Early to midmorning hours. From there, a spectacular fall afternoon is on track with a return to sunshine and highs well into the 70s. The wind will not be as strong as yesterday. Late tonight into tomorrow, multiple rounds of rainfall become likely again, with a final round of rainfall possible thursday night. That final round will probably be the strongest and create the bulk of the rainfall totals, which should exceed 1 in some locations. Behind this front, get the jackets out itll be a return to typical october for friday and saturday. Enjoy your day today showers possible early, eclearg. Wind sw15. Hige owers and storms latewind 510 owers and storms likely, pecially in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 5. Igh 76 tod storms likely. Wind s 510. Low ank a debate that wasnt as bombastic as the president ial showdown a week ago but one where the difference on issues was debate, republican governor mike pence and democratic senator tim kaine battled, including Donald Trumps tax records and Hillary Clintons email scandal. Well recap the debate later in the newscast. The Vice President ial debates often struggle to attract the attention of viewers that could be especially true in 2016 with so much attention for trump and clinton. But as kcrgtv9s jordee kalk and tim kaine have a different goal to shore up any perceived weaknesses with the president ial candidates who picked them. Jordee most political experts agree this novembers election is unique. One university of iowa Political Science professor says this year is particularly different because the vp candidates are actually more favored than the president ial candidates professor tim hagle says Many Americans dont trust Hillary Clinton. Hagle says many other hagle says this uncertainty is why more voters are paying attention to this years vp candidates. And in particular by watching last nights debate. Take sot 58 2237, this year both vp candidates seem to fulfill the role of someone whos more trustworthy or more competent than either of the main candidates for one reason or another. And they are both fairly equal in terms of qualification and demeanor and so forth. Jordee and a just a reminder the november election is officially less than 5 weeks away. In iowa c imagine not being able to live in your home because of severe allergies. That is the every day for a pair of 7yearold twins in cedar rapids. And their mom just wants them back home. Kcrgtv nines brea love joins us live from thomas park in marion. Brea people are working to try and help these girls . Chris, these girls have touched the lives of many, so the community will meet here their severe environmental allergies have ripped izzy and Hazel Parsons from their cedar rapids home. Because of that the Parsons Family had to uproot their life to keep the girls safe, but that comes at a cost. Meet izzy and hazel. These girls love to play with their sister in their backyard garden. But right now. This is the only safe place for them. The problems s a year ago. The girls dealt with daily headaches, stomach aches, and bad reactions. After many doctors visits, their allergies were brought to attention. 18 27 it shocked the allergist how allergic they are to environmental so all the trees, all the molds, all the grasses. Knowing severity, the parsons wanted to make sure a leak in their washer wouldnt cause mold. Thats when they found the big problem. It turns out mold wasnt only in one part of their home, there were Serious Problems throughout. 19 19 in parts of the house the mold levels are 27 times the amount out, and tried to take care of things on their own. 32 51 even to go in the house right now, you have to wear a mask. Parsons walked us through what theyve done so far. 34 04 we found out the stairs needed fixed, so a friend helped us do that. Insurance wont cover it, and the parsons dont qualify for local, state, or federal assistance. The family tried to do it alone, getting help from family and friends, but parsons says its just not financially possible. 24 15 were a working family. My husband works 7 days a week, i work and im in school you kind of think youre doing the right thing, you can keep your kids safe and healthy and we cant. 24 50 its even more devastating to know you can fix it for them, but you cant because of fiance important thing i could do to give them a healthy home and let them be them. The healthy home fundraiser to right here at thomas park. Theres a silent auction with donations from the community all in effort to keep the girls and this family comfortable. Live in marion, brea love, kcrgtv nine news. Iowans are being asked to get out and move with a short walk today. Its to support the Healthiest State initiative, which hopes to turn iowa into the fittest state it City Square Park in marion at noon. A group walk was scheduled in cedar rapids, but cancelled because of flooding still youre free to walk anywhere. While body cameras for police such a vocal issue in 2016, some officers in des moines are working to try and raise money for them. They are doing it through a program called the guardian project. The project raises money in the private sector to buy body cameras for each Des Moines Police officer. Des Moines Police say there is cameras, but there is no funding plan for the next 5 or 6 years in the city budget. Thats why they say theyre thankful for this help. Thank you to everyone in this room for not only standing behind your police department, but for taking it to a whole other level and standing alongside your police department. In a very important time in our nation we are going to show that des moines is different the cost for 300 body cameras and their storage million dollars. Right now, the project raised close to 600,000. Every Police Officer in cedar falls will also soon use a body camera while on duty. Last month, the department raised the 30,000 dollars to pay for the cameras. The story of an Iowa Little LeagueBaseball Team became a National Inspiration over the summer. A players mother was battling cancer. The johnston mother still made the trip to williamsport, pennsyvlania to watch her son jt and his teammates in the Little League world series this summer. It was there that. The amazing happened. While being interviewed live on espn, her son smashed a home run out of the park. A moment that touched youth baseball parents in iowa. And people everywhere. The red cross is taking nominations for heroes wholl receive recognition at the annual hyvee heroes game between iowa and nebraska. Judges will choose 1 hero from each state, and they will be honored at the game next month. You can nominate someone on the red crosss website from now until october 24th. A clown who runs a Costume Store in cedar rapids says recent clown sightings in eastern iowa arent anything to joke about. Some people have reported being spooked after seeing suspicious clowns near parks, schools, and other public areas. Police in cedar rapids and waterloo have taken multiple reports of clown sightings over the past few days. University such sightings. In all these cases, the clowns have not been a credible threat. Now police are stressing that dressing up as a clown is not illegal. But they say threatening someone could lead to arrest. They also warn that people dressing up as clowns could be putting their own safety at risk because of the panic the phenomenon has created. Sparkles the clown says hes seen a increasing number of people buying clown costumes at his cedar rapids store. He says hes angry that some people are using clown costumes to frighten people. He says that approah clowning. 09 52 51;29 i am definitely worried about it, i mean there are people that are on edge about clowns as a whole right now, where the true clowns arent gonna harm anybody or affect anybody in those ways. I mean, how do you know . He expects the popularity of the costume to grow in the coming weeks, as halloween approaches. Creepy clown sightings are being reported all over the nation. According to police in clown threats. Some students at wichita east high had clown sightings and saw threats on social media. Between 50 and 100 people reported the threats to police. Police did arrest a 14 yearold boy from wichita on monday for the threats. False stories on clown sightings, and individuals dressing up like clowns to cause fear and unrest within our community can be a serious felony crime a few other states responding to clown sightings include maryland, californi virginia. Owners of a hotel, just a block from the cedar river in cedar rapids, constantly have to watch for high water. Now the coopers mill is looking to sell to the city. But right now, heres a look at morning precipitation should be short lived and mainly confined to the early to midmorning hours. From there, a spectacular fall afternoon is on track with a return to sunshine and highs well into the 70s. The wind will not be as strong as yesterday. Of rainfall become likely again, with a final round of rainfall possible thursday night. That final round will probably be the strongest and create the bulk of the rainfall totals, which should exceed 1 in some locations. Behind this itll be a return to typical october for friday and saturday. Enjoy your day today showers possible early, then clearing. Wind sw 515. High 75 tonight chance of showers and storms late. Wind se 510. Low 60 tomorrow showers and wind se 515. High 76 tom. Night showers and storms likely. Wind s 510. Low 53 the west bank of the cedar river in cedar rapids will not reopen after last weeks flood scare. But its not due to any damages. The owners of the best western coopers mill have decided to accept a city buyout offer, selling their business for 5. 2 million dollars. The land will eventually become part of a westside flood protection levee, but one City Council Member says the recent scare apparently moved up plans to close coopers mill. I certainly agree, i think its the right thing to do for the whole of the city the city says Coopers Mills owners had planned to close the business later this winter but apparently speeded up plans after the flood evacuation last week. The council will vote on the deal on october 11th. Demolition could take place next spring. This morning yahoo faces privacy questions after a new report claims the company scanned all incoming emails for the nsa. Thats in todays tech bytes. Debate, but last nights Vice President ial candidates had some intense exchanges. Abcs maggie rulli has more. Nats veeps 21 57 30 kaine that is absolutely false, and you know that. Pence its absolutely true. Quijano gentlemen, please. Elbows flying insults at the ready . Last night turned Hillary Clintons running mate tim kaine becoming an attack dog early . Forcing republican mike pence to defend donald trump. Kaine on the economy, theres a fundamental choice for the american electorate . Do you want a youre hired president in Hillary Clinton or a youre fired president in donald trump. Pence didnt take the bait . And unlike the criticism against his boss last week trumps number 2 remained poised and steady mike pence, republican of what you said is completely false the pair clashing over trumps taxes sot gov. Mike pence vicepresident ial nomineebut he used the tax code just the way its supposed to be used and he did it brilliantly. Kaine how do you know that . You havent seen his tax returns. And immigration sot 21 42 30 pence senator we have a deportation force, its called immigrations and customs enforcement. Kaine also challenging pence over what he claims to be trumps laundry list of insults sot kaine i cant imagine how governor pence can defend the insultdriven, selfish, me first style of donald trump. Pence ready with the response. Sot pence you and Hillary Clinton would know a lot about an insultdriven remarkable . As the two vp candidates sparred on stage over which campaign was more insulting . Donald trump was active online . Retweeting this about kaines looks kaine looks like an evil crook out of the batman movies. The Clinton Campaign quickly responding . Yes trump and pence are running an insultdriven campaign. Donalds literally doing it right now. Now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj omara. Decent day. As mentioned yesterday, any precipitation should be short lived and mainly confined to the early to midmorning hours. From there, a spectacular fall afternoon is on track with well into the 70s. The wind will not be as strong as yesterday. Late tonight into tomorrow, multiple rounds of rainfall become likely again, with a final round of rainfall possible thursday night. That final round will probably be the strongest and create the bulk of the rainfall totals, which should exceed 1 in some locations. Behind this front, get the jackets out itll be a return to typical october for friday and saturday. Enjoy your day today showers possiblerly, then clear nd se 510. Low 60 tomorrow o, especially in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 515. High 76 tom. Night showers and orms lil nd s 510. Low 53 abcs Kendis Gibson and diane in todays techbytes, yahoo secretly scanned customers incoming messages last year. The scams came after a request from the fbi or the National Security agency. Not known what information intelligence officials wanted or what data yahoo may have handed over. Google introduced its pixel smartphones. Theyre compatible with the new daydream headset. Both available for preordering. Finally, this might be the ultimate gift for people who love apple products. The new mac candle. Made by a company that specializes in apple accessories and smells like a freshly unboxed mac commuter. The candle will cost you 24 care. Urprised. Lets see it oh youre ready. Alright, here we go. Lets hear the crowd. Ahhhh i go to the right. I go to the left. Fake em out. Mama go up, up, up she did it. Again . You cant avoid gravity. 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