across iowa after strong storms tore through the state. let's get right to chief meteorlogist terry swails who's been tracking these

this series of fast moving storms didn't just hit eastern iowa. iowa.this is video from west des moines where they saw winds reaching peaks of 70 miles an hour in some areas. these are images sent to us from a viewer in fairfax.high winds there ripped off the roof of a machine shed. and here's video from coralville.adam peters posted this to twitter as he was sitting through what he described as sideways rain, hail and high winds on the coralville strip. there was a blackout today in iowa city.but it had nothing to do with the weather. weather.this one involved a group at the university of iowa showing their support for

campus.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller is in the newsroom tonight with more, dora? the university of missouri has been under fire for the way they've handled racist incidents.people at u-i say they're only one step from being in the same boat. boat. "no justice, no peace! no justice, no peace!" peace!" "it's important that we share their message because it's the same message."the shouts on the university of iowa campus were the opposite of what university of missouri students heard on wednesday. after gaining national attention for the way racist incidents were handled at mizzou, u-i students felt it was time to speak up. up. "no justice, no peace!" peace!" "we're family, we're black hawkeyes, we support the people in mizzou, we love y'all." y'all.""everybody deserves the right to higher education and they shouldn't feel scared to be on campus."students say the discrimination doesn't end at mizzou... mizzou... "don't think about what you would do in the 1960s, if you were in that era like during civil rights, because we're in that now." they say they've been feeling the effects at their own school. school."as most predominantely white institutions like iowa

have the same things kind of happening and so almost as a message to our campus, that we're fighting for equality and freedom and to be able to sit in our classrooms and not be ostracized and marginalized." marginalized." "we all know that it exists, it takes catalysts, so the fact that we got this going today leads into the next time that we have." have." "continue and grow and unite with black students, white students, asian students, you all should be coming to the table because the one thing you all have in common is that you're all hawkeyes." about 50 students were a part of today's event.they hope to have more events like it in the future.dora miller, cbs 2 news ten at ten. thank you dora.today, university of missouri police arrested a man they say made threats on social media against black students. the race for the white house continues through eastern iowa. iowa.new jersey governor chris christie stopped in coralville today after last night's republican debates. debates.

his word cannot be trusted, the world turns into chaos." chaos."he touched on everything from foreign policy to education reform in his town hall.tomorrow, he's in cedar rapids at kirkwood community college talking about entitlement reform. hillary clinton, meanwhile, is receiving a big endorsement. retired four star u-s army general wesley clark made stops on her behalf all around central and eastern iowa today. "hillary is the only candidate that understands veterans needs. and has put the effor into proposing the reform program that we need." need."all three democratic presidential candidates will hit the debate stage this saturday in des moines.you can watch that debate live right here on cbs 2 at 8 o-clock. we'll also have coverage of that debate and everything else in the world of politics on iowa in focus.watch it sunday morning at 10-30 right here on cbs 2. now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other

in iowa city -the city council approved the first reading for an extension of the iowa city downtown self-supported municipal improvement district levy.if approved, it will continue the levy - which is two dollars per one thousand dollars of taxable value on property - through 20-20 with the option to increase 50- cents per one thousand dollars in 2021. in marion marionresidents got to give their input on the design of the new library.the city decided it would be better to build a new library than renovate the curent library. this third session focused on the exterior design of the building. in cedar rapids rapidsone of the corridor's largest property management firms is on the move.last january, high property management's building was determined a total loss after a fire on c-street in northeast cedar rapids. now, the company is moving into the coventry building in downtown cedar rapids. all across the corridor businesses honored veterans

with a variety of free services on this veterans day. hy-vee offered free breakfast for veterans, active military members and their spouses.and all cedar rapids great clips locations offerer veterans free haircuts. while the nation honors veterans today todaysome members of the military are preparing right now for deployment to afghanistan. the army reserve 649th regional support group will be helping with base life as part of operation enduring freedom. that means they're making sure soldiers returning from missions have things like a warm meal and a bed ready.the 40-soldiers in the group will be deployed for about a year. as we honor our veterans today this year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the vietnam war and the 40th anniversary of the end. while it's a time to remember, some have tried hard to forget.tonight cbs2 news reporter matt hammill introduces you to four people in the corridor impacted in very different ways - -

in his special report - the faces of the vietnam war . nats - - when he got off the bus for basic training - - ron dirks was ready to serve his count.and when instructors found out he could shoot - he knew exactly where he was headed. headed." they said you will be going to vietnam" " booom ratatatatatat chop chop chop," ron says he was lucky - most of his platoon - ended up in the snake and viet cong infested jungles - he was ordered to guard convoys and the u-s base at long bihn. he did his duty - - even met bob hope entertaining the troops - finished his tour - took off his uniform - and on his first night back home with friends in iowa - realized - he could never* talk about it again. again." i had a fairly good tan and they said where have you been, florida .. and my younger brother said no he just got back from vietnam .. and it was like hush .. nobody wanted to talk about it. "

" i was in world war two fella and i know what it's about. " ron knew what was happening back home - this was not* his father's war. natsdavid rosheim was among the u of i protesters in the vietnam era.but during what he calls a more passive time. " it was just a classical sit in was what it was " the former seminary student considered canada - but stayed as a consciencious objector.david says during his time - it was never* about dis-respecting the troops. - - we wanted them to come home because this was going to be something we weren't going to win and we were wasting our national blood and treasure . " "" chop chop chopppp " a7 a7 but the memory of vietnam - and controversy - - kept ron dirks silent about his service - for 24 years - until the day - this* came to cedar rapids. rapids." i saw all those names and realized we've got to honor these guys and i need to

- carries the memory of his 59 - thousand brothers killed in action. ron says god showed him - his inner peace could finally be found honoring them. them." i wasn't afraid to speak out anymore. " " nats choppers " as u-s troops left - - the final days of the war were the scariest for ma-lie and meck - cy-you-sook - as communists over-ran vietnam . they knew laos - would be next - and meck worked there at the u-s embassy. " if i don't leave if i get caught i be in labor camp or get kill or be in jail somewhere. " knowing their fate - the newly weds from the tai dom community escaped across the mekong river - into thailand - with only the clothes they were wearing.they came to the states with five dollars -- the first refugee couple in cedar rapidsthey worked - hard - - and taught their four kids to do the same.-

and they are grateful every day - for their sponsors and church and the country that has been so kind. " .. and never forget .. sniff .. our lives changed forever. " emotional memories - even after 40 years - for a family who lost everything - but gained even morefor an activist who continues to search for the truth and write about those turbulent times - and especially on this day - for a very* proud - vietnam veteran. veteran." would you do it all again .. yup ..i would .. .. i definitely would. " matt hammill - cbs 2 news. you can find much more from faces of the vietnam war on our website. just go to cbs 2 iowa dot com to learn more about how the war impacted people in the corridor. corridor.earlier tonight, people took in "iowa stories -

play, at the r-h-c-r threatre - featured the vietnam war experiences of 18 different iowans.profits from the show were donated to healing our heroes of cedar rapids. students at metro high school got the chance to learn about careers in the military, along with other college and career options with a career and college readiness night. "most of the time they don't know about the careers here in the corridor area and we have a lot of jobs that are out there that are gonna need people when they get out into the corridor." corridor."over 25 different organizations were on hand for the event. this event also educated students on potential credits they can earn now to ease the stress when they get to college. that is cbs 2 news ten at ten -- the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather first forecast in the first ten minutes. minutes.but we are just getting started.still to come comeserve's up - day 2 of the state volleyball tournament - which corridor teams are keeping their dream of a state

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the west liberty volleyball

team was the last unbeaten team in the entire state -- which is why the comets are the top ranked team in 3-a -- but the regular season doesn't matter anymore -- it's all about surviving and advancing now nowup first for west liberty -- forest city in the quarters and this one was all comets -- already up a set in the 2nd -- they set it up for hailey dowfeldt -- and she drops it down for the kill -- dowfeldt had a team high 10 killsand it was more of the same in the third -- this time it's audra bridenstien -- she finished with 8 -- and west liberty sweeps their way to the semis -- 3 sets to none the comets get the winner of an all wamac clach -- between mount vernon and center point-urbanafirst set -- the mustangs set up -- kaitlyn volesky -- and she brings the heat -- volesky had a team high 13 killsstormin' pointers though -- not going away -- abigal weideman -- sends one right into your living room -- she finished with a game high 18but mount vernon was on a mission after last years runner up finish -- rory light -- uses her might -- mustangs win 3 sets to 1.

more 3-a quarters -- waterloo columbus taking on nevadaand the sailors welcomed the cubs to their bock party -- brena armstrong gets up for the block then later in the set -- they set up lauren mc-manus -- she plays ping ball with the blockers -- mc-mannus finished with 22 kills but it wasn't enough -- nevada gets the win -- 3 sets to 1. and still to come on cbs 2 2we head back to cell for the lower classes -- but there wasn't a drop in the talent -- could west branch make it a set further than last year --

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for the last 4 years -- dike new hartford has taken home the 2-a crown -- and this season the wolverines are back with their sights set on a 5th 5thup first for d-n-h --- eddysville - blakesburg - fremontand this one was all wolverines -- first set -- madison lahvenz -- sends a snipe to the back row for the pointthen later -- it's katie nielsen's turn -- whoo -- no stoppin' that and no stopping dike new hartford -- they win in straight sets. west branch was knocked out of the quarterfinals last season -- trying to do the knocking to wapsie valley this year first set -- the bears were roarin' -- abby knoop -- spikes down the line -- warriors not a fan of that -- so later in the set -- they welcomed her to their block party but west branch was just too strong in the end -- baley loo-kah-ski -- coming straight at you -- bears advance with a

sumner - fredericksburg trying to make it back to the semis' for the third straight year -- cougars taking on 2nd ranked unity chrisitanbecca pagel -- gets up to get down -- the monster kill was one of her 17 -- and that corner was the hot spot for s - flater in the set -- the cougars set up -- jade-lin see-hase -- she had a game high 23 kills -- sumner fredericksburg advances with a 4 set win. the tradition at tripoli is simple -- make it to state -- and yet again, the panthers kept that tradition alive -- it's their 9th straight trip -- that's the second longest current streak in the state. tripoli shooting for their 12th state title -- first test -- grand view christianand the panthers pounced -- keely heller -- sneaks the spike -- just inside the white line for the point then would get tricky -- heather heine -- with the tip -- moves on with a 4 set winner panthers get the winner of janesville and holy trinity wildcats came out firing --

layeth the hammer down -- and that would be a theme for janesville -- later in the set --- kennedy meister -- perfect placement on the spike -- wildcats dethrone last years champ -- 3 sets to 1. top half of the 1-a bracket --- springville taking on sidney the cowgirls led early in the first but the orioles came flying back -- thanks to megan wagaman and plays like this -- the tip gets the point -- wagaman had a team high 9 kills then later in the set -- chritine hoogland goes cross court kill -- but sidney would end springville's winningest season -- with a sweep stay with c-b-s two -terry has one last look at your forecast

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news at ten.we'll see you if you think 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 and supporting six thousand jobs. 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.