School activities were canceled because half of the staff got sick. In my time with the district i dont recall anything close to , this. Jason r phil roeder with Des Moines Public Schools says while this is unprecedented he says they may have narrowed down the culprit. The food was brought from outside the district so it wasnt the School Districts food and Nutrition Department that prepared it. Jason r he says when you have nearly 66 teachers nearly 60 six teachers you just cant provide enough substitutes. Waiting for my dad to pick me up. Jason r that meant parents like kathy new had to make an early pick up. Call football coach mike holland one of the fortunate ones. I actually ate on my own and didnt partake so i guess i lucked out. Jason r the district is now telling us this was food brought in from outside businesses. As for school tomorrow, that was never in the plan. Students were not going to be in the building, so they dont have to worry about finding substitutes. The Health D
Really not that cool. Keeping some of the heating from the day yesterday towards the ground but the wind is a little stiff from the northwest, currently at 15 miles per hour. 8 00 a. M. Temperature holding in the mid50s. It will be a slow warm up and we will not warm up much. Low 60s by 4 00 with mostly sunny skies. It will be a great day to be outside as long as you can stand that wind. Alyx thanks, frank. Getting right to commitment 2016, the Democratic Party may be down to only 3 candidates, but as many as 7000 democrats are expected to gather in des moines tonight for political rallies and the Jefferson Jackson dinner. Our chief political reporter Cynthia Fodor has a preview from hyvee hall. Cynthia here at hyvee hall, the candidates will each have 15 they will be in the center of the audience. The tables are set for 2000 chicken dinners, the teleprompters tested, the ballroom lit with stars and stripes but the fun will start hours before the main event. Hillary clinton will hold a
Lets go now to meteorologist at Kingston Stadium in cedar rapids where Jefferson High School is hosting linnmar tonight. Its a game you can see at seven oclock tonight on kcrg nine point two. Joe, its some nice football weather. Clouds will thicken as the night goes on, keeping us mild with lows in the 50s. A few showers are possible will start in the afternoon for most of us. Well have highs in the lower 60s. Wet weather continues into friday evening and night, so the High School Football games are looking somewhat soggy. Fortunately, lightning should not be a significant issue. Rainfall totals of a quarter to halfinch are looking common, but some locally higher amounts may fall. Well clear out on saturday, which gives us a pleasant weend. Tonight turning cloudy low 4955 winds e 1015 alo 52 dbq 49 iow 52 tomorrow showers likely high 6066 winds se 1020 alo 62 dbq 63 iow 65 bruce and beth. One member of the iowa board of regents says they may have dropped the ball when they chose Bruce
Of iowas next president. Stacey dr. Subhash sahai, a regent from webster city, says he and the board made a mistake in how they selected bruce harreld. Kccis vanessa peng is live in our ames bureau to show us why he says hes angry and sad. Its new at 6 00. Vanessa doctor sahai says the whole hiring process was a sham. And he wants the board of regents to be more transparent. Bruce harreld will become the university of iowas president on november 2, despite an uproar from students and faculty about his appointment and lack of Higher Education experience. The iowa board of regents unanimously voted for harreld, a former ibm executive. Dr. Sahai we may have dropped the ball. Vanessa webster city doctor sabhash sahai is an iowa regent. Hes speaking out about how the search for harreld was conducted. Dr. Sahai i was angry, and i was sad. Vanessa sahai is calling for changes. Dr. Sahai i only had 20 minutes with each candidate, which is not enough for such a big job. So i told the board peop
There this morning. 47 is what it feels like in the temperatures are in the 50s. In the low 40s for algona and fort dodge. Once the sun starts to come out, we are going to raise the temperature by mid50s. It is going to be a nice afternoon to be outside. Alyx thanks, frank. Breaking news to update you on. An Early Morning fire broke out at copart auto auctions. Several cars were engulfed. The cause of the blaze is unknown. Today is a big day for politics in des moines. 7000 democrats are expected to gather in des moines tonight for political rallies and the Jefferson Jackson dinner. Our chief political preview from hyvee hall. Cynthia their speeches will be delivered in the round, in the center of the audience. The tables are set for 2000 chicken dinners, the teleprompters tested, the ballroom lit with stars and stripes but the fun will start hours before the main event. Hillary clinton will hold a 3 00 rally with husband bill but katie perry may steal the show. Its not unusual to brin