mandatory 35 years behind bars before he's eligible for parole. cusic showed no emotion as the verdict was read. "the form of verdict reads 'we the jury find the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree'. the foreman has signed form of verdict number two." two.o.the victim's family released a statement thanking the cedar rapids police department and saying they belie the facts of the case supported murder r the first degree but they respect the jury's decision.cusic's scheduled to be sentenced feb. 1streporting in cedar rapids stephanie johnson...cbs 2 news live at five. cbs 2 news has learned the man accused of hitting a school bus full of children near manchester will stand before a judge in march. march.police say monte klink was drunk when he failed to yield and slammed into tt west delaware county school bus in october.the force of the crash caused the bus to

killed, but dozens of children were sento the hospital, most with minor injuries. in waterloo, a teen is recovering from a stabbing early this morning. police tell cbs 2 news the victim, 19-year-old keimon johnson was was found on locust street at about aaut e-30.she refused to go to the hospital for treatment but is expected to be okay. no arrests have been made. also in gaterloo, u-s marshals are looking for a fugtive after an officer-involved shooting.waterloo police chief dan trelka tells cbs 2 news, a marshal was conducting a traffic stop at about 10 yesterday morning near the intersection of gable and manson streets when the marshal fired his gun..trelka did not say whether anyone was hit or why the marshal was

the cedar rapids public library wants to know how it can best serve the community. community.the library is trying to decide how to use ititresources after a levy vote for funding failed in november. november.as cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore explains, explains,a tional group asking fostrategic information from the library

that request inspired a meeting starting at 5:30 tonight.library staff say they would d having this meeting regardless of what happened with the levy, but it does serve dual purposes in determining the future of the library. library. natthree generations of this family are enjoying the cedar rapids public library.lisa morrison, cedar rapids05:13:58 i brought my anddaughter and my davghter. we come in and get bookoklisa morrison hopes her family can continue to enjoy the library as they do now.library staff are in the process of budgeting for fiscal year 2017.dara schmidt, library director05:33:14 we're looking at every single aspect of the library's s services and staffing to make sure that those are at the levels they need to be for the funding that we will get. that funding is less than they had hoped.voters turned down a levy on november third to o lp

levels.05:33:58 without that additional funding the library will face cuts in staffing, will face cuts in hours and will face cuts in services. this year the library is one of 23 in the nation providinin straragic information to an educational studies organization in washington d.c. library staff say gathering that long-term information by community conversation and a survey is also helping them narrow down more immediate priorities in light of the recent levy vote.05:46:38 we can use what we find out and make choices for right now as opposed to make choices really quickly right now and then let that shape the future.morrison sasa she's afraid of morrison says she's afraid of the cuts that might have to be made, but she is still going to try to come as much as she can. lisa morrison, cedar rapids 05:16:18 i work weird hours, so the hours that the library's open, you know if they cut those down i might now be able to come as often. the survey will be open for another week.you can find the link on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com.covering the e

mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. staffers at the carnegie-stout library in dubuque are dealing with more than just book worms. worms.today the library announced d was developing a new set of rules to deal with bed bugs.this comes after staffers found the blood-sucking pests in a teading area last week.the bugs can live in the spines of hard covered books and be transfered through out the building.staffers will now be inspectings all returned items and a bed-bug-sniffing dog will also be brought into help fifi the pests. the democatic presidential presidentialfront runner is calling out one company by name for avoiding taxes on u-s soil. soil.in@waterloo, hillary clinton promised to crack down on companies like pfizer, who have used loopholes to move assets overseas and avoid paying what she says is their fair share in taxes.she says she would ncourage congress to close the loopholes and instititute an exit tax to get

earnings in the united states. and if congress won't act, then i will ask the tresury department when i'm there to use it's regulatory authohoty if that's what it takes. takes.clinton says that if congress won't do it, she believes she'd be able to do it through executive action. donald trump isn't backing down from his controversial proposal to ban all muslims from coming to the u-s.many have condemned the comments but that doesn't seem to be affecting his poll numbers. numbers.coming up toninit on the cbs 2 nene ten at ten.hear how america's oldest mosque, right here in the corridor, is fighting islamophobia. this season of giving, alliant energy today is working to make the season bright for the salvation army. army.bell ringing nats natsthe energy company tells cbs 2 news it will match up to one-thousand dollars of the donations given to the blairs

army is trying to reach a goal of 790-thousand dollars in linn county.as of right now the organization says it has raised 300-thousand. another easy way to take part-- you can donate to the salvation army online and take part in our online challenge. karen, terry and i challenged the cbs 2 morning team and to see who can rai the most money. if you donate a minimum of 50-dollars to the evening team, you'll be in the running for a one-of-a-kind hawkeye football signed by kirk ferentz.just go to cbs 2 iowa dot com and click to ssport the mission of the salavation army! it can be tough to spend the holidays away from home, inside a hospital. hospital.that's why one former patient is making sure every paent gets a chance to lebrate christmasasduring their stay. stay.cbs 2 news reporter marissa scott shares what this means for current patients, marissa? marissa? scott and karen, a mom of two, who is also expecting her third, "deckededhe halls" on sixth floor west to bring the christmas spirit alive inside the hospital and to show her

nearly five weeks here last summer. summer.in august, betsy banowetz was diagnosed with a rare d dease- gambre syndrome. she started feeling tingling in her fingers and toes.by the end of the week, she couldn't walk.she wanted to thank the staff and help lift other patient's spirits so she painteteaspen trees on the windows and made paper chains. her little elves make cards and help their mom fill jars with goodies to hand out to patients. "i wanted to bring a little christmas cheer to sixth west. knowing i'm so impacted by my environment so wanting to somehoo transfer t space to make it feel a little more christmasy for those who o have to spend the holidays here." here."patients say they love feeling like they're staying in a winter wonderland and it brightens their day seeing betsy come in twice a week with her little helpers and receiving their gifts.the family plans to come visit each week before christmas. covering the corridor, in cedar rapids, marissa scott, cbs 2 news. a cedar rapids elementary

city.the changes are part of a two-day exercising series at classes at pierce elementary. fifth grade students students earn scooters to drive around the city by exercising. students have elected a mayor and can n live and work in the fictional community.school leaders say its a creative way to get in a good workout.the classes will continue tomorrow morning. coming up on the cbs 2 news at six. six.a business we featured in our created in the corridor segment is trying to do some extra good this holiday season.

if you're doing everything rig but find it hahaer and harder to get by, you're not alale. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost 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 this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an n onomy and democracy that works for all

cbs 2 this morning.one family came up with a creative way to get their child to sleep.we'll show you what it es, and how it could help your child get some much needed rest, tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. ((kelly)) you probably know their products, but you mighghnot know that an eastern iowa company famous for "soothing" our needs, is soothing the needs of children, thousands of miles away. cbs 2 news reporter joy howe is here to tell us about one family's mission to help a fferent kind of family in mexico. scott, you've featured this

"created in the corridor" and showed their suess. simply soothing is the company behind the famous "bug soother" product. now, they're taking that success - and giving back. over the years, they say they've met incredible people - including a woman named nancy, who runs an orphanage in mexico. sonja and her husband have visited, and say it's an incredible place. nancy has taken children from poverty and near-death and fed them, but they say she feeds the *whole child. in addition to their physical needs, the children are educated. in fact, four of the original children from when the orphanage opened back in 2000, are now in college! ""so they're trying to creatat a model out of this and take it around the world, this feeding the whole child, feeding their soul, to help heal the traumatic experiences that they have had 13.00.56.09 simply soothing is hosting a special fundraiser right now at the loisia county fairgrounds. the event does end at 9 tonight, so if you

purchase something from simply sohing this month, abd some of that money will go to the orphanage. or you can make a donation. we've put that link

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and i approve this messasa. cyclone head coach steve prohm is still new... he+s new to ames... new to iowa state... and of course... new to the cy- hawk rivalry... he'll be introduced to *that* intensity on thursday... prohm and the cyclones will welcome iowa to hilton tomorrow night at 6:30... he hopes to continue i-s-u's recent dominance over their in- state rivals... his predecessor... fred hoiberg... went 4-1 against iowa... and prohm knows the best way to keep iowa state fans happy... is to send the hawkeyes home with a loss... rivalries are great... and the one thing that makes up great rivalries is... the programs have to be relevant... and i think both programs are very

alwawa say it's the next game... but from a fan's standpoint... obviously it's a huge deal... it's a big thing... and it is for us as coaches and players... y[u wanna win it because you know what it means to the people... lisa bluder's teams have had plenty of success against the cyclones... at carver-hawkeye arena... but whenever they've gone to ames... hilton coliseum has been a hoe of horrors... the last time the iowa women beat iowa state in ames... was way back in 1989... so with this type of rivalry... and that kind of home court advantage... the records don't matter... what does matter... is that the hawkeyes know what to expect on friday night... i think it is their fans... and their noise... definitely makes it an advantage for them... but also... they believe.. just like e believe in carver... they really believe in their magic of hilton... there's gonna be a lot of fans there on friday night... tough environment play in... it's

win at in recent years... so we're hoping to break that cycle... in football news... two of iowa state's best were honored by the big twve today.... tailback mike warren was named the ofofnsive freshman of the year... after tallying over 13- hundred yards on the ground in 20-15... that's also the third-most yards by a freshman in conference history... and on the defensive side... nose guard demond tutuer was named big-12 newcwcer of the year... the juco transfer had six sacks on the season... iowa wrestling opened their season with a "grapple on the gridiron" win over oklahoma state in mid-november... since then... they haven't really been tested... but that's abououto change on thursday night... the second-ranked hawks will host will welcome tenth-ranked rutgers to carver... and according to tom brands... they won't be overlooking the scarlet knights... who have knocked off four straight ranked teams... these guys are all about the business... and getting ready for another nked team coming in... that's a pretty good team... we've got to be ready to go..

kind of run their mouth a little bit... and they like what they have and they're gonna come out and try to make a statement here... but it's

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