iowa city hoisted e spartan flag over city hall. it's the result of a bet between the mayors of iowa city and east lansing, michigan, over the outcome of the championship game. the hawkeyes had to fly the spartan flag over city hall for 24 hours. the american red cross is asking people in linn county to donate this holiday season. today they are holding the ninth annual blood drive at the cedar rapids marriott on collins road. the blood drive will be open from 7 this morning until 1 this afternoon. food pantries receive the most food donations ararund the holidays thahaany other time of the year. but food pantry officials say the need doesn't stop after the holidays are over. up next... this morning's meteorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break. first alert storm team meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now. drizzle, showers, and even some thunderstorm s all in the game plan. we are still on track for widespread 0.50" to 0.75" amounts, however, any storms that materialize could boost this in isolated areas. as for for waterloo and 50s for dubuque, cedar rapids, and iowa city. this system may generate a brief period evening, b

iowa city hoisted the spartan flag over city hall. it's the result of a bet between the mayors ofof iowa city and east lansing, michigan, over the outcome of the championship game. the hawkeyes had to fly the spartan flag over city hall for 24 hours. donations to food pantries usually increase this time of year. but one food pantry in marion wants you to remember to keep giving after the holidays are donations. janet kittrell with the churches of m mion food pantry says donations start decreasing in mid-january. and she says they don't really pick up again until the next holiday season. "they kind of forget about the food pantry and the needs of other people, but people are hungry eryday and they need d some help, they need some food. " kittrell says the churches of marion food pantry is open tuesday and thursday afternoons. the pantry especially needs soups, canned vegetables, cereals, and tuna. the american red cross is asking people in linn county to done this holiday season. today they are holding the ninth annual blood drive at the cedar rapids marriott on collins road. the blood drive will be open from 7 this morning until 1 this

as for temperatures....plan on 40s for waterloo and 50s for dubuque, cedar rapids, and iowa city. this system may generate a brief period of mixed precipitation this evening, but it seems the ground will be too warm/wet for any impact. we are still quiet for christmas ee and christmas day. more rain is likely by saturday.today: showers/storms high: 50-56 winds: s 5-15 alo: 45 dbq: 53 iow: 56tonight: rain ending, cloudy low: 26-32 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 28 dbq: 29 iow: 33tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 36-42 winds: w 5-15 alo: 34 dbq: 37 iow: 39tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: nw 5-10 alo: 27 dbq: 28 back in september, some keota high school presidential candidate asking them to visit their school. by in october. and democrat martrt o'malley this month. this time around, democratic frontrunner hillary clinton spoke to students at keota high school. the only three kids in a socialology class wrote e letter. their teaeaer chalalnged them to dream big. so the students decided to start emailing, calling and approaching candidates on social media. they even drove u to coralvil

and tomorrow for on iowa live our guests include: gavin mcgrath, mac mccausland and the iowa city west boys basketball team. lots to talk about with the rose bowl and college basketball. and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t chris havely for your final forecast. clouds will thicken through the night, as temperatures fall into the mid 20s. by 6 am, light snow and sleet will be possible from highway 30 south. by the mid-morning hours a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain will overspread most of morning. morning. sleep okay? mm-hmm. great. hey, can i ask you something? sure. last night, me wanting to try that stuff out of the kama sutra, was that fun for you or kinda racially insensitive? yeah, just because you're in bed with an indian woman, you think that gives you permission to use crazy positions from an ancient indian love manual? hey, if you can find a book called

iowa city . the federal hououng finance agagcy says home prices are up about 3 and a half percent in iowa city. cedar rapids prices are up nearly 1 and a half percent, and one and a third percent in dubuque. one cedar rapids realtor says eastern iowa's market is different than other parts of the u-s. "the longterm value in owning a home in eastern iowa is wonderful. there's a lot of steady, stable, not nerveracking up and up and down roller coaster type challenges that they have in other markets. " average of 5 point 7 percent. mediacom is threatening legal action against iowa city over its recent agreements with the cedar rapids companynyim-on communications. mediacom gave the city a letter of complaint and a copy of a lawsuit it says it will file unless iowa city reconsiders three agreements with im-on. mediacom says those agreements put it at a competitive disadvantage. it's given the city until december 31st to respond. city manager tom markus says iowa city's legal department is reviewing the issue, but he wowodn't offer any comment. a new study found fewer americans have high- speed intern

and south of waterloo this afternoon. the threat for severe weather will be near iowa city pm. rain will start to chance over to snow west of waterloo about 4 pm and move east making for the possibility of slick roads. minor accumulation, less than 1" of snow, is forecast and will end before midnight. the snow chances will be areas north of cedar rapids this evening.we are tracking the potential for storms to develop east and south of waterloo this afternoon. the threat for severe weather will be near iowa city (i-80 and south) between 3-6 pm. to snow west of waterloo about 4 pm and move east making for record numbers during the weekend. but it's possible no one was more excited -- or more deserving to see the movie -- than one man from ankeny. eric hanson reports the emotional story -- of one man's for patients, one night in the i-c-u is one night too their lives. the guy in room 5 only knows he's somewhere in the triple digits. it's genetic disease that i was a kid when doctors first said "noonan syndrome". it can make you tired, it can make you weak, it can make you face deat

and commissions. covering the corridor in iowa city, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. one of the most wanted men in kansas may be hiding out in *iowa. u-s marsha are searching for bryan levi bridges. they say he and others were trying to rob a home in pittsburg, kansas when the bridges is accused of shooting and killing one of the homeowners. officials say he is now on the ruruand has ties to iowa. bridges is 5-foot-7, about 170 pounds and may be going by the name el chinito. there is a 20-thousand dollar reward for information leading to his arreses divers are searching a lake near the site of last week's deadly san bernardino massacre. they are trying to find evidence - including a missing hard-drive that may have been thrown out by the couple who shot and killed 14 people. in 2013, syed farook and tash-feen malik evidently talked about "martyrdom" online but the couple raised no red flags when malik was granted a "fiancee" visa. a friend of farook's told authorities, he'd talked about an attack years ago, but had abandoned it. an official with the u-s treasury says i

rain will being to track into the southern areas, such as sigourney, washington, williamsburg and iowa city. between 7 and 9 am, the wintry precipitation will be making its way north areas along highway 20. this means will likely be tricky. by mid- morning, all of eastern iowa will be in the midst of the winter storm. the best chances to see ice accumulation from freezing rain ice accumulation is possible. areas north of highway 30 could see up to a tenth of an inch of ice. remember, it does not take much ice to create hazardous conditions on the roadways. farther to the north, it will be more of a sleet and snow mix, before we all transition to snow by the late afternoon and early evening hours. snow totals will have a widespread range across the area. from at least an inch in our far southeast, to at least 8 inches in the far weather. this weekend. storm track seven's shirley descorbeth visits sundown mountain in dubuque -- where she joins us live. shirley? well, after not being able to open for nearly one month into its season...because of the unseasonably warm temperatures...peop le are

and fill in those foot steps of all those officers who came before us, and i am really excited to get out on the street. " "iowa city, university heights, vinton and west liberty also added new officers with today's graduation women in and around iowa city are learning more about how to defend themselves against sexual predators.today wraps up the week-long rape aggression defense course.the all-women class learned what sexual assault is and how to survive if they find themselves in a dangerous situation. situation.you'll hear what the students think of the class tonight on cbs news ten at 10. police in cedar falls have arson.investigators determined that 18-yeye-old royce lenth poured gasoline on a fire inside the detached garage of his home.at the time, three other people were inside that garage - but all got out safely.lenth is charged with second dedeee arson and faces up to ten years in prison,. veterans in cedar rapids say there's new hope tonight, and it comes in the form of a new home that's being built just for them. cbs 2 news reporter joy howe is here to tell us about "patriot place." it's tough to hear -

and davenport. that's before events in muscatine, iowa city and cedar rapids on tuesday. meanwhile, rubio has several town-hall meetings set for this week, including stops in clinton and waterloo on tuesday. for the democrats, former maryland governor martin o'malley will hold campaign events in waterloo and tama tomorrow. vermont senator bernie sanders will be around the state this week, including stops in davenport and des moines. it's a game so many of us played in our school days: dodgeball. for the first time ever, the u.s. cellular center in cedar rapids partnered with youth organization team day dodgeball tournament. tv9's brady smith takes us to "turf wars." 48 teams...3 courts...and one giant battle for bragging rights. "you just gotta go hard and give it everything you've got. you've got to be able to catch the ball, throw the ball, dodge the ball." those are the basics, but once on the turf, it's anything but easy to avoid getting pummeled. try telling that to blade durbala and sam maresh, who keep it simple. "like the back of our shirts say: "if you can dodge

and iowa city policc just told me and the snow is starting to stick to the ground. cedarapids police sy they are seeing a light snow mix.... back to waterloo... a aain nothing here yet... but it is a little windy.... iowa city and cedar rapids are proof that the storm is on it's way here.... the major concen with this storm today is that pavement temeratures are just below freezing.... so should rain fall.... ice will be a major concern.... that means its very important to be careful and cautious while driving.... the ashington county sheriff's department told me they've been dealing with sleet and ice.... and roads are 100 percent covered.... waterloo... amanda gilbert... kwwl news. iowa state patrol says drivers need to be prepared and cautious today... blanket in their cars... keep a this hy-vee in waukee has been very popular. typically, sundays are busy - but it was even busier yesterday - with the storm on the way.. shoppers stocked up on soup and essentials. extra bread, extra milk, all the basics. you can't forget the water. everyone thinks they are snowed in

iowa city, cedar rapids and ubuque have all broken temperature records. if the warm front can lift through waterloo of burn relief gel because the packaging is not child resistant. the recalled gel carries the brand name "assured" -- and it comes in a blue box with white and red lettering. the gel contains lidocaine -- consumers should immediately stop using the recalled burn take it to the store where they bought it for a refund. coming up... why one easten iowa community is being labeled as a food-desert you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in jesup, dike, waverly and all of eastern foods -- and these areas are known as food deserts. kw-wl's shirley descorbeth...is live from the t-h media newsroom to tell us more about food deserts in dubuque. shirley... well mac...there are some areas here in dubuque lacking grocery stores...making them food deserts. that means...those without reliable transportation...or the elderly have more difficulties getting healthy, nutritious foods. they are acros the country...but here east of central avenue and the sou

decade and talked about the issue any mayor would face. " from cedar rapids, waterloo, dubuque and iowa city, this vioionce and crime and guns is an issue. all five of us that started out in this campaign back in september, this was our number one issue. " nonoat quentin hart mmes from this office on mulberry street... to this one a block away in january... just in time for talks over the city budget. " we want to put together a very good package, increase or no increase, but we want to put together a budget that's respectful of the services that we need torovide with the city. my first 30 days will be rking on that budget for the council." issues, from his election to the business climate t trying to keep the city in a good position on education, crime and economy. the full interview is online, on kcrg.com. what was most striking was that quentin hart and tim hurley were two political opponents in this election who were extremely gracious to each other, noting they don't have many differences -- with hurley, the former mayor, sayiyi that it's quentin hart's time to sit in the mayor's office

several people say they're happy they can invest more money on holiday shopping and travel -- (c(cck coulter/iowa city) "it's always good to save money, and hatz/iowa city) "with only 2 weeks left for christmas it'll be nice to be able to do some shopping and not worry about extra gas bills." the mild december weathee has even bike to their destiation -- which also hhps with lower bills. coming up on kwwl the u-n-i panthers look to continue their playoff run. kristen rogers has the details. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in jesup, hiawatha, coralville and all of eastern iowa "now, kwwl sports." uni took on north dakota state we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. tylenol 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol . paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourse. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. it's time for our next president

spreading up toward tema and iowa city. over near fort dodge and snow flurry. it is a cold front so colder air is moving in. our roads are dressed -- our roads are wet with drizzle. here is your planner for today, we are expecting wet weather. also watch for patchy fog. the clouds break up by late this afternoon. highs will be cool, close to 40. elizabeth: in commitment 2016 news, no holiday break for the candidates as they put in more time today on the campaign trail. with democrats coming off another debate. the republicans are fighting for the top spot in the latest polls. according to the latest cbs news poll ted cruz now leads in iowa and donald trump is still ahead in new hampshire and south carolina. many republican rivals are now aiming their fire at cruz over his stance on immigration. the democratic candidates however turned their attention to donald trump during an abc news debate in new hampshire this weekend. >> he is becoming isis's best they are going to people showing trump insulting innocent islam and muslims in order to recruit more radical ji

extended it's reach from its first store in des moines and is now planning to march into omaha and iowa city. burger lovers can soon look forward to hefty sandwiches like the undead elvis, hanging ched and they're coming to get you barbara. girl scouts are going digital. you will soon be able to order your favorite cookies through an app and online. the organization says instead of standing outside stores, this change marks a wonderful time to teach young girls to use today's digital tools. the company also hopes it will get more girls interested in joining the scouts. and d w a final look at your forecast. that's cbs 2 news live at 5 this . coverage continues now with the cbs evening news and the top stories across the if you're doing everytytng right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this messa

presidential tech town hall.they say iowa's reputation for having the first caucuses is great - but the offices we have from companies like google and facebook are even greater. cities like cedar rapids, des moines and iowa city are all gaining popularity for its startups.but engine's executive director julie samuels says the candidates haven't talked about ways t t keep the tech industry afloat. 11:04:11 "one of the trends we see in places outside of silicon valley outside of new york that have successful startup communities that they kind of rely on what it is that their commununy is already good at. so f f instance in iowa you might see more agricultural startups. startups.coming up on the cbs 2 news at six, we'll give you a more in depth look at the policies these entrepreneurs want the candidites to address. rapids, steffi lee, cbs 2 news, live at five. coming up on live at 5... getting creative, after voters rejectct a proposal to give more money to the library, staff had to find a new way to keep services going. what they're doing now. meanwhile, this is a live look at mays island icedar rapids on this momoay evening, let's check in with chief dear future, li

and the rose bowl is also big business for retailers. tailgate in iowa city put out these designs for and just like tickets, there's already a waiting list. the hawkeyes play in the rose bowl on friday, january first at four p-m, iowa time. you can watch the game on e-s-p-n. for children and adults alike, opening chrhrtmas presents can be one of the most exciting things. and an animal shelter in johnson county is hoping people will consider taking in a pet for this holiday season... yesterday, with highs up around 50 degrees in many areas. this is about 20 degrees above seasonal normals. ththmild air keeps right on going into the the weekend, and it's at that point that the pattern will shift to a this the area with a transition over to some light snow on the back side of the system, if he cold air can get t re. the bigger issue may very well be heavy rainfall and possible thunderstorm s. a widespread 1- 2" of rain is likely this weekend, which may cause creeks and streams to rise. while e xt week is cooler, we still are running above average. enjoy your wedn

and florida senator marco rubio will be in eastern iowa. christie will host a town hall today in dubuque and davenport. that's before events in muscatinin, iowa city and cedar rapids tomorrow. meanwhile, rubio has several town-hall meetings set for this week, including stops in clinton and waterloo on tuesday. for the democrats, former maryland governor martin o'malley w wl hold campaign events in waterloo and tama today. o'malley is showing just 3 percent support in the latest cnn/orc poll. vermont senator bernie sanders will be around the state this weee including stops inn davenport and des moines. it's a game so many of us played in our school days-- dodgeball. for the first time everl the u.s. cellular center in cedar rapids partnerer with yoyoh organization team day dodgeball tournament. tv9's brady smith takes us to "turf wars." 48 teams...3 courts...and one giant battle for braggggg rights. "you just t tta go hard and give it everything you've got. you've got to be able to catch the ball, throw the ball, odge the ball." those are the basics, but once on the turf, it's anything but easy to avoid getting pummeled. try telling that to blade d

iowa in the coming days. days.this weekend, senator bernie sanders will campaign in anamosa, dubuque, waterloo and mount vernon.then on state hillary clinton will hold town hall meetings in iowa city and mason city. for more political headlines, don't forget to join cbs 2 news anchor kevin barry sunday morning for iowa in focus.it airs at 10-30 right here on cbs 2. now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories ross the corridor. in cedar rapidsa major redevelopment projojt is moving along.frew development group announced today the final tenants to fill the new multi-tenant building at westdale. great clips and q nails & spa have signed leases and will j jn &t, noodles & co., wingstop and chipotle in the 12,000 square-foot building.a second 12-thousand square foot building is in the final design stage. construction is slated to begin in early 2016. in coralville coralvillea major road construction project is coming to an end. 5th street from 1st avenue to 10th will reopen to all traffic starting tomorrow. the road, which was part of the orignal u-s route 6, will systems, as well as trail connections.the total cost of the project ended up being just over 2-point-t-

tomorrow, the actor will make stops in iowa city and kick-off event. republican candidate donald trump had a lot to say in des moines. yesterday, he spoke at the iowa state fairgrounds inside the varied industries building. trump said the u.s. needs to help with the migration of syrian refugees, and to "create a safe zone someplace in ria." into the u.s. trump also took aim at texas senator ted cruz, who's been polling higher in iowrecently. trump stressed he supports ethanol and d questioned d uz's campaign backers. the best of my knowledge, right? so he gets a lot of money from the oil companieand he's totallylygainst ethanol." last saturday while visiting cedar rapids, cruz stressed that the government shouldn't be in the business of picking winners and losers on energy. recent statements made by public figures like trump have sparked an international debate on muslims entering the u- today that's hitting home for muslims attending a mosque th caught fire in california. the riverside county sheriffs s office says someone intentionally set fire to the

parker is in 17th season at iowa and their is not a place he would rather be than iowa city. it has been great working for coach ferentz. it has been really good for me here. i have had a good job. phil's defensive predesessor the late norm parker who phil thinks of often. i think about norm a lot. a couple of times in games. i thought he was looking over smiling. last time i was here i was here with norm in the rose bowl. i was a ga for him 1988 it brings a lot of memories i know is looking from above and wife linda is here. parker's defense has been rock solid this season and has done a much better job of eliminating big plays. i think are more focused on what we are trying to do.it all goes back to studying and preperation. eliminating big plays and trick plays will be huge against stanford. and this iowa team is built to do that because they play assignment football. everybody has an assignment if everybody takes care of their job that eliminate trick plays. coach parker has had a lot of trick plays and all the ways they use mccaffery. so i think they will be able so slow

and while the coffee with a cop is a hit with the community and iowa city police -- it's even caught the attention of at least one surrounding department as the university heights police chief even stopped by friday. in iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. another 18 new police officers are ready to serve in eastern iowa. this was the 43rd graduating class of the cedar rapids regional police academy today. recruits from various departments attend certified peace offjcers. what many people may not realize, is those working for smaller departments have to pay the department if they leave within four years. "if the city is going to come up with the cost for educational training at the police academy that they stay long enough to get the benefit of that training and generally it's about four years." cedar rapids does not require such contracts, but many smallererepartments in eastern iowa do. those contracts are typically on a sliding scale, with 100 percent reimbursement for an officer who leaves the first year to 25 percent after the third year. a woman who was acting as a guard

and strong. forecast on kwwl." information. are tracking the potential for be near iowa city (i-80 and south) between 3-6 pm. and move east making for the possibility of slick roads. 1" of snow, is forecast and will end before midnight. the snow chances will be areas north of cedar rapids this evening. we are tracking the potential for storms to develop east and south of waterloo this afternoon. the threat for severe weather will be near iowa city (i-80 and south) between 3-6 pm. rain will start to chance over to snow west of waterloo about 4 pm and move east making for the possibility of slick roads. minor accumulation, less than 1" of snow, is forecast and will chances will be areas north of cedar rapids this evening. we are tracking the potential for storms to develop east and south of waterloo this afternoon. the threat for severe weather will be near iowa city (i-80 and south) between 3-6 pm. and move east making for the possibility of slick roads. minor accumulation, less than 1" of snow, is forecast and will chances will be areas north of cedar rapids this evening. we are tracking the potentia

chris christie is making a couple stops in the corridor tomorrow.first, he'll hold a meet and greet at iowa city's hamburg inn at 11-30. then, , tomorrow, night he'll make his way to the fieldhouse in cedar rapids for a town four-thirty.the event starts at five-thirty. if you were one of the millions of shoppers who took advantage of amazon's deals this holiday season, you helped break some records.the company says it's prime now service - which offers unlimited free two-day shipping - gained three- million *new members in the third week of december alone. prime members shopng on their mobile devices, more than doubled. that is cbs 2 news ten at ten -- the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather first forecast in the first ten minutes. minutes.but we are just getting started. started.here's another live look outside right now with our cbs 2 news road warrior. warrior.terry? announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enoug

will also be recruiting and getting more international community to serve on commissions and boards. in iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg-tv9 news. democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is making another campaign swing through iowa today. and it didn't take long for clinton to tell the crowd in waterloo what she thought about trump's commentssbout muslims. she describededhe idea of banning muslims from t u-s as hateful and paranoid. and in an interview with tv-nine's dave franzman, clinton says that kind of talkk works against u-s interests in fighting terrorism. "he has gone to a total new level of discriminatory american presidential country" the former secretary of state began her waterloo visit with a look at north america's largest d printing machine at the cedar valley tech works. clinton was pushing for more manufacturing during her stop. senator bernie sanders will be back in iowa this weekend. he'll make several stops on saturday including clinton and dubuque. he'll also be holding a forum to address racial injustice and prison reform in anamosa, near one of the state's high then

snowfall accumulations will depend on how much sleet and be 1-4" from around tipton to sigourney southward (iowa city around 4-5")... 4-6" will include cedar rapids, dubuque, monticello, tama and delaware... 6-9" from traer to independence through colesburg and northward. some areas around new hampton may get even more. all will have strong winds from the northeast at 20-30 mph gusting to 40-50 mph. this will rerece visibilities and cause blowing snow. stay up to date on this storm as freezing rain, sleet and snowfall amounts may change as the low tracks to the north and east. a dangerous winter storm will track through the region today covering the entire kwwl viewing area. a winter storm wrning is in effect for today and tonight. sleet, snow and freezing rain continue to track through the kwwl viewing area with roads becoming snow and ice covered. ice accumulations could be around a quarter of an inch around interstate 80, inluding iowa city, with up to a quarter of an inch from cedar rapids too dubuque. sleet accumulations are expected to be around an inch to an inch and a half in be 1-4" from aro

and then this is the mome when you can mee them andd talk to them it's just a lot of energy and it's iowa city and generally in the summer, so it's a lot of fun. >> ron: iowa ally has a pretty thriving film industry right now and who would have thought a movie like "whiplash" would have done as well as it did. >> seth: yes. >> ron: it w w fantastic. i remember a movie made not too long ago, sean aston played one of the baseball coaches. great movie, but i don't think it got the distributeship that itit needs and that's really one of the hardest parts, isn't it? >> seth: now we're talking shop and the truth of the matter is that i have relatives and friends in the rketing part of and it's really -- you know, i'm not -- this is not a total expert opinion, but what i've ard is past production budget a marketing,g,f you watch all those commercials on national tv, you know those aren't cheap, and so -- >> ron: right. >> seth: -- there's a lot of money in the marketing and learned over the last couple films is allow -- you made it, but it's difficult to get people to hear about it through the clutte

30 this afternoon.that mistake cut cable and internet for customers in cedar rapids, coralville and iowa city. the company says it restored service to most costumers just about 30 minutes ago.all customers should be back online by midnight. now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories across the corridor. the cedar rapids public library is trying to decide how to use its resources after a levy vote for funding failed in november.a national group asking for strategic information from the library came just at the right time.50 community members met for a discussion at the library tonight.the staff hopes a survey will also help them narrow down priorities.the survey will be available online for the next week. week.we've posted a link to it on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. the first phase of the highway 100 extension is on schedule and on budget.this is video of the progress we shot near edgewood road this summer.the d-o-t says *some* traffic problems in that area might be eliminated in just a few weeks. the city visual arts commission will soon be gathering input for the de

they got to get him to iowa city, and thinking he had the flu... "first thing the doctors told me is he's critically ill. they got to get him to iowa city, and things took a turn for the worst... "and by saturday he didn't get any better. so i took him to the emergency hospital in dubuque... finley hospital and...have the helicopter come to pick him up....it's been a long journey so far withhout any definate answers. "mommy please open it..." doctors don't know what's wrong with him.... to iowa city, and things took a turn for the worst... "and by saturday he didn't get any better. so i took him to the emergency hospital in dubuque... finley hospital and...have the helicopter come to pick him so far withhout any definate answers. "mommy please open it..." doctors don't know what's wrong with him.... "thank you" "the best answer we got is he ended up getting the flu and his immune system didn't really know how to respond to it..... so it started attacking his body." through a program here at the hospital.... liam gets a bead for every procedure or tr

and wins 75-62 thanks josh. we'll be right final l ec an iowa supreme court ruling could limit what state police agencies can take when searching your vehicle. people in iowa city were sporting orange today. it was a groupupof moms calling fofoaction on gun violence. we'll have the details on what change they want made. and now to first art storm team meteorologis t chris havely for your final forecast. the light patchy drizzle we experienced during our saturday will become more organized into showers by the mid- evening hours as a warm along with this influx of warm air will also come the possibility of a few rumbles of thunder. no severe storms are expected, however. a steady ain will ensue through our sunday morning and last into the afternoon. temperatures will be very mild for this time of the year, climbing well into the upper 50s and low 60s, possibly breaking daily record highs. thanks chris. thanks for j jning us for ("the raiders' march" and gunfire playing on tv) okay, help me out here. how does an archeology professor get that good wiwi a whip? maybe he took a class at the adult bookstore.

rain will being to track into the southern areas, such as sigourney, washington, williamsburg and iowa city. between 7 and 9 am, the wintry precipitation will be making its way north areas along this means the monday morning commute will likely be tricky. by mid-morning, all of eastern iowa will be in the midst of the winter storm. the best chances to see ice accumulation from freezing rain will be from highway 30 and points to the south, where a teh to quarter of an inch of ice accumulation is possible. areas north of highway 30 could see up to a tenth of an inch of ice. remember, it does not take much ice to create hazardous conditions o the roadways. farther to the north, it will be more of a sleet and snow mix, before we all transition to snow by the late afternoon and early evening hours. snow totals will widespread range across the area. from their day preparing. people stocked up on salt for their driveways -- and even bought groceries. many people visited local stores to get everything they need. people bought shovels -- and we caught up with customers buying salt before the storm.

and tomorrow for on iowa live our guests mccausland and the iowa city west boys basketball team. lots to talk about with the rose bowl and college basketball. some wintry weather moving into the tv-9 viewing area. kaj will have the latest on the storm coming up. here's what you need to know today. the iowa state patrol has tips for ththe who absolutely have to drive some place today. drive slow and have winter gear with you. while we deal with snow in eastern iowa, other parts of the country a recovering from tornadoes and severe floodingngausing dozens of deaths. cedar rapids police are investigating this morning how a driver ended up inhe cedar river saturday night. 20-16 presidenti hopefuls from both sides of in eastern iowa. chris christie and martin o'malley have stops

snow and sleet totals will be 1-4" south of iowa city, 4-6" iowa city to cedar rapids to dubuque and include tama... with 6- )" in areas2including waterloo, elkader and decorah. new hampton may even see more. the mess will throughout the day ith strong he winds... the winds wwll be slow to die down tonight with blowing snow a problem through midnight. light snow will trk through tonight and tomorrow with little additional accumulation tomorrow. we start to really cool down by new year's with highs only in the teens and lows in the single digits for the first day as eileen mentioned, a winter storm warning covers the entire viewing area, including cedar rapids. right now we're taking a look at i- 380. cedar rapids is expected to get several iiches of snoo. in england, they're having their own weather problem: flooding. hundree of additionalaltroops were ordeeed to help emergency workers battle rising flood waters that hit nearby cities. this comes after weeks of heavy rain. rescue crews have been using boats to help remove people from their homes... "we moved around 40 or 50 to stay,

and iowa city, by the way, is third. the rankings were based on cost of rent, cy accessibility, bars and restaurants, and cost of living. heavy snow in parts of california's sierra mountains. it blanketed area roads, causing travel troubles for many drivers. at one point, a massive back-up on an area highway lasted for about an hour. of course on the other side of , the country, a record lack of snow we are talking about. the city of buffalo, new york broke its 116-year record today. the latest it has snowed there had been december 3. and with no snow in the immediate future, that record is essentially shattered. experts don't predict snow in buffalo until mid-december. and for us, jason? seems like we rolled back the calendar to october. jason: it does. i have not heard many people complaining, a couple of snow lovers have contacted me and said needs to come sometime. and it will. we are a couple of weeks away from winter at this point. fall has been utterly delightful. for you sunshine lovers, take a 61.5 degrees, on a

the iowa school report cardrd measures categories such as proficiency, graduation rates and attendance. several schools in iowa city received high marks. no schools in the cedar rapids community schoolol district made it into the top tiers of the system. if you'd like to see the rankings for yourself, head to our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. coming up on live at 5... riding the organiniwave, the drink pepsi is changing to make it's health-conscious customers happy. paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the workrkg class back to o ere they should be.. he's a rock. sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. one of these days it will turn into winter around here again - and we'll likely see some snow.that means scraping ice off y

as for temperatures....plan on 40s for waterloo and 50s for dubuque, cedar rapids, and iowa city. this system may generate a brief period of mixed precipitation this evening, but it seems the ground will be too warm/wet for any impact. we are still quiet fochristmas eve and christmas day. more rain is likely by saturday. >>> and coming up on "gma," look at this super close call for a ski champion. drone comes crashing down right behind him. nearly hits him. it's sparking a new ban this >> i'll bet. >>> and was it murder or suicide? this woman now under arrest for the mysterious shooting death of her fiance. why authorities say her story just doesn't add up. her story just doesn't add up. (dramatic music) centrum brings us the biggest news in multivitamin history. $ ( ) a moment when something so familiaia becomes something so new. (impact on metal) introducing new centrum vitamints. a multivitamin that contains a full spectrum of essential nutrients you enjoy like a mint. new centrum vitamints. right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days whe

a swath of 2-5 could fall in the cedar rapids and iowa city areas. tonight: cloudy, mix late low: 21-27 winds: nne 15-25 alo: 21 dbq: 24 iow: 26tomorrow: wintry mix, windy high: 29-35 winds: ene 25-35+ alo: 30 dbq: 32 iow: 33tomorrow night: snow likely early low: 24-30 winds: ne 15-25 alo: 26 dbq: 28 iow: 28 kcrg-tv9's brea love is live

has 346-thousand members including current and retired public school employees and workers for counties and cities. in iowa city, city,two lawsuits are prompting city leaders to consider extending delines for the chauncey tower. construction on the 15-ory building is scheduled to begin leaders at the trinity episcopal church filed a suit against the project.the building is planned go up across the street from the historic church.the city council will take up the extension at its meeting on december 15th. the iowa city community school district is considering a magnet school and wants your opinion. opinion.magnet schools are public schools that offer an education with a specific theme.parents can choose them based on the curriculum -- instead of geography.the district's superintendent says the idea came from community members and started a discussion in a committee appointed by the disisict board in 2014.for now -- the district is hoping for community feedback on their survey. stephen murley, iowa city community school district superintendent09:35:50 it's an opportunity to look at programming in our schools

support.sanders made a number of stops in eastn iowa over the weekend.clinton is scheduleleto visit iowa city and masononity morrow. iowa governor terry branstad is now officially the longest serving governor in u-s history. history.to cap off that milestone, more than a thousand people attended a celebration in s honor last night.the night included a discussion with the governor, where he talked about his more than 7-thousand days in office. he spoke about his iowa work ethic he got from growing up on a farm, and evenenow he ed to be a democrat until he got to college.branstad says that's when a friend invited him to a college republicans meeting. "and the speaker that night named chuck grassley. so the first republican meeting i went to chuck grassley was the speaker and i've been an active republican ever since." since."branstad admitted he acacally grew up in a family of democrats, but was able to get his mom to switch parties when he ran for the state house. president obama is in the midst of a week-long push to toexplain his strategy for stopping isis.he met with his top military advisors a

and bike trails in both iowa city and coralville are closed. officials say they're confident they will get the lake to where it needs to be. they have to with spring rains on the horizon. in johnson county, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. more information on a cash north of cedar rapids. emergency crews are at the of the northbound lanes on interstate 380 near the toddville exit. a semi is turned over in the ditch. according to the department of transportatio n, the crash is significantly slowing down traffic. stay with tv9 for any updates. today the iowa state patrol released the name of a tama county man who died in a two vehicle crash near grinnell. 45 year old james harris was driving a pick-up that collided with a semi in poweshiek county yesterday afternoon. the patrol says harris crossed the center line and hit the semi head-on. he died at the scene. the semi driver was not hurt. the cause of the crash is under investigation. remember, whenever you see news, call newsline nine at 319-365-9999. you can also and video to newsroom at kcrg

for iowa in the coming days.this weekend, senator sanders will campaign in anamosa, dubuque, waterloo and mount vernon.then on wednesday, secretary clinton will hold town hall meetings in iowa city and mason city. the debate over how to combat terror is growing by the day. so much so that in recent polls, terrorism has surpassed the economy as the most important topic on voter's minds.fox 28 news national correspondent kristine frazao look. when voters head to the polls next year, there will be lots on their minds. but what's the most important issue?"it's the decline of the middle class""i have a bias, education"?the economybut more think like the sullivan family. i think national security, safety there's just so much going on and i think most people want to feel safe in this country"the economy is certainly important but the this country comes under attack."in a recent new york times cbs poll, when asked about the most important problem facing the country today, 14 percent of voters said terrorism.that may not seem like a lot but compare that to just last month when just two percent thought so..the same question last year garnered three percent. the economy came in second as a

and 7 boards . uni hosted iowa state tonight in cedar falls.... seanna johnson comes up with the steal and takes it coast-to- coast for the layup... iowa state leads 29-20... uni keeps fighting, iowa city west grad mikaela morgan gets the r rl on that layup... panthers trail by 7... but then morgan's pass is stolen by johnson, she had five steals and also added 28 points, tying a career-high... thahalayup puts the cyclones up by 12... uni ends the first half on a 9-2 run as benton community grad madison weekly banks in a three in the closing seconds... but iowa state goes on to win 84-75 and finally the hawkeyes are 3 point underdogs against michigan state in the big 10 title game.. heres more with coach ferentz. michigan state connor cook quick release he has great weapons how do you defend that? it is going to be a big challenge for quarterback experienced he has won a lot of games for them he is a leader and they have excellent receivers. part of the key is their offensive line they were not healthy early in the season they are all back now and have played well the last couple of weeks it is going to be a big g challenge for ususother they have a couple of first round draft picks on

it's been one h%ck of a season and we're looking to finish strong." in iowa city, scott westerberg tv9 sports. lots of hoops totoght the hawkeye men will host tennessee tech. iowa state is at cincinnati. and uni will play hawaii on the big island. bluders bunch is hosting former hawkeye jenny lillis and drake as part of the double header at carver. they tipped off at 5:00. iowa was feeling from 3-point land in the early going as alexa kastanek hits one from theop of the key... hawkeyes up 9-7 drake kept it close early... caitlin ingle kicks one oututo north linn n ad nicole miller and she hits the 3-ball corner pocket but iowa starts to pull away... tania davis with the steal and she takes it in for 21-15 after the first quarter the lead continued to grow in the 2nd quarter, iowa city west grad ally disterhoft spots up and buries the triple... iowa leads drake in the second half. the iowa state women hosted norther arizona this afteroon at hilton. the cyclones broke open a tight game late in the sececond half for a 79-63 win. bryanna fernstrom led iowa state with

this morning, people are heading to shops and grocery stores in iowa city and coralville to load up on party favorites... that includes deli trays, chicken wings, soda, and beer. the store director at coralville hy-vee says a lot of customers loaded up on food yesterday, before hitting the " 9:20 the pop and the beer is probably the biggest thing food, it's amazing how those trays thatateople, maybe not planning to buy it but you see you think 'wow, this might just be easier to " bars in downtown iowa city are expecting column, the general manager said they're hoping for a "standing room only". he's expecting the bar to fill up completely, about 30 minutes before kickoff. right now, the hawkeyes are 12-and-0, with a perfect season finish. today marks the first time the hawkeyes' first big ten championship appearance. but it's not the first time the hawkeyes have won a conference title. coming up in our second half hour, tv-9's john campbell will have a look at iowa's past big wins. here. make sure to set your d-v-r or tune in live on the fox channel. the game will kickoff at 7:17 p-m i

and remains in the linn county jail. mediacom is now threating to take iowa city to court. court.yesterday, mediacom gave the city a letter of complaint and a copyf a federal lawsuit it plans to serve unless iowa city reconsiders recent agreements with cedar rapids-based cable provider i- mon communications.mediacom says those agreements put *it at a competitive disadvanange. sadvantage.the city has until december 31st to respond to mediacom's concerns.iowa city's legal department is reviewing the issue. plans to privatize iowa's medicaidrogram, are creating obstacles for children enrolled in the hawk-i program. program.37-thousand iowa children are enrolled and they'll have to find new insurance by january first.the state terminated ontracts for two of the companies that run the hawk-i program, thinking implemented by the first of the year.last week, the federal government rejected that date, saying iowa wasn't ready.wellmark declined to extend their hawk-i contract which leaves nearly 75-percent of haxk-i children uninsured. the medicaid changes now go into effect on march

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on tuesday, christie plans to travel to muscatine, cedar rapids, and iowa city for more events. democratic candidate, martin o' malley, is also scheduled to make stops in eastern iowa today. o'malley will be in waterloo and tama. as of now, those events haven't been cancelled. o'malley is showing just 3 percent support in the latest cnn/orc poll. running in second place is senator bernie sanders. he plans to make stops in davenport and des moines this week. a group of people focused on preserving historic properties has asked the waterloo city council to stop demolition of two buildings. the waterloo historic preservation commission asked to save 219 and 223 sumner street, set to an area called "the triangle" which is being considered for a possible historic district. in cedar falls, veteran taylor morris and his wife danielle are looking into their next move after the planning and zoning commission recommended the city council deny them residential zoning in an area marked agricultural. morris is a navy veteran -- well known for overcoming a bomb blast that nearly killed him, ma

dubuque and waterloo broke their records early in the day, and now iowa city and cedar rapids have brokent their records. storm track 7 live weather network cameras across eastern iowa are showing much of the same scene. it's wet. be cautious for ponding on the roadways. temperatures right now have about a 20 degrees spread across the area. north of the warm front, temperatures are in the 40s, south of the warm front temperatures are near 60 degrees. there have been some record high temperatures broken as well. iowa city, cedar rapids and dubuque have all broken temperature records. if the warm front can lift through waterloo in time, we may break the record here as well. here is a look at future track. throughout the evening hours, we continue with light to moderate rain showers across the area. as we go throughout the overnight hours, we will continue with the steady rain. there may be a rumble of thunder, but generally this will stay in the showers. as we head into tomorrow morning, getting the kids off to the bus stop, you'll want to have the umbrella handy, as well if you are heading

toy drive for kids at u-i-h-c and the ronald mcdonald house in iowa city. a cedadafalls man is in his fifth year of organizing a toy drive for kids at u-i-h-c and the ronald mcdonald house in iowa city. paul "woody" woodward started the drive after his son stayed at the ronald mcdonald house during his cancer treatments. this year, woody brought in more than 26- hundred gifts, easily clearing the 15-hundred he brought in last year. he says the reactions on the kids' faces are worth all the dard work. "34:07-:16 "just to know that for a minute or two, or for a few seconds, that you brought a smile to a child's face is all worth it." woody says his goal for next year's drive is to bring in 5 thousand gifts. investigators are still looking for evidence in the wake of the san bernardino shootings... and this weekend several funerals are being held for the victims of the massacre. a donation from one person is s helping out stay with tv9. it's ---. significant rain has moved into area, especially the northwest portion. a flash flood warning has been issued for ha