would get another $1 dollar boost each year until the wage reaches $10.25 an hour in january 2019. tonight, lee county supervisors, in the southeastern-most tip of iowa, will consider raising the minimum wage. they're planning to talk about a request from a group that wants the minimum wage upped. johnson county was the first in iowa to increase its minimum wage. in may, the minimum wage increased to $9.15 cents an hour. on january first, it will top out of the wage increase. in total, 5 iowa counties have either approved or are considering raising the wage. meteorologist justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... it's september and it's hotter than nashville chicken... another warm, humid afternoon is ahead with highs well into the 80s. southern iowa may very well touch 90. with dew points in the 70s, the heat index is this afternoon. as a cold front slowly approaches from the west, some thunderstorm s will begin to form in northern iowa late. they become more widespread tonight into wednesday. while a few may be strong, the biggest issue will be the potential for heavy rain. some spots could pick up more than a couple of inches by the time things wrap up tomorrow night. we'll catch a break thursday before more showers and storms arrive on friday. after that, we have a nice weekend to look forward to.today: a chance of storms late. the highest chance is in the northwest. warm and muggy. wind: sw 10-20. high: 89 alo: 87 dbq: 88 iow: 90 tonight: storms become likely. avy rain is possible. wind: sw5 w: 72 districts have already decided to let out early today due to today's hot and humid weather. midland schools and mount pleasant schools are dismissing at 1:30 today. and tipton schools and iowa city schools are letting letting out early by going to kcrg.com slash cancellations. an iowa state campus bus driver who hit and killed a student last year is now out of jail. story county authorities released benjamin clague after he completed his 30 day sentence and paid a $100 dollar fine. he was driving the cyride bus... ... that hit emmalee jacobs last december in ames. jacobs was 18 years old from urbana. she later died from her injuries. jacobs' parents said they thought clague's want lawmakers will to review sentencing guidelines in similar cases. in a kcrg t-v nine update... the wife of a waterloo man accused of human trafficking now faces the same charges herself. prosecutors charged sade campbell, who is 24 years old, last week. the waterloo cedar falls courier reports she's the wife of lawrence campbell jr. he's from waterloo. investigators say he met two 16 year old girls from chicago online, bought waterloo and forced them into prostitution. the courier also reports sade would drive the teenagers to stores where she made them shoplift. the teenage girls are now back home with their families. one of the teens had a baby, which she left at a waterloo fire station. in a kcrg t-v traffic alert... the highway 965 bridge over the iowa river in johnson county today went from one lane to simply not an option. construction on the bridge started today. the road will be closed for months. one lane after engineers found structural issues earlier this year. now, the bridge must close completely in order for crews to finish work by the end of november. a dubuque county woman is now fighting two battles. she's coping with terminal cancer, and she's leading an effort to give iowans with terminal illnesses the option to choose when and how they die. attempts to pass right to die laws here in iowa failed in the senate in both 2015 and 2016. cancer. gibbs says she doesn't want her family to watch her die a slow, painful death. so she started a new group to encourage iowa lawmakers to pass what she calls death with dignity laws. the group wants iowa to have a law similar oregon's law. that would doctors prescribe terminally ill patients a pill to immediately end their life if they have fewer than 6 months to live. "it's not up to law-makers to decide what is religiously right am the one with the terminal disease. i am the one who is dying, therefor i am the one who should have the choice and the decision on how i die. " the catholic archdiocese of dubuque is against the group's effort. directors say they're essentially pushing for physician-assisted suicide. "compassion mean to suffer with. it doesn't mean to get rid of the suffering. it means for us, as a community, as a people, to enter into the suffering with the person going through that. " he says he's worried doctors or patients to choose to end their lives because it's cheaper and easier than end-of-life care. instead, schmidt says terminally ill patients should rely on hospice and palliative care. 9 weeks out from the 2016 election, a new poll shows presidential candidates hillary clinton and donald trump are entering the finial stretch of the presidential race on essentially even ground. the c-n-n o-r-c poll shows donald trump with 45%, compared to hillary clinton's 43%. libertarian gary johnson polled around 7 percent, and the green party's jill stein sat around 2%. this is a national poll of 786 likely voters. as a-b-c's maggie rulli reports, both major candidates are focusing their efforts on must-win states. it's a campaign blitz today focusing in on must win states. hillary clinton will rally the troops in florida, while trump - is in viriginia and north hotly contested battle ground state of ohio... where it was a crowded scene on the tarmac in cleveland -- clinton and trump's planes... parked right there next to each other. and both - for the first time - now traveling with press. sot clinton: hey, guys. press: hi! aboard what's been nicknamed hill force one - clinton took questions from the press for the first time since july 31.... including ones on foreign diplomacy, her health, and the ongoing drama surrounding her time as secretary of state. sot clinton: the state department has said there is absolutely no evidence of and kind of external influence nats for fair: build that wall meanwhile.... trump - was shaking hands at this ohio county fairtrump sot/fair: we're going to bring job back to oh immigration policy? trump: i'm not ruling out anything. q: including a pathway to legal status. trump: no. to become a citizen you're going to have to go out and come back in and the candidates didn't hesitate to get in a few jabs... after clinton was overcome by a coughing fit mid speech nats clinton cough cough cough. every time i think of trump, i get allergic trump's campaign manager - mocked her on twitter: must be allergic to the media, finally spent a minute with them. o/c close and a reminder just how tight this race is... clinton now holds a six point lead over trump according to a fox news poll taken in late august -- that's down from 10-point lead earlier in the month. making their time in thesy batt or die moments foth campaigns. yesterday, clinton met with people near the quad that's across the mississippi river from bettendorf. she repeated her message that donald trump would be a dangerous leader. " just look at the facts, educate yourself, your friends and your colleagues because the kind of bluster and wild claims that he makes about everybody and everything don't stand up to any on the midwest yesterday, stopping in ohio to talk with union members. it's something parents always hear: limit screen time for your kids. but researchers are finding the right kind at the right time could actually function as well as some medication when they're in the hospital. and we'll introduce you to some of the best and brightest, who are getting off to a running start this year. they're our student-of- the-month finalists. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. stay with tv9. another warm, humid afternoon is ahead with highs well into the 80s. southern iowa may very well touch 90. with dew points in the 70s, the heat index is going to be situated in the 90s this afternoon. as a cold front slowly approaches from the west, some thunderstorm s will begin to form in northern iowa late. they become more widespread tonight into wednesday. while a few may be strong, the biggest issue pick up more than a couple of inches by the time things wrap up tomorrow night. we'll catch a break thursday before more showers and storms arrive on friday. after that, we have a nice weekend to look forward to.today: a chance of storms late. the highest chance is in the northwest. warm and muggy. wind: sw 10-20. high: 89 alo: 87 dbq: 88 iow: 90 tonight: storms become likely. heavy rain is possible. wind: sw 5-15. low: 70 alo: 69 dbq: 69 iow: 72 sw 10-20. high: 84 alo: 83 dbq: 84 iow: 85 tom. night: storms likely. heavy rain is possible. wind: w 5-10. low: 65 alo: 64 dbq: 64 iow: 67 thursday: partly cloudy. high: 82 low: 65 friday: showers and a few thunderstorm s. locally he possible. high: 78 low: 62 saturday: turning mostly sunny. high: 72 low: 57 sunday: mostly sunny. high: 75 low: 51 monday: increasing clouds. high: 79 low: 58 tuesday: chance of showers, cooler. high: 68 low: 55 wednesday: partly cloudy. parents with a child who has had to undergo surgery know how emotional and challenging the entire process can be. but a new study could lead to something as simple as an i-pad could work just as well as medication to reduce anxiety before surgery. kim hutcherson reports. for years -- parents have known smart devices help keep their children occupied... now it seems there could be a medical application for that. kids who are about to say playing games like "angry birds" worked just as well as sedatives, to make kids less anxious right before an operation. the small study looked at one-hundred and twelve children between four-and-10 years old. the kids were randomly assigned to either take a sedative or play with an i-pad - twenty minutes before receiving anesthesia. researchers found the tablets worked just as well to reduce stress as did medication. and the study didn't just show the i-pads were helpful for the young ones... the devices apparently helped to relax the kids' parents too. this isn't the first study to suggest that technological distraction could be a way to reduce anxiety. researchers have also looked at virtual reality as a way to assist people who are in stressful positions. for today's health minute i'm kim hu researchers at the university of iowa are finding ways to keep kids calm even during simpler procedures, like blood draws or vaccines. "distraction in action". the app starts with an online survey for parents, kids and medical staff. after, it gives specific tips on how to keep the child best preoccupied during something like a shot. developers call it a major improvement over the past when nurses often had to hold kids down. we have our 1st finalists of the year for kcrg-tv9's student of the month. we'll start in iowa city with emily halverson, a senior at west high school. she's 17, and the co-captain of the volleybal that includes college courses. she rearranged her senior schedule so she could continue volunteering at the coralville food pantry. next, another senior, mercedez fay, from cedar rapids washington high school. the 17 year old already has her c-n-a, or certified nursing assistant, license and is working on her rn. she strives to exceed expectations - from herself and others - in everything she does. rounding out our list is holly rubin , a freshman at oelwein high school. she has a busy schedule for a 14 year old, with she's also a grand representative for the international order of rainbow for girls. you can vote now. just go to kcrg-dot-com slash student of the month. you have until friday to vote. we'll announce our winner on monday and feature our student at the end of september. tonight you can see high school volleyball on kcrg 9.2. city high plays at iowa city west. our coverage starts at 7. you can also see it live on kcrg,com. congress is back in session today, and there are a number of issus farmers. but hear why some experts say lawmakers just might not get to some of the most pressing ag issues this time around. and a horse whisperer is traveling the country with fire, air-horns and obstacle courses. it's all to help them learn how to stay under control when it matters most. welcome to the agribusiness there are a lot of agricultural issues on the table.. with discussions on the future farm bill.. and the trans-pacific partnership topping the list. but with the elections in full swing.. there's not much expectation that much will get accomplished in the lame duck session. one need for congress will be passage of appropriation bills.. including agriculture.. however.. the expectation.. is congress will pass a catch-all spending bill known as a continuing resolution.. energy and tax incentive bills are also issues likely to see some action in the short session before lawmakers head back to the campaign trail. ---- the department of agriculture announced more funding for farm operating loans.. the farm service agency says the funding will help out 19 hundred give the u-s- d-a a hundred and 85 million dollars in additional lending for direct and guaranteed farm operation loans. it also addresses up to 30 percent of the projected shortfall in funding for the program before the next fiscal year. the f-s-a has guaranteed loans to 64 hundred customers for farm ownership and operating purposes.. ---- with the farm progress show all wrapped up this year.. i went through the archives of 2014.. the last time the show was in cooperatives of iowa put together a demonstratio n of the dangers of electrical currents.. saying in 2012.. there were three farm deaths because of electricity.. they were hoping to raise awareness of working near power lines on the farm. in 2014.. there were three work deaths related to electricity.. so in a rebroadcast of this demonstratio n.. doug bowman with midland power shows how to deal with power lines.. please don't try this at home.. "we are going to simulate what happens if someone were to accident, or a tractor was to stick the booms of a sprayer up into the line, the dangers of the electricity injuring them and worse, killing them. doug bowman and i'm member services representative out of iowa falls with midland power. well this is all the electric cooperatives in the state of iowa, get together, and we pool all of our resources and manpower. and so we can entertain everyone here at the show. probably the biggest augers that are portable, they move them around. we've had deaths in the state of iowa from that accident. so we're trying to make sure that they understand that if they even get close to the power line, that electricity can jump across, come down the auger and if they're pushing it around, they're the path to ground. most generally if you stay in the vehicle do not contact the vehicle and the ground at the same time, you're going to be safe. most people have cellphones now. stay in that vehicle, and get on the ---- we'll post a video every day in the agriculture section of kcrg.com. i'm david geiger with the agribusiness report. trt 3:24 oc: standard raising money in springville was a little bit easier than trying to hit a whiffle ball yes people hit the field for the 4th annual wiffle ball tournament over the holiday weekend. 13 teams from the area paid a fee to play this year, with a goal of raising around $4,000 dollars. that money is going toward local churches, who use it to help families buy food and supplies. "it's great not only to be able to help people in our community but to be able to create an experience. you know we have a lot of families out here that get to spend the day playing wiffle ball or cheering for someone that is " for those who have not seen the for quite a few charity gatherings since it opened last year. in order for horses to work with kids or complete search-and- rescue missions, they have to stay calm even in dicey situations. a man affectionatel y called the horse whisperer is traveling around the country with fire, air horns and hoops, to get the horses and their riders ready for anything. less hand and more leg. that has whisperer. others just call him bill. either way, he specializes in de-spooking horses, getting them ready for search and rescue missions or to work with kids - any capacity where they need to stay calm. this weekend, he was in maine, putting some of his unconventional methods to the test. a de-spooking clinic in maine this weekend, sent the jitters packing for some horses with a mission. bill richey, a horse whisperer, travels all how to deal with distraction... horse owners from across the state showed up to learn a few tips in keeping $7.25 to a 40% increase... linn county leaders are in the process of the 2nd of 3 votes to bump that rate up to $10.25 an hour. and after decades of leading anti-abortion and anti-feminist movements, conservative activist phyllis schlafly has died. updates our temperatures coming up in your to some schools in the eastern part of the tv-9 viewing area to get out early as temperatures will approach 90. and a native american tribe asks a federal judge today to halt work on a pipeline that's set to go through iowa, citing cultural historic trip to laos, promising to help the country pay to remove bombs that never exploded in the vietnam war. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at midday. a few eastern iowa school districts have already decided to let out early today due to today's hot and humid weather. pleasant schools are dismissing at 1:30 today. and tipton schools and iowa city schools are letting out 2 hours early. you can always check to see if your school is letting out early by going to kcrg.com slash cancellations. because we're seeing this hot weather, let's start with meteorologis t justin ahead with highs well into the 80s. southern iowa may very well touch 90. with dew points in the 70s, the heat index is going to be situated in the 90s this afternoon. as a cold front slowly approaches from the west, some thunderstorm s will begin to form in northern iowa late. they become more widespread tonight into wednesday. while a few may be stro for heavy rain. some spots could pick up more than a couple of inches by the time things wrap up tomorrow night. we'll catch a break thursday before more showers and storms arrive on friday. after that, we have a nice weekend to look forward to.today: a chance of storms late. the highest chance is in the northwest. warm and muggy. wind: sw 10-20. high: 89 alo: 87 dbq: 88 iow: 90 tonight: storms become likely. heavy rain is possible. wind: sw 5-15. low: 70 alo: 69 dbq: 69 iow: 72 in dubuque, flooding from the mississippi river has forced the closure of miller park. of the park have standing water. the city is hoping to reopen the park for the dragon boat races, which start friday. minimum wage workers in linn county will have to wait a little longer to find out whether linn county will take another step toward raising the minimum wage. this morning, the supervisors were supposed to hold the second of three readings on the minimum wage ordinance. but they held off, saying the need to re-work some of the language. they're planning to hold the second vote tomorrow at 10 a-m. last month, the supervisors passed the wage. the vote was 4 to 1. during that vote, the supervisors also decided not to automatically tie future wage increases past the 10-25 threshold to the rate of inflation. last month, the supervisors passed the first of three readings to raise the wage. the vote was 4 to 1. during that vote, the supervisors also decided not to automatically tie future wage increases past the 10-25 threshold to the rate of inflation. here's how the increase would work. starting january 1st, the minimum wage in linn county would go from the federal and state level of wage reaches $10.25 an hour in january 2019. tonight the waterloo city council is set to vote on a plan to relocate the city's dump for yard waste. they're considering whether to build a drop- off and composting facility in the 2700 block of independence avenue. right now, the facility sits on easton avenue. the vote comes after the u-s army corps of engineers said the existing facility is affecting waterloo's levee system. if you're looking for a new place to put down roots, the ton for you. city leaders there are considering wiping out property taxes for 10 years on new homes. they hope the plan will lure builders and families to the area. the town's city administrator says perry hasn't fully recovered from the recession and is losing residents to adel, waukee and other cities. city leaders are expected to approve the plan today. today a native american tribe in north dakota will ask a federal judge to temporarily stop work on part of the pipeline that is set wants a temporary restraining order on the company building it, dakota access. the company wants to build the bakken oil pipeline to move crude oil from fields in north dakota to refineries in illinois. the tribe says it is trying to prevent destruction of sacred and culturally significant sites. the order would stop construction while the judge considers a request to halt the entire project. protests at a bakken construction site turned violent over the weekend. president obama this morning said the u-s will work with allies to toughen up the sanctions on north korea. that's after more ballistic missile launches from the country yesterday. today, obama said there is room for discussions if north korea backs off its missile program. the president's comments come after he opened his historic visit to laos. the obama administration is committing $90-million dollars to laos to help clean up unexploded bombs the u-s dropped on the country during the people from laos have been killed or injured farmers attending to their fields, children playing...the wounds or missing leg or arm lasts a life time " also today, philippine president rodrigo duterte didn't he exactly apologize, but he did say he regrets cursing president obama. the cursing happened when a reporter asked duterte what he was planning to say to the u.s. president about thk duerte was previously scheduled to meet with president obama while in laos. that meeting, however, has been canceled. lawmakers are back on the hill today, as congress is returning from a seven-week recess. they have just a little more than 4 weeks until they are scheduled to leave town again before the november elections. congress must figure out a way to keep the government funded and open before spending legislation expires on october 1st. beyond that, congress is also looking at ways nomination of judge merrick garland to the supreme court are also on the table, but they're long-shots for passage. with house members up for re-election every 2 years, many spent the 7-week recess campaigning back in home districts. this includes republican rod blum in iowa's first district, which covers cedar rapids, waterloo and dubuque. blum won his seat in congress two years ago by a few thousand votes. challenger monica vernon is trying to flip the 1st district back to the democrats. the former cedar rapids city council member also was on the democratic ticket in 2014 as lieutenant governor. blum and vernon was still in disagreement over the number of debates they'll hold between now and the election. longtime conservative activist phyllis schlafly died over the weekend at her home in suburban st. louis. a flashpoint of u.s. politics for decades, schlafly was a best-selling author and a vocal anti-feminist, known for her fight against the equal rights pro-family advocacy group "eagle forum." recently, she threw her support behind presidental candidate donald trump, which led to some rancor among her supporters. phyllis schlafly was 92. for busy families, keeping healthy options on hand all day can be a tall order. we talk with a dietitian about how meal prep can make your week go smoother, and help you feel better. and soon, you'll be able to look up to the skies and see something dedicated to one of the most famous rock stars in history. meteorologist justin gehrts joins us now. another warm, humid afternoon is ahead with highs well into the 80s. southern iowa may very well touch 90. with dew points in the 70s, the heat index is going to be situated in the 90s a cold front slowly approaches from the west, some thunderstorm s will begin to form in more may be strong, the biggest issue will be the potential for heavy rain. some spots could pick up more time things wrap up tomorrow night. we'll catch a arrive on friday. after that, we have a nice weekend to look forward to.today: a chance of storms late. the highest chance is in the northwest. warm and muggy. wind: sw 10-20. high: 89 alo: 87 dbq: 88 iow: 90 tonight: storms become likely. heavy rain is possible. wind: sw 5-15. low: 70 alo: 69 dbq: 69 iow: 72 tomorrow: occasional rain and thunderstorm s. heavy rain is possible. wind: sw 10-20. high: 84 alo: 83 dbq: 84 iow: 85 tom. night: storms likely. heavy rain is possible. wind: w 5-10. low: 65 alo: 64 dbq: 64 iow: 67 thursday: partly cloudy. high: 82 low: 65 friday: showers and a few thunderstorm s. locally heavy rain is possible. high: 78 low: 62 saturday: turning mostly sunny. high: 72 low: 57 sunday: mostly sunny. high: 75 low: 51 monday: increasing clouds. high: 79 low: 58 tuesday: chance of showers, cooler. high: 68 low: 55 wednesday: partly cloudy. high: 67 low: 51 thanks justin. oh, baby. bridget jones has one of the most recognizable performers in rock history is now has something named after him that's almost as eye-catching as dynamite with a laser beam. a-b-c's jason nathanson has today's showbiz wrap. bridget jones is back! this time -- with a baby! it's renee zellweger's third go-round in the title role she made famous. sot renee zellweger: " ... it's so much fun so open and awkward and self- depreciating but embraces herself anyway ...." colin firth is back as jones's ex-boyfriend, mark darcy. and patrick dempsey joins the cast as bridget's new love interest. "bridget jone's baby" opens next week. one of the last stars from the golden age of television westerns has died. hugh o'brian stood tall in "the life and legend of wyatt earp" from 1955 to 1961 -- the show based on the exploits of the wild west's legendary lawman. hugh o'brian was ninety- one. monday would have been freddie for queen got a posthumous present that's out of this world -- an asteroid named after him. it was discovered in 1991 -- the year freddie mercury died at age forty- five. finally. barbra streisand has outdone herself. she already held the record for the woman with the most number-one albums with ten. her new album -- "encore: movie partners sing broadway" -- now eleven. a new "record" in more ways than one. and that's what's happening in hollywood. i'm jason nathanson, abc news los angeles with students back to school -- heat permitting, of course -- the importance of nutritious family meals is re-emphasized once again... our nutritional expert will look at some quick fixes for the budget, the nutritional chart and, of course, your time... stay with kcrg-tv 9. yet we'll also take a deep look we have all been there. you get home from a long day and you are hungry! you don't want to take the time to make dinner, so you just end up ordering food to go. and while that idea may be fine every once in a while, f daily routine, it may cost you and your family an extra notch in the belt loop. studies show that individuals who eat out daily are taking in about 200 extra calories a day. many barriers may get in the way from cooking at home such as a lack of time, a lack of resources or a lack of knowledge. but you don't have to be a whiz in the kitchen to make meals that are quick and healthy. with september being national family meals month, it's the perfect time to get back into the habit of cooking for you and your family. the first step to dining in is planning ahead. take one morning or afternoon to plan your meals for the be at home to enjoy meals together. check your pantry and see what ingredients you have and then make a list of the remaining items you need. next, prep as much as you can beforehand. having meat already cut up and cooked can be a huge time saver when preparing a meal. the same can be done to your fruits and vegetables; when you get home from the store, wash them before you put them in the fridge or pantry. that way everything is ready to go when needed. here are some other tips for creating a meal in a minute: 1. use your slow-cooker. although it takes between 6-8 hours to cook,pu the slow-cooker before you leave for the day only takes a minute and then a meal is ready to eat right when you get home. simply throw in a protein source such as beef, chicken, or pork, add a little bit of liquid such as chicken broth, juice, soy sauce, or any other of your favorite flavorings. add in a dash of seasonings and some cut vegetables to make it a complete meal. 2. use convenience foods. your hy-vee store offers precut fruits and vegetables to help you save time when you're making a meal at home. 3. ask your hy-vee dietitian or www.hy-vee.com http: for more information about quick 15-minute meal recipes. 4. sign up for dish, hy-vee's meal-prep program. at the end of each class, each customer goes home with a cooler full of ready-to-eat meals that can be placed in the freezer and defrosted when needed. 5. find recipes with five ingredients or less. the less ingredients, the less prep work. try this waffle omelet for a quick meal any time of the day! the information is not intended as medical advice. please consult a medical professional for individual advice. waffled omelet serves 1. all you need: 1 hy-vee large milk 1 tbsp finely chopped green pepper salt and pepper to taste 2 tbsp low-fat cheddar cheese all you do: 1. in a small bowl, whisk egg, milk, green pepper, salt and pepper until thoroughly combined. 2. heat waffle iron on medium-low heat setting. once ready, coat with cooking spray and pour in egg mixture. close waffle iron and cook until set, checking eggs for doneness rather than relying on waffle "ready" light indicator. 3. add cheese to half of omelet and fold over to serve. dietitian tip: try adding your favorite omelet ingredients, such as cooked meats or other vegetables. be careful to avoid overloading the represents hy-vee as a nutrition expert working throughout the community to promote healthy eating and nutrition. molly is a registered dietitian and member of the academy of nutrition and dietetics. molly, thanks for being here. coming up tomorrow, we'll have a veterinarian on to talk about your pets, and keeping them cool in the heat. so come ready to call in with your pet questions. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. back to our top stories this districts have humid weather. midland schools and mount pleasant schools are dismissing at 1:30 today. and tipton schools and iowa city schools are letting out 2 hours early. you can always check to see if your school is letting out early by going to kcrg.com slash cancellations. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin. another warm, humid afternoon is ahead with highs well into the 80s. southern iowa may very well touch 90. with dew points in the 70s, the heat index is going to be situated in the 90s this afternoon. as a cold front slowly approaches from the west, some thunderstorm s will begin to form in northern iowa late. they become more widespread tonight into wednesday. while a few may b issue will be the potential for heavy rain. some spots could pick up more than a couple of inches by the time things wrap up tomorrow night. we'll catch a break thursday before more showers and storms arrive on friday. after that, we have a nice weekend to look forward to.today: a chance of storms late. the highest chance is in the northwest. warm and muggy. wind: sw 10-20. high: 89 alo: 87 dbq: 88 iow: 90 tonight: storms become likely. heavy rain is possible. wind: sw 5-15. low: 70 alo: 69 dbq: 69 iow: 72 tomorrow: occasional rain and thunderstorm s. heavy rain is possible. wind: sw 10-20. high: 84 alo: 83 dbq: 84 iow: 85 tom. night: storms likely. heavy raig stly sunny. high: 7low: 57 >> announcer: it's been so fun hanging on the beach with you guys this summer. >> yeah, but i wish you did a better job with the sun screen. >> oops, missed a spot. >> don't you guys think we should be getting back? america's hungry. >> as soon as i finish my sandwich, we can get out of here. well, i'm ready. mario, are you coming? >> i'll take that as a yes. our season six celebration starts right now! 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