for a bipartisan strategy, along with the military and foreign allies, to defeat and destroy the terrorists threats. comes just as the u-s state department issues a worldwide travel alert for americans due to increased terrorist threats. ernst says isis needs to be destroyed.just last week, ernst joined five other senators in signing a letter to president obama, urging him to re-examine his policy of bringing thousands of syrian refugees into the u-s. at the same time, other members of congress, whether they're running for the white house in 2016 or not, are getting involved in the syrian refugee crisis discussion. discussion.the u-s s use of representatives last week passed a bill increasing the requirements for syrian refugees. refugees.tonight, cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry explains a different bill that presidential hopeful and senator rand paul just introduced trying to take similar actions. actions.

are saying the refugee process isn't america's weak link -- that's exactly where senator rand paul is focusing his attention.he points to two iraqi men who said they were refugees in his home town of bowling green, kentucky -- and then tried to buy stinger missiles. missiles.the interesting thing is that when we caught them, one of their fifierprints was already in a database because one of their fingerprints was on a bomb fragment in iraq. last week -- the presidential hopeful introduced a bill that would suspspd the visa process for anyone coming from 34 high risk countries until the screening process is improved for entry -- and the tracking system is bolstered to catch anyone who overstays their visa. visa.my bill alslswould address that. it would say that if you're anyone in france, germany or any other country and you want to come visit us, you have to go through global entry.global entry is a pre-approved travel prograrathat includes a background check and in-person interview.he says without it -- the visa waiver program -- which allows people from certain countries to come to the united states with very

limited screening -- could inadvertently allow terrorists into the u-s even from a close ally.in cedar rapids, kevin barry -- cbs 2 news. senator paul also introduced an ammendment to another bill that would stop federally- nded social welfare to refugees from those 34 high risk countries. you can see a larger piece of rand paul's interview on iowa in focus this sunday morning. and, the entire raw inteteiew with senator paul is on cbs 2 iowa dot com. less than a fourth of the country believes the president has a clear plan to deal with isis. isis.that's according to a new cbs news poll.that's the lowest number seen yet. on top of that, more americans now think sending troops overseas to fight isis will be necessary at some point. and we want to know what you think on these topics. weigh in on our cbs 2 twitter poll - today's question - shld the government be countable if

through refugee re-settlement programs? so far, 89 percent are saying yes, 11 percent are saying no.cast your vote o o our twitter page, it's cbs 2 iowa. in light of all the recent news surrounding terrorism, the university of iowa is considering changing the name of a major database widely-used by those on-campus. campus.the system is called isis, which stands for iowa student information system.a university spokesperson tells cbs 2 news the school is looking at how much it would cost to change thehename.the acronym isis is used on a lot of documents and in other areas, so making the change would be a large undertaking. the university of arkansas faced a similar issue and d st week changed the name of an identical system. in the middle of the t-v coverage - the social media - and even conversations among friends -we sometimes forget that children may be watching and listening.depending on their age, it can be overwhelming to a child trying

information coming in.cbs 2 news spoke with a child specialiststn how to talk to kids about terrorism.one piece of advice she gives applies to all ages. give them a little extra nurturing during this unceceain time. "i love you. we're here, we're going to be through this together, and focusing on the stuff we can control controlwe hope you'll joinins tonight for our special report "terror talk". talk".coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. national security remains a heavtopic on the campai trail. trail.that means reporters will continunuasking candidates what their plans are. are.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee brings us the story of one reporter who's learning to do that at a very young age. fifth grader bridget gustafson won a contest that makes her one of thirty five scholastic news kids reporters. reporters.this means up until the presidential election, she'll be just like how national media are in our

state - covering debates and trtrking candidates.recently, she attended the democratic presidential debate at drake university.she was able to cover how each candidate plans to addrs national security. "the paris attacks and them actually taking a moment of silence honoring the people who perished really opens my eyes and shows me they're very trustworthy candidates and whoever does w w will stick to their r omises. promises.bridget says her next report will focus on what social services organizations are doing locally, such as their food drives.steffi lee, cbs 2 news. with the busy thanksgiving travel season upon us, gas prices are sitting pretty low. low.right now, the national average for gas is projected to hit a dollar-99 on thanksgiving day.that's according to gas buddy--and it would be the first time that's happened since 2009. it's s so aarage of 80 cents cheaper than this time last year.and analysts say if you like what

you see now, you'll be even happier by christmas, because they expect prices to continue to fall. fall.to find the cheapest gas in your area, head to cbs 2 iowa dot com and click on gas gauge. kirkwood community college is celebrating its 50th anniversary and so, too, are three living presidents of the college. college.they met today to discuss the history of kirkwood.it's all part of the community college's year-long 50th anniversary celebration. among those on today's panel, norm nielsen, who served as president for r 20 years, until 2005.he says kirkwood remains on-the-move serving students. "kirkwood has passed two major bond issues since i've left and that only helps and hahaens cause of great relationship building and people know they're out there supporting a quality staff faculty and administration." "nielsen joined former president bill stewart and current president mick starcevich at today's event. if you're looking for a way to

the johnson county crisis center is kicking off their 28th annual "project holiday" fundraising drive today. proceeds go towards providing holiday meals for local families in need.this year mid- west one bank has agreed to match the first one-thousand dollars in donations to jump-start the effort. effort.if you would like to donate to project holiday - we've pua link on cbs 2 iowa dot com. forgetethe fine.that's the message from parking authorities in downtown cedar rapids. rapids.for the next month, park cedar rapids is accepting donations for area homeless shelters and family service centers.in return, those with certain outstanding citations, can have them forgiven.the amount forgiven depends on the amount donated.all donations will benefit horizons, the willis dady y sheheer and waypoint.we've put complete information on cbs 2 iowa dot com. next at six, end of the road.

need a new head football coach. what paul rhoads is saying as his career is abrubtly ended,

tomorrow on cbs -2 this morning,when you begin your holiday shopping, remember not all toys on the shelf are safe. safe.what you need to know before heading down the toy

morning. tonight, parents and students in the iowa city community school district have an opportunity to get more information on the new *liberty high school. school.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore is live in north liberty with what parents hope to nd out. mellaney. the iowa city school district is adding a third gh school. school.d tonight - parents can get the latest information. a meeting to discuss liberty high school will be at west high at 6-30 this evening for about an hour.the new school is scheduled to open in time for the 20-17 school year in north l lerty

back out here back out here live a sizeable crowd is beginning to gather. we'll have the latest for you tonight at ten.covering the corridor@in north liberty mellaney moore cbs 2 news. lots of sunshine out there today and a bit warmer a aer our wintery weekend. weekend.chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with your cbs 2 'weather first'

coming up in sports sportsiowa city regina -- going for history --- again --

how the regals ran past the wolfpack for their vth straight title -- next on cbs 2. 2."cbs 2 news connects with you.call us at 1-800-222-kgan email us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on facebook at facebook/kgan cbs 2.

small impact on you because i promise you, you've made a large impact on vicky and i." if paul rhoads was judged by the type of person he is -- he'd be a cyclone forever -- but unfortunatley in his s profession, head coaches are judged by wins and losses and rhoads didn't have enough sunday iowa state announced that saturday at west virginia will be rhoads' last game as the head c cch of the cylones -- today athletic director jamie pollard, rhoads, and the players spoke for the first time since the news "sometimesyou can want something more than it wants you.... i wanted him to be our coach. he wanted to be our coach. but it just wasn't meant to be." be.""i looked up to coach rhoads as a kid ... he was kinda like a hero figue to me wheni was younger so seeing

him having to leave is a little bit heartbreaking r me." before his second season as the head football coach at mount vernon -- lance peterson wanted to prove making the playoffs in his first year wasn't a fluke -- let's just say he proved his point -- the mustangs are for real just to get to the 2-a championship -- they knocked off undefeated anamosa -- and top ranked south tamanow they get spirit lake for all the marbles -- first quarter drew adams fires one to jack cochrane -- to tie the game at 7then in the second -- it's adams again -- this timeo his b-f-f connor herrmann -- o makes a idiculous catch -- herrmann set -- 2-a -- title game records with 10 catches, 4 recieving touchdowns -- adams added 2 more with 387 passing yards and 6 passing td's -- but it wouldn't be enough -- mount vernon falls 70 to 56 it seems like every time iowa city regina takes the field they're on the brink of making history -- a a it was no different today -- the regals

the uni-dome with their 6th straight state title nobody has ever done that -- regina facing western ristian who's m ming theirir first title game apperance regals down 7 in the 2nd -- but not for long -- isaac vollstedt -- takes the handoff and he gone -- 72 yards untouched on the score to tie the game at 14 -- vollstedt rushed for 125 yardsand regina could get it done through the air too -- nathan stenger -- puts it where only sam lincoln can get it -- a nice catch -- and even better footwork by lincoln -- regals led 21 to 14 at the break...then in the 3rd -- justin hunter put it away with one of his 2 touchdowns on the day -- regina wins their 6th straight s ste title 35 to 28. "it's pretty unbelievable actually, but with the classes previously that have set us up for this i mean, we've seen n how itit dde and we just try to continue to do that. and to get it done with our seniors and the rest of the guys stepping up it was like

nothing like i've ever dreamed of." of.""they've done whatever they've had to do, just great guys that t truely play the game for the guy next to them and when you get a group of guys who do that it's fun to be apart of." we will be right back to take one last look at y yr forecast

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