If thehes a Lottery Ticket to be bought, perhaps it should be purchased by the jodeit family. Ednesday night storms tore through a shed and barn the property but only took a few shinines from their home. It sounded like thunder and it sounded like thunder that just wouldnt stop. Margaret jodeit and two of her kids were in the home the family has rented for six years. The power popped and went off and i said this is it, were going to the basement. Her husband william got home when the storm settled downi picked up my chainsaw down the road as i came in the e drivewawathursday morning revealed the extent of the damage. The white barrel is a 500 gallon barrel that was full of fuel sitting behind the hog barn which is. I dont know. 30 yardrdaway. William says 30 years worth of possessions, equipment and tools were stored in those buildings that still need to be accounted for. The property is. Its a lot to lose, t itit just stuff and the people are ok. The family says ty have outdoor cats. They know one of them was killed and they are still looking for two o of them. Covering the corridor in williamsburg, mellaney moore, fox 28 news. There was more damage further west in monroe county. Several buildings were destroyed when an ef1 tornado touched down. One couple says they ran to their basement and two minutes later, the top of their home was gone. Fortunately, no rious injuries have been reported from last nights right now, authorities are trying to figure out why a teenage girl was walking on a busy highway in the middle of the night. Night. Investigators say a semi struck hit and killed 17year old johann gingerichfeil along highway 30. It happened near palisades kepler state park. Park. The Linn County Sheriffs Office tells fox 28 news gingerichfeil was in the eastbound lanes when she was struck. He driver of the semi was not hurt. So many people are caregivers for a loved one with dementia or alzheimers. Today, they were given their own day of wellness courtesy of the Heritage Area Agency on aging. They just are looking for some advice on where to begin, how to get connected to services, and maybe just to be inspired a litite bit because its a tough job. In addition to food, attendees got access to a variety of local caregiving resources. 20iowans die from a heroin overdose each year. Hundreds gathered today in iowa city to find a way to put an end to the dangerous addiction. Addiction. Heroin is such a critical piece, it really has reached epidemicicevel at this point. If you dont Work Together we are going to be awash in heroro for years to come. Experts say one way to fight increasing addiction is to provide more drug take back options. Reinert says most heroin dealers hes spoken to say they first got into the drug by abusing perscription opiates and stealing them once they were addicted. Todaydespite earlier hinting the school might opout of a local minimum wage increase, fox 28 news has learned campus leaders are going along with the county. The University Says it raised the minimum wage to 820 an hour earlier this month. He increase means a raise for more than 700temporary and student t employees. The conversation to improve cedar lake was open to the public today. During an open house, a number of organizations and people came out to express what could make the e ea better. Better. Fox 28 News Reporter dora miller was at the event and is live from cedar lake with what people want to see. A lot of peoplpluse this areaea to fish and bike and hang out. But many say its not living up to its full potential until some work is put into it. It. nats bottles into trash at sagwagonthings are goodod. Good. Do you wanna trtrit in a little sample . But they could be better. Better. It could mean more traffic for us and the trail just in general. Sitting right on the edge of cedar lake, bikers and trail walkers are constantly flowing through the bar. n ns there you go. go. so many, when its warm out thats most of our busine. Just that to share ideas about how to make cedar lake a better place. Place. Id love to see more development of trails, but also i think the beautification is important because its right off of the interstate. Interstate. I would like to see kayaking opportunities, boat rental opportunities, a beach. Beach. As far as the fishing part, bringing the water level up so the fish can survive the winter because its shallow. The written and spoken ideas were not in vain, the friends of cedar lake say its all a plan for the future. Future. We envision that those things will start happening as early as next spring. Some say its not just about the lake, its also about the morale of the city. City. A lot of people drive or realize its there and then when you go there, its like its been forgotten. But a cleaner lake could mean a better feel for the people who call cedar rapids home. Home. A destination, too. Whats there to do in cedar rapids, well come on, lets show you. It would be e greaeathing. There are two phases to the improvements. The first phase should begin as soon as the spring time. Covering the corridor in cedar rapids, Dora Miller Fox 28 news. Now to tonights vote 2016 coverage. Coverage. With 14republican candidates still in the race for the white house, each one is fighting to stand out from the rest of f e field. One candidate is doing that with the stories he tells at town hall events. Reporter kevin barry sat down with new Jersey Governor Chris Christie today about a recent viral video. Video. In this fox 28 news exclusive. Exclusive. Town Hall Meetings let candidates talk to groups of voters that more formal speeches generally dont answering their specific online and its s anging the make up of his events. In the last 10 days. That video has over 8 million views. And and t effects that its had on folks is something that i never wouldve ever imaginedjust earlier that day. The latest in a long list of people singled him out because of the video telling the story of a law School Friend who died fromoma drug overdose. Erdose. She already y had tears in her eyes and i said i know its coming and she comes up to me and she says im here because of the videopart of its appeal is the content a lot of people are touched addiction. It takes on folks who are mothers and fathers and kids who are teenagers it doesnt care. But the way its delivered matters too. I think people can tell when youre saying something thats authentic and driven from inside you or something that you got on a briefing paper or whispered in your ear by a political consultant. They can tell that i care about this deeply and personally, and i do. He tells similar touching stories about when his mother passed awayay and about 9 11. When his wife worked just blocks from the twin towers. Towers. The second plane hit while we were on the phone together. The phone went dead and i didnt hear from her again for five an a half hours. Theyre emotionana and eyre supposed to be. Be. It draws them in and then they look at all the other things youre talking about. You might not get them to look at you otherwise. This helps people to give me a look and i think once ey give me a look weve usually done pretty well getting those e ople to come across and support us. Us. Coming up tonight at 10 at the bottom of the hour, well take a look at one of the most recent issues christie is talking about now after tuesdays debate. Covering the corridorl kevin barry, cbs 2 news fox 28 news. On the on the democratic side, frontrunner Hillary Clinton is holding onto that status. Status. A new National Poll from cbs news and the New York Times finds 52percent support for the former secretary of state. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders comes in second with 33percent. Former Maryland GovernorMartin Omalley has percent. Bells will be soon ringing. Ringininbut first, the Salvation Army is dining their fundraising goal. Well take you to tonights kickoff event i owe about 68,000. I owe 44,000 in student loans. My plan, the new college compact, says you should not have to borrow money to pay tuition if you go to a Public College or university. And you ought to be able to refinance student debt. And i dont believe the federal government should be making a profit off of lending to`young people who are borrowing to be able to get their education. We have got to make college affordable. Closer to thanksgiving, are eyes can be bigger than our stomachs. Were talking with e Midwest Athletic Club about how to have s sf control with all the treats available to us during the holidays and some exercises we can fit into our busy schedules. Thats all tomorrow o fierce debate continues right now over a controversial pipeline project. Project. The Bakken Oil Pipeline would stretch across four states, including 18iowa counties. Today, hundreds county. Because of the number of speakers, each had two minutes to state their case. The short time still produced fiery comments from both sides. There are those that argue jobs created on the pipeline project are temorary and only provide work until the project is compklete. I think its important to take a wider view. T t year project will yield thousands of high paying high skilled jobs. It will create an unprecedented abuse of land owners rights, it will present a perpetual threat of catastrophic spills in iowa and it will contribute to Climate Change. Change. The iowa utilities board will have the final say on the project. They already have another hearing on the issue set for next week. A piece of of cedar rapids past could get a new lease on life. Life. Tonight, a discussion was held on the knutson building. The e 8yearold structururis considered one of the oldest commercial buildings on the west side of the river. Originally, the city planned to demolish it, but a survey shows its possible to save and restore the structure. E. Itll be up to the city council to decide if they should spend the money to rehab the building. Leaders are expected to discuss the issue at the next cncil meeting next week. Bells s ll be ringing tomorrow across the corridor. The Salvation Armys Red Kettle Campaign is getting underway. Underway. This years kickoff took on a different look. My colleague scott sanborhosted tonights kickoff dinner at the cedar rapids marriott. It also featured a very familiar face, former cedar rapids tv weatherman, denny frary. He was invited to come back because of his decades long service to the Salvation Army. It just helps people directly, you know when people need food they get food, when they need clotihing and so on and so forth, so the Salvation Army is always there and thats why its always been near and deaeato me. Me. And we hope itll be near and dear to you. Moments ago, the salvation,army announced 790thousand dollars this holiday season. For more on tomorrows bell ringing kickoff, be sure to tune in to fox 28 morning live beginning at 7, right here on turning now to tonights business report. Report. Thanksgiving is just two weeks away. If youre getting ready to get your traditional turkey, expect to pay more. The price of turkey is up 15 to 20cents per pound in some places, thanks to the recent outbreak of avian flu. There is a silver lining, however. Experts say the price for all side dishes has remained relatively flat. Millions will follow up their turkey dinner with some black friday shopping. Today walmart announced its holiday sales starting on thanksgiving night. Unless youre looking for a specific door buster deal, walmart says 96percent of their sales will also be available online. Also online, a new way to help save lives. Lives. Up next, a new app aiming to assist those trying to help others in an emergency situation. Situation. And later, more of our exclusive interview with republican president ial candidate, new Jersey Governor Chris Christie when the fox if you think theres no solution to the climate crisis, think again. In iowa, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. Im tom steyer. With bold leadership and an Endless Supply of wind and sun, the goal is 50 clean energy by 2030. Do you know how to do cpr . If not, youll be happy to know theres now an app for that too. Fox 28 News Reporter liz bonis has more on the potentially livesaving smartphone service. Service. In tonights to your health. Health. Every time this team of ems workers gets a call for a possible heart event they knowseconds count for every minute you dont get cpr, your chances of survival decrease by 10 percent. So now, in an effort to get people people hands only cpr which helps restart the heart before an ems team arrives arrives theres an app for that. Its called the pulse point app. You can download it free on any you are within a quarter of a mile, in a public place only butt to 35 and cover with notification from app theyll get a notification on their phone,that someone needs cpr or medical attention once you have installed that app, you then have the option of being a bridge,until Emergency Medical Services arrive. Which of course,raises a couple questions about your personal responsibility, and perhaps some concerns about what you should and shouldnt do. Its anonymous,just beause the notification comes across your phone, you dont have to respond. But if you do you not only have assistance if you get nervous or forget your trainingin the app there are actually videos within the app that walk you through if you are stumbling through, you could start those or hand the phone to someone else and they could talk you through. You also get assistance finding other life saving devices you are gonna find out where an aed is if there is one in that building,the app is gonna tell you that. The hope is that before a patient is ever wheeled in to an emergency room the real emergency of prior heart damage is reduced Joshua Ishmaea ishmayyah and matt allen say with more than 24 states and 1200 communities using pulsepoint theres been no negative consequences so far, and this app is available across the country. That was liz bonis reporting. Pulsepoint says you are covered by Good Samaritan laws if you do help someone out with cpr. One candidate for president says hes ready to pull off a big comeback. Comeback. Up next, our exclusive interview with new Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Christie. And later, one more step to the championship match. Highlights from another busy day at the state volleyball tournament when the fox 28 the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. He went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. He moved to vermont, won electi and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. Now hes taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling Climate Change to create cleanenergy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuitionfree Public Colleges. People are sick and tired of establishment politics, [ cheers and applause ] Bernie Sanders husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. Sanders im Bernie Sanders, and i approve this message. Dear future, sailed through that diaper stage, learned to walk, and im reading like a thirdgrader. But now its time to go out into the world. And from what i hear, its not all toys and games out there. Will you look out for me, future . Once considered a top contender for the republican nomination. Chris christie is trying to regain some momentum. The new jersey governor is one of the many candidates for the republican nomination unable to break into double digit support. Governor christie told fox 28 News Reporter kevin barry he knows how to ttn it all around. Around. Kevin has more now from his exclusive interview. Interview. The focus at a townhall meeting in cedar rapids was entitlement reform. Christie says its not an issue that is going to be wildly popular with voters but thats why he should focus on it. 71percent of federal spending is now on entitlements and debt service. And if we dont talk about that, you cant be a crededle leader. He says itll eventually chip away a trillion dollars from the National Debt by limiting who gets Social Security medicare and medicaid and delaying when they get it. His reasoning is that people are living longer than they did when these programs were created and that people making more than 200thousand dollars a year in retirement dont need the extra help anyway. But when he gets into the weeds about income and elligiblity he admits it doesnt take long before peoples eyes can gloss over. Over. You trust them to talk about something thats fficult and unpopular, but that they need to hear. Thats the kind of leader i am and the kind of leader i want to be for the country. Even if iowans buy into that people in his home state of new jersey are increasingly saying they want him out of the race for president. He says hes not too worried about it after getting reelected with morere thanan0percent of the vote in 2013. 2013. The fact is, when youre running for president and you wind up spending a lot of time out of the state, oking for a new job, often times people get a little miffed about that. That. Theres stililplenty of time to make big moves in the republican field. The back of the pack and some of the candidates jususoutside the top spots are only a few Percentage Points apart with the iowa caucuse still 3 months away. Covering the corrido