ght now on cbs 2 news t t at ten.n."i've already had to cut two part timers" i just can't afford to do that.what some in johnson county are saying one month after a bump in pay for some employoys.. ployees..plus..."our freedom is our vulnerability. and they attack it in all sorts of ways" what a jeb bush white house would mean for russia, isis and the syrian refugee crisis. crisis.and...making the season bright.it's just a great thing to be able to help people in need." how you can help spread the holiday cheer for children across eastern iowa. but first, if you're weary ofof the dreary days across the corridor corridorkeep in mind, others in the midwest are digging out from record snowfall.parts of iowa and minnesota picked up more than a foot of snow. ow.cbs 2 chief meteorologist terry swails joins with more

it's now been one month since most of johnson county raised the minimum wage. wage.much of the talk about what *would* happen is now reality for workers and business owners. owners.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore has this update now from north liberty liberty i've talked with a few different johnson county business owners today. some are ininfavor of the increase and othehe are against it. it.the owner of the popcorn shoppe in north liberty says he wrote to the city council telling them a minimum wage increase would hurt his business. business. i did have to plan in advance of raising my prices a little bit, but don't feel it's going to be enough.young says he went along with the first increase to $8.20 on november first. first. i've already had to cut two rt timersrsbecause i said i just can't afford doing that. some business owners in johnson county say the increase might be hard at first, but believe that money will eventually come back to local businesses.

i look at this area and all the restaurants and service people and what have you, a university town beimg expensive to live in, you knkn weweeed to provide a aliving wage for those people.the iowa city area chamber of commerce has been asking for feedback from member businessus.they say many of those businesses support a minimum m ge increase, but bebeeve it should have been legislated and consistently mandated across county lines.if the popcorn shoppe has tg go all the way to $10.10 in 2017, the owner says he could be looking at continuing to cutt hours and raise prices. prices. i may even look at selling it at that point, you know, so i've got a year to make the decision. decision.i spoke with johnson cpunty supervisor mike carberry tonight who says they did the right thing and hope other counties in iowa follo their leadif y y want to know more about the ordinance, we have resources for you on our website fox 28 iowa/ cbs 2 iowa dot com. covering thw corridor in north liberty,

at ten. cbs 2 news tenenat ten continues now with more of the corridor's top stories. stories.the trial of edward cusic will resume tomorrow morning.he's accused of killing dis mother at their cedar rapids home nearly three years ago. ago.in court today, cusic sat emotionless as the prosecution and defense delivered their oping statements.jurors heard graphic dedeils about how cusic attacked his mother with a crow bar.if convicted of first degree murder, he faces life behind bars. the anamosa inmate at the center of a cellphone smuggling investigation isisow ck in kansas tonight. tonight.wesley ziegler is behind bars for a robbery and kidnapping. he was serving time in anamosa as part of a transfer agreement program. last year, officials und his cellphone, prompting a lengthy investigation. prosecutors say he worked with a guard to smuggle phones in for money. fouruards have pleaded guilty to charges - nine

their jobs. chicago's mayor has fired the city's top cop. cop.rahm emanuel announced today the resignation of police superintendent garry mc- carthy.his ouster follows community unrest over the police shooting of laquan mcdonald. the teen was shot 16 times by officer jason van dyke in october 20-14. video of the shooting was released last week - more than a year after the shooting.van dyke is charged with first-degree murder and is free on bond. jury selection goes on tomorrow in the first freddie gray trial.the 25-year-old died while in police e custody. officer william porter is the first of six baltimore police officers being tried in gray's death.porter is charged with involuntary manslaughter, assault and misconduct. gray's death led to days of violent unrest in the city. local planned parenthood leaders are speaking out after the shooting rampage at a clinic in colorado. colorado.three people died

clinic in colorado springs last week. here in the corridor, doctor jill meadows tells cbs 2 news that as planned parenthood is talked about more in ththnews, they generally see an increase in hate mail and protestors outside clinics.she says the past few months have been no different, but it's important for her and her co-workers to go to work k ery day anyway.. it is very meaningful to me to provide a positive presense at a time when in a person's life when she mt deserves our carerend compassion. compassion.dr. meadows says they are constantly re- evaluating and upgrading procedures around her facility to make sure everyone stays safe. now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories across thehecorridor. in marion,the linn-mar school district is considering a proposal to consolidate its presool program.right now, about 250-preschool students attend clalaes in three different buildings.the proposal would change that to

costs and determine a location. the changes could become reality in three to five years. in iowa city, events will go on all week to honor world aids day.today students at the university of iowa kicked off iowa city red week.many stood at the steps of the old capitol reading the names of people who've died from aids.the co-directors of iowa city reweek say they've learned a valuable lesson while organizing the evevt. local leaders alsosottended to educate others. across the corridor, several organizations celebrated giving tuesday.it's always the tuesday after thanksgiving. diversity focus is trying to raise ten thousand dollars to send students on a nationwide college tour in the spring. many of the students will be the first in their families to attend, or even consider, going to college. college.to find out how you can help, check out this story on cbs 2 iowa dot com. also on this "giving tuesday" we have biplans to make

again this year, we're proud to be working with toys for tots - and our annual thursday. hammill joins us live liveto explain why it's a a critical day for ttusands of local kids. matt. you know the goal - - to make sure every kid in the corridor - has a gift to open whenthey wake up christmas morning.thursday - - is o o of the last days - - as time is running out. out. nats horn siren - (( 9:22:40 )) " siren .. woooooooooooonk woooooooooo oonk. " nats - (( 9:19:21 )) " his is the finishing touches before next week when we give out everything. " only three days left - - and a critical need for kids in the corridor.this year toys for tots will try to put smiles on the aces of more than two thousand kids.major barbara logan - with the salvation army - says layoffs and medical bills - mean some families are hurting for the holidays.major barbara 9:15:4: )) " you know sometimes it's a little embarrassingngor people to have to ask, but it's just a

people in need. " more than one hundred toys for tots boxes are all over the community - -from caprprtti's near l ldale - - t t u-f-g - - down-town.ashleigh belin - ufg (( 9:25;18 )) " we just encourage people to get involved in any way they can whether it's giving a toy or volunteering or even setting up a ox within thehe own organization .. anyway you can give back is helpful this season. " the greatest need is always gifts for infants - - and foreen-agers and never under-estimate the power of one present. lia pontarelli - salvation army (( 9:13:17 )) " when you're buying a toy you're going to touch the kids' life, but you're going to touch the parents lives too, because as a parent when you see your kids face when they open up those presents that brings you more joy than anything else can bring you .. and so by putting one toy in a box you are really truly helping to touch an entire family's life. " in addition to toys - - thehe salvation army could also use a few more volunteers to help sort and hand out the gifts

- we w wl be right here - - at broad-cast park - - off collins road - to accept your donations - this** thursday - - from 5:00 am - - to 6:30 pm.matt hammil cbs 2 news ten at 10. that is cbs s news ten atatten -- 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...the plans jeb bush is making to deal with isis and the syrian refugee criris.

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voters in two black hawk countytyities went to the polls to elect new mayors today. today.in waterloo, city councilman quentin hart has defeated former mayor tim hurley in the run off election. as you can see here, hart pipied up 59 percent of the vote. in cedar falls, jim brown and incumbent mayor jon crews appeared on the ballot.crews

was dropping out of the runoff eleltion.as you can see here, jim brown gained the most votes tonight to become the next maryor of cedar falls. dave halterman - who placed third in last month's election - ran a write-in campaignor the runoff.of the more than one-thousand write-in votes, halterman picked up 988 of them. after the recent terror attacks in paris, the fight against is has reached the campaign trail.cbs 2 news repopoer kevin barrrrsat down with jeb bush for more on how he would handle the middle east today. today. the experts say rarely does any president look more presidential than when they're representing the united states on the international stage. while president obama has been doing that -- republican candidates -- jeb bush included -- have been talking about how things would be watch. we have this unique case where islamic terrorists have realized that there is a vulnerability. our freedom is our vulnerability. and they attackt in all sorts of ways. an open internet andsociety with freedom of movement means

people who want to do harm.he says the answer is vigilence -- and striking a balance between national security and being true to the united states' immigrant roots. roots.in syria -- bush says the united d ates doesn't have nearly the upperhand it needs to -- even with russia's vladamir putin saying that he'd be more open to working with a coalition force to fight isis. isisis this a way to bring those two old super powers together? together?it could be, is the united states led but from our position of weakness russian senses a weakness and is exploiting their own national interests in a very direct and open way and quite effectively i think."he says in a jeb bush white house -- the united states would be pushing for no fly zones over syria to stop the russians from bomomng forces the united states supports -- safe zones in iraq to handle the refugee crisis in the middle east -- keeping it from spilling over into the rest of europe and -- eventually -- the united states. states.wwcan get back in the game. and in that environment,

dramatically different result. result.bush echoes a lot o the other repbulican candidates -- saying that president ooma is to blameme for that lack of american leadership. kevin barry, cbs 2 news ten at ten. in an interview with cbs this morning, hillajy clinton laid out her vision to combat isis. the e rmer secectary of state said fighting them on the ground means supporting and helping our allies, but it does not mean putting american troops on the ground in syria or iraq.she spent the day campaigning in alabama. donald trump is still the favorite among iowa g-o-p voters but just barely.texas senator ted cruz is right on his heels with 23-percrct. doctor ben carson is in third with 18-percent. after a nearly decade of bickering, bickering,lawmakers are finally ready to pass a highway bill. bill.the current pl expires in a matter of daysysthis afternoon, negotiators from the house and senate announced a compromise plan, they hope to pass by the end of the week.

address increasing funding.it es provide stability so local and state agencies can plan major, multi-year projects. and for more political news, tune into iowa in focus sunday morning at 10:30, right here on cbs 2. and coming up in sports sportsmatt campbell made his first apperance to cyclone- nation at hilton -- how the cyclone showed him what the magic is all about -- next on

"cbs 2 news "um... we are probably the team that's not suppose to be there so what the heck, lets go cut it loose, see what happens." you got a love that -- remember last year when kirk ferentz was on theheot seat, well the new kirk's or i should say maverick kirk's seat is ice cold -- and he's up in his office officethe big 10 named ferentz the conference's coach of the yearar- it's the 4th time captian kirk has won the award, the last time was 2009... the hawks also stayed put at 4th in the latest college football playoff poll and our out to prove they belong. usly we've been out on a mission from day 1 and that started last january we've been out to prove everybody wrong, afd really it's about us and what we do... "in a lot of people's eyes we weren't supposed to be here right now. i say that tongue in cheek because it's important to us. it's not like

it. we're treating this just like any other game. we're plan in place. so far this seasosothe steve prome era has been perfect -- pefect on the road -- perfect in the emerald coast classic -- and pefect at home -- the clones were back at hilton ready for some more magic iowa state hosting noror dakota sate matt campbell in the house -- and he'd like what he saw -- a lot of cyclone offense -- monte morris with the alley -- jameal mckay -- bringin' the p -- a ontster double double for mckay -- 15 points and 19 boardsthen later in the first -- abdul nader -- later gator -- nadar drops in three of his game high 21-- iowa state stays perfect -- 84 to 64. to high school hoops -- linn mar taking on waukee.. the students were readyand so were the lion in first quarter jordan bohannon -- the future hawkeye pulls out his best matt bohannonon- or jason bohannon -- or even zach bohannon impression -- with the step back three -- bohannon finished with 11and check this out -- closing conds of the quarter --

beats the buzzer -- printy led the lions with 16 -- but waukee would get the win -- 63 to 52 on the girls side -- kennedy looking for their first win of the season hosting waterloo westcougars jumped out to an early lead -- wahawks trying to come back -- aliyah robinson stops and pops for two but waterloo west couldn't stop ashley hamilton -- she dials long distance and connects in the corner for three -- cougars win 81 --44 1-a's number one -- springville hosting cedar valley christian huskies down in the 2nd quarter but not going away -- candace wilson drops in the floaterbut the orioles flew by after that -- rylee menster turns up the d -- and that turns into points -- springville cruizes 70 to 24 . stayayith c-b-s twtw-terry has one last look at your forecast after the break. if ylu're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're nonoalone. while ououpeople work longng hours for lower wages,

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60-years ago today, rosa parks was arrestst on this s s because she didn't give up her seat for a white man. less than a week later, a young, little-known pastor named martin luther king, junior led a citywide bus boycott.that chain of evevts set off what became the civil rights movement -- and led to a historic supreme court ruling banning segregation. thanks for watching your cbs 2