while like to hear one more song from jim mcdonough. he is once again performing in several cities in eastern iowa this year as part of his holiday grande tour. jim, what are you going to play for us? we certainly hope your is off to a good start. news update in about 20 minutes. also make sure to join us at eleven for the kcrg- tv9 news at midday. >>> good morning, america. president-elect trump shakes things up on his victory lap. makes a main ajouncement to the crowd. >> we are going to appoint mad dog mattis as our secretary of defense. >> as hillary clinton and donald trump's campaign teams overnight going head-to-head in a nasty post-election showdown. >> do you think i ran a campaign where white supremacists had a platform. >> it did. >> kellyanne conway joins us live this morning. >>> wicked weather. the south reeling from that tornado outbreak and devastating wildfires. now new storms moving in. the urgent warning about rains and flooding in in the deep freeze on the way for millions.

jim mcdonough. we will chat with him more on fox 28 morning live as we get >>>thank you for joining us. we are taking a live look at mount vernon road. i'm sure that will pick up and then next couple of minutes but traffic is moving slowly. there are now calls and cedar rapids for a special prosecutor to handle germany mitchells case. stacy walker called for a special prosecutor to take over the case and it's important to know that he did so as a private citizen and not a member of the board. local chap their of the naacp agreed it will help in the long run. >>we are trying to keep kissing peaceful and i think that would go a long way for people to trust that justice will be served. >>dist. atty. gerry anderson and has been handling the case since it started. be to have someone else handle the case. and germany mitchells family agrees with the call for a special prosecutor as well. many turned out at a benefit. mitchell's brother says they are heartened to see the outpouring us support from friends

the holiday season is in full swing and so is jim mcdonough's annual holiday grande tour. mcdonough i and has produced 16 c-ds since starting his piano career in 2000. for more than a decade he's hosted performances in several cities in iowa during the holiday season. the tour benefits camp courageous. and this morning at 6:20 we will talk to mcdonough and hear one of his songs. here is a list of his performances this year. mcdonough starts in anamosa tomorrow night. he then goes to monticello for sunday night performances and then to dubuque on the 10th. then on the 11th, he'll be at following weekend, mcdonough performs in davenport on the 17th and in cedar falls on the 18th. you can still buy tickets to these performances . the number of people who have filed for unemployment benefits has gone up. the number is now at the highest level in five months, but the job market is still in good standing. plan on another cloudy november chance of seeing sun, with steady temperatures into the 30s. in fact, there's very little chance of seeing sun being the day to watch for some s