a noticeable change. today we were still around 70 degrees, the official high in cedar rapids 69. 64 now. still clouds passing through the skies, that is one thing we noticed more of today than what we've seen the past couple of days. all the rain should stay well south of us tonight. radar does show a few sprinkles in washington county. but other than that the rest of the area is dry and our forecast looks to be pretty quiet and dry now on through the upcoming weekend. tomorrow expect a cooler day, temperatures down 10 to 15 degrees. by friday morning freezing temperatures a possibility and scattered frost looks likely. so tomorrow, getting up to a temperature of 44 but it's not going to go up much. we'll end up around 56 degrees, with afternoon sunshine and that cool weather will last on into friday. more coming up. october 19th is a day nationally dedicated to stopping gun violence among

husiinger shows us with more on what one school is doing to get the message across. >> reporter: the next week students at washington high school will have a conversation and choice, to sign this pledge to end gun violence and prevent a tragedy this school is all too familiar with. it takes a split second for a gun to change everything. >> one of my close friends played basketball here. he got shot because, like, of his friends, they were playing with a gun and they were not supposed to. >> reporter: accidental or intentional, the decision to involve guns escalates the violence. >> we have had a lot of gun violence with teens, like a lot of teens have guns and i don't feel like that is right. it's unsafe. >> reporter: now washington high school is putting the topic in focus. >> every student at washington high school and every staff member are going to stop and pause and engage in very robust conversation and dialogue

it. particularly among young people. >> reporter: students are writing poems, essays and songs to help fuel the conversation and wider social media campaign. >> i think the social media piece is going to really drive them. that is how they communicate washington high school , i >> i pledge as a student at washington high school, i pledge i will never bring a gun to school. i will never use a gun to settle a personal problem or dispute. >> reporter: the message is strong. >> it's not worth it. it's not worth taking someone's life o because of a gun. it's not worth it. >> reporter: the interim principal dr. carlos grant says he wants students to understand the importance of reporting illegal weapons both on and off campus to help save young lives. covering the corridor in cedar rapids, cbs 2 news. this year three cedar rapids teens have been charged with gun related offensings and three victims died as a result.

police say was an accidental shooting. a 13-year-old boy is charged with involuntary manslaughter, carrying weapons and interference with official acts. the gun that killed parks wasn't found but a second gun not related to shooting was found near the scene. >> reporter: the iowa city community school district is trying to make it easier for parents to get answers for >> reporter: karen, parents in the iowa city community school district are keeping up with a lot of changes. now there's a new web page to help them out. matt larson has two girls, one in first grade. the other is 3 years old. >> wednesday is dad's day off. >> reporter: larson says he and his wife are following the district's conversation about school boundaries. >> there are plans floating

they seemed to have found one and said this is it. >> reporter: the district recently made changes to attendance zones and transfer policy, all that information can now be found on one one one web page. >> you will find the maps for the visual learners. >> reporter: and you can put in the address to find which elementary school, middle and high schools your children are assigned. >> the board decided given the new secondary school configuration and addition of liberty high room at our secondary schools to allow people to transfer from one school to the other. >> we got an e-mail in the last week about the new transfer policy and how they are going to enforce it. they've been very up front and forthright. we appreciate that. >> reporter: if you would like to see the information we have a link on our web site,

school district officials have also listened to parents who don't want to see elementary school students being split up. all kids at an elementary school will now go to the same junior high and high school. right now there are a couple of elementary schools that do split as kids move on but that will change with the attendance zones in 2019. early voting is happening to make sure voters have some peace of mind at the polls.the that the allegations of a rigged election are ?not that the allegations of a rigged election are not happening in the u.s. the office for democratic institutions and human rights took a closer look at the the len county voting system. the poland based organization reached out to the iowa secretary of state for a list of counties to observe testing on the voting machines. it began earlier this week. polling locations in the county

to 9:00 p.m. election day and absentee ballots are due by november 7th. it may be only fitting that the city perhaps best known for its wild times is hosting a third and final presidential cbs 2 news political correspondent scott thuman is in las vegas to take us beyond the podium. podium. (scott)sure droves of people will tune in tonight, there were a combined 150 million viewers for the first two debates but in reality, the candidates may as well be focusing, comparitively speaking, on a very small, but vital group.(pkg)(split screen) the path to the white house, runs through sin city. hillary clinton and donald trump have to do more than just quote-unquote, 'win' the final debate. they have to ?inspire?a&and that is an altogether more difficult task: (hudak-523) "the real undecided in this race, i would argue, are people deciding whether or not to votea&(butt) all the they need to do is convey to the public don't stay home and sit on the couch, take those

get to the polls and vote for me." john hudak of the brookings institution says that could be 10 to 15% of the electorate -they know 'who' they'd like to win, but 'not' if it's worth leaving the house.(hudak-:23) "this third debate either gives her the opportunity to effectively win the electiona&or gives donald trump the ability to begin his comeback, which will have to be fast, it'll have to be aggressive, and unprecedented." convincing a voter is one thing, having confidence in the systema&that's another, according to trump:(trump- po?130tu) "they even wanna try and rig the election at the polling booths where so many cities are corrupt."democrats have accused trump's flurry of fraud accusatins, a pre-emptive excuse in case of a loss. clinton supporter & virginia governor terry mcauliffe:(mcaulifee-302) me: "do you expect legal challenges?" him: "well you never know what donald trump is going to do, if he loses. who know what he's gonna do but i would hope we don't have legal challenges and i'm hoping in virginia, we've spent a lot of time with our poll workers with our cyber teams. we're gonna have a system that's easy to go in and vote."as for clinton, her debate prep has reportedly included how to again, try to

email scandal, that's become a constant drip of documents giving her skeptics, fodder for distrust.(scott/tag)also tonight, this debate hudak says is one of, if not ?the? first time one will be held on a majority minority campusa&in other words, where most students are not white, a reflection of a growing base of voters the candidates need to enthuse: underpaid, younger & those slammed by the recession.in las vegas, i'm scott thuman that brings us to the question of the day. which "october surprise" will affect your vote most?go to cbs 2 iowa dot com- click on the question of the day link and cast your vote! also - be sure to join us for a live town hall tomorrow about tonight's debate.you can watch "your voice, your future," on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com, and on our digital channel, tomorrow night at six. the affordable care act's marke- marketplace-opens in just two weeks and consumers will get marketplace opens in just two weeks. and consumers will get to choose from some new and

"the new york times" says standardized health plans that cover basic servicings without a deductible will be one of the options. this new simple choice option makes it oyou do not have to meet a deductible before coverage kicks in. consumers could still face co- pays though on things like outpatient mental health services, prescription drugs, and primary and specialty care visits. another issue still at hand is making the aca more affordable. so these new simple choic plans could be more costly. a new business in cedar rapids has athletes and those suffering from chronic pain cooling off. literally. they step into a freezing chamber that is about 200 blow. hear firsthand the experience from a client on how it's helped relieve his pain. on the cbs 2 news at 10:00. also in cedar rapids plans for cedar bayou are moving forward. crews are expected to break

phases of construction next spring. as we reported this summer the park will be near hawkeye downs. in addition to outdoor fun there will be 60,000 square the park. "there's nothing indoor around here that's really big. so we're in iowa you know i don't want to restrict us to a fortunate hundred day season so i want something they can enjoy year around." around."ford also says the i want something they can enjoy year round. >> fd won't disrupt anything at hawkeye downs. the park is scheduled to open in 2018. still to come -- wind power gives iowa more than 30% of its electricity. what a recent report says could help even more. >> we were up around 70 once again today but the front powered by northerly winds will be coming into the area here later on tonight and you can see now it's only in the 40s in minnesota. pretty good drop in

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for our country in world war ii. but, he never got his medals and he tried for years. dad knew his time was near. out of options, he finally called senator grassley's office. they got dad his medals. just before he passed. iowa is already a leader in wind energy, and now the des moines register says if that iowa is already a leader in wind energy and the "des moines register" says if that power is doubled in iowa it could save consumers almost $13 billion over 25 years. the american wind energy association recently released a report saying if the state can increase wind generation to 20,000 megawatts it could save homes and industrial customers thousands a year. right now 31% of iowa's electricity is generated by wind. speaking of wind and weather and blue skies and

lowdown. >> we're going to more of a northerly wind flow aloft. it's important because it's going to finally pull in colder air, but it's going to only last a couple of days, by the weekend another nice warm-up. i like how it's working out. 64 degrees now after a high of 69 in cedar rapids. winds are north at 10 miles an hour. this cold air is going to deepen as we go through the night and tomorrow. that will send highs tomorrow back into the 50s. a noticeable change in temperatures expected in there's our current readings after after the highs up around 70 especially in the central and southern counties we're back into the lower 60s in the northwest. 61 now in waterloo. dubuque 64. still 64 in cedar rapids and iowa city, 65 degrees. checking out the radar, not much showing up in eastern iowa but get into extreme southeastern iowa and parts of illinois some light showers are showing up but these are

of our southernmost counties so. maybe a sprinkle in washington county but that should be about it as far as precip goes. still though a lot of clouds covering up eastern iowa. looks like those are going to be around for the majority of the night. later on tonight and especially tomorrow morning, drier air comes in from the northwest. that will get rid of the clouds. our predictor at 7:00 tonight, still shows overcast conditions around much of the area. we're going to push you out until 6:00 in the morning and there's where you can start to see that ea our northern counties. then as we go through the morning hours tomorrow that continues to push on to the southeast along with the cooler and drier air. by afternoon we are back into sunshine, it will be kind of deceptive because temperatures are going to be sharply colder around eastern iowa. and here's why -- it's already down in the 40s up here in minnesota. that air mass is moving on to the southeast. and by the time we get to tomorrow afternoon, temperatures are expected to be

3:00. then tomorrow night frost and freezing temperatures a possibility. our model shows 36 but i think more like 32. then friday another cool day as we start often the weekend with temperature somewhere in the mid-50s. but beyond that you can see it's getting closer to 70 in nebraska and that is the warm air that returns to the area on southerly winds over the weekend. at this point we still see major weather systems that would produce any precipitation. so our forecast for rain which now goes all the way up through moay conditions in eastern iowa. so some pretty uneventful weather the next few days. tonight's forecast has cooler conditions by morning. lows in the northwest, where there will be breaks in the clouds by morning. should be back in the upper 30s. rest of us 40 to 45 degrees. as we go into tomorrow, it's mostly sunny later on in the day but the temperature not going to respond too much.

cool weather on friday too, 55 after that morning low of 32 but beyond that you can see we're in the sunshine for the weekend. temperatures warm up nicely, 68 expected sunday. and there's our next rain system. doesn't look like that would arrive until tuesday night or wednesday but could be a few showers around at that point but the weekend looks outstanding. still to come -- things are about to escalate quickly in iowa city. we preview saturday showdown with number 10 wisconsin next from the terrorism alert desk in washington, i'm jonathan elias(??turn??)two americans were killed in kabul, afghanistan during an two americans in killed in kabul, afghanistan during an attack near a coalition base. one of the victims was a service member. the other a civilian. the two are part of nato's

forces. iraqi and kurdish forces continue their push on the city of mosul. an intelligence from coalition forces suggests that isis' leader abu baka al-bacardi is holed up in the city and likely with the group's bombmaker. the new york college student killed in syria after joining isis, that student told his parents he was going back to school. he was not. he went to syria to join the terror group and instead was killed there in

it's troubling. congressman blum actually co-sponsored a bill that could make it legal for a woman to be fired just for being pregnant. and blum tried to defund planned parenthood, even though women depend on it for critical care, like cancer screenings. i was diagnosed with breast cancer, and i know it was early detection that made a difference. it's not a political issue. it's about caring about all of our people here in this country. is message. i spent many years as a nuclear missile launch officer. if the president gave the order we had to launch the missiles, that would be it. i prayed that call would never come. [ radio chatter ] self control may be all that keeps these missiles from firing. [ sirens blearing ] i would bomb the [ beep] out of them. i want to be unpredictable. i love war. the thought of donald trump with

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as the hawks' schedule kicks things up a notch -- their starting as the hawks' schedule kicks things up a notch their starting line-up could be taking another blow. already without lead receiver matt vanderburg george kittle could now be limited against wisconsin. he suffered a foot sprain at purdue last weekend and the coach says it ruled him out. and with the iowa running game clicking, this one hurts. >> there's no sense in sugar coating it. if george can't go that is your number one pass catcher and number one touchdown grabber from last year, both out of the line-up. what does wisconsin do best? they stop the run best. so they've got to hit some plays in the passing game. really encouraged by noah fant, baby steps for smith, they are getting better every week, you

in the passing game with our without george. >> reporter: floyd of rosedale gets a lot of hype but don't forget that guy -- the badgers know what is at stake having seen their three-game win streak against the hawks snapped last year. that finish has him playing they're a tough physical team like we are. i feel like that's physical team like we are. i feel it's one of the things that we take to heart and we have a lot of pride in. we want to be sure we're known as the toughest and most physical team. >> reporter: of course a full breakdown of this week's game coming your way tomorrow night with "i on the hawks" on fox 28. everything is fine, they are good. seven homers are from pitchers. and they've struck

don't shoot the messenger but... something has to give in tonight's game four in los angeles -- because the team that was "making baseball great again" -- has been shutout the last two games -- and is now two losses away from elimination.. "we're just not hitting the ball. we're doing the same >> we're just not hitting the paul. getting the results right now. there's really no excuse we just obviously need to p up quickly." drum roll please -- the winner of the n-l-c-s will face the windians -- i mean indians -- in the 2016 fall classic -- they take the american league pennant with a 3-nothing win this afternoon... we will be right back to take

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manatee to be released by sea world. >> docile creatures, yet so large. >> how did she get to florida to cape cod? >> pregnant too. >> a road trip. >> sure is. pretty good day tomorrow, a

it's not uncommon for autistic kids to flap their hands. and so when i saw that, that was completely disqualifying. i'm a republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. my son max can't live in trump world. so i'm crossing party lines and voting for hillary. i don't always agree with her, but she's reasonable. and she's smart. she can work with people to solve problems. i want to be able to tell my kids that i did the right thing

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