Temperatures areawide upper 40s from charles city down to waterloo, iowa city the warm spot at 61, there are wind speeds gusting from 6 to 16 Miles Per Hour out of the north northwest. Mostly cloudy skies, scattered showers moving in this afternoon, we have showers getting in around 9 00 in the morning they will be with us until the early afternoon and then by 4 00 they will exit the area. Cloudy and breezy today scattered showers temperatures in the low to mid 50s, freeze warnings and frost advisories tonight into tomorrow morning, i will let you know how low the temperatures go coming up. Construction will soon begin on permanent flood protection in cedar rapids. Stephanie johnson is live in cedar rapids explaining where the city is going to start. Reporter good morning, the that will start at the African American museum stretching 2 10th avenue. Where the substation is located, yesterday the city broke ground on the 14 million project, the city wants to build it high enough to protect from flood levels, the levy will be 13 to 17 feet high and the project will include a 4 acre catch basin stations costing more than 20 million. For now, the mayor says the sinclair levy will cover just the east side of the river. We are starting in the lowest lying area first, this is the lowest area, the first will be the Czech Village area and well keep making improvements. The levee will also include a 12 foot bike trail and walking grants will cover most of the projects costs. Costs. Again, this levee will give protection for just the eastside near the newbo area and should be completed by the end of 2017. Covering the corridor Stephanie Johnson cbs 2 news. Coralville is also installing permanent flood protection after the devastating floods of oh8. Right now the city is building a three foot permanent flood wall its one of the last pieces of the citys flood defense system. It should be done by next temporary walls on top of the permanent structure. It will stretch from the first avenue bridge to where the creek meets the coralville strip. Those were important locations at the corner of highway six and first avenue, the busiest intersection in Johnson County and if we werent able to protect that and the businesses werent going to be able to come back, it would be a desolate place. Place. Hayworth says crews are doing utility work right now. Then they can get started on the wall next spring. Cedar rapids has approved a from residential areas. Areas. The 420 thousand dollar deal is with Quality Construction services. Utilities director Steve Hershner expects pick up to start in the citys northwest neighborhood near ellis park. They think itll take about three weeks to finish so theyre asking residents to stay patient. Theres a lot of material out there people will actively use those sandbags which we encourage them to do and provided resources for, its going to take us a little time to get them cleared up but were going to be working on them with our contractor and hope to see som as we get moving after this aggressively in the next few we. Weeks. Disposal of the sand is part of the contract. The city has requested that it be reused for other projects. The Cedar Rapids City Council has approved the buyout for a wellknown cedar rapids hotel. Coopers mill hotel and restaurant shutdown during the flood evacuation and will not reopen. The Council Approved a Purchase Agreement on tuesday for more than 5 point2 Million Dollars for the property and all of its contents. The city plans to demolish the building next protection efforts. The city is still picking up sandbags but its also hoping to pick up struggling businesses. This morning leaders will discuss a new effort to give Financial Support to area shops that struggling businesses along the way. This morning leaders will discuss a new effort to give Financial Support to area shops that suffered losses due to the flood, most businesses did not get flood damage but many had to shut down. Police are actively looking for a suspect in a stabbing that happened of the iowa state fair, one person was stabbed on august 21. The victim suffered two stab wounds but did survive, they believe 21yearold craig hunt is responsible. Is being investigated for several shootings in the des moines area. He goes by the name see note. Clown and chasing people with a baseball bat, the 18yearold possible machete. Officers found a metal baseball bat instead and the clown mask that had been used. Donald trump is responding to the highranking republicans shying away from his campaign. On tuesday trump tweeted out that the shackles have been taken off. Off. He later described the shackles as some of the establishment people in his own party and mentioned House Speaker paul ryan by name. On twitter he called the speaker of the house a weak and ineffective leader. Last night trump said he was tired of not getting support from the gop. Trump is also taking aim at his opponent Hillary Clinton. Clinton. Tuesday wikileaks released more hacked emails that they say are from one of her top aides Campaign Chairman john podesta. The emails show a clinton spokesman talking with the department of justice about a lawsuit in 2015. Today we learned that the doj campaign about the email investigation so the campaign could be prepared to cover up her crimes. Crimes. Podesta talked with reporters last night and he said the fbi is investigating a criminal hack of his emails. He wouldnt confirm if the actual emails were authentic but said theres a reasonable chance the Trump Campaign was contacted by wikileaks and tipped off about the release of the emails. Trumps runningmate indiana pence visited iowa speaking in newton he focused on attacking clinton and obama, he said he was proud of his running mate for apologizing for the lewd remarks from last week, one of their Top Priorities is the future of the Supreme Court. The importance of everything we have said so far may well pale in comparison to the we are electing a president for the next four years but that president will set the course of the Supreme Court for the next 40 years. Pence spent time discussing why clintons economic plans democrat and former president bill clinton will be back in iowa today campaigning for hillary. Clinton is scheduled to make stops in indianola this hillary. Bill is scheduled to ma he will be holding a rally in cedar rapids tomorrow. Check a final goodbye to one of baseballs biggest players and personalities. A cold front sweeping through as we head to the morning mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers developing, temperatures will be falling into the mid50s by early afternoon and then by the early temperatures in the upper 40s. We have a freeze warning and frost advisory in effect tonight. We will track though showers for our business. There was never any question about the quality of work. And the next thing you know, you werent getting paid. When youre a small business, a big contract is everything, i mean, its huge. But. If you dont get paid, its devastating. If he treats the American People like he treated my father, on the trump taj mahal, were. Were in trouble. The whole countrys in trouble. Welcome back it is 6 11 a cold front has begun to push through eastern iowa current temperature 54 degrees so the front has moved through, winds out of the north northwest at 60 Miles Per Hour, upper 40s from decorah back toward charles city. Iowa city the mild spot, 61 but the front is moving toward you, it will be there within the next hour, temperatures in the mid40s back toward the west, all of the colder air begin to work its way slowly east that will get to our area later on out. Temperatures compared to yesterday much cooler across the central and western parts of the state, the cold air beginning to work in behind the front, wind speeds 6060 Miles Per Hour, they will be gusting between 20 and 25 you see most of the state under plenty of clouds, scattered showers popping up south of decorah most of the action into western iowa. We are expecting temperatures falling into the upper 40s to the low 50s by Late Afternoon that will give way to mostly sunny skies tomorrow and friday and then we get to the weekend back to the 70s as temperatures will be above average, our predictor model showing this cold front pushing through clearing the skies later on highpressure settles in but the clear skies and a light wind temperatures will be called by the morning tomorrow afternoon we get into a southerly flow then temperatures will moderate to the 70s by the we can. Around 6 00 this morning scattered showers, widespread showers and by 2 00 the rain moves off. And then clouds begin to clear into the evening hours tonight and tomorrow morning we have clear skies and in the same thing tomorrow afternoon clear skies with plenty of sunshine. Your day planner temperatures into the 50s was showers ending by noon and we keep the clouds around until they clear out later tonight. Mostly cloudy breezy scattered showers temperatures in the low to mid 50s areawide and here are the freeze warnings, that is until 9 00 am and then a frosted 53 for the darker blue until 9 00 tomorrow as temperatures will be the clearing and cold with frost temperatures in the low 30s and then your extended forecast tomorrow a cool day with plenty of sunshine, 56, warmer for friday a few clouds, 65 and then into the weekend the warming trend continues up near 73 saturday was showers may be a thunderstorm saturday afternoon and then sunday the cold front lifts back as a warm front that is why temperatures are mild. And a couple chances of showers temperatures again on the mild side which we should be right around 67 degrees for High Temperature so we will be well above average. For this time a beer that it will fill nice. The baseball season is near the end and right now the playoffs are in full swing. But the season is over for era. We take a look at the last at bat for david ortiz. They were trailing by two runs facing elimination when boston fans got their wish, the man they called big papi on the plate with everything on the line. A hard hit into right. In make it or break it games he crushed many dreams. But he is more than a slugger and is admired. He bonded with fans everywhere posing as a limo driver and being portrayed on saturday night live. His speech after the marathon bombings captured a wounded city spirit. This jersey that we were today doesnt say red sox it says boston. This is our city. David ortiz came to boston by way of the Dominican Republic he blossomed in boston. So last night there was no one his city wanted that in hand mound after the game, absorbing that realization, chants and cheers washed over him. Testament to a career and life bigger than hallof fame statistics. When big papi was at the plate, there was always plate, there was at the when big papi statistics. Fame than halloflife bigger career and testament to a him. Washed over him. Testament to a career and life bigger than halloffame statistics. When big papi was at the bigger than hall of fame statistics. When big papi was at the plate there was always hope. Cbs news new york. What is really cool he had his farewell tour this year so when Derek Cheater had his big papi came out for the red sox, this was the yankees chance to say goodbye, they were a huge part of the rivalry. 63 degrees in washington, just its not uncommon for autistic kids to flap their hands. And so when i saw that, that was completely disqualifying. Im a republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. My son max cant live in trump world. So im crossing party lines and voting for hillary. I dont always agree with her, but shes reasonable. She can work with people to solve problems. I want to be able to tell my kids that i did the right thing when it really mattered. Welcome back its now were welcome back, 6 19 taking a look a very dark iowa city olympic cloudy, overcast, 61 degrees. In the world of wine women are becoming more prominent. In napa county, florida we look at how the workforce is making a change. You might not expect a woman vines. To the vintners, women are entering the world of winemaking more than ever before. Guadalupe rodriguez is one of them. Take sot Guadalupe Rodriguez vineyard worker in spanish emily who is better . Men or females . Guadalupe i say females. Emily why . Guadalupe because we are mothers too. She was one of the first few women to take to the vineyards. She says the pay was better than her job at mcdonalds. This job with silverado farming offers benefits including vacation, sick days, a 401k and Profit Sharing plan. Vineyard manager Pete Richmond says it hard. Take sot pete richomnd vineyard manager silverado farming. My workforce is 40 per cent female. Five years ago it was only about 5 per cent female. So now, his five or six years ago it was only 5 . His company is looking into childcare services. The majority of this team is women. Watching them get into and come into a culture that is not they handle it. It has been impressive. Like natalie for example an assistant winemaker. We are going in a direction where it is very equal. I dont feel like there is any difference between a man or woman. One day she may take the reins and become winemaker herself that is really interesting normally a lot of the stories are about the glass ceilings and that is one that went away. 59 degrees, still to come the developing story about how money may have been mismanaged in the cedar county. Cbs2 news connects with the story tips at 1800222kganor email us at news at cbs2iowa. Comor connect with us vernon im Monica Vernon, and i approve this message. Congressman blums Smear Campaign misleading and false. The truth Monica Vernon donated every pay raise to charity and helped build a homeless shelter for women and children, but multimillionaire blum promised hed take only half his salary. Then in congress, blum broke his word and kept all the pay. Now he wants to cut Social Security and raise the retirement age. Welcome back it isnt 6 . 4, good morning to you under clear skies tonight it will be cold with patchy frost as temperatures will be in the low 30s advisory and freeze warnings that are out we will get that in a few minutes, your day planner today temperatures are falling through the afternoon, by 9 00 am 57 degrees, by noon scattered showers coming to an end as temperatures are in the mid50s and then you can see by 3 00 this afternoon showers should be ending but as we will be in the low 50s, your forecast today, cloudy and breezy with scattered showers, those will end by the afternoon, temperatures falling into the 50s and then your forecast tonight, freeze warning and frost advisory with temperatures in the low 30s areawide. We are looking at some of eastern iowas top stories a 25 yearold iowa city man was the pedestrian killed last week along highway 218. It happened at he was killed last sunday when he was hit by three cars. Authorities are investigating what happened and why he was on the highway in the first place. Was driving his motorcycle when he lost control yesterday morning and was thrown into a ditch. Seurer was first taken to a local hospital before being flown to la crosse, wisconsin with life threatening injuries. The Fayette CountySheriffs Office is still invesitgating wisconsin with lifethreatening some iowa farmers will get a farmers from sweden will travel to iowa to help with this years harvest. The european growers have already wrapped up their work at home and want to come to iowa to learn how farmers operate here in the midwest. It wont be all work for the foreign farmers. Theyll also get a chance to do some sightseeing here in iowa and neighboring illinois. British rock singer rod stewart is now a Knight Knight tuesday Prince William did the honors at Buckingham Palace the singer was honored for his services to music and c. Charity. He wore tartan trousers a nod to his scottish heritage and a militarystyle tunic for the ceremony. Stewarts wife Penny Lancaster and his sons alastair and aiden attended its right now its degrees in after the break. The latest hurdle cleared by one of the right now on cbs 2 this morning. The developing investigation into how mo right now, the developing investigation into how money was accounted for at the cedar county joe. The latest on how much help cedar rapids needs to renovate their roads. Welcome to cbs 2 this morning here is i380 still dark out there but kelly dambrosio. And im kevin barry, thank you for joining us. Lets get a check of our forecast with brandon marshall. Going to get chilly. It is going to get chilly, temperatures have dropped just recently. It is down to 53, a cold front has moved through temperatures will be crashing most of the day. 53 mostly cloudy with the wind north northwest at 17 Miles Per Hour, so the wind to the north northwest after the front passed through, upper 40s, iowa city the mild spot at 61 but temperatures will be falling around iowa city through the next couple of hours. Satellite and radar showing clouds and showers moving into the area today predictor has some widespread showers but by the evening they do clear out conditions. Body and breezy with scattered showers temperatures falling in the low to mid 50s, freeze advisories and frost advisories in effect for most of the area. I will let you know how cold the temperatures get coming up. The state Auditor Office is investigating how much money was handled at the cedar county joe. The auditor say