all over the country today, americans are honoring our service men and women for veterans day.

day.just about two hours ago - president obama laid the ceremonial wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington national cemetary. through out the day - many cities are holding parades and other events to honor our veterans.veterans day goes all the way back to november 11- th, 19-18: the official end of world war one. for several years, hy-vee has held an annual veteran's day breakfast for veterans, active military members and their spouses. in the past, they've served 80,000 veterans.the free breakfast included pancakes, sausage, eggs, and made-to- order omelets.hy-vee store director dave blum says getting to greet and provide breakfast for those who have served our country is just a small token to thank them for their service. "it's just heartwarming and you know it's amazing to me how grateful they are for the free breakfast and it's really all about them and how grateful we are for their service." service."hy-vee is also encouraging their customers to round up their grocery bill to

the nearest dollar.all the money raised will go to their homefront initiative which supports veterans and several organizations. the initiative goes through the 15th. some veterans are also getting treated today to free haircuts. from now until the end of the year - service men and women can go to any cedar rapids great clips and either get a free hair cut or a card they can later use to get a free hair cut.some veterans who already made good on the offer told cbs 2 news how great it is to see the community celebrate veterans day. "it's always easier not to do anything, so i think this is really great that, that the hyvee's and whatever, and the great clips, and i know, this afternoon, i know guys go to granite city and men and women go to long branch and..." and..."all day long, great clips customers who aren't veterans will also get a free hair cut card to give to their loved one who have served our country. be sure to tune tonight for the cbs 2 news ten at ten... we'll introduce you to a

vietnam war who is just now opening up about his experiences 40 years after the war ended. ended.the faces of vietnam - tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. a judge is moving a tama county murder trial to jasper county. county.dustin jefferson's lawyers wanted the trial moved out of tama county because they feel media coverage will influence jury members. jefferson is charged with killing his wife, kerry o'claire jefferson, in 20-13. his trial is scheduled to start in february. february.his mother, ginger jefferson was convicted in the killing last year. a suspect is in custody after a number of sexual assaults were reported on the university of iowa campus. right now - we're still waiting to find out the suspect's name and what they've been charged with.the alleged assaults happened near the west dorms. the main library, the hospital, and the hospital's ramp four. students on campus called the situation scary, but most are satisfied with how it was resolved so quickly. university of iowa president

bruce harreld is addressing the school's culture. culture.on tuesday - harreld said the university must be willing to change its strengths in order to remain successful and competitive.he says he respects the u-i's culture, but believes it must adapt for the future.harreld has faced a lot of criticism around campus since his hiring earlier this year.many don't believe he's qualified for his job. more people are using a dangerous drug right here in the corridor. corridor.experts say from 2000 to 2013 - fatal heroin overdoses have increased twenty-fold in iowa.more than 200 people will gather tomorrow at the university of iowa to talk about how to address it.representatives from law enforcement, court and systems, along with treatment programs will be there.organizers say their plan is to come up with a call to action to try to get people the treatment they need. in the race for the white house... house...fresh of his debate appearance last night, chris christie is coming to the corridor. corridor.the new jersey governor will be in coralville tonight for an event that starts at six.christie will spend the next few days in

eastern iowa.tomorrow - he will be in cedar rapids, robins, and anamosa. hawkeye nation has become hawkeye heaven over the past 24 horus. horus.last night - iowa was ranked fifth in the latest college football playoff poll. that puts them just one spot away from making the field of four.right now - the top four teams are clemson, alabama, ohio state and notre dame.iowa still has three games left to move up in the standings.they play minnesota saturday night at kinnick stadium. the hawkeyes control their own destiny in the big ten west and a few more wins puts them in indianapolis for the big ten championship game.and this year cbs 2 news is giving away two tickets to the game plus a one-hundred dollar gas card and hotel stay.you can enter our grid-iron get-away contest on our facebook page - kgan cbs 2 - or our website - cbs 2 iowa dot com.entries are due by november 29-th.we will day. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, when your favortie golf course will close down for the

winter and how former president jimmy carter is doing in his fight against cancer.

if you love to golf - you better hurry up and book a tee time as corridor courses prepare to close for the winter.in cedar rapids - gardner golf course will close for the season at dusk tonigh. twin pines will shut-down on sunday.and ellis golf course

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still ahead on the cbs 2 news at noon, less than an hour ago, a press conference reveals the latest information about the plane that crashed

us. authorities and familes are searching for answers after a fatal plane crash in akron, ohio. ohio.on tuesday, nine people died when their aircraft slammed into an apartment building.nobody was in that residence at the time.right now - the n-t-s-b, and other agencies are at the scene investigating.but it could be months before they come up with any answers.of the nine people that died - seven were employees of a boca-raton based real estate company.they were on a week-long scouting trip with stops planned for minnesota, illinois, missouri, and ohio where their jet went down. u.s. investigators could soon get to look at physical evidence from the russian passenger jet that went down in egypt.

n-t-s-b has gotten word that egypt has accepted their offer to assist in the investigation. this comes as the n-t-s-b waits for more information on where the jet's engines will be examined before they send a team.both u.s. and british officials say evidence supports that a bomb took down the plane two weeks ago, killing all 224 people on board. more than 100 bikers have now been formally charged for a deadly brawl in texas earlier this year. year.in may - nine people died in a shoot-out near a restaurant in waco.a total of 177 bikers were arrested following the violence.on tuesday - a grand jury finally returned indictments against 106 of those involved.right now - authorities say more indictements are possible. fifa president sepp blatter has been hospitalized for what's being called a "body breakdown."an advisor says blatter has been in a swiss hospital since the end of last week, but is in a good mental and physical state.blatter is

currently suspended from soccer's governing body over allegations of corruption. there's good news for former president jimmy carter who continues to battle cancer.his doctors say the cancer has stopped spreading and he's "responding well to treatment.".the 91-year-old announced in august that four cancer spots had spread to his brain.he is now undergoing cancer treatment at emory university's winship cancer institute. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, hundreds of rockwell collins employees are leaving the company by choice. why they are leaving and what it

it took alexis 4 years to earn her college degree.but it will take her 25 years to pay off her student loans. join the fight to make college affordable. join the fight for alexis.

the justice department is trying to block a deal between united continental and delta air lines. lines.the carriers worked out a trade that would give delta more runway space at new york's j-f-k airport.united would get more allocated slots for aircraft at newark's

liberty international airport. the d-o-j filed their lawsuit, claiming the deal will give noth united and delta unfair advantages in newark.they're also worried the agreement could negatively affect airline competition at the newark airport.. hundreds of rockwell collins employees are leaving the company by choice. choice.the company tells the corridor business journal they hoped to eliminate 500 positions through the early retirement program.468 employees took the deal and will leave next month.the cedar-rapids based company has not said whether the voluntary cuts will be enough to prevent layoffs. amazon's c-e-o is now the fourth richest man in the world. world.bloomberg's billionaires index places jeff bezos's fortune at 58-point-two billion dollars.the index says microsoft founder bill gates remains the world's richest person, worth 85-billion dollars.spanish businessman amancio ortega is second. warren buffett is third. sony says they're finally pulling the plug on the

technology.before there was netflix, or even d-v-d's, there was video-cassettes.sony says they will stop making betamax tapes in march of next year..back when it debuted in 1975, betamax was considered cutting-edge technology.it allowed direct recording from a television signal, which was revolutionary at the time. but betamax would soon lose a major format war with rival 'vhs' - made by jvc.sony made its last betamax recorder in 2002. ??? has your weather to go next...but first here's a look at today's markets.

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