Road today. Rain and drizzle continue to track through the kwwl viewing area this morning. Temperatures have been Holding Steady in the mid 30s to continue this morning until the temperatures will manage a few more degrees today but it will be fairly gloomy. We stay pretty gray through thanksgiving day, too. And we could see minutes. Easterly winds at 5 to 15 mph. Rain will continue this morning until the winds turn to the northwest and temperatures will manage a few m our top story this morning packing the bags and packing some patience today. Such a busy day on the road and at the airport. A live look at 218 in waterloo behind us now. Most thanksgiving travelers choose to drive instead of fly. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in waterloo. You can tell not too many cars out on the road right now. But im sure that will change by tonight. According to triplea. There will be about one million more people traveling this thanksgiving season compared to last year. Thats the most weve seen since 2007. Triplea says the reason Holiday Travel is up is because people are making more and spending more. And the economony improved the triple a says and most travelers will be driving. Almost 90 percent of travelers possible traffic. Live in waterloo. Amanda gilbert. News 7 kwwl. According to triple a. This thanksgiving there are expected to be 48. 7 million americans traveling continuing coverage morningfollowing a deadly crash Richard Coleman jr. , was driving on highway 57 in cedar falls this week when his car hit a concrete pillar. Police are not sure what caused the crash. Colemans family, including his pregnant fiance, are looking for answers. She and colemans cousin each received a text message i just wish this thanksgiving, people wont take their family for granted, and they tell each other when they sit down that they love each other. And they will cherish those days, because it could be the last. Police are waiting for autopsy people wont take their family for granted, and they tell each other when they sit down that they love each other. And they will cherish those days, because it could be the last. Police are waiting for autopsy a plea deal following the death of a 15year old girl. Jeff bulechek admitted driving drunk three years ago when he ran a stop sign in Johnson County and hit a car which had three teens inside. One the teens, a 15yearold lawyers battle over clips from National Tv Shows and whether they should be used in the trial of an cedar rapids substitute teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. Mary beth haglin made a number of appearances on National Tv Shows talking about her alleged relationship with a washington high student. The state wants to use part of her interview with doctor phil during the trial. Her lawyers argue the interview was edited, asking the judge not to allow it during the trial. The judge has yet to rule. A father is accused of drowning his daughter in the baptismal font at church. It happened in california. A family friend says the man was convinced his daughter had the devil inside of her. The girl later died at a hospital. Hes now facing murder charges. A Police Officer is recovering after being shot in the head. The Wayne State University officer was investigating thefts. When officers arrived they about the attack. The florida Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a deputy. Deputy eric oliver was helping Us Border Patrol agents question four people at a gas station. When one person ran. Deputy oliver chased after the man. And was hit by an suv. The 32yearold navy veteran died. Oliver leaves behind a sixyear old daughter. In North Carolina an officer is hurt and a suspect is dead following an officerinvolved shooting. A man allegedly appeared to be grabbing something from his waist thats when ofi thousands honor a deputy killed in the line of duty. California Deputy Dennis wallace was shot twice in the head more than a week ago in whats being called an execution. Hes described as an officer who loved his job and always cared. The sheriff gave wallaces brother, who is also in law enforcement, the badge Deputy Wallace was wearing when he was killed. A memorial held for a k9 fugitive. The dog was shot in the chest. Officers say hell forever be remembered as a hero. A kwwl followup this morning. The water slide where a 10yearold boy died is now closed permanently. The boy died from a neck injury he got on the ride back in august. Two adults in the same boat had minor injuries. The ride at the kansas city park closed after the boys death and once the investigation is complete it will be removed and a new back home in iowa a search for the the hunt for a man caught on camera crawling through an Elementary School classroom. Surviellance cameras show someone inside briggs elementary in maquoeta. This happened a week ago at there were a couple of money bags and a money box that they had in their hands at the time, but when they found out the police had arrived at the building they dropped everything and got out the today of who they beleive is the suspect. They show a man and a woman entering an Area Business the same day of the breakin. If you recognize the man call police. Some good news on the fight against the zka virus. The Florida Department of health lifted part of the zika zone in miami beach. They didnt detect any new cases in the last month and a half. We cant take this for granted. The federal level. Part of the zika zone remains in place. A new report from the cdc confirms fears. That even if zika affected babies look normal at birth. They could have hidden brain abnormalities. Some babies have obvious problems at birth like extremely small skulls. Now a cdc report on 13 babies in brazil shows brain abnormalities can exist even when babies are born rate of head growth eventually slowed for all of the babies. Some as early as 5 months old. Performing for the pope. Students from Wahlert Catholic high school are now back in dubuque after singing in nats singing these voices have performed for thousands, but now they can add one very special the pope heard our voices. I was really afraid i was going to mess up. Sixty students, along with 35 staff, teachers and parents, traveling to italy last week to perform in a mass presided over by the pope himself. lela udri, senior i dont know, the thought that he would have heard our choir is just ridiculous. Im still kinda freaking out about it. jacob nuti, sophomore he was 1520 feet away from me at one point, in his popemobile, and he was just so smiley and happy and willing to be there for us. And it was quite amazing that when i went to see the rest of the group, i just cried, of a lifetime. Aaron behnke says it was an incredible experience watching the students soak up this experience. aaron behnke, vocal music director to see them so passionately excited to be able to see the pope and to sing in these amazing churches we were able to sing at was really incredible. Its an experience theyll certainly never forget. I feel lighter. Its weird when i saw him, all of my griefs and sadnessess cause i realized that we are all in this together, and there were so many people there to see one man, and it was amazing. The students are now on break for thanksgivng giving them a few days to rest up after the big trip. Sky captured on camera. Plus getting in touch with your faith on your phone. And helping kids feel strong. Youre watching kwwl, weve got you covered with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher no more games, jerry. You saw the deal and hustled to u. S. Cellular to get yourself the Samsung Galaxy s7 and 500 bucks. Maybe. Maybe, jerbear . Hmm . And put it under your own tree. Thats your writing you after santas job . It was a oneday deal. Sorry, santa. Its no crime to gift yourself. Get a Samsung Galaxy s7 this friday meteorologist eileen loan now for your forecast forecast. From the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team rain continues to track through the rainfall amounts over the last 24 hours have been anywhere from stormtrack7 Live Weather Network cameras will remain gloomy and wet today as the system tracks through. Drizzle will take over ts really havent changed much from yesterday. Mainly in the 30s to mid the rain will cut off and we will keep some drizzle. This system will continue to track to the northeast toward the great lakes. This keeps it on a track to keep us socked in with clouds. Especially with another system tracking in for tomorrow night. It doesnt have a lot of moisture, but we will keep some clouds and maybe some tomorrow night. We will see more rain today. Maybe another quarter of an inch before it starts to dry out. Today we will keep rain this morning and drizzle for the afternoon with temperatures climbing a few degrees before the winds turn to the northwest. Drizzle and fog continue tonight with lows dropping n light tomorrow and we may keep some drizzle in the area through thanksgiving day, but we will be mild with highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Areas of light rain and snow track through thursday night with dry weather friday and saturday. Another system tracks through sunday through tuesday with more rain in the forecast, along with more moisture, but we will keep some clouds and maybe some light rain and snow will track through tomorrow night. We will see more rain today. Maybe another quarter of an inch before it starts to dry out. Today we will keep rain this morning and drizzle for the afternoon with temperatures climbing a few degrees before the winds turn to the northwest. Drizzle and fog continue tonight with lows dropping into the 20s. Winds will be light tomorrow and we may keep some drizzle in the area through thanksgiving day, but we will be mild with highs in the upper 30s to mid a bright flash in the sky. A florida Police Officers dash cam captured this video monday of fireball. A brighter than usual meteor. A number of people saw it fly through the sky. There have been no reports of damage. This thanksgiving season, Church Volunteers in North Carolina are teaming up to serve victims of hurricane matthew. Volunteers are handing out clothes, cleaning supplies and food to flood victims. Some flood victms recieiving sixty to seventy dollars worth of stuff. I feel truly blessed, i think this is ra ael blessing from god that everybody in the community all of these new supplies. A pastor its their duty as a time now is xx. Still to come cars being recalled and some may even catch fire. Diseases and disabilities by making them feel Carolina Governor Nikki Haley accepts donld trumps offer to be ambassador to the united nations. The pair started off 2016 in a fight but seem to be ending the year as allies. A grieving mother says she repeatedly complained about her Childrens School bud driver in the months before a deadly crash in tenenssee. The driver allegedly taunted students by slamming on the brakes on purpose making them slam their heads. And today is the busiest travel day of the year a live look ohare now. Plenty busy even though most thanksgiving travelers drive, not fly. Aa consumer alert this morning toyota is recalling 700 thousand minivans because the sliding doors could open while the van is moving. The recall affects sienna models made between 2011 and 2016. Th toyota will repair the doors for free once theres a fix. The carmaker says it will notify owners of the problem in mid january. Kia is recalling nearly 72thousand older suvs and is warning owners to park them outside. Due to a fire risk. The recall involves Kia Sportage Suvs from 2008 and 2009 in the us. Kia says road salt can get into a braking control computer which can cause more problems even flipphones for smart phones. Now apple is thinking about going back. The tech company has been granted a patent for a flexible iphone that can fold in half. Much like an old school flip phone. Its unknown if theyre definitiely building the phone but apples patents often provide a glimpse into what the company is thinking for the future. Find the closet Catholic Church with just a touch of your fingers. The vatican launching the catholic app. Be able to find a place to confess or attend mass anywhere in the world all at the touch of a holy mass or place of confession. Making kids feel like superheroes. Rafer weigel introduces us to a Business Owner in missouri who sews capes for kids battling diseases and disabilities. What color should we read nex. It seems like nothing can ease the suspense for liam fields. Not even coloring or his mom reading his Favorite Book can comfort the anticipation of a special mail. But before this special meet Robyn Rosenberger a small Business Owner making a big difference one cape at a time. Every capes comes in a keepsake box with a welcome package so we really want the kids to know that this cape is tiny super heroes squad. Tiny super heroes is robyns baby and its been no small feat. The mother of two started it as a side venture four years ago working as a software engineer. When she wanted to help kids with diseases and disabiliti something that brings families this tangible source of courage and hope is priceless. Its been by far the most challenging thing ive ever done but also the most rewarding. And when the capes are done, robyn sends this hug in a box to its new super hero. It just kind of brightens their day. And gives them Something Else to think about besides therapy or going to the doctor. Robyn found out long ago that a seamstress cant cure she does know that what comes in this box will bring just a little bit of hope. Someone taking the time out of their day to make Something Special for a little person is pretty great. The capes cost about 30dollars. She sells about 50 a week and had customers in 16 different countries. Time now is xxx. Coming up stuck for more than a week crews are finally able to save a cat. Plus even animals out in the wild need help once in a while back with another check of your storm track seven forecast. Rain this morning, drizzle this afternoon through thanksgiving and saturday and another round of rain and wind sunday through tuesday. Highs stranded on top a power pole for nine the cat sat through days of wind and rain 45 feet high in the sky until the Power Company came to the rescue. People clapped and cheered as the brave cat was lowered to the ground in a crate. Power was shut off for a few hours to 250 homes in the area worth the effort. An elephant falls into a ditch filled with water. One held his trunk above the water, while the other called for help. A group of rescuers later pulled the big guy out with a tractor. He was released back into the wild. Plus an adoption judge who makes sure every kid walks out his court with more than a family and as president obama celebrates his final thanksgiving in the white house hell be thinking of iowa youre watching kwwl. Weve people across the country hit the road. Were looking at gas prices this thanksgiving holiday. Plus were learning more about a Deadly School bus crash including complaints recently filed agaisnt the driver. And a home and a new toy. In this iowa courtroom adoptions are a big celebration right down to the presents from the judge. Good morning, im ally cruthe and im jerry gallagher. Storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. Eileen on camera rain and drizzle continue to track through the kwwl viewing area this morning. Temperatures have been Holding Steady in the mid 30s to the mid 40s with until the winds turn to the northwest and the rain cuts off. However, we will still see some drizzle. Temperatures will manage a few more degrees today but it will be fairly gloomy. We stay pretty gray through thanksgiving day, too. And we could see minutes. Thanksgiving travel this is one of the busiest travel days of the year. Behind us a live look at i380 in linn coutnty, some people on the roads this morning and we expect more later drivers have something to be thankful for this thanksgiving holiday. Gas prices are dropping. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in waterloo. You can tell us more about Holiday Travel things are pretty quiet right theres not too many people out on the road yet. But thats expected to change tonight when people travel to loved ones after work. Some good news for everyone hoping to hit the road. According to gas buddy. This thanksgiving. Gas prices are slightly up from last year. But those prices were the lowest theyd been since 2008. Right now the average cost of gas in iowa is 2 dollars and 6 cents. Thas if you do plan on traveling today. Be safe and plan ahead. This road will likely get a lot busier by tonight. As most thanksgiving travelers opt for driving over flying. Live in waterloo. Amanda gilbert. News 7 kwwl. Live in waterloo. Amanda gilbert. News 7 kwwl. Given to 20thousand drivers. This comes after a judge ruled that the dot did not have the authority to issue a 16year old driver a speeding ticket earlier this year. An attorney is seeking full reimbursement for those who paid the fine in the last two years. But the dot says if theyre not allowed to keep roads safe, if we had not interacted with that young man and he had continued at that speed and hit and killed a family or killed himself and it was known we didnt. What questions would you be asking of us now. the dot will likely try to a crash kills a man and leaves his baby seriously injured. Des Moines Police say the man was speeding on a downtown street when the car hit two others then went into a parking lot where it hit another car b