this morning, russian airline officials are saying there's no way a technical fault crash in egypt. egypt.a russian government plane brought the bodies of 144 passengers to saint petersburg this morning.an aviation official says the plane had broken up at a high altitude before it crashed on saturday morning.they say that narrows down the cause of the crash -- russian officials say they've now found the black box , and that it's in good condition.that will shed more light into what happened.a number of european and middle eastern airlines have suspended flying over the region for now.today will be a national day of mourning thourghout russia. a deadly halloween night in new york left three people dead when a car plowed into a group of trick-or-treaters. treaters.right now, authorities are looking into whether a medical emergency

was the cause of the crash. witnesses say the vehicle jumped the curb and went over another parked car, before smashing into a gate.the three victims include a 10-year-old girl, and her 65-year-old grandfather.the driver and three more people were hospitalized, but their injuries are not life- threatening.neighbors say the scene looked horrific. mos: "all you heard was the 'broom' literally and the car landing on top of these young kids' bodies."mos: "you just go automatically into a rescue mode... when i saw the amputated body, i just covered him with completely because i didn't want other kids to see him." him."this morning, no charges have been filed in the case. another halloween nightmare after authorities in both pennsylvania and minnesota are both investigating reports of needle-like objects found in candy handed out for halloween. luckily no one was hurt in any of the incidents. it's been more than a week since an eastern iowa teen has last been seen. seen.waterloo teen moe sed went missing the morning of october 22-nd.his parents last saw him riding his bike and

don't know what caused his disappearance.they tell cbs 2 news that moe has special needs and they're worried because he's been without his medications.his teachers from waterloo west immediately organized search parties. "i'm very thankful for the volunteers who have helped, not just the volunteers, but i've been trying to search for him too" too"the ethnic minorities of burma advocacy and resource center says to contact them if you'd like to help look for moe sed.anyone who thinks they see him or learns of any information is also urged to call waterloo police. at the university of iowa it's the first week of school for the new president bruce harreld.so far -- he has not received a warm welcome because students and professors say he doesn't have any academic experience. the board of regents and the search committee is under fire -- accused of giving favorable treatment.some of harreld's critics planned a rally at noon today on the pentacrest. also at the university of iowa -- two students still can't go

back into their dorm room after a fire in slater residence hall.a spokesperson for the school says those students have been given temporary housing after a small fire broke out early saturday morning on the ninth floor.nobody was hurt and officials say it doesn't look like it was started on purpose. the republican presidential candidates have agreed on a series of demands, that will give them greater control of debates. this comes after their third debate last week, which was hosted by c-n-b-c.the moderators drew harsh criticism from campaigns and g-o-p officials alike. representatives from more than a dozen campaigns met behind closed doors for nearly two hours last night.ben carson's campaign manager barry bennett, said if their demands aren't met, they could look beyond television. "i think we can look beyond television partnerships - facebook, twitter, google, and youtube - they would all host a debate. they would all provide immediate feed for every television and broadcaster in america. you know, it is 2015 and not 1980 and we can do things a little differently." differently."the demands

include bypassing the r-n-c in coordinating with network hosts, mandatory opening and closing statements, an equal number of questions for the candidates, and pre-approval of on-screen graphics.it's important to note the media companies hosting the debates, are not obligated to follow these rules. some of those g-o-p canidates stumped in iowa this weekend. four candidates -- carly fiorina -- rick santorum -- chris christie and marco rubio -- were at a rally friday in northwest iowa.christie and rubio also were at a different republican forum in des moines on saturday with ted cruz and bobby jindal. democrat bernie sanders has released his first ad of his presidential campaign.it aired yesterday in iowa and new hampshire.a spokesman for the sanders campaign says he will spend more than two-million dollars on the ad over the next ten days. the new leader of the republican party is ruling out immigration reform, at least while president barack obama is still in office.house speaker paul ryan said in several interviews sunday, including on c-b-s's face the nation, that he wont work with

"look, i think it would be a ridiculous notion to try and work on an issue like this with a president we simply cannot trust on this issue. he tried to go it alone, circumventing the legislative process with his executive orders. so, that is not in the cards." cards."the president issued executive orders last year that gave temporary relief from deportation to about 4- million immigrants in the u-s illegally. the referees from the miami- duke football game this past week are suspended for two games. games.the a-c-c punished them after allowing this wild last- second touchdown.the conference said the officials made four errors that changed the outcome of the game.the biggest one was that a hurricane's knee was down before he threw one of the 8 laterals miami used on their- game winning play.that should have ended the game -- and duke should have won.the outcome can't be overturned -- even though the league says the wrong team won. the first and the last game of this year's world series went well into extra innings,

innings,this morning -- the kansas city royals are world champions.the royals were down two runs in the 9-th and tied it 2-to-2.after two scoreless innings -- they scored 5 runs in the 12-th to win 7-to-2. catcher salvador perez was named the most valuable player. this is the royals second world series championship. it's coming up next... next...how one clown in florida is cashing in on some people's deepest fears. fears. in your cbs 2 weather first forecast we have...

a spooky clown is taking advantage of his viral videos. videos.wrinkles the clown has become a hit, at least in south-west florida. florida.reporter carla bayron got to the bottom of this mysterious internet sensation. sensation. (nats)you can't miss his red and white polka dot suit... (jonathan baril/collier county) "i love his balloons too, those are just a great addition."or his creepy face mask.(julia kennealy/collier county)"pretty terrifying for me, i'm not really scared of clowns, but seeing that makes me a little nervous."meet southwest florida's wrinkles the clown.("wrinkles"/pro fessional clown)"people pay me to go scare their friends, to

barmitzafahs, its limitless." as unnerving as his face appears - wrinkles is actually a quirky clown, if you can't tell.and he says that video caused his business to boom. ("wrinkles"/professional clown) "ever since these kids put me on the internet, my phone rings nonstop."an internet hit...a google plus account is dedicated to his sightings. here he is in downtown fort myers...and the collier county fair.and if you haven't seen this video...good luck going to sleep tonight.this creepy clown quietly lurking in this little girl's room. ("wrinkles"/professional clown) "they sensanioalize me, they call me all kinds of things." it's attention he didn't originally want or expect...he started as a professional clown trying to make some extra money.(jonathan baril/collier county)"i think he's pretty cool, i like him a lot."(joel mason/collier county)"it's fun because its scary. it's bringing in the halloween spirit."and although he may look terrifying to some...his goal is just to have fun.("wrinkles"/pro fessional clown)"i just want to have fun, have a good time, make a little extra money on the side, have a little fun

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sitting all alone in church - sunday morning - you are probably one of the millions who say - stop messing with my clock. clock. " i wasn't sure what time i was supposed to leave here today. " scott's in town with the turtles from maryland - enjoying the fading sunlight in newbo.and don't ask him what time it is. is. " you're either losing it in the morning or you're losing it in the evening so i guess it just depends what people's schedules are. " " i woke up at 5:30 this morning " rick says after an active summer - cycling under a late evening sun - - he just hates to give in - to the dark side. " it really gives us an extra hour to bicycle or do a walk or go canoeing, kayaking that we wouldn't have otherwise. " some researchers say it's the change that's the worst - messing with the clocks can trigger depression - and screw up the sleep schedule for kids. " i don't like it in the spring cause then i'm usually an hour late to everthing i do. " but josh says - it's no big deal - the

sun and earth will still do their thing - no matter what we do. do. " i just notice it starts to get dark earlier and that's all that really effects me .. time it'self doesn't really effect me i guess. " but others say it's just a squirrely** idea - to keep switching back and forth. forth. " well if the reason for having daylight savings time, which i've read is to have more daylight available, i don't see any reason why they don't go into and not remove it. " " i'll take my dogs for a walk and it just seems to get really dark really early and make your nights very short.. " " i like to keepthings simple so lets just do it the way nature intended and go by the sun." it just keeps getting darker - until december 21st - when the sun sets at about 4-15.sets at about 4-15.the only option is moving - - arizona and hawaii - - are the only states that ignore -daylight saving time.

coming up next... next...why a handful of cities already opted out of the new minimum wage in johnson county. county.in your cbs 2 weather first forecast we have...

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here's a look at some of eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... a local dentist is offering trick-or-treaters to bring in their extra candy, for cash. from 4 to 6 today at cedar rapids smile center, doctor dennis yossi is offering one dollar per pound of candy.this is the second year he's made the offer.his goal is to reduce gingivitis and tooth-decay. a children's book author and illustrator will be spending a week in iowa city -- giving presentations to students. grace lin will be presenting three times a day -- every day this week.her book -- where the mountain meets the moon -- was a new york times bestseller.today -- she'll be at whickham -- horn and lincoln elementary schools. remember to tune in tonight to a special edition of easten iowa o-t, for full coverage of high school football playoffs tonight.the action kicks off on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. we'll have all the action -- all the scores -- and all the highlights from your hometown heroes. gas prices in iowa are cheaper to start the week.gas buddy dot com says the average gallon this morning is going for two-dollars and 35-cents. while that's up from the weekend -- it's still three

cents under last monday.iowa remains nearly 15-cents above the national average. a local veterans group needs your help!"midwest shooting" is asking residents to make non-perishable food or cash donations to the iowa veterans food pantry.the food drive runs through november tenth. donations can be made at midwest shooting in hiawatha or at the iowa veterans welcome center in cedar rapids. it's coming up next... next...the two deadly shooting's over the weekend in

right now on cbs 2 this morning...the latest information about a central iowa bus driver accused of hitting the children he was supposed to be taking home. why investigators are getting closer to figuring out what happened to a ship that got lost during hurricane joaquin. the issues and elected positions local voters will weigh in on tomorrow on election day. welcome to cbs two this morning.taking a live look at happy look at taking a live look at happy november!i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio.and i'm kevin barry. coming up at 7am over on our sister station, we've got fox28 morning live.we'll be talking with midwest shooting about a shooting competition they've got going on that's going to be a huge help to veterans.so come on over there and join us! us!right now though, let's head on over to justin roberts

let's get a check of our cbs 2

a follow now to an iowa school bus driver driveraccused of hitting a 15- year-old student. student.60 year-old robert scarbrough was arrested on thursday. now a school official says that bus driver has only been working for the school distrcit a few months. he was hired in early august and did undergo a background check and training. training.students captured the incident on their cell phones. scarbrough assaulted the teen after he apparently refused to sit in his assigned seat. scarbrough was charged with assault and child endangerment, which could each put him in prison for two years.his first court date is december second. classes will start again this morning at winston-salem state univeristy after a deadly campus shooting over the weekend. weekend.19-year-old anthony white junior was killed -- and another student was injured in the shooting at the

historically black college.the gunman is still on the loose. a vigil was also held last night for three people who were shot and killed in colorado springs on saturday. police say the gunman was armed with a rifle and shot and killed a bicyclist and two women while they chatted on their porch.the gunman was killed in a shootout with police.hundreds of people in the community turned out with candles to show support. a dallas mother has been arrested on attempted murder charges for forcing her four-year-old child to ingest poison-- poison--dallas police said this woman also attempted to force her two older children to eat poison...but was unsuccessful.the four-year-old is hospitalized in stable condition...and the other two children, seven and twelve years old, are with a family member.she's being held on half-a-million-dollars bond at the dallas county jail. the n-t-s-b says wreckage believed to be the cargo ship -- el faro -- landed upright on the ocean floor.investigators say that will make it easier to find the black box -- and other clues about what happened when

it disappeared during hurricane joaquin last month. family members say waiting has been one of the hardest parts. "i equate it to a tug of war between my head and my heart. i think my head wants answers, but my heart kind of likes not fill it with hope." hope."investigators are still trying to confirm that the wreckage is el faro.right now -- they say that mission could take several days. this morning federal investigators are looking into why a small plane crashed into a lake at an orlando golf course yesterday.authorities said the pilot was the only one on board and was not injured.investigators said the pilot reported the plane's engine lost power, and took a nose dive about six miles northwest of an airport. firefighters worked to contain leaking fuel and remove the plane from the lake. muslim advocates in massachusetts are asking the f-b-i to investigate a mosque that was vandalized over the weekend. weekend.the state's chapter of the council on american- islamic relations said vandals

times on the outside of a boston-area mosque.the group believes the graffiti shows a growing anti-islamic sentiment that muslims are not real americans.the group says the same mosque was victim to similar vandalism in 20-13. voters across the area will head to the polls tomorrow for city elections -- and there are some imortant issues on the ballot. ballot.one of them is a 27 cent tax levy that would continue funding city libraries in cedar rapids. supporters have been pushing for it -- saying it's essential to continue funding the free programs the libraries offer. "it's paying for something that is really important to the community and really valuable to people especially people that wouldn't have access to the kinds of materials that the library has." has."also in cedar rapids, voters will also elect new city council members.marion voters will elect a new mayor. polls open tomorrow from seven until eight. starting this past weekend, the minimum wage is up in *some cities in johnson county. county.the first jump is from

twenty cents.the plan is to raise the minimum wage to ten-ten per hour by 20-17.the johnson county board of supervisors approved the plan this summer - but solon, swisher and shueyville all voted to opt* out. business owners told cbs-2 news, the rise in the wage would hurt. "if it's the only county doing it and you have another metro area just 30 minutes away i think it's going to take some shopping out of johnson county." county."the second increase in the johnson county minimum wage to 9-15 per hour comes on may first. in west union -- there was a big turnout for barb schrage she passed away from ovarian cancer four years ago.over the weekend -- the "dance for life" benefit raised money to sponsor research about that disease.the annual event has raised thousands of dollars -- and barb's friends and family say this is the best way to honor her. "i really believe that someday we'll find a cure. and that when we do, all these people that have helped out,

regardless of how much money was raised, we can all take lives of thousands of women." women."organizers say they plan to continue the tradition until a cure has been found. a 97-year-old is happily celebrating her..*high school graduation* graduation*margaret bekema was recently presented with an honorary diploma from a high school in grand rapids, michigan.she was forced to drop out of school back in 19-32 because her mother died of cancer, and she had to take care of her younger siblings. when she finally was given her diploma, she was overcome with emotion. "how can i express myself? i don`t know how to express the thanks...i`m...(cries) i`m sorry. i`m just plain tickled." tickled."listen to this: despite not getting her diploma...margaret went on to do clerical work for the armed forces... and even became a pre-school teacher.those at the school say margaret is a shining example of what they hope all their graduates may be.

coming up next... next...the latest information about the christmas tree that is making it's way to the white house for the holiday season. season.in your cbs 2 weather

here's a look at some of eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... gas prices in iowa are cheaper to start the week.gas buddy dot com says the average gallon this morning is going for two-dollars and 35-cents. while that's up from the

cents under last monday.iowa remains nearly 15-cents above the national average. a local veterans group needs your help!"midwest shooting" is asking residents to make non-perishable food or cash donations to the iowa veterans food pantry.the food drive runs through november tenth. donations can be made at midwest shooting in hiawatha or at the iowa veterans welcome center in cedar rapids. remember to tune in tonight to a special edition of easten iowa o-t, for full coverage of high school football playoffs tonight.the action kicks off on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. we'll have all the action -- all the scores -- and all the highlights from your hometown heroes. we haven't even put our halloween decorations up yet, but already the white house christmas tree is on it's way to the capitol. capitol.tuesday the 74 foot tree was unveiled and cut down in an alaskan national forest. for the last two weeks, the tree has had around-the-clock security from the national forest service.it will be the first alaska tree to serve as the official capitol tree. tree.after touring southcentral alaska, the tree

will be loaded on a ship bound for seattle.from there, it will be driven by truck to d- c, making various stops along the way.its expected to arrive in d-c on november 20th.it'll be decorated with ornaments made by alaskans!the tree- lighting ceremony will be held in the first week of december. good morning, it's on this morning, coming up next, why your next road trip could be a few hours south of the corridor. corridor. cbs-2 news connects with the corridor.call us with your story tips at 1-800-222-kganor email us at news at cbs2iowa.comor connect with us

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- it's now we're taking a look at your_______ your_______ fall may be fading this week in eastern iowa, but that's definitely not the case everywhere everywherethis morning cbs 2 news reporter matt hammill takes us on a beautiful four hour drive straight south of the corridor, corridor,as he begins a new series of road trippin' adventures - to columbia , missouri. it boasts one of the most iconic college scenes in the country - at mizzou - sweeping show me views of the majestic missiouri river riversome of the best wine -

and it's a place where fall - - lasts just a little longer - as the maples shimmer in the november breeze. welcome to columbia missouri - where boone county - is steeped in history - and this is the show-case - with a mission. mission." very simple .. to presereve the past for the future, it's hard to navigate the future if you don't know your past. " " aaaaaaooooooogaaa " https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=hrmjourji9kchris campbell - says navigating main - street memories - is just one of the current displays - in this nearly two - hundred - year old town.cars rolling down broadway - columbia's main street - are time traveling past the old - store fronts - from the 1930s to the 1960s. 1960s." whinnnnnnny " https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=ycksjhcd6sa and horse power here - wasn't just under the hood. hood." boone county actually has a national reputation for training and showing horses. " skilled men and women - who take the reins - - and take home the silver cups - made the equestrian world their

own .- punctuated by tom bass - a trainer here - who invented a bit - known all across the globe - for keeping horses happier. happier." something of a horse whisperer .. born into slavery and yet as a black man in the late 1800s trained horses and showed horses for four u.s. presidents and queen victoria and so that's part of our history. " there's even a shatner - connection - - the captain kirk - cover kid - of equestrian and cowboy magazines - - awards a championship saddle to the best - of the best every year - and a boone county rider - rode away with it. it.more local talent can be found in the sprawling art gallery - strokes of genius from missouri masters - in water colors - - from vibrant lillies - - to mardi gras memories memories- " six notes .. bom bom bon bon bee bee " but it's the artifact in the corner - that really draws the crowds. crowds.- " last seven notes .. bom bom bon bon bee bee bee. "

- " it was custom built for a ragtime pioneer named blind boone. " this nine foot - solid oak grand - belonged to legnedary piano man - john william - blind boone. sightless almost from birth - he learned the classics in iowa - and packed opra houses - playing bethoven - mozart - and rag. " 5 seconds music flourish 2:04 into clip " https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=upslav3mh8q so proud - to own the piano - the museum holds a blind boone concert series - six times a year. year." and we bring in musicians who play all types of genres and audiences get to hear it brought to life , which i think blind boone would relly enjoy if he were here. " just outside - the museum doors - another high note - and amazing surprise - in the maplewood house mansion.built in 1877 by boone county pioneers - the rare survivor behind wroght iron gates - is packed with antiques - for a peak at the past. a few steps away in the

village at boone junction - the gordon - collins cabin - the oldest building in the county - stands strong on the banks of a pond. and at the easley general store - chris loves to watch kids - walk in the door. " sometimes a loud wow .. somethings just awed silence... " there was no target .. there was no walmart .. there was no hyvee .. this was post office - hardware and store for everything. " the shelves stacked with essentials from one hundred years ago - the pot belly stove in the middle - kept the clerk and customers warm. warm." scooooooop " you could grab a bag of peanuts - and shop for everything from boots to blue jeans - - rags to rugs - - and buy the basics in baking supplies. " this is a coffee grinder .. put your coffee up here in the top .." " grind .. grind ,, grind " you won't find this at starbucks - but at the time - it was high tech tech" after he took them out of this he put them on that big scale over there and sold you a pound of coffee to go home with. " it all makes the

boone county museum and grounds - a must stop - for travelers. " full of fascinating stuff .. i like to call it the community's treasure box .. .. it's good to look back and recognize where you've come from so it informs you how you got there. " "- we got here - road trippin ' - - in columbia - missouri .. i'm matt hammill you can find all of matt's road trippin' adventures - from the mustard museum in madison to the hallmark center in kansas city - on our website. just go to cbs 2 iowa dot com and click the big road trippin' highway sign. some breaking news this morning.k-c-c-i in des moines is reporting a k-9 unit caught a suspect in a dangerous overnight chase.they reporting that started just before 3-a-m. the suspect weaved in and out of lanes, and ran stop signs trying to avoid police.an ambulance was called because the suspect suffered a dog bite.police say he was wanted

it's now on this morning. morning.we'll take a look at what's coming up on fox 28 morning live before we send

you'll switch over to fox 28 right now for fox 28 morning live.coming up - some bars in utah have given their restrooms a makeover.how they hope the transformations will mean less customers getting behind the wheel. wheel.plus - there was a lot of treats over the weekend, but there were also a few tricks.the reaction from one e-s-p-n commentator who got a

thanks justin. we'll see you in two

we're excited to announce kansas city clenches the world series with an extra inning come back win over the mets.