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- and why there are still critics. critics. good evening.it may be december - but fog** blanketed the corridor todada - cutting visibility - - and heavy* rain - could be next - for a very - wet** week-end. week-end.marissa scott jojos us right now with a lookokt your weatherfirst forecast.
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mondnd marks the third anniversrsy of the sandy hook elementary mass shooting. shooting.some in the corridor - are making sure - no - one forgets - the twenty six victims - - most of them children - who died - that day. cbs 2 news - reporter - stefef - lee is here - - with the story of gun control advocates - and how they honored - those - killed. iowans for gun safety partnered with cedar rapids metro high school students to ask for an end to gun olence. in remembrance of sandy hook, the students from metro high read the names of the twenty six victims. organizers say
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event was to advocate for stronger gun laws.to make an impact - organizers also passed out orange bookmarks with the victims' names.the color orange is supposed to mean - don't shoot. "there are 90gun deaths everydyd in this s untry, about two fifths of them are homicides, three fifth are suicides, one or two accidental shootings, every day." day."tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten, we'll show you what the students have to say about living in a country with gun violence.steffi lee, cbs 2 news. in iowa city - members of the group - moms* demand action - for gun sense in america - also remembered the tragedydy tragedy.they honored both the victims - and survivors - of the sandy - hook - shooting.they say communities don't need another moment of silence - - instead they want action.moms say - - the march - iiicates - they won't* give up in their fight. "we feel this violence is
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it's preventable. and so we're here to show that we're committed to ending gun olence together. " "the group wears orange to events.members say it's the color hunters wear - to stay safe in the woods and fields - - and it represents - the value of human* life. in cedar falls, a man is in jail, accused of robbing a grocery store and assaulting a police officer. officer.police say around 6:15 this morning, 33-year-old michael myers stole from the hy-vee store on university y avenueuethey say he hurt two people inside the store, and then took off. one officer says myers was then spotted, trying to break into a locked police car - the officer tried to stop him, but says myers rushsh - aa assaulted im. police say they had to use a taser to get myers under control. the officer injured was taken to the hospital, but should be ok, along with the two others in the store. in switzerlandnd- police anan the military are on high alert - fearing a terrorist* attack..two syrian* men - are under arrest in
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found traces of explosives - in the vehicle - the men were driving..the arrests come one month after the paris* attacks.geneva is considered a possible target - because of meetings at the united nations.the u-s embassy - is warning americans - in switzrlala - to be vigilant. in paris - - there is an historic** agreement - tonight - as nearly two* hundred nations - approved the first - global* pact - to fight - climate change. change.the paris s agreement calls on the world to eliminate greenhouse gas pollution.brian webb has the latest. latest. after 10 days of talks, nearly 200 countries agreed to fight global warming by limiting greenhouse gas emissions.they pledged to switch from burning oil, coal and gas to clean and renewable energy sources like solar power, for decades to come. come. "the agreement demonstrates solidarity. it
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and doable."it calls for the global average temperature rise to be held to less than two-degrees celsius-- that's three-point-six degrees fahrenheit. and even lower if possible.$100 billion will be given from rich countries toto poor countntes to help them move away from fossil fuels. fuels.it's a victory for all of the planet and fure up under the eiffel tower after the agreement, arguing the pact doesn't go far enough. others believe it will restrict the u-s and other countries too much. a handful of nations, cluding nicaragua have notubmitted emissions targets. we cannot be complacement a&.the problem is not solved because of this accord.the agreement sends a strong message to the global economy to move investments and technology toward clean energy. brian webb for cbs news, new york. the deal still needs to be
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governments before it takes effect. the latest des moines register - iowa poll - shows ted cruz** with a ten point lead over donald rump - - and in eastern iowa - voters will see a lot of bernie sanders - this week-end. week-end.he kicked off a two-day visit - in anamosa. that's where he spoke at a forum - on racial justice - and prison reform.sanders also plans a town* hall meeting - in dubuque.it's part of a huge push by sanders - as hillary clinton - leads in the polls.tomorrow morning , he'll be in waterloo - at mount carmel - baptist church.then at cornell college - in the afternoon. in coralville, coralville,a busy stretch of fifth street is now back open tonight. this morning, city engineers removed the barriers between first avenue and tenth avenen. this means coralville transit will resume service along the stretch--although previous stops at sixth and tenth avenues have been consolidated into a new stop at eighth avenue.the construction
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underground, making sidewalks wider and installing stormwater planters to impro water quality. the hawkeyes - - may be on the side- lines until - the rose****owl.but t tay - fans gathered in tiffin - to watch the army - navy - game - right here on cbs-2..parents of have childrden in the military - watched - at throttle** down.it's a long - running competition on the field - - but military families - say they always support each other. "going to the navel acadamy is not college, and i'm sure its true with the army too, so you need a group that understands that, and help you through it just as the cadets, and midshipmen are helping themselves through it too" the group met for the first time last year - and decided to make it a regular - event. coming up next on the cbs 2 news at six, christmas trees at a crawl. crawl.the reason behind the hoday sales slump - and why there could be growing
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maybe you've on cbs 2 this morning for a look at the kind of technology terror groups are using to communicate. communicate.how the government is responding and why it's not a sure fix.that's monday on cbs 2 this morning. already gotten your christmas tree, but some families are still out shopping. shopping.that's good news for dan hoffman, the owner of hoffman tree farm in marion. he says business has been slow this year. he says it could be because many of his customers - also hawkeye fans - went to
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weekend.of course, there's also the weather, which can make or break crops that are still years away from being ready to be cut. "once you get the seedlings going, now you hope for about 10-12 years of fairly normal growing conditions. not so much rain or too dry either because we lost quite a few when we had the drought years. trees and plants can't go two to three months without rain." rain."hoffman n ys the warmer weather this year has *not impacted the trees at *his farm, because he stores his trees inside, to keep them out of the elements. if you *do head out to get a tree this weekend, leave the mittens, take the rain boots. boots.marissa scott is here -
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panthers go for revenge in fargo... coming up in sports... u-n-i tries to get one step closer to an f-c championship...
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heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription drugs. but in theheast 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 lili canada at halflfhe price. and cap monthly prescription costs for every american. the drug companies have been over charging long enough.
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seven straight... nobody in the country is playing better than northern iowa... but to get th f-c-s championship the e nthers dream about... they have to make a return trip to the fargo-dome... and this time... they have to finish the job... mark farley's team lost by three to the bison back in october... early on... the offense was out for revenge... aaron bailey on the play fake... goes deep to the pylon... and brandon smith comes down with it... panthers score on their first drive... 7-0 game... it was 10-7 at the break... but the tide turned with the sececd half kickoff... somebody wrap up the guy in yellow... bruce anderson breaks free from about four panthers... and then he's gone... heartbreak on special tms for u-n-i... 14-10 now...it was 21-13 late in the fourth... last chance for the panthers... but aaron
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down he goes... it's a safety the dagger... northern iowa goes down in fargo... 23 to 13 the final.. the offense just never really got going for the panthers... and their season ends in the f-c-s quarterfinals... that was anonoer great foototll game.... comes down to that kickoff return... but i was proud of how our team battled all the way to the last onside kick... even though there were a couple times in that football game we were really faced with some tough spots... particularly on defense... we fought until the bitter end... there's a lot of things thax we can take from because that's how this team was all season long... in women's basketball... november and december don't matter much... it's february and march that really count... but so far this season... wartburg and cornell are leaving quite an impression in division-three... the two schools met this afternoon... the rams are 4- 2... and the knights 5-1... wartburg off to a fast start... nice backdoor cut
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finishest thrim... knights up eleven at half...but cornell came out firing after recess... diamond boyd cleaning up the mess in the paint... the rams cut that lead down to three.... until wartburg got hot again... good passing on the perimeter... and morgan neuendorf is money from deep... and then more sharpshooting... megan murphy in the corner... bullseye... wartburg wins it's fourth straight game, 75-62 the final.. now to the coeoeomen... hosting 16th ranked wisconsin- whitewater... and the kohawks were fearless in the first half... here's former washington warrior aleena hobbs... straight to the cup fotwo... then later in the half... they continue to attack the rim... jenna lehman motors right around her defender and lays it up and in.. and then it was iowa city native mickey hansche's turn... she goes left and finishes off the glass... with some uch...but whitewater made a run in the second half... malia smith loses it... gets it back... and lays it up and in... coe goes down at homem 73 to 61...
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kirkwood up to number two in the division-two junior college polls... they hosted blackhawk today... and look at shakur triplett... playing like a beast down low... gets the friendly roll... so there's some inside play... how about some outside shootivg... hunter rhodes... bombs away from deep... eagles regain the lead... latat in the half... kaliph fagan... and his hair... knifing towards the rim... beautiful drive and bucket by the freshman... and then back to the three-ball... rhodes spotting up... this is why he's a marksmen... day long... kirkwood wins big at home, 97- 69... they're now 11-1 on the year... now to knedy high schoofor the five seasons duaua... airie and alburnett in the finals.... tyler pasker bumped to heavyweight for the p- hawks... he wastes no time getting jake langhoff on the mat... that's points for prairie... and a w for pasker... 24-6 prairie... but the pirates made some headway at 120 pounds... ben moyer in control the whole way... moyer wins with the fall... alburnett cuts it to 31-12... it would get to -16... but
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chance of a pirate victory... uthoff gets a pin at 132... and the p-hawks beat alburnett, 40-34... to win the five seasons duals...
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look at your praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. bubuding a future to believe in.
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//christmas is always a magical time at the tannebaum forest in amana - but this year, there's some *extra love provided by *you. free will donations are being accepted at the door, and the proceeds are benefitting the university of iowa children's hospital. and the kids are pretty excited today - because santa made a stop there - he's pretty busy this time of year as you know, but if you want to visit the forest before it shuts down on december 20th, maybe you can tch a glimpse of him or his elves again. thanks for watching your
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