hawkeye fans, are you ready for some football? football?the hawks are ready to wrap up the regular season today, but football is far from over. over.at 2-30 this afternoon, the hawkeyes take on the nebraska cornhuskers in the

the hawkeyes sit at number four in the college football playoff rankings.if they win today, and win the big ten championship game next week against ohio state, they're a shoe-in for the national championship playoff. and cbs 2 news is giving you a chance to see the hawks in the big ten championship in indianapolis.enter our gridiron getaway contest on our website or facebook page. the winner gets two free tickets, a hotel stay and a 100-dollar gas card.we're accpeting entries until sunday. black friday shopping continues this day after thanksgiving. thanksgiving.right now we're taking a live look at coral ridge mall in coralville.

staff at best buy in cedar rapids say they had a few people camping overnight and a line in front of the door this morning.they say some of the hottest items this year were four-k televisions, drones and tablets. we opened this morning at 8:00. we had a pretty good long line out front, a lot of people coming in for some of the doorbusters that we had going on, especially the game boxes and some of the nintendo and some of the playstations. playstations.the national retail federation says nearly half of holiday purchases will be made online this year.best buy says they feel this black friday has been pretty comparable to recent years. but experts expect a downward trend in black friday shopping to continue this year. year.in 20-14, the national retail federation found both foot traffic and total sales were down during black friday weekend compared to 20-13.but that doesn't mean retailers are necessariliy in trouble. experts say shopping patterns

lining up at stores, more people are shopping online. amazon, for instance, has seen its stock *double over the past year. if you want to keep your money local - don't forget about small business saturday. entreprenuers across the corridor are preparing and hoping shoppers get their wish- lists checked off tomorrow. small business saturday was thought-up five years ago by american express and has been embraced by business owners across the country ever since. if you do plan to venture out in the rush of shoppers today, experts have some advice on how to make the most of it. it.they say it's best to plan ahead there are apps that can help you find deals, compare prices and send coupons.know what gifts you want and where you need to go to get them - and check to see if the store offers a floor plan.and if you're really hoping to avoid swarms of people, shop from home.a lot of stores are offering the same sales online. a video is going viral this afternoon of black friday in kentucky where a fight broke out.

fight//two men got into a fist fight at a mall food court in louisville.the two men haven't been identified and were caught on cell phone video by onlookers.as they punched each other they knocked one woman to the floor, until a police officer broke up the fight. right now nobody knows what they were fighting about or if anyone will face charges. a man faces charges in iowa city after authorities connected him to thefts of jewelry and electronics. police say bruno felipe is responsible for a burglary in june and another in september. authorities recently searched his house and found evidence that linked him and a friend to several iowa city burglaries. they say he admitted to pawning stolen items but denies stealing them himself. a man has been charged for setting a fire in cedar falls at about a quarter to six on thanksgiving morning.crews were called to 615 iowa street. when they got there, they found three vehicles on fire and thought it was suspicious.

arrested nicholas kollasch. he is now charged with arson and criminal mischief. in our nation's capital, a man who jumped the white house fence on thanksgiving is now facing criminal charges. authorities quickly arrested joseph caputo yesterday, after he scaled the fence in front of the white house, while wearing an american flag.the white house was briefly put on lockdown, while president obama was inside celebrating thanksgiving with his family. a police force in central iowa has more help this mid-day thanks to a five-year-old boy. instead of asking for gifts for his birthday, tristan sommerfeld asked for money for the k-9 fund. he donated about 15-hundred dollars and others followed suit to help bring bosto from a rescue shelter to the ankeny police force. when he's not off-duty playing, bosco is trained to help find missing people and drugs. "he can find lost kids." kids." "it's paying it forward and gifting to the community and the superheroes we call the police and the fire

department and the people that serve. serve.this week, tristan was there to welcome his pal to the police force. when he grows up, tristan says he wants to be an officer, too. you can follow bosco on instagram at bosco- underscore-k-9. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon,more than just a game.how corridor kids could benefit if the hawkeyes pull out a win this afternoon in lincoln, nebraska.

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now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama&- a bit of fog in the area this morninga& -temperatures around the

see highs are mild all around iowa- the regional satellite/radar is keeping conditions quiet - let's move ahead in time by taking a look at the midwest surface mapa&- moving into a closer view with our 'predictor' forecast we see

today's forecast features clear skies & cooler temperatures- tonight's forecast has us looking for mainly clear & chilly conditions- the next three days show more dry and cool weather - our 7 day forecast does bring more cool weather to the area

in just about 2 hours, the hawkeyes will kick off their regular season finale in lincoln, nebraska.on the line for the hawks - staying in the college football playoff hunt. hunt.here at cbs 2 news, there are also some bragging rights on the line.kevin barry and i have a little side-bet going with the anchor at our sister station over in nebraska. nebraska. well you know it is a big game coming up on friday, later today of course.and we're joined by monty torres, one of our friends out in nebraska. they decided to put a news anchor a news anchor and a weather guy together to talk sports.thanks for joining us in cedar rapids monty.pleasure to be with you guys kevin, justin.and, as you may notice, i'm wearing my cornhusker colors, the scarlet and cream here, the tie.we've got our black and gold all over the station, we're not wearing it on us right now though.but, now we've heard some kind of fun things about nebraska,

they say the n is for knowledge.but everyone's like 'i've heard that 30-thousand times.the say the n is actually for national championships, but i will point out, it's iowa who may play for a national championship this year, we're number four right now in the nation.look at him roll his eyes (laughs).hawkeyes are impressive, you gotta give it to 'em. 11-nothing, that's great, but don't forget just a few weeks ago, michigan was also undefeated, so hey.well, in all fairness though, that was, uh, do you thank the team monty, or do you thank the refs for that one?i thank the nebraska cornhuskers (laughs). hey, what is the mood around nebraska. obviously this is a big game, there's a big target on iowa's back. nebraska could be the david and goliath in this situation. give me the mood from where you folks are. how are things feeling from the nebraska side?you just said it right there, the david to goliath is exactly what nebraska wants the cornhuskers to be. nobody can take away from iowa's great record,

11-nothing like that, and how they're playing, very consistent throughout the whole season. but i mean, when it comes to this particular game, and the rivalry that's been going on for so long now, you know that the team's gonna be up for you guys, and just as much as iowa wants to make it 12-nothing, the cornhuskers wanna deny that. so there's a lot of excitement and anticipation, and the belief that the sky's the limit. 11-0, you leave that outside the stadium on game day.well there you go. and we should mention the reason all three of us are together here, cause we're gonna have a little friendly bet between monty and us here at channel 2. it's fifty dollars to toys for tots, correct?that's right, have you made out your checks guys?no, i believe our boss is signing the paperwork.no matter who wins, this goes to a really good cause. and it was actually your guys' idea to come up with it, so. double or nothing, or you just wanna go 50-50?that may be above my

paygrade to decide. i'll check with management to decide that one.you can't lose with a cause like toys for tots, in either case. i'm not gonna admit that this is gonna turn out in any other way than the way i'm hoping, but still, in either case, you never lose by that donation to toys for tots. well hey, monty, we thank you so much for taking some time out and spending it with us here in cedar rapids, may the best team win.absolutely, good to see you guys.that's monty torres, our friends over in nebraska. and of course that game, coming up friday afternoon, 50 dollars goes to toys for tots either way, kevin.should be a good one for

still ahead on the cbs 2 news at noon, a winter wonderland. the holiday tradition officially kicking off today in the corridor, and what you

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an eastern iowa christmas tradition returns today, as the tannenbaum forest opens in amana colonies.more than 40 live, decorated chirstmas trees are on display, and even old saint nick will be greeting children.earlier this week, kevin barry and i went to the amanas, to see what it was all about. about. kb: we're here at the amana colonies with ellie cutler, the festivities director, here, and we're inside the tannenbaum forest, what are we looking at behind us, this is pretty cool.ellie: yes, this is our traditional german 17- foot pyramid. and it's decorated to the nines this year.kb: now, what are kind of some of the features on it that are traditional to some of the folks and some of the culture that's around here in amana?ellie: yes, we actually have the amana general store and the little red wagon decorated this year, so they brought a lot of their toys, and kind of, you know their festive stuff for this year. kd: that's so much fun! now, this is an actual traditional german decoration that you'll see?ellie: yes, yup, and people have them in their homes, and they're all around town as well. they're not

generally this big, but. (laughs)kd: little ones to go on the table.ellie: (laughs) yes.kd: what are some of the other highlights here?ellie: yeah, so we have over 40 decorated christmas trees, excuse me. they're decorated by local merchants and community members. and it's just, it's great. we have our nativity, we have a new feature this year, we have our gingerbread houses that we brought out. so we're adding some new things as well.kd: that is so much fun. now, when folks come all the way over here to amana colonies, what are some of the other things they can expect around town? ellie: sure, so there's events going on all around town, from cocoa and cookies to just, you know, other fun things that businesses are doing that kind of fit in with the festival. kb: now, for folks that haven't been here before, how can you kind of enjoy the tannenbaum forest? i know there's kind of a method to it when you come in.ellie: sure, so you're going to come in and you're gonna kind of do the full sweep and then we have santa at the very end this year. and all of our proceeds are benefitting the university of iowa children's hospital, so we just ask for a freewill donation.kd: what does it mean to you personally to know that all the proceeds are going to the children's hospital.ellie:

to get involved with. you know, they're new this year for us. it's sharing the christmas spirit.kb: if folks wanna get more information or they wanna know when it's open or when they can come through, where can they find that? ellie: sure, so just visit festivalsinamana.com the tannenbaum forest will be open every weekend up until sunday december 20-th.there are also a ton of special events leading up to chirstmas, for more information, you can find a link on our website, cbs-2- iowa-dot com. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon,consumer alert.what's prompting a recall at the nation's third-largest retailer, and what you should

black friday shopping is in full swing across the corridor. here's a live look at coral ridge mall, where the parking lot is *packed this mid-day. mid-day. and it seems holiday shopping sales appear to be off to a good start. start.sales tracker adobe estimates consumers spent more than one billion dollars online thursday.that's up 22 percent from the previous thanksgiving.adobe says more than a quarter of those sales came from mobile devices. another firm, channel-advisor, says sales at amazon were up 30 percent from a year ago.a number of brick-and-mortar stores also opened their doors on thanksgiving for holiday shoppers, including target, walmart, best buy and kohl's. a cbs 2 news consumer alert, alert,some costco chicken salad is now being recalled. the f-d-a says a california farm is recalling a vegetable mix they believe to be the source of an e-coli outbreak. 19 people in 7 states have gotten sick from eating

chicken salad from costco that has this vegetable mix of celery and onions.if you bought chicken salad from costco, throw it out. british banking giant barclays has been fined 109 million dollars for trying to hide a secret deal. deal.britain's financial conduct authority fined barclay's for ignoring its own rules on checking the backgrounds of its clients and the origin of its cash. regulators say a handful of employees bent over backwards to accommodate rich clients on a deal in 2011 and 2012.the transaction reportedly earned the bank close to 79 million dollars in commissions. justin has your weather to go next...but first here's a look at today's markets.

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