The best chance of rain will be between 5pm and 11pm, and a rumble of thunder is not out of the question either. Rainfall amounts of a quarter to half inch are likely this evening. In the wake of this front, itll be a simple reality check with highs of 5055 on friday and only lower 50s for highs on saturday. These numbers are more typical for november. The weekend continues to look dry and seasonal. Have a good day today inc. Clouds, rain late high 6369 winds s 1525 alo 65 dbq 66 iow 67tonight showers likely low 4046 winds nw 1020 alo 42 dbq 44 iow 45tomorrow mostly sunny, coor high 5056 winds nw 1525 alo 53 dbq 52 iow 54tomorrowitstly clear low 3339 nds nw 510 alo 35 dbq 36w 36 thanks kaj. Is morning, a group of meless people is still on the steps of city hall in cedar rapids. They are protesting because the city told them they couldnt live where they were staying anymore. Tv9s Forrest Saunders is live at city hall this morning. Forrest, theyve been out there since yesterday . The protest began yesterday and since then numbers have dwindled. At the hight of the protest, now that number is four. But spirits are still high. This all started monday. Officers told a group of Homeless People they had to take down tents and vacate a piece of City Property near osborn park. Officers said they gave them about three days to pack up and leave because they were breaking the law. The Homeless Group was frustrated by the removal. They took their issues to the center of town starting this protest at city hall, asking officials if they cant live by the park, where should they go . One member said there isnt enough room in area shelters. Where do you want us to go next. Theres only 6444 beds for me in this town, and if Everyone Wants to go to work and get help. Where they gonna go . The Police Department says it gave information to this group the packets included information on shelter resources, camping sites and counseling resources. Police say with that information, they hope to get the people into permanent housing. So far, police have not removed anyone from the city hall steps. Members of the Homeless Group say officers that have stopped by have been very kind and accommodatin g. They say theyll continue their protest for, as long as it takes. They hope to have a chance to meet with the mayor this morning. In cedar rapids, forrest saudners, kcrgtv9 news. The murder trial for a 32 year old cedar rapids man continues today. Nicholas luerkens is accused of stabbing his exgirlfriend to death in a hyvee parking lot on april 21st. Friends of the murder victim described an onagain, off again relationship with luerkens during witness testimony yesterday. Luerkens defense claims he had diminished capacity and was intoxicated when he stabbed and killed 29 year old Lynnsey Donald. The attack happened in front of shoppers and donalds seven year old son. One Marion Police officer told the jury about the evidence found in the hyvee parking lot, including the knife. Marion police also found luerkens journal that had a todo list and on that list were several references to killing lynnsey. One detective read portions of that journal. Theres another two lines with something written in between. Contact apartment contract cancel contract below that once again life with an exclamation point and lynnsey will die police also found Text Messages between the victim and defendant with the final one from donald saying. Quote. No im done. But the defense argued that overuse of antidepressant medication may have made luerkens more prone to violence. A former university of iowa athletic official has filed a gender and Sexual Orientation discrimination lawsuit against the school. Former Senior Associate Athletic director jane meyer says Athletic Director gary barta attempted to derail her career by demoting her last year. Attorneys say the school reassigned her after she. Complained about the firing of the field hockey coach who is also her longtime partner, tracey griesbaum. The university fired her after players accused her of verbal abuse and pressure to play while injured. Its tough to remember all the president ial candidates this year. Two republicans and two democrats have already dropped out, leaving at least 18 major candidates in the race. Tv9s bruce aune reports thats just a fraction of the number of people who have filed with the federal Election Commission as 2016 president ial candidates. Its a long list with more than 13 hundred names. Some are a little funny. Like buddy the cat, and very odd dog, and even the iowa teenager who filed as deez nuts. Republicans majority are independents or third parties coming from every direction of the political spectrum. One of them, representing the constitution party, lives right here in eastern iowa. Theres a lot of candidates out there , left, right, republican, democrat, all sorts of parties, but they dont seem to be talking about the constitution. And thats whats most important. Its not left or right. Its what our soldiers took an oath to. Witter knows he has no chance of becoming president. But his candidacy does have a purpose. Id like to at least start a conversation about the constitution and how far weve strayed from it. Third Party Candidates have a huge disadvantage when it comes to mounting their campaigns. They just dont see crowds like this. But they can still make a difference. Green party agrees. I think a lot of people see the third party vehicle, even if its not a hundred per cent successful at the top ticket, as a way of exerting pressure and influence. And in fact throughout history that is what has happened. The two party system is entrenched in american politics. But what those parties offer doesnt always satisfy a lot of voters. Youve got two parties that offer a wide range of ideological positions. However, within those parties its become increasingly difficult to gain support for all voices. So instead of candidates a or b from the major parties, many voters might prefer candidate c from a third party. But they just dont want to waste their votes. Voters are being strategic in who theyre voting for rather than being sincere. They may really have a strong preference for c, for candidate c, but they say that persons not going to win, so lets ditch c for the moment and pick through the years, no matter who a third Party President ial candidate has been, a big hurdle has always been funding. Most donors, like voters, dont want to support someone who has no chance of winning. And another obstacle can be just getting onto the ballot. Ballot access in many, many states is prohibitive. And, in fact, its deliberately so. There have been many steps along the way that have been intended to exclude third parties and those voices. So, if running for the white house is such a difficult process, why do so many people decide to do it . This is an opportunity for me to do something that might be enjoyable. Heck, theyre not going to win, but its not about winning. Its about the value that they get from running and being part of the process, which can be very exciting. But even though they know they wont win, the basic reason most of these people file as president ial candidates still comes down to ideology. Basic beliefs that differ from the republican and democratic platforms. There was an old saying that if beaten path and youre kinda lost, go back to the path you were on. Our Founding Fathers were there. They put us in the right direction, and we need to get back on that path. That was tv9s bruce aune with that story. No Third Party Candidate has ever won a president ial election. The republicans were a third party in 1856, but by the time Abraham Lincoln won as a republican in 1860, the republicans and democrats were essentially the two top parties. One iowa teacher is waking up this morning with a new title the states top teacher. Scott slechta has taught english and Language Arts at Fairfield High School since 1984. He has also served in many district and state Education Leadership roles during his time at the school. Slechta credits other teachers for all hes learned about how to be a good teacher but says his students are the biggest influence. I try and do my best and to have this acknowledged i guess is a responsibility that i have to have and i carry that responsibility off to the students and to the community and other teachers. Slechta has also received fairfields citizen of the year award for volunteering in the community. A woman in cedar rapids is undergoing treatment for her second round of ovarian cancer. Her husband and his friends have put down the tattoo machine and picked up some ribbons. Plan on clouds to increase as the day goes on. Our next area of low pressure is out to our west this morning and will bring a cold front across our area this evening. The best chance of rain will be between 5pm and 11pm, and a rumble of thunder is not out of the question either. Rainfall amounts of a quarter to half inch are likely this evening. In the wake of this front, itll be a simple reality check with highs of 5055 on friday and only lower 50s for highs on saturday. These numbers are more typical for november. The weekend continues to look dry and seasonal. Have a good day today inc. Clouds, rain late high 6369 winds s 1525 alo 65 dbq 66 iow 67tonight showers likely low 4046 winds nw 1020 alo 42 dbq 44 iow 45tomorrow winds nw 1525 alo 53 dbq 52 iow 54tomorrow night mostly clear low 3339 winds nw 510 alo 35 dbq 36 iow 36 thanks kaj. The wife of a cedar rapids battling cancer is getting a lot of love from the tattoo shop community. Chantol feuerhelm is receiving treatment for a second round of ovarian cancer. Her husband jason owns the appetite for ink four tattoo shops came together yesterday for an event that sold 30 dollar cancer ribbon tattoos. All of the money will go to help pay the familys expenses as chantol fights cancer. The owners of the participating tattoo shops say jason has helped them out in the past, and this is their way of paying him back. A 90 year mystery in iowa is now solved. In todays agribusiness report, meet a group of researchers at iowa state who have discovered a virus that causes tremors in piglets. But right now, heres a look at todays opening farm markets. Good morning its. Good morning this is the david geiger. A 90 year old mystery has been solved here in iowa. And its about pig research. A team of Iowa State University veterinary researchers pinpointed a virus that causes tremors in piglets. It comes from a family known as pestiviruses. And infects young piglets. Causing them to shake involuntarily. Theyre known as shaker pigs or dancing pigs. In severe cases of the virus. The tremors stop piglets from nursing. Veterinarians could recognize the tremors. But could not pinpoint the cause until the isu researchers used next generation dna sequencing techniques to detect the virus. Which they used to experimentall y reproduce to verify. The next step. Now that they know what theyre up against. Is creating a vaccine for the virus. In a vote yesterday. Iowa senator joni ernsts bill to eliminate a controversial waters of the us bill passed in a 53 to 44 vote. The joint resolution of disaproval now heads to the house of representativ es. But still will need a twothirds majority vote to pass a likely president ial veto. Ernst took to the floor tuesday. After a different bill waters of the us bill failed to pass through a filibuster. She says her resolution is a major win for farmers. And small businesses. Well. The grain markets continue to move sideways. And pork and beef have entered a rough spot as more seasonal meats fight for a greater market share. The market has been responding positively to some negative news, we had some private estimates with some large supplies, big yields out here that are. We expect to show up in the november 10th crop report, which is the elephant in the room but we chewed right through that, we have a strong dollar today and the market also is not reacting negative to that so were more in a situation where the producers sitting tight and were trying to pull the grain away from the producer. The Cattle Market really in the last two months has really been a wild swinging market. The really propelling force is the turkey time and so were starting to lose a little bit of a demand. Weights still remain high and supplies in than the Third Quarter for the first time in 22 years so a lot of meat here and thats continuing to press us here. The hog market has been in a free fall as far as the cutouts concerned. So, its really about the soft demand, which weve run into here. Supplies on the hog side continue to be supply bearish. No shortage of hogs Going Forward and the weights continuing to rise. But we are deeply oversold in a market that could find probing for a low. The renewable fuel standard is facing a review from the White House Office of managment and budget. Specifically the portion of the rule governing the latest volumetric standards are getting looked over and will be released by the Environmental Protection agency by november 30th. The epa received more than six hundred 70 thousand comments on proposed rfs levels. The most recent proposed levels were well below what Congress Said they should be when lawmakers expanded the rfs eight years ago. Well post a video every day in the agribusiness section of kcrg. Com. Youll find it under the news tab. Im david geiger with the agribusiness report. Trt 3. 14 oc its a disease that robs people of muscle use, but leaves their minds intact. More on the Research Behind a littleknown form of parkinsons disease and the search for a cure in todays healthy life. Plan on clouds to increase as the day goes on. Our next area of low pressure is out to our west this morning and will bring a cold front across our area this evening. The best chance 11pm, and a rumble of thunder is not out of the question either. Rainfall amounts of a quarter to half inch are likely this evening. In the wake of this front, itll be a simple reality check with highs of 5055 on friday and only lower 50s for highs on saturday. These numbers are more typical for november. The weekend continues to look dry and seasonal. Have a good day today inc. Clouds, rain late high 6369 winds s 1525 alo 65 dbq 66 iow 67tonight showers likely low 4046 winds nw 1020 alo 42 dbq 44 iow 45tomorrow mostly sunny, cooler high 5056 winds nw 1525 alo 53 dbq 52 iow 54tomorrow night mostly clear low 3339 winds nw 510 alo 35 dbq 36 iow 36 parkinsons disease. Doctors estimate that tens of thousands have a parkinsons like condition called msa or multiple system atrophy. It ravages the body quickly. There is no cure and few treatments available. Martie salt reports that some researchers are hoping to change that. Jim and sondra fandray keep their patio garden thriving until after pennsylvanias first hard frost. Its a passion that is especially important to both. But three years ago, jim began to get dizzy when he stood up. Doctors eventually diagnosed him with the neurodegener ative disease msa. I had no idea what msa is. Its kind of like parkinsons disease on steroids. Gregory petsko is an internationallyknown expert in neurodegener ative diseases. If parkinsons disease is a slowly progressive disease that frequently takes 20 horrible course, msa will do the same thing but in five, six years. Like parkinsons, msa appears to be caused by a buildup of a protein in the brain then triggered by an enzyme that causes inflammation. Researchers are hoping to test a drug, vx765 that blocks the enzyme. Professor petsko said in animals with msa, vx765 stopped the loss of neurons and improved motor skills. It might buy patients a lot more time. Its scary, and what you think about is the future and how can i handle this and whats going to happen . But um, we dont look too far into the future. We take one day at a time here. At the same time, the fandrays look forward to a new planting season in the spring. Dont give up. Somethings going to happen. Keep thinking positive. Im martie salt reporting. Trt 1. 33 oc a student at coe college is just one semester away from a diploma. But hes coming up short on tuition. Make up the difference. Too much for textbooks. Us senators are trying to get legislation in place to make College Textbooks more affordable for students. Stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrgtv9. Its. Source, this is kcrgtv9 news Early Morning news. Homeless protest. Homeless in cedar rapids protest at city hall after getting forced from their usual camp. Next steps. Officials at the Cedar Rapids Public Library discuss its budget and how to save money after voters rejected a tax levy. Hopes to legalize. A dubuque man stands to state his opinion on legalizing marijuana. Heres a live look on our citycam this morning. Cooler temperatures ahead for your thursday. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. While we enjoy a mild start out there today, plan on clouds to increase as the day goes on. Our next area of low pressure is out to our west this morning and will bring a cold front across our area this evening. The best chance of rain will be between 5pm and 11pm, and a rumble of thunder is not out of the question either. Rainfall amounts of a quarter to half inch are likely this evening. In the wake of this front, itll be a simple reality check with highs of 5055 on friday and only lower 50s for highs on saturday. These numbers are more typical for november. The weekend continues to look dry and seasonal. Have a good day today inc. Clouds, rain late high 6369 winds s 1525 alo 65 dbq 66 iow 67tonight showers likely low 4046 winds nw 1020 alo 42 dbq 44 iow 45tomorrow mostly sunny, cooler high 5056 winds nw 1525 alo 53 dbq 52 iow 54tomorrow night mostly clear low 3339 winds nw 510 alo 35 dbq 36 this morning, several Ho