from your 24 hour news source, this is ??? . cresting waters in clermont this morning. overnight sand bagging is in anticipation for water well over the flood stage. people from the freeport area are returning home after flood evacuations. investigators near des moines say two people and a dog found in their home were likely dead for several days -- and the house had no electricity. good thursday morning! a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... overall, we have a pretty quiet day in front of us as high pressure builds in from the northwest. this high pressure system will control our weather

well. later on friday night, there is potential for a few showers and thunderstorms, becoming widespread after midnight and into saturday. hopefully most of this can wait until after football is over. several lines of storms are possible on saturday, but the overall risk of anything severe is very low at this time. much of the rain should get out of here by sunday morning leading to a dry second half of the weekend. a tropical system should develop over or near floraext week, whhmay l our weather pattern stalling tr3 4 days. sy tuned!today:rtly su wind: nw 5-10. high: 78 night: partly cloudy. patchy g possible. wind: ght nw low: 5 olated shower is possible in the ening. windne 5-10. gh: 76 tom. nh attered understorms developing. wind: 5l clermont and elgin this morning with a forecasted crest still hours away. we talked with lisa roberts, the fayette

river in clermont will crest 6 feet over the flood stage. roberts says the turkey river will crest at 22 feet around 10-30 this morning. at 11-30 last night, the river was at 17 and a half feet. major flood stage is 20 feet. in elgin, the river was 4 feet over the flood stage. roberts says more than 150 volunteer firefighters from 7 all over the region helped sand bag. 11-30 in clermont. when we asked her about how many sandbags firefighters used, she said thousands. the city of clermont has already evacuated an r-v park in clermont in anticipation of the turkey river's continued rise. the mayor of spillville in winneshiek county says this flood is worse than 2008. mayor mike klimesh says the turkey river in spillville set a record high yesterday, beating the previous high water mark by a

the middle of a lake. crews just installed a new floor last year. the community raised money for new flooring after the 2008 flood. there just wasn't enough time to put sandbags around the building. between four and six inches of rain fell over winneshiek and allamakee counties yesterday. water filled basements and got into the main level of at least eight homes along the river. flood victims say damaged the town. and this time there was nothing they could do to stop it. "it rose so fast that we couldn't mobilize fast enough, and as you can see, it would have been a fruitless effort." clean-up will start again today in spillville. authorities have recovered the body of a man who was swept away in the flooding. police say he called 9-1-1 to report his car being caught in the floodwaters. chickasaw county investigators say the death happened when floodwaters from the

yesterday morning on county road v-56. they found the driver's body yesterday, less than half a mile away from his car, north of lawler. the sheriff's office has not yet released the man's name. one deputy says it's important for people to turn around when there's flooding. " we strongly recommend if there's flooding to contact the local sheriff's office let them know where the flooding has occurred and ask our sheriff's office to see if there is a safe way to get to the destination. " along the upper iowa river... decorah, are cleaning up and trying to return home amid the high water. one challenge for people has been crossing roads with water on them. firefighters evacuated freeport early yesterday morning and allowed people to go back to their houses around 4 p-m. many basements took on flooding and some caved in from all of the water. ""a lot of mud a lot of debris,

half in their house. " the upper iowa river peaked around midday yesterday and is forecast to pull back into its banks fully by tomorrow. next door in decorah, there is significant property damage. the sheriff says several home foundations have crumbled under the heavy water. about 85 football players from luther college, decided to pitch in and help those affected by the flood. "the decorah area myself, it definitely was just kind of second nature, to be able to put football camp on hold for take care the people who cheer you on on saturdays and the people who matter most to me in my life..making sure they were safe, making sure all their possessions were safe before you know, kinda going back and playing the game that we care so much about, it was just kinda easy to do." " flood warnings remain for much of northeastern iowa and are expected to last until late today. for people who aren't able to go home, there are several options. the

rooms for a reduced rate of 75 dollars a night. a shelter at the decorah public library will open at eight this morning. a waterloo man is free this morning after a jury found him not guilty of first degree murder. jurors acquitted 25 year old perquondis holmes for the death of... ... daequan campbell three years ago. campbell was 18. more than a year ago, a jury found holmes guilty, but a judge threw out that verdict. that's because jurors in the first trial saw ev claimed holmes fired a gun at a car in a waterloo parking lot in november 2013, killing campbell. polk county investigators say two people found dead on tuesday were likely dead in the home - north of des moines - for a few days. deputies found 26- year-old raymond silbaugh.. and 42-year-old alicia arpy dead in the home between des moines and ankeny. they say there were no obvious signs of trauma. the investigators say the home did not have electricity. instead, it had a generator, which can emit the deadly gas

there's still no official cause of death. "

piles of rock and sand that were once buildings in italy. crews have been using bulldozers and even their hands to go through debris. 247 people are now confirmed dead. we have the latest from italy in just a bit. the federal judge in the dakota access pipeline case says he needs more time before making a decision. the standing rock sioux tribe says the pipeline would permanently damage their drinking water and is suing the pipeline company. we have when a decision could come down. today's opening farm markets. good morning! it's ---. overall, we have a pretty quiet

northwest. this high pressure system will control our well. later on friday night, there is potential for a few showers and thunderstorms, becoming widespread after midnight and into saturday. hopefully most of this can wait until after football is over. several lines of storms are possible on saturday, but the overall risk of anything severe is very low at this time. much of the rain should get out of here by sunday morning leading to a dry second half of the

may lead to our weather pattern stalling out for at least 3 or 4 days. stay tuned!today: partly sunny. wind: nw 5-10. high: 78 tonight: partly cloudy. patchy fog possible. wind: light nw low: 56 tomorrow: partly sunny and pleasant. an isolated shower is possible in the evening. wind: ne 5-10. high: 76 tom. night: scattered thunderstorms developing. wind: e 5-10. low: 64

stopped construction on the bakken oil pipeline on 15 iowa properties. that's at least until monday. a texas company has started building the pipeline that will stretch from north dakota to illinois, going through 18 counties here in iowa. but 15 landowners have sued. they're challenging the utilities board's authority to allow a privately owned company to use eminent domain so they can build the pipeline on the landowners' pr legal issues of the lawsuit. iowa isn't the only state dealing with opposition to the pipeline. a native american tribe is trying to stop construction in north dakota. a federal judge says he'll decide next month on the tribe's request. hundreds of protesters from across the country surrounded a federal courthouse in washington d-c yesterday. but the federal judge did not immediately rule on a request from the standing rock sioux tribe to stop the oil pipeline under construction near

access pipeline's route under the missouri river could threaten its water supplies if the pipeline leaks or breaks. one member says the u.s. army corps of engineers never consulted his tribe before the construction began. ""we were never afforded that opportunity to protect our lands. they were just taken from us." " the judge now says he will make a final decision on pipeline on or before september 9th. uber is taking a page from amazon with subscriptions for cheaper rides. that's ahead in today's tech

intensifying for survivors of yesterday's earthquake. the 6.2 magnitude earthquake killed at least 247 people two nights ago. three-quarters of those people were in and around two of the three affected towns. a-b-c's jennifer eccleston

rescuers working feverishly. nats as the death toll rises this morning.. there are amazing stories of survival. nats clapping a 10 year old girl.. pulled from the rubble.. 17 hours after the quake hit. shell shocked and covered in dust.. but alive. this man.. speaking to an 80 year old woman pinnted under a collapsed building nats.. he tells her "stay calm.. that woman.. eventually saved.. and brought to a hospital to recover. abc's terry moran is in amatrice - one of the hardest hit areas. sot terry just a few minutes ago, one of the dogs seemed to alert in that rubble, they're now putting a sound amplifier in there...hoping against hope." this drone video over the town.. showing the devastation. churches. homes. and shops.. leveled by the tremor. the before and after pictures of main street. a grim testament to the destruction. new video this morning.. showing the moment the powerful earthquake hit. this traffic camera at a toll booth.. shaking violently. the 6-point-2 magnitude quake unleashing more than 200- aftershocks already. felt all the way to rome, 100 miles away. jennifer eccleston, abc news

in france today, the highest administrative court will hold a hearing on a ban of "burkinis". burkinis are what many are calling hair-covering swimsuit some muslim women wear. some cities in france have enacted a law that doesn't allow women to wear these swimsuits on public beaches. they say it's a symbol of islamic extremism and violators face a fine. the french human rights league filed a request to remove bans. an algerian business man has offered to pay any woman's fine. " when i saw that a few french mayors were prohibiting -and without any public debate- peaceful women wearing the piece of clothing of their choice, i understood that

difficult few years.... " france was the first european country to outlaw anyone wearing burqas and niqabs in public. belgium and the netherlands also have bans, and germany is considering it. now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara.

morning's weather, kaj... overall, we have a pretty quiet day in front of us as high pressure builds in from the northwest. this high pressure system will control our weather today and much of tomorrow as well. later on friday night, there is potential for a few showers and thunderstorms, becoming widespread after midnight and into saturday. hopefully most of this can wait until after football is over. several lines of storms are possible on saturday, but the overall risk of anything severe is very low at this time. much of the rain should get out of here by sunday morning leading to a dry second half of the weekend. a tropical system should develop ov may lead to our weather pattern stalling out for at least 3 or 4 days. stay tuned!today: partly sunny. wind: nw 5-10. high: 78 tonight: partly cloudy. patchy fog possible. wind: light nw low: 56 tomorrow: partly sunny and pleasant. an isolat shower ening. wind: ne 5-10. hig tom. macedo have today's

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from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. heavy rain in decorah causes significant property damage, wiping out some foundations. one last bit of 2008 flood funding from fema. the northwest recreation center opens today after a long rebuilding process. the iowa city community school district is facing traffic challenges in north li drop off their kids. good thursday morning! it's 5 o'clock on august 25th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj...