first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... after enjoying some sunshine this morning, this afternoon. they may produce some passing flurries or light snow through the evening as highs reach the lower 30s. scattered flurries remain possible tonight into tomorrow, mainly in the morning, but there will be little to no accumulation through that time. areas of fog and drizzle may develop saturday with a chance of light rain/snow on sunday with highs well into the 30s both days. a more potent storm system is set to come through the midwest tuesday and wednesday of next week, which will bear watching.toda y: m/cloudy, flurries/lt. snow high: 30-36 winds: sw 15-25 alo: 32 dbq: 32 iow: 34 with only a few days to go before the iowa caucuses, presidential candidates are calling iowa home through the rest of the week. candidate hillary clinton. she's in adel right now and will make about a dozen more stops leading up to caucus night on monday. mrs. clinton is leading in most national polls, but has lost her lead in iowa. a qunnipiac unive

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... temperatures have begun their fall, and the drop won't stop for a while. we'll continue to fall through the 20s and into the the day. some light snow showers may pass through, but won't produce more than a dusting. northwest winds are going to be noticeable at 15 to 30 mph and will remain blustery through the whole weekend. we'll begin tomorrow in the single digits and slowly fall for much of the day. we'll have some peeks of sunshine, though. light snow is likely saturday night, especially south of highway 20, with under an inch of accumulation. the worst of the bitter cold will happen on sunday with highs staying below zero across much of the area and wind chills of -20 to -40. frostbite can occur in 15 minutes or less in such conditions. even monday will still be very cold with highs in the single digits.today: light snow, windy high: 24-30 winds: nw 15-30 alo: 24 dbq: 26 iow: 27 a budget increase is on the way for the cedar falls area education agency 267. according to the waterlo

meteorologist justin gehrts temperatures coming up in your but the aftermath still lingers. we'll have the weather latest conditions haunting millions. peace talks delayed. u-s secretary john kerry tears down rumms amid peace negotiations with syria. endorsements and confidence. two presidential candidates are hitting the campaign trail hard across iowa to lock in a win at next weeks iowa caucuses. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at midday. first, meteorologis t justin your first alert some major concerns on this monday -- for the evening commute and so counties in northeast iowa. patchy fog will continue this afternoon. drizzle will also begin to develop, eventually changing to evening. snow will continue into tonight, dropping a dusting up to o inches for most. far northeastern iowa may get a bit more than two inches. winds will also pick up overnight. we'll have highs in the 30s today, followed by lower 20s tonight. clouds stick around tomorrow, which may squeeze out scattered flurries. much of the week is looking more g

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... scattered flurries this morning are now behind us, leaving with a partly cloudy sky for the rest of the day.t'll be a whole lot warmer thanesterday with highs well into the 20s. tomorrorowill be warmer yet with highs climbing into the 30s under a partly cloudy sky. there's a chance of light snow friday and late saturday, but at this time snowfall amounts are looking pretty minor. of bigger note will once again be a big plunge in temperatures for the weekend, falling into the single digits on saturday and barely getting above zero on sunday.today: partly cloudy high: 26-32 winds: sw 5-15 alo:: 28 dbq: 25 iow: 30 10 unitt states sailors captured in iran was peaceful and efficient. the sailors were captured after a mechanical failure in their boat caused them to drift into iranian territorial waters. they were detained at an iranian base in the persian gulf until this morning. the white house says new lines of communication with iran established during nuclear negotiations played an impo

meteorologist justin gehrts joins us with your first alert forecast, justin... clouds and periods of light snow will be around this afternoon into tonight. temperatures will be wide-ranging, from barely above 10 close to the minnesota border to the lower 20s south of i-80. snow won't amount to much, generally around a dusting to a half-inch. winds pick up tonight and will be blustery from the northwest tomorrow, gusting as high as 30 mph. temperatures should remain in the single digits for most with wind chills staying below zero. temperatures rise into the 20s on wednesday and 30s thursday and friday. a rain/snow mix is possible friday before changing to snow saturday, which will come with colder temperatures again.today: chance of light snow high: 17-23 winds: s 5-10 alo: 15 dbq: 15 iow: 21 to g-o-p presidential candidates and the iowa caucus. that's according to hans hassell, an assistant professor of politics at cornell college in mount vernon. hassell says donald trump and senator ted cruz will likely end up in first or second. but seeing as they're may be

that's next in today's meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your memeorologist justin gegets joins u unow. showers will become more widespread this afternoon and areas of fog will linger as well. temperatures are going to creep up only a few degrees into the middle 30s. showers and with fairly steady temperatures. occasional rain continues on friday with highs staying in the middle 30s. rain will mix withthnd change to snow tomorrow night, taring off on saturday. the bruvt of the snow should stay to our east. hohover, winds will pick up this weekend as temperatures drop all day saturday, staying in the single digits on sunday. wind chills are going to stay below zero on sund.today: showers, areas of fog high: 33-39 winds: se 5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 36 iow: 37 31-37 winds: se 5-15 alo: 33 dbq: 34 iow: 35 tomorroro: rain likely high: : 34-40 winds: : 5-10 alo: 36 dbq: 37 iow: 38 tomorrow night: alo: 26 dbq: 28 iow: 29 saturday: chance of cnow, turning windy high: 29 - low: 27 sunday: clearii and windy high: 8 - low: 4 monday: partly cloudy high: 17 - low: -1 tuesday: ch

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... we're stuck in the clouds for a while, as well as occasional rounds of precipitation. some light wintry mix is possible starting mid-afternoon, mainly as light snow or perhaps a little bit of freezing rain. as the evening goes on, temperatures will warm enough to change this areas of fog are possible late tonight. temperatures will be in the lower 30s this afternoon and tonight. for tomorrow, occasional showers are likely, especially during the afternoon, with highs in the middle 30s. friday will have mainly showers transitioning to snow late in the day with snow lingering into saturday. at this point, snow accumulation s are looking low. however, gusty winds and much colder air will come crashing in during the day saturday and especially sunday.today: chance of wintry mix high: 30-36 winds: s 5-15 alo: 33 dbq: 32 iow: 34 new recordings from last week show how rescuers were able to get a hunter stuck in the ice in johnson county. "dispatcher: "all right, can you wave your arms in the

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... in the east and clouds in the west. as the afternoon goes on, clouds will slowly clear out. highs reach the lower to middle 20s. we'll have a partly cloudy sky tonight into tomorrow. tuesday will be a little breezy from time to time with highs close to 30. clouds are here night straight through saturday as moisture rain or snow evening. scattered rain and snow showers are likely thursday and friday with some lingering the 30s for a few days, much colder air pours in early next week.today: gradual clearing high: 22-28 winds: ne 5-10 alo: 23 dbq: 25 iow: 27 fire crews tackled a massive barn fire this morning in rural mt. vernon. the linn county sheriff's office say it happened on 705 elbow creek road earlier this morning. a viewer of ours on facebook, aj rigel, sent us this video. you can see here the flames completely overtaking the barn. tv-9 is working to get more information from the sheriff's office on what started this fire. you can check for updates on this story on our website a

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... temperatures are once again struggling to warm today. highs will creep to around zero or the lower single digits, but it'll still feel like it's -10 to -20 this afternoon. a bank of clouds will also move our area, roughly west of highway 218. we'll drop below zero again tonight with highs in the teens tomorrow. light snow will move in from the west tuesday afternoon, with light snow likely tuesday evening and night. most of us will pick up a dusting up to two inches, although areas south and west of washington may get a tad more. a noticeable warming trend is ahead with highs in the 20s starting on wednesday.to day: p/sunny, still cold high: -1-5 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 0 dbq: 1 iow: 4 the sub-zero temperatures can often be a hassle for drivers, especially when it comes to starting their vehicles. mechanics in central iowa say they usually get who can't start their car when temperatures are this low. some batteries just can't handle the cold. experts say to check your tires, deflate in co

meterologist justin gehrts joins us now - will it add up to anything? this morning's flurries are behind us, leaving with a mostly cloudy sky. just like the past couple of days, though, we ought to get some occasional thinning of the clouds, allowing some sun to come through. temperatures will be fairly steady for the rest of the day. the sky gradually clears lower teens. the with plentiful sunshine tomorrow and highs in the upper 20s. we'll make it into the 30s clouds. snow is likely on monday, but amounts are looking light at this time. occasional snow chances are with us throughout next week with seasonable temperatures in the 20s and 30s.today: mostly cloudy high: 22-28 winds: n 5-15 alo: 23 dbq: 24 iow: 26 ten days before the iowa caucuses donald trump is surging in the polls, and bernie sanders and new hampshire. abc's marci gonzalez is following the latest from the campaign trail. script: republican - backlash today... publication "national review" from hosting a gop debate next month...after this cover story... saying donald trump "is not deserv

meteorologist justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... clouds are on their way back into our sky yet again this afternoon, streaming in from the nonoh. we should get occasional glimpses of sunshine to poke through every so often, however. highs will reach the middle 30s this afternoon with a northwest breeze. southerly winds and a partly cloudy sky send us to the upper 30s tomorrow, providing a pretty nice end to the saturday w wh mild ghs in the lower 40s. some light rain/snow are monday. a more potent system brings us snow tuesday and wednesday. it's still too early to know much about the details of this system yet, so stay tuned.today: mostly cloudy high: 33-39 winds: nw 10- 20+ alo: 36 dbq: 35 iow: 38 today marks 30 years since the space shuttle challenger exploded shortly all 7 astronauts on board. what made the leadoff to that particular challenger flight was that a teacher was among e crew -- christa m mulliffe. remembered january 28, 1986 at an ceremony at kennedy space center this morning. a wreath was laid this morning at the sp

meteorologist justin gehrts joins us now with the first-alert forecast. justin, the temperatures are only getting colder? seasonably chilly weather is here to begin 2016. temperatures will be in the teens at midnight with wind chills in the single digits. we'll start new year's day with lows around 10, then climb to the lower 20s under a mostly sunny sky. the weekend is looking just fine with a partly to mostly sunny sky and 20s. uneventful weather rolls on until the second half of next week when a slight chance of a wintry mix returns to the area. until then, enjoy a quiet start to the new year.tonight: partly cloudy low: 7-13 winds: w 5-15 alo: 8 dbq: 9 iow: 12 back to you. in this place, 24 hours from now, we'll know if the iowa hawkeyes win their first rose bowl in 57 years -- all the way back to 1959. kcrg-tv's scott saville and scott westerberg have been offering reports back all week. they join us live from pasadena and today was a record day of visits for the u-s-s iowa... the gazette is reporting 7,000 people came on board... scott and scott? -it

justin gehrts gives us a tour of the mobile weather lab while at the dubuque auto plaza. former president bill clinton began making political stops this week for his wife's presidential campaign. today that included two stops in cedar rapids... one in the newbo district, and the other in czech village. he started his campaigning for hillary earlier this week in new hampshire where she won the primary in 2008. but she finished third in iowa that year, so clinton knows his presence in iowa is important. and t-v says his first cedar rapids stop was a surprise for a lunchtime crowd. some visitors to the newbo city market came for a quick lunch. plans changed, though, when they got to meet the former president. "it was worth a lifetime...we're too excited to eat. i couldn't swallow it." sot/nat for some the encounter was a quick greeting. sot/nat for a shop owner, there was an invitation to explain the business. and anybody who asked got a picture. one man remembered a clinton visit as president 20 years ago when he and the presidents of two other countries dedidited the natio

team meteorologis t justin gehrts for your final forecast. seasonably chilly weather is here to begin 2016. temperatures will be in the teens at midnight with wind chills in the single digits. we'll start new year's day with lows around 10, then climb to the lower 20s under a mostly sunny sky. the weekend is looking just fine with a partly to mostly sunny sky and highs in the upper 20s. uneventful weather rolls on until the second half of next week when a slight chance of a wintry mix returns to the area. until then, enjoy a quiet start to the new year.tonight: partly cloudy low: 7-13 winds: w 5-15 alo: 8 dbq: 9 iow: 12 thanks justin. thanks for joining us for kcrg-tv9 news at 6. we hope you'll be with us again tonight at ten. have a ice dragon.

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert ffecast, justin... clouds are moving back in today and will produce light snow later on. we may begin to see snowflakes as early as 3 or 4, but for most of the area it'll wait until after 6. light snow continues into the night with a dusting up to two inches likely, with most places in the lower part of that range. highs reach the lower teens today. tomorrow will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the 20s. we'll stay in the 20s right up to tt weekend, with temperatures actutuly getting above freezing on sunday.today: pm light snow likely high: 10-16 winds: se 5-10 alo: 10 dbq: 12 iow: 15 tonight: light snow likely low: 7-13 winds: e 5-10 alo: 7 dbq: 9 iow: 12 thanks justin. candidates are converging on iowa in a final push to collect votes before the iowa caucuses. candidate carly fiorina will be in eastern iowa today. she's speaking at a presidential candidate forum at wartburg college. thaha will be e om 8:30 until 10 this morning. fiorina hasn't been polling well, pushing her to the undercard

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... today is going to be a mild, pleasant mid-january day. it won't last, though. we'll have highs in the middle 30s near the minnesota border with middle 40s from highway 30 to the south. sunshine will also be pretty plentiful. clouds increase tonight, bringing a slight chance of a light wintry mix late. we'll begin friday around 25 to 30 and slowly fall much of the day. occasional light snow is from the northwest. the weekend will be downright cold with temperatures continuing to fall through the single digits saturday, and perhaps not rising above zero on sunday. with blustery winds, it'll feel more like -20 to -40 this weekend. additional snow showers may fall saturday night,mainly south of highway 20.today: partly cloudy high: 41-47 winds: s 5-15 alo: 39 dbq: 39 iow: 45 five attackers and two civilians are dead after a terror attack in indonesia. boom authorities in jakarta say five people affiliated with isis set off this explosion early this morning. police say they started shootin

there is a 200-thousand dollar reward for information eading to meteorologist justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... ready to enjoy the calm today and tomorrow at least... our sky will turn partly sunny this afternoon, perhaps even mostly sunny at times. it'll be a fairly nice end to the workweek with highs in the upper 30s. lower 40s are likely tomorrow under a partly cloudy sky. enjoy this quiet weather, because that changes soon. scattered rain/snow showers develop sunday. most of this precipitation should be rain, but some snow with minor accumulation is possible, especially north of highway 20. monday should be okay, including during the evening for caucus-goers, as a rain/snow mix ought to hold off until late. heavv snow and gusty winds develop tuesday, eventually tapering off on wednesday. there are still some questions on the details of this system, but it is looking increasingly likely that we will be having a fairly significant impact here.today: partly sunny high: 35-41 winds: se 10-20 alo: 36 dbq: 34 iow: 39 the family of tyler sash says results of recent t

meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. stay with tv9. taking control. president obama committed to acting on gun remembers a mass shooting five years ago today. a messy flight. pilots turn around a plane headed to chicago, after a passenger gets out of hand. another "no" to hoverboards? officials at a second iowa university are questioning the safety of students handling the futuristic toy. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at midday. today marks five years since a deadly shooting in tucson, arizona left six people dead and severely injured former congresswom an gabrielle giffords. 22-year -old jared loughner opened fire at an event where giffords was speaking. he tried to escape, but bystanders held him until police showed up. he is serving life in prison. the tucson shooting anniversary comes just as president obama commits himself to stronger gun control. he addressed the issue meeting in virginia last night. president obama defended his executive actions, including expa

meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. stay with tv9. the race for the republican iowa still shows 2 at the top. a new quinnipiac poll says donald trump and senator ted cruz are in a statistical tie, now 6 days out from february 1st. democratic candidates came together to moines. and state lawmakers are moving forward with education funding. but the budget increase could face a major roadblock branstad. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, this is kcrg-tv9 news at midday. some significant snowfall made for a difficult commute across eastern iowa. justin, are we expecting more flurries this afternoon? scattered flurries will continue into the afternoon alongside a gray, overcast sky. temperatures won't move much, staying in the middle 20s. we'll also have a northwest wind of 15 to 25 mph to contend with, which may cause patchy blowing snow in open areas. skies remain mostly cloudy tonight into tomorrow. while a few peeks of tomorrow morning, they won't last. we'll have highs in the upper 20s. another round of flurries comes throu

meteorologist justin gehrts joins us now. we have a bit of a breeze this afternoon from the south at 10 to 20 mph, gusting a bit higher. otherwise, our sky will be partly sunny sky this afternoon with highs around 30. clouds increase tonight, keeping our lows in the 20s. tomorrow's looking cloudy with highs in the lower 30s with a slight chance of a rain or snow shower late. a better chance of scattered rain and snow showers starts tomorrow night and continues into thursday and friday. highs reach the middle 30s each day. substantially colder air plows in this weekend and continues into early next week.today: partly cloudy high: 27-33 winds: s 10-20 alo: 29 dbq: 30 iow: low: 22-28 winds: s 5-15 alo: 22 dbq: 23 iow: 25 tomorrow: iso. rain/snow late high: 30-36 winds: s 5-15 alo: 32 dbq: 33 iow: 34 tomorrow night: chance of rain/snow low: 27-33 winds: s 5-15 alo: 30 dbq: 30 iow: 30 thursday: rain/snow likely high: 35 - low: 30 friday: saturday: chance of snow high: 30 - low: 29 sunday: clearing & colder high: 9 - low: 8 monday:

in totoy's showbiz wrap meteorologist justin gehrts meteorologist justin gehrts joins us now. the flurries have left, but we'll remain under a mostly cloudy sky through the afternoon. however, temperatures will be much more comfortable as our winds continue out of the south. tonight, those clouds will keep uuon the mild side, with tempepetures hovering in thth mid-teens. a new weak system approaches for thursday, but won't do clouds. we may see a few flurries, but chances are small. temperatures remain fairly close to seasonal averages still as arctic air remains boboled up to our north. moving in to the weekend, we stay quiet with temperatures climbing into the upper 20s saturday, and low-mid 30s by sunday before a new weather system arrives on monday with chances for snow. today: mostly cloudy high: 19-25 winds: s 5-10 alo: 20 dbq: 20 iow: 23tonight: mostly cloudy low: 12-18 winds: se 5-10 alo: 13 dbq: 13 iow: 16tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 23-29 winds: e 5-10 alo: 25 dbq: 25 iow: 27tomorrow winds: n 5-10 alo: 13 dbq: 12 iow: 14friday: turning partly cloudy high: 25 - low:

meteorologist justin gehrts we're following breaking news this midday in iowa city. police responded to a bomb threat this morning at iowa city west high school. rg-tv9's mark carlson has of this situation, and joins us live from iowa city. mark, what do we know so far? iowa city police are investigating a bomb threat at iowa city west high school tuesday morning. in a notification sent to parents, superintendent stephen murley said students and staff were evacuated by bus to an off-site location. murley asked parents to not go to the school while the evacuation was in progress. all were reported safe, murley said. those who regularly vote at west high should do so at athletic hall ofofame, 2425 prairie meadow drive, according to johnson county auditor travis weipert on twitter. kcrg-tv9 is working to get more information about the threat. check back for updates. whenever you see news, give us that number is 319-365-9999. you can also email pictures and video to newsroom at kcrg dot com. first, meteorologis t chris havely has your first alert forecast, chris... light

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... clouds are moving back in today and will produce light snow later on. we may begin to see snowflakes as early as 3 or 4, but for most o othe area it'll wait until afafer 6. light snow continues into the night with a dusting up to two inches likely, with most places in the lower part of that range. highs reach the lower teens today. tomorrow will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the 20s. we'll stay in the 20s right up to the weekend, with temperatures actually getting above freezing on sunday.today: pm light snow likely high: 10-16 winds: se 5-10 alo: 10 dbq: 12 iow: 15 tonight: light snow likely low: 7-13 winds: e 5-10 alo: 7 dbq: 9 iow: 12 after a fight for an election, voters in the college community@school district will decide on a multi-million dollar nd referendum. the vote will be on february 2nd. this bond vote is for 49 and a half million dollars meant to cover the increased enrollment and faculty needs. if the bond vote passes, it would increase the property tax rate

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... for the most part, our sky will remain mostly cloudy this afternoon. some thinning of the overcast is possible from time to time, so enjoy any sunshine you can get. we'll have highs in the middle 20s. clouds keep temperatures in the middle teens tonight. some light snow is also possible north of highway 20, where a dusting may fall. tomorrow will bpretty similar to todayayith quite a few clouds and highs in the middle 20s. more sunshine breaks through on saturday with highs in the upper 20s. sunday's looking fine with temperatures above freezing, despite increasing clouds. snow becomes likely on monday, although it's looking fairly light at this time. occasional snow chances will be with us throughout next week.today: mostly cloudy high: 22-28 winds: e 5-10 alo: 24 dbq: 24 iow: 26 standstill this midday after some significant snowfall overnight. washington d-c where as much as two feet of snow is expected to fall through the weekend. the massive storm will leave a fresh blanket of sno

meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. stay with tv9. this afternoon is looking cold, sunshine. northwest winds will blow at 15 to 25 mph, sometimes gusting as high as 30. that'll make today's highs in the single digits still feel below zero. temperatures fall to around zero this evening, but will slowly rise after midnight as more clouds move overhead. tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with scattered flurries, but it'll be warmer with highs in the 20s. 30s are on the way on thursday with partial sunshine. a light rain/snow mix light snow saturday. another blast of cold air is on tap for the weekend.toda y: windy and cold high: 2-8 winds: nw 15-30 alo: 3 dbq: 5 iow: 7 tonight: partly cloudy low: -3-3 winds: sw 5-15 alo: -2 dbq: -2 iow: 2 tomorrow: m/cloudy, sct. 5-15 alo: 24 dbq: 23 iow: 27 tomorrow night: partly 5-10 alo: 19 dbq: 18 iow: 22 thursday: partly cloudy high: 37 - low: 20 friday: chance of rain/snow snow high: 20 - low: 17 sunday: low: 4 - low: -3 tuesday: partly cloudy high: 19 - low: -1 thanks justin. many disea

first alert storm team meteorologist justin gehrts joins us now. clouds are moving back in today and will produce light snow later on. we may begin to see snowflakes as early as 3 or 4, but for most of the area it'll wait until into the night with a dusting up to two inches likely, with most places in the lower part of that range. highs reach the lower teens today. tomorrow will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the 20s. we'll stay in the 20s right up to the weekend, th temperatures actually getting above freezing on sunday.today: pm light t ow likely high: 10-16 winds: se 5-10 alo: 10 dbq: 12 iow: 15 tonight: light snow likely low: 7-13 winds: e 5-10 alo: 7 dbq: 9 iow: 12 tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 21-27 winds: s 5-10 alo: tomorrow night: partly cloudy low: 16-22 winds: s 5-10 alo: dbq: 16 iow: 19 thursday: mostly cloudy high: 27 - low: 19 friday: partly cloudy high: 25 - low: 13 saturday: partly cloudy high: 31 - low: 12 sunday: mostly cloudy high: 36 - low: 25 monday: chance of snow high: 30 - low: 22 tuesday: partly cloudy thanks jus

first, meteorologis t j jtin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... it's going to be tough to get rid of the clouds over the next couple of days, so be ready for more gray than blue in our sky. even so, our warmer than they have this afternoon and middle 20s tomorrow. winds are going to be light, as well. a few flurries may fall tomorrow night with partial sunshine returning later friday into saturday. we'll warm to the 30s by sunday before our next chance of snow arriviv monday.today: mostly cloudy high: 19-25 winds: s 5-10 alo: 20 dbq: 20 iow: 23 thanks justin. this morning, g-o-p presidential candidate ben carson is mourning the loss of one his campaign this morning, g-o-p presidential candidate ben carson is mourning the loss of one his campaign volunteers in iowa. 25-year-old braden j jlin died yesterday after a crash on interstate 80 west of atlantic. paramedics flew jopl to a hospital in nebraska, where he died. another campaign staffer was driving the van and lost control when they hit a patch of ice. the van went across the median and a truck

and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t justin gehrts for your final forecast. this weekend's weather will be pretty typical for have overnight lows in the teens and highs in the middle to upper 20s both saturday and sunday. the sky is going to be partly to mostly sunny each day as well. slightly cooler air moves in on monday as temperatures drop a few degrees, but we'll climb right back and be in the lower 30s for the second half of next week. there's a slight chance of rain and snow toward the end of next week. until then, we have nothing but fairly quiet weather to start 2016.tonight: mostly clear low: 13-19 winds: w 5-15 alo: 14 dbq: 14 iow: 16 thanks justin. thanks for joining us for kcrg-tv9 news at 6. we hope you'll be with us again tonight at ten. have a great evening. (disco music playing) try to keep up, howard! yeah, i wish we looked as cool dancing in clubs

and fog low: 31-37 winds: se 5-15tomorrow: rain likely high: 34-40 we go now to meteorologis t justin gehrts who's live with our mobile weather labb a man faces an attempted murder drug charges after police say he fired six shots at another man in cedar rapids earlier today. police arrested 31- year-old derek berkeris roughly 10 minutes after receiving the report of shots fired. no one incident. cedar rapids police responded to the 15- hundred block of seventh avenue southeast around 7:35 this morning. police searched a home in the same block where the shooting happened. this is the first shots fired call of 2016. dubuque police announced today they now consider an ongoing death investigation suspicious. officers responded to 29-44 jackson street after a disturbance call monday. inside the home, they found 72-year-old gary breckenridge's body. no one else was inside the hhe. the state medicalal examiner's office is conducting an autopsy on his body. we have a follow-up to our report yesterday about someone passing counterfeit bills in the cedar rapids and iowawaity areas. police have made an

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... another very cold day is ahead of us, but at least we should climb back above zero today. wind chills, however, will stay below zero, around -10 to -20. we'll have a fairly sunny sky today grgrze our zero again with clouds increasing toward dawn. light snow develops tomorrow afternoon and continues into tomorrow night. most of us will pick up a dusting up to two possible well warm a bit, too, with highs in the teens tomorrow followed by 20s the rest of the week.today: m/sunny, still cold high: 1-7 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 3 dbq: 3 iow: 5 democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sandererare back on the campaign trail after an aggressive debate. the latest polls show sanders could upset clinton in iowa and in new hampshire. abc's megan hughes has more on last night's debate in south carolina. in south carolina, frontrunners hillary clinton and bernie sanders come out swinging ? debating healthcare.. clinton--a defender of obama's legacy: sot clinton: i'm not sure whether

about this, go to the "weather water cooler" on the weather page of kcrg dot co meteorologist justin gehrts has more details about those two rare winter tornadoes. the new year brought one new member to the cedar rapids city council. three incumbents and the one new council member, scott overland, took oaths of office in the council chambers this morning. in recent city council elections, a focus was flood recovery from the high water in 2008. but the newest member thinks that focus has now shifted. "i think now we've largely recovered from the flood we have the opportunity to move forward to other issues in the community" overland says one priority for him is establishing a neighborhood finance corporation office to help rehabilitate older housing in the city. in addition to overland, council members ann poe, susie weinacht and scott olson were sworn in for four-year terms. a waterloo organization says it needs a new shelter to handle a growing number of homeless men, and especially with more cold weather coming. the catholic worker house is trying to raise 45 thousand dollars to buy a hou

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... it's going to be tough to get rid of the clouds over the next couple of days, so be ready for more gray than blue in our sky. temperatures will still be warmer than they have been, reaching to the lower 20s this afternoon and middle 20s tomorrow. winds are going to be light, as well. a few flurries may fall tomorrow night with partial sunshine returning later friday into saturday. we'll warm to the 30s by sunday before our next chance of snow arrives monday.today: mostly cloudy high: 19-25 winds: s 5-10 alo: 20 dbq: 20 iow: 23 thanks justin. thanks justin. for the start of the new semester, those at the university of iowa are hoping for fewer mumps the cases sky-rocketed. there are usually one or t t cases of m mmps in a typically school year. but the latest report from county health officials shows 253 cases have been lab confirmed in johnson county, since u-u- . when hundreds of cases broke out across the state. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders is live at the iowa memorial union to talk

first alert storm team meteorologist justin gehrts joins us now. it's going to be tough to get rid of the clouds over the next couple of days, so be ready for more gray than blue in our sky. even so, our temperatures will still be warmer than they have this afternoon and middle 20s tomorrow. winds are going to be light, as well. a few flurries may fall tomorrow night with partial sunshine returning later friday into saturday. we'll warm to the 30s by sunday before our next chance of snow arrives monday.today: mostly cloudy high: 19-25 winds: s 5-10 alo: 20 dbq: 20 iow: 23 tonight: mostly cloudy low: 12-18 winds: sese-10 alo: 13 dbq: 13 iow: 16 tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 23-29 winds: e 5-10 alo: 25 dbq: 25 iow: 27 tomorrow night: flurries northwest low: 10-16 winds: n 5-10 alo: 13 dbq: 12 iow: 14 friy: turning partly cloudy high: 25 - low: 13 saturday: partly cloudy high: 29 - low: 12 low: 21 monday: chance of snow high: 30 - low: 22 tuesday: partly cloudy high: 24 - low: 17 wednesday: partly clcldy high: 25 - low: 14 thanks. a famous war veteran

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... another very cold day is ahead of us, but at least we should climb back above zero today. wind chills, however, will stay below zero, around -10 to -20. we'll have a fairly sunny sky today although a band of clouds may graze our western towns. we'll dip below zero again tonight under a mostly clear sky with clouds increasing toward dawn. light snow develops tomorrow afternoon and continues into tomorrow night. most of u uwill pick up a dusting up to two inches, although a bit more is possible well south of i-80. we'll finally warm a bit, too, with highs in the teens tomorrow followed by 20s the rest of the week.today: m/sunny, still cold high: 1-7 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 3 dbq: 3 iow: 5 thanks justin. a fire seriously damaged a landmark in strawberry point. three fire a fire seriously damaged a landmark in strawberry point. three fire departments helped put out the fire in the freezing temperatures early yesterday morning. country y ooking restaurant, right downtown, subzero temperatures

first alert storm team meteorologist justin gehrts joins us now. another very cold day is ahead we should climb back above zero today. wind chills, however, will stay below zero, around -10 to -20. we'll have a fairly sunny sky today although a band of clouds may graze our zero again tonight under a mostly clear sky with clouds increasing toward dawn. light snow develops tomorrow night. most of us will pick up a dusting up to two inches, although a bit more is possible well south of i-80. we'll finally warm a bit, too, with highs in the teens tomorrow followed by m/sunny, still cold high: 1-7 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 3 dbq: 3 iow: 5 tonight: mostly clear low: -9--3 winds: nw 5-10 alo: -9 dbq: -9 iow: -5 tomorrow: pm light snow likely high: 12-18 winds: se 5-10 aloz 14 dbq: 13 iow: 17 tomorrow night: light snow likely low: 9-15 winds: e 5-15 alo: 11 dbq: 10 iow: 13 wednesday:artly cloudy high: thursday: mostly cloudy high: 27 - low: 19 friday: partly cloudy high: 25 - low: 13 saturday: partly cloudy high: 32 - low: 12 sunday: ance of rain/snow high: 36 -

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meteorologist justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... clouds are on their way back into our sky yet again this afternoon, streaming in from the north. we should get occasional glimpses of sunshine to poke through every so often, however. highs will reach the middle 30s this afternoon with a northwest

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gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... we have a bit of a breeze this afternoon from the south at 10 to 20 mph, sometimes gusting a bit higher. otherwise, our sky will be partly sunny sky this afternoon with highs keeping our lows in the 20s. tomorrow's looking cloudy with highs in the lower 30s with a slight chance of a rain or snow shower late. a better chance of scattered rain and snow showers starts tomorrow night and continues into thursday and