from your 24 hour news source, this is ??? . eastern iowa's homeless veterans. on this veterans day, one group is trying to get our former service members into permanent homes. street safety. cedar rapids is installing new technology for several cross walks. good friday morning! it's 4:30 on november 11th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara h alert forecast, kaj... today will be another quiet day, though cooler than yesterday. a few more scattered

po through the day. tonight, expect clear and cool conditions with widespread 20s. for those that have not experienced a hard freeze yet this season, you should get one tonight. this weekend continues to look great with highs primarily in the lower 50s saturday and upper 50s/low 60s on sunday. have a great weekend!today: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 54 tonight: clear and colder. wind: light. low: 28 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 52 tom. night: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 33 thanks kaj. this morning, crews in waterloo commercial street. we spoke with authorities this morning and will continue to follow this developing story. stay with us here and online, at k-c-r-g dot com. today is veterans day, a day when america honors all men and women who've served. some veterans struggle after leaving the military and too many end up homeless. in eastern iowa, the hawkeye area community action program, or hacap, has a mission to

operation home. we send our military men and women off to fight in foreign lands, hoping they'll come home with tales of glory. but too often, it's just the opposite. " after some complications from an ied attack that we had, i was progressively spiraling down." derek wittenberg's second military enlistment included a tour in afghanistan. two years ago was not what he planned. " it's kind of hard to relate to that. it wasn't like it was before. i wasn't the same person." this time, he was homeless. the situation was different for henry frank. he served in the army more than 30 years ago. " when i went in i did my tour at ft. stuart, georgia. i stayed there pretty much the whole time, even though we did desert training;

but his life changed dramatically a couple of years ago when financial problems left him with no home, no money, and no prospects. " you show obvious signs of being homeless, it's very difficult to get a job." hacap says 40 per cent of iowa's homeless are veterans and their families. that's a startling statistic that hacap's operation home strives to eliminate. " the whole sole purpose of the program is to end veteran helping veterans who are literally homeless . and these are the folks you'll find under bridges, sleeping on benches, and we find a lot of folks sleeping in their car " many are even harder to locate. " we're sleeping on our friend's couch. we're sleeping in a garage. some of us that are in close groups go on what we call 'camping trips.' and they're just going from place to place to place. and it's hard to track them." and it's not always easy to convince homeless veterans that help is available.

way, especially if you've never asked for help before. that'd be the thing. you've worked all your life, and you've done things, then all of a sudden you have to ask for help.yes, that's hard." " if we find someone who's out on the street and resistant to any type of services, our case workers and our outreach workers go back, and they go back, and they go back and begin to form a relationship with that person. and they're no longer seen as a threat, but a possible source of help." help for problems than can include substance abuse, money management, mental issues, and much more. dealing with those is important, but operation home's priority is housing. 0;02 " we operate under the philosophy that we get 'em the house first, and then we wrap the services around them." and this federally funded program is working, serving about 200 homeless veterans in eastern iowa each year. " a year later about 80 per cent of the folks that we serve are still in permanent housing, which is really a great number, and, i think, a testament that this approach does work." " i really can't thank them enough, because i never really had to go through this before. this was a first time issue for me, going to a shelter like that, and saying i really needed the help. and for it to turn out the way it did, it was great."

the home builders association held its first last night. tv9's bruce aune served as the m-c for the event that's also a fundraiser for operation home and its goal of ending homelessness among veterans. today, all hy-vee grocery stores across the state will host an annual veterans day breakfast. all veterans and active- duty military members can enjoy a free meal. today, hy-vee expects to serve more than 90- thousand veterans. senator joni ernst will attend two area

this morning at 7:30. and at the university avenue hy-vee in cedar falls at 9:30. veterans and their families can get free rides all today on iowa city transit. johnson county seats paratransit service is also offering free rides for veterans. we have a list of some other veterans day specials available for service members today on kcrg.com. new f-a-a rules that make it easier for people to operate drones also helps the iowa national guard based in boone is in charge of this shadow tactical unmanned aircraft. now, they can practice in their own backyard, instead of having to travel out of state to find airspace for training. the army uses it for communication and to help missiles find their targets. ""we're not out there spying on anybody, we're just out there doing our thing, doing our training and keeping our pilots proficient." " the guard wants to transfer 10

moines airport within the next two to three years. however, the head of the platoon operating the three drones stationed in boone says the drones will likely stay there. cedar rapids city leaders say some new technology is making it safer to cross streets. this is the pedestrian hybrid beacon. the newest one is along 42nd street ne at marilyn drive -- outside of pierce elementary, where there is lots of foot traffic when school lets out. for drivers, the lights change from yellow to red, then flashing red. flashing red light if all of the people are out of the crosswalk. the city says the beacon has proven to reduce crashes. it just may take some getting used to. "35:36, "the first few days there's definitely an adjustment period people struggled at first, but we've been out here monitoring and people have done a good job " right now the city has 4 of these pedestrian hybrid beacons. the city says the goal is convert all pedestrian crossings to this technology in the near future.

dedication for the new university of iowa stead family children's hospital. construction on the new 360 million dollar building began in the fall of 20-12. university of iowa officials say the mission of the facility is to improve the health and well-being of children and their families. special details in the hospital help minimize stress and provide comfort to young patients. state officials and university of iowa leaders will dedicate the hospital at 10:30 this morning. pa moving into the new hospital on decemeber 10th. a cedar rapids group is creating crafts for the holidays. the mistletoe market is now back in business, and is using the money from your holiday purchases for

but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! it's ---. today will be another quiet day, though cooler than yesterday. a few more scattered clouds will be possible, but otherwise the sky should remain fairly clear through the day. tonight, expect clear and cool conditions with widespread 20s. for those that have not experienced a hard freeze yet this season, you should get one tonight. this weekend continues to look

saturday and upper 50s/low 60s on sunday. have a great weekend!today: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 54 tonight: clear and colder. wind: light. low: 28 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 52 tom. night: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 33 thanks kaj. today will be another quiet day, though cooler than yesterday. a few more scattered clouds will be possible, but otherwise the sky should remain fairly expect clear and cool conditions with widespread 20s. for those that have not experienced a hard freeze yet this season, you should get one tonight. this weekend continues to look great with highs primarily in the lower 50s saturday and upper 50s/low 60s on sunday. have a great weekend!today: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high:

light. low: 28 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 52 tom. night: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 33 thanks kaj. today will be another quiet day, though cooler than yesterday. a few more scattered clouds will be possible, but otherwise the sky should remain fairly clear through the day. tonight, expect clear and cool conditions with experienced a hard freeze yet this season, you should get one tonight. this weekend continues to look great with highs primarily in the lower 50s saturday and upper 50s/low 60s on sunday. have a great weekend!today: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 54 tonight: clear and colder. wind:

sw 5-15. high: 52 tom. night: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 33 thanks kaj. hand crafted products on sale in cedar rapids for a good cause. the mistletoe market was open yesterday at mercy's hallagan education center. shoppers can find holiday dcor, children's gifts, jewelry, food and more. proceeds have previously supported programs and helped buy equipment at mercy's hall- perrine cancer center. now organizers are turning their attention to helping the family caregivers

at the hospital which helps people dealing with family members with alzheimer's and terminal illness " the event is just one of the fundraising efforts from the mercy auxiliary. cedar rapids mayor ron corbett estimates the c-r gavel challenge had more than a half-million dollar impact on area businesses. mayor corbett announced the winners of the gavel challenge at need pizza yesterdy and the grand prize winner, summer hagy, will get to be honorary mayor for a day. the challenge urged people to visit businesses that had to close during the flood in late september. a few small business owners thanked mayor corbett and the city for helping them with this push. "i was so thankful for the efforts of the city and the mayor, everything that happened before the flood, during the flood afterwards to have the mayor put together a challenge to get people to come to small businesses was just i think a great idea and it helped us"

the challenge on social media. gmail's newest update will allow you to "undo" those embarrassing emails you regret sending. more on this reputation saving idea in today's tech

day, protesting president-elect donald trump. as a-b-c's kenneth moton reports, this comes as trump made his way to washington to meet with republican leaders and president obama. trump's transition...no t so peaceful. nats protest car smashing another night of protests against president- elect donald trump. smashed windows in portland, oregon. crowds took over the streets in oakland. in philadelphia and new york, they marched. sot these people

tasked with uniting the country tweeted. just had a very open and successful presidential election. now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. very unfair! but it's another trump tweet from 4 years ago that's resurfacing... after the reelection of president obama, trump said "we can't let this happen, we should march on washington and stop this travesty. " sot trump "very good man, very good man." a different tone yesterday as a more humble president elect met with president obama for the fir obama we now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed a busy day for trump who made the rounds on capitol hill meeting with top gop officials and house speaker paul ryan. on the legislative agenda... sot sot trump "we're going to look very strongly on immigration, health care, and we're looking at jobs, big league jobs." trump...on a tour...while his

gerster heartbroken over hillary clinton's loss went for a hike in chappaqua when she bumped into the former democratic nominee out just walking the dogs. but there is still uncertainty for hillary clinton...the capitol hill investigations into her private email server will continue. and trump's team says he hasn't ruled out his promise to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate clinton. kenneth moton, abc news washington. while trump prepares to transition, his lawyers in san diego are trying to slow a civil trial against tr lawyer says he is going to ask the court to postpone the trial until sometime after the presidential inauguration in january. he also says he will give consideration to talk of a possible settlement. ""i don't know if he has any willingness to settle this case but it's in my judgment that he has that option and it at least needs to be considered. " if the case does move forward, trump may have to participate.

access pipeline in boone county. they crawled into the pipeline early yesterday morning and refused to come out. crews had to "pump in oxygen" into the pipeline to keep the demonstrator s safe. the protesters say they are trying to protect fresh water supplies. police say they won't send officers into the pipe to arrest the protesters for safety reasons. now for a quick check on your weather with

morning's weather, kaj... today will be another quiet day, though cooler than yesterday. a few more scattered clouds will be possible, but otherwise the sky should remain fairly clear through the day. tonight, expect clear and cool conditions with widespread 20s. for those that have not experienced a hard freeze yet this season, you should get one tonight. this weekend continues to look great with highs primarily in the lower 50s saturday and upper 50s/low 60s on sunday. have a great weekend!today: m 54 tonight: clear and colder. wind: light.w28 tomorrow: sunny. wind: 15. g tom. night: clear. wind: sw 5-10. w: 33 c's kendis gibs d adriennv

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early morning news. demonstrations and protests across the u- s. people rallied against donald trump as he begins his transition to the white house. washing machine recall. a cedar rapids man is struggling to get his appliance fixed before it breaks. officials say a new and potent drug is making its way into iowa. good friday morning! it's 5 o'clock on november 11th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first