this fafsa uses prior- prior tax forms. and also families could feel less pressure after having more time to consider the options before a school's deadline. there's still plenty of time to fill out the fasfa, but it's best to get it submitted early as possible. i've listed the information on how to do that on kcrg dot com. chris? an eastern iowa couple believe they say nothing else was on in the home and believe that is the only explanation. up next... this morning's weather wise question. meteorologist kaj o'mara is up meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now. plan on the early morning rain day. highs should 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 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

programs need your fafsa to determine how much aid you will get and often it is a first come first serve basis. >> be aware if you're going to college in 2017 your package will be based on your family 2016 taxes. use the irs data retrieval form to import your tax information. >> know all the schools you want to apply to, list the colleges you're considering to hold your place in line. >> she plans to apply for fafsa as soon as possible. >> the sooner i get my paperwork the faster i get results for money.>> you must reapply for fafsa every year so the new application data means getting earlier notice if your mindful when filling out all of the forms, missed signatures or incorrect information can slow down the process and cost you thousands of dollars. i'm shay three. >>> the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> did i hear coulter on the way? >> boots and sweaters. we are it is october. mid december you can start talking about it. may be a light jacket. we're still near 90 degrees, so you have got to remember baby steps. you look outside there is rivergate, beauti

>> they need to know fafsa is a.t gotten all of your tax forms togethe and your bank statem and your w2 and invest portfolio, all things u need to submit on your fafsa, so start could go that w and if you can submit it as soon as you can. >> why d the cyhange the date and are there any other dates here? >> they changed the date, used to come out january 1st and it's really to streamline the whole process of applying for free federal aid so that stands the free application for federal student a is what the fafsa stands for, and so in the future it will likely be a lot easier. u actually use tax returns from the previous year, but this year it's a little bit e a l pe being caught off guard about the new change and the release date >> you mention the earlier that y submit, the more you're likely to get the money or more exactly. it's a little bit complicated i. we really like to encourage ov submit their fafsa asoo sn as they possibly can, namely because a few different reasons. one, some uni changi their own priority d

submit the fafsa form. you'll get a student aid report that tells you what federal aid you qualify for like pell grants or work study and then enter that information into the net price calculator on any college's website or on collegeabacus.org to get a good idea of what a college will cost you before you apply. it's important to apply for fafsa as soon as the october 1st launch as possible. many state, college and scholarship programs need your f parafsa to determine how much aid you're going to get and often it's on a first come and first serve basis. >> be aware if you're heading to college in 2017. your aid package will be based on your family's 2015 taxes. can you use the irs, data retrieval tool on the fafsa form to directly import your tax information. >> don't worry if you don't know all the schools you want to apply to. list all the colleges you're considering to hold your place in line for financial aid. can you always add more schools later on. >> okay. this is important, too. you've got to remem

. ♪ a e ♪ como fafsa. alexandra nos cuenta cÓmo impacta a la comunidad.lleva el formulario de fafsa. estamos tratando de ellos apliquen para que puedan tener dinero para ir a la universidad. hoy en una reuniÓn de prensa el superintendente informÓ para la e educaciÓn universitaria. a la oportunidad para ir con el colegio o si hay dinero o como yo, latina. alexandra: las cifras actuales dicen que cerca de un 53% de estudian estudiantes llena el formulario fafsa, y el gobierno les ofrece despuÉs de su graduaciÓn. >> este programa es un poco complicado, y entonces estamos tratando de ayudarles que los jÓvenes puedan aplicar, especialmente hay muchos chicos y chica que su tienen padres que son indocumentado y son ciudadano americanos y ellos piensan porque tienen estatus legal no pueden aplicar encontraban univisiÓn 65 y varios oficiales selecto de la ciudad. para mÁs informaciÓn puede contactarse con uno operador al correo electrÓnico. alexandra galarza, es toda la informaciÓn, regresamos a los estudios. y ilia: gracias alex, antonio valverde contÓ como capta

only 45% of high school seniors complete a fafsa by their high school graduation.continue to complete it after high school graduation as well, but that's still a staggering number when yoube consider that the fafsa is the ultimate predictor of whether a student will go on to enroll in college with 90% of those completing a fafsa enrolling in college. >> sreenivasan: it's alsoo interesting there are multiplepl things. it's not just family income that figures out what kind of aid you get. >> right. so income obviously plays a significant role, but the number in college, whether you family qualifies for other federal means tested benefits, where you go to college. many factors factor in. the key message that we want to get across and is part of national fafsa completion campaign called form your future is this is your first step to going to college. all students should complete the fafsa and get the money foror which they're eligible. >> reporter: and evenig whether the type of household you're iny what kind of siblings, if you have siblings in school. >> exactly, num

submit the fafsa form.student aid report that tells you what federal aid you qualify for like pell grants or work study. then enter that information into the net price calculator on any college's web site or on college advocates.org to get a good idea of what a college will cost you before you apply. it's important to apply for fafsa now since the october 1st launch has passed. >> many state college and scholarship programs need your fafsa to determine how much aid you're going to get. and often it's on a first come first served bases. >> reporter: be aware if you're heading to college in 2017 your aid package will be based on your family's 2015 taxes. you can use the irs data retrieval tool on the fafsa form to directly import your tax information. >> don't worry if you don't know all of the schools you want to apply to. list all the colleges you're considering to hold your place in line for financial aid. you can always add more schools later on. >> reporter: she plans to apply for fafsa as soon as she ca

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go to fafsa .gov. fafsa is used to determine how much money students and families will get for college including grants, scholarships and low interest loans. the release date was moved up to make sure that recent tax information was readily available. recent analysis from nerd wallet found that as much as $2.7 billion in free federal incomplete or un- submitted forms. many don't bother to complete the fafsa because they think they earned too much. the department of education notes that aid is not based on a simple income line in the sand. it depends on your individual circumstances. for more on how you can qualify for college money, go to jill specifies oncollege money.com. >>> the link between hormonal nt link to depression. >> millions of women worldwide use hormonal contraceptives. a new study published finds that these birth control methods such as pills or implants can increase the risk of pills to depression. >> they found there was an increase compared to non- users of hormonal contraception in

it's important to apply for fafsa after the october 1 launch as possible. fa aft -- fafsa to determine how much aid you get. >> reporter: your aid package will be based on your family's 2015 taxes. you can use the retrieve form. >> you can hold your place in line for financial aid. you can add more schools later on. >> >> reporter: >> the sooner i get in my paperwork the faster i get results for money and make a college choice. >> reporter: remember, you must reapply for fafsa every year. the new application date means getting earlier notice if your aid package changes. be mindful filling out the forms. missing natures or incorrect information can slow down the process and cost you thousands news. >>> week three of the annual taking action against domestic violence. we are committed year-round, nationally october is domestic violence awareness month, a chance for everyone to consider how you can help. one way is to support the prevention work domestic violence centers do in the local schools, middle schools or high school and consider volunteering. here are

you can file your fafsa as early as this october 1st for years parents had to wait until january 1st. another major change to fafsa, parents and students will be required to report income information from their 2015 tax june, 2018, don't procrastinate. >> most schools have what's called a priority fielg deadline. that's the date those schools say first come first serve. >> so depending on your school, if your fafsa is filed by the priority fielg deadline, then you are going to have first dibs on any money that might be available. and don't be intimidated by the fafsa application. >> it's a daunting form and people get very, very nervous about doing it or get partway through and say i can't do this there's help. >> regardless of where we go. >> and learn from this mom and daughter team, stay focussed. >> my husband and i are devoted and committed to ensure that we're equipped with the right material, the right information to help navigate this process. >> topping your consumer news this morning, more people are paying with plastic. for the first time ever, credit card payments have sur

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the critical financial aid form, the free application for federal student aid, or transferred -- fafsa, is available this weekend. three months earlier than previous years. it is used to determine how much money students and families will get for college including grants, scholarships and low interest loans. the release date was moved up to make sure the recent tax information was readily that as much is $2.7 billion in free federal grant money went unclaimed last year. that is because of un- submitted or in complaint forms. many do not bother to complete the fafsa because they think they are in too much the department of education notes that aid is not based on a simple income line in the sand. it depends on your individual circumstances. for more on how you can qualify for collmo website. >>> the food and drug administration has just approved a new device that could change the lives of millions of people living with type one diabetes. the so-called artificial pancreas can monitor and administer insulin. tuk-tuk max gomez has more. >> katie home was diagnosed with diabetes when she wa

pero para sacar la solicitud de fafsa. toda la informaciÓn de como llenar la solicitud estÁ en w .su siguen afectando a los jÓvenes. >> vivo un sin dinero, los padres no tienen mucha educaciÓn, los jovenes tienen problemas en la escuela, en la casa. edwin: desde los 18 millones de niÑos latinos en el paÍs, el 95% son ciudadanos y por eso la administraciÓn busca que todos saquen provecho de los fondos disponibles. >> tenemos que dar mÁs, ayudar a los estudiantes que tienen problemas en su vida despuÉs de la escuela. edwin: el tema de educaciÓn entre los hispanos sigue acaparando informaciÓn, ahora se conoce que para el aÑo 2050 podrÍa aumentarse el nÚmero de jÓvenes latinos que viven en pobreza. es toda la informaciÓn, regresamos a los estudios . ♪ ¿quÉ tal? muy buenas noches, saludos a todos en casita, vaya juego que se viviÓ en at&t park entre los dodgers y gigante de san francisco. los dodgers iban a tomar la ventaja de dos por cero y los gigantes iban alcanzar el debate y todo se iba a derrumbar en la sexta entrada2-0 y los gigantes iban alcanzar el debate y todo se iba a derrum

disponibles para los estudiantes, pero para ser un beneficiar tiene que llenar la solicitud conocida como fafsaquen para favoritfsa que puedo un ten dinero. un proyecto para tener acceso a fondos para su educaciÓn universitar universitaria >> yo como fui la oportunidad para ahÍ para el colegio o que hay dinero para gente como yo. latina. de las cifras dicen que cerca de un 53% de los estudiantes llenan un formulario fafsa que tienen el conocimiento para lo que estÁ pasando. este es el programa que estÁ es un complicado y entonces estamos tratando de ayudarles para que los jÓvenes puedan ayudar sociales y hay muchos chicos y chicas que tienen padres que son indocumentados y ellos para poder aplicar. en el distrito escolar de philadelphia se encontraban va variÓ de la ciudad. ♪ ♪ ♪ ilia: prÁcticas intimidad toirs y de situaciÓn. ♪ el presidente barack obama votÓ tempranamente en chicago este viernes, y administraciones hispanas estÁn preocupadas porque el gobierno envÍa menos observadores en muchos estados para evitar la discriminaciÓn contra votantes mayoritarios. limitÓ el rol del gobierno a ob

this fafsa uses prior- prior tax forms. there's still plenty of time to fill out the fafsa, but it should be done sooner rather than later. go to kcrg.com for more information about applying. for those looking for a job, there's a chance to apply today with a career fair. physicians' clinic of iowa is hosting it this afternoon. it's for positions in a number of healthcare related fields, from nursing to working in business offices. the fair goes from 4 until 5:30 at the p-c-i medical southeast in cedar rapids. an alburnett couple is anxious to get answers from the state fire marshal's office today after a massive fire tore through their home. the fire happened around 12:45 saturday afternoon at the couple's home at 314 howard street. firefighters were able to get the fire under control in about a half hour. no people were hurt, but a pet died. kcrg tv9's jordee kalk explains why the couple believes this fire started in only gone about 15 minutes before their house started on fire. they tell me they don't smoke inside their

as of october 1 people can start filing their fafsa forms. >> that is the federal free application for financial -- >> for federal student aid. >> federal student aid. >> everybody fills out that form who has a kid going to college? >> everybody should fill out that form. some people say well i think i earned too much income and just are not going to fill it out because we won't qualify for anything. >> is that smart? >> do you think most people are surprised when they get it back that they do qualify? >> i think most people have a completely don't understand how the system works and they are thinking they are going to get money from the federal government, which, most majority of people don't get the federal government grants. >> yeah. >> true or false, the application process for this federal aid is complicated? >> true. for most people it is pretty complicated. but it's like doing your however, one of the things we notice is that families do make mistakes from time to time. and they can be very costly in the tune of 10, $20,000 grants. >> what kinds of mistakes are people making? >>

fill out those fafsa forms! thank you! >>> president obama and the first lady welcome in italy's prime minister to the white house tuesday for what is likely to be their final state dinner. we recently spoke with a fashion critic about the occasion and the influence first lady michelle obama has had regarding her fashion choices over the years. >> robin givhan, describe michelle obama's style. >> her state dinner style? >> her state dinner style and apply that to the state dinners general. >> i think mrs. obama dresses for these grand state occasions, the thing that really distinguishes her sensibility from that of first ladies who have come before her is i feel like it's much more rooted into a very contemporary hollywood idea of what is glamorous. and by that i mean she's not wearing anything that is particularly revealing or high slits or anything like that. but there is a certain kind of modern edge to it that really taps into what we're used to seeing coming down a red carpet. it's less regal and more glamorous. >> ha

they say fafsa is easy to fill out and i think you need a phd to fellow asked that quite frankly. talk about the bureaucratic nature of the whole package when the students begin. it does get the most attention. this thing is a map. but there is a lot of attention for policymakers right now dealing with fafsa appeared unconcerned about what happens after because as students know, after the fafsa you find that you're not get enough money and many find out out all these extra rules. so to actually take your money from year to year, you have to do a bunch of things. even if you stay at the same school, same school coming up to keep keep refiling every single year. that's not an easy thing to do because of all the paperwork involved. satisfactory academic progress. if we could explain that every single school has different rules. they have certain grades but they also complete a certain amount of questions. if you go back to your own experience in the school, when a class didn't turn out to be that way you thought it would be and it was too hard or not which you were really looking for

but okay -- go to fafsa cocoa -- fafsa.com. the release date was moved up information was readily available. a recent analysis from nerd wallet found that as much is $2.7 billion in free federal grant money went unclaimed last year. that is mainly because of in complaint or on the submitted forms -- incomplete or on submitted forms. the department of education says aid is not based on a simple income lined in the sand. it depends on the visual circumstances. for more on how for college money, in new york, i'm jill's messenger. >>> new research suggests a link between hormonal contraceptives for women and increased risk for depression. daniel nottingham has more. >> millions of women worldwide use hormonal contraceptives. nine new study finds these birth control methods such as pills or implants may increase the risk of depression. of hormonal contraception, in terms of depression diagnosis. >> researchers looked at data on more than a million girls and women ages 15-35 in denmark. the study found adolescents were at the greates

to fill out the fafsa. >> it does get the most attention. it is a small american bureaucratic tragedy. is a mess but there's a lot of attention. i am concerned what happens after because afterwards you find that you are not getting enough money than you also find out the extra rules. said to keep your money from year-to-year even if he stayed at the same school with to refile your fafsa every single year even if nothing has changed. also keep up with the satisfactory academic progress. if they did not explain that it is great but every single school has different rules. and usually they have to get certain grades and complete a certain amount of courses. if you go back to your own experience, if the class did not turn out to be the way you thought it was to harder not we wire looking for you would drop it and if you tried to get your grades up utilities your class is. but the strategies will backfire if he were on financial aid. and then they are taken aback. >> so to try to tell students if you drop the course if you drop a lower-level then

anunciar que a partir del 1 de octubre, los jÓvenes en este paÍs van a poder llenar la solicitud de fafsaa de pobreza estÁ bajando. muy poco, pero estÁ afectando. >> viven sin dinero, los padres no tienen educaciÓn, los jovenes estÁn, tienen problema en la escuela, tienen problema en la casa. reportero: un dato interesante que 95% de los niÑos latinos en el paÍs, son ciudadanos. tenemos que hacer mÁs. tenemos que dar mÁs ayuda a los estudiantes que tienen problemas en su vida despuÉs de la escuela. el tema de educaciÓn entre los hispanos sigue acaparando atenciÓn. ahora que se conoce que para el 2050 podrÍa dmri caerse el nÚmero de joven que su viven en pobre pobreza. es toda la informaciÓn, regresamos a los estudios. ♪ ilia: donald trump animÓ hoy a la gente a ver el vÍdeo sexual de la ex miss universo alicia machado. dijo que machado tenÍa un pasado terrible, y que clinton fue engaÑada para que la presentara como un Ángel. ♪ fernando: donald trump lanzÓ una serie de twits diciendo que alicia machado fuerte la peor miss universo. hillary clinton acusÓ al ataque de donald trump de desquic

network has several offices across the state -- and provides services to help families fill out the fafsa form. it's right now it's degrees in just ahead...governor terry branstad's latest defense for donald trump while the presidential nominee gets attacked for not paying terry branson's defense for >> we will find sunshine and and we will feel warmer temperatures. look at our temperatures after a cool picture of a quiet cedar rapids. upper 50s with lower 60s. forecast is coming up next. >> whether time let's go to the bus stop this morning. will find the midshipman and upper 50s with partly sunny skies. it will be a breezy day. satellite and radar featuring some clouds. dubuque and i was city and north of charles city will have some mix of sun and clouds. we will through the sunshine in from time to time. dry weather expected into the afternoon. the musher starts to roll in later this evening and be with us overnight and into early wednesday. 76 today and 76 tomorrow. midshipman 70s for thursday and clouds and showers and thunder and down to 53 . it's a cool day friday with an early rai

the free application for federal student aid, or fafsa, is an important part of the college financing process. it's also the gateway application for federal student loans. in the past, parents and students had to wait until january to begin filling out fafsa applications. but the federal government moved it up a few months so students can have more time to compare it's here's a live look at on our city cam. 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 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 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

alejandra: es importante que notemos que la fafsa no tiene edad.: "tengo 40 aÑos y me dicen que debo hacerme el examen de prÓstata. tengo miedo. ¿quÉ me recomienda?". muchos hombres tienen miedo a este examen. doctor rivera: es verdad. sin embargo, me llama la atenciÓn que se lo estÁn recomendando a los 40 aÑos. al principio, me parece demasiado temprano. les voy a explicar por quÉ. veamos cuÁndo se supone que los hombres se hagan este examen de la prÓstata. es para detectar cÁncer de la prÓstata. si usted no tiene ningÚn tipo de historial familiar, ni el papÁ tuvo cáncer de prÓstata, ni un hermano, es a los 50 aÑos. si ese es el caso de nuestro televidente, pues ya le dieron un consejo que estÁ equivocado. todavÍa le quedan 10 aÑos. ahora, si el paciente tiene historial familiar, o el padre o un hermano ha tenido cÁncer de la prÓstata, entonces a los 45 ya se lo debe hacer. los pacientes que se lo tienen que hacer a los 40 aÑos son aquellos que tienen un papÁ que le dio cÁncer de prÓstata, y un hermano o dos hermanos. karla: tiene que ser cercano.

fafsa forms are used to determine financial ate eligibility. the schools and districts with the highest completion rate by march will receive a trophy. >>> volunteers gave their time to help build diamond park in north philadelphia. workers from the general building contractors association partnered with habitat for humanity to make it happen. today the workers put up drywall and installed electrical wiring at the project which will result in 21 new apartments. >>> a hometown honor for pennsylvania's own tina fey. >> temple university school of media and communications gave the actress and comedienne its excellence in the media award today. fey's brother introduced her to the crowd. he's a temple grad. so is fey's father who graduated after serving in the korean war. fey talked about the influence he and the city of philadelphia had on her work as a comedy worker. >> i like it that philadelphians are not easily led or blindly loyal. we boo our own sports teams. >> the fey family set up a student scholarship in her father's memory. >> announcer:

este aÑo han habido cambios en el fafsa. la universidad dice: a lo mejor le podemos dar dinero, un prÉstamo o una beca de ayuda. no tiene ningÚn tie con el aprovecho acadÉmico. satcha: y llenar la aplicaciÓn es gratuito. marie: es gratuito. satcha: marie izquierdo, gracias por acompaÑarnos. esperemos que los jÓvenes aprovechen el filtro para obtener esta ayuda financiera. si desean mÁs informaciÓn, pueden dirigirse a univisiÓn.com/fafsa. aprovechen estas herramientas que estÁn disponibles para ustedes. ahÍ estÁ la página en pantalla. vamos a continuar con consejos para que nuestras vidas sean mejores y mÁs saludables. ♪ karla: asÍ es, satchita. vamos a hablar de salud. ¿sabÍan que las uÑas nos dice mucho sobre nuestra salud? hoy el doctor rivera nos va a hablar de esas caracterÍsticas que pueden avisar que algo anda mal. estoy impresionada. ¿cÓmo es posible que las uÑas puedan decir que estamos enfermo? doctor rivera: es asÍ. cuando uno es mÉdico, es como detective del cuerpo, y tiene que buscar en todas las Áreas del cuerpo

free application for the federal student aid or fafsa form was october 1st. that's three months earlier than it has been for years. now, this is important because much of the available money is first come first serve so filing the form early is important. the idea behind this move is to give students more time to compare financial aid offers, but it is a big change. three months earlier. >> thanks for letting us know. >> the rain gear is certainly coming out today, especially the first half of your day and even this evening, we're tracking live showers. live doppler 7 tracking the activity all day long. live doppler 7, getting a little tighter on street level. san rafael and oakland and vallejo over the next several hours. light scattered showers. continues along the peninsula near pattia and east bay. around san jose we're just dealing with mainly cloudy skies. unfortunately, san jose, you didn't see any measurable rainfall out of this storm system. hopefully the neck one. it was a rainy ride this afternoon. the windshield wipers getting a workout and the fo

challenge to increase completion rates of the freeze application for federal student aid also known as fafsa, district is working with the college prep round table in the hope of increasing completion rate above the current 53 percent. >> kate bill other joining us now as you have been tracking matthew and keeping an eye on what our weather might be like this weekend. >> our weather is largely dependent on matthew or somewhat depended on matthew where that tropical moisture goes. when you have this much along east coast we will get some have of it, luckily not worst of it, that is reserved for our neighbors to the south east that looks like georgia, south carolina overnight it this into tomorrow morning will get brunt of that storm possibly with a land fall and then it should head out to sea but again a lot of moisture and with the front coming through we will tap into some of that. here's is what going on you can see the setup. front is a line of cloud, that you you see moving across portions of michigan. if that front were coming through on a normal day without a hurricane in the south eas

the critical financial aid form, the free application for federal student aid or fafsa is available this weekend three months earlier than in years at fafsa.gov. it's used to determine how much money students will get for colleges including grants, scholarships and low interest loans. the release day was moved up to make sure recrept tax information was readily available. a recent analysis found as much as $2.7 billion in free federal grant money went unclaimed last year mainly because of incomplete or unsubmitted forms. complete it because they think they earn too much but aid is not based on simple income line in the sand. for more on how you can qualify for college money, go to jill on money.com in new york, i'm jill slesing jer. >>> shrapnel into passengers. bmw says the inflator can separate from a plate shooting out metal and other debris. car owners will be notified if their vehicle is part of the recall. >>> hollywood is now home to la's first cat cafe. people can sip on coffee and mingle with several cats t. cats are also up for adoption. the woman behind this idea says thailand

fill out those fafsa forms! thank you!>> president obama and the first lady welcome in italy's prime minister to the white house tuesday for what is likely to be their final state dinner. we recently spoke with a fashion critic about the occasion and the influence first lady michelle obama has had regarding her fashion choices over the years. >> robin givhan, describe michelle obama's style. >> her state dinner style? >> her state dinner style and apply that to the state dinners general. >> i think mrs. obama dresses for these grand state occasions, the thing that really distinguishes her sensibility from that of first ladies who have come before her is i feel like it's much more rooted into a very contemporary hollywood idea of what is glamorous. and by that i mean she's not wearing anything that is particularly revealing or high slits or anything like that. but there is a certain kind of modern edge to it that really taps into what we're used to seeing coming down a red carpet. it's less regal and more glamorous. >> has

now you can start filling out the fafsa forms much earlier -- giving you more time. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us now. brea, fasfa use to not be accepted until january, why have they changed it? chris, the government wanted to give families a little less pressure... ... and a little more time to compare options. the fasfa is what determines a student's study. it's also needed for most state grants and scholarships. there's quite a few benefits to an earlier fasfa. one being families will already know their tax information, making the application process much easier. the university of iowa's student financial aid office says it's important to get the word out about this change.. especially for students currently in college. 59:17 "we've sent out a lot of information to our returning students, because that would be the group that has been accustom to filing the fasfas in the past on january 1st. we're also sending out information to first year applicants." according to research about 7 out of 10 students will use financial aid at some point while pursuing a degree.

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aid and admissions experts from 21 colleges and universities took they helped answer questions about fafsa, and this saturday you can get in person help with your federal application. we have a linker to different locations on www.wral.com, and we have a link to the college foundation of north carolina, a free service that helps students plan, apply, and pay for college. >>> >. well the fair is over. >> yeah. >> summer officially over. >> yeah, and we had a warm afternoon. 70s to low >> really nice. >> and i think we could see another round of that this weekend, yeah, but in between we have a cool spell to talk about. here's what's ahead. we actually have a cold front coming in right now. moving through the state no. clouds or rain, like we need any rain, but we will have some in the forecast down the line. or on that coming up, but jackets required in the morning although it's not feeling that cold right now. we'll call it a brief cooler spell with highs in the 60s tomorrow and wednesday, and starting thursday and lasting into the weekend, and we could see 80s in the weekend. on the seven

jean: the fafsa has just been released and that's the main application for federal student loans. traditionally parents have to cakeses, but that was moved up this year giving families more time to compare financial aid offers. and facebook just unveiled a new feature allowing users to buy and sell locally. it's a separate section on the app called marketplace, facebook createdded the feature after noticing more than 450 million users visit buy and sell groups every month. they say the most popular items peel exchange are furniture, cand josh: $10,000 for a tank of gas, that's the bill one woman received, we'll tell what you led to the expensive mixup, just ahead. jean: another big weekend for collecting food at high school football games, we have an update on new hampshire tackles hunger coming up. tom: then at 6:00 tonight a trouble l trend in the drug crisis, disturbing numbness one new hampshire city show a apologizes, the sentence handed down after he pled in new hampshire, maggie hassan cut taxes for small businesses, in washington, what's kelly ayotte done? voted to cut col

making sure that fafsa is simpler, that financial aid form and at the same time we have to make sure that adult learners have access to apprenticeships and job training programs so that they can have the skills they need as well to compete in this new and changing 21st century economy. >> unfortunately too many in new hampshire are straddled with student debt. i know i put myself through law school and then after i finally paid off those student loans i just transferred into child care. so this is really important that people have access to higher education. so i've actually supported making sure that interest rates don't go up, in a bipartisan effort that went forward in the senate i've supported strengthening pell grants and providing access and greater opportunity to use pell grants. i've also supported strengthening and making sure that we preserve the perkins loans program. but ultimately colleges have to have skin in the game too, we see prices continuing to go up and i think it's really access to affordable financial aid but also that we -- josh: coming up at 5:30 we'll talk t

height announced the new initiative that gives the city money and support to help families fill out fafsa financial aid forms. the schools and districts with the highest completion rate by the end of march receive a trophy. officials hope to increase the rate of completion from the current 53%. >> there's $180 billion in federal aid that our students can have access to. >> about two-thirds of full-time students pay for college with the help of financial aid in the form of grants and scholarships. >>> coming up next, we'll show you the latest on hurricane matthew. where it's heading, as our rain chances, as we start off the weekend. planned parenthood. i would support legislation in pennsylvania that would ban abortion and i would suggest we have penalties for doctors who perform them. would you put people in jail for performing abortions? at some point doctors performing abortions i think would be subject to that sort of penalty. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> announcer: this is nbc 10 news. >>> more now on our coverage of hurricane matthew. this is a live loo

what would you do to either increase the fafsa award amount or instate a year-round financial award? owens: arturo, let me speak generally about education and then get more specific to you. my dad was really poor. yet a loving family, but they have no ability to help him get on in life. teachers invested him and helped him get on his way in life. i strongly believe that education is the number way pathway to help people and this is something the parties to be able to work together. let's enable them to take care of themselves. issues the most critical and growing our economy and the most critical and terms of getting congress working again. i also think my mother, my mother was a fifth-grade teacher. once time she took a fifth-grade class all the way to washington, d.c. for a field trip. that is a much she cared. i think we have a huge teacher retention problem. my job going to washington will be to get every federal dollar into our education system. that is the number one -- number one pathway to get people into full-fledged participant in our private enterprise in our country. ever

one is that even if you stay at the same school you have to keep refiling the fafsa every year. even if nothing has changed. that's not that's not easy because of the paperwork involved. you also have to keep up with satisfactory academic progress. if we could simply explain what that wasn't help students to it that would be great. every single school has different rules for that. what it means is the students have to get certain grades but they also have to complete a certain number of courses. if you go back to your own experiences in school, when a class didn't turn out to be the way you thought it would be a nose too hard, are not what you are looking for where the professor was terrible, you dropped it. if you're trying to get your grades up you took the easier classes too. the strategies will backfire if you are on financially. so people doing regular things that most people do in college, it will actually cause them to lose their financial aid and not surprisingly, they are taken aback. >> host: and at city college where trying to tell students that if you drop this cours

what would you do to either increase the fafsa award amount, or instate a year-round financial award? moderator: mr. owens, you have the first opportunity. rep. owens: let me speak generally about education and then get more specific. i do think of my father and mother when it comes to education. i mentioned my dad coming out of a small town in utah. he was very poor. it was a very loving family, but they had no ability to help him get on in life. it was the teachers in utah that saw in him something special, invested in him, and helped him get somewhere in life. i strongly believe in public education. education is the number one pathway to help people. this is something the parties ought to be worked -- working together on. let's enable these people to mselves and orhe families. this is critical for job growth in the economy. it is also critical in getting congress to work again. i also think of my mother. my mother was a fifth-grade teacher in rose park. she put her heart and soul into that job, and she used her on salary to buy classroom surprise -- supplies. i know many teachers d

what would you do to either increase the fafsa award amount, or instate a year-round financial award?oderator: mr. owens, you have the first opportunity. rep. owens: let me speak generally about education and then get more specific. i do think of my father and mother when it comes to education. i mentioned my dad coming out of a small town in utah. he was very poor. it was a very loving family, but they had no ability to help him get on in life. it was the teachers in utah that saw in him something special, invested in him, and helped him get somewhere in life. i strongly believe in public education. education is the number one pathway to help people. this is something the parties ought to be worked -- working together on. let's enable these people to take care of themselves and or families. this is critical for job growth in the economy. it is also critical in getting congress to work again. i also think of my mother. my mother was a fifth-grade teacher in rose park. she put her heart and soul into that job, and she used her on salary to buy classroom surprise -- supplies. i know man

what would you do to either increase the fafsa award about or in state, a year-round financial award?ns: let me state general about education and get more specific to you. you know, i do think about on my mother when it comes to education. i mentioned by that coming out of the small town. he was really poor. he had a very loving family but they hav had no ability to helpm get on in life. it was the teachers who saw in indicates something special and investigating and help him get on his way in life. so i strongly believe in public education, and educate as a pathway, the number that would help people. this is something the parties i go to work together. let's invest in a people, grow the economy come enable them to take care of themselves, enable them to take care of the families. this is most critical issue for me in terms of job growth and building our economy. it's also the most critical issue in terms of getting caught is working again. also my mother was a fifth grade teacher in rose park. she put her heart and soul into that job and she used her own salary to buy classroom suppl