14th, here is a live look at . first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... we've had better days, that's for sure. plan on gustytywind, falling temperaturesesand light rain to continue today. rainfall totals will wind up in the 2-3" range with isolated higher amounts around 4" at waterloo. rivers will respond, with flood warnings likely on most basins this week. temperatures will slowly cool as the week goes on with a minor systst still on track to move in on wednesday morning. temperatures will be warm enough for that to stay as all rain, and should also be very light. by thursday and friday, the coolest air of the month so far , comes in with highs in the low 30s. by the weekend, another temperature rebound is likely with some more rainfall to start next week.today: showers, windy, falling temps high: 46-52 winds: sw 15-30 alo: 46 dbq: 50 iow: 49tonight: patchy fog low: 32-38 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 34 dbq: 36 iow: 35tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 41-47 winds: se 5-15 alo: 41 dbq: 44 iow: 44tomorrow night: isolated showers low: 3341 winds: se 10-15 alo: 39 dbq: 39 ioio 40 thanks kaj.

will enter the record books, as the longest serving governor in american history. it will be his 7-thousa- 642nd day as governor. that's almost 21 years in office. governor branstad will pass former new york governor george clinton. he was also a governor across 2 different tenures, only clinton's started in 1777. branstad will hold an official celebration tonight at the state fairgrounds. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders spent all of his weekend traveling around eastern iowa. the vermont senator made 8 stops including in mount vernon at cornell

sanders enjoyed some momentum at the beginning of his campaign. but can he recapture that in time for the iowa caucuses in 7 weeks? tv-nine's brea love reports. "sanders filled every seat here at cornell college sunday night all in effort to give his supporters a future to believe in." he entered to a standing ovation, which continued on as he touched on many of his campaign issues. sanders discussed the economy, education, the working class, and mada special note about veterans. before he spoke to the crowd, he met with more than a dozen iowa veterans, giving them the chance to share their stories. "i am the former chairman of the us senate committee on veteran affairs and if elected president i will makekeertain that every veteran in this country gets the quality health care that they deserve and benefits they need in a timely fashion. " sanders also made it a point

and his plans to defeat isis. "in my view, isis must be destroyed but we must do it in a way that is sensible and that does not lead to unintended consequences." sanders says the only way to bring change is for millions to stand up, and demand a difference. he says working with the 11 hundred in attendance and other supporters across the country, they together can transform the nation. in mount vernon, brea love, kcrg-tv9 news. in recent weeks, texas senator ted cruz has gradually edged up the polls of iowa republicans. over the weekend, cruz came out on top of the republican field in the last 3 polls of iowans. he has a 10-point lead in the des moines register's iowa poll from saturday and has a lead in a fox news poll l at came out sunday.. the fox poll of more than 400 respondents

statistical tie. cruz has 28 percent to trump's 26 percent. t there is a 4-poot-5 percent margin of error. florida senator marco rubio is third at 13 percent and retired neurosurgeon ben carson is fourth at 10 percent. after that, the field falls off f quickly. former florida governor jeb bush and kentucky senator rand paul received 5%. no one after that was higher than two percent. the fox poll now marks the 3rd straight poll of iowa republicans where cruz came out on top. before that, trump and carson had been either first or second in iowa polls going back to august. on fridid, trump attacked cruz on energy policy during his campaign stop at the state fairgrounds in des moines. trump told c-n-n that cruz's lead in iowa will be short-lived. he also said that people should vote for him over cruz because he says he's more capable of being a leader. ""i like him. he's been so nice to me. i can say anything and he'd say, 'i agree, i agree.'

end pretty soon it sounds like." " more presidential debates are coming up this week. the republican candidates will meet on tuesday at the venelian in las vegas. the first debate will be at five and the primetime debate at 7:30 on c-n-n. chris christie will return to the primetime debate. he'll join others including trump, carson, cruz and rubio. on the democratic side, the three candidates meet in six days, on new hampshire. that will air on abc. today marks the third anniversary of the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. 20-year-old adam lanza, a man with mental illness, killed six adults and 20 children on december 14th of 2012. he shot his own mother before attacking the school. lanza t tned his gun on himsese as police closed in. nicole hockley was the mother of one of the victims, six year old

not sedylan joining his classmates who are now in 4th grade. "i can picture dylan running through the halls and that's hard. seeing kids, especially the age that he should be right now." according to a review by the associated press, in the three years since the shooting, dozens of new state laws have actually made it easier totget guns and carry them in public places. those laws have also made it harder for local governments to enact restrictions. bell ring, abigail richmond, age six over the weekend, some eastern iowa groups met to honor the sandy hook victims. metro high school students read off the names of the sandy hook shooting victims in front of the first lutheran church in downtown cedar rapids saturday afternoon. and the national group 'mom's demand action' rganized a rally in n wa city to advocate for stronger gun laws. a man faces murder charges

moines in union county. 37-year-old jerry didiinger now is charged with 2 counts of first- degree murder. the iowa division of criminal investigation found the body of loretta dillinger in a pond near lorimor last week. investigigors believe she was the suspect's ex- sister-in-law. they also found another body saturday - this time near a house in thayer. cedar rapids police took one person into custody after a stand-off nene taylor elementary school. police responded to a person barricaded inside at a home at 538 eighth street southwest around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. officersad their weapons visible and had closed off at least 3 blocks near the home. police y the person walked out at around 7:30. in dubuque, police say someone damaged portions of the dubuque veterans memorial plaza on schmitt island. police believe a vehicle drove into the memorial sometime between 7:00 saturday night and 1:00 sunday afternoon. the damage includes one bench

was overturned. police say whoever is responsible caused about 15-thousand dollars worth of damage. we want to remind you that when you see news, call newsline nine. that number is 319-365-9999. you can also send us pictures and videos to newsroom at kcrg dot com. two women in dubuque are trying to connect people with community needs this holiday season. paula dominy and tracey lee say they have already helped dozens of families through their facebook page called "pay it forward." i is a group where people can post a need. then, someone can respond if they can help. it can be big things like a toddler bed or small things like silverware or towels. dominynyays she's just trying to give back to a community that has helped her. "tragedy had hit home for us at one time. and i realized it doesn't take a lot to look around and see there are a lot community. " requests for

it's getting the finishing touches. for the last few weeks, crews have been wrappipi up work on green square in cedar rapids. the two million dollar renovation started back in june. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders is live in green square. forrest what's left before officialslscan call this project complete? landscaping will be one of the final steps, which won't likely happen until spring. that's when officials will have the ribbon cutting for this project. even so, the big basics are finished. the park was created 172 years ago. it was originally knono as green square park, but now is called just green square. this is the first major renovation in 32 years. the big features, a water feature that's a bit more than just a fountain. a new statue. and new design that clears a path from the city's library and museum. in order to make that happen, the city removed

health. coming up in the next half hour, we take a tour of this park with the parks and rec director to find out more about the new features of this new park. sill to come this morning, a baltimore officer's fafa will be in the juror's hands today. the jury will have to decide if officer william porter is guilty of playing a part in the death of freddie gray. if you're expecting a package, it could c ce today. it's the busiest shipping day of the year. but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! it's ---.

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gusty wind, falling temperatures, and light rain to continue today. rainfall totals will wind up in the 2-3" range with isolated higher amounts around 4" at waterloo. rivers will respond, with flood warnings likely on most basins this week. temperatures

cool as the week goes on with a minor system still on track to move in on wednesday morning. temperatures will be warm enough for that to stay as all rain, and should also be very light. by thursday and friday, the coolest air of the month so far , comes in with highs in the low 30s. by the weekend, another temperature rebound is likely with some more rainfall to start next week.today: showers, windy, falling temps high: 46-52 winds: sw 15-30 alo: 46 q:

patchy fog low: 32-38 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 34 dbq: 36 iow: 35tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 41-47 winds: se 5-15 alo: 41 dbq: 44 iow: 44tomorrow night: isolated showers low: 35-41 winds: se 10-15 alo: 39 dbq: 39 iow: 40

while we're getting heavy rain, some people in california are

and people trying to fly out of ooer parts of california are seeing grounded flights. the jury will begin

the jury will begin deliberations today for the first officer charged in the death of freddie gray. william porter has pleaded not guilty to manslaughtht and other charges. andrew spencer shows us what will go into the jury's decision. prosecutors argue officer william porter ignored pleas for help because the he did not care about freddie gray's lifefe "the prosecution has presented evidence that went far beyond what the public expected, and that's what makes their case very strong."over the last two weeks, they've also argued porter went against department policy by not securing gray properly in the back of a baltimore police transport van. porter's defense has said the opposite: arguing standard

to pin responsibility on the van's driver, caesar goodson. "i just don't see where the state has convinced anyone that -- beyond a reasonable doubt -- thaha simplylyot belting him in whwh it wasn't his responsibility reflected a callous disregard for the life of freddie gray."the big questions at the center of this trial are when -- during the 45-minute ride -- did freddie gray suffer r a fatal neck injury and whether -- and how quickly -- porter tried to get him medical help. the jury will weigh those questions as they consider the charges against porter: involuntary manslaughter, second- degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment . i'm andrew spencer, reporting vandals damaged two mosques in hawthorne, california saturday night. police also found a device that grenade. the area was evacuated and the bomb squad called out. they replica.

references to jesus christ at both locations the f-b-i is working with local law enforcement agencies to investigate. they believe the incidents are hate crimes. whwhe we are getting rain here, parts of california are seeing snow, heavy rain and high winds. a third winter-like storm in a week is bringing rain and s4rong winds to much of northern california and snowowo the sieea nevadas. there have been power outages and winds have been delaying flights. central california could also see winds gusting up to 55 miles per hour and higher peaks in the mountains could see up to two feet of snow. . now we get a quick check of your weather with meteorologist kaj o'ma.

we've had better dams, that's for sure. plan on gusty wind, falling temperatures, and light rain to continue today. rainfall totals will wind upupn the 2-3" range witit isolatededigher amounts around

respond, with flood warnings likely on most basins this week. temperatures will slowly cool as the week goes on with a minor system still on track to move in on wednesday morning. temperatures will be warm enough for that to stay as all rain, and should also be very light. by thursday and friday, the coolest air of the month so far , comes in witit highs in theelow 30ss by the weekeed, another temperature rebound is likely with some more rainfall to start next week.today: showers, windy, falling temps high: 46-52 winds: sw 15-30 alo: 46 dbq: 50 iow: 49tonight: patchy fog low: 32-38 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 34 dbq: 36 iow: 35tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 41-47 winds: se 5-15 alo: 41 dbq: 44 iow: 44tomorrow night: isolated shhers low: 35-41 winds: se 10-15 alo: 39 d hey there, topng "america's money," mail mania. today is the busiest day of the holiday y ason. >> the postal service says it expects to handle more than last year's volume of 640 million cards, letters and packages today alone and more than 15 billion pieces by new year's eve. > the federal reserve is exexcted to make a historic hike in its benchmark rate for the first time in nearly a decade. >>hovering near zero since the

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i'll tell you all about the changes, including the name, coming to an area of downtown cedar rapids. a bond issue to help the waterloo school distrit could take a big step forward tonight. rose bowl officials are in iowa city today planning celebrations surrounding the big game. good monday morning, it's five