Its not the first time jennifer cadys home as flooded, and she says it probably wont be the last living so close to water. 13 54 23;22 we actually lived here in 2008 and we got about i would say 3 ft. On the first floor in 08 so we were pretty, pretty nervous about this one. The water pushed in the walls of her basement, making the home uninhabitable. But she made sure to get the water out. 13 56 18;23 it takes a little bit of time to get things cleaned up get any mold and bacteria thats out but for the most part it was just groundwater so it shouldnt have been too, too bad as far as bacterias and stuff Linn County Public Health supervisor ruby perin says mold from flood waters can affect peoples health. 13 44 26;18 mold can cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals, it can trigger asthma attacks, because its linked to a variety of respiratory illnesses and diseases. Some people dont react at all to mold. The best way to find mold is streaking of water and you visually see some
New poll numbers are out now after the release late last week of a videotape showing republican president ial nominee donald trump talking about taking sexually aggressive actions towards wome. Women. The video was recorded 11years ago and led to a quick condemnation from most re. Republicans. New poll numbers now show Democrat Hillary Clinton taking a double digit lead over trump. Clintons biggest lead over the republican nominee in months. Donald trump hit the campaign trail last night warning his supporters to keep a close eye on the election. Election. We have to make sure were protected. That vote counts are 100 . But i hear there horror showswe have to make sure this election isnt stolen from us and taken away from us. That the system is rigged and that the election might be lost due to voter fraud. That comes despite several studies that have shown theres no evidence of widespread voter fraud across the us. The republican partys top elected official House Speaker paul ryan told
When rescue crews finally found her, they placed her on a back board. Fire fighters above ground used a tripod to pull her out through a nearby man hole. A rescue effort some city leaders say could have been avoided. Other people had to put themselves in harms way in order to be able to rescue someone from that space. City leaders from several departments will meet later this week to ways to keep people from trying to explore the mine shafts. In dubuque Katie Wiedemann kcrg tv9 news. That dangerous old mine shaft in dubuque is not alone. The Us Department of agriculture says iowa has about 27 hundred of these mine shafts across the state. About six months ago, some des moines homeowners discovered one under their house when a sinkhole opened in front of their home. Historians say it dates moines coal company. The usda said an air shaft in the old coal mine probably eroded over time and caused the collapse. Meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. Joe, a lit
Ellis harbor in cedar rapids. Samantha, youve talked to one association thats seen success from a Neighborhood Watch . Even the boat houses here in ellis harbor need protection. And i spoke to the president of the Neighborhood Association who says the key to success is neighbors keeping an eye out for neighbors. We had a crime spree about three years ago that crime spree didnt last long because of a we came close to catching him the first time and he came back about a week later and we caught him the second time because barry was very attentive and figured it out and called police. As president of the ellis harbor Neighborhood Association don steichen works closely with police, and he says its made a big difference in safety. 20 04 12;06 we have a monthly meeting and we have a them. He gives us the statistics of our neighborhood, the problems that occurred in that neighborhood and around town and gives us advice like making sure our doors are locked and putting stuff away Cedar Rapids
Developing this morning in Iowa City Police are looking for more information after a man approached a young girl walking home from school and offered to give her a ride home. Home. The 9yearold was walking home from Lemme Elementary School along washingtion street around 4 thirty tuesday. The girl told police she was on the phone with her mother at the time and ran to a nearby church. Church. Officers were not able to find the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call iowa city number on this screen. Its also posted online at cbs 2 iowa dot com. A 7yearold waterloo boy is in the hospital this morning after being hit by a pick up truck last night. Night. It happened on westeleventh street. Waterloo police say the boy was unconscious when they arrived. The boy was first taken to Covenant Medical Center and then flown to iowa City Hospitals with life threatening injuries. No names were given out as to those involved. Right now police the number of homes burglarized in cedar rapids