Tonight billionaires meg whitman and mark cuban for in las vegas back to you. Something weve been hearing a about this week election rigging. Thats something iowa senator joni ernst was asked about during a republican rally in sioux city. She did talk about the coverage leading up to the president ial election. Coming out right now with that access or that same level of scrutiny as what we are on sh country and not for trump. States are now asking the federal government for help with Voting System cybersecurity. 20states have reported attempted hacks surrounding state election systems. Donald trump claims theres large scale voter fraud happening. Those in charge of the elections say thats just not true. We checked up on how they make sure your vote counts here in eastern iowa. Were told if someone votes absentee, their name is flagged as voting absentee on election day. After election day people who voted in iowa are then compared those in other counties and states to make sure no one
And remember, you can watch that debate tonight right here on kwwl at eight oclock this evening. Lets go to storm track seven chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg now for your first forecast. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team from the kwwl stormtrack week is approaching from the dry all day. The cold front will a bit on saturday and sunday. Trump says this years election could be rigged, so,an eastern iowa county auditor is giving people an inside look at the election process. Kwwls Macleod Hageman joins us live in cedar rapids with more. Mac . I followed three people around the linn county elections depot who had questions about the ballot counting process. Right now election workers are testing all the ballotcounting machines to make sure theyre working november 8th. Workers are answering questions from people like you like reassuring voters ballot counting machines are not connected to any Internet Source an
Investigators are now trying to figure out a cause. Johnson county Sheriffs Office says 2 people are in custody this morning following an Armed Robbery at a convenience store. That was around midnight at the kum and go at 205 2nd street in coralville. The suspects showed a knife to the clerk, but no one was injured in the robbery. Waterloo police have released the name of the 7yearold boy who was seriously injured when a pickup truck hit him. Police say Leighton Pullin ran out on the house when the vehicle hit him tuesday. It happened in the 600 block of west 11th street. Pullin went to the uihc, with lifethreatening injuries. Police have not cited the driver of the pickup truck. Whenever you see news, give us a call on newsline nine. That number is 3193659999. You can also email pictures and video to newsroom at kcrg dot com. Meteorologist britley ritz has partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies will be the story for the afternoon. Temperatures will be much cooler now that the cold front
Steve. This was a nasty fight. Fingerpointi ng on the most sensitive issue the personal battle was kicked off by the immigration issue s donald trump r president ial nominee we have some bad hombres here and were going to get them out. S Hillary Clinton d getting rid of any violent person. Anybody who should be mexico, he had a meeting with it. He choked. Trump had charged s donald trump r president ial nominee hillary wants to give amnesty, open borders. Evealed, trump said, by a wikileaked email. Hacked by russia, she well, thats because he wants to have a puppet as president , no puppet, no puppet and its by russia or any body else . You condemn. I dont know putin. Whats rigging the election, trump said. Is democrats and the media. S donald trump r president ial nominee wallace you will absolutely accept the result of this election . Trump im looking at anything now, ill look at it at the time. S Hillary Clinton d president ial nominee he is denigrating, hes talking voters will turn
Winds still 5 to 15 mph. They will stay fairly gusty today. Mainly around 15 mph and gusting to 20 or 25 mph at times. We have a mix of clouds and clear skies this morning with even some rain showing up in southwestern iowa. , but we will be mainly sunny today. And stay cool. Highs in the 50s with those toward the freezing mark tonight and will have frost by morning. Ill have more on that in a few minutes. We begin with decision 2016 one surprise leads to possibly we begin with decision 2016 one surprise leads to possibly another one down the line. In last nights debate, donald the results of the election if he lost. Tracie potts is in las vegas with a look back and a look ahead this morning. Trump whos repeatedly called this election rigged declined twice to accept the results if he loses ill tell you at the time. Ill keep you in suspense. Thats horrifying. Are you serious . You think that if someone commits fraud they should accept the results regardless . Cmon his team. Hinting it c