a verdict has been reached in the trial of nicholas leurkens. leurkens.just about 90 minutes ago - the jury announced leurkens was guilty of first degree murder in the stabbing death of lynnsey donald in the marion hy-vee parking lot in april. april.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller has been following the trial from the start.she joins us now live from the linn county courthouse.dora, what can you tell us? us?a first degree murder charge carries a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. that sentence will be handed down early next year. as for luerkens family, his mom and sister were visibly upset after hearing the verdict. after sitting through a week of evidence, videos and testimony, the donald family seemed pleased with the outcome of the trial. we caught up with the prosecutor and the marion police chief after the verdict was handed down, they both said they were glad the jury considered all the evidence and went with first degree charges. but probably the statement we all

family...her dad saying he was grateful that justice was served. "my hope is that people can learn from this situation and that the issue of domestic violence and stalking need to continue to be addressed and families are not afraid to intervene of their family members or others when needed." needed."sentencing will be on january 8th. covering the corridor in cedar rapids, dora miller, cbs 2 news. news.thanks, dora. the university of missouri's president has stepped down. down.timothy wolfe announced his resignation this morning amid calls for his removal. many students and faculty members were upset about his handling of racial problems in the u-of-m community.there were mass protests on campus last night.teachers had also planned walk outs for today and tomorrow.their effort got a boost over the weekend when football players annoucned they would not play in the school's next football game

unless wolfe stepped down.this morning - wolfe fought back tears as he announced his resignation. my motivation for making this decision comes from love. i love m-u; columbia, where i grew up in the state of missouri. i have thought and prayed about this decision; it's the right thing to do. the response to this announcement, i'm sure ranges from joy for some to anger for other and that's why we're here today. today.wolfe said his resignation comes after both sides of the issue stopped listening to eachother.he also noted unusual tactics from protestors - including one student who went on a hunger strike.there's been no word yet on who will serve as interim president while the school searches for a new president. two americans have been killed in an attack at a police training center in jordan. jordan.it happened early this

morning near that country's capitol.officials say the attacker was a jordanian police captain, who was also killed in the shooting.another victim was from south africa. at least six others were also wounded, including two more americans.president obama addressed the attack this morning.he said the united states will work closely with jordanian authorities to figure out what happened. authorities are searching for a suspect in a fatal shooting outside of a des moines night-club. night-club.early sunday morning - officers were called to the bar on the city's north side for a report of a big fight.as they got there - gunshots were fired.one person was killed, three others were taken to the hospital.officers say there were several hundred people at the scene.nobody has been arrested yet. in new york city - authorities are searching for suspects in a fatal shooting at a bus station.one person was killed, and three others were wounded. police believe a 43-year-old man was behind the shooting. but they say three men were witnessed running from the scene and leaving in a vehicle.

police have blocked off the bus station and re-routed lines while they investigate. in fayette county... county...a person had to be airlifted after a crash late last night.around 11-30 sherrif's deputies found a sideways car in a ditch in the 16-hundred block of lincoln road north of fayette. fayette.deputies believe the driver lost control of his vehicle when he swerved to miss a deer.zachary sedo of wisconsin was taken to a hospital in west union and then airlifted to another hospital.so far - there's no word on his condition. in cedar rapids this week... week...there are some traffic changes becauce of the state volleyball tournmanent.from now until friday - fourth ave south-east east of third street-south east will be open to two way traffic.signs are posted and attendants will be directing traffic to help motorists out.the changes are to help manage visitor parking and people who pay for monthly parking downtown. in waterloo... waterloo...the city is warning residents against giving infants tap water.

water.waterloo water works says a well on east dale street had a nitrate level above what it allowed. officials shut down that well on friday and will keep it closed until nitrate levels are safe again.nitrates can cause health problems for young kids, especially infants. we'll learn more this week about future plans for cedar lake.tomorrow night - a meeting will be held to discuss what a study found can be done about the area.on thursday - an open house will take place so the public can look over future plans and give their input.friends of cedar lake is the group behind the effort.they hope to present a final plan for cedar lake to the public in january. the university of iowa will soon be offering free mumps shots to students under 25. 25.tomorrow will be the first of five opportunities to get the shot this month.more than 100 cases of mumps have been reported in the last few months.if you're interested, go to the iowa memorial union main lounge from 10-a-m to 7-p-m. unity-point is expanding on cedar rapids' west side. side.right now - the plan is

to move their family medicine clinic from edgewood road south-west to a new location next to the menard's store on williams boulevard.the new building will bring a number of new services to the city's west side.as for unity point's edgewood building - that will become a new urgent care clinic.unity point hopes to break ground on the project this spring. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, the word of the year has been named by collins dictionary.why they chose this action word plus, the 11th named storm of the atlantic hurricane season, what this one is called and

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the goal is 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? tropical storm kate is churning near the bahamas. earlier today - it became the 11-th named storm of the atlantic hurricane season.the

national hurricane center says winds are currently at 40-miles per hour.tropical storm warnings are in effect for the central and northwestern bahamas.as of now, it doesn't look like kate will affect the east coast of

justin checks in now with your cbs 2 'weather first' forecast. main weather- your planner shows what's ahead for the next hoursa&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama&- temperatures around the areaa& - taking a look at regional temperatures we see highs are warmer all around iowaa&- the regional satellite/radar is clear & quiet todaya&- let's move ahead in time by taking a look at the midwest surface mapa&- moving into a closer view with our 'predictor' forecast we see clear conditions today & tomorrowa& - today's forecast features sunshine & comfy weathera&- tonight's forecast has us

dealing with clear & cool conditionsa&- the next three days show showers moving through the area wednesday & thursdaya&- our 7 day forecast has a few showers possible by wednesday & thursday but dry up to that point... point... binge watch has been named the word of the year by the u-k based dictionary "collins." binge watch is where you watch a large number of one tv show all in one sitting or several days in a row.usage of the

word has tripled since the previous year.they chose the word not only because it's been used a lot but because it reflects a change in behavior. i asked you on my facebook page what tv show's you'r guilty of watching... watching... still ahead on the cbs 2 news at noon, how some say climate change could affect the wallets of america.

president obama is meeting today with the israeli prime minister. minister.benjamin netanyahu made his way to the white house earlier today.this is the leaders' first face-to-face meeting in more than a year.they're expected to talk about american military aid to israel following a recent wave of

violent stabbings in the country.the two are also expeted to discuss the crisis in syria, along with the iranian nuclear agreement. netanyahu has been very vocal about his displeasure over that deal - calling iran an enemy of israel. on the campaign trail... trail...doctor ben carson is addressing criticism against him. him.a lot of it comes after a number of news agencies couldn't veryify portions of his auto-biography.one claim was that carson tried to stab a friend.another was that he got a scholarship to the united states military academy at west point.admission is free to that school, which doesn't offer scholarships. carson said sunday he's received more scrutiny than other candidates - some of whom don't feel sorry for their opponent. "i've said this, all along, about dr. carson: we're all responsible for our own personal stories. we are responsible for our own personal stories. we bring our stories to you, the media, to say 'this is me and this is why that makes me qualified, unique for a particular position that i'm seeking. so it is, of course, his burden. it absolutely is his burden. "

"carson will be back on the debate stage tomorrow at the next republican debate.he's been polling very well lately, coming in first in some national and iowa polls. and second in others behind donald trump. inmyanmar - voters appear to have made a landmark decision. the national league for democracy has reportedly won 25 of the 28 seats in that country's parliament.while there are still a number of ballots that still need to be counted - the current ruling party has declared defeat. a region of spain is declaring independence.lawmakers in catalonia have approved a plan in which the area would seperate from the spanish government by 20-17.catalonia is spain's most north-eastern area and shares a border with france.the spanish prime minister isn't happy about the development.in the past - he's vowed to take legal action against catalonia's parliament if they were to appove plans to suceed. the world bank says climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030.that's according to a report released over the weekend.the report

says it will disrupt agriculture and fuel the spread of malaria and other diseases.it says the world's poor are woefully unprepared to deal with climate shocks like rising seas or severe droughts.how to help poor countries is one of the big issues that will take place next month at a u-n summit in paris. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon - why star-bucks is facing criticism over their red holiday season cups. cups. ((pkg) (pkg) sot"i love having different kids of friends, don't you?" to celebrate the uniqueness of every child, sesame street launched the "see amazing" initiative, which includes the debut of the show's first character with autism, julia. sot"lots of kids have autism. that means their brains just work a little differently." these shorts help explain autism to the show's viewers, and highlight common ground

very affectionate, lots of hugs and kisses""keep it on until it heals""thank you" you"you can learn more at sesame-street-dot-org-slash-autism autismadrian grenier has teamed up with dell as their first ever social good advocate. his character on entourage was the perfect setup for this new role. role. sot"i did a lot for making conspicious consumption sexy on entourage, and i think it's important that we find balance so (a&) i thought it was only the right thing to do to balance that out by pushing a conscious consumption agenda. (a&) to me it's an education everyday and i learn something, and i find it a lot of fun to explore these ideas and figure out how we can build a better world." world."you can learn more about the sustainability plan at dell-dot-com-slash-twenty-

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those cups on twitter. starbucks says the cups are meant to encourage customers to tell christmas stories in their own way. the holiday shopping season is here and walmart is already offering specials. specials.the retailer has launched ten on-line specials a day that will run through the holiday season.items for sale include video games, other electronics, and toys. wal mart recently kicked off more 90-day rollbacks.those items will be available on it daily savings center website. iowa is one of the cheapest states to raise a family. family.the hawkeye state comes in at number six on go-banking- rate dot com's list of ten cheapest states to raise a family.the website gave iowa good marks for food costs, median monthly rent, and child care costs.tennessee came in as the cheapest state to raise a family. justin has your weather to go next...but first here's a look at today's markets. markets.justin has your weather to go next...but first here's a look at today's markets.

check out these sun flares!the images you see are from the sun come from nasa's solar dynamics observatory.they show an active region near the right-hand edge of the sun's disk earlier this month.that area erupted with at least a dozen minor events over a 30-hour period.you can see solar material lashing out from the sun's surface, leading to several small flares erupting. final weather- your planner shows what's ahead for the next hoursa&-temperatures around the areaa&- statewide satellite/radar shows quiet conditions across the state- moving into a closer view with our 'predictor' forecast we see mild conditions aheada&- today's forecast features sunshine & mild weathera&-

dealing with clear & chilly weathera&- our 7 day forecast has a sunshine tomorrow but rain wednesday & thursdaya& thursdaya& 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 tomorrow morning at 5 a-m. enjoy your afternoon.

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