minutes.still to come, come,a tour of the new university of iowa children's hospital.why this new building is truly -- one of a kind. vernon: they're like a lot of iowans -- they get up early, get the kids to school, and get to work. we need to build an economy that works for the middle class. instead of giving breaks to big business, we need to cut taxes for the middle class and small business. i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message monday is one day before the general election - with presidential, and several need to know before election four years and nearly 400 million dollars later - the university of iowa children's hospit four years and nearly $400 million later the university of iowa children's hospital is now opening their doors to the public. we go on a tour and see how this hospital is one of a kind. >> in the four years it has take top build the university of iowa children's hospital the iowa football team has gone from average to amazing. now back to average i'm sure the hawks won't mind sharing the spotlight with their newest neighbor. from a parking garage for patient

take a look at what is university of iowa athletics is looking for some missing equipment. you couldn't even see the field at kinnick stadium after iowa rocked >>> university of iowa athletics is looking for missing equipment. this is what the field looks like after iowa rocked the they noticed that no one was paying attention to the equipment and took advantage of the commotion. around a dozen or so football helmets went missing. as of now, all major pieces of equipment are already back and are ready to take on illinois. it will be great weather for people heading out there. >> coats before we go out there. >>> it will be chilly pick all in all, a fun game. let's talk about what is ahead. today, tomorrow and friday, staying above normal. 26 degrees above normal tomorrow. a big cold front moves through. and we are below normal saturday, sunday and monday. a brief look. to put it in perspective, this will be the coldest weekend we have seen since february 13th and 14th of this year. the first back-to-back 30s we in eastern iowa since march 2nd. today, it is a fine day. sunny

mitchell drove away hitting two cars before being taken to the university of iowa hospital and clinics where his family says the crpd says they are following the advice of the linn county attorney's office and not releasing the video because it's part of the dci investigation. officer. jones still on paid administrative leave which is protocol for officer involved shootings. this is the second shooting were officer jones has been investigated. there are a number of cases where video in a controversial case came out in a matter of out of the ordinary. at issue here is the terminology of iowa's open records law.in part - it reads public records - including it reads public records including video cannot be kept under wraps except in those unusual circumstances where disclosure could seriously jeopardize an investigation. police refused our request to see the video at the direction of linn county attorney. in a statement is to not release the video until the case is resolved. the bottom line iowa law allows police to release the video at any time but because of his interpretation of the ru

university of northern iowa students and faculty gathered for three sessions to discuss the election and their fears. iowa state university students and faculty held a rally, and university of iowa student groups also held events. the iowa city city council has voted to allow its police department to temporarily

stay with your 24 hour university of iowa is turning to crowd- funding to help fund a new diorama at the museum of will display a lion and lioness that may have once spent time together at the former zoo in city park, but their true origin is still unknown. kcrg t-v nine's samantha myers explains that the university is using a website similar to go fund me to help raise 10- thousand dollars. in the museum of natural history, you'll find glass cases full of exotic animals. one exhibit stands out from the rest. 08:48:26;03 "they are one of our most popular exhibits" not for its unique colors two taxidermied lions standing alone in a bare display. 08:48:26;03 "we think it's time they had a proper exhibit of their own." project "lio-rama" is one of three crowdfunding projects the university of iowa launched wednesday. 09:07:47;16 ""many of our researchers particularly perhaps in the medical sciences have large federal grants that are available to them, but the goldrush platform really allows us to target much smaller" " " over the years visitors of the museum who have come to visit the mu

a broadcasting legend comes back to iowa -- to make a donation to the university of iowa library. tok iowa. he went to the university of iowa for a year. he's giving some things he's collected over the years as a journalist to the school. that includes -- a notebook from reagan ---but his favorite... "probably would have to be that time at the library --- recording the stories behind many of the pieces in the collection -- before the exhibit opens later in the year. brokaw is celebrating 50 years with n-b-c. coming up... happy veterans day. some kids get quite the surprise just in time for the holiday. here is a look at your current radar and temperatures. we will let you know if ani track seven forecast. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist kyle kiel. this is the kwwl news at noon" "now your storm track 7 from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast good friday afternoon i'm meteorologist kyle kiel. high clouds will be over parts of the kwwl viewing area this

dedication for the new university of iowa stead family children's hospital. construction on the new 360 million dollar building began in the fall of 20-12. university of iowa officials say the mission of the facility is to improve the health and well-being of children and their families. special details in the hospital help minimize stress and provide comfort to young patients. state officials and university of iowa leaders will dedicate the hospital at 10:30 this morning. pa moving into the new hospital on decemeber 10th. a cedar rapids group is creating crafts for the holidays. the mistletoe market is now back in business, and is using the money from your holiday purchases for but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! it's ---. today will be another quiet day, though cooler than yesterday. a few more scattered clouds will be possible, but otherwise the sky should remain fairly clear through the day. tonight, expect clear and cool conditions with widespread 20s. for those that have not experienced a hard freeze yet this seaso

the money raised will go toward the university of iowa children's hospital and the university of iowa dance marathon. adoption day is always a special moment for families across iowa, as courts grant custody of children to new families. but it's not just the families who are excited for the day. last satua of 70 children. and as part of the celebration, some of the children received some special gifts. judge robert blink made all of them by hand. he works hard -- creating the toys in his basement. "it takes a toll on the judge so you need something that kind of refreshes your soul. " " i want to hear those loud wooden wheels going on that counsel's table or banging into something." the children also received handmade quilts from if you've been waiting to get an iphone 7, black friday might be your chance to get one for free. that's in today's tech bytes. now at his mar-uh- lago home in florida for the upcoming holiday. as a-b-c's stephanie ramos reports, he today as president elect donald trump spends time with family in questions over his business ties, campaign pledges and open cabi

groups from the university of iowa and the university of nebraska are working together to bring awareness to the issue. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg tv-nine. it's they hope the officers are safe and accountable. the prayer service itself came with controversy. more than 100 people from several churches gathered at the cedar rapids police station yesterday afternoon. the pastors read various scriptures dealing with interpretations of the law and service. those at the prayer service say they wanted to show law enforcement they also support law enforcement. ""we're not here to protest were here to have dialogue with them and put some faith and ethics into them so they can on friday, a wisconsin- based group, freedom from religion foundation, sent this letter to c-r- p-d. it warned yesterday's event could violate the constitution's guarantee of the separation of church and state. the letter says, quote, "police officers and staff may not be present at religious events in their official capacity and may not appear in uniform." local law enforcement has disputed part of that claim,

by >>> in just the last hour, the university of iowa was joined by state leaders to dedicate facility. >> the university of iowa hundred seventy pediatricians and five hundred nurses. it will also have iowa's only neonatal intensive care unit -- that's the highest most acute care level for newborns. patienct will start moving into the facility next month. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon,a recall of a household item meant to save lives. the following segment is sponsored by chideo dot com. ????anchor on-cam????he won the hit show >>> the director of a national park, a real-life prince, was the work he does on behalf of these rare apes. how dangerous his job truly is and what he thinks ultimately saved the park from total destruction. >> he was recently honored and beverly hills for his brave work as director of the -- national park. >> an overwhelming struggle to try to uphold the law to keep this national park safe. >> prince and the extreme challenges his team deals with. with the film pack for success, they have seen a significant increase in worldwide recall... kidd-ah night >>

his career's collection of memorbilia to the university of iowa's library. the school beating out other major universities from across the nation to become home to a collection rich in history--- including a piece from the oklahoma city bombing -- a notebook from an interview with a you the only one." they will see that the world is constantly dynamic. that it is changing all the time. that you can not take your life as it is being lived right now for granted because change this spring tom brokaw plans to spend time at the library --- recording the stories behind many of the pieces in the collection. jessica hartman . . . news 7 the university hopes to reveal the collection to the public --- sometime next year. coming up on kwwl... we'll hear from uni head coach mark farley ahead of their last road game of the season... plus.. state volleyball action --the highlights coming up with rick. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar....storm track seven chief up... forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your comple

we are still down here and iowa city at the pentacrest at the university of iowa where the speakers have opened the floor to members who want to say anything. this is the anti-hate rally in iowa city. this is not an anti-trump rally and they don't want this to get political. what they want to do is talk about the hatred that has come after the election and talk about how they don't want the the most liberal areas in the state. where this came from was a few high schoolers that go to iowa city west and central high school. they were exposed to racial slurs from classmates and they felt they were not welcome. they march through downtown iowa city and they showed people that not only is this thing not right, but also they have the support of their community and that hatred is not something they will put with. they started at the robert e lee community center and they came all the way through the tiki 45 at this street and ending up here. -- pentacrest at this street and ending up here. the students plan to take grievances to the city council and tell local leaders they are upset with the wa

the first happened on the university of iowa campus this afternoon. was elected president.. university of iowa students and community members one- by-one took turns sharing their thoughts. nats some with tears in their eyes as they recounted the moment they found out. a circle of support, a safe haven in a time of uncertainty. 15:41:53;21 "one thing that i think this event did was help people feel like they still had something to go for, that they still had hope. there were also trump supporters said they wanted to hear the other side. " 15:39:24;20 "trump has a lot of work coming after him if he wants to unify these parties i think the republican party as a whole needs to become more inclusive i think that me being someone with strong christian values to open up our arms to these people " later in the day, people to came together and rapids. 05:23:30;24 "we need to stand together and show people of all backgrounds that we care for them and they shouldn't be scared or frightened of the future of our country. and we will ensure that we are not going to tolerate hatred." " " th

mitchell is now at university of iowa hospitals in critical condition. and the division of criminal investigation is now looking into the shooting. us in the studio. phil, there is no police body cam footage of the incident? at this moment cedar rapids police officers don't

next on the fox 28 news at nine -- --a tour of the new university killed in des moines >>> next a tour of the new university of iowa children's hospital. why this new building is truly four years and nearly 400 million dollars later - the university of iowa children's hospital is opening its four years and nearly $400 million later the university of iowa's children hospital is opening their door to the public. >> in the four years it has taking on the build the brand new university of children's hospital the football team has gone from average to amazing. from a parking garage for patients and families to the tallest building in all of iowa city. the university of iowa children's hospital is gearing up for guests. >> i think really everyone -- makes their way into the stadium. you can't help but notice the construction activity here over the past four years. i think there is a natural than 10,000 people to see the space this weekend. the directors say some of those guests had a hand in the final product. >> one of the best things about our project has been driven by participation. we have had well over 600 people h

and after nearly four years and 400 million dollars - the university of iowa children's hospitals is finally opening it's doors. a live look now over interstate 380 near north liberty. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm jenee ryan. let's get a check of our cbs 2 "we have to answer every call for don't get a choice wheather we go on it or not we have to respond and we know thats our job so when we respond we know we're taking that risk and so when we go to the funerals to show our support for those families and for the angencies there we know that if something would happen to us we would want our families to be taken care of, our fellow officers to be taken care of also." also."holland adds - these deaths are especially hard to understand because the officers never had a chance to defend themselves in the ambush attacks. later this morning -sergeant beminio will be laid to rest. his funeral will be held at 11 at lutheran church of hope in west des moines. he will be buried at glendale cemetery in martin is being held tonight from 4 to eight at a school in rockwell city. his funeral

the university of iowa hospitals and clinics is trying to give kcrg-tv9's brea love tells us why some say that's what they're thankful for this year. the great outdoors has plenty of sounds. and when michael everts works outside of his home.. he's taking it all in. "20:49i can hear the leaves rustling, and the wind, and oh there was a bird." everts couldn't always hear those sounds. he's dealt with hearing loss since he was in the second grade. "3:26i thought i was special retested my hearing. come to find out i had extensive hearing loss." he tried hearing aids, but still couldn't make out the words. "4:11when i first put hearing aids on i was like i can hear a lot of noise, but i could hear noise, but i didn't have clarification of speech." "5:23for me, for understanding, it got to the point where i was missing all the consonant sounds. i was missing the front end of the words and the back end of the words. i was only getting the middle part. it was just like a mum mum mum to an audiologist and found out he could be a candidate for brand new type of device. the university of iowa ho

the holiday season comes with a big gift for the university of iowa college of medicine. the roy j carver charitable trust is university in order to create a neuroscience center within the college of medicine. the university of iowa has also asked to board of regents to allow for the permanent renaming of the new institute when the regents meet next week. the college of medicine is named after roy j and lucille a carver. love can team -- even the wildest of hearts. and even when the groom's name is "wild bill". a world war two veteran has tied the knot the age of 91. he met his bride at the armed forces "i believe i am as close to this earth." proving it's never too late to find love. the time now is a long, cold night for football fans -- waiting to get their hands on a very hot ticket. plus -- making christmas brighter from military families all over the u-s. these stories and the storm track seven forecast from rachael pert coming up on today let's go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team.

the university of iowa is investigating a racist message someone wrote on a student's door in a residence hall. the university says someone saw it yesterday morning at the burge residence hall and notified the housing staff. that prompted the university to issue a statement condemning the hate speech. last month, someone put up racist posters at the university's afro- american, latino, native american, and l-g-b-t-q resource centers. the poster was also on a starting next school year, the state will have more control over education. so, leaders are hoping to get ideas for what the standards they should put into place. this is all happening because of the every student succeeds act, which is a revision of no child left behind. under no child left behind, districts had to set aside money to provide offer tutoring to low income students. it also forced schools to bus students to higher performing schools if their parents asked. with the new federal law, fewer kids are eligible for free tutoring, and t struggling schools, unless they did so last year. before the new act can take effect, the s

hopes will be spread throughout iowa city. 30:20, "just try to bridge those gaps of people together regardless of political party." the protest culminated at the university of iowa pentacrest. nat there, students, parents and concerned community members joined hand in hand, and chanted for a future that's free of hate and discrimination. nat now i did have a chance to mother. she tells me she is extremely proud of her daughter and all the young people involved in this rally. live in iowa city, jordee kalk, kcrg-tv9.

this morning -- a dedication for the university of iowa children's hospital. university leaders will join others in dedicating the new university of iowa stead family children's hospital. that's happening at 10-30 this morning in the new facility. ago. patients are scheduled to begin moving into the new hospital next month. a broadcasting legend comes back to iowa -- to make a donation to the university of iowa library. tom brokaw has a soft spot for iowa. he went to the university of iowa for a year. he's giving some things he's collected over the years as a journalist to the school. that includes -- a notebook from an interview with a young bill gates--- and pictures with nancy "probably would have to be uni-dome -- and that means a boost for businesses in the cedar valley. many hotels say they're nearly booked, and several restaurants are getting prepared for a busy weekend. according to the cedar falls tourism and visitors bureau... in the past....theyve seen around three- point-two million dollars in spending during the championship games. this includes mo

today marks 25 years since a man shot and killed several people on the university of iowa campus. a former graduate student then shot and killed himself. the university will remember the five victims today with a ceremony on the north side of the old capitol building. president obama declared a major disaster for 19 counties in iowa following severe storms and flooding we saw between september 21st and october 3rd of this year. this means federal some non profits to make repairs after the floods. starting tonight, crews will begin demolishing the 80th street bridge over u-s 30 on the western edge of cedar rapids. so the iowa d-o-t will close highway 30 from 9 tonight until 5 tomorrow morning. crews will detour traffic around the closure by exiting at 80th street which is exit 248, north to 16th. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin. filtered sunshine continues this afternoon, and our weather certainly won't feel much like the first day of november. highs reach the upper 60s to lower 70s. isolated showers arrive later tonight and some rain will continue into wednesda

how friends and faculty are remembering the day deadly shots rang out at the university of iowa. iowa.plus...piecing together a corridor police shooting.what authorities are now saying about the investigation and the suspect. suspect."rain is back on the radar we'll be tracking it in your weatherfirst forecast." forecast."the gavel challenge is over, but did it really have any impact on businesses here in the flood zone zonenow, the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather first forecast in the first ten minutes. this is news 10 at 10. right now the university of iowa is remembering the victims of a tragic time in its history. 25-years ago today - u-i graduate student gang lu shot and killed six people on campus. cbs 2 news reporter dora miller from where a memorial service was held for the victim. victims. old footage 00:19:05 "a university of iowa shooting spree claims five lives and injures four."no one thought footage 00:04:25 "he entered van allen hall and shot four people, he then walked several blocks across campus to jessup hall, shot two more people and turned the g

officer jones who then shot him.mitchell drove away - hitting two vehicles before being taken to university of iowa hospitals and clinics-- where his family says he remains paralyzed. the c-r-p-d now says it is following the advice of the linn county attorney's office and not releasing the video because it's part of a d-c-i investigation.officer jones is still on paid adminstrative leave - which is protocol for officer-involved shootings. shooting for which officer jones has been investigated. he was cleared in last year's ?deadly shooting of jonathan gossman. there are a number of cases where video in a controversial case came out in a matter of hours or days.but this case - and what's happenign - is ?not out of the ordinary. at issue here is the terminology of iowa's open records law.in part - it reads public records - including video - can ?not be kept under circumstances where disclosure would plainly and seriously jeopardize an investigation. investigation.police refuse our request to see the video from mitchell's shooting - at the direction of linn county attorney jerry vander sanden. sanden.

with patients in the gamut of misusing and possibly abusing. " the university hosted three sessions with a total of 108 students. this is the first year the university of iowa has done this for pharmacy students. in a t-v nine update... the iowa department of transportation expects the highway 100 extension in cedar rapids to open just after thanksgiving. this will connect highway 100 or collins road to highway 30. right now, it ends at edgewood road. the project will cost 215- million dollars. the schedule. now here's a look at some of what you'll see at 5:30 on a-b-c. world news tonight with david muir is next with the the next president, they were wrong. we that. and we take a look at the coffee business in dubuque that's continuing to grow. tonight at 6. donald trump becoming pres got the most support from rural areas of iowa. students in the des moines area also staged a walk-out from classes today to protest trump. let's go back to joe now for a final look at tonight's forecast. more great weather continues through the upcoming weekend. light winds swing to a more southerly direction and pick up to bring highs tomorrow well into the 60s. a cold front

event ...is nbc journalist tom brokaw he's planning on donating some of his memoribilia to the university of iowa. about the presidential election and his donation to the class libraray. they are all digitalized connecting library of congress. and then i started going through my material and my god, i was absolutly astonished by how much i had and how important it was." brokaw is a graduate of the university of iowa still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... some major car recalls from two popular brands... and.... two officers...ambushed. .. we'll have an update on their officers... another one happens...this time in pittsburgh pennsylvania call one of the officers died at a nearby hospital the other officer is in the hospital no word on how he is doing tongith an iowa man is facing charges after allegedly slamming a dubuque man's head into concrete so hard...that he caused a skull fracture this according to our coverage partners at the telegraph herald tanner bailey is being charged with willful injury causing serious injury the fight happening in holy cross back in august when police arrived

veterans from both the university of iowa and the university of nebraska are marching hundreds of miles... 347 to to be exact. that's the distance memorial stadium in lincoln--to kinnick stadium in iowa city-- in hopes to raise awareness for veteran suicide. people from the university of iowa veteran's association-- gathering their things today-- as they prepare for the trek--- kwwl's kristin rogers joins us live from kinnick stadium--kristin? the plan is to ultimately end up here-- at kinnick stadium-- just in time for the football game as the hawkeyes to take on the huskers --thanksgiving weekend-- the trek inbetween--will be long--it might be cold-- but they are doing it for a cause so "stuff from iraq, this is a "we made a lot of these in iraq we used to bunker ourselves in sandbags they protected us from trap nose 762 rounds so everybody asked what i was gonna bring i said a sandbag." some items are literally heavy--others carrying heavy emotions-- "these are all the guys that i've known and worked with that you know have died in the last 15 years of the war on terror either to com

hospitals and clinics where he died this afternoon.leeney was an engineering student at the university of iowa from lockport, illinois. months after a tipton toddler was -- --treated for severe head trauma, the child's father is now charged with multiple counts of child endangerment. 26-year-old zachary hayes was taken into custody convicted, he faces up to 50 years in prison. right now, a mount vernon teacher -- --is the focus of an investigation that is now in the hands of police.a parent tells fox 28 news that mount vernon school officials read a letter to students regarding the investigation.we reached out to the school.they tell us police are looking into allegations of misconduct against ely sotillo, who is now on paid administrative leav. leave.in a statment, district leaders say they will remain school. we are in the final hours of the vote 2016 campaign. campaign.fox 28 news political reporter and host of 'iowa in focus' kevin barry is at the breaking news desk with what's happening right now, kevin? we've been watching the way the financial markets are performing today -- and for the

university of iowa officials say the mission of the facility is to improve the health and well-being of children and their families. special details in the hospital help minimize stress and provide comfort to young patients. state officials and university of iowa leaders will dedicate the hospital at 10:30 this morning. patients are scheduled to start moving into the new hospital on decemeber 10th. matt renovated headquarters today. the non-profit's permanent building is now located on 201 3rd ave sw in cedar rapids. matthew 25 focuses on strengthening neighborhoods on the west side of cedar rapids. the organization says the newly renovated building will allow them to expand their programming, as well as their urban farm production. tonight's events start at 6 and include a ribbon cutting ceremony, live music, and an art display. this morning we have learned family who lost two daughters in a car crash in linn county. and it's thanks to a couple of coffee shops. 100 percent of profits yesterday from all cedar rapids scooter's locations went to jennifer perez's family. the family was

they're all at university of iowa hospitals... the 14 year old girl in critical condition. a delaware county crash this morning killed one person. it happened in the area of 200th avenue and 165th street about 7 a-m. state patrol says a truck driver sideswiped a tractor that was driving in the opposite direction. the truck went into the ditch and the driver died. when you see news, call newsline meteorologist joe winters joins us now with your first forecast. joe, can november weather get any better than this? consistent, constant, unvarying, predictable, stable, steady.these are just a few of the words that describe the weather through the weekend. lows will dip into the 40s with highs rebounding well. have a great night, a safe weekend and don't forget to fall back early sunday morning. tonight: mostly clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 45 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 68 four days before election day, a new poll shows republican donald trump edging up a bit here in iowa. the simpson college -- raba research poll of likely voters gives trump a three point lead over

today the university of iowa and state leaders joined to dedicate the new u-i-h-c children's >>> the university of iowa and children's hospital facility. ui hc named it the stead family children's hospital. the facility will employ 170 pediatricians and 500 nurses. will feature the highest level neonatal intensive care unit recognized by the american academy of pediatrics. it will take its first patient december 10. that is a milestone for them. >>> this weekend you will notice it is cooler than we >> cooler air is settling in tonight. we could see the coldest temperatures of the season. areas south of not been below freezing. but that will change tonight as the high pressure moves in and clears at the sky setting the stage for a chilly night. after a high temperature of 55 in cedar rapids we are at 44 with a light winds north around a miles per hour. with the clearing skies and temperatures in the 20s tonight it will be 10 to 15 degrees colder than we were early this morning. there taking a look at the radar. there is not much to show. has we back at over eastern iowa it is high and

vans will take the university of iowa is turning to crowd funding to help supply a new exhibit at the museum of natural history. the university says the exhibit will display a lion and lioness. the pair may have spent time at the former zoo in city park, but their true origin is unknown. the university is using its own website, similar to go fund me to help raise ten thousand dollars. the fund raising site is called gold rush and launched wednesday. the money will also pay for students to researc a way to engage a broader audience for some of our smaller projects in particular for faculty projects for some undergraduate and graduate student projects." the university says it will soon open the gold rush website to students interested in fundraising for their projects. it will review applications before putting them on the website. "we are ready to rock we have got everything you are going to need and we are not going to run people in minnesota are looking for anything to keep incoming snow and ice at bay. but right now, here's a look at morning! strong cold front is still on track to p

of the counties in the tv-9 viewing area - not just linn, johnson and dubuque counties. he won northeast iowa... cedar, jackson, jones and other rural counties... kcrg-tv9 talked with university of iowa political science professor cary covington about this election. he says iowa was an ideal state for donald trump to be successful last night. "iowa is really in trump's demographic sweet spot. we have a lot of people with high school e are a very white state. not as many people with college degrees.and those white high school educated voters were the people who turned out for trump. iowa was a good state for him. " we'll have more from dr. covington in our next half hour about how trump helped elect other republicans downballot in iowa. our quiet weather continues across e the 50s. a few 60s may also pop up again later today. for tonight, plan on clear sky and light west wind allowing for temperatures to fall into the middle 30s in many areas. tomorrow, a southwest wind develops allowing for temperatures to kick up well into the 60s. on veteran's day, a cold front arrives in the afternoon hours bringing our temperatures back to the 50s. our weekend continues to look great with

a broadcasting legend comes back to iowa -- to make a donation to the university of iowa library. tom brokaw has a soft spot for iowa. he went to the university of iowa for a year. he's giving some things he's collected over the years as a interview with a young bill gates--- and pictures with nancy reagan ---but his favorite... "probably would have to be that came down. that event will hold up forever because it was the symbolic end of the soviet empire and i was there. i was the only one." this spring he plans to spend time stories behind many of the pieces in the collection -- before the exhibit opens later in the year. brokaw is celebrating 50 years with n-b-c. on a day we honor those who fought for our freedom -- a symbol of our freedom -- is in need of help. , two eagles became trapped in a storm drain near orlando. crews worked to pull them out. part of a road was blocked off and being freed. the second eagle is being checked out for injuries. the time is coming up: kids will never forget this veterans day. they're celebrating with their dad who surprised them with a trip ho

the university of iowa's college of public health published a recent survey about 90 percent of parents with children 13 and younger buckled them up the right way. for kids ages 14 to 17 that percentage goes down to 83 percent. researchers gathered the information between may and august this year. they questioned people at gas stations and fast food restaurants in 36 cities here in iowa. some key figures within donald trump's campaign are apparently not taking cabinet positions. the soon-to-be president says on twitter that his selection for cabinet members is organized. good morning! it's ---. plan on another decent november some fog around, especially in river areas. be advised that visibility could change rapidly on the commute given the shallow nature of the fog, and you are reminded to keep yourself visible with low beam headlights. plan on highs to go back into the lower 60s in many areas. in terms of temperatures. 70s are likely tomorrow in most areas with a free-fall in temperatures around midday friday. we will likely wake up friday morning in the 60s. do not be fooled by this,

the money raised will go toward the university of iowa children's hospital and the university of iowa dance marathon. it's not just thanksgiving meals people are looking forward to this week, but deals leading into the shopping season. so what should parents watch out for when it comes to toys that can be dangerous for kids? we have that next. "judge robert blink - "it's rare to have a decision where and this judge made adoptions official for dozens of families this week. coming up in our next half hour, find out how that judge made the day extra special. meteorologist chris havely this afternoon as the area of low pressure lifts off to the east. however, lingering moisture will keep clouds eastern iowa for the rest of the afternoon and into the evening. for thanksgiving, we will be dry. clouds will be pesky to leave though, but should thin some for the afternoon, especially from around highway 30 and south. thanksgiving night, a new but much weaker system moves into the midwest and provides a chance for a few light sprinkles or flurries. this activity should be very light, and mainly

when the university of iowa takes on nebraska this weekend, the two teams will play for more than a trophy. they're going to use the football game to recognize individuals from each state for acts of heroism. kcrg-tv nine's brea love shares what two iowans did to earn the title of hy-vee heroes. chris and nicole, the grocery chain named ken blazek and brock staley as iowa's hy-vee heroes. on june 27th, their fast thinking and quick movement saved the life of a 64 year old neighbor. a natural gas leak caused her home to explode and then quickly go up in flames. blazek and stanley heard the explosion, and ran to help. "46:18i'm going a train just derailed or something just blew up. i look outside, outside is just all gray. now i knew it was diane's house." saturday they will be honored during halftime at the hawkeye game. coming up in our next half hour we'll learn more about what was going through their heads, during this scary few minutes. chris, nicole? the memory of a small town's marine is now set in stone. the town of preston, which is west of maquoketa, held a dedication ceremony for

of, no. the iowa dot is teaming up with the university of iowa to transform nearly 20 miles of i3 80 into a test zone for automated vehicles. dan mcgee is the director of the national events driving some simulators university of iowa. and says the project's primary purpose is to improve driver safety. >> 95% of car crashes have some sort of human error involved. that's a high number relative these technologies will help reduce them. >> a reduction of up to 80% according to the iowa dot. freight is the focus for this i 83 transformation. but some in the trucking and? industry are not convinced this will improve safety. >> over 75% of the accidents that incur without semi vehicles are the four will vehicles fall. drivers is the idea of being replaced by technology. >> if you read up on the autonomous vehicles that is the driverless technology, ing that will enable those companies to continue to grow and fill some of these positions that there aren't individuals available to fill." automation for more than two decades - and mcgehee is pumping the brakes on technology replacing humans - at least rig

the university hosted 3 sessions with a total of 108 students. this is the first year the university of iowa has done this for pharmacy students. a new parking lot in cedar rapids has a goal of fewer cars on the road. that's one of the reasons why the d-o-t set up this we'll see a stronger wind out of the southwest, which will help to drive temperatures well into the 60s across the area. this will be about 15 degrees above normal this afternoon for this time of the year. going into our veteran's day, but it'll be cooler for sure with highs limited to the 50-55 range. this weekend couldn't be better for mid-november with highs in the 50s on saturday with low 60s likely on sunday. have a great day!today: sunny and a little breezy. wind: sw 10-20. high: 66 tonight: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-10. low: 39 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 54 tom. night: clear and colder. wind: light low: 28 park and ride spot in cedar rapids cuts down on the number of cars on the road. the new lot sits near kirkwood boulevard and 66th avenue southwest. that's cedar rapids bus route. people can use the lo

investigation, reread the expose on yourself, it is time to investigate the clinton at the university of iowa today -- --the long road to a st . >>> at the university of iowa the long road to a state of the have been working - on the brand new children's hospital. hospital.today - area leaders - gathered to dedicate the new building.it's formal name is " the stead family children's hospital."during today's dedication - one young patient - shared his story. "my mom figured out i figured out i spent 10% of my days living at the hospital by the time i turned 4. that means i had a lot of mile stones here, i even learned how to ride a bike at th hospital was built to help families and patients - feel as much at home - as possible.it also has the highest level - of neo- natal intensive care.the first patients - will move in - december tenth. a corrdor ministry that helps others showed off its new home . tonight.matthew-25 ministires held a grand opening a short time ago.their new headquarters is located near southwest.tonight's festivities included a youth art display, food, tours and more.leaders

and the university of iowa remembers the five people a gunman killed in a campus shooting 25 years ago today. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at 10 . "02:35:32;00 he's just a loving, caring perso tonight, we're hearing from a relative of a man who's in critical condition after an incident where a cedar rapids police officer shot him this morning. family and friends talked about jerime mitchell during an impromptu rally this evening. a cedar rapids police officer shot mitchell during a traffic stop in the overnight hours. it happened around 1:15 on coe road near a avenue northeast, near coe college. police say mitchell got into an ... leading the officer to shoot him. police say mitchell, who is 37, tried to drive off and crashed into an unmarked police vehicle and another vehicle. the d-c-i is now investigating the shooting. it has not released the name of the officer who fired his or her weapon. kcrg-tv9's samantha myers is live near the coe college campus. samantha, you talked with people who know mitchell? friends and family are ga

and the university of iowa's childrens hospital has a new name after this dedication ceremony today. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at 10 . nats of yelling from protesters on i-80 protesters hit the streets of iowa city this afternoon and marched all the where they blocked traffic. they were speaking out against donald trump becoming president. protestors stopped traffic on the interstate for about 25 minutes. this is a picture from the iowa d-o-t traffic camera as traffic started to move again just before 5:30. protests started earlier this afternoon in iowa city as high school students walked out of their classrooms at city high and west high schools. the students made their way downtown where more people joined their watched the protesters and followed them on their march. sam, what did protestors tell you tonight? well it's important to point out that these protests may have begun with high school students but then more joined in. at one point there were hundreds of people marching through iowa city. nats chanting hundreds walk

the university of iowa hospitals and clinics is trying to give hearing back to those who need it. kcrg-tv9's brea love what they're thankful for this year. the great outdoors has plenty of sounds. and when michael everts works outside of his home.. he's taking it all in. "20:49i can hear the leaves rustling, and the wind, and oh there was a bird." everts couldn't always hear those sounds. he's dealt with hearing loss since he was in the second grade. "3:26i thought i was special because they came back and pulled me out of class and retested my hearing. come to find out i had extensive hearing loss." he tried hearing aids, but still couldn't make out the words. "4:11when i first put hearing aids on i was like i can hear a of speech." "5:23for me, for understanding, it got to the point where i was missing all the consonant sounds. i was missing the front end of the words and the back end of the words. i was only getting the middle part. it was just like a mum mum mum mum." three years ago he went to an audiologist and found out he could be a candidate for brand new type of device. th

university of northern iowa students and faculty gathered for three sessions to discuss the election and their fears. iowa state university students and faculty held a rally, and university of iowa student groups also held events. the iowa city city council has voted to allow its police department to temporarily "overhire," increasing the diversity of the police force. uniformed officers working the streets. one officer recently left and another will retire by the end of the year. but police can now hire four officers because three of the next four candidates on the certified list are minorities. kcrg t-v nine's brea love joins us in the studio. brea, a lot of police departments are trying to increase diversity. nicole, police in iowa city say if city council didn't approve the over hiring, iowa city police would have probably lost candidates to and because the city typically needs to hire five or six new officers a year.. officials say it wouldn't cost the city a lot to hirer sooner rather than later. the extra cost will come from temporarily over-staffing. the city will have to find

the holiday season comes with a big gift for the university of iowa college of medicine. the roy j carver charitable trust is giving 45-million dollars to the university in order to create a neuroscience center within the college of medicine. the university of iowa has also permanent renaming of the new institute when the regents meet next week. the college of medicine is named after roy j and lucille a carver. love can team -- even the wildest of hearts. and even when the groom's name is "wild bill". a world war two veteran has tied the knot the age of 91. he met his bride at the armed forces retirement home in mississippi, where they both live. paradise as i am going to get on this earth." find love. the time now is a long, cold night for football fans -- waiting to get their hands on a plus -- making christmas brighter from military families all over the u-s. these stories and the storm track seven forecast from rachael pert stand back, ya hear! [music] no, no, no, no, people are both soft and strong... yey! which is why our products are too. "now your storm track 7 for

and faculty held a rally, and university of iowa student groups also held events. the iowa city city council has voted to allow its police department to temporarily "overhire," increasing the diversity of the police force. iowa city budgeted for 66 uniformed officers working the streets. one officer recently left and another will retire by the end of the year. but police can now hire four officers because three of the next four candidates on the certified us in the studio. brea, a lot of police departments are trying to increase diversity. nicole, police in iowa city say if city council didn't approve the over hiring, iowa city police would have probably lost candidates to other departments. and because the city typically needs to hire five or six new officers a year.. officials say it wouldn't cost the city a lot to hirer sooner rather than later. the extra cost will come from temporarily over-staffing. the city will have to find an additional 77-hundred dollars a month for each officer. that's untl retiring. iowa city police say they were lucky to get a number of

coming up on kwwl -- remembering the legacy of one of iowa's most storied high school football the university of northern iowa campus in cedar falls tonight -- the school is nearing the selection of its next president after naming a handful of finalists. more from campus is coming up next. also on the way -- your full forecast with storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg. here's the radar across the area right now. "this is kwwl news at six. with ron steele, amanda goodman, storm track seven chief meteorologist mark "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now for your forecast tonight. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl flurries with temperatures dropping into the low 30s. scattered light rain/snow showers are expected wednesday with the higher chances the closer you are to the ia/mn state line. we go back to flurries wednesday night. thursday and friday are mostly cloudy while saturday and su

live look at protesters against president-elect donald trump took over part of the interstate in iowa city. people at the university of iowa dedicated the brand new children's hospital before it officially accepts patients next n impact your drive through part of marion. we'll have the details on the annual return of the turkey trot. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is the kcrg-tv9 saturday morning news. but first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first alert forecast, britley... this morning is definitely cool will likely experience frost due to the calm, clear, and cool overnight. high pressure will nearby and will allow for skies to stay mainly clear. highs will warm, but only into the low 50s. keep in mind this is typical for this time of year; we've just been spoiled with the warmth lately. clear skies hang around for the overnight once again and allow for temperatures to drop to around normal. expect lows at or near freezing. by the end of the weekend temperatures will begin to warm back up a bit, nearing 60s once more. the warmth will stick prepare for the upcoming weeke

oxygen multi- hyperbaric iowa's only works - inside how this showed me and clinics iowa hospitals university of holder at ibsen and mike dr. merete directly the symptoms not treating brain, we're treats the brain, we're not treating the symptoms directlydr. merete ibsen and ke university of iowa hospitals and clinics showed me how this works - inside iowa's only hyperbaric oxygen multi- chamber. 154445 ibsen you will get the oxygen for 30 minutes then we take the hood off and you breathe this for ten minutes then we do that 3 times. in addition to breathing 100% oxygen - the patient's inside air is pressurized to below sea level which forces the oxygen to stay within the oxygenation of tissue starts developing new vessels and the whole tissue becomes more vascalurized and that means more oxygen is supplied and then we go into a good circuit a lasting effect this is very good. but iowa veterans don't come here for hbot for their neurological problems. the va doesn't prescribe it.011938 zant they will treat these pills and they'll treat them with counseling and they're just not getting better wit

of? no.the iowa d-o-t is teaming up with mapping firm here and the university of iowa to transform nearly 20 miles of i-380 into a test zone for automated vehicles. dan mcgehee is the director of the national advanced driving simulator at the university of iowa and says the project's driver safety."95 percent of car crashes have some sort of human error involved. that's a really high number relative to crash causation. and so these technologies are going to help reduce that."a reduction of up to 80 percent according to the i-d-o-t - meaning more than 250 lives saved in 20-15 alone. freight is the focus for this i-380 transformation - but some in the trucking industry aren't convinced this plan will improve safety."right now, almost 75 percent of the with commercial motor vehicles are the four-wheeled vehicles fault. // is that going to reduce the accidents? because we're looking at autonomous trucks right now, not necessarily the four-wheeled vehicles on the interstate." another concern for truck drivers is the idea of being replaced by technology.df: "if you read up on the autonomous veh