work on our streets easily than what we were doing prior to having local option sales tax available." - " boom "among the biggest projects - the 42nd street craters - from kennedy high - to - i - 380.also the west post road pot holes - near truman school. school." you have to have patience. "neighbor shelly meyer says she hopes it's smooth and finally stops the street flooding. " the water really backs up from the base of the hill a couple blocks down i mean cars go through and it's just a cesspool. " "" varoooom "also on the list - the rough ride - near roosevelt - on b avenue north-west. north-west." it's just crumbling under our tires. " at tangles salon - rene schrader says they know the road work will be inconvenient - but worth it. " you gotta go through the process of the construction to be able to hae that nice result and you know the outcome. " " you'll have many many years to use a very good road. " mccarty - edgewood and oakland roads - are also on the list.we'll put a link - to all the projects in your neighborhood - on our website.covering the corridor in cedar rapids - matt hammill fox 28 news. the state d-o-t is launching a study of iowa's longest road. road.officials are looking for the best way to upgrade interstate-80..they hope to outline a final plan next year. some of the key areas the study will look at include the addition of truck-only lanes, weather impacts, as well as cost and funding.in iowa, interstate 80 spans 306-miles, going from davenport through council bluffs. things are calming down across iowa after yesterday's powerful winter storm. storm.now, temperatures are going to turn a lot colder. tonight for chief meteorologist terry swails, with your a developing story out of cedar rapids tonight tonightwhere police tell fox 28 news they're asking people to avoid a planned meeting this weekend. weekend.a similar meeting in des moines triggered this response from police there.it involves a group calling themselves 'return of kings.' the group believes men are discriminated against by feminist and other minority groups. groups.des moines police warned that planned meetings there and in cedar rapids could be a ruse and instead a way to commit rape and other women.cedar rapids police told fox 28 news tonight in a statement quote "it is our recommendation that no one actually goes to any of these sites."just moments ago, the controversial group posted on their website that after outcry, the meeting has now been cancelled. the iowa lottery and multi-state lottery association are now facing the first of potentially several lawsuits. lawsuits.it's all in connection to the on-going case surrounding eddie tipton. in july, the former security director was convicted of fraud for rigging lottery computers to collect a multi-million dollar jackpot.a lawsuit filed on behalf of larry dawson seeks ten million dollars.it claims a nine million dollar jackpot he won should have been nearly three times as big, had it not been for tipton's actions.tipton is also accused of rigging jackpots in other states.the lawsuits could cost the iowa lottery and others tens of millions of dollars. positions in the u.s. military are open to women for the first time in history. history.but military officials say full integration is still years away. away.fox 28 news reporter joe huisinga joins us live with what these new opportunities will mean for women in iowa. allowing women to serve in combat opens 220 thousand positions previouly closedto them.in the iowa national guard that adds up to 17- hundred roles that women can now fill. i feel that if a woman wants to go and do combat roles by all means they should be allowed to go do combat roles. staff sgt sasha zimmerman says she is not interested in combat but she is glad to see the opportunity for others.t not yone types that yes you're a female you shouldn't be doing this stuff but you have to prove yourself that you can do it and you will do it.chuck elias was one of the first army women when support positions were opened.he said it was an honor to serve with them but he can see how some men may feel over protective of women in combat. my experience of the women in the service is that they perform in an outstanding manner. he saw them struggle in some categories but exceed in others. others.i think certinly theres physical limitations but i surely know this i've known female service members that could out shoot me out run me. the pentagon has been clear that it will not lower any physical standards and thats just fine with staff sargent zimmerman.33;48;2you don't want t o lower your standards, if anything you want to higher your standards. you want the best of the best. now that the combat positions are open to women top military officials are arguing that women should join men and be required to register for selective service at the age of 18.covering the corridor in cedar rapids joe huisinga fox president obama did something today he has nevedone before while in office.he visited an american mosque. mosque.he spent about two hours meeting with members of the islamic society in baltimore. baltimore.the visit was meant to show the president's support of the vast majority of muslims living peacefully in the u-s.he said the muslim- american community is being villified by many, including some who want to succeed him. "recently we've heard inexcusable political challenges as americans of any faith.he got emotional when speaking of the letters he's received from muslim teens who feel their own country hates them. and the notion that they would be filled with doubt, questioning their place in this great country of ours at a time when they've got enough to worry about, it's hard that's not who we are. are.the president says he wants those muslim teens to know they are just as much a part of america as anyone else. next on the fox 28 news at nine. nine.a lot of talk about finances today.including one of the state's largest school districts looking for a boost from state lawmakers.we'll tell you how much they want. want.and north liberty maps out plans to keep up with the city's surging population. what's on their to-do list, joins us tomorrow on fox28 morning live - eastern iowa's only local newscast at 7 a-m. valentine's day is this month! gift for your valentine, we'll see what newbo city market has to offer tomorrow on fox 28 morning live.see you at 7. cedar rapids school district leaders are adding their voice to the debate over education funding in iowa, iowa,everyone agrees more money is needed, but the fight at the statehouse right now is over how much. much.cedar rapids schools, the second largest district in the state, is releasing a worksheet showing how much funding is needed just to maintain the status quo.it shows although enrollment is flat, staffing is lower than it was five years ago.the district says it needs a 3-point-7 percent increase from the state--compared to the governor's proposed 2.5- percent hikenow, the district wants parents to reach out to lawmakers and make their voices heard. "we want great learning environment for our students and we want to provide the opportunities and programming that we currently do, and better hope, would be that we could provide even more think in the short term, our conversation is how do we at least have enough funding to provide the equivalent grade experiences that we currently do." do."to see the worksheet for yourself, head to our website, fox 28 iowa dot com. one of the fastest growing communities in the corridor has a lot of financial decisions on its plate. plate.so what will city leaders plan for in the coming months?fox 28 news reporter mellaney moore -- --lays it all out, in north liberty. liberty. north liberty city officials say they have plans for another busy year as they create the fiscal year 2017 budget.probably the most interesting thing that we're doing is the council has decided to put some money toward restoring the ranshaw housethe council has $200,000 planned to restore the historic house that now hosts some community events and could have more.the ranshaw family was one of the first families here in north liberty to the east on penn street, north liberty road and dubuque street the city has resurfacing, sewer and water projects totaling at least 12 million dollars over the next the northeast part of town is going to be our next big growth area and with the high school currently under construction we have two subdivisions that are getting close to submitting construction plans.to the west, the city plans to use 3.5 million dollars to widen penn street to four lanes from the i-380 ramps to alexander way this year and then to jones boulevard the next.that road gets a tremendous amount of use, especially as folks are leaving in the morning and coming back in the afternoon after that they'll need to work with the federal government on the bridge that crosses the interstate.its just more of you know making sure that our infrastructure is keeping up with our needs, so that's what the fiscal year 17 will be all about.city leaders say they hope to approve the budget in the next few city council meetings. covering the corridor in north liberty, mellaney moore, fox 28 news. iowa city is now a certified blue zones community. community.the certification immplementation of blue zones projects over the past two years. years.since the start of 20-14, a quarter of iowa city schools have become designated blue zones schools, while 23 restaurants have earned a similar designation. iowa city will celebrate its certification during the freeze festival on saturday, february 20th.. another story we're tracking in iowa city...the city council has decided *not to approve a plan to spend 50-thousand dollars on a new piece of public art.the downtown district, which wants to install the art piece, will continue to try to raise the so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for $40 a month still to come on the fox 28 news at nine. nine.finding artistic inspiration in the biggest happens when the political stage and theatrical stage collide -- when the fox 28 so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for $40 a month plus get $300 back. [ echoing ] just sayin'. the iowa caucuses are a celebrated kickoff to the process of nominating a candidate for president.but some take advantage of all the attention for some theatrical fun. fun.fox 28 news anchor, and host of 'iowa in focus' kevin barry shows us the lighter side of this important selection process with 'caucus:the musical.' musical.' this mix of politics and performance was born on the iowa state campus in the 1980's when three different presidential candidates were to students like robert john ford. at that point it just really struck me that this is something only we iowan's experience and it's so theatrical in its own way and this should be a theater play in its own form. it took the better part of 20 years to put pen to paper -- but once he did...i wrote it in less than 10 days and it was up in a work shop in less than two weeks. it was a very easy process because it had been brewing in my head for so long and j knew what i wanted to present on stage. the goal: entertain and educate everyone about the process that it so uniquely iowa. all the surrounding states have no idea what we experience being first in the nation that means from 2004-2012 there were small changes with characters and their parties - but this media is just such a part of this whole process now so we have to include that.but there are changes to reflect just how unpredictable 2016 has been. it just had to be that way because this year feels so different than any previous year. but at the end - robert includes the moment of charity that he says voters in iowa eventually find themselves. throughout the process they get caught up in the campaigns and candidates but by caucus night iowan's get to the heart of the matter and ke informed decisions. kevin barry reporting.caucus! the musical runs through this weekend.you can find more information about the history of the play through a link on our website -- fox 28 iowa dot com. com.and for more political in focus, every sunday morning at 9:30, right here on fox 28. and there's plenty to talk about from the campaign trail. trail.next on the fox 28 news at nine, the latest presidential candidates whose bids for the white house ended in iowa. iowa.and we'll recap tonight's democratic town hall in new hampshire.as well as hear from those who think it's time for a new debate strategy - when the fox 28 news at nine the iowa caucuses claimed two more victims today... party leaders like to say it's not as important to find out who wins on caucus night as it is to find out which candidates are viable. viable.democrat martin o'malley and republican mike huckabee dropped out of the race before the final votes were even counted.and today, two more left the campaign trial. trial.that tops tonight's vote 2016 coverage rand paul suspended his run for the white house citing a low vote count in iowa.fox 28 news caught up with senator paul on capitol hill today.he says he's satisfied with his team's effort and will re-focus his efforts within the legislative branch. "i think it just wasn't enough votes to have the momentum to win in new hampshire. i have always been a big believer in spreading the message but also doing it in a race we can actually win, so we will carry on these same principals, but we will now carry them on in the us senate." senate."senator paul didn't say if he will endorse any of the remaining g-o-p candidates. another departing candidate is* endorsing one of his former rivals. rivals.former pennsylvania senator rick santorum suspended his campaign a short time ago after coming in last in monday night's caucus. winning the iowa contest in 2012.santorum gain support among a crowded field of evangelical is endorsing florida senator marco rubio for president. the two democrats left in the race are trying to drum up support right now in new hampshire, where voters will take part in the first in the nation primary on tuesday. tuesday.tonight, they took part in a town hall discust is next on the stage, former clinton.in recent days, clinton has pushed her more moderate views as having the best chance of producing meaningful change in the current political climate on issues including health care. with so many town halls and debates between the candidates, we want to know if they really sway your vote. vote.fox 28 news national correspondent kristine frazao spoke to some people who say it's time to throw out the entire format. format. political campaignsa&"the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your emails."presidential debates are crafted to give voters more information about the candidates policies and plans. but some argue they've become more spectacle than schooling. don irvine is chairman of the media watchdog group - accuracy in media.a lot of time is spent just critiquing each other criticizing each other doesn't do them any good. it doesn't teach them anything, it doesn't help them learn about the issues whether it's syria the economy or whatever."even some of the candidates themselves have weighed in suggesting some changes could benefit the voters.debates are supposed to be established to help the people get to know the candidates (butt) 14-17 "what it's turned into is a gotcha here's senator rand paul, who just suspended his campaignthe only thing i would suggest that i think would be better would be putting a big issue out and then sort of everybody little bit more back and forth."but some argue the debates should be about style - that the substance is easily accessible on the candidates websites."if you start giving candidates three four five minutes to give an answer they sound less like a president and more like a professor and voters begin to tune out."with at least seven more debates schedule just for the primaries, the candidates are going to need as much of the voters attention they can get. in washington i'm kf reporting. there's still much more ahead on the fox 28 news at nine. nine.first, here's a look at the stories were working on -- right now for cbs 2 news ten at 10.... 10....a bill to legalize fireworks in iowa is gaining momentum at the capitol.we'll tell you why an eastern iowa lawmaker says one of the law's provisions will make it virtually impossible to enforce. and flint michigan's water crisis takes center stage in washington, dc.we'll tell who decided not to show up at today's hearing and why their it's all coming up on the cbs 2 news ten at 10. and still to come on the fox 28 news at nine... nine...turning their high school hobby into a college career.we'll recap a very busy national football signing day so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for $40 a month plus get $300 back. coming up in ssports sportsiowa took care of business again on the court -- in a big way -- but why the hawks say they're not getting complacent national signing day -- how kirk ferentz feels about his newest flock of hawks -- next iowa's brutal strecht of the big 10 play, -- is over -- their next 4 opponents have a combined 15 wins in the conference -- if you take away indiana's 9 -- that leaves minnesota who's oh for 10, illinois who's 2 and 7 --- and penn state also 2 and 7 7the nittny lions left pennsylvania early to avoid the blizzardwell they missed in the eye of the hawkeye storm -- early on -- peter jok -- had the 3 -- going down --- iowa jumped out to a 6 point leadthere bench -- was big again -- amahd wagner -- he's man strong -- the dunk and the foul -- wagner finished with 8 points and 6 boardsand jarrod uthoff was jarrod uthoff -- team high 14 points -- and 5 blocks -- hawks win 73 to 49. any win in the big ten is a good win... so it's not like you're playing a bad opponent... th were physical with us... so every win in the big ten is good... we were able to battle for a full forty minutes... so it's great to see... and let some of the younger guys get some more minutes under their belt and get some more game action... the panther men were trying to do something they haven't done since november -- win three straight games -- but it's not going to come easy -- u-n-i's next opponent -- evansville evansvillethe purple aces sit losses -- the panthers have 6 and this game got good late -- u-n-i down 1 -- wes washpun -- look out -- another posterizing dunk by the former washington warrior -- he said is vertical is 43 inches -- looks more like 50 then on u-n-i's next possession -- matt bohanonn -- know one thing -- threes -- he hit three of them -- panthers go up 2they're down 1 with 30 seconds left -- washpun -- to good off the dribble -- 2 of his game high 14 -- panthers hold on -- 57 to 54 -- claim they haven't changed anything during their win streak. "yeah i used to start tying my right shoe, now i start by tying my left shoe now [laughter]. nah i'm just kidding.. just buying in more. and that's not saying we weren't trying to before it just takes time." time.""i'm just proud of our guys for sticking with it... fun for me to see them smile and make big plays so i'm happy for our guys." today is the day where grown teenage girls -- waiting for a boy to call them -- it's national signing day -- and for the hawkeyes the 2 thousand 16 class is a good one onethe hawks signed 24 guys -- 5 are of them are from iowa -- the class ranks 9th in the big 10 and 31st overall according to scout dot com -- two names that jump out -- -- cedrick lattimore and nathan stanley -- both are 4 star recruits -- and kirk ferentz is pretty pleased his new flock. always emphasize with players that we don't give scholarships out -- they get earned. so we're very enthused about this class -- i'm sure every coach in america feels that way but...for us the biggest part of the battle is getting them here and once we get 'em here, i feel like we have a really good chance without any fancy gymnastics hopefully 'cause i'm not the most entertaining guy in the world." in his first signing day in ames -- matt cambell couldn't have done better -- in just 65 days he signed 36 guys -- like the hawks, 5 of them are from the state and 2 of them class as a whole stacks up 8th in the big 12 and 46th in the country -- and with those numbers in that short of time, it's safe to say a storm is brewing at i-s-u up in cedar falls the panthers brought in -- a big and balanced class -- 29 recruits signed with northern iowa -- 13 offensive guys, 13 defensive -- 2 athletes, and one special teamer -- of the group --- 11 are from iowa -- mark farley said he could see 5 to 7 of them seeing the field in the fall college's not the only ones celebrating signing day -- at kennedy 2 leaders of the cougars historical run to the 4-a state title game are now hawkeyes -- shaun beyer and dalles jacobus signed letters of intent with iowa on wednesday... neither senior knows what position they will play yet... but they're excited to wear the black and gold together... there's nobody else i'd rather be playing with... so just having the opportunity to continue our careers together... and just build the relationship even further then what we have.. there's nothing like it... : it's gonna be an awesome we're gonna be roommates... and we're best friends here.. we'll be best friends there... and hopefully be best friends in the future too..." at washington -- isiah nimmers highlighted signing day for the warriors -- inking his name to cedar falls -- as three year starter at receiver and corner back -nimmers led wash to a runner-up finish in 4-a in 2014.. and hopping on the panther train is pretty special -- "it's real good especially all the support here especially my parents, all my friends and people i've grown up with through my childhood and so that's really good to see all these people here to come support. a lot of my friends and people i know wish they could do the same too, so it is definitely something i'm not going to take for granted." and finally -- mount vernon's stud receiver connor herrmann -- is headed to south dakota -- last week he went for a visit and immediatley fell in love with the coyotes -- last season herrmann led the entire state in receptions with 1 hundred and 2 -- and now is excited to take mustang football out west. lot of little kids look up to the football players so it's just a really big deal around the community. you know every kid dreams of going division 1... you know i'm just lucky enough to go there so i'm really happy." that's a check of sports -- terry has a last check of your forecast when the fox 28 news at nine returns. returns. hello. i'm mark hyman.in 2007, the angora wildfire destroyed more than 300 homes and businesses near california's lake tahoe.one of the 240 homes destroyed sat for 30 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