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morning...i'm kevin bbarry. barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2
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new this hour... hour...a new poll among likely democratic caucues goers in iowa has hillary clinton still in first place.she's receiving - percent suppororbernie sanders is trailing her by ... martin o-malley is in a distant third place, gaining only..
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authorities inthe corridor this morning are searching for soone who fired off gunshots last night in cedar rapids. rapids.police tell cbs 2 news s it happened along the 13-00 block of m street southwest. several shell casings were found at the scene but but authorities did not find any suspects after searching the area.police do tell us no injuries have been reported. cbs 2 news will continue to you updates when more information is released. cbs 2 news is getting a closer look lookat the events surrounding a shooting at a corridor mall. police say alexander kozak shot and killed... killed...andrea farrington at coral ridge mall in june.cbs 2 news has obtained several warrants against kozak. kozak.witnesses say he shot farrington while she was working at the children's museum inside the mall. authorities captured him east of iowa city on i-80.warrants show kozak - who was married - told officers farrington broke up witithim through a text message and that caused him to snap.he allegedly drove to his home in north liberty
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the mall to shoot#farrington. his trial is scheheled to begin in april.because of pre-trial publicity, the case will be held in story county. cbs 2 news also is learning new details in the deadly shooting of a cedar rapids teen.a 14-year-old facing a first degree murder charge will now plead guilty to lesser charges. charges.robert humbles is pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter -- reckless use of a firearm and going armed with intent.that could all mean 25 years in prison for shooting and killing 15-year- old aaron richardson in september.humbles will formally plead guilty next month. another corridor community is now getting backlash for a proposal some y would limit gun rights. rights.north liberty city leaders discussed banning weapons on city-owned property. they say it was brought to them as a concern from the library board.the ci council discussed a babathat would keep all weapons from m aces like parks -- the library and city buildings.some residents who oppose the ban say it would infringe on their rights and that the city doesn't have the power to override state code.
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f we want to go to the library or to the park, you'll now put us in a position of choosing to break this ordinance or following our legal right to carry." carry." "there has never been any intention to pass the ordinance, we can't pass the ordinance that would go against state code." code."last night's city council meeting was s onon for discussion...the mayor said it's the city council's job to at least address concerns made by citizens. breaking overnight, an n-f-l player is now in criticalcondition after being shot. shot.suspended saint louis rams wide receiver stedman bailey was shot late tuesday night.according to the n-f-l newtork, baily was shot in a car with his cousin and young nephews in the miami area.he's expected to survive and go into surgery sometime today. bailey is currently serving a four-game ban for violating the league's substance abuse licy. here's a live look at downtown n chicago, relatively quiet right now but protesters returned to the streets last night - after authorities
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black teen being shot by a white police officer. officer.demostrators even blocked a freeway last night. the shooting happened back in 20-14.cbs 2 news has decided not to show the entire dash cam m deo.police say 17- year-old laquan mcdonald had a knife at the time. he was shot 16 times in 15 seconds.the officer who shot him, has now been charged with first degree murder. update to a similararprotest in minneapolis, minneapolis,police have arrested three suspects they say shot into a crowd of protesters on monday.the police department's 4th precinct has been on the scene of constant protests forormore than a week, since an officer shot 24-year-old jamar clark. clark's cousin was one of five people shot on monday night. "it doesn't make sense, you know. we were not doing any harm, we were just asking ququtions and the man opops fire. and he didn't say 'stop' or 'freeze', he just (inaudible) us on the street and opened fire on us." us."none of the victims have any life-threatening injuries.
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in custodydyre white men in their 20's.investigators are still looking for more suspects this morning. it's one of the busiest weeks for holiday travel. travel.the eastern owa airport is reminding people construction has s sfted the ticket counters to the center of the terminal and airport personnel will be helping with checked luggage.with the worldwide travel alert from the state departmt, direcr of marketing pam hinman says all travelers should remain vigilant of their surroundings. their motto is if you see something, say something. "be patient, everybody wants to get to where @hey're going, and if we just take our time and if w wtake our time and be patient, we'll get there." there."another important note- anyone planning to bring presents while traveling - needs to keep themem**unwrapped. sunday will also be a busy day when travelers need to budget extra titi. many localalretailers are trying to keep up with the holiday rush by hiring seasonal help.some stores are still looking for workers. workers.j-c penney in coralville doubles its team from 40 to 80 mployees this time of year.store managers
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say it's necessary with the holiday traffic.according to the most recent numbers from the bureau of labor statistics, iowa's unemployment rate is 3.5 percent. "itit tight in this area. there's a lot of job opportunity, a lot of retail in this area so we're just looking for the right people." people."some stores still looking for workers say they will be taking applications for the next few weeks. it's coming up next... next...the gift that's on a lot of lists this christmas that hasfederal regegators worried this holiday season.
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jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear from our president: wewere at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with ovovwhelming force. their aim is our total destruction.
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we have but one choice: to defeat it. vo: righghto rise usa is responsible
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every christmas, consumer groups release their lists of ththmost dangerous toys. ys.this shopping season, one item may not be as hazardous for the person who unwraps the present as it is for the rest of us. us.cbs 2 news reporter matt hammill shows us concerns about drones, under e christmas tree. tree. " buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz . " "more than one million drones are expected as gifts this christmas.they're for sale everywhere ... we even found them at bed - bath and beyond.at a time when drones have violated the flight
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air space atthe white house - the f-a-a is concerned. concerned." and it's different , it's new and exciting." best buy has a representative on the federal drone task force. " squeeeege " at the cedar rapids store - kyle campbell says - they're explaining to buyers - that the cool gadgets - come with responsibilities. s." not doing anything that they shouldn't be doing with it so education is a big thing with a technology like this. i like that we've been partnering with the right people to make s se we're selling it responsibly. " "" buzzz " " it's up to the owner to fly safe, they're responsible for their aircraft." professional photographer caleb howard has taken some amazing pictures and video - using drone technology.from fireworks at ellis park - to this shot above mount mercy.he says he's a little concerned - treang them as toto - could ground an industry - that's just taking flight. flight." there's always going to be people out there who aren't going to follow the laws and regulations, but it
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comes down to each individual owner of that craft learning to fly safe and be e responsible for what they do. " " buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz " right now, the government is looking at recommendations to require every drone owner to register with the f-a-a. it's now on t ts morning. morning.still to come... come...justin sits down with iowa's agriculture secretary bill northy to see what we can expect this thanksgiving holiday in thiweek's perso to person.
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welcome back - it's now we're taking a look at your_______ your_______ thanksgiving is just a day away and for the most part, the 20-15 harvest in eastern iowa is in the books. i met up with iowa agriculture secretary bill northey to get a report card onong in iowa. iowa.as cbs 2 news goes person 2 person. person. (vo bird flu)it's been quite
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from a devistating outbreak of avian influenza that crippled the iowa chicken and turkey industrya&(nat pop thundera& storm vo to follow)to a wet spring and cooler -than normal summera&(vo iowa harvest)to another record crop and sucessful harvest season. but rest assured, the job isn't overa&7:20:20bn"a& you gotta figure out what you're gonna grow next year. you gotta figure out what seed you're going to buy so there's always a lot of decision makg going on even if you don't see a tractor in the field" (vo bill presestation)when he's notot working his own farm ground in western iowa, ag secretary bill northey travels the state spreading the word of iowa ag. ((no cover))7:16:00 jrright now what is the state of agriculture in iowa?((vo cover))7:16:03 bnya know, pretty good. for the most part we're seeing some really good crops out there7:16:19bnwe're seeing some land prices some rents coming down7:16:25 bnbut for the most part we've had some good years that folks have built on and if we can squeeze those out and we can see some demand again in some of these crop and livestock i think we'll be in great shape ((no cover))7:16:35jrnow for the consumer standpoint, what
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does a good crop year mean to them? dodohey notice from year to year whether it's a good year for the famer or does it not really make a difference?((vo grocery store, etc))716:47bnya know i don't know that it matters that much at the grocery store. when we did have high prices before we saw some of the prices in the grocery store go up. ((vo meat counter, beef cattle, grilling, etc))7:17:09bnthey will see some softening in some of those meat prices which means they'll get some great bargains. it's a great time to go out and pick up an extra pound of ground beef while they're at it or do those kinds of things((vo small town, farms, etc)) 7:17:23bnbut probably you don't see it as directly but it's a good economy in your neighbhood. in your small town and your big city. so we want agriculture to do well across the state because it helps with jobs for our yoyog people. it helps with employment in our towns and we see expansions in our ag companies.((no cover)) 7:17:58jrone of the big things that's been in people's minds we're not even a year removed from the bird flu and having to kill all the chickens and turkeys. thanksgiving is coming up. how is iowa responding a a take me where we are today to a few years down the road. does it effect thanksgiving and will rebound even bigger and stronger than before?((vo turkeys, grocery store turkey, etc))7:18:48bnwe may see some smaller turkeys at thanksgiving than what we normally see but that side of the business is getting back in. most of our turkey producers are back to having turkeys on the farm. they may
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be small when they would have been big this time of year but they're back((no cover)) 7:21:03jrthe last question is always the hardest question: holidays are ming up, what's on theheorthey table for thanksgiving day?7:21:08bnwell it'll be turkey for us on thanksgiving and probably a couple days after too and sandwiches but we certainly have a lot of ham around during that time of year as well but it'll be turkey on the table if you would like to if you would like to nominate someone for an upcoming person 2 2 person segment... segment.t.head to cbs 2 iowa dot com and click on person 2 person.you'll find that under the news section. it's coming up next...the simple reasas so many levision personalities were all wearing the exact same dress. cbs-2 news connects with the corridor.call us with yo story tips at 1-800-0-2-kganor email us at news at cbs2iowa.comor connect with us
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here's a look at some of eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... the salvation army of cedar rapids is celebrating thanksgiving a day early.the non-profit is serving a meal today from 11-30 to one at its facility on c avenue northwest. the meal is open to anyone in need -- and no registration is required also in cedar rapids - the parks and recreation department is holding an open swim to celebrate the e holiday. people will be able to jump in the water at bender pool from one to four this afternoon. admission is four-dollars and 50-cents.all ages are welcome. several state lawmakererwere in coralville last nigig where the east central iowa council of governments hosted its annual legislative open house. lawmakers we spoke to say events like this keep them connected with their
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legislative session n beginss on january 11th. trending onliny today, a picture collage of several female meteorologists all wearing the same dress. dress.it turns out these women are all part of a facebook group for female meteorololist where they share advice with each ther.one of them posted a picture of this dress.it's about 23 dollars on amazon and meets the drdrs code for a meteorologist, so several of them bought it! it!and you'll start seeing it and you'll and you'll start seeing it around here too, because marissa told me she bought the dress!and i have another friend who's a weathergirl and she said she bought the dress too.now i feel like i want to buy the dreses it's it's still to come... come...the presidential tradition this time of year that keeps one lucky bird out
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right now on cbs 2 this morning...the latest information out of paris about the manhunt fofoone of the paris attacks planners. the fate of the two russian pilots shot down by turkey -- but captured by syrians. the new ranking for hawkeye football that could d a huge boost to iowa's program. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin bbarry. barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio.
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let's get a check of our cbs 2
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a follow up to the deadly attacks in paris that killed 130 people. people.french authorities now say the man they suspected to be the mastermind of the attacks, was planning another one. one.polili say abdelhamid abaahoud wanted to attack the paris' business district.he was killed during a raid in a paris suburb last week.now a man who housed abaahoud and an accomplice have been arrested on terrorism-m-related charges. that man says he didn't know who he was exactly and he was just doing them a favor by giving them shelter. students in brussels returmed to the classroom after a two- day shutdown.the city y s een
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in a constant fear that a terror attack is imminent in the belgium capital city. special measures have been taken -- like not allowing students outside during the day.the subway system in the city is also lowing starting up again.more than a thousand soldiers have been deployed to help security. in a sign of solidarity -- president obama welcomed french president francois hollande to the white house on tuesday. tuesesy.they both said they'd work closely to destroy isis. the u-s has agreed to step up a joint response -- with new efforts to target terrorists' financial networks and increase intelligence sharing. hollande is now heading to ruruia to hold talks with vladimir putin. that meeting will come just a day after turkey shot down a russian war-plane.new this hour, turkish and russian foreign ministers have agreed to meet t ttalk about the incident in the coming days. days.putin called the move a stab in the back and threatened turkey with significant consequences. russian officials claim the plane was on a bombing mission in syria and never crossed into turkish airspace.
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has a right to defend it's airspace -- but pushed for diplomacy and not retaliation. i think it's very iiortant right now for us to make sure that the russians and the turks are talking to each other to find out exactly what happened and take measures to discourage any kind of escalalaon." escalation."one of the pilots was killed by syrian rebels on the ground -- the other is safe this morning, he made it back to a russia base. a new round of strong winds is hitting washington state, a a hahaknocked out power to more than 30-thousand people. people.several areas are facing freezing forecasts as thanksgiving approaches.this comes after a similar storm last week, that caused damage and even prompted schools in spokane to be closed all this week. as the snow melts here in the corridor, winter storm warnings were issued for parts of oregon and northern california.here's what it looked like in truckee.. which is just a fefehours east of sacremento.driving conditions became difficult along interstate 80 there, where they say they got around a
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a police officer was shot and a school bus ww rammed during a pururit in pennsylvania. pennsylvania.it started when state troopers pulled a car over for an expired registration.four men were taken out of the vehicle -- but one jumped back into the car and sped off.troopers exchanged gunfire with the driver -- injuring one officer. during the pursuit -- the suspect rammed a police car and later a school bus.then -- the bus and the suspect's vehicle burst into flames.no students were on board the bus at the time and the bus driver was not injured.two men were taken into custody. in iowa city, city,a new temproary homeless shelter is getting ready to open.the shelter will be at the former t-m-one building on south-gate avenue -- across the street from the shelter house.staff tell cbs 2 news that southgate property management is allowing the building to be leased through march.the new shelter is expected to open next month. anamosa high school is 100- thousand dollars richer this morning. morning.the school was one of 800 schools in the running for the grand prize in the
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from state farm insurancnca pep rally y was held yesterday to celebrate the win.the money will go toward several upgrades throughout the building like new restrooms. the iowa hawkeyes continue to move up the rankingsand are now poised to make a national title run. run.iowa now sits at 4-t-tin the college football playoff rankings.clemson, alabama, and oklahoma are the only teams ranked higher.that means if the season ended right now, the hawks would play clemson in the playoff semi-final.iia will mostly likely have to win out to secure a playoff bid, the hawks play nebraska in their regular season finale on black friday. and if you plan on following the hawkeyes to lincoln for the e me, take note.security measures will be heightened. officials are asking fans to arrive early. gates open at 1. gates 6 and 8 will tually be closed, and some are closing at kickoff.fans will also be required to open any coats for visual inspection.the unviersity says the measures are not related to any specific threats, but are being made following recent internatioiol events. it's
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coming up next... next...the simple way you can help out small business owners
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monday.in yourbs 2 herere a look at some ofof eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... there will be extra iowa state troopers on state roads for the next few days.with the potential for rain coued with holiday traffic -- they're warning people even more about ththdangers of texting while driving.they also urge people to follow the speed limit and allow more time for travel.and as always - - troopers remind drivers to never drink and drive. the biggest shopping weekend of the year is s juju a few short days away, and corridor business are reminding you to shop local.they're encouraging you to stop by their shops on small business saturday to complete your holiday shopping list.several commununies are get you out this weekend. leaf collection is set to start back up in iowa city. starting friday -- crews will try to make one more round for the season.but they can't guarantee all routes will be covered -- becausustheir operation depends on the weather.no trash pick-up will happen on thanksgiving -- so tomorrow's routes will be
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collected on friday. good morning, it's on this morning, we'll have a look at somemeof today's top storieie right after this. cbs-2 news connects with the corridor.call us with your story tips at 1-800-222-kganor email us at news at cbs2iowa.comor connect with usus
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welcome back -- it's now 're king a look at your_______ your_______ new this hour...
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hour...a new poll among likely democratic caucues goers in iowa has hillary clinton still in first place.she's receiving 51-percent support.bernie sanders is trailing her by 9 perentage points.these results are virtually unchanged from their same poll released last month.martin o-malley is in a distant third place, gaining only four percent. authorities inthe corridor this morning are searchininfor someone who fired off gunshots last night in cedar rapids. rapids.police tell cbs 2 news it happened along the 13-00 block of m street southwest. several shell casings were found at the scene but but authorities didinot find any suspects after searching the area.police do tell us no injuries have been reported. cbs 2 news will continue to track this story, and bring you updates when more informion is released. cbs 2 news is getting a closer look lookat the events surrounding a shooting at a corridor mall. police say alexander kozak shot and killed... & killed...andrea farrington a coral ridge mall in june.cbs 2 news hasasobtained several warrants against kozak. kozak.witnesses say he shot
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farrington while she was working at the children's museum inside the mall. auauorities ptured him eastst of i ia city on i-80.warrants show kozak - who was married - told officers farrington broke up with him through a text message and that caused him to snap.he allegegly drove to his home ininorth liberty to get a gun and drove back to the mall to shoot farrington. his trial is scheduled to begin in april.because of pre-trial publicity, the case will be held in story county. cbs 2 news also is s learning new details in the deadly shooting of a cedar rapids teen.a 14-year-old facing a first degree murder charge will now plead guilty to lesser charge charges.robert hules is pleadidi guilty to voluluary manslaughter -- reckless use of a firearm and going armed with intent.that could all mean 25 years in prison for shooting and killing 15-year- old aaron richardson in september.humbles will formally plead guilty next month. another corridor community is now getting backlash for a proposal some say would limit gun rights. rights.north libirty city leaders discussed banning
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weapons on city-owned property. they say it was brought to them as a concern from the library board.the city council discussed a ban that would keep all weapons from places like parks -- the library and city buildings.some residents who oppose the bananay it would infringe on their rights and that the city doesn't have the power to override state code. "if we want to go to the library or to the park, you'll now put us in a posititi of choosing to break this ordinance or following our legal right to carry." carry." "there has never been any intention to pass the ordinance, we can't p ps the orornance that woululgo against state code." code."last night's city council meeting was only for discussion...the mayor said it's the city council's job to at least addressconcerns made by citizens. breaking overnight, an n-f-l player is now in critical condition after being shot. shot.suspended saint louis rams wide receiver stedman bailey was shot late tuesday night.according to the n-f-l newtork, baily was shot in a
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nephews in the miami area.he's expected to survive and go into surgery sometime today. bailey is currently serving a four-game ban for violatingng the league's substance abuse policy. protesters in chicago returned to the streets last night, after authorities released dash cam video of a black teen being shototy a white police officer. officer.demostrators even blocked a freeway last night. the shooting happened back in 20-14.cbs 2 news has decided not to show the entire dash cam m deo.police say 17- year-old laquan mcdonald had a knife at the time. he was shot 16 times in 15 seconds.the officer who shot him, has now been charged with first degrgr murder. an update to a similar protest in minneapolis, minneapolis,police have arrested three suspects they say shot into a crowd of protesters on monday.the police department's 4th precinct has been on the scene of constant protests for more than a week, since an officer shot 24-year-old jamar clark. clark's cousin was one of five
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"it doesn't ke sense, you know. we were not doing any harm, we were just asking questions and the man opens fire. and he didn't say 'stop' or 'freeze', he just (inaudible) us on the street and opened fire on us." us."none of the vicicms have any life-threatening injuries. police say the three suspects in custody are white men in their 20's.investigators are still looking for more suspects thik morning. today marks 30 years since one of the darkest days in iowa state atletic history. history.on november 25-th 1985 -- 7 members and coaches of the cyclone women's cross country team died in a plane crash.they were on their way home from taking second place in the n-c-double-a championships in milwaukee.the four members of the team that flew on a different plane that day will be honoring their teammates at am ceremony in des moines that starts at 4 today. in des moines, a man was arrested right after leaving the hospital.police say 24-year-old troy mure junior was driving a vehicle that slammed into a ultility pole on monday killing a
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passenger.'s now been charged with vehicular homicide and operating while intoxicated and authorities say he was driving way too fast.they say the damage to the car is so severe that at first they couldn't figure out what makakor model it was. many local retailers are trying to keep up with the holiday rush by hiring seasonal help.some stores are still looking for workers. workers.j-c penney in coralville doubles its team from 40 to 80 employees thisis time of year.store managers say it's necessary with the holiday traffic.according to the most recent numbers from the bureau of labor statistics, iowa's unemployment rate is 3.5 percent. "it's tight in this area. there's a lot of job opportunity, a lot of retail in this area so we're jt looking for the right people." people."some stores still looking for workers say they will be taking applications for the next few weeks. the item at the top of many wish lists this christmas is causing some concerns for the airline industry and anyone who flies. flies.the f-a-a a estimates
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nearly one million drones will be given as gifts this year. drones have been found violating the areas around airports and even the white house -- so sales crews at ores like best buy are encouraging customers to learn how to use them responsibly. right now -- f-a-a is looking at regulations that may require all drone owners to be` registered and could have punishments for anyone who violates the rules. today you can help decide which turkey gets a presidential pardon. pardon.president obama will hold a traditional ceremony where he spares a turkey before thanksgiving.there are two contestants -- a turkey named "honest" and another one named "abe".no matter which one wins -- they both will spend the rest of their days living peacefully on a farm. they've held similar votes in the past -- but this is the first year when you can cast your vote on twitter. twitter.here's a lili look at
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... you can find the poll on the national turkey federatioios twitter page or on white house-dot-gov it's now on this morning. morning.we tell you about the top three stories you need to hear about this wnesday morning
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if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almokt all new income goes to the top 1%.. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve thisisessage because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all
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at the top three stories you need to know on this wednesday morning. morning. authorities are looking authorities are looking into reports of shots fired in cedar rapids.policece tell cbs 2 news it t happened
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street southwest.several shell casings were found at the scene but authorities did not find any suspects after searching the area.police do tell us no injuries have been reported. a new poll among likely democratic caucues goers in iowa has hillary clinton still in first place.she's receiving 51-percent support.bernie sanders is trailing her by 9 perentage points.these results are virtually unchanged from their same poll released last month.martin o-malley is in a distant third place, gaining only four percent. iowa now sits at number four in the college football playoff rankings.that means if the season ended right now, the hawks would play clemson in the playoff semi-final.iowa will most likely have to win out to secure a playoff bid, the hawks play nebraska in their regular season finale on black friday. we'll hope you'll switch over to fox 28 right now for fox 28 morning live.coming up - it's tail
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waggin wednesday.we're learning which thanksgivng foods are safe and which are not for our pets. pets.plus - along with making delicious food tomorrow - we also want the presentation to be impressive.we're getting tips on how to plate like a pro. thanks justin. we'll see you in two
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