from your 24 hour news source, this is ??? . once again parts of eastern iowa are dealing with major flooding as streams, creeks and rivers rise. where they are cresting, coming up. while in cedar rapids, city leaders are planning... and people are sandbagging leading up to the anticipated crest of the cedar river on tuesday morning. move. those on the southwest side are packing up their belongings and leaving their homes. good friday morning! it's 4:30 on september 23rd. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert

rain continues over portions of the area today with much of the activity wrapping up by noon. heavy rain is again a concern going forward for the next few hours. the forecast focus remains on a quiet night along with a quiet day on saturday. by saturday night, we are back at it already with more rainfall which may cause additional rises on area rivers. stay tuned going into the weekend and river data is constantly updated and tweaked to reflect the latest conditions and forecast.today: morning storms possible, then turning partly sunny. wind: se 5-10. wind: e 5-10. low: 66 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. high: 85 tom. night: increasing clouds. rain arrives late. wind: se 5-10. low: 65 thanks kaj. flood water has breached the

telling people in the 2008 flood area that they need to evacuate. earlier yesterday, people worked all day to build sand barriers to keep water from coming into the town. one man helped his parents get ready for the rising water around their house. he spent the day helping them clear their basement. " "in 08, my mother was in here. i actually road the jon boat down the road we are standing on, pulled up the house, and got my mother out of there.. and so, i think this one might even be more extensive than that one. " the shell rock river also

clarksville and forced some road closures. in cedar rapids, the downtown and surrrounding areas would take a hard hit if the river does crest at 24 feet on tuesday. if precautions the city makes are not enough to hold back the water, people are using boxes to haul out items -- and sandbags to protect what's left. kcrg tv9'sjo reports on the process of getting ready. standup: local businesses across cedar rapids are prepping for another possible historic flood. many business owners i talked to say they aren't risking any changes, and are already shut down for the weekend.. dave owens runs mad modern. his shop's location is right in the midst of potential floodwater trouble. the city of cedar rapids says czech village, newbo, time check and the downtown core could all be hit hard if the river

to hold back the water. owens spent all thursday moving antique furniture into uhauls. at times, he says the flood threat doesn't even feel real. "15:53, it's been sinking in as the days gone on, i thought of in terms of being closed for the weekend but once you go over all the details you realize it's going to be much more intense that that " standup: street barricades are likely to go up along these streets flood gates on the "five in one dam" downtown could start opening as early as late saturday or early sunday. in cedar rapids, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. the cedar river is expected to crest to 24.1 feet tuesday morning - more than double flood stage. again, that would be the second highest crest on record, but still 7 feet below the flood of 2008. with a 24-foot crest... here is where the flood water

morning as forecast. at about 24 feet, numerous areas of cedar rapids are effected. again, this includes the newbo neighborhood as well as the time check area. portions of downtown near the river would also take on water. water would reach the bottoms of the bridges downtown. at the edges of town, cummins park would also

school in cedar rapids has announced it's letting out at 11 this morning. this is so students can help with sandbagging and evacuation efforts downtown. cedar rapids will announce two sandbagging locations today. that will be during a news

find more information on the city's website. 14-thousand sandbags will be available. cedar rapids will also begin putting out some of the temporary flood barriers today. at a news conference yesterday, city leaders urged home and businesses owners in the way of potential flooding to take precautions now. "the most important thing we learned as a city was to use every precaution available i want every property owner, whether personal property, a business or non profit to please look at the map." later this morning, mayor corbett will join us for a live interview as cedar rapids prepares for the flood. people in cedar falls are also watching the cedar river -- especially those north of the river. the cedar river is expected to crest in the city sometime saturday afternoon -- most of the impact, with the current

downtown. there is sand and sand bagging stations located at 3 different spots around town. mayor jim brown said says the city spent yesterday reviewing emergency flood plans. "8:58:32 there's a perfect storm up north so everything from even southern minnesota that is coming down there's different forms and there's different entries that ultimately end up just north of downtown near the cedar river and that can cause some problems. " the city says to keep checking its website for updates as it continues to monitor the situation. cyclo-cross riders in iowa city are dealing with wet and muddy conditions. today is first day for riders at the cyclo-cross world cup and they are ready to race -- regardless of weather. but right now, here's a look at

morning! it's ---. rain continues over portions of

wrapping up by noon. heavy rain is again a concern going forward for the next few hours. the forecast focus remains on a quiet night along with a quiet day on saturday. by saturday night, we are back at it already with more rainfall which may cause additional rises on area rivers. stay tuned going into the weekend and river data is constantly updated and tweaked to reflect the latest conditions and forecast.today: morning storms possible, then turning partly sunny. wind: se

wind: e 5-10. low: 66 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. high: 85 tom. night: increasing clouds. rain arrives late. wind: se 5-10. low: 65 thanks kaj. rain continues over portions of the area today with much of the activity wrapping up by noon. heavy rain is again a concern going forward for the next few hours. the forecast focus remains on a quiet night along with a quiet day on saturday. by saturday night, we are back at it already with more rainfall on area rivers. stay tuned going into the weekend and river data is constantly updated and tweaked to reflect the latest conditions and forecast.today: morning storms possible, then turning partly sunny. wind: se 5-10. high: 81 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: e 5-10. low: 66 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. high: 85 tom. night: increasing clouds. rain arrives late. wind: se 5-10. low: 65

the area today with much of the activity wrapping up by noon. heavy rain is again a concern going forward for the next few hours. the forecast focus remains on a quiet night along with a quiet day on saturday. by saturday night, we are back at it already with more rainfall which may cause additional rises on area the weekend and river data is constantly updated and tweaked to reflect the latest conditions and forecast.today: morning storms possible, then turning partly sunny. wind: se 5-10. high: 81 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: e 5-10. low: 66 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. high: 85 tom. night: increasing

se 5-10. low: 65

the overnight packing up and getting out. they're filling trucks with furniture and anything they can try and save from the rising cedar river -- especially in the southeast part of town by the old green bri spots in eastern iowa where city leaders are asking people to evacuate if they're at risk of getting flooded out. the city asked people living in the southwest section to leave, with concern that rising water could close off neighborhoods. tv9's brea love is in waverly this morning. brea, where are these families staying this morning? chris and nicole, the city of waverly says a shelter is set up for people at grace baptist church across from mcdonalds. city officials for waverly are predicting the cedar

prevents flooding for some parts of the city, but not the southeast part. now yesterday, students from wartburg college helped sandbag and also help people move their belongings to higher ground. the school sent out a campus wide alert saying the city needed help. so within the first hour or so more than 75 students came to the city garage to fill and load sandbags. police say the power and gas are going to be shut off at 1 today on the southwest side and people living in that area have to be out this afternoon. live in waverly, brea love, kcrg tv9. participants and spectators may have a muddy start to the u-c-i cyclo-cross world cup johnson county fairgrounds today through sunday. cyclo-cross combines obstacles and cycling on an off-road course. the infiltration of yahoo may be the largest

cyclo-cross world cup today. it'll take place at the johnson county fairgrounds today through sunday. cyclo-cross combines obstacles and cycling on an off-road course. the infiltration of yahoo may be the largest hack of an email provider in history. what users need to watch out for, in today's tech bytes. stay with tv9. it's ---. two nights of violent protests

calmer atmosphere overnight. as abc's maggie rulli reports, protestors are demanding the city release the dashcam video of a police officer shooting a black man. but the police chief says he doesn't plan to make it public. for the thrid night in a row - protestors fill the streets of downtown charlotte nats up: "no justice, no peacei"

gear? and more than four hundred national guard troops brought in from across the state to stop this from happening again - violent protests that left one dead and dozens injured, shut down a major highway, and damaged several businesses. overnight - both sides calling for calm david goodman/prot ester: "we just want peace, we need change in these communities." peace - while still challenging authorities to give th cam footage that shows the moment keith lamont scott - a 43 year old black man - was shot and killed by brently vinson - a black police officer. the police say scott had a gun and they felt threatened? scott's family says he didn't own a weapon? and in his hand was a book nats "daughter": my daddy didn't do nothing. the videos will not be made public until the investigation is over?. sot chief putney: the video does not give me absolute definitive visual evidence that, that would confirm that a person is pointing a gun. scott's family saw the videos for the first time thursday?. in a statement their lawyers said: gfx: "after watching the videos, the family again has more questions than answers." ? "when he was shot and

o/c close: the violent protests here in downtown charlotte have led to more than 50 people have being arrested... and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage. although weve seen some positives too... volunteers have been out on the streets, cleaning up and helping thier city bounce back. maggie rulli abc news charlotte now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara. stay with tv9. it's . now, one last look at this

rain continues over portions of

wrapping up by noon. heavy rain is again a concern going forward for the next few hours. the forecast focus remains on a quiet night along with a quiet day on saturday. by saturday night, we are back at it already with more rainfall which may cause additional rises on area rivers. stay tuned going into the weekend and river data is constantly updated and tweaked to reflect the latest conditions and forecast.today: morning storms possible, then turning partly sunny. wind: se 5-10. high: 81 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: e 5-10. low: 66 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. high: 85 tom. night: increasing clouds. rain arrives late. wind: se 5-10. low: 65 abc's diane macedo and kendis

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early morning news. due to the already saturated grounds and significant amounts of rain, dangerous flooding is occurring across the tv9 viewing area. we have what's headed our way. in waverly, city leaders are urging people close to the cedar river on the city's south side to evacuate as the threat of flooding approaches. as water rushes downstream, businesses in cedar rapids are getting ready. good friday morning! it's 5 o'clock on september 23rd. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... rain continues over portions of the area today with much of the activity wrapping up by noon. heavy rain is again a concern