Two people are dead and another is in the hospital this morning after a crash in lee county. One car was heading south in the northbound lanes near the 31hundred block of highway 27 around 9 oclock last night. Thats when it hit a car going north and two others crashed behind it. Authorities have not released the names of the people with recent terrorist attacks from islamic extremist groupup many have misconception s about the religion of islam. So says an iowa city mosque leader who is reaching out to the community. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders is live in the newsroom thth morning. Forrest, how did this leader reach out to the community . Well brady, he held a forum yesterday afternoon at the iowa city pupuic library. There he spoke to people about the terrorists groups and how they do not represent his religion. Imam molhim bilal explained the islamic faith and its purpose. He compared the definition of terrorism to the faiths beliefs of peace. That was to show that all of the recent vi
Temperatures, but breezy conditions. Winds will be out of the north today at 15 to 20 mph, with gusts 25 plus. The weekend is dry and temperatus will remain in the upper 30s. The workweek brings more chances for snow. Thanks brititey. Malls, stores, and shoppers have been preparing for this day for quite some tiie. Black friday is part of the Holiday Weekend for many as they try to get the best sales and deals possible. Kcrgtv9s Iowa City Bureau chief mark carlson is live at Coral Ridge Mall this morning. Mark, people thehee dont have to waii outside for stores to open . 135. 8 million americans plan to shop on thanksiving weekend nearly 60 percent of started chchcking items offftheir lists by thehemiddle of last week, but millions more are eagerly waiting to hear what retailers have in store and online for the biggest Holiday Shopping weekend of the year. Nrfs latest survey finds that 135. 8 million. Consumers plan to shop thanksgiving weekend and nearlrl 80 percent oo Holiday Shopper
You might wonder where the race stands for i ia voters both democrats and republicans. On our website, kcrg dot com, theres a long and detailed look at the 16 candidates from both parties, with analysis from ui Political Science professor tim hagle. Thats online now. At kcrg republican president ial candidate john kasich was also set to talk to College Students in eastern iowa today. The Ohio Governor was scheduled to speak at coe collge in cedar rapids at 10 this morning, but his campaign cancelled that event. Kasich is still scheduled to speak at Iowa State University in ames later today. With the Iowa Caucuses now about two months away, you might wonder where the race stands for iowa voters both democrats and republicans. On our website, kcrg dot com, theres a long and detailed look at the 16 candidates from both parties, with analysis from ui political scienccprofessor tim hagle. Thats online now. At kcrg dot com. First, meteorologis t Justin Gehrts has your first alert forecastst
First on 13. On black friday. Shopping is not just acceptable. Its expected. Crowds are already taking over stores and malls in the metro. Channel 13s josh nguyen beat the shoppers to valley west mall. It was really busy to begin with and the crowds tapered off from the 2 a. M. To 6 a. M. Time period. I think all it really did was move the sales earlier in the day instead of at the midnight retailers are expecting, is that people are probably not going to spend more money with more hours. It will just span Small Businesses are also getting ready for the Holiday Shopping season. Tomorrow is Small Business saturday. Encouraging people to shop local. Nearly 74 million americans took back in 20 12. Some Small Businesses in iowa say theyve been preparing for it for months. They say what happens tomorrow and in the next few weeks. Could set the tone for how business goes next year. Everything that were doing here is homemade, from scratch, and so i think that people who are either foodies or