from your 24 hour news source, this is ??? . a march creates a movement. iowa city high schoolers paired up with the community to challenge discrimination. "people say well, suck it up buttercup, that's kind of an over the top thing to say. but so are the protests happening." " a bill to cut budgets. an iowa law maker says the state's public universities shouldn't be allowed to p the election. a vote to over hire. the iowa city police department is expanding to increase its diversity. good wednesday morning! it's 4:30 on november 16th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another decent november day. like yesterday, there may be some fog around, especially in river

rapidly on the commute given the shallow nature of the fog, and you are reminded to keep yourself visible with low beam headlights. plan on highs to go back into the lower 60s in many areas. the next 48 hours will be wild in terms of temperatures. 70s are likely tomorrow in most areas with a free-fall in temperatures around midday friday. we will likely wake up friday morning in the 60s. do not be fooled by this, as temperatures should drop to around 40 by 6pm. the weekend continues to look chilly with upper 30s to lower 40s both days.today: early morning fog possible. mostly sunny. wind: se 5-15. high: 62 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. low: 49 tomorrow: partly cloudy, mild s 15-25. high: 72 tom. night: partly cloudy. wind: s 10-20. low: 60 thanks kaj. iowa city high schoolers say their anti-hate and discrimination march is starting discussions

community and classrooms. the march was several days after an sudanese- american family found this note outside their home in iowa city. it reads quote "you can go home now" followed by derogatory remarks and hashtag trump. police are investigating the incident as a hate crime. kcrg t-v-nine's jordee kalk reports on the concerns circling iowa city. hundreds in iowa city gathered one week after the presidential election to protest hate and discrimination in their community. through downtown iowa city for about 15 minutes before landing at the pentacrest. there, students, parents and concerned community members joined hand in hand, and chanted for a future that's free of hate and discrimination. iowa city west high school students organized this rally. students say discrimination is not just happening on the streets of their community, but also in school hallways. lujayne hamad29:12, "i felt i was too young as a 15 year old to lose hope in the world but this has made me feel a lot better." jordee:now students hope

in this community. they discussed holding more events like this. but students also hope they will be given more classtime to discuss how to end hate and discrimination. in iowa city, jordee kalk, kcrg tv9 news. a cedar rapids group, positive words and the organization says it is standing up for muslim americans, immigrants and racial minorities. supporters will meet from 6 to 7-30 tonight near first avenue and seventh street northeast. a state lawmaker here in iowa says he'll introduce legislation to cut the budgets of state universities spending money on students upset about the presidential election. state representativ e bobby kaufmann is calling the it the suck it up buttercup bill. kaufmann wants the house

the bill also targets schools using taxpayer dollars to fund election-related sit-ins and grief counseling beyond what is normally available to students. " using new tax dollars when tuition rates are skyrocketing is absolutely unacceptable to me. " state representativ e phyllis thede says kaufmann's legislation threatens freedom of speech. ""i don't want to go after somebody because they're fearful or they're upset or they're angry. that's not what legislators do." " universities say they haven't spent any extra money on election- related events. university of northern iowa students and faculty gathered for three sessions to discuss the election and their fears. iowa state university students and faculty held a rally, and university of iowa student groups also held events. the iowa city city council has voted to allow its police department to temporarily "overhire," increasing the diversity of the police force.

uniformed officers working the streets. one officer recently left and another will retire by the end of the year. but police can now hire four officers because three of the next four candidates on the certified list are minorities. kcrg t-v nine's brea love joins us in the studio. brea, a lot of police departments are trying to increase diversity. nicole, police in iowa city say if city council didn't approve the over hiring, iowa city police would have probably lost candidates to and because the city typically needs to hire five or six new officers a year.. officials say it wouldn't cost the city a lot to hirer sooner rather than later. the extra cost will come from temporarily over-staffing. the city will have to find an additional 77-hundred dollars a month for each officer. that's until numbers drop from current officers leaving or retiring. iowa city police say they were lucky to get a number of diverse applicants. "if i wait eight months from now, that won't be the case just because those qualified

go work anywhere they want" " iowa city reserved four training spots at the state law enforcement academy for january. the extra minority officers hired will bring police close to the racial makeup of the entire community. right now, white officers make up slightly more than 92 percent of the iowa city department... and black officers just over three percent. with the new hires, that department's makeup would change to 88 percent white officers and almost eight 2010 census put the black population in the city at just under six percent. and nicole, cedar rapids police are also looking to hire officers for full time positions. you can find more information about qualifications and salary with this story on kcrg dot com. donations are pouring in to buy coffee for police officers in cedar rapids. it's after a woman verbally attacked police and posted her remarks on facebook. nats - we got popo wearing a

whacked. the woman live streamed herself cussing out three officers who were wearing black bands in honor of two officers a gunman killed in des moines this month. the woman's outburst happened at brewhemia in the newbo district. the owners had police kick her out for trespassing. now, customers of brewhemia are donating to a cause called operation "blue"-hemia. the coffee shop's owners say it started with a couple of customers offering to buy officers. the shop has since moved the campaign to go fund me and has raised more than 12- hundred dollars. "17:26:56 this is more about thank the police that removed the woman and saying hey we appreciate the police and what they do " cedar rapids police say officers can't accept gifts worth more than three dollars. brewhemia says if police can't use the funds to buy coffee, it'll donate the money to the police department itself. if you'd

blue-hemia" in this story on kcrg dot com. casey's general stores is now donating 50- thousand-dollars for two scholarships in memory of the two des moines area police officers killed in a ambush. the scholarships are for simpson college. both sergeant tony beminio and officer justin martin graduated from simpson with criminal justice degrees. faculty members say they hope the donation helps the officers' memory live on. "both of them have been shining examples to our current to turn out as officers who are serving the public, and i think that is probably their greatest legacy. " these are endowed annual scholarships. simpson college will determine the criteria for the recipients. for families with critically ill children, all of their time is focused on that child. today, a group continues to raise money to help parents address other aspects of daily life.

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valleys and wide open areas. be advised that visibility could change rapidly on the commute given the shallow nature of the fog, and you are reminded to beam headlights. plan on highs to go back into the lower 60s in many areas. the next 48 hours will be wild in terms of temperatures. 70s are likely tomorrow in most

with a free-fall in temperatures around midday friday. we will likely wake up friday morning in the 60s. do not be fooled by this, as temperatures should drop to around 40 by 6pm. the weekend upper 30s to lower 40s both days.today: early morning fog possible. mostly sunny. wind: se 5-15. high: 62

cloudy, mild, and breezy. wind: s 15-25. high: 72 tom. night: partly cloudy. wind: s 10-20. low: 60 thanks kaj. to the variety children's charity. the fund supports families caring for a critically ill child. that could mean a gas card to help with travel,

to donate, you can call the k-m-r-y radiothon at 319-378-6400. we also have a link to donate on our website at k- c-r-g dot com. fly from new york city to london in three and a half hours. that's the future of airplanes, in today's tech

positions in his cabinet. a-b-c's janai norman reports, the trump administration has named two more members to the team. donald trump out of the public eye but back on twitter? writing the process for picking cabinet members is "very organized," though it appears to be anything but. cracks beginning to show as key

former congressman mike rogers?one of trump's top national security advisors?abru ptly resigning, reportedly pushed out. this as governor chris christie was ousted ?ben carson distanced himself from the transition?and a low-level staffer gone for making an inquiry into security senior advisor kellyanne conway forced to respond. sot conway: "that i don't know i only know what i read in the paper. i just know that that was never a formal request..." at the same time, criticism continues over trump's pick for chief strategist, steven bannon, former chair of breitbart news. sot sen. warren: "people didn't vote for trump so he could bring a white supremacist into the white house." late tuesday, the president-elect leaving reporters scrambling?he ading out to dinner with his family after telling the press he was in for the night. the move breaking tradition of always having journalists on hand to report the president's whereabouts. nats - "we reject the president- elect!" and the protests haven't let up. in the nation's capital, hundreds of students taking over

lincoln memorial. too young to vote, but making sure their voices are heard. sot - "we want to let donald trump know that he cannot divide us with his racism, sexism and all that bigotry." jn tag: the president- elect tweeting-- if the election were based on total popular vote, he would've campaigned more in new york, florida and california and won even bigger and more easily. as of now hillary clinton is about 800 thousand votes ahead in the popular vote. jn abc news washington to have to make some tough decisions about his businesses, especially for his new hotel close the the white house. the trump international hotel in washington had its official grand opening last month. it could be a conflict-of- interest. trump says he plans to transfer his business empire to his children during his presidency. but experts say the hotel may still be a headache for the administration and the best solution may be to just sell it. the company building the bakken

getting government approval. dakota access says it filed a court order that would pave the way for the project in a part of north dakota. it's after the u-s army corps of engineers delayed making a decision on pending permits. the pipeline would cut across iowa. about 100 protesters held a rally in front of a federal building in downtown des moines yesterday. they say they're upset that a big oil company continues to rip up land in the state. they're concerned about how a potential spill would affect watera " there are ways to change things yet the people telling us that are not willing to take the time or whatever it takes to change it for us for the better " the iowa utilities board reports more than 90 percent of the pipeline in iowa is already in ground. north dakota police arrested 28 pipeline protesters yesterday. the morton county sheriff's office says protesters put a pickup truck and tree branches on

is video of a protest in the state's capitol of bismarck, where protesters thanked those participating in the national day of action. "it's not an indigious issue, it's a human issues, it's rights for the farmers and the ranchers and for all life to exist on earth. " earlier this week, the army corps of engineers called for more study and input from the standing rock sioux tribe before it decides whether to allow the pipeline to cross under lake oahe . t drinking water and cultural sites. now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara.

some fog around, especially in river valleys and wide open areas. be advised that visibility could change rapidly on the commute given the shallow nature of the fog, and you are reminded to keep yourself visible headlights. plan on highs to go back into the lower 60s in many areas. the next 48 hours will be wild in terms of temperatures. 70s are likely tomorrow in most areas with a free-fall in temperatures around midday friday. we will likely wake up friday morning in the 60s. do not be fooled by this, as temperatures should drop to around 40 by 6pm. the weekend continues to look chilly with upper 30s to lower 40s both days.today: early morning fog possible. mostly sunny. wind: se 5-15. high: 62 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. low: 49 tomorrow: partly cloudy, mild, and breezy. wind: s 15-25. high: 72 tom. night: partly cldy.wind: s 10-20. low:0 abc's diane macedo and kendis

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trt oc you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. 2 c1 3 you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. demanding the dash camera video. protesters fill a cedar rapids city council meeting, wanting answers about a traffic stop where a police officer shot a man. another letter partment. senator joni ernst isr an investigation into why a veteran suffering from p-t-s-d was told to wait for care. a facelift for the iowa city ped mall. the city is now getting some help planning an eight million dollar project. good wednesday morning! it's 5 o'clock on november 16th. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another decent november day. like yesterday, there may be some fog around, especially in river