a lot of cool color schemes that there made by the sun coming up analytes in the grass. not a lot of traffic to worry about. you can enjoy if you are on the roads this morning welcome to cbs2 on labor day. i'm kevin barry. >> i am kelly d'ambrosio and we are going to find out how the weather is looking. rebecca copeland, what is going on? >> it is looking pretty good. it is warm outside and it is going to continue to be pretty muggy today so going to feel like summer out -- outside and if you have outdoor activities, everything is looking pretty good. you may have to.showers and storms in spots but most of the day will be dry. it is already pretty warm and parts of eastern iowa, especially in the west, where it is 67 degrees in tama, 66, waterloo, and we have showers and storms in the area this morning that are mainly in western and central iowa and have been falling apart. they were stronger two or three hours ago but we have a couple moving north of highway 20 and they could move into parts of

anything should be brief this morning but later on this afternoon, some of the storms further to the west could be moving in, north of highway 20, and there could be downpours. a low chance during the lunch hour. north of highway 20 today. otherwise, it will be dry with plenty of sunshine, and there is going to be plenty of humidity around as well. temperatures are going to be rising into the 80s this afternoon. the warmest conditions we have seen in about a week and it is going to be very, very muggy we have that low chance for storms >> rain chances will actually be increasing through the week. i will let you know which day july and early august. august.sunday morning at about five -- witnesses told officers a black male walked into a mcdonald's with a handgun and left with cash and personal items.officers didn't find a suspect -- and crimestoppers is offering a thousand dollar reward. reward.at least four businesses in iowa city have been robbed over the last month and a half.police say

culvers along highway one, pancheros on riverside drive - and another mcdonald's along mormon trek have all been sites of armed robberies. police haven't said if any of those are related. a kalona woman is dead after an a-t-v crash over the weekend. weekend.police responded to the crash at 100 shilo drive around 12-30 saturday morning. the crash report says the driver was 28-year-old alex merrit from iowa city -- and he lost control of the atv on private property -- throwing him and 22-year- old elizabeth lenton from kalona off the atv. lenton died and merrit was taken to u-i-h-c.the crash is still under investigation. a jail in california - is not changing its security protocol - despite a shooting that left two officers wounded. wounded.officials say an ex-convict opened fire while waiting to visit someone at the fresno county jail on saturday,the two officers were shot in the head and neck areas.the suspect has been booked on attempted murder and other charges.witnesses in the

scene. officers wounded. officials say an ex-convict opened fire while waiting to visit someone at the fresno county jail on saturday. the officers were shot in the head and neck areas. a suspect has been booked on attempted murder and other charges. witnesses in the jail describe a hectic scene. >> everybody was -- they were defenseless. everyone in there. no help came. not fast enough. help did come. he had already done. >> it made no sense. saying it makes no sense. do you know what i mean? it makes no sense -- that is not supposed to happen in that area at all. >> the officers are in the hospital this morning. right now officials will not say why the suspect attacked. they say that he is a gang member who spent 16 years in prison for sex offenses. former stanford university swimmer brock turner returned to his home in ohio. he was seen there sunday after being released from jail in

serving three months for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. he served half of that six month sentence because he got credit for time served and good behavior. the sentence created outrage because many people thought that it was too lenient. there is a campaign underway to recall the judge who sentenced him. south korea says that their rivals to the north fired three ballistic missiles off of the eastern coast in a show of force as the g 20 economic summit kicks off in china and north korea regularly fires missiles and rockets into the sea when the world is focused on the region. several world leaders including officials from the united states are gathering in china. the summit in china got off to an awkward start for american officials. just after landing, a chinese official yellow that national security advisor susan rice and tried to block her from joining the president's motorcade. prompting the secret service to intervene. also russia has pulled back from an initial agreement with the usa that would have ended a syrian air attack on their own

starting cities. president obama admitted america needs russia if it has any chance of getting the suffering in syria. >> if we do not get some buy-in from the russians on reducing the violence and easing the humanitarian crisis, that it is difficult to see how we get to the next phase. >> obama and vladimir putin met today. they agreed to keep working on a deal for a cease-fire. the board of regents says that his plan for a budget system would better inform students about their tuition because of the unpredictability from lawmakers. the board of supervisors overseas iowa of three public universities and board members say could be harder to predict how much money the legislature will give each year to higher education. student representatives from the schools were frustrated with the board decision to

at the university of iowa this week marks a big milestone the recovery of the floods of 2008. comedians steve martin and martin short will perform in the new building. that show is sold out. it's and right now in it's degrees. degrees.coming up next...the college professor helping with move in day in a way that few other people can.

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it is 6:08 am august labor day monday and it is a beautiful start across eastern iowa, the sunrise right now over the city of cedar rapids,

some of the clouds in the sky. there is also a warm start with temperatures in the 60s. it is already 66 in waterloo come 64 dubuque, and 66 and the core. we have some warmer air that has moved and so throughout the day, you're really going to be feeling like it is summer once again and we had a taste of fall are back into the heat and humidity with temperatures climbing to 80 at noon, 85 by 3:00 today, and we do have some moisture in the atmosphere, which is indicated here are by the showers and storms moving through portions of the state this morning. mainly north of highway 20 and really just and portions of western and central iowa but in parts of eastern iowa, we are seeing showers and storms

north of new hampton and chickasaw county and we could see some of this this morning but there is another chance later on this afternoon that we could see showers and storms close to noon time, north of highway 20, really the area that i think is going to be impacted by the rain today. it should be very brief in nature, and most of the day will be dry. otherwise warm air will move in with winds out of the south and they will be kicking at about 10 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour so it will be present but it is going to b associate with a storm system that will likely stall over the midwest, over the next couple of days, leading to multiple rounds of showers and storms. as the front thieves -- creeps closer, rain chances will increase through the middle of the week and the highest chances are going to be later on tuesday night, into

that is when we will start to see showers and storms developing and we could see some tomorrow afternoon, but the highest chances are going to come on wednesday. because we have so much moisture in the atmosphere, it is going to lead to the potential for heavy rain, flash flooding a concern, and some river flooding could occur after we have the heavy rainfall in northern iowa a couple of weeks ago. there is that concern for some of the rivers. by about wednesday night, we could be talking on about inches to 1 inch of rain areawide and the models are syrian ruling in that the northern area could see the heaviest rain but we still have time to really determine where the heaviest rain will fall. there are some uncertainties but as we go through the end of the week, another chance for rain on friday will bring the potential or possibly an additional 1 inch of rainfall areawide. flooding could be a concern this week. heavy rainfall potential definitely exists but for now it is pretty calm, mostly dry day, pretty warm and muggy with temperatures falling close to 70 degrees, and areawide, tonight, muggy conditions will last through the day today, through the night, and over the next couple of days. the chance for rain increases

the week, with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. we will have a break, in between systems on thursday, so we will have dry time and then the rain chances go up on friday but the light -- that likely leads to drier and fall like air moving back into the area by this weekend. state have already started their first year of college. >> the new students at grant wood -- they were greeted with smiles and a professor to help them move in. >> eric hansen introduces us to the english expert unlike any other. >> reporter: three months after graduation. next chapters start in the unloading zone outside of dormitories, three stories tall. >> a lot of first aid stub. >> they are nervous, excited. >> reporter: it does not take an english professor -- >> trepidation. >> reporter: two cents the

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welcome back -- it's now we're taking a look at your??????? your??????? welcome back. we are taking a look at a beautiful shot of a sunrise right now in cedar rapids. it is 63 degrees here. it sounds like it is definitely going to be more human of a day. >> over dubai they have opened the world's largest indoor theme park trying to attract more tourists. >> it is banking on big thrills

jan jensen it looks at the serious business of the fun in the sun. it has already got the biggest buildings, the biggest shopping malls. now dubai wants to have the biggest thrills. this is the city's newest amusement park, img worlds of adventure. it is a 1.5 million square-foot indoor theme park, as big as 28 football fields, billed as the world's largest. >> we wanted this to be an icon for dubai itself and an icon for the region. >> reporter: privately owned power cost over $1 billion and took three years to build. >> this is the raptor. >> reporter: we got a sneak peek before it opened. >> i can feel my heart racing. >> reporter: it meant no lines and no weight. >> i am a little scared. >> reporter: the centerpiece roller coaster is so big that it cannot fit under one roof.

miles per hour in 2.5 seconds. the park also features characters by marble and cartoon network owned by cnn parent company. it is not the only player in town. >> the largest integrated entertainment destination in the region. >> reporter: dubai parks and resorts is set to open later this year, massive $3.5 billion development. analysts say that theme parks are part of a plan by the dubai rulers to diversified the city's economy through tours them. >> dubai has a lot to offer, with malls and the sun and sand but beyond that, you need to offer something that keeps the tourists busy for longer and entertainment in particular, theme parks, is one of those. >> reporter: she says that they could receive 18 million visitors by 2021 and may one day compete with orlando. previous attempts failed. construction of the universal studios theme park in dubai was stalled after the financial

he believes his parka got it right, hoping for 12,000 customers a day the first year. with children and big kids . >> that was awesome. >> well done. >> reporter: looking for the biggest thrills of the region. >> i am ready to go again. >> reporter: john jensen, cnn, dubai. >> i think my favorite part is that guy riding th coaster with cufflinks and a tie tied to the topic i would be terrified. >> [ laughter ] 6:22 am and 64 degrees. >> still to come, the heartbreaking birthdate omaha for the boy who died at disney world this summer. it is going to be mostly dry labor day but it will be hot and humid. we do have showers and thunderstorms through parts of the state this morning. i will let you know who could expect downpours this afternoon in the weather first forecast after the break. cbs2 connects with the quarter. call us at one 800 222 cbs2 connects with the quarter. call us at one 802 two 280 --

it is 6:25 am on this labor day morning. we have a couple of showers and storms on the radar right now. in porches of western and central iowa, have started to move in further to the east. just to the west of winneshiek parts of chickasaw county, north avenue hampton this morning. we could see down -- downpours but the better chance is actually going to come around noon time, north of highway 20. there could be downpours in the area for the lunch hour. if you have picnics planned or are going to be outdoors, you may have to dodge them but they should be pretty brief and out pretty quickly in the

be a pretty muggy day today. temperatures will be the warmest they have been in about a week. we will -- at about 69 degrees at 9:00, 80 by noon time, 85 by 3:00, and the rain chances will be going up up by tomorrow, especially tomorrow night, into wednesday. it stays warm and muggy with temperatures in the 80s through friday. another chance for rain on friday but that leads to a drier and less humid weekend by saturday and sunday. ever is in the works by a company in scranton pennsylvania. north american manufacturing has been working on the flag for the last six months. when it is finished it will be 40 feet tall, 90.5 feet wide. >> the current record holder for the biggest flag flew over new york city last year. north american manufacturing owners saw it firsthand and realized it would be easy for him to make a flag bad. so he decided to do it. they hope to have applying north to the north in scranton

it up as it weighs 100 pounds. >> think about how big each star is. they look pretty much like you would stand in the middle and still have plenty of room. >> that is amazing.

right now on cbs 2 this morning...the federal representatives heading back to washington d-c. senator joni ernst's reaction minutes after donald trump calls a fellow senator "weak". the latest athlete to protest the national anthem by kneeling down. welcome to right now on cbs2 this morning, the federal representatives going back to washington dc. >> the standard reaction minutes after donald trump calls a fellow senator weak.

national anthem welcome to cbs2 this morning. a look at 380 at 42nd street. not too many people out there this morning on this labor day monday. i am kelly d'ambrosio. >> i am kevin barry. thank you for joining us. let's get a check of the weather first forecast with rebecca kopelman. a good morning. >> good morning. if you have the day off want to be outside, it is going to be a pretty good day but you are probably going to be sweating because it is going to be warmer out there today. we had a break from the heat and humidity but it is coming back and you will start to notice that through the rest of the day. right now, a nice sunrise, 63 degrees, in the city, and elsewhere, we are in the 60s. it actually warmed up close to 70 degrees in charles city, waterloo, and in tama. we have more moisture in the atmosphere and we can see that by showers and storms moving to portions of western and central

they were stronger overnight but have started to weaken a bit. we have some activity moving through parts of our area, close to chickasaw county, and they could be moving into portions of winneshiek but they have been falling apart. later on this afternoon we could see -- it makes it in north of highway 20, a chance for showers and storms this afternoon. they should be rather brief. otherwise it is going to be breezy out there. we will have the sunshine but it is going to be warm and muggy with the warmest temperatures we have seen in about a week with high areawide. it is going to be a good labor day, a warm one, but we have the chance of showers and storms of through parts of the week. i will let you know the rain chances highest coming up in the fall weather forecast. democratic state leaders are getting ready for the november election. >> they are not just focusing on the white house. stephanie johnson tells us what they are focused on. >> elections will be here before we know it and democratic state leaders want to focus on education.

stopped in marian to show their support for an all-female slate of democratic candidates. education was a driving force behind the event, with speakers and standing up for liberal leaders including a local teacher. she is running for the state house. >> educator. in a political office is an advantage. a lot of times there are lawyers. there are business people. we need more educators. we need more people who know families there is nothing more real in the world. >> with just 63 days until election day, you can expect canvassing to increase in the quarter. stephanie johnson, cbs2 news. republican party of iowa stevens and three other americans were killed at the american embassy in benghazi. par-an-toe says he and his fellow soldiers didn't want to politicize that night at first -- at least - until they felt mis-represented. "when you start to dishonor

took place there, as politicans, when you start to lie to win elections, when you lie to cover up your failures, when you call us liers, even behind closed doors, no. it's like when you keep getting picked by that bully, you've had it. now you've picked on closed doors, those things where you keep getting picked on by that bully and eventually say, all right. i have had it. you picked on the wrong guy in we're coming back at him. >> the senator joni ernst was also there and says that the message is important because he is one of the people who has experienced hillary clinton's

donald trump's recent comments about one of her colleagues. he lashed out at arizona senator jeff flake. the g.o.p nominee said the republican party needs strong and committed leaders, not weak people like jeff flake if it is going to stop illegal immigration. he said he does not see how he can back his party's nominee for president. cbs2 news asked senator how she felt to hear the presidential nominee going after members of their own party. >> well, i don't like it again, i cannot speak for donald trump. i say that a lot but i cannot speak for him and jeff flake united states senate. i think that he is very effective for his constituents and i think he will do very well. >> the senator hosted donald trump on the annual roast and

ago. the general election is 60 days away. lawmakers going back to the nation's capital getting ready to start the session. the house and senate pick up tomorrow after seven weeks. before leaving congress did not give more funding to help fight the zika virus. political analyst do not expect action on capitol hill except for avoiding a government shutdown on october 1 because it is an election year. hundreds of people gathered in nebraska to celebrate the birthday of a young boy who was killed by an alligator at a disney resort in florida. two-year-old lane graves was dragged into the water by an alligator in june. his father tried to save him up at the alligator pulled him under. sunday was his third birthday and his hometown celebrated his life by setting off 100 blue balloons into the air. >> anyone that knows me knows that i do not like to speak but my baby -- i owe it to him to honor him, so his mommy needed to say happy birthday, lady. you are in our hearts every second of every other day. >> several alligators were captured and killed following the attack. officials were not sure which one actually attacked the young boy. u.s. women's soccer star joined nfl quarterback colin kaepernick last night, taking a knee during the national anthem. it happened before a national woman's soccer league game in seattle. the 31-year-old helps of the us

on twitter she said it was the least you could do to keep the conversation going. colin kaepernick made headlines for refusing to stand during racial injustice and minority oppression. college football players will tell you their teammates are like family. they spent a lot of time together on the practice field and traveling four games. nebraska honored one of their fallen teammates, big ten punter of the year sam falls park he was killed in a car crash over the summer while driving in wisconsin coming back from a kicking camp. the first time they had to ponder they only send out 10 his locker with his pads, and shoes and everything. and me and spencer just felt the his jersey should be out there us like he was watching over our heads."it was pretty tough when i first got here and saw his uniform and everything set up and you know i had a tough time with that but you know, kinda refocused and was able to get ready for the game."

but kind of refocused and i was able to get ready for the game. >> nebraska also honored him during the traditional tunnel walk and fans unveiled a multiple inspired banners. the college football season is in full swing and this week marks one of the biggest football games in the state of iowa. iowa and iowa -- they clashed saturday night but before the game the hawks thursday night. cbs2 sports is teaming up to fill you in on everything that you need to know that you can watch i am a hawks thursday night at 6:30 pm on fox 28. the earthquake over the weekend frightened many people in oklahoma. >> for a tulsa couple it turned out to be a blessing. a brand-new mother says that her water break -- water broke during the earthquake so he came into the world with a rubble and the nurses kept saying, the earthquake actually caused the birth.

there and not only that but the biggest that has ever been reported in oklahoma comp to have that, say, looking back as you came into this earth because of an earthquake -- it is definitely a cool story that will last. >> he said that the mother and ainsley are doing fine. the earthquake did not cause serious damage or injuries. some people and iowa reported feeling bad. 6:38 am, labor day, 65 at rive morning to come but let's take a look at what we are working on for fox 28 morning live. the huge celebration for the latest data the catholic church. good news for one of the world's most popular endangered animals it is coming up on fox 28 morning live, eastern iowa only note -- local news at 7:00 a.m. we have showers and thunderstorms moving through eastern iowa this morning, indicating more moisture in the atmosphere so it is going to be a very summerlike labor day. we have storms moving through portions of butler county and

coming up on 6:41 am on this labor day monday, and it is going to be a warm and muggy one. the sun is starting to rise. we have a couple clouds out over the city of cedar rapids right now. it is all be warmer than it has been in the last couple of mornings with temperatures in the 60s come 63 cedar rapids, and in i was city, 66 waterloo and the core, 64 in dubuque. as we go through the rest of the day, we will have plenty of sunshine and it will be a nice

be pretty warm out there. 80 degrees, noon time, 85 at 3:00. the warmest it has been in about a week because we had a nice break with fall like weather for several days. the moisture is back and we have showers and thunderstorms moving through parts of the state this morning that have been ongoing for several hours, especially in northern iowa, northwestern iowa, this morning. they are moving further to the east and falling apart. we have showers and storms and downpours in the area, mainly in butler county, and also northern grundy county over the city of parkersburg, heavy rain moving, and no lightning. these are likely going to start to fall apart as they move to the north and east. it could mean we move through some of the counties this morning and falling apart. i think there is another chance for rain later on today. that comes after about 11:00 in the morning. we could see a couple of downpours moving through north of highway 20, during lunchtime, and they will start

they will be pretty brief in nature so it will be mostly dry at a low chance for showers and storms, southern parts of the area. they will stay dry but everyone will be feeling the warmth and humidity with winds coming out of the south and they will be kicking at about 10 to 20 miles per hour. it will be breezy but it is going to be warm. it is because we have this big storm system and overhead, likely going to stall over much of the midwest, over the coming days and lead to multiple roun o thunderstorms which will lead to the potential for heavy rain. we had high pressure in control but as it slides to the east, that will allow for showers and storms to be been with the storm system. a low chance for rain late tomorrow, better chance for rain on wednesday. we could have multiple rounds throughout the day on wednesday, which will lead to the potential for heavy rain, and right now, it looks like northern parts of the area are in for the heaviest rain, but we cannot exactly focus on the exact locations right now. areawide, we could see about a half-inch into 1 inch of rain for wednesday and another

areawide so the potential exists for flooding and possibly flash flooding through the week. something we have to keep an eye on as the rain chances increase tomorrow into wednesday, today mostly dry, at least south of highway 20, a low chance north of highway 24 a brief shower or storm but you want to hang onto the umbrellas for the week. we will have dry time on thursday as we are in between systems. rain systems go up on friday and drier and really nice air moves in for sunday we are taking a look at some of eastern iowa top story spirit an update from the town iconic water tower. it is back in full service with a fresh coat of paint. for almost a month it has endured water restrictions while the tower went under renovations. downtown cedar rapids to coe college -- and then heads to the cedar lake loop.from there -- riders head back downtown and will finish right where they started -- in ellis park.

bicyclists in the area.all linn county residents are the bike ride shows elected -- elected officials. all county residents are welcome and registration starts at 95. labor day we could could be one of the deadliest on the roads but there are ways that drivers can make their travel safer. iowa traffic and safety bureau chief says that planning your row, allowing plenty of time and slowing down can help . says more state troopers will be working overtime patrolling the roads this weekend.

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welcome back. 6:47 am on your labor day morning, taking a quick look at what the temperature is going to look like outside. 69 degrees, 9:00 in the morning, lunchtime, it gets up to 80, and by 3:00 in the afternoon, it is warm, 85 degrees. >> we are taking a look at the road northeast, 380 at boyson road northeast not too many cars out there at all. a lot of people have the day off. we hope that you enjoy it. a woman is dead after an atv crash that happened over the weekend. police responded to the crash at 100 psi low drive 12:30 am on saturday morning. the crash report says that the driver was 28-year-old alex marek from iowa city lost control of the atv on private property editor 22-year-old elizabeth lenton from colonna off of the atv. she later died and marriage was taken to -- and the crash is under investigation. a jail in california is not changing it security protocol despite a shooting that left

fire while waiting to visit someone at the fresno county jail on saturday. the officers were shot in the head and neck areas. the suspect has been booked on attempted murder and other charges. witnesses in the jail describe a hectic seeing. >> everybody was defenseless. everybody in there was defenseless, everyone in there. no help came, not fast enough. help it did come -- he was already done. >> it made no sense. do you know what i mean? because that is not supposed to happen in that area at all. >> the officers are still in the hospital this morning. officials will not so that say why the suspect attacks but they say that he is a gang member who spent 16 years in prison for sex offenses. former stanford university swimmer brock turner has returned to his family home in ohio. he was seen sunday after being released from jail in

serving for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. he served half of that six- month sentence he can see got credit for time served and good behavior. the sentence created outrage because many people thought that it was way too lenient. there is a campaign underway to recall the judge who sentenced turner. south korea says that their rivals to the north fired three eastern coast in a show of force as the g 20 economic summit kicks off in china and north korea regularly fires missiles and rockets into the sea especially when the world is focused on the region. several world leaders including officials from the united states are gathering in china. happening right now president obama is speaking at

disupting the labor day holiday for many people on the east coast.the deadly storm to starving cities. the two say they are committed to working towards a deal for a cease-fire in syria. we will continue to track the remarks that he is talking right now and we will give you updates during the cbs2 news at noon. hermine is disrupting the labor day holiday for many people on the east coast. the deadly storm search is not expected to be bad but it could cause coastal flooding and dangerous rip currents. hena daniels is tracking that storm from new jersey. >> reporter: hermine continued to whip up dangerous waves along the atlantic coast overnight. while lurking dangerously off of the east coast. this video shows the storm's forceful winds tossing a cruise ship from side to side on sunday, confining passengers to their cabins. as the storm churned offshore, many beachgoers from virginia to the jersey shore were forced to stay out of the water. >> when you see the red flag, the northeast remain closed

trigger life threatening rip and i'm ready. >> reporter: many beaches across the northeast remain closed of this concerns that hermine could gain strength and a trigger life-threatening rip tides and flooding. with memories of super storm sandy fresh on residents mines, authorities in parts of connecticut say that they are prepared to open shelters if water on hand, supplies were residents can take a shower. >> reporter: the governor chris christie declared a state of emergency in several counties. >> i hope not to have to use the assets but it would be much too late of the storms started to track west. >> reporter: forecasters say hermine could linger around the east coast before exiting out to sea by midweek hena daniels, cbs news. hermine hit florida when she was a hurricane and it is being blamed for killing two people, one in florida and the other north carolina. at the university of iowa, this week marks a milestone in the recovery of the floods of floods of 08 - and has been

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here are the three stories you need to know to start your monday morning. morning.police in iowa city are looking for a suspect in an armed robbery.sunday morning at about five -- witnesses told office welcome back. the top three stories you need to know about on monday morning. >> police i wasn't looking for a suspect of an armed robbery

sunday morning at about 5:00 witnesses told officers a black male walked into a mcdonald's with a handgun and he left with cash and personal items. officers did not find assessed back and crime stoppers is offering $1000 reward. at least four other businesses and i wast half. police say the first american bank and cobras along highway 1, pensioners on riverside drive in another mcdonald's along moorman track of all been sites of armed robberies. the mayor's bicycle ride will be this morning, the 8 mile route starts at ellis park it goes through downtown all the way to co-college park it

riders go back downtown and a finish with a started in ellis park. the bike ride shows elected officials what it is like for bicyclists in the area, in county residents welcome. registration starts at 9:00 this morning, about two hours from now. labor day weekend can be one of the deadliest on the road but there are ways that drivers can make their travel safer. iowa traffic and safety bureau chief says that planning you about, allowing time and slowing down can help he says more state troopers will work overtime patrolling the roads. it is going to be a warm and muggy labor day today. we already have showers and thunderstorms moving through parts of iowa this morning, and now in portions of butler, randy county and chickasaw county. we have some downpours occurring there that will start to fall apart this morning and continue to move to the north and east but otherwise it should be especially south of highway 20 but it is going to be a warm one with temperatures climbing in the mid and upper 80s this afternoon and there could be additional showers and storms later on today, north of highway 20. otherwise it is going to be a good day to get outside.

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