the carpenter union local 308 is disassembling all the seats are taking the cloth seating off and taking the backs off as well. there is a volunteer the lobby ready to take them away. this is what it looks like from the back. the entire audience is swamped with volunteers and we will take into the lobby. this is what's cool. the called for help at 9 am. it kind of people showed up. there are so many people. this is a look at the lobby. all of these volunteers came in at 9 am. there waiting to come inside and take out the parts of the seats that are being removed. i'm going to send it back to the studio. thanks kevin, several more feet of water are expected for downtown. right now city manager jeff let's go live to the ice arena for the latest. latest. for the the ice arena for the

the carpenter union local 308 is disassembling all the seats with the help of volunteers. they are taking apart the seats off and taking the backs off as well. there is a volunteer the lobby ready to take them away. this is what it looks like from the back. the entire audience is swamped with volunteers and we will take into the lobby. this is what's cool. the called for help at 9 am. it kind of people showed up. there are so many people. this is a look at the lobby. all of these volunteers came in at 9 am. there waiting to come inside and take out the parts of the seats that are being removed. i'm going to send it back to the studio. thanks kevin, several more feet of water are expected for downtown. right now city manager jeff pomeranz is about to speak, for the latest. latest. for the the ice arena for the

the studio. >>> cedar rapids carpenter's union local 308 showed up at the paramount theater with power tools to take apart the nearly 100 seats on the first level. then a small army of volunteers streamed in to carry those seats to higher local 3308 says they take -- 308 says they take pride in what they helped build. >> absolutely. this is our community. we were devastated after the 2008 floods, so we want to take pride in our community and help out wherever we can. >> local 3308 has been -- 308 has been teaming up the last couple of days to help family members pack up their homes and save possessions before the flooding begins. people having a good time listening to the great musicians we have in this community. well, they took out all the tables and seating so they could keep everything dry before the water comes in. the owners say, you know, they lost a lot back in 2008, so this time they didn't want to take nip chances -- take any chances. >>> people here evacuated their homes today. if you live here, i'm s you've heard you're not allowed to drink the water there. there is bottled water th

commissioner mondejar my name is adrian the leader for carpenters local 22 we are here to ask for your support the project sponsor assess development has contracted with the union isn't going try local san francisco fisher development and guaranteeing one hundred union carpenter an this project that's what we're here for provides homes and homes for some of the brothers and sisters i see behind me we need that in san francisco we hope you'll support that and thank you. >> good evening. i'm michelle from mission hire hall the general manager we're here in strong support of this project the mumdz and the partners met with our staff to solidify our brarngs in identifying and bringing workforce to this project that will serve first folks in the area that is in and, of course, san francisco residents mohammed and theo have a proven track record of saying they'll do what they say in the western edition we worked with local young adults to put them to be work and placed african-american families units where they have been displaced previously so 33 they helped to get them placed and mission is commented to placing long terms employees for the low to moderate. >> thank

the neat stories. have come out to help people. many people don't know each other. they are just driving around trying to help out. one of cedar rapids most iconic buildings got a lot of help. carpenter's union local 308 showed up at the paramount theater with their power tools. a small army of volunteers streamed in to carry the chairs to higher ground. local 308 says they take pride in what they can do to help with that building. >> yeah. absolutely. this is our 2008 flood so we want to take pride in our community and help out wherever we can. >> local 308 has been teaming up over the past few days to help family members and anyone else back up their homes to save their possessions before the nooding starts. >>> well, another well-known stop downtown is completely bare inside. parlor city took out all they're tables and booths to keep it all dry if they should take on water. that could have been removed in '08, so this time, they are not taking any chances. e with wish them and everybody, all of our friends on both side of the river, the best of luck. god speed over the next 24 hours. >> it's so interesting to see all of these pick tures that many of you have been posting, too, that we all go to

involvement locals involvement with this project involved and a half we knew it wasn't going to fly we got up on the developer the gentleman made the decision better to work with carpenter union and our organization and we really worked to turn this thing around and bring you the project today i want to speak specifically to the concerns directly to many of the supervisors since supervisor campos is the only with an the first one here immediately wanted to direct talk to first of all, we all know lands for one and that of units didn't come cheap or easy your inspected successor as - if we can't do one and 36 units and someone is giving the city the lands that will not happen ever supervisor avalos has stepped out supervisor avalos was one of the big proponents the unit contractor takes citibuild we got a write up and supervisor avalos knows 2 takes more than public works and this will help supervisor peskin i hope i remember how hard mission assess fought for land designation in this this process this is really amongst the best we were in the project 8 years ago when building the eastern neighborhoods and contrary to some popular statements here we approved that right as the

adrian carpenters local 22 lead organizer in san francisco we fully support this project and lennar and their commitment with the carpenters and all the building trades to do a 100 percent union project i have to say though i haven't heard one argument why there should be any sort of continuance together it is the same old swan song the same old story we were heard about deep, deep affordable housing all about deep pockets and what we can get over lennar they went above and beyond what they are to had made the candidates you know there is on one way to get more housing and commissioner antonini said it in the first 5 minutes of the meeting build for housing that's what we need to do you can sit up under and question, talk this to death like every other meeting or look at the carpenters behind me and look them in the eye and tell them it is best you don't go to work on this one and maybe move into that place well twoobdz we'll leave it a warehouse; right? and the other thing someone please explain to me how you can displace somebody by tearing down a warehouse and putting in hours up ; right? in you a wall even though he give you hundred and $57 did i displace anything in our

involvement locals involvement with this project involved and a half we knew it wasn't going to fly we got up on the developer the gentleman made the decision better to work with carpenter union and our organization and we really worked to turn this thing around and bring you the project today i want to speak specifically to the concerns directly to many of the supervisors since supervisor campos is the only with an the first one here immediately wanted to direct talk to first of all, we all know lands for one and that of units didn't come cheap or easy your inspected successor as - if we can't do one and 36 units and someone is giving the city the lands that will not happen ever supervisor avalos has stepped out supervisor avalos was one of the big proponents the unit contractor takes citibuild we got a write up and supervisor avalos knows 2 takes more than public works and this will help supervisor peskin i hope i remember how hard mission assess fought for land designation in this this process this is really amongst the best we were in the project 8 years ago when building the eastern neighborhoods and contrary to some popular statements here we approved that right as the

involvement locals involvement with this project involved and a half we knew it wasn't going to fly we got up on the developer the gentleman made the decision better to work with carpenter union and our organization and we really worked to turn this thing around and bring you the project today i want to speak specifically to the concerns directly to many of the supervisors since supervisor campos is the only with an the first one here immediately wanted to direct talk to first of all, we all know lands for one and that of units didn't come cheap or easy your inspected successor as - if we can't do one and 36 units and someone is giving the city the lands that will not happen ever supervisor avalos has stepped out supervisor avalos was one of the big proponents the unit contractor takes citibuild we got a write up and supervisor avalos knows 2 takes more than public works and this will help supervisor peskin i hope i remember how hard mission assess fought for land designation in this this process this is really amongst the best we were in the project 8 years ago when building the eastern neighborhoods and contrary to some popular statements here we approved that right as the