to start off, but will warm into the 60s and close to 70 by late morning. we've got clear skies out there for the most part which allowed for us to get so cool, but these clear skies will allow for us to warm through the day as well. if you catch yourself going to the downtown cedar rapids farmers market then grab the jacket and enjoy the weather while having fun. expect high temperatures to warm near 80 today and due to a southeasterl y wind the dew points will also rise. don't worry, it won't be oppressive by any means, just enough for you to notice the mugginess in the air. the evening won't be too bad either. we'll be slightly warmer than what we were this morning, but still in the 50s.today: mostly sunny. wind: se 5-10. high: 78 alo: 78 dbq:7 tonight: mostly clear, a few passing clouds. wind: se 5-10 low: 59 alo: 59 dbq: 57 iow: 59 56 to 62 thanks britley. this morning, tropical storm hermine is tracking up the east coast. this is a live look from myrtle beach south carolina where the storm is bringing strong winds and rain this morning. hermine made landfall a coast. once it moved off the florida panhandle-- crews got busy getting power restored to more than 250 thousand people. hermine was a category 1 hurricane when it hit the state. the city of tallahassee says it has crews working to get power back on as quickly as possible. "we're going around just trying to get as many people on as we possibly can, just start eliminating it down to smaller outages, everybody be patient, we are going at it as hard as we can. " hermine was a category one hurricane when it hit, yesterday morning. that makes it the first hurricane to hit the state of florida since wilma, in 2005. a national statistic estimates 22 servicemen and women take their own lives, everyday. way too much, say the parents of an iowa veteran who did the same. brandon ketchum was 33 when he eighth. he was a combat veteran who was struggling with post traumatic stress disorder. ketchum's mother and girlfriend say he asked his doctor at the iowa city v-a to admit him to the hospital's psychiatric ward, but they say the doctor refused. ketchum's suicide came hours later. brandon's parents will join the group '22 no more' for a vigil in iowa city tonight. that vigil runs from 7:00 until 10:00 at the ped mall's water feature, downtown. that's right behind the sharaton hotel. area ve focused while driving for the labor day weekend. their inviting drivers to take a pit stop to enjoy some coffee and conversation with them. am-vets post 218 will be stationed at an i-380 truck stop between iowa city and cedar rapids all weekend. they are selling coffee, cookies, and lemonade there, with the proceeds going to help other veterans. the fundraiser is also promoting highway safety. "one of the main purposes of this was to get people off the road, get them rested up, and take a break, instead of driving through like 8 or 9 or event. they'll be there until monday morning. the weather today is pretty darn near perfect, and if you aren't headed to the hawk game-- maybe try new-bo. there, the district is holding its annual arts festival in cedar rapids. this is the 10th annual festival. it's filled with music, art and other entertainment . events get underway tonight at 5:00 and will go through tomorrow afternoon. in just about an hour, vendors will start one of the last farmers markets of the season, in downtown cedar rapids. about 200 local iowa vendors will offer up produce, baked goods, and gifts. after today, there's only one more market this year. and in ames, it's an in-state matchup between the cyclones and the panthers. iowa state and u-n-i kick off at jack trice stadium at 7:00 tonight. cyclones tv. high school football took over kingston stadium in cedar rapids last night. a matchup between kennedy and washington was for more than just bragging rights on the a definite cool start to your saturday morning is in order. we'll experience temperatures in the low 50s to start off, but will warm into the 60s and close to 70 by late morning. we've got clear skies out allowed for us to get so cool, but these clear skies will allow for us to warm through the day as well. if you catch yourself going to the downtown cedar rapids farmers market then grab the jacket and enjoy the weather while having fun. expect high temperatures to warm near 80 today and due to a southeasterl y wind the dew points will also rise. don't worry, it won't be oppressive by any means, just enough for you to notice the either. we'll be slightly warmer than what we were this morning, but still in the 50s. today: mostly sunny. wind: se 5-10. high: 78 alo: 78 dbq: 76 iow: 78 75 to 81 tonight: mostly clear, a few passing clouds. wind: se 5-10 low: 59 alo: 59 dbq: 57 iow: 59 56 to 62 tomorrow: mostly sunny to start then turning partly cloudy. seasonable. high: 82 alo: 82 dbq: 80 iow: 82 79 to 85 tom. night: partly cloudy. low: 64 alo: 64 dbq: 62 iow: 64 61 to 67 m warm and muggy. high: 86 low: 64 tuesday: chance of storms. high: 86 low: 69 wednesday: chance of storms. high: 84 low: 68 thursday: partly cloudy. high: 83 low: 65 friday: chance of storms. high: 78 low: 61 saturday: partly cloudy. high: 76 low: 59 sunday: mostly sunny. high: 77 low: 57 a definite cool start to your saturday morning is in order. we'll experience temperatures in the low 50s to start off, but will warm into clear skies out there for the most part which allowed for us to get so cool, but these clear skies will allow for us to warm through the day as well. if you catch yourself going to the downtown cedar rapids farmers market then grab the jacket and enjoy the weather while having fun. expect high temperatures to warm near 80 today and due to a southeasterl y wind the dew points will also rise. don't worry, it won't be oppressive by any means, just evening won't be too bad either. we'll be slightly warmer than what we were this morning, but still in the 50s. today: mostly sunny. wind: se 5-10. high: 78 alo: 78 dbq: 76 iow: 78 75 to 81 tonight: mostly clear, a few passing clouds. wind: se 5-10 low: 59 alo: 59 dbq: 57 iow: 59 56 to 62 tomorrow: mostly sunny to start then turning partly cloudy. seasonable. high: 82 alo: 82 dbq: 80 iow: 82 79 to 85 tom. night: partly cloudy. low: warm and muggy. high: 86 low: thanks britley. start a 3-game series against the clinton lumberkings. you can find game one of the series live tonight on kcrg 9 point 2. first pitch is scheduled for 6:30. after little rest following a lengthy game in wisconsin, the kernels are playing again tonight. friday, it took the kernels 16 innings to take down the 5 to 4. the game lasted more than 5 hours. the kernels have won 9 out of their last 11 games. iowa city regina has dominated the gridiron for the past 6 years. scott will have highlights from their matchup last night with the spartans from solon, coming up good matchup tonight on kcrg 9.2.. 6 time defending state champion regina hosted solon.. ryan schlader called it on 9.2 and joins us live for manchester.. ryan regina really good tonight. joel girdner joins me now and real test tonight against kennedy. kennedy handed the warriors their only two losses of the season a year ago during their run to the state championship game...this years' meeting was very different... 1st quarter....con nor malcolm is a tough runner....spinning through tackles and getting the ball down inside the cougar ten yard line... finds cade saylor on the quick slant....saylor holds on to give the warriors a 7-0 lead. second quarter...nick duehr trying to find someone downfield....st eps up and it ends up in the hads of braydon wright....the sophomore knew what to do with it from there....retur ning un-touched to gve wash the 14-0 lead. later in the quarter...kund e would return the favor....the ball is tipped and picked off by jesse price. the cougars could not tu wash blanked the cougars...21-0 former hawkeye linebacker matt hughes is off to a good start at clear creek amana this year. the independence tonight. mark carlson has the highlights. they were twirling fire in tiffin friday night. and the clippers got off to a hot start. drake brazina did a lot of pounding on the ground for the clippers. he sets up their first scored when ashton carpenter drops a play action, then drops the pass to the back of the endzone for kobey schlotman. 7 nothing clippers right away. i need more cowbell. alright that's enough... back to football and back to the ground for brezina who is about to come right into your living room. bre the way. that sets up a long touchdown scamper for matt brimeyer, untouched as he heads for the promise land. extra point was missed, making it 13-nothing- clippers over independence. the clippers tried to make another drive at the end of the half as carpender takes it for a first down. but the drive would end when he flicks it a little too far into the endzone. cyrus butters on the pick... it was the half... on a back and a hard hitting second week of football in tiffin. mark carlson, kcrg tv nine sports. thanks mark.. they opened a brand new stadium tonight at alburnett.. and it is a great looking stadium on the south side of town.. with a nice all weather track around it.. they didn't have a track before and they shared the football field with the baseball field at their old stadium. the pirates hosted belle plaine both teams came in 1-0.. and a little baby powder to christent early on.. they dump the pass off to jordan rynekee and he breaks a tackle and look the big guy rumble for the games first touchdown.. and that woke up the crowd. alburnett on the ensuing kick off with a nice return from cody martin making people miss.. but the pirates had a hard time moving the ball on offense in a hard hitting game.. and the plaineman took a 14- nothing lead moments later joey schwenn straight up the middle and he slips into the endzone.. and the cheerleaders had to a lot of this tonight wich would make me dizzy.. and belle plaine took a 21-nothing lead early in the second quarter on the brodie bohlen 4 yard td run and the plainseman raise their record to 2-0 with the win. we are just getting started we will have more highlights when we comeback on the endzone.. the lions came out hungry for a win on the home field.. but it was all xavier early.. quarterback bryce schulte hooks up with maliki wilson and checkout athlete of the week for games first touchdown.. and a huge crowd tonight from both teams.. and the saints with a big play on special teams josh gerkee finds the great wall of china.. look at the blocking at he goes flying down sidelines still on his feet stumbling for big yardage.. and the set up schulte on the quarterback keep to give xavier a 14-nothing lead.. but linn mar answered the wake up call reese philips hooks up with josh gassman right into your living room and that set up this austin 14-3.. and then the linn-mar running backs took over with the 1-2 punch neme saayee witth a big hole up the middle all the way inside the five yard line.. and that set up the big back brennan mcgaffie for the touchdown and linn mar reeled off 20 straight points to take the lead prairie and jeff were looking to get in the win column tonight. and i love that super fan.. prairie lit the scoreboard first when zach ganske for the 10 yard touchdown run..and that had the home fans singing the fight song.. jeff came back and took a 7-6 lead on fourth and one they go for it and keenan stewart muscles his way across the goal line.. and back and forth they went..checkout this play joseph meyer gets hammered and caughs it up right to his teammate ganske.. franco harris style for the 22 yard score and but the j-hawks respond again.. dylan hart airs one out for jacob hdnerson who has the nice hesitation move to slip the the tackle and it was off the races for the 14-12 halftime lead and jefferson beat prairie . we will have more highlights on the endzone when we temperatures in the low 50s to start off, but will warm into the 60s and close to 70 by late morning. we've got clear skies out there for the most part which allowed for us to get so cool, but these clear skies will allow for us to warm through the downtown cedar rapids farmers market then grab the jacket and enjoy the weather while having fun. expect high temperatures to warm near 80 today and due to a southeasterl y wind the dew points will also rise. don't worry, it won't be oppressive by any means, just enough for you to notice the mugginess in the air. the evening won't be too bad either. we'll be slightly warmer than what we were this morning, but still in the 50s.today: mostly sunny. wind: se 5-10. high7 back to you forrest. all this month, kcrg- tv9 is collecting coats for kids. last night, two area high the most. drop-off boxes were set up at last night's kennedy-washington game at kingston stadium. fans, students and parents dropped off coats, hats or gloves all night. the clothes will be distributed in 22 counties across eastern iowa. some will go to the cedar rapids salvation army. officials say it's hard finding coats for kids, since kids are always outgrowing them "it's very exciting to see kids in our community doing things to give back to the community, and getting involved, so on that kennedy lost the game, but won the coat competition, combined, the two schools collected more than one thousand coats. we have a full list of where to find coats for kids donation boxes on kcrg dot com. after earning one percent in the 20-12 presidential election, a third party candidate is gaining ground this cycle. libertarian gary johnson brings iowa. we'll show you where. stay with us on your 24- hour news source, coralville police are investigating after a shooting injured two people. a grant county wisconsin couple wants to reunite a dog with its owners and hawk legend hayden fry was honored ahead of today's hawkeye football game against miami. why gold is great, but bronze can be better. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is the kcrg-tv9 saturday morning news. but first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first alert forecast, britley... a defini saturday morning is in order. we'll experience temperatures in the low 50s to start off, but will warm into the 60s and close to 70 by late morning. we've got clear skies out there for the most part which allowed for us to get so cool, but these clear skies will allow for us to warm through the day as well. if you catch yourself going to the downtown cedar rapids farmers market then grab the jacket and enjoy the weather while having fun. expect high temperatures to warm near 80 today and due to a southeasterl y wind the dew points will also rise. don't worry, it won't be oppressive by any means, just enough for you to notice the mugginess in the air. the evening won't be too bad either. we'll be slightly warmer mostly sunny. wind: se 5-10. high: 78 alo: 78 dbq: 76 iow: 78 75 to 81 tonight: mostly clear, a few passing clouds. wind: se 5-10 low: 59 alo: 59 dbq: 57 iow: 59 56 to 62 thanks britley. the northbound interchange for highway 20 and interstate 380 is back open after a semi crash first responders were at the interchange until at least 1:00 this morning. these are pictures taken from d-o-t cameras around mile marker 66. viewers say a semi caught fire and may have exploded. we talked with the black hawk county sheriff's office earlier. police haven't disclosed any injuries or the cause of the incident. stay with tv9 and kcrg dot com for any updates. a shooting injured two in johnson county, yesterday afternoon. officers witnesses heard multiple gun shots. while police investigated the scene, two people showed up at a local hospital with gun shot wounds. police say the shooting wasn't random. the say the people shot were involved in an ongoing dispute of some kind. if you have any information on this case, you're asked to call coralville police. if you see something happening and you think we should know-- give us a call. here's the number for newsline nine-- 319-365-9999. you can also send pictures and video to newsroom at kcrg dot com. a wisconsin couple is looking to reunite a dog with its owners after they say it floated down the mississippi river. about a week ago, the family was camping at the big h campground, near cassville. they saw the dog struggling in fast moving mississippi waters. the family has no idea how long the beagle was in the water. they say the animal is deaf. a veterinarian couldn't couldn't figure out if flood waters damaged her hearing. the family says the pup is "the night that she came in it was our wedding anniversary so we thought that was cute to name her annie for anniversary and it kind of fit the whole orphan annie too " if you are the owner-- or know the owner-- we have contact information on our website at kcrg.com an environmental group says iowa set a new state record this year, but not a good one. --more beach advisories for toxic algae than ever the iowa environmental council says the state has issued 37 beach advisories this year for blue-green algae blooms. the council says the previous record was 34 advisories, last year. it's a growing problem. the dnr issued 185 beach warnings over the last decade. blue-green algae blooms are often fed by fertilizers, livestock waste and other pollution. exposure can cause rashes and majority of americans have an unfavorable opinion of both major party candidates. so this year a thirdparty candidate may have a better shot than years past. libertarian and former new mexico governor gary johnson will be in des moines this afternoon. he's scheduled to speak at a rally at grand view university at 2:00. national polls show johnson with about 10 percent support over the past several weeks. johnson campaigned in milwaukee wisconsin, las calling for smaller government and trimming down the national debt. his website also states he wants to simplify the national tax code. last night johnson said he's the best option to unite the country. "if either one of them get elected, does anybody think polarity in this country is going to get any better? no, it's going to get worse than ever. " johnson said he was impressed with the size of his crowd-- considering his rally started right when the green bay packers a new poll shows iowans are torn between who they like least in the race for president 58-percent have an unfavorable view of trump. 62-percent have an unfavorable view of clinton. when asked who they would vote for in the emerson college poll-- 44% chose trump. 39-percent picked clinton. that's within the poll's margin of error-- meaning a statistical tie that same poll shows iowa senator charles grassley with a strong lead in his reelection bid. republican. 40-percent like democrat patty judge. that poll has a margin of error of 3 point 4 percent. gameday is finally here in iowa city. today the hawkeyes officially kick off the 20-16 season inside kinnick. leading up to the game was the annual fryfest last night in coralville, where a statue now stands in honor of long time hawkeye football coach hayden fry. fryfest yesterday. coach fry even got a little emotional to see the statue today. he says this will likely be the last year he attends the event. artist steve maxon says this is the first time he's sculpted a living person. he had just one opportunity to meet with coach fry to learn as much as he could to create his piece of art. "i think it turned out pretty good, i'm really pleased with it." "i don't know who posed for it, but it sure is good looking." "it's probably one of the better things we've done, one of the best things we've done " the statue now sits near interstate 80 to welcome opposing teams as they head to kinnick stadium on game day. after an 8 month wait, it's finally game day for the hawkeyes. the 17th ranked hawks open their season against miami of ohio at 2:30 this afternoon. if you're not heading down to kinnick, you can watch the game on espn-u. as a reminder if you're going to the game, leave your for the last game of last season. and they will continue that policy into this season. fans can only bring in things that fit into a 12 by six by 12 inch clear bag. one of those gallon lunch bags will work. small clutches are allowed-- but they have to be four and a half by six and a half inches or smaller. people who have items that aren't allowed can check their bag inside the stadium. this morning, tropical storm the east coast. while it's hitting the carolinas and virginia this morning, parts of the northeast are getting ready for their turn, later this meteorologist britley ritz joins us now with your weather wise question. a definite cool start to your saturday morning is in order. we'll experience temperatures in the low 50s to start off, but will warm into the 60s and close to 70 by late morning. we've got clear skies out there for the most part which allowed for us to get so cool, but these clear skies will allow for us to warm through the downtown cedar rapids farmers market then grab the jacket and enjoy the weather while having fun. expect high temperatures to warm near 80 today and due to a southeasterl y wind the dew points will also rise. don't worry, it won't be oppressive by any means, just enough for you to notice the mugginess in the air. the evening won't be too bad either. we'll be slightly warmer than what we were this morning, but still in the alo: 78 dbq: 76 iow: 78 75 to 81 tonight: mostly clear, a few passing clouds. wind: se 5-10 low: 59 alo: 59 dbq: 57 iow: 59 56 to 62 tomorrow: mostly sunny to start then turning partly cloudy. seasonable. high: 82 alo: 82 dbq: 80 iow: 82 79 to 85 tom. night: partly cloudy. low: 64 alo: 64 dbq: 62 iow: 64 61 to 67 monday: partly sunny, warm and muggy. high: 86 low: 64 tuesday: chance of storms. high: 86 low: 69 wednesday: chance of storms. partly cloudy. high: 83 low: 65 friday: chance of storms. high: 78 low: 61 saturday: partly cloudy. high: 76 low: 59 sunday: mostly sunny. high: 77 low: 57 a definite cool start to your saturday morning is in order. we'll experience temperatures in the low 50s to start off, but will warm into the 60s and close to 70 by late morning. we've got clear skies out there for the most part which allowed for us to get so cool, but these clear skies will you catch yourself going to the downtown cedar rapids farmers market then grab the jacket and enjoy the weather while having fun. expect high temperatures to warm near 80 today and due to a southeasterl y wind the dew points will also rise. don't worry, it won't be oppressive by any means, just enough for you to notice the mugginess in the air. the evening won't be too bad either. we'll be slightly warmer than what we were this morning, but still in the 50s.today: mostly sunn alo: 78 dbq: 76 iow: 78 75 to 81 tonight: mostly clear, a few passing clouds. wind: se 5-10 low: 59 alo: 59 dbq: 57 iow: 59 56 to 62 tomorrow: mostly sunny to start then turning partly cloudy. seasonable. high: 82 alo: 82 dbq: 80 iow: 82 79 to 85 tom. night: partly cloudy. low: 64 alo: 64 dbq: 62 iow: 64 61 to 67 monday: partly sunny, warm and muggy. high: 86 low: 64 tuesday: chance of storms. high: 86 low: 69 partly cloudy. high: 83 low: 65 friday: chance of storms. high: 78 low: 61 saturday: partly cloudy. high: 76 low: 59 sunday: mostly sunny. high: 77 low: 57 month, people in new mexico are mourning the loss of a law enforcement officer. the latest happened just yesterday morning. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. it's we asked u.s. cellular customers to show us all the beautiful places they get coverage with our strong signal. you posted from the seashore. e. you showed us this sunset. you posted from the farm. and you adventured way out there... a lot of amazing places. ?? u.s. cellular put towers where the other guys don't. so join our network, and start sharing your moments and killed one of their officers. this is the second time someone shot and killed an officer from that state within the last month. authorities say the suspect shot officer clint corvinus while running away. it happened around 8:30 yesterday morning in a neighborhood about an hour norther of the texas sate line. other officers at the scene shot and killed the suspect, 38 year old joseph moreno. the chief of police explained how it all started. " alamogordo police department were conducting routine patrol in the 600-block of south florida avenue. the officers encountered a male subject later identified as 38-year-old joseph moreno. officers made contact with mr. moreno and a foot pursuit initiated from this contact." officer corvinus worked on the police force for the last four years. he has an 8 year old daughter. morning after a shootout yesterday afternoon. deputy dan brite suffered a gunshot wound and was still listed in critical condition overnight. investigators responded to call of a man with a gun near a middle school in the city of parker. whey they arrived, authorities say a man shot at officers and drove off in an r-v. after crashing the rv, police say an officer shot and killed the suspect. the incident forced several area schools go go on lockdown. this morning, tr hermine is tracking up the east coast. this is a live look from myrtle beach south carolina where the storm is bringing strong winds and rain this morning. hermine made landfall a little more than 24 hours ago on florida's gulf coast. once it moved off the florida panhandle-- crews got busy getting power restored to more than 250 thousand people. hermine was a category 1 hurricane when it hit the state. the city of tallahassee power back on as quickly as possible. "we're going around just trying to get as many people on as we possibly can, just start eliminating it down to smaller outages, everybody be patient, we are going at it as hard as we can. " hermine was a category one hurricane when it hit, yesterday morning. that makes the first rrinthit the state of florida s 2005. from there, hermine moved on to georgia as a tropical storm. it left plenty of debris just north of the florida state line. the storm uprooted one large tree and dropped it right on the roof of this two-story house. while hermine is moving off toward the atlantic ocean this morning, it could still cause problems for parts of the northeast united states. people in one coastal connecticut town are already preparing to spend plenty of time indoors over their labor day weekend. jason newton reports. goody's hardware in east haven shoreline come under a tropical storm watch... david katz/goody's hardware "inquiries about the generators, batteries, flashlights, everything already." david katz runs the place and says people are looking to make sure they can still live a somewhat normal life, in the event of power outages... of course a generator will help with that.. the big ones, sometimes enough to power several houses at once... as one employee explained... "had three neighbors hooked up to it. they all run their fridgge at same time. cords all over the neighborhood. worked out well, saved neighbor's food." just this week, united illuminating met with emergency planners from all 17 towns it serves... anthony marone/united illuminating vice president "to so that we've got a good process and plan in place when storms come. there's a lot that's happened in the last five years that we've been working through..." eversource sent news 8 this brief statement regarding their storm preparations. "we continue watching the forecast and will be ready needed." if y fety rst.. make sure to ave it outside and awafromany se grills. take everything off the has been dropped for the big island, but the threat remains for a couple of spots on the island chain. hurricane lester weakened to a category 2 to remain a hurricane as it passes to the north this weekend. waves up to 25 feet high are expected to pound the eastern shores of the major islands. we'll take another look at your first alert and women take their own lives, everyday. tonight the parents of brandon ketchum will join the group '22 no more' for a vigil in iowa city to try and cut down that number. brandon took his own life earlier this year after returning from combat and struggling with ptsd. now, a final look at the good morning, america. new overnight, hermine's fury. the tropical storm battering the south. now marching up the east coast. a fallen tree splitting this home in half. the watches and warnings this morning from north carolina to connecticut. >> we are now offering and have been informed and we are having life-threatening storm surges. >> 20 million people in the crosshairs. team coverage of this dangerous storm and the labor day washout. e-mail investigation. the fbi's secret pages revealed. what hillary clinton says she knew about classified information on her private e-mail server. agents giving her a test, did she know that "c" meant classified. missing on the mountain.