nyu celebrated harvey's accomplishments in meteorology. alumni and faculty from nyu gathered here at wcvb to salute harvey. he received his master's degree in meteorology from nyu, where he also served as an instructor. >> in the field of broadcast meteorology, there is nobody better. he is well-known across the station for that. what did they give you? it with was tie. it is purple. ed: why? i had to look it up. violet. maria: come on. you are correct. congratulations, harvey. well-deserved. meteorologist: thank you very much. very nice. lovely evening. maria: it with as a great night. ed: you have to be in high school to get a high five but you act leak you are in high reporter: all right. what a busy night we had. you name a sport.

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... our cold front is moving across the area the morning, but you'd hardly know it from a precipitation standpoint. there's just no moisture to work with, and a rapid decrease in clouds is likely. much of the day should be sunny with lighter wind and highs around 70. plan on a nice night with clear and calm conditions. our next weak system arrives late wednesday night into thursday morning and should offer up a chance of very light rain in the area. cooler temperatures remain on track for thurs wake of that small system, with a nice rebound for the weekend. have a good day!today: mostly sunny. wind: nw 5-15. high: 70 tonight: mostly clear. wind: light n low: 48 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: n 5-10. high: 66 tom. night: mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light rain. wind: n 5-10. low: 45 relocate to the cedar rapids downtown core. hibu, a digital marketing services provider and directory publisher, is moving into 211 third avenue se in cedar rapids. rockwell collins had space in that b

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a cloudy thursday. while there will probably be some breaks in late for the october sunshine to push the temperatures around. tomorrow, however, is a different story. a strong warm front is still on track to move in from the southwest tomorrow, increasing the wind substantially and allowing for widespread highs into the 70s. while records are safe at the moment, we'll continue to watch this going forward. the weekend continues to in the 60s. by halloween, our next surge of warm air moves into the region with highs at least into the mid- 70s for all areas. it'll be windy again as well!today: cloudy in the morning. gradual clearing in the afternoon. wind: w 5-10 high: 54 tonight: mostly clear. wind: se 5-10. low: 46 tomorrow: partly cloudy. breezy and milder. wind: sw 15-25 high: 74 tom. night: partly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. low: 55 from flood mitigation to the iran nuclear deal, candidates for iowa's first congressiona l district talked tough with less than two weeks until elect

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another warm day with a chance of thunderstorms. the bulk of evening hours, with heavy rainfall the primary concern. a few storms may also contain some gusty wind. this is not a situation where repeated rounds of rain are likely, but, some areas may receive over 1" of rainfall with this front tonight. plan get back to 60 on friday. a gorgeous, seasonable weekend continues to look likely with highs mainly in the 60s and lows in the 40s. frost will be put off for at least another week to 10 days around the area. have a great day!today: showers and storms likely, mainly in the late afternoon and evening. wind: se 5-15. high: 76 tonight: showers and storms likely. wind: s 10-20. low: 52 tomorrow: gradual clearing. cooler and windy. wind: nw 15-25. high: 61 tom. night: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-10. americans in the southeast are now being told to get ready for the possibility of a direct hit. abc's maggie rulli reports that this could be the biggest mass evacuation ever. this mrning

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a cloudy tuesday with a slight chance at a few rain showers developing later today. the overall timing of this low pressure system hasn't changed at all and should drop most of its rain during the night and into wednesday morning. a half inch to one inch of rainfall is possible with afternoon. clouds should linger well into thursday with a return to much above normal temperatures by friday. in fact, many areas have a good shot at 70+ degrees again by friday afternoon, with warmer than normal temperatures going well into next week as well. today: isolated showers developing late in the afternoon and evening. wind: se 10-20. high: 56 tonight: showers and a few thunderstorm s likely. windy. wind: se 15-25. low: 50 tomorrow: showers and a few thunderstorm s likely, mostly in the morning. windy at mes.wind: var 10-20. high: 56 t. ght: most oy and cooler.wind: n linn mar school board officials say overcrowding has them contemplating space solutions. now, district leaders have of res

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... a weak weather system in the plains will slide our way today into tonight. for the most part, we'll just have an increase in late today. otherwise, highs should be mild, mainly in the lower 70s. a few patches of light rain continue tonight, but those will be out by daybreak tomorrow. 70s return on tuesday. a potent cold front will push across the area wednesday morning, bringing some showers then. while we'll start off near 60, temperatures should fall during the afternoon. frost is possible wednesday night, but we'll quickly rebound to mild temperatures yet again.today: increasing clouds with the off- chance of a few sprinkles late. wind: s 10-20. high: 72 alo: 72 dbq: 71 iow: 73 tonight: slight chanceo. moderators anderson cooper and martha raddatz teamed to ask sharp questions of donald trump and hillary clinton last night during the second presidential debate. as abc's angelica spanos reports, audience members and viewers the battle between hillary clinton and donald trump was ful

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a much cooler day than yesterday. while some spots are starting settle back into the 50-55 range for much of the day. while moisture is limited, there will still be a chance of light rain as well, though all areas will stay well below a quarter of an inch. tonight, plan on temperatures to go into the 30s, however, the wind will not calm down entirely, which will prevent a hard freeze. patchy frost is likely, with widespread frost possible over northern sections of the state. temperatures will be in the upper 50s thursday afternoon, with a big rebound in temperature likely for the weekend.today: light rain possible, mainly through early afternoon. slowly falling temperatures. wind: nw 10-20. high: 55 tonight: mostly clear. patchy frost possible late. wind: nw 5-10. low: 35 tomorrow: early patchy frost. sunny. nd: sw 5-10. high: 58 tom. night: clear. wind: se 5-10. low: 41 ck ty, chris. volunteers packed about 250,000 sandbags in cedar rapids during the fl

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... overall, today should be another decent day. as mentioned yesterday, any early to mid-morning hours. from there, a spectacular fall afternoon is on track with a return to sunshine and highs well into the 70s. the wind will not be as strong as yesterday. late tonight into tomorrow, multiple rounds of rainfall become likely again, with a final round of rainfall possible thursday night. that final round will probably be the strongest and create the bulk of the rainfall totals, which should exceed 1" in some locations. behind this front, get the jackets out! it'll be a return to typical october for friday and saturday. enjoy your day!today: showers possible early, eclearg. wind: sw15. hige owers and storms latewind: 5-10: owers and storms likely, pecially in the afternoon and evening. wind: se 5-.igh: 76 tod storms likely. wind: s 5-10.low ank a debate that wasn't as bombastic as the presidential showdown a week ago -- but one where the difference on issues was debate, republican governor

first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a few areas of fog in eastern iowa this morning. as is usually the case, the river valleys will probably go first, but all areas do have a risk of fog during the morning commute. otherwise, highs should get back into the lower 70s today as partly cloudy sky develops. our continues to be on track with two different rounds of rain. the first round should move into eastern iowa on wednesday morning, with another batch of rain set to arrive on thursday. the timing of these rounds still are not fully set as the impacts of hurricane matthew could still shift these slightly. as long as matthew doesn't stall, typical october temperatures should invade the area by friday and into the upcoming weekend.toda y: early morning fog, then partly cloudy, high around 73. tonight: partly cloudy, lows in the mid-upper 50s. tomorrow: partly cloudy, highs in the upper 70s. thanks kaj. the iowa state patrol this morning is investigating a crash in johnson county that killed a pedestrian. the johnson

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, starting off in the upper 30s to lower 40s and should be able to climb easily into the 60s today. there will be some clouds that roll in, primarily after the lunch hour. these clouds should only have a small impact on temperatures. tonight, plan on mostly cloudy conditions for football with overnight lows only dropping to the 50s. the wind really kicks weekend will be into the 70s, and there remains a small storm chance centered primarily on saturday night. sunday and monday will be remarkably warm for mid-october. have a great weekend! today: mostly sunny in the morning with clouds increasing from this west later today. wind: s 5-15. high: 66 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: s 5-15. low: 57 tomorrow: windy with more clouds than sunshine. a few storms are possible late. wind: s 15-25. high: 74 tom. night: showers and a few thunderstorm s possible. wind: s 10-20. low: anks k. tree and caught on fire. officials say it happened in the 500 block of newell street around midnight. the fire didn't spread to anything else. police won

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on the early morning rain to exit very quickly and give way to a sunny and mild day. highs should generally range from 73-77 u cold front moves in from the northwest and should increase the clouds during the night. the cold front itself should pass through around 7am near waterloo with a 10-11 am frontal passage around iowa city. this makes tomorrow morning the warmest part of the day, with falling temperatures into the afternoon. rain is also possible along this front, with light amounts under a quarter inch. thursday remains sunny and cooler with a return to above normal temperatures as early as friday afternoon in spots. today: sunny and mild. a bit breezy at times. wind: s 10-20. high: tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: s 5-10. low: 62 tomorrow: light railike.temperay afternoon. wind: nw 10-20. high: 62 tom. night: mostly clear. areas of pc ostpossible thanks kaj. alburnettouple is anxius the state fire marshal's office today after a massive fire tore through their home. the fire

nyu celebrated harvey leonard's accomplishments in meteorology. faculty gathered at wcvb yesterday to salute harvey. he received h in meteorology from nyu where he also served as an instructor. well-deserved. >> proud. absolutely. weatherwise we've got rain on the way and we need it. the drought has been going on. we had a good dose of rain in october. over 4 inches in boston. we're running a little bit above average for the month, but notice for the year our deficit commute. nothing more than a shower or patch of drizzle through midday. toward the ride home this afternoon, and especially tonight, that's when the rain chances really are going up. the potential is there for about an inch of rainfall. this is one of our computer models indicating either side of an inch widespread across the area. there's going to be snow. a few flakes possible, but accumulating snow a couple of inches in the berkshires and across new england. snow across new york state. it's running into high pressure. so much of the morning hours are dry. the system will come in wi

but first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first alert forecast, britley... the winds have died down and will be variable at roughly 5 to 15 mph. not only dial it down a bit too. expect high temperatures near 70 degrees this afternoon. even though we're a bit cooler than yesterday, we're still well above where we should be for this time of year. keep in mind we should be sitting in the upper 50s for highs.the evening will bring a few more clouds and the possibility of a few sprinkles and a few light showers as a cold front pushes through eastern iowa. this front will also bring in cooler temperatures for sunday. the cooler and damp conditions will be short lived. monday will be breezy and warm once more into the middle 70s.today: partly cloudy. wind: variable 5-15. high: 71 alo: 65 dbq: 70 iow: 73 68 to 74 tonight: mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles or light rain possible. wind: n 10-15. low: 49 alo: 47 dbq: 50 iow: 50 46 to 52 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: n 5-10 high: 59 alo: 58 dbq: 57 iow: 60 56 to 62 tom. night: partly cloudy. wind: se 5-15 low: 47 alo:

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another warm day with a chance of thunderstorms. the bulk of these storms will be found in the late afternoon and evening hours, with heavy rainfall the primary may also contain some gusty wind. this is not a situation where repeated rounds of rain are likely, but, some areas may receive over 1" of rainfall with this front tonight. plan on jacket weather to return in 24 hours as highs struggle to get back to 60 on friday. a gorgeous, seasonable weekend continues to look likely with highs mainly in the 60s and lows in the 40s. frost will be have a great day!today: showers and storms likely, mainly in the late afternoon and evening. wind: se 5-15. high: 76 tonight: showers and storms likely. wind: s 10-20. low: 52 tomorrow: gradual clearing. cooler and windy. wind: nw 15-25. high: 61 tom. night: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-10. low: 41 thanks kaj. forecasters say hurricane this morning, the hurricane is expected to strengthen as it approaches florida, where about 2 million people ar

. >>> the world meteorological organization says three major greenhouse gases hit record highs last yearincluding carbon dioxide. it says that gas has hit a critical limit the u.n. warns is permanent. it released the global averages of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide for 2015. the data came from weather authorities and research institutes across the globe. the organization says the average concentration of carbon dioxide in the world reached 400 parts per million. that's the highest level since 1984 when worldwide observation began. >> translator: we need to continue efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and implement measures to reduce the risk of natural disasters stemming from global warming. >> the world meteorological organization says the powerful el nino weather system last year led to high temperatures and less rain in tropical regions. it says these factors led to forest fires that drove up co2 emissions. it also reports that concentrations of methane and nitrous oxide reached new highs. >>> it's time for our "eye on as asia." the top u.s. diplomat for asia says his coun

but first, meteorologis t alert forecast, britley... a lingering drop of rain is possible early, otherwise we'll see mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies at times throughout the afternoon. now that the cold front has passed through temperatures will be back where they expect highs only topping out into the 50s. however a warm front will begin to lift and winds will shift out of the south at roughly 15 to 25 mph. this will allow for our temperatures to climb back into the 70s for some on halloween. today: partly cloudy. wind: n 5-10 high: 58 alo: 57 dbq: 56 iow: 58 55 to 61 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: se 5-15 low: 46 alo: 44 dbq: 44 iow: 46 43 to 49 this morning, people in are waking up outdoors in cedar rapids. they're not camping, but instead are raising awareness about homelessness in linn county. area nonprofits estimate homelessness affects about 5-thousand people in linn county. more than 25-hundred are children, and help is difference. that's why for the 11th year in a row, you'll find people in cardboard shacks at vets memorial

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. another seasonable day ahead with temperatures starting off cool, but warming into the 60s. we'll see sunshine all around again and this time winds are coming from the northeast. those winds will quickly shift begin to thicken back up bringing the chance for showers and we'll bring in warmer temperatures. monday's chance for showers will be light and mainly late into the day. as soon as this system moves out our temperatures are dropping back into the upper 50s and low 60s for highs. today: mostly sunny. wind: ne 5-10 high: 67 alo: 66 dbq: 65 iow: 68 64 to 70 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: se: 5-10 low: 49 alo: 48 dbq: 49 iow: 50 46 to 52 thanks britley. linn county officials say two people are dead following a two vehicle crash saturday night in central city. multiple agencies responded to the intersection of sawyer road and jordans grove around 8:28 last night. 68-year-old alan demoss of san tan valley, arizona was the driver of the truck. demoss' passenger and the driver of the priu

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis morning will break and we'll see plenty of sunshine this afternoon. thanks to the wind shift from the north to south along with the wonderful sunshine, high temperatures will warm into the 60s. perfect football weather i'd say!the evening is pleasant as well. temperatures will stay mild, dropping only into the low 40s as winds continue out of the south. a few passing clouds will be all.sunday the sunshine returns and so do the warmer temperatures. expect highs nearing 70 degrees. areas south of i-80 may actually top out in the low 70s.this warmth will stick with us through the middle of next week until our next system moves in on wednesday bring chances for rain and a few stors wind: sw 5-15. high: 66 alo: 66 dbq: 64 iow: 67 63 to 69 tonight: mostly clear. wind: s 5-10. low: 44 alo: 44 dbq: 44 iow: 45 41 to 47 thanks britley. presidential nominees have just a little more than 2 weeks to persuade voters. with election day now 17 days away, the nominees are today republican donald trump plans to lay out plans for his first 100 days in of

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. waking up with temperatures into the 50s skies today will turn partly cloudy at times and this will allow for our high temperatures to be slightly thanks britley. things are definitely starting to get back to flooding in cedar rapids. last weekend, downtown was a ghost town. last night-- not so much. this is what 2nd avenue looked like just outside of the kcrg studios around 1:00 this morning. as of business at the downtown bars and restaurants overnight. more businesses plan to open back up sometime tomorrow. we talked on friday with reds public house and la cantina on the 200 block of 2nd street on friday. they told us they're hoping for support from old and new customers to get them back on their feet. that's something cedar rapids mayor ron corbett challenged people to do during a daily news conference last week. that you'll visit one of these businesses. buy a meal, something at their retail store, have a drink 10 times over the next month in october and you become will rely on c

now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a nice monday! we'll see plenty of sunshine today with highs well into the 50s. this is about average for this time of the year. our next area of low pressure is not far off, and should arrive late on tuesday into wednesday morning. widespread rain is likely during this time period with a half inch to one inch possible for everyone. temperatures will offer up quite a spread on wednesday with 60+ degrees possible over southeast iowa, system, our weather is fairly dry, but does offer up the typical rollercoaster ride in temperatures that is common in iowa for late october.today: sunny. wind: ne 5-10. high: 58 tonight: increasing clouds. wind: e 5-10. low: 40 tomorrow: showers developing in the afternoon and evening. wind: se 10-20. high: 56 tom. night: showers and a few thunderstorm s likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 49 a recent poll says she's eight points behind, but democrat monica vernon is counting on her work as a city council member to unseat

but first, meteorologis t alert forecast, britley... partly cloudy skies early this morning will break and we'll see plenty of sunshine this afternoon. thanks to the wind shift from the north to south along with the wonderful sunshine, high temperatures will warm into the 60s. perfect football weather i'd say!the evening is pleasant as well. temperatures will stay mild, dropping only into the low 40s as winds continue out of the south. a few passing clouds will be all.sunday the sunshine returns and so do the warmer temperatures. expect highs nearing 70 degrees. areas south of i-80 may actually top out in th middle of next week until our next system moves on wednesday bring chances for rain and a w storms. today: mostly sunny d warmer. wind: 5-15. hig 66 alo: 66 q: 6iow: nd: s 5-10l: 44 alo: 44 dbq: 44 41 t47thanks britley. about a month after flooding state is asking the federal government for help. governor branstad has asked the president to declare a disaster declaration. the governor requested funding under fema's public assistance

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... slight chance at a few rain showers developing later today. the overall timing of this low pressure system hasn't changed at all and should drop most of its rain during the night and into wednesday morning. a half inch to one inch of rainfall is possible with this system by the time it departs on wednesday afternoon. clouds should linger well into thursday with a return to much above normal temperatures by friday. in fact, many areas afternoon, with warmer than normal temperatures going well into next week as well. today: isolated showers developing late in the afternoon and evening. wind: se 10-20. high: 56 tonight: showers and a few thunderstorm s likely. windy. wind: se 15-25. low: 50 tomorrow: showers and a few thunderstorm s likely, mostly in the morning. windy at times. wind: var 10-20. high: 56 tom. night: mostly cloudy and cooler. wind: nw 5-15. low: 42 republican rod blum is running for a second term democrat monica vernon in iowa's first congressiona l district. kcrg-tv9's k

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz who is live at today's especially for you race in cedar rapids. britley, how are things looking for today's runners? another seasonable day ahead with temperatures starting off cool, but warming into time winds are coming from the northeast. those winds will quickly shift to the south moving into the work week. clouds will begin to thicken back up bringing the chance for showers and we'll bring in warmer temperatures. monday's chance for showers will be light and mainly late into the day. as soon as this system moves out our temperatures are dropping back into the upper 50s and low 60s for highs. today: mostly sunny. wind: ne 5-10 high: 67 alo: 66 dbq: 65 iow: 68 64 to 70 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: se: 5-10 low: 49 alo: 48 dbq: 49 iow: 50 46 to 52 tomorrow: slight chance high: 72 alo: 72 dbq: 73 iow: 73 69 to 75 tom. night: slight chance of showers. wind: s 5-10 low: 53 alo: 53 dbq: 53 iow: 53 50 to 56 tuesday: partly cloudy. high: 74 low: 53 wednesday: chance of showers, mainly early. high: 57 low: 57 thursday: partly

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... temperatures are the main story with areas along and north of highway 20 generally getting down to around 32 degrees. elsewhere, generally 34-38 degrees, which is cool enough for a few pockets of frost to develop. a hard freeze did not occur last night in any major metro area. today, plan on lots of sunshine and highs rebounding back to the upper 50s. the wind will be very light out of the south. friday will be warmer in the 60s, with 70s likely for the weekend. there remains a chance of storms late on saturday into saturday night. have a great day!today: sunny, high around 58. tonight: clear, low around 40. tomorrow: sunny, high around 67. tomorrow night: mostly cloudy, low around 54. 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm room with a a taste of urban living in two great cedar rapids neighborhood s! meet at the artisan's sanctuary to get your souvenir glass and tour map. crmainstreet. org http: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm flood the district at newbo city market yard rise up newbo and flood the streets of the new b

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a really nice thursday! highs will be into the 70s for all areas with a nice mix of sunshine and clouds. our slow moving front is making progress eastward today and should bring a rain chance to the area late tonight into tomorrow morning. once we get past about 9am wednesday, the rain chance should be out of here as high pressure builds back in for the rest of the day. by tomorrow night and especially in response to hurricane matthew lifting north out of the caribbean. this should allow for plentiful moisture to run up and down this front, and rain totals over 1" look likely on thursday alone. due to recent dry weather, flooding should not be a problem. get the jackets out for friday and saturday as temperatures dip primarily into the 50s!today: partly cloudy and mild. wind: se 10-20 high: 76 tonight: chance of rain late. wind: se 10-15 low: 61 tomorrow: showers possible early, then clearing. wind: sw 5-15. high: 75 tom. night: chance of showers and storms late. low: 60 as ka

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. a lingering drop of rain is possible early, otherwise we'll see mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies at times throughout the afternoon. now that the cold front has passed through temperatures will be back where they should be for this time of year. expect highs only topping out into the 50s. however a warm front will begin to lift and winds will allow for our temperatures to climb back into the 70s for some on halloween. today: partly cloudy. wind: n 5-10 high: 58 alo: 57 dbq: 56 iow: 58 55 to 61 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: se 5-15 low: 46 alo: 44 dbq: 44 iow: 46 43 to 49 thanks britley. new this morning, a powerful earthquake overnight did a lot of damage in central italy. hit in the mountains about 2 hours north of rome. italian officials say the earthquake collapsed buildings in several cities. witnesses say that includes a cathedral dating back to the 14th century. today's earthquake comes just two months after another killed nearly 300 in the same area. officials say the earthq

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t justin gehrts. a cold front will pass through early today, but it'll hardly live up to its name just yet. something you may notice is the wind switching around to the northwest, and it'll be a bit breezy at times with cooler air does arrive tonight as lows drop to around 40, with highs staying in the lower 60s tomorrow. the sky remains mostly clear between now and then. showers develop on tuesday and continue into wednesday. at least a half- inch may fall, especially across the northern half of the area. today: mostly sunny. breezy at times. wind: nw 15-25. high: 69 alo: 67 dbq: iow: 70 night: mostly clearwd: n5-15 lo9 w: 41 anks justin.nald trump sae presidential election. the republican nominee doubled down on that claim while campaigning in pennsylvania yesterday. he spoke in gettysburg where he also laid out his plan for his first 100 days in office. his plan included a constitutional amendment for term limits for members of congress becoming lobbyists after they leave office. " i know how the g

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... overall, today should be another decent day. as mentioned yesterday, any to the early to mid-morning hours. from there, a spectacular fall afternoon is on track with a return to sunshine and highs well into the 70s. the wind will not be as strong as yesterday. late tonight into tomorrow, multiple rounds of rainfall become likely again, with a final r possible thursday night. that final round will probably be the strongest and create the bulk of the rainfall totals, which should exceed 1" in some locations. behind this front, get the jackets out! it'll be a return to typical october for friday and saturday. enjoy your day!today: showers possible early, then clearing. wind: sw 5-15. high: 75 tonight: chance of showers and storms late. wind: se 5-10. low: 60 tomorrow: showers and storms likely, especially in the afternoon andd storms likely. wind: s 5-10. low: 53 thanks j. last night. washington bureau chief jacqueline policastro has the spin from longwood university in virginia. both vi

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. the clouds have taken over the viewing area the winds are! we'll experience strong southerly winds today at roughly 15 to 25 mph and gusts will be stronger. this southerly flow will warm our high temperatures into the 70s this afternoon. these pesky clouds will begin to fill will rain and we'll see the chance late in the evening and mainly into the overnight hours. the rain will let up for sunday and partly cloudy skies will be the story as well as much warmer temperatures. highs are expected to rise into the middle to upper 70s. think that's something? wait until monday where we could reach near 80.today: most storms are possible late. wind: s 15-25. high: 70 alo: 70 dbq: 70 iow: 70 67 to 73 tonight: showers and a few thunderstorm s possible. wind: sw 5-15. low: 62 alo: 58 dbq: 62 iow: 62 59 to 65 thanks britley. country will cast their ballots in what could be a historic presidential election. both nominees are facing scandals ahead of november. just yesterday, two more women came f

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... our cold front is moving across the area the morning, but you'd hardly know it from a precipitation standpoint. there's just no moisture to work with, and a rapid decrease in clouds lighter wind and highs around 70. plan on a nice night with clear and calm conditions. our next weak system arrives late wednesday night into thursday morning and should offer up a chance of very light rain in the area. cooler temperatures remain on track for thursday and friday in the wake of that small system, with a nice rebound for the weekend. have a good day!today: mostly sunny. wind: nw 5-15. high: 70 tonight: mostly clear. wind: light n low: 48 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: n 5-10. high: 66 tom. night: mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light rain. wind: n 5-10. low: 45 gasoline leak at a major intersection. waterloo police say the crash happened at u.s. 218 and west 11th street around 8:50 last night. the semi's gas tank was ripped open. waterloo fire crews stopped the leak with a special putt

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara plan on a warm and windy day! highs will range from 70 degrees over northeast iowa to around 76 from iowa city and points southwest. the wind will be strong today with gusts as high as 30 mph at times out of the both major party presidential nominees will be making campaign stops in cedar rapids today. hillary clinton will speak at the newbo city market courtyard this afternoon. and donald trump will be at the mcgrath amphitheatre onight. said in an interview that these stops show both candidates believe the state could go either way. " 04:02 it's not unprecedented but it's unusual for that happen we can recall it happened in dubuque where romney and obama were on the same day. in 2004, bush and kerry were both in davenport on the same day. " the latest quinnipiac university poll shows hillary clinton and donald trump are tied in the state at 44% support. coming up in our 6:30 half hour we will talk with political these latest numbers and what it means for the race in iowa. in their first joint campaign appearance

but first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first alert forecast, britley... drizzle and dense fog will be likely throughout the morning as this system lingers across eastern iowa. the gloominess will slowly come to an end and we'll start to see partly cloudy skies develop. temperatures will winds won't be a blustery today with a southerly wind at 5 to 15 mph. the evening will be warm once again with low temperatures back into the 60s. skies will be partly cloudy. expect monday to be at or near 80 degrees due to some sunshine and a strong southerly wind. winds will be roughly 15 to 25 mph and gusts are likely going to be much stronger at times. rain chances throughout the week will stay slim to none. today: patchy fog and drizzle, mild. wind: s 5- 10 high: 75 alo: 74 dbq: 73 iow: 76 72 to 78 tonight: mostly cloudy. chance of drizzle or light showers. wind: s 10-15 low: 66 alo: 66 dbq: 65 iow: 66 63 to 6 thanks britley. dubuque police are releasing more details on a rescue at a mineshaft. we first told you about this yesterday morning. the shaft is off of north

george: there is a meteorological term for a night like this. october perfection. shannon: . the haunted house is a fundraiser for path finders. report require's a perfect autumn. >> reporter: it's a perfect autumn night. let's check the badger forecast looks good for the badger game. though towards the end of the game you could see a thunderstorm. most of the game should remain dry, 7 degrees to start the day. 65 for the end of the game. lamboe looking very nice. 63 degree for kickoff. it will get dark and mostly clear and 58 degrees by the end of the day. if you are going it for fall colors you have a nice mild air and plenty of color. some areas past peak especially along the wisconsin and u.p. border. parts of milwaukee county. everybody else around 35 to 50%. average high temperature for the day. we hit 63 degrees. we had only one day below 50 degrees. we'll see the temrares jump 57 in racine. burlington has dropped to 47. we had clouds drifting over. me those are broken up and dissipating. we'll be looking at the almost full moon. but there are plenty of clouds out to t

and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t joe winters for your final forecast. after a very warm day with highs in the 70s and 80s a cold front slides through the state tonight. this is one of two fronts that will be passing across iowa, eventually leading to more seasonable weather. highs fall into the 50s and 60s this time of the year. rain chances are minimal at best and that holds off until thursday morning. have a great night. tonight: mostly clear. wind: w 10-20. low: 59 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: nw 5-15. high: 70 thanks joe. thanks for joining us for kcrg-tv9 news at 6. we hope you'll be with us again tonight at ten. have a great evening. previously on the big bang theory... sheldon, did you just figure out a method for synthesizing a new stable super-heavy element? did i?! well, that can't be right. no one's ever done that before. except me because i just did it! ? sheldon and his brain, yeah! ? i've made a horrible mistake. what are you talking about? this table-- it's in square centimeters. i read it as square meters. you know what that means? that

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a cloudy tuesday with a slight chance at a few rain showersdeveloping later today. the overall timing of this low pressure system hasn't changed at all and should drop most of its rain during the night and into wednesday morning. a half inch to one inch of departs on wednesday afternoon. clouds should linger well into thursday with a return to much above normal temperatures by friday. in fact, many areas have a good shot at 70+ degrees again by friday afternoon, with warmer than normal temperatures going well into next week as well. today: isolated showers developing late in the afternoon and evening. wind: se 10-20. high: 56 tonight: showers and a few thunderstorm s likely. windy. wind: se 15-25. low: 50 tomorrow: showers and a few thunderstorm s likely, mostly in the morning. windy at times. wind: var 10-20. high: 56 tom. night: mostly cloudy and cooler. wind: nw 5-15. low: 42 for a second term in the u-s congress. he's running against democrat monica vernon in iowa's first

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a few areas of fog in case, the river valleys will probably go first, but all areas do have a risk of fog during the morning commute. otherwise, highs should get back into the lower 70s today as partly cloudy sky develops. our storm system that's set to affect the area mid- week continues to be on track with two different rounds of rain. the first round should move into eastern iowa on wednesday morning, with another batch of rain set to arrive on thursday. the timing of these rounds still are not fully set as the impacts of hurricane matthew could still shift these slightly. as long as matthew doesn't stall, typical october temperatures should invade the area by fri weekend.toda y: early morning fog, then partly cloudy, high around 73. tonight: partly cloudy, lows in the mid-upper 50s. tomorrow: partly cloudy, highs in the upper 70s. following a crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in cedar falls. police arrested michael kelly, of blue grass, on a charge of operating whi

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a decent friday! we're starting off in the upper 30s to lower 40s and be some clouds that roll in, primarily after the lunch hour. these clouds should only have a small impact on temperatures. tonight, plan on mostly cloudy conditions for football with overnight lows only dropping to the 50s. the wind really kicks in on saturday with gusts to 30mph possible. highs this weekend will be into the 70s, and there remains a small storm chance centered primarily on saturday night. sunday and monday will be remarkably warm for mid-october. have a great weekend!today: mostly sunny in the morning with clouds increasing from this west later today. wind: s 5-15. high: 66 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: s 5-15. low: 57 tomorrow: windy with more clouds than sunshine. few storms are possible late. wind: s 15-25. g a few thunderstorm s possible. n s 10-20.w6anks kaj. police chn the suspects are still not in custody. cedar rapids police say it started on i-380 at wright brothers boulevard yesterday when officers tried t

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has justin... a weak weather system in the plains will slide our way today into tonight. for the most part, we'll just have an increase in clouds, but a few sprinkles are possible as late today. otherwise, highs should be mild, mainly in the lower 70s. a few patches of light rain continue tonight, but those will be out by daybreak tomorrow. 70s return on tuesday. a potent cold front will push across the area wednesday morning, bringing some showers then. while we'll start off near 60, temperatures should fall during the afternoon. frost is possible wednesday night, but we'll quickly rebound to mild temperatures yet again.today: increasing clouds with the off- chance of a few sprinkles late. wind: s 10-20. high: 72 alo: 72 thanks justin. moderators anderson cooper and martha questions of donald trump and hillary clinton last night during the second presidential debate. as abc's angelica spanos reports, audience members and viewers also took part in the town hall-style debate. the battle between hill

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first yesterday. while some spots are starting off in the 60s, it won't last, and readings will settle back into the 50-55 range for much of the day. while moisture is limited, there will still be a chance of light rain as well, though all areas will stay well below a quarter of an inch. tonight, plan on temperatures to go into the 30s, however, the wind will not calm down entirely, which will prevent a hard freeze. patchy frost is likely, with widespread frost possible over northern sections of the state. temperatures will be in the upper 50s thursday afternoon, with a big weekend.today: light rain possible, mainly through early afternoon. slowly falling temperatures. wind: nw 10-20. high: 55 tonight: mostly clear. patchy frost possible late. wind: nw 5-10. low: 35 tomorrow: early patchy frost. sunny. wind: sw 5-10. high: 58 tom. night: clear. wind: se 5-10. low: 41 will be in iowa today for early voting rallies. today he'll be in indianola at the kent campus center black box theatre. doors open at 1

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on the early morning rain to exit very quickly and give way to a sunny and mild generally range from 73-77 across the area with south winds anywhere from 10-20mph. tonight, a cold front moves in from the northwest and should increase the clouds during the night. the cold front itself should pass through around 7am near waterloo with a 10-11 am frontal passage around iowa city. this makes tomorrow morning the warmest part of the day, with falling temperatures into the afternoon. rain is also possible along this front, with light amounts under a quarter inch. thursday remains sunny and cooler with a return to above normal temperatures as early as friday afternoon in spots. today: times. wind: s 10-20. high: 75 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: s 5-10. low: 62 tomorrow: light rain likely. temperatures falling to 50-55 by afternoon. wind: nw 10-20. high: 62 tom. night: mostly clear. areas of patchy frost possible late in the night. wind nw 5-10. low: 35 thanks kaj. indiana governor mike

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara plan on a cloudy thursday. while there will probably be some breaks in the clouds later today, it'll be too little too late for the october sunshine to push the temperatures around. tomorrow, however, is a different story. a strong warm front is still on track to move in from the southwest tomorrow, increasing the wind substantially and allowing for widespread highs into the 70s. while records are safe at the moment, we'll continue to watch this going forward. the weekend continues to look decent with highs primarily in the 60s. by halloween, our next surge of warm air moves into the region 70s for all areas. it'll be windy again as well!today: cloudy in the morning. gradual clearing in the afternoon. wind: w 5-10 high: 54 tonight: mostly clear. wind: se 5-10. low: 46 tomorrow: partly cloudy. breezy and milder. wind: sw 15-25 high: 74 tom. night: partly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. low: 55 from flood mitigation to the iran nuclear deal, candidates for iowa's first congressiona l district talked tough with less than t

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara plan on a warm and windy day! clouds this morning , will be quick to lift north as warm and breezy conditions take over. there is no precipitation anticipated with either the warm front today or cold front tonight. highs will be within a few degrees of record in some spots, and we'll be monitoring the potential of breaking these. records are as follows: cedar rapids, 86, 1950. dubuque, 86, 1950. waterloo, 86, 1910. iowa city, 88, 1950. plan on dry conditions tomorrow and wednesday with only a small rain chance still on track for thursday morning.today : partly sunny, windy, mostly clear. wind: w 10-20 low: 59 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: nw 5-15. high: 70 tom. night: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-10. low: 48 thanks kaj. two people are dead in a small on a report on gunfire. investigators say no one is in custody and that the public is not at risk last night, law enforcement responded to a mobile home park on dogwood road in freeport, that's just east of decorah. that's where we find kcrg- tv9's brea love this morning.

the head of csu's tropical meteorology is "unusual". phil klotzch has been watching the storm closely. he says hurricanes that hit this late in the season tend to hit the west coast of florida. a major hurricane hasn't hit the u-s mainland since 2005. klotzbach says there are a few reasons no major storms have hit the u-s in more than a decade. klotzbach says when you get storms in the caribbean late in the season, the caribbean is very warm. which can create intense storms. he says october 20th is usually when hurricane activity , he says, slows down dramatically. students at c-u bolder will return to much calmer campus this morning after man with knife that was shaped like a sword was shot and killed was described as a machete. 9wants to know learned that the man is believed to to be a marine in his early 20's who was recently discharged from the service. police say he first threatened a parson in the parking lot of the champions center...near the football field... before following them inside. police confronted the man in a stairwell

tonight at 10, we'll show you how summit schools is teaching and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t chris havely for your final forecast. skies will continue to gradually clear tonight, setting us up for some potential patchy fog on monday morning. this looks to occur mostly likely in river valleys. monday iro: here's a sneak peek at the season premier of "afv." we know you're gonna love it. ? [ screams ] [ clicking ] woman: bye. oh. [ crash ] woman: oh! [ applause ] welcome to "america's funniest home videos." and now, here he is, the host of our show, alfonso ribeiro. [ cheers and applause ] pow! hey, hey, hey! thank you. thank you!

with all my halloween fishing friends, this is team meteorologis t joe winters for your final forecast. despite the breezy conditions, halloween proved to be a treat temperature-wise throughout the state. this mild trend is set to continue into our new month of november. with more sunshine, tuesday will be a few degrees warmer than today. shower and storm chances look likely for wednesday across the southern two thirds of the state, so you will need to pick a different day for yard work. the early polls are in and are looking good for election day. have a spooktacular night. tonight: partly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. thanks for joining us for kcrg-tv9 news at 6. g bang theory... well, there was this girl. what did you do? nothing. really, it was just kissing. (sighs) all right. so, we're still getting married? yes. because we love each other. yes. and it's the happiest day of our life. (chuckles) don't push it. i need some time to take a step back and reevaluate our situation. oh. bye, sheldon. well, gollum... ...you're an expert on rings.