Its a critical day in parts of eastern iowa. As nbcs Chris Pollone reports, cedar rapids is bracing for what . Could . Be one of the worst floods in its history. nats clean up in vinton, ia as people up the cedar river are cleaning up. nats squeegee people downstream in cedar rapids are optimistic theyre going to be ok. s Jeff Pomeranz city manager cedar rapids, ia 11 16 its not time yet to go back to life as usual. Were getting close. Heavy rain over the weekend has sent the cedar river over its banks. Cresting in cedar rapids Tuesday Morning at 22feet. A ten mile system of temporary barriers and levees appears to be holding. Protecting the homes and about five thousand people who were evacuated. nats 2008 flood leaders hoped to avoid a repeat of 2008 when the worst flood in Ron Corbett Cedar rapids, iowa 43 46 in 2008 we felt defenseless. In 2016 we took action. nats drone of barrier protecting city area this week, city installed temporary barriers in just two days. And residents helped fill a quarter of a million sandbags. It could be disastrous if the river breaches those temporary barriers. Making the next 24 hours critical. s mayor Ron Corbett Cedar rapids, 1 13 well know at the end of this day how successful weve been for handling this most critical time communities Flood Recovery effort. City leaders have renewed their call for the federal government to kick in 70Million Dollars to build a permanent levee in cedar rapids. So this never happens again. Chris pollone, nbc news. Residents have been told to expect flooding into early next week, with the biggest rush of water coming today. A crow, found in jefferson county, has tested positive for the west nile virus. Its the second bird to test surveillance began in may. Health officials urge residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites. Mosquitoes acquire the virus by feeding on infected birds. A missing boater has been rescued but his mother is still missing. Nathan carman was brought in by the coast guard from a freighter that rescued him from a life raft more than 100 miles off marthas vineyard. Carman and his mother were at sea when their fishing boat started taking on water sunday morning. He says he his mother to get into the life raft, but she was not to be found. She is now presumed dead. There was a highlycharged, emotional City Council Meeting last night, the first after protests over the Police Shooting of keith scott. Amid all the tension in the room, a young girl climbed up a step ladder to stand at the podium, and delivered her message, loud and clear we are black people and we should not have to feel like this. We shouldnt have to protest because yall are because we need to and have rights. butt with ive been born and raised in charlotte and i never felt this way til now and i cant stand how were treated. girl crying residents packed city hall and delivered criticism of the mayor and Police Department over their handling of the situation. While many folks look forward to all the orange and red colors this fall, others are hopingo story new on live at 6. Tonight, meteorologist scott steele shows us the . Business . Behind autumn in wisconsin, and why this season is looking good. Thats new at 6 00. Its against the law in some states. But its not an easy law to enforce. So one Police Department is going to new heights to catch drivers on their cell phones. Thats russ ive travelled over 50,000 miles all across wisconsin listening to people, hearing their stories. A lot of folks are Business Owners and entrepreneurs. They tell me how hard it is to grow a business in todays economy. So together, we came up with the badger innovation plan. A plan to help wisconsin businesses grow through expanded access to highspeed broadband, not wisconsin jobs. Agencies will be getting body cameras. The government is handing out 20Million Dollars to more than onehundred agencies. The bulk of the money will go to state, local, and tribal Law Enforcement agencies in 32 states and puerto rico. Its against the law in many parts of the country. Using your cell phone while driving. For police, it can be tough to spot those breaking the law. But in austin, texas. By using an element of surprise. And a little elevation theyre hoping to better identify offenders. Alicia inns has the story. sot ray schult, truck driver you see everything. Thats what happens when you drive a big rig for 21 years. Just ask ray schult sot ray schult, truck driver they hold it in their hands, their talking on it, their texting hes got a birds eye view into drivers sneaky habits. A view Austin Police are using to their advantage sot sgt. Michael barger, austin Police Department by being in a bus we are able to look down and see them violating the ordinancefour officers acting as spotters. Peer down on drivers inside a capital metro bus. The moment someone burgundy carthe bus officers radio police on the highway to pull them over sot sgt. Barger, austin Police Department people know they cant have it in their hands so they hold it down in their lapin just three hours Police Issued 96 citations and 8 warnings. sot sgt. Michael barger, austin Police Department its not surprising that people are doing it. Whats surprising to me is that people havent gone out and bought a blue tooth device sot ken greene, Discount Electronics currently the only hands free device we are stocking is a single motorola bluetooth head set. At Discount Electronics the shelves used to be stocked ken greene, Discount Electronics for a 2 or 3 week period, 1 out of 5 customers was looking for a bluetooth if not more. That was when the law first went into effect. Now the manager suspects people arent as scared anymore. sot ken greene, Discount Electronics i think a lot of people just think it cant happen to thempolice say it could. And spending a few dollars now, can save you a fine and maybe even save a life. Firsttime offenders can have the fine waived if they have proof they bought a bluetooth a High School Soccer team takes a stand for gender equality. Thats just ahead. But first, heres a live look from port washington. Meteorologist jesse ritka is back with the latest on our while wednesday will not be a washout you will want to keep the umbrella close as moisture continues to wrap around the low, generally a tenth to a quarter inch of rain is expected by wednesday night. Highs will just barely make it to 60 degrees and it will feel even colder with the gloomy skies and the strong wind from the nne at 1020mph. Thursday will look better with partly cloudy skies but it will still be cool for this time of the year with highs in the mid60s. The wind continues to 30mph so watch those trash cans on the curb the wind will calm down a bit for friday but there is the chance for some afternoon showers as the same area of low pressure will be stuck just to our southeast, creating the chance for some wrap around showers with some lake Enhancement Team is celebrating a moral victory after a loss on the field. The team is made up of mostly boys. With two . Girls . On the team, as well. Jeff van sant has more on the controversy natstraining makes a good team. Natsthe Foothills Academy soccer team works like a welloiled machine. Its a team of 20 or so kids, mostly boys, and two sisters alyssa and colette. Colette Hocking foothills soccer its fun to run into them and hocking soccer its very challenging and i like it a lot. And never has the girls ability been questioned. dallas fox teammate theyre very quiet, you get them feisty and theyll come at you. Its about the team and having fun. Alyssa Hocking foothills soccer im not very loud in school so with soccer i get to be a little more aggressive than i normally am. But others dont see it that way. In just one week, two Christian Schools refused to take the field unless the girls sit out. noelle avey mother i was disbelief, really, i think last i checked we live in girls sat out. Colette Hocking foothills soccer we didnt want it to affect the boys on our team so we thought they should just play. But the second game is a different story. The team took a vote if they girls dont play, they dont. dallas fox teammate i dont feel like we have to give up part of our team to play some soccer. The team say they respect their competitors choice. The school opted out because of religious issues. Instead of showing anger, this team looks to the future, and to their next game. Alyssa Hocking foothills soccer theyre really supportive of us and i it brought our Team Together more than we were before. Conference rules allow for girls to play on boys teams if their school doesnt have a girls team. An emotional tribute to a fallen teammate. Thats next. Heres your prime time lineup on tmj4. At 6 30 its packers live with larry mccarren. The now milwaukee will air live on facebook and the web at the same time. At 7 is the voice. Followed by this is us at 9. Then more local news on live more news now. An incredibly emotional scene in miami last night, where the Miami Marlins faced the new york mets. Jose fernandez, the marlins star pitcher who was scheduled to take the mound in the game, was killed the day berfore in a boating accident. The en jersey. The first batter of the game for the marlins was dee gordon, who hadnt hit a home run all year. Watch what happened pitch hit gordon to right. Its deep. And its gone dee gordon has hit it out, and the marlins have a 1nothing lead. gordon rounded the bases in called it the best moment of his life. This weeks Sports Illustrated cover pays tribute to the late arnold palmer. The cover line reads king of kings. Its the 12th time palmer has graced the cover of si. Palmer was the first person to make one Million Dollars in the sport. And he received the president ial medal of freedom in 2004 and the congressional gold medal in 2012. Arnold palmer died sunday. He was 87. A just had starry eyes for more than one reason. Thats because Actor Tom Hanks jogged right through their photo shoot in central park. Hanks congratulated the newlyweds and stuck around to snap a few pics. toss to weather the weekend looks partly cloudy with highs in the mid to upper 60s but there is a chance for some isolated well see more sunshine to start out next week with the mercury climbing closer to 70 at at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a Digital World full of possibilities. Connecting with family, friends and the things that matter most. Ected than the internet, weve created access from at t. If a member of your household is a snap participant, you may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. Thanks for joining us at 430. The news continues with live at five. Next at 5 00 seeking justice for Laylah Petersen, the 5yearold girl killed in a driveby shooting. Todays intense testimony from a witness who saw it firsthand. The big story at five, rain is moving into southeast wisconsin. Right now its cloudy in downtown milwaukee. The question is when will it arrive and how long will it stick around. Heres chief meteorologist john malan with those answers. The cloud cover has been increasing all day as a very slow moving area of low pressure southward, this will bring off and on chance for showers this afternoon through wednesday. Lows will dip into the 40s across southeastern wisconsin and it will still be a bit one of three men accused in the shooting death of Laylah Petersen is on trial. Five year old laylah was shot and killed in november 2014 while watching television in her grandparents home. Julia fello was in court today for the only suspect to plead not guilty in her murder. This follows emotional grandfather who held laylah in his lap the moment she was shot and killed. Today. Someone who witnessed the shooting, took the stand. Shes the innocent 5yearold girl who tore at milwaukees heart strings. This man, 21 yearold carl barrett is accused of being one of two men to open fire. On laylahs grandparents home november sixth, 2014. Police say the suspects targeted the wrong house. He charged in her death and the only person to go to trial for the prosecution called up a former friend of barrett. Divonte forbes. Hes testifying against him for a plea deal of his own. You can see how difficult it was to follow through. By the name of carl barrett can you see him in court right now. Yes mam. And where is he located perhaps what is he wearing. {long paus} eventually, forbes testified