this morning, cedar rapids is bracing and hoping the barriers and pumps will keep the water out of the second biggest river rise in the city's history. this is a live look at the river on the morning of the crest. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first

day. while mostly sunny sky dominates the area, northeast iowa should see more clouds develop, mainly after 1pm. this will keep temperatures locally cooler in this part of the area while the rest of the area should go well into the 60s/low 70s this afternoon. the wind may again gust as high as 30 mph at times. tonight, as clouds sink in from the northeast, lows should stabilize in the mid-upper 40s in all areas. a sprinkle will also be possible around dubuque. tomorrow, plan on mostly cloudy sky with highs struggling to hit 60 in some locations. today: mostly sunny and still a bit windy. wind: w 15-25 high: 68 tonight: mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles. wind: nw 5-10 low: 46 tomorrow: mostly cloudy and cool.a wind: nw 15-25. high: 62 tom. night: partly cloudy. wind: n 5-10. low: 48 thanks kaj. days of preparation across

and hesco barriers in place, the cedar river is expected to crest today at 23 feet. kcrg tv9's brea love joins us now. brea, how fast does the cedar river seem to be rising? at 23 feet this afternoon. cedar rapids' temporary flood control measures are in place. public works engineering teams as well as us army corps of engineer teams are actively monitoring for any weaknesses. they can re-enforce the system as necessary 24 hours a day. the city of cedar rapids is

permanent walls and levees would be a more reliable way to keep flood waters away. the city has pushed...twic e to

times. federal lawmakers have approved funding... but not set the money aside. cedar rapids city manager jeff pomeranz said, in yesterday's news conference, that permanent flood protection is the city's top priority but it will cost $500 million dollars. "permanent flood control protection is critical to our future we've made a number of moves and measures through good planning and implementation and execution for new infrastructure to protect our community, but permanent flood protection will be a necessary solution. " pomeranz says the temporary flood protection system of hesco barriers, sandbags and earthen berms, currently in place, costs $5 to $6 million dollars. so the city is warning there may be breaches and urging people to stay away from flood-prone areas. two emergency shelters are open for people who've evacuated their homes in cedar rapids. already, about 100 people have

volunteers brought more beds to the cedar hills community church on e avenue nw yesterday. the beds are placed in a separate room of the church for people who want to rest. in the main room, there's games, books and plenty of snacks for guests. many at this shelter say they experienced a sense of relief after checking in. "37:41, "i was walking and a guy picked me up, i was downtown area i had no idea how i was going to get up here and he brought me and he said these people are going to take care of you, the cedar hill community church will take care of you, and you are going to be okay" church is located at 6455 e avenue nw, near cherry hill pool. the red cross has a second emergency shelter in the wellington heights neighborhood, at st. paul's united methodist church on 3rd avenue se. both have space available. the curfew for areas in the flood zone on both sides of the cedar river is in

empty, a constant police presence is filling the neighborhood s. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders is at one of those checkpoints this morning and joins us live. forrest, how long will police patrol the evacuation areas? the police department is actively patrolling the evacuation area. they will continue to patrol until the flood waters have passed and people are allowed back on their property. police also plan to enforce a curfew for the flood and evacuation areas am every morning. police will have 73 checkpoints to help block access to flood areas. the city hopes to be able to reopen those flood evacuation zones after 7 days. once the flood waters recede, safety inspection teams will go into the flood zone to assess when residents will be able to get back into their homes. the iowa national guard will

police from other areas of the state. together, they have set up 73 check points around the cedar rapids' flood evacuation zone and two in palo. members were in position at noon yesterday and say they are here for the long haul. " our orders are kind of open right now, so as long as cedar rapids needs us, we'll be here. " today, the city is strongly encouraging people to stay away from the flood zone for their safety. live in cedar rapids, forrest

view from last night of the situations in the new bo district and some other neighborhoods along the cedar river in cedar rapids what you're about to see is drone video from early monday night, courtesy of cal cam aerial productions. we'll start off in new bo in southeast cedar rapids. this is a look down 16th avenue se -- on the right are the businesses not protected by the hesco barriers -- kickstand, tornadoes, mad modern. on the left -- the hesco barriers are protecting this part of new bo... water does cover some of the cedar river trail -- just north of 16th avenue se -- that's a low-lying river to the czech villasge... the national czech and slovak museum & library does have an earthen levy around it. the museum and library is set back -- and is much higher up -- than 2008. there's some water from storm sewer back-up which the city says it's battling. there's the skate park, there... some water there. that's riverside park taking on water.

penford right along the river looks dry. past the 8th avenue bridge... there's the mott building, just renovated and reopened -- that's down the hill from the police station. the knutson building is surrounded by water. the amphitheatre has water up to the first level of terraced lawn seating. then shifting back to the focal point with the dow island does have water along the end. the hesco barriers are covering 9.8 miles of the city- at least in this video from last night when it was still daylight -- the barriers seem to be holding up. now we'll shift from the cedar river -- to the wapsipinicon. people in anamosa are watching the river tick up a little more each hour but city leaders say they are not expecting significant flooding. in 2008, flooding caused major damage to the southern part of anamosa. since then, the city spent

containment levees near the entrance of the wapsipinicon state park. city leaders say this expense was worth it. "i think you can see by the outcome today, we're pretty secure in what we've done. not that it can't change. mother nature has her own mind. " the wapsipinicon river is expected to crest late today into wednesday at 24 feet. the cedar river in cedar falls is receding this morning - but parts of the city are still dealing with now people are dealing with the aftermath of the floods impact in their homes.

day. while mostly sunny sky

mainly after 1pm. this will keep temperatures locally cooler in this part of the area while the rest of the area should go well into the 60s/low 70s this afternoon. the wind may again gust as high as 30 mph at times. tonight, as clouds sink in from the northeast, lows should stabilize in the mid-upper 40s in all areas. a sprinkle will also be possible around dubuque. tomorrow, plan on mostly cloudy sky with highs struggling to hit 60 in some and still a bit windy. wind: w 15-25 high: 68 tonight: mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles. wind: nw 5-10 low: 46 tomorrow: mostly cloudy and cool. a few sprinkles are possible, mainly northeast. wind: nw 15-25. high: 62 tom. night: partly cloudy. wind: n 5-10. low: 48 plan on another breezy september day. while mostly sunny sky dominates the area, northeast iowa should see more clouds develop,

cooler in this part of the area while the rest of the area should go well into the 60s/low 70s this afternoon. the wind may again gust as high as 30 mph at times. tonight, as clouds sink in from the northeast, lows should stabilize in the mid-upper 40s in all areas. a sprinkle will also be possible around dubuque. tomorrow, plan on mostly cloudy sky with highs struggling to hit 60 in some locations. today: mostly sunny and still a bit windy. wind: w 15-25 high: 68 tonight: mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles. wind: nw 5-10 low: 46 tomorrow: mostly cloudy and cool. a few sprinkles are possible, mainly northeast. wind: nw 15-25. high: 62 tom. night: partly cloudy.

is taking place as the river is pulling back...slowly. the city is working to get people - especially on the north end of cedar falls -

the city is asking people to stay out of the flooded northern part of cedar falls, so homeowners can try to find normal again. city staffers will remove sandbags and other debris if people place them at the curb. city leaders are asking that volunteers separate the items into yard waste, sand bags, appliance and flood debris piles. a drop off location will be set up later this week. some homeowners tell tv-9 they just want to get home. ""it'll be okay, everything. i love the house, if i didn't love buying it. me and the wife, we both love the house so we just keep moving on." a representativ e from the black hawk county emergency management office said the flood affected about 200 homes in cedar falls. but they will keep gathering data throughout the week. the cedar rapids police chief says scammers may try to take advantage of people flooding has affected. police have heard claims

mark their homes evacuated, and leave their doors unlocked. other scams involve people promising free hotel reservations or other help, in exchange for credit card information. and the better business bureau has heard scammers are taking people's money -- claiming they're donations for police. " 10:42:00 what we're asking people is to use your head.. it's disturbing, off-kilter, we're vulnerable. a lot of scams happened during the last flood because people were not aware and i've think we've done a good job with the police department, and other agencies of warning people about these scams." if you have a question, or if you think you may have been a victim of a scam, call the better business bureau at 1-800-222-1600. robust opinions filled social media last night, during the first presidential debate. what moments got the most attention, in today's tech

so here we are -- the day of the expected crest for the cedar river in cedar rapids. with up to a quarter million sandbags and hesco barriers in place, the crest is expected at 23 feet early this afternoon. kcrg tv9's brea love joins us now. brea, what are you seeing out

the river is predicted to crest at 23 feet this afternoon. cedar rapids' temporary flood control measures are in place. public works engineering teams as well as us army corps of engineer teams are actively monitoring for any weaknesses. they can re-enforce the system as necessary 24 hours a day. at 23 feet this afternoon. cedar rapids' temporary flood control measures are in place. public works engineering teams as well as us army corps of engineer teams are actively monitoring for any weaknesses. they can re-enforce the system as necessary 24 hours a day. now for a quick check on your

day. while mostly sunny sky dominates the area, northeast iowa should see more clouds develop, mainly after 1pm. this will keep temperatures locally cooler in this part of the area while the rest of the area should go well into the 60s/low 70s this afternoon. the wind may again gust as high as 30 mph at times. tonight, as clouds sink in from the northeast, lows should stabilize in the mid-upper 40s in all areas. a sprinkle will also be on mostly cloudy sky with highs struggling to hit 60 in some locations. today: mostly sunny and still a bit windy. wind: w 15-25 high: 68 tonight: mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles. wind: nw 5-10 low: 46 tomorrow: mostly cloudy and cool. a few sprinkles are possible, mainly northeast. wind: nw 15-25. high: 62 tom.

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bracing and hoping the barriers and pumps will keep the water out of the second biggest river rise in the city's history. this is a live look at the river on the morning of first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first