Has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a nice monday well see plenty of sunshine today with highs well into the 50s. This is about average for this time of the year. Our next area of low pressure is not far off, ad should arrive late on tuesday into wednesday morning. Widespread rain is likely during this time period with a half inch to one inch possible for everyone. Temperatures will offer up quite a spread on wednesday with 60 degrees possible over southeast iowa, while northeast iowa barely gets to 50. In the wake of this system, our weather is fairly dry, but does offer up the typi temperatures that is common in iowa for late october. Today sunny. Wind ne 510. High 58 tonight increasing clouds. Wind e 510. Low 40 tomorrow showers developing in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 1020. High 56 tom. Night showers and a few thunderstorm democrat Monica Vernon is counting on her work as a City Council Member to unseat an incumbent for iowas first congressiona l district. As a part of our week long analysis of candidates running for federal offices, today we feature the democrat who has run for Political Office before. Kcrgtv9s brea love joins us now. Brea, what is some of vernons history leading up to this point. Well, chris and Nicole Vernon ran for office a couple times before. Just last year, she ran with jack hatch, hoping iowa. Vernon also ran for this house seat when she lost against pat murphy in the primaries two years ago. Now shes hoping this election will be in her favor. Monica vernons political career began on the Cedar Rapids City Council during an icy winter in 2008. 41 05i remember thinking we can get through this. We worked with citizens all over the community, clearing the streets, and i thought oh were flood happened instead. That meant most of her term focused on recovering from disaster. 41 32we worked one on one with so many homeowners, Small Business people, the government didnt even have programs for as many Small Business people as were hit in this community, so we helped create that. After getting the people back on their feet, she started on the public buildings. 42 10the Beautiful Library we have today, our convention center, which is used all the time, and really newbo, the newbo city market, the amphitheater, those were all things i worked on. With septembers flood, vernon says she plans to fight in congress to get federal help to pay for permanent flood protection in cedar rapids and other towns that need it. Congress all over the country who have these kinds of issues, so i think its a good time for working together with others to get some really good things done. Working together is exactly why vernon says shes perfect for congress. Vernon, who switched from a republican to a democrat in 2009, says shes focused more on getting things done than labels. 44 58when the flood happened, we didnt ask people if they were republicans, or democrats, or independents. We said, lets all Work Together and get things done. Thats how ive always conducted my life. Thats why im really ready to go to the u. S. Congress. Now, vernon wants to take her methods to focus on protecting Social Security and medicaid. On the economy, she wants to improve wages and get more support for all businessesshe wants to promote Small Businesses, help , rmicare and Social Security are always ari. 7 26we n oe. We know when we dty tter our economy does better, we all do better. I think s ker ds. And she says her tracrecor ll my sleeves, and i get to it. The way i dit, i know it isnts ble to solve problems and get opponent, congressman blum. That will air on the kcrg tv9 news at 6. The most recent poll on that race from Loras College shows blum at 45 percent support. And vernon with 37 percent. Chris and nicole . Thanks brea. Vernon and blum will meet for their first debate on wednesday night in cedar rapids. Kcrgtv9 and the gazette will host at coe college, starting at 7 pm. You can watch it on kcrg 9. 2. Beth malicki will co moderate. Iowa senator joni ernst says shes supporting republicans up and down the ticket, including donald trump. 05 37 00 i do not condone the way he speaks on many different levels. I dont support that aspect. The way im explaining it is im not fighting for for my county, so i will continue to support the republican ticket she made those comments while visiting mission of hope in cedar rapids yesterday. Trump has dealt with criticism over lewd comments about women. Since then, nearly a dozen people have accused him of inappropriate sexual advances. Donald trum among female voters than with male voters. The republican president ial candidate made those comments during a rally yesterday in florida. He says he believes polls showing him struggling among women are inaccurate. Trump also remarked that the polls werent the only element of this years election that are flawed. Its corrupt. They want me to take that back, let me tell you, folks, its a rigged system. Polling shows the republican nominee has voters, particularly after a number of women accused him of sexual assault. Trump has denied the allegations and has promised to sue the women. During a Campaign Event for Hillary Clinton, president obama says Donald Trumps accusations of a rigged system are a sign of one thing. Donald trumps already talking about how the game is rigged. I gotta say, that means hes losing. Polls show clinton with a narrow edge over trump in spoke yesterday. But the race is still tight. President obama also hammered nevada gop representative joe heck. Harry hes running for a seat thats opened up with democratic minority leader harry reids retirement. Hillary clinton says her lengthy list of policy proposals to her penchant for planning. During a rally yesterday in charlotte, north carolina, the former secretary of state says she has plans for everything. I gotta tell you, i have this kind of Old Fashioned idea that if im asking you for your vote, i should tell you what im going but we make lists. Right . We make our lists and try to get it done and figure out what were going to cross off. Clinton also noted shes put all her plans in a book. She says its called stronger together and she wrote it with running mate tim kaine. One town in northwest iowa says its seeing a boost cherokees city manager says theres a clear boost when pipeline construction workers come into town. There arent a lot of open parking spots in the downtown area. Hotels are full and there are lines at local grocery stores. Dakota access is building the pipeline that will carry crude oil from north dakota to illinois. The company says the project is about 75 percent complete. But some people have criticized it for its potential effects on water and tribal lands. Pipeline seem to be getting bigger. Law enforcement arrested 127 protesters this weekend. In morton county, hundreds temporarily blocked a highway yesterday. The sheriff also says deputies fired at a drone that protesters flew too close to a Law Enforcement helicopter. People have been protesting against the pipeline for months claiming it will damage the environment and affect native american lands. A dairy in Fayette County just outside of business not in stores but in the dorms of eastern iowa. And even one of the busiest airports in the world. The Country View Dairy has found a robust business in greek yogurt especially at colleges. From the cows to the production of yogurt itself, the clock is always the constant in this process. Since opening in 2002, country view has worked into more and more places including the dorms at Northern Iowa, wartburg, cornell. And even Ohare Airport in chicago. The reason were looking at a record production this colleges. Were also taking production and breaking into the wisconsin market. That happened this summer and, on top of our normal busy season, that turned into a 17,000 or 18,000pound week. Coming up at 6 20, well take the four tour of Country View Dairy and take you inside the work of this growing company that runs, literally, hot and cold. Recent records show fewer iowans have Flood Insurance now than they did a few years ago. Determine why, but have a few ideas to what might be behind the decrease. With highs well into the 50s. This is about average f year. Our next area of low pressure is not far off, and should arrive late on tuesday into wednesday morning. Widespread rain is likely during this time period with a half inch to one inch possible for everyone. Temperatures will offer up quite a spread on wednesday with 60 degrees possible over southeast iowa, while northeast iowa barely gets to 50. In the wake of offer up the typical rollercoaster ride in temperatures that is common in iowa for late october. Today sunny. Wind ne 510. High 58 tonight increasing clouds. Wind e 510. Low 40 tomorrow showers developing in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 1020. High 56 tom. Night showers and a few thunderstorm s likely. Wind se 102 thanks kaj. Plan on a nice monday well see plenty of sunshine today with highs well into the 50s. This is about average for this time of the year. Our next area of low pressure is not far off, and should arrive late on tuesday into wednesday morning. Widespread rain is likely during this time period with a half inch to one inch possible for wednesday with 60 degrees possible over southeast iowa, while northeast iowa barely gets to 50. In the wake of this system, our weather is fairly dry, but does offer up the typical rollercoaster ride in temperatures that is common in iowa for late october. Today sunny. Wind ne 510. Clouds. Wind e 510. Low 40 tomorrow showers developing in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 1020. High 56 tom. Night showers and a few thunderstorm s likely. Wind se 1020. Low 49 insurance now than they did 5 years ago. Just fewer than 17,900 customers bought policies in 2011. There were only about 13,900 with Flood Insurance at the end of last month. Officials say homeowners may have dropped coverage because of increased premiums or because banks dont require coverage after they paid off their homes. Another reason could be buyouts of homes in low and central iowa were heavily damaged or destroyed in the flooding. Of those homes, 79 didnt have Flood Insurance. Smaller scale farms and urban producers now have a more streamlined version of loans. The department of agriculture has now announced guaranteed loans up to 100,000. But right now, heres a look at todays opening farm markets. Good morning its. Welcome to the agribusiness farms and urban producers now have a more streamlined version of loans. The department of agriculture announced guaranteed loans made for loans going up to a hundred thousand dollars from usda approved lenders to purchase farmland or finance ag operations. Its called ez guarantee loans. Using a simplified application process. Usda smaller farmers get the capital they need to start up or expand operations. They are also expending coverage to smaller lenders. Calling them microlenders. Who can also offer ez guaranteed loans of up to 50 thousand dollars. Homeland energy solutions. An ethanol Production Facility near lawler iowa. Has produced a billion gallons of ethanol. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association announced the achievement saying it local economy. The plant started up in april of 2009. And employed 49 workers. It can produce more than a hundred 50 million gallons of ethanol a year. Making it one of the largest dry grind plants in operation. Blue bunny is expanding in iowa. Wells enterprises. Is moving forward with an upgrade an Modernization Project in le mars. To the tune of 40 Million Dollars in capital investment. With two new production lines. And will add authority approved an award of more than three Million Dollars under the High Quality Jobs Program on friday. The city of le mars is providing a local match tax abatement. The markets closed last week. Mostly in the green. The corn and soybean market is really firmer today. The real strength in the market comes from the demand remains very strong. Exports pace particularly on beans are strong. And its the Strong Demand that continues to overwhelm the big going to be the last big harvesting weekend of the year for soybeans in the u. S. And focus is strongly starting to switch to the weather in south america. No weather problems in south america yet and the market overall remains in a rangebound trade on the grains. Weve been in a range trade for about two months. The Cattle Markets having a firm tone today, we did have a limit up trade on thursday, were getting follow through buying technically today. The the belief is that were going to see the consumer pick up the demand. The supplies in the Fourth Quarter are going to be up about five and a half percent. But were at price levels where we can move some beef. The hog market is firmer following the Cattle Market here today. Large supplies are still in front of us. Were still going to have supplies in the Fourth Quarter up five and a half percent over a year ago. All of next year, pork supplies are going to be up 3. 8 percent over a year ago. The Obama Administration has now l normalize relations with the nearby country. That includes financing for farm inputs like Crop Protection products and machinery. And also includes shipping barriers. But House Speaker paul ryan says the embargo will stay. Ryan says the latest round of regulatory changes are meant to chip away at the us embargo. To ease trade and travel. But he claims that jeopardizes Property Rights of american businesses. And thats all the time for the show today. Hope you have a great weekend. Ill be back on every day in the agriculture section of kcrg. Com. Im david geiger with the agribusiness report. Trt oc standard tvs, video games, or time on smartphones. Many parents are concerned todays children are a giant experiment for how much screen time is acceptable. Now, scientists have come up with a reccommended amount of exposure, and who should stay away from screens completely. Stay with tv9. Its. Plan on a nice monday well 50s. This is about average for this time of the year. Our next area of low pressure is not far off, and should arrive late on tue widespread rain is likely during this time period with a half inch to one inch possible for everyone. Temperatures will offer up quite a spread on wednesday with 60 degrees possible over southeast iowa, while northeast iowa barely gets to 50. In the wake of this system, our weather is fairly dry, but does offer up the typical rollercoaster ride in temperatures that is common in 510. High 58 tonight increasing clouds. Wind e 510. Low 40 tomorrow showers developing in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 1020. High 56 tom. Night showers and a few thunderstorm s likely. Wind se 1020. Low 49 screen time can be a big point of conversation for kids whether they are 2 or group in the us may have some answers about screen time is acceptable. Heres abc news Stephanie Ramos with more. Tvs . Computers . And touch tvs . Computers . And touch screens. They are the new playgrounds for kids and toddlers alike. But many worry that this constant exposure to Electronic Media might come with negative consequences that todays babies are a giant Lab Experiment about screen concerns about this new wave of devices and technology and what it might be doing to our kids the American Academy of pediatrics has now come out with a set of guidelines. Their recommendati ons . Parents should completely eliminate exposure to Electronic Media for kids under 18 months. For kids between 18 and 24 months, an introduction to screens is ok . But they urge that parents to participate in all digital exposure, so it can be about the parent child contact. And for kids between the ages per day. And stop screen time use one hour prior to bedtime. Keeping bedrooms and meal times screenfree. These devices can be great ways to educate and entertain a child . But creating that unplugged time in the home leaves a chance for the whole family to download some bonding and program a happier future. With this medical minute im Stephanie Ramos trt oc police are investigating a crash that sent a person to the hospital in waterloo. It happened at the same intersection where a a police chase. Stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrgtv9. Its. This is kcrgtv9 news Early Morning news. The 2nd murder trial for one eastern iowa man starts today. Out of prison. Many chicago cubs fans in des moines are not surprised with the teams success. They watched some of the roster grow in iowa. A middle of the night breakthrough may soon pour in money for one eastern iowa man. His New Invention debuts this week. Good monday morning its 530 on october 24th. Jury selection will get underway today in the 2nd murder trial for a cedar rapids homeless man. Prosecutors believe Travis Standlee killed homeless woman, while he was suspected for another murder. The 45yearold faces a firstdegree murder charge and will go to tri