The final step is twofold, one is to make application to the state of iowa by february 29, to provide the details of that, and the second one is to raise additional funds to pay for the arena, and as weve talked about thats an important component of this, that we have to have the funds that will be able to pay for the project or we wont move forward. Recent data does show coralville does have the largest debt per person ratio in the entire state. But again, city Officials Say theyre not concerned they have a lot of money coming in and theyve never missed a debt payment. Mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. Turning to weather now, meteorologist joe winters joins us. Joe, its a big travel week, and a lot of people will be keeping an eye on the weather. A brief break is upon us before more rain moves through the state. Tuesday brings some sunshine, mixed with some clouds it remains dry. Wednesday, for the middle of the week, rain chances once again increase. Christmas eve and Christmas Day travelers across iowa should encounter no major weather issues. By the weekend we see a storm reenter the weather picture bringing showers to the state. Tonight mostly cloudy low 2632 winds w 510tomorrow partly cloudy high 4046 winds s 515 bruce and beth. Cedar rapids authorities are investigating the death of a woman found inside a mobile home that caught fire. A city spokesperson says the state medical examiner will determine what caused her death. The Fire Department says the fire sunday kelley street southwest. And firefighters found the womans body inside when they searched the home. Paramedics say she died at the scene. Authorities have not released her name. Investigators have not said what caused the fire. We have an update now on a story kcrgtv9 first reported last month. The amana fire chief says its unlikely investigators will be able to determine what caused the fire at the amana golf course on november 6th. The state Fire Marshals Office determined there are too many variables and nothing points to one of them being the cause. The fire chief says the cause will be listed as unknown. While fire destroyed the building,no one was injured. Waterloo police have arrested a woman for stabbing another woman yesterday. 37yearold Rachel Berger faces charges of willful injury causing serious injury and going armed. Shes in the Black Hawk County jail. Police say berger got into a fight with the avenue. They say berger stabbed the woman three times as the victim was leaving. Police found the victim at a home in the 400 block of riehl street and took her to the hospital. Iowa city police are looking for the person they say robbed a mcdonalds this morning. Officers say it happened just before 430 at the restaurant in the 18 hundred block of lower muscatine road. They say the robber forced an employee to give him money from the business and then ran off. The employee wasnt hurt. Police want anyone with information to call them. The driver who police say swerved her vehicle into a large crowd on the Las Vegas Strip last night is now facing a murder charge. Police say 24yearold Lakeisha Holloway killed one person and injured dozens more. And abcs brandi hitt reports that holloway had her own child with her. Nats a terrifying hit and run. On the busy Las Vegas Strip. Sot sot antonio nasser, witness veered onto the side walk. Up to three times sunday night. Accelerating into the crowd just outside the paris hotel and casino. Sot sheriff joe lombardo, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police dept. 32 year old Jessica Valenzuela a wife and mother of three from arizona was killed. This gofundpage set up for her family. At least 35 others were also injured. While holloways three year old child sat inside the swerving car. Several witnesses tried running along side the vehicle. To stop it. Sot Police Caught up to the driver moments later. Sot dispatch do we have this driver in custody . Thats affirmative. Shes in custody. Investigators dont believe this was an act of terrorism. But admit they know very little about holloway. Or a possible motive sot sheriff joe lombardo, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police dept. The toddler in the vehicle was unharmed. And is now in protective custody. Sot anthony hemel, las vegas tourist investigators dont believe holloway was under the influence of drugs. Shes now facing at least one count of murder. And possibly several counts of attempted murder. Brandi hitt abc news los angeles. Authorities in nashua, New Hampshire say they closed schools today because of a serious threat of violence against the two high schools. A Police Bomb Squad searched the schools. The district notified parents last night. Many parents say they didnt know what to say to their children. He asked me why there is no school and i said there was a threat. And he asked me what is the threat about, and i dont know what to answer. I say honey, theres no school tomorrow. She asks me, mommy, are we going to get killed . Two private schools also canceled classes today as a precaution. District Officials Say they plan to reopen schools tomorrow. Field is thinning out. Today, South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham suspended his campaign, which means hes dropped out. Grahams Campaign Never got any traction. He was consistently stuck on the undercard debates, not even reaching one per cent in most national polls. This whole process started in kinda strange way. You couldnt get on the main stage unless you polled at a certain level. Well, if youve never run before, thats pretty hard. If you dont come from a political family, thats pretty hard. If you come from a small state versus a large state, thats pretty hard. If youve got a lot of money, youre going to do better. 13 gop candidates remain in the race, just six weeks before the iowa caucuses. Thats includes Mike Huckabee who makes a Campaign Stop in swisher in about 20 minutes. The Salvation Armys red kettles and bell ringers outside stores are a familiar sight in metro areas. But theyve been uncommon in towns. Well see why that might change, coming up. Hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 15 gigs of data for just 70 but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . U. S. Cellular sized data. 15 gigs of 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 switch to u. S. Cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just 70. A brief break is upon us before more rain moves through the state. Tuesday brings some sunshine, mixed with some clouds of course, but it remains dry. Wednesday, for the middle of the week, rain chances once again increase. Christmas eve and Christmas Day travelers across iowa should encounter no major weather issues. By the weekend we see a storm reenter the weather picture bringing showers to the state. Tonight mostly cloudy low 2632 winds w 510tomorrow partly cloudy high 4046 low 3743 winds s 1015wednesday showers likely high 48 low 40 thursday partly cloudy high 43 low 31 friday mostly cloudy high 45 low 29 saturday chance of showers high 41 low 34 sunday chance of showers high 37 low 33 monday chance of thanks joe. They broke ground on a new downtown building in july of last year. And today, crst moved a step closer to completing its new eleven Story Office Tower in downtown cedar rapids. The number one rule is give out no information on the phone. A new tool is available to alert you about potential scams. Thats coming up next on your 24 hour news source, building in the cedar rapids skyline. Construction workers placed the last beam on top of the crst building this afternoon. But not before a lot of people involved with that project had a chance to leave their marks. Owners, workers, and architects wrote their signatures on the beam before hoisting it to the top of the building. Those signatures will be there for the lifetime of the building. Construction workers also lifted a Christmas Tree and an American Flag with the beam. Sot now were gonna be a part of downtown, which its gonna be a change for us but were excited about it. Cedar rapids downtown is really a growing vibrant area so its crsts International Corporate headquarters will occupy two floors of the building. And bankers trust, rsm international, and Holmes Murphy will fill the rest of the eleven stories. The building should be done by july. The Better Business bureau has a new tool to protect yourself from scams. It will alert you to scams via text on your phone or via email. The Better Business bureaus website lists hundreds of the latest scams. The most common scam to watch out for right now is the irs scam. A caller will claim you owe back taxes and try to steal your personal information and money. If you ever get a call like this, it is important to take control of the conversation. The number one rule is give out no information on the phone. This is one phone call and they ask for all sorts of personal information. That is the first sign to not do that, say send me documentation or let me look into this and i will get back to is your name. And at this point if its a scam theyll usually hang up on you. To sign up for the alerts, go to kcrg dot com and check out our story called new Program Tracks top scams. Today, governor branstad signed an executive order for improving Cyber Security in the executive branch of state government. The order requires state security agencies to develop a plan y july first on how to respond to a possible cyber attack. It requires the agencies to identify vulnerable Cyber Security areas and establish data breach reporting protocols. The governors order also recommends increased efforts in the Public School system to train iowans to respond to Cyber Security concerns. The ringing will stop this week at the Salvation Armys red kettles. Coming up, hear how some smaller communities are participating in the campaign without one component. Stay with your 24 hour Salvation Armys bell ringers, who are trying to reach a goal of 325 thousand dollars. But small communities across the county are trying to help with that goal minus the ringers. Kcrgtv 9s brea love joins us. Brea how are these towns helping . Beth, i visited solon today where the towns kettle may be a lot smaller, but its helping them make a difference for those in need. Solon resident noticed there werent any kettles in the to the Salvation Army, and they were first red kettle. The kettle sits on the counter top at sams main street market. Salvation Army Development director trisha smith says this gives residents of smaller communities a chance to donate without leaving their town. One of the goals for the Salvation Army of Johnson County is to get out into the smaller communities with open that door up is to introduce our kettles in on the counter top level, and then eventually we can get enough volunteer support that we can do a stand kettle in the community. Smith says so far the solon kettle has raised more than two hundred dollars, which is a lot for a single location kettle. Tonight at 10 hear from the market owner who says the kettle has been beneficial to the community. Bruce, beth . Thanks, brea. And well be right back. The cittraveling to holiday parties, expect more people to be on the roads this week. And cedar rapids wants more people to sign up to have lead paint removed from their homes before the federal program is over. Tonight at 6 coralville is on the defensive after a recent bond rating was critical of the citys debt. City leaders say this wont have a big impact on the city or its residents. Recent data shows coralville has the largest debt per person ratio in the entire state. But, city Officials Say they have a lot of money coming in and theyve never missed a debt payment. The state medical Examiners Office will determine what caused the death of a woman whose mobile home last night. The fire was at 2309 kelley street southwest. Only 13 republicans continue seeking their partys president ial nomination. South carolina senator Lindsey Graham dropped out of the race today. Graham says his Campaign Never gained traction. Lets go back to joe now for a final look at tonights forecast. A brief break is upon us before more rain moves through the state. Tuesday brings some sunshine, mixed with some clouds of course, but it remains dry. Wednesday, for the middle of the week, rain chances once again increase. Christmas eve and Christmas Day travelers across iowa should encounter no major weather issues. By the weekend we see a storm reenter the weather picture bringing showers to the state. Tonight mostly cloudy low 2632 winds w 510tomorrow partly high 4046 winds s 515 thank you for joining us for kcrgtv9 news at 5. Now we go to new york for abcs world news with david muir. Tonight, the deadly chaos on the vegas strip. The mother behind the wheel, accused of intentionally plowing into a crowd in has say gas. Now charged with murder. Her 3yearold daughter in the backseat. And what authorities have just revealed about the mother. Also tonight, the deadly attack on american troops overseas. The suicide bomber on a motorcycle. Six soldiers killed. The war of words tonight. Donald trump demanding an apology from hillary clinton, after what she said at the the clinton camp with a fiery