oklahoma and texas s the way they're experiencing that. they're low-lying structures. structures. "we don't really see it but in 2014 - we had some high waters, and we put these cone sections up and we put these sandbags around them,."instead of relying on manual labor - the city wants this system to maximize efficiency. efficiency. "we want to continue that momentum." davis says this portion will cost around 12 million dollars. he says this project will continin until novembmb 2017. covering the corridor in cedar rapids, steffi lee, cbs 2

with winter weather here for a while, pele keeping their homes closed up may unwittingly be trapping a silentnthreat inside.governor branstad today signed a proclamation declaring january "radon action month.".cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore talked with local experts today todayabout radon and joins us with what you can do about it, mellaney? radon is a gas that comes from the ground.the state's department of public health

immediate health symptoms, but long-term exposure may cause lung cancer. cancer. radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that's odorless, colorless and tasteless.the united states environmental protection agency says five out of seven homes in iowa have a radon that's above a safe level. allen lucas, certified radon tester21:49:20 iowa has approzimately 70 percent of our tests coming up at 4.0 or higher.allen lucas of cedar rapids does about 250 radon tests a year within an eighty mile radius. he says iowa has the highest testing results in the nation.a asurement above four pipicuries per liter is considered unsafe.allen lucas, certified radon tester21:51:34 i go in the house, set a radon monitor, it sits there for 48 hours, it takes a radon level once an hour and then that 48 hours is averaged.most of his tests are related to real estate transactions.gary doerrfeld, associate broker for coldwell babaer hedges

for a test.gary doerrfeld (doorfeld) associate broker, iowa association of realtors regional vice president 21:40:08 if it's higher, then they ask the seller to mitigate it. the cost of mitigation is from $850 maybe to $1400 normally. there are conditions where it could be higherlucas says the mitigation process uses a system of fans and pvc pipes to push back on the radon trying to enter through h cracks in the foundation, floor or walls. allen lucas, certified radon tester21:52:38 it's different for every single property. one house can check high the other house right next to it can check low. you have to tesesto find out. if you would like to learn more about radon gas there is information online and a hotline number provided by the department of public health.if you would like that information n we have it on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. the cedar rapids public library board of trustees has voted to approve the 2017 fiscal budget. budget.voters rejected a property tax last year that

programs.now - with more than 460-ththsand dollars cut - the library will be reducing hours, staff, and services.the budget will go before the city council in february. the race for the white house is heatininup just over three weeks away from the iowa caucuses on february first. kentucky senator rand paul made a series of stops in eastern iowa today.earlier this afternoon, he held a "stand with ranan meet and greet at the marion public library. right now he's holding a similar event in north liberty at the community center. the latest des moines register iowa poll has paul far behind among republican percent support. bernie sanders made a number has more planned. this morning, he held a news conference at the double tree hotel in downtown cedar rapids. he used the opportunity to talk about paid family leave. it's an issue he says differentiates himself from his biggest competition in the

apparently she believes that a dollar sixty one a week payroll tax on the average worker is too high a price for three montnths of paid family and medical leave. i strongly disagree with that." that."sanders will be back in cedar rapids tonight at seven. he's hostingng town hall at the veterans memorial building on mays island. in total, sanders made four stops in iowa today - and has 8 more planned this weekend. recent polls in iowa show thatat sandnds has fafaen behind clinton as we get closer to the democratic caucus.how do his supporters feel just a few weeks out? out?you'll hear from them coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at 10. sandererisn't the only democratic candidate stumping in iowa this weekend. martin o'malley is continuing a five day swing all across iowa.he's holidng a news conference in cedar rapids at the corner of hawkeye downs road southwest and 6th street

iowa city, lena dunham of the h-b-o series "girls" is campaigning on hillary clinton's behalf a ajava house on washington street at 12:30 tomorrow. the university of iowa has settled a lawsuit by a former football player who was among one of 13- hawkeyes hospitalized after a high-intensity 2011 workout. details of the settlement are not being released.william lowe's lawsuit alleged that coaches and trtrners failed to properly supervise the workout and failed to offer medical care after he and others reported severe pain and symptoms. a cbs 2 news follow up for you now... now...the salvation army in cedar rapids is moving closer to its fundraising goal, thanks to people who want to make a difference in the community. as we first told you last month, they got some help from an unlikely source- and now, we're earing this new partnership will continue for years to come. cbs 2 news reporter joy howe

every year, the salvation army in cedar rapids hands out toys to parents to put under the tree for their kids at christmas. we love doing this story every year - but this year, we told you they were about 30-thousand dollars behind their goal. a man named hassam mahmoud saw our story. he happens to be a muslim leader in our community. he reached out, telling us he wanted to help and set up a go-fund-me page and asking his mlim and christian community to ome together, forget the negativity that sometimes separates religions, and help. they didn't raise the 30- thousand they wanted to. they raised just a little under 3- thousand. but it's enough to help fund 19 families' bibis this year, and it's formed a new partnership. hassam says he plans to do this *every year. this year, we didn't rely start early enough, so we didn't have much time to work with, but hopefully next year we will have more time to raise funds but also we're hoping to get people from our

ringing bells and things like that thatyou can still help the salvation army. their christmas giving season is thorugh january 31st, and of course, they acept donations year-round.find out one of the many ways to donate, on our bsite.joy howe, cbs 2 news. still to come at 6 6why now is the most important

staryour week with us on on monday..there's a nation-wide campaign to ise awarenens about a hidden danger, that you might have laying around in your home. home.how parents are getting the word out, to keep young childrenafe.that'sonday on cbs 2 this morning. this month there's a way to save a life by giving less than an hour of your time. time.january is designated as natitial blood donor month because blood donations are lower in colder months.cancer patients are some of the most needy when it comes to blood donations - and hosptials need a steady flow of donations to keep t tir supplies sufficient. it's especially important to donate here in the corridor with major hospitals in both cedar rapids and iowa city. people should give blold because it saves lives. every unit saves threree to four lives

saving lives right here in our local hospitals in cedar rapids and iowa city. city.if you're interestst in donating blood you can visit mississippi valley regional blood center's website to find out more.we have a link on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. after a week of milder weather,r,e can expepe some bone chilling temperatures in the corridor. corridor.chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with your cbs 2 'weather first'

coming up in sports troy davis -- finally got the call he was waiting for -- where the iowa state great is headed next on cbs 2.. "cbs 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on facebook at facebook/kgan cbs 2. 2. cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. people don't have access to healthcare because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies

rnie tells the truthth and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change.

the wait is finally over for troy davis -- and all the magic the wa state great did the field -- will now be forever remembered -- because davis is finally headed to college football hall of fame. fame.davis is the only player in f-b-s history to rush for 2 thousand yards twice -- and he did it in back to back seasons in 1995 and 96 -- he was a 2 time consensus all-american and a 2 time hiesman trophy finalist -- davis is still i-s-u's career in rushing yards -- all purpose yards -- and totohdowns. hawkeye saftey -- jordan lomax has accepted an inviation to play in the east -- west shrine bowl on january 23rd -- lomax finished the season 3rd on team in tatales with 96 --

american and 3rd team all big 10 team honoree -- lomax started 27 games for the hawkeyes in his career. the road tour conintues for the 2nd ranked iowa wrestling team -- tom brands and the hawks are spending the weekend in illinois -- tonight they'll grapple with the fighting illini and then sund they'll face the wildcats at northwestern. the hawks are coming off their 3rd straight midlands team championship -- with 3 individual winners -- so you'd think that brands would be feeling pretty good about his team -- no -- he wants more ka-boom on the mat.. "it's not coaching, it's not anytytng other than a mentality where --- i am going to make something happen? and it was ka-boom. and now we have to get ka-boom, ka-boom, ka-boom, ka-boom going. it doesn't mean every ka-boom is going to equal points, but the more kakaooms that you cacaput in there, the more that you are going to have a chance to score." the cyclone wrestling team got

virginia duals -- iowa state ststm-rolled through george mason and kent state -- winning 17 of 20 matches - with 7 wins coming with bonus points -- iowa state will face chatanooga in the semifinals tomorrow. during the iowa m m's basketball team's surge into the polls and early success in conference play -- names like jarrod uthoff and nicolas baer come to mind on --how or why -- the hawkeyes have started this strong -- but there'sne hawk who we're all forgetting forgettingmike gesell -- the seinor point guard is playing lights out against big 10 opponents -- he's averaging 18 points per game -- and his assist to turnover rat is 4 to 1 -- so it's easy to see that the hawkeyes go as gesell goes. "he was a big time scorer in high school. and i pretty much asked him to be the point gugud... what yy're seeing is his development... he's in great shape physically. he's in a great place mentally... everybody feels better when he's got the ball." ball.""i think i'm much more nfident, much more aggressive guy.y. some of

through experience. and with this team they got a lot of experience." other news on the hardwood -- both george niang and monte morris found themselves on the lute olson award mid-season watch list -- the award is given to the nation's top division 1 player who's played at least 2 seasons -- this years niang is averaging career highs in points and rebounds per game -- while morris leads the big 12 inin assists per game -- and assist to turnover ratio.. iowa state hosts baylor tomorrow -- tip is set for 2 o'clock.terry's back with one last look at the forecast after the break america is not just electing a president, we're also electing a coander in chief. that choice matters. because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes.

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