starting off with a live look at . it's monday, november 28th. here's what you need to know today. police are investigating a shooting that hurt a man in waterloo. they were at a house for hours last night after the injured man walked into the hospital. this morning, police told tv-9 that both officers hurt hospital. two people died in a car that crashed into a patrol car on saturday. medical professionals are clarifying the difference between palliative and hospice care. one nurse says she gets the question almost everyday. president-elect donald trump is criticizing recent efforts to recount votes in some key states. green party candidate, jill stein, filed of a recount in wisconsin. shoppers can find thousands of

than 75-thousand sales. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. the heaviest of the rain has moved away, leaving us with a cloudy sky. some more showers are a possibility today, mainly this afternoon and evening. it'll be fairly windy with highs in the 50s. we'll get some clearing to happen tuesday with somewhat cooler highs in the upper 40s. another slight shower chance arrives on wednesday, affecting mainly northern iowa. the second half of the week will

around 40. by early next week, a rain/snow chance moves into the midwest, but there are large questions on the details this far out.today: chance of showers, mainly in the afternoon and evening. windy. wind: s 15-30. high: 55 alo: 54 dbq: 52 iow: 56 1-shot two cedar rapids police officers hurt in a deadly crash on i-380 are out of the hospital this morning. police this morning. they haven't released the names of the two people killed in the early saturday morning crash. the officers were stopped for traffic control following a minor crash. that's when another vehicle hit the squad car from behind. authorities pronounced the two people in that vehicle dead at the scene. police blocked southbound traffic for several hours. whenever you see news, give us a call on newsline nine. that number is 319-365-9999. you can also email pictures and video to newsroom at kcrg

this morning, syrian state media is reporting that government has taken control of a neighborhood in aleppo from rebel forces. at least 400 people left certain eastern districts over the weekend as the government forces pushed forward. officials estimate a quarter-million people have been trapped there since the government started its effort to take back those neighborhood s in late august. the u-n says food supplies are running low and the government has attacked several area hospitals. president-elect donald trump says he doesn't popular vote. as yasmin amer reports, he's critical of the former democratic nominee for participating in a recount effort that he is labeling a scam. like many of donald trump's controversie s.this one started on twitter. the president elect tweeted sunday - quote "in addition to winning the electoral college in a landslide, i won the popular vote if you

trump is the president- elect.despite losing the popular vote by almost two-million votes. there has been no evidence of any kind of massive voter fraud. over the weekend-in a move unprecedente d by a president elect-trump unleashed a series of angry tweets about a vote recount effort...spearheaded by the green party's jill stein. the clinton campaign announcing saturday they would participate while making clear they ar contest the results. trump's senior advisor kellyanne conway slammed the efforts. "the idea that we're going to drag this out now where the president- elect has been incredibly magnanimous to the clintons' and the obamas' is pretty incredible."ste in has raised more than five million dollars for fees and court costs associated with a recount in wisconsin. the move coming after data security experts raised concerns over discrepancies between areas that used paper ballots versus electronic. it's an effort incoming chief of staff reince priebus called a total waste of time during an interview on fox news. "it's ridiculous. this is a

person who won 33,000 votes in wisconsin...to president-elect trump who won 1.4 million."i'm yasmin amer reporting. the linn county drug treatment court program will graduate its eleventh class today. graduates of the drug treatment court program have completed 15 months of community supervised probation. this is video of a past graduation in johnson county. officials say it's designed to provide a final opportunity for clients to stay in the community. the graduation ceremony is at one this afternoon at veteran's memorial building. hospice and palliative care provide support to patients facing chronic illness. medical professionals want patients and their families to understand some of the main differences between the two. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us. brea, what is the difference between hospice and palliative care? nicole, as we mentioned they provide support, but in different ways. hospice is known for its end of life services, but palliative is a way to work on the symptoms that come with an illness. for example, if someone is

effects chemo. palliative will do what it can to make that easier for them. nurse brook sternberg says it's a great resource for those who don't need end of life care yet. "that's always the big thing, where do we go now or what do we do next? its really talking to them about that and establishing those goals as to what they want to do." in 2014 more than 1 million americans used hospice nicole, coming up in our next half hour we'll speak with a family who says this type of care has made a big difference in their life. park board members in a northeast iowa community want to know why the city fired the parks director. the parks board oversaw the work of jason thieme . one member said it was a surprise he was fired last wednesday. ken resch says he was happy with thieme's work. he sent a letter to the mayor and city council expressing his frustration.

but wouldn't discuss the reason. resch says the board deserves at least a basic explanation. most people across the country are back home from the thanksgiving holiday without major travel delays. data from the federal aviation administration shows most u-s airports had delays of 15 minutes or less yesterday afternoon. the transportatio n security administration anticipated screening about two-point-five million passengers on sunday. that's about 500-th than an average weekday. many travelers decided to take a train to avoid delays. "we have sold out trains, we've added trains, added trains to down state, added trains to milwaukee tonight and we expect to have full amtrak trains through monday morning. " triple a estimated 48- point-7 million americans would travel for the thanksgiving holiday. cedar rapids officials will set up the city's christmas tree today. coonrod wrecker service will help the park and recreation department cut,

spruce. a cedar rapids family donated the tree. officials estimate it will arrive at its greene square location sometime between eight and nine this morning. iowa's secretary of agriculture is asking people to consider buying a real farm grown christmas tree when decorating this year. there are more than 100 christmas tree farms in the state harvesting about 57-thousand trees a year. according to bill northey, one-point-four million dollars comes from people farms. many say picking out the tree is a family tradition. " we've been doing this since we were little kids. my dad and my mom started it a long time ago and we've just continued it with my dad and my step mom." " "they may spend maybe an hour or so walking through the trees -- it's a nature walk " one key thing to remember if you get a real tree is to make sure you water it. trees can use from a few pints up to a gallon of water a

products it makes, you could say a factory in monticello is in the business of saving lives. from plastics to fabrics this week's made in eastern iowa shows the importance of the basics in keeping people alive. good morning! it's ---. the heaviest of the rain has

showers are a afternoon and evening. it'll be fairly windy with highs in the 50s. we'll get some clearing to happen tuesday with somewhat cooler highs in the upper 40s. another

wednesday, affecting mainly northern iowa. the second half of the week will feature cloudiness and highs in the upper 30s to around 40. by early next week, a rain/snow chance moves into the midwest, but there are large questions on the details this far out. today: chance of showers, mainly in the afternoon and evening. windy. wind: s 15-30. high: 55 alo: 54 dbq: 52 iow: 56 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. low: 35 alo: 34 dbq: 35 iow: 36

wind: sw 5-15. high: 48 alo: 47 dbq: 48 iow: 50 tom. night: mostly cloudy. wind: w 5-10. low: 31 alo: 30 dbq: 31 iow: 33 wednesday: slight chance of showers, mainly north. breezy. high: 40 low: 31 thursday: mostly friday: mostly cloudy. high: 39 low: 29 saturday: partly cloudy. high: 39 low: 28 sunday: chance of rain/snow. high: 41 low: 26 monday: chance of rain/snow. high: 40 low: 28 tuesday: mostly cloudy. high: 39 low: 28

tomorrow, t-v nine and the heritage area agency on aging will "fill the plate." the annual telethon, now in its fifth year, raises money for meal programs for older adults in eastern iowa. we hope you'll join us starting tomorrow morning at 4-30 and throughu morning america. in this morning's "gma first look" deadly wrong way accidents over the holiday weekend. in arizona -- >> a single vehicle wrong way driver into a greyhound bus. >> the driver was killed. more than a dozen on the bus

massachusetts killed going the wrong way on thanksgiving and sunday two killed on long island. five deadly accidents over the holiday. we have seen them before. vehicles on the wrong side of the road speeding. one study says they're 27 times more deadly. between 300 and 400 deaths a year and nearly 60% of these accidents involve drivers who have been drinking. coming up a tips for staying safe on the ? happy holidays from crayola. so when do i start? um, shouldn't it be "spokes-crayon?" can somebody turn on the a/c? i'm melting here. ?air marker spraayer!!!? chemistry, baby! so i just hold this part and spraaaaaay...

the holidays just got more surprising. you can find these great gifts and more in the crayola aisle. aaaaaah! each sold separately. before danny got what he was dreaming about for the holidays. before his mom earned 1% cash back everywhere, every time. [ dinosaur growls ] and his dad earned 2% back at grocery stores and wholesale clubs. yeah! even before they earned 3% back on gas. danny's parents used their bankamericard cash rewards credit card to give him the best day ever. that's the joy of rewarding connections.

battle zone. polo custom products is approaching its 50 year anniversary. kcrg-tv9's chris earl takes us to the world with humming sewing machines in this week's made in eastern iowa. in one side room at the polo facility in monticello, we got an up-close look at one of the prime products for a warzone. " it's meant to contain, a wounded war fighter - somebody who has been stripped of their protective clothing, they're put inside the wrap. the wrap is zipped up and the wrap is designed for the patient to extricate themselves

where the sewing and the heat sealing are all done here... in monticello. hum of sewing... " sewing is a big part of our business but we also have the radio frequency welding and the thermoforming. " polo is based in topeka, kansas, where president and ceo carla klem said " we believe there is honor in making things and there is certainly making the kinds of things we make in the medical industry and fire and defense industry. the monticello facility usually works on 4 10-hour days, with a bevy of products that may not be the first thing that comes to mind -- but they're essential. especially when something unexpected happens... " we also make, um, automatic external defibrillator. it is a wearable defibrillator that connects to the electronics and we make many of the oxygen masks in an airliner

used to collect cerebral spinal fluid from brain injury patients. " " whether it's a self-contained breathing apparatus that a firefighter might wear or something that's a medical device in a doctor's office or a hospital, we want them to be proud that it's made in iowa." tv-9's chris earl with that story. if you have an idea for a business or company we should feature on email. that address is chris dot earl at kcrg dot com. the death of longtime cuban leader, fidel castro, has sparked opposite reactions. in cuba, there's a somber silence while in miami people are dancing in the streets. its here is a live look at . stay with kcrg-tv9. meteorologist kaj o'mara joins

the heaviest of the rain has moved away, leaving us with a cloudy sky. some more showers are a possibility today, mainly this afternoon and evening. it'll be fairly windy with highs in the 50s. we'll get some clearing to happen tuesday with somewhat cooler highs in the upper 40s. another slight shower chance arrives on wednesday, the second half of the week will feature cloudiness and highs in the upper 30s to around 40. by early next week, a rain/snow chance moves into the midwest, but there are large questions on the details this far out. today: chance of showers, mainly in the afternoon and evening. windy. wind: s 15-30. high: 55 alo: 54 dbq: 52

5-15. low: 35 alo: 34 dbq: 35 iow: 36 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. high: 48 alo: 47 dbq: 48 iow: 50 tom. night: mostly cloudy. wind: w 5-10. low: 31 alo: 30 dbq: 31 iow: 33 wednesday: slight chance of showers, mainly north. breezy. high: 40 low: 31 thursday: mostly cloudy. high: 38 low: 30 friday: mostly cloudy. high: 39 low: 29 saturday: cloudy. high: 39 low: 28 sunday: chance of rain/snow. high: 41 low: 26 monday: chance of thousands of people every year

one eastern iowa man says he depends on the care he gets to make it through the pain. stay with your 24 hour news

police are investigating a shooting that hurt a man in waterloo. they were at a house for hours last night after the injured man walked into the hospital. this morning, police told tv-9 that both officers hurt in a crash on 380 are out of the

hit a patrol car on saturday. medical professionals are clarifying the difference between palliative and hospice care. one nurse says she gets the question almost everyday. president-elect donald trump is criticizing recent efforts to recount votes in some key states. green party candidate, jill stein, filed for a recount in wisconsin. shoppers can find thousands of deals today online as part of cyber monday sales. amazon alone is rolling out more than 75-thousand sales. you're watching kcrgt from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. the heaviest of the rain has moved away, leaving us with a cloudy sky. some more showers are a possibility today, mainly this

windy with highs in the 50s. we'll get some clearing to happen tuesday with somewhat cooler highs in the upper 40s. another slight shower chance arrives on wednesday, affecting mainly northern iowa. the second half of the week will feature cloudiness and highs in the upper 30s to around 40. by early next week, a rain/snow chance moves into the midwest, but there are large questions on the details this far out.today: chance of showers, mainly in the afternoon and evening. windy. wind: s 15-30. high: 55 alo: 54 dbq: 52 iow: 56 the nine days of mourning marking the death of former cuban leader fidel castro continue in havana this morning. as a-b-c's janai norman reports, a few hundred miles

change. fidel castrol ruled the island nation for half a century. his passing marks the end of an era in cuba, though it remains to be seen whether it could also signal the start of change. pkg: it's the tale of two cities united by the impact of one man. nats "the road to havana paved with glory for rebel chieftain fidel castro." the cuban government banning public drinking, music and dancing for nine days to honor the leader. sot laura mayer / tourist missing all the music which we know is such a culture. leaving the normally lively city, eerily quiet. a second of video with no sound on the peninsula to the north, in miami's little havana? nats of celebration a noisy celebration for cubans who fled castro's brutal regime. gladys falcon - and i'm not happy because somebody died. death, it is not about that, it is about that we see the future changing. during his decades in power, castro sent more than a million of his own people into exile, separating families and denying them the right to return. cubans in miami consider the castro family a reign of terror?one still in power. vivian urbieta - raoul castro has things in place, the oppression continues, the lack of freedom continues and so

the icy relationship between the us and cuba thawing. just this march, president obama marking closer diplomatic ties with cuban president raul castro. a move president- elect donald trump aims to undo. sot donald trump we will cancel obama's one-sided cuban deal made by executive order if we don't get the deal we want and the deal that people living in cuba and here deservejn tag: if trump reverses the recent openings to cuba by president obama, it stands to impact the american companies already invested in cuba - like airline companies, hotel operators and phone carriers. it would also impact american tourism to the island which was up 12 percent in the first half of the year. in washington, jn, abc news. a cuban refugee now living in

happy to see fidel castro gone. abdel vazquez collignon risked his life to escape castro's reign 20 years ago. he left his entire family behind, trying to get asylum in panama. now he's married, has two kids, four grandkids and works at a walgreens. he officially became an american citizen two years ago and says it is one of his proudest moments. "i want the people know that it was a struggle come here and the reason sometimes i'm very happy that you guys give me opportunity not only become american but opportunity to have a life. " he also says the cuban community has waited for castro to die for years and now it's finally over. wisconsin election officials are expected to meet today to discuss a possible timeline for a recount of the state's presidential election. the recount comes at the request of green party candidate jill stein. she says

affected the results. stein says she also plans to request recounts in pennsylvania and michigan. "and there's been an incredible loss of faith in our basic institutions of government. i don't think we fix this by just trying to sweep it under the rug." " president-elect donald trump narrowly won wisconsin and pennsylvania and has a small lead in michigan. wisconsin officials say it will be tough to finish the recount by the federally required deadline of dece hospice and palliative care provide services to more than one million people in the united states each year. while both medical services keep a patient's comfort at its core, there are differences. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us now. brea, it's common for families and patients to confuse the two? nicole, the palliative care nurse i spoke with says that's one question she answers everyday. hospice is reserved for people facing the end of their live, with six months or less to live. palliative focuses on what's

medical field are bringing awareness to just what palliative care can do for those in need. each year millions face chronic illness and search for relief. five years ago tim patterson was one of those people. he was diagnosed with a rare bone marrow disease. the disease left him in serious pain, which kept him away from doing the things he loves. 44:47"if you know you use to do that same thing all the time and now you're cut off that's what really really hurts." patterson was told he would kidney disease, diabetes, and nerve pain. knowing that, he and his wife kathy looked into their options. now a palliative care team helps him manage it all. sot "42:36if i can keep comfortable that's all i'm asking. what time i have left, i'd just like to do it as pain free as possible. that's why they are so very important to me." pain is just one portion. it can help with the side effects of treatment or even trouble sleeping. palliative nurses say the biggest goal is to focus on the quality of life. "18:50how do we best care for

down to those specifics with patients and families, by establishing those goals and then we kind of know how to best treat them going forward." patterson was told it will be a slow process, but along with the team, his wife says she will be there every step of the way. "39:45i've had so much comfort in knowing this team is available for us in helping to care with tim because i fully realize i can't take care of him myself." "40:51love is looking at what you're dealing with, communicating with your spouse about his wishes, and then doing the best you can to make that happen for him." palliative care starts with a consultation, and the first step is talking to your provider. and nicole, the month of november is actually used to bring awareness to their work.

maps will help cities and those living in flood prone areas know what to expect. the iowa flood center is hosting a presentation to share its new mapping program this afternoon. today's presentation starts at one at the university capitol centre in iowa city. the flood of 2008 pushed the iowa flood center to partner with the iowa department of natural resources to create and update floodplain maps for the entire state. the program took six-years and 15 million dollars to complete. students from repeatedly skipping school will wrap up today. in june, governor branstad announced the chronic absenteeism advisory council. it's made up of educators, state lawmakers, researchers, non-profit and business leaders, and department of education officials. after today's meeting, the 30 member group will make its recommendations on how to to improve attendance. holiday shoppers looking for deals are already online this morning for cyber monday. amazon is one of the largest

more than 75-thousand sales today. also, experts say travel deals are on sale. experts say slow summer travel should give shoppers big airfare and hotel discounts. one shopper says apps help her keep deals organized. "i have emails from amazon, from, groupon, best buy amazon says thanksgiving is actually becoming one of the biggest days for shoppers using its mobile app. thanksgiving shoppers spent an average of just less than two hundred and ninety dollars this the national retail federation says that's down from last year. about 99 million customers went to stores while about 108 million shopped online. one farmer in eastern iowa has to figure out another way to take care of his cows this morning. a fire yesterday destroyed the dairy barn, but there is a silver lining. up next... this morning's weather wise question. meteorologist kaj o'mara is up

gehrts joins us now. the heaviest of the rain has moved away, leaving us with a cloudy sky. some more showers are a possibility today, mainly this afternoon and evening. it'll be fairly windy with highs in the

cooler highs in the upper 40s. another slight shower chance arrives on wednesday, affecting mainly northern iowa. the second half of the week will feature cloudiness and highs in the upper 30s to around 40. by early next week, a rain/snow chance moves into the midwest, but there chance of showers, mainly in the afternoon and evening. windy. wind: s 15-30. high: 55 alo: 54 dbq: 52 iow: 56 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. low: 35 alo: 34 dbq: 35 iow: 36 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. high: 48 alo: 47 dbq: 48 iow: 50 tom. night: mostly cloudy. wind:

wednesday: slight chance of showers, mainly north. breezy. high: 40 low: 31 thursday: mostly cloudy. high: 38 low: 30 friday: mostly cloudy. high: 39 low: 29 saturday: partly cloudy. high: 39 low: 28 sunday: chance of of rain/snow. high: 40 low: 28 tuesday: mostly cloudy. high: 39 low: 28

he may be retired, but one

at 90-years-old, leaders with a non-profit call him "superman" as he picks up as many shifts as he can. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg tv-nine.

are investigating a shooting that injured a man. officers say he had gunshot wounds to the hand, side and backside. he arrived at a hpital about seven last night. police told tv9 this morning they're investigating a house at 7-49 kern street. investigators found cash in the street and a parked car with possible bullet marks. police have not released the victim's name. they do say his injures aren't life-threatening. a benton county dairy farmer has to come up with another way to care for his cows this morning. a fire destroyed the fire was along highway 150 in benton county, about five miles west of urbana yesterday. fire crews battled the fire for several hours. the owner says firefighters stopped the flames from spreading to where he keeps his dairy cows. no people or cattle were hurt. the milking parlor is a total loss. "17:30-17:44i'm grateful everybody is ok. i mean other than the fact that you know it's an old building, and built a year before i was born, so it's been around for my whole life. but i'm glad everybody is safe. so

for." " birker says today he'll have to figure out where to take the cows to get milked and how to transport their feed. meals on wheels provides a vital service for those who are stuck at home, either because of illness or age. the food deliveries helped a cedar rapids man after his wife suffered a stroke. as kcrg-tv-nine's forrest saunders reports, he's now returning the favor. this is clarence boesenberg. though you wouldn't think it, the 90-- yes 90 year old-- you when it come to biking. "this year of done 9,200 miles." the cedar rapids man is also a four-year veteran of ragbrai, doing his first in 2012. clarence apparently won the lottery when it came to quality genes. "i'm very fortunate. really, i am. i appreciate my good health. the good lord gave me my health." he's not wasting that health. since retiring clarence has given a lot back. he volunteers at church and other spots-- but few efforts are as important to him as this one-- meals on

clarence has been delivering as many meals as he can he picks up whatever extra shifts are available, which often means clarence is delivering three or four days per week to clients often younger than he is. "superman. that's what he is. he's superman."she rita jenkins is the volunteer coordinator at horizons. she's known clarence for the three years she's worked there. sherita just can't believe his level of commitment or that clarence is giving up his golden years to help. "he's my hero. i love him. i love him. he's so helpful. i couldn't do what i do without volunteers like him." but, what drives clarence to do all that he does? he says it's his wife, ruby. she had a stroke in 1988. before dying in 2011, meals two years prior. "i appreciated having that and decided when the opportunity came that was something i wanted to do." and clarence is so glad he has. he's made friends, he's helped too many to count and he's honored his wife's memory. "how long do you think you'll do the meals on wheels project? "as long as i can" which looks to be a very long

saunders. tomorrow, t-v nine and the heritage area agency on annual telethon, now in its fifth year, raises money for meal programs for older adults in eastern iowa. we hope you'll join us starting tomorrow morning at 4-30 and throughout the day on tv9.

showing off its new floodplain mapping program this afternoon. it will help people get more information to prepare for future flooding. the program started after the 2008 flood and cost 15 million dollars. the presentation is at the university capitol centre in iowa as we wait to hear more cabinet announcement s from president- elect donald trump, he is criticizing efforts to recount votes. green party candidate jill stein filed for a recount in wisconsin. hillary clinton's campaign announced it is joining in on recount efforts in key states. today, shoppers can find thousands of deals online thanks to cyber monday. amazon alone is rolling out more than 75-thousand deals today. on black friday this year, shoppers spent three point

computers and mobile devices. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin... the heaviest of the rain has moved away, leaving us with a cloudy sky. some more showers are a possibility today, mainly this afternoon and evening. it'll be fairly windy with highs in the 50s. we'll get some clearing to happen tuesday with somewhat cooler highs in the upper 40s. another slight shower chance arrives on wednesday, affecting mainly northern iowa. the second half of the week will feature cloudiness and highs in the upper 30s to around 40. by early next week, a rai into the midwest, but there are large questions on the details this far out. today: chance of showers, mainly in the afternoon and evening. windy. wind: s 15-30. high: 55 alo: 54 dbq: 52 iow: 56 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. low: 35 alo: 34 dbq: 35 iow: 36 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. high: 48 alo: 47 dbq: 48 iow: 50 tom. night: mostly cloudy. wind: w 5-10. low: 31 alo: 30 dbq: 31 iow: 33 wednesday: slight chance of showers, mainly north. breezy. high: 40 low: 31 thursday: mostly cloudy. high: 38 low: 30 friday: mostly cloudy. high: 39 low: 29 saturday: partly cloudy. high: 39 low: 28 sunday: chance of rain/snow. high: 41 low: 26 monday: chance of rain/snow. high: 40 low: 28 tuesday: mostly cloudy. high: 39 low: 28 we certainly hope your is

and we'll be back with a local news update in about 20 minutes. also make sure to join us at eleven for

good morning, america. president-elect trump lashes out, launching a twitter tirade over those calls for an election recount, making the claim with zero evidence that millions of americans voted illegally. and that he should have won the popular vote. the recount in wisconsin. hillary clinton's campaign says they're joining in. end of an era. celebrations and mourning. over the death of dictator fidel castro. now new questions about the united states' future with cuba and trump's promise to "roll back relations." "world news tonight" anchor david muir is live in havana. lucky to be alive. the kidnapped mom found bound on the side of the road weeks after she was reportedly abducted on a jog. an eyewitness who discovered that mother of two now speaking out. >> i figured if she was willing