plan on another wet day, though the rain will not be as steady and may be more of a drizzle than anything today. our temperatures will slowly fall through the day with readings settling into the 45-49 range for the afternoon. gusty southwest wind is likely to 30mph at times. plan on a dry and windy thursday with highs into the 40s. we are still watching friday afternoon and especially friday night carefully foj snowfall potential in the area. the temperatures will be cool enough for snow to occur, but the bigger uncertainty remains how much moisture there is to work with. there may be several inches of snow on the ground by saturday morning in some communities, which will then only re- enforce the colder air for thee weekendnd stay tuned to kcrg-tv9 for updates on friday's system as we get closer and the overall confidence in snowfall amounts increases. the variety compassion fund childrrn & their families by providing comfort, care and fulfilling immediate needs a gas card for frequent travel to appointments meals for a parent who spends weeks at the bills electricity a birthday cake for a child who will spend their special day in a hospital bed care for siblings when ill child caring for a critically ill child is difficult; mentally, emotionally and financially. the compassion fund allows front line funds immediately, providing much needed relief for families. "the compassion fund enabled us to provide as safe environment for our new baby. we used the money to pay some bills and put a deposit on an apartment. it helped to take a huge burden off our shoulders when we were already eeling down ffm all of the time my husband had to take off work. the timing of the gift made things a little easier during our long stay in the nicu." becky tune in to 93.1 kmry & kcrg tv9 november 17 and 18 to give the gift of compassion to children and ffmilies at mercy meddcal center & uniiypoint health - st. luke's by calling 319- 378-6400. every donation large and small helps provide relief and hope to families seeking care. for every donation of $200 or more, variety will gift a teddy bear in your name tl a hospitaliz child this holiday season. coming up in the next half hour, i will introduce you to a family who needed the fund. guys back to you. mpassion fundradiothon. thanks a lot. this morning, two suspects are dead--a man and a woman, and seven more ari in custody after standoff with police in paris. the woman was wearing an explosive vest. and four officers are hurt during the raid at an apartment north of paris where they think the mastermind of the last week's attacks was staying. a senior french police official saiiabdelhamid abaaoud might be inside an apartment in saint-denis with 5 other people. police evacuated the other people in the building and bught them to city hall for protection. police stormed the gunfire. and witnesses say they heard at least 7 explosions from the scene. this raid follows the attacks last friday in paris that killed 129 people. appeal to who suffers from frequent epileptic seizures. so she took it to the nation's sally gaer , along with moms from across the country, are trying to get congress to pass a bill that would oil. the group of moms is meeting with congressiona l members and urging them to take action before 2016.6. that t ill amends t te controlled substances act to exclude cannabidiol rich plants from the definition of marijuana. it would also exempt these plants from treatment as a controlled substance. gaer says she won't stop until she gets the support she needs. cannabis oil is known to reduce seizures. gaer's 25 year old daughter, margaret has the cognitive abilitiessf a four year old. sudden death due to epilepsy. "its an education piece. it's a binine substance no body can get high off of it its like oh. this isn't the scary evil thing we thought it was. " gaer has met with nearly every presidential candidate in des moines and says she's received good feedback from most of them. right now, iowa is one of 17 states that have laws allowing limited use of a marijuana product for medical purposes. iowa's law says people can possess cannabis oil and use it for treatment of severe epilepsy. but those people cannot produce or transport the oil in our state. some democratic presidential candidates are chiming in on the medical marijuana debae. bernie sanders says he would take a simar approach to the bill that iowan sally gaer is fighting g or. he would like to remove the drug from the controlled substances act. whereas hillary clinton says she would like the government to reclassify the drug to allow more federally sponsored research on its effects. and republican front runner donald trump would like marijuana legalization to be a state issue. he wants medical marijuana to be available to people that need it to help with an illness. the american red cross is rning people to be careful when using space heaters and fireplaces during the winter months. the group says heating sources are the second leading cause of hoe fire deaths. the red cross serving greater iowa says it responded to fifteeehome fires since laat friday. it says heating equipment is the second leading cause of fire deaths. the organization wants to remind home owners to be careful when heating homes with space heaters "iffou have a space heater within your home make sure to give the space heater, space. keep your children, pets, anything that is flammable at least three feet away from a space heater." the red cross urges everyone to take two simple steps. check smoke alarms and practice fire drills at home. casino revenue will help dollars to nine projects in the waterloo- cedar falls area. the money is from the black hawk county gaming association, which licenses the isle casino in waterloo. state law requires the county gaming association to allocate some of the casino revvnue it receives to the community. some of the projects the gaming association funds include... 150- thousand dollars for a new video scoreboard at riverfront stadium in waterloo. sumner wiil get 50- thousand llars toward a new emergency services facility. and cedar falls will get 25-thousand dollars to help renovate classrooms at the hearst center. just last year, a 23 million dollar cedar valley sportsplex opened in waterloo. 8 million dollars for that project gaming association. the department of transportation is holding a ublic forum tonight to talk about a proposed liberty. interchange would be located at forevergreen road and interstate 380. that's about two miles improvementtalong forevergreen road. the iowa department of transportation wants to put fast tracks. tonight's meeting is at the noth liberty recreation center at 5 o oclock. the d-o-t firststpresented thehe plannto the north liberty city council at the beginning of september. transportation leaders say the project more people move to the north liberty, tiffin and coralville area. now accidentt in the cedarr rapids and iowa city area will get more help from the d-o-t with a new program. the state's expanded highway helper program aims at quickly clearing cras sites and moving stalled vehicles off roos. the iowa d-o-t transportatio n planner says the highway helper can assist on the scene of a crash to make sure a second accident doesn't hpen. "so the highway helper alos carries a sign board. they c cn help us move raffic lane to lane just really on the interstate system in the cedar rapids, iowa city metro area." the two vehicles dedicated to this area ill focus on the busiest traffic areas. but t tey can also be called to a scene for help. if you've walked past greene square in cedar rapids lately, you probably noticed some big changes. construction workers started transforming the spce in june. the parks and recreation department says construction fences should come down december 1st. benches, lighting, the installation of a fountain and concrete work are fiiished. sodding work and tree planttng will be happen this year based on weather. there will be a ribbon cutting event in the spring where the city will open the time capsule that was uncovered during construction. an artist is putting the finishing touches on his art honoring the military in dubuque. but this canvas is bigger and heavier than your typical piece of art. a little drizzle continues throughout the day. but the biggest thing--temperatures will keee dropping. kaj will have more at the compassion fund radiothon. stay with us on tv-9. the rain will not be as steady and may be more of a drizzle than anything today. our temperatures will slowly fall through the day with readings settling into the 45- range for the aftnoon. gusty southwest wind is likely to 30mph at times. plan on a dry and windy thursday with highs into the 40s. we are still watching friday afternoon and especially friday night carefully for snowfall potential in the area. the temperatures will be cool enough for snow to occur, but the bigger uncertainty remains how much moisture there is to work with. there may be several inches of snow on the ground by aturday morning in some communities, which will then only re- enforce the coldeair for the weekend. stay tuned to kcrg-tv9 for updates on friday's system as we get closer and the overall snowfall amounts increses. the dubuque counny freedom rook is getting the finishing touches on its new look. artist ray "bubba" sorenson is painting a new mural on the giant boulder. the painting will honor several dubuque county military heros. the rock sits along 20 in epworth in front of the new fire station. organizers are hosting a freedom rock dedication at ten this saturday morning. this year's crop looks to be one for the record books in iowa. in today's agribusiness report, a look at the data and how it compares with years past. but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! it's ---. agribuuiness report. i'm david geiger. ---- this year is a record breaker for iowa corn and bean production.... and nationally records also look to be broken... soybean production looks to be the highest eveve at three point 98 billioo bushels.. and a 48 point three yield is also a record.. corn is predicted to be the third largest production on record.. and yields are the second highest. the november report has a ssall margin of error on average.. it's about 100 million bushels give or take for corn.. and 40 million for beans.. the reason for that.. is most farmers are done with rvest and give more accurate data.. "at theestate level, in iowa for instance, we do an objective yield survey where we actually go out into the fields and take physical counts. but we' also going out to the produccrs and asking them what their expected yields are going to be. so, there's two pieces of information is what we use to make our forecast in our crop production reports." there are two ways u- s-d-a gets the data.. field enumerators go out and tke coconts.. and they send ouousurveyors to farms asking what the crop looks like.. prillaman says he's thankful for producers and agribusinesse s who complete the survey.. their goal for accuracy is to ge back about 80 percentof what they send out. the final yields survey will be released in january.. ---- in one of the last iowa crop reports of the season.. farmers are wrapping up the corn harvest.. only about four percent is left statewide.. and moving on applications. bubu. there's stitil a sluggiss grain markets.. "i am still bearish. i'm short corn, december corn around $3.79. i still think lower prices are ahead. the u.s. dollar is higher once again..." "and i just don't think that trend is going to stop. and the problem with corn is, corn's used as an ethanol product. crude oil continues to hit new lows, down another dollar today, and thaa's affecting corn. i just think corn is going lower. i am short beans from $8.72 in the january contract. i still think beans are going lower. remain short, i see no reason to own the grain market at this time." "the cattle trade was outstanding. i have taken off about 75 percent of my positions, which were numerous. i am still short, i still think prices are going to the $115 level in the december contract. however, volatility is massive at the current time, and if you're not involved in this market, i would avoid it." "hs, same thing, very vovoatile. avoid this market at the current time, wait for better chart structure to develop. but the commodity markets in my opinion are still in trouble. i want to own nothing at the current time." ---- taco bell plans to be the very first national fast food chain to have cage free eggs at all of its locations. a production of nearly five hundred thousand hens would be affected by this change according to he humane society of the e nited states. the goal is set for december 31st of next year to have all restaurants swapped to cage free.. but taco bell isn't the first company to announce cage free style.. two months ago mcdonalds announced a swappor u-s and canadiin restaurants over the next ten years. ---- and that's it for the show today.. thanks for joining us.. i'll catch you again tomorrow. ---- we'll pot a video every day in the agribusiness section of kcrg.com. you'll find it under the news tab. i'm david geiger with the agribusiness report. ttt oc as people get older, many decide to live in an assisted living home for more safety. t many elderl\ people still want to live at home. in today's s angie's llst report we talk about the safety procedures you can take to stay at home. you might want to still keep your umbrella handy today. but nothing too terrible to worry about. meteorologist kaj o'mara has more up next. stay with plan on another wet day, though the rain will nono be as steady and may be more of a drizzle than anything today. our temperatures will slowly fall through the day with readings settling into the 45-49 rangegefor the afafernoon. gusty southwest wind is likely to 30mph at times. plan on a dry and windy thursday with highs into the 40s. ware still watthing friday afternoon and especially friday night carefully for snowfall potential in the area. the temperatures will be cool enough for snow to occur, but the bigger uncertainty remains how much moisture there is to work with. there may be several inches of snow on the ground by saturday morning in some communitiis, which will then only re- enforce the colder air for the weekend. stay tuned to kcrg-tv9 r updates on friday's system as we get closer and the overalll confidence in snowfall amounts increases. falls are a leading cause of injury and even death for people 65 and older. but most seniors want to stay in their own homes as long as possible. in today's ngie's list report we see how to keep your loved ones safe at home. "for many senior citizens, being in their own home as they age can be a real benefit. it can help their well-being, and it also it can be more cost efficient than other housing options, so updating their living space for them can be really impo there are some things you can do in your home to make life easier for the elderly. the first important piece to add is a grab bar, or sseral of them. also, you'll want to make the hallways and doorways wider. and when thinking about wheelchair accessibility, try to eliminate any steps. replacing slippery floors can be a good way to prevent any falls. also, taking the time to make the bath tub easier to get in and out of makes living at home a lot easier. finally, installing pull out cabinets in your home, can make reaching for anything a lot easier on the body. "i'm just happy, honey, because i never had anything like that before. and it's so nice and convenient. i don't have to worry about, like i said, falling anymore because everythink is just convenient, anane recommends w wrking with a certified aging in place specialist who has specific training in home modifications for the elderly. for more helpful tips and advice you can visit angies list dot com. hundreds of county leaders s n iowa will all be in cedar rapids today. they're in town to discuss a list of priorities for the next legislative session. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. terror suspects killed. two suspects are dead in paris this morning after police raid a suburb looking for the mastermind behind the terror attacks. grading concerns. some parents in cedar rapids are concerned with the new grading system the district plans to implement in all schools. and compassion fund radiothon. we introduce you to a family who has been personally helped by the fund. you're wwtching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another wet day, though the rain will not be as ssady and may be more of a drizzle than anything today. our temperatures will slowly fall through the day with readings settling into the 45-49 range for the afternoon. gusty souwest wind is likelel to 30mph aa times. with highs into the friday afternoon and especially friday night carefully for snowfall potential in the area. the temperatures will be cool enough for snow to occur, but the bigger uncertainty remains how much moisture there is to work with. there may be several inches of snow on the ground by saturday morning in some communities, which will then only re- enforce the colder air for the weekend. stay tuned to kcrg-tv9 forupdates on friday's system as we get closer nd the overall confidence in snowfall amounts increases. thanks kaj. this morning, two suspects are dead - a man and a man, and seven more are in custody after standoff with police in paris. the woman was wearing an explosive vest. and four officers are hurt during the raid at an apartment north of paris where they think the mastermind of the last week's attacks was staying. a senior french police official said abdelhamid abaaoud might be inssde an apartment in saint-denis with 5 other people. police evacuated the other people in the building and brought the to city hallfor protection. police stormed the building and met resistance and exchanged some gunfire. and witnesses say they heard at least 7 explosions from the scene. this raid follows the attacks last friday inparis that killed 129 people. marion police officers will soon be wearing body cams on patrol. the city council has approved buying 50 body cameras for the police department. the cameras will cost 15- thousand dollars and will come from provision video systemem. is is video offsimilar cameeas that the asbury and waterloo police departments already use. about 800 county leaders from around the state will be in cedar rapids today. they'll be attending the iowa state association of counties, or "isac," fall conference. one of the main goals is to vote on legislative priorities. isac works in des moines during the legislative session by getting information to lawakers, and connecting them with county officials. every year, isac puts together a list of legislative priorities. this year they'll be focusing on five main issues: delinquent court debt, e- 911 funding, food safety,,ental health ad disability services, and distracted driving. bill that would have changed distracted driving into a primary offense got left behind during the 2015 session. they'd like to see it get picked up again. "47:54-:12 "we'd like to change the law related to distracted driving to make those primary offenses, so that a police officer or sheriff's deputy or state patrol officer could stop those indiviiuals if they see them in that action.." as for the mentaahealth and disability services item... peterson says counties are struggling to find adequate funding to help individuals with mental health issues. he hopes to help counties find funding for those services. "50:57-:11 "the number of individuals that have mental health problems that end up in our jails because of a lack of appropriate places for them to go to receive services, you can talk to any county sheriff in the state of iowa and it is a significan is week's confnfrence starts this morning. peterson says isac and its memberwill approve the packet of legislative priooities tomorrow. they'll then start talking with the governor and lawmakers to address those issues. louisiana governor bobby jindal says he's blessed to have had the opportunii to run for presidee, but this is not his time to run. "00:12-27 it's been a great honor to run for the president of the united states. this is a great country. my parents came here 45 years ago in search for oppptunity and freedom. they taught me americans can do anything. they are right. the reality is this isn't my time so i'm suspending my campaign. " governor jindal joined the race in june. since then, he'sseen consistently low in n he polls. jindal wraps up his term as governor in january and says he will go back to working for the think tank he started a few years ago. the outgoing mayor of cedar falls is endorsing his challenger in next month's ruruoff election. on november third, mayor jon crews received 35 percent of the votes in a three man race. businessman jim brown received 45 percent of the votes. neither candidate got the necessary 50 ercent to secure tte position. after the election, crews announced plans to step down from the position, but his name will still be on the run-off ballot. crews says people should vote for brown on decembee first, calling him an excellent candidate who will lead the city for years to come. parents are concerned over a new grading system the cedar rapids school district plans to implement in all schools. the system elimiates tradiiional letter grades in favor of standards- based grading. right now, all cedar rapids elementary schools use this learner-cenered model. and roosevelt and kinley middle scscols are pilooing the scale.e. at these schools, daily homework isn't included in grades and students can re-take tests until they've mastered a standard. instead of receiing a meet, are working on, or haven't been taught a concept. some parents are concerned how this will affect high school students filling out college applications. 09:21:36 "a large section of the world, if you will, thhnks about graaing ththough a certain lens. and if we are going to change how we grade our high schoolers it is important that maps do the broader context." several more meetings are set up over the next month. for more information, look for this story on kcrg dot com. some people who drive to and from senior high school in dubuque say the traffic patterns need to change. right away, the district plans to create a 380 foot bus lane that will run parallel to clarke drive, which should be done before next school year. officialslssay the curreet criss cross traffic pattern makes dismissal dangerous for students. during a planning meeting of the senior high school core group, members discussed the traffic flow around the school. renovation project, the new main entrance will face west locust street rather than clarke drive. not only drains your energy but can also drain yourr bank account. variety - the children's chairty, is working with raise money for a compassion fund. this morning, you can call 319-378-6400 to donate money to the compassion fund. it benefits critically ill children and their families by giving them things such as a gas card, meals, or money to payyimmediate bills. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders is live at k-m-r-y studios in cedar rapids. forrest, how is the emily ackerson had a though holiday last yr.her twins,,gabriel and nora were born in december, 17 weeks early. both kids faced a potentially deadly situation because their bodies were so under developed. "anywhere from brain bleeds to problems with their heart to their lungs, was the main hing at first."doctors had to keep a close eye on the twins. gabriel spent four and a half months in the nicu. nora, whoowas having ththe brain a half. "it's very scary. your whole world seems to stop when something like that happens." adding to the ackerson's troubles, limited income. emily had to leave her job as nurse to be with her kids. plus, the couple's home was in cedar falls, more than 60 miles away from their children, recovering in a cedar rapids hospital. "we put on 27,000 miles." with all the bad, it was time for some good. the compassion fund was there to help the ackersons make ends meet. it took care of bills and filled up their vehicles with gas. the fund works by giving social workers and care providers a debit card hooked to an account that can provide families with sick kids with emergency funds when they need it. "the compassion fund was rerelly built for reason, tt help the families iineed within a certain area. this year it benefits st. luke's and mercy here in cedar rapids."for emily and her family, the future is bright. both kids are doing well and finances are back in the green. "the fund wasn't just taking care of our kids, it was taking care of us." coming up in the next half hour, we will talk with an organizer of tte telethon. guus back to you. tv-9's forrest saunders at the campassion fund telethon. thanks a lot. a popular online retailer is ready with hundreds of black friday deals. and it says it's starting the deals a week early. plan on another wet day, though the rain will not be as steady and may be more of a drizzle than anything today. our temperatures will slowly fall through the day with the 45-49 range for the afternoon. gusty southwest wind is likely to 30mph at times. pln on a dry and d indy thursday y ith highs into the 40s. we are still watching friday afternoon and especially friday night carefully for snowfall potential in the area. the temperatures will be cool enoughhfor snow to occur, but the bigger uncertainty remains how much moisture there is to work with. there may be several inches of snow on the ground by saturday morning in some communiies, which will then only re- enforce the colder air for the weekend. stay tuned to kcrg-tv9 for updates on friday's system as we get closer and the overall confidence in snowfall aaounts increases. thanks kaj. investors are hoping for a good day on wall street. that's after some good news from big retailers -- just in time for the busiest shopping season of the year. stay with your 24 hour stocks ended mixed yesterday at the closing bell. good retail news encouraged investors on wall street. dow a boost and reduced fears of a tail slowdown. shares of walmart jumped three point seven point one percent. for bankruptcy in february. it hopes to entice holiday shoppers by offering its black friday deals a week from today. stores will have nearly a hundred different deals and will stay open later than normal. and amazon is also rolling out its black iday deals early -- eight days early. it will start offering deals this friday. it will add new deals as often as every five minutes. there will also belightning deals where amazn prime subscribers will get a 30 minute head start on n e deals. it's plan on another wet day, though th rain will not be as steady and may be more today. our temperatures will slowly fall through the day with readings settling into the 45-49 range for the afternoon. gusty 30mph at times. plan on a dry and windy thursday with highs into the 40s. we are still watching friday afternoon and especially friday night carefully for snowfall potential in the area. the temperatures will be cool the bigger uncertainty remains how much moisture there is to inches of snow on the ground by saturday morning in some communities, which will then only re- enforce the colder air for the weekend. ay tuned to kcrg-tv9 for updates on friday's system as we get closer and the overall confidence in snowfall amounts increases. now here's scott with a preview of sports. the third college football playoff poll was released tonight. and the hawkeyes remain 5th. clemson is still on top followw by alabama, ooio state and notre dame. the 10-0 hawks have a chance to clinch the big 10 western division title with a win over purdue saturday at kinnick. but don't expect a big trophy presentation on the field. "you haveea chance to cliich your division will you give the trophy away on the field will you do it privately or will you not even think about it. we have talked about it the facts are if we do win we clinch a bid don't want to put our heads in the sand on that yet. we still have a lot of football left that is how we are looking at it. if we are fortunateeto win this footballllgame we will acknowledge in the lockeroom and turn our sights around because we have a short week next week." sot :30 oc: "short week next week " how bout some basketball with your eggs.. the panthers hosted stephen f. austin at 7:00 am this morning. scott westerberg was their. pass out the doughnuts and chocolate milk, it's breakfast and basketball at the mcleod center. and the panthers kept the 4,700 in attendance wide awake with plenty of action on thee offensive end. jeremy morgan to the rack for two. then, wyatt lohaus penetrates and kicks to matt bohannon for three. panthers up 5. more from bohannon as he finishes the lay-up in tranantion. it's an 8-0 run. uni up 14-4 aa the students continue to celebrate not being in class this morning. the lumberjacks needed a lesson in stopping the drebble drive. aarias austin dumps it off to morgan. jeremy finisised with 14 points and 7 boards. uni also got a big game from paul jesperson. he pulls the trigger from the corner. pauly pumped in 15. jesperson tied for the team lead in points with bohannon who buried 3 oouni's 7 triples. wes washpun was the fourth panther in double figures with 14 as uni beats stephen f austin 70-60. "i thought in our first game we had some very uncharacteristic turnooers, our defense was awful, so for us to bounce back the way we did today and establish ourselves defensively and take care of the ball on offense, i think it was a very good ssp forward for us." "we've got some new guys and some young guys and some older guys in different roles, so to be able to start to build some confidence is a great thing." with the win the panthers improve to 1-1 on tte young season, and they'll be back at home on saturday in what will be the biggest game in the history of this building as uni hosts number one north carolina. from the mcleod center, scott westerberg tv9 sports. the uni women beat south kota tonight 64- 43..whether it's tiddly winks or hoops.. anytime coe and cornell get together it means something. they met in a double header on the basketba@l court tonight. ladies first and cornell cut the ead to three in the second half on thisismaggie hogan putback.. but their was no stopping former wash standout aleena hobbs with three the old fashion way and then hobbs burries one from behind the arc. she had 28 points in a 70- 59 coe win. to tte men and former marion sharpshooter craig engle with the trey and it was raining three's tonight.. matt vonderhaar connects and@then trevor holland hit back to brack triples and the coe beat cornell 80-65. longtime cascade basketball coach al marshall has announced this will be his final year of coaching. this will be l's 47th season and he is third all-time on the iowa coaching list with h 16 wins. and finally they had two signings at prairie today.. mckenzie soeken will run track and play volleyball at upper iowa. and one of the top runners in the state tysen van drasa will run for joey woody at iowa and concentrate on middle distance. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 50% more data than verizon and at&t for the same price. but i wantnt a pony. 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