national cemetery. in the last hour president obama participated in a wreath- laying ceremony. he also delivered remarks talking about the heroism of "those who honored our country with highest form of service" he said "whenever the world makes you cynical; whenever you seek true humility, and true selflessness-look to a veteran." today is the 63rd annual national veterans day observance. it is a have served and continue to serve in the u-s armed forces. today is veterans day, a day when america honors all men and women who've served in the military. as ceremonies and presentations mark this day, we'll bring in kcrg-tv 9's dave franzman, live at the veterans memorial coliseum on mays island in cedar rapids. dave? chris veterans day always happens on

to remember when the guns fell silent in ww1. that's almost 100 years ago now. it's time to remember the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month: music marking the press of the colors. the celebration here is usually the same. a crowd of 200 to 300 salutes the veterans of all wars and also those who served. today's main speaker acknowlendege the debt of gratitude to anyone who served. "your service and sacrifce is the reason why we are here today. and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. " as is traditional here, organizers looked for the oldest veteran or veteran who served before anyone else. for that, they found one man who began in the military in 1940 that was of course 1 year before entering ww2. organizers of course always remember the greatest generation. men and women. who served in ww2. nearly

a half a dozen. live in cr, df kcrg-tv9 news. also today, veterans and their families can use the y-m-c-a of the cedar rapids metropolitan area for free. veterans and their families can simply come into any of y-m-c-a's five locations. the y provide free "y" memberships to the families of military personnel who have been deployed, allowing military families to connect with programs and initiatives to stay healthy. meteorologist justin gehrts has your first the outlook for the rest veteran's day? while today will be cooler than the past few days have been, it'll still be beautiful for mid-november. the veil of clouds from the morning will clear out in the afternoon as highs reach the lower 50s. a bit of a north wind will make it feel a tad cooler, though. we have a frosty night in the 20s ahead with a clear sky and light wind. saturday and sunday will be filled with sunshine once again. we'll reach the

much of next week, we'll have fairly sunny weather and highs close to 60.today: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 55 alo: 52 dbq: 53 iow: 56 tonight: clear and colder. wind: light. low: 28 alo: 25 dbq: 26 iow: 29 nationwide against president-elect donald trump's victory. in portland, oregon, the protests turned to what police are calling a riot. as thousands of people marched, some smashed store windows, lit firecrackers and started a dumpster fire. some 4 thousand protesters chanted "we reject the

demonstrator s across the u.s. between last night and early this morning. abc's marci gonzalez reports. jose quezada los angeles protester brad garrett abc news crime and terror analyst --alt-- former fbi agent marci gonzalez abc news new york video provided by: script: nats "we reject the president elect" a second night of anti-trump protests - in cities across the country nats some- turning violent? in portland- police say a rally- turned into a riot when demonstrator s starting vandalizing vehicles and buildings- throwing things at police? and blocking this bridge? nats "take over the intersection!" and a major freeway in los angeles -was shut down by crowds of people- angry about

angeles "if i had one message for trump it would be that we are the people and we want our voices to be heard, and we will not stand down." donald trump- responded on twitter- first writing last night: "just had a very open and successful presidential election. now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. very unfair! then changing his tune this morning, tweeting: "love the fact that the small groups of protesters last night have passion for our great country. we will all come together and be proud. trump- now back in new york city- where concrete barriers, and sanitation trucks serving as barricades are set up outside of his home at trump tower. and a no-fly zon- is in place thin a 2 mile radius? authoriti otecting e president-elect enat: "how do you build a secure bblaround him when he's veral feet in the air wiher pot "just like at the white house, there is now 24-hour secret service coverage roughoutump tower, whether trum there are not?anwhile, more proe planned for tonight marci gonzalez, abc news new york." iowa congressman steve king says he expects the president- elect to move ahead with plans to build a wall on the

public television, the congressman says construction of the wall will probably start sometime next year. president-elect trump made building a wall a big part of his immigration plan during his run. and he has repeatedly said he will make mexico pay for it. congressman king says the next president will have to decide whether that's possible. while the transition is taking place, lawyers in san diego are trying to slow a civil trial against trump university. donald trump's lawyer says he is going to ask the court to postpone the trial ""i don't know if he has any willingness to settle this case but it's in my judgment that he has that option and it at least needs to be considered. " if the case does move forward, mr. trump may have to participate. flash flood victims in dubuque will soon get some financial help to protect their homes from high waters. the u-s

giving dubuque more than $30 million dollars for flood protection. flash flooding like this during heavy rainfall often causes damage to homes in downtown dubuque. more than $8 million dollars of that grant will pay for things like, replacing basement windows, putting in a sump pump, and fixing cracks in the foundation. the city says it plans to spend between $15 and 18 thousand dollars on each home. that's a huge relief for homeowners. "i hope we do get grants ya know, or something to take out that. your pocket, it becomes too much ya know. " in less than 17 years, various presidents have declared some part of dubuque as a disaster at 6 different times. hud designed the healthy homes program for low-income families. to find out if you're eligible, we have a link with this story on kcrg.com. creating a healthy environment is at the goal of today's dedication for the new university of iowa stead family children's hospital in

million dollar building started in the fall of 20-12. university of iowa officials say the mission of the facility is to improve the health and well-being of children and their families. special details in the hospital help minimize stress and provide comfort to young patients. matthew 25 is inviting people to check out their newly renovated headquarters today. the non-profit's permanent building is now located on 201 3rd ave sw in cedar rapids. matthew 25 focuses on strengthening neighborhoods on the west the organization says the newly renovated building will allow them to expand their programming, as well as their urban farm production. tonight's events start at 6 and include a ribbon cutting ceremony, live music, and an art display. we're accepting nominations for our annual "9 who care" program. once again, t-v9 and our show you care sponsors will honor 9 outstanding volunteers who've made a difference in their communities. to nominate someone, just go to kcrg.com/care . we've seen some states and large cities put an

we'll take a look at the health drinks of consuming too many of these -- especially with diabetes. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your

the past few days have been, it'll still be beautiful for mid-november. the veil of clouds from the morning

lower 50s. a bit of a north wind will make it feel a tad cooler, though. we have a frosty night in the 20s ahead with a clear sky and light wind. saturday and sunday will be filled with sunshine once again. we'll reach the lower 50s tomorrow and upper 50s on sunday. for much of next week, we'll have fairly sunny weather and highs close to 60.today: mostly sunny. alo: 52 dbq: 53 iow: 56 tonight: clear and colder. wind: light. low: 28 alo: 25 dbq: 26 iow: 29 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 52 alo: 52 dbq: 50 iow: 53 tom. night: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 33 alo: 33 dbq: 32 iow: 33 sunday: sunny. high: 59 low: 33 monday: mostly sunny. high: 58 low: 39 tuesday: partly cloudy. high: 59 low: 38 wednesday:

partly cloudy. high: 62 low: 41 friday: chance of showers. windy. high: 55 low: 49 saturday: mostly sunny. high: 47 low: 31 thanks justin. the past few days have been, it'll still be beautiful for mid-november. the veil of clouds from the morning will clear out in the afternoon as highs reach the lower 50s. a bit of a north wind will make it feel a tad cooler, though. we have a frosty night in the 20s ahead with a clear sky and light wind. saturday and sunday will be filled with sunshine once again. we'll reach the lower 50s tomorrow and upper 50s on sunday. for much of next week, we'll have fairly sunny weather and highs close to 60.today: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 55 alo: 52 dbq: 53 iow: 56 tonight: clear and colder. wind: light. low: 28 alo: 25 dbq: 26 iow: 29 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 52 alo: 52 dbq: 50 iow: 53 tom. night: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 33 alo: 33 dbq: 32 iow: 33

sunny. high: 58 low: 39 tuesday: partly cloudy. high: 59 low: 38 wednesday: mostly sunny. high: 60 low: 39 thursday: partly cloudy. high: 62 low: 41 friday: chance of showers. windy. high: 55 low: 49 saturday: mostly sunny. high: 47 low: 31

seen as good for health... but how much of a risk of diabetes comes from drinking plenty of them? that number... could be jarring. cnn's kim hutcherson has the details. adults who drink sugary beverages regularly have a 46-percent higher risk of developing pre-diabetes compared to those who avoid or rarely consume them. that's according to researchers at tufts university. they analyzed information from the framingham heart study's offspring cohort ... a program that monitors mul that contribute to cardiovascular disease. data on more than 16- hundred middle-aged people over a 14-year period was studied. researchers found that higher intake of sugar- sweetened beverages -- defined as colas and other carbonated beverages, along with fruit drinks like lemonade and fruit punch -- was associated with increased insulin resistance, a risk factor for type two diabetes. people who drank a median of six 12-ounce drinks a week had insulin-resistance scores roughly eight-percent higher than low- or non-consumers. this study adds to a significant body of research that has linked sugary drinks with an increased diabetes risk. the good news is that -- if it's

is reversible through lifestyle changes like diet and exercise. for today's health minute, i'm kim hutcherson. there is a record breaking crop coming out of iowa's fields and that requires a lot of storage. what local bins are doing to accommodate the surplus, nex welcome to the agribusiness

david geiger. ---- there is a record breaking crop coming off the fields... and that means.. there has to be a lot of storage.. in marion county.. harvest started off in the last week of september.. now there's just a bit of beans and less than 10

are full.. "it's been a real challenge for the industry to get everything put away. from what i've heard from across the state, i think everybody's worked hard to try and get that done and maybe have done some things that you wouldn't consider normal." tracy gathman says corn has been off the that's after a great year.. last year.. "and we'd never probably see that again. and to be honest with you, this year's been as good if not better than last year." at the two rivers co-op in tracy iowa... gathman says it's been a struggle navigating storage.. "we're over full, we got about 600,000 bushel of corn on the ground at our otly location. we got about 800,000 bushel of grain that we've moved to off site

moving it right into the grain flow, in the cargill/eddyvi lle in order to finish up making room. and try to get this crop put away." putting crop on the ground is not optimal.. corn has the potential to warm up in the middle of the pile.. the moisture and heat causes the grain to rot.. "we prefer not to put any on the ground if we can help able to take the crop. and with this crop it called for a few dramatic measures." the quarterly grains stocks report had on farm storage up six percent.. that's another problem as farmers are swapping out old crop for new.. "we're seeing some bins that from what we can tell were probably full from last year, yet coming into this year. because we're seeing some people bring crop into town during harvest that we've not

bins filling up at the tail end of harvest... they're looking to expand the number of bins they have.. ---- a new administration in january will cause reorganizing at the cabinet and sub-cabinet posts.. while congress also reorganizes. that will impact the timing of the next farm bill.. according to iowa senator chuck grassley. it takes months to get into office.. putting legislation on hold.. grassley says that would mean there won't be a farm bill in 2017.. but he thinks working together.. the agriculture committees should be formed quickly in a bipartisan way.. because farmers need an early bill. "if the price of corn was near the cost of production, i wouldn't be saying this but i think we need to do a 2017 farm bill instead of a 2018 farm bill and preserve crop insurance."

and stop the environmental protection agency's waters of the u-s rule.. which is on hold in u-s courts. ---- and that's all the time i have for the show today.. thanks for tuning in.. i hope to see you again next time! ---- we'll post a video every day in the agriculture section of kcrg.com. i'm david geiger with the agribusiness report. trt oc: standard thanksgiving is 13 days away. aside from that awkward can of cranberry sauce... thoughts of getting turkey ready for november 24 abound... including a recipe for turkey brine. stay with kcrg-tv 9. thanksgiving. i'm going to show

a good one. slice up 1 onion. to our onion, 1/2 brown sugar, 1 cup kosher salt, pepper, tbsp of thyme leaves, 3 cloves of chopped olives, 2 tbsp chopped ginger

prepared vegetable stock. take our brine mixture, turn it on high and boil. then pour this in about a 4 gallon container. hot mixture, a ll thawed turkey and we're going to smooth this in our mixture. leave this in the fridge for 8-12 hours. then rinse off our brine. the next step is leave the turkey out to air dry, salt

little oil and cook it like you would at home. i hope this brine recipe makes your thanksgiving be a family success. some veterans have a hard time adjusting to live back in the united states after serving. look into some of the ways organizations in eastern iowa are helping them get back on their feet. meteorologist justin gehrts

saluted them in cedar rapids this morning. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at midday. today is veterans day, a day when america honors all men and women who've served in the military. as ceremonies and presentations mark this day, franzman, live at the veterans memorial coliseum on mays island in cedar rapids. dave? chris veterans day always happens on nov 11th. because it begins a day to remember when the guns fell silent in ww1. that's almost 100 years ago now. it's time to remember the 11th hour of the 11th day

colors. the celebration here is usually the same. a crowd of 200 to 300 salutes the veterans of all wars and also those who served. today's main speaker acknowlendege the debt of gratitude to anyone who served. "your service and sacrifce is the reason why we are here today. and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. " as is traditional here, organizers looked for the oldest veteran or veteran who served before anyone else. for that, they found one man who began in the military in

remember the greatest generation. men and women. who served in ww2. nearly all of those would be on the 90's now and we're down to about a half a dozen. live in cr, df kcrg-tv9 news. some veterans struggle after leaving the military and too many end up homeless. in ease action program, or hacap, has a mission to help homeless veterans with a different approach. kcrg-tv9's bruce aune explains operation home. we send our military men and women off to fight in foreign lands, hoping they'll come home with tales of

the opposite. " after some complications from an ied attack that we had, i was progressively spiraling down." derek wittenberg's second military enlistment included a tour in afghanistan. and his return to civilian life two years ago was not what he planned. " it's kind of hard to relate to that. it wasn't like it was before. i wasn't the same person." this time, he was homeless. the

for henry frank. he served in the army more than 30 years ago. " when i went in i did my tour at ft. stuart, georgia. i stayed there pretty much the whole time, even though we did desert training; cold weather training. " frank never saw combat, but his life changed dramatically problems left him with no home, no money, and no prospects. " you show obvious signs of being homeless, it's very difficult to get a job." hacap says 40 per cent of iowa's homeless are veterans and their families. that's a startling statistic that hacap's operation home strives to eliminate. " the whole sole purpose of the program is to end veteran homelessness. so we prioritize helping veterans who are

bridges, sleeping on benches, and we find a lot of folks sleeping in their car " many are even harder to locate. " we're sleeping on our friend's couch. we're sleeping in a garage. some of us that are in close groups go on what we call 'camping trips.' and they're just going from place to place to place. and it's hard to track them." and it's not always easy to convince homeless veterans that help is available. " sometime your pride gets in the way, especially if you've never asked for help before. that'd be the thing. you've worked all ur life, and you've done things, then all of a suddeyhav the street and resistant to any type of services, our case workers and our outreach workers go back, and they go back, and they go back and begin to form a relationship with that person. and they're no l problems than can include substance abuse, money management, mental issues, and much more. dealing with those is important, but operation home's priority is housing. 0; operate under the house first, and then we wrap the services around them." and this federally funded program is working, serving about 200 homeless veterans in eastern iowa each year. " a year later about 80 per cent of the folks that we serve are still in permanent housing, which is really a great number, and, i think, a testament that this approach does work." " i really can't thank them enough, because i never really had to go through this before. this was a first time issue for me, going to a shelter like that, and saying i really needed

meteorologist justin gehrts has your first alert forecast. justin, is there more sun in the forecast for the next couple of days? are we going to have good weather for this weekend's football games? while today will be cooler than the past few days have been, it'll still be beautiful for mid-november. the veil of clouds from the morning will clear out in the afternoon as highs reach the lower 50s. a bit of a north wind will make it feel a tad cooler, though. we have a frosty night in the 20s ahead with a clear sky and light wind. saturday and sunday will be

lower 50s tomorrow and upper 50s on sunday. for much of next week, we'll have fairly sunny weather and highs close to 60.today: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 55 alo: 52 dbq: 53 iow: 56 tonight: clear and colder. wind: light. low: 28 alo: 25 dbq: 26 iow: 29 emergency responders are evacuating a small community in southeastern minnesota after a train derailment this morning. local media report a union pacific train went off the tracks near the town of ellendale. one of the cars involved was carrying liquid petroleum gas, which is highly says there were no injuries to the crew or the public. investigators are en route to determine what caused the derailment. a cedar rapids man is frustrated with the time it's going to take to repair his washer. it's under a recall because the machine could break apart. samsung issued a voluntary recall of nearly 3 million top- load washers made between march 2011 and now. the company says the drums in these washers may lose balance, triggering excessive vibrations and the top

mike gray says he's had his samsung washing machine for three years and hasn't had a problem with it yet. but he wants it fixed. samsung is giving customers two options... the first is a 150 dollar loyalty incentive. the second is an in-home repair. gray chose to have the repair and says he made an appointment with samsung. he says he took time off work to have the repair company called national service alliance come out, but they never showed up. 16:00:28;08 ""my main concern was that a lot of other people in cedar rapids are probably taking time off of work to meet with he says when he called national service alliance, they told him they are getting a lot of calls and can't keep up. they also say they don't understand why samsung is setting up appointments because the parts to fix the machines are not ordered yet. tv-9 reached out to samsung and it says it is reaching out to gray to help. the iowa supreme court is siding with a lower court ruling that governor branstad had the authority to close 2 mental

acted within his authority when he vetoed funding for the centers in mount pleasant and clarinda last year. democratic lawmakers and the president of the largest state employees' union had sued branstad over the matter. they argued state law limited the governor's ability to line item veto funding that lawmakers had approved. branstad said the facilities were not suited for modern mental health care. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. one more city has opted out of linn county's minimum wage increase. it's set to go up a 10-25 an hour in 20-19. alburnett passed an ordinance that keeps the wage at 7-25 at its meeting last night. ely voted to opt out of the wage increase at a meeting last month. robins has already passed two readings for a similar ordinance. a third reading is scheduled later this month. the highway 965 bridge over the iowa river in johnson county is open three weeks ahead of schedule. . contractors may need to do

during the day. the bridge has been closed since september after engineers found structural issues earlier this year. we lost another music legend last night. he left one of the most influential songbooks in modern music. we remember, leonard cohen, one of the most recognizable singers and songwriters in the last five decades. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. stay with

the past few days have been, it'll still be beautiful for mid-november. the veil of clouds from the morning will clear out in the afternoon as highs reach the lower 50s. a bit of a north wind will make it feel a tad cooler, in the 20s ahead with a clear sky and light wind. saturday and sunday will be filled with sunshine once again. we'll reach the lower 50s tomorrow and upper 50s on sunday. for much of next week, we'll have fairly sunny weather and highs close to 60.today: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 55 alo: 52

light. low: 28 alo: 25 dbq: 26 iow: 29 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 52 alo: 52 dbq: 50 iow: 53 tom. night: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 33 alo: 33 dbq: 32 iow: 33 sunday: sunny. high: 59 low: 33 monday: mostly sunny. high: 58 low: 39 tuesday: partly cloudy. high: 59 low: 38 wednesday: mos partly cloudy. high: 62 low: 41 friday: chance of showers. windy. high: 55 low: 49 saturday: mostly sunny. high: 47 low: 31

the world has lost another

leonard cohen has died at age 82. he released his fourteenth and final album just weeks ago. it foreshadowe d his death. here's a look at leonard cohen's legacy. if there is one song.... leonard cohen, the songwriter of "hallelujah," ''suzanne" and "bird on a wire," has died at age 82. cohen's management said in a statement thursday that he has passed away, and a memorial will take place in los

on his death were given. cohen, also renowned as a poet, novelist and aspiring zen monk, blended folk music with a darker, sexual edge that won him fans around the world and among fellow musicians like bob dylan and r.e.m. he remained wildly popular into his 80s, touring as recently as earlier this year and releasing a new album just last month. his "hallelujah" became a cult hit when it was covered by musician jeff buckley in 1994, and has become a modern standard since. leonard cohen dead at age 82 fitness goals fail when the goal

our fitness expert will tell us how to set goals that will keep you motivated in the weeks and months to come. that's next on tv9. "thanks for staying with us.

that are trying to achieve different goals in their fitness life is how do i stay motivated? i start off really, really strong and then something happens, life happens, right? and i tend to get off track. so my advice to you is to set, what we call, smart goals. what smart stands for is they're specific, they're measurable, they're attainable, they're relevant and they're time driven. so let's

the best when i've got something i'm working towards. for example, maybe i'm looking to participate in a 5k, or a half marathon, or a something of that nature that's an athletic event. it's a very specific thing that i'm looking to accomplish, say the 5k. it's a measurable situation. so i've got this number of weeks to prepare for whenever i need to achieve that specific goal. it's very, very attainable. i know i can do it if i know i can do it. a lot of times i use a mantra "what the mind believes the body can achieve". so if you know you have the skill set and you've drawn out the plan that is very specific and time driven, then you know you can attain that specific goal. it's relevant to you. we talked about "r" being relevant. if you don't want to run a 5k, don't sign up for a 5k. nothing wrong with that. maybe

want to leave my house and i want to be able to walk around the block. or maybe i want to be able to spend more time being active with my kids or my grandkids out at the park. that is appropriate as well. it just needs to be something that means something to you, if you're excited about it, then the work that you need to do to accomplish that goal doesn't seem like work at all. that's what it's all about. lastly,it something that's a long- term goal - let's go back to the example i used, say the 5k or the half marathon. that's not something that's going to be accomplished in 2-3 weeks, for me at least. so i need to be able to break that large goal into small little segments. so for example, maybe i'm going to partake in a program called "couch to 5k". that is a specific running program that

maybe not being a runner or not being a walker for activities and athletics and then taking you step by step by step to achieve that long-term goal. last but not least, make them really relevant to yourself by putting them in writing. when you have something that's in front of you regularly, it becomes very relevant and very attainable and you won't forget to actually accomplish it. thanks so much for staying with us. develop your smart goals today, i'm feryl york, your

midday. we are honoring nation's veterans today. this morning president obama he talked about the

form of service" he said "whenever the world makes you cynical; whenever you seek true humility, and true selflessness-look to a veteran." here in cedar rapids a crowd of 200 to 300 saluted them in veteran's memorial coliseum. another night of protests nationwide against president-elect donald trump's victory. in portland, oregon, the protests turned to what police are calling a riot. some 4 thousand protesters chanted "we reject the president- elect!" police arrested about 50 linn county's minimum wage increase. it's set to go up a dollar each year until it tops out at 10-25 an hour in 20-19. alburnett passed an ordinance that keeps the wage at 7-25. ely voted to opt out of the wage increase at a meeting last month. robins has already passed two readings for a similar ordinance. a third reading is scheduled later this month. we're accepting nominations for our annual "9 who care" program. once again, t-v9 and our show you care sponsors will honor 9

nominate someone, just go to kcrg.com/care . now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin. while today will be cooler than the past few days have been, it'll still be beautiful for mid-november. the veil of clouds from the morning will clear out in the afternoon as highs reach the lower 50s. a bit of a north wind will make it feel a tad cooler, though. we have a frosty night in the 20s ahead with a clear sky and light wind. saturday and sunday will be filled with sunshine once again. we'll reach the lower 50s tomorrow and upper 50s on sunday. for much of next week, we'll have fairly sunny weather and highs close to 60.today: mostly sunny. wind: n and colder. wind: light. low: 28 alo: 25 dbq: 26 iow: 29 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 52 alo: 52 dbq: 50 iow: 53 tom. night: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 33 alo: 33 dbq: 32 iow: 33 sunday: sunny. high: 59 low: 33 monday: mostly sunny. high: 58 low: 39 tuesday: partly cloudy. high: 59 low: 38 wednesday: mostlsunny. high: low: 39 thursday: partly oudy. high: 62 low: 41ray:ance

? >> announcer: today, we're saluting our veterans with a tried and true thanksgiving. carla's making a decadent sweet treat with merrin dungey. mario's frying up a turkey with cajun twist. and michael's serving up a meal to some real american heros. thanksgiving dinner is served, right now, on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] ? >> good afternoon and welcome to "the chew!" you know, we have been having celebrations for thanks giving for nearly 400 years, so who are we to mess with tradition?