right now on right now on cbs 2 this morning...the newest information out a deadly fire in cedar rapids last night. the scary scene overnight in las vegas when a driver goes after people walking along the strip. the latest information about a plane forced to makakan emergency landing after a suspicious device was found on board. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather

we have an update from a fatal fire last night inin cedar rapids. rapids.joining us now is cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson who is live at the scene, stephanie. stephanie. new this

stephanie.thanknk stephanie. new this morning, morning,authorities in las vegas now say a woman **intentionally swerved her car onto a busy sidewalk two or three times and hit people outside of a casisi. cacano.one person was killed and at least 30 others injured. six of them are in critical condition.it happened right outside the casino that was hosting last night's miss universe pageant.officials say they've ruled out terrorism as a possible motive.a toddler was in the back seat but was not injured. schools have been canceled in nausha, new hampshire today becuase of a threat toward tw

district.police say a ssool administrator received the threat through email yesterday -- and then contacted authorities.school officials say it was a specific threat towards students.now -- federal agencies taking a oser look to see if it was edible.last week -- thousands of students in los angeles missed a day of school after a threat was made -- but a similar threat in new york was dismissed as a hoax. overseas -- a bomb scare e an air france flight turned out to be a false alarm -- but still forced the plane into an emergency landing.the paris bound flight ended up landing in kenya after a suspicious device was found in a restroom. the jet was flying from a resort island in the indian ocean -- to paris.no one was hurt and four people are being questioned. "everybody stayed calm and everything was just fine and air france their team was just wonderful." wonderful."investigators describe the device as a card-board box with a kitchen timer inside.police say there were no explosives found on the plane.

expected to reveal more information today about a search in brussels -- related to the paris terrorist attacks. attacks.officials arrested one person on sunday for questioning and are looking into whether they had a connection to november attacks in paris that killed 130 people.the home that was raided was in the same area that the suspected ringleader in the attacks had lived before. the new yorkcity honoror two police detectives that were killed in the line of duty one year ago on sunday. sunday.the city dedicated plaques to officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu outside their precinct.family members and fellow ficers also laid a wreath at the site of their shooting in brooklyn.the officers were shot in their patrol car by a lone gunman who later killed himself.mayor bill de blasio says the entire city still remembers that day. "two of new york's finest were attacked, they were attacked because of the uniform they wore, because of the badge theyore, and that was therefore not only an n tack these two good brave men,

us."before the shooting -- the gunman made angry social media posts about the police killings of two black men. after the shooting -- the two victims were promoted to benefits for their families. in less than 24 hours -- a go- fund me page for the family of iowa high school wrestler who died during a tournament this weekend has doubled it's goal of 10-thousand dollars. dollars.austin roberts -- a spencer wrestling standout collapsed during a championship match.right now -- doctors still aren't sure what caused his death.school officials say his death has been tough on his school mates. "this morning there were a lot of tears, a lot of hugs and those types of things, but there were also some laughs, talking about stories about stin. austin was a student that was bigger than life in many ways, a large young man, 220-pounder student, with a laugh as big as any room you can put him in." in."grief counselors were at the high school on sunday.a youth wrestling tournament scheduled for yesterday was

in waterloo, faimily and friends will say goodbye today to moe sed -- the teenager who was missing for more than a month before being found dead in the cedar river near gilbertville.last night -- a visitation was held on what would've been his 19-th birthday.investigators are still trying to figure out what caused his death.moe sed's funeral is this morning at 10:30 a.m. at first baptist church. church.anyone who'd like to help his family with funeral costs can contact any veridian credit unionthe e nd is under e name moe sed benefit -- or you can use the account number that's on your screen.we also have that information on our website cbs 2 iowa dot com. it's after the break... break...how one shelter in indiana had such a good weekend -- that there are no

monring.in your cbs 2 society in indiana is empty for the first time since the shelter opened.and it's all thanks to an event that landed hundreds of animals to forever homes this holiday season. season.lauren leslie shows us how they were able to find hundreds of new pet owners, in just one weekend. weekend. "empty the shelter" was a dog-gone success, even down to the last cat who is going to be a boilermaker.((hillary smith, adopted "angel" )) hillary smith says, "i'm going to buy her a purdue jersey ff chchstmas and s s's going to wear it, boiler-up!"angel had been at the vhs for nearly six months -- and ironically angel was the poster-cat for "empty the shelter"(( amanda coburn )) amanda coburn says, "it's just so fny that that particular cat in that picture is the last one here, so if you've been seeing us share the sign that says 200 homes in 20 hours with the black cat, that's her. so you would also be getting a famous cat."the famous cat found her r forever home just in time for

" it was the last one and we couldn't see her stay here by herself for christmas." ((lauren leslie ))lauren leslie says, "these kennels that are usually filled with dogs looking for their forever home are empty, 22 dogs adopted in just 24 hours. ((kendall paul ))kendall paul says, "i have worked for this organization for more than 22 years the only time i have er seen this facilititthis empty was the day thth we moved in, so it's really quite amazing that that many animals are in homes this holiday season."while the event was adoption fee-free there were still giving.kandall paul says, "most of the people who did the adoptions donated too, they gave something, which was excellent you know we had plenty of people who adopted one animal with the free adoptiti and thenenhe second option they paid full price." jill headed home with her new owners who were excited to go shopping for their newest family member. (( brandon wydicks ))brandon wydicks says, "probably to walmart to get her a stocking and some new toys and some treats and everything t tget for her stocking and g g her a present to wrap under the tree."paul says the vhs will lose money but it's about the animals. kendall paul says, " what this weekend did for us was it gave

huge amount of animals out of here at one time, we know that those e animals are not in a position where they might have to be euthanized because we are out of space so it saved those animals lives."150 animals all in new homes. kendall paul says, "it is very emotional because weweare very attached to so many of these animals but to know they aren't spending another night in a cage is fantastic." brandon wydicks says, "i'm glad to give her a new home and her have a place for christmas a new loving home." kendall paul says, "we know on tuesday the doors will open again more puppies, more kittens, more dogs and cats will be surrendered to us, and we'll take each day, day by day, and it won't be long at all that the kennels will be

it's now on this morning. morning.still to come... come...see why some shoppers who have procrastinated their christmas shopping this long might actually find the best deals.

weekend was the last saturday before christmas -- also known as super saturday in some retail circles because of its recent history outperforming black friday. friday.meg oliver shows us who gets the bigger benefit of these last minute deals -- shoppers or shop-owners.s. shop-owners. narr 1: two purses, perfume and a few kitchen gadgets later...frank destra says it pays to procrastinate. sot/000416 meg: did you find

saved $5$5."(file of holiday shopping) narr 2: frank is not alone. (graphic #1)narr 3: it's estimated 75-percent of americans are not finished shopping for christmas yet. frank sot/000439....i still have more to do. meg: how many more presents do you have to buy?frank sot: six or seven. (b-roll and file of shoppers)narr 4: deep discounts drive many to wait until the last minute like jenny markham.sot /000107 jennnn this sweater, i wasn't going to buy because it was expensive, and i came to see if i would buy it, and actually it was discounted by half. so in this case it was worth doing."(graphic #2)narr 5: 80-percent of americans are looking for at least 60- percent off or more-nothing less. (pre-roll of flash studio interview between meg & dana)narr 6: research analyst dana telsey says savy shoppers will find those impressive bargains this year.(file of shoppers, thu0423) sot/155501 dana: i think overall, retailers have trained consumers that the longer they wait the deeper the discount may be. this year, in the apparel category, there is a lot of inventory and certainly you can see e discountstsf 40-60%0% and as we get closer to christmas day, outerwear and seasonal goodsa&we're going to see those big discounts. (file of shoppers) narr 7: compared to last year shopping at malls is down 20-percent leaving retailers to count on this weekend to

tends to be one of the busiest stores the weekend before christmas. one retail expert told cbs news more americans plan to finish their shopping just before christmas eve -- the latest in 12 years. mo cbs s news clifton, nj it's it's clifton, njcbs news clifton, nj it's the deadly it's the deadly suprise some people in uthern california came across while just trying to clean up the beach.

here's a look at some of eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... the iowa secretary of state's office is holiding a news conference today for the launch of the safe at home program.safe at home keeps the address for victims of domestic abuse -- sexual abuse and other violent crimes confidential.today's news conference starts at 11 and will starts at 11 and will outline how survivors can be a part of the program. in cedar rapids - the last structural steel beam will be put in place for the new c-r-s-t center downtown.a "topping out" ceremony will be held at 12-30 with everyone involved in the project signing the beam.the new c-r-s-t center is expected to be finished this summer. people in southern california this time of year don't have a whole lot totocomplain about. while people in the midwest battle the winter winds --

beaches.but this past week -- a yellow-bellied sea snake washed up on the beach. beach.the huntington beach surfrider foundation foununit during a beach clean up. up.these kinds of snakes normally live in warmer climates but may have been moving because of el nino.the foundation says it's the first time in 30 years that the snake has been sese around california -- and they are highly venomous so they say you should definitely stay away. it's

it's still to come... come...theheewest information overnight about an attack in las vegas that's already

cbs 2 this morning...the new information about a driver running down pedestrians in las s gas overnight. the latest shift in the g-o-p presidential polls in iowa after donald trump was in downtown cedar rapids saturday. the huge mistake one celebrity made while hosting the miss universe contest. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry.

new this mmornini, morning,authorities in las vegas now say a woman **intentionally swerved her car onto a busy sidewalk two or three times and hit people outse of a casino. casino.one person was killed and at least 30 others were injured.six of them are in critical condition.it happened right outside the casino that was hosting last night's miss universe pageant.witnesses say thwoman was not trying to

it looked like she wasn't even trying to stop the car, she had both of her hands on the wheel and was looking straight forward, and there were men running after her trying to stop the vehicle but they couldn't get to her. her.officials have ruled out terrorism as a motive in the crash.a toddler was ithe backseat of the car, but was nonoinjured. today -- officials plan to release the names of five people who were killed in a plane crash over the weekend in california.rescuers pulled the bodies out of the wreckage yesterday.the sheriff's office says the small plane sent out a distress call right before it went down while traveling from san jose to the las vegas area.the f-a-a is looking into it -- but it could take months to figure out what caused the plane to crash. after last week's g-o-o-ddate -- ted cruz is now gaining a bigger lead here in iowa. iowa.a cbs news poll released this weekend shows the texas senator with 40-percent support in the hawkeye state. state.donald trump has 31- percent.that's roughly the

iowa poll came up with last week.during a visit to iowa this weekend -- trump criticized the paper and called the poll dishonest. trump still has a commanding lead in new ampshire -- with a 32-to-14-percent advantage over cruz. presidential candidate mike huckabee is in the corridor today.he's speaking at a fundraiser for iowa faith and freedom coalition in swisher. the event will take place between 5-30 and 7 at the kava house and cafe. democratic candidate hillary clinton will be back in eastern iowa tomorrow. tomorrow.with former iowa governor and first lady tom and christie vilsack.clinton has town hall meetings in keota -- fairfield and davenport.she plans to lay out her plans to ensure all families can get and stay ahead. the campaign for her main rival for the democrarac nomination -- bernie sasaers -- has suspended two more staffers. staffers.last week -- the firewall dropped briefly on a democratic national committee database that holds voter information collected by each campaign.thehe-n-c said some

hillary clinton's voter data -- prompting the d-n-c to suspend his entire campaign from the database.that decision was rersed late friday -- after the campaign filed a lawsuit.one other staffer was fired last week. this morning there's a new miss universe.don champion explains how the contestant from thephilippines was declared the winner this year -- but not before a confusing and chaotic moment on live t-v. t-v. sot sun0174 :04) nat music (-:05)the drama played out on live television sunday night. (sot sun0174 :09) "colombia!!" (-:10)what firstappeared to be a reat win for colombia in the miss universe contest... (sot sun0174 1:35) "i have to apologize" (-:36)... quickly became one jaw-dropping, gaffe for pageant host steve harvey. (sot sun0174 1:49) "the f)rst nner up is colombia" (-:53) (white flash to)(sot sun0174 2:13) "miss universe 2015 is philippines"(-:19)it took about a minute for harvey to correct himself after apparently reading his note card with the winner on it wrong.(sot sun0174 steve harvey/comedian 3:26) "this is exactly what's on the card- i

this- it was my mistake it was on the card" (-:35)on the card" (-mistake it was on the rd" (-:35)(sot overnight photo culpo 2 :18) "oh my god! how you do that?!" (-:20)even the celebrity judges were shocked.(colombia 1 and 2 photos) fellow contestants quickly surrounded miss colombia to comfort her. backstage, miss colombia and philippines showed grace.(sot "overnight folderiss universe colombia" ariadna gutierrez arevalo/miss colombia :02) "everything happens for a reason, so i'm happy"(-:05)(sot "overnight folder miss universe philippines pia wurtzbach/miss universe 2015 :01) "it's a very non-traditional crowning moment- very very 2015" (-:09) through it all, miss philippines looked stunned. (sun0174 4:03) the broadcast ended with the crown being exchanged.don champion, cbs news. miss u-s-a -- olivia jordan was the second runner-up. an iowa city bookstore employee employeeis getetng a holiday surprise from a best-selling author.james patterson is

book-sellers across the country -- and prairie lights emoyee paul ingram is one of 87 people to receive the holiliy bonus.ririt now -- ingram doesn't know how much he'll know how ingram doesn't know how much he'll receive but he's expected to get around 1-thousand to 5 thousand dollars.patterson is best known for his alex cross book series and has sold more than 300 million books world-wide. it's after the break...the iowa city road you're ing to want to avoid stting in just a

minutes.in your cbs 2 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. bernrn cannot be bought ouou 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.

here's a look at some of eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... gas prices in iowa remain under two-dollars.gas buddy dot cwm says the state's average price for a gallon is one-dollar for a gallon is one-dollar and 96-cents.that's three-cents below the national average.in cedar rapids - prices can be found for as low as a dollar-73. we have a traffic alert out of iowa city.starting at 7 this morning -- melrose ave will be down to one lane of alternating traffic west of

this is so crews can install a water line to the johnson county poor farm.the lane reduction will be in effect until 5 wednesday night and again next monday. good morning, it's on this morning, we'll have a look at some of today'top stories, right after this. 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

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we have an update from a fatal fire last night in cedar rapids. rapids.joining us now is new cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson who is live at the scene, stephanie.

stephanie.thanks, stephanie. new this morning, morning,authorities in las vegas now say a woman **intentionally swerved her car onto a busy sidewalk two or three times and hit people outside of a casino. casino.one person was killed and at least 30 others injured. six of them are in critical condition.it happened right outside the casino that was hosting last night's miss universe pageant.officials say they've ruled out terrorism as a possible motive.a toddler was in the back seat but was not injured. hools have been canceled in nausha, new hampshire today becuase of a threat toward two schools in the district. district.police say a school administrator received the

-- and then contacted authorities.school officials say it was a specific threat towards students.now -- federal agencies taking a closer look to see if it was credible.last week -- thousands of students in los angeles missed a day of school after a threat was made -- but a similar threat in new york was dismissed as a hoax. overseas -- a bomb scare on an air france flight turned out to be a false alarm -- but still forced the plane into an emergency landing.the paris bound flight ended up landing in kenya after a suspicious device was found in a restroom. the jet was flying from a resort island in the indian ocean to paris.no one was paris.no one was hurt and four people are being questioned. "everybody stayed calm and everything was just fine and air france their team was just wonderful." wonderful."investigators describe the device as a card-board box with a kitchen timer inside.police say there were no explosives found on the plane. new this hour, hour,belgian authorities have

two delays of raids related to the paris raids related two delays of raids related two delays of raids related to the paris terrorist attacks. attacks.officials didin't find any weapons or explosives, right now authorities are not identifying those detained. prosecutors say an analysis of phone records led to sunday's raids.a judge will soon decide whether to keep the five in custody.multiple homes that were raided were in the same area that the suspected ringleader in the attacks had lived before. the new york city honored two police detectives that were killed in the line of duty one year ago on sunday. sunday.the city dedicated plaques to officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu outside their precinct.family members and llow officers alslslaid a wreath at the site of their shooting in brooklyn.the officers were shot in their patrol car by a lone gunman who later killed himself.mayor bill de blasio says the entire

"two of new york's finest were attacked, they were attacked because of the uniform they wore, because of the badge they wore, and that was therefore not only an attack on these two good brave men, but an attack on all of us." us."before the shooting -- the gunman made angry social media posts about the police killings of two black men. after the shooting -- the two victims were promoted to detectives -- increasing the benefits for their families. in less than 24 hours -- a go- fund me page for the family of iowa high school wrestler who died during a tournament this weekend has doubled it's goal of 10-thousand dollars. dollars.austin roberts -- a spencer wrestling standout collapsed during a championship match.right now -- doctors still aren't sure what caused his death.school officials say his death has been tough on his school mates. grief counselors were at the high school on sunday.a youth wrestling tournament scheduled for yesterday was cancelled after his death. an iowa city school board member is calling new state-wide stats an

t.they show black students continue to be removed from class for disciplinary reasons more oftern than students of other races.black students account for only 5-percent of all students throughout iowa -- but make up 18-percent of the students have been removed from class.that's higher than any other race by far.school officials say they are working to address the disparaties. a white christmas doesn't seem that likely here in the corridor -- but that might be good news since a lot of people are getting ready to hit the road this week. week.triple-a expects a record breaking year for holiday travel with more than one hundred million americans traveling between wednesday and sunday.one of the big reasons people are driving is the low gas prices.you can find a gallon of gas for a dollar eighty and below in some parts of the corridor. that's the first time the price at the pump has dropped that low since 2009. it's now on this morning.we'll look at the top three stories you need to know to start your

now here are the top three stories you need to know to start your week. week.fire officials tell cbs 2 news that an adult female was found dead in a mobile home fire.right now, they are not releasing her name. firefighters were called out to the home at 2309 kelly street southwest at around 7 p-m.authorities say they are investigating what caused the fire, and also what caused the woman's death. authorities in las vegas now say a woman **intentionally swerved her car onto a busy sidewalk two or three times and hit people outside of a casino.one person was killed and at least 30 others injured. six of them are in critical condition.officials say they've ruled out terrorism as a possible motive. in less than 24 hours -- a go-

iowa high school wrestler who died during a tournament this weekend has passed it's goal. austin roberts -- a spencer wrestling standout collapsed during a championship match. right now -- doctors still aren't sure what caused his death.grief counselors were at

captioning funded by cbs good morning. it's monday december 21st, 2015. welcome to "cbs this morning." chaos on a las vegas strip when a car plows through a crowded sidewalk injurekilling one and injuring dozens. >> chris christie is surging in