place owner john pinkerton says he already pays his employees more, based on their age and experience. and down the river at bata's restaurant--owner joel kane agrees--linn county should raise the minimum wage. wage. "one thing that it does--it gives people more incentive kane says when owners invest in their employees, employee turnover is down and they don't have to work two jobs to pay the bills. bills. "as cost of living tends to go up, it's kind of one of those things you have got to help your employees help themselves."the iowa policy project researched how higher pay would benefit linn county. the study shows more than 18- thousand workers earn less than 10-10 an hour and more than half of the workers under that wage in the county work full time and are single mothers trying to support a family. family. "my goal is to bring the cities in and say is this something you'll do."oelson says he hopes the cities will be on board, because he says it's important for the county. county."we can't just be all about giving tax incentives to wealthy developers, we have people in our community trying

small business owners, like pinkerton and kane, can reward their employees for their hard work. work. "i don't think it would hurt us as a company, it would just give us more motivation to figure out how to make your margins." margins."supervisor oleson wants to create a group of small business owners, city leaders and workers to talk about raising the minimum wage--how it would benefit the county and if they did raise it, how they would do it and at what rate.marissa scott, cbs 2 news new tonight at six, six,a promising year is in store for the corridor's economy. that's according to several people who attended today's annual economic forecast luncheon presented by our partners at the corridor business journal.participants say some of the biggest opportunities will come from an expanding job market. "the economy is going to continue to move in the right direction, its really not going to be an agressive growth, there are some headwinds with china, interest rates and some of those things. for the most part we are going to continue to move

standpoint."charles evans of the federal reserve bank of chicago, was the keynote speaker at today's event. turning now the changing weather, this is a live look outside right now from our tower camera above broadcast park.all the sunshine today finally gave our temperatures a nice boost. boost.chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with a first check of your forecast. clear skies over cedar rapids right now with temperatures starting to fall into the 20s. temperatures right now are ranging from the low 20s to the low 30s across eastern iowa.across the state there are temperatures still near 40 in southwestern areas.high temperatures tomorrow will be even warmer and above average. tomorrow it'll be cool to start with temperatures in the 40s by the afternoon.

now a cbs 2 news follow up, up,linn county attorney gerry vander sanden has released more details on the officer- involved shooting death of jonathan gossman last october. october.his new report reveals gossman had a loaded handgun and pointed the weapon at two officers who were chasing him after a traffic stop. those officers brandon boesenberg and bryson garringer fired more than a dozen shots at gossman, who died at the scene. vander sanden says there is clear evidence that gossman was actively involved in selling meth and he does not intend to charge the

changes are coming to a hiawatha intersection. intersection.as a result, the city has condemned pour sports and papa's sports bars near the intersection of north center point road and robins road. road.a new intersection, which the city says will improve safety, is planned for that location.the city acquired the bar properties through eminent domain after the owner, joe zoll, refused to sell them to the city.he sued hiawatha over the issue, but lost.no word yet on when those two bars will close. iowa lottery players are triggering record sales for tonight's mind-blowing powerball jackpot anyone who matches all six numbers in tonight's drawing, stands to win one-point-five billion dollars. cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore is live at the deli-mart in iowa city where sales have been strong all day. sometimes people talk about donating some of their money if they won.but the iowa lottery says by buying a ticket, you're already helping others.package.

everybody likes to talk about that $1.5 billionwhen that kind of prize is at stakea& stakea& three powerball tickets...oka lot of people can tell you how they'd spend that money. money. just get out and travel for a while is what i would do. probably fewer can tell you where the money from ticket sales goes goeswhen you buy a powerball ticket. ticket. for every dollar that somebody spends on a lottery ticket here in iowa, about 25 percent of that, so about 25 cents goes to state causes.the majority of that money goes to the state's general fund.the remainder goes to the vision iowa program to help state tourisma&and $2.5 million goes to the iowa veterans trust fund. fund. i have to approve applications for the veterans trust fund, which can be used to help veterans who are under 200 percent poverty level and under $15,000 in assetsthe trust fund reimburses the color guard for funeral services.it also helps a couple of johnson county's 73 hundred veterans and their families each month with things like home repairs, car

unemployment assistance and ambulance bills. bills. positive feedback, praise, they always ask me to thank the commission for consideration and then they tell other veterans and so its becoming slowly more known throughout the community boseneiler says lottery tickets are a win-wina& fun to play this is the winning ticket hereand a way to help iowa veterans. veterans.the iowa lottery says sales also help economies when 6 cents of every ticket dollar goes to local retailers. retailers. "we've been selling over two thousand dollars a day in just powerball"and you never knowa&you might win too. too. out of tena& the rest of the money goes to lottery operational costs and of course the prizes.you have until 8:59 tonight to buy the winning ticket.covering the corridor in iowa city, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. at the state capitol in des moines... iowa chief justice mark cady delivered his annual state of

today.governor branstad was on hand for the address, which reveals how the judicial branch is moving forward in several different areas.some of the key issues cady addressed were protecting iowa's children and families, ending racial disparitiy in the justice system, and operating with more transparency.but cady also spoke about human trafficking in the state - calling it an issue iowans can no longer see as just a major city problem. it exists as a dark underworld in many communities across iowa and is associated with some of iowa's most iconic places and events. there is no justice when children are abused and exploited. cady said iowa needs a prompt and comprehensive effort to identify victims of sex trafficking in iowa so the state can provide services victims need. iowa voters have been seeing presidential candidates since april -- just five months after they went to the polls

of that time -- hillary clinton was the democratic front runner.but there have been many changes for her since the summer.cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry sat down with clinton. clinton.it's another story you'll see only on cbs 2 news. news. some of the specific issues we first talked about with hillary clinton in july -- like her email scandal -- have faded.but with just weeks until the iowa caucus -- so had clinton's early and commanding lead. lead. thanks to all of you for being here on this bright, sunny, cold afternoon...the weather was hardly the only difference when clinton talked to iowa voters in iowa this week -- compared to one of her first events back in the summer summerbesides about 60 degrees -- clinton's lead is virtually gone - even after six months of campaigning.quinnipiac has her five points *down in iowa with three weeks until caucus night. night.has all that work gone for nought? nought?no no. polls go up,

joe biden came up short of a full-throated endorsement. endorsement.joe biden told cnn that it was new for your talking about workers sharing in the profits of their corporations in the context that bernie has been talking about it longer. is that fair comparing you to a guy who's been in congress since 1991? 1991?well the vice president is a great friend of mine and i have great respect for him and he went on to say that i have very thoughtful economic policies.she says he was probably referring to her time as secretary of state when it would have been innappropriate for her to talk about domestic issues.but over the past two days -- her message has involved pointing out sanders' potential missteps -- like not releasing his plans to pay for programs he's been promising on the trail -- before iowans caucus. caucus.well i hope he hurries up because you deserve to see the comparison side by side. then wednesday -- sander's plan came out -- but the clinton campaign pointed out that it didn't include health care. care.you deserve to know what the differences are, and then

decision.clinton's numbers have always been better when it comes to leadership qualities and what voters say it takes to be president.she says she thinks those characteristics will carry her through caucus night.kevin barry, cbs 2 news. now a cbs 2 news consumer alert, alert,parents, you may want to check your medicine cabinet - especially since it's flu season. season.the perrigo company has issued a recall for its 4-ounce grape and d-m cherry liquid medicine. in all, *nine retailers are recalling children's cold medicine sold nationally under a number of brand names - in our area, they include dollar general and c-v-s. makers say the markings on the dosage cups are *innacurate which could potentially lead to an overdose. right now, there have been no reports of injuries. there are several 'lot numbers' that are included with this recall - we put those on cbs two iowa dot com, along with what customers need to do, if they *have one of the products. still ahead tonight on the cbs 2 news at six, six,the hawkeye men's basketball team's win over

but, as they're finding out, it's coming with a big "what if".the missing link that could turn the tables - - coming up a little later. later. she's always stood strong... ...to get the job done. hillary clinton. she stood up to china... ...and spoke out on women's rights... ...went toe to toe with russia on human rights.

spent millions against her... ...but hillary didn't quit until eight million children got health care. i've never been called a quitter and i won't quit on you. she's got what it takes to do the toughest job in the world. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999.

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. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. coming up tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning.the powerball jackpot prize is at a record high, right now more than a billion dollars. dollars.find out if a winner has claimed the massive prize, or if it will keep growing

tomorrow morning on cbs 2. right now clear skies over cedar rapidsthere were some high clouds outside earlier today.high temperatures were warm across the state but they'll be even warmer tomorrow in the 40s and 50s across portions of the midwest. so we have a january thaw, highs on thursday from 35 to 45, then frigid air returns this weekend.temperatures today were above average and warmer than this weekend.a few clouds out west with msotly clear skies over iowa. temperatures are falling now into the low 20s.there is some colder air on the way though as the jet stream takes another dive this weekend and acrtic air surges in.wind chill values fall below zero once again and could go even lower than this past weekend, some readings at negative 40 or lower.there could be some snow/ flurries when this system moves through but accumulations will be quite low.tonight temperatures in low 20s, tomorrow highs near 40.your 7 day forecast showing

and coming up in sports sportshow the hawkeyes plan to stop denzel valentine and the spartans -- next on cbs 2.. 2.."cbs 2 news connects with you.call us at 1-800-222-kgan email us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on

win of iowa's season came on december 29th - against then top-ranked michigan state... but here's the catch... the spartans' best player... and one of the best players in the country.. wasn't playing... michigan state senior denzel valentine missed the game in iowa city due to a knee injury... but he's back now... and his numbers don't lie - almost 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists per game... and he's gonna be a handful for the hawkeyes... it's a big challenge... because he can beat you in a lot of ways... scoring isn't his best feature... he can go

ten assists... he can have ten rebounds... he's just a do- it-all type of player... he's one of the best players in our league.. so it presents a challenge for us... it's gonna be a lot of fun getting to play them with him in the lineup... as a player you want to play against the best guys... he's definitely one of them... last night's loss to texas, was a head scratcher for iowa state -- they trailed by 10 at the break, never led in the 2nd half, and yet still had a shot to leave austin with the "w" "w"bigger picture -- the cyclones are at the bottom of the big 12 after 2 straight losses -- but the cardiac clones don't think they're on life support just yet because there is still time to figure this out. "we didn't get it done... and that's on me. we have a great group of kids and we are going to get it right... i know it. i believe it. and we are going to get back and get to work and get it right. there's not

northern iowa is back on the road tonight -- actually they just tipped off their game against indiana sate -- this last month and a half has been a little difficult for the panthers -- some games they play great and then some games it's not all there -- so the message coach jake has been giving his team -- just focus on the day. "continue to stress to the guys how important their preparation is each day.... it's easy when it's going great, to have all your confidence and really focuse on your preparation. when you go back and forth a little bit sometimes you allow somethings to enter into your thought process ... some bigger picture things that don't need to be there." and matt campbell has named jim hofher -- iowa state's new passing game coordinator... hofher served as nevada's quarterbacks coach and assistant head coach for the last three seasons.. -- he brings 35 years of coaching experience to ames -- the two coached together at bowling

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