jerry zimmerman is now the winner, beating stephanie gahn. university heights had the highest voter turnout in all of johnson county tuesday night at nearly 57 percent. meteorologist joe winters joins us now with your first forecast. joe, we still have a chance of some rain tonight? nicholas luerkens' mental health was the focus on this final day of defense testimony. and both friends and family told jurors they struggled to find ways to help. nicholas luerkens' mental on this final day of defense testimony. and both friends and family told jurors they struggled to find ways to help. luerkens is on trial for the death of lynnsey donald in the marion hyvee parking lot in april of this year. police say he stabbed his ex-girlfriend dozens of times while she was grocery shopping with her son. jurors saw surveillance video of the attack on the first day of the trial. and yesterday, friends talked about the end of luerkens and donald's relationship. jurors also saw an entry in luerkens' journal that said he was planning to kill donald. kcrg-tv9's d

jerry zimmerman is now the winner, beating stephanie gahn. university heights had the highest voter turnout in all of johnson county tuesday night at nearly 57 percent. the mayor and homeless protestors in cedar rapids are working together to solve some issues. this group started protesting hall wednesday night after they were kicked out of a park. when mayor ron corbett heard they wanted to meet with him, he set up time for a meeting. the protesters talked about their frustrations and the lack of beds in cedar rapids, and the inability to get an id. mayor corbett says he can't do anything overnight, but police will help them find a place to stay. "i think we opened the mayors eyes to basically a problem he didn't realize was as big as it was. i think we got him to sit down and think a little bit more about the homeless population. " the executive director of the willis dady emergency shelter says the service agencies that help the homeless in cedar rapids will announce a plan on tuesday for an emergency shelter. this shelter will provide ext

jerry zimmerman is now the winner, beating stephanie gahn. university heights had the highest voter turnout in all of johnson county tuesday night at nearly 57 percent. legislation against expanding the "water of the u-s" rule is on its way to the house for approval. iowa senator joni ernst was among the u-s senators who voted against it on wednesday. ernst says the bill would have given the environmental protection agency and other governing agencies too much control over bodies of water in the country. other senators including chuck grassley agreed with her and say the bill had more to do with control than water quality. "i'm proud to stand with the majority of my colleagues in voting to scrap it. the senate decided to act because it is evident that the epa did not seriously consider the comments and perspective that this rule will directly impact. " "i think what they have done under wotus is against the law and we have three court decisions that have already said that. 7:57 but congress shouldn't get away with this. " grassley and ernst s

jerry zimmerman is now the winner, beating stephanie gahn. university heights had the highest voter turnout in all of johnson the mayor and homeless protestors in cedar rapids are working together to solve some issues. this group started protesting outside city hall wednesday night after they were kicked out of a park. when mayor ron corbett heard they wanted to meet with him, he set up time for a meeting. the protesters talked about their frustrations and the lack of beds in cedar rapids, and the inability to get an id. mayor corbett says he can't do anything overnight, but police will help them find a place to stay. "i think we opened the mayors eyes to basically a problem he didn't realize was as big as it was. i think we got him to sit down and think a little bit more about the homeless population. " the executive director of the willis dady emergency shelter says the service agencies that help the homeless in cedar rapids will announce a plan on tuesday for an emergency shelter. this shelter will provide extra beds for the homeless as te

jerry zimmerman is now the winner, beating stephanie gahn. and now here's your first alert forecast. now that our cold front has moved through the area, plan on temperatures to be around seasonal averages today with highs back in the lower 50s. there will be some sun out there though, which will help quite a bit. plan on more of the same for tomorrow with some gradual warming from sunday through tuesday. our next opportunity for rain comes in around wednesday and thursday of next week. temperatures should generally average in the 50s with lows down into the 30s. have a great weekend! today: mostly sunny, cooler high: 50-56 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 52 dbq: 50 iow: 54tonight: mostly clear low: 32-38 winds: w 5-10 alo: 32 dbq: 34 iow: 35tomorrow: mostly sunny, seasonable high: 47-53 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 50 dbq: 50 iow: 53tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 27-33 >>> welcome back to "gma." you are looking at washington dulles airport this morning. new security measures expected there, at airports all around the world, a response to the growing consensus