alert forecast, kaj... clouds will be racing back in from the north as the day goes on. as the clouds increase, temperatures will level off, and many areas will probably see hhhs reached around noon with mid-30s s mmon. tonight into friday, it does appear the clouds may break up a bit, leading to a partly cloudy finish to the work week. late saturday into sunday is our next area of low pressure, and that should bring a light mix of rain and snow into the area. the system following this continues to look substantial with a risk of heavy snow in part of the midwest, including iowa. it's important to understand - this system is closer to japan than the united states, which means we are way too far out for any kind of detail. any kind of snowfall numbers could not be broadcast with confidence until around sunday, and even that could be pushing it. bottom line is, stay tuned!today: mostly cloudy high: 32-38 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 33 dbq: 34 iow: 36tonight: mostly cloudy low: 19-25 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 19 dbq: 21 iow: 23tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 35-41 winds: s 10-20 alo: 36 dbq: 36 iow: 38tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: sw 5-15 alo: 28 dbq: 29

republican presidential candidates are meeting in des moines today for a final debate before the caucuses on monday. all the major candidates will be there except for one. in the most recent quinnipiac poll released earlier this week, it showed donald trump and senator ted cruz in a statistal tie among iowa republican voters. senator marco rubio held onto third place with 13 percent, but no other candidates were above 7 percent. those on the main stage tonight include john kasich, jeb bush, marco rubio, ted cruz, ben carson, chris christie, and rand paul. fox news is hosting the debate at the iowa events center in des moines at 8 iowa time. trump says he will not be at the bate tonight. he defended his position on the same channel he is boycotting he spoke to bill o'reilly on fox news last night. trump blasted fox host megyn kelly, whom he fit criticized in august following a debate. he said he has zero respect for kelly, adding she's overrated.

campaign says it will hold a special event at drake university tonight, benefiting wounded veterans. despite missing tonight's debate, trump and nearly all other candidates are campaigning full-time in iowa, just days before the caucuses. coming tonight on the kcrg-tv9 news at 6, we'll look at what the causes really mean. does a candidate have to win the caucuses if they want to eventually be president? one university of iowa professor says it's really about finishing in the top 3 if you want to survive. and he predicts those on the bottom in iowa will have little success in the days that follow. "i would say that the bottom six candidates or so really going to ve a much harder time, barring the fact a few of them aren't competing here, but it's going to narrow the field for the new hampshire folks and on to south carolina. " again, tonight on the tv-9 news at 6, kcrg tv 9's iowa city bureau chief mark carlson will look at the true importance of iowa. former president bill clinton back in eastern iowa today for the third time stumping for his wife

he starts his day in waverly at 11 this morning. then, he'll be at mount vernon at 2 o'clock. he'll then head to washington high school for an event at 4:30. finally, clinton will speak in ottumwa at 7:30 tonight. all of these events are called "get out and caucus" - encouraging voters to show up on monday night. a 28-year-old man faces charges for throwing tomatoes at trump during his iowa city event. university of iowa police arrested andrew alemao for disorderly conduct. they say he threw two tomatoes at the republican during his campaign event at the protesters also interrupted trump a number of times in his tuesday night event. at that same event, university of iowa football players appeared on stage with trump and presented him with a jersey. the university says it's not backing any presidential candidate. u-i athletic director gary barta released a statement saying the to participate in the political process. but he said their participation should not be

behalf of their team or school. you can stay with kcrg t-v 9 for complete caucus coverage monday night. we'll have live reports from des moines and across eastern iowa along with expert analysis. it all starts at 8 pm on kcrg 9.2. then, we'll have full coverage starting at 9 pm right here on t-v nine. a theme for bernie sanders campaign is leveling the playing field, specifically around income. that's the focus of 2 of his current campaign ads. the gazette and kcrg-tv9 fact check team put them to the test and the gazette's erin jordan has the results. "median family income today, $4,000 less than it was in 1999." the ad titled "working families" basis this claim on a u-s census report showing the median u.s. household income last year was $53,600 -- about $4,200 less than in 1999. but the average american didn't actually earn more in 1999. the median household income in 1999 was acally

that $424200 in 1999 is actually worth nearly 58-thousand dollars today. more than the average income today. a second sanders ad claims this. "the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 million people combined." forbes magazine says the 15 richest americans - think bill gates and warren buffett -- increased their net worth in the last two years by nearly $130 billion. meanwhile, the bottom quarter of americans in 2013 had a median net worth of less than $50. the next highest quarter of americans were worth a median $31,000. that is down 9-percent from 2010. so the poorest roughly 155-million americans actually lost et worth in that span while the gateses and buffetts of the nation got richer. we give sanders an a on both claims.

morning.. law enforcement has a man in custody for a shooting in dubuque that happened last april. 30-year-old cowan godfrey faces multiple weapons charges. investigators had been searching for him since july. they thought he'd left the state. police recently learned that he was in dubuque and took him into custody at his homemen white street on tuesday morning. police say someone fired multiple shots in jackson park on april 1st. no one was hurt. police say cameras in the area captured some of the people involved. that video led police to zoro's gyro restaurant nearby where they arrested a teenager. a cedar rapids church is collecting bottles of water for people in flint, michigan. the water crisis there started n 2014, when the state switched the water source from lake huron to the flint river to save money. experts said the water was highly corrosive and collected lead frorothe pipes. as a result, thousands of people reported feeling sick and tests showed their blood had high levels of lead. now there's a shortage of

mount zion missionony baptist church in cedar rapids started collectiti tens of thousands of bottles of water. church leaders say they wanted to help out, especially after so many helped cedar rapids after the 2008 flood. they want to personally deliver all of the water they collect in a couple of weeks. " 13:52:56 i want to bring in at least 100,000 bottles of water- 100,000 bottles of water and bring it to several sites that are passing out water - churches, barber shops, beauty salons, schools, whatever we can find." the group says once it gets to flint, they'll find out what else they can do. if you want to donate water or money for the collection, contact the church at 319-364-6592. closisi the achievement gap. a high school in cedar rapids is receiving statewide recognition for doing just that. 74% of the washington high school's african american students are proficient in math and reading. that's compared to the

students of 54%. educators say encouraging students to enroll in advanced placement courses is part of that success. but 4 instructionon design strategists also focus on how teachers can better engage at- risk students. "teachers are overworked, they have a lot of students, sometimes they don't have time to expand on some of the resources, and that's where we come in. we're able to provide those resources and the supports for those teachers so we can get down to each individual student and how they're achieving." the governor's office presented school officials with the breaking barriers award earlier this month. students at a high school in des moines don't have to go far for their dental work. students just have to go right down the hall to the new dental clinic in scavo high school. this is first clinic like this in the state. it provides services that you could get at any other dentist office. so far, there have been 20 appointments since it opened and school leaders have already noticed an increase in class attendance. "year in and year out dental

reasons that kids are out of school "" "it's been a year and a half since i last went to the dentist because mine is all the way in iowa city " the clinic can serve up to 15 students a day. you just have to be a student within the des moines public schools to get an appointment. the leader of the armed protest in oregon is asking his followers to stand down. this follows one protestor being killed and others arrested. some iowans are hoping to be able to buy fireworks in the state. but fire officials are giving a warning. but right now, here's a looooat today's opening farm markets. good morning! it's ---.

from the north as the day goes on. as the clouds increase, temperatures will level off, and many areas will probably see highs reached around noon with mid-30s common. tonight into fridayit does appeaeathe clouds may break up a bit, leading to a partly cloudy finish to the work week. late saturday into sunday is our next area of low pressure, and that should bring a light mix of rain and snow into the area. the system following this continues to look substantial with a r rk of heavy snow in

to understand - this system is closer to japan than the united states, out for any kind of detail. any kind of snowfall numbers could not be broadcast with confidence until around sunday, and even that could be pushing it. bottom line is, stay tuned!today: mostly cloudy high: 32-38 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 33 dbq: 34 iow: 36tonight: mostly cloudy low: 19-25 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 19 dbq: 21 ow: 23tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 35-41 winds: s 10-20 alo: 36 dbq: 36 iow: 38tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: sw 5-15 alo: 28 dbq: 29 iow: 29

some iowans are hoping they don't have to go to missouri r their fireworks anymore. a revised bill has cleared the iowa senate e subcommittee. it would allow people to sell, buy and use fireworks in the state. the bill lets cities and counties opt out, and continue banning the exulosives if they so choose. lawmakers say iowans are buying fireworks from other states anyway, but can't legally use them. firefighters and health care representativ es told lawmakers yesterday they don't think legalizing fireworks s a good idea. the iowa national guard says nearly 17- hundred positions are now open to women following a federal policy change. the department of defense announced last year women may serve in any position, including combat roles. major

timothy orr says that change opened up roles for women in iowa during his condition of the guard address. diet coke is teaming up with the computer giant company-- hp. and what they've come up with guarantees that bottle of diet coke will be one of a kind. more coming up on today's america's money. stay with us.

national wildlife refuge in oregon wants his followers to leave. ammon bundy's plea for them toto end the occupation came a day after he and several followers were arrested on federal charges. reid binion reports. "please stand down. please stand down."an attorney for oregon armed protest leader ammon bundy... ...reading bundy's statement asking his followers to end their armed occupation of the malheur

wildlife refuge in oregon. "let us take this fight from here. go home and hug your families. this fight is ours for now in the courts."it came a day after proteteer lavoy finicum protester was shot and killed by police during the arrest of bundy and four of his followers. officials say finicum led authorities on a high speed chase, exited his vehicle, and reached for his waistband, where he had a gun. two additional arrests related to the occupation were made in burns oregon... ...and a third in arizona. as some protesters stayed at the refuge wednesday in defiance, others left, including three men who were arrested. while ammon bundy wants them all to decamp... ...his father, nevada rancher and activist cliven bundy, disagrees. "they gave up fr holding the refuge. that's their only thing that brings you guys out here."i'm reid binion, reporting today marks the 30th years since the space shuttle challenger disaster. nasa will pay tribute to the crews of apollo 1, and space shuttles challenger and columbia during today's day of remembrance. 7 members of the challenger crew died in 1986 when a booster engine failed.

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happy with this news. prices for coffee beans are at their lowest point in nearly two years. the type starbucks buys and serves to customers -- has fallen by about a third in just the past year. officials in brazil predict that coffee farmers will have a huge harvest season this year, creating

has led to the drop in prices. but unfortunatel y no one expects latte prices to come down. now, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... clouds will be racing back in from the north as the day goes on. as the clouds increase, temperatures will level off, and many areas will probably see highs reached around noon with mid-30s common. tonight into friday, it does appear the clouds may break up a bit, leading to a partly cloudy finish to the work week. late saturday into sunday is our next area of low pressure, and that should bring a light mix of rain and snow into the area. the system following this continues

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you're watching kcrg-tv9. nowow from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. waterloo homeless agencies now have an idea of how many people are still on the streets. it's part of a national requirement but helpful for agencies. cedar rapids police say a new task force is already proven how useful it can be. but they still have a lot more to do. recovering frfr heroin addiction n be a long process. but now doctors in dubuque can provide a medical drug to help speed it up. good thursday morning! its 5 o'clock on january 28th. hehee is a live look at t first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara