this is ??? . closing in on the caribbean. hurricane matthew, the strongest storm in the region for almost a decade, is heading towards the bahamas -- and targeting florida. and hurricane matthew is on a path to reach the east coast of florida by the end of the week. we'll go over what effects it could bring. be mindful of mold. that's what the public flood vicitms as they clean out waterlogged homes from last week. good thursday morning! it's 4:30 on october 6th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another warm day with a chance of thunderstorms. the bulk of

evening hours, with heavy rainfall the primary concern. a few storms may also contain some gusty wind. this is not a situation where repeated rounds of rain are likely, but, some areas may receive over 1" of rainfall with this front tonight. plan get back to 60 on friday. a gorgeous, seasonable weekend continues to look likely with highs mainly in the 60s and lows in the 40s. frost will be put off for at least another week to 10 days around the area. have a great day!today: showers and storms likely, mainly in the late afternoon and evening. wind: se 5-15. high: 76 tonight: showers and storms likely. wind: s 10-20. low: 52 tomorrow: gradual clearing. cooler and windy. wind: nw 15-25. high: 61 tom. night: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-10.

americans in the southeast are now being told to get ready for the possibility of a direct hit. abc's maggie rulli reports that this could be the biggest mass evacuation ever. this mrning - florida is preparing... for this. nats of wind rain crazy weather .... hurricane matthew - possibly the worst storm to hit the sunshine state in decades. it's already ripped through the caribbean... nats slamming into haiti.... sot - i've lost everything.. the water took it... as it makes its way through the bahamas... matthew heads to the u.s. - the already fatal storm is strengthenin g over open water... with winds whipping at more than 120 miles an hour florida, georgia, and the carolinas have already declared states of emergency. and residents are being forced to choose - evacuate... or stock up. more than a million are being asked to leave their homes in florida... soundbite rick scott, florida governor:"get out now. it could be the decision between life and death." south carolina is expected to evacuate half a million people... traffic there has been bumper to bumper as residents flee chief greg mullen / charleston police dept. we want you to evacuate. we do not want you to stay. those who do stay - are

mos : i've already been to three gas stations that have shut down because they're out of gas. mos: : been waiting 30-40 minutes - just getting some plywood.mos: we wanted to get batteries, but they're out of batteries." the president? warning residents to prepare for the worst president obama: if you get an evacuation order just remember you can rebuild, you can always repair property. you cannot restore a life if it is lost here in the midwest, not many of us have hurricane firsthand. for a closer look at how hurricane matthew would feel if it were to hit

native iowans on the east coast are busy preparing for the heavy wind and rain hurricane matthew could

are busy preparing for the heavy wind and rain hurricane matthew could bring. often empty and people are lining up for blocks to fill up at local gas stations. norwalk native lindsey bembli lives near st. augustine, where the storm is expected to hit this afternoon. she says right now she is not planning to evacuate, but is keeping a close eye on the news just in case. " i have never been through a real hurricane. we have seen a couple tropical depressions, but this one is a pretty big storm. it's supposed to come back up to a category 4. so i am a little nervous about that. " hurricane matthew could bring

destruction to south florida since hurricane andrew in 19-92. the flood waters that creeped into homes and businesses is out -- but mold could linger.. as kcrg tv9's samantha myers tells us, some standing water can lead to mold and other health problems can quickly follow. linn county public health is reminding people to take precautions when being around mold. moisture and 24 to 48 hours for mold to start growing. ruby perin a supervisor with linn county public health says the best way to detect mold is just seeing it for yourself. "13:44:53;03 the best way to determine if you have mold is to do a visual inspection. if you see signs of water, you have streaking of water and you visually see some kind of organic growth or discoloration then you should just go ahead and assume that you have mold " she says if you unable to get rid of it yourself, you may have to get a professional. in the newsroom samantha myers kcrg-

mold removal and cleaning are important. exposure to mold can lead to asthma attacks... ...allergic reactions and eye and skin irritation. it can also cause infections in people with weakened immune systems. even dead mold spores may cause allergic reactions in some people. while families are working to remove what's left of the flood waters, the sandbags are still here, thousands of them. a group of mount mercy university students has decided to turn some of those bags into reusable doing it for a school project. they've partnered with nonprofit groups which will take care of the stitching and the logo printing. the hope is to save some of the bags from the landfill and give people a piece of history from the flood. the students plan to create several thousand handbags by christmas from the more than 250,000 flood sandbags that volunteers packed in the cedar rapids area two weeks ago. " our goal is to get at least one percent of those bags turned into reusable bags. it would be about 2500 is the goal

sandbags ready for handbag manufacturin g. so mount mercy is asking for your help this saturday. volunteers are needed to empty and prep the bags at newbo city market from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. vermont senator bernie sanders was in des moines, encouraging younger adults to vote for hillary clinton. millennials were born between 1980 and 2000. and polls shom third party candidate. yesterday at drake university, sanders dismissed recently leaked audio of clinton criticizing his campaign last february. sanders also slammed republican nominee donald trump over his income tax records. "because it is the dummies in the middle class and the working class, they're the ones who-- according to donald trump and his friends-- are to supposed to be supporting our military, our veterans, education, our infrastructure. well, i respectfully disagree. hillary clinton disagrees " sanders has spent the last two

for clinton in minnesota and wisconsin, where he beat clinton in the primary season. he narrowly lost iowa to hillary clinton. moving west to nevada -- which has become a critical swing state over the last 20 years -- donald trump says he is not taking an ad attacking him lightly. trump says the ad that depicts him as unsupportive of military veterans is not correct. "there is nobody thato vets more - they're spending hundreds of millions of dollars on false commercials and it's a disgrace. so what we'll do - i guess we'll sue them. let's sue them. right?" trump did not specify which ad he was referring to or which group ran the ad. but the clinton campaign launched an ad last month entitled "sacrifice." it features veterans watching trump make disparaging comments about veterans and the military. that includes his comment arguing that senator john mccain, who was help

of war in north vietnam, was "not a war hero." the first week of october is nearly over, but not much fall color has shown up just yet. but dubuque is preparing for a wave of fall foliage visitors, who will take in nature and the city's businesses. but right now, here's a look at today's morning!

these storms will be found in the late afternoon and evening hours, with heavy rainfall the primary concern. a few storms may also contain some gusty wind. this is not a situation where repeated rounds of rain are likely, but, some areas may receive over 1" of rainfall with this front tonight. plan on jacket weather to return in 24 hours as highs struggle to get back to 60 on friday. a

look likely with highs mainly in the 60s and lows in the 40s. frost will be put off for at least another week to 10 days around the area. have a great day!today: showers and storms likely, mainly in the late afternoon and evening. wind: se 5-15. high: 76 tonight: showers and storms likely. wind: s 10-20. low: 52 tomorrow: gradual clearing. cooler and windy. wind: nw 15-25. high: 61 tom. night: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-10. low: 41

the leaves are just now starting

to change colors along the mississippi river in dubuque. and the dubuque area convention and visitors bureau says more than 400 leaf watchers plan to visit the city in the next few days. this year, the leaves in dubuque are expected to be at their peak the next 2 weekends. "many of the motor coaches aren't just staying one night. they are staying three or four. so they are staying at our hotels and eating at our restaurants. " this year, the leaves in dubuque are expected to be peak both this weekend and weekend after. encryption for secret messages. how you can carry out a secret conversation, in today's tech bytes.

fighting to stop construction of the dakota access pipeline. that's the project that would cut through 18 counties in iowa. a federal

opponents of the $3.8 billion dollar oil pipeline. samantha-jo roth has more details from washington. the three judges were aggressive in their questioning frequently interrupting testimony and asking for clarification, even appearing confused. that's because attorneys representing the tribe have altered their original argument since presenting their case in district court." it was a critical day in court for the dakota access pipeline project. "when we filed this case originally in late july, we were asking the court to stop the pipeline all representing the tribe are altering their original argument after a federal court failed to issue an injunction last month. "the only thing left from a perspective of protecting sacred sites and tribal burials is this very narrow area around lake oahe and that's the place

"today we just listened to the judges ask questions back and forth on whether or not we have a good argument." chairman dave archambault says he has no sense on how the judges will rule. "for the tribe, this wrong is right there in front of us. but when you have lawyers that pick apart and interpret and make things ambiguous, it's really hard to tell what the outcome is going to be." attorneys representing the army corps of engineers argue that only 3 percent of the pipeline is within their juristiction. and they properly fulfilled all their duties when issuing permits to the company..something senator hoeven ag indicated that the corps of engineers had done the necessary and appropriate work. the pipeline will go in the same corridor as an existing transmission line and gas line that's already there." this week. 5 labor unions calling on the obama administration to allow construction to continue. saying the weeks-long halt in construction has caused hardship for thousands of families. now this panel of judges must decide whether or not to keepnstructio reached out to attorneys from theustice department who arerepf gineers. they have clined tommet ll make their decision. til that decision is rched, the

new global climate agreement a "turning point for the planet." countries from around the world formally ratified the paris agreement yesterday. the agreement commits rich and poor countries to take action in trying to stop the rise in global temperatures and cutting carbon the deal will be worth the time and effort. "the paris agreement alone will not solve the climate crisis. even if we meet every target embodied in the agreement we'll only get to part of where we need to go...but make no mistake this agreement will help delay or avoid some of the worst consequences of climate change. " the paris agreement is set to go into effect in the next 30 days. republicans

who has said that he would "cancel" it if elected. now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara. stay with tv9. it's . plan on another warm day with a

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you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. and we are tracking hurricane matthew's advances through the bahamas this morning, towards the u-s. traffic changes. construction on marion's 7th avenue roundabout is keeping drivers on their toes -- so long as they're not attached to lead feet. indescribable pain. after a year of missed medications, a washington county man is now able to cope with a chronic pain condition. good thursday morning! it's 5 o'clock on october 6th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another warm day with a chance of thunderstorms. the bulk of these storms will be found in the late afternoon and evening hours, with heavy rainfall the primary