you re watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o mara has your first plan on a day just like yesterday with high in the 80s and scattered thunderstorms roaming around the region. some folks will see some downpours again, while others will see nothing. once this front sinks to the south later tonight, rain chances are over until late sunday as a big, blocking ridge of high pressure expands southward over the area. this is in response to a tropical storm that should move into florida later this week. there is still potential for this to become a hurricane as well. regardless there, our weather should be great with highs mainly in the 70s from wednesday through saturday. today: chance of storms. partly sunny. wind: light. high: 82 tonight: storms early, then partly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 62 tomorrow: mostly sunny and less humid. wind: ne 5-15. high: 79 tom. night: clear and comfortable. wind: ne 5-
cbs 2 news joe huisinga is live in cedar rapids where the road will make connections. joe? reporter: yet, scott. once this road opens it will mean a shorter commute for a lot of drivers. we looked at some of the challenges in building it and some of the methods used to give you a smoother ride. four miles of pavement that will extend highway 100 to covington road has been a lot of work. 115,000 tons constructed in one season. reporr: terrain near the cedar river. from bedrock down to sand and gravel. silt and very bad material you have to work with. so we have to do a lot of changes. reporter: the road is paved with asphalt. rather than concrete. it is saving a lot of money. this project was estimated at $20 million. the asphalt bid came in at 15 million. reporter: also trying to make the project as sustainable reporter: crews are using gps mapping to track paths to ensure even compaction and a smoother ride. a smoother surface means less noise for nearby home
theater cedar rapids is postponing its production of the play tribes . spoke out against a casting cho. choice.cbs 2 news has been following the controversy for more than a week now.the play features a lead character who is deaf.leaders at t-c-r chose a person who can hear to play the part when they say no deaf actors auditioned.after speaking with members of the deaf community the theatre said they could have done more and now they re trying to reschedule the play. developing right now we still don t know about the future of an iowa city home designed to look like kinnick stadium.last night city leaders postponed a decision on the home until next week. the plans for the 75-hundred square foot home have brick siding and a replica of the stadium s press box.in july neighbors filed an appeal complaining about the home s size saying it is a tailgating venue.discussion about the home will continue next wednesday. iowans against the bakken pipeline are now calling on
degrees, do you think hillary would be able to stand up here for an hour and do this? i don t think so. the candidates release new health information. if you want to look at the score sheet, hillary clinton is clearly releasing more information about her health than donald trump. donald trump isn t the one that is, let s be frank, collapsing like a rag doll and being thrown into an unmarked van. a crazy time people think there is something unusual about getting the flu. julia is no longer a tropical storm but a tropical depression. maybe 7, 8, 10 inches of rain. it s hurricane season. it s major. cease-fire in syria prompting u.s. and russia to extend it another 48 hours. the director of the cia told us that russian hackers have been breaking into u.s. political websites for years. cyberattacks before the election? well, i certainly wouldn t be surprised. typhoon meranti is the island of china. they also to watch out for this giant inflated balloon rol
presidential disaster declaration for the counties that flooded in august. the money would help rebuild those cities. you re watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o mara has your first overall, today will be a fabulous day. plan on highs into the lower to middle 80s with lots of sunshine from start to finish. our weather turns a little more unsettled late tonight into tomorrow over our northern tier or two of counties especially. storms are possible in this area both wednesday and wednesday night. by thursday, the northern half of the area may get in on some storms as well. otherwise, this is going to be a warm week with 80s. our next cold front arrives late this weekend with a return to average september temperatures for most of next week.today: patchy morning fog, then mostly sunny. wind: se 5-15. high: 83 tonight: chance of storms, mainly north. wind: s 5-15. low: 67 tomorrow: partly cloudy with