confident -- but not clear yet. the city of cedar rapids knows there's flood damage, but also knows the temporary floodwall protected a lot of property. also this morning -- the high water putting farmers in a tough spot. and monday's debate set a record -- and the record it broke goes all the way back to a debate 36 years ago. i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. our calm weather will continue

weekend. however, there is a weather maker to our east, which will stay there but as it spins over the great lakes, we could see a stray shower today - most will stay dry. highs will be cool again, in the low 60s (about 10 degrees below our average at this time of year). breezy winds could make it feel a little cooler. which will stay there but as it it's a major flood, there's damage, but it could've been worse. a lot worse. that's what we're hearing from cedar rapids this morning after the cedar river crested at about 22 feet yetserday.

still a very dangerous situation. here's a look from the air from our kwwl drone. about ten miles of temporary barriers -- put up in just a few days -- along with a quarter of a million sandbags are protecting many homes and businesses. city workers and contractors have been working long hours -- looking for any weaknesses in the system. but as you can see -- some buildings and homes do have water. schools are closed again today. in fact -- they won't reopen in cedar rapids until monday. the city says it won't feel comfortable again until the river falls below 18 feet. this kwwl drone video shows some of the buisnesses affected in the newbo area in cedar rapids. it's one of the hardest hit areas in the city. on the other side of the hesco barriers -- businesses are dry... "i'm absolutely amazed and i'm,

forget that my neighbors and my good friends on the other side of this wall are deeply impacted." tornado's pub and kickstand, among some of those businesses impacted. the city says they couldn't put the barriers on the other side because the ground is uneven. they're now focused on what's underground. the city says there's tremendous pressure on the sewer system. workers are keeping a close eye on pipes. in other parts of eastern iowa -- the cleanup effort is coming together. there's a lot of damage in clarksville because of the shell rock river -- which flooded. piles of drywall and other debris piled at the end of drive-ways. take a step inside one of these homes and it becomes clear just how much was taken by the floods. one man moved back to

"will you refinish the basement?" "i don't think so." and he isn't alone --- 150 other homeowners faced with the same decision. fema will be in clarksville later this week to take a look at the the cedar river continues to drop in the cedar valley. some neighborhoods in the north cedar area still dealing with a lot of water. but many have shifted to cleanup mode-- this family just able to get into their house yesterday to start cleaning. "it's not as bad as it was in had two feet. so what you're seeing here in mostly junk. we got rid of most of it in 08." you can still get cleanup kits from

number one in waterloo or the living water church in cedar falls. we're also getting a look at the impact flooding had in waterloo. this is video of a home on riverside drive. the water left a mess behind. realization of the loss. you know, of what we lost, and i nkida let it defeat me the first couple of days. and i watched thei reactions. uh sorry. this is the second time this family has this. for those of you in black hawk county -- if you have any sandbags sitting around you don't need -- you can return those. moose lodge in washburn on highway 218 or the city park in finchford -- or -- the secondary roads shed on cedar street in la porte city. all of this water is also

still has six inches of standing water in some of his fields. iowa's a-g secretary says with low commodity prices, producers need every bushel they can get. your crops off but you're holding off because who knows what october will bring. you kind of get used to it, but it's a little tiring." iowa has 23 million acres of corn and soybeans. all farmers with flooded fields can do now -- is wait for thte to go down to see if their crops can be salvaged. in parts of jones county -- the wapsi river has crested. homeowners just hoping it's not as bad as 2008. "that was a tough one, fought very hard to save the basement. to re-do the entire first floor of our house. and when you got a house that was built in 1863, that's a lot of work."

we've been getting phone calls and e-mails from many of you asking how you can help. kwwl and the american red cross are sharing this information for you to help your friends and neighbors affected by the flooding here in eastern iowa. text the word "redcross" - all one word" to 9-0-999 -- to make a ten dollar donation. that money will be added to your the time now is --- continuing coverage of a deadly shooting v a 13-year-old girl killed. it happened yesterday morning along 15th street south-east in cedar rapids. three suspects were taken into custody about ten minutes after a call came in about the shooting. the girl was shot in the head and died. her name has not been released. a man has died after being shot by police in california. it happened yesterday afternoon. police say the man was acting erratically and refused to

hands. he was then shot after pulling something out of his pocket. the shooting sparked an uproar in a community. some restaurant employees say police tooks their phones and "there's a lot of hurt and a lot going on." police have not said if the man who was shot -- had a gun. hundreds of protesters march in tulsa to their support for terence crutcher and his family. ru ago -- after his car was stopped in the middle of the road. officers say crutcher was acting erratically, and not listening to them. he was not armed. the officer who shot him has been charged with manslaughter. a man seen ramming patrol cars is in the hospital this morning after being shot by police. it happened in phoenix in a convenience store parking lot. no officers were hurt. the suspect is in critical condition.

leader is being remembered. former israeli president shimon peres died. he was 93. israel's oldest statesman born in poland. he served many roles in his 60-year career in politics -- including as the country's prime minister. today, friends, family members and teammates will say good-bye to jose fernandez. the miami marlins all-star pitcher was killed in a boating accident. today, the president will meet with service members. . he'll be in fort lee, virginia for a town hall focusing on veterans, national security, and foreign policy. he'll also take questions from active service members and veterans in the audience. now to those who would be president. donald trump and hillary clinton will be in iowa over the next few days. trump will hold a rally at the mid- america center in council bluffs today. the campaign is launching the

the event begins at 2:30. clinton will be in des moines tomorrow for an early voting event. that event begins at 12:30. their debate on monday night was the most watched presidential debate ever. 84 million people saw it. the debate was moderated by n-b-c's lester holt. the old re w that debate between the democratic incumbent jimmy carter -- and his republican challenger -- ronald reagan. since then -- no debate has ever had more than 70 million viewers -- until the other night. tonight's new episode of "law and order svu" features a guest star -- a bit out of the norm for the show. vice president joe biden makes a cameo in the episode, playing himself. it's connected to the white house's campaign to prevent sexual assault.

untested rape kits around the country ---- an issue the vice president hopes will get more attention. i have no illusions. i'm not a very good actor. but this one, i didn't have to act about. this one is just right from the gut. you can watch law and order s-v-u tonight at eight on kwwl. we have much more to get to this morning: in ten minutes -- he used to be on top of the golf world. get in the picture. literally. this is an interesting moment as golfers get ready for the plus a powerful moment -- spreading a message of "now your storm track 7

weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: our calm weather will continue for another day...and at least into the weekend. however, there is a weather maker to our east, which will stay there but as it spins over the great lakes, we could see a stray shower today - most will stay dry. highs will be cool again, in the low 60s (about 10 degrees below our average at this time of year). breezy winds could make it feel a little cooler. the winds will calm once the sun sets. expect a dry, late september night with lows falling into the mid/upper 40s. thursday will be mostly sunny and the

temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. it could be a little breezy again tomorrow but the stronger winds will completely move out friday. we could see another stray shower on saturday. our calm weather will continue for another day...and at least into the weekend. however, there is a weather maker to our east, which will stay there but as it spins over the great lakes, we could see a stray shower highs will be cool again, in the low 60s (about 10 degrees below our average at this time of year). breezy winds could make it feel a little cooler. the winds will calm once the sun sets. expect a dry, late september night with lows falling into the mid/upper 40s. thursday will be mostly sunny and the sunshine will help us warm to near normal temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. it could be a little

stronger winds will completely move out friday. our calm weather will continue for another day...and at least into the weekend. however, there is a weather maker to our east, which will stay there but as it spins over the great lakes, we could see a stray shower today - most will stay dry. highs will be cool again, in the low 60s (about 10 degrees below our average at this time of year). breezy winds could make it feel sets. expect a dry, late sets. expect a dry, late and the sunshine will help us shower on saturday but mainly over the next several days -- iowa communities will start running the numbers -- figuring out how much damage they have because of the

have a pretty good idea. this picture of a van -- in a washed out road -- in vernon county... just one of many pictures of damaged roads we've seen. the state of wisconsin says the damage to roads, bridges and trails because of recent flooding now tops eight million dollars. by the way -- the driver who crashed -- was not seriously hurt. the time now is the football field is a place for a fierce competition. this morning though it's all about togetherness. an impressive idea at an iowa school. plus -- quick -- s changes her mind... he's got to find the ring. a wedding proposal that didn't go quite the way he planned it. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in robins, jesup, spillville and all of eastern iowa.

morning of the flooding we've seen the past several days. this is the tank in veterans park in independence surrounded by water. these pictures were taken on

the water from the wapsi crossed the the north end of the highway 150 bridge. it was closed most of sunday but reopened monday morning. keep sharing your pictures with us on our kwwl facebook page. today is national good neighbor day -- but you could say -- it's been celebrated all week long in eastern iowa. here's another example: more than 70 students from tripoli high school headed west to help people in clarksville. then last night -- the clarksville volleyball team gave thas their match with tripoli. this is homecoming weekend in iowa city. the hawks won't be at full strength against northwestern. we started hearing about this on monday night -- but yesterday it was confirmed. wide receiver matt vandeberg is out -- indefinitely -- after hurting his foot in practice. the senior leads all hawkeye receivers in catches and touchdowns. a football field in iowa becomes

13-hundred students from west des moines schools came together to spell the word friend. this is part of a movement to prevent bullying. they want kids to know that friendship can come in many different forms -- and from "hopefully kids with problems that they just can't talk to their parents about it or they're scared to talk to their parents about it." student ambassadors from each building are wo encouraging others to be considerate and spread friendship. they want to be pictured as champs, but first team u-s-a has to get their picture on the golf course. and it wasn't exactly smooth. golf's ryder cup is this weekend in minnesota. yesterday -- during the team picture -- tiger woods tries to get in the team picture twice. the problem is -- he's not playing. he's a vice captain. this is a picture of the guys who are playing for team u- s-a this

johnson. tiger takes the snub well. they all laugh. you can watch the ryder cup right here on kwwl this weekend. one man's plan to pop the question hits a snag -- when he drops the ring. it happened during the yankees game. thankfully, other fans helped him find it. romeo got his ring back, got a re- do, and more importantly, got a coming up -- a device that could lead to a big breakthrough in cancer treatment for so many people in iowa -- and across the country. the city of cedar rapids now with a better idea of what it faces in terms of flood damage. here's another look of the new-bo area from the kwwl drone. we'll get the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist

helping breast cancer patients. it's designed to make removing tumors easier, less painful and less expensive. gayle guyardo tells us how the ultra sound is saving lives. pinpoints breast tumors and affected. "pain free - it was very simple patient joyce soler just moments before the had her tumor surgery she was injected with a small rice sized ultra sound technology - that allow doctors to pinpoint where lesions are located. "you can see the numbers so you know how close you are based little device is - you see it - that's where you make your incision and you go in and get it." the breakthrough device developed by dr. cox and

thanks to grant money donated by an organization called "hooked on hope." "it can actually help us to get or wouldn't normally be able to afford it.." the device is called "savi scout" and it has been cleared today in iowa continues in a

woman: huh. congressman blum is a tea party member. we've shut down the government before. woman: blum voted to cut social security. we've got to raise the retirement age. woman: blum would raise the retirement age to 70. then there's monica vernon... a hardworking mom. started a small business while raising three daughters. she'll fight for equal pay for equal work. vernon: i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message. another check of your storm track seven forecast. ally crutcher joins us for today

now on today in iowa... the river crests in cedar rapids -- but flooding still a major concern. plus... iowa senators are demanding answers on why flood protection projects were not built after floods of 0-8.