Eileen loan. Good morning. Eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team a showers but will quickly clear out. Temperatures are in the 50s with the l dropped into the 40s with the clear skies behind. Northwest winds are taking over at 5 to 15 mph as the front tracks to the east and will stay today with highs about where they are right now. Northwest forecast for the rest of the week. Ill have that coming up in a few minutes. After almost 600 days, the race to the white house comes down to this. Your vote and america elects its 45th president. Not only that there are elections for congress, the state legislature, sheriff. A lot going on today and weve got you covered all day and night right here on kwwl. The president ial election is the centerpiece. Hillary clinton and donald trump campaigning late into the night. Whoever wins takes over at a
Eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team a cold front tracking through the area this morning is squeezing out a few showers but will quickly clear out. Temperatures are in the 50s with the clouds but have northwest winds are taking over at 5 to 15 mph as the front tracks to the east and will stay n sunny and cooler today with highs about where they are right now. Northwest winds will stay gusty. Very little moisture is in the forecast for the rest tonights the night. Its election day. Millions of americans will head to the polls to vote and elect a new president of the united clinton faces off against republican nominee donald trump. Tracie potts is in new york with a preview on how both campaigns Hillary Clintons back home in new york this morning hampshire wi ht only a handful of voters reported four for clinton, two for donald trump just after midnight. Tomorrow night this election will end but i wan
Polls open an hour from now. Im Jerry Gallagher and im ally crutcher a cold front tracking through the area this morning is squeezing out a few showers but will quickly clear out. Temperatures are in the 50s with the clouds but have dropped into the 40s with the clear skies behind. East and will stay mainly 1015 mph for the rest oe now. Northwest winds will stay decision 2016 todays the day millions of americans cast their votes. Were keeping an eye on results nationally and here in iowa, one key race were watching is iowas first Congressional District. Firstterm republican congressman rod blum faces democratic challenger Monica Vernon. Us live in the telegraph herald newsroom with more on both candidates. Good morning shirley. Good morning ally and jerry. Political experts say this one will be a close race. Freshman congressman rod blum background. His opponent is Monica Vernon, former cedar rapids councilwoman. When it comes to the issues. Blum is wants to reform the culture of and w
paul joncich nearby neighbors claim that blasting is causing damage to their homesand have filed suit against the Construction Company wesco. Denise Valdez 8 news now reporter katie boer has been tracking this story for several weeks and has an update on the meeting neighbors held last night. And was there for the blasting that occured this morning. katie boer thats right paul these blasts that have been occuring since late june and have recently become a weekly headache for neighborswho are trying to file a Class Action Law suit against the st problem is. Since these blasts occur during the daymany homeowners still havent even realized the damage that has been popping up. katie boer Patricia Mccarley spent the morning handing out flyers and talking to nearby neighbors who stopped by her protest signs adjacent to the blasting site. patricia 04 08 let them know if their homes damaged that theres somewhere they can go somebody they can talk to 13 katie boer she first started protesting l
Prison population. Does that show, as Iowa Supreme Court chief Justice Mark Cady says, significant Racial Disparities in our system . If so, what can be done . What is the purpose of prison anyway, punishment, rehabilitation, the protection of society . What kinds of principles should guide us as we work toward criminal Justice Reform . We have a great panel today to discus sentencing reform in criminal justice. To my left, jerry Vander Sanden, a linn county attorney. Thanks for being on again, gerry. Jerry good morning. Its great to be here. Scott sara riley, an attorney at tom riley law firm. Sara, thanks for being on. Sara thank you for having me. Scott at the end, justin lightfoot, an assistant us attorney. Thanks for being on, justin. Justin good morning. Scott well, okay, jerry, maybe we can start with you. For, now decades now, weve been getting tough on crime. Have we gotten too tough . Are our sentencing procedures too much . Jerry well, youre right, we have gotten tough on cr