earlier this morning -- firefighters were helping four people who got stuck on a sandbar in the middle of prairie creek near hawkeye dos road in southwesescedar rapids. rapids.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live with the latest.stephanie. kevin right kevin right now the scene is clear, but an hour ago rescue crews were here. here.the fire the fire department responded to an emergency call a little before 10 this morning. four people were riding o oan atv when it capsized. rescuers used inflatable boats to bring the people back to land. however before emergency responders could make it to them.....e peopop involved in that accident safely waited for help on a sand bar...responde rs were happy they thought quick on their feet. $ "deploying a response to a river like t ts or a creek is difficult because there are no

sure where it's at. so in a situation like that, people that are involved in these incidents have to protect emselves until we're able to get there." there."luckily no one was hurt in the accident. we're told the a-t-v is still in the water right now. crews plan to leave it there until water levels go down and they can safely get it out... covering the corridor in cedar rapids stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. turning now to the weather -- there was lots of rain this morning and it looks like it's going to stick around.justin roberts joins us. us.and justin, what can travelers heading out this

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yeararin the coming hours -- millions of people will be heading out to their holiday destinations.new this noon hour -- --don champion expalins how anyone who's flying could face some%big changes changes at chicago's o'hare airporta& long lines started forming early this morning. "you gotta have a lot of patience on a day like today." nearly 6 million peopleleare expected totoly over the holiliys. triple a reports airfares are cheaper this year with the average roundtrip ticket costing 174 dollars. at new york's busy laguardia airport, thick fog delayed some flights. jill gardner is headadg to austin. austin.i'm hoping that today will be a little bit smoother and the transition to catch other planes won't be so bad. bad. "security is also tight this year with increased screenings -especially on international flights."tsa officials tell cbs news more passengers will likely pass through body scanners. the technology has evolved generic figure has replaced an individual's image to protect privacy.

back up the travels to much but security is really at its tops right now.in the pacific northwest, continued rain and snow could cause headaches for drivers.for the firsrsme triple-a predicts 100 0 million americans will travel more than 50 miles from home between christmas and new years. years.gas prices averaging 2 dollars a gallon-- arere encouraging more people to get behind the wheel.don champion, cbs news, laguardia airport. those body scanning machines are able to dedect certain explosives which officials say terrorists are trying to smuggle on-board planes. a south carolina airport got an unusual visitor overnight.a coyote somehow found its way inside the airport in myrtle beach.this is videdemyrtle beach.this is video from surveillance cameras inside the terminal.animal control officers got control of the animal -- but they say it had to be euthanized because trapped coyotes cannot be located in the statete the woman facing murder charges for hitting dozens of

strip -- and killing one of them -- was due in court today -- she'lbe back at the end of january.24-year-old lakeisha holloway is accused of killing jessica valenzuela when she drove onto a sidewalk sunday night.30 others were hurt.she also faces chil abuse chbrges.police say her young dadahter was the car at the time -- but neither were injured. in colorado -- a man is free today after spending 28 years in jail for a crime he always said he did not commit. clerance moses-el was accused of a brutal rape.d-n-a evidence may have helped set him free much earlier -- but denver police accidentally destroyed it after the trial -- even though prosecutors say it was never used in the case. moses-el was convicted based on testimony from the victim who said his face came to her in a dream. "my spiratuality that's what really kept me going an my innocense that's what i can say right now that's what kept

going." it's now ultimately up to the districtctttorney as to whether r moses-el will be re-tried. australian police have arrested two men -- charging them with plotting attacks on several targets including a navy base.the two men were taken in during early-morning raids as part of an ongoing anti-terror campaign known as "operation appleby." authorities said there was no specific threat to the community.twelve people have been charged with nearly 40 terror-related offenses in relation to operation appleby since september 20-14. attacks in the united states and paris have forced security to bulk up at major events here at home in the past two months. months.that will continue next week when nearly a million people are in pasadena for the rose bowl and rose parade, where people could be searched before the parade begins. pasadena police are teaming up with the f-b-i -- homeld security and the l-a county sheriff's office.they're telling visitors to leave their hotel rooms early just in case there are delays

"what i would tell people i would consider going is that i would d ing my family therea& amount of security there will be unprecedented." d."police say spectators could be the first line of defense -- and that if you see somemeing suspcious, say something. hundreds of people packed a local gym to see democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton speak in keota yesterday. inton visited the small town of just more than a thousand people. people.it all happened because three students started a social media campaign to get her there to address e concerns of small communities. they used the hashtag-keota hopes for hillary -- which turned into keota-got-which turned into keota-got-hillary tuesday.the students wanted to hear her plan to improve small ral school districts -- like theirs.clinton was pretty critical of f vernor 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 agricucuure 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 ililess and substance abuse. a new cnn- o-r-c poll released just this morning -- it shows exactly the opposite.this national poll shows trump has 39-percent -- wwch doubles ted cruz's 18-percent.behind those two -- ben carson and marco rubio are tied at 10- percent. a western iowa pilot is celebrating his birthday ih a big way. way.earn smith of red d k is believed to be the oldest living licensed pilot in the u- s.he celebrated his 98th birthday by taking to the skies.smith got his first

smith says thehe's just one thing that keeps him still taking off after all these years. "people will ask me what it is about flying that you like? i say well i don't know how to tell you, but you come out some morning before daylight and go oututnd watch that sun come up over the horizon and you'll have your answer." answer."your answer." answer."you'll have your answer." answer."smith can keep takg totohe skies as long as he passes an aviation medical exam every two years.he says he passed the last one with flying colors. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, more people than ever are getting injured while using their cell phones.how it's happening, just ahead.

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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 morninga&-temperatures around the areaa&- taking a look at regional temperatures we see highs are mild all around iowa - the regional satellite/radar is keeping conditions quiet - let's move ahead in time by taking a look at the midwest surface mapa&- moving into a closer view with ourur '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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the dangers of distracted driving gets a lot of attention these days, but what about distracted - - walking? kenneth craig explainshy it's leading to more peple getting injured when they walk. walk. it's a familiar site on streets across americaa&. people walking with their eyes on their phone instead of the road.the urban dictionary even has a word for it - pedtextrian.

would walk on the street and there would be rare to see people on their phones and now almost everybody that i see is on their phones."we spotted jordan benston video chatting while crossing the street. street."i know i shouldn't t i still do it."the internet is full of videos of people on their phones having accidents. but some can be more serious like this woman walking into a fountain.or this man - accidently falling on the train tracks... no train was approaching at the time. distracted walking injuries are becoming so common the national safety council or n-s-c is including them in its annual injury report for the first time.the group says the numbers have jumped with the growth of cell use.from less than 500 in the year 2000 to more than 2-thousand in 2011. 2011.it's common for distracted pedestrians to fall on the sidewalk or wander into traffic.but the nsc found 52 percent of the walking injuries happen at home. home."when you think about the home environment some of the most dangerous situations could be on the stairs where people can have a really bad

n-s-c says common injuries include sprains and concussions.and she believes these accidents will increase as re people use cell phones. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. nasa has put its next mars mission on hold because of a leaky instrument. instrument.nasa planned to launch a new mars lander called "insight" in march from vandenberg air force base in california.insight was expected to arrive on mars in september to take measasements of the red planet's interior and its atmosphere -- and to take color pictures.instead -- the company that manufactured it needs to make some repairs. even if the leak is fixed in a few months -- insight can't be launched anytime soon.nasa says the 20-16 launch window closes march 30th -- and the next opportunity is two years later. "less than five metres to go as we standby for contact and capture with the international space station" station"also in outter space, an unmanned russian supply

the international space station early this morning.it took two days for the ship to travel from earth.the ship has two-and-a-half tons of cargo on board.it carries new command and digital video gear. another re-loading flight is scheduled for march. a rocket that launched that supply ship monday re-entered the atmosphere and burned up overnight creating a spectacular fireball visible across parts of the western u-s.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. "southwest is slapped with a hefty fine for shoddy plane repairs and mans best friend makes holiday traral more pleasant i'm hena daniels i'll have those stories in

ford is now entering the self-driving automobile field. hena danieie reports in today's moneywatch. moneywatch. ford and google are joining forces. the companies are teaming up to build vehicles that can drive themselves reports say the car would be built by ford using google's self-driving technology.the 20-16 enrollment for obamacare is outpacing last year. the department of health and human services says more than 8 million people have signed up via the ****deral** insurance exchange.that doesn't include sign-ups in states with their own exchanges. the government also says more young adults are signing up.the final deadline for obtaining 2016 coverage is january 31st. southwest airlines will pay 2 point 8 million to settle an f-a-a lawsuit over improper repairs of more than a dozen aircraft. the government sued

alleging southwest did not properly oversee a contractor hired to make repairs.and the airports are going to the dogsa& literally!united airlines is bringing out a force of 200-dogs across the nation to interact with travellers.the idea is to help stressed-out holiday travelers. people can pet, scrarah and hang out with the furry friends at airport terminals.that's your cbs moneywatch report. for more log onto cbs moneywatch dot com. at the new york stock exchange im hena daniels justin has your weather to go next...but first here's a look at today's markets.

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