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people killed in friday's terror attacks in paris. paris.right now, the country is fighting back against isis targets in syria. syria.127-people were arrested in sweeping raids last night. french authorities are also still looking for this man: 26- year-old salah abdeslam - the e only one of the eight suspected attackers still alive.today, french president francois hollande made a rare speech to both houses of parliament, calling for stronger anti-terroriri measures. he is scheduled to meet with president obama in the coming days. this morning, isis released a new video threatening more attacks like the one in paris. paris.there's fearartonight that any attack here in the u-s won't focus on major landmarks, like the u-s capitol, but instead, areas that are part of every day life - like those sidewalk cafes in paris..right now, the f-b-i is on the look out for isis sympathizers.the department of homeland
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security says it has not detected any plots targeting the u.s. 26 states now say they will not accept any refugees from syria after the paris attacks. attacks.and iowa is now joining them.fox 28 news reporter matt hammill hammilljoins us now from the newswsom with reactctn here at home. _____________ iowa has welcomed people - with open arms several times in the past - - including - vietnamese - laotian - and bosnian refugees - right here in the corridor.but e vernor's - view - of keeping an open mind - about refugees from syria - changed - abruptly this afternoon. afternoon. " so this situation is very serious " even this morning - the governor stopped short* - of refusing to let syrian refugees come to iowa. but after evidence - suggesting paris terrorists - snuck in with refugees - ten other governororstopped the process.just hours later - branstad did the same. " the isis threat i think is
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throughout the free world. " as iowans watched the investigation unfold today in france - many expressed - strong views - on the ten thousand syrian refugees - expected in the u-s.on facebook - ida told us they are not innocent - they are males between the ages of 20 and 45 who have been taught to kill mass amounts of peoplebut mary says - as long as we put them through the e vetting process a& there should be no reason we are not helping our brothers and sisters from the middle east.julie vorhies says the violence in paris - is heart-breaking. she contacted the governor's - office to say rejecting syrian refugees - is not lack of compassion - it's common sense . " we as citizens are very concerned about the country and about our state and we want to protect every man, woman and child that lives in iowa. " " nats sirens " the iowa civil liberties union - says the governor's decision is - morally and
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legagay - wrong.but his press secretary told me tonight - calls were over- whelmingly** against - refugees coming to iowa.matt hammill cbs 2 news, ten at 10. matt thanks.according to the des moines register, iowa took in more than 17-hundred refugees from 20-12 to 20-14. g-o-p presidential hopeful ben carson is asking congress to withdraw funding to resettle syrian refugees in the u.s.he says reports show one possible paris attacker entered europe through greece, a path taken by many of the migrants.the former neurosurgen is among several republican candidates who have asked for the u.s. to close its borders to refugees. some in n washington are now saying the u-s should declare an outright war on isis.a utah congressman is among those concerned about the current security situation when it comes u-s borders security.
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which would give congress the power to approve the number of refugees entering the united states - a number that is now
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cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with more of the corridor's top stories. stories.linn county authorities e right now ininstigating a murder at a cedar rapids motel. motel.deputies tell cbs 2 news, 47-year-old michael lehman stabbed 23-year-old jimmi-jon lee lint to death after a fight. fight.ininstigators believe the stabbing was premeditated. but the linn county sheriff's office says there was no previous connection between the men.lehman remians at the linn county correctional facility on a one million llar bond. right now, police are searching for those responsible for a cedar rapids shooting.officers were called to third street southwest at about 1:30 this afternoon. that's where they found a man with a gunshot wound.the victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.investigators have not released any other information. cbs 2 news is learning new details about aboutan alleged case of police brutality at johnson steam
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week, lakeshia hayes told cbs 2 news an officer pulled her daughter's hair and shouted obscenities at her.now a lawsuit has been filed against the officer, c-r-p-d, and the school district.a judge will determine if the suit will go to trial.both the school district and police department would not comment on the suit. right now, sally gaer is in washington, d.c. on a lobbying trip. the iowa mother flew out this morning to fight for her 25-year old daughter and thousands of others who struggle with debilitating medical conditioio. gaer says she wants lawmakers and everyone else to know that cannabis oil is medicine and tonight tonightin a story you will see only on cbs 2 news- i show you how and why anxious parents are getting around state law to buy it. "this is hemp." "that's hemp oil, which is cbd, cannabidiol." "right, which is a variety of a cannabis plant." sally gaer just
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daughter, margaret, who has dravet sydrome, in the spring. tediously filling capsules with the oil to make it easier for margaret to take, she cautiously and gradually added it to margaret's daily regimen of four anti-seisure meds and two other drugs that counteract the pharmaceutica ls' side effects. she says the oil made a difference almost immediately. immediately. "initially, right away she was sleeping better which is huge. huge for us, huge for her. i think anytime you're sleep better you're going to do better."and she e d. margaret's speech improved along with her gross motor skills. plus, margaret's not having as many seisures even though they've reduced one of her parmaceuticals by a third. "she could have 3 to 5 a week. big ones." "is she still having that many?" "no, no, i'd say she's down to 1 to 2 a week." "and would you contribute that to the cbd oil?" "oh absolutely, yeah."
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iowa's medical cannabidiol act, signed into law by governor branstad last year allows gaer to possess and use the oil since she has a state-issued registration card. but the law doesn't provide any means to buy it here because it's still illegal to manufacture it. "getting it through the house is where we're at today." representative bob kressig cedar falls tried to get a broader senate-approved bill debated in the house this year but it didn't happen. so, with support from a waterloo lawmaker who works in health care, they're going at it again in january. nuary. "the best thing would be it come through a committee process and be discussed. but if not, could bring it up as an amendment to a bill." bill." "i don't even work with a lot of the epilepsy children. we knkn that that's going to vastly help that population. i work with cancer patients. i work with ms patients. i workith parkinson's patients and i work with folks with anxiety and chronic pain issues. so we know, the studies will show you that the cannabis oil will
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help relieve all of those folks and help them live a more quality life." life." "it's just simple things." "me?" "yes, you!" "why mom?" "you just keep getting sharper." (giggle)it's working for 25-year old jacob gealow, who saw his seizures drop by two-thirds in just 80-days. and that's not all. "jakey would bruise easily. that's gone. his cognitive has sharpened. we're talking in full sentences. " "he's really excelling and i'm ecstatic."mom nancy buys jacob's cannabis oil the same way sally gaer buys margaret's - over the internet through cw botanicals. the colorado-based company says it ships to 49-states, the u.k. and canada and can do so because the oil it calls an herbal supplement contains o oy point-three percent of the psycho-active compound t-h-c. "i think if you really look at it, it's not that hard. it's not like we're asking for
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something anybody can ababe because there'e'not enengh thc in there to ever get anybody high. it's not hurting anybody."represenative rod blum agrees. "it has nothing to do really, with marijuana. it has none of the ingredients in it that marijuana has to get a person high. it's a plant extract."that's why blum and two other iowa congressmen are sponsoring federal legislation that would amend the controlled substances act to exclude cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana and treatment as a controlled substance. "i've always been a person that believes if you or your legal guardians think that an experimental drug can help you that why shouldn't you be able to do that. why should the government be able to say, no you can't put this in your body."senator grassley argues it's the fda's role to make that decision after researching cbd's safety and effectiveness. something that's beng g done at the university of iowa. "i don't think there's any question about safety but we had some evidence come out in our hearings that indicated, and we had these from people that
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use cannabis oil, they said it doesn't have the same quality every vile that you buy." buy."these people out there in colorado are doing a wonderful thing. there are so many people that are being helped by this." lolo tassin wanted to try the oil and lobbied tirelessly for a comprehensive iowa medical cannabis law that would help her deal with brain cancnc. she died last month h before getting the opportunity. "people who need it for a medical reason, cancer, like lori tassin that we didn't help. they need access. and they don't need it next year. they ed it now." the director of the governor's office of drug control policy tells me the state needs to prioritize its resources so it is not looking to arrest
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their cannabis oil through the mail. and the attorney general's office says it's not received any requests from county attorneys to pursue prosecution. so far, 72 registratiti cards have been issued by the iowa department of public health. now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories across the corridor. in iowa city, a group called iowans defending our universities is asking for university of iowa president bruce harreld to speak publicly.school officials tell cbs 2 news, harreld has met with community members since his first day.i-d-u wants to ask about issues like university funding, sexual assault and racism.the group is holding a community assembly tomorrow night at seven. in cedar rapids, the salvation army is collecting food at several hy-vee stores.the goal is to fill 13-hundred christmas food bags.volunteers will collect food until november 23rd. 23rd.if you'd like to help, the information is on our
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a marion man has taken to kickstarter to make his space park dreams come true.doug smith is the founder of the terra lununpark foundation.he wants the park to be a spot that honors efforts made in space exploration.he says he'd like to partner with another space museum in the country.if that doesn't work, he'd like to build it here. 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.coming up... up...why state health officials are pushing more iowans to get a flu vaccine.
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this bale of hay cannot be controlled. when a wildfire raged through elkhorn ranch, the sudden loss of pasture became a serious problem for a familylyusiness. faced with horses that needed feeding and a texas drought that sent hay prices soaring, the owners had to act fast. thankfully, mary miller banks with chase for business. and with greater financial clarity
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and a relationship built for the unexpected, she could control her cash flow, and keep the ranch running. chase for business. so you can own it. says iowa comes in at number 13 as the best states for women.so what do we need to do to improve that number? number?tomorrow on cbs2 this morning, tips from experts on how women can improve in leadership and social health. see you then!parts of the midwest are dealing with severe weather tonight.there have been 27 reports of tornadoes touching down in a line of storms stretching from texas to kansas.right now, there are no reports of maj damage or
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next on c-b-s two news...
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news...the amount one company will pay some iowa college students for their unfair and deceptive loans.
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season has already claimed two lives here in iowa. iowa.state health officials hope it serves as a reminder to get a flu shot. shot.the c-d-c says iowa is
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the country with the highest flu levels.experts say although not perfect, the flu vaccine can protect many from getting sick.fewer than 20- thousand americans died during the st major flu pandemic which started in 2009. changes to iowa's medicaid system was met with a lot of questions tonight. tonight.a town hall meeting in cedar rapids tried to answer a lot of those questions ababt governor branstad's privatization of the system. democrats, critical of the governor's move, have been going to the state sponsored meetings.some have called on the governor to delay the chanans.bubulast week, he rejected those requests. a for-profit education company must forgive nearly 500- thousand dollars in college loans for 600 former students in iowa.state attorney general tom miller says education management corporation lured students into unfair loan programs.e-d-m-c operates 110 schools in 32 states. natitially, the company will
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forgive 102-point-eight- million-dollars in outstanding loan debt. coming up in sports... an iowa wrestler gets some national atteion... stay
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dear future, sailed through that diaper stage, learned to walk, and i'm reading like a third-grader. but now it's time to go out into the world. and from what i hear, it's not all toys and games out there. will you look out for me, future?
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season... it was just a dream... but now... it's a reality... for the first time
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in a long time... a national championship is within reach for the iowa hawkeyes... the magical run continued on saturday with a win over minnesota... a victory that brought the floyd of rosedale back to iowa city... and improved this team's record to 10-0 ... *this* is brand new territory for hawkeye football... : it's awesome... to something that iowa's never done before is pretty cool... and to do it out in front of that crowd is excitinin.. : it feels real good... it's a very good accomplishment under our belt right now... it's an honor to have that... to be the first team to go 10-0 here... : it's a tribute to this tete... and how hard we've worked all season long and all offseason... and it's been a great season so far and we've just got to continue to get better... after eight years... steve staker is retiring as coe's head football coach ... but the kohawks have decided to keep it in the family... they've replaced steve staker with his son... tyler staker is the new head football coach at coe college...
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iowa junior sammy brooks was named the u-s-a wrestling athlete of t t week on monday... brooks beat o-s-u's jordan rogers soundly on saturday... it was a 17-2 technical fall.. it was opening night at hilton... and iowa state did their thing... they put it onon chicago state, 106-64... behind a big night for jameel mckay... stay with c-b-s two -terry has
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people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather. he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system that keeps in place a rigged economy. bernie's campaign is funded byover a million contributions -- people like you, who see the middle class disappearing and want a future to believe in.
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news at ten.we'll see you america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats like climate change.
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