from your 24 hour news source, this is ??? . back to court. a cedar rapids homeless man is facing his 2nd trial for killing another homeless person. trying to identify the victims. the national transportatio n safety board is stepping in to investigate one of the deadliest crashes in california's history. a more diverse iowa. some iowans celebrate 71 years of the uni people come here -- from outside the u.s. good monday morning! it's 4:30 on october 24th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a nice monday! we'll see plenty of sunshine

this time of the year. our next area of low pressure is not far off, and should arrive late on tuesday into wednesday morning. widespread rain is likely during this time period with a half inch to one inch possible for everyone. temperatures will offer up quite a spread on wednesday with 60+ degrees possible over southeast iowa, while northeast iowa barely gets to 50. in the wake of this system, our weather is fairly dry, but does offer up the typical rollercoaster ride in temperatures that is common in iowa for late october.today: sunny. wind: ne 5-10. high: 58 tonight: increasing clouds. wind: e 5-10. low: 40 tomorrow: showers developing in the afternoon and evening. wind. high: 56 m. night: showers and a few thunderstormlikely. wind: se 10 2nd murder trial for a cedar rapids homeless man. prosecutors believe travis

suspected for another murder. the 45-year-old faces a first-degree murder charge and will go to trial in scott county. the judge moved the proceedings because the case has had too much local publicity. authorities believe standlee killed sharon mead, who was also homeless. cedar rapids police say they found mead's body near the coe college campus in september of 20-15. prosecutors claim standlee killed mead the day after he was released from jail, under suspicion of another murder. authorities said, a t standlee. they later charged him for murdering both mead... ... and raymond ursino, who was also homeless. earlier this year, a jury found standlee guilty of second- degree murder in the death of ursino. a judge sentenced standlee to 50 years in prison. waterloo fire rescue took 1 person the hospital following a crash at south washington street and west 6th street last night. police say a car and an s- u-v crashed at the intersection around 10:30 last

only person injured. a crash at the same intersection seriously injured a motorcycle driver last week. police say the driver led them on a chase and went through a red light. that's when an s-u-v hit him. responders took the driver to the u-i-h-c. a woman is recovering this morning after a car hit her. she was crossing the road in downtown cedar rapids yesterday afternoon at 1st avenue and 2nd street east. an ambulance took the woman to a local hospital. she's expected to be ok. the driver received a citation. alcohol, drugs or fatigue played a role in crash that killed 13 people in california. authorities say a tour bus slammed into the back of a semi-truck early sunday. in addition to those killed, 31 were hurt. the bus riders were returning from a trip to a casino. the california highway patrol says the bus was moving much faster than the truck. "i will tell you that the speed of the bus was so significant that when it hit the back of the big-rig trailer- the trailer

into the bus. " state police say the bus had passed its three most recent inspections. the driver, who was also the bus's owner, died in the crash. multiple fire crews worked on a massive fire in what cheer -- in keokuk county. the fire broke out sunday afternoon on barnes street. no word on what sparked those large flames. we're working to get more info from the sheriff's office. could be even tighter today on linn street. traffic is cut to one lane only between iowa avenue and college street this could stay in place through the end of november. the lane reduction is part of the reconstructi on work on the washington streetscape project. that project is replacing underground infrastructur e and updating lighting, parking and bench areas on washington street. all businesses on washington street are open during construction. after the celebration heard

the first game of the world series tomorrow night. fans in iowa watched some of the players get their start in des moines. the iowa cubs director of communications says more than a dozen guys on chicago's roster played for the triple-a affiliate. many long time fans are not surprised with this year's success. "i'm glad to have this finally happen. its kind of unfinished business that's taken care of....now my bucket list is like one thing long so its just about taken care of too. " the cubs play the cleveland indians tomorrow night at 7 o'clock. this is the first time the cubs will play in the world series since 1945. black hawk county is testing its voting machines today. the county auditor says the tests are required before every election and with some concerns about election rigging, the county wants to be transparent. a group of voting machine technicians from all parties carry out the week long testing. machine results are compared against the

invention is the best way to preserve wine. "1:25, "about 2 years ago i was sleeping on the couch, you know how that goes with a newborn and i just began thinking about wine, we had just poured about a half bottle of wine down the drain and i just thought there has to be a better way to preserve wine." tom lutz created repour. it's a disposable wine stopper. to use it,o stopper in the neck of the wine bottle, like you would a cork. repour absorbs oxygen from inside the bottle. lutz says that's what keeps wine fresh. and it'll work for at least 6 months. "5:22, "anyone that's ever tried some of the wine preservation on the market knows its gimmics theres a vaccum stopper that most people will have in the drawer that they tried once or twice so anyone that has need to save wine from one day to the other or to the next this is the perfect product

lutz will officially launch repour at the innovation expo on wednesday. that's at the doubletree in cedar rapids. eventually, repour will sell for about a dollar 50 per stopper. after years of advancing the world's causes through diplomacy, the united nations is celebrating its 71st anniversary today. while the u-n, of course, has a global outlook, the organization also had reason to be in iowa. kcrg-tv9's phil reed take us to johnson county, wh area's growing diversity. music was in the air in iowa city as the johnson county chapter of the united nations celebrated the world's children. the event was aimed to show the growing diversity in county. "we have a sizable immigrant and refugee community in johnson county, and they actually contribute to the vibrancy of our community" kids from all cultures sang

the event brought people from different cultures in the same room to learn about the u.n "it's just more and more important that we call attention to the work of the united nations, and get support for it. " and members say their work has changed since it was formed. "primarily to maintain international peace and security, but it's agenda has expanded over 71 years." that includes the goal to end poverty and hunger by 2030. they already have a plan. "work to improve the status of women. which has the affect on boosting status of living not just for women, but for the entire family " in iowa city, phil reed, kcrg tv-9 news the money raised will help pay for operation costs at the

some cedar rapids parents are thanking the nicu staff that soothed their sick kids. crowd talking parents say reuniting the staff and the children they cared for calls for a special celebration. but right now, here's a look at today's morning!

see plenty of sunshine today with highs well into the 50s. this is about average for this time of the year. our next area of low pressure is not far off, and should arrive late on tuesday into wednes period with a half inch to one inch possible for everyone. temperatures will offer up quite a spread on wednesday with 60+ degrees possible over southeast iowa, while northeast iowa barely gets to 50. in the wake of this system, our weather is fairly dry, but does offer up the typical rollercoaster ride in

iowa for late october.oday: sunny. wind: ne 5-10. high: 58 tonight: increasing clouds. wind: e 5-10. low: 40 tomorrow: showers developing in the afternoon and evening. wind: se 10-20. high: 56 tom. night: showers and a few thunderstorm s likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 49 it's ---. plan on a nice monday! we'll see plenty of sunshi average for this time of the year. our next area of low pressure is not far off, and should arrive late on tuesday into wednesday morning. widespread rain is likely during this time period with a half inch to one inch possible for everyone. temperatures will offer up quite a spread on wednesday with 60+ degrees possible over southeast

this system, our weather is fairly dry, but does offer up the typical rollercoaster ride in temperatures that is common in iowa for late october.today: sunny. wind: ne 5-10. high: 58 tonight: increasing clouds. wind: e 5-10. low: 40 tomorrow: showers developing in the afternoon and evening. wind: se 10-20. high: 56 tom. ni thunderstorm s likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 49

because someone else cared for you. that was the case at the nicu over in unity point health-- saint luke's hospital in cedar rapids. parents and their kids returned for n since 1977, the saint luke's nicu has been caring for babies born nearly 20 weeks early.these are some of the former patients. sunday, the parents and their pipsqueaks came back to tell hospital staff thanks for taking care of us. "we usually get a good crowd in. we get some babies that have been here, graduates who were here just a few months ago. some that have been several years." "it's a great chance to say hi again and see how much things have changed." the nicu at st. luke's cares for

the events they look forward to each year. they said it's never easy treating sick little ones-- but seeing them happy and healthy is what getting into the medical field is all about. " 05:18:50 being in nicu is a stressful time. you never plan for it. so to know they're here and healthy, it's great to see that " they aren't all made the same. in today's tech bytes, studies say they aren't equal in performance.

candidates will make a final push for the white house. a new a-b-c news tracking poll shows hillary

spanos has the latest. nats florida rallyin a race against time, and still fighting accusations of sexual misconduct, donald trump is looking forward in the must win state of florida where he believes he's doing better among female voters than with male voters. sot donald trump, us republican presidential nominee: "i'll tell you what, we're doing well in the polls but you know i really think those polls are very inaccurate when it comes to women. i think we're with men frankly." nat hillary rally newly confident hillary clinton taking her campaign to church in north carolina sot hillary clinton, democratic presidential candidate: ""we got to actually start interacting with people we don't agree with. i do that all the time. because we can't fix our problems if we don't."" president obama in las vegas saying that trump's claim of a rigged election, is a sign that he's losing. sot barack obama, president of

guy who proves himself unfit for this office every single day, every single way and on the other side you've got somebody who is as qualified as has ever run for the presidency, hillary rodham clinton." in the national survey, clinton leads trump by 12 percentage points among likely voters, 50% to 38%. that's her highest support and his lowest support to date in abc news and abc news, washington post polls. iraqi and kurdish forces continue to march toward mosul today, hoping to retaking

gunfire iraqi special forces began shelling isis positions near mosul in the latest phase of a massive operation. the kurdish forces say they have sectioned off eight villages northeast of mosul. with the help of u-s led aircraft, they destroyed eight car bombs and killed dozens of militants. u-s officials say it's a dangerous but vital mission. "make no mistake - whether they're flying airplanes overhead - or whether they're advising units on the ground - they are at risk." " officials say there are about 5-thousand americans on the ground in iraq. now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara.

morning's weather, kaj... plan on a nice monday! we'll see plenty of sunshine today with highs well into the 50s. this is about average for this time of the year. our next area of low pressure is not far off, and should arrive late on tuesday into wednesday morning. widespread rain is likely during this time period with a half inch to one inch possible for everyone. temperatures will offer up quite a spread iowa, while northeast iowa barely gets to 50. in the wake of this system, our weather is fairly dry, but does offer up the typical rollercoaster ride in temperatures that is common in iowa for late october.today: sunny. wind: ne 5-10. high: 58 tonight: increasing clouds. wind: e 5-10. low: 40 tomorrow: showers developing in the afternoon and evening. wind: se 10-20. high: 56 tom. night: showers and a few thunderstorm likely. wind: se -.ow:abc diane

in today's "techbytes," what the at&t time werner merger means to consumers. >> an $85 billion deal providing content to mobile devices as the future. i believe the merger will let them do that better. >> counter the same prices will go up and privacy down. supporters say they will be more and better content. >> iphone 7's may not be the same on the inside. apple chose two companies make the modems intel and qualcomm. >> new tests reveal the intel modem is 30% slower. consumers can check the model number to see which ones they have. >> steve jobs introduced the first ipod. >> it was as thick as a deck of cards and also paved the way for future inventions like the

a debate this week, democrat monica vernon points to her dedication to iowans as she runs for a seat in congress. campaigning across the country. hillary clinton is confident in new poll numbers while donald trump says he has plenty of support from female voters. nats a dairy in fayette county is reaching into the cafeterias of eastern iowa's largest colleges... that is this week's made in eastern iowa. good monday morning! it's 5 o'clock on october 24th. here's a live look at the