Complete newscast of the day. Protests against president elect donald trump are stretching into a third night. Thousands are marching in major cities many demonstrators remained peaceful but some are blocking the highways setting how the president elect took to twitter to attack the demonstrations. He accused the media of orchestrating t. Them. This morning donald trump to tweeting love the fact that the small groups of protesters last night have passion for our great country. We will all come together and be proud. There were . More demonstration s in iowa city today. Today. . Dozens of protesters walked . Right into the evening rush hour on interstate80 near dubuque street tonight. Iowa city police and the iowa state patrol were called in to deal with the situation. But it took about 15minutes to clear the road, leading to a massive miles. Eventually, the group marched back down dubuque street toward the downtown district. Despite the disturbances, police tell fox 28 news no one was arrested and no charges have been filed tonight. The public displays of defiance are now falling on a National Holiday honoring veter. Veterans. Fox 28 news spoke with some veterans about the protests. Most told us if they could survive a war they can survive a controversial president. I think veterans are more ready easily to adapt because situations of a great deal more adversity than not getting someone that they wanted or did not want into elected office. Office. Most veterans we spoke with today say it is important for all americans to get behind their new president. There are a number of Government Programs that support veterans as they age. Age. But one is dubbed the ghost benefit because so few even know about it. It. Fox 28 News Reporter joins us live. Dora. About 70 percent of veterans that qualify dont even know the benefit is there. Its also known as the a a pension and it might be changing very soon. Soon. Theres a benefit floating around for veterans. That most have never even heard of. Of. No, never, even in all my retirement briefings, never once was that mentioned. Mentioned. Its not as widely known as medicare or medicaid and this is just medicate or medicare, this is basically free money sitting on the table for veterans and spouses. Called the aide and attention for veterans giving veterans and spouses 2,100 for help with senior care costs. Could make a difference to afford an i home. He signed his motherinlaw up for the program. It helps with the total cost center where shes at and until she could stay there a long period of time. They have to have 25,000 or assets but the government is looking into throwing a wrench who qualifies. Looking to the va looking at 3 years back into financial history coul veterans and spouses. With only a select few even knowing about the program. Some veterans say it is time to do something about it the people who have convections with the Veterans Administration and vfw need to have questions about surviving spouses. There are other qualifications of veteran a representative before changes covering the corridor in cedar rapids, Dora Miller Fox 28 news after another gorgeous fall day the chill is definitely settling in for the night. Night. Meteorologist Brandon Marshall is here to tell us how low well go in your friday night new tonight after a 36year coaching career the head of the linnmar Football Program is stepping down. Down. Bob forsyth announced hes retiring. It comes after some parents filed complaints and allegations of abuse of players by an assistant coach. A state investigation cleared the coaches of any wrongdoing. Forsyth says he was not forced out but simply felt it was time to step aside. A violent fight broke out today near metro high school. School. Around a dozen people were involved near seventh street and 12th avenue. A fight broke out a dozen were involved near seventh and 12th one person was taken away in a patrol car and later charged with disorderly additional charges are pending. President elect donald trump is making some changes president elect trump is making some changes in the team that is helping to form his new a new transition chief vice a number of top surrogates during the Campaign Including governor christie, rudy giuliani, Newt Gingrich and doctor ben carson remain on the committee. Sources say all will be considered for top posts in the cabinet. Pence will serve as chief adviser, but president elect trump will have the final say. Once nominated the senate will hold confirmation hearings on trumps selections. Donald trump will become the fifth president in history to win the election but lose the popular vote. Today fox 28 of six iowans who will cast a vote for trump in the electoral college. College. Were republicans so were supposed to vote for donald trump, to be honest with you we dont have to, i could vote for anyone i like to thats what being called a faithfullest elector, and some people have done that over the years, but i am going to vote for donald trump. It appears millions of people who didnt want to vote for either candidate stayed home on election day. Day. Early figures now show the voter turnout over half of the eligible . . Voters actually showed up at the polls. Thats more than 18million fewer voters than in 2008. The last time numbers were this low bill clinton won in a landslide over republican bob dole in 1996. At the State Capitol right now republicans have selected a new Leadership Team after securing control of both chambers of the Iowa Legislature starting in january. January. State senator bill dix of shell rock will serve as the next s leader. State senator jack whitver of ankeny was named the new president of the senate. After tuesdays elections, republicans will have a whopping 10seat majority in the 50seat chamber. With the new legislative session two months away, republicans are now shaping a sizeable political agenda. Agenda. Fox 28 news statehouse reporter steffi lee has more on the gop plans and how democrats hope to regr. Group. Steffi now that iowa some democrats say its not only time for reflection but to also find new inspiration. Take pkg sot 05 08 07 its not always rs and ds and is out there you start keeping scoreboards of a person, you automatically kill the conversation right away. A key victory this year for republicans senator elect dan dawson defeating longtime former Senate Majority leader mike gronstal. His Top Priorities improving Mental Health treatment and helping veterans. Sot dan dawson r senator elect 05 09 33 one of the things i want to try to do is work with the systems between federal state and county as opposed to the three entities doing different things. Sot sen. Matt mccoy d des moines 04 46 08 28 this is a change electionbut state senator matt mccoy is wary the shift in legislative control could put issues like Public Education funding and gun laws at risk. He expects more republican support for a School VoucherProgram Providing state dollars for parents who want to send their kids to private or parochial schools over public schools. Sot sen. Matt mccoy d des moines 04 35 13 20 i think that will undermine Public Education and the k12 system but democrats believe there are ways to overcome this tough defeat both at the state and national level. Sot pat rynard 04 48 34 10 i think we need to bring in a lot of fresh new blood, we cant rely on these older politicians who weve run over and over again. Former Democratic Campaign staffer pat rynard says it starts with the 2018 gubernatorial race. Sot pat rynard 04 52 07 maybe they pick someone to run as the nominee from a rural area maybe someone more from a suburban area i dont think that you can have a des moines rich liberal to win back those rural communities. And he says the party will have to recraft its message with a focus on rural iowa. Sot pat rynard, iowa the party will have the refocus a message on rural class voters feel like we actually care about them. In des moines, steffi lee, fox 28 news. The special election to fill the seat left by late democratic senator next on the fox 28 news at nine an exclusive report on the memories and tributes that are the nations most visible memor. Memorials. And well show you how you can help corridor commuters by joining our growing team. The simple steps to find an easier way home next on your fox 28 news at 28 morning live, with winter fastapproaching many home owners are getting their furnaces serviced. But more and more people are becoming victims of a new scam. What you need to know monday morning on this veterans day we wanted to share with. On this veterans day we wanted to share with you a a documentary called left behind with what people leave fox 28 news exclusive. Exclusive. There are few places on the american landscape as revered as the Vietnam Veterans memorial where more than 58thousand names are inscribed. It symbolizes sacrifice. For a generation visitors have been for a generations visitors have been placing items at the wall as a way to honor the fallen and heal from a war who still haunts a nation. Every night park rangers pick up whats left behind what you probably dont know, is that every item ends up in an unassuming warehouse in maryland. Floor, artifact storage is where the items are. It closedded to the public but what we found inside, you need to see. Stacks of blue boxes are housed and preserved here hundreds of thousands of objects placed at the wall. There are things you would expect. These are al along with the unexpected. It is one of a kind. A hero bike left at the wall in 1995 honors the man from wisconsin listed at either prisoners of war or missing in action. We were shown a few very special items so remarkable that we stepped back in time to tell the story behind the together a puzzle. There is emotional tape recording sent home days before being killed. Why, hello. How is every little thing on the home front . There is a helicopter blade lost at history for a generation found in a famers field in vietnam and then there is the almost unbelievable story of this war ravage. Craft it was crashed in the juggle. With the families that did not come home stories that honor and heal. This project has helped me so much with maybe just coming to grips with it in washington. A consumer alert for a thats suppose to save life, kitty hawk is recalling smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors. The fear is that a homeowner could believe the alarm is still working putting them at risk. The mall is giving shoppers a head start on black friday, plan to open thanksgiving night from 6 00 until 1 a. M. And then on black friday from 6 a. M. Shopping centers all across the country expecting a big boost in christmas sales the National Retail federation says november and december gift buying should reach 655 billion that is up. Whether it is weekend getaways or your daily commute thousands of people deal with detours and delays. We want to help you navigate the roads of eastern iowa. Our weather first meteorologist shows how you can join our commute a little easier. Rain, snow, traffic cones, ice and tornadoes, we get it all here in the city of 5 seasons. Construction is one of those things that we have year round not just in cedar rapids but across the corridor, here on fox 28 were making it easier for you to deal with the fifth season with ways you can sign up to be a commuter and report accidents and road closures download the waze app, your face, scroll down to teams and there youll find cbs 2 corridor commuters, click on that, and then you are signed up and join the team. Now one last thing you want to do is go back to the main menu and scroll to settings go down to voice commands and you can use the app hands free. And you can report any activity investigation through waze on cbs 2 and fox 28 while youre downloading waze download the fox 28 news app search kgan cbs 2 in your favorite app store. Just ahead on your fox 28 news at 9 00. Something weve always dreamed of now we made our dreams come true. A full day of volleyball in cedar rapids ends with celebration for some of players in iowa, we have complete highlights from the state tournament. High pressure moving in clearing out the skies that will set the stage for a cold night some of the coldest temperatures of the season so far ill let you know how low we go and what you can expect here is another live picture tonight of ongoing protest. Here is at live look tonight pictures out of dallas texas, protesters protesting president elect donald trump, marchers are taking to the street so far, noreports of any this are playing out all across the country well continue to monitor this situation and bring you liveupdates throughout this newscast. Meteorologist Brandon Marshall will feel like fall this weekend temperatures will be probably the coldest of the season so far believe it or not there are areas south of i80 that havent been below freezing yet this season believe it or not, yeah, it is coming tonight, though most areas well below freezing into the 20s by the time you wake up look at live doppler radar, cedar rapids and iowa city as we expand the view, we are high and dry all over eastern iowa not expecting any rain for the next several days in fact 9 days since weve had any rain im not anticipating any until next friday that would make it 16 Straight Days without any rain which would be the most since early january have to go back almost 11 months High Pressure moving in pushing the clouds down into missouri clear skies light winds that will set the stage for a chilly you can see here a temperature change in the last 24 hours anywhere from 8 degrees colder to 21 degrees colder in waterloo and these will continue to go down as our temperatures continue to drop into the 20s so well have a cold start to the weekend upper 20s for most areas tomorrow morning sunny and cool back into the 50s slightly warmer and breezy conditions with temperatures near 60 as we get into sunday. So your corridor morning forecast clear and cold it will be calm ill look for 26 in 27 in cedar rapids and 28 in iowa city so grab a jacket when you head out tomorrow morning. Its been a not so normal november average temperatures 53. 6 degrees which is good for the third warmest on record so far weve been above normal every single day this month about 11. 1 degrees above normal for the first 10 days im expecting above average temperatures at least for the next week or because of this High Pressure that will shift to the southeast when we get into the afternoon hours here we are at 5 00 High Pressure sunshine temperatures in the middle 50s then were watching a cold front slowly start to make its way into iowa by the time we get into sunday evening that will come through on monday but only going to drop temperatures well into the 50s on monday we have Football Games for tomorrow iowa state taking on meanwhile uni are traveling to macomb to take on western illinois with the 1 p. M. Kickoff mostly sunny, cool 53 degrees for a kickoff and of course the hawkeyes big game tomorrow against michigan taking on the wolverines, temperatures of 44 degrees at kickoff, if youre going to the game make sure you have the jacket readings 26 to 28 in the north area about 27, 26 in monticello, 27 in cedar rapids and 28 in iowa city. As far as tomorrow goes, well have a chilly start sunny and cool pleasant 5 to 15 looking at 53 to 55 in the north. Sunny and cool, 53 to 55 degrees for High Temperatures, your extended forecast, 60 cooler on monday as that weak 60s for the middle part with another system looking to come through on friday bringing your next chance of rain that should cool us down next week. Next on news at 9 00. 22 this year, i didnt get to watch him grow up. How one family is turning their personal grief into a mission of awareness before more kids take part in a deadly its called a game and its been around for. It is called a game been around for decades but nobody it has many names and variations but one horrible reality, kids can die. The choking game, continues to fascinate children and young adults as fox 28 News Reporter tara morgan reports one family turned their grief into awareness in tonights family 411 report. He was my first child and i mean, we did everything together. Reporter hunting rodeos and sports he did it al he was 22 this year, i didnt get to watch him grow up. Time has not healed his fathers heart. Like yesterday i mean i remember everything. Kayden was out of his parents site no more than 10 minutes the night of january 31st 2007. I walked down the stairs he was on the floor with the shoestring tied around his it . I didnt know he was playing the choking game. Tempting fate to get a high from passing out there are a couple variations one by squeezing on the arteries. One variation is getting someone to breathe really fast and to blow off all their carbondioxide or hold their breath or push on their chest so they cant take a deep breath. Saying either way, youre flirting with something terribly dangerous. The brain is very unforgiving. It needs oxygen all the time. You can have permanent damage. The doctor says there are signs to watch for and encourages parents to talk to their children about the risky behavior. Im hopeful parents will or busted blood vessels. You might die the first time but night not . Why take the chance. I loved them with all of my heart. I wasnt supposed to bury my son he is supposed to bury me. A dark tale they will share to anyone who listens. Money i cant spend on my grandson i can spend making awareness. Hoping to save another family a life of pain. Had to live without that my son has had to live without. Tara morgan, fox 28 news. Ron says he has spoke with students in the past and would like to continue bringing awareness into the schools. Coming up tonight on your fox 28 news at 9 00 a big day for some star athletes complete coverage from state volleyball in cedar rapids and state championship friday at the cell center and for cedar. It is championship friday at the south center for cedar falls history is on the