from your 24 hour news source, this is ??? . in pella, 3 people died after investigators say a driver crashed through a walmart. a coach faces charges. police arrested a former clarke university basketball coach with a blood alcohol level four times the legal limit. "a victory lap for the president elect. i'm janai norman with how donald trump went back to his campaign roots in his first rally since the election. " good friday morning! it's 4:30 on december 1. here's a live look at the

has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another cloudy november day. like yesterday, there is little chance of seeing sun, with steady temperatures into the 30s. in fact, there's very little chance of seeing sun through the next week. our next area of low pressure arrives this weekend with sunday still being the day to watch for some snow, primarily in the morning. slick roads are possible sunday morning with this first minor accumulation of the season. moving into next week, the monstrously over-hyped-social-media- induced storm will primarily just drop temperatures and increase wind speeds for the second half of next week. no record cold. no record snow. while snow will probably accompany the frontal passage, determining the m week. enjoy your weekend!today: cloudy. wind: nw 5-15. high: 38 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 27 tomorrow: mostly cloudy. wind: w 5-10. high: 37 tom. night: rain/snow late. wind: s 5-10. low: 30 thanks kaj. investigators say it older man rammed his truck through the front entrance of a pella walmart. officials are waiting to release his name and the names of the three people killed

accident. two of the three people who died were walmart employees. that's according to one of their co-workers. the crash also sent the driver and one other person to the hospital. after the crash, police evacuated the store. two employees say this is something they never could have imagined. ""i just heard a loud crash, you know, and a loud banging noise, i knew something was amiss, i looked up and i saw several people running in that direction. " "it's really sad knowing people i know and have gotten close to over the past few months - have passed away because of such a tragic accident." " about 150 people came out for a prayer service for those killed and hurt last night. police in south florida say two adults and four children are in the hospital this morning following a school bus crash. it happened yesterday in the city of hialeah , a suburb of miami. police

school bus to swerve and smash through a concrete wall at a home. according to the reports, police say the car's driver will likely face charges. people living in the area say the intersection is prone to crashes. "this corner is infamous for that. people run the stop and run into that house usually " bus company officials say the children were students at an area middle school. none of the injuries are life-threatening. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. bus attendant will spend 11 years in federal prison. 20 year old tyler konigsmark was sentenced for enticement of minors. he admitted he had sex with an underage girl earlier this year. he also used his phone to request sexually explicit images from 3 girls. a former clarke university basketball coach now working in des moines faces an o-w-i charge this morning. 32-year-old justin einerson is now the head boys coach at lincoln high school in des moines. police pulled him over sunday morning after someone reported a reckless driver. his

that is four times the legal limit. "when you get up into these astronomically high numbers you obviously can't exercise good judgement. you're going to be impaired as far as operating any equipment including a vehicle and you can't do any of those things safely for yourself or someone else " einerson spent three seasons as an assistant men's basketball coach at clarke, leaving the school in 2011. the des moines school district says he is allowed to continue coaching. b ainsworth elementary school in washington county may have to shut down. and school district say that's largely due to a lack of funding. right now, ainsworth elementary has about 70 students from pre-k through 5th grade. it's part of the highland district, which serves ainsworth and riverside. this school year, the highland school district says it was forced to cut $500,000 from its annual budget. that's because of a lack of state funding. in 2015, the district asked voters for money to build a new elementary

school district says a combined staff and a more energy - efficient building would have saved the district $250,000 a year. so the district is looking at other cuts. already, 4th and 5th graders had to combine at ainsworth elementary school. " 26:41, "pretty unfortunate if they have to close... we don't want that at all " the district plans to discuss the school's closure at it's next several meetings. it hopes to make a final decision by february 1st. an alternative is now available for some controversial book. a dubuque school committee has decided to keep "the perks of being a wallflower" as part of the curriculum for a literature class at hempstead high school. they say the teacher can provide an alternative book if students or their parents request it. more than a hundred people packed the room where the committee held a nearly three hour discussion about the book last night. some parents had complained about the book containing sex scenes and depictions of drug and alcohol use. the committee heard from some of those parents. but most

"12:15 the inundation of pornography and obscenity has a numbing effect, and now it's making its way to our assigned material to minors." "17:15 the characters are fragile; happy at times; indifferent at times suffering. in other words, it portrays them as being like all of us. they're characters high schoolers can relate to." speakers included current and former students t the linn county attorney says a county supervisor has chosen to, in his words, "politicize our legal process of justice." jerry vander sanden made those comments after supervisor stacey walker called for a special prosecutor to handle a grand jury review of a police shooting that seriously hurt a man. vander sanden released a statement yesterday saying one of his duties is to attend the grand jury and give it legal advice. his statement said, "i fully intend to discharge this responsibility in a professional, conscientious

the 7-member grand jury is reviewing the november 1st shooting of jerime mitchell. cedar rapids police officer lucas jones wounded him during an altercation after a traffic stop near coe college. those close to mitchell say the shooting paralyzed him from the neck down. iowa city is considering a new police chief from altoona. the city manager has recommended the city council approve jody matherly to head the police department. he's been the altoona police chief since 2012 and was previously the chief in grinnell. matherly also wor an annual effort to feed the hungry during the holidays is starting in johnson county. the crisis center of johnson county and the university of iowa community credit union are working to fill the food bank. each year the program collects money to buy meals for people around christmas time. the opening event is today at 9:30 at the food bank. this is video of last year's event. u-i-c-c-u is matching every donation to the food bank from december 5th through the 16th. tomorrow night is the first

mcdonough is from monticello and has produced 16 c-ds since starting his piano career in 2000. for 14 years he's hosted performances in several cities in eastern iowa during the holiday season. and this morning at 6:20 we will talk to mcdonough and hear one of his songs. here is a list of his performances this year. mcdonough starts in anamosa tomorrow night. he then goes to monticello for sunday night performances and then to dubuque on the 10th. then on the 11th, he'll be at the paramount theater in cedar rapids. the follow on the 17th and in cedar falls on the 18th. you can still buy tickets to these performances . middle school students are helping younger kids stay warm this winter. now more than 700 handmade scarves are going to other students in need. but right now, here's a look at

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chance of seeing sun, with steady temperatures into the 30s. in fact, there's very little chance of seeing sun through the next week. our next area of low pressure arrives this weekend with sunday still being the day to watch for some

possible sunday morning with this first minor accumulation of the season. moving into next week, the monstrously over-hyped-social-media- induced storm will primarily just drop temperatures and increase wind speeds for the second half of next week. no record cold. no record snow. while snow will probably accompany the frontal passage, determining primary focus next week. enjoy your weekend!today: cloudy. wind: nw 5-15. high: 38 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 27 tomorrow: mostly cloudy. wind: w 5-10. high: 37 tom. night: rain/snow late. wind: s 5-10. low: 30 plan on another cloudy november

chance of seeing sun, with steady temperatures into the 30s. in fact, there's very little chance of seeing sun through the next week. our next area of low pressure arrives this weekend with sunday still being the day to watch for some snow, primarily in the morning. slick roads are possible sunday morning with this first minor accumulation week, the monstrously over-hyped-social-media- induced storm will primarily just drop temperatures and increase wind speeds for the second half of next week. no record cold. no record snow. while snow will probably accompany the frontal passage, determining the minor amounts will be the primary focus next

have a special project this holiday season. they're donating hundreds of scarves to children in need. the students knitted 700 scarves altogether. they'll go to second graders attending schools in low-income

des moines. the activity was in the memory of the second graders who died in the 2012 sandy hook elementary school shootings in connecticut. some of the students told us they enjoy giving back. "03:42:10 it super fun to knit. it sounds weird, but it's fun and entertaining, and it give you something to do when you're bored." "03:41:21 i think it's a great cause knowing the scarves we've made ourselves are going to children who need scarves." the knitting project got its inspiration from a book died on flight 93 during the september 11th attacks. governor terry branstad has a plan to try and make sure every 3rd grader in iowa can read at that grade level. but a new study shows it may need some work. iowa law says third grade students who are not reading at grade level must take a remedial course, or risk being held back. by may 20-18, each school district in the state must offer the remedial summer program. a state study followed 43

program helped prevent summer learning loss. but the program did not lead to any significant growth in test scores. the study also found that the districts struggled to hire enough experienced teachers. only about half of the students they invited actually attended. and the study estimated the average cost for the programs at between $9 and nearly $14 million dollars. nokia is dialing back time in 2017. in today's tech bytes, we learn the company has plans to sell phones again. stay with tv9.

chosen retired marine general james mattis for secretary of defense. as abc's janai norman reports, the president- elect has renewed his campaign pledge to build a wall along the u- s-mexico border. if the 17 days trump spent

road show?this was the reunion. sot donald trump in ohio: "i love you, ohio, this is a great place." in cincinnati, mapping out a broad agenda that includes tax reform, repealing and replacing obamacare and focusing more on inclusion. soundbite donald trump, us president-elect: the president- elect condemning bigotry and prejudice, but just as quickly going back to some of his most controversial campaign rhetoric seen by some as just that. soundbite donald trump, president-elect: "we will construct a great wall at the border. to keeping muslims out of the country. soundbite donald trump, us president-elect: "people are pouring in from regions of the middle east - we have no idea who they are, where they come from, what they're thinking, gloating in his win over hillary clinton, the president-elect smiling as supporters chanted to "lock her up." trump: we had a

earlier in the day, in indiana where mike pence is still governor, trump and the vice president- elect talking about the deal to keep a thousand jobs and a carrier manufacturin g plant in indianapolis ?in return for 7 million dollars in tax incentives. trump saying he's sent a very loud messages to companies wanting to leave. sot trump: there will be consequences. meaning, they'll be taxed very heavily at the border if they want leave, to fire their people, leave jn tag: senator bernie sanders criticizing the deal, saying carrier "took the president-elect has signaled to corporations they can now threaten to offshore jobs in exchange for tax incentives. jn abc news washingotn. for the last time, president obama and his family lit the national christmas tree. the president and first lady michelle obama turned on the red, white and blue lights last night. they had some help from their daughter

wish that americans will care for the sick, hungry and downtrodden this holiday season. he said he couldn't be more grateful for his eight years in office. "before we leave tonight want to express what an incredible honor has been to serve this nation to feel warmth and generosity, " the president also said the united states is a country that has come back from economic crisis, wars and national tragedies. now for a quick check on your stay with tv9. it's . now, one last look at this

plan on another cloudy november day. like yesterday, there is little chance of seeing sun, with steady temperatures into the 30s. in fact, there's very little chance of seeing sun through the next week. our next area of low pressure arrives this weekend with sunday still being the day to watch for some snow, primarily in the morning. slick roads are possible sunday morning with this first minor accumulation of the season. moving into next week, the monstrously over-hyped-social-media- induced storm will primarily just drop temperatures and increase wind speeds for the second half of next week. no record cold. no record snow. while snow will probably accompany the frontal passage, determining week. enjoy your weekend!today: cloudy. wind: nw 5-15. high: 38 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 27 tomorrow: mostly cloudy. wind: w 5-10. high: 37 tom. night: rain/snow late. wind: s 5-10. low: 30 abc's kendis gibson and adrienne

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early morning news. devastating and deadly wildfires. people near the base of the great smokey mountains are starting to return to their homes and businesses. refusing to evacuate. dakota access pipeline protesters in north dakota are prepared to brave the winter weather. giving back for habitat. a help build six new homes. good friday morning! it's 5 o'clock on december 2nd. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another cloudy november day. like yesterday, there is little