speeding.the iowa dot says speeding along with distracted driving and not wearing a seatbelt are top contributors to traffic related deaths. cathy cutler, iowa dot transportation planner19:51:54 one of the goals of those message mondays with the fatality count on it is to do just what happens to you, it kind of reminds you that the numbers are going up. maybe you start to wonder about what can i do to help make my own drive safer?state road officials ask drivers to please be careful and responsible on the roads...to make sure you can celebrate the holidays with your family and make it home safely. 19:47:49 when you are out there and everything is going great and you've had the best day of your life, it can change in a fraction of a second if you're not paying attention, if you're not prepared.conrad says the worst part of his job is giving a death notification.19:47:09 having to look at them and tell them their loved one is never coming home again is by far the worst thing. the dot says so far the numbers are a bit lower than last year and they are doing

safety.they say they want your help in having zero fatalities. covering the corridor in cedar

right now in iowa city, police are looking for the man who held up a local fast food restaurant.the department tells cbs 2 news, officers were called to the mc-donalds near sycamore mall at about four-30 this morning. morning.investigators don't know whether the robber was armed--but no one go hurt. hurt.if you have any information you're asked to call iowa city area crimestoppers at 3-5-8-tips. in cedar rapids, rapids,one person is dead following a mobile home fire. authorities were called to the grand view village near willson avenue south-west last night at about seven-15.a woman was found dead inside the ruins of the mobile home. her identity has not been released, and autopsy is being performed to determine the official cause of her death. authorities are also still trying to figure out what sparked the fire. in waterloo, cbs 2 news is learning new details detailsabout a weekend stabbing.authorities found the victim, mc-kenzie scarborough on riehl street at about

afternoon.officers caught up with the suspect, rachel berger a few hours later.they believe a fight led to the stabbing.berger faces several charges tonight and is being held in the black hawk county jail. applications are now open for a new confidentiality program in iowa, aimed at assisting survivors of domestic violence, sexual abuse and human trafficking. trafficking.the program is about helping victims of violence become survivors.iowa is joining 33 other states that already have the program. organizers say it's the best way to get victims out of abusive situations.a full launch of the program is set for january first. first.we put more information on cbs two iowa dot com. driving on interstate 3-80 through downtown cedar rapids, you've likely noticed the skyline is changing. changing.today, the final structural beam was hoisted into place at the brand new c-r-s-t center, officially "topping out" the new eleven

office tower.those involved with the project signed the beam, forever adding their names to the building. "one of the more fun things we can do as builders is occasionally look at these interim steps. the interim step here is to essentially to put the last piece of steel beam in place. it's a chance for owners and the workers to sign off on a successful start to our project." project."the new building is expected to be completed by this summer. lindesy graham is back to work workin washington, dc as a senator.the g-o-p presidential hopeful suspended his bid for the oval office this morning. morning.the south carolina senator's campaign failed to gain traction this election season.he plans to stay engaged in the discussion over national security and defeating isis.graham says he go out of his way to help the next president. right now, republican candidate mike huckabee is campaigning in swisher.this is a live look at the iowa faith and freedom coalition event started just about 30 minutes

vital role in helping inform and mobilize faith-based voters in iowa. hillary clinton will be back in eastern iowa tomorrow.the former secretary of state is making good on a promise to visit keota high school.three high school students used social media to get the candidate to bring her message to the keokuk county school. cbs 2 news will have complete coverage of her visit tomorrow. bernie sanders is also campaigning in iowa.he will wrap a three-day swing through the state on wednesday. a new monument is being built to honor eastern iowa's heroes. heroes.the purple heart memorial will be built in the front of the eastern iowa veterans park near kingston stadium.as of right now, one-point-eight-million americans have received purple hearts.it is just one way of honoring men and women who have made incredible sacrifices defending our country. "these are men and women going back to 1782, that have earned

just such an honor to work on this with these guys and gals, and i'm excited for them. " "the monument will be dedicated memorial day next year.if you would like to donate to the monument fund, we have all the information you need on cbs 2 iowa dot com. congressman dave loebsack is using this week to encourage iowans to give back. back. "when i see what is actually happening on the ground that helps me to be an advocate for what i see today. for the folks who are in fact food insecure and cannot afford the food that they need and can only be helped here at a place like this." this."it's all apart of the congressman's acts of kidness program.loebsack spent the day volunteering at the community pantry in north liberty and at the crisis center in johnson county.loebsack will visit other food pantries and community support centers through out the state.he's scheduled to be in davenport tomorrow. when it comes to volunteering iowa is among the best in the

volunteering and civic life in american, more then 800- thousand iowans donated more then 70-million hours in 20-14. all that time ranked the state number 10.here in the corridor, the cedar rapids metro was ranked fifth among mid-size cities in the country. in all, americans volunteered for nearly eight-billion hours last year. the eastern iowa airport is staying busy - but it's not just for holiday travel. travel.there's a lot of work and plans for some early fun going on to get everybody excited to see the hawkeyes take on the stanford cardinals. cardinals.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee shows us what they're doing to make sure your travels go smoothly. smoothly. the eastern iowa airport is reminding people to come at least two hours earlier because they're preparing for at least three thousand charter passengers to go see the grand daddy of them all. all.after more than twenty years... years...it's excitingthe time is here.

celebration at the eastern iowa airport - with staff hustling to prepare for thirteen charter flights venturing west next tuesday morning. morning. "the typical mistake for most people is - they push the time, right? you leave the house at the last minute and traffic snarl."the earliest flight leaves at 5 a.m. and the latest at 8:30 p.m. - with one more charter flight leaving next wednesday. wednesday."go into the west end of the building, some of the areas under construction right now, we'll be opening up" passengers can expect two tsa lines, and even overflow parking.city of pasadena officials also hope you'll leave certain things at home for safety.(gfx) that includes - no drones, selfie sticks, or umbrellas near the rose parade or stadium.but the fun begins for all even before flights touch down in sunny pasadena. pasadena."we're going to be rolling out a turf field that's all going to be painted up and look like a hawkeye football field."and you won't have to be afraid of going hungry in the sky.

bar area - we'll have additional offerings"because the eastern iowa airport knows it's about preparing for the hawkeyesnatto dominate the stanford cardinals cardinals"at the end, hey it's a celebration of a great season." season."the eastern iowa airport says the last time they've prepared for this much traffic to come through was in 2002-2003 when the hawkeyes were headed to the orange bowl. covering the corridor in cr, steffi lee, cbs 2 news. cbs 2 news will have complete coverage of the big game.be sure to tune in all next week for special reports from zach hanley and kevin barry.we will also be airing a 30 minute special leading up to the game. road to the roses, airs next thursday at six-30. hawkeye fans *driving west will continue to see cheap gas prices.according to gas-buddy-dot com, prices fell four-and-a-half-cents last week. week.right now, the statewide average for a gallon of gas is one-95.that's a nickle below the national average.prices are also 30-cents cheaper than

year.to track the cheapest prices in your area, log on to our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. next on cbs 2 news at six... six...the panthers are all smiles after their big 4 classic win saturday -- why there performance in des moines will help them in

cbs 2 this morning,we've heard about how head injuries can happen in football, but that's not the only sport where player safety has become an issue.how concussion conerns are effecting youth hockey, that's tomorrow on cbs

big honors from the big 4 -- coming up in sports -- both wes wasphun and nicholas baer balled out -- what their conferences had to say about their prime time performances -- next on cbs 2. 2."cbs 2 news connects with

it's been an up and down road trip for ben jacobson and the panthers -- uni started it with a loss, then won -- then lost -- and then beat the 5th ranked team in the nation in what was bascially a home game for iowa state now the panthers travel to hawaii for the diamondhead classic -- where they'll play three games in three days -- and u-n-i will be ready for that road environment thanks to saturday's win in des moines. "i think that's good for this team that we took a step forward and it's certainly going to help us as we go to hawaii... the plan ride is shorter right? but more

better in a road environment from an atomosphre standpoint than we did against the last two good teams that we faced." faced."major part of the panthers win saturday at the big 4 classic -- wes wasphun -- the senior guard dropped in a career high 28 points -- dished out a career high 11 assists -- grabbed 7 rebounds, and had 2 steals -- he was by far the best player on the court -- and for that, the former washington warrior was named the valley's player of the week -- for the second time this seaosn. speaking of honors -- the big 10 named nicholas baer the conference's freshman of the week -- and for good reason -- with jarrod uthoff in foul trouble, baer came off the bench and propelled iowa to a win over drake -- the bettendorf native finished with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 blocks in a career high 30 minutes -- proving he's not your average bear... "you say to play in the big 10 i have to be big and strong, but you have to have game. and what he's got is he's got a game. he can play in and out, he can play fast, he can play

guy that knows how to play... that's a winning player. you know obviously we are going to have to give him a scholarship at somepoint, okay, i think that's safe to say." it's also safe to say that there's no need to hit the panic button in ames -- yes the cyclones lost, but it's their first loss of the season -- the good news for the clones -- they don't have time to think about it -- tuesday's their first true road game of the season -- against a cinncinati team who's no push over -- so the focus is pretty simple for steve prohm moving forward.. "we have to get iowa state better and so... because it's always about the next game. you know we'll go there and play a very good team, it's going to be a hostile environment, but that's good for us because we haven't played a true road game yet. we've played a lot of neutral games, home games, but it's good for us to get on the road and test our character as we go into big 12 play." play."the cyclones dropped in both polls with the loss to

spots to sit11th in the latest a-p poll and 7 spots in the coaches to 9th. both northern iowa and iowa are recieving votes in both polls. sunday night david johnson made his third career start for the arizona cardinals and ran his team to a division title while running over the eagles defense on a career night for the former panther johnson rushed for a career high 187 yards -- on a career high 29 carries -- scoring a career high 3 touchdowns -- he also had 4 catches for 42 yards -- while breaking the cardinals rookie touchdown record -- not bad from a kid from clinton iowa who wasn't

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