today eastern iowa voters will decide a pair of elections that were not settled back in november. november.a pair of runoff elections will be held in black hawk county. county.waterloo voters will go to the polls to elect a new mayor today.city councilman quentin hart and former mayor tim hurley w)ll go head to head.they finished first and second on november 3rd's election but didn't get the majority needed to win -- forcing a runoff. another runoff will take place in cedar falls.voters will see jim brn and incumbent mayor jon crews' names on the ballot. own got the most votes during the election -- but didn't pick up enough to win outright.crews dropped out of the runoff and endorsed brown for mayor.dave halterman finished third and is running as a write-in campaign. at the university of iowa... iowa...school officials tell cbs 2 news they are investigating a racist remark found etched in a bathroom at spence laboratories. laboratories.university

message to students and faculty just last night.in his statement, president harreld said quote, "this t is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated."harreld says e remark was immediately sanded down. down.the university's public safety director says it was a racial slur that didn't have any threatening language.he says the specifics are not being released due to an investigation.n. muslim students at iowa's three public universities are looking for a permanent place to hold prayers. prayers.the university of iowa already accommodates space requests from faith-based student groups.students at iowa state say they have access to the school's chapel but it's too far from classes. at northern iowa, more than 300-muslim students are looking for a place to pray. a man accuseseof killing his mother three years ago will stand trial this week. week.investigators say 44-year-old edward cusic used a crowbar to murder his 68- year-old mother at their home on old marion road.court documents show cusic is the one who called 9-1-1 -- telling the operator he killed

threatened *him with a knife. an autopsy shows she died of blunt forcrctrauma.if he's convicted of first degree murder -- cusic will spend the rest of his life in prison. in fayette county... county...a west union man has bonded out of jail after authoritiesay he attacked a sheriff's depupu. deputy.terry mork faces several charges including assault on a peace officer, interference and trespassing. investigators say mork caused a disturbance on another person's#property the night before thanksgiving.officers clclm mork resisted arrest and assaulted a deputy who later was treated for a minor injury. the man accused of killing three people at a planned parenthood clinic in colorado made his first appearanan in court.right now, little details are known about a possible motive, other than he has anti-government and anti- abortion views.suspect robert dear also mentioned baby parts before he surrendered toto polili.the warrants for his case have been sealed by police.more details might be released next week, when he's formally charged with murder. new this morning --

reopening today.a 21-year-old man was charged with making online threats to kill 16 white men on campus.the post suggested it would be in retaliation for the fatal shooting of a laan mcdonald by a white policeceofficer. that officer bonded out of prison last night after posting the ten percent of the 1-point-5 million dollar bail. jason van dyke is charged with murder for the october 20-14 shooting.dash cam video was released last week and sparked days of protests in the city. protesters gathered again as officer van dyue left the jail. ten people were detained when naacp dedenstrators gathered outside of chicago's city hall. minneapolis mayor called to end a protest outside of a police station, saying it's becoming a safety hazard now that a snow orm hit the city. city.but protesters are adamant about staying.mayor betsy hodges says the campfire at the site is hurting the air quality and that emergency vehicles and snow plows are being blocked by the group, since they are occupying a busy road.meanwhile four men

felonies for shooting five protesters there last week. more than 120-million people are expected to shop this week to take advantage of extended cyber monday deals. deals.that means great savings online and lots of free shipping -- but police are asking shoppers to be careful. every year -- people end up with olen credit card numbers and personal information being taken by fake or unreliable websites. crime prevention officers say shop at the sites you know you can trust and beware oforder forms that ask for social security numbersrs sot script " absolutely a red flag. unfortunately a there are alot of scammers out there right now that are looking to get as much information as they can to make life truly difficult for a lot of victims. " lice say they aren't trying to scare people away from online shopping -- they just want them to be cautious. more than 95-million people across the corridor and country shopped during the fifth annual small businesses saturday promotion.that's up eight percent from last year, according to one survey.it also found shoppers spent more

saturday, an increase of 14 percent from last year. cbs 2 news would like to congratulate kevin linquistst from cedar rapids rapidshe won our grid-iron getaway.kevin got two tickets to watch the hawkeyes take on the michigan state spartans at the big ten championship in indianapolis this weekend.he also wins a hundred dollars and a hotel stay.be sure to watch the big game on our sister station, fox 28.kick off is saturday evening at 7-17. it's still to come.e. come...the mission one man in texas is on to return a special collection to its rightful owner.

a man inexas got a big surprise when he bought a second hand camera. camera.it still had a memory card full of photos from a marine's wedding. wedding.alice barr shows us how alice barr shows us how he's turning to social media to find the owner. owner. (sot / 40:23) "here they are in front of the altar."the moments flash by...(sot / 42:33) "this is their reception, ruby's diner." dropping clues...(sot / 03:35) "little pieces in time."from the biggest dada-- ofofn unknown life.(nsot camera click sound)frank marino found the young couple by chance - when he bought this camera at a goodwill store in katy - with the memory card still inside.(sot / 56: / frank marino, found wedding photos) "who a these people and where do they come from? what are they doing now?"(stand-up / 19:52 / alice barr, battleship texas) "it makes sense that frank so wanted to learn this couple's history. he lives in history every day, as the safety ficer, here on

09:38 / opening door)frank served 15 years in the us navy. walking the battleship's halls keeps him tied to those days...(sot / 06:05) "i miss the navy so much."and to his fellow service members... like the young marine in the mystery photos.(sot / 16:26) "he's a part of that tradition."a tradition frank wants to honor... by returning precious memories, to a brother in arms. he's posted th`ictures to social media, hoping someone will recognize them.(sot / 00:25) "i want them to know that i appreciate this young man's service and that i hope that their lives are wonderful together."frank sees so much in these photos... (sot / 01:54) "this is what, purest sense, being married is."a simple ceremony and relaxed reception - maybe signs of a quick wedding before a deployment.(sot / 01:47) "if they wanted to be together before he went anywhere, this was it and they were facing the great unknown." it brings memories of a close friend, an army ranger, frank

had pictures of the two of us together, i have plenty of memories, but s@metimes they fade with time."so before that happens here - frank is asking us all to look closely. do you know that face? have you seen a ruby's diner - somewhere on the watera& where the couple threw in a bright bouquet.(sot / 48:51) "in the hope that it goes into the oceaeaand that it comes back and that they're together forever."frozen in that moment through the lens of a cameraa& waiting for soone to bring them home. an update to that stoto, the owner of the camera did reach out to the reporter of this story, that was their wedding day from over six years ago. ago.right now, they're working to connect to the two so the photos can be retutued. returned. it's now on this morning.

break...the latest information about how our packages might one day show up at our door.

e back -- it's now we're taking a look at your_______ your_______ nearly two years after revealing plans to deliver packages with drones, amazon is offering a more in-depth look at how it would work. work.they released a video showing one of their prototypes delivering a package.john ramos explains

questions surrounding the process. process. from the office of a small tech startup in burlingame, engineer dane pieri watches a new youtube video with great interesta&"a&in a location not too far away, a miracle ofof modern technology is dispatcheda&"this video from amazon gives the first glimpse of how the company plans to make good on its promise to deliver products to consumers ususg commercial drones. what was once considered by many to be marketing hype has taken a first step to becoming reality. dane pieri/designer/engineer, hivemapper"showing what they did, with the drone verticallyly taking off and then flying 15 milesa&that's a huge advancement."pieri's company, hivemapper, may one day play an important role in aerial delivery. wititinput from drone hobbyists, they're creating a 3d map of america for aircraft to use as a road map."that's gonna be one of the hardest things for amazon to figure out, is how you get

a road but in the air."for example, channel 5's building is already in the database. listed at 98 feet high, it's an obstacle that a droro may one day have t tnavigate. and there may be issues that amazon hasn't even considereda&such as this area with a flock of unusually aggressive seagulls. and online videos are already making fun of how easy the packages may be to steal. "there are a lot of things that make it very hard and i think amazon has decided that, yeah, those challenges exista&but they're still solvable and they're going to at least try."pieri says actual deliveries will be a long time off. there are he isyues of privacy, noise and safety to overcome. but he says engineers never think anything is really impossible. he says if they dida&there would never be any progress at all. google and walmart are both looking into similar drone

it's coming up next... next...the latest information about what brought down an air-asia plane last year.

here's's look at some of eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... today is the twenty-seventh observation of world aids day. it aims to raise awareness abt hiv and aids, and increase and encourage testing. johnson county public health is offering free hiv testing tomorrow from 11 to 3 at the iowa city public library in meeting room a.the c-d-c estimates one person is newly infected every 9 and a half minutes here in the u-s. in cedar rapids -- the city christmas tree is now in place on may's island but you'll have to wait to see the lights. city crews#cut the 35-foot colorado spruce from thth andedeon family yard on the southwest side of town.the city will light the tree friday night at 5:30. a new online database will be unveiled today in cedar rapids that showcases local historicic properties.the public is invited to two sessions to learn more about it.that takes place from noon to 1 and 5-thirty to 6-thirtyt the

if you need a good laugh this morning, come on over here to the tv for a second and look at this. this.this video is going viral of a cute baby girl trying to be grumpy. grumpy.this is emani.hen asked to show her "mad face," she knows how to work it.and her mom can't stop giggling over how cute it is. it's it's still to come... come...the big anniversary in the struggle for civil rights today and the presidential candidate at the center of it

right now on cbs 2 this morning...the latest details from france while world leaders meet to talk about climate change just weeks after paris' terrorist attacks. the developing information about where investigators think the man responsible for those attacks might be. the federal decision that could directly hurt iowa's corn growers. welcome to cbs two this rning...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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162 people nearly a year ago indonesian investigators say a faulty rudder control system *and the pilot's response led to the crash of an air-asia plane into the java sea last december.when pilots tried to respond to the rudder problem, the plane stalled and went down.aircraft maintenance records show the plane had problems with its rudder system 23 times in the year prior. two weeks of climate change talks are still underway this morning as leaders s contiue to lock down the rst ever universal climate deal. deal.but talks soon turned to fighting terrororism, the president said a climate deal would be a symbolic blow to isis. isis."what greater rejection of those who o would tear down our world than marshaling our best efforts to save it?" it?"france is still on high alert -- even while hosting e summit -- with a security force of 120-thousand soldiers stationed across the country. the president also talked with the leaders from france and china about defeating isis.the

talked to he'll likely talked to russian president vladimir putin about the war on terror as well. u-s-a today reports the pentagon may send more troops to syria to fight isis.a senior defense offial told the paper the pentagon will consider deploying more special operations troops if the pilot project there shows progress.last month -- the pentagon announced 50 commandos would be sent to northern ria to advise forces fighting isis. a terror suspect who has evaded a world-wide manhunt -- could have made it to syria. syria.french intelligence services believe salah abdelslam escaped to ria.but ligian ficials aren't so sure. they say they've seen no indications that he's made it there.the fugitive has been on the run since the paris attacks, that killed 130 peop more than two weeks ago. cbs 2 news will carry a special town hall discussion on the war on terror.you can watch it tonight beginning at 6 o'clock, on cbs 2 iowa dot com. the white house is proposing to offer govovnors reports

letters were sent to every governor, that said the state department would send back a tailored report on the refugees that resettled in their state.information would be updated monthly and would break down refugees by nationality, gender, and age. that comes as many governors-- terry branstad included-- have publicly opposed letting syrians re-settle in their states. congress could soon move quickly to change a program that allows some people to travel to the states with no visa.house majority leader kevin mccarthy told reporters that he was looking at action beforethe end of the year.the visasawaivererprogram lets people from 38 countries visit the u-s for 90-days without a visa.belgium and france are both on that list, two countries that are on edge following the deadly attttk in paris. texas senator and republican presidential candidate ted cruz spent time in coralville on monday. monday.cruz criticized democrats over their plans to bring syrian refugees to the u.s.the senator says the proposal would make the country more dangerous and that the united states should

safe place in the middle east. the state department released one of hillary clinton's email chains that's at the center of republican criticism. criticism.one exchange shows clinton telling "diane reynolds" -- a pseudonym for her daughter -- chelsea -- that "an al-qaeda-like group" launched the tack on the u-s consulate in benghazi.on the same night -- she also released a public statement condemning the attack,which suggested the attack was a response to an offenuive video posted online.representative jim jordan first brought the exchange to light last month during clinton's 11-hour testimony on the attacks. congressman rodlum is once again spending the most money to send mass most money to send mass mailings to constituents. constituents.blum spent nearly 130-thousand dollars on mailings from july to september.that's up nearly 80- thousand from what he spent last quarter.blum's o oice says the mailings are the best way to get feedback from people in the district. governor branstad is once again speaking out against calls to delay plans to privatize iowa's medicaid program.

there's no reason to push the transition beyond january first.this comes after a judge threw out a contract the state signed with one of the four out-of-state providers.the governor says the plans can move forward with just three, citing similar programs in other states.as of right now, the changes will go into effect the first of next year. the obama administration dealt a blow to the corn industry, by cutting the amount of ethanol being pumped into the country's gas supply. supply.iowa leaders are expressing their disappointment about the decision.governor branstad says the epa's final decision failed to follow the renewable fuel levels set by congress.senator joni ernst says ethanol is a critical component in reducing the nation's need for foreign oil. today is the 60-th anniversrsy of the montgomery bus boycott. boycott.60 years ago today -- rosa parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus.it helped spark a major portion of the modern civil rights movement.in montgomery today - -hillary clinton and rosa park's attorney will speak at a rally

all apart of a week full of commemorations in alabama's capital city. it's coming up next... next...how people in the corridor can see police officers in a different light today.

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local entrepreneurs will head to marion tonight to pitch some of their best ideas for potential business ventures. "innovate-her" is a nationon competetion designed to meet the need of family-focused products and services.the best pitches will have the chance to move on to the finals next march in washington.tonighs pitches ll be from six to eight at the giving tree theater. starting today in solon - bike trails at sugar bottom will be shut-down for shotgun and muzzle loader hunting season. meanwhile at coralville lake - public lands will be open for hunting in designated areas. officials encourage anyone going to these areas to take safety precautions like wearing bright orange clothing some kids in cedar rapids are getting ready to "shop with a cop."officers will accompany about 70 kids tomorrow to the super target on blairs ferry road to get them things they need for the winter -- ke coats -- boots and toys for the holidays"shop with a cop" is made possible by fundraising g efefrts by the c-r-p-d through out the year. today is the twenty-seventh observation of world aids day.

about hiv and aids, and increase and encourage testing. johnson county public health is offering free hiv testing tomorrow from 11 to 3 at the iowa city public library in meeting room a.the c-d-c estimateteone personons newly infected every 9 and a half minutes here in the u-s. in cedar rapids -- the city christmas tree is now in place on may's island but you'll have to wait to see the lights. city crews cut the 35-foot colorado spruce from the anderson family yard on the southwest side of town.the city will light the tree friday night at 5:30. a new online database will be unveiled today in cedar rapids that showcases local historic properties.the public is invited to two sessions to learn more about it.that takes place from noon to 1 and 5-thirty to 6-thirty at the cedar rapids public library's whipple auditorium. good morning, it's on this morning, we'll have a look at some of today's top stories, right

cbs-2 ne welcome baba -- it's now we're taking a look at your_______ your_______ today eastern iowa voters will decide a pair of elections that were not settled back in november. november.a pair of runoff elections will be held in black hawk county. county.waterloo voters will go to the polls to elect a new

quentin hart and former mayor tim hurley will go head to head.they finished first and second on november 3rd's election but didn't get the majority needed to win -- forcing a runoff. another runoff wililke place in cedar falls.voters will see jim brown and incumbent mayor jon crews' names on the ballot. brown got the most votes during the election -- but didi't pick up enough to win outright.crews dropped out of the runoff and endorsed brown for mayor.dave halterman finished third and is running as a write-in campaign. at the university of iowa... iowa...school officials tell cbs 2 news they are investigating a racist remark found etched in a bathroom at spence laboratories. laboratories.university president bruce harreld sent a message to students and faculty just last night.in his statement, president harreld said quote, "this act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated."harreld says the remark was immediately sanded down. down.the university's public safety director says it was a racial slur that didn't have y threatening language.he says the specifics are he says the specifics are not being

muslim students at iowa's three public universiti are looking for a permanent place to hold prayers. prayers.the university of i ia already y accommodates space requests from faith-based student groups.students at iowa state say they have access to the school's chapel but it's too far from classes. at northern iowa, more than 300-muslim students arere looking for a place to pray. a man accused of killing his mother three years ago will stand trial this week. week.investigators say 44-year-old edward cusic used a crowbar to murder his 68- year-old mother at their home on old marion road.court documents show cusic is the one who called 9-1-1 -- telling the operator he killed his mother because *she threatened *him with a knife. an autopsy shows she died of blunt force trauma.if he's convicted of first degree murder -- cusic will spend the rest of his life in prison. a johnson county sheriff's deputy is now being blamed for causing an accident.the iowa city-press citizen reports it happened over the weekend at the intersection of highway six and highway 109 near oxford.the sheriff's office said the deputy pulled out in

causing the crash thdt sent one person to the hospital -- they're expected to o okay. in fayette county... county...a west union man has bonded out of jail after authorities say he attacked a sheriff's deputy. deputy.terry mork faces several charges including assault on a peace officer, interference and trespassing. investigators say mork caused a disturbance on another person's property the night before thanksgiving.officers claim mork resisled arrest and assaulted a deputy who later was treated for a minor injury. the man accused of killing three people at a planned parenthood clinic in colorado made his first pearance in court.right now, little details are known about a possible motiviv other than he has anti-government and anti- abortion views.suspect robert dear also mentioned baby parts before he surrendered to police.the warrants for his case have been sealed by police.more detaiai might be released next week, when he's formally charged with murder. new this morning -- the university of chicago is reopening today.a 21-year-old

onlili tteats to kill 16 white men on campus.the post suggested it would be in retaliation for the fatal shooting of a laquan mcdonald by a white police officer. that officer bonded out of prison last night a aer posting the ten percent of the 1-point-5 million dollar bail. jason van dyke is charged with murder for the ctober 20-14 shooting.october 20-14 shooting.ash cam video was released last week and sparked days of protests in the city. protesters gathered again as officer van dyke left the jail. ten people were detained when naacp demonstrators gathered outside of chicago's city hall. minneapolis mayor called to end a protest outside of a police station, saying it's becoming a safety hazard now that a snow storm t the city. city.but prpresters are adamant about staying.mayor betsy hodges says the campfire at the site is hurting the air quality and that emergency vehicles and snow pls are being blocked by the group, since they are occupying a busy road.d.meanwhile four men have been charged with felonies for shooting five

in baltimore, jury selection is underway for one of the six police officers facing chahaes in the death of freddie gray. he died of injuries he sustained while in police custody.the prosecution says he should've gotten medical attention and that gray was illegally transported in the back of a police van without a seat belt.the suspect's attorney claims an impartial jury will be impossible to find in baltimore. more than 120-million people are expected to shop this week to take adadntage of extended cyber monday deals. deals.that means great savings online and lots of free shipping -- but police are asking shoppers to be careful. every year -- people end up with stolen credit card numbers and personal information being taken by fake or unreliable websites. crime prevention officers say shop at the sites you know you can trust and beware oforder forms that ask for social security numbers. sot script " absolutely a red flag. unfortunately a there are alot of scammers out there right now that are looking to get as much information as they can to

a lot of victims. " police say they aren't trying to scare people away from online shopping -- they just want them to be cautious. more than 95-million people across the corridor and country shopped during the fifth annual small businesses saturdayaypromotion.that's u u eight percent from last year, according to one survey.it also found shoppers spent more than 16 *billion dollars on saturday, an increase of 14 percent from last year. cbs 2 news would like to congratulate kevin linquist from cedar rapids rapidshe won our grid-iron getaway.kevin got two tickets to watch the hawkeyes take on the michigan state spartans at the big ten championship in indianapolis this weekend.he also wins a hundred dollars and a hotel stay.be sure to watch the big game on our sister station, fox 28.kick off is saturday evening at 7-17. it's now on n is mmning. morning.we'll take a look at the top three stories you need to know about before you head

here's a look at the top three storieieyou need to know on this first day of december. december.a pair of run-off elections will take place in blackhawk county.waterloo voters will elect a new mayor. that race is between quentin hart and former mayor tim hurley. hurley.on the ballot in cedar falls: jim brown and incumbent jon crews.but crews dropped out of the race and endorsed brown.dave halterman who finished third is ruruing as a write-in campaign. school officials tell cbs 2 news they are investigating a racist remark found etched in a bathroom found etched in a bathroom at spence laboratories.univivsity president bruce harreld sent a message to students and faculty condemning it last night. harreld says the remark was immediately sanded down. a man accused of killing his mother three years ago will

inveveigators say 44-yeaeaold edward cusic used a crowbar to murder his 68-year-old mother at their home on old marion road.an autopsy shows she died% of blunt force trauma.if he's convicteteof first degree mumuer -- cusic will spend the rest of his life in prison. we'll hope you'll switch over to fox 28 right now for a packed show on fox 28 morning live.we're really excit about this - four star fate is joining us in the stio today. they have some big things coming up, including a big release today.we're talking with them, and getting a special performae. peormance.special performance.

it is tuesday, december 1st, 2015.. welcome to "cbs this morning". the first major snowstorm of the season slams the mid-west. whiteout conditions cause hundreds of crashes. >> only on "cbs this morning," hillary clinton outlines her plan to destroy isis and defends her relationship with wall street.

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