the dying wish of one man, and how those closest to him were able to pull it off. off.now, the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather forecast in n the first ten minutes. this is cbs 2 news 10 at 10. it's the season of giving and the season of joy - but some women don't have the freedom to experience that. good eveningngand thanks for joining us.i'm joy howe.scott and karen have the night off. we begin on this christmas night with a local group trying to bring attention to those without the *freedom to celebrate christmas.and they're doing it, one dress at a time. time.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller is in the wsroom to explain. a dress a day for the whole month of december...it migig sound like a challenge -- but the women of set free dubuque say it's worth it to raise awareness about the millions of people in human trafficking. trafficking. it's not a coincidencncthey all have on dresses.. dresses.."i really don't wear

normally." "obviously in december you don't see a whole lot of people typically wearg dresses."but it's not necessarily for style... style... "by wearing a dress s we can hopefully raise awareness of human trafficking, not only in the world but here locally."for 31 days, dress a day is supposed to spark questions in an effort to educate... educate..."this is the official dressember dress."and it's been working. working."often the response is 'i've never heard of that' and that's a great opvortunity for myself to share about dresseseer." essember.""people think it's iowa, it's a small town, a small state, it's pretty safe but there's actually a lot of trafficking victims that are taken through the state of iowa."bybyearing the dresses, they're not only taking a stand, they're supporting an effort already in place. "all the items you see here are made by women, rescued from trafficking and they made these in the sewing center nepal." nepal." "they make is so that the women can have a choice

being a trafficking victim, they can give them a chance to get a job, to pay them money so they earn enough money so they've got income from themselves." themselves." "i can't always go out to the field or have tons of money to give out so juju anything i can do, i would love to just step out and do it." the goal is to raise one thousand dollars for the international justice mission...and to help fund rescue initiatives for women and children in human trafficking.dora miller, cbs 2

we now know the name of the man manwho started shooting at people inside a north carolina mall on christmas eve. authorities say 18-year-old daquan westbrook was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer.witnesses say westbrook started shoing at someone inside the mall yesterday fternoon. investigators believe the violence was sparked by

happened last week.four other people were injured,they are all expected to be o.k. in the race for the white hohoe... house...two o esidential hopefuls will be in eastern iowa next week. week.on monday - new jersey governor chris christie will make a couple stops.the first will be in dubuque for a town hall at noon before ending his day in daveveort.on tuesday - the republican will be in the corridor.christie will visit the hamburg inn down in iowa city and the field-house in cedar rapids.right now - christie is in the middle-of- the-pack in ththg-o-p race. democrat martin o'malley will also be in eastern iowa monday he will be stumping in waterloo and tama.the stops are a part of a fo-day swing g ththugh the hawkeye state for the former marlyland governor. his first event in iowa is sunday in des moines.o'malley is in third among the three democrats running. tens of housands packed saint peter's square for pope francis's traditional christmas message to the world. he condemned brutal acts of

end to war and human suffering. specifically, he mentioned the syrian refugee crisis.the pope also spoke of those closest to his heart, the poor and disadvantaged. many took the pope's message to heart - in fact, the catholic charity feeds ovov 200,000 homeless people on christmas day. during the holidays, buying gifts for your family *can add up.cbs 2 news reporter steffifi lee e shows us h h one local high school is helping those who might not have a lot to spend - -still wake up to gifts under the tree. tree. "austin - you wanna help me get the rest of his buddy?"as the presents keep coming... coming..."this isn't it just hang on."even the ones who live for piles of gifts christmas morning - "it's too heavy - it's too heavy?"know this bundle of joy wrapped up - is more than they could've ever asked for. for. "i am 125 percent happy that they're doing it - i mean the way that they'r'rhelping me out is g ging my kids a

high school's student government adopted 20 veterans' families for christmas to givthem financl relief this holiday season.the linn county veteran's affairsrsprovided the veteran's names - so they could craft wish lists. lists. "kind of a sad situation around christmas because of all,the advertisements and expectations."but genorosity goes a long way to transform sad situations - - "there you go guys - all that's yours too."into meaningful and joyful moments. moments. "i i s so happy - that way my kids g g good christmases this year."each gift veteran justin randall's family gets to unwrap is a glimpse of hope. hope. "i probably uld've skipped a house payment or whatever to get my kids what they could have and thth try to make up the payments later on" on" "we all want something that's purely a want, not a need, and a lot of the vets just have needs."the students bargained within their thirte thousand dollar budget ""'s fun to watch them in class - they'll go through the ads"stocking up on clothes,

appliances. "toothpaste i think was one this year r at really stuck out in my mind - as a you don't really know what you have until you have it type of item."showing even the smallest things help families like justin's final have what they ne. need. "my family's happiness. - there's nothing more important."covering the corridor in cr, steffi lee, cbs 2 news, ten at ten now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories acroro the corridor. in cedar rapids,'mission of hope' opened its doors to give a warm meal to anybody who needed it. but today was actually the first time mission of hope cooked for folks on christmas day. volunteers we caught up with say it's worth giving up some time on christmas with their families to give back. this afternoon in iowa city, the free lunch program *also dished up dinner.normally, the group serves food monday through saturday at noon.but organizers start about a month ahead of time thering what they need for the annual

y meals.60 volunteers worked in shifts to make all the fixings come together for 200 guests. in williamsburg, two kids are making sure that families in *their area have a merry y christmas.two years ago, joe and matty kueter noticed some kids in their class wore the same clothes to school day after day.so, they collected some of *their clothes, and took them to school to the kids.now, joe and matty's "giving tree" has expanded into a clothes and toy drive - their family takes anonymous wish lists from family's who aren't sure if they can afford gifts for christmas. if you didn't get what you wanted under the tree -it's ok, take comfort in knowing, u're not alone. consumer reports estimates around 40- percent of americans try to *return or *exchange a gift they don't like.some stores say that they've seen an increase in shoplifters trying to return *stolen items for cash.experts say you should have a reciept if f u're tryingngo take back a gift.you should also keep the item in

police departments across the corridor are warning people to be on the look out for con artists selling *fake rose bowl tickets. cedar rapids police have taken several reports of fake tickets being sold on craigslist.they say the seller is meeting people outside cedar rapids movie theaters, taking the money and gging t the fake tickets.in marion, some one is driving around a white car with washington state license plates and is going door-to- door selling fake tickets.if you encounter either of these people, police say, please give them a call! meanwhile, some lucky hawkeye fans did find some *real rose bowl tickets under their christmas tree this morning. this is some video that the rose bowl's "official twitter account" retweeted today. needless to say, they look ready to go. go.get yourself ready for the game with our 30-minute road to the roses special which will air new year's eve at

that is cbs 2 news ten at ten -- the corridir's top stories and tomorrow's weatatr first recast in the first ten minutes. minutes.but we are just getting started.coming up... up...mele kaliki-maka! the u-n-i men's basketball team wrapping up it's tournament i i waii... how they fared

bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the e idlock with johohmccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, aneffective leader. building a future to believe in.

us monday morning at 5 right here on cbs 2. begin our counundown to 20-16.from patti labelle's pies to that one dress - we take a look back at some of

next on c-b-s two news... news...a new hope. a dying iowan's wish to see the final ar wars movie, and the special people who transported

the world have been flocking to theaters to see the 7th star wars film 'the force awakens.'but for one iowa fan, the wait for the new movie was especially difficult.eric hanson shares his wish. wish. for patients, one nighthtn the i-c-u is one night too many. nats - this is the worst time of their lives.the guy in room 5 only knows he's somewhere in the triple digits.(shawn norman/ icu patient) it's

shawn norman is 28. he was a kid when doctors first said "noonan syndrome".(shawn norman/ icu patient) it can make you tired, it can make you weak, it can make you facece death.(rita norman/ shawn's mother) it's all heart- related, it's very complicated, it's not very well known.other than you spend a lot of time,e,dreamingng what you'd do when you get out of the i-c-u.oh.shawn's mom couldn't single-handedly grant his first wish - electing donald trump.but a couple paramedics helped her with another. busting him out, right past the white board where his big goal still read. 'get out of here to see star rs.'(tom norman/ shawn's father) that's kinda been a goal of his, every time he starts feeling down, or whatever we point at the board and say hey, we gotta get out, we got a couple more days, 're getting close.saturday morning, just after sunrise-- nats - i'll see you t tre ok? shawn got a chauffeured ambulance ride to ankeny's

reserved one entire theater for the guy who was living, it seemed, to see this movie. (rita norman/ shawn's mother) star wars was his anchor, his drive, his gotta get to see star wars.with his bed adjusted in the aisle - and 26 loved ones around him--(shawn norman/ chose star wars as his last movie) i'm thankful.the curtain rose and the coming attractions started. which hurt.(tom norman/ shawn's father) it does, it does. because shawn had made it clear. this movie would be his last.(rita norman/ shawn's mother) so that's what we're doing, that's his wish, to go home, he's tired of beiei poked and d odded, he just wants to go home.by the time his face flickered with the return of his favorite character--(shawn norman/ chose star wars as his last movie) i like han.the hospice nurse by his side hahaalready officially taken over.natsthey were telling themselves 'this is what he wants'.(rita norman/ shawn's mother) it's

his wish, i have to.for 2 hours and 16 minutes, the guy who's already decided to donate his body to science soaked in every frame.(rita rman/ shawn's mother) we're making memomoes, and not everybody gets to do that.once the lights came up, the guy on the stretcher was so exhausted, he mustered only a two-word review--(shawn norman/ star wars fan) not bad. and a few, final hugs.(tom norman/ / shawn's father) ok, shall we get you home? all right, let's get you home. where the guy who's only 28 - wants his story to end.(rita norm/ shawn's mother) it's his call. that was eric hansen reporting. hospice care is helping shawn rest comfortably at home.he recently h two visitors, darth vader and storm troopers from the five-hundred-first t leigion.his family says the visit drew one amazing smile. we'll be right back.

harder than putting the kids to bed on christmas eve? trying to put them to bed all this week, with u-n-i playing in hawaii... hawaii...an afternoon start today ththgh agaiait b-y-u.... tough first half for the panthers -- paul jesperson with the three to cut the lead - to ten-- 38-28 at the half.... but u-n-i hotter than chestnuts on the open fire to

carlson there...next up, jeremy morgan for three -- put that in your stocking! --cuts the cougar lead to three.... but chase fischer unconcious for b-y-u -- keep the change, ya filthy animal-- he led all scorers with 26 points... u-n-i able@to put a dent int the lead late, washshn steal goes to matt bohannon ...drops another three -- he finished with twenty one but still not enough as u-n-i falls 84- 76.... what's christsts wiwiout the n- b-a? bulls down in oklahoma city.... and on fire in the first half, jimmy butler at the buzzer.... is that even legal? more air on that one than santa's sleigh... 32-26 at half....but kevin durant can never be counted out... he says anything you can do... i can do just as fine... the thunder mounted a comeback".. but there was notopping the big guy in red -- and i'm not talking about santa. paul

on steph, on klay, on harrison, iggy and dray!... warriors hosting the cavs.... out to the early lead, and steph doing what steph does -- splash! -- would exit the game briefly with injury...and lebron james took advantage, ties the ball game... proving there's room r everyone on santa's nice list...but golden state stormed back -- especially draymond green -- have yourself a merry little christmas! -- he had 22 -- warriors win the finals rematch 89-83 coach ferentz and the hawks touched down in southern california yesterday -- and expected to get right to work preparing for the 2016 rose bowl against stanford on january first. captain kirk told the media earlier this week that it's actually bad luck to nottt practice over the holiday ... so as far as today's itinerary goes..... "christmas? it's actually like a wednesday of practice for us -- ho, ho, ho!.... we will celebrate christmas as a team that evening... the nice thing

together... that's our family this time around." around."ou do football with your family the first eighteen years of your life, and then college, you don't see 'em for five years so it's intereing but... i'd rather be with my football family than back home on chchstmas." stay with c-b-s o -marissa has one last look at your forecast after the break.