house reporter steffi lee explains the direction upmeyer wants to take the legislature. legislature. with eleven new members and a fifty-nine seat majority, house speaker linda upmeyer says it's time to get back to work - listening to voters about the changes they want to see.the seats are still empty inside house chambers right republicans are getting ready for the 2017 legislative session behind the scenes.take sot: linda upmeyer 06:55:57 "we're focusing on the things we've done well - we also have to focus on the things where there's opportunities for changes."while house speaker linda upmeyer didn't provide reporters with specifics on what changes iowans can expect - one issue she addressed - is income tax policy.take sot: linda upmeyer 06:44:46:05 "that's something that's been very important to the caucus over the years == we're certainly going to study that topic - i we'll land yet."upmeyer says lawmakers are still studying the state budget - and their priority - is efficiency.take sot: linda upmeyer 06:49:20:10 "many times we have tried and looked at where there's

upmeyer also says their caucus is still analyzing the decide on any specific proposals. this morning in cedar rapids the newest member of the linn county board of supervisors .. ..swears into office.stacey walker made history as the first african american elected to the board - in its 177 year history.walker will be sworn in by the first african american judge appointed to iowa's sixth judicial district court - kevin mckeever. in iowa city - an upgrade to the ped-mall is closer to becoming reality this morning. morning.city leaders want to location - as well as improve safety in the area.this week - the city council approved an 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 very important that we communicate as a council our commitment to the long-term vibrancy of our downtown." downtown."updates will also include things you can't see infrastructure.work is expected to start sometime in the next two

today house republicans reelected linda upmeyer to be their top leader. lawmakers are not presenting full details, cbs2 news reporter finds out what we can expect. >> with 11 new members and a 59 seat majority it's time to get back to work and listening to voters. >> the seats are still empty but iowa's house republicans are getting ready for the 20 17th legislative session behind the scenes. >> we are focusing on the is opportunity for changes. >> house speaker linda upmeyer did not replied this might provide reports on what changes i once can expect one issue that may come up his income tax policy. >> we will study the topic.>> she says lawmakers are still studying the state budget and the priority is efficiency.>> many times we looked at the opportunity to try and see where there's duplicatn. maybe that program is now being eclipsed by the success of another program. >> as unions start negotiating contracts the face of collective bargaining in the state is also up in the air. >> i'm sure will have discussions about that. will see with echoes. >> with a

the re-elected yeptive linda upmeyer as speaker of the house as speaker of the house. >> making sure we are listening to people and working hard to address people's priorities and have good open discussions about people's priorities and some of those things will be very successful. other things will take more time. >> upmeyer all says their caucus is still analyzing the state budget before lawmakers decide on any specific proposals. >>> this morning in cedar rapids, the the linn county board of supervisors swears into office. 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

linda upmeyer of clear lake will continue as house speaker. chris hagenow from windsor heights will stay on as house majority leader. republicans picked up two seats in last week's election. that will give them a 59 to 41 new session starts on january ninth. jefferson students are spreading messages of love after donald trump's victory. teachers and students say since then, there has been some hate speech in the school. breezy and warm conditions z24zvz z12fz 21st straight day of above normal temperatures. however, an area of low pressure and associated fronts promise to put an end to the streak saturday. after highs in the 70s tomorrow, colder northwest winds blow into the afternoon dropping highs into the 30s and 40s for the weekend. wintry weather stays to our northwest with this storm and we foresee a seasonable weather week ahead as we approach thanksgiving. have a great night. tonight: partly cloudy. wind: se 10-20. low: 49 tomorrow: partly cloudy, breezy, and mild. wind: s 15-25. high: 72 tom. night: partly cloudy. wind: s 10-20. low: 5

linda upmeyer of clear lake will again serve as house speaker. and chris hagenow from windsor heights will be majority leader. they say there have been no formal discussions about what the republican majority will focus on next year. but they expect issues to include tax cuts, water quality, and education. they say they realize voters are hungry for change. " people were frustrated with washington. in iowa we want to fight against the same type of environment. " "what my voters told me may be different, we'll come and put it together, listening to fol the next legislative session begins on january ninth. some eastern iowa gun shop owners say they aren't seeing as many customers as they usually do after an election. could introduce new restrictions on weapons and ammunition. so generally, they stock up. but following this election, store owners says there wasn't the usual rush. one owner says sales were up about 25 percent for three weeks before the election. after trump's victory, sales fell back to normal. another owner says that's probably beca

re-elected representative chris hagenow today as house majority leader, and representative linda upmeyer as speaker of the house. making sure that we're listening to people - making sure that we're working hard to address people's priorities - and have good open discussions and debates about people's priorities - some of those things will be very successful and other things will take more time." good open discussions and debates about people's priorities. that some of these things will be successful and others will take more time. >> reporter: they say the caucuses still analyzing the state budget before lawmakers decide on they will meet for a policy caucus in december. >>> protesters are demonstrating across the country over the outcome of the presidential election. they do not seem to be ending anytime soon. national correspondent jeff barnum went to capitol hill to see what lawmakers are saying. some of their answers may surprise you. >> reporter: anti-trump demonstrations this week in police escort. some lawmakers -- lawmakers that we talk to today say that of speech and threatening

meanwhile at the state capitol -- the iowa g-o-p announcing linda upmeyer will continue as house speaker. she became iowa's first female house speaker after the previous speaker stepped down. representative chris hagenow of windsor heights will serve as majority leader. both appointments become official when the legislative session begins in january. coming up on kwwl -- two eastern iowa schools can call themselves the best tonight -- after championship victories on the gridiron. and -- an iowa st off -- on a record- setting mission into space. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg will have your full forecast, coming up. "this is kwwl news at six. with ron steele, amanda goodman, storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg and sports with rick coleman. we've got you covered." let's go to storm track seven forecast forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: hopefully you've enjoyed our warm stretch of weather, because with tempera

linda upmeyer of clear lake will again serve as house speaker. and chris hagenow from windsor heights will be majority leader. they say there have been no formal discussions about what the republican majority will focus on next year. but they expect issues to include tax cuts, water quality, and education. they say they realize voters are hungry for change. " people were frustrated with washington. in iowa we want to fight against the same type of environmen. different, we'll come and put it together, listening to folks in our own districts. " the next legislative session begins on january ninth. some eastern iowa gun shop owners say they aren't seeing as many customers as they politicians could introduce new restrictions on weapons and ammunition. so generally, they stock up. but following this election, store owners says there wasn't the usual rush. one owner says sales were up about 25 percent for three weeks before the election. after trump's victory, sales fell back to normal. another owner says that's probably because gun owners predict the

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linda upmeyer of clear lake will again serve as house speaker. and chris hagenow from windsor heights will be majority leader. they say there's been no formal discussions of what republicans will focus on next year. but they expect issues to include tax cuts, water officials believe voters are hungry for change. " people were frustrated with washington. in iowa we want to fight against the same type of environment. " "what my voters told me may be different, we'll come and put it together, listening to folks in our own districts. " the next legislative session two state legislators say iowa needs new laws regulating prescription pain medicine. it would be part of an effort to stop the state's heroin epidemic. the centers for disease control and prevention say people with addictions to prescription pain killers are 40 times more likely to become addicted to heroin. yesterday senator rob hogg from cedar rapids and representativ e chuck isenhart from dubuque hosted a pain killer abuse forum. they talked about changes in the while overall heroin use

linda upmeyer of clear lake will again serve as house speaker. and chris hagenow from windsor heights will be majority leader. they say there have been no formal discussions about what the republican majority will focus on next year. but they expect issues to include tax cuts, water are hungry for change. " people were frustrated with washington. in iowa we want to fight against the same type of environment. " "what my voters told me may be different, we'll come and put it together, listening to folks in our own districts. " the next legislative session begins on january some eastern iowa gun shop owners say they aren't seeing as many customers as they usually do after an election. they say gun owners fear new politicians could introduce new restrictions on weapons and ammunition. so generally, they stock up. but following this election, store owners says there wasn't the usual rush. one owner says sales were up about 25 percent for three weeks before the election. after trump's victory, sales fell back to normal. another owners predict there won

the g-o-p announcing linda upmeyer will continue as house speaker. she became iowa's first house speaker after the previous speaker stepped down. representative chris hagenow of windsor heights will serve as majority leader. both appointments become official when the legislative session begins in january. a kwwl follow-up. funeral services are held for a highway 57 near downtown cedar falls. cynthia brooks was killed. her cousin, charles brooks was arrested and charged after police say he was going more than 100 miles an hour leading up to the "i can't have any hate in my heart because i just knew how he felt ..i don't know what was happening but i can't carry that on my shoulders because i have to be strong." fence, trying to jump into the river but police were able to grab him. colder weather is coming very soon. we know that. some people who are homeless have been using abandoned buildings in waterloo to stay warm. those buildings can be unsafe. last week, a fire started in an old apartment complex on commercial street. a man was rescued from a se

on monday, republican leaders announced linda upmeyer of clear lake will continue in her role of house speaker. two weeks ago, republicans gained control of the iowa senate for the first time in many election cycles, and now hold 29 of the 50 seats for the majority. democrats held a slight majority in the senate, allowing them to block republican legislation. with the republicans in the majority, some changes county employees on health insurance. the des moines register reports state officials may remove some of the benefits from new union contracts to eliminate those from iowa's collective bargaining law for public workers. the register reports talks will take place tomorrow with afscme 61, which represents more than 18,000 state workers. the plans for a 28-story high-rise in downtown cedar rapids are coming together a little more. the national development council reviewed the project and determined it's financially viable. the city will now work with developers to negotiate a developmenta l agreement for the building. it would go up on 1st street and 3rd avenue se, near the paramount

the g-o-p announcing linda upmeyer will continue as house speaker. she became iowa's firstfe speaker stepped down. representative chris hagenow of windsor heights will serve as majority leader. both appointments become official when the legislative session begins in january. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven 7 weather team. see the screen breezy and warm today. windy and rain/snow showers friday night. little, or no, accumulation sunday with highs around 40 but we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sure to check kwwl dot com for >>> 7:30 now on a thursday morning, the 17th of november, 2016. got a nice crowd outside. al's on the road so we're going to go outside and say hi to those good people in just a couple of minutes. >>> of the headlines. a natural gas explosion has killed one person and injured at least seven others. it was so strong it shattered windows several blocks away. the area is shut down and crews are investigating. >>> hillary clinton gave her first speech since concede egg the election. >>

linda upmeyer of clear lake will again serve as house speaker. and chris hagenow from windsor heights will be majority leader. they say there have been no formal discussions about what the republican majority will be focusing on next year. but they expect issues to include tax cuts, water quality, and education. they say they realize voters are hungry for change. more news later tonight here on >>> good morning, i'm diane macedo. >>> good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here's the headlines this morning on "world news now." hillary clinton making her first public appearance overnight since her concession speech. she acknowledged the shock and pain of her defeat, but called on supporters to never give up saying america is worth it. >> a utility worker dead after a powerful gas explosion in a small town near peoria, illinois, 11 people taken to the hospital following the blast, and the downtown area evacuated. >> five people died after fire broke out in an expensive shopping area in lima, peru. president obama and other world leade