that have university of iowa president bruce harreld saying "i'm sorry". plus...an open discussion with governor branstad.i had no clue this would happen.only on cbs 2 news.what the governor is now saying about his record setting run in the state's top job. job.and...staying in business, with no snow."it's in our dna to be open, this time of the year."how our unseasonal winter weather is impacting one eastern iowa hot spot. spot.now, the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather forecast in the first ten minutes. this is cbs 2 news 10 at 10. nine republican presidential hopefuls are returning to the debate stage in nevada for their last prime-time showdown of 20-15. the face off comes as polls show a big swing here in iowa. with texas senator ted cruz pulling ahead of donald trump. trump.while many viewers were expecting a showdown between cruz and trump, jeb bush went toe to toe with the long-time

trump's first answer was explaining why his plan to ban muslims from entering the united states is not a policy isolationism. as far as other people, like in the migration, where they're going, tens of thousands of people, with isis flags on their cell phones, i don't think so wolf. they're not coming to this country. country.he's a chaos candidate. and he'd be a chaos president. he would not be the commander and chief we need to keep our country safe. safe.jeb doesn't really believe i'm unhinged. he said that very simply because he has failed in this campaign. it's been a total disaster, nobody cares. cares.bush has gone from being an early favorite before he entered the race to polling in a distant fifth place in the most recent polls. for the democrats...a new poll out today continues to show hillary clinton at the front of the race, but as we told you last night, her lead is shrinking in iowa.the latest figures from quinnipiac university show clinton

sanders by 11 points.martin o'malley remains in third with just six percent support. clinton will be campaigning iowa city tomorrow. while the debate was happening in las vegas tonight tonightmembers of congress were working on a spending bill to avert a government shutdown.house speaker paul ryan announced an agreement just about an hour ago.the massive one-point-one- billion-dollar bill would keep the government funded through sepetmeber.lawmakers also struck a deal on tax breaks worth nearly 800-billion dollars.they will vote on the bill next week. governor--is a position to which iowa voters have elected terry branstad six times now. now.that support, though, doesn't make a politican immune to controversy. recently, the govenror has been embroiled in a debate over the state's health care system.cbs 2 news political reporter kevin barry has more on that thatin a story you will only see on cbs 2 news. news. if no where else, it's probably most true in politics

the people all the time. even after going a perfect 19-0 over more than 30 years in primaries and general elections as a politician, governor terry branstad says there will always be issues that make iowans go toe to toe with their chief executive. well first of all you can't be afraid to take on a big challenge. and secondly, what you need to do is look at what's worked elsewhere. the most recent issue that he's getting criticism for is his plan to privatize the state's medicaid program. he says the program has expanded many times over the years but the health of iowans hasn't gotten any healthier.i think we gotta get iowans to take ownership of their own health and then the state needs to partner with them to help manage chronic conditions like diabetes and congestive heart failure. he wants to follow in the footsteps of 26 other states - who are already working with private companies. but people on medicaid and even some of the care providers have said the january first deadline is too soon to make the change and not have the quality of care suffer. is there a chance that this might be the right thing to do for the state because of

maybe not as quickly as january first. well we've january first. well we've already said that for some of the providers who have concerns about the contracts that we're going to have a save harbor for three more months. for that time - those providers would get fully reimbursed even without signing on with the private companies. right now - the state is still waiting on the centers for medicare and medicaid services to decide if they approve of the governor's plan - or if they'll stop it before it goes into effect on january first. in des moines, kevin barry, cbs 2 news ten at 10. you can see more of kevin's interview this weekend on iowa in focus.it airs every sunday

cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with more of the corridor's top stories. stories.university of iowa president bruce harreld has now issued an apology for a recent controversial remark. it happened last week during a meeting with the u-i staff council. presidential harreld said "instructors who are not ready to teach their classes should be shot."an employee complained and in an email response, harreld called the remark "unfortunate and "off the cuff."he said he didn't mean to offend anyone or imply support for gun violence.a union representing graduate student teachers is asking for harreld's resignation. turning now to continuing coverage of the war on terror. terror.cbs 2 news has learned classes in the country's largest school district will go on as scheduled tomorrow.

shutdown the entire los angeles school system today. authorities say an email was sent to board members last night prompting school officials to take the drastic action.it gave specific details of bombs being placed in backpacks.the shutdown effected more than 655- thousand students at more than one-thousand schools.new york city authorities recieved the same emailed threat and determined it was a hoax. today's emails came two weeks after the san bernardino attacks. jury dilberations will continue tomorrow morning morningin the case against the first police officer being tried for the death of freddie gray.earlier today, the jury sent a note to the judge saying they were deadlocked. he instructed them to continue deliberating. 25-year old gray died in april from injuries he suffered while in police custody.officer william porter is one of six officers in baltimore to stand trial on

death from a broken neck. now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories across the corridor. a marengo man is dead after a crash with a semi in amana.the iowa state patrol tells cbs 2 news, a pick up driven by 43-year-old johnny bagwell junior crossed the center line of highway 151 and slammed into the semi.the busy highway was shutdown for several hours following the crash.the semi driver was not hurt. in cedar rapids, voters in the college community school district are going to the polls february second.district leaders say they need to meet enrollment challenges with a 49-point- five million dollar bond referendum.this will be the second time in less than a year that voters are being asked to decide the fate of such a measure.in april, a similar referendum failed by only 58 votes.if the new measure passes, it will raise property taxes in the district by about 32-percent. iowa leads the nation with its high school graduation rate.

education says iowa graduates 90-point-5 percent of its students.that's well above the national average of more than 82-percent.the feds also say the graduation gap between whites and minority groups is shrinking. in johnson county, county,there was another group of graduates today. this was the graduation ceremony for the county's drug treatment program.there are a number of requirements that participants have to complete before graduating.statistic shows each day spent in the treatment program, saves taxpayers nearly 60-dollar a day per participant. a different kind of treatment is helping people across the corridor sleep.the physician's clinic of iowa now has what's called "inspire therapy."a device helps open airwaves and acts like a pacemaker inside your body.patients can look into using this treatment when they fail to get a good night's sleep with a "c-pap" machine or surgery.. the salvation army needs your help

for those in need across the corridor.the army tells cbs 2 news it has reached 52-percent of it's 790-thousand dollar goal.you can even donate online.we've made it simple for you, just click on our red kettle competition link in the hot topics section of cbs-2-iowa-dot-com. for businesses that thrive in colder weather, it's been a slow seasona& seasona&a ski resort in dubuque is feeling the effects of the unseasonably warm weather. weather.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller has been at sundown mountain all day and tells us how they've managed. managed. mother nature has been pretty gentle on us this montha&but for places like these, it's been harsh.at sundown mountain resort they've had to take a break from their usual activities to wait for mother nature to catch up. up.nats of singinglately it hasn't been much of a party at sundown mountain resorta& barry 11:06:22 "it's always a good time to have a party, you don't have to have snow."but

mark 10:49:39 "normally we open the day after thanksgiving, that's come and gone several years ago, so we are getting a little tense." since there's no skiiers hitting these brown slopes general manager mark is making some changes like staff cutbacks.mark 10:50:05 "it's in our dna to be open at this time of year you expect to have customers here, we have pass holders who want to ski, a lot of the kids at our school are chopping at the bit to get out here and enjoy winter."what's left now are small patches of snow - and mother nature hasn't helped with that either.mark 10:50:34 "natural snow is kind of like advertising to us, we make about 92 percent of our snow here depending on the year." barry 11:04:36 "usually there's already like a blanket of snow on the ground, but it's okay to have a brown christmas."this isn't the first time the resort has had to work around a brown christmas - in 2001 and in 1972, they weren't open until after the holiday.mark 10:52:50 "our customers understand that we are limited to what mother nature brings us as far as the cold."but the dry ground hasn't put a damper on the spirit in dubuque.barry 11:06:57 "i don't think anything dampens dubuque, i

dubuque and the snow and other things are just a bonus." bonus."there have been a few times that the resort hasn't opened until januarya&this year won't be so bad since temps will cool down on thursday, they say they'll start making snow and open again this weekend.in dubuque, dora miller cbs 2 news, ten at 10. that is cbs 2 news ten at ten -- 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...where you can see one of the corridor's long-standing

tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. the key moments from the republican debate ane who critics say really stood out. we're keeping you in the know on what happening in the world

next on c-b-s two news... news...just how many americans will be traveling for the holiday season, and the two things fueling the decision to

nearly a third of all americans are expected to travel this holiday season. season.according to triple-a, more than 100-million people will travel between december 23rd and january third.that's an all-time high for holiday travel.the agency also says rising incomes and lower gas prices are fueling people's desires and abilities to travel.90 percent of travelers are expected to drive to their destination. amid a hectic holiday season a lot of people are looking for events and activities that

of the season. season.tonight cbs 2 news reporter matt hammill continues to explore some of your favorites as we celebrate christmas in the corridor. corridor. - " varoom "in the tradition of the old world where christmas brings warmth to a long winter -the amanas invites you in from the cold " accordians " "welcome the tannebaum forrest forrest- where crowds are gathering for the glitter - and creative color that fills the fest hall barn - - with the beauty of the season and andbrings wide eyed wonder - to visitors - in awe of what they see. see." many of them walk that first step in and they just stop because they're just mesmerized by everything." david rettig says from the scores of christmas trees - decked out by local groups and businesses - to the amazing german pyramid filled with stars of the season - amana has been the place to find christmas spirit - for thirty years.

it's a tradition for a lot of people we have folks that come every year for the last 25 years or so and they come from chicago and they come from kansas city and locals also. " " mason .. oooh mason .. smooch smooch " amid the maze of memories - santa even stops by - on a test run with rudolph from the north pole polea chance for kids to get a picture with saint nick - yes - kids of all agesbecause everybody .. okay almost everybody -- loves santa santa" waaaaa"at places where it's always happy - like the famous ox yoke inn - - owner bill lichsenring says - - there's just something special about christmas in the colonies colonies" people who visit they don't see anything like this anywhere . even in a major city like chicagoa& ((10:19:32)) a& you know they have to drive four and a half hours to come to a mana to see the wonderful work the people have done. " proceeds from tannenbaum forest go to wishes at the university of iowa childrens hospital -and you are invited - to enjoy the final three days - this weekend. weekend." it's a great opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle of the malls and the shopping and relax and experience christmas maybe the way it used to be. " celebrating christmas in the corridor in amana .. i'm matt hammill, you can find all of our christmas in the corridor locations on our website -- cbs 2 iowa dot com. out for the long hall --

sportsnaz long done for the year -- why the decision was

2. for lynn's family, the big stress is paying four hundred dollars a month in medical and drug costs for aidan. for other families it's higher deductibles, premiums and co-pays that keep adding up. that's why we've got to crack down on price gouging, cap out-of-pocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. because we've got to get health care costs under control for lynn's family and for yours.

that extra rest that steve prohm gave naz long on sunday -- just got a hole lot longer -- both prohm and long announced today that the senior guard will miss the

seasonlong played in the first 8 games for the cyclones -- averaging 12 points and 31 minutes per game -- but persistant discomfort forced him to shut it down and focus on his ongoing recovery from the arthroscopic surgery he had on both hips during the offseason . -- long will seek a medical redshirt the road to repeat in 3a for dubuque wahlert literally starts on the road -- the golden eagles first 5 games of the season all away from the key city -- tonight they wrap up the road tour in cedar rapids -- taking on prairie prairiejust one loss between the two teams -- and this was a dog fightp-hawks up 3 in the third -- cal clark -- makes it 6 -- the senior sinks the three ball the golden eagles -- would soar back with a little high low action -- cordell pemsil -- the future hawkeye puts it home for two but prairie would not be denied -- p-hawks flying in transition clark up ahead to ryan oxley -- he gets the hoop and the harm -- and prairie gets the win 57 to 56 4th ranked solon hosting anamosa in a wamac clashthe blue raiders jumped out to an

like this -- kolin shulte -- takes it hard to the rack for two -- anamosa led by as many as 10 in the 2ndspatrans would battle back thanks to streeter mcilravy -- he knocks down the triple to cut the lead to 4 but the blue raiders were just too much -- kyle schepanski -- dials long distance and connects from deep -- and anamosa gets the win 50 to 45 not only was there a top 10 tilt, but history was on the line at linn-mar for amanda ollinger -- entering her game against city high -- the senior was 5 points away from hitting the 1 thousand point mark of her career. not to mention... her lions trying to stay unbeatenjump to the 2nd -- linn-mar up 7 -- kenya earl -- gets three the old fashion way -- she cuts the lead to 6 -- earl finished with 15 -- lions led by 4 at the halfand they came out firing in the third -- ollinger banks it home -- she surpassed the 1 thousand point mark 6 points into the gamebut the little hawks would fly back -- ashley joens -- working hard down low -- joens

high wins -- 60 to 49. big game in the river valley -- one loss monticello hosting undefeated regina the regals got it going early.. first quarter -- greyson dumont -- drops in the baseline jay .. but this one wasn't going to come easily.. --- panthers playing some great defense -- and the steal would leads to points -- taylor macdonald finishes at the other end but the regals -- would flex their muscles -- later in the quarter -- mary crompton splits the d for the bucket -- regina wins 44 to 39 in the tri rivers -- 1-a's top team springville hosting central cityand this one was all orioles and all mikayla nah-ha-zul -- she banks it home for 2 of her career high 29 pointsand nah-ha-zul wasn't the only one scoring from springville -- off the steal -- the orioles work it around the world to megan wagaman -- and she rattles it home -- springville rolls 68 to 12 stay with c-b-s two -justin has one last look at your

dear future, please help. the present is kind of a scary place. i have no money, no job, no clothes. i feel completely helpless. but i hear good things about you, future. like i'll have hair, and friends, and books and music.

paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock.