Plan on a cloudy day across the area with a few scattered flurries left behind. If you experience any flurries today, they wont amount to anything and are a sideffect of an overcast sky in winter. Plan on temperatures to stay steady in the middle 20s in most areas. Wind will generally be in the 1525mph range, leading to brisk conditions at times. Looking ahead, we have several very weak disturbances coming up this week, but none that will produce any accumulating snow in our area. Temperatures should moderate back well into the 30s by the end of the week. Starting this weekend, our weather pattern gets much more active, possibly going well into caucus time. Stay tuned today cloudy, sct. Flurrieseshigh 2228 winds nw 1525 alo 25 dbq 25 iow 27tonight cloudy, sct flurries low 1521 winds nw 515 alo 16 dbq 18 iow 20tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2632 winds sw 515 alo 29 dbq 29 iow 30tomorrow night scattered flurries low 2127 winds w 515 alo 25 dbq 26 iow 27 democratic president ial candidate Hillary Clinton will hold two get out the caucus she will be at Hotel Winneshiek in decorah, starting at 2 15 this afternoon. Clinton will then speak to supporters at the Gallagher BluedornPerforming Arts Center in cedar falls. That gets underway at 5 45. With just days left until the caucuses, the democratic president ial candidates are hoping a town hall style event will help them. Last night, Bernie Sandersrs Hillary Clinton, and Martin Omalley spoke to voters at Drake University in des moines. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders is live in the newsroom this morning to highlight some k k points. Forrest, clinton was calling herself a proven fighter last night. She said that while answering a question from a sanders supporter, who alleged that Younger Voters find her dishonest. Thats when clinton took the chance to tout her resilience while facing opposition. She went into some detail on the republican attacks she has faced over the years, starting in the 90s when clinton pushed for universal healthcare. The former secretary of state also suggested, while sanders ideas may gain traction in thhouse and senate. She touted herself as a leader with experienen, who has weathered many attacks while standing up for her beliefs. I understand that you get into the arena and you are going to get pummeled and pushed and criticized. I wouldnt be doing it if i didnthink it was absolutely necessary t t try to build on the progress that we made, that we have made under president obama. Last night, clinton continued making connections between herself and president obama. She said they may have started out as opponents, but their relationship had bebeme a real friendship. Clinton and sanders are neck and neck in the most recent polls. The latest American Research group poll shows sanders nudging past clinton, 48 to 45 . Thats within the 5 point marn of error. Live in the newsroom, Forrest Saunders, kcrg tv9 news. When secretary clinton came, we got to talk to her, which was absolutely amazing. We got to go out on stage and introduce her, which you might think its easy to stand out in a senior class of just 17. But everyone in town knows abby schulte a budding political activist during this caucus season in keota. Shes our gazette, kcrgtv9 student of the month, presented by hills bank and trust. Singing keota junior senior high is a small school with big opportunities for 17year old abby schulte. Nats from singing shes a leader ininer show choir and will give anything a try. Ive pretty much played every sport thats been offered. I alwlws have tried to try everything. G. Shes involved in practically every activity a student can be a part of, shes been a leader for our community. Nats of her singing solo making heard comes naturally to abby. She is student body president and has a passion for politics, which led to a plea for keota. With the iowa cacaus coming up and the candidates traveling to iowa so often, why dont we try to invite candidates to our tiny Little School and see what happens. Please welcome Keota High School students abby schulte, kylea tinnes, megan adam and Hillary Clinton. In december, Hillary Clinton answered abbys letter, and agreed to visit. T was definately the best day of my life. It was a dream come true. And of all the candidates who made the trip to keota, clinton is her favorite. I definately see a lot of her determination in me and dedeinately, seeing her beable to do what she does definately inspires me a lot. On caucus night, shell be one of the youngest precinct captains in iowa. Ive been some knocking doors in keota and some phone banking and ive just fallen in love with it, i love it. Singing and dancing, shes found her groove in this president ial race with no opportunity out of reach. Thats important for abby, who someday, wants to run for office herself. I think that she has demonstrated to her classmates and the community at large that a person that has a goal, is willing to sacrafice a little bit of extra time is going to be able totocommplish something thats truly phenominal. Republican Rick Santorum and democrat Martin Omalley also visited keota. Abby says this has been a great Educational Opportunity for her and her classmates to learn more about the candidatesesnd the election. If you know a student who excels in the classroom, the arts and the community, head to kcrg dot com slash student of the month. We will announce three finalists for february on the first tuesday of the month. The Cedar Rapids School board vote for a proposed school calendar. After 2 hours of discussion last night, memrs voted to table the decision as they look into areas of f concerns. The proposed calendar includes a late start time for students every monday. The district says that frequent professional Development Time for teachers creates better results for students in the classroom. Some parents, teachers and others shared their concerns with the board. A few spoke in favor, but most spoke against the plans. 3 53 1515 think this would bebe extremely disruptiveveo the school day every week. I know as a para when weve had late starts the kids dont get into the grove until much later in the day. Superintendent brad buck says its difficult to come to a solution that meets everyones needs. A group of parents, teachers, d district Staff Members worked together for months to deteteine potential calendar changes and they faced many questions. 4 25 10 one of the things i hear people say is why dont we have teachers do this in the summer . One day of additional staff time in the summereris aboot a 400,000 expenditure. The board says it wants to know more about the plan before e ving forward. That includes details about what students would do while teachers have professional Development Time and details on the busing arrangements. A bill that increases funding for k12 Public Schools by two 2 2 s now on its ww to the democraticmajority senate in des moines. The republican controlled house passed it yesterday. Democratic lawmakers have said the proposed increase is not enough. The issue is expected to go back and forth between chambers before it heads to special legislative meetings. Iowa senator Chuck Grassley will hold a Judiciary Committee hearing today concerning Mental Health issues in the criminal justice system. Grassley chairs that committee. They will discuss a bill that would provide more programs. The Mental Health and safe act wouou also set up a progrgr to sese more offenders to drug or Mental Health courts when in a tv9 followup this morning. The head of medicaid in iowa says shes confident the states privatized program will be ready by march first. Mikki stier of the Iowa Department of Human Services told lawmakers about improvements the ste is making to the managed care program yesterday. Y. She said about 45 percent of Medicaid Service providers have signed up with all three of the private companies that will oversee the program. She also said the prigram has provided more information to patatnts since the e iginal january first deadline. New numbers out this morning show the number of amazon prime memberships is rapidly rising. 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Temperatures should moderate back well into the 30s by the end of the week. Starting this gets much more active, possibly going well into caucus time. Stay tuned today cloudy, sct. Flurries high 2228 winds nw 1525 alo 25 dbq 25 iow 27tonight cloudy, sct flurries low 1521 winds nw 515 alo 16 dbq 18 iow 20tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2632 nds sw 515 alo 29 dbq 29 ii 30tomorrow night scattered flurries low 2127 winds w 515 alo 25 dbq 26 now heres abcs reena ninan and kendis gibsbs with this mornings techbytes. Trt hey, there. In todays techbytes amazon prime is catching on. Bet this. 1 in 5 adults now h he a membership. Thats 46 of all u. S. House holds. For 99 bucks a year, members is get Free Shipping and music and video service. Cortana wants to make sure you keep your promises. The viral assistant will help you keep your promises, lirklanning for dinners. And just how many friends do you really have . Average person has 150 friends on facebook. 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And the one that took place in alifornia on friday has investigators scratching their heads. Reid binion reports. We are in a position when we absolutely need the publics help. Orange county sheriff jeff hallock laang out the urgency of a manhunt underway in california. After three inmates broke out of the the Orange County central mens jail friday. These three are extremely dangerous felolo and need to be apprehended and brought into custody immediately. Two of the men are facing charges of to have ties to vietntnese gangs. And a thirir already convicted of murder, now charged with kidnapping and torture Officials Say the inmates first cut through a quarterinch metal plate. Then squeezed through cramped, unsecured plumbing tunne to the roof. Then using bed sheets and towels to repel some 50 feet to the ground. Theyre in a pod in the Orange County jail. Theres constantly laundry call. Its really easy to accumulate bed sheets, pillow cases and such. The inmates cleared 3 security checkpoints undetected, emerging to freedom from the hulking concrete facility. Several other Security Breaches occurred. We are talking about breehing in ome cases significant amount of steel, bar and metal. Officials say its not clear if the inmates had help. But they believe a fight that broke out friday night may have been staged to delay discovery of their escape. Im reid binion, reporting a woman who was a Human Trafficking victim is sharing her experience. She and area Law Enforcement agencies are hoping to end Human Trafficking in iowa. And heres a look at on our kaj will be back right after the break with a meteorologist kaj omara joins us now with your first alert forecast. Area with a few scattered flurries left behind. If you experience any flurries today, they wont amount to anything ananare a side effect ofofn overcast sky in winter. Plan on temperatures to stay steady in the middle 20s in most areas. Wind will generally be in the 1525mph range, leading to brisk conditions at times. Looking ahead, we have several very weak disturbances coming up this week, but none that will produce any accumulating snow in our area. Temperatures should moderate the 30s by the end of the week. Starting this weekend, our weather pattern gets much more active, possibly stay tuned today cloudy, sct. Flurries high 2228 25 iow 27tonighgh cloudy, sct flurries low 1521 iow 20tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2632 iow 30tomorrow night scattered flurries low 2127 winds w 515 al 25 dbq 26 iow 27 both hawkeye and cyclone basketball fans are celebrating this morning. Iowa moved up in the rankings, and iowa state beat a highly ranked team last more on that coming up. Stay good tuesday morning. Youre looking live on our city cam. Take it easy on your way into work this morning. Its january 26th and this is what you need to know today. 2016 democratic president ial candidates make a final plea to iowa voters in a town hall with less than a week left until caucuses. Several candidates from both sides of the party line are still making Campaign Stops in iowa. And they rely on area police to make sure everyone stays safe. Police in california are asking for the publics help in a manhunt. Three inmatess escaped from jail on friday. The Cedar Rapids School board from parents on possible changes to the school calendar. And an Elementary School field trip to the stateteapitol has fueled our gazette and kcrg student of the month into a lifelong love of politics. We introduce you to abby schulte. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a cloudy dadaacross the area a th a few scattered flurries left behind. If you experience any flurries today, they wont amount to anything and are a side effect of an overcast sky in winter. Plan on temperatures to stay steady in the middle s in most areas. Wind will gegerally be times. Looking ahead, we have several very weak disturbances coming up this week, but none that will produce any accumulating snow in our area. Temperatures should moderate back well into the 30s by the end of the week. Starting this weekend, our weather pattern gets much mmre active, possibly going well into caucus time. Stay tuned today cloudy, sct. Flurries high 2228 winds nw 1525 alo 25 dbq 25 iow 27tonight cloudy, sct flurries low 1521 winds nw 515 alo 16 dbq 18 iow 20tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2632 winds s 515 alo 29 dbq 29 iow 30tomorrow night scattered flrries low 2117 winds w 515 alo 25 dbq 26 iow 27 for the First Time Since he announced his candidacy for president , donald trump is in Johnson County today. His evevt at the university y iowa today will likely draw a lot supporters and protestors, which means ui police will be on high alert. Authorities are expecting protesters both inside and outside the fieldhouse on campus where trump will speak tonight. Police say they wont stop protesters unless they become a threat to public safety. Earlier this month, University Police sent officers and bomb sniffing ogs to cedar falls to help with a Campaign Stop there. At this point, i think we can honestly say we cant wait until the caucuses are here and over to give us some normalcy back, besides these political events we have a lot of stuff happening on campus, weve got basketball games, weve got a top ten Basketball Team thats doing very well and all these other events. Several more candidates are expected to make appearances at the university of iowa before caucus night. Trumps event tonight at the fieldhouse starts at 7 30. Senator ted cruz is reinforcing his message in campaign ads to iowans. The texas senator spoke to more than 100 people yesterday at heartland acres in independence. He told voters that if he becomes president he will repeal, what he called, the president s illegal executive actions. 1 221 40 im convinced the greatest legacy of barack obama is gonna be a new generation of leaders in the Republican Party who actually stand fofofreedom, who stand for the constitution, who stand for the judeochristian