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devices.authorities dont know what caused the canoe to capsize.but so far, crews were able to pull one person from the lake and transport them t t the university of iowa hospitals to recover.one person is still missing - sheriff lonny pulkrabek says the search effort is hard because of the cold waters and debris. debris.the johnson county sheriff's office is now calling this a recovery operation rather than a rescue. we'll be here all day scoping out the scene as crews continue their search.follow us for any live updates on cbs two iowa.covering the corridor in johnson county, steffi lee, cbs 2 news. alright, steffi, thank you.new this afternoon, afternoon,new this afternoon, afternoon,a litle boy was sh annow dubuque police are investigating. ininstigating.it happened just before midnight last night in the 900-block of main street. the boy turns three next month. he was airlifted to iversity of iowa hospitals and clins. police aren't able to tell us his condition.police were able to find the weapon used, but they have not filed any charges.
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today is the first day of trading for u-s markets in the new year, and stocks opened with a steep sell off.this is a live look from the big board at the new york stock exchange. exchange.u-s markels are taking a tumble in the wake of sharp losses overnight in china and europe, some markets dropped as much as seven percent.it comes after concerns over china's economic slowdown were again revived by weak manufacturing numbers. markets are also being rattled by increased tensions in the middle east following saudi arabia's mass executions over the weekend including that of an influential cleric.the country says it's part of its role in the war on terrorism. the site of the san bernardino shooting rampage that killed 14 people is set to reopen today. today.there will be tighter security as the inland
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employees return to work..the center has been closed since december 2nd when syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik started their shooting rampage. both were killed later in a shootout with police.for those who lead the center, it was an emotional return. "our staff is excited to be coming back it is normal for them to have some anxiety but we have counselors available for them." them."security guards will now be on scene of the center checking i-d's of everyone who enters the building. a group of armed militia-men protesting the osecution of two rarahers, ve occupied an oregon wildlife refuge.they have a reputation, and say they're there to stay. they say they're doing it as a way to condemn the recent sentencing of local ranchers who *burned federal lala.ammon bundy, son of cliven bundy, who was involved in a similar standoff, is one of the people taking part.he posted a video on facebook asking militia members to help him.e protesters sasathey could be
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an earthquake in northeast india has kiled six people.at least 40 were injured when the 6 point 7 magnitude tremor struck close to the border with myanmar.several homes and government buildings are damaged and aftershocks have been felt. republican presidential front runner donald trump has released his first tv camamign ad. ad.the 30 second spot focuses on terrorists and immigration. he says he's going to spend two million dollars a week on ads leading up to the iowa caucuses.they'll run in iowa and new hampshire, although at this time, none are scheduled to run in this area. democratic front-runner-- hillary clinton is in cedar rapids today.at three o'clock -- the former ssretary of state will be at new-bo city market.clinton is expected to discuss her plans to help children and families get and stay ahead.it's part of a two-day swing in iowa which will also take her through davenport and des moines todada before she wraps up her trip tomorrow in western iowa. in cedar rapids,
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the city council are taking their seat.scott overland was weweomed as new distrtrt two representitive.ann poe, susie weinacht and scott olson are also coming back.those there say it is exciting to be serving the growing city. " we've built up a great head of steam and we need to keep the momentum going, and there will be lots of issues that come up over the next four years and i think we all have to keep that in mind that we got to keep this momentum going." going."the city council will hold it's first meeting next esday at noon. today marks a new chapter and moment of history in waterloo. waterloo.quentin hart will be sworn into office as the city's new mayor.after eight years on the council, he becomes waterloo's first black mayor.cbs 2 news talked with with him shortly after his victory in a run-off election. hart says history was never his focus, and that his gl is to bring the community together. "i want to be the mayor that could erase all of those river lines boundry lines but you know i'm african american and
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am."part of hart's platform is to put an end to the gun violence that's claimed lives and put children in the hospital during the past year. a new iowa program to help survivors of abuse is now up and running. running.safe atatome lauhed friday.it allows survivors to keep their home address confidential.that means it's never printed on a driver's license, utility bill, or voter registration.officials hope safe at home will make itit impossible for an abuser to ever find their victim again. "they have a little bit...one more step of protection, that will take, um, somebody a little more work to nd where they're atat at."for more information and a link to sign up go to cbs two iowa dot com. when lawmakers head back to des moines this month -- medi-caid will still be a hot pic. topic.ininecember -- federal officials pushed back govenor terry branstad's plan to privatize the program by two months.some patients and law- makersay they have major concerns -- but governor anstad says the change will
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dollars.some law-makers argue there are far too many un- answered questions. "the first step we need to take on january 11 is a step ckwards, review where we are, how to get efficient services to people in need, and how to cover the cost." cost."governor branstad's office says it's now working to avoid confusion and any disruptions in care for patients during the next two months. the cedar rapids school board is facing a big vote over the 20-16 to 20-17 academic calendar.a proposal calls for classes to start late every wednesday.the school district says it's so teachers can receive more "professional development" - but some parents say it's a huge problem for their work schedudus. you can weighghin for the last time today before the board votes on the calendar. an eastern iowa radio pioneer, has passed away. away.asher kent braverman, the man who created 16-30 k-c-j-j passed away saturday.he established the station, then sold it in 1994.services were
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end. just to our south, an already dire flooding situation is getting even worse.take a look at this video as a levee failed over the weekend in southern illinois.the mississippi is expected to crest today in memphis.in some places, river levels are expected to bat or above where they were uring the historic floods of '93.already
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died.president obama signed a federal emergency disaster declaration for missouri. back here closer to home, we're oking at a t of sunshine and some warmer temperatures. justin roberts is here with your weatherfirst forecast to plan your afternoon. main weather- your planner ahead for the next hoursa& look outside courtesy of our skycama&- a bit of fog in the area this morninga& -temperaturereareaa&- taking a look at regional we see highs are mimi all around iowa - the regional r is keeping conditions quiet - let's move by taking a look at the midwest mapa&- moving into a closer view with our forecast we see mainly quiet conditions - today's forecast features cooler temperatures- tonight's forecast has mainly clear & chilly conditis- the next three days show more dry and
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(donkey noise) (elephant noise) (mic screech) there's a big difference between making noise... (mic tap) ...and making sense. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise)
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hey candidates! enough talk. give us a plan. the ntsb has reased the first look at t the wreckage of the el faro,o,hich sank near the bahamas after it steered into the path of hurricane joaquin in october.as chris van cleave reports, the bodies of the 33 crew on board, are still missssg. mimiing. this video was taken nearly three miles underwater--
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heda&and scattered mains of the el faro. the bridge, the ship's command d center, was where investigators hoped to find el faro's data recorder but lead n-t-s-b investigator, tom roth-roffy told scott pelley on sunday's 60 minutes, that they were shocked whenenit wasnsnthere. there.we got up to that level, and to see just open-- openness was-- is extremely moving and difficult to-to-- it was a very big surprise to us to see at.moving in what way?just to-- to see the violence of the sea and the winds that-- that would have had to ococr to cae that kind of-- i'm sorry-- to cause that kind of an event.they later found the bridge a half mile away from the wreckage, , but with no data recorder to explain exactly what happened. on the morning of october
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first, el faro's captain sent a distress call from near the eye of hurricane joaquin. the uhip had lost propulsiona&and was listing at a 15 degree angle, as it faced waves forecasted at 30 feet high.to find the missing ship, the n-t-s-b used sonar and a piece of equipment called the curv. but finding the wreck hat answered the biggest questiti--why did the ship's captain end up on a collision course with a monster storm. we're looking at the//oversight and the direction, to see what information was available to him. frank pusaterere (puzz-uh- terry) son, richard, was the ship's chief engineer "i guarantee you they were injured, they were knocked out and then it was over. they were all together. thatat how i nt to believe it." tote maritime -- the company tote maritime -- the company that operated d he ship - did not respond to our request for comment back. kris van cleave,
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// cheering history in the making guys // //more celebrations like this could soon play out for the space * exploration industry. space-x says the falcon nine rocket last seen making an incredible up*right landing last onth is ready to fly again.c-e-o elon musk says returning the rocket without damage is an incredible break through for the company.landing rockets upright is crucial to cutting costs and d tting them ready quickly for the next launch. // it's true...all of it // //// it's true...all of it // //"star wars" still dominates. the latest installment of the legendary franchise tops the u-s box office again this weekend.this time it brought in more than 88-million dollars."the force awakens" has already earned a little more than 740-millili dollars since its release.that's about 20-million less than avatar - which currently is the largest domestic film in history. "daddy's home" came in the
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runner-up slot thisisweekend, with 2million."the hateful eight" is in third place. this is a bittersweet night for fans of downton abbey. abbey.this is the year they say goodbye) to the show.the british block-buster v series begins the sixth and final - season on p-b-s.as you may know it's a period* piece from the early 20th century with british aristocrats their extended family and servants. every single line of the alog has flowed from the pen of one man. "it's not as if we're cutting ourselves off short. we actually thought we would end a yeararlier. because, you know, it's good to leave a party when people are still sorry en you go." go."fellowes is also a conservative member of the house of lords.he says nobody really knows why the show turned out to be such a huge success. "what sparked a massive sell off at the open this morning and iphone rumors i'm jill wagner at the nyse those stories coming g in your cbs
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moneywatch report." cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. ople don't have acce to healthcare because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent.
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as we said at the top of our newscast, markets are down sharply today.jill wagner has more on that and other top business news in today's moneywatch. moneywatch. a roroh start to 2016 6 r the stock market. the dow and nasdaq both opened sharply lower... after china's stock market plunged seven percent on its first day of ttading for the year. data showed manufacturing in china slowed down for a fifth straight month. trading was automatically halted.triple-a is predicting gas prices will stay relatively low in 2016... averaging between 2-25 and 2-45 a gallon nationally. triple-a says americans saved more than 115 billion dollars on gas in 2015... compared to 2014, that comes out to roughly 550 dollars per licensed driver.general motots
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unprecedented partnership. g-m is investing 500 million dollars in the ride hailing company. they plan to open a network of locations where lyft drivers can rent g g vehicles - -giving people who don't own cars a chance to work for lyft.at long last --- i phones could be getting better battery life. there are rumors the battery in the i-phone 7 plus wililbe about 13 perernt bigger than the battery in the iphone 6 plus. the i phone 7 is also rumored to have a lot more storage.and that's your cbs monezwatch report. for more follow me on twitter at jill wagner cbs. at the nyse, i'm jill wagner. justin has your weather to go next...but first here's a look at today's markets.
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(phoho ringing) (phone ringing) you can't deal witsomething by ignoring it . but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard and pay into it, so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant t noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates!
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