good monday morning! its 430 on december 7th. here is a live look at . firr, meteorologis t kajaj'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... we'll need to watch for fog out there this morning. some spots will see visibility redudud down to a quarter mile. keep yourself visible with low beams and watch for wildlife. we will have more mild air for this week with highs mainly in the 40s through wednesday. there is also a small shower chance late tuesday into tuesday night. plan on highs to return into the 50s for thursday and friday with our r xt larger system moving in this weekend. this one should be mainly rain, but given cooler air and a pattern change coming, some wet snow is alspossible by sunday. given that the system is still 5-7 days away, the all-important t etails cannot yet b b

stay tuned moving into next weekend in regards to rain and/or snow amounts. temperatures should return to normal b next monday. have a great week!today: am fog, partly clouou high: 42-48 winds: s 5-10 alo: 45 dbq: 42 iow: 45tonight: partly cloudy low: 29-35 winds: s 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 32 iow: 34tomorrow: isolated pm showers high: 46-52 winds:`sw 5-15 alo: 47 dbq: 46 iow: 49tomorrow night: chance of showers low: 31-37 winds: w 5-15 alo: 34 dbq: 34 thanks kaj. "let's makk sure we never forget what makes us exceptional. let's not f[rget that freedom is more powerful than fear." " mos mosid camio3 /mosid mosabstract [brady nicole] - /mosabstract abstract [brady nicole] - the president addressed the nation last night from the oval office -- for the third time since taking office nearly 7 years ago. he called for stronger screening of visitors to the u-s. he also asked congressiona l leaders to make sure no one on the no-fly list is able

and to make it more difficult for people to purchase powerful assault weapons. " the fact is s at our intelligence and law enforcement agencies, no matter how effective they are, cannot identify every mass shooter, whether that individual is motivated by isil or some other hateful ideology what we can do -- and must do -- is make it harder for theheto kill. " president obama also said he wants to enact more military force against isis in syria.. but he does not want to put more troops on the ground. two presidential candidates made their positions clear about national security and terrorism at an event in cedar rapids. five republicans spoke at the rising tide summit on saturday night. texas senator ted cruz and kentucky senator rand paul focused on what the government could do to protect americans ahead of president obama's speech. " the obama administration didn't take out the isis oil fields because they were concerned about global warming. this lunacy of the obama administration where the suv is

wants to murder you... that makes no sense. " " so for those who clamor to give up more liberty for a false sense of security really aren't paying any attention. senator rubio has been out there saying we need to spy on all americans and collect all americans' records.ell, we have been and it hasn't worked. " cruz has recently jumped to the top of the polls in jowa. he's now ranked second among republican voters in the state. today, two candidates will talk about technology in cedar rapids. democratic candidate martin o'malley and republican candidate carly fiorina will share their plans to support the tech industry. they will also face questions from a group of panelists including local technology leaders. that will be at the hotel at kirkwood center at 3 o'clock this afternoon. this morning dozens of eastern iowans are headed t tdes moines to proteses iowa's medicaid privatization transition by the

the about 60 are going to attend a legislative oversight committee meeting at the capitol. governor r rry branstad's plan to privatize calls for four out-of-state companies to manage iowa's medicaid system, january 1st. the state's 560-thousand users have until december 17th to sign up for one of the four plans within the new system. the governor said increased medicaid costs, which have e one up 73 percent since 2003, are e iving the switch. branstad says the change could save the state $51 million in the first six months. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders is live this morning in the truenorth parking lot. forrest, this group doesn't think iowa is ready for this change? concerns: our stance is delay. as medicaid members we haven't had time to consider what managed care really is because the information timeline is ridiculously fast

delay this and take time to have the necessary discussion we should have d when he brougug this up in february. it doesn't help that despite obvious and vocal concerns being expressed by many iowans each week governor branstad says weekly there is no reason to delay and providers are using scare tactics and misinformatio n. he has never even acknowledged we have valid concerns. or maybe, i hear your but i disagree. he won't even acknowledge we - medicaid beneficiaries - exist. we're wns in his proposal and he doesn't listen to us. our r phrase is "vulnerable not voiceless." doing: in des moines were attending the legislative oversight committee meeting on the topic. our group s so large the capitol staff has had to make special arrangements for us. we're being s sted in the first floor rotunda with equipment for a live stream. the meeting is in a room just a few feet away but will only hold about 20 in the audience. there are many people statewide very angry over this. it will be attending room o oy. several egislators have expressed a desire to speak with us briefly too. goal: to demonstrate we do have a voice. this is our healthcare and goveor branstad is suppose to be acting on

the ones he seems worthy. we will be showii through numbers this is a big problem and people are mad. some of the state's most vulnerable iowans are willing to do a 12-hour day to say this is not okay. this trip was my brainchild during the november 10th first cms listening post teleconference - the chaotic one. i ordered a charter bus knowing we had to get to des moines for this meeting. it was too expxpsive for us. i approached a donor and they agreed to fund these buses and pay for lunch for us.this donor he's been instrumental in allowing us to use our voices! this is a ragtag grassroots effort that came together in three weeks. all pulling together over a common bond. to give you an idea how crazy this is. i got my long- promisese enrollmeme packet this monday. i was auto-enrolled into amerigroup. there is a pretty and colorful one sheet flyer on each mco. the first two special perks of being with amerigroup is a free boys and girls club membership and a few phone for qualified members with 250 minutes to call friends, family, and doctors. the office also comes with a whopping 100 lifetime minutes. i called to confirm...the boys and girls club membership is free in cedar rapids or at very most $12 a year!! and anyone who qualified for medicaid automatically qualifies for a free cell phone through government programs. this is the kind of smoke and mirrors branstad and we'll be talking with another member of this group heading to des moines in our next half hour. guys back to you. tv-9's forrest saundrs. thanks a lot. cedar rapids police are

kirkwood court apartments on the southwest side. police responded to reports of multiple shots at the apartment building at 341 kirkwood court southwest around 7 o'clock last night. authorities found a man with a gunshot wound and took him to the hospital. he is expected to be ok. police tell tv-9 they have not arrested anyone. waterloo police arereearching for t t person who stabbed a man, putting him in the hospital. the man told ficers that someone had stabbed him near elm street and independence avenue on the city's east side late yesterday morning. he later went to the hosostal for treaeaent. he is expected to be ok. a waterloo man who was convicted of killing a man behind an apartment building is asking for a new trial. 24-year-old perquondis holmes is accused of killing an 18-year-old man in november of 20-13. according to the waterloo cedar falls courier, holmes say some facebook photos shouldn't have been allowed during the trial.l.he pipiures showed him and another man using gang

an earlier court ruling said references to gangs would be kept out of the trial. police say holmes s(ot at another car that had pulled into a parking lot. the bullets hit and k kled daequan campbell - his car rolled into a row of garages. the jge has set the hearing for january. this week the cedar rapids community school diststct is holding events to get more studedes interested in science and technology careers. today, the school district along with imagination iowa will hold a kick-off event. that will be at the cedar rapids public library. kenwood elementary s sdents will be there at 9:30 this morning, and 12:30 this afternoon. and erskine elementary and johnson steam academy students will be there at 10:30 this morning. events will continue throughout the week. the iowa hawkeyes are heading to the rose bowl. the hawks will play stanford on new year's day. the rose bowl will be iowa's first since january 1st, 1991. tickets aren't cheap online on secondary ticket websites. they are selling at about a 700

minimum just to get in the door. josh christenson will have reaction from the team next hour in sports. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. more than 100-thousand dollars will help provide meals to seniors in eastern iowa. the heritage area agency on aging raised the money during t t fill the plate telethon last night on kcrg-9.2. organizers say they've raised 105,921 dollars for senioio to get meals from congregate and delivery sites. the agency's tim getty says he's shocked by the amount they've raised. he says almost every penny will go to providing those meals to senior citizens. "they've underwritten the vastst mmority production of this large effort. i'm pleased to announce that every dollar that's raised. almost $100,000 alone is going to go toward the meals. so there's no cost taken out ofofhat. " last year, the organization

thousand home- delivered and congregate meals to low-income seniors in eastern iowa. president obama spoke to the amamrican people last night t out what he wants to do to stop terrorism. but his solutions are not popular among republican congress members or the gop candidates running for his position. but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets.

we'll need to watch for fog out there this morning. some spots will see visibility reduced down to a quarter mile. keep yourself visible with low beams and watch for wildlife. we will have more mild air for this week with highs mainly in the 40s through wednesday. there is also a small shower chance late tuesday into tuesday night. plan on highs to return into the 50s for thursday and friday with our next larger system moving in this

mainly rain, but given cooler air and a pattern change coming, some wet snow is also possible by sunday. . ven that the system is still 5-7 days away, the all-important details cannot yet be resolved, and it's important to stay tuned moving into next weekend in regards to rain and/or snow amounts. temperatures should return to normal by next monday. have a great week!today: am fog, partly cloudy high: 42-48 winds: s 5-10 alo: 45 dbq: 42 iow: 45tonight: partly cloudy low: 29-35 winds: s 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 32

isolated pm showers high: 46-52 winds: sw 5-15 alo: 47 dbq: 46 iow: 49tomorrow night: chance of showers low: 31-37 winds: w 5-15 alo: 34 dbq: 34 iow: 34 thanks kaj. despite all the holiday deals

a hefty amount of dough for christmas gifts. coming up on america's money, we'll see what three things you can keep in mind when hitting the stores.

giving their opinions on president obama's speech last night. his address from the oval office outlined measures that are unlikiky to get repupuican support in congress. abc's lana zak has more from washington. president obama "the threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. will destroy isil and any other organization that

success won't depend on tough talk, or abandoning our values or giving into fear. in a rare prime-time oval office address president obama spoke directly to the american public -- as commander in chief, i have no greater responsibility than the security of the american people. 20:04:39 the president outlined his proach to fight terrorism's "new phase." calling on congress to "vote to authorize the continued use of military force" against isis. it's time for congress to vote to demonstrate that the american people are uninid and committed to this fight. 20:09:49 he urged legislation that would prevent anyone on the terror watchlist from easily buyina gun. and ordered the departments of state and homeland security to review w e visa program that allowed the female killer in the san bernardino shooting to enter the united states. republican presidential candidates wasted no time responding to the president's speech on fox, marco rubio said this was just more of the same. "nothing in that speech will assuage people's fears" and immediately after the speech donald trump ?tweeted,

new president - fast!" in his remarks, the president seemed to anticipate this response-- even in this political season, today we remember an infamous attack on american soil. on december seventh, 19-41, japan's navy and air force launched a surprise attack on pearl harbor, hawaii. their target was the united states navy's pacific fleet. the attack killed more than 24-hundred americans. half the u-s fleet was lost, and all eight battleships were either damaged or destroyoy. according to a source, the justice department plans to announce an investigation of the chicago police department. a video shows an officer shooting and killing 17- year-old laquan mcdonald last

tt chicago police superintendent resigned. the only comment the justice department had about a possible probe was-- "civil rights division lawyers are reviewing the many requestsor an investigation...and the attorney general expects to make a decision very soon." now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara.

we'll need to w wch for fog out here this morning. some spots will see visibility reduced down to a quarter mile. keep yourself visible with low beams and watch for wildlife. we will have more mild air for this week with highs mainly in the 40s through wednesday.

night. plan on highs to return into the 50s for thursday and friday with our next larger system moving in this weekend. this one should be air and a pattern change coming, some wet snow is also possible by sunday. given that the system is still 5-7 days away, yet be resolved, and it's important to stay tuned moving into and/or snow amounts. temperatures should returrto norral by next monday. have a great cloudy high: 42-48 winds: s 5-10 alo: 45 dbq: 42 iow: 45tonight: partly cloudy low: 29-35 winds: s 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 32 iow: 34tomorrow: isolated pm showers high: 46-52 winds: sw-15 alo: 47 dbq: 46 iow: 49tomorrow night: chance o good morning. topping "america's money" -- the stock marketstall. >> money surge on friday. one experts sayt will finish flat. >> overnight stock futures were down slightly. one thing weighing on investors the fed's looming interest rate like likely to come next week. the holiday shopping expected to next week. put down the plastic, pay with only the cash you're bring zblg

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you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. dozens of people are heading to des moines to talk medicaid. they're nohappy about the change coming in january. we'll tell you why coming up. a group of cedar rapididparents worries t tir child care program may go away. so they're asking for your help. "i'm 86, i never realize i'm 86 until somebody asks me or i look