tonight, fog is possible after midnight. this fog may linger for a good share of tuesday morning before lifting out slowly. highs will generally remain in the 30s for tuesday afternoon. by wednesday, clouds will thicken and drizzle should also occur as moisture begins lifting north. thanksgiving will be very wet this year with a half inch to one inch of rainfall likely as a significant low pressure system impact the midwest. if thunderstorms occur, we may see isolated higher amounts. have a great day!today: mostly sunny high: 36-42 winds: w 5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 36 iow: 39tonight: areas of fog low: 16-22 winds: light alo: 19 dbq: 20 iow: 22tomorrow: am fog, p/cloudy high: 35-41 winds: se 5-15 alo: 36 dbq: 36 iow: 39tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 30-36 winds: se 5-15 alo: 31 dbq: 31 iow: 34 wa state universitwl need new headotball coach xt yr. stday the scho confirmed it fired current ach paul rhoads. but rhoads will coach the season nalainst west virginia to close out his 7th and final year. kansas state 38-35, dropping the cyclones to 3-8. two iowa state fumbles in the final 90 seconds of the game led to kansas state's comeback, scoring 10 points in the final minute. three high school football teams from the tv-9 viewing area will play for the championship today. they were supposed to play on friday, but the iowa high school athletic association moved all games to today. iowa city regina plays western christian in class 1a at 11 am. mount vernon follows in 2a against spirit lake. superintendent gary o'malley tells us there isn't school today at mount vernon. they've also sold out their 800 ticket allotment. cedar rapids kennedy and west des moines dowling meet in the 4a title game at 7. kennedy activities director aaron stecker said they have are planning to have 4 busses leaving from kennedy at 4:45 pm. there will be no live t-v broadcast for the games. this morning, a university of iowa student holds one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. iowa city native jeffrey ding is one of 32 americans who are 20-16 rhodes scholars. the scholarship will let him pursue a graduate degree at oxford university in england. ding is studying economics, as well as political science and chinese at the university of iowa. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. university of iowa president bruce harreld is getting support, even though some on campus continue to protest him. more than 100 community and business leaders met with harreld on friday morning. they apologized to him for the negative reaction he's received on campus since the regents chose for the position this fall. this is video from the announcement. some students, faculty and staff have criticized the selection because they believe the other finalists were more qualified, with more experience than harreld. communication is essential for a school district to fulfill the needs of both students and families. the cedar rapids community school district is hoping to improve communication with the community with a new survey. tv-9's forrest saunders is live at the e-l-s-c this morning. forrest, what kind of questions is the survey asking? building strong community relationships begins with open communication. the cedar rapids community school district strives to share relevant information with our community to ensure everyone feels connected and confident in our ability to serve the needs of our students and families. in that spirit, we invite your participation in a communications survey. whether you have a child in our schools or not, we want to understand how you prefer to receive school district information and what topics are most important to you. the survey is offered in both english and spanish and will remain available until december 1. if you need a paper copy, you may call the community relations office at 319-558-2124. cedar rapids' independent research partner k12 insight is administering the survey and all responses will be completely confidential. k12 insight's reports will include only the overall results. as your school district, it's our goal to ensure you are as engaged in important school-related discussions as you want to be. by sharing your communication priorities, you will help us lay a strong foundation for our work together. thank you in advance for participating. ashley and nicole? tv-9's forrest saunders live in cedar rapids this morning. thanks a lot, forrest. from straighteners to curling are dozens of tools women use to style their hair. one woman entrepreneur decided to take matters into her own hands-- and create a time saving device... complete with a business she's running out of bellevue. for today's made in eastern iowa... we show you the tyme iron. women know-- if you want to curl your hair-- you typically need to set aside a chunk of time for the process. 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"we're getting geared up to go overseas and breakout into other countries. we are patented worldwide." great look-- "less tyme." made in eastern iowa. the tyme retails for $190... and a youtube channel features demo videos so you can learn how to use it. and if you have a business you'd like to see featured... email our newsroom... newsroom@kc rg.com a soft drink company is diving into the tech business. and leaked black friday ads are showing some big deals on apple products. we'll have an early look in today's tech bytes. good morning! it's ---. plan on a nice late november here's a penny just for you. that's no penny. that's a galaxy s 6 at u.s. cellular on black friday. whoa, thanks, grandma!! you're welcome. you can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8.0 with that penny. nice! isn't that just delightful? pennies for everyone! get penny doorbuster deals on great devices this black friday from 8:00 a.m. till noon snow cover, we should see temperatures warm well into the 30s this afternoon, with isolated lower 40s possible. with some melting of the snow pack today and a light wind tonight, fog is possible after midnight. this fog may linger for a good share of tuesday morning before lifting out slowly. highs will 30s for tuesday afternoon. by wednesday, clouds will thicken and drizzle should also occur as moisture begins lifting north. thanksgiving will be very wet this year with a half inch to one inch of rainfall likely as a significant low pressure system impact the midwest. if thunderstorms occur, we may see isolated higher amounts. have a great day! today: mostly sunny high: 36-42 winds: w 5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 36 iow: 39tonight: areas of fog winds: light alo: 19 dbq: 20 iow: 22tomorrow: am fog, p/cloudy high: 35-41 winds: se 5-15 alo: 36 dbq: 36 iow: 39tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 30-36 winds: se 5-15 alo: 31 dbq: 31 iow: 34 now here's abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson with this morning's techbytes. hey there, in today's "techbytes," several retailers are slashing prices on apple products for black friday. >> target will be offering 25% off all apple tv device and best buy will be cutting the price on apple watches. >> staples will be offering the ipad mini 2 for just $239. and walmart customers will have $100 off any iphone and receive $100 gift card. >> all right, complete your list now. nintendo. new and refurbished items. and the pepsi phone, one step closer to becomeing a reality. >> a chinese crowd fund has raised about one-third of its goal of 470,000 there are for the phone. >> pepsis are not included, though. >> there's a lot [phone ringing when you've got a house full of guests on the way. and a cold with sinus pressure. you need fast relief. alka-seltzer plus severe sinus congestion and cough liquid gels rush relief to your tough symptoms. 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today: mostly sunny high: 36-42 winds: w 5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 36 iow: 39tonight: areas of fog low: 16-22 winds: light alo: 19 dbq: 20 iow: 22tomorrow: am fog, p/cloudy high: 35-41 winds: se 5-15 alo: 36 dbq: 36 iow: 39tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 30-36 winds: se 5-15 alo: 31 dbq: 31 iow: 34 one eastern iowa school district wants to improve communication between the district and the community. so now it wants community members to take a survey about what they want to see from their good monday morning to you from tv-9. here's live on our city cam. it's november 23rd and this is what you need to know today. coach for next season. the athletic department fired paul rhoads after an embarrassing loss to k-state on saturday. we test some eastern iowa waterways for toxic levels of arsenic that's a result of ash from coal-burning power plants. security tightens in the u-s just in time for a busy week of holiday travel as a manhunt continues in europe for one of the paris attackers. 20-16 presidential hopefuls from both sides of party lines stop in iowa and try to persuade voters with how they think the u-s should deal with isis. and the cedar rapids community school district wants to hear from the community about how it can improve schools and communication with a new survey. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara plan on a nice late november day. even despite the snow cover, we should see temperatures warm well into the 30s this afternoon, with isolated lower 40s possible. with some melting of the snow pack today and a light wind tonight, fog is possible after midnight. this fog may linger for a good share of tuesday morning before lifting out slowly. highs will generally remain in the 30s for tuesday afternoon. by wednesday, clouds will thicken and drizzle should also occur as moisture begins lifting north. thanksgiving will be very wet this year with a half inch to one inch of rainfall likely as a significant low pressure system impact the midwest. if thunderstorms occur, we may see isolated higher amounts. have a great day!today: mostly sunny high: 36-42 winds: w 5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 36 iow: 39tonight: areas of fog low: 16-22 winds: light alo: 19 dbq: 20 iow: 22tomorrow: am fog, p/cloudy high: 35-41 winds: se 5-15 alo: 36 dbq: 36 iow: 39tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 30-36 winds: se 5-15 alo: 31 dbq: 31 iow: 34 coal-burning power plants are noted targets in the push for cleaner air. but those plants also carry risk for ground water. in the last 5 years, one set of testing in eastern iowa found arsenic in the ground water much higher than the e-p-a standard. kcrg-tv9's chris earl did his own testing in eastern iowa. this northwest cedar rapids neighborhood is newer. homes on moose drive nw are less than 10 years old. but this area wasn't empty before. the remnants of the stoney creek landfill is the backyard neighbor for many. decades ago, the coal ash from the alliant energy-owned prairie creek generating station on c street sw would be delivered here... long before these newer homes went up. a 2011 report from the environmental integrity project showed that arsenic results from the groundwater came back at nearly 2 times the epa standard for arsenic in a public water supply in 2008... and nearly 3 times in 2009. alliant says that report used bad testing methods to show the high levels and that alliant has a third party conduct regular tests that are reviewed by the iowa department of natural resources at its coal ash sites. problems." pam mackey taylor is based in cedar rapids and also the conservation chair of the iowa chapter of the sierra club. she coal ash sites. we wanted to test water at certain points as well. the provides home and farm water testing kits. kcrg-tv 9 purchased kits to conduct our own tests -- first on september 24th near the stoney point landfill in two locations -- moose drive as well as a nearby creek on wolf avenue. here is the threshold to watch for: " dr. wichman: 24:45 the epa established drinking water standard for arsenic in public water supply is 10 parts per billion. " in both cases, the arsenic levels near stoney point were well below that standard. just a trace back here... and less than 1/3 of the standard here. we took the muddy, wet process of collecting water samples near prairie creek -- with two sets of samples from the creek. first behind tait cummins and under the c creek leads into the cedar river. these samples...also well below the epa threshold for arsenic. we took a fall trip to lansing - in allamakee county for more collection sites. earl scooping off a dock a half-mile north of the alliant energy power plant on highway 76 also turned up a trace amount. right next to the plant is this county-run fishing access point. our collection, while not pristine from the outside, also checked out -- 6 parts per billion, still within range. " 24:50 for all of these intents and purposes, these are safe to drink, people can, based on the epa regulations, people can drink 2 liters of this water everyday for the rest of their life without adverse health effects. " " 21:30 foss. we're in full compliance with everything the d-n-r requires. part of that is because we've done a good job testing. " alliant spokesperson justin foss pointed to the energy company's coal ash recycling rate of about 80%, which he called nearly double the industry standard. what becomes of most of the coal cash... in 2015? "22:40 it goes into ready-mix for concrete roads, goes into asphalt and sub-base that goes into cattle lots." point in cedar rapids has been topped off for decades but mackey taylor said the concerns should remain for chronic testing -- just to make certain. " 28:30 water can migrate in different directions and tests can be raised, depending on weather conditions and how much ground water is available. it's going to be an ongoing problem forever." the state hygenic lab in coralville conducted about 645 thousand tests for iowans in 2014 -- with about 20 percent of that environmental testing. republican presidential candidate carly fiorina is heading to des moines and then western iowa today to appeal to voters. she and doctor ben carson spoke at an event in wilton yesterday. more than 100 people showed up to the wilton community center for a chance to hear what two have planned for the presidency. neither has held political office. both candidates spoke about their personal paths and the reason they decided to run for the republican nomination. they touched on faith, took questions regarding energy, and both spoke about the need to stop isis. " "isis is an evil that must be defeated and the only way to defeat them is to deny their territory." "we need to ask our department of defense, the pentagon, our military experts what do you need from every department in the government in order to completely wipe them out." " fiorina is scheduled to speak at a nationwide cap iowa caucus presidential briefing at nationwide insurance in des moines this morning. also, hoping for the republican nomination? senator marco rubio. he will be at a town hall in carroll and another in council bluffs today. this is a part of a 5 day campaign throughout iowa. rubio spent part of this saturday in cedar rapids for an appearance at the hotel at kirkwood. there rubio talked about rebuilding higher education, with more of an emphasis on the technical skills for the emerging economy. the latest abc news - washington post national poll released shows donald trump with a double-digit lead over carson. he has 32 percent support, while carson is second at 22 percent. marco rubio holds onto 3rd at 11 percent. on the democratic side, former secretary of state hillary clinton is expected to introduce a series of tax proposals in the coming weeks. in clinton, she proposed a tax credit - up to 6 thousand dollars - for families that provide care for "aging or disabled family members". "we should be cutting taxes for hardworking families, not raising them and giving more tax breaks to middle class families not rich individuals and corporations " clinton told the crowd she'll make this tax credit a priority, if elected. clinton continues to hold a majority of support in the democratic polls. the latest abc news washington post national poll shows she has 60 percent support among democratic voters. vermont senator bernie sanders is 2nd with 34 percent support. and martin o'malley is in a distant third at 3 percent. the same poll finds that terrorism is now one of the single most important issues americans care about in this election. it's a close second - to the economy, which has dominated the political landscape for years. this comes after the paris terrorist attacks that killed 130 people. parents often have strong opinions on the cedar rapids community school district wants to hear those opinions and to open communication with district leadership and the entire community. tv-9's forrest saunders is live this morning at the wants people to take a survey? that's right, nicole and ashley. building strong community relationships begins with open communication. the cedar rapids community school district strives to share relevant information with our community to ensure everyone feels connected and confident in our ability to serve the needs of our students and families. in that spirit, we invite your participation in a communications survey. whether you have a child in our schools or not, we want to understand how you prefer to receive school district information and what topics are most important to you. the survey is offered in both english and spanish and will remain available until december 1. if you need a paper copy, you may call the community relations office at 319-558-2124. cedar rapids' independent research partner k12 insight is administering the survey and all responses will be completely confidential. k12 insight's reports will include only the overall results. as your school district, it's our goal to ensure you are as engaged in important school-related discussions as you want to be. by sharing your communication priorities, you will help us lay a strong foundation for our work together. thank you in advance for participating. ashley and nicole? tv-9's forrest saunders live in cedar rapids this morning. thanks a lot forrest. one cedar rapids church wants to help children all around the world this holiday season. it's achieving that goal by filling one shoebox at a time. first alert storm team meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now. plan on a nice late november day. even despite the snow cover, we should see temperatures warm well into the 30s this afternoon, with isolated lower 40s possible. with some melting of the snow tonight, fog is possible after midnight. this fog may linger for a good share of tuesday morning before lifting out slowly. highs will generally remain in the 30s for tuesday afternoon. by wednesday, clouds will thicken and drizzle should also occur as moisture begins lifting north. thanksgiving will be very wet this year with a half inch to one inch of rainfall likely as a significant low pressure system impact the midwest. if thunderstorms occur, we may see isolated higher amounts. have a great day!today: mostly sunny high: 36-42 winds: w 5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 36 iow: 39tonight: areas of fog low: 16-22 winds: light alo: 19 dbq: 20 iow: 22tomorrow: am fog, p/cloudy high: 35-41 winds: se 5-15 alo: 36 dbq: 36 iow: 39tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 30-36 winds: se 5-15 alo: 31 dbq: 31 iow: 34 one eastern iowa charity is pairing service dogs with people with special needs. but it needs a little extra help from some dog lovers who want to make the world a more accessible place. that story and more still two people are dead this morning in des moines. police there are investigating the deaths as a double homicide. they responded to a call for assistance in the 2400 block of hull avenue around 7 o'clock last night. kcci-tv in des moines reports neighbors say they didn't hear anything. and they said they didn't know something was going on until police got there. police say the two people died in a home on the block, both were shot to death. detectives are now investigating. today, the waterloo board of education will consider submitting several applications to increase spending authority and the use of special education funds. waterloo community schools is hoping for a modified allowable growth increase for students who open enrolled out of the district. according to the waterloo cedar falls courier, the boost would be for 400 thousand dollars for the nearly 63 students who left. that's because when students leave the district, waterloo schools has to pay the students' new district. most of those students who enrolled out are in their first year of doing so. that means their spending authority is based on last year's numbers. the cedar falls board of education is holding a public hearing today about renovating southdale elementary school. according to the waterloo cedar falls courier, plans call for remodeling on two classrooms and restrooms , some hallways, and work on mechanical and electrical issues. the total cost for this renovation would be about 435 thousand dollars. project funding will come through the district's physical plant and equipment levy. a cedar rapids organization is training dogs to help people in need. deafinitely dogs' mission is to provide highly trained dogs to make people's lives as easy as they can. the organization can train dogs to fit the needs of a variety of people. the dogs can be trained to detect low blood sugar levels, assist someone suffering from post- traumatic stress disorder, or help someone with hearing loss. and the job a dog ends up doing all depends on his or her unique personality. ""so are they really happy using their nose? if that's the case, we'll train them to be diabetic alert dogs. if they're really busy and they want to work all the time, and just really be after it, then a hearing dog is a really good place for that dog." " the organization is only two years old so they need puppy parents who are willing to housebreak them, until they're ready to take on the more advanced training. and deafinitely dogs is also in need of more funding. it will be hosting a fund raiser on saturday, december 5th. one eastern iowa church is hoping to reach children around the world this holiday season. hillside wesleyan church in cedar rapids is nearly done collecting donations for operation christmas child, but they need more to reach their goal. volunteers collect shoeboxes packed with hygiene and school supplies, then send them to a processing center in minneapolis. from there, they go to kids in 130 countries around the world. collections coordinator john zamastil says the samaritan's purse official website tells you exactly what to put in a shoebox. 22:20-:34 "look under operation christmas child, they'll give you what you can pack and you can print your labels, and what not to pack in it, and they'll give you the drop-off sites in the area." you can find a link to that under this story on our website, here's a penny just for you. that's no penny. that's a galaxy s 6 at u.s. cellular on black friday. whoa, thanks, grandma!! you're welcome. you can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8.0 with that penny. nice! isn't that just delightful? pennies for everyone! get penny doorbuster deals on great devices this black friday from 8:00 a.m. till noon door on your monday. iowa state football coach paul rhoads will no longer coach the cyclones after this saturday's game in west virginia. the school fired him after the team's loss to k-state on saturday. rhodes will speak for the first time after his firing today. speaking of football, state high school championship games are today in cedar falls. iowa city regina will play western christian at 11 this morning. mount vernon takes on spirit lake at two. and the cougars of cedar rapids kennedy will face the maroons of dowling catholic at seven. we'll have full highlights of the big games tonight at six and ten. now, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... plan on a nice late november day. even despite the snow cover, we should see temperatures warm well into the 30s this afternoon, with isolated lower 40s possible. with some melting of the snow pack today and a light wind tonight, fog is possible after midnight. this fog may linger for a good share of tuesday morning before lifting out slowly. highs will generally remain in the 30s for tuesday afternoon. by wednesday, clouds will thicken and drizzle should also occur as moisture begins lifting north. thanksgiving will be very wet this year with a half inch to one inch of rainfall likely as a significant low pressure system impact the midwest. if thunderstorms occur, we may see isolated higher amounts. have a great day! we certainly hope your is good morning, america. breaking right now. belgium on alert for an imminent attack. 16 arrests overnight. special forces storming a neighborhood. a major city on lock down. subways and school closed. security here at home stepped up as well. from sporting events to tree lightings, as isis makes new threats against the west. donald trump surging in the polls as terrorism takes center stage on the campaign trail, but he's under fire for a story he's telling about 9/11.