Gazette Daily News Podcast, Nov. 8

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This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, Nov. 8th.

According to the National Weather Service, we can expect a mostly sunny day today in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 66. Winds from the south around 5 mph coming from the north in the afternoon. Then tonight, it should be cloudy with a low around 47.

In college football, Iowa remained at No. 19 in the latest AP Poll released Sunday after their 17-12 win against the Northwestern Wildcats. After quarterback Spencer Petras tried to play three drives despite an injury and struggled, backup Alex Padilla took over and led the Hawkeyes to their best offensive performance since the 51-14 Maryland win on Oct. 1. Padilla completed 64 percent of his passes for 172 yards. Northwestern quarterback Andrew Marty hit receivers several times on deep throws but his accuracy was problematic. He finished with a 57 percent completion rate along with two interceptions.

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