it's election day. voters all over are making some imporant decisions.. decisions..in cedar rapids - people are deciding whether to approve a 27-cent tax levy that will support the public libraries.cedar rapids voters are also picking out new city council members.in marion - the people will pick a new mayor.the candidate that wins will replace snooks bouska, the current mayor.marion and iowa city voters are also selecting city council members. the polls close at eight tonight.you can find a list of polling locations on our website - cbs 2 iowa dot com. com.we'll have all the results tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. kalona city leaders have to make a tough decision that's not going to make everyone happy. happy.a debate recently started over guns on city property after a citizen saw another person carrying a gun at the public library.the citizen complained, which prompted the library to agree with a proposal to ban

the argument didn't end there. the des moines-based iowa gun owners, says the proposed ban is not rational.last night, they came to kalona, handing out flyers asking citizens to stand up for their second amendment rights. "all these areas where we've seen innocent people being murdered happened in areas where government officials, local or state or federal, have to clear those areas off-limits to law-abiding citizens" citizens"the kalona city council did not discuss the issue during last night's meeting because the library board was not able to attend. city leaders now say the issue is dead, until the library board brings it back up. an iowa city man is facing charges for pulling out a gun during an argument. argument.police arrested logan santel late sunday night at a university of iowa fraternity house.a victim says santel pointed a semi-automatic hand-gun at their feet. officers found the gun, which santel does not have a permit to carry.he faces two weapons charges and has been released from the johnson county jail. santel could spend four years

in jail if convicted. jury selection continues for the man accused of killing a woman in a local parking lot. lot.nicholas luerkens is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing that killed lynnsey donald. donald.it happened in the parking lot of the marion hy-vee back in april, while shoppers looked on.prosecutors say luerkens was stalking donald and planned to murder her.he has pleaded not guilty. a preliminary hearing has been rescheduled, rescheduled,for the man charged in a bus crash near manchester.monte klink was originally supposed to have his hearing tomorrow.that will now take place november 18th. 18th.klink was arrested last week when police said he was intoxicated during the crash october first.klink is accused of running a yield sign before slamming into the bus which was full of kids.more than 30 people were treated for minor injuries as a result. it's day number two in office for bruce harrelld, the university of iowa's new president. president.his first day on the job was met with protests by people continuing to voice

their displeasuse with him being hired.many of the protestors want both harreld and the iowa board of regents to resign.the regents say demonstrators have the right to voice their opinions, but they are satisfied with their selction of president harreld. cbs 2 news spoke with harreld yesterday.we asked what his thoughts are on the negative publicity. "it comes with the territory. i've been part of these transitions multiple times, and everyone gets a little nervous, anxious, they don't know me, they anticipate the worst it seems, and quite frankly, some bad behavior starts to pop up". up".harreld says the protests did not sway his decision to take the job.he said it was something he and his wife talked about for a long time, before making the choice to be a candidate. candidate.you can see our full interview with bruce harreld on cbs two-iowa-dot-com. in the race for the white house... house...another major republican poll has doctor ben carson in the lead nationally. nationally.the tally from n-b-c and the wall street

ahead of donald trump.this follows another national poll from cbs that put carson ahead of trump for the first time. marco rubio, ted cruz, and jeb bush round out the top five. the poll was taken both before and after last week's republican debate on c-n-b-c. ohio governor john kasich is tied for sixth in the nbc poll. he's in eastern iowa right now, speaking at loras college in dubuque.kasich is taking part in a discussion about balancing the national on the democratic side - front- runner hillary clinton is returning to the corridor today.later this afternoon clinton will be at morrison park in coralville for a town hall meeting about gun control. doors open at 1-30, with the actual event starting at three. after coralville, clinton will head to grinnell for another meeting later tonight. tonight.we'll have more on clinton's visit tonight on the cbs 2 news live at five. at the iowa capitol... capitol...a legislative over-sight committee has started hearings today to look over governor branstad's plan to privatize iowa's medicaid

have voiced concerns over a number things, including projected savings and how the change will affect patients. governor branstad says the switch will streamline service and save iowa money.today's hearing is the first of two that will take place. we'd like to say congratulatio ns to five-year-old lincoln ortman of north liberty. liberty.he will serve as kid captain when iowa travels to indiana to battle the hoosiers on saturday.when lincoln was five months old, he was diagnosed with pelvis syndrome. doctors also discovered he was born with just one kidney, and with a tethered spinal cord. for more than four years, lincoln's family would travel from south dakota for treatment.they now call north liberty home, where lincoln is a happy kindergarten student. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon - the new way you can cross one major errand off your list just a little easier. easier.plus - how effective a new government report says t- s-a screenings are.

do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen.

to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. nasa is showing off an image of the dunelands on saturn's largest moon.the picture named "titan" was taken by a satellite that's been exploring saturn and its moons for nearly a decade.it shows two vast areas of dunes made of hydro-carbon sands. scientists hope by using the satellite, they'll be able to better understand the geology and weather patterns of titan. justin checks in now with your

main weather- your planner shows what's ahead for the next hoursa&- now a live look

weatherfirst a new local service has several people in the community talking. talking.i saw the chatter online, and decided to find

out why hy-vee's aisles online has become so popular. popular. abby stern is a busy hairstylist, wife and mom of three. but of the many things on her to do list, there's one thing she didn't have to do today.grocery shopping!gaining popularity is hyvee's service called aisles online. instead of you walking down the aisle. the aisle comes to you.i used aisles online, ordered my groceries online and had them load it up for me.abby says it's pretty simple, all you do is make an account, specify your location, then go through a list and pick out the groceries you want. then, there are two ways to get them. you can drive to hyvee and let them load your trunk or hyvee will deliver the groceries to your house! abby likes having them delivered to her house the best!i just think it's really great. it's super conveniant to have your groceries delivered and he was really friendly. he came in and set everything on the counter. i didn't even have to go outside.abby says her normal grocery store trip would take 30 to 45 minutes. and it takes about that long

to pick out the groceries online, but each time you order online it gets a little quicker because it holds your past order history.it just simplifies my day. with kids at home, one of the big things is just getting loaded up and going out. there's been lots of chatter about this service online, abby heard about it through her friends facebook page.she even got a starbucks order with hers and i'm like hmmm i'll try thatwith the conveniance and stress relief it brings it's like a circus going through the store.no wonder it's becoming so popular. (broll: show abby playing with kids) less time buying groceries, means more time for that to-do list-and the sweet moments that will be gone too fast.

still ahead on the cbs 2 news at noon - the ruling from the education department that's left an illinois school disctrict with a major decision to make. make. 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

experts will soon be decoding the black box recovered from the wreckage of the russian plane that crashed in egypt over the weekend. weekend.investigators continue to look over the crash site and find debris.a u.s. satellite detected a heat flash along the same area the plane went down on saturday.a bomb still has not been ruled out as a cause.the u.s. director of national intellegence also says there's no proof terrorists were behind the crash, even though an isis affiliate has claimed responsibility.an investigation could take months. president obama says the u.s. is not putting boots on the ground to fight the islamic state in syria. syria.this despite a decision to deploy special op troops to the middle eastern country.the president says the move is

u.s. has already done there. last week - the white house announced plans to send up to 50 troops to help kurdish and arab forces in syria.. police in spain have arrested three men after they broke up a terror cell they believe was getting ready to attack. according to a statement - the suspects are moroccan nationals and are part of a group linked to isis.right now - the suspects are being interrogated by spanish authorities. a new report is shedding light on just how effective t-s-a screenings are. are.data from the government's accountability office suggests there's no solid proof the screenings actually do anything.the report also shows an apparent lack of conistent performance measures to know if goals are being met.this comes while a house committee holds a hearing today on the t-s-a's alleged shortcomings. an appeal hearing has wrapped up in the case of former olympian oscar pistorius.south african prosecutors are arguing pistorius should have been convicted of murder, and not culpable homicide in the death of his girl-friend in 20-13.a panel of judges will

decide if his conviction will stand, but they could also order another trial.last month, pistorius was released to house arrest where he'll remain until 20-19. there are new developements regarding the controversial keystone x-l pipeline. pipeline.the canadian company behind it has asked the u.s. state department to pause its review of the project.the pipeline would stretch from canada to the u-s gulf coast. trans-canada wants to suspend the review while they're working with nebraska authorities for approval.the white house is expected to reject it. the u.s. education department says a chicago-area school district discriminated against a transgender high school student. student.the department says the district violated a federal rule banning sex discrimination by not giving the student full access to the girls' locker room.the student participates in a girls' sports team at school and has to change and shower separately from her teammates. the student says the district's policy made her feel as if she were not a "normal" person.the school

district says it's done nothing wrong and has 30-days to find a solution or risk losing federal funding. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon - how much money one woman is seeking because she says she got sick from eating

if you think we can grow our economy while ignoring climate change, think again. america's most innovative companies are already moving to clean energy using existing technology to improve their bottom line. now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and create millions of new jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030.

the first lawsuit has been filed in connection to the e. coli outbreak linked to chipotle restaurants. restaurants.at leased 22 illnesses have been connected to some of the chain's locations in washington and oregon.the woman who filed the lawsuit claims she became violently sick after eating chipotle last month.she is seeking 75-thousand dollars from the company.the e. coli outbreak has forced chipotle to close more than 40-stores, while they're value on wall monday. hilton hotels is under investigation for allegedy blocking its guests from wi-fi internet access.

company 25-thousand dollars on monday for refusing to respond to questions.the agnecy says they'll fine hilton even more if they continue to not cooperate.for more than a year, hilton guests have complained they chain block individual hot-spots unless they pay a 500-dollar fee. hilton has not commented on the allegations. home prices across cedar rapids in september are up over this time last year. year.that's according to a new report from core-logic.it says home prices grew by point-two percent since last september. however, the website says prices fell by point-eight percent over this past month. while core-logic expects prices to dip again in october, they also predict an increase for next september. a popular smart-phone game has a new owner this afternoon. afternoon.activision blizzard is acquiring king digital entertainment for nearly six billion dollars.king digital is the owner of "candy crush." activision is best known for video games like "guitar hero" and "call of duty."the company hopes their purchase will mean

a stronger presence in mobile gaming. adele is returning to the music charts in record fashion. fashion.the british singer's new single "hello" has not only debuted at number one on the billboard hot 100, but has also become the first song to get more than a million u.s. downloads in a week.the song's music video has also set a record on vevo for most views in a single-day.adele's new album "25" hits stores november 20th. justin has your weather to go next...but first here's a look at today's markets.

there's a 100-percent chance of adorable in the forecast according to one weather man in oklahoma city.on sunday, meteorologist aaron brackett introduced his viewers to his newborn son by holding him during his entire segment.it was a great way for brackett

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