loebsack is spending the last few days of the district. he tells me it's important to him to get young people involved and part of the political process. the start of college basketball season is just a little more than a week away. cyclones point guard monte morris says he has something to prove this season at iowa state. stay with your 24 hour news and drizzle across eastern iowa. tonight a clear sky is expected continuing into the start of our friday. with a southerly flow of air returning to the state the mercury jumps significantly tomorrow with highs in the lower to middle 70s common. quiet weather continues through the weekend with a treat of a day ahead on halloween. have a great night. tonight: mostly clear. wind: s 5-10. low: 45 tomorrow: partly cloudy. breezy and milder. wind: s 15-25. high: 74 tom. night: partly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. low: 55 high: 68 low: 55 sunday: partly cloudy. high: 61 low: 46 monday: partly cloudy. breezy and milder. high: 75 low: 49 tuesday: partly cloudy. high: 64 low: 57 wednesday: slight chance of sho

loebsack says a heavier help the economy. he credits passing "every student succeeds act, " which is a revision of "no child left behind" 3:45 we have to make sure that bill gets implemented property so it does come back to the local folks, so teachers have flexibility in terms of evaluating people loebsack also says college students should have more financial aid options. 4:32, "we have to allow students to renogotaitate to that debt once their done with college too." in recent months loebsack has also placed priority for veteran affairs reform. he says the amount of veterans unacceptable. 5:43, those folks were willing to make the absolute sacrifice so we can stay free the least we can do is treat them with the dignity and respect they deserve when they come back thats why i introduced a bill that would guarantee any veteran who goes to a va and asks for in patient psuychaitric bed would be granted a bed if thought was suicidal loebsack says he already has about 60 sponsors on the bill. he adds about half of those are repub

loebsack says more jobs need to be available across the country. especially manufacturin g jobs here in iowa. 2:09, "we have to continue to deepen the economic recovery . folks have gotten good as they were before the great recession." loebsack says a heavier emphasis on education will also help the economy. he credits passing "every student succeeds act, " which is a revision of "no child left behind" 3:45 we have to make sure that bill gets implemented property so it does come back to the local folks, so teachers have flexibility in terms of evaluating people loebsack also says college students should have more financial aid options. 4:32, "we have to allow students to renogotaitate to that debt once their done with college too." in recent months loebsack has also placed priority for veteran affairs reform. he says the amount of veterans who struggle to get trea unacceptable. 5:43, those folks were willing to make the absolute sacrifice so we can stay free the least we can do is treat them with the dignity and respect they deserve when they come

as kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk reports, loebsack says his biggest concern right congressman dave loebsack has a personal reason to protect those who struggle... 56:00, "i grew up in poverty myself in sioux city my mom was a single parent had an 11th grade education with mental illness. loebsack says many people helped him get through school and the early stages in life. so he wants to do the same for others. 56:08, "i didn't get in the middle class myself until i started teaching at cornell college way back in 1982." loebsack says more jobs need to be available across the countr g jobs here in iowa. 2:09, "we have to continue to deepen the economic recovery . folks have gotten back to work but sometimes the jobs aren't as good as they were before the great recession." loebsack says a heavier emphasis on education will also help the economy. he credits passing "every student succeeds act, " which is a revision of "no child left behind" 3:45 we have to make sure that bill gets implemented property so it does come back to the local folks, so teachers have flexibility in terms of evaluating p

loebsack hospitals was a bad call. peters thought vas could be made to specialize in soldier specific issues, like ptsd. here's how the two felt when it came to getting federal dollars for flood protection. " ultimately we're going to have to move away from sending so much of our tax dollars to dc in the first place, then hoping bargaining, begging to get the money back when we need infrastructure projects, flood mitigation, etc. convincing of a lot of folks to change the system as it is now. not saying it's necessary a bad way to go, but it's probably very impractical. i think the army corps has it wrong in terms of how they prioritize. the two senators think so as well. " the two were also asked if the u-s should have intervened earlier in syria. peters said, "i don't think so. loebsack said he wouldn't vote today to send troops to the country. beth? thanks, forrest. donald trump is taking a defiant stance while campaigning, angrily denying the latest allegations of sexual misconduct. this comes as new polls show he'

top.congressman dave loebsack then went to the iowa memorial union on the university of iowa campus to vote early. a man armed with a sledgehammer and a pick defaced donald trump's hollywood walk of fame star. dressed as a construction worker - the man hacked out the trump name from the sidewalk monument.he allegedly is unhappy with trump's treatment of women.trump's walk of fame star has been targeted previously.one person painted on it, while another built a small wall around it, around it mocking his pledge to build a wall along the us mexico border.>>> this voting softly -- selfie by timberlake is causing a star. he took advantage of early voting in his hometown. he posted the selfie on instagram but that is a no-no in tennessee. the rules are different in every state and in tennessee it is illegal to take a picture or voting booth. here in iowa the rules are different. you are allowed to take a picture of your ballot you cannot take a picture of it in the voting booth.>>> we are hosting a vote 2016 discussion tomorrow night. you can catch on fox 28 starting at 10 pm or you can str

iowa.olympican came to the university of iowa for a stop with congressman dave loebsack -- talking about early voting.after kwan's skating career was over -- she got a job at the state department working with hillary clinton -- and then joined the campaign well before the iowa caucuses.now she's the surrogate outreach co. coordinator.loebsack is in a re-election race with republican doctor christopher peters.after 10 years in congress -- loebsack did ?not get the the gazette's endorsement. "you want all the endorsements obviously but i feel pretty done and i'll do all that i can to get all the endorsements i can on election day. iowa's two first district candidates finally came face to face this week in their one and only debate of the cycle. they touched on issues like flood protection in cedar rapids -- where vernon criticized blum and the iowa delegation for not doing enough to get the money appropriated.blum countered saying that actually giving that money out is being held up by federal formulas that disadvantage smaller communties like cedar rapids. then -- they got to the trans pa

but that means dave loebsack will have to beat chris peters. today the congressman and his challenger, an eastern iowa surgeon, debated on iowa public television. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders joins us to break down the debate. forrest, loebsack is favored to win this race? he is. the cook political report rates

five-time democratic incumbent dave loebsack and republican candidate christopher peters will participate. the second district now covers southeast iowa -- including iowa city and the quad cities. if you've driven around during this year's election cycle, you may have noticed fewer presidential political signsin people living in des moines have noticed the difference when driving around. a longtime republican consultant in iowa says the yard sign shortage could reflect political dissatisfaction among voters. he says the idea of a lawn sign in this confrontatio nal and combative campaign may be too provocative for many iowa voters. "25:07-"i think some people may just be a little reluctant to put a yard sign out because they're feeling theyr'e going to encourage conflict with the neighbors." one person in des moines who is picture of hillary clinton behind bars. george davey says he hasn't received any negative feedback about his sign, that has more than 3000 l-e-d lights at night. but just in case, he has a security camera recording the area around the sign. ovarian cancer is common in ol

right now, loebsack is the only democrat in iowa's national delegation. the black hawk county gop hosts its 9th annual lincoln dinner fundraiser tonight as well. senator chuck grassley and 1st district representative rod blum are both scheduled to speak. grassley is seeking his 7th term in office while a cedar rapids woman and her daughter aimed to put an end to bullying by bowling. the event called "bowling against bullying" raised money for a charity called live out loud. the organization's mission is to prevent suicide and bullying. kathleen yates and her daughter claire experienced bullying and wanted to get involved. she says this event will be the first of many in iowa. "18:29:43;05"recent suicides in the cedar rapids area among young kids is becoming more of an issue, more of a concern and suicide prevention programs. the group will give a presentation at westfield elementary in cedar rapids on monday. some business owners in the newbo neighborhood are trying to rebound after last month's flood. they gave themselves the name 'nobo' because their bu

and tonight we focus on republican chris peters who's challenging incumbent democrat dave loebsack in the second congressional district. kcrg-tv9's samantha myers spoke with peters change. dr. christopher peters is a veteran and a doctor who owns a surgical clinic in coraville. he says he wanted to get involved in politics in the wake of the housing collapse eight years ago. ""i realized that i think we can do things differently than we have been doing and you really aren't going to get changes unless you put yourself out there to try to affect those changes you see that are necessary and again for me that is maximizing individual freedom and limiting government" " he says his experience as table. 10:34:37;27 i'm not sure if this is unique to physicians or surgeons specifically but i think that the people who are in certain types of occupations say engineers i think this would be another profession this would apply to. we tend to realize that in order to address a problem you would need to first understand it. peters says he knows taking on an incumbent won't be easy but this election

doctors say it could be an and we'll feature iowa congressman dave loebsack ahead of the november eighth election. tonight at 6. waterloo police say they're investigating a hate crime, after someone schwartz is running for supervisor in black hawk county and found the messages on his yard signs and front door this morning. federal agents have made arrests in an international phone scam that's targeted thousands of people, including some in eastern iowa. authorities made arrests in six states and india. scammers claim to be with the i-r-s, and convince victims to pay them tax money they don't actually owe. let's go back to joe now for a final look at tonight's forecast. thursday was a battle to get rid of tonight a clear sky is expected continuing into the start of our friday. with a southerly flow of air returning to the state the mercury jumps significantly tomorrow with highs in the lower to middle 70s common. quiet weather continues through the weekend with a treat of a day ahead on halloween. have a great night. tonight: mostly clear. wind: s 5-10. low: 45 tomorrow: partly cloudy. br

officials are asking voters to return ballots to the today, congressman dave loebsack and challenger chris peters met for a debate at iowa public television. they are both candidates for the 2nd congressiona l district they touched on a number to topics, including immigration, health care and social security. they also answered questions about the ongoing civil war in syria. "33:25 should the u-s have intervened earlier in this conflict? i don't so. i think this is a complex issue, an emotional issue, it's hard for americans elsewhere and not be heartbroken . but my short answer is no. " "34:00 would you vote to send ground troops to syria? no not today. i think what the president has to do, and he has kind of done this, is to come to congress with the authorization to use military force. he's done that. it's not the full thing. and basically congress has to have the conversation " for a sixth term in office. an iowa house candidate from peosta says she recently found this: graffiti on her vehicle and on political signs outside the family restaurant. republican shannon lundgren is ru

five-time democratic incumbent dave loebsack and republican candidate christopher peters will participate. the second district now covers southeast iowa -- including iowa city and the quad cities. eastern iowa county auditor's early voting ballots as we get closer to the election. in johnson county, more than 13,000 registered voters requested ballots. and of the people that requested -- about 47% have returned their ballots. in linn county... more than 21,000 people requested ballots. and 36% have returned them. if you've driven around during this year's election cycle, you may have noticed fewer presidential political signs in yards. people living in des moines have noticed the differencew in iowa says the yard sign shortage could reflect political dissatisfaction among voters. he says the idea of a lawn sign in this confrontatio nal and combative campaign may be too provocative for many iowa voters. "25:07-"i think some people may just be a little reluctant to put a yard sign out because they're feeling theyr'e going to encourage conflict with the neighbors." one person in des moines w

interesting part is both candidates bring their own unique experiences.the incumbent -- congressman dave loebsack -- used to be a policial science professor... christopher peters is a veteran -- and practing surgeon in iowa city -- giving him a first hand look at the affordable care act. "my overall vision is that care should be more patient centered between doctor and patient rather tahn govenrment, cms, and insurance companies. and we should allow market forces to work to reduce the costs of care. we haven't allowed that to work for the most part. but in races like this one -- the incumbent has a distinct advantage they've already done that they're able to fall back on. just a few weeks ago -- the debate about flood protection started again when cedar rapids battled the cedar river. river. "but what i just did as you know, i partnered with congressman blum and i partnered with our two senators to tell the army corp of engineers to prioritize that project. how that gets prioritized remains to be seen but at least it's a start. at the state level -- reynolds just got back from overseas where she

rod blum quickly got an ammendment onto the water resources development act -- sponsored by dave loebsack and david young -- trying to speed up the money needed to build the flood protection.it was already approved in 20-14 -- but the obama administration hasn't included it in any of it's budgets since then.even before the most recent flooding -- senator ernst had been working on this issue -- trying to get the construction started as soon as spoke to her a week before anyone knew cedar rapids may fl. flood. "i'm going to keep pushing this issue, this is very important for the cedar rapids area. flood recovery is an ongoing process so we ahve to make sure that those mitigation funds are avaialble so that cedar rapids can continue that recovery process and make sure that their downtown area is protected and . vibrant.after the flooding -- senators grassley and ernst sent a letter to the army out that 73-million dollars had been authorized in 2014 -- but the money has never been bu. budgeted.they say if the priorities to give out that money take into account "a significant risk to public sa

second district congressman dave loebsack was... was...joined by olympic figure skater -- michelle kwan today. today.kwan was encouraging olympic figure skater michelle kwan today. kwon was encouraging students to vote early and vote for hillary clinton. representative -- said quan is a great link between clinton and younger voters because many of the students grew up watching her in the olympics. he was also talking about how voting early let students make sure their voices are heard. >> the sooner they can get out the less likely it is they will have a conflict. same with adults but especially it wasn't always easy to focus on what is happening with an election in that kind of thing. you have so many things going on in your life.>> he got caught in a big lie with a nearly hour-long delay when he tried to vote early at the iowa memorial union. election workers say their system of getting voters registered was slowing the process down.>>> hillary clinton spent on a port encouraging voters to vote early for today is clinton whenever

in iowa's 2nd district, congressman dave loebsack washington as the only democrat in iowa's delegation. he and republican challenger chris peters debated on iowa public television last night. the men discussed obamacare, veterans issues, and federal funding for flood protection. they also had different views on gun rights and whether or not people on the 'no fly list' should be allowed to buy them. "we can talk all we want about terrorism and security, but it makes no sense to let a brought to the floor, no fly-no buy, make emminent sense. i'm all for that legislation. " " the idea of putting people on a no-fly list where they can't fly and they don't even know they're on the list, and they can't really know how to get off the list, that's unconstitutional to begin with. and then to add a 2nd violation of constitutional rights, the 2nd amendment on to that, i think is completely indefensible. " iowa's 2nd district covers 24 counties including iowa city and the quad cities. you can see yeterday's full debate later this morning on iowa public television. it re-airs at 9:00. in iowa's fir

representative dave loebsack in congress.doctor christopher peters is a surgeon in iowa city and running for his first elected office. iowa lieutenant governor kim reynolds is back at the iowa cal capitolafter spening almost a week in south america on a trade mission. mission.reynolds and a delegation of iowa business owners made visits in uruguay and argentina.a recent administration change in argentina - now allows for global trade - for years the country was closed off to outside investments.reynolds says argentinian leaders wanted to learn about renewable energy initiatives. sot: kim reynolds 23:57:55:19 "i talked a lot about wind and how the community college really put a curriculum together to support that industry with training."sot: kim reynolds 23:57:43:05 "they have a goal of 20 percent coming from renewable energy by 2025, and they want eight percent of it to come from renewable by 2018 i think." think."reynolds is now linking leaders in that country with colleges in central iowa - including iowa state to help a new ten thousand dollar grant from the iowa history fund is givin

congressman dave loebsack was caught in this line -- where it took nearly an hour for voters to cast their ballots. internet was stalling the registration process for many people - casting their ballots. right now - both major party candidates are targeting states where early voting is underway.and now - donald trump is mirroring hillary clinton - planning a last minute stop to - the city of five seasons. last week - clinton announced she is campaigning outside of newbo city market at 1-15. yesterday - trump announced that he will hold a rally at mcgrath amphitheatre friday evening at 7. if the outcome of the election doesn't move in his favor - one man seems to joke trump should run against governor branstad next election.radio host garrison keillorhas been publishing pieces throughout this season - but his most recent talker piece claims trump should become governor of iowa. in the washington post piece - keillor writes perhaps before leading america - trump should lead a state. he says trump is well-liked in times would leave trump alone if he moves to des moines. keillor outlines

me to already have thought about those issues, to learn abuot those district.representative dave loebsack is running for his sixth term in congress.doctor christopher peters is a surgeon in iowa city and running for his first elected office. iowa lieutenant governor kim reynolds is back at the iowa cal capitolafter spening almost a week in south america on a trade mission. mission.reynolds and a delegation of iowa business owners made visits in uruguay and argentina.a recent administration change in argentina - now allows country was closed off to outside investments.reynolds says argentinian leaders wanted to learn about iowa's renewable energy initiatives. sot: kim reynolds 23:57:55:19 "i talked a lot about wind and how the community college really put a curriculum together to support that industry with training."sot: kim reynolds 23:57:43:05 "they have a goal of 20 percent coming from renewable energy by 2025, and they want eight percent of it to come from renewable by 2018 i think." leaders in that country with colleges in central iowa - including iowa state to help progress their int

are co-hosting a forum for the second congressional district.that seat is held by democrat dave loebsack - who is looking for his 6-th term in washington.he's being challenged by christopher peters. the forum will be held today - from 2-to three thirty at the coralville public library. people who prepared for flood 20-16 - now have a new way to get rid of sandbags. sandbags.starting this morning -- workers in cedar rapids will be going zone neighborhoods - picking up sandbags left over from the recent flooding threat.if you have sandbags you want collected -- crews ask that you leave them in certain locations near the street.they can ?not be put in yardy carts or bins.sandbag pickup is expected to take at least three weeks.we have more information on our website- cbs 2 iowa dot com. loose leaf collection also starts today.pickup will be every other week -- based on where you live in cedar rapids. in the northwest and southwest areas -- pickup starts today. -- pickup will be on wednesdays. a few local businesses that were all affected by the recent flooding are looking forward to the week

five-time democratic incumbent dave loebsack and republican candidate christopher peters will participate. the second district now covers southeast iowa -- including iowa city and the quad cities. dubuque community school officials have confirmed another case of the mumps at an elementary school. that's according to our coverage partner, k-d- t-h. an email went out to the staff notifying them of the latest case. dubuque county has 11 confirmed or probable cases of the mumps, the 2nd highest of any county in the state. will this be the year? a 93-year-old bellevue man and millions of other cubs fan are holding out hope the team goes all the way this fall. lester michels never misses a game. he has been rooting for the cubs since before their games were on t-v. he has fond memories of the team's legends who never got to play in a world series. the cubs last won the world a world series in 1945... michels believes this is the year the cubs will win the world series because of the strength of the entire team. "it's really one solid team. everybody is playing their position and everybody is up

the hour-long debate will air on incumbent dave loebsack and republican candidate christopher peters will participate. the second district now covers southeast iowa -- including iowa city and the quad cities. if you've driven around during this year's election cycle, you may have noticed fewer presidential political signs in yards. people living in des moines have noticed the difference when driving around. a longtime republican consultant in iowa says the yard sign shortage could reflect political dissatisfaction among voters. he says the idea of a lawn sign in this confrontatio be too provocative for many iowa voters. "25:07-"i think some people may just be a little reluctant to put a yard sign out because they're feeling theyr'e going to encourage conflict with the neighbors." one person in des moines who is definitely not shy about a sign - has a giant picture of hillary clinton behind bars. george davey says he hasn't received any negative feedback about his sign, that has more than 3000 l-e-d lights at night. but just in case, he has a security camera recording the area around

congress and dave loebsack was caught in this light which took an hour to cast their ballots. a slow internet was stalling the registration process. >> of this week fox 28 news is taking you on a train ride through some of the most pivotal underground states. >> scott thuman continues his track to georgia in tonight's be on the podium report. >> reporter: in savanna georgia a city full of history and estate that has been republican that we came here through one arriving"night time in rocky mount, north carolinaa&a town with an average household income of 37 thousand dollars and scarred by layoffs and crimea&and where they have high expectations of whichever candidate wins."really more so, just the future for my sona&"alexis sanders says her vote'll go to whoever can clean up these streets and bridge a big gap."the whole black lives matter movement and getting shot out here, i don't want my son to be next."and work is scarce:"try to get shot and killed i don't want my son to be one of them. >> work is scarce. >> trying to get jobs back for everyone. >> bill clinton made that pa

residents.congressman dave loebsack was caught in this line -- where it took nearly an hour for voters to cast their ballots.election workers say slow internet was stalling the registration process for many people - casting their ballots. right now - both major party candidates are targeting states where early voting is un. clinton - planning a last minute stop to - the city of five seasons. last week - clinton announced she is campaigning outside of newbo city market at 1-15.yesterday - trump announced that he will hold a rally at mcgrath amphitheatre friday evening at 7. an iowa church now dropped a lawsuit on the transgender bathroom issue. issue.the fort des moines church of christ sued the city of des moines over the law - saying it violated their religious freedom riights.the iowa civil rights commission says i law against churches and says they're usually exempt.the church then decided to drop the suit altogether. don't forget -- cbs 2 connects with you - call cbs 2 if you see news happen.800 222 kgan. you can also email tips, pictures, and even video --to news -- at cbs 2 iowa