not all newbo businesses are returning after flood 2016. 2016.steve shriver - the president of the newbo group - says newbo alehouse and newbo sushi are closing their doors after selling to nanke shriver says he's heard plans for a high-end steakhouse in the space - but there are no finalized plans currently. it's been one month since newbo city market re-opened its doors following the 20-16 flood.cbs 2 news reporter connor morgan paid a visit to the district and explains how the market is making a major difference to newbo businesses. businesses. from a virtual ghost town - "there was not a soul to be seen. it was eerie."to a flood an uptick in general in sales." newbo business owners like brewhemia's steve shriver say the district is back. "immediately after we reopened, we were slammed. it was obvious that the community was coming to support small business, specifically ones that were flood-impacted."at the heart of the resurgence - newbo city market."when they think of newbo, they think of the market. it's great. there's a great green space. it's like the town square."one of the last

market. >> when i think up newbo they think of the market. there's a great green space it's like the town square. >> reporter: one of the last businesses to reopen the market market is a difference maker. "we help draw people to the neighborhood, not only for our businesses, but for the other businesses in district, because we want everyone to succeed. this isn't - we're not competing with the businesses around us. we want everyone to succeed and everyone to do well."many flood-impacted businesses are facing an uphill battle -"it's everyone to succeed and everyone to do well. >> reporter: many flood impacted >> we incurred more than $20,000 in expenses. >> reporter: having closed their doors waiting for water levels to receive. >> that is hard on small independent businesses. very hard. that is their family and their livelihood and income. >> reporter: newbo city lost a month worth of revenue so the market leaders are doing them a favor. >> our biggest cash flow as an organization is true rent. we forgive rent for the month. >> around the mar

newbo alehouse and newbo sushi are closing their doors after selling to nanke group. numeral alehouse and nouveau sushi are both closing their doors. they are selling it to the nasty group. there are no finalized plans right now. >>> it has been one month the nouveau city market has reopened its doors follow the 2016 flight. connor morgan paid a visit to the district and he explains how the market is making major differences to nouveau business is now. >> from a virtual ghost town to a flood of people. >> we're all seeing an uptick in general sales. >> nouveau business owners say >> back. >> the community was coming to support small businesses specifically ones that were fought impacted. >> at the heart of the resurgence nouveau city market. >> when you think of nouveau they think of the market it's great. arguably the most important piece of the district puzzle. "we help bring people down to reopen the market is arguably the most important piece of the district level. >> we help bring people down to the area. >> taylor bergen is nouveau city's director of operations

- the market will re-open - tomorrow morning at ten.this is the first weekend - in newbo - for the holiday markets.you'll find unique - and home made items - there. in iowa city - another great opportunity to shop is hosting the holiday blitz.over the next few weeks - people could win big - - for eating and shopping local.at some businesses - customers can earn tickets - for a chance to win five-hundered dollars.for a list of those businesses - - you can go to cbs 2 iowa dot com. cyber monday - is next - - with a chance to shop from home.on-line retailers - are expecting more business - than ever before.one of the major sites -- amazon -- has already started - its - deals.and on monday - it will have more than 75- thousand sales.from thanksgiving to cyber monday - - shoppers are expected to spend more than eight-billion dollars. cyber monday - could also be one of the best days - to plan a vacation.resorts and hotels - are competing - for your on - line dollars. marriot - - and - - star-wood - are among those offering deep discounts.some hotels are offering up to fifty percent off - room r

any left over will go back to the newbo district for flood recovery. students behind the bags say it was a great learning opportunity. "you can have these doubts. you can have everything. but, as long as you work hard you can get anything done." right now, you can find the bags at just two places. raygun and the early bird coffee caf. more will be coming. market at the mount will be one of the spots. that's an annual market. it's coming up december 10th at the rec center. many of us are rushing to get ready for tomorrow's big thanksgiving dinners. but not everyone has a place to go for thanksgiving. so today, some of them enjoyed turkey and all the fixin's at the cedar rapids salvation army. as the wind fog worries. there is a weak disturbance that rolls through thursday night into friday morning. this could bring some flurries, but nothing that will have any major travel impacts. saturday remains dry with low pressure heading back into the state on sunday bringing a shower a happy thanksgiving. tonight: cloudy. wind: nw 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: cloudy

getting 365.>> reporter: covering the corridor or and cedar rapids, connor rapid -- flooding - one newbo nonprofit was left hurting.legion arts in c-s-p-s hall had 50- thousand dollars in expenses due to flood 20-16 - but only 30-thousand is covered by flood insurance.legion arts producing director says the nonprofit is thankful for any support it will receive during the holiday season. according to wallet hub- more than 116-million dollars was donated globe on "giving tuesday".the financial website says utah according to wallet hub, more than 1600 million dollars was donated last year around the globe on giving tuesday. the financial website says that utah and minnesota are the most charitable states. >>> cyber monday sales skyrocketed this year. more than $3.4 million which is 12% more than last year. consumer spent more than $1 smartphones. for the first time ever, the day edged out black friday five roughly $110 million. >>> counterfeiting is skyrocketing across the corridor. investigators have responded to more than 306 reports of counterfeiting or forgery so far this year. that is

they're here downtown, in newbo, and in czech village. the cedar rapids metro economic alliance says choosing local is important." "34:35 it's important to spend your dollars here because they stay here. they support our local community, they support the local economy, and two it's a great opportunity to support those business owners who want to be here, and who have decided to stay here." 70 percent of the businesses in the alliance are small businesses.i driscoll's can thrive.. andlp e. "28:46we're all in this together in our community, so we have to support each other and help each other's businesses succeed." small buns saturday is this last year more than 95 million people participated nationwide. chris, nicole? a man convicted of killing his daughter will spend the rest of his life in prison. that's unless he gets a new trial thanks to a motion from his lawyers. up next... thism meteorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break. joins us now. plan on rain to push into eastern iowa. today's rain rain at cedar rapids. plan on the r

- the market will re-open - is the first weekend - in newbo - for the holiday markets.you'll find unique - and home made items - there. in iowa city - another great opportunity to shop local the holiday markets. you will find unique and homemade items there.>>> another great opportunity in iowa city. the chamber of commerce is hosting holiday bliss. you could win for eating and shopping at local businesses. customers can earn tickets for chance to when $500 of those participating businesses, you can go to cbs2iowa.com cyber monday is another chance to shop from home in your pajamas. online retailers are expecting more business than ever before. one of the major sites, amazon has artie started the deals. on monday it will have more than 75,000 sales. from thanksgiving to cyber monday, shoppers are expected >>> cyber monday could also be a good day to plan a vacation. resorts and hotels are competing for your dollars. marriott is among those offering deep discounts. some hotels are offering 50% off on their room rates. some travelers are waiting to see how the death of the dictator could i

mad modern was one of the newbo businesses the city did not protect with hesco barriers. the city says it's because the your favorite arcade games are now available on facebook messenger. see if your childhood favorites made the cut in today's tech bytes. cabinet is taking shape as he's named three as a-b-c's janai norman reports, trump will also celebrate a victory for american jobs in indiana. yet another meeting with former-foe mitt romney. romney: and i have to tell you i have been impressed by what i have seen in the transition effort. to the dismay of some supporters, trump and the former presidential- hopeful having dinner last night as the president-elect continues weighing who he'll pick for secretary of state. republican congressman tom price of georgia for secretary of health and human services. price, an orthopedic surgeon and fierce critic of obamacare. sot - josh earnest / white house press secretary - "what is clear is that the president- elect has chosen trump also picking former labor secretary elaine chao to head the department of transportatio n. the wi

mad ma derp was one of the newbo businesses that the city did not protect with the flood because it said that the surface behind those businesses was not flat enough. >> all day today we are helping to raise money to feed seniors right here in our community. it's part of our fill the plate telethon benefitting the heritage area agency on aging. >> tell me where the money will be going. 100% of all of the funds raised will go towards providing meals and the important safety checks. day. like we've been talking about. it's more than gist a meal. it's the companionship just the visiting. more than 65% of those that receive our services our nutrition services are live alone. let's change the subject right now. you have some money coming in right now. >> we sure do. wow. $50,000. you can get in front of me. from wal-mart. tell us about this. this is a fantastic gift. wal-mart has been a fantastic partner for the last several years and this is the largest program and this money will be actually used to develop a new program to help those that receive meals especially on the weekends and also e

with the first of 5 district tree lightings.on friday night take your pick from a holiday movie at newbo or a traditional celebration in czech village. then saturday steals the show. there are so many different parts of it excited i love seeing a downtown that's happening on saturdays in the middle of winter.that's not something that you see usually.start with a stroll through newbos very cherry christmas then grab a carriage to the czech village old world market before heading downtown for some musical entertainment. merry tuba christmas is one of the most unique events we've ever done is a national event the local group has their event here at the library and we're so grateful for that. when the tubas taper of carolers will pick up the chorus with a not so silent night of caroling i think for all of us there's an attachment to memories that so whether it's a holiday carol that you remember growing up or a fun song that you just learned this year i that you remember or a fun song you learned this year i think it adds to the spirit of the season. >> while carolers warm your heart you can

rapids is set to receive 75-thousand dollars to help spruce up the old white elephant building in the newbo district.marion will also get 75-thousand dollars to improve the kuba and kurtz buildings.a total of 965- thousand dollars in state grants will help fund governor branstad is sparking debate over the future of the iowa public employees' retirement system.some conversvative groups suggest replacing the system with a defined contribution program - similar to a 4-0-1-k.many wonder whether that change would meet workers' needs."i am open to considering changes, but i want to assure people that we are not looking at eliminating anyone's benefits or changing it in a way that would create hardships."opponents say public employees should be concerned about any potential plans to change the system.the program currently covers 350- thousand workers.thousand workers. the nurses' union at u-i-h-c are asking for an increase in pay in order to keep nurses working there.a six percent increase is being requested due to the understaffed hospital.with republicans having complete control over iowa legis

they're here downtown, in newbo, and in czech village. the cedar rapids metro economic alliance says choosing local is important." "34:35 it's important to spend your dollars here because they stay here. they support our local community, they support the local economy, and two it's a great opportunity to support those stay here." 70 percent of the businesses in the alliance are small businesses. it provides the support they need, so business's like driscoll's can thrive.. and help each other. "28:46we're all in this together in our community, so we have to support each other and help each other's businesses succeed." small business saturday is this saturday last year more than 95 million people participated nationwide. chris, nicole? walmart is hoping to get more customers from competitors by offering deals earlier. this year, cyber monday for walmart customers starts on the same day as another shopping deals day. plan on rain to push into rain at cedar rapids. plan on the rain to arrive mainly in the afternoon and evening. highs will str

and university of iowa students are now at newbo city market in cedar rapids for a final look at tonight's forecast. happy veterans day and thanks to all who serve. after a super weather week, the weekend is looking up as well. saturday is the coolest day as we begin the day in the 20s and 30s. this is due to light winds and a clea helping temperatures on sunday rebound to near 60. the late part of next week shows signs of a stronger storm system that could bring more typical november weather back to the midwest. have a great night and a safe weekend.tonig ht: clear and colder. wind: light. low: 28 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 52 back to you. thank you, joe, and thank you now we go to new york for abc's world news with david muir. >>> tonight, we take you inside trump tower. president-elect donald trump, building his cabinet. members of the trump family in on the decisions. the shakeup already. plus, will he not repeal obama care after all? >>> america divided. the protesters, did they vote? >>> messages of hate in schools across the country. letters going home after distu disturd

saturdays in the middle of winter.that's not something that you see usually.start with a stroll through newbos very cherry christmas then grab a carriage to the czech village old world market before heading downtown for some musical entertainment. merry tuba christmas is one of the most unique events we've ever done is a national event the local group has their event here at the library and we're so grateful for that. when the tubas taper of carolers will pick up the chorus with a not so silent night of when the tube is taper off, the night of caroling. >> there is attachment of memories that come with music. whether it is a holiday carol that you remember from growing with a bonfire and food trucks in greene square park and get ready for the big finale with the holiday delight parade.holiday parade seeing the kids with santa is get ready for a holiday to light parade. >> the holiday to light parade and seeing the kids >> reporter: there is cheer and festivities to light up the night which is just the start of christmas in the corridor work. now, fire and ice is organized by the cedar rapids m

he was at brewhemia in the newbo district. there, he got some coffee and talked with voters. republican vice presidential candidate mike pence was also talking with voters in iowa today. he visited a farm south of des moines where a former presidential candidate joined him. this was one of ted cruz'sirt events supporting donald trump's campaign. cruz said he voted for trump earlier can to defeat hillary clinton and all democrats down the ticket. and pence told supporters the election is a choice between two different futures for the country. "1:04 i choose a stronger america. i choose a more prosperous america. i choose an america that cherishes and celebrates the highest constitutional ideals, so i choose to stand with donald trump " michigan and pennsylvania. the linn county auditor is taking flak today after making comments about rape. yesterday, joel miller posted on his online blog that he felt like a quote "rape victim". he wrote that after taking criticism for alleging his former primary opponent broke election law. miller changed the post to read "crime victim" earlie

group - says newbo alehouse and newbo sushi are closing their doors after selling to nanke group. shriver says he's heard plans for a high-end steakhouse in the space - finalized plans currently. 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 dot com. that's a quick look at your monday morning news.get more news anytime online - at cbs 2 (imitating chewbacca) wayne: you got the car! - holy cow! wayne: you've got the big deal! you won. now dance. whoo! cat gray's over there jamming the tunes. vamos a la aruba! let's play smash for cash. - go big or go home! jonathan: it's time for ?let's make a deal.? wayne: what is up, america? welcome to ?let's make a deal.? i'm wayne brady. thank you so much for tuning in. it's super deal week. what's a super deal? it's a big deal, it's an awesome deal, it's an amazing deal. if one of our traders wins the big deal, then they're eligible to play for the super deal, where they have a one in three shot of winning an additional $50

the woman's outburst happened at brewhemia in the newbo district. the owners had police kick her out for trespassing. now, customers of brewhemia are donating to a cause called operation "blue"-hemia. the coffee shop's owners say it started with a couple of customers offering to buy moved the campaign to go fund me and has raised more than 12- hundred dollars. "17:26:56 this is more about thank the police that removed the woman and saying hey we appreciate the police and what they do " cedar rapids police say officers can't accept gifts worth more than three dollars. brewhemia says if police can't use the funds to buy coffee, it'll donate the money to the police department itself. if you'd like to donat blue-hemia" in this story on kcrg dot com. the early bird coffee shop in cedar rapids is open after the flood. but it has a new location - the old smulekoff's building. the owner says the coffee shop's lease with the towne center building ended in october. "a lot of our business customers are clients that work along this corridor, so a lot of meeting

salvation army.this year they thousand dollars.cbs 2 is a sponsor -- and we'll be ringing bells at the newbo city market this friday from 10-a-m to 6p-m.we also have a red kettle here at broadcast park. we'll also collect toys for the holiday season on december 8th. bring a new toy to donate to that we are also collecting toys for the holiday season on december 8th . bring a new toy to us that day and it drive that is december 8th all day long. you can take that to broadcast park at 600 old marion road northeast. >>> still coming up on cbs2 news at noon, in a world full of social media and internet roofing, one small-town bookstore refuses to be taken over by technology. the stand happening and wyoming. >>> plenty of sunshine today normally, upper 40s today it is people in new zealand are getting hit with more powerful aftershocks - following a weekend earth-quake . >>> people in new zealand are getting hit with more powerful aftershocks a weekend earthquake that killed at least two people. the initial earthquake was at a magnitude of an initial 7.8. and then another overnight 6.2. people we

hoping to be able to fill those positions and keep these start ups moving in the right direction. 12 newbo co has not yet started enrollment for the delta v code school but for more information you can go to our website at cbs 2 iowa dot com. covering the corridor in cedar still to come, come,tis the season to give back --why one corridor city ranks as one of the best for serving others. tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning - both dogs and women inmates are benefitting from a program called helping paws in it's the season of giving back- whether it's money, donations or time.now - a new report ranks iowa city as fourth in volunteering for mid-sized cities in the u- >>> it is the season of giving back. whether this money, donations over time. a new report ranks iowa city as forth in volunteering for cities in the u.s. the corporation for community service says that gave millions of hours of service in 2015. that equates to about $166 million of time. the state of iowa brings 10th out of 50 states and dc for volunteering hours. >>> ready to give back this friday at the red kettle at the nouveau ci

the woman's outburst happened at brewhemia in the newbo district. the owners had police kick her out for trespassing. now, customers of brewhemia are donating to a cause called operation "blue"-hemia. the coffee shop's owners say it started with a couple of customers offering to buy officers. the shop has since moved the campaign to go fund me and has raised more than 12- hundred dollars. "17:26:56 this is more about thank the police that removed the woman and saying hey we appreciate the police and what they do " cedar rapids police say officers can't accept gifts worth more than three dollars. brewhemia says if police can't use the funds to buy coffee, it'll donate the money to the police department itself. if you'd blue-hemia" in this story on kcrg dot com. casey's general stores is now donating 50- thousand-dollars for two scholarships in memory of the two des moines area police officers killed in a ambush. the scholarships are for simpson college. both sergeant tony beminio and officer justin martin graduated from simpson with criminal justice

giving tuesday - the kickoff of the holiday giving season.many nonprofits - like the ceramics center - newbo city market - and the czech and slovak museum - are hoping donations offset some of the lost revenue caused by closures due to the flood.and some say giving tuesday couldn't come at a better time. "if you're in the nonprofit world, it's a great day to connect with your donors, especially coming off of black friday and small business saturday where you this commerce and people spending money and to come back around and say, 'now it's time to give back after we've bought so much. it's time to give back to those organizations and those people that are doing good in our communities or helping people in need."many area nonprofits rely on giving tuesday and holiday contributions - some estimating donations around this time of year account for one-third of all contributions. connor morgan, cbs 2 news live at five. donations at this time of year donations.>>> some residents say that cedar rapids dodged the recent bottle -- bullet with the recent flooding. others say it is not the case. there

they're here downtown, in newbo, and in czech village. the cedar rapids metro economic alliance says choosing local is important." "34:35 it's important to spend your dollars here because they stay here. they support our local community, they support the local economy, and two it's a great opportunity to support those business owners who want to be here, and who have decided to the alliance are small businesses. it provides the support they need, so business's like driscoll's can thrive.. and help each other. "28:46we're all in this together in our community, so we have to support each other and help each other's businesses succeed." small business saturday is this saturday last year more than 95 million people participated nationwide. chris, nicole? "until i can hit the middle of the target every single shot i'm gonna keep pushing and learning. " an iowa paralympian is pushing ahead that he'll earn another chance to represent the u-s at the 2020 but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! it's ---. plan on

it's just so cool. " 58:16-25 " proceeds will go to the newbo district for flood recovery. iowa football coach kirk ferentz say his team's preparing to face the opponent's top quarterback friday. ferentz says they're game- planning for one of nebraska's most valuable players tonight, but thankfully the rain has stopped. as the wind swings around to the northwest a cool day is also ahead with no fog worries. there is a weak disturbance that rolls morning. this could bring some flurries, but nothing that will have any major travel impacts. saturday remains dry with low pressure sunday bringing a shower chance. have a great night and a happy thanksgiving. tonight: cloudy. wind: nw 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: cloudy and tom. night: chance of flurries or light snow, mainly north. wind: se 5-10. low: 31 friday: cloudy with flurries possible early, mainly north. high: 41 low: 31 saturday: mostly cloudy. high: 47 low: 30 sunday: chance of showers, mainly afternoon. high: 47 low: 35 monday: chance of showers. high: 45 low: 34 tuesday: chance of rain/snow. high: 42 low: 34 wednesday: cha

you know you can't go into a yonkers and find shops here. 11 joe husinga reporting, on saturdays at newbo city market they normally see about 15 hundred people come through the doors...but this past weekend, they had more than 25 hundred. it's and right now in it's degrees.if you're heading out grocery shopping in the next couple days - wait until you check this place out. how you can get free produce today. in your cbs 2 weather first forecast we in linn county -- a corridor farmer is giving away thousands of pounds of produce.it all started with a phone call from a semi driver who had some extra produce on his truck.more than 200 boxes of extra cucumbers - which is more than 12-thousand pounds that needed a home.chris bass -- he owns bass farms -- away for free to any individual or organization that wants them -- all in the spirit of giving. "we've had lots of charities and lots of non-profits have already been in today with their trucks and their vehicles and they've taken all kinds of boxes. i know meals on wheels got 30 boxes this morning so they're just going to go to waste, so we w

sykora bakery and lion bridge in czech village - just a few of those benefitting " brewhemia - in newbo " we were only in for two weeks before the flood , we were down for two and a half weeks during the flood." coffee shop - co-owner brad danielson says - the loyalty of customers was incredible - with a flood of new faces. faces." certain days the gavel challenge was very well received, but almost too well, because it was very very busy, but we still need the business. " "" i had that moment of panic, like this is gonna river - brittany hannah shut down for two weeks but felt the love immediately - with more walk ins - and great dinner crowds . " i'm hoping people continue to remember and i know we definitely had a lot of faces we'd never seen before and we've seen several of those tables back within the same week. " " the businesses are grateful and im so grateful to the people and everyone had fun doing it. " "" the mayor says they'll begin looking at all those pictures to chose the winner person who will be mayor for a day, later on this week. covering the corridor in cedar challeng

families started sitting down to begin their feasts yesterday-- thousands of runners made their way to newbo for the annual turkey trot.cbs 2 news reporter matt a morning workout in, and gave back. food, family, football, and fitness -- although heart health isn't the first thing on most people's minds when they wake up on thanksgiving day, this morning there were roughly two thousand people in downtown cedar rapids, getting a little cardio in -- while supporting a good cause. there's nothing wrong with an early morning run -- just ask these guys.(nats)but when you can run with loved ones on a holiday to support the american heart association -- tradition now that people come out and run and also volunteer. we have a lot of families that are volunteering together and going home and enjoying the rest of their thanksgiving weekend." the american heart association became the charity associated with the cedar rapids turkey trot last year, and they've loved the results."last year there was about one-thousand runners walkers and this year there's two-thousand"but they aren't the only ones looking

lion bridge in czech village - just a few of those benefitting " squirrrrrrrsh "and brewhemia - in newbo " we were only in for two weeks before the flood , we were down for two and a half weeks during the flood." coffee shop - co-owner brad danielson says - the loyalty of customers was incredible faces." certain days the gavel challenge was very well received, but almost too well, because it was very very busy, but we still need the business. " "" i had that moment of panic, like this is gonna happen. " at bistro on the river - brittany hannah shut down for two weeks but felt the love immediately - with more walk ins - and great dinner crowds . " i'm hoping people continue to remember and i know we we'd never seen before and we've seen several of those tables back within the same week. " " the businesses are grateful and im so grateful to the people and everyone had fun doing it. " the mayor says they'll start looking at all those photos sent in.the winner of the challenge will be announced later this week.they'll get to be honorary mayor for a day. tonight - could be the night many cubs

the trot begins and ends at 805 2nd street southeast - a couple blocks from newbo. you can still register last minute - we have their information on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. http://social.macys.com/parad e/2016/lineup/ it's and you're watching cbs 2 this morning...and if you're in it's degrees.the holiday season is the holiday season is also called the season of giving. how helping out can cause a ripple effect that ends up called the season of giving. cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore explains how helping out could help you. the johnson county crisis center operates a 24 hour crisis line, chat and text, a mobile crisis outreach program, the largest food bank in the county and rent and utility assistance.the services impact thousands of johnson county residents each year and that takes a lot of resources.sara sedlacek, crisis center communication 07:03:37 we get over 43 percent of our income from donations from the community. sedlacek says generally, a third of donations come in a single month.07:04:12 we usually start seeing a little bit of a spike in nove

officials expect at least 200 people at the event in the newbo district. it takes place is from 5 to 7 p-m. right now iowa kids net is looking for more families in 16 counties to foster and adopt children. at the need, and the safe, permanent homes already found for some children. lisa metzler has five children, and her youngest two are adopted. armando is 14, and tristan is 7. both of them have special needs. "35:14that's kind of the area, where we felt we were kind of called to do. to kind of take care of those kids who might have those needs, where other families might not be able to or fostered more than 50 children all while raising their biological three. "37:00they've just kind of grown up having kids in and out of the house and i think it's been really a good experience for them to see what their life is like, compared to what other kids have to go through." armando and tristan started in the foster program. they've been in the family since they were babies. metzler says its rewarding to see how far they've come. for those looking to adopt or foste

day where local non-profits bring out campaigns to help those in in the corridor, the czech village newbo district has a campaign benefiting that community called main street working for you. hundreds of uber drivers are planning to join a national protest today for higher minimum wages. their demonstration is part of a combined effort with other hourly fast food and airport workers.the group 'fight for 15' says uber drivers in several cities will idle their cars and march with other industry workers.drivers complain of aggressive fare cuts and no accounting for insurance.the 'fight for 15' movement has been going on since 2012. it's like willy wonka, except with football and beer!bud light is offering one lucky fan, super bowl tickets for life!here's what you do:find one of the 37-thousand golden "bud light" cans being distributed across the country. then, take a picture with the can and post it on social media with the hashtag s-b-tix- 4-life and hashtag-sweeps. leading up to the super bowl, six winners will will be chosen per week to get a pair favorite team.then from that group, the b

the woman's outburst happened at brewhemia in the newbo district. the owners had police kick her out for trespassing. now, customers of brewhemia are donating to a cause called operation "blue"-hemia. the coffee shop's owners say it started with a couple of customers offering to buy coffee for police officers. the shop has since has raised more than 13- hundred dollars. "17:26:56 this is more about thank the police that removed the woman and saying hey we appreciate the police and what they do " cedar rapids police say officers can't accept gifts worth more than three dollars. brewhemia says if police can't use the funds to buy coffee, it'll donate the money to the police department itself. if you'd like to donate, we've put a link to "operatio kcrg dot com. casey's general stores is now donating 50- thousand-dollars for two scholarships in memory of the two des moines area police officers killed in a ambush. the scholarships are for simpson college. both sergeant tony beminio and officer justin martin graduated from simpson with criminal justice de

he was at brewhemia in the newbo district. there, he got some coffee and talked with voters. republican vice presidential candidate mike pence also met with iowa voters. he visited a farm south of des moines where a former presidential candidate joined him. this was one of ted cruz's first events supporting he says he's doing everything he can to defeat clinton and all democrats down the ticket. and pence told supporters yesterday the election is a choice between two different paths for the country. "1:04 i choose a stronger america. i choose a more prosperous america. i choose an america that cherishes and celebrates the highest constitutional ideals, so i choose to stand with donald trump " in michigan, north carolina and florida. ahead of his trip to iowa this weekend, republican donald trump focused on foreign policy while he was in north carolina " our special forces, here at ft. bragg have been the tip of the spear in fighting terrorism. believe me, we're gonna fight terrorism. we're gonna get rid of isis, we're gonna get rid of them fast. all we need is leadership at t

it was flood impacted. " sykora bakery and lion bridge in czech " squirrrrrrrsh "and brewhemia - in newbo " we were only in for two weeks before the flood , we were down for two and a half weeks during the flood." coffee shop - co-owner brad danielson says - the loyalty of customers was incredible - with a flood of new faces. faces." certain days the gavel challenge was very well received, but almost too well, because it was very very busy, but we still need the business. " "" i had that moment of happen. " at bistro on the river - brittany hannah shut down for two weeks but felt the love immediately - with more walk ins - and great dinner crowds . " i'm hoping people continue to remember and i know we definitely had a lot of faces we'd never seen before and we've seen several of those tables back within the same week. " " the businesses are grateful and im so grateful to the people and everyone had fun doing it. " looking at all those photos sent in.the winner of the challenge will be announced later this week.they'll get to be honorary mayor for a day. right now - this is a live look at

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the event is in the newbo district and goes from 5 to 7 tonight. now, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... cloudy sky is back and will hold on the rest of the week. in addition, we are still on track for a few snow showr and evening. accumulation will not be much of an issue, though areas north of i-80 will be at risk for a quick quarter inch in any moderate bursts of snow that occur. the wind will be blowing as well, with gusts around 25mph likely. plan on clouds to hold on tight through saturday with our next area of low pressure set to arrive on sunday. accumulating snow is possible with that system over parts of the area. have a good day! today: chance of light snow. little or no accumulation. wind: w 15-25. high: 38 tonight: scattered flurries.wind ol. wind: w 10-15 high: 37m. ni. wind: nw 5-10.w: 30 rinly hopes off to a good start. good morning america is next. >>> good morning, america. deadly devastation. 23 reported tornadoes tear through the south. >> there's a tornado right there. >> destroying homes and demolishing a day-care

officials expect at least 200 people at the event in the newbo district. it takes place is from 5 to 7 p-m. the moment a child in foster care finds a long-term home can mean a fresh start... and a better future. iowa kids net needs more people to create that special moment for hundreds of kids in the state. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us. month, how is iowa kids net recognizing the month? well chris and nicole, the organization is putting a special emphasis on the one thing it always needs more of--foster families. last year, 400 families signed up to be foster families or adopted children. but 500 children needed a home. iowa kids net goes through 16 counties in iowa. this is one example of a family in the program. it starts up near benton county and goes to the missouri border. officials say the bigger biggest need for families. "47:39you always hear families talk about how rewarding it is, i can't imagine i could ever do that, it's a great feeling to help a family find a forever home, or a grow up home, a place where they can grow up." magnison says

the woman's outburst happened at brewhemia in the newbo district. the owners had police kick her out for trespassing. w donating to a cause called operation "blue"-hemia. the coffee shop's owners say it started with a couple of customers offering to buy coffee for police officers. the shop has since moved the campaign to go fund me and has raised more than 13- hundred dollars. "this is more about thank the police that removed the woman and saying hey we appreciate the police and what they do." cedar rapids police say officers brewhemia says if police can't use the funds to buy coffee, it'll donate the money to the police department itself. if you'd like to donate, we've put a link to "operation blue-hemia" in this story on kcrg dot com. iowa city high schoolers say their anti-hate and discrimination march is starting discussions about prejudice in their community and classrooms. nat hundreds hit the streets of iowa city yesterday before holding a candlelight city west high school students say discrimination is not just happening in the community, bu

he was at brewhemia in the newbo district. there, he got some coffee and talked with voters. republican vice presidential candidate mike he visited a farm south of des moines where a former presidential candidate joined him. this was one of ted cruz's first events supporting donald trump's campaign. cruz said he voted for trump earlier this week. he says he's doing everything he can to defeat clinton and all democrats down the ticket. and pence told supporters yesterday the election is a choice between two different paths for the country. "1:04 i choose a stronger america. i choose a more prosperous america. i choose an america that cherishes and celebrates the highest trump " today, pence is also campaigning in michigan, north carolina and florida. ahead of his trip to iowa this weekend, republican donald trump focused on foreign policy while he was in north carolina " our special forces, here at ft. bragg have been the tip of the spear in fighting terrorism. believe me, we're gonna fight terrorism. we're gonna get rid of isis, we're gonna get rid of them fast. all we need i

it's been one month since newbo city market reopened its doors following the >>> it has been one month since dubose city market reopened its doors following the flood of 2016. connor morgan paid a visit to the district and explains how the market is making a major difference to newbold businesses. >> reporter: from a virtual ghost town. >> not a soul to be seen it was eerie. >> reporter: to a flood of people. >> we are all seeing an uptick in general sales. >> reporter: business owners say the district is back. >> immediately after we reopened we were slammed. it was obvious that the community was coming to support small business, specifically ones that were flood impacted. market. >> when they think of newbold they think of market. there's a great green space. if i could town square. >> reporter: one of the last town businesses to open of arguably the most important piece of the district puzzle. >> we hope ring people down to the area. >> reporter: taylor is a director of operations and says the market is a difference maker. . we help draw people to the area for the our business and t

they're here downtown, in newbo, and in czech village. thec rapids metro economic alliance says choosing local is important." "34:35 it's important to spend your dollars here because they stay here. they support our local community, they support the local economy, and two it's a great opportunity to support those business owners who want to be here, and who have decided to ae are small businesses. itovides leach other. 8:46we're all in this togetheri support each other and help each her's businesses succeed." at was ourr love. sma 26th. a long weekend, football games, and shopping. these are some of the highlights on thanksgiving... we should not forget about the multi-course feast as well... in our medical minute... we talk about something that can spark a family conflict on the dinner table. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your iowa this afternoon, and it'll come with a much for the rest of today into tonight, generally hanging out around 40. showers will move out as tomorrow goes on, with much of the a

corridor.fox 28 news anchor karen fuller joins us now and karen, newbo is really becoming a hot political spot new bohemia is a lyrical hotspot. >> it is. new bohemia district in cedar rapids has been one of the big success stories since the flood of 2008. today tim kaine stopped for coffee at brewhemia. the virginia senator spent time with patrons before continuing with his campaign schedule. iowa is getting a lot of attention this year as polls showed a slim lead for donald trump over hillary clinton. the man who challenge clinton the democratic nomination is returning to iowa in support of stops in iowa ?tomorrow, including in ?iowa city and cedar falls. falls.if you would like to go rallies tomorrow, we have the information on our website, fox 28 iowa dot com. and before you head to the polls on election day, be sure to join us for a final look at the campaign on election eve. eve.don't miss, iowa in focus - vote 20-16 election special, hosted by political reporter kevin barry.you can watch it monday night at 10:30, right here on fox 28. next on the fox 28 news at nine -- --he may hav

rapids is set to receive 75-thousand dollars to help spruce up the old white elephant building in the newbo district.marion will also get 75-thousand dollars to improve the kuba and kurtz buildings.a total of 965- thousand dollars in state grants will hel 14-projects across the state. 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 dot com. that's a quick look at your wednesday morning news.get more news anytime online - at cbs 2 iowa "moonlight." ahead how hollywood was part of his career plans and why the movie is already the talk of oscar buzz. patagonia will give charity all $10 million of its black friday sales and fulfills a pledge made last week. the money will go to environmental nonprofits. online spending surged over thanksgiving weekend and cyber monday set an internet sales record of nearly $3.5 billion. >>> "the washington post" says the army is in a hockey fight. the nhl's new team in las vegas is calling itself the golden knights. but that is also the name of

kcrg t-v nine's brea love joins us live from newbo, where vernon's campaign is holding their watch party tonight. brea? kcrg-tv9's katie wiedemann is live at party headquarters in dubuque. katie, what is the mood republican supporters to make sure they didn't sit this one out. stay with t-v 9 for election coverage. follow us on social media for updates all evening, and share your voting experience with the hashtag i-a votes. when the >>> back live in times square. here again, george stephanopoulos. >> it's 9:00 p.m. here on the east coast. the polls have just closed in 14 more states. let's put up the scoreboard, look at where things stand. votes, hillary clinton with 97. we're paying so much attention to battleground states. and let's look at florida, there you see it. just about 100,000 votes separate donald trump and hillary clinton. and rebecca jarvis, you've seen an interesting development? >> with the polls so close, we're actually seeing a selloff [ inaudible ] >> rebecca's microphone went off. you're seeing a selloff in the mexican peso. >> yes, about 1% -- >> we'll come back to

i'm standing outside of csps hall in the newbo area-- where monica vernon is expected polls close. right now we are not being allowed inside-- but they expect people to arrive around 9-o clock. earlier today we caught up with monica vernon going door to door--making every last effort to get voters to the polls. she tells me she is feeling good about her odds tonight--- she received multiple hugs from people who opened their doors excited to see her standing there-- vernon--who was accompanied by all really making every last effort they can--to win this election. live in cedar rapids--kristin rogers--news 7 kwwl. thank you krisitin -- we're tracking many more races locally tonight. tonight. you can follow up-to-the-minute election news online -- at kwwl dot com. we're back with another update on the air in 30 minutes. >>> we are back now from our election center here at 30 rock in r new york city. it's or9:00 in the east, 6:00 i the west. polls have just closed in 14 more states. take a deep breath as we take you thr nbc news projects hillary clintonct will win in her home state of