cedar rapids is prepared to spend up sandbags in the city.more than 10-thousand-tons of sand was used to protect the city from flood 20-16.many areas of cedar rapids were untouched by the cedar river, leaving most of the sandbags dry.the city tells cbs 2 news - crews will start by picking up the bags on the northwest side.it will take crews roughly three weeks to collect all of the sandbags. work on the sinclair levee begins tomorrow.the levee is

newbo district.these begins tomorrow. it is part of the flood control area for the nouveau district. the 130 foot base and the walls which will protect up to 2008 flood levels. the 14 million-dollar project is expected to be completed by the end of 2017. there has been a lot of learning going on in spite of a day off for local kids. many local teachers students. connor morgan joins us live in the studio to explain what they learned. it is interesting to think of teachers being taught. what is more interesting is learning from a celebrity. i have to ask, who was one of your idols when you were growing up?>> harrison ford. -- >> reporter: that's a good choice. think about taking an acting class from harrison ford.

the teachers learn about the harrison ford of the education world, researcher john hadi.>> 300 educators, 35 districts and one goal. find out what works for students and what doesn't. >> you ask what works. it is probably 97% of things. by asking the question, we are spent trillions we should ask what works best.>> he argues -- >> reporter: he argues that too much time is spent on curriculum, assessments and achievement. these issues are virtually meaningless. >> it's not about the grade, it's about what you learned and what you are going to do with the learning.>> reporter: hattie has studied millions of students over 4 decades.

for what teachers can use.>> reporter: he says that we must better communicate. >> some of the best teachers want to be left alone and we can't afford to do that. other professions work on how to communicate and work together better. we demand that are kids be socially able and learn to interpret. why can we do that with teachers? >> ror more education for two -- for educators so that the students get the best education possible. voters in the second congressional district got to hear the candidates for the seat face off against each other. one of the issue so far has been term limits. >> it wasn't decide to be a

it protects individual liberties. >> i think you make a good point about folks being there for a while so they can gain seniority and that kind of things. it was beneficial to look at that and travel around my district. >> reporter: he is running for his sixth term in congress. doctor christopher peters is worth -- running for his first elected office. he has said that he would limit himself to five terms in office if elected. women. the election - many political experts say trump has enough time to salvage any damage.cbs 2 news national correspondent with 29 days left until the election, many political experts say that trump still has time to salvage the damage. jeff barnum explains in a story that you will only see on cbs 2 evening news. -- >> reporter: sunday was a make or break moment to salvage the trump candidacy.

verbal knockout punches, there is still time for donald trump.>> donald trump has made a lot of mistakes, but he has one asset, hillary clinton. most republicans don't like her and don't want her to be in present and past president and are enthusiastic -- don't want her to be president and are enthusiastic about voting against her. >> reporter: the first part of the debate dealt with hillary clinton's email scandal and donald trump's hot issue. the most relevant issues concerning americans this season are the economy, terrorism, foreign-policy and healthcare. if donald trump can stick to the issues and avoid the sniping, many voters will be willing to forgive.>> he has been a businessman and has run successful businesses and that gets him at the end.>> reporter: the support for the

they will sell donald trump to voters is the only choice for change.>> robbed -- roughly half believe what he believes and they think this country needs a change in that he is the agent of the change. >> reporter: there are 4 weeks jeff barnd reporting. that brings us to our question of the day.will last night's debate affect the way you vote in november?to cast - click the question link on the homepage of cbs-2-iowa-dot- com. trump's comments are making waves right here in eastern iowa.tonight at 10 - why one educator says the words set a bad example for children in the corridor. corridor.we're working on that right now for cbs 2 news ten at 10. former bill clinton will be returning to iowa.clinton is going on a campaign tour drumming up support for his wife.he'll make stops in waterloo and cedar rapids.if

events - you do need to he will stop in waterloo, -- waterloo and cedar rapids. if you want to attend, you need to rsvp on the clinton website. that information is on our website, cbs2iowa.com as the election cycle drags on, uncertainty is climbing in the business industry. according to the wall street journal, only 2500 s&p 500 companies are releasing earnings for september. that is the lowest number offices try to navigate the economics of the election. many retailers are blaming the election for sluggish earnings. still to come at 6:00. scott i am scott sanborn live at the 20th annual marching bad classic. -- band classic. you can see the crowds are starting to amass. i will explain the profit -- the pageantry and the profits

terry swails, let's hope that the weather is going to hold. what you say? we are tracking like showers through eastern iowa and heavier ones to the southwest. we will see if we can time it out so that you stay dry.

tomorrow on cbs 2...hurricane matthew put many people in harms way -- making it hard for first responders to find them all. all.find out how social media -- and a man with a drone helped safe a life before it was too late.tomorrow on cbs 2 tonight is a big night under the lights at linn-mar stadium. stadium.cbs 2 news

under the lights at linn-mar stadium. news anchor scott sanborn is live .>> reporter: a use my out -- huge milestone, karen. when they asked me to host the marching band classic 20 years ago, i never thought we would be here 20 years later. you have raised over half $1 million for the 7 local area cedar rapids it is a spectacular event. not only are high school marching bands playing, but the panthers marching band from the university of iowa is playing. there is no competition, it's about having fun and raising money for the marching bands. somebody that has been doing this for a long time is my buddy scott. how are you doing? what a nice night we are having. >> terry has come through for

tonight .>> reporter: terry says the weather is going to hold and i know you have been checking too. you have seen this morph in more than ways than one. i started as mc and then you came on board.>> we started at the center and now we are outdoors. we have had gorgeous weather and we get to see a 28 bands here. we've been able to add in the university bands. we added the iowa state and which is the iowa band will be here tonight. it is fun to see those folks. what is cool is the high school kids perform and they get to see the university band. we fill in with a great high school members from the cedar rapids area. we fill up with bands from the university as well. >> it's a great recruiting tool for the university. >> absolutely. >> reporter: you and i are

there is somebody else that will be here. >> justin roberts will be here and it will be good having him on the field to celebrate 20 years. it is a wonderful event to raise funds for the high school band problems -- programs. it's going to be a lot of fun. >> reporter: there are still tickets available and all of the ticket money raised goes to the high school marching bands. over half $1 million over 20 years. covering linn-mar stadium, i am scott at 6:00. that is quite a lot of change over the years with the fundraisers.>> we have a musically inclined area here. a lot of the bands are exceptional around here.>> scott plays drums in case you didn't know. he is loving it. and the weather is participating too. are the showers going to hold

there may be some spits of rain which is something we will have to deal with for a few hours before the system should south tomorrow morning. now we have clouds in the sky after earlier today with temperatures in the 70s. now we are down the 64 with the south/southeast wind at 7. the clouds continue to advance across the midwest. this disturbance is headed towards us. it is not very strong and it will bring some showers and night. here are the high temperatures and with the sunshine, the readings got to the 70s this afternoon. we were above the average. davenport was one of the warm places with a balmy 75 this afternoon. now, temperatures are back in the 60s and here and there we have seen some light showers. nothing that has amounted to a great deal.

and scattered and they are tracking from southwest to northeast. a batch moved through cedar rapids a while ago. there are some showers to the southwest better a bit stronger. even thunderstorms and southwestern iowa. after sunset, these will weaken quite a bit and the main focus will be in the northern and western counties. west of cedar rapids is the best chance of significant showers. now when we go to the satellite, you can see the disturbance right here and a is producing snow in canada tonight. so that cold front is something we will have to deal with on wednesday. ahead of it, we will have sunshine blowing through a southwesterly wind. it will be a beautiful day with temperatures in the 70s around eastern iowa during the afternoon hours. then, look at what happens. the front comes through and by wednesday evening at 5:00, a

counties will be down in the 40s. a 20-25 degree temperature drop between wins -- between tuesday and wednesday in eastern iowa. been here are the showers we were talking about moving through the western counties. then they kick off to the northeast and at 6:00 a.m., we see the client -- the sky start to clear. we will be in the sunshine it looks to be a fine day and eaer off on wednesday. look for lows tonight be in the 50s around eastern iowa. 53-57 in the overall range. a few showers in the northwestern counties. tomorrow the clouds moved out and the temperatures take off and everybody should be in the 70s. low to mid 70s looks to be the range. wind out of the south at 25. here's the long-range outlook with a chance of a few showers. that is the day when the temperatures cool off. by thursday morning, down to

after that, things clear up and the temperatures warm back to the 70s. next on cbs 2. 2."cbs 2 news connects with you.call us at 1-800-222-kgan email us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on facebook at facebook/kgan cbs 2. 2. from the terrorism alert desk in washington, i'm michelle marh rs dead and many more injured in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan.10 of those dead are afghan police officers.the taliban is claiming responsibility from the terrorism alert desk in washington, i am michelle marsh. there was a terrorism attack people were killed in afghanistan. at 22-year-old syrian man was arrested for planning attacks similar to the one in paris and brussels. he was captured with the help

they recognized him from a wanted poster, tied him up, and turned to men. they have arrested 16 isis terror suspects in malaysia. the rest band two weeks in six states. this stopped -- the arrests

so what do the trade deals supported by congressman rod blum really mean for iowa? blum's deals are just one of the ways the biggest corporations rig the system to make more money at the expense of iowa jobs. oh, and don't forget-- these corporations shipping our jobs overseas? congressman blum voted to give them tax breaks. these guys hope you're not paying attention... so maybe you should. the deals blum makes in washington are bad for iowa. house majority pac is responsible for the content of this message. his day starts at four. four-ten, he's running three miles rain or shine. six o'clock, chuck's at the office. when in iowa, he's still up early. working the farm, meeting iowans in all ninety-nine counties every year.

i'm chuck grassley, and i approve this message. the iowa offensive line changes worked so well on saturday -- that kirk ferentz

the offensive line change has worked so often that he release the depth chart for the purdue game. there is left tackle and left guard. that's not the only thing that clicked for the hawks. their defense shut down the minnesota offense. they forced turnovers and more importantly, the iowa rush defense appears to be back. they had a seasonal 102 yards on the ground.>> the only block for us. i never think you can be a good defensive team without the run. it was not 100% today, we are better today. >> we had great intensity and not too many mistakes. i feel like that showed up today. >> reporter: i was back on the road this saturday when they

for 7:00. the meeting between the badgers and the hawkeyes will be on abc, espn or espn 2. for the second week, they cannot finish a football game against baylor. they added more heartbreak to their season by blowing a 17 point lead at oklahoma state. both were in th and bow should not of happen. in the last two weeks, isu has been outscored 34-nothing in the final 15 minutes. that have last -- that has left >> -- mike campbell and his clones feeling ticks. -- ticks -- ticked. >> i hope the kids are ticked too. we just have to finish a game. it is not as far as what we do on the field, it's what we do

have played every game and they have not been able to finish three of them. the most recent was saturday's trip to south dakota. they game resulted in a missed field goal and returned downs. everything went right late in those games and they would be 5- 0. mark farley is not interested in thinking that way. i will let everybody judge that. we will be -- we were beat by three points. we had position of the foot wall in those instant -- the football in those instances. that's why i say it is more about our play and our thoughts and our actions. that is what we are controlling right now. on the diamond, the owl baseball team released their scheduled for this season. the hawks will travel south for five straight weekends starting with a trip to south florida. they will play northern

-- host purdue, wreckers, iowa state. then they go to illinois for their conference road series. it is not baseball weather just yet. we are still in football mode. >> south florida in february, they will love that. >> we have to go too. >> that's a deal.

just light rain unless you are down the southwestern iowa. tomorrow morning will be gone. we breakout sun tomorrow afternoon and we go for 75 degrees, well above the normal which is 64. that is a top-

so what do the trade deals supported by congressman rod blum really mean for iowa? blum's deals are just one of the ways the biggest corporations rig the system to make more money at the expense of iowa jobs. these corporations shipping our jobs overseas? congressman blum voted to give them tax breaks. these guys hope you're not paying attention... so maybe you should. the deals blum makes in washington are bad for iowa. house majority pac

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