to last month's terror attacac in paris have been arrested. this comes from austrian authorities. authorities.a prosecutor says the suspects arrived in europe from the middle east, but gave no further details.an austrian newspaper reports it's believed the men entered austria with some other people who helped carry out the paris attacks.the paper also reports they got in using fake syrian pass-portsand were waiting on orders to carry out more attacks. meanwhile, back in the states, the department of homeland security is making changes to the nation's terror alert system. system.the system that rolled out in 2011 has never been triggered becasue a credible terrorist threat was necessary to trigger an alert.the new system would create an intermediate level to the system that will describe general developmts or threatatthese new changes come in the wake of the attacks in paris and san bernardino. as schools in los angeles resume class today, we're learning more about the threat that caused a city-wide school closururyesterday.

received by members of the school board said there were bombs and pressure cookers hidden in backpacks.the autr of the email wrote that he was muslim and part of a jihadist cell.law enforcement says it was a no-brainer to cancel class, every parent i've asked has said 'no of course not', and i think that that should d the test that all of us ask our school to pass: do you treat my kids like they're your own." own."school resumed in l-a today. authorities%in new york city said they receed the same threat but quickly concluded it was a hoax. the final republican presidential debate of 20-15 happened last night. night.candidates argued about national security and the war on terror. terror..this s s the very first g-o-p debate since the attacks in san bernardino california and paris france.before the primetime debate began, several experts believed the two main leaders at the polls, donald trump and ted cruz, to clash.but it was jeb bush that

jeb made several comments about trump, questioning the seriousness of his campaign. "donald, you know, is great at the one liners, but he's a chaos candidate, and he'd be a chaos president. he would not be the commander in chief we need to keep our country safe." sasa.""so, let's see, i'm at 42 and you're at three, so so far, i'm doing better."(jeb bush/(r) presidential candidate) "doesn't matter. doesn't matter."(donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "so far, i'm doing better. you know, you started over here, jeb. you're moving over further and further. pretty soon, you're going to be off the end." end."trump also defended his comments about a temporary ban on muslims entering the united states, saying it's not about isolation, but rather security. and even though cruz didn't really spar with trump, he was volved in more than a few heated exchanges with marco rubio. rubio.the two clashed over u-s military intervention and the government using surveillance on americans.cruz tried to distance himself from rubio on immigration after rubio co- authored legislation in 20-13 that would've created comprehensive immigration reform.cruz's poll numbers

where he's in a dead heat for first t ace.the next republican debate is in january. before the main debate - four other candidates took the stage to debate.theirs' also centered around national security and the war on terror. the four candidates at the bottom of the polls argued about the best strategy to defeat isis.lindsay graham said he would send 10-thousand u-s ttoops into syria.former caucus winner, rick santorum said u-s troops should only be war-torn country. democratic front-runner hillary clinton is in the corridor today. today.in just about an hour - she'll be hosting a town hall at the old brick church and community center in iowa city. clinton will be joined by 2004 presidential hopeful howard dean.doors for that evevt open at 1-15.yesterday - quinnipiac university's latest iowa poll revealed clinton with a growing lead among democrats. right now - she is 11 points ahead of bernie sanders. cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry will havavmore from

cbs 2 news live at five.kevin will also have more of this week's political headlines on iowa in focus.it airs every sunday morning at 10:30, and also on our sister station fox 28 at 9-30. a bank robbery usually makes the local news.but one in rochester, minnesota took an amazing turn, and it was all caught on live television.take a look. lo. "tyler just 24 hours hours ago this bank in... what? oh, that's the robber!uh, this is live tv folks, that's the robber that juststent by, according to the bank employee so i gotta go here and call 9-1-1, i'll talk to you later." later."the reporter, adam sallet, was there doing a live report on an attempted bbery the day before, when he showed up to try and hit the bank again. that reporter gave police the information that led to this)suspect's arrest. federal rate increase is expected to be announced by the federal reserve.

rate hike in nine years and it would raise the fed's key rate from a record low near zero, where it's been for 7 years. the fed had expected to start raising rates in september - but put that on hold when china's market began to struggle.we'll be sure to let you know janet yellen's decision when we know it. a new way to evaluate and rate public schools performance has been released.the iowa department of education released this new web-based system.it look's at several measures like proficiency, graduation rate and attendance. no schools in the cedar rapids community school district made it in the top tiers of the six-tiered system.if you want to see where your child's school ranks, we put a link on our website on cbs 2 iowa dot com. the kingston village apartments will officially be opened in cedar rapids today. this is video of when crews broke ground on the nine- point-seven million dollar project in janua.it features 64-units, all meant to create more affordable housing.a ribbon cutting ceremony will start at three this afternoon.

hawkeyes is now part of a small desmond king was named an a-f-c-a first team all american today, wrapping up his fifth such honor.the concensus all american status makes him eligible for consideration to be put on the kinnick k adium wall of honor.r. king i isecond in the nation with 8 interceptions this season. he's the first hawkeye since shonn greene to earn such an honor. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon,slowdown at sundown - how the lack of snow is effecting

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 businessss take on big money,y, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock. sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. iowa's wininr sports season is off to a slow start because of the waer weather.in dubuque - sundown mountain was supposed to open last week.but

business.it takes about 28-degree temps for sundown to make its snow.but lately - temps have been closer to 40-degrees.right now - crews are getting sundown ready for the season, which they hope to kick-off this weekend. we're starting to get more december-like temperatures, but can we expect snow with them? them?marissa scott checks in now with your r s 2 'weather first' forecast. main weather- your planner shows what's ahead for the next hoursa&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama&- a bit of fog in the area this

the areaa&- taking a look at regional temperatures we see highs are mild all around iowa - the regional satellite/radar is keeping conditionsnsquiet - let's move ahead in time by taking a look at the midwest surface mapa&- moving into a closer view with our 'predictor' forecast we see mainly quiet conditions - today's forecast features clear skies & cooler temperatures- tonight's forecast has us looking for mainly clear & chilly conditions- the next three days show more dry and cool weather- our 7 day forecast does bring more cool weather to the area

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ns delaine and thank you for all you do for us! trending online right now, bei bei, the baby panda at the national zoo in washington d.c. he made his media debut today. he is completely adorable and hammed it up for cameras.he was born in august and right now weighs more than 17 pounds! he'll finally be ready to meet the public j!nuary 16th. 16th.there are less than 2 thousand giant pandas in the whole world, so bei bei is very special.people have been able to watch bei bei's progress on a smithsonian webcam.eventually bei bei will be moved to china where he will hopefully finina wonderful panda mate to

still ahead on the cbs 2 news at noon, we'll take you to a display you can't ss in amana as we continue to explore christmas in the corridor.

this time of year, many people like to enjoy local holiday events. right here in the

that can bring the whle family together, to share the spirit of the season.this morning cbs 2 news reporter matt hammill continues to explore some of your favorites favoritesas we celebrate christmas in the corridor. cocoidor. " 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 forrestwhere crowds are gathering for the glitter - and creative color that fills the fest hall barn - - with the beauty y the season andbrings wide eyed wonder - to visitors - in awe of what they see." many of them walk that first step in and they just stop because they'rjust mesmerized by everything." david rettig says from the scores of christmas trees - decked out by local groups and businesses - to the amazing german pyramid fill with stars of the season - amana has been the place to find

years." people love it - it's a tradition for a lot of people we have folks that come every year for the e st 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 en stops by - on a aest run with rudodoh from the north polea chance for kids to get a picture with saint nick - yes - kids of all agesbecause everybody .. okay almost everybody -- loves santa" waaaaa"at places where it's always happy - like the famous ox yoke inn - - owner bill lichsenring says - - ere's just something special about christmas in the 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

at the university of iowa childrens hospital -and you are invited - to enjoy the final three days - this weekend." it's a great opportunity to get away from the hustle and malls and the shopping and relax and experience christmas it used to be. " celebrating christmas in the corridor matt hammill, you can find all of our christmas in the corridor locations on our website -- cbs 2 iowa dot com. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon,deadline extended - how long people have to sign up for heathcare through the

those looking for health care through teh government have more time to sign up. the first deadline to buy healthcaca through heararcare dot gove has been extended to thursday december 12th at 1-59 a-m.if you enroll by then, your coverage will start janurary first. ford will start testing its self-driving cars next month.

will be put through tests at ford's research and innovation center.the actual testing will begin with extensive route mapping.the driverless cars won't hit the road until the second half of f -16. facebook is relaxing its "real name" policy. policy.users have always had to use their real names to sign up for the site.but that poli has come under fire from those who don't want to use their real names on cial media.facebook users who don't want to use their real name will be required to provide information as to why.that includes if they're using a different name because they'r a victim of domestic abuse, stalking, native american, or r a member of the l-g-b-t-q community. if you might have any last minute christmas shopping next week, look no further than kohl's. kohl's.starting tomorrow, all kohl's s sres will be open non-stop until christmas eve. the 170-consecutive hours of business will go from seven tomorrow morning until six p-m christmas eve.there are three kohl's stores in the corrrror. two are in cedar rapids, one

marissa has your weather to go next...but first here's a look at today's markets.

markets. tomorrow go from seven business will hours of consecutive the 170- eve. christmas non-stop unt praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendmenen in a republicacacongress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bebeie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in.