kaj... plan on a cool monday with mostly sunny sky and light southeast wind. if you are looking for a day to get lights up this week...this may be it. rain moves in tomorrow and lasts through at least the lunch hour on wednesday . rainfall totals out of this tuesday-wednesday system look to be around a half inch in most areas. nothing strong or severe is expected, though a few storms cannot fully be discounted. on thanksgiving, we continue to forecast a seasonal day with highs in the 40s. it does appear we are in lin minimum on thanksgiving. late thursday night into friday morning a weak wave of low pressure looks to move through. while this is fast moving, it may create a dusting of snow, and is something early morning shoppers should be aware of.today: mostly sunny with increasing clouds late. wind: se 5-15. high: 42 tonight: mostly cloudy. slight chance of a sprinkle of flurry late. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: showers likely, especially in the afternoon.breez nd: se 15-2 tom.it: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 day care can be more expensive than college. that cost is especially hard on middle class and low income families. a new report from "the care index" found the average american family spends about 95-hundd in daycare. that cost is cheaper in iowa at nearly 82-hundred dollars. but comparatively , that's nearly as high as the university of iowa's tuition. kcrg-tv9'sdubuque bureau chief katie wiedemann shows us those costs have families looking for some kind of financial relief. after a long work day, colleen dolehide picks up her two kids from daycare. packs them in her car, drives across town. she gets them back out of the car. "he treats my kids like they're his own. " then she's off to her night shift job. income from her second job helps pay child care bills. "it's definitely heart breaking. when somebody will send you a picture and says this is what they are doing. and i am at work just trying to pay for someone else to watch my children. " her family spends almost 12 hundred dollars per month for daycare. that's much more than her home mortgage. "it's not about do i want a bigger family. it's, i can't even make relying on the government for some kind of aid. " a few miles away, alyssa hennings says she and her husband work opposite shifts so they can afford daycare for their baby. "not only am i giving over my itty bitty little baby, but we're also giving over like a fourth of our paycheck. " a child's age. directors at the ymca childcare center say age matters because of state mandated staff to child ratios. the state requires one staff member for every eight preschool aged child. one staff for every six toddlers. and one staff for every four infants. "that's where the money goes is for those people who bond with your children." while census data shows average rates have risen 70- percent since 1985, that has followed the cost of inflation. directors say just because parents are paying a lot, doesn't mean the staff is bringing home a big paycheck. "childcare staff are possibly the most underpaid staff in the workforce." besides covering staff's wages, childcare centers use child tuition for oper supplies, curriculum and continuing education for teachers. "if you work for childcare, you're in it because you love children. you're not in it because you're making lots of money. " iowa does offer help to qualifying parents paying for child care, called child care assistance. a report from the iowa policy project released this week shows that help vanishes when a singlearent rns more than 11- 1ahourat a fu -dollars an hour for t parents.s a pare takes a gher paying joby lose about 46- hundred dollars help paying for day care. e report recommen rorm phase ou abrupt "cliff". at leaves thesek everyday is even worth it. hy would you work? becauseu're r kids and live off the vernmentt that's not something day out. in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news. president-elect donald trump one part of the plan would change the tax code to allow working parents to deduct child care expenses from income taxes. when the university of iowa takes on nebraska this weekend, the two teams will play for more than a trophy. they're going to use the football game to recognize individuals from each state for acts of heroism. kcrg-tv nine's brea love shares what two iowans did to earn the title of hy-vee heroes. chris and nicole, the grocery chain named ken blazek and brock staley as iowa's hy-vee heroes. on june 27th, their fast thinking and quick movement saved the life of a 64 year old neighbor. a natural gas leak caused her home to explode and then quickly go up in flames. blazek and stanley heard the explosion, and ran to help. "46:18i'm going a train just derailed or something just blew up. i look outside, outside is just all gray. now i knew it was diane's house." saturday they will be honored during halftime at the hawkeye game. coming up in our next half hour we'll learn more about what was going through their heads, during this scary few minutes. chris, nicole? the memory of a small town's marine is now set in stone. the town of preston, which is west of maquoketa, held a dedication ceremony for a memorial statue. it's in honor of 22-year-old who died in afghanistan from an i-e-d explosion. the battlefield cross statue features a marine's boots, helmet and rifle. his family says it immediately brings back memories. " a brick walk-way with the names of the city's veterans surrounds the memorial. the idea for one coralville start-up came from having to pay hundreds of dollars... for dental flash cards. the three co-founders of higher learning technologies came together in 2012 -- as a combination of business majors and one dental student. alec whitters was a dental student who was frustrated by having to play $400 for the mandatory flash cards in a this tech age. now, h-l-t handles exam study solutions for nursing, dental, ipads... to make studying more convenient. "we take that and we put it into our system and we're able to rapidly produce an app and, once we have that content ready, it's more or less a couple of minutes to launch it instead of millions of dollars and years to launch it. " ahead at 6:20, we'll go inside higher learning technologies -- an idea that didn't just come in the middle of an office building in coralville -- the world at about 19,000 feet above sea level. donald trump has wrapped up a long weekend of meetings with potential administration candidates. trump says he made a couple of deals, but isn't revealing any more picks. the president- elect says former new york mayor rudy giuliani is being considered for secretary of state among other things. new jersey governor chris christie may also have a role in the trump administration. trump told the press outside his new jersey golf club it was a productive weekend. "i had really fantastic days. met tremendous talent, we have some really incredible people going to be working for the country to make america great again " vice president- elect mike pence has also called mitt romney a "strong contender" for secretary of state. president obama is back in the u-s this morning after his final trip abroad as president. he spoke at an economic trade summit saying the u-s should not shy away from trade mostly sunny sky and light southeast wind. if you are looking for a day to get lights up this be it. rain moves in tomorrow and lasts through at least the lunch hour on wednesday . rainfall totals out of this tuesday-wednesday system look to be around a half inch in most areas. nothing strong or severe is expected, though a few storms cannot fully be discounted. on thanksgiving, we continue to forecast a seasonal day with highs in the 40s. it does appear we are in line for lots of clouds at the absolute minimum on thanksgiving. late low pressure looks to move through. while this is fast moving, it may create a dusting of snow, and is something early morning shoppers should be aware of.today: mostly sunny with increasing clouds late. wind: se 5-15. high: 42 chance of a sprinkle of flurry late. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: showers likely, especially in the afternoon. breezy. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tom. night: showers likely. low: 39 thanks kaj. thanks kaj. president obama returned from his trip flying in from peru, cooperation summit. there, the president was able to meet with russian president valdimir putin. a white house aide summarized their talk as "brief" and "casual". during a news conference, president obama reaffirmed his support for the trans-pacific partnership. president-elect donald trump has spoken against it, calling the deal a "job killer" and a "disaster." in today's agribusiness report, china's demand for pork is pushing farmers to have a close trading relationship. but right now, here's a look at today's trade agreement between 12 countries.. covering 40 percent of the global economy.. is on hold.. the obama administration partnership.. called t-p-p.. in the last leg of the presidency.. house and senate leaders were not interested in going after a vote because president- elect donald trump has been against the deal.. and intends on withdrawing from it.. one of the few agribusinesses that was against the t-p-p is the national farmers union.. its president roger johnson says it's a bad deal as it stands.. as a whole.. u-s agriculture has a trade surplus.. but you have to look at it from the overall economic perspective.. and there the u-s economy has a large trade deficit.. "the trade surplus in agr the deficit is enormous. it's over half a trillion dollars a year, it's a three percent drag on our gdp, and it's two to five million jobs that are other countries instead of here." the national grain and feed association is for the t-p-p.. they say it opens up a lot of market access for agriculture.. especially with livestock.. but even with the deal going nowhere now.. they are still looking forward to working with the new administration.... "they are open to trade, they are just hesitant for a large trade deal, but we do know that they want to talk about it and they want to designate smart people with a lot of experience in agriculture and trade that we're going to work with, talk to them why we like it, why we need access in those markets and why multi lateral agreements bilateral agreements." an aspect of the t-p-p involves how the united states works withcountries on the pacio avel to peru this month.. there esident aswell as mbers of the p according to a white house press call.. china nsumes half of the worlds pork oduction e-s meat port federati pecially on meat.. "it's to our advantage as the united states to have a close and cooperative and constructive tradinglationship the region that we want to be rt of is trading networkwith yos riculture needs it.. to stay mtitive.. china is building a separateade gain a huge advantage in tra uld become a part of et-p-p.. tt mean it can'be fixed. "i don't cessarily believe that that anse trump administration is saying they can do a better job in negotiating, there are some fairly basic things good for us and that i think other countries would be amenable to." u-s trade representativ e michael froman says the t-p-p is in purgatory right now.. adding years of negotiating the deal was not a waste.. the deal can still be implemented.. froman was a big supporter of the trade agreement and hopes the benefits will that wraps up the show for today.. i hope to see you again next time ---- we'll post a video every day in the agriculture section of kcrg.com. i'm david geiger with the agribusiness report. and exercise routine can put you on the fast track to better overall health. same routine can lead straight to injuries, sometimes serious ones. stay with tv9. it's ---. plan on a cool monday with are looking for a day to get lights up this week...this may be it. rain moves in tomorrow and lasts through at least the lunch hour on tuesday-wednesday system look to be around a half inch in most areas. nothing strong or severe is expected, though a few storms cannot fully be discounted. on thanksgiving, we continue to forecast a seasonal day with highs in the 40s. it does appear we are in line for lots of on thanksgiving. late thursday night into friday morning a weak wave of low pressure looks to move through. while this is fast moving, it may create a dusting of snow, and is something early morning shoppers should be aware 5-15. high: 42 tonight: mostly cloudy. slight chance of a sprinkle of flurry late. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: showers likely, especially in the afternoon. breezy. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tom. night: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 everyone knows, exercise does a body good... a new report on sports and exercise injuries may timothy johnson. getting in better shape? you're not alone. the u-s is becoming a more active country, with 213 million people last year reporting regular physical activity. but? ouch. today, a new c-d-c report? showing sports-related injuries are responsible for 8.6 million annual visits to doctor's offices and hospitals in the u-s. the most common activity that led to these visits? for both men and women of all ages, it was general exercise -- like running or weight-lifting. but it was young men... engaging in team sports like basketball and soccer? who appeared to be at the highest risk. the good news? half of these injuries were easily addressed without expensive e-r visits or hospital stays. also important to remember that most who exercise? don't end up with aches and pains that require medical attention. and recommended guidelines for physical activity. so by all means, keep up the exercise? while remembering to stay safe out there. with this medical minute, i'm dr. timothy johnson. trt oc a prayer service, not a protest, outside a police station caused some controversy. one group wrote a letter worried that the event was a violation of church and state. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. early morning news. a prayer service for police turned into a concern for separation of church and state for some. police clarified rules for everyone. a march through an eastern iowa city hoped to start conversation for police injustice against minorities. just minutes of quick thinking allowed 2 iowans to save someone's life. officials will soon honor their heroic act in front of thousands of people. good monday morning! it's 530 on november 21st. here is a live look at . first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a cool monday with mostly sunny sky and light southeast wind. if you are looking for a day to get lights up this week...this may be it. rain moves in tomorrow and lasts through at least the lunch hour on wednesday . rainfall totals out of this tuesday-wednesday system look to be around a half inch in most areas. nothing strong or severe is expected, on thanksgiving, we continue to forecast a seasonal day with highs in the 40s. it does appear we are in line for lots of clouds at the absolute minimum on thanksgiving. late thursday night into fdayrning aw pressureoks to move through. wh y create a dusting of snow, and is something rly morning shoppers should be are of.today: mostly sunnyi creg oudsa. wind: se 5-15. gh: 42 tonightmtly oudy. slight chance of a sprkle of flurry late. wind: 5-.low: 32 tomorrow: showers likely, especially in the afternoon. breezy. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tom. night: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 thanks kaj. rapids area are praying for law enforcement. they hope the officers are safe and accountable. the prayer service itself came with controversy. more than 100 people from several churches gathered at the cedar rapids police station yesterday afternoon. the pastors read various scriptures dealing with interpretations of the law and service. those at the prayer service say they wanted to show law enforcement ""we're not here to protest were here to have dialogue with them and put some faith and ethics into them so they can make better decisions in their day to day difficult jobs " on friday, a wisconsin- based group, freedom from religion foundation, sent this letter to c-r- p-d. it warned yesterday's event could violate the constitution's guarantee of the separation of church and state. the letter says, quote, "police officers and staff may not be present at religi appear in uniform." local law enforcement has disputed part of that claim, saying officers can wear uniforms. but they will not be paid if they choose to attend. still, some people says that's not how the event was first advertised. " 29:54, "this appeared like this was going to be an officially sponsored event by the various law enforcement departments and that becomes problematic because of the separation of church and state " the prayer service organizers meet with local law enforcement agencies in the coming months. they hope to include other faiths and organizations. hands up don't shoot this chant was part of a march against racial injustice. more than a hundred people walked through dubuque yesterday. the mostly white group was protesting police brutality against black people. some said an open dialogue about racial issues in the u-s is a start to addressing the problem. "there's a large percent of white americans that undert now we're currently concentrating on black lives and that's what the march is for. to recognize that we do understand that all lives matter, but today in america black lives are suffering greatly." others said they were there to protest what they call hateful comments against minorities from president-elect donald trump. the pre-trial conference for a former washington high school substitute teacher is today. today, she will go to trial in tama county. a cedar rapids judge approved a change of venue. haglin's lawyer says the news coverage of the case would prevent a fair trial in linn county. haglin admitted to having a relationship with a student in several t-v interviews. authorities have since increased her charge to a felony. today, the dubuque community school district is reviewing a book that some parents say contains obscene material. "the perks of being a wallflower" is required reading for students in one class at he high school. the parents say the book's "graphic sex scenes" and depictions of drugs and alcohol use surprised them. tonight during an open meeting, a committee will discuss the use of the book. that meeting is at 4 tonight at the forum on 2300 chaney road. this friday, the hawkeyes and nebraska cornhuskers will be rivals on the football field. several days before kickoff, fans from the two schools are teaming up for veteran suicide awareness. last year, the university of walk, marching 280 miles from minneapolis to iowa city. this year, the group is working with a nebraska veterans student organization to march from lincoln, nebraska to iowa city. that's about 344 miles. more than 200 volunteers will carry the game ball plus 22 pounds of weight to represent the 22 veterans who commit suicide every day. "kind of provide an event where veterans and family members and really the public can come together in nebraska and the state to do something and have a purpose. " the hawkeye volunteers with take the game ball today in menlo. they will then march it the rest of the way to kinnick stadium. the ruck walk will also support the group, operation engage america, which supports veteran resource fairs across the u-s. a decision to run towards danger has earned two iowa men the title of hy-vee heroes. each year during the iowa, nebraska game, the teams, the red cross, and hy-vee honor us how these men are being honored for their courage. brea? chris and nicole, this saturday, ken blazek and brock staley will receive that honor for saving their neighbors life after her house exploded. june 27 started out as a typical day for these two. but that changed, within a matter of moments. "46:14all of sudden whom we just heard the great big explosion, i'm going a train just derailed or something just blew." through the leaves of the trees, and then i seen the power line on diane's house fall in the alley. then i rushed a little bit sooner and i could definitely see it." they both took off running toward their 64 year old neighbor diane barnes' home. staley grabbed two fire extinguishers, and blazek grabbed a wrench. "43:07i realized that i could actually hear the gas, and since i just mowed a half hour before, i actually knew where the shut off was for the gas line, so i knew i had to fight anything, or be first responders for anything if we didn't get that off." staley has more than 20 years of fire fighting experience. once the gas was off, he says that training kicked in. he fought as much of the fire inside as he could, and got barnes out. "48:46she wanted to go back and go get her shoes and her clothes on, and i said you have no time diane your house is gone." "48:57i picked her up, helped her up, we walked off got her not more than 30 seconds later, the house was fully engulfed." she was taken to the hospital, and blazek and staley walked away with nothing more than a broken shoe. they aren't in touch with barnes anymore, but the heroes say if they had to do it again they would. the heroes have a busy saturday with the team, plenty of interviews, and end with the half-time ceremony. they're also being honored by the cedar rapids fire department this later next week. chris and nicole? following a scandal involving stealing customer's information, wells fargo is getting an overseer. the bank will now have to get approval before it makes executive decisions. southeast wind. if you are looking for a day to get lights up this week...this may be it. rain moves in tomorrow and lasts through at least the lunch hour on wednesday . rainfall totals out of this tuesday-wednesday system look to be around a half inch in most areas. nothing strong or severe is expected, though a few storms cannot fully be discounted. 40s. it does appear we are in line for lots of clouds at the absolute minimum on thanksgiving. late thursday night into friday morning a weak wave of low pressure looks to move through. while this is fast moving, it may create a dusting of snow, and is something early morning shoppers should be aware of.today: mostly sunny with 5-15. high: 42 tonight: mostly cloudy. slight chance of a sprinkle of flurry late. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: showers likely, especially in the afternoon. breezy. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tom. night: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. thanks kaj. plan on a cool monday with mostly sunny sky and light southeast wind. if you are looking for a day to get lights up this week...this may be it. rain moves in tomorrow and lasts through at least the lunch hour on wednesday tuesday-wednesday system look to be around a half inch in most areas. nothing strong or severe is expected, though a few storms cannot fully be discounted. on thanksgiving, we continue to forecast a seasonal day with highs in the 40s. it does appear we are in line for lots of clouds at the absolute minimum on thanksgiving. late thursday night into friday morning a weak wave of low pressure looks to move through. while this is fast moving, it may create a dusting of snow, and is something increasing clouds late. wind: se 5-15. high: 42 tonight: mostly cloudy. slight chance of a sprinkle of flurry late. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: showers likely, especially in the afternoon. breezy. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tom. night: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 thanks kaj. this thanksgiving, you and your family will keep a little extra green in your pockets. officials estimate we will spend the least amount of money on the meal in 30 years. stay with your 24 hour news and makers of consumer goods led the declines. wells fargo will have to get regulator approval before it makes a range of business decisions. the office of the comptroller of the currency is responsible for approval system on friday. some of the moves that will need approval include making changes to the board of directors and senior executive officers. plus, wells fargo will have to make sure it's okay to give out "golden parachute" payments to executives who leave. abercrombie and fitch appears to be unable to bring back shoppers with its profits falling 81% in its latest quarter. sales at established stores fell 14%. abercrombie is anticipating a rough holiday season as more young shop h&m and forever 21. a brand of hummus is recalling some of its spreads today because of possible listeria contamination. sabra dipping company has issued a voluntarily recall for products made before november eighth. the f-d-a says the company found listeria in the plant that makes hummus. the company is urging consumers to throw away any product with a "best before" date through january 23rd, 2017. you can expect to spend less this year on thanksgiving dinner. the classic thanksgiving dinner for 10 will cost $49.87. this is down from by about 20 cents from last year. adjusting for inflation, this is the lowest price for the holiday meal since the farm bureau started tracking the cost 31 years ago. it's here's a live look at on our city cam. are looking for a day to get lights up this week...this may be it. rain moves in tomorrow and lasts through at least . rainfall totals out of this tuesday-wednesday system look to be around a half inch in most areas. nothing strong or severe is expected, though a few storms cannot fully be discounted. on thanksgiving, we continue to forecast a seasonal day with highs in the 40s. it does appear we are in line for lots of clouds at the absolute minimum on thanksgiving. late low pressure looks to move through. while this is fast moving, it may create a dusting of snow, and is something early morning shoppers should be aware of.today: mostly sunny with increasing clouds late. wind: se 5-15. high: 42 tonight: mostly cloudy. slight late. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: showers likely, especially in the afternoon. breezy. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tom. night: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 thanks kaj. here's a look at what's coming trt oc good morning from kcrg-tv9. the panthers deat oklahoma to advance to the title game in the tire pros invitational. ... uni taking on 11th ranked xavier in the title game ... panthers get off to a pretty good start... bennett koch goes up and under for the layup... he had 11 points... uni up 4-2 ... that lead grows... jeremy morgan with the drive, gets fouled and his shot falls... free throw was good... panthers up six ... the iowa city west grad wasn't done... he buries one of four three- pointers... jeremy at halftime... xavier took over in the 2nd half, quentin goodin with the steal and layup... the musketeers were up 56-42 with 7:30 to go ... uni mounts a comeback... jordan ashton with a deep three, gets the friendly bounce... panthers down five, but xavier hangs on to win 67-59 now let's go to carver hawkeye arena for a late afternoon game between the hawks and texas rio grande valley. a small crowd on hand for his one. first half and iowa works the corner and he was off and running... now it is christian williams kicking it to dom uhl and he knocks one down from long range. on the floor cam and the freshman, jordan bohannon is money from behind the line... the linn-mar grad had 5 points and six assists off the bench as usual, nicholas baer was making the hustle plays. the steal and the layup... and now give baer the assist and you know who the basket....jok with one of five three-pointers, 27 total points... iowa cruises to ... cyclones hosting the citadel ... and the scoring got started right away for isu... matt thomas nails the three-ball corner pocket... then he comes right back with another triple... he had 4 in the game for a total of 18 points ... later, cyclones on the fast break... naz mitrou-long with the layup and the harm... he led the cyclones with 26 points ... big game for point guard monte morris... he sinks the 3-ball for three of his 17 points... he also had rebounds for a triple- double ... everyone got in on the scoring... merrill holden with the alley-oop dunk and foul... he had 13 points ... eight different players finished in double figures... darrell bowie had 13 as the cyclones win 130-63 setting a new scoring record ... iowa women facing south dakota state in the title game of the hawkeye challenge ... iowa trailed 9-2 to start the game, trying to fight back... christina buttenham drills the 3- ball corner pocket... hawkeyes grad ally disterhoft driving, gets around the defenders and the bank is open on sundays... 16 points for ally... mom and dad are pretty happy ... 2nd quarter, they feed it inside to megan gustafson... shot fake and she gets the deuce... megan had another double- double, 21 points, 13 boards ... how about some defense... hawkeyes with the steal... disterhoft to tania davis who stops and makes a sweet pass to kathleen doyle for the layup... but south dakota state hangs on to win 66-64 ... iowa state women hosting in-state caitlin ingle with the three-ball to put the bulldogs up 53-47 ... but the cyclones mount a comeback in the 4th... jadda buckley with the steal, lays it in and one... cyclones up 58-57 ... later on, tied 65 all... buckley cans a three putting the cyclones up for good as they go on to win 75-67 ... northern iowa women hosting wisconsin- parkside ... western dubuque grad benton community grad madison weekly had another solid game with a team-high 15 points as the panthers win 72-57 ... the coe football team w... uni panther david johnson... first quarter, johnson up the middle for the easy 1-yard touchdown... 24th of his career in just 26 games ... the reason why he scores a lot, because he's versatile... 4th quarter, he fights off a defender as he catches a 4-yard and 57 receiving for david... but the vikings win 30-24 ... titans and the colts ... 2nd quarter, linn-mar grad david parry swallows up marcus mariota for the sack... 2nd of the season for david... he finshed with 3 tackles in the colts, 24-17 win ... and tomorrow for on iowa live, we have former hawkeye bill happel along with writers scott dochterman and pat harty. also, we have the midland football team who went to the 8-man a live look at . it's monday, november 21st. here's what you need to know today. prayer services for police officers raise questions about the separation of church and state. cedar rapids police clarify what officers can participate in. new data shows child care in iowa can cost as families are looking for solutions to make sure their kids get proper care. president-elect donald trump will likely announce more cabinet picks. he lined up more than 20 meetings during the weekend. veterans groups at the university of iowa and the university of nebraska are working together to complete a 344 ruck walk. "its almost overwhelming, i never knew they had anything like this " officials will honor 2 heroes