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cities around the world are taking every step necessary to keep people safe this new year's eve. eve.in europe - both paris and brussels cancelled firererks displays over the threat of terror attacks.paris was attacked last month, with a number of suspects arrested in brussels, including one just yesterdadain france - out 60- thousand police officers and troops will be deployed for celebrations still happening. several troops who were stationed in areas around africaave been brought back to help with patrols. in the u-s, nearly six- thousand new york city police officers, and members of a counter terrorism unit will be on hand as the ball drops in times square.around a million

there.e.each person there for the celebration will be screened for weapons with a metal detecting wand. in pasadena - there will so be extra security for tomorrow's se bowl and tournamentntf roses parade.of course - thousands of iowa fans are there right now to watch the hawkeyes play stanford.pasadena police say theye gone thugh extra training and have upgraded equipment over r e past year to keep both events safe. we are now under 30-hours away from kick-off for the rose bowl.the hawkeye defense will face maybe their tohest task of the season in stopping one of the best players in the cocotry. untry.we nowowo out live to pasadena. pasadena.that's where cbs 2 sports anchor zach hanley is to explain how iowa plans to op christian mc-caffrey.zach? zach?he runs, catches, returns punts and kicks.. and even throws the ball!

record for all purpose yards in a season with 3 thousand 4 hundred 96 yards.... and the hawks know spping the ap player of the year won't be easy, but their up for the challenge ...make sure you can contain him. ....or else he is going to hurt us. us.mcmcffrey averages 8 and a half yards per play... but if the hawks can keep him in check, they should be just fine... live in ... zach hanley, cbs 2 news. news.thanks, zach. be sure stay with cbs 2 for contiued coverage of the rose bowl.our pregame special "road to the roses" airs tonight at 6-thirty.it will air again

over on our sister station fox 28 one of college football's best players has been arrested just days before his team's bowl game. game.san antonio police say t-c-u quarteback trevon boykin asasulted an officer.it happened after boykin was kicked out of a bar for allegedly stricking an employee.the 22-year-old is charged with assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest, and public intoxicatiti.boykin n in san antonio with his team for this weekend's alamo bowl.t-c-u has suspended him for that game. new this afternoon out of black hawk couy. county.a man was arrested for an early morning burglary in cedar falls.police believe curt widen used a stolen garbage truck to break into an auto sales business just after one.widen was found d side the store.he is charged with felony burglary and theft.if convicted, he could spend 15-years in jail. bill cosby's attorney says, says,the entertainer will be cleared of sexuauaassault charges.

yesterday, accused of drugging and assualting a woman nearly 12-years ago.the 78-year-old posted bond and is now out of jail.prosecutors used parts of a 2005 deposition from cosby to file the charges.but his lawyer says those documents prove nothing. "there's nothing in that deposition where mr. cosby admits to comomtting any crime - in fact, he denies it vehemently." vehemently."more than 50 women have accused cosby of sexual assault over a span of more than four decades.but yeststday was the first time he's been charged.cosby's next court date is scheduled for january 14th. president obama is set to unveil new executive&actions on guns. guns.the commander in chief is expected to announce his s plans sometime next week., week.,those close to the white house say the goal is to expand background checks on gun sales.president obama has reportedly been working on his plpls for theheast several weeks, but they are not fully

circumstances" could also delay an announcement. at the iowa capitol... capitol...a state lawmakekeis pushing g bill to legalize fantasy sports betting here. here.a similar bill passed the iowa senate last session, but did not clear the house. representative jack highfill says he's reworking that proposal to include age restrictions and tax provision to get bi-partisan support. right now - fantasy sports betting is banned in the hawkeye state. in ceded rapids... rapids...the schchl district wants public input about a proposed school calendar for next year. year.it has the first day of class falling on augu 23rd. but the biggest change wouou be a late start every wednesday.that would be so teachers and staff can have more time for professional learning.if you'd like to give your thought to school leaders - e-mail the school diststct through this coming monday. in tiffin - construction is almost done for the new clear creek amana middle school.the t-

addition fell behind schedule severaramonths ago..in june - the superintendent told cbs 2 news, the district has about 21-hundred students with 100 new children coming into the district each year. hopes to begin usininthe new w ace when classes resume next week. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, some beautiful pictures of space from the hubble spe telescope and what scientists discovered from the pictures!

look at this amazing sight captured by the hubble space telescope!nasa released this photo of two g gaxies merging into one.nasa says it originally believed the picture was that of one abnormal galaxy.but further

actually twowogalaxies that collided, and are now becoming a single structure.eventually, the new galaxy will become stable.the new galaxy is located about 230 million light years om earth in the hercules constellation. marissa checks in now with your cbs 2 'weather first' forecast. main weather- your planner shows what's ahead for the next hoursa&- - w a live look

later today the cedar rapids rampage will be going head to head with the missouri comets. but first, th're kicking things off with their family new years eve bashcbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is down at the u.s. cellular center.

with a preview of some of the fun.stephanie?kelly...we're

live in cedar rapids ... stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. news.thanks, stephanie. still ahead on the cbs 2 news

is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richeststmericans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 million people combined. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrtrrich pay their fafa share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. the middle class will continue to disapar unless we level the playing field.

historic and deadly flooding continue to ravage parts of missouri and illinois this afternoon. afternoon.at lelet 24 people have died from rising waters in those states since this past weekend.over-flowing rivers and streams have forced hundreds of families to leave their mes.major highways have alsbeen shut down.in e saint louis area - the

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parts of north england and scotland are also facing severe flooding that's left thouounds without pper. heavy rain will continue to fall across northern england today, with the ground still saturated and river levels at recent recordighs.scotland's border council says the area near peebles has tten it the worst. an evacuation happened at b-p oil's facility in the north china sea earlier today.a barge broke loose during a storm and was headed for an oil field.the barge drifted past it, but was unmanned and

apple is facing a class action lawsuit over its latest soft- ware upgrade. upgrade.the lawsuit says apple's i-o-s-nine software update made i-phone 4-s phones slow, and prone to crashes. the tech giant advertised the update as being comtible with the 4-s-s saying it would make the phones faster and more responsive.so far - apple has not commented. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, a look back at 2015 and how well people did getting a return on their investments. we'll l so get an experts opinion on what lies ahead for

it's time for to your finances. every week our friends from tryon investments join us to answer your qqstions on money. today we are recapping the bad year 20-15 was for returns... 2015 has been a tough year for returns

finding returns since 1937 a7stocks flat- to-down ytd, beating hedge funds ,long-term 30- year bonds ,short-term 3-month treasury bills and commodities a7hall-of-fame legends performed poorly - warren buffet (berkshire hathaway) , bill ackman (pershing square capital) worst fund year since 2004, and similar negatives from david einhorn and carlos slima7historic year, when all asset classes performed poorly poorlywhat's in store for 2016?

$& anticipate 5-7% yields a7stay the course, remain versified, and tune-e-t the noisea7returns should be best leading up to november elections that does it for us here on the cbs 2 news at noon.our

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