natsot - donald trump / president-elect"all i can say is he is the real deal." mr trump tweeting he was "very impressive..." sot - martha raddatz / chief global affairs corresponden t "mattis has been critical of defense cuts, of announcing draw-downs in afghanistan in advance, and our approach to fighting radicall jihadists. but the president- elect also met with real- estate developers in india, raising questions about how he will separate out his business interests from his new government responsibiltie s to avoid a conflict of interest. sot - cokie roberts / abc news political commentator "donald trump's going to have a real problem here. he criticized hillary clinton for her foundation getting contributions from foreign companies. lana zak oncam close: a spokeswoman for the trump organization told the new york times that the president- elect's meeting with the indian developers was brief and congratulato ry in nature. lz, abc news, washington. administration . "i'm not ruling anything out but my focus is on serving the people of iowa and i want to serve the people of iowa and accomplish as much as i can " he made those comments at his birthday event in altoona saturday. there's been some speculation the next president could ask branstad to serve as the ambassador to china. that would, however, mean living there. governor branstad previously said he wasn't in meteorologist justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... enjoy the sunshine while we have it, because we won't see much of it for the rest of the week. clouds increase later this afternoon with highs in the lower 40s. clouds continue to thicken tonight, keeping us in during the afternoon. it'll be breezy, too. showers continue tomorrow night and taper off on wednesday. rainfall amounts of a quarter to half-inch will be common. clouds will hang around on thanksgiving, but it will be a dry day with highs in the lower 40s. some flurries are possible thursday night into early friday. while it doesn't look like much right now, it's something to keep in mind if you plan on being out for black friday shopping.today: increasing clouds. wind: se 5-15. high: 42 alo: 41 dbq: 41 iow: 43 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 alo: 30 dbq: 29 iow: 33 a decision to run toward danger has earnedwo us how these men are being honored for their courage. 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." "41:57i heard a lot of air going 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 li 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 shut the gas line off." "43:25there was no way we could 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 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 out of the house across street. 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. nebraska cornhuskers will meet friday in kinnick at 3:30. several days before kickoff, veteran suicide awareness. last year, the university of iowa veterans association spent about a week on a ruck walk, marching 280 miles from minneapolis to iowa city. this year, the group is working with a nebraska veterans student group 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 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 -- in western iowa. 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. hands up don't shoot against racial injustice. more than a hundred people walked through dubuque yesterday. the mostly hite 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 understand that all lives do matter. and right 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." protest what they call hateful comments against minorities from president-elect donald trump. several churches in the cedar 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 prayer service say they wanted to show law enforcement they also support them. ""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 sep state. the letter says, quote, "police officers and staff may not be present at religious events in their official capacity and may not 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 the prayer service organizers plan to still meet with local law enforcement agencies in the coming months. they hope to include other faiths and organizations. the pre-trial conference for a former cedar rapids washington high school substitute teacher is today. mary beth haglin is charged with sexual exploitation. a week from today, she will go to trial in tama county. a cedar rapids judge approved a change of venue. haglin's lawyer says the news c county. haglin admitted to having a relationship with a student in several t-v interviews. prosecutors then 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 hempstead 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 tonight at the forum on 2300 chaney road. stuck song syndrome, is when a catchy piece of music repeats through a person's mind after it is no longer playing. for me, it's often air supply or christopher cross... we look at the science of earworms. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. stay with tv9. enjoy the sunshine while we have rest of the week. clouds increase later this afternoon with highs in the lower 40s. clouds continue to thicken tonight, keeping us in likely on tuesday, especially during the afternoon. it'll be breezy, too. showers continue tomorrow night and taper off on wednesday. rainfall will hang around on thanksgiving, but it will be a dry day with highs in the lower 40s. some flurries are possible thursday night into early friday. while it doesn't look like much right now, it's something to keep in mind if you plan on being out for black friday shopping.today: increasing clouds. wind: se 5-15. high: 42 alo: 41 dbq: 41 iow: 43 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 alo: 30 dbq: 29 iow: 33 tomorrow: showers likely, especially in 15-25. high: 41 alo: 41 dbq: 41 iow: 43 tom. night: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 alo: 37 dbq: 38 iow: 40 wednesday: showers likely, mainly early. high: 45 low: 39 thursday: cloudy and cool. high: 41 low: 32 friday: cloudy with flurries possible early. high: 41 low: 30 cloudy. high: 46 low: 28 sunday: chance of showers. high: 46 low: 32 monday: mostly cloudy. high: 45 low: 34 tuesday: chance of rain/snow. high: 44 low: 34 it's estimated that 90% of us songs you just can't get out of your head. but why do certain tunes play on repeat in our minds? cnn's mary moloney goes behind the music. apologies upfront... you are about to get a bunch of headmusic psychologists in the u-k created a survey to come up with this list of catchiest songs... and then analyzed the results to see what they all had in common they found every earworm had three essential ingredients one- they tend to have a faster pace... something you can really dance to moves like jaggerearwo rms are also simple in structure, but with a rhythmic pattern sounds may rise in pitch, go back down low and then rise again bad romancemany nursery rhymes fit this pattern to help children remember them finally the songs all break up that pattern with a few unique intervals to make it stand out bohemian rhapsodyrese archers hope understandin g how earworms affect our brains will add insight into how we process memories and moods for today's health minute... i'm mary moloney --tag-- if you are looking to get rid of an earworm, researchers have a few suggestions: engage fully with the song by listening to it coming up in today's agribusiness report.. an agreement covering 40 percent of the global economy is on hold. ...as china's demand for pork is pushing farmers to have a close trading relationship. report, i'm david geiger. ---- a massive trade agreement between 12 countries.. covering 40 percent of the global economy.. is on hold.. the obama pass the trans-pacific 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 and there the u-s economy has a large trade deficit.. "the trade surplus in agriculture is about 5 percent of the overall deficit, 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 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 agreements." an aspect of the t-p-p involves how the united states works with countries on the pacific ocean.. president obama is expected to travel to peru this month.. there he will talk to china's president as well as members of the t-p-p according to a white house press call.. china consumes half of the worlds pork production.. the u-s meat export federation says chinese demand... affects global demand.. especially on the united states to have a close and cooperative and constructive trading relationship with china. tpp's not part of that process but it's a step in that direction. it says to all the countries in the region that we want to be part of this trading network with you" lively supports the t-p-p and says u-s agriculture needs it.. to stay competitive.. china is building a separate trade gain a huge advantage in trade.. he adds some day china could become a part of the t-p-p.. the farmers union thinks it's a good thing t-p-p is dead in the lame duck session.. but that doesn't mean it can't be fixed. "i don't necessarily believe that that means it's dead forever. the trump administration is saying they can do a better job in negotiating, there are some fairly basic things that could be done to renegotiate tpp that would be good for us and that i think other 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 be seen over time... ---- and 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. school band is heading to chicago for the mcdonald's thanksgiving day parade. the band will join us live for a taste of their performance, next. stay with us on tv9. mount vernon high school mount vernon high school marching mustangs is a drum mustangs are made up of 65 band members and 2 directors. this year in the parade they will be playing christmas carols. q: when is the parade? a: the mcdonald's thanksgiving parade takes place on thanksgiving morning november 24, 2016 from 8:00am is the parade route? a: the parade is on state street and begins at congress and moves northbound to randolph. the parade route is approximately 1 mile long. q: how much time does it take to prepare for the parade? a: each parade takes over a year and a half of recruiting volunteers, looking for new and entertaining performing groups and working with our wonderful sponsors to produce this premier event for the city of chicago. we have already begun the process of planning for the 2017 parade. at this time, the unit application for the 2016 parade is now c is now available on our website. however you can still apply to be a volunteer at www.chicagof estivals.org. it's another day of meetings this is kcrg-tv9 news at midday. president-elect donald trump is meeting more potential cabinet candidates today. he met with his former rival mitt romney. vice president- elect mike pence said that romney was considered to become the next secretary of state. today trump will hold talks with former texas governor and g-o-p presidential rival rick perry. trump's aide kellyanne conway told fox news this morning that perry is a possible contender to lead the defense or energy departments. but conway president- elect or meets with him is going to be in his cabinet." trump is planning to meet also with with oklahoma governor mary fallin. fallin is being considered to head the interior department. four police officers in three states were shot in separate incidents yesterday, one fatally. authorities are calling at least two of the shootings targeted attacks. abc's elizabeth hur reports. four officers in four cities.. ambushed.. one of them, murdered just o sot - "i've got an officer down in front of headquarters. " detective benjamin marconi.. a 20-year veteran of the san antonio police department.. was in his patrol car.. writing a traffic ticket.. when police say.. this car pulled up behind him.. then a man got out.. and shot the detective twice in the head.. through the passenger side window. sot - chief william mcmanus / san antonio police "most families will be of its own because of an ultimate act of cowardice." the suspected killer is still out there.. and authorities are now asking the people seen in these pictures to come forward.. calling them possible witnesses. meanwhile.. in saint louis.. another officer, a father of three is in critical but stable condition after he was shot twice in the face.. also while sitting in his patrol car. sot - chief sam dotson / st. louis police "the officer says he saw the muzzle flashes and felt the glass breaking in his window as the shots came through and struck him in the head." the alleged shooter in this case was later killed in a shootout with police. and this m over the weekend.. in florida and another in missouri have two more officers recovering.. both shot during traffic stops.. elizabeth hur oncam close: in the wake of these shootings.. we are told, in st. louis and in san antonio.. officers will be making traffic stops in pairs.. until further notice. eh, abc news, new york law enforcement and protesters are in a new confrontatio n on the site of the bakken law enforcement and protesters the site of the bakken pipeline. for months protesters have been trying to stop the construction of the pipeline. demonstrators say the project will hurt environment and destroy some historic native- american sites. the morton county sheriff's office estimated 400 protesters were on a bridge trying to go north on state highway 1806 late sunday evening. at least one person had been arrested. last week, protesters temporarily blocked off main streets in bismark. activists marched from the capitol tying up traffic. yesterday state leaders are reassuring residents that law enforcement will continue to keep the peace. "people can be on public sidewalks so long as they are following the laws and that is what we have been trying to attain, but it is not legal to take over streets, block traffic and just march where you want to march " officials blamed the federal government's indecision on granting a water crossing permit for an increase in arrest. meteorologist justin gehrts has alert forecast, justin... enjoy the sunshine while we have it, because we won't see much of it for the rest of the week. clouds increase later this afternoon with highs in the lower 40s. clouds continue to the lower 30s. showers become likely on tuesday, especially during the afternoon. it'll be breezy, too. showers continue tomorrow night and taper off on wednesday. rainfall amounts of a quarter to half-inch will be common. clouds will hang around on thanksgiving, but it will be a dry day with highs in the lower 40s. some flurries are possible thursday night into early friday. while it doesn't look like much right now, it's something to keep in mind if you plan on being out for black friday shopping.today: increasing clouds. wind: se 5-15. high: 42 alo: 41 dbq: 41 iow: 43 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 day care can be more expenve tn college. at cost is especially hard on delassand low income families. a new report from "the care index" found theverageamerican t $9,500 per year for one child in daycare. that cost is cheaper in iowa at nearly $8,200 dollars. but comparatively , that's nearly as high as the university of iowa's tuition. kcrg-tv9's dubuque 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. door opens, surprise! and drops them off at her brother in law's house. 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 this work even if i wanted to without 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 we're also giving over like a fourth of our paycheck. " both in-home and childcare centers charge parents based on 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 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 operational costs, food, 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. " 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 single parent earns more than 11- 15 an hour at a full time job or about 17-dollars an hour for two parents. that means if a parent takes a higher paying job, they suddenly lose about 46- hundred dollars in help paying for day care. the report recommends a reform to phase out that support rather than an abrupt "cliff". that leaves these parents wondering if going to work everyday is even worth it. "why would you work? because you're basically just working to pay for daycare. " "why not stay home with your kids and live off the but that's not something either of these moms plan to do... so they'll just keep swinging it, day in and day out. in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news. has laid out an affordable childcare proposal. one part of the plan would change the tax code to allow working parents to deduct child care expenses from income taxes. 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 22-year-old corporal zachary reiff 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. 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" i business we should feature on made in eastern iowa, just send me an email at chris.earl@kc rg.com keeping up a regular fitness and exercise routine can put you on the fast track to better overall health. now a new report shows that the same routine can lead straight to injuries, sometimes serious ones. stay with us on tv9. on sports and exercise injuries may surprise some of those weekend warriors. with more, here's a-b-c's dr. timothy johnson. getting in better shape? you're not alone. the u-s is becoming a more active 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 weig 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 as we all know? most americans don't meet 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 justin will have one last check with trump at trump tower in manhattan. the scheduled visitors include former texas governor rick perry and former house speaker newt gingrich. senior adviser kellyanne conway says trump wants to hear viewpoints from across the political spectrum. a dangerous weekend for police, after four separate shootings in three different states. today, a manhunt is underway in san antonio after the officer in that incident died. in another attack, an officer the suspect in that incident -- who was wanted for other violent crimes -- was later killed in a shootout. a decision to run toward danger has earned two iowa men the title of hy-vee heroes. brock staley and ken blazek will receive that honor during the iowa vs. nebraska game on november 25. the cedar rapids fire department will also honor them for their heroic acts next month. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin. enjoy the sunshine while we have it, because we won't see much of it for the rest of the week. clouds increase later this afternoon clouds continue to thicken tonight, keeping us in the lower 30s. showers become likely on tuesday, especially during the afternoon. it'll be breezy, too. showers continue tomorrow night and taper off on wednesday. rainfall amounts of a quarter to half-inch will be common. clouds will hang around on thanksgiving, but it will be a dry day with highs in the lower 40s. some flurries are possible thursday night into early friday. while it doesn't look like much right now, it's something to keep in mind if you plan on being out for black friday shopping.today: increasing clouds. wind: se 5-15. high: 42 alo: 41 dbq: 41 iow: 43 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 alo: 30 dbq: 29 iow: 33 switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month. that's the speed you need to stream... ...game... ...connect on social media... learn, shop and more with fast in-home wifi. so call 844-565-link. get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan. speed may not be available in your area. call today. ? >> announcer: today, we're giving you our minute-by-minute guide to a stress-free thanksgiving. it's "the chew's" turkey timeline. mario's got a delicious twist on turkey. michael and daphne are teaming up to make two incredible sides, and just wt decadent dessert packed with all the flavors of fall! and it all starts right now on "the chew." 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