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And her daughter mya were headed home to the montezuma area after a dance event in florida. While facetiming us from the chattanooga airport, tami little over a half hour into the flight. We heard a crazy sound underneath us. It kind of sounded like when your tires come out for landing. We werent anywhere near where we would be landing. That sound might have had allegiant reports the md83 twin jet experienced trouble with its right engine and landed safely. The 150 passengers are now playing the waiting game until they can get to their final destination. Theyre looking at bringing another plane in, a rescue plane in for us. Theyve Just Announced our plane will not fly again. Were looking at maybe three to four hours here. As of 10 this morning, alligeiant estimated passengers will be departing chattanooga at around 12 40 eastern time. Hers some good news. First, no one was hurt. Second, passengers are getting for a future flight with allegiant. Jill. A man is in custody this morning facing charges of burglary and theft of a vehicle. Cedar falls Police Responded to an alarm at wheels unlimited auto sales on Center Street at around one oclock this morning. Officers found damage to the entrance of the business. Police then found curt douglas widen inside the shop. They also found a new green ford garbage truck nearby. Police believe widen stole the truck and used it to damage the building. Cedar Rapids Police are investigating an Armed Robbery at a gas station on the northeast side. They say someone with a gun robbed the bp station on first avenue shortly before 9 oclock last night. The robber ran away before police arrived. No one was hurt. While the cold and snow are an issue here in iowa, major flooding is still affecting areas to our south. Water has taken over some near saint louis, missouri. This is from fenton, where flood water took this house down the river and ran it into a bridge. The Missouri Department of transportation closed several interstates in the area. That includes a 24mile stretch of interstate 44, just southwest of saint louis. It will likely be a chilly night for anyone out tonight to celebrate the start of 2016. Meteorologist kaj omara joins us now with your first alert forecast, kaj. Given temperatures in the upper teens to lower 20s and a good portion of the day being snow should melt itself away. Plan on a chilly heading out to ring in the new year with midnight wind chills will likely be near zero during the evening as well. Plan on a nice new years day, with a decent weekend also still on track. Have a great day thanks kaj today, texas authorities are send a teenager back to the united states. Ethan couch, better known as the affluenza teen is wanted for breaking his probation. Couchs mother arrived in us marshals custody at the los angeles airport early this morning. She and her son fled after authorities determined he violated the terms of his probation. Couch was sixteen and driving under the influence when he struck and killed four people on a texas road in 2013. Its up to mexican immigration officials to decide when couch will be returned. At this time, we do not have a time frame, we dont know if mexicans have the highest here in america. Ethan couchs mother, tonya, could face up to ten years in prison. After outrage from recent officer involved shootings, more Police Officers in chicago will have to to carry stun guns. Mayor Rahm Emmanuel announced the changes at a News Conference yesterday. He also said officers will get properly trained on how and when to use them. The Police Department is doubling the amount of tasers they own to14 hundred. The mayor says every officer will be trained by next june. Security will be tight tonight in some of the countrys largest cities as people ring in the new year. This is a live look at times square in new york city where an estimated one Million People will gather tonight. Us Officials Say a threat from overseas warns of possible attacks in new york, los angles and washington dc. But those officials also say the threats are just from a six thousand Police Officers will be on the streets in new york to make sure everyone is safe to start the new year. People enjoying the night in dubuque can get a safe ride home tonight. Jules night Rider Service will run tonight. Our coverage partners at kdth report the service is free for any clarke, loras or university of dubuque students. Dubuques city transit manager says this is the first time the night Rider Service will be offered on a day other than friday or saturday. Its the last day of 2015, which means many will be celebrating the new year tonight at midnight. And the iowa state patrol is prepared. Authorities say theyll have extra troopers out to ensure celebration safety. Through the weekend, the extra troopers will crack down on intoxicated drivers. You can almost feel the excitement in the air when youre surrounded by hawkeye fans. Theyre ready to see a win during the rose bowl in pasadena, california. 4 53 40 i dont really care about any other sports team. Im but iowa football is just like religion. Some are watching with family or friends while others are still making lastminute trips to california. As part of the preparations many are searching for the perfect shirt to wear. Stores in iowa city say theyve been packed with people looking for rose bowl merchandise. A pair of sisters visiting iowa city say its pretty quiet near the university. 4 46 40 iowa fans travel well, so they are all out in pasadena. And we would have been there if the tickets were available the rose bowl game is tomorrow with kick off shortly after four pm, iowa time. The 12and1 hawkeyes face the 11and2 stanford cardinal. You can see the game on espn. And dont miss tv nines countdown to kickoff earlier in the day. The hourlong special airs at 9 am, right here on kcrgtv9. Still to come this midday, the power of information. One doctor tested how patients they have better knowledge of surgery costs. Thats coming up in the healthy life report. Meteorologist Justin Gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert given temperatures in the upper teens to lower 20s and a good portion of the day being sunny, most of the last nights snow should melt itself away. Plan on a chilly evening if you are heading out to ring in the new year with midnight temperatures around 10 degrees. Wind chills will likely be near zero during the evening as well. Plan on a nice new years day, with a still on track. Have a great day thanks kaj. Most people do a lot of research before investing a large amount of money, but when you go essentially going in blind to your options and the costs. So, a surgeon in utah gave appendectomy patients and their families information and control, which changed what was happening in the or. Martie salt reports. When maria isom was 16, she was rushed to the hospital with appendicitis. It was pretty scary because it was my First Time Ever having surgery, so i was a little freaked out. Marias mom, nancy, wasnt. Doctors gave her choices and information, including costs. I thought it was great because um wed been through some financial problems and so giving us a choice um of an option that might be a little less expensive was very beneficial to us. For example less expensive open surgery instruments can be reused. A laparoscopy requires expensive instruments and technology, and disposable equipment. Materials for open procedures cost about 200dollars. Laparoscopic three thousand. The other surgery outcomes are the same. Doctor eric scaife found that twothirds of informed parents chose open surgery. Surprisingly, 20 percent of parents who werent told about the cost still picked the open option. It was all sorts of interesting things like my brother has this, my dad has this scar and i want to have this scar. you know, open operations are cool. the study changed things for doctor scaife , too. The year before we did the study, i did zero open appendectomies. And after we did the study, almost half of the operations i did were open. And doctor sciafe says parents overwhelming ly liked being involved in the decision. Im martie salt reporting. Trt 1. 31 oc std. Doctor scaifes experiment with medical cost transparency is over, but he believes it could be a powerful tool in driving down health care costs. Heath officials in iowa say flu levels are compared to recent years. So far this flu season, roughly 20 people have been hospitalized, and two people have died. Officials at the state hygienic lab in coralville say this flu season could be milder for a number of reasons. One is the mild winter. Cold Weather Forces people indoors, where the virus can thrive. The state epidemiologist told a local official that a lot of iowans have been hospitalized with flulike symptoms. But many of those cases were not the flu. Were told its too early to tell if the low number is partially due to this seasons vaccine. The Environmental Protection agency has some new rules for farmers. For those who use pesticides. Well have more in our agribusiness report after the break. Good morning this is the Environmental Protection agencys turned its attention to pesticides. And has some new rules it wants to put in place over how states certify users. The certified and training rule is intended to get stronger standards for riskier pesticides labeled as restricted use. Its goal is to reduce harm from misapplication s and get consistency across state lines. The Iowa Department of agricultures Pesticide Bureau says the rule would apply to pesticide applicators across the u s. So itd be anyone whos going to be using restricted use pesticides on a National Level and in iowa our certified pesticide applicators are ones that operate commercially and use general use pesticides in addition to restricted use pesticides. So it does hit a Larger Population in iowa. So, about 14,000 pesticide applicators here. The epa says it will affect nearly a million applicators nationwide. The certified and training rule comment period. And it requires applicators to renew certifications every three years. While increasing the time of those classes. Another rule that was just finalized by the epa also deals with pesticides. They say it will help two million agricultural workers. Its called Worker Protection standard. One of the new aspects is it puts in place. Is a minimum age requirement of 18 to work with pesticides. Paluch says in iowa. Worker protection will cover a diverse landscape. She says theres a number of different pieces written in. And it could change how people apply pesticides. Theres a little bit of change in the structure of whether or not you have a central posting area notification, and then theres been some talk about some of these pesticide exclusion zones. So when you apply a pesticide, being aware of people around you, anyone thats working in that area. Communication, information exchange, all of those are big ones that i think are very good for people to stay there are some training and Record Keeping aspects of Worker Protection as well. Cattle are still rallying. And hogs are following along. In grains. Beans are getting some support from dry areas in brazil. Northeaster brazil , which is a heavy bean producing area, has really been quite dry here for the last 30 or 40 days. So some concerns. There has been a little rain that has materialized now in the last week and some forecast for some more. Probably some damage done, some of the people we listen to that happening in south america have already begin to trim down their brazilian bean estimates. By no means a crop disaster but you know, less than 100 million ton mark, which some were predicting. The cattle on feed report came in positive here a week ago. Really you got us to gap away from the down and dirty areas that we were out or had really driven into leading was probably the hogs have done a nice job of bouncing away from lows of a couple weeks ago here. Right now i think its showing signs we want to try and push up and through that area. Seasonally we probably came through a low. That hog market has really been fairly sideways through november and december and i think its kind of a base in the foundation that we could ideally maybe push back up at least into the mid60s area here again, as we move out in toward the spring. And that wraps up the show for today. Thanks for joining. See you tomorrow well post a video every day in the agribusiness section of kcrg. Com. Youll find it under the news tab. Im david geiger with the agribusiness report. Trt 3. 49 oc webtease its new years eve and if youve procrastinate d a bit youre not out of luck. Because the gazettes diana nollen is coming up next to talk about all kinds of local events to ring in the new year. Stay with us celebrations lasting well through midnight. And theres plenty to do. Joining us now is the gazettes diana nollen. Diana first i understand jim brickman is in town. What can we expect from him . When is he usually here . We know he usually plays christmas songs, but is this concert all christmas . Are Tickets Still available. What else is happening around town . Are there any Family Friendly events . Do you need to make any of these . Still to come this midday. Years eve celebrations across the country. A threat from overseas is causing concern especially in the big apple. Meteorologist Justin Gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert an Early Morning flight from an Early Morning flight from orlando to cedar rapids makes an Emergency Landing in tennessee. Ill have the details on what happened, coming up in a live report. A year after a crime, one man faces charges for a church burglary. And many gave to those in need in the name of forgetting a parking fine. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news at midday. Passengers on their way to cedar rapids from orlando got a bit of a scare on their flight this morning. Allegiant air flight 760 took off from Orlando Sanford airport at 5 30 this it made an Emergency Landing in chattanooga a short time later. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders has been looking into what happened during this mornings flight. He joins us live this midday from the Eastern Iowa Airport. Forrest. Its been a long day for passengers on board 760. They expected to be here at the Eastern Iowa Airport around 8 00 this morning. Instead, theyre waiting for a ride in chattanooga. Tired travelers on the tarmac. Thats what you see in these viewer photos after Allegiant Air 760 was forced to land about an hour and a half into the flight. Passengers report they had to leave the plane with all their belongings and wait it out, stuck in chattanooga, tennessee. For some, its been frustrating. Very. Weve been gone for a week and i kept thinking, were almost home, were almost home. Passengers tami foubert and her daughter mya were headed home to the montezuma area after a dance event in florida. While chattanooga airport, tami said she knew something was up a little over a half hour into the flight. We heard a crazy sound underneath us. It kind of sounded like when your tires come out for landing. We werent anywhere near where we would be landing. That sound might have had something to do with the engine. Allegiant reports the md83 twin jet experienced trouble with its right engine and landed safely. The 150 passengers are now playing the waiting game until they can get to their final destination. Theyre looking at bringing in for us. Theyve Just Announced our plane will not fly again. Were looking at maybe three to four hours here. As of 10 this morning, alligeiant estimated passengers will be departing chattanooga at around 12 40 eastern time. Hers some good news. First, no one was hurt. Second, passengers are getting 100 dollars for a future flight with allegiant. A former waterloo man faces charges more than a church. Courier reports police in kansas city arrested 22 yearold jalan culpepper. Waterloo Police Issued july 2014. For another man, 22yearold taylor gray, in connection to the case. Police say the two men were among five people who broke into the burton avenue baptist church. Authorities say they used a piece of concrete to break a glass door and enter the building. Church Officials Say the men stole electronics building. Culpepper faces charges including thirddegree burglary and first degree criminal mischief. A man is in custody this morning facing charges of burglary and theft of a vehicle. Cedar falls Police Responded to an alarm at wheels unlimited auto sales on Center Street officers found damage to the entrance of the business. Police then found curt douglas widen inside the shop. They also found a new green ford garbage truck nearby. Police believe widen stole the truck and used it to damage the building. A Cedar Rapids Agency that helps Domestic Abuse victims is launching a new safe at home program tomorrow. This year, state lawmakers passed legislation that allows Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault victims to set up a legal post Office Box Address for government records. Waypoint Just Announced<\/a> our plane will not fly again. Were looking at maybe three to four hours here. As of 10 this morning, alligeiant estimated passengers will be departing chattanooga at around 12 40 eastern time. Hers some good news. First, no one was hurt. Second, passengers are getting for a future flight with allegiant. Jill. A man is in custody this morning facing charges of burglary and theft of a vehicle. Cedar falls Police Responded<\/a> to an alarm at wheels unlimited auto sales on Center Street<\/a> at around one oclock this morning. Officers found damage to the entrance of the business. Police then found curt douglas widen inside the shop. They also found a new green ford garbage truck nearby. Police believe widen stole the truck and used it to damage the building. Cedar Rapids Police<\/a> are investigating an Armed Robbery<\/a> at a gas station on the northeast side. They say someone with a gun robbed the bp station on first avenue shortly before 9 oclock last night. The robber ran away before police arrived. No one was hurt. While the cold and snow are an issue here in iowa, major flooding is still affecting areas to our south. Water has taken over some near saint louis, missouri. This is from fenton, where flood water took this house down the river and ran it into a bridge. The Missouri Department<\/a> of transportation closed several interstates in the area. That includes a 24mile stretch of interstate 44, just southwest of saint louis. It will likely be a chilly night for anyone out tonight to celebrate the start of 2016. Meteorologist kaj omara joins us now with your first alert forecast, kaj. Given temperatures in the upper teens to lower 20s and a good portion of the day being snow should melt itself away. Plan on a chilly heading out to ring in the new year with midnight wind chills will likely be near zero during the evening as well. Plan on a nice new years day, with a decent weekend also still on track. Have a great day thanks kaj today, texas authorities are send a teenager back to the united states. Ethan couch, better known as the affluenza teen is wanted for breaking his probation. Couchs mother arrived in us marshals custody at the los angeles airport early this morning. She and her son fled after authorities determined he violated the terms of his probation. Couch was sixteen and driving under the influence when he struck and killed four people on a texas road in 2013. Its up to mexican immigration officials to decide when couch will be returned. At this time, we do not have a time frame, we dont know if mexicans have the highest here in america. Ethan couchs mother, tonya, could face up to ten years in prison. After outrage from recent officer involved shootings, more Police Officers<\/a> in chicago will have to to carry stun guns. Mayor Rahm Emmanuel<\/a> announced the changes at a News Conference<\/a> yesterday. He also said officers will get properly trained on how and when to use them. The Police Department<\/a> is doubling the amount of tasers they own to14 hundred. The mayor says every officer will be trained by next june. Security will be tight tonight in some of the countrys largest cities as people ring in the new year. This is a live look at times square in new york city where an estimated one Million People<\/a> will gather tonight. Us Officials Say<\/a> a threat from overseas warns of possible attacks in new york, los angles and washington dc. But those officials also say the threats are just from a six thousand Police Officers<\/a> will be on the streets in new york to make sure everyone is safe to start the new year. People enjoying the night in dubuque can get a safe ride home tonight. Jules night Rider Service<\/a> will run tonight. Our coverage partners at kdth report the service is free for any clarke, loras or university of dubuque students. Dubuques city transit manager says this is the first time the night Rider Service<\/a> will be offered on a day other than friday or saturday. Its the last day of 2015, which means many will be celebrating the new year tonight at midnight. And the iowa state patrol is prepared. Authorities say theyll have extra troopers out to ensure celebration safety. Through the weekend, the extra troopers will crack down on intoxicated drivers. You can almost feel the excitement in the air when youre surrounded by hawkeye fans. Theyre ready to see a win during the rose bowl in pasadena, california. 4 53 40 i dont really care about any other sports team. Im but iowa football is just like religion. Some are watching with family or friends while others are still making lastminute trips to california. As part of the preparations many are searching for the perfect shirt to wear. Stores in iowa city say theyve been packed with people looking for rose bowl merchandise. A pair of sisters visiting iowa city say its pretty quiet near the university. 4 46 40 iowa fans travel well, so they are all out in pasadena. And we would have been there if the tickets were available the rose bowl game is tomorrow with kick off shortly after four pm, iowa time. The 12and1 hawkeyes face the 11and2 stanford cardinal. You can see the game on espn. And dont miss tv nines countdown to kickoff earlier in the day. The hourlong special airs at 9 am, right here on kcrgtv9. Still to come this midday, the power of information. One doctor tested how patients they have better knowledge of surgery costs. Thats coming up in the healthy life report. Meteorologist Justin Gehrts<\/a> updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert given temperatures in the upper teens to lower 20s and a good portion of the day being sunny, most of the last nights snow should melt itself away. Plan on a chilly evening if you are heading out to ring in the new year with midnight temperatures around 10 degrees. Wind chills will likely be near zero during the evening as well. Plan on a nice new years day, with a still on track. Have a great day thanks kaj. Most people do a lot of research before investing a large amount of money, but when you go essentially going in blind to your options and the costs. So, a surgeon in utah gave appendectomy patients and their families information and control, which changed what was happening in the or. Martie salt reports. When maria isom was 16, she was rushed to the hospital with appendicitis. It was pretty scary because it was my First Time Ever<\/a> having surgery, so i was a little freaked out. Marias mom, nancy, wasnt. Doctors gave her choices and information, including costs. I thought it was great because um wed been through some financial problems and so giving us a choice um of an option that might be a little less expensive was very beneficial to us. For example less expensive open surgery instruments can be reused. A laparoscopy requires expensive instruments and technology, and disposable equipment. Materials for open procedures cost about 200dollars. Laparoscopic three thousand. The other surgery outcomes are the same. Doctor eric scaife found that twothirds of informed parents chose open surgery. Surprisingly, 20 percent of parents who werent told about the cost still picked the open option. It was all sorts of interesting things like my brother has this, my dad has this scar and i want to have this scar. you know, open operations are cool. the study changed things for doctor scaife , too. The year before we did the study, i did zero open appendectomies. And after we did the study, almost half of the operations i did were open. And doctor sciafe says parents overwhelming ly liked being involved in the decision. Im martie salt reporting. Trt 1. 31 oc std. Doctor scaifes experiment with medical cost transparency is over, but he believes it could be a powerful tool in driving down health care costs. Heath officials in iowa say flu levels are compared to recent years. So far this flu season, roughly 20 people have been hospitalized, and two people have died. Officials at the state hygienic lab in coralville say this flu season could be milder for a number of reasons. One is the mild winter. Cold Weather Forces<\/a> people indoors, where the virus can thrive. The state epidemiologist told a local official that a lot of iowans have been hospitalized with flulike symptoms. But many of those cases were not the flu. Were told its too early to tell if the low number is partially due to this seasons vaccine. The Environmental Protection<\/a> agency has some new rules for farmers. For those who use pesticides. Well have more in our agribusiness report after the break. Good morning this is the Environmental Protection<\/a> agencys turned its attention to pesticides. And has some new rules it wants to put in place over how states certify users. The certified and training rule is intended to get stronger standards for riskier pesticides labeled as restricted use. Its goal is to reduce harm from misapplication s and get consistency across state lines. The Iowa Department<\/a> of agricultures Pesticide Bureau<\/a> says the rule would apply to pesticide applicators across the u s. So itd be anyone whos going to be using restricted use pesticides on a National Level<\/a> and in iowa our certified pesticide applicators are ones that operate commercially and use general use pesticides in addition to restricted use pesticides. So it does hit a Larger Population<\/a> in iowa. So, about 14,000 pesticide applicators here. The epa says it will affect nearly a million applicators nationwide. The certified and training rule comment period. And it requires applicators to renew certifications every three years. While increasing the time of those classes. Another rule that was just finalized by the epa also deals with pesticides. They say it will help two million agricultural workers. Its called Worker Protection<\/a> standard. One of the new aspects is it puts in place. Is a minimum age requirement of 18 to work with pesticides. Paluch says in iowa. Worker protection will cover a diverse landscape. She says theres a number of different pieces written in. And it could change how people apply pesticides. Theres a little bit of change in the structure of whether or not you have a central posting area notification, and then theres been some talk about some of these pesticide exclusion zones. So when you apply a pesticide, being aware of people around you, anyone thats working in that area. Communication, information exchange, all of those are big ones that i think are very good for people to stay there are some training and Record Keeping<\/a> aspects of Worker Protection<\/a> as well. Cattle are still rallying. And hogs are following along. In grains. Beans are getting some support from dry areas in brazil. Northeaster brazil , which is a heavy bean producing area, has really been quite dry here for the last 30 or 40 days. So some concerns. There has been a little rain that has materialized now in the last week and some forecast for some more. Probably some damage done, some of the people we listen to that happening in south america have already begin to trim down their brazilian bean estimates. By no means a crop disaster but you know, less than 100 million ton mark, which some were predicting. The cattle on feed report came in positive here a week ago. Really you got us to gap away from the down and dirty areas that we were out or had really driven into leading was probably the hogs have done a nice job of bouncing away from lows of a couple weeks ago here. Right now i think its showing signs we want to try and push up and through that area. Seasonally we probably came through a low. That hog market has really been fairly sideways through november and december and i think its kind of a base in the foundation that we could ideally maybe push back up at least into the mid60s area here again, as we move out in toward the spring. And that wraps up the show for today. Thanks for joining. See you tomorrow well post a video every day in the agribusiness section of kcrg. Com. Youll find it under the news tab. Im david geiger with the agribusiness report. Trt 3. 49 oc webtease its new years eve and if youve procrastinate d a bit youre not out of luck. Because the gazettes diana nollen is coming up next to talk about all kinds of local events to ring in the new year. Stay with us celebrations lasting well through midnight. And theres plenty to do. Joining us now is the gazettes diana nollen. Diana first i understand jim brickman is in town. What can we expect from him . When is he usually here . We know he usually plays christmas songs, but is this concert all christmas . Are Tickets Still<\/a> available. What else is happening around town . Are there any Family Friendly<\/a> events . Do you need to make any of these . Still to come this midday. Years eve celebrations across the country. A threat from overseas is causing concern especially in the big apple. Meteorologist Justin Gehrts<\/a> updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert an Early Morning<\/a> flight from an Early Morning<\/a> flight from orlando to cedar rapids makes an Emergency Landing<\/a> in tennessee. Ill have the details on what happened, coming up in a live report. A year after a crime, one man faces charges for a church burglary. And many gave to those in need in the name of forgetting a parking fine. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news at midday. Passengers on their way to cedar rapids from orlando got a bit of a scare on their flight this morning. Allegiant air flight 760 took off from Orlando Sanford<\/a> airport at 5 30 this it made an Emergency Landing<\/a> in chattanooga a short time later. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders<\/a> has been looking into what happened during this mornings flight. He joins us live this midday from the Eastern Iowa Airport<\/a>. Forrest. Its been a long day for passengers on board 760. They expected to be here at the Eastern Iowa Airport<\/a> around 8 00 this morning. Instead, theyre waiting for a ride in chattanooga. Tired travelers on the tarmac. Thats what you see in these viewer photos after Allegiant Air<\/a> 760 was forced to land about an hour and a half into the flight. Passengers report they had to leave the plane with all their belongings and wait it out, stuck in chattanooga, tennessee. For some, its been frustrating. Very. Weve been gone for a week and i kept thinking, were almost home, were almost home. Passengers tami foubert and her daughter mya were headed home to the montezuma area after a dance event in florida. While chattanooga airport, tami said she knew something was up a little over a half hour into the flight. We heard a crazy sound underneath us. It kind of sounded like when your tires come out for landing. We werent anywhere near where we would be landing. That sound might have had something to do with the engine. Allegiant reports the md83 twin jet experienced trouble with its right engine and landed safely. The 150 passengers are now playing the waiting game until they can get to their final destination. Theyre looking at bringing in for us. Theyve Just Announced<\/a> our plane will not fly again. Were looking at maybe three to four hours here. As of 10 this morning, alligeiant estimated passengers will be departing chattanooga at around 12 40 eastern time. Hers some good news. First, no one was hurt. Second, passengers are getting 100 dollars for a future flight with allegiant. A former waterloo man faces charges more than a church. Courier reports police in kansas city arrested 22 yearold jalan culpepper. Waterloo Police Issued<\/a> july 2014. For another man, 22yearold taylor gray, in connection to the case. Police say the two men were among five people who broke into the burton avenue baptist church. Authorities say they used a piece of concrete to break a glass door and enter the building. Church Officials Say<\/a> the men stole electronics building. Culpepper faces charges including thirddegree burglary and first degree criminal mischief. A man is in custody this morning facing charges of burglary and theft of a vehicle. Cedar falls Police Responded<\/a> to an alarm at wheels unlimited auto sales on Center Street<\/a> officers found damage to the entrance of the business. Police then found curt douglas widen inside the shop. They also found a new green ford garbage truck nearby. Police believe widen stole the truck and used it to damage the building. A Cedar Rapids Agency<\/a> that helps Domestic Abuse<\/a> victims is launching a new safe at home program tomorrow. This year, state lawmakers passed legislation that allows Domestic Abuse<\/a> and Sexual Assault<\/a> victims to set up a legal post Office Box Address<\/a> for government records. Waypoint Services Says<\/a> the program will provide more anonymity for victims who are trying to hide their information victim advocates says clients plans to relocate. 48 26 37 especially when you think about how often you put your address down on programs, resources, community buildings, that address on file. Accepting applications for the program last week. It looks like its going to be a chilly start to the new year. Meteorologist kaj omara joins us now with a check of your first alert forecast, kaj. Given temperatures in the upper teens to lower 20s and a good portion of sunny, most of the last nights snow should melt itself away. Are year with midnight temperatures around 10 degrees. Wind chills will likely be near plan on decent weekend also still on track. Have a great day security will be tight tonight ring in the new year. This is a live look at times square where a Million People<\/a> are estimated to gather at midnight. Us Officials Say<\/a> a threat from overseas is targeting new york city, los angeles and washington dc. Kim hutcherson has more. As america prepares to ring in the new year, overseas warns of possible attacks in new york, los angeles, and say the threat was uncorroborat ed and based on a single people expected in times square thursday night. Authorities arent taking any chances. Is going to be one of the safest places in the country concentration of Police Resources<\/a> deployed. There will also be helicopters, boat patrols cameras and radiation detectors. But analysts say theres only so much can be done. The new york police are very, very good and theyre very sensitized to the threat and they know that times square is a major target, but at the end of the day, a crowd of people like that. You cant vet everybody and check em. In los angeles, extra security will be onhand for the Rose Bowl Parade<\/a> and the game itself both of which are considered elevated security events for the first time. This, as officials in belgium announce that new years celebrations in brussels have been canceled entirely. After the arrest of two men accused of plotting attacks in the capitol. Im Kim Hutcherson<\/a> reporting. Some parts of the world are already celebrating the new year. This is from australia where theyre already about four or five hours into 2016. Fireworks lit up the sky in sydney harbor, near the opera new years celebrations are going on right now in parts of china and thailand. India will ring in 2016 at the top of the hour. People in need have more supplies, and drivers in tickets. Its a program called forget the fine. From november 23rd until december 23rd, people with parking tickets could give blankets, Hygiene Products<\/a> and more equaling the value of would disappear. For example, a seven dollar ticket would become seven dollars worth of items for those in need. After the monthlong effort, park cedar rapids collected more than 27 hundred dollars worth of items. Thats 2hundred37 tickets forgiven. Organizers came up with the idea after trying something similar with blood donations in the summer. We just wanted to come up with a way to really give back to the community. Parking citations are inherently negative. But, an important function of any parking department. We just figured it could be a good way to promote how were connected to the community. Everything people donated will three nonprofits horizons, waypoint and the willis dady emergency shelter. A proposed ordinance in iowa city would require landlords to provide recycling services to tenants. Right now, the city only provides recycling pick up to buildings with less than four units. But about 45 percent of apartments are in larger buildings. Most of those renters must drive recyclables to dropoff centers, if they dont want to throw item away. City workers say a 2012 Pilot Program<\/a> shows the rule would be inexpensive. And it would help divert more than 5thousand tons of trash from the landfill each year. Right now, the ordinance is still a draft. Auto repair shops are wrenching their way through a lot more cars today after mondays winter storm. Mechanics at hubbells auto repair in marion say theyve seen a steady number of customers since the storm ended. Shop owner mike hubbell down cars faster. Mechanics are hard at work fixing brakes, alternators, and replacing tires, which all deteriorate in the cold. Hubbell says its important to keep up with maintenance on your car during the winter. You want the dependability of the car, so when you go out in the morning go to work or wherever the car will start and run, but the other thing is you dont want to be stranded on the road. So the other thing is for you to keep your car in good repair so you can trust it to go where you want it to go. Hubbell says now that the cold temperatures have started, the shop will be busy through spring. One of the worlds most well known athletes took a tumble on a new christmas present. And a popular artist with the song of the summer in 2012 is planning a big bash to start 2016. Thats coming up in todays showbiz wrap. And its so close you can almost smell the roses. Hawkeyes fans are getting ready for tomorrows big matchup with stanford. Meteorologist Justin Gehrts<\/a> updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert given temperatures in the upper surf, stream, download, and play on multiple devices at once, with centurylink internet. Get up to 40 megs for 20 a month for 1 year when bundled with qualifying home phone plan. Just call. Right now. Wanna see this as an action movie . [ deep voice ] get ready. 40 megs is only 20 a month. [ normal voice ] or drama . [ melodramatic voice ] get up to 40 megs for 20 a month. [ normal voice ] only from centurylink. Speed may not be available in your area. Lower 20s and a good portion of the day being sunny, most of the last nights snow should melt itself away. Plan on a chilly evening if you are heading out to ring in the new year with midnight temperatures around 10 degrees. Wind chills will likely be near zero during the evening as well. Plan on a nice new years day, with a decent weekend also day thanks justin. Mike tyson had some trouble this years hottest new toy. And a documentary filmmaker will be the face of this years tournament of roses parade. Abcs brandi hitt has todays showbiz wrap. Nats gangnam styles psy is getting ready to ring in the new year. With a big bash. Sot psy, recording artist after a busy 2015 releasing a new album and tour psy says hes kicking off 2016. By taking a couple weeks off. Yes thats mike tyson on one of the most popular toys of the holiday season. And. Taking a tumble he posted the video on instagram. The search continues in oklahoma for missing strickland of the band backroad anthem. He disappeared during a duck hunting trip during last weekends storm. The body of stricklands friend and hunting partner . Was found monday. And oscar nominated film maker ken burns has been named grand marshal of the 2016 tournament of roses parade new years day. Burns will be riding a float with most his family. And despite recent terror attacks. Says he feels safe with heightened security. Sot ken burns, director, rose parade grand marshal thats whats happening in Hollywood Brandi<\/a> hitt abc news, los angeles. Tomorrow the hawkeyes will take on stanford in the rose bowl. And youll definitely see one coach on the sideline for the hawks. Hes been there for the last 17 years. And were not talking about kirk ferentz. Well explain next on tv9. Angeles with the rose bowl just one day away. 15 to 20 thousand fans decked out in their black and gold rallied together yesterday at the hawkeye huddle at the Los Angeles Convention<\/a> center. Lots of former hawkeyes took the stage and hyped up the crowd. Ottumwa native and proud hawkeye fan, tom arnold, got the most applause at the rally. He says he loves seeing all the black and gold around la. Fans like marty polka are proud to show off their spirit. Its a halloween costume. I normally have lights on it. In indy i had lights on it but maybe a once in a lifetime going to the rose bowl. First time in twenty five years, i had to put roses on it. The hype continues today with a pep rally at the battleship uss iowa. Admission is free for anyone with an iowa id or a id. On the sidelines for the hawkeyes will be defensive coordinator phil parker. He has been with head coach kirk ferentz since the beginning. Kcrgtv9s Scott Saville<\/a> has more on the big task ahead for parker and his defense. Phil parker is a fiery coach and his players say they feed off that energy. He does a great job of inspiring you on the sidelines. The fire he brings to the game is unmatched by any coach i have ever had. Parker is in 17th season at iowa and their is not a place he would rather be than iowa city. It has been great working for coach ferentz. It has been really good for me here. I have had a good job. Phils defensive philosophy all started with his predesessor the late norm parker who phil thinks of often. I think about norm a lot. A couple of times in games. I thought he was looking over smiling. Last time i was rose bowl. I was a ga for him 1988 it brings a lot of memories i know is looking from above and wife linda is here. Parkers defense has been rock solid this season and has done a much better job of eliminating big plays. I think are more focused on what we are trying to do. It all goes back to studying and preperation. Eliminating big plays and trick plays will be huge against stanford. And this iowa team is built to do that because they play assignment football. Everybody has an assignment if everybody takes care of their job that eliminate trick plays. If youre not among the thousand of hawkeyes enjoying the game in pasadena, you can watch it live from your couch. Kickoff is set for 4 00 tomorrow afternoon. You can find the game on espn. Well take one last check of your forecast, county. Rescue teams are on the scene of a report of someone falling through the ice. The Swisher Fire Department<\/a> responded to the hawkeye wildlife area around 10 40 this morning. Several departments are at the scene to help. For any updates. Our other top story this midday. A plane bound for cedar rapids from Orlando Florida<\/a> made an Emergency Landing<\/a> this morning. Allegiant flight 760 landed in chatanooga tennessee after some engine trouble. Passengers on board that flight are expected to land in the Eastern Iowa Airport<\/a> later this afternoon. Now, one last look at this mornings weather, justin. Given temperatures in the upper portion of the day being sunny, most of the last nights snow should melt itself away. Plan on a chilly evening if you are heading out to ring in the new year with midnight temperatures around 10 degrees. Wind chills will likely be near zero during the evening as well. Plan on a nice new years day, with a decent weekend also still on track. Have a great day thats all the time we have today on the kcrgtv9 news at midday. Be sure to watch kcrg tv9 news at 5 and 6. 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