starting off with a live look at . it's tuesday, november 22nd. here's what you need to know today. overnight, police arrested a bus driver in chattanooga, tennessee after a crash that killed at least 5 children. charges include reckless driving. police in des moines say they are more vigilant after just a few weeks after a shooter killed two des moines area officers. president-elect donald trump wants to make some cabinet decisions before thanksgiving. he has released a video address of his plans when in office. the salvation army in cedar rapids will start cooking turkeys today to get ready to serve at least 400 people tomorrow. "everything that we need we can purchase from a locally owned business here " eastern iowa businesses encourage shoppers to think local this saturday when out

you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first plan on rain to push into eastern iowa. today's rain will break a 19 day run of no rain at cedar rapids. plan on the rain to arrive mainly in the afternoon and evening. highs will

be around 40 in many areas. tonight, plan on rain to continue with ste of showers should continue to go right into our wednesday with the bulk of the day wet. rainfall totals around a half inch look good with isolated amounts around three quarters of an inch. thanksgiving day will be dry, but there will be ample clouds and that will hold highs down into the upper 30s north with lower 40s farther south.today: breezy with showers developing. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tonight: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 tomorrow: showers likely. wind: - nw 5-15. high: 45 tom. night: oudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 32 ernight, chattanooga, tennessee police have arrested a hool bus drirnlvedn crash yestet least 5 children, all of them from an elementary school.

be a factor, later this hour. president-elect donald trump is trying to get some important cabinet jobs settled before he heads to florida for thanksgiving. as a-b-c's janai norman reports, he's met with nearly a dozen prospective hires. we're still awaiting announcements for more of the president- elect's picks for his new administration. in the meantime, he wen plans that include some of his hallmark campaign policies. for the first time as president-elect... donald trump talking directly to the american people. nat - donald trump "i've asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs, it's about time laying out plans for six key items to tackle when he takes over the white house in january - like

trade pact in the world. nat - donald trump "a potential disaster for our country instead planning to negotiate fair trade deals and cancel restrictions on the production of american energy. nat - donald trump "creating many millions of high paying jobs, that's what we want, that's what we've been waiting for in his first address, trump straying from one campaign promise that ignited a firestorm, nats - build the wall, build the wall the president- elect backing off tough talk on his signature immigration issue to build a wall, no word of deporting millions of undocumented immigrants or restrictions on immigrants from some muslim countries. tag: but looking to make good on one promise... the washington outsider saying he wants to i executive officials looking to become lobbyists after leaving the administration . steps trump says will reform washington and rebuild the middle class. janai norman, abc news, new york. plans to build a 28-story high-rise in downtown cedar rapids have cleared a hurdle. the national development council reviewed the proposal for the one park place project and determined it's financially viable. the city will now work with developers to negotiate a developmenta l agreement for the building. it would go up on first street and third avenue

for apartments, a hotel, a grocery store, and a rooftop restaurant. right in between two the biggest days for shopping, black friday and cyber monday, is small business saturday. it's the day when local businesses ask shoppers to think of them when spending money this season. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us now. brea, small business saturday actually isn't that small anymore. chris and nicole, it has grown over the years. the idea started in 2010. and just last year more than 95 million people across it's a day to head to a local store and do some of your christmas shopping. there's plenty to choose from right here in cedar rapids, whether it's downtown, newbo, czech village, or anywhere else. the cedar rapids metro economic alliance says it's important to shop local. "34:00it supports our local economy, dollars spent here stay here, and they provide job opportunities, they just produce money, and economic value to our community." small business saturday is this

organizations are having sales and specials as an incentive to come. chris and nicole, coming up in our next half hour i stopped by one local business downtown to see what they have to offer. a dubuque man says someone stole more than $30,000 worth of his belongings while he was on vacation. that's from our coverage partner, k-d-t-h. 73-year-old ronald pothoff reported the burglary when he came home last week. he says someone broke in taking dubuque police say in addition to the stolen property, the burglar caused about $700 in damage breaking in. one iowa security salesman says more homeowners are installing video surveillance cameras. one salesman says wired video systems are a popular choice. the higher end systems usually consist of bullet or dome style cameras mounted outside the home. they're hooked up to an h-d video recorder

thousand dollars. cheaper one-camera systems can show a live picture but do not record and cost less than 500 dollars. "sot 20:29- 33

they are looking at alternatives to help out residents. the city says they are going to inspect homes to see if they will qualify for fema's buyout option. some protestors are going hungry this morning as they try to stop the controversial bakken oil pipeline. the three activists have started a hunger strike outside the offices of the iowa utilities board in des moines. the board decided earlier this year to allo company, dakota access, to build the pipeline across iowa. but opponents say the decision has hurt the environment. and they claim it's not too late to reverse course. ""well these people have chosen to not eat ya'know to kind of illuminate what will happen when this pipeline goes through and when it breaks they will be saving the whole state of iowa will be fasting once this pipeline breaks " the protestors from the group, mississippi stand, vow to continue their vigil outside

permits for the pipeline. investigators are stumped on what started a house fire that killed four girls. the fire in a small town in indiana trapped the girls inside a room as first responders tried to get to them. good morning! it's ---. plan on rain to push into

rain at cedar rapids. plan on the rain to arrive mainly in the afternoon and evening. highs will struggle in the thick clouds and rain and should only be around 40 in many areas. tonight, plan on rain to continue with steady temperatures. the chance of showers should continue to go right into

day wet. rainfall totals around a half inch look good with isolated amounts around three quarters of an inch. thanksgiving day will be dry, but there will be ample clouds and that will hold highs down into the upper 30s north with lower 40s farther showers developing. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tonight: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 tomorrow: showers likely. wind: - nw 5-15. high: 45 tom. night: cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 32

will break a 19 day run of no rain at cedar rapids. plan on the rain to arrive mainly in the afternoon and evening. highs will struggle in the thick clouds and rain and should only be around 40 in many areas. tonight, plan on rain to continue with steady temperatures. the chance of showers should continue to go right into our wednesday with the bulk of the day wet. rainfall totals around a half inch look good with isolated amounts around three quarters of an inch. thanksgiving day will be dry, but there will be ample clouds and that will hold highs down into the upper 30s north with lower 40s farther south. today: breezy with showers developing. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tonight: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: tomorrow: showers likely. wind: - nw 5-15. high: 45 tom. night: cloudy.

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benjamin marconi. police say he is the same man seen in the video released by investigators. visiting the station four hours before they say he brutally ambushed the officer. it was a bloody 24 hours for police officers across the country. at least three others in different cities ambushed during unrelated traffic stops including a st. louis sergeant shot twice in the head while still we'll have the latest from texas coming up at 7:00 a.m. cottonelle asked real people about cleaning...

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tsunami warnings and advisories a powerful earthquake jolted the island yesterday. there were tsunamis in the morning, but the largest measured just over 4 feet. people in tokyo could feel the earthquake shockwaves, about 150 miles southwest of the epicenter. the u-n humanitarian chief says conditions in the eastern part of aleppo, syria have gone from "terrible to barely survivable". more than 300 people have been killed from airstrikes in the last week. the syrian government started launching the attacks on

just recently started targeting hospitals. one member of the rescue group called the white helmets says none of the hospitals are operating at full capacity. the u-n humanitarian chief says food in markets is scarce and fuel in gas is unavailable in most neighborhood s. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a house fire in a small indiana town that killed four girls and hurt their mother. fire crews responded to the house early yesterday morning in flora. the town sits about an hour and a half north of indianapolis. the fire trapped bedroom. officials rushed the mom to the hospital and she is in serious condition. neighbors said the community will miss the girls. " the girls were so playful and sweet. they would do anything for anybody. they were very loving. my children absolutely loved them and adored them " two police officers were hurt responding to the fire. they are expected to recover. family and friends have started raising money for the family. the red cross says it helped

the colder temperatures now mean there are different fire risks for you to watch out for. its here is a live look at .

us now with your first alert forecast. plan on rain to push into eastern iowa. today's rain will break a 19 day run of no rain at cedar rapids. plan on the rain to arrive mainly in the afternoon and evening. highs will struggle in the thick clouds and rain and should many areas. tonight, plan on rain to continue with steady temperatures. the chance of showers should continue to go right into our wednesday with the bulk of the day wet. rainfall totals around a half inch look good with isolated amounts around three quarters of an inch. thanksgiving day will be dry, but there will be ample clouds and that will hold highs down into the upper

developing. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tonight: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 tomorrow: showers likely. wind: - nw 5-15. high: 45 tom. night: cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 32

families across the state over the weekend after their homes caught fire. the fires impacted 26 adults and kids in these cities on saturday and sunday, including cedar rapids, waterloo and des moines. red cross volunteers helped them with shelter, food, clothes, and medications. as cold weather moves into iowa, the organization encourages safe use of heating equipment. one of the leading causes of home fire deaths. that's why the red cross is urging people to make sure their smoke alarms are working. it also suggests keeping kids, pets, and flammable items at least 3 feet away from a furnace or electric heater. the red cross also stressed to never use a cooking range or oven to heat your home. a school district in tennessee is offering grief counseling after a school bus crash that killed at least 5 students. overnight, police in chattanooga arrested the

children. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. it's ---. good tuesday morning! here's a

know today. overnight, police arrested a bus driver in chattanooga, tennessee after a crash that killed 5 children. charges include reckless driving. police in des moines say they are more vigilant after more officers have been shot just a few weeks after a shooter killed two des moines area officers. president-elect donald trump wants to make some cabinet decisions before thanksgiving. he has released a video address of his plans when in office. the salvation army in cedar

serve at least 400 people tomorrow. "everything that we need we can purchase from a locally owned business here " eastern iowa businesses encourage shoppers to think local this saturday when out spending money. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first plan on rain to push into eastern iowa. today's rain will break a 19 day run of no rain at cedar rapids. plan on the rain to arrive mainly in the afternoon and evening. highs will

be around 40 in many areas. tonight, plan on rain to continue with steady temperatures. the chance of showers should continue to go right into our wednesday with the bulk of the day wet. rainfall totals around a half inch look good with isolated amounts around three quarters of an inch. thanksgiving day will be dry, but there will be ample clouds down into the upper 30s north with lower 40s farther south.today: breezy with showers developing. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tonight: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 tomorrow: showers likely. wind: - nw 5-15. high: 45 tom. night: cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 32 a community in chattanooga, tennessee is grieving this morning after a school bus crash killed at least five children and injured almost two dozen others. as a-b-c's stephanie ramos reports, the bus driver is now facing charges. its every parents worst

"hamilton county schools has confirmed there were 35 students on board that bus. all those students attend woodmore elementary and are in grades k through 5th grade" just a mile away from the chattanooga elementary school.... a school bus ..packed with kids....ran off the road, crashed into trees ...ending up on its side in a tangled mess. bloodied students lay on stretchers.... while other kids didnt survive the accident. sot chief lives." officials say at least 5 kids were killed right now investigators believe the bus was most likely traveling too fast. no other vehicles were involved in the crash...the 24 year old bus driver was arrested and is now facing charges. sot chief fred fletcher: "johnthony walker is being charged with 5 counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment , and reckless driving." it took rescue crews hours to get all the kids off the bus.... 23 of them were sent to local hospitals. sot kirk kelly: "we're just asking for prayers ..and our hearts go out to the families" stephanie ramos abc news new

in iowa, officers won't reach their goal of fewer than 300 traffic deaths this year. as of yesterday, 351 people have died on iowa roads. that's up 23% increse from last year. when it comes to speed, the iowa d-o-t found traffic on the 4 major interstates is u the same time last year. one trooper says good weather and lower gas prices could play a role in ways drivers might not expect. "with gas prices down, there may to be more people putting more miles on the highways and driving itself has got to be a risk factor put yourself in the situation where you can get in an accident, a fatal one." troopers also believe distracted and impaired driving and not using seat belts play a significant role. 41% of those

belts. cedar falls police are investigating a deadly crash at the highway 218 interchange. officials say 30-year-old richard coleman from cedar falls died in the crash. police say he was driving on highway 57 when his car crashed into a concrete pillar for the highway 218 overpass. investigators say coleman's car was the only one involved. this morning, police departments in san antonio and st. louis are searching for answers behind two police shootings. des moines area poli following the deaths of two officers killed in similar ambush-style attacks. st. louis police say the man who allegedly shot and critically injured an officer sunday night, could be connected to 2 other shootings. officials say police shot and killed the suspect, 19- year-old george bush, during a shootout yesterday morning. police say he shot a 46- year-old sergeant twice in the face. the sergeant is recovering at home today. law enforcement says bush tried to run from police before the

arrested and charged a person suspected of killing a detective. police captured 31- year-old otis mckane after an intense manhunt throughout monday. they say mckane shot and killed benjamin marconi sunday night. officials say the detective was on a traffic stop when mckane walked up to his vehicle and started shooting. "this investigation is by no means over. the motive for the capital murder is still unknown." " the san antonio police chief also says officers continue to mourn the loss of two of their own officers. des moines sergeant anthony beminio and urbandale officer justin martin were killed on november 2nd. inside the des moines police department, there are boxes of sympathy cards from across the country. now, the des moines officers plan to write their own cards to police stations dealing with similar tragedies. police say the latest ambushes are a reminder of the danger that comes with the uniform. "it definitely makes us a lot

because we start getting paranoid and we bunker up and then we're not gonna be able to do the things in the community that they deserve us to do. " des moines police say they plan to discuss ways to better protect officers, including enhanced body armor. a dubuque school committee is waiting to decide whether or not to ban a book. members say they're all going to read the "the perks of being a wallflower" to better judge it's educational value. some parents are taking issue with the book, which required readin hempstead high school. it's been part of that class's curriculum for the past decade. one parent says the book normalizes illegal drug use and casual sex. now she's asking the school district to find an alternative. "we're trying to encourage kids to make healthy choices and then on the other hand we're distributing literature that glorifies unhealthy choices. " the committee now reading the book includes several high school teachers, 3 hempstead students, librarians and some parents. they'll meet again next month to

after thanksgiving, most of us will start thinking about holiday shopping.. if you haven't already. black friday is always a big day for that, but local business owners what to remind people of small business saturday. kcrg-tv nine's brea love is here. brea, there's so much competition now for holiday spending -- and so many reasons for local businesses to make this a focus. that's right chris and nicole, many reasons. it grows the local economy, lets you skip the rush of black friday, and you can find some unique gems outside of the c business to see why it's owner thinks eastern iowans should choose local. when you think of christmas shopping, you're probably thinking of something to wrap. but local businesses in cedar rapids have more to offer. breathing room yoga could be one of those options. owner sarah driscoll is participating in small business saturday. "26:35i think it's a really cool idea to give the gift of experience instead of material things." "26:56if you can give someone an experience, its something they can remember for the rest of their lives."

she supports shopping local because all of the money stays in the community. "28:31when you give your money to a local businesses, you're getting something back in return more than just what you purchased." "47:46there's plenty of small businesses across eastern iowa. they're here downtown, in newbo, and in czech village. the cedar rapids metro economic alliance says choosing local is important." "34:35 it's important to spend your dollars here because they stay here. they support our local community, they support the local economy, and two it's a great opportunity to support those business owners who want to be here, and who have decided to stay here." 70 percent of the businesses in the alliance are small businesses.i driscoll's can thrive.. andlp e. "28:46we're all in this together in our community, so we have to support each other and help each other's businesses succeed." small buns saturday is this

last year more than 95 million people participated nationwide. chris, nicole? a man convicted of killing his daughter will spend the rest of his life in prison. that's unless he gets a new trial thanks to a motion from his lawyers. up next... thism meteorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break.

joins us now. plan on rain to push into eastern iowa. today's rain rain at cedar rapids. plan on the rain to arrive mainly in

clouds and rain and should only be around 40 in many areas. tonight, plan on rain to continue with steady temperatures. the chance of showers should continue to go right into our wednesday with the bulk of the day wet. rainfall totals around a half inch look good with isolated amounts around three quarters of an inch. thanksgiving day will be dry, but there will be ample clouds and that will hold highs down into the upper 30s north with lower 40s farther south.today: wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tonight: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 tomorrow: showers likely. wind: - nw 5-15. high: 45 tom. night: cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 32 thanks kaj. plan on rain to push into eastern iowa. today's rain will break a 19 day run of no rain at cedar rapids. plan on the rain to arrive mainly in the afternoon and evening. highs will struggle in the thick clouds and rain and should only be around 40 in many areas. tonight, plan on rain to continue with

our wednesday with the bulk of the day wet. rainfall totals around a half inch look good with isolated amounts around three quarters of an inch. thanksgiving day will be dry, but there will be ample clouds and that will hold highs down into the upper 30s north with lower 40s farther south.today: breezy with showers developing. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tonight: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 tomorrow: showers likely. wind: - nw 5-15. high: 45 tom. night: cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 32 thanks kaj. eastern iowa. today's rain will break a 19 day run of no rain at cedar rapids. plan on the rain to arrive mainly in the afternoon and evening. highs will struggle in the thick clouds and rain and should only be around 40 in many areas. tonight, plan on rain to continue with steady temperatures. the chance of showers should continue to go right into our wednesday with the bulk of the day wet. rainfall totals around a half inch look good with isolated amounts around three quarters of an inch. thanksgiving day will be dry, but there will be ample clouds and that will hold highs down into the upper 30s north with lower 40s farther south.today:

likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 tomorrow: showers likely. wind: - nw 5-15. high: 45 tom. night: cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 32 thanks kaj. the weather stayed pretty mild

now that it is cold, places around eastern iowa have opened emergency shelters for the homeless. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg tv-nine. it's --.

a dubuque man convicted of killing his daughter will go to prison for life. a judge formally sentenced robert stern for first-degree murder of his daughter, stern's lawyers are waiting to hear whether their client will get a new trial. they claim a judge should have not allowed prosecutors to present some evidence in the original trial in september. that includes his initial statements to police. stern shot his daughter more than a dozen times at their home last year. as the air has gotten colder, an overflow emergency shelter is now open in linn county. this shelter will stay open whenever the temperature drops below freezing. representatives from shelters and free meal

rapids. they are the willis-dady emergency shelter, mission of hope and catholic worker house, as shown here. when those beds are full, the overflow shelter will open. last year, the shelters did not announce where the overflow one was until the other shelters were full. that additional shelter served nearly 100 people last year. in johnson county, members of shelter house have opened a low-barrier shelter during the coldest months. that shelter accepts people who are intoxicated and can't get into shelter house. this ye street. the shelter is expected to open next month. it served nearly 125 people last year. public health officials in dubuque county say there's no clear reason for the increasing number of mumps cases. that's according to our coverage partner, k-d- t-h. according to the iowa department of public health, dubuque county has reported 45 mumps cases. most are linked to students at dubuque's schools. health officials say there's an increased risk of catching mumps during the holidays. they're encouraging everyone to

the salvation army in cedar rapids is getting ready today for its big thanksgiving meal. today, volunteers are going to start cooking the turkeys. the salvation army plans to feed more than 400 people tomorrow. volunteers say the meal usually benefits people who don't have access to regular hot meals. but the dinner is open to anyone in the community. while the organization says it doesn't need any extra help this week, it's encouraging people to sign up for future events. " 2:46, "we need volunteers to go bell ring and whe us raise money for programs just like this so in essence you are helping us put this meal on by bell ringing " the salvation army also says monetary donations are always appreciated. right in between two the biggest days for shopping, black friday and cyber monday, is small business saturday. it's the day when local businesses ask shoppers to think of them when spending money this season. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us now. brea, small business saturday actually isn't that small anymore.

the idea started in 2010. and just last year more than 95 million people across the country participated. it's a day to head to a local store and do some of your christmas shopping. there's plenty to choose from right here in cedar rapids, whether it's downtown, newbo, czech village, or anywhere else. the cedar rapids metro economic alliance says it's important to shop local because the dollars stay in the area. small business saturday is this saturday the 26th. a lot of stores and organizations are having sales and specials as an incentive to come.

bus crash killed 5 children. overnight, police arrested the bus driver for multiple charges including wreckless driving. 6 kids are in the intensive care unit. president-elect donald trump because he wants to make decisions before thanksgiving. yesterday, he released a video on youtube talking about what he wants to do in his first 100 days as president. among those goals he said he plans to get the u-s out of the trans-pacific partnership deal. now, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... plan on rain to push into eastern iowa. today's rain will break a 19 day run of no rain at cedar rapids. plan on the rain to arrive mainly in

struggle in the thick clouds and rain and should only be around 40 in many areas. tonight, plan on rain to continue with steady temperatures. the chance of showers should continue to go right into our wednesday with the bulk of the day wet. rainfall totals around a half inch look good with isolated amounts around three quarters of an inch. thanksgiving day will be dry, but there will be ample clouds and that will hold highs down into the upper 30s north with lower 40s farther south. today: breezy with showers developing. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 tonight: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 tomorrow: showers likely. wind: - nw 5-15. high: 45 tom. night: cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 32 we certainly hope your is

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good morning, america. school bus tragedy. >> the bus just flipped over. it's occupied with children. >> this bus filled with 35 elementary school students in a horrific accident running off the road and slamming into trees. at least five killed and two dozen hospitalized. overnight, the bus driver arrested. >> this is an absolute nightmare for this community. >> investigators are on the scene, as we hear from the families this morning. donald trump makes his first direct appeal to americans since the election. >> i want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here on our great homeland, america. this morning we'll have what he promised, what he didn't say about isis as he meets with former rivals even democrats about joining his cabinet. the frigid blast turns deadly. that winter storm dumping more