this is ??? . the search for a cause. an alburnett couple thinks a common electronic may have started a massive fire in their home. a levee at last. cedar rapids breaks ground today on a levee to try and protect the new bo area. getting financial aid through the fasfa. the steps your student can take to get the information in early. good on october 11th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on the early morning rain to exit very quickly and give way to a sunny and mild day. highs should generally range from 73-77

u cold front moves in from the northwest and should increase the clouds during the night. the cold front itself should pass through around 7am near waterloo with a 10-11 am frontal passage around iowa city. this makes tomorrow morning the warmest part of the day, with falling temperatures into the afternoon. rain is also possible along this front, with light amounts under a quarter inch. thursday remains sunny and cooler with a return to above normal temperatures as early as friday afternoon in spots. today: sunny and mild. a bit breezy at times. wind: s 10-20. high: tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: s 5-10. low: 62 tomorrow: light railike.temperay afternoon. wind: nw 10-20. high: 62 tom. night: mostly clear. areas of pc ostpossible thanks kaj. alburnettouple is anxius the state fire marshal's office today after a massive fire tore through their home. the fire happened around 12:45 saturday afternoon at the couple's home at 314 howard street. firefighters were able to get the fire under control in about a half hour. no one was hurt in this fire, but a pet died. kcrg tv9's jordee kalk explains why the couple believes

jordee: the couple say they were only gone about 15 minutes before their house started on fire. they tell me they don't smoke inside their home. and they weren't using any electronics or kitchen supplies when the fire broke out. so they say they're only answer is the fire started from a tv remote. take vo fireghters say a bulk of the damage is in the living room. but there's also damage to the home's roof and siding. homeowner troy riggs says he's working with investigators to determine the fire's cause. he says the only answer they have so far, is that the t-v remote started on fire when it got wedged in between couch cushions. take sot 24:40, "a couch or endtabl shut in the couch and the buttons pushed."jordee: the state fire marshalls office says this incident remains under investigation. in the newsroom, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. the couple told tv9 it hopes to get more answers later today when the insurance agent surveys

cedar rapids will hold a groundbreaking this afternoon for a new $14 million dollar levee that will protect the newbo area. it's at 3 o'clock, near the intersection of 2nd street and 16th avenue southeast. this levee will run from south of the former sinclair site to 12th avenue se near the african american museum of iowa. the city says it will provide immediate protection to the area for up to a 40 year flood. the project also includes a 4.4 acre detention basin. and a pump station with a minute. these improvements will be completed by the end of 20-17. while volunteers filled sandbags to protect cedar rapids two weeks ago, the city estimates the cost to remove all of the sandbags to be about $475,000. sandbag pickup is not expected to start today -- but early wednesday on the far northwest side of cedar rapids. the contractor the city hired to do the work wasn't ready to go yesterday. the city expects it'll

curbs. one woman was still moving sandbags yesterday, and said she's happy about the delay. " this way we don't miss out. it's only a one time deal, so that's my understanding " the city is asking people to put their sandbags in the public right-of-way along their front curb, in the street on lightly- traveled streets, or on any portion of a driveway. the city will not take sandbags that are in an alley. and make sure they're out by coming by once to pick them up. cedar falls says the city has fixed some road problems that the recent flooding caused. but areas in the northern part of the city are still battling high water. whenever cedar falls floods, the part of the city north of the cedar river is prone to flooding -- it's very flat. a levee was built to keep the downtown area dry, so the flood didn't affect that part of cedar falls. the city's major says a study done 20 years ago showed building a levee for northern cedar falls would cost

get any federal funding for it because of that reason. "13:41-13:52 i don't believe is within the frame work from what the city wants to do or can do. it would really be a matter of what we did in 08 and wait for those federal dollars., and potential state dollars" " mayor jim brown says there aren't any plans to buy out any of the residents on that side of the city or try to convince them to move out. as the flood made the wapsipinicon rise in independence, the buchanan county disaster recovery coalition is, again, trying to help. organizers formed it after the flood of 199 times when natural disasters affected people in the county. people should first reach out to their insurance company if they have flood damage. then they can apply to the state's assistance program through d-h-s. it provides grants up to $5,000 dollars for families with lower incomes. if people in buchanan county still need help, they can apply for money through the coalition. go to kcrg.com to learn how to apply. 14 red cross volunteers from

matthew victims. some volunteers left for georgia on sunday, as well as yesterday. others left friday for florida. people in north carolina affected by hurricane matthew can now get federal assistance. president obama has signed a disaster declaration for 10 counties in the state. much of the areas touched by the hurricane are still underwater and crews worked throughout yesterday, trying to return power. "so many trees down, there are flooded areas that we can't even get to yet and that is preventing us to quickly restore some outages." " at least 22 people have died because of the in north carolina. in georgia, hundreds of people are returning to tybee island after evacuating ahead of matthew. people there are surveying the damage to their homes and neighborhood s. officials say power goes in and out. they're asking people not to use toilets to help keep the sewer system on the island running. people on the southern side of haiti are still waiting for aid today. the seaside community of les anglais and

people living in that area have no electricity and little food or water. hundreds died in haiti from the hurricane. the linn county sheriff's office says a driver and a passenger from another vehicle died in a crash saturday in central city. they were ronald heiderscheit of center point. and craig mcintosh of sun tan valley, arizona. the sheriff's office says the crash happened saturday night at sawyer and jordans grove roads. investigators say a pick-up crashed into the car that heiderscheit was driving. mcintosh was a passeng we also know the name of the man who died after 3 vehicles hit him in johnson county. the state patrol says 25-year-old jordan engbretson, of iowa city, was walking on highway 218 on october 2nd. that's when 3 vehicles in the northbound lanes hit him. he died at the scene. a chicago man faces an attempted murder charge in dubuque. last week, police arrested steven burrell for reckless use of a firearm. he is 21. and now police accuse him of

street. no one was hurt, but there was damage to a nearby vehicle. after investigating, the dubuque count attorney upgraded the charge against burrell to attempted murder. there's also an out of state warrant for burrell's arrest. call newsline nine whenever you see news. here's the number-- 319- 365-9999. you can also email pictures and video to newsroom at kcrg dot com. students getting ready to start or continue college can now apply for the free application for federal student aid or fasfa. previous years. this is a common procedure as around 7 out of 10 college students will use financial aid while pursuing a degree. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us now. brea, what does this mean for students? chris, fasfa is the gateway to financial aid. in previous years, families couldn't submit the application until january 1st. but that date has moved up 3 months, and that could mean more time to compare dollars. the fasfa is what determines eligibility for federal grants, loans, and work-study programs. it's also needed for most state grants and

iowa's student financial aid office about the extra time. for iowa, the deadline to submit is now december first... for priority. officials say this could be a great benefit for a high school senior applying for the first time. 55:45 "in the past here at the university of iowa students would of gotten their award notifications the first week of march. now we're think about sending out the middle part of january. i think other schools will be doing the same. then it allows them more time to look over the award notification and make a decision." more benefits of the fasfa update could be.. because university of iowa students would of gotten their award notifications the first week of march. now we're think about sending out the middle part of january. i think other schools will be doing the same. then it allows them more time to look over the award notification and make a decision." more benefits of the fasfa update could be.. because it's early, tax information should already be done. you won't have to estimate. this fasfa uses prior- prior tax forms. and also families could feel less pressure after having more time to consider the options before a school's deadline. there's still plenty of time to fill out the fasfa, but it's best to get it submitted early as possible. i've listed the information on how to do that on kcrg

student of the month for october. nayra lujano , a senior from washington high school in washington is our winner. she's a multi- lingual student who maintains a near-perfect g-p-a with challenging classes. nayra mentors other students in industrial tech and lego league, and also plays oboe and piano in the school band. we'll introduce you to nayra at the end of the month. nominate someone for our student of the month, head to kcrg.com / student of the month. a devastating cubs playoff loss... happening around "last call", too... not an ideal combination. the cubs nearly swept san francisco last night -- but instead, chicago will play later today... after a 13-inning epic from out west. highlights are

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day. highs should generally range from 73-77 across the area with south winds anywhere from 10-20mph. tonight, a cold front moves in from the northwest and should increase the clouds

near waterloo with a 10-11 am frontal passage around iowa city. this makes tomorrow morning the warmest part of the day, with falling temperatures into the afternoon. rain is also possible along this front, with light amounts under a quarter inch. thursday return to above normal temperatures as early as friday afternoon in spots. today: sunny and mild. a bit breezy at

high: 75 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: s 5-10. low: 62 tomorrow: light rain likely. temperatures falling to 50-55 by afternoon. wind: nw 10-20. high: 62 tom. night: mostly possible late in the night. wind nw 5-10. low: 35

your life, they're when they wake and you do see them... have some sympathy and some taste. ...here's why. game 3 for the cubs and san francisco ended at about 2 a-m iowa time... a chicago win would mean a series sweep... this... was a good sign early. second inning, chicago pitcher jake arrietta slams a 3-run homer to left off madison bumgarner. what?!? 3-0 cubs. we move to the 8th... 3-2

conor gillaspie triples. two score. part of a 3-run inning for san francisco. down 5-3 in the top of the 9th... kris bryant smacks this... will it be? it could be? a home run off the "orange car" along the left field fence. tied at 5... 90 minutes later... bottom of the 13th. still 5-5... until joe panik's sharp line drive hits the fence... game over. san francisco wins 6-5. chicago leads the series 2-1... ga in san francisco... you probably already use facebook at work. now, facebook is creating a separate version aiming to help you do actual work. more on that in today's tech bytes. stay with tv9. it's ---.

intensifying his attacks on opponent hillary clinton and even taking a dig at the republican party. election day is exactly four days away. a-b-c's angelica spanos reports. donald trump on the campaign trail warning that more attacks will come if more tapes emerge. sot trump "if they wanna release more tapes saying inappropriate things we'll continue to talk about bill and hillary clinton doing inappropriate things there are so many of them" trump.. president bill clinton's indiscretions sot trump " bill clinton sexually assaulted innocent women and hillary clinton attacked those women viciously. one of them said more viciously than he attacked them." clinton slammed trump for his crude comments in the tapes sot hillary clinton "he just doubled down on his excuse that it's just

ohio state university, she told voters they deserve better sot hillary clinton "your generation, the young people of america are the most tolerant, open and generous generation in american history. you know what's at stake but you also know what you believe." republicans. speaker of the house, paul ryan says he will no longer defend trump but instead defend the party's majority in congress. trump reacted in a tweet... saying paul ryan should spend more time balancing the budget rather than fighting him. and since trump's tape revelaton, a new wall street journal n-b-c poll shows that clinton now has a double digit, 11-point ...46 to 35... lead over trump. as abc news ny. now for a quick check on your weather with

to exit very quickly and give way to a sunny and mild day. highs should generally range from 73-77 across the area with south winds anywhere from 10-20mph. tonight, a cold front moves in from the northwest and should increase the clouds during the night. the cold front itself should pass through around 7am near waterloo with a 10-11 am frontal passage around iowa city. this makes tomorrow morning the warmest part of the day, with falling temperatures into the afternoon. rain is also possible along this front, with light amounts under a quarter inch. thursday remains sunny and cooler with a return to above normal temperatures as early as friday afternoon in spots. today: sunny and mild. a bit breezy at

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early morning news. back in the battleground states. republican vice presidential nominee mike pence is in newton today. police offer more details on an apparent murder-suicide east of des moines -- where they say a man called police, telling them he shot another man. pipeline protesters arrested. north dakota police say demonstrators turned aggressive during a rally where law enforcement good tuesday morning! it's 5 o'clock on october 11th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on the early morning rain to exit very quickly and give way to a sunny and mild