Hurricane matthew is heading towards the bahamas. People along the east coast are forced to prepare and brace for the storm approaches. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. Overall, today should be another decent day. As mentioned yesterday, any precipi 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. Late tonight into tomorrow, multiple rounds of rainfall become likely again, with a final round of 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, then clearing. Wind sw 515. High 75 tonight chance of showers and storms late. Wind se 510. Low 60 tomorrow showers and storms likely, especially in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 515. High 76 tom. Night showers and storms likely. Wind s 510. Low 53 the Vice President ial candidates c last night. Washington bureau chief Jacqueline Policastro has the spin from Longwood University in virginia. Both Vice President ial candidates showed they are confident and ready to lead. Alley. Nearly as intimidating. As getting up on the debate stage. Policastro if he needed to step in do you think that kaine would make a good president . Sen. Warner question. Policastro when it comes to style why he kaine find it impt to be feisty tonight . Sot senator mark warner virginia 23sen. Warner he was trying to get governor pence to see if he really agrees with some of the outrageous comments donald trump has made. Its crowded, tense, and makes getting your job done seem like a stretch. Journalists will do anything for the big shot. There are interviews to grab in there somewhere. Sometimes visible only by a sign and the crowd. Policastro how do you think the vp candidates did tonight . Sot congressman mike pompeo kansas 49rep. Pompeo mike pence did a fantastic job. There is a huge difference between a trump pence ticket and a Clinton Kaine ticket. Like the candidates surrogates play offense and defense at the same time. Sot congressman prepared to be vp to donald trump a big change from the last 7. 5 years of failed policies. Jacqueline policastro lo ngwood university j policastro 1 12 for the vp candidates their moment in the spotlight is already fading. The attention is back on donald trump and hilly clinton the xt president ial dete is sunday. Iversity im jacquene licastro. Des moines this morning. The vermont senators stop starts at 10 30 on drake universitys campus. Yesterday, he spoke at a get out the vote rally for Hillary Clinton in minneapolis. Sanders, who won the wisconsin primary and nearly won iowa in february, will also campaign state in madison and milwaukee today. Democrat Hillary Clintons daughter is campaigning for her mother in iowa today. Chelsea clinton will be at seffens hall at the university of dubuque. The event starts at 11 this morning with doors opening at 10 15. Former arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords was in cedar rapids, trying to encourage people to vote for candidates who support gun control measures. Giffords survived a mass shooting in january 2011 that left her with a severe tucson. Since then and amid all of the recovery and rehabilitation the former democratic congresswom an has been a vocal advocate for laws to prevent gun violence. Yesterday, she spoke at Greene Square in downtown cedar rapids. Stopping gun violence takes courage. The courage to do whats right, the courage of new ideas. Ive seen great courage when my life was on the line. Now is the time to come together. Be responsible. Giffords appearance was part of a National Bus Tour thats focusing on trying to reduce gun violence. The tour continues until election day. People throughout cedar rapids are working to help a set of young twins who face severe allergies. Their condition has forced their family to move out of their home, and spend thousands on renovations just to make it safe for them again. Kcrgtv nines brea love joins us live from thomas park where a fundraiser will be held this week. Have . Chris, izzy and Hazel Parsons are 7 years old, and facing severe environmental allergies. When their parents found out they wanted to make sure the home was free of mold, and found out there was 27 times the amount of mold inside than outside. The parsons made the decision to leave their temporarily. That way they could start renovations, and get the girls back in. After finding out insurance and assistance wouldnt be possible they took on the task themselves, but theres only so much they can afford. Lauren parsons the girls mother just wants her children back in their family home. 24 32 i want them to grow up feeling their best so they can do their best, and right now their reality is feeling sick every day. Parsons says the way iowa Home Insurance works means this could coming up in our next half hour well look deeper into how the family is dealing with this situation. The healthy home fundraiser to lp the parsonis this frid at 6. Right h donations from the community all in effort to keep the girls and this family comfortable. Live in marion, brea love, kcrgtv nine news. Day, category 4 hurricane matth after hitting haiti and cuba. Now meteorologis t kaj omara joins us to talk about where the hurricane is headed. A wnw path to impact the United States late this week into this weekend. Hurricane watches and warnings are posted for parts of florida and impacts may extend through the carolinas as with the latest on storm preparations on the east coast. Overnight, preparing for a direct impact. Hurricane matthew continues on a wnw path to impact the United States late this week into this weekend. Hurricane watches and warnings are posted for parts of florida and impacts may extend through the carolinas as well. Coast. Overnight, preparing for a direct impact. Officials are sounding the alarm. As Hurricane Matthew puts the us in its bullseye. County this is very serious. You need to prepare and protect you and your families. Nats people from the florida keys. To south carolina. Are boarding up their homes nats. And filling up their cars. At this gas station near miami. There is only premium house. I dont have a choice i gotta get a little to get me to the next station. And at this costco gas station. Drivers are waiting in line for over an hour. This morning, this is what Grocery Stores look like up and down the coast. Empty shelves. As people stock up on the essentials. Nats here if theres something that works the governors of four states. Florida, georiga, and the carolinas. Declaring a state of emergency. Sot gov. Rick scott if youre able to leave early and go today, do that. Dont take a chance. Evacuations will begin this afternoon in south carolina. Governor nikki haley has closed all schools along the coast. And ordered more than 1 Million People to get away from the shorline. Sot gov. Nikki haley wherever u are on the coast we want to k. And fmers in north carolina. Af at matthew could do to their crops. Sot its got the tirely. Tt unow, the good lorde faith kendis gibson, abc news, w yorkthe president of iowa sta heat for usg all plathat belong home and business thattate. Those flightsst thouo shows a university plane flew leaths brother and sisterinlaw to a College Basketball game. And a celebrity bow hunter on 4 trips that mixed business and hunting. Iowa state says all the flights were justified. The first and last Vice President ial debate is not going unnoticed. Stage, the president ial candidates responded online. Another decent day. As mentioned yesterday, any precipitation should be short lived and mainly confined to the early to 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 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, then clearing. Wind sw 515. High 75 tonight chance of storms likely, especially in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 515. High 76 tom. Night showers and storms likely. Wind s 510. Low 53 thanks kaj. 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Scholls heavy duty support for lower back pain, lightens the impact led up to the first president ial 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 into an fiery battle Hillary Clintons running mate tim kaine becoming an attack dog early . Forcing republican mike pence to defend donald trump. Kaine on 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 nominee for us Vice President im happy to defend him. Most 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 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 campaign. It really is 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 s here is a live look at overall, today should be another decent day. As mentioned yesterday, any precipitation should be short lived and mainly confined to the early to a spectacular fall afternoon is on track with 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, then clearing. Wind sw 515. High 75 tonight chance of showers and storms late. Wind se 510. Low 60 tomorrow showers and storms likely, especially in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 515. High 76 tom. Night s 510. Low 53 thanks kaj. People living in southern colorado are waiting to return to their homes this morning. Almost near pueblo. The fire burned about 8 square miles and 8 homes. Firefighters say a calmer wind is helping them get the wildfire under control. The iowa state patrol says the increased number of traffic deaths this year is slowing down investigations. It is hoping certain counties can help reduce that number and make sure people buckle up. Stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrgtv9. A live look at. Its october 5th. Heres what you need to know today. My time Vice President ial candidates talk over each other during their first and only debate in virginia. A university of iowa professor says this Vice President ial debate may be more important than usual. He says these candidates still need to win over voters and defend their campaigns. Law enforcement in eastern iowa has taken reports recently about people dressed up like clowns and scaring others. This follows reports of clown a cedar rapids couple is trying to raise money for a home remodel. Their twin girls are severely allergic to mold thats inside their home. Hurricane matthew is heading towards the bahamas. People along the east coast are forced to prepare and brace for the storm approaches. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. Overall, today should be another 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 a return to sunshine and highs well into the 70s. The wind will not be as strong as yesterday. Late tonight into 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, then clearing. Wind sw 515. High 75 tonight chance of showers and storms late. Wind se 510. Low 60 tomorrow showers and storms likely, especially in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 515. High 76 tom. Night showers and storms likely. Wind s 510. Low 53 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 chris, these girls have touched the lives of many, so the community will meet here this weekend to help them. As we mentioned 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. Girls love to play with their sister in their backyard garden. But right now. This is the only safe place for them. The problems started about a year ago. The girls dealt with daily headaches, stomach aches, and bad reactions. After many doctors 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 of the outdoor sample. They prepped the girls to move 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. 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 fiances. For me this is the most important thing i could do to give them a healthy home and let them be them. The healthy home fundraiser to help the parsons is this friday at 5. 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. A long time hotel and restaurant property on 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 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. The story of an Iowa Little LeagueBaseball Team became a National Inspiration over battling cancer. She passed away tuesday morning. Jen garcia died from pancreatic 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 iowa state patrol say the year is slowing down its investigations. So far this year, 285 people have died in vehicle crashes in the state. Thats 40 more deaths than at the same time last year. The state patrol says its investigating at least 125 of those deaths. And that number is also up from last year. But the patrol does not have any fulltime crash investigators. So troopers are in charge of handling those investigations, along with their other duties. The state patrol says many of those deadly crashes are also happening on rural roads high five to encourage people to use seat belts. For example, in clayton county, drivers can expect more troopers and sheriffs deputies out on the roads, and more checkpoints. The High Five Program focuses on rural counties. Well have more guys out. We might do some special projects and safety check points possibly within the next year. The iowa state patrol says people driving on rural roads to not buckle up as often as drivers in says more people may be paying attention to Vice President ial candidates than usual. Last night, those candidates tried to make sure their running mate came out ahead during a debate. Up next. This mornings weather wise question. Meteorologist kaj omara is up right after the break. Us now. Overall, today should be another decent day. As 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 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, wi front, get the jackets out 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 storms likely, especially in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 515. High 76 tom. Night showers and storms likely. Wind s 510. Low 53 us. Bombastic as the president ial showdown a week ago but one where the difference on issues was clear. Debate, republican governor mike pence and democratic senator tim kaine battled, including Donald Trumps tax records and Hillary Clintons email scandal. 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 reports, this year mike pence and tim kaine have a different goal to shore up any perceived weaknesses with the president ial candidates who 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 americans find donald trump outspoken an unfit for the job. 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 city jordee kalk kcrg tv9 news people throughout cedar rapids who face severe allergies. Their condition has forced their family to move out of their home, and spend thousands on renovations just to make it safe for them again. Kcrgtv nines brea love joins us live from thomas park where a fundraiser will be held this week. Brea, what kind of allergies to the twins have . Chris, izzy and Hazel Parsons are 7 years old, and facing severe environmental allergies. When their parents found out they wanted to mold, and found out there was 27 times the amount of mold inside than outside. The parsons made the decision to leave their house and move some where temporarily. That way they could start renovations, and get the girls back in. After finding out insurance and assistance wouldnt be possible they took on the task themselves, but theres only so much they can afford. Lauren parsons says the way iowa wants others to be aware. The healthy home fundraiser to help the parsons is this friday at 6. 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. 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 e of iowa police have also received reports of 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 some people are using clown costumes to frighten people. He says that approach goes against the principles of 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. Now time for our morning mugshot. Walk in cedar rapids. The 1 mile walk raises awareness and money for the families helping families programs. Those services help foster families in the state. Its 10 dollars per person and free for children in foster care. There will be a costume contest, prizes, live dj, and games. Registration starts at 9 in the morning at the Kirkwood Community college track. Or you can register today at fhfia dot org. Kaj has one more check of your overall, today should be another decent day. As 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. 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, then clearing. Wind sw 515. High 75 tonight chance of showers and storms late. Wind se 510. Low 60 tomorrow storms likely. Wind s 510. W 53 certainly hope your is f to a goodtart. Good morning am and well be back with a local news update in good morning, america. Two major stories breaking overnight. This is matthew. Pray for us trail of destruction. At least 11 killed as Hurricane Matthew tears through the caribbean sweeping away town, unleashing raging floods. The deadly storm taking aim at the u. S. Now. A hurricane warning in florida. Destruction could be catastrophic. States of emergency up through north carolina. Millions of americans on alert preparing to evacuate. Gas going fast, stations sold out. Stores running out of supplies. Our team tracking the monster storm right now. And a fiery faceoff. Insults and interruptions at the Vice President ial debate. And you are Donald Trumps apprentice. Let me talk about senator, i think im still on my time