did stacy walker make history, but he had a lot of people next to him to watch them do it as well. this is judge kevin mckeever who is the judge on the sixth position in october. just around the audience in attendance, there were a lot of kids, mostly african-american from washington high school in jefferson middle school watching him be sworn in. he singled them out in a speech that he gave after saying that if you want to hold office, stacy was proving that could be them as well. >> identity politics matters. i think more than ever that will yet the country are looking for people who shared their perspective. >> reporter: one of the cool moments was toward the end when he met up with henry dawson who was a docking at stacy's childhood church and was very close to stacy's grandmother who raised stacy from when he was a little boy. stacy's mother was killed in buffalo when he was a little grandmother and they shared a hug and a few tears after he was short -- sworn in.>>> a recall for cheese lovers. some lab tests came back positive for some cheeses from ford -- 4 c. it was grated

a lot of people gathering to witness people gathering to support stacy walker on what is a rare open seat on the linn county supervisors. you may remember that he was open in district 2 a while back. walker is running against adam jensen. walker says he is feeling optimistic tonight about democrat chances all the way from the corridor to the capital and to hillary clinton. the board of supervisors is we are also watching the issue of ballots to downsize. that is to cut the board of supervisors in linn county from five members to three members. some 11,000 people signed petitions saying this is not a full-time job and it is not worth the salary of over $100,000. along with everybody here tonight, we will be watching the results and keep you posted i'm matt hammill. >> ahead on fox28 news at nine will update for tonight's president as most states have we continue to track the latest developments tonight in the race for president. president.right now, voting is over in all but six states, but there are a >> from cbs 2 news and fox28 news this is special coverage of vote 2016. >> we cont

scott sanborn explains why a supervisor stacy walker is now directing attention away from himself. >> walker overcame a lot before he became county supervisor. his mother was killed when he was a child. leaving him to be raised by his he worked at the hawkeye hotel administration. a large group of mostly african- american students from washington and jefferson high schools watched walker gets sworn in by the first african- this is a historic say and it's not about me, it's about the folks in the audience watching who know if they want to be a judge, that is a live they can achieve. if they want to be an elected official here in linn county, that is a life they can achieve. achieve.walker also obama's campaigns in 2008 and 20-12 and briefly worked on a campaign in iowa's first congressional district. and in des moines today -- members of the iowa supreme court have again selected mark cady as their chief justice. cady has spent 18 years as a member of the state's highest court--the last five as chief j. justice.governor branstad elevated cady to that position after voters removed his p

stacy walker made history as the first african-american elected to the board in its 177 year history. walk are will be sworn in by the first african-american judge appointed to iowa's sixth judicial court, kevin mckeever. >>> in iowa city, an upgrade to the ped mall is closer to safety in the area.this week - agreement with a des moines company - who will now take the next steps.that includes having a premanent stage - replacing the pavement - and working on landscaping. "this is a signature area of iowa city and we think it's >> this is a signature area of iowa city. we think it is very important that we communicate as a council our commitment to the long-term vibrancy of our downtown. >> updates will also include things you can't see like infrastructure. work is expected to start sometime over the next two years. >>> breaking overnight, wildfires are continuing to spread across southern states in the country. stephanie johnson is at our breaking news desk now and she has been following this. what are people facing when it comes to these fires today? >> reporter: they are facing a lo

walker. >>> up next. >> stacy has a look at what we're looking -- working on. >> reporter: sentenced as a child and free as an adult. how a man who could have spent his life behind bars was able to get out and how the woman he shot is able to forgive him. >>> national protests sent shockwaves through the buccaneers fan base. our exclusive carters corner segment. >>> april county school board member to be fired six months cross this busy street. what she is accused of lying about and what she is accused of trying to cover up. >>> the city project was supposed to take four months and it has now been for years. hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! there you go... there's no more room. i know i had one more... hmmm... more. how's it looking? 20 more minutes... 8, 9... we need 1 more yes... let's enjoy. we need more rolls there was a little girl, and she became friends with every animal she met. in the end, all we really need more of, is each other. happy thanksgiving from publix. >>>, right now on news channel 8 why would a school employee change records after a student has 'deadly walk?

needs to go back to being a three-member panel.also at issue - who will fill board.right now - stacy walker and adam jensen are vying for the spot vacated by former supervisor linda langston. tens of thousands of linn county voters cast their ballots early.according to the auditor's office - more than 45-thousand people requested absentee ballots for this election.as of monday night the auditor's office had received more than 42-thousand. with the steady stream of linn county residents casting ballots - auditor joel miller state - more than 600-thousand iowa voters took advantage of early voting this year. the johnson county auditor says right now is one of the busiest times to go vote as people head to the polls after work.you can reduce your wait time if you come after this peak time.as of three o'clock, about 20-thousand people had voted in the county.there's another 40-thousand absentee we are also tracking races that could upset the balance of power in washington.right now - 246-republicans and 186- democrats make up the u-s house of representatives.one of the hotly contested races we