a lake is still being searched today for evidence connected to last week's shooting in san bernardino. bernardino.they're looking for a computer hard drive that was missing from the homes shared by shooters sayed farook and tashfeen malilif-b-i agents

stopped at this lake the day of the shooting.the lake is just two miles from where they shot and killed 14 people.the f-b-i is also questioning enriququmarquez, farook's neighbor who gave faroook and malik the assault rifles used in the attack.friends say marquez converted to islam but left the religion a few years ago. vladimir putut is vowing to destroy any threat to russian forces immediately. immediately.putin is calling on his country's armed forces to ramp-up thier response to all terror threats in syria. this comes as rrsia's defense minister says there are 60- thousand isis fighters in iraq and syria, threatening central asia. isis is making more than 500- million dollars a year by selling oil according to an official with the u u. treasury.that's where officials think they are getting money to finance their attacks.isis controls most of the oil fields in syria, where they sell it locally or in iraq and turkey.those loloing into these numbers say getting a solid number count is hard, but they estimate isis is making twice as much money on

might call extortion.that's taxes levied on every person and business living under thier control. police still have no suspects in the case of shots fired in cedar rapids last night. night.nobody was hurt.it happened near sixth street and 16-th avenue southwest.police tell cbs 2 news officers did found two shell casings, c-r-p-d told cbs 2 news this this month. month.that pushes the city's total this year to 95.last year there were 96 reports of shots fired.in 20-13 it was only 56.now just to clarify, c-r-p-d says "shots fired statistics" mean there is a victim, property damage, or shell casings found.it does not mean a person was shot in every incident. a vacant home that's been set on fire atatleast three times, times,in the past two month, will soon come down. down.as we first told you yesterday - authorities were called to the house on "l" street around 2-45 in the

house e and porch were in flames..the home has been boarded up since 20-14 because of unsanitary conditions.city says the owner hasn't fixed any of the issues, but has signed a waiver to haha the house demolished.in thouse is in the flood zone where there have been more than 40 fires since the 2008 floods. on the campaign trail... trail...ben carson is threatening to leave the republican party. party.carson is slamming the g-o-p over the way reports are saying they'll pick their nominee for president at the party's national convention. this is s e first time carson has suggested the possibility of ditching the republicans. donald trump recently hinted at the possibility that he might run as an independent even after signing a pledge saying he'd s sy loyal to whoever the republicans nominate. trump is holding a rally tonight at the iowa state fairgrounds in des moines. moines.last night - the billionaire was in new hampshire speaking to a police group endorsing him.at the event - trump defended his

ban all muslims from entering the u.s.but he also voiced another idea last night.....ving an automatic death penalty to those who kill police officers. and i said that one of the first things i do in terms of executive order if i win, will be to sign a strong strong statement that will go out to the country- out to the world- that anybody killing a policemen, a policewomen, a police officer - anybody killing a police officer- death penalty. it's going to happen. we can't let this go, we can't let this go." go."meanwhile - a new poll from cbs news is revealing what americans think about trump's proposed ban on muslims.nearly 60-percent said the u.s. shouldn't do it, two-thirds of respondents say it would go against the constitution.still -- most republicans suppppt trump's s idea..most democrats and independents oppose it. on the democratic side - bernie sanders is coming to eastern iowa this weekend.

waterloo and several other communities.events include a forum in anamosa tomorrow on racial injustice and prison. later in the day he'll make stops in dubuque and waterloo. sunday sanders will make a second stop in waterloo before visiting cornell college and d davenport. for more political headlines, don't forget to join cbs 2 news anchor kevin barry sunday morning for iowa in focus.it airs at 10-30 right here on cbs 2 and on our sister statatn fox 28, an hour before that at 9-30. congress is buying more time to fund the government ahead of tonight's deadline. deadline.a "stop-gap" measure would keep the government running and givelawmakers until wednesday night to agree to a spending deal.the senate has already voted in favor of the measure.and the house is expected to do the same before midnight. there are still dozens of sticking points for a long-term spending deaea remaining issues attached to the bill include how the government screens syrian refugees, funding gun violence research and campaign finance provisions. you are taking a live e ok at

is teaming up with university of iowa to use federal dollars to improve the local air quality.they'll do this through education and monitoring sources that contribute to polution.ththu-i got 91-thousand dollars from the e-p-a for the research. workshops will start next year. dubuque leaders hope residents will do their best to take part in the effort. the climate talklkin paris could wrap up tomorrow.that's according to u.s. secretary of state, john kerry.for the past two weeks, leaders from nearly 150-nations have been talking lver an agreement in the fight against global warming.rry says a lot of progress has been made over the past 24-hours, but there are still obstacles to hurdle. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, the first lady is trending online for her new rap video.the message she's trying to communicate next!

in coralville - the annual lighting of the luminaries has now been canceled this year. organizers say they are making the change because of the heavy rain we are expected to see this sunday.residents are encouraged to participate in other aisle of lights tivities throughout the weekend.

your cbs 2 'weather first' forecast. it's going to be another mild day!however rain moves in tomorrow through monday. our temps will be warmer toour temps right now are the 40s winds are light from the west hour by hour shows mixed sunsnsne today with highs warming into the 50s by the afternoon.satellite and radar shows mostly clear skies with some clouds to our west. predictor shows partly sunny skies with clouds building tonight. rain moves in tomorrow afternoon through monday.we could see around one to two inches of rain through monday. we could even see some scattered thunderstorms with the showers too, so we could break some rainfall records for december this weekend. today: partly sunny with highs in the 50stonight: cloudy with lows in the 40stomorrow: highs in the 50s with showers likely in the afternoon, otherwise cloudyour seven day forecast shows highs warming into the 50s this weekend and then cooling into the 30s, which is normal for dember, next week. rain stays with us all

the first lady is trending today for dropping sick beats. beats.she teamed up with s-n-l comedian, jay pharoah and college humor, for a rap video about going to college.t's part of her "better make room" initiative, to boost awareness about resources that could help americans pursue higher education.the hashtag flotus bars started trenenng with internet users expanding the

first lady inspired rap lines. still ahead on the cbs 2 news at noon - why nut lovers might want to call ahehe if they're planning on getting krispy kreme's tomorrow. tomorrow. 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 us

bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than anynyther member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bern sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in.

a former oklahoma city police e officer has been convicted on 18 charges of rape and sexual battery. battery.prosecutors argued daniel holtzclaw preyed on women in one of o-k-c's poorest neighborhoods.it took a jury more than forty hours to come down with their verdict.holtzclaw was fired from the force last year when the allegations started surfacing.a total of 13 women accused him of either assault or r re.holtzclaw wwl be sentenced in january.he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. two deputy city marshalls have been indicted in the shooting death of a six-year-old boy in louisiana. louisiana.last month - derrick stafafrd and norris greenhouse junior fired at least 18 rounds into a car driven by chris few.few's son was in the front seat during the gunfire. court documents say body

hands s are raised and visible inside the car when the gunfire starts. a medical helicopter crashed in california killing four people.federal investigators are now looking into it. it.three of the victims were the pilot, a nurse, and paramedic.we still don't know who the fourth person was. officials say awful weather conditions caused the helicopter to go down near bakersfield.the weather also made it so responders couldn't get to the wreckage for nearly two hours. a pilot was killed after their plane crashed on thursday. western iowa authorities say the pilot reported gine problems before the ash. according to the the pottawattamie county sheriff's office, the plane took off from omaha and went down on i-29 north of council bluffs shortly after.it hit a power- line before crashing on the highway.nobody else was on board. there have been at least ten reports of hoverboard fires in the u-s.consumer safety officials are now

the batteries are the problems. problems.and airline companies are taking notice. notice. pkgalready one of the season's hottest t fts, it appears hoverboards are continuing to heat up... literally.(nats)a rider from alabama posted this video, saying his hoverboard just caught fire. (nats)now this year's must have gifta& is finding its way onto some less popular lists. on thursday, the nations three largest airlinesa&banned the scooters from flights. they're concerned about the toy's lithium-ion batteries. (sot-dannykelly/aviation consultant)"the ignite and catch fire very violently." (gfx in) cell phones, , tablets and laptops use low wattage lithium ion batteries which fall within faa regulations. but airlines are concerned about the hoverboard's battery. in a statement, delta pointed to the "size or power of their lithium ion batteries" and found that the strength of the batteries in hoverboards "often" exceeded government limits for what's allowed onboard an aircraft. (gfx in) one hoverboard manufacturer, swagway, blames cheap knockoffs for the problem, saying they on't compromise when it comes to using the highest quality parts" and urged "customers to be aware of fake units that

internet." (gfx out)(nats hoverboard) according to sean kaka, the founder of the safety institute, the hugely popular products may eventually be recalled. (sot-sean kane/founder of the safety institute) "they're considered toys but in fact they're not. // you have a product that doesn't have to meet any safety requirements and its finding its way into the us market.">vladimir duthiers, cbs news, new york. airlines aren't the only ones moving away from hoverboards. ln-line retailer overstock dot-com says i iwill stop seseing the popular product due to growing safety concerns. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon - another major merger is in its final stages.how much the deal is worth between du-

merging to create the world's largest chemical company.. compananthe 130-billion dollar entity will be named "dow-dupont." right now - the plan is to split it up into three new publicly traded companiesdow and du-pont say the mergerill save them at least three-billion-dollars over theheext two years. the holiday shopping season is already looking good for retailers and restaurants. restaurants.the commerce department says retail sales rose two-tenths of a percentage point in november. that's up from a tenth of a percentage point in october. clothing and sporting goods stores saw noticeable gains. restaurant sales rose seven-tenths of a percentage point.expert opinion says this is a sign that americans are feeling better about the economy and are willininto spend. u-p-s is apparently struggling with holiday deliveries. deliveries.the wall street journal reports the shipping company's on-time delivery rate fell six-percent last week for ground packages. fed-ex also had lower numbers than usual.u-p-s, fed-ex and the u-s postal service are expected to ship more than one-point-five-billion packages this holiday season. that's a ten-percent increase

wal-mart wants to boost checkout times. times.the retailer announced a new payment option on its mobile app called "wal-mart pay".shoppers just scan a q-r code at the cash register, and papaon their phone without using a credit card.wal-mart pay rolled out yesterday in the bentonville, arkansas, area,more stores will be outfitted to work with it after the holidays.. krispy kreme is ving away ee donuts if you u y a dozen. dozen.tomorrow is december 12th or 12-12.so if you buy a dozen donuts they'll give you a dozen donuts!12 for2, get it?get the upon on the krispy kreme app. marissa has your weather to go next...but first here's a look at today's markets.

heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription n ugs. but in the last 7 years drugs prices have doubled. hillary's going to take on the drug companies. require medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. let people buy their prescription drugs from countries like canada at half the price. and cap monthly prescription costs for every american. the drug companies have been over charging long enough. it's time to fight back. i'm hillary clinton

nasa's new horizons spacecraft took these beauty shots of pluto over the summer.these are the highest resolution images ever taken of pluto.no longer a planet...but a dwarf planet. today: partly sunny with highs in the 50stonight: cloudy th lows in the 40stomorrow: highs in the0s with showers likely

cloudyour seven day forecast shows highs warming into the 50s this weekend and then cooling into the 30s, which is normal for december, next week. rain stays with us all