w on cbs 2 this morning...the latest information this morning after six service men are killed in afghanistan -- and one of them has ties to iowa. e additional security hawkeye fans can expect when they follow iowa to pasadena. the mysterious sight over the western united states last night that left many folks scratching their heads. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry. first forecast. here's a look outsidid..our

the recent the recent attacks here in the united states and in paris, is forcing increased security at big spspting events across the

next week when millions of people will converge in pasadena for the rose bowl and rose parade. parade.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson now joins us in the studio, to tell use more about what hawk fans can expect next week. hawkeye fans traveling west can expect an unprecedented amount of security, , they plan to attend the rose parade next friday. friday.this year, pasadena police are teaming up with not only the f-b-i, but also homeland security, and the l-a county sheriff's office.there will also be undercover agents, a dozen rapid response teams, and the entire parade route will be lined with security cameras.a former f-b-i who previously wwked th security at the rose parade, says protecting that many people is always hard, but he believes the f-b-i has a solid strategy. "the real thing now is the pre game - it is - what are you going to do before the event

potential result and that's been going on for weeksksnd weeks and will continue to go on for the end of t t parade." parade."people could be searched when they go to the parade, and officials are - telling visitors to leave more time when you leave the hotelel room, in case there are delays around the city.stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. iowa hawkeye fans are getting hyped for that rose bowl game on new years day -- but getting g to pasadena could cost a fortune. fortune.forbes says the average ticket on secondary markets is now around 700- dollars.that price is more than double the next bowl game -- inclulung both college football playoff semi-finals. they say it's from pent up demand from iowa hawkeye fans -- who haven't seen the hawks century. i went online and i started looking at things and just decided it was just a little bit too much... just kind of a dream. i always said that if they always said that if they went to the rose bowl, i

going to be a little but too muchchor me. me.some fans did d get lucky and snagged a ticket through the university of iowa for less than 200-dollars. 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 me.and don't miss our 30-minute and don't miss our 30-minute special which will air new year's eve at 6:30 right here on cbs 2.it will air again new year's day morning at 7-30 on our sister station, f f 28. new this morning -- we now know what caused a fireball seen streaking through the sky out west. here's video one man recorded in las vegas -- but it could also be seen in arizona and california.many people took to social media to share videos and photos because they weren't sure what it was.the u-s strategic command says the fireball was debris from a russiaiarocket that was re- entering the atmosphere. lakeisha holloway is expected to face a judge for the first time later today. today.she's the woman accused

pedestrians on he las vegas strip -- killing one and injuring dozens.holloway has been charged with murder -- child abuse and hit and run for driving into pedestrians on sunday.police say it was intentional -- and that her young daughter was in the car at the time. the taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed six american airmen in afghanistan. margaret brennan explains who they were now that all six victims have been identified. identified. (homecoming video)after his first tour of afghanistan detective joseph lemm made it home to surprise his wife and children.(graphix in) but his second tour came to a tragic end this week. he was among the six us servicemen killed by a taliban suicide bomber who drove a motorcyle packed with explosives into the american patrol. lemm was a 15 year veteran of the new york police department and a member of the air national guard. major adrianna vorderbruggen was the highest ranking officer r lled and ononof the

force officers killed in action. (graphix out)(taub still + resto sequence)special agent peter taub also lost his life. his mother runs is washingtononrestaurant and posted a note on the door saying they were closed to "mourn this terrible loss".a regular customer vivienne ramgeet left a teddy bear and a christmas tree at the front door.sot: i'm grieving for my friends and i'm truly devestated.(graphix 2 in) the 3 other airmen killed were michael cinc chester mcbride and louis bonacasa. (graphix 2 out)(afghan fighting video) only a day after the american ambush, us and british soldiers went to the aid of the struggling afghan army, trying to hold off the taliban takeover of a crucial southernrn province. (graphix 3 in) the taliban has been gaining strength ever since the end of the us combat mission and drawdown. today they released a photograph of the bomber they claimed had attacked the americans. these deaths are especially hard for so many families, coming right before

after president obama decided to extend the longest war in american history. mb, cbs news the pentagon. according to the dubuque telegraph herald, one of the six killed, sergeant joseph lemm spent time as a child living in bernard, near dubuque. in des moines -- a heart warming scene at an elementary school -- when olivia grubbs' father surprised her right before surprised her right before winter break.she was singing christmas songs and had no idea, her father -- who's serving in thehemilitary -- was in the auditorium to give her a big christmas surprise. "i was trying to peek thru the door so i could see what she was wearing - i actually thought she was wearing pink i was oking at the wrong kid, i was looking at the wrong kid when i came out.." out.."for the past year -- olivia's father had been stationed in hawaii. it's after the break... break...we'll have more on the biggest coming sporting

fans.in your cbs 2 forget the super bowl or the world series, the rose bowl is the hottest ticket here in the corridor. corridor.the university of iowa only had enough tickets to fulfill about half of all requests.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore takes a closer look now at rose bowl fever. fever. there's no mistaking it...i have my ootball hat on d my hawkeye gear. yes, obviououy i am.deone pedersen is a hawks fan.she has held some sort of season tickets for more than thirty years.... but unfortunately that won't get her to t rose bowl in january.i went online and i started lookiki at things and just decided it was just a little bit... of a dream. pedersen says she has always wanted to see the hawks in the rosebowl, but tickets are just too much.a recent study released by forbes says the average resale ticket price is $705.that price is more than double their next runner up. they attribute it to pent up demand from iowa hawkeye fans. iowa hawkeye demand from it to pent up demama from iia hahaeye fans.we have season

applied for tickets through that.mike mueller is a lucky one of 22 thousand who got tickets through the university of iowa. those were $150-$185. some fans are saving the money to watch the game from hawks country.i'm going to stay at home and go to my friend's houses to watch it there and have a great time. it's now on this morning. morning.coming up... up...the company that's trying to revolutionize the way we

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have... police are cleaning up a truck crash in north carolina that was almost identical to one we saw in eastern iowa over the past few days.along iowa's highways -- farmers had to be callededn to chase down pigs after the truck carrying them tipped over. over.in north carolina -- they were chasing piglets -- after a truck carrying more than two- thousand of em flipped overer

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right now on cbs 2 this morning...how the democraticicfront runner gave three easasrn iowa girls an

the gruesome attack in marion -- and the man police say is responsible for it. how many iowans are signing up for health insurance under the e affordrdle care act -- and how the sign up process is going nation-wide. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry.

weather first hundreds of people packed a local gym to see democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton speak in keota yesrday. clinton visited the small town of just ore than a thousand people. people.it all happened because three students started a social media campaign to get her there to address the concerns of small communities. they used the ashtag-keota hopes for hillary -- which turned into keota-got-hillary tuesday.the students wanted to hear her plan to improve small rural school districts -- like theirs.inton was pretty critical of governor terry branstad. "when you have a district doing a good job, it seems counterproductive to impose

clinton attacked governor branstad's one-time education funding veto earlier this year. she also spoke about cutting student debt -- raising the minimum wage and building up small businesses. joining clinton in keota was u- s agriculture secretary and former iowa governor tom vilsack.he praised the students for getting involved in politics.vilsack had already endorsed clinton for president -- because of her policies helping people fighting mental illness and substance abuse. bernie sanders is wrapping up a three day tour in the hawkeye state today.this is video from a campaign stop in council bluffs last night.he's making a visit in nearby red oak later this afternoon.the latest cbs news poll shows sanders trailing bjust 5 percentage points with likely caucus goers in iowa. on the g-o-p side -- donald trump's lead over ted cruz is shrinking.a quinnipiac poll tuesday shows trump, with 28- percent support, is still ahead but by only four- percentage poiois.florida senator marco rubio rounds out

and in a new cnn- o-r-c poll released just this morning, it shows exactly the opposite. this national oll shows trump has 39-percent--which doubles that of ted cruz, who sits at 18-percent.behind those two.. ben carson and marco rubio are tied at 10-percent. in marion, police are investigating a knife attack tuesday morning on grand avenue.the department says 50-year-old david marrifield is responsnsle.a female victim was taken to the hospital with a neck wound but is expected to be ok. merrifield is charged with domestic assault and willful injury and is still in the linn county jail. an update in the case of lottery insider eddie tipton, he was already sentenced for rigging the system to buy a 14-million dollar hot lotto ticket in dd moines.tipton is also been accused of rigging 2 lotteries in kansas 5 years ago -- pulling in 44 thousand dollars.and he's now been linked to rigged lotteries in

wisconsin. u-s army sergeant bowe bergdahl did not enter a plea but will be back in court in january. january.bergdahl is being court-martialed on charges that say he walked off an army base in 2009.he was caught by the taliban and held hostage for nearly five years. president obama ordered a prisoner swap last year -- exchanging five enemy combatants for bergdahl.if convicted -- he could face life in prison. a judge has barred three black lives matters organizers, organizers,from attending a protest at themall of america. america.hundreds of demonstrators are expected to be there today to bring attention to the jamar clark's police shooting death of last month.the mall was trying to get a court order to block the entire protest.a judge says she doesn't have the power to prprent all protesters from showing up.a similar protest was held at the mall of america this time last year after michael brown died in ferguson, missouri.mall officials are worried another one could mean lost sales. plans to privatize iowa's medicaid program -- are now

obstaclesfor children enrolled in the hawk-i program. program.37-thousand iowa children are enrolled and they'll have to find new surance by january first.the state terminated contracts for two of the companies that run the hawk-i program -- thinking the medicaid changes would be implemented by the first of the year.last week -- the federal government rejected that date -- saying iowa wasn't ready.wellmark declined to extend its hawk-i contract which leaves nearly 75-percent of hawk-i children uninsured. ririt now -- the medicaid changes ararexpected to take effect march first. this morning -- we have new information on the total number of iowans who signed up r health coverage through healthcare dot gov. gov.more than n -thousasa iowans are now enrolled through the system. system.they're part of the eight-point-two million americans who will have coverage starting january first. first.in 20-15 -- fewer than - nine-percent of americans still don't havevehealth coverage.that's nearly half the number of uninsured before the affordable care act took

an elderly man hit hard by the 2008 flood got a big surprise tutuday night.the co-owner of templeton rye visited jerry stych -- a life-long templeton fan -- to give him a few special gifts.keith kerkhoff wanted to surprise the 86-year-old cedar rapids resident before a scheduled apperance at the wilson avenue hy-vee. "oh i tell ya it's all about giving, you know? and it's the christmas holiday, and linda was nice enough to come in here and buy one of the bottles for her dad and she's we told her we'd be over here and we'd sign the bottle and present it to him." him."not only did jerry get an autographed bottle of templeton rye --he also received a personalized jim beam gift set with his name and picture right on the bottle. babies born at st - lukes matetnity center receive one of their first gifts before they're even a day old. old.volunteers knit tiny baby hats to give to each infant. when a baby is born -- a hat is placed on their head to keep them warm.this couple has a special hat -- one with a

volunteers knit pink -- blue volunteers knit pink -- blue and holiday themed hats throughout the year and deliver the hats to the hospital. "oh absolutely, yeah. oh, it's really thick too anannice and warm. he's diggin' it! put him right out." (chuckling) (chuckling)roughly 220-babies are born each month at st- lukes.matt and priscilla hepker are the proud rents of little izaiah scott. it's still to come, the answer to the mysterious sight in the

here's a look at some of eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... a new hotel will soon be taking shape in iowa city.

ground on a new hilton garden inn.it's going to be in downtown iowa city near the university of iowa's new music building.the facility is expected to be finished in the expected to be finished in the summer of 20-17. iowa's population is up this year.the u.s. census bureau says as of july first -- the state's population grew by half-a-percent.but that's three-tenths of a percent below the national rate.right now -- there are three-point-12 million people in the hawkeye state.that makes iowa the 30th most populated state.. cedar rapids is now being recognized as one of the digital capitals of america. google rtnered with research firm ipsos to find the strongest online communities in each state. those cities use the web to find customers and fuel their local economies. cedar rapids was selected as iowa's e-city of 20-15. good morning, it's on this morning, we'll have a look at some of

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attacks in the united states and paris have forced security to bulk up at sporting events -- parades and other events in the past two months.that will continue next week when millions of people will be in pasasena for the rose bowl and rose parade. parade.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson now joins us in the studio, stephaine, what should any haeye fans heading to california expect? well kevin, hawkeye fans could be arched when they go to the parade, officials are also telling visitors to leave their hotel rooms early. just in case there are delays around t(e city. city.this year, pasadena police are teaming up with not only the f-b-i, but also homeland security, and the l-a county sheriff's office.there will also be undercover agents, a dozen@rapid response teams, and the entire parade route will be lined with security cameras.a former f-b-i agent who previously worked with security at the rose parade, says it will be as safe as ever.

would consider going is that i would bring my family therea& amount of security there will be unprecedented." d."in the end, police say spectators could be the first line of could be the spectators police say in the end, in the end, police say spectators could be the first line of defense, they say if you're there and see mething suspcious, say something. stephanie johnson, cbs s news. iowa hawkeye fans are getting hyped for that rose bowl game on new years day -- but getting to pasadena could cost a fortune. fortune.forbes says the average ticket on secondary markets isisow around 700- dollars.that price is more than double the next bowl game -- including both college football playf semi-finals. they say it's from pent vp demand from iowa hawkeye fans -- who haven't seen the hawks in pasadena in a quarter century. i went online and i started looking at things and just decided it was just a little bit too much... just kind of a eam. i always said that if they went to the rose bowl, i

going to be a little but too much for me. me.some fans did hget lucky and snagged a ticket through the university o oiowa for less than 2 2-dollars. 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 me.and don't miss our 30-minute special which will air new year's eve at 6:30 right here on cbs 2.it will air again new year's day morning at 7-30 on@our sister station, fox 28. new this morning -- we now know what caused a fireball seen streaking through the sky out west. here's video one man recorded in lavegas -- but it could also be seen in arizona and californiamany people took to social media to share videos and photos because they weren't sure what it was.the u-s strategic command says the fireball was debris from a russian rocket that from a russian rocket that was re- entering the atmosphere. lakeisha holloway is expected to face a judge for the first time later today. today.she's the woman accused

pedestrians on the las vegas strip killing one and injuring dozeze.holloway has been charged with murder -- child abuse and hit and run for driving into pedestrians on sunday.police say it was intentional -- and that her young daughter was in the car at the time. the taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed six american airmen in afghanistan. it's now the deadliest attack in the middle eastern country since 20-13. 20-13.now w e defense e department has released the identities of all six victims. their ages ranged from 28- to 36. 36.28- to 36. 36.one of the six killed, sergeant joseph lemm has ties to iowa.according g the dubuque telegraph herald, lemm spent time as a child living in bernard, near dubuque. it's now on this morning.we'll take a look at ththree most important stories to know about this wednesday morning.. wednesday this know about stories to important three most look at the we'll take a morning.on this it's now dubuque.bernard, near child living in spent time as a

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it's now on this morning.we'll take a look at the three most important stories to know about this wednesday morning.. now here's what you need to know on this wednesday morning. morning.hawk fans heading to pasadena should expect an unprecedented amount of security next week for the rose parade and rose bowl game. police are teaming up with the f-b-i and dozens of rapids response teams will be on stand by.this is in response to the recent attacks in san bernardino and paris. in marion, police are investigating a knife attack tuesday morning on grand avenue.the department says 50-year-old david marrifield is responsible.a female victim was taken to the hospital with a neck wound but is expected to be ok.merrifield is charged with domestic assault and willful injury and is still in the linn county jail. we now know what caused a fireball seen streaking through the sky out west. here's video one man recorded

also be seen in arizona and california.the u-s strategic command says the fireball was debris from a russian rocket that was re-entering the atmosphere. now here's what you need to know on this wednesday morning. morning.wednesday this to know on what you need now here's morning.. wednesday this know about stories to important

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