starting off with a live look at . it's friday, december 2nd. here's what you need to know today. investigators say they think an elderly man accidentally drove through the front of a walmart in pella. three people died and two more, including the driver, went to the hospital. fire off 11 people have died from the wildfires in tennessee. today, people from gatlinburg can return home. president-elect donald trump has filed an objection to delay a recount in michigan. it was supposed to start today. he also picked general james mattis as his secretary of defense. temperatures could likely get below zero next week in north dakota and pipeline protesters are refusing to leave. north dakota's governor says the state won't force them out. ainsworth elementary school in washington county may have to shut down

you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... 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

cold. no record snow. while snow will probably accompany the frontal passage, determining the minor amounts will be the 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 search and rescue crews in tennessee continue to comb through burned down have died in the wildfire. dianne gallagher has more. it's been several days since fires burning in the great smoky mountains in eastern tennessee engulfed towns in sevier county, butthe number of lives lost continues to increase. officials confirmed thursday that three more bodies have been found, bringing the number of people killed to at least ten. one of those killed, alice hagler, had been speaking

fast moving flames reached her home lyle wood/ mother was killed in wildfire: "things went from the winds picking up to the last phone call she made to my brother was the fact that she was really scared and frantic because the house was actually on fire at that point. rescue crews have been working around the clock, putting out brush fires and searching for survivors, some even refusing to sleep at home. a photo posted on facebook by the johnson city professional firefighters association shows five firefighters asleep on the sidewalk after return 700 buildings are destroyed or damaged, and 14,000 people were evacuated monday. many with just the clothes on their backs. as residents return to the burned areas, many will find they have nothing to come back to. country superstar dolly parton, who grew up in the area, plans on doing something about that. dolly parton, entertainer: "we want to provide a hand up to all those families that have lost everything in the fires. and to recover, we want to make sure that the dollywood foundation provides a thousand dollars a month to all those families who have lost their homes in the fires until they get back up on their feet. i'm dianne gallagher,

despite dropping temperatures and snow in north dakota, protesters against the dakota access pipeline refuse to leave their camp. earlier this week, the state's governor ordered an evacuation of the protest camp. many thought the state would force demonstrator s out. but the governor yesterday said that's something he doesn't plan to do. protesters say the order is a way to block that's not true either, and he's mainly concerned with safety. "we may not be able to help you in an emergency situation. your health and safety may very well be at risk. " "the governor issued his with threats of cutting off our food supplies. we responded by saying that is an act of war " area law enforcement think some people have left the camp. but they don't have an estimate on how many

ballots in wisconsin this morning. green party candidate jill stein requested the recount. she's also paying for the $3.5 million dollar tab. county election officials across wisconsin have hired temporary workers and expanded hours to recount nearly 3 million ballots. "well, we've got the recount underway and we've got different stations set up. actually right now they're all physically counting the ballots. we've reconciled poll lists for municipalities and we have reconciled absentees for all the five we have on the docket today " stein is suing for a recount in michigan and pennsylvania as well president-elect donald trump has filed an objection to the vote recount in michigan. michigan's elections board will consider his request to block a hand recount this morning. trump says the recount should be stopped because as a 4th-place finisher in the state, any alleged fraud or mistake didn't "aggrieve" jill stein. stein responded calling

ninety thousand dollars for six new homes. that's the major donation for cedar valley habitat for humanity today. wells fargo is donating the money as part of a six million dollar effort. the dedication ceremony is at four this afternoon. anyone is welcome to attend at 12-58 20th avenue southwest in cedar rapids. the company says it's to help stabilize communities. earlier this year, cedar valley habitat for humanity partnered with habitat and home builders. together, they built three homes in five days. as shopping malls across the country look for ways to keep people coming in, a dubuque mall offers a new and different option. the vertical jump park opened yesterday at dubuque's kennedy mall. it's filling space after several stores called it quits and left behind empty room. parents say they love the convenience of being able to drop off the kids while they shop. "i still want stores here. it is the mall. but it's something to do. while i shop, he could play. "

mall last year, after sears moved out. transportation is the second highest household expense for americans. that's according to 2012 u-s labor data. and - a lot of times - buying a car isn't feasible for families. that's why andrew schmidt now has a new car without it costing him a dime. last night, the salvation army and several other sponsors presented a chrysler van to him as part of a program called "miles for smiles". schmidt says someone stole his truck and insurance wouldn't cover a replace they've had to rely on public transportatio n for a while. "it means everything to me, you have no idea what it is like to try to do the simple things. to go get groceries to get to all of the places i've had to get to just to keep our family going on our day to day basis. " the car is completely free. the program covered costs for registration, taxes, and insurance for a year. also, miles for smiles loaded

car. piano player and monticello native, jim mcdonough is in the middle of his annual holiday grande tour. he'll be joining us in the studio in a few minutes to tell us about this year's tour and to play a song. good morning! it's ---.

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

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 thanks kaj. plan on another cloudy november day.

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 nex 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 week. enjoy your weekend!

here's a first look at good morning america. in this morning's "gma first look," philadelphia police, the fbi and bureau of explosives are searching for this man. a person of interest who dropped off a package they say contained a homemade explosive device that left a man with serious

this parcel at that location. >> in this newly released surveillance video believed to be related to package bombing incident last week, you can see the man put something on the door step and then casually walked down the street for several blocks. police described the man as possibly asian, late teens to early 30s wearing a lumberjack elmer fud style hat. police have not found a motive but say the package was alding. you can see injuries from the you can see injuries from the shrapnel walgreens presents a holiday mini miracle. hey! -hey! this is for you.

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performance a part of their holiday traditions. monticello native and pianist, jim mcdonough, is back on his holiday grande tour, with stops across iowa. you've done this show for years - what can the audience expect at one of your shows? the performances also benefit camp courageous, tell us about

camp courageous, tell us about that. what venues are lined up for the rest of this year? rest of this year? in the summer of 2000, jim decided to dive headfirst into playing piano professionally. he performed on royal caribbean

2002, he moved back to monticello to concentrate on producing and distributing his music. in fall 2003, he released his second album, a collection of holiday favorites called home for christmas. since then, jim has produced sixteen more cds. now in its fourteenth year, jim's annual "holiday grande" concert tour has become a must-attend tradition for thousands of families each christmas. the spectacular holiday stage production includes jim at the grand piano, his 14-piece orchestra, sets and costumes and the true spirit of the season. now jim, would you like to play

& singers. ellen kennedy fine arts center 7:00 pm jim mcdonough and his orchestra & singers. monticello high school auditorium 2:30 pm jim mcdonough and his orchestra & singers. five flags theatre 2:30 & 7:30 pm jim mcdonough and his orchestra & singers. paramount theatre 2:30 pm jim mcdonough and his orchestra & singers. adler theatre 2:30 pm jim mcdonough and his orchestra & singers. gallagher-bluedorn

us now with your first alert forecast. plan on another cloudy november day. like yesterday, there is little chance of seeing sun, with steady

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 minor amounts will be the 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:

says he will bring the country together and wants to stop hatred. in ohio, he talked about his plans for his first few months in office while celebrating his big victory in the state. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. it's

you need to know today. investigators say they think an elderly man accidentally drove through the front of a walmart in pella. three people died. two were hurt, including the driver. fire officials say now at least 11 people have died from the wildfires in tennessee. today, people from gatlinburg can return home. president-elect donald trump has filed an objection to delaya it was supposed to start today. he also picked general james mattis as his secretary of defense. temperatures could likely get below zero next week in north dakota and pipeline protesters are refusing to leave. north dakota's governor says the state won't force them out. ainsworth elementary school in washington county may have to shut down because there isn't enough funding to keep it open. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara

alert forecast, kaj... plan on another cloudy november day. 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

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 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 while making the first stop on his victory tour in ohio, 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 campaigning in ohio after clinching the nomination was the road show?this was

"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

"lock her up." trump: we had a lot of fun fighting hillary clinton?. 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 trump hostage and won," adding the corporations they can now threaten to offshore jobs in exchange for tax incentives. jn abc news washingotn. the funeral caravan for fidel castro is making its way through cuba this morning. fidel castro's ashes are enroute to the cuban leader's final resting place in santiago de cuba. along the way, hundreds of thousands of people line the streets, part of the country's 9 days of

castro's younger brother raul has served as president. 120 workers at transamerica in cedar rapids will soon be without a job. the insurance and investment company is laying off about 800 people nationwide. transamerica will also close two offices in california and one in ohio during the next year. the company says the cuts are part of a larger plan to adapt to an "increasingly competitive environment". it says it's helping the laid off workers find new jobs. the linn county attorney says a county 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

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 worked for police departments in michigan. "short" of passing a bond issue months ago. now the district is back, asking for voters to pass it. the bond issue needs a 60% super majority to pass. last april, it came up short by just 14 votes out of more than 800 ballots. the district is offering basically the same plan to voters on tuesday. the money would pay for a new gym and elementary school classrooms. homeowners with a $100,000 dollar home would pay

until 8 p-m on tuesday for the vote. an alternative is now available for some dubuque students who don't want to read a 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 o committee heard from some of those parents. but most speakers supported the book. 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

investigators are waiting to release the names of the people killed when a truck crashed into a walmart. walmart employees say two of the victims worked at the store. police are trying to learn more about why it all happened. up next... this morning's weather wise question. meteorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break. it's ---. first alert storm team

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 n 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,

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 day. like yesterday, there is little chance of 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

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 week. enjoy your weekend!today: cloudy. 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 day. like yesterday, there is little chance of seeing sun, with steady temperatures into the 30s. in fact, there's very little chance

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 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 week. enjoy your weekend!today: cloudy. cloudy. wind: w 5-10. high: 37 an elementary school in

county will likely have to close its doors. the district says the lack of funding comes from a with your 24 hour news source, kcrg tv-nine.

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 in the crash. they do say they think it was an 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

passed away because of such a tragic accident." " about 150 people came out for a prayer service for those killed and hurt last night. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. a former cedar rapids school 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 a 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 preliminary breath-test was a point 3- 3-2. that is four times the legal limit. "when you get up into these astronomically high numbers you obviously can't exercise

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. but einerson can't transport any students. 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 eleme 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 to replace old school buildings in ainsworth and riverside. the school district says a combined staff and a more energy - efficient building would have saved the district $250,000 a year. so the

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. now for our morning mugshot. the chrome divas invite you to joing them for their 10th annual santa's little divas benefit. the event gives money to the h-d youth center which helps kids in cedar rapids get on the path to crafts, and prizes for kids and adults. the event is this saturday afternoon from one to four at the chrome horse in cedar rapids. organizers ask you to bring unwrapped new toys and canned food for the center. pianist and monticello native, jim mcdonough, joins us for a performance next. stay with us.

to the city. wildfires have destroyed hundreds of buildings in the state and killed 11 people. fire investigators are still searching through burned down structures. president-elect donald trump has filed a motion to delay a recount in michigan. it was supposed to start today. trump is also on his thank you tour as he names more cabinet memebers. general james mattis will serve as secretary tomorrow night floats and balloons with take over downtown cedar rapids. the holiday delight parade starts a 6 o'clock. many of us here at kcrg- tv9 will be in the parade. joe winters and i will host live coverage on kcrg 9- point-2. now, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... plan on another cloudy november day. like yesterday, there is little chance of seeing sun, with steady temperatures into the 30s. in

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 like to hear one more song from jim mcdonough. he is once again performing in several cities in eastern iowa this year as part of his holiday grande tour. jim, what are you going to play for us? we certainly hope your is off to a good start.

news update in about 20 minutes. also make sure to join us at eleven for the kcrg- tv9 news at midday.

good morning, america. president-elect trump shakes things up on his victory lap. makes a main ajouncement to the crowd. >> we are going to appoint mad dog mattis as our secretary of defense. >> as hillary clinton and donald trump's campaign teams overnight going head-to-head in a nasty post-election showdown. >> do you think i ran a campaign where white supremacists had a platform. >> it did. >> kellyanne conway joins us live this morning. wicked weather. the south reeling from that tornado outbreak and devastating wildfires. now new storms moving in. the urgent warning about rains and flooding in in the deep freeze on the way for millions.