cbs 2 this morning...the small change federal investigators are making to the governor's plan to privatize medicaid in iowa. the tragedy that might have been averted in pennsylvania -- and what police say inspired the person planning it. the new decision made overnight in the vatican about one of the most famous roman catholic missionaries. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry. let's get a check of our cbs 2

governor terry branstad's plan to privatize medcaid has come with stiff opposition and now we are learning that the move will *not happen by new years day like he originally planned. planned.the switch to private managed care needed federal approval -- and after a four day visit -- officials decided the state should not go through with it for another 60 days.state senator liz mathis has worked on many committees involving healthcare spending told cbs 2 news that she's

happy with the delay -- but wants medicaid recipiants to know it's going to happen eventually. "this just gives them more time to do that, more time to make a decision and to talk with their physicians and find out just what the plan is,"budded to "we can't really stop an executive order from the governor but we can clearly create legislation that allows for oversight, that's the main thing that we're going to be working on," the governor says the change will happen on march 1st and will improve care and save millions of dollars.but in a letter sent to medicaid recipients -- federal administrators say the shift could be delayed again if the state isn't ready in march. the man accused of purchasing two assault rifles and explosives used in the san bernardino terror attack is now facing serious charges chargesenrique marquez was arrested yesterday and remains in jail this morning.he's charged with unlawful purchase of the rifles used in the attack that killed 14 people. investigators say marquez had no knowlegde of the shooting, but purchased the rifles for

a back-ground check.marquez also is charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists for plotting other attacks with farook other attacks with farook that weren't carried out.is scheduled to appear in court early next month.if he's convicted -- he could face more than 30 years in prison. a teen in pennsylvania is now under arrest and accused of supporting isis. isis.officials raided the harrisburg home of 19-year-old jalil aziz -- who they say was preparing to launch or help with an attack in the u-help with an attack in the u-s. investigators say they found loaded high-capacity assault riffle magazines and other evidence in a closet at the teen's home.aziz is expected in court next week. president obama is now telling americans to be vigilant again while many people plan to travel for the holidays.but he does say intelligence officials have not received any specific or credible threats against the u-s.the president visited the national counterterrorism center on thursday and said terror

"we are in a new phase of terrorism, including lone actors and small groups of terrorists, like those in san bernardino. because they are smaller, often self- initiating, self-motivating, they're harder to detect, and that makes it harder to prevent." prevent."the president will speak this afternoon just before 1 -- and then head to california to visit privately with family members of victims of the san bernardino shooting. the white house said the presidents final state of the union address will be a non- traditional speech. speech.administration officials said the january speech will focus on obama's vision for the country and not a list of legislative priorities.the white house also pushed back on the idea that obama will be a "lame- duck" president during his last year in office.senior officials hinted he will present ambitious plans early in the year that include closing gunatanamo bay -- improving relations with cuba and executive actions on gun control. but -- just a few weeks ago --

the senate rejected a bill that would expand background checks for gun purchases.this is coming at a time when gun sales are on the rise after the attacks in san bernardino and paris, france.and we want to know what you think about this issue. issue.cbs 2 news is taking part in a national twitter poll asking viewers, "will you arm yourself for protection?" to submit your response head to the cbs 2 iowa twitter page -- or you can find a link in this story on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. new this morning, the vatican says pope francis has signed off on making mother teresa a saint -- giving the nun who cared for the poorest of the poor the church's highest honor just two decades after her death. the pope approved a decree attributing a miracle to mother teresa on thursday.no date has been set yet for her canonization -- but italian media have speculated that it will happen in the first week of september to line up with the anniversary of her death. mother teresa died in 1997. in iowa city, city,an emergency shelter

out of the cold overnight is wrapping up their first week. week.the temporary shelter opened up on monday.26 people spent the first night there -- more than tripling the number of guests on the first night last year.organizers say that means there are a lot of people in johnson county who are homeless and in need of housing and a warm place to sleep. " what we're able to offer here is a place that people can get out of the elements, that hopefully we can prevent people who are homeless and sleeping on the streets from you know getting frostbite, hypothermia and even death. death.organizers plan to keep the shelter open through mid march. it's still to come... come...the memeory that one midwestern middle school basketball team isn't likely

christmas eve40s through staying in the 40s through christmas eve it was just another game on the schedule for a suburban illinois middle school basketball team. team.ravi baichwalexplains why the night turned out to be

memorable...and emotional emotional william lipka is a basketball william lipka is a basketball loving 14-year-old who shares membership on the autistic spectrum with his twin eamon. more importantly, william is the manager of highland park's elm place middle school basketball team. (trevor kahn, coach, elm place middle) "he's my right hand man. anything i need, i go to him." yesterday, coach trevor kahn and co-coach john whitehead made good on a long-standing promise.(reporter) "how surprised was he to be actually getting in a game?" (trevor kahn, coach, elm place middle school) "shocked. shocked. the question was: 'are you sure i'm playing?' for the next four hours of the school day."and on a set play, with a fortuitous rebound, look what happened.(nats- cellphone video)(trevor kahn, coach, elm place middle school) "it was the culmination of everything in the last three years with william. he deserved it. he's a great kid."(reporter) "what does it feel like when you're holding the ball... you've got the ball?"(william lipka, 14-year-old autistic student/team manager) "like we're gonna win."(ravi baichwal, reporter) "as elm

place in blue plays mundelein tonight, the squad is still buzzing about the shot that happened. the highlight of highland park - and what it means for the development of the kid who just like any other kid, simply wants to be on the team."(paul lipka, child's father) "there was parents from the other team that were rooting for him, so, it was every parent's i guess dream to have your child succeed in a tough situation." it's now on this morning. morning.just ahead... ahead...the new approach one family is taking this holiday season to snapping family pictures to make sure everyone is included.

- it's now we're taking a look at your_______ your_______ family memories are family memories are important to parents..moms snap a lot of pictures to remember the holiday season... season...many of them don't include themselves in the shots -- because they don't like how they look.sheila gray talked with a family looking to adjust that attitude.. attitude.. cheryl ballinger loves having photographic memories of her family.you remember when we went on this trip?cheryl's daughter tara and her other daughter and son are grown now, but they were used to

having the camera around a lot when they were little.i probably took a lot more than the average mom back then.now that everyone has smartphones, recording family memories is a lot more frequent. but one thing *hasn't* changed that much.we actually don't have a lot of pictures of us together. (cut) it's usually just the kids.moms are often out of the picture - and it's not just because they like being behind the camera.a harris poll study for the photo app real times ask moms why.40 percent say they stay out of family photos because they never like how they look. i can kind of see it.cheryl's a professional photographer, so she sees why it happens.mom had to happens.mom had to pick out the outfits, buy outfits, iron the outfits, get everyone ready. she took the least amount of time for herself to get ready.as you get older you realize how important they are. tara's one of those women who hates having her picture taken, but loves that her mom is passing along the family history.i'm into ancestry. i've got pictures all the way

back to my great, great, great grandparents. i think that's hugely important for people to see where their heritage is. cheryl says if you pose your people - let them choose their natural spot. but she likes candid shots best. likes candid shots best. i try to do a 1,2,3 quick hug, and that's when you get the smiles, the laughter.even thought moms say family memories are important, a lot of them admit they don't do anything with the pictures. cheryl and tara say print them out!social media kind of gets lost. you put it up there, and people like, and comment for a hot minute, and then it's gone, and you kind of forget about it.that's their wedding photoit's just a great way to have an open line of communications between the generations. they can look back and say grandma, what did you look like when you were 10. and sometimes the things that just happen when a camera's around, are the best part of the story.charlie was opening all of the christmas gifts!

from this whole christmas. don't forget.. the holidays are all about spending time with family and friends..so know when to put the camera down.. and enjoy your loved ones. ones. it's after the break... break...the latest netflix show that's toying with viewers thanks to it's newest

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here's a look at some of eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... in marion, at last night's city council meeting -- city leaders said farewell to out

going mayor snooks bouska.the mayor announced earlier this year that he would not seek another term. in north liberty - iowa city community school district officials cut a ribbon to celebrate the completion of renovations at penn elementary. every inch of the building saw work -- including the addition of a new gymnasium and new library. district leaders say with a booming population in north liberty -- it's important to provide upgrades and more space. a pair of retailers will be moving into a new commercial strip at first ave and collins road in cedar rapids.our partners at the corridor business journal tell us the eyeglass chain all about eyes and mattress firm have signed 10-year leases at the new strip.the building will replace the former fiesta del sol restaurant at the corner -- which is one of the busiest in the city. those retailers are expected to be open for business by next summer. just a few days after house of cards released a teaser diguised as a political ad during the republican presidential debate -- netflix is at it again. again.this time -- they released a trailer on youtube

for the full house sequel -- fuller house. house.the trailer takes us through san franciso -- and then the inside of the same house everyone knows so well. the premise for the show is extremely similar to the original full similar to the is extremely for the show is extremely similar to the original full house.d-j -- the oldest daughter -- is widowed and moves back home to raise her three boys -- with her best friend kimmy her best boys -- with her best friend kimmy and sister stephanie.the new version comes out february 26th.

coming up next... next...the information breaking overnight about why the democratic national committee is keeping the bernie sanders campaign from

cbs 2 this morning...the latest information about the high speed chase we told you about yesterday morning that ended in cedar rapids. the next step for the american soldier who walked away from his post in afghanistan and spent years as a taliban prisoner. the two steps groups are taking to get hawkeye fans ready for their trip to the rose bowl. welcome to cbs two this

an update to a story we broke yesterday on cbs 2 this morning, a police chase through two counties overnight landed a cedar rapids man behind bars. the benton county sheriff's office tells cbs 2 news the chase started in benton county just after midnight thursday when the driver refused to pull over after running a stop sign.the chase ended in southwest cedar rapids -- when spike strips were deployed near the intersection. intersection.41-year-old bobby jo witt was arrested at the scene.he faces three seperate charges and is now in the benton county jail on a two- thousand dollar bond. in waterloo, police are investigating a shootout between two vehicles. the department tells cbs 2 news that officers responded

to the intersection of linn and quincy streets at thursday morning.witnesses on the scene told police they saw a group of people in a car shooting towards another group in a van -- both took off before police arrived on sceneone home was hit during the shootout.no one was hurt and no arrests have been made. also in waterloo,friends and family gathered to remember moe sed. sed."you never know what to expect, if you're going to get a dozen, handful of people. it's so great to see on a cold waterloo night over 150 students and adults that are gathered to honor his life, that's a pretty heartwarming feeling." feeling."sed was first reported missing more than a month ago.last week -- his body was found in the cedar river not far from gilbertville.a vigil was held last night at waterloo west high school -- where sed was a student.investigators are still trying to figure out an official cause of death. we're just one day away from fromthe next presidential debate -- but instead of a stage full of candidates -- tomorrow only three people will be behind podiums. podiums.tomorrow night in manchester, new hampshire -- hillary clinton -- bernie

sanders and martin o'malley will square off in their third debate.drake university hosted one last month in des moines. tomorrow night the debate starts at 7. the democratic national committee has suspended bernie sanders' campaign from accessing its voter data-base. this comes after a staffer used a soft-ware error to get into hillary clinton's confidential voter information. the sanders campaign says that staffer has been fired. the d-n-c's data-base provides information for voters nation-wide -- allowing campaigns to plan their next moves. and fresh off his last debate earlier this week -- republican candidate donald trump will be back in the corridor this weekend. weekend.trump will be speaking at veterans memorial coliseum in cedar rapids.the event is tomorrow and will begin at 2 but the doors open at 11-30. organizers ask you to get there early to make sure you'll be able to get into the building. but cbs 2 news has learned that there are plans for a peaceful protest right across from the venue trump will be speaking at. at.it will be at noon -- in plaza park -- across from veterans memorial coliseum.the

protesters say their goal is to stand in solidarity with muslims -- refugees -- immigrants and other minorities.trump recently proposed a temporary ban on muslims entering the country. the house took the first the house took the first step toward passing a budget budgetto fund the federal government for another ten months.the compromise plan includes an extension of a number of tax credits, credits,including credits for for solar and wind energy.iowa is one of the top energy producers in the wind sector. senator chuck grassley says this move will ensure the growing industry will continue to expand without fear of going broke. wind energy will be a mature industry by that time and wind energy is very big in iowa, 7- thousand jobs. so that's very much of an interest of mine besides the fact that i sponsored the original bill back in 1992." 1992."under the new deal -- the wind energy tax credits will slowly be phased out over

a hearing is scheduled today for the chicago police officer charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. mcdonald.jason van dyke is facing a first degree murder charge.yesterday -- federal officials finished a two day meeting in chicago where they began a civil rights investigation into the city's police department. u-s army sergeant bowe bergdahl will be in court next week.the army announced he will be arraigned tuesday on charges of desertion for leaving his base in afghanistan in 2009.he was then held captive by the taliban for five years until he was released in a prisoner swap.six u-s troops died in the months that followed -- in missions partly focused on finding bergdahl. the pharmaceutical c-e-o martin shkreli is out on bond, and denying the charges against him.he was arrested yesterday in new york on securities fraud charges. charges.shkreli was vilified after his company raised the price of a rare aids drug from 13 dollars a pill to 750 dollars a pill.the case

centers around his time as a c-e-o of a different company. prosecutors say he lost hedge fund investors money through bad trades -- and used 11-million dollars in his former companies cash and stock to pay back the clients. the university of iowa posted this cool throwback thursday photo yesterday. it shows a 19-59 herky and a young girl who was traveling with her parents to the official rose bowl party. an employee asked 4-year-old amy if she wanted a souvenir and she pointed to the larger- than-life mascot. months later -- her wish came true when a crate showed up at her doorstep. she's had herky ever since and in honor of the hawks return trip to the rose bowl --she's put 1959 herkey on display at the college of dentistry on the university of iowa campus. if you're headed to the rose bowl -- you can also check out a piece of history - for free. free.iowans and u-i students will be allowed into the battleship iowa without paying admission until january 31st. be sure to stay with cbs 2

during our rose bowl coverage. i will have a report on the history behind iowa's namesake navy ship ahead of the big game.the rose bowl is on new years day at four. it's just ahead on cbs 2 news. news.why the governor's plan to privatize medicaid is being put on hold, at least for now. now.in your cbs 2 weather first forecast we have...

heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription drugs. 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

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we'll have a look at some of

governor terry branstad's plan to privatize medcaid has come with stiff opposition and now

we are learning that the move will *not happen by new years day like he originally planned. planned.the switch to private managed care needed federal approval -- and after a four day visit -- officials decided the state should not go through with it for another 60 days.state senator liz mathis has worked on many committees involving healthcare spending told cbs 2 news that she's happy with the delay -- but wants medicaid recipiants to know it's going to happen eventually. "this just gives them more time to do that, more time to make a decision and to talk with their physicians and find out just what the plan is,"budded to "we can't really stop an executive order from the governor but we can clearly create legislation that allows for oversight, that's the main thing that we're going to be working on," the governor says the change will happen on march 1st and will improve care and save millions of dollars.but in a letter sent to medicaid recipients -- federal administrators say the shift could be delayed again if the state isn't ready in march. the man accused of purchasing

two assault rifles and explosives used in the san bernardino terror attack is now facing serious charges chargesenrique marquez was arrested yesterday and remains in jail this morning.he's charged with unlawful purchase of the rifles used in the attack that killed 14 people. investigators say marquez had no knowlegde of the shooting, but purchased the rifles for sayed farook to he could avoid a back-ground check.marquez also is charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists for plotting other attacks with farook that weren't carried out.is scheduled to appear in court early next month.if he's convicted -- he could face more than 30 years in prison. a teen in pennsylvania is now under arrest and accused of supporting isis. isis.officials raided the harrisburg home of 19-year-old jalil aziz -- who they say was preparing to launch or help with an attack in the u-s. investigators say they found loaded high-capacity assault riffle magazines and other evidence in a closet at the teen's home.aziz is expected in court next week.

president obama is now telling americans to be vigilant again while many people plan to travel for the holidays.but he does say intelligence officials have not received any specific or credible threats against the u-s.the president visited the national counterterrorism center on thursday and said terror attacks are evolving. "we are in a new phase of terrorism, including lone actors and small groups of terrorists, like those in san bernardino. because they are smaller, often self- initiating, self-motivating, they're harder to detect, and that makes it harder to prevent." prevent."the president will speak this afternoon just before 1 -- and then head to california to visit privately with family members of victims of the san bernardino shooting. the white house said the presidents final state of the union address will be a non- traditional speech. speech.administration officials said the january speech will focus on obama's vision for the country and not a list of legislative

also pushed back on the idea that obama will be a "lame- duck" president during his last year in office.senior officials hinted he will present ambitious plans early in the year that include closing gunatanamo bay -- improving relations with cuba and executive actions on gun control. but -- just a few weeks ago -- the senate rejected a bill that would expand background checks for gun purchases.this is coming at a time when gun sales are on the rise after the attacks in san bernardino and paris, france.and we want to know what you think about this issue. issue.cbs 2 news is taking part in a national twitter poll asking viewers, "will you arm yourself for protection?" to submit your response head to the cbs 2 iowa twitter page -- or you can find a link in this story on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. new this morning, the vatican says pope francis has signed off on making mother teresa a saint -- giving the nun who cared for the poorest of the poor the church's highest honor just two decades after her death. the pope approved a decree attributing a miracle to

mother teresa on thursday.no date has been set yet for her canonization -- but italian media have speculated that it will happen in the first week of september to line up with the anniversary of her death. mother teresa died in 1997. in iowa city, city,an emergency shelter meant to keep homeless people out of the cold overnight is wrapping up their first week. week.the temporary shelter opened up on monday.26 people spent the first night there -- more than tripling the number of guests on the first night last year.organizers say that means there are a lot of people in johnson county who are homeless and in need of housing and a warm place to sleep. " what we're able to offer here is a place that people can get out of the elements, that hopefully we can prevent people who are homeless and sleeping on the streets from you know getting frostbite, hypothermia and even death. death.organizers plan to keep the shelter open through mid march. a recent vote by the cedar rapids city council councilis stirring up some controversy.the council split

5-to-3 this week to open negotiations on a half-million dollar financial package for terex minerals. minerals.it would keep the company from moving its operations and 50-good paying jobs to a furnished building in marion.terex says it would like to stay in cedar rapids -- but needs financial help to furnish existing office space at the fountains.several council members voiced their objections to providing tax increment financing just for furniture. (nats full - fans humming star wars theme) theme)star wars fans across the star wars fans across the corridor snatched up tickets weeks in advance and lined up early for last night's big premierein coralville -- the coral ridge theater started showing a little after 7. managers there tell cbs 2 news that fans started lining up to see the film at about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. in cedar rapids -- some fans started reliving the series before the sun came up.the weherenberg theater showed all six movies ahead of the perimer of episode seven.if you're counting -- that's more

it's now on this morning.we'll take a look at the top three stories you need to know before you start the last day

look at the top three stories you need to know this friday morning. morning.governor terry branstad's plan to privatize medcaid is now be delayed by 60 days.the plan was to swtich to private managed care by new years day, but a federal group said the state should wait an additional two months.it's now set to make the switch on march first. a man is now charged with buying two assault rifles and explosives used in the san bernardino terror attack. enrique marquez is accused of

farook so farook wouldn't have to face a background check. investigators say marquez had also helped support and plan other terrorist attacks with farook that weren't carried out.if convicted -- marquez could face more than 30 years in prison. the vatican says pope francis has signed off on making mother teresa a saint -- giving the nun who cared for the poorest of the poor the church's highest honor just two decades after her death. the pope approved a decree attributing a miracle to mother teresa on thursday.no date has been set yet for her canonization -- but italian media have speculated that it will happen in the first week

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