light showers in our southern counties.our planner shows showers move in this afternoon with most of the rain falling tonight.

in just about ninety minutes, trial resumes for he man accused of brutally killing a woman in the marion hy-vee parking lot. lot.today the defense is making its case for nicholas luerkens.he's pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the stabbing death of lylysey donald in april. april.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller has been in the courtroom all morning long. long.right now, trial is on recess, so dora is joining us live on the phone.dora, what can you tell us?

thank you dora.dora will be in the courtroom until court is dismsmsed later today.cbs 2 news will keep you updated with how things progress. progress.for the latest information - be sure to follow us on-line at cbs 2 iowa d com. the egyptian government now says they have not found evidence supporting the theory that a bomb took down a russian airplane. airplane.the passenger jet

killing 224 people.the first funerals for the v vtims are being held today in russia, where officials are also expressing caution until a final investigation is complete.on wednesday - u.s. intelligence officials said there is evidence sugugsting an explosive was planted on the plane.the british government also echoed that concern, and suspended flights to and from the egyptian airport where the flight took off. right now - egypt's president is in great britain, where he's being met with angry protests.he's there meeting with the british prime minister. france is deploying an aircraft carrier to fight isis and other terror groups.the announcement this morning meeting between the french president and other government officialsthe decision was made after an examination of the and its citizens. a new audit says one of governor braratad's top lawyers was paid too much. much.state auditor mary mosiman found ryan lamb was over-paid 22-thousand dollars. lamb is a former legal counsel for the department of

ministrative services. mosiman found lamb was paid for four months of work while he was out of state for military training.but he didn't follow the state's military leave policy.mosiman also found he didn't have the required experience fororhe b. a judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the governor's decision to close two state mental facilities. facilities.democrats and union leaders filed the suit, clclming branstadadade the move without legislative approval.the judge sided with the governor, saying he has the power to veto funding for the centers in mount pleasant and clarinda.an attorney representing lawmakers says they plan to appeal the ruling. for the first time - linn county knows exactly where it stands on premature births. births.the march of dimes today released its county- specific premature birth report card that gives linn county a b grade at 9 percent. that's slightly better than iowa's overall c grade.the goal of the report card is to improve preterm birth rates across the country. country.cbs 2 news will have

on the cbs 2 news live at five. cedar falls is getting a new mayor.the waterloo cedar falls courier reports reportscurrent mayor jon crews is dropping out of a run-o-o election.however, the black hawk county auditor tells cbs 2 news that crews has not spoken to him yet. on tuesday - niether crews nor cedar falls school board member jim brown got enough votes to win the election.crews was seeking a 16th term in office.jim brown will take over at the end of the year. changes are coming to the cedar rapids public library. library.on tuesday - voters rejected a tax levy that woululve provided funding for the library's operations. library staff members say most likely -- both the downtown location and the ladd library across town will have to shut down one day a week and reduce some of their services. i haven't been this upset about a city happening in a long, long time, but i'm a lover of the library, and apparently not enough people in this town love the library

library staff believe it will most likely be a few months before they have to start making those cuts. down in iowa city... city...development leaders are seeking g ed-back on possible guidelines for downtown store-fronts.a proposal last year addressed things like appearance, patio use, and commercial signage.downtown leaders say they want to make the area "all-ecompassing."an open house for the oposed guidelines will be held at city hall tonight at 5-30. a university of iowa scientist is taking part in a nasa briefing today about mars. mars.jasperhalekas will be part of a panel discussion today about the first findings from nasa's "maven" mission. mission.the goal of the mission is to find out how much of the mars' atmosphere and water have been lost to space.earlier this year - nasa a termined it is likely that liquid water exsisted on the planet.cbs 2 news is following today's nasa briefing and will speak with halekas.you can find that tonight on the cbs 2 news live at five. coming up p the cbs 2 news at

noon, hear who former president george h-w bush is calling out in his new book. book.plus, the fate of a famous hockey player accusev of rape. rape.it's going to be a wet commute fromomork this evening. i'll break down when we will see the rain and have your

northern arizona cocoinues to recover from its first major snowfall of the season. flagstaff saw nearly nine inches of snow fall on wednesday, breaking the city's snowfall record for november fourth.flagstaff schools were on a two-hour delay yesterday because of all the white stuff.

marissa checks in now with your cbs 2 'weathererfirst' forecast. main weather- your plannerer

next hoursa&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama& -temperatures around the arara&- the regional satellite/radar shows cloudy skies with some light showers in o southern counties- moving into a closer view with our 'predictor' forecast we will see scattered showers

things out for tomorrow- today's forecaststfeatures clear skies & cooler temperatures- tonight's forecast has us looking for mainly clear & chilly conditions- the next three

weather- our 7 day forecast does bring more cool weather to the area area online this afternoon, social media users are making fun of the new star wars posters. posters.the new posters for the force awakens show han, leia, finn and rey with an eye covered and fans have postst pictures mimiking the posters. still ahead on the cbs 2 news at noon, who a former president says is "arrogant"

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four people have died in an apparent murder-suicide in maine. maine.aututrities say herman derico shot and killed three other people inside an apartment building, berore taking his own life outside.

police also found a four- year-old girl l who was not harmed.an investigation is still going on. one of hockey's most popular stars will not be charged with rape. rape.today prosecutors announced there is not enough evidence to charge patrick kaka.in august - an accuser claimed the black-hawks' star raped her at his home in buffalo, new york.since then - investigators say the accuser has stopped cooperating with them.d-n-a evidence also failed to back up the claims against kane. george h-w bush is blasting some of the key figures during his son's presidency. presidency.the 41-st president takes shots at former vice president dick cheney and former defense secretary donana rumsfeld in his new biography.according to the new york times - the elder bush says that cheney built "his own empire" and asserted too much "hard line" influence in the white house.he also calls rumsfeld "arrogaga" and says he "served the president badly."h-w bush's biography hits store shelves next week.

country are planning to go on strike.a group representing fast food employees says striris will begin tuesday in 270-cities.they're calling it an effort to raise the national minimum wage to 15-dollars an hour and rally support for presidential candidates in favor of boosting the wage.therers no word yet on which cities the strikes will happen in. there's good and bad news for the housing market this afternoon.home sellers saw an average gain of almost 41- thousand-dollars in the third quarter.that's the highest price gain sincece2007.the third quarter also saw an increase in first-time home buyers.but home price appreciation is starting to slow down.higher mortgage interest rates are also expected soon. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, some tips from tryon investments about what to do with a 401-k from a company

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from walt disney recently resurfaced!"sleigh bells" was made in 19-28 and features disney's first character - oswald the lucky rabbit contract disputes between universal led disney to break away and create mickey mouse.leigh bells" hasasbeen digitally re- mastered by disney animators, and will get its first public showing next month in london. we will see a line of showers this afternoon with maybe a scattered thunderstorm.rain ends late tonight with lows bottoming out in the 40s. tomorrow will be a cooler day with temperatures falling into the low 50s. our weekend looks chilly too with temps staying in teh 50s but lots of