Eisenhower elementary, despite the fact the wind ripped off half of the schools roof. The rubberized part of the roof blew off, so there was significant rain damage inside, thth gymnasium and cafeteria had the most damage. Similar situation in the art and muic classrooms. Frommour pto group we have aa numberrf people who are here helping clean through closets and storage areas that were wet and have damaged things. Right now were just trying to sort everything. We had that tree planted in 1966, so its been almost 50 years. A few miles away, on graham circle, mike buelow says his neighborhood is like Grand Central station while people drive by to check out the 70 foot tree that fell on his house. Buelow and his wife were driving home when the storm hit. All of a sudden it just went nuts. You couldnt see five feet in front of your face. A few more miles awa these photos from scan dubuque, ssw trees topped over at a farm just north of dubuque on highway 52. It was storm that caused intermittent damage with a widespread impact. In dubuque wiedemmnn kcrg tv9 news. Waiting on estimated School Damage dollar amount people rallied in boone today to show their disdain or support for the bakken pipelilie project. The pipeline would pump oil from north dakota to illinois, stretching 346 miles through 18 counties in iowa. Today the iowa utilities board heard from both sidesesduring public ccmments about the pipeline. Dozens of people voiced some strong opinions during the boards hearing in boone. Kcrg tv nines Dave Franzman joins us live from the boone county fairgrounds. Dave, thissas been a long day for the utilities board. Bruce, there are more than 200 people who registered to speak about the project. And even with a strict two minute time limit, it was an allday process for the board to hear all the cedar rapids is probably no closer than 80 or 90 miles to the Bakken Pipeline route. But in this part of central iowa, its closer to home and opponents wereeisible in heir opposition. N. Sot nat that was also true at the hearing site as opponents wore one color and those supporting the pipeline wore another. One cedar rapids man used his two minutes for a protest song sot nat i thinkhat youreehearing is a diversrsty of thoughh and i think what youll hear is a lot of people change their minds but those supporting the project were singing a different tune in front of the bobod. They saw the potential foo an estimated two thousand to four thousand jobs during construction. Even though the lines cuts diagonal across the sate south of cedar rapids there will be a need for workers from cedar rapids, marion who will probably travel south Company Officials say theyve gotten agreeeents from almost 75 percent of pipeline on their property. But they may not be able to complete the route without using Eminent Domain to force a lease which is something the board could order. Certainly its nothing like weve done in a lot of years its something well have to learn and it keeps the job entertaining after this single day of public hearings, Board Members will still have weeks of witnesses to go before deciding. The board has indicated a decision coulddome as earll as somomtime next month perhaps in january. But board staffers noted there is no deadline to decide. Live in boone, Dave Franzman kcrg tv9 news a semi struck and killed a teenaged girl last night who was walking in the dark along highway 30 in linn county. The Sheriffs Office says the truck hit the 17 year old around 9 30 near the entrance to palisades kepler state pprk. Now investigators are trying to find out why she was on the road. Law officers shutdown part of highway 30 for a time. Fire investigators are still trying to detetrmine the caussof a fire at Storage Units in iowa city. It happened about 645 this morning at 2414 freedom court. Firefihters say someone reported smoke coming from the building. Private contractors rent out the 8 spaces inside. Crews contained the flames to only two of the units. No one was hurt. The number of kids in classrooms in some eastern iowa ellmentary schools is higher than the state average. Last year, enrollment dropped a bit in the Cedar Rapids School district, but this school year things have changed. Kcrg tv nines brea love joins us now withhore. Brea, youveetalked with sse connrned parents . Yes, with growing communities you can expect to see more families moving in and enrolling their children into schools. With such a large number of students, and only a certain amount of space, some classrooms are pushing around 30 students. Some parents are concerned their children arent getting the one on one attttntion they need. One parent i spoke with says despite the decrease last year, her child has always had 30 students in her class. Over the last six years she urged the School District to bring in more help, and save the teaccers. We have wonderful teachers, and i just think that we dont want to make their job any more stressful than it needs to be tonight at 6, i dig d deper into this iiue, and talked with the School District to find out what its plans are to address the situation. Bruce and beth . Thanks, brea. What should cedar rapids do to improve cedar lake . Thatats the questioio everyone is talking about this evening. Were talking live with the friends of cedar lake about some of their short term goals. Hey this holiday, u. S. Cellular giving you 50 more data than verizon andndt t for the e me price. But i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . No. U. S. Cellular sized data. Good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 youre getting 400 in promo cards yes and get 50 more data than verizon and at t. Plus 400 per lili. See ya soon. To a beautiful weekend. This is not to say we wont feel the wind on friday, buua 1530 mph breezzwill certainly be an improvement. A fantastic weekend is in store with mostly sunny skies and highs above normal in thth middle to upper 50s. Enjoy it because early next week it turns a bit wet. Tonight mostly clear, windy low 2834 cloudy high 4248 winds nw 1530tomorrow night clear cool low 2329 winds w 510saturday mostly sunny high 56 low 26 sunday mostly sunny high 58 low 36 monday showers likely high 53 low 42 tuesday showers likely high 54 low 44 wednesday thursday mostly cloudy high 48 low 34 now heres mark carlson with a look at whats coming up tonight on the kcrgtv nine news at six. With heroin and prescription opioid use reaching peek levels in iowa, top proseeutors nd experts were in iowa city today to talk about possible solutions. Ill have their plan to fight back against this epidemic coming up tonight on the tv 9 news at six. Two people became friends while serving together in afghanistan. Up next see how they still take time to connect with each other on a very memorable day fr all veterans. And well introduce you to the eastern iowa firefighters honored today for saving a mans life. Stay with tv nine. People whove served in the us military. But we observe it in different ways. Tv nines John Campbell found two vets who observed it simply by re connectng in the great outdoors. This is three time state duck calling champion rob bevins of belle plaine. He has had nov 11th circled for some time. Same for jason hochsstetler of ankeny. Also with us were robs dad dan and jasons brother anthony. And it wouldnt be a duck hunt without blitz. Ducks were few and far between, but the guys gott in some shooting and blitz got in some work. But there was more than hunting that brought together two iowans on marsh in tama county. Rob and jason had served together in afghanistan in 2003. They are veterans. I say it is a day to remember the guys who didnt come home and for us of us who are here it is a chance to get back together with friends. That camaraderie that comes with the armed forces doesnt stop when uou get out. How strong do those ties become . It is stronger with the guys i served with in afganistan because we were from iowa. Even today if any of those guys needssomething we do it for him and they would sure do it for us. A philosophy that has tied these two vets togther through good times and tough times. And in an iowa marsh half a world away from afghanistan they are still connecting appropriately enough on veterans day. In the great outdoors, John Campbell tv 9 news. Rob bevins wililcompete in the world duck callllng championships later this month in stuttgart , arkansas. Today, governor branstad honored two firefighters who rescued a man from a Burning House in cedar falls. The governor presented the Sullivan Brothers eric jensen and kyle bovy. The awards recognize them for heroic acts beyond normal duty. The governor said jensen and bovy risked their own lives to savesomeone else. On april 2626h last yearr the two firefighterss went into this Burning House at 412 north ellen street in cedar falls. They battled high heat and zero visibility to find a man who was still inside. They pulled the unconscious victim out, and he made a full recovery after months of rehab. Right now people are meeting to discuss how to improve a cedar rapids lake. Wee talking about cedar lakeke just north of downtown. Well hear some of the wish list when it comes to improving trails and more, up next. And well look at the future plans for Historic Building in dubuque. Well look at how a former one room school will step into the future. Stay with tv nine. Are considering ideas for the longterm vision for development at cedar lake. An open house is going until 6 30 at tte water adminisisation building on shaver road northeast. Kcrg tv nines chris earl joins us live from there. Chris, youve been learning more about the plans and the possibilities for cedar lake . Good evening, bruce. The last really pleasant day to take a run around cedar lake was probably on tuesday. So this brings an ideal chance to get inside and plan. As the open house goes for another hour, well bring in dale todd, head of the friends of cedar lake. Dale, this has been a process four decades in the making goingback to 1980, to maximize cedar lake. What is s realistic shortterm goal or amenity here at cedar lake . How much has this area grown in recent years weve talked about te number of runners, walkers and cycsts that we see. Live in cedar rapids, chrisis a Dubuque County community will soon have a new coffeehouse. The Asbury City Council voted to sell a former oneroom schoolhouse to dubuque residents George Nauman and cheri kalb. Nauman says he doesnt have a time frame for when the coffeehouse would open. A Nonprofit Group withdrew a proposal to preserve the 170yearold structure as a Community Arts and learning center. Well be righ back with a inal look at your forecast. Stay with tv9. Recapping todays ttp stories, stron hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 50 more data but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . No. U. S. Cellular sized data. Good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 youre getting 400 in promoards yes switch to u. S. Cellular and get 50 more data than verizon and at t. Plus 400 per line. See ya soon. How do we stop an epidemic of preescription drug and heroin overdoses . Hear what the experts are saying. And see highlights from todays action in the State High School football and volleyball tournaments. Recapping todays top stories, strong winds and rain overnight caused damage to several areas in dubuque. The wind ripped off half of the roof at eisenhower elementary. Winds toppled a 70foot tree on to a ouse on graham circle. And trees at a farm just north of dubuque on highway 52 also fell. Lets go back to joe now for a final look at tonights forecast. Strong winds diminish for the end of the week leading to a beautiful weekend. This is not to say we wont feel the wind on friday, but a 1530 mph breeze will certainly be an improvement. A fantastic weekend is in store with mostly sunny skies and highs above normal in the middle to upper 50s. Enjoy it because early next week it turns a bit wet. Tonight mostly clear, windy low 2834 winds nw 1530tomorrow partly cloudy high 4248 winds nw 1530 thank you for joining us for kcrgtv9 news at 5. Now we go to new york for abcs world news with david muir. Your breaking news tonight. The secret Service Officer at the white house under arrest