companies - could an they will cutcosts -- by cutting dical treatnt fo critically ill - children and adults. "...for those services or that test uupgrade." upgrad"as this hearin continues - at the marion library - wereached out to goveor branstad's office.his staff points out - that democrats voted for the cost saving plan - but are now are balking at the changes. changes.mathis - says she's

cbs 2 nene.matt hammillll cbs 2 news. matt, thank you.turning to the weather r w, the wind is what everybody seems to be talking about today.this is some veo we shot earlier in linn county. and it's still howling out there. there.justin roberts joins us--he's in for terry swails. and, justin, is it me - or

a cedar rapids man who led police on wo high speed chases - one involving a school bus crash - is sentenced to the maximum possible possible.47-year-old jameme surrett was given 15-years in prison.this summer, he pleaded guilty in change for having other charges opped. dropped.in february, surrett slammed into wo hicles, including a cedar rads

school bus.then - after posting bond, he held a woman against her will before being arrested again.in addition to prison time, he is also ordered to pay restitution. new details tonight tonighton what happened during a prison break at the old iowa state peniteteia in fort madison last summer. summer.the details are incredible - and sound like a movie plot.inmate justin kestner was discovered missing during a head count.prison officers went straight to his cell where they found an elaborate disguise u uer the bed sheets - to look like he was sleeping.apparently kestner took screws from his shower and climbed through a pipe into the attic - to the roof - and out of the pris unnoticed.he was found ar i-80 bruised and raped from his previous trs at escaping. escapingan investigation into the escape found several mistakes in procedure at have since been corrected - along wi the plement of additional razor wire around the maximum secuty prison.

with a little re than a year until the 20-16 election -- this cycle is already defined by its "protest candidates". those are presidential hopels who are *very different from the me traditional type of candidate with more mainstream views - ororars in *other political positions. cbs 2 ne reporter kevin barry picks up the story from oskaloosa. oskaloosa. on the publican side, the be known "protest candidate" is donald trump. but for the democrats, even after 35 years politics se people think senator bernie sanders is on the outside looking in. but he disagrees. there's no denying - when bernie sanders first jumped in - he was just as far behind hillary clinton as everyone else - with single digit polling in the early states. i thought from the very beginning that we had a shot to win this thing, but we me in clearly as an underdog. and one who freely calls himself a socialist.but in thehe democratic debate, he said all he'd have to do is explain

how do you exain that when so many people are turned off at the door at the word socialist. that's a great question. number 1 we going to give a big speech in the coming weeks defining what i mean. he points to programli social security and public ibraries that already embody those technically social ideas. so i think there is something tobe learned from othehe coununies just as they learn from us. so while the idea of "protest candidates" who are picking up support from people fed up with establishment politics might be the phrase of the 2016 run for the white house - sanders says it no longer applies to him. if the election were today, no question we would not win, but i think the momentum is with us and i think we've gone from a fringe candidate to a candidate who stands a chance to win. coming up tonight at 10 senator sanders weighshsn on the impact that college students could have on the 2016 election and why his

message is a best suited for them. in oskaloosa, kevin barry, cbs 2 news. it's monday!one of the highlights of your morning commutcould be driving on the interstate and seeinina nemessage o othe d-o-t signs. it's part of heir messa monday initiative.today's message "crashes don't kill teens, bad choices do" is geared toward nationaleen driver safety wefk.those behind the sis say each week's messsse is differenen and d each has a deeper meaning. "you get about 12 seconds to drive underneath the sign and having a message that's memorable and thought- provoking or whatever allows you to kind of extendthat 12 conds." seconds.""according tothe d-o-t, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 14 to 18 year olds.cbs 2 news spoke to the minds behind the messages and we'll take you through their process coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. state and national educational leaders discussed today ways to make science, technology,

opportunities more vibrant in rural iowa. iowa.cbs 2 news reporte steffi lee brings us their rspective on how to overcome chchlenges they often face. karen, today's conversation with the university of iowa public policy center st a message - iowa student should be urned away from the growing opportunities in the sciences. sciences.but with less funding, declining enrollment, and school ergers in rural iowa, school leaders say they need to work around that. several statewide and national education professionals said hools c partner withocal businesses - such as hospitals and police departments.they y job shadow opoprtunities come at no co and building this relationship means students c boost their skills right from home. districts can also work together. "pairing with different faculty members, teaers, fromdifferent districts - i think one e the nice things about rural districts is there tends to be a see of coaboration even across district lines." lines."teachers who work in math and science departments

their ideas rough twitter. some of those hashtags are #balance stem and #iowa em equity.steffi lee, cbs 2 news. the emerald ash borer is now in linn county. county.the iowa departnt of agriculture confirms the discovery at a rest area on i- 380, just south of cer rapids.that has city officials inincedar rapids *very concerned because ash trees make up more than a quarter of e tree population in the city.the city says it had a plan in place for dealing th the insect, knowfor it's "s"-shaped formations of the e larvaeae, since 20-10.they are removing about 200-ash trees per year and replacing them with other species.they say it will continue to be a problem for cedar rapids for the next 20-plus years. "the fact that we havavan insect here at is going to affect those ash trees and kill them over a period of ti is a pretty big deal." deal."fagan says if you have an ash tree on your own private property showing

symptoms of e-a-b, to contact a private e ee service company. if it's on the city's right-of- way, the forestry department can be called. childr's programs, hours and materials are just some of the things cedar rapids library staff say could suffer if the libraries are unanae to maintain funding.that's why they're asking for your support on a 27 cent levy on the november third ballot. ballot.cbs 2 ns reporter mellaney moore is live at the ladd library in southwest cedar rapidsmellaney. library staff will be meeting with the community tonight and tomorrow.they say it's an opportunity to ask questions and learn what could happen if the levy passes and if it doesn.t doesn.tright now the cedar rapids owntown and l ld librarieoperate on a 6.8 million dollar budget.staff say this levy would help maintain urrent funding levels, after losing a ouple other soues they've been using since the flood.for the average 150 thousand dollar

tax would be about 23 dollars a year.staff say that 1.5 million dollarsould help maintain library operations. otherwise, th locations may haveo cle one day of the week. "this is the only way in the state of ioiohat a public library has to get direct funding that will help us fix that gap to maintain current levels of seice and operation." operation."if approved, the tax would stt july first 2016.there is anototr eting at the downtown library tomorrow from 4-6.covering the corridor in cedar rapids, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. next at six, snow in october? october?where it fell and how

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tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning, a church goes above and beyond for a complete stranger. stranger. the heart-warming gesture they did for a struggling member of their commity.that's tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. today (tuesday) in cedar rapids, the jeerson high there's already snow on the ground in parts of the northeast.some areas of central new york and vermont t- are reporting snowfall totals up to nine inches from over the weekend.it's not expected to last long as more seasonable weather returns to the region.meanwhile, parts of the cky mountain region are

expected to pick up several inches this week. back here at home, nothing but sunshine to start the work week, but a whole lot of wind to accompany y . it.justin robobts is here now with your weatherfirst

and coming up in sports sportsno jordan canzeri? n n problem! what hardware hawkeye akrum wadley took home today

yes, iowa state heads to baylor this weekend. yes, baylors the number two team in the nation. but n't think the cyclones aren't up for t challen. challenge.becauseet's not forget: i-s-u heldumber three t-c-u to twenty-one points through three quarters saturday .. and the clones say it's games like this that division one football players live for. "part of recruiting is -- you wannplay against the best there is in college football? come to the big twelve conference and we'll give you thatpportunity... the chance to go out and compete agast a team like this, personnel like this, think is something our kids are excited about." about.""you wanna play y e bebe offenses in the country, man, that's something you wanna do, that's some people's dream as a d-one football

player. and me and my guys are loing forwarto the challenge." after a tough homecoming loss to western illinois on saturday, u-n-n-will also look to get back on trk this weekend if they're to have any chance athe postseason. postseason.e panthers are 2-and-4... but had a similar record this time last year, andid rally to make the playoffs... to do it again, though, coach farl rdidi admits, , ey're going to have to start winning. "we have to win out. i thin that's evident. we know it, the players know it, you know it, south dakota state knows it... everybody knows we can, it's just are e going toe consistent enough to do it? that's the question that's out there. and that's the question th our players--that's the challenge--that they have to take on." filling in for the injud jordan canzeri--the reigning big ten offensive player of thweek-- sophomore akrum wadley not only delivered -- he became this week's fensive player of the week. the pride of new jersey with four touchdowns and over 200

yards against northwestern; he's the third offensive hawkeye to earn the honor -- the most since 20... just hold on cubs fans... the cubs are goingome. down 2- nothing to the mets, wrigley field the sight of tomrorow's n-l-c-s game three.. the team back in chicago today.. and as much as they're in a hole... mamager joe ddon has a reminder for cubs fans... ""listen, they beat us, bu it's not nearly over with, and we are really good, as our hashtag, #wearegood. i have a loof faith in our gu. they at us two games. they pitched extremely well. ey did. you've got to give them credit. the command of their pitches, what they did was spectacular. give them credit. but i have a real strong belief system iour guys, and

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