boy gets the chance to live his dream. And a woman welcoming home her boyfriend gets a big surprise. Youre watching kwwl, weve got you covered with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher and meteorologist el lets go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your forecast forecast. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weathein here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team stormtrack7 Live Weather Network cameras will continue to stay dry for the next few days. We wont see much changing, although we may have a few more clouds for veterans day tomorrow as a cold front tracks through, but there really isnt a lot of moisture with it. It is mild this morning. We are already warmer than this point yesterday and continuing to climb a bit. Mainly in the upper 30s to low 40s in the viewing area with more mid 40s to the already pretty strong to the west. They will stay gusty all day today from the southwest, but ass the front tracks in tonight, the winds will turn to the north. There isnt a lot of moisture anywhere in the midwest with mainly sunny skies. That will continue, although we may have a few more clouds tomorrow, but the wont last long and will likely be fairly high. Highs will be in the 60s and 70s today over the region, but cool down after that front tracks through tomorrow. Really getting us back to more normal levels for a couple of days. Today, though will bee with highs in the low to mid 60s with southwest winds gusting to 25 mph. Clear tonight with lows in the upper 30s to low 40s, but the winds turn to the north. They wont be as strong as today, but may still be a bit gusty with highs for veterans day back near normal. In the upper 40s to low 50s under mainly sunny skies. We have a chilly start to saturday, but we warm back into the upper 50s for much of next week. And we stay pretty dry, too, with the next chance of rain in the upper 30s to low 40s, but the winds turn to the north. They wont be as strong as today, but may still be a bit gusty with highs for veterans day back near have a chilly start to saturday, we stay pretty dry, too, with the next chance of rain holding off until later next week. Reduced visibility, smoky smells and breathing sensitivity smoke from the wildfires in the north georgia mountains causing air quality problems in atlanta,. Northern georgia is experiencing extreme drought conditions, which are fueling the flames and to fight the fires in the state. And say there is no threat people or buildings right now. Its still to come multiple open heart surgeries but this little boy wont let it stop him from playing sports. Plus stressed about politics . The us capitol is helping employees destress. And when you see news or if you have pictures or video to share. You can do that by going to our page you can also like our page to stay up to date on breaking news and weather information. [ tower pinging ] [ whistling ] weve got a problem, friend. Blem . The naughty list shouldnt get deals yeah, but anyone who switches gets half off of any smartphone. Even these . Yeah, any smartphone. Call the big guy [ bell dings ] santa . No, jingles. [ knuckles crack ] [ spits ] ooo. Ouch. [ neck cracks ] [ darien ] switch and get half off any smartphone. Heres a look at some of the bigger stories from across the country. The election may be over but it seems Campaign Divisions are widening thousands of people across the country are taking to the streets to protest Donald Trumps presidency. Many blocking traffic, even lighting fires. Trumps presidency may mean the completion of the Dakota Access pipeline. A north infrastructure. Right now the army corps of engineers is reviewing its permit for the project. Today president elect trump heads to the white house to meet with president obama. A live look at xxx now. Obama says he wants the transition to at just four years old hes already been drafted to a College Baseball team. Hes lived a tough life but an active one. As he signed the agreement. Pen to paper. Inked. Drafted to assumption College Baseball. So how cool was this . Wow, cool just four years old, but on the field, on the slopes and a fighter all his life. Ari has congestive heart failure. Hes had three open heart surgeries two before he was even born. We dont know what his future holds, but if you look at him you see how active he is. Every that zest and a love of baseball keeps him smiling. ari schultz four years old love it so much. And his parents hopeful. Youve got quite the arm. Who taught you how to do that . No one. I just teach myself how to throw it that far. Can you show me one more a real draft someday, but for now, he waits for a new heart and shows us all how to live. Ari schultz, the littlest recruit, with the biggest heart. Cheese laughter typically when we cover military welcome home surprises its someone who didnt know their loved one was returning home. Not this te girlfriend after returning to land. These sailors had been on board the uss new hampshire, a submarine. One sailor says it is always nice to return home. Interesting times over seas but its nice to be back home where everything is familiar. All the light sockets play the stuff that i want to plugin. Talk about a sweet homecoming no matter the outcome many over. And many need comforting. Thats where dogs come in handy. Several groups brought therapy dogs to capitol hill. Congressional staffers certainly felt the same stress the rest of us felt. Some maybe more if the person they work for lost their re election bid. Experts say connecting with pets helps fight stress. And can help people sleep. Victory doesnt get any sweeter than this. Plus at 108 years old this woman says the secret to a long eileen loan is back with another sunny, breezy and mild today upper 40s to mid 50s and upper 50s. A pair of chicago cake artists are showing the cubs world series win is mighty sweet. Take a look at this giant cake its made from 45 pounds of the cake is on display at a french pastry school. But next week, it will be presented to chicago mayor rahm emanuel and City Council Members at city hall. This woman born just after the cubs last won the world series. She just turned 108 years old. Shes seen a century come and for living a long life she says dont smoke. And i didnt. I didnt not a secret. [pause] i thats plain common sense. Just common sense she says. Its coming up on today in iowa. And riding a bike is a rite got you covered. This is today across the country taking to the streets to protest Donald Trumps presidency. Plus a look at some of the top goals for republicans white house. And riding a bike jui a nonprofit working to help kids right here in iowa. Its a story thats new this morning. Good morning, im ally crutcher. And im jerry gallagher. Storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven warming up a bit this morning. Back into the upper 30s to low 40s over most of the kwwl viewing area. That is due to southwesterly winds starting to pick up. They will be mainly around 15 mph but gusting to 25 mph today before dying down this evening. We also have pretty clear skies out there this morning. That will continue today with mild temperatures, too. Aiming for the low to mid 60s this through. Ill have that forecast for you in a few minutes. Our top story this morning from shock to rage. Protests happening all across the country some refusing to accept donald trump will be our countrys next president in new york the crowd growing from hundreds to thousands. People marching to trump tower where trump lives blocking traffic and carrying signs and banners. In seattle, hundreds gathered to listen to speakers, then marched through downtown. Protest and make their voices heard. In chicago, a protest that started with hundreds grew to about 10thousand people as people tried to gain access to the who do we want . Hillary. Dump who . Dump trump. Dump who . Dump trump. Protests even happening here in iowa. Many students walking out of Central Academy and other des moines high schools. The district did allow students to protest, saying they have a School Leaders emailed parents letting them know of the plans. In seattle five people shot. It happened near where a large anti trump protest was happening. But police do not believe the shooting was connected to the protest. They say two of the victims have life threatening injuries. President elect trump gets his first inside look at his new home and workspace today. As tracie potts tells us hes headed to the white house for a united people. That begins today. With the extraordinary image many thought would never happen billionaire now president elect donald trump and his wife melania. Side by side with the obamas at the white house this morning for private meetings the president says his transition teams been preparing for for the last year. We are now all rooting for his success in uniting and leading the country. Theres a lot of work cabinet, and hundreds of senior members of his administration. Then work begins on his promised agenda. With a Republican Congress replacing obamacare building the wall renegotiating trade deals tax reform filling the last vacancy on the supreme court. Not for everyone. Not my president protests have broken out around the country. President elect trump. Promising unity now, its time for america to bind the wounds of division, we have to get together. Preparing to govern a deeply divided nation. Washington, now back to you. Tracie touched on a few of trumps priorities. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says replacing president obamas Signature Healthcare legislation s administration. It was the single worst piece of the first two years of the obama presidency. The sooner we can go in a different direction the better. He says trumps already been asking for advice. The stunning election of donald trump as president generated headlines and sent shockwaves around the world. Russian president Vladimir Putin congratulated trump, saying he wants to Work Together to in london, protesters gathered outside the us embassy. Chanting stop the trump. Mexicos foreign minister is rejecting the idea of a us border wall that mexico would pay for. He said said paying for a us border wall, quote, is not part of our vision. There are existing barriers at the border in tijuana, and mexicans have previously added their own visual protests against Us Immigration policies. Trumps presidency may mean the completion of the a north dakota congressman helped write trumps prooil energy plan. He hopes the pipeline construction issue will be solved before january 20th but if its not he believes trump will push to complete the project. As weve been reporting the Standing Rock sioux tribe fears the multibillion dollar pipeline will harm water and cultural sites. North dakota has a new governor elect. Project once hes sworn in on