before a canoe tipped over in icy waters. the historic visit scheduled for a former president later this week. when you'll be able to hear what state law makers are saying about their priorities for the next legislative session. welcome to cbs two this morning... i'm kevin barry. barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio.

we start this morning with an update on a tragic canoe accident that killed a solon teenager. teenager.cbs 2 news has now

individuals whose canoe capsized this weekend in the frigid waters of coralville lake. lake.seventeen year old tanner wymer was canoeing with fifty one year old michael felton sunday afternoon.authorities say strong winds caused their boat to flip over.we're told they were out canoeing to take pictures of a local home.the sheriff's office also says neither was wearing a life jacket. this is a really erratic time to be on any body of water in johnson county or much of iowa. we've had the el nino effect this year we've had fluctuating temps much warmer than normal, a lot of heavy rains. there hasnt been a good opportunity for ice to form solidly. solidly.first responders had to break an inch of ice as they searched the waters - and debris also made the search difficult. the news of such a young life lost is taking a toll on the city of solon. solon.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson joins us now to explain.stephanie? stephanie?kevin and kelly, last night more than a hundred

gathered to remember their friend and fellow student. student.they held a candlelight vigil at solon high school to show support and love for his family.tanner was a senior who planned to study medicine in college.his teammates, friends -- even the superintendent -- say he was a great role model and friend to everyone. "i still can't believe it. it feels like a dream, like it doesn't seem real. it's crazy to think that someone from a small town that everybody knows is gone." gone.""he's a student that everybody wants to have in class and i believe everybody was fortunate to have as a friend," friend,"right now the hashtag solon strong is being used on social media to remember the teen.cbs 2 news has learned the school will provide grief counselors all week long for any student who may need them live in the studio, stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. thanks stephanie..cbs 2 news is learning new details detailsabout a weekend shooting in nashua.56-year-old karl white died after being shot saturday afternoon.

shooter but they haven't filed charges so far.they say the shooting may have been an accident. turning to a shooting investigation in dubuque, dubuque,where someone shot a two year old boy.it happened late sunday night on main street.first responders rushed the two year old to university of iowa hospitals and clinics. they are not releasing his condition.police believe the shooting might have been an accident.so far they have not arrested anyone. later this morning, president obama will announce controversial executive actions he hopes will decrease gun violence in america. america.some of the measures expected are 200 new a-t-f agents enforcing gun laws, 230 new f-b-i employees dedicated to background checks, and 500 million dollars for access to mental health care.it also expands background checks to include mandatory checks for all private sales. "i think everybody here is all too familiar with the statistics. we have tens of thousands of people every

guns."the plan will also encourage states to report people who should be kept from buying weapons. the current top g-o-p candidates for president are attacking the presidents plan, calling it an abuse of power. power.front-runner donald trump said monday this is another step in the process of not being able to buy guns.and one of his main republican rivals, ted cruz, was campaigning in des moines, when he responded to the executive actions. "it shouldn't surprise us that in the final year of his presidency, president obama is committed to continuing to abuse his executive power, in every way shape and form and espeically in going after our second amendment to keep and bear arms. arms.cruz is currently on a bus tour in the state of iowa. he hopes to visit all 99 counties in the state by the iowa caucuses. florida senator marco rubio is in the middle of a three day iowa tour. tour.in just a few hours, he'll talk in cedar rapids at a town hall meeting at the marriott on collins road.this is footage from a town hall in

wraps up in cedar rapids -- he goes to mason city and then fort dodge this afternoon before closing his trip tomorrow in marshalltown. the iowa caucuses are just a little less than four weeks away. away.and donald trump's campaign is rolling out a new t-v ad in the state.it pushes his controversial plan to temporarily ban muslims from entering the u.s.trump plans to spend two million dollars a week on ads in iowa and new hampshire right before the iowa caucuses. on the democratic side -- hillary clinton was back in the corridor.she's trying to prevent what happened to her 8 years ago -- when she lost a lead in iowa to eventual president barack obama. obama.clinton was in cedar rapids monday -- and targeted the republican frontrunner -- donald trump with some of her remarks.but when she was asked specifically about trump's attacks on clinton and her family -- the former secretary of state took a more comical approach. "i've adopted a new years resolution and i'm going to

i'm not going to respond." respond."polls show clinton has a strong lead in iowa -- but she faces an uphill battle in new hampshire against senator bernie sanders. an iowa city west high sophomore is one of ten students nationwide nationwidebound for seattle to show what he can do with numbers. numbers.junhee lee is representing the midwest in the american mathematical society's "who wants to be a mathematician" competition on thursday.lee finished high school math in eighth grade and now he takes math classes at the university of iowa.lee says he looks forward to potential prize money -- but also taking in all the experiences -- like traveling to washington for the first time and meeting other young mathematicians. 20:08:13 i get to compete with them so i get to see what that's like and i guess if i do well here, i guess it would kind of be a big confidence boost. boost.if lee wins the competition -- he would take home five thousand dollars for himself and five thousand

department. it's still to come... come...the special treasure roughly three decades in the making.

a young boy in california found a big surprise when he was playing near a beach. beach.it took nearly 30 years to reach him -- and now is he's on a mission to find who sent it. it.but as rina nakano reports, it's not easy to track down that person. person. on new years eve along the beautiful mendocino coastline...little ryder goggin was celebrating his 5-th birthday.(heather baird, mother): "we were walking around crossing the bridge, and that's when ryder decided to cross over the creek."he usually finds crab and small shrimp. but that day, ryder found something he'd never seen before.(ryder baird/found message in a bottle): "message in a bottle. i definitely thought of pirates, and maybe even a treasure map."his mother, heather baird says there were bugs stuck on the lid of the bottle.but managed to twist it open. to their surprise... inside was a letter.(voice of heather baird, mother): "it says, hi my name is chris. i am 10 years old and in the 5th grade. i live in sacramento.

let me know where it washed ashore. september 5th, 1988." (heather baird, mother): "i gave the number a call, and of course it was disconnected."we called the number as well -- 916-383-5290...nat " beep beep beep. -- disconnected or is no longer in use."of course. that would have been way too easy. so we went to the sacramento public library.the staff opened a special room with public records archives.there was nothing for 1988. but in 1981...natsot: "cliff farnsworth"clue number one. it's a longshot... but back at the station... we searched and searched.then called... and called. we even started calling any 36 to 39-year-old chris'... christophers... christinas... christines... still nothing.then another clue.baird told us her aunt at the library of congress in washington dc found out the number belonged to another

away.we reached out to his family... but came up short. (heather baird, mother): "i think it would be great to find chris. and find out where he put the bottle in the water."a romantic story of a sacramento child and his curiosity... now in the hands of a boy at jug handle reserve in mendocino county.the hope is one day... they meet and share their life experiences. (heather baird, mother): "well, i hope we find out really good things about how his life went."until then... this 28-year-old story in the making... will have to be continued. it's now on this morning. morning.coming up next... next...the one pill that could change the way people live with h-i-v and why even many

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there's a push among health care officials to increase awareness about a pill that can prevent h-i-v infection. infection.the c-d-c says not enough providers know about it. kenneth craig explains why one age group in particular has not been getting the message, untill now. now. (package script) uriel loman was 23 years old when his doctor gave him a life changing diagnosis. (uriel loman - hiv positive)12:16:37 we hate to tell you that, you are hiv positive. loman is gay and admits he was involved in risky behaviors.he \would

for the hiv prevention drug 'prep'. (uriel loman - hiv positive)12:22:41 kc: before you were diagnosed, you had never heard of prep? ul: i had not. prep, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is a daily pill that can be more than 90 percent effective at keeping an hiv negative person from becoming infected. the fda approved the drug, sold under the brand name truvada, in 2012 but the cdc says many providers still haven't heard of it. (dr. david rosenthal, northwell health, medical director, center for young adult, adolescent and pediatric hiv)9:44::50 1 out of every 3 primary care providers and nurses are not aware about prep. doctor david rosenthal has been working to get the word outhe's especially concerned about 13-24 year olds, like loman, who's in an age bracket that's seen a spike in infections, even as overall hiv rates have dropped.(dr. david rosenthal, northwell health, medical director, center for young adult, adolescent and pediatric hiv)9:48:05 i think we can bring the new cases of hiv down so dramatically, if everyone that needs to be on prep gets on prep(butted) (uriel loman - hiv positive) 12:23:25 kc: for somebody like you - it could have changed a lot of things. ul: it could have. loman is now a counselor at an lgbt services center. (uriel loman - hiv positive) 12:27:28 i want to see the

generation.he's hoping his story will motivate other young people to stay safe and healthy..kenneth craig, cbs news, bellmore new york. prep is a drug that both men and women can use. use.the c-d-c says there are about 40-thousand h-i-v infections diagnosed in the u-s each year. it's coming up... up...the one hawkeye football player who's making the rose bowl loss last week hurt just a little less for fans this morning. morning.

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we're in the middle of winter but there is a dream of spring. cedar rapids is now accepting applications for vendors at weekend farmer's markets. they're also looking for vendors who want to set up shop during the second "market after dark."last year's event pulled in big crowds and live music. in cedar rapids, van meter is buying bright electrical supply in chicago.this is video of van meter's cedar rapids location.the company announced the plans to buy the lighting distributor last month.van meter says bright will keep its name and stay in illinois.the acquisition will expend the company's presence in the midwest to 15 locations. the presidential election is right around the corner -- and this year -- iowa residents will have a new way they can register to vote.the secretary of state's office rolled out the new online voter registration system on the first of the year.it's only available to people with a driver's license or department of transportation i-d.the

another option to same day voter registration. the consumer electronics show starts tomorrow in las vegas. vegas.it's the biggest electronics show all year and with it comes big announcement s and crazy new gadgets!here's two gadgets that have already been teased so far farfirst up a high def t-v that can be rolled up like a newspaper.not really sure why you'd want to roll a tv up like a newspaper...but the good news is the option is there.it's 18 inches.l-g said it probably will never go on sale to the public, but they just wanted to show the possibilities and future of tv screens. screens.this one's for your kitchen.samsung released a four door smart fridge!it's got a two foot touchscreen on the front with an internet connected camera so you can see what's inside without

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right now on cbs 2 this morning...the latest information in the standoff between federal authorities and an armed militia group in oregon. the new developments about a story right before christmas in the corridor -- that was more serious than some people thought. the shooting suspect who's free this morning even after police say the murder was

welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2

an update to a standoff in eastern oregon... oregon...a sheriff is now telling an armed group that seized a national wildlife refuge, it's time to leave. leave.this all started after the protest over two ranchers being sent back to prison to serve time for arson.those two ranchers reported to a prison on monday.now -- a group led by ammon bundy has sent demands to the federal government -- saying they want authorities to look into claims that local ranchers have been intimidated by the government. there have been some tremendous abuses. they used

basically take the land and resources away from the people. people.bundy's father had a similar standoff with authorities over his ranch in nevada in 2014.the ranchers say they *don't support the actions of bundy and his group. the f-b-i is working to resolve the situation peacefully. the city of chicago has paid out 5-million dollars t0 more than 57 people peoplewhose claims that they were tortured by police decades ago were found to be credible. credible.the money was paid on monday.most victims received checks of 100-grand.the city has been receiving heavy criticism and is facing a federal civil rights investigation into their police department.mayor rahm emanuel said that before righting more recent wrongs, the city must heal past wounds. new this morning, a former south carolina police officer is now out on bail. bail.online records show michael slager was released about an hour after a judge allowed him to post 500- thousand dollar bond.slager

a video showed him shoot a black man several times in the back following a traffic stop last april.prosecutors opposed bail, saying he remained a danger to the communtiy and a flight risk.the victim's family opposed it too, but urged the community to remain calm. now to an increasingly tense middle east -- after saudi arbia executed a man critical of that country's government. government.he was an outspoken shiite leader -- and a group of iranians responded to his death by marching to the saudi embassy and setting it on fire. saudi arabia is mostly sunni -- and then severed all diplomatic ties with iran -- and halted all flights to the islamic republic.the u-s -- russia -- china and several other countries are now calling on both sides to take a step back. "we are urging all sides to show restraint and to not further inflame tensions that are on quite vivid display in the region." region."experts say that likely won't happen any time soon.demonstrations have been reported in a number of

this dispute.analysts say this new war of words could ruin any chance of bringing all sides together to find a peaceful end to the war in syria. also overseas, a strong earthquake killed at least 8 people and injured more than 100 in india's remote northeast region.some indian media is reporting that more were killed but there hasn't been any official confirmation. the 6-point-7-magnitude earthquake could also be felt in nearby bangladesh, where one person died of a heart attack. a tornado hit hiawatha on december 23rd according to the national weather service. service.the storms that hit eastern iowa brought a brief twister that didn't do too much damage, but downed some trees and flipped a semi on i-380.the weather service says the e-f-1 tornado was on the ground for just two miles. bad weather hampered search efforts for a downed plane near the iowa-nebraska border. a single engine plane was declared missing when it didn't contact the airport in sioux city on sunday night. authorities were able to

morning in rural nebraska.at that time, the pilot was pronounced dead.the f-a-a is investigating the crash. the iowa football dream season ended in a nightmare. nightmare.just minutes away from a big ten title -- iowa was handed their first loss in indianapolis -- and then was embarassed in the rose bowl. but hawkeye fans have something positive to celebrate this mornings.the daily iowan is reporting all-american cornerback desmond king will return for his senior season.king had 8 interceptions on the year and was a potential high draft pick in the n-f-l draft. hawkeye fans are also giddy about their basketball team -- now that iowa is now nationally ranked in both major polls.the hawks upset number one michigan state a week ago -- and then followed that up with a come- from-behind win against 14-th ranked purdue on saturday.iowa is 19-th in the a-p poll and 23-rd in the coaches poll.the hawkeyes return to the court tonight in iowa city against nebraska at 8. last night -- there was a rare number 1-versus-number 2

hype.the kansas jayhawks survived a three-overtime thriller against their border state rival the oklahoma sooners 109-to- 106.down one with the ball and just ten seconds to play -- oklahoma turned the ball over -- sealing the win for the j- hawks.the last time the two top ranked teams played in the regular season was in 2007. if you're feeling lucky this morning -- you might want to stop and pick up a power ball ticket. ticket.the grand prize is now totaling 400-million dollars. on saturday, three people each one a million dollars, and one lucky person won two.the next drawing is tomorrow..the bad news... officials say the chances of winning are about 1 in 300 million. it's just ahead this morning. morning.how a corridor school and community are now coming together after a tragic accident.

here's a look at some of eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... in cedar rapids, newly-eected members of the city council are taking their seat.scott overland was welcomed as new district two representitive. ann poe, susie weinacht and scott olson are also coming back.they tell cbs 2 news it's exciting to be serving the growing city.the city council will hold it's first meeting a week from today at noon. in iowa city -- there are new officials in charge.jim throgmorton to serve as the city's mayor.right now -- he's serving his second term on the city council.councilman kingsley botchway will serve as mayor pro-tem

sworn in as the city's first african american mayor.hart already served eight year's on the city council.after his election in december, hart said he will focus on bringing the community together against violence there. good morning, it's on this morning, we'll have a look at some of today's top stories, right after this. you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. if you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty.

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we start this morning with an update on a tragic canoe accident that killed a solon teenager. teenager.cbs 2 news has now learned the names of the individuals whose canoe capsized this weekend in the frigid waters of coralville lake. lake.seventeen year old tanner wymer was canoeing with fifty one year old michael felton sunday afternoon.authorities say strong winds caused their boat to flip over.we're told they were out canoeing to take pictures of a local home.the sheriff's office also says neither was wearing a life jacket. this is a really erratic time to be on any body of water in johnson county or much of iowa. we've had the el nino effect this year we've had fluctuating temps much warmer than normal, a lot of heavy rains. there hasnt been a good opportunity for ice to form solidly. solidly.first responders had to break an inch of ice as they searched the waters - and debris also made the search difficult. the news of such a young life lost is taking a toll on the city of solon. solon.cbs 2 news reporter

to explain.stephanie? stephanie?kevin and kelly, last night more than a hundred students and staff from solon gathered to remember their friend and fellow student. student.they held a candlelight vigil at soul-in high school to show support and love for his family.tanner was a senior who planned to study medicine in college.his teammates, friends -- even the superintendent -- say he was a great role model and friend to everyone. "i still can't believe it. it feels like a dream, like it doesn't seem real. it's crazy to think that someone from a small town that everybody knows is gone." gone.""he's a student that everybody wants to have in class and i believe everybody was fortunate to have as a friend," friend,"right now the hashtag solon strong is being used on social media to remember the teen.cbs 2 news has learned the school will provide grief counselors all week long for any student who may need them. stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. thanks stephanie..cbs 2 news

detailsabout a weekend shooting in nashua.56-year-old karl white died after being shot saturday afternoon. authorities arrested the shooter but they haven't filed charges so far.they say the shooting may have been an accident. turning to a shooting investigation in dubuque, dubuque,where someone shot a two year old boy.it happened late sunday night on main street.first responders rushed the two year old to university of iowa hospitals and clinics. they are not releasing his condition.police believe the shooting might have been an accident.so far they have not arrested anyone. later this morning, president obama will announce controversial executive actions he hopes will decrease gun violence in america. america.some of the measures expected are 200 new a-t-f agents enforcing gun laws, 230 new f-b-i employees dedicated to background checks, and 500 million dollars for access to mental health care.it also expands background checks to include mandatory checks for all private sales.

too familiar with the statistics. we have tens of thousands of people every single year who are killed by guns." guns."the plan will also encourage states to report people who should be kept from buying weapons. the current top g-o-p candidates for president are attacking the presidents plan, calling it an abuse of power. power.front-runner donald trump said monday this is another step in the process of not being able to buy guns.and one of his main republican rivals, ted cruz, was campaigning in des moines, when he responded to the executive actions. "it shouldn't surprise us that in the final year of his presidency, president obama is committed to continuing to abuse his executive power, in every way shape and form and espeically in going after our second amendment to keep and bear arms. arms.cruz is currently on a bus tour in the state of iowa. he hopes to visit all 99 counties in the state by the iowa caucuses. florida senator marco rubio is in the middle of a three day iowa tour.

he'll talk in cedar rapids at a town hall meeting at the marriott on collins road.this is footage from a town hall in burlington monday.after he wraps up in cedar rapids -- he goes to mason city and then fort dodge this afternoon before closing his trip tomorrow in marshalltown. the iowa caucuses are just a little less than four weeks away. away.and donald trump's campaign is rolling out a new t-v ad in the state.it pushes his controversial plan to temporarily ban muslims from entering the u.s.trump plans to spend two million dollars a week on ads in iowa and new hampshire right before the iowa caucuses. on the democratic side -- hillary clinton was back in the corridor.she's trying to prevent what happened to her 8 years ago -- when she lost a lead in iowa to eventual president barack obama. obama.clinton was in cedar rapids monday -- and targeted the republican frontrunner -- donald trump with some of her remarks.but when she was asked specifically about trump's attacks on clinton and her family -- the former secretary

"i've adopted a new years resolution and i'm going to let him live in his alternate reality and i'm not going to respond." respond."polls show clinton has a strong lead in iowa -- but she faces an uphill battle in new hampshire against senator bernie sanders. that's part of the reason the clinton campaign brought one of their biggest assets to new hampshire -- former president bill clinton. clinton.president clinton told supporters he's proud of the work hillary.the former president will be in cedar rapids on thursday.he's scheduled to make a stop at the national czech and slovak museum and library in that afternoon. at the capitol, *state lawmakers will convene the new legislative session in less than a week. . .they're going to have a lot to accomplish after last year's session--considered by many to be highly- unproductive--even though legislative leaders worked well beyond their scheduled end date. date.top of mind this year, is the governor's plan to privatize the state's medicaid program.federal officials have

transition's rollout to march first,but many worry that may not be enough time.reaching agreement on education funding is also on the to-do list. "my biggest hope is we figure out education funding ahead of time so the school boards can plan their budgets." budgets.""we also have to make sure the 1/2 million citizens of the state of iowa who rely on medicaid arent going to be left out in the cold with privitization plans the governor wants." wants."in addition, some democrats are looking to raise the minimum wage statewide. this year, republicans control the iowa house, while democrats control the senate. it's now on this morning. morning.when we come back -- we take a look at the top three stories you need to know

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here's a look at the top three stories you need to know to start your day. day.in solon, students and staff are mourning the loss of 17-year-old tanner wymer.he was killed when his canoe capsized on the coralville lake.more than 100 people attended a candle-light vigil to show support for his family last night.solon high school will have grief consuelors on campus for the rest of the week. later today, the president will announce new executive actions he hopes will curb gun violence in the country.they will give more resources to federal agencys to enforce background checks, and expand background checks to include more gun sellers.many republicans have critcized the president for abusing his power. an armed group in oregon is not leaving the federal wilflife refuge they seized over the weekend.the group, lead by ammon bundy is now demanding that authorities look into claims that ranchers there have been intimidated by the government.it all started following protests of two local ranchers being sent back

arson.the f-b-i is working to resolve the situation,

. . >> good morning. it is tuesday, january 5th, 2016 him welcome to "cbs this morning." president obama goes around congress today to tighten gun laws through executive action. unmasking the new jihadi john. sources reveal to "cbs news" the suspected identity of the english-speaking militant in the latest isis execution video.

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