a corridor golf course a corridor a corridor golf course no longer has a clubhouse this afternoon. afternoon.early this morning at least a dozen different fire units responded to the amana colonies golf club to find the club-house engulfed in flames. flames.joining us live from the scene is cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore.the fire has been out for several hours now, but firefighters are still out there, so

mellaney, what are they doing? doinfifi crews have been working on this scene for hours.they say what they're doing now is making sure there isn't any smoldering debris. debris.the amana fire chief says they arrived to find the northern thihi of the building in flames.he says they had to use a hose from the south side at first because the smoke, flames and heat were too intense.it took about two hours and the help of the oxford, norway and fairfax fire departments bringing in water to fight the fire.more than thirty golf carts were also destroyed.the general manager says nobody should have been in the building at the time.he says he wowoered w bad the fire wouldlde as he drove toward the towering smoke. 1:10 "you drive up here over the hill and you kind of see that there's maybe one wall of the clubhouse that's still standing. it's like... wow. there'e'absolutely nothing left." left."community members also told us they hope the building

that stood here for 25 years will be rebuilt.staff say they arenensure what's next.in amana, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. live in amana, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. news.thanks, mellaney new this afternoon... afternoon...the iowa state trooper who shot at a car in washington county has bn cleared of any wrong-g-doing. doing.the iowa attorney general's office now says the trooper was justified when she fired at a car on october first, because another officer's safety was in jeopardy.the shooting followed a high speed chase that nded at a gas station in riverside. that's where the driver of the car rammed into a johnson county sheriff's office squad car.the trooper shot the car's back tire to keep the suspects from leaving.three people were arrested that day. right now - closing arguments are underway, in the murder trial for nicholas luerkens. luerkens.the defense rested their case thursday.they told the jury that luerkens was not guilty because he was insane when he killed lynnsey donald ininhe arion hy-vee parking lot back in april.luerkens' siblings, his best friend, and a psychologist testified that he was not right at the time

of the murder.prosecutorhave argued that he knew what he was doing and planned d kill donald.today's preceedings started just about an hour ago. ago.we'll have the latest on what happens today on our facebook page and our website, cbs-2-iowa-dot com. a waterloo murder trial is now getting p phed back. back.attorneys for robert ernst the third requested more time to prepare thier case earlier this week.ernst's trial will now start january 19th instead of next week. authorities say ernst shot orintheo campbell junior last december during a fight. campbell died from his wounds at the hospital. in the nation's capitol this afternoon... afternoon...prprident obama has now formally rejected the controversial keystone oil pipeline. pipeline.just about 90-minutes ago - the commander in chief denied a canadian company's request to build the pipe-line that would stretet from canada to the gulf coast.during his announcement today - president obama gave a number of reasons for the rejection. the pipeline would not make a meaningful long-term

contribution to our economy. the pipeline would not lower gas prices for american consumers; in fact gas prices have already been falling. shipping dirtier crude oil into our country woululnot increaseseamerica's energy security. security.the president been promising to reject the pipeline's construction for years.this likely isn't the end of the saga though.the project has plenty of support in the republican controlled congress.it could also become a reality if a republican wins next year's presidential election. in the race for the white house... house...donald trump is leading the republican race in iowa. iowa.that's according to a new poll from c-n-n released today. it has trump boasting a 25 to 23 lead over doctor ben carson. however, the neurosurgeon is gaining on the billionaire. since the last c-n-n iowa poll in august - carson has gained nine-points. when it comes to democrats - c-n-n still has hillary clinton ahead of bernie sanders.she holds and 18-point lead over the vermont senator - 55 to 37.both candidates

have gained support in iowa since august.that's mainly because vice president joe biden announced he won't enter the race. martin o'malley is the only other democrat in the race.the former maryland governor will be in cedar rapids tomorrow night for the linn county democrat's hall of fame dinner. that event starts at 5:30, tickets for the dinner are 50 dollars.according to c-n-n - o'malley has three-percent support in the hawkeye state. this month your chances of hitting a deer with your car are higher than normal. normal.a study from state farm says november is the worst month for deer collisions in iowa.it reveals iowans have a 68-percent chance of hitting one.state farms suggests you keep your brights on at night when there's no on-coming traffic.they say scan the road, don't rely on deer whistles, and if you do come in path with one on the road, never veer for deer. meanwhile - veterinarians in black hawk county are noticing more dogs getting sick.right now - they're calling it a respiratory illness, but they don't know exactly what it is. they report the dogs are

and the symptoms usually pass after ten days.if you notice your dog getting sick - vets suggest you keep them away from other dogs.you should also wash yoyo hands and change your clothth before touching them. quaranitines have now been lifted for all 72 of iowa's commerical poultry farms affected by the bird flu. flu.that means owners can now re-stock their flocks.iowa ag officials say the farms were given the all-clear after cleanings and disinfectings were completed.in the spring - an outbreak of the bird flu forced poultry farmers to put down more than 31-million birds.right now - five backyard flocks remain under quarantine. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, how lady bugs are causing problems for iowa's wine industry! industry!plus, we celebrate book lovers day, the hottest books out on the market right

this. lady-bugs are giving iowa's wine industry a headache!wine makers say the beetles are burrowing into their grgpe clusters.when they're crushed - the lady-bugs give ofofa really bad smelling chemical that can contaminate the grapes' juices.bug experts say the beetles are thriving this

main weather- your planner shows what's ahead for the next hoursa&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama&- a bit of fog in the area t(is morninga&-temperatures around the areaa&- taking a look at regional temperatures we see highs are mild all around iowa - the regional satellite/radar is keeping conditions quiet - let's move ahead in time by taking a look at the @midwest surface mapa&- moving into a closer view with our 'p'pdictor' forecast we see mainly quiet conditions - today's forecast features clear skies

tonight's forecast has us looking for mainly clear & chilly conditions- the next three days show more dry and cool weather- our 7 day forecast does bring more cool weather to the area

tomorrow is book lovers day! erin horst is here to celebrate books with us and give us a rundown n somemef the best books out there right now!welcome erin!what have you

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do you pick what kind of books to buy?what is your favorite book? go to crlibrary do org for more info or find them on facebook at cr twitter at crpubliclibrary.erin horst, reference still ahead on the cbs 2 news at noon, the latest unemployment rates are out, where america stands now and how some believe it might affect the federal reserve.

if yououhink there's no solution to the climate crisis, think again. in iowa, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil

i'm tom steyer. with bold leadership and an endless supply of wind and sun, we can do that across america. the goal is 50% clean energy by 2030. so, , at are we waiting fofo vladimir putin is suspending all russian flights to egypt. egypt.last weekend - 224-people died when a russian passenger jet crashed in egypt. the suspension/will stay in place until the cause of that

crash has been determrmed. earlier this week - the u.s. and u.k. announced evidence supports a bomb had been detinated on the air-craft. right now - both moscow and the egyptian government doubt those claims.egypt is t t most popular tourist destination for russians. right now - a deadly charter bus crash is under investigation in arkanas. arkanas.six people died when state troopers say ththbus nt off the interstate a a hit a support beam from an overpass.it happened this morning near little rock.at least eight other people were taken to the hospital for injuries. hundreds of people are without a home after a adam broke in brazil.so far one person has died and several others are still missing.people had to be evacuated to higr ground to cape flood waters.the dam was built to hold back water and residue from mining operations.officials say they can't confirm what caused the dam to burst october was a great month for american workers.the new jobs report released today says the

u.s. economy added 271- thousand jobs last month.that pushed the unemployment rate to just under five percent. hourly wages are also up two-point-five percent.the od news does increree odds the federal reserve will raise interest rates next month for the first time since 2008.. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, i get to talk with some of the stars of the show masterchef junior that's on

celebrity chef graham elliot 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. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same...

i'm hillary clinton

tonight at 7 on our sister station - fox 28 - the new season of masterchef junior premieres!we're talking right now with one of the judges, celebrity chef graham elliott and two of the contestants addison and ian. welcome! graham, nasterchef junior has been on r several seasonon now, what do you think makes this show such a big hit?what is really special about this season?addison and ian, what have you enjoyed the most during your time on mamaerchef junior.addison, how did you learn how to cook so good?ian, how did you learn how to cook so good?graham, how astounded are you at how talented these

in portland, some commuters got an unwanted shoe shower. this train went through standing water after a storm

and the carsrsilled with water! you can see the cameras inside show people hanging from the bars to keep out of the water. yikes! that does it for us here on the cbs 2 news at noon.our next newscast is this afternoon live at five.and you can see us right back here