right now on cbs 2 this morning...the new reactions overnight after a campaign volulueer is killed on n e campaign trail. the latest developments while search and rescue teams are still trying to find 12 marines near hawaii. we're tracking the michigan governer's statements during the water crisis -- while he sat down with our sister station in flint.

morning...i'm kevin bbarry. barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. first weather- your planner shows what's ahead a&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama& -temperatures around the area are frigid todaya&- the current winds around our viewing area are gustya&- our planner features cloudy skies

cbs 2 news has the latest details now from the campaign trail, trail,where candidates are coming together this morning, to mourn the loss of a volunteer staffer, here in iowa. iowa.presidential hopeful ben carson's campaign is off the trail for at least a day after a 25-year-old volunteer died in a van crash in western iowa. iowa.the state patrol tells cbs 2 news a van carrying

patch of ice on i-80 near atlantic tuesday morning. morning.the van flipped onto its side before it was hit by another vehicle.25-year-old braden joplin was killed in the crash and two other volunteers were hurt.doctor carson flew to an omaha hospital to be with joplin's family. "and our hearts go out to his family and to all the families involved, including the family in the pickup truck. (long pause) you know, life is so fleeting, and we have to make the most of every bit of it that we can." the tragedy brought a rare moment of togetherness among candidates, from both political parties..carson's g-o-p rivals marco rubio, jeb bush and ted cruz offered their condolences and prayers on twitter.along with a a ree democrcric candidtes. many more candidates offered their thoughts and prayers while campaigning throughout the day.

away from the iowa caucuses. and billionaire donald trump just p pked up his biggest endorsement yet. yet."i'm here to support the next president of the united states, donald trump."budded to "he is beholden to no one but we the people. how refreshing. he's perfectly positioned to let you make america great again" again"former alaska governor and 2008- vice presidential nominee sarah palin endorsed trtrp at a rally ininmes.it might be a key turning point for trump in iowa with just 12- days left from the first in the nation caucuses -- he is in a dead heat with texas senator ted cruz. and words from iowa governor terry branstad could help trump even more. more.although branstad has *not endorsed trump or any candidate yet, he is warning iowans against one in particular. particular.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson has more. more.well guys, governor branstad was speaking at a renewable fuels summitt in al-too-na when he called for iowans to not caucus for texas

cruz.the governor says cruz is not a friend of agriculture and does not support renewable fuels like ethanol which provide critical jobs and revenue in the state.but cruz is a favorite amamg evangelical christians.cbs 2 news spoke with family leader president bob vander plaatz, he says the texas nator is a true conservative. conservatives like ted cruz scare him. everybody knows that terry branstad's son .. eric branstad is a hired gun to try to take down ted cruz and use the ethanol industry as the reason why you take down tededcruz. " branstad says cruz is backed by big oil money and as president would gut support for ethanol.vander plaats on the other hand says cruz is for free markets and if he's in the white house demand for ethanol could actually increase by sixty percent. percent.if the governor's comments changes the way you will caucus, , sure to let us know, you can voice your opinion right now on our facebook page.stephanie

thanks stephanie.don't forget -- cbs 2 and fox 28 are hosting the "your voice, your future - -he iowa impact" town hall in iowa city tomorrow.it starts at six tomorrow night at "public space one" -- in the wesley nter. center.our panel will have both the iowa republican and democratic party *chairs along with other political experts. experts.coming up at about 6:30 -- we'll continue our coverge on the caucuses -- talking about what iowa stands to lose if it's not first anymore. new thth morning morningall three democratic presidential hopefuls, will now face voters in a town hall event next monday in des moines, one week before the iowa caucuses.voters will be able to ask all the candidates questions in a prime-time- event that will air on c-n-n. continuing coverage from hawaii. hawaii.where the u-s coast guard has suspended their search for twelve marines that went missing last week.two helicopters collided in mid- air.an emotional coast guard captain said they searched

miles of the ocean. "the team searched continuously for five days, covered the search area with multiple assets everyday, located all four life rafts to persons on board." board."military and local, state and federal agencies came together in the effort to find the missing marines.the marine corps s now in charge of the salvage operation and the investigation into the cause of the accident. an update now to the war on terror. terror.defense secretary ash carter now says he wants arab countries to increase the number of people they y have training iraqi forces. forces.carter says the u-s will also look at boosting its numbers too -- but there's no reason why the u-s should be doing *all of the additional training.right now -- the u-s has moe than 3 3hundred troops in iraq. more and more details are being released about the deal that freed multiple americans from years of captivity in iran. iran.a total of five americans were released last weekend, four as a part of a prisoner swap between the u-s and iran. now some of the captives are

amir hekmati said it came as a surprise. "up until the last second we were all worried and concerned. we were just put in a very small room and we had no telephone or access to any information. we kept being told that we're going to be taking off in 2 hours and 2 became 6, became 10, so a really nerve racking." american diplomat, brett mcgurk negotiated their release over 14 months of secret talks.he said the deal nearly fell through several times. mcgurk credits the swiss ambassador , who acted as america's diplomatic representative in iran during the exchange. cbs 2 news continues to follow the latest developments in the flint, michigan water crisis. in his state of the state speech -- governor rick snyder took the blame. many people in the state say snyder's slow response to the city's contaminated water is a criminal offense.back in 20-14 -- flint's water became tainted with lead after an an emergency manager switched the city's water source from

trying to save money.some people are calling for synder to resign -- but in an exclusive interview with our sister station in flint -- he said he's not going anywhere. think about it when most people face a problem or have a crisis, do you walk away from it or do you try to solve it? the spirit of michiganders is if you have something that didn't go right, you don't walk away you say how do you solve it? so that's what this is about, trying to do something about the damage's that's been done. done.president obama has signed an *emergency declaration for the city but refused the governor's request for a *disaster declaration -- because the water contination was man-made and not a natural event. it's still to come... come...the latest information about what iowa could look like without it's "first in the nation" caucus.

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many parents worry that too much technology is interfering with their child's homework. homework.but somef those new-

them understand their work better. better.rachel murray finds out abouoututorial sites and more.... and the potential drawbacks parents need to keep in mind. mind. "you have a lot of homework today?"(rachel track) 15 year old lauryn grubbs is getting started on her homework. but instead of pulling out the traditional paper ananpen... she's turning to websites and apps.(lauryn grubbs, sophomore) "i rely on them heavily actually, because if i need help that's' pretty much, that the go to thing i go to" (rachel track)lauryn isn't alone. experts say most students don't go to the library to search for information anymore. (dr. harris cooper, professor psychology & neuroscience, duke university)"the touch of a button can bring us knowledge from anywhere in the world and that's pretty amazing." (rachel track)among the most popular tech tools for homework help...grammar ly...which finds and corrects grammatical mistakes. easy bib ...which creates bibliographies. and sparknotes... quick study guides for literature. experts say these tools relieve a lot of pressure. (devorah heitner, founder raisingdigitaln atives.com)"many kids may be feeling stressed by all the

(nat/keyboard)(rachel track) but can stress tempt kids to have the sites do their work? some provide complete swers...which isn't always good for learning. (devorah heitner, founder raisingdigitalnatives.com) "they're depriving themselves of the opportunity for interaction and learning. if they use an app to get it right and they never learned what they needed to learn to understand that process." (rachel track)as for lauren, she is thankful for technology and her mom's help in making homework time manageable. (lauryn grubbs, sophomore) "we can just go hangout...extra stuff like we wouldn't be able tot do without it, so just free time and relax." experts say parents should make the most of the tech tools out there. there.they advise asking teachers for appropriatat sites, monitor their activity, and use the websites yourself, to brush up on subjects so you can be more helpful.

it's now on this morning. morning.still to come... come...the students heading back to class this morning after being forced to leave

here's the truth -- some have proposed to cut social security for the elderly and disabled vets. i disagree. in fact, not only should we not cut benefits -- we should expand them. my plan for social security increases benefits and cost of living adjustments and raises minimum payments for low-income seniors. it will ensure that all seniors can retire with dignity and respect.

it's the seasofor colds, coughs and sore throats. throats.but new recommendati ons are reminding doctors to only prescribe antibiotics, when absolutely necessary. kenneth craig has the details. mackenzie meyer has a sore throat and a cough.mackenzie meyer, 24, patientit persisted for 5 days, i decided to stop ina&make sure it wasn't strep (nat- doc enter office)citymd doctor janette nesheiwat determined it was not strep throat.. a bacterial infection... (nat 'say ah') .. but more likely, a virus which is not treated *with* antibiotics.( dr. janette nesheiwat, citymd )kenneth: it seems like a lotf people think antibiotics are the answer for everything?doc: kenneth, it's important to remember that most coughs, runny noses, sore throats, are caused by virusesthe american

with the cdc want to cut down on prescribing antibiotics for common respiratory infections. they say about 50 percent of antibiotic prescriptions may be unnecessary.( dr. jette nesheiwat, citymd)the goal of this, is to protect antibibiic overuse, which, cause antibiotic resistancea& which is literally killing people in this country. the recommendati ons include prescribing antibiotics only when strep is confirmed, for sinus infections that last more than 10 days or if severe symptoms last thredays .nats meyer was told to rest and take over ththcounter meds.mackenzie meyer, 24, patienti want to make sure that when i'm really sick, my body will be able to fight it off and the antibiotics will be able to help. she' was told to come back, if her symptoms didn't go away.kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. experts also find that people with sinus infections experience more side effects

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a picture of a cat is being passed around online right now because people think it looks just like the actor adam driver...he's the one who plays the bad guy, kylo ren, in the new star wars movie. look at this!this is the origional tweet that started it all. all.marci robin tweeted out his picture and said tell e this cat from the mspca doesn't look like adam m driver. the cat's name was corey and he is at a shelter in new jersey.the good news for corey is because of all the attention he got, he was adopted. adopted.here's a picture of

picture of adam driver, so you can compare. his new mom is from brooklyn.she re-namemehim kylo-ren..she said the actor adam driver can come visit the kitty whenever he wants to. to. it's after the break... break...the movie star being called a real-life hero this

she's always stood strong... ...to get the job done. hillary clinton. she stood up to china... ...and spoke out on women rights... ...went toe to toe with russia on human rights. the drug and insurance companies

...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. right now on cbs 2 this morning...johnson county students are heading back to class today after one high school had to shut down. the latest analysis about what iowa stands to lose if it doesn't have it's first in the nation caucuses anymore. the new information some parents are thinking over this morning about how to keep their kids safe. welcome to cbs two this welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry.

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this morning, some iowa city students are returning to school, school,after a bomb threat sent them home early tuesday. tuesday.right now school officials and authorities are following all possible leads, with the goal of finding a suspect. suspect.iowa city police called west high to alert them of the threat around 8:45 yesteday morning.the principal says police sent officers with k-9 units right away to search the building. building.because of the cold temperatures, evacuated students were bussed to the university of iowa hawkeye

the street.that's where they met up with parents or boarded buses to go home.school officials said they weren't taking any chances. our priority is safety and when that happens, sometimes the academic have to take a back seat for part of the day. day.the school opened one entrance to the public at 3:00 in the afternoon and held all scheduled after-school activities. not only were students and faculty evacuated, but a johnson county polling site had to be moved.the school had served as a voting location for a special election.the johnson county auditor re- directed people to vote at the nearby u-of-i athletic hall of fame. now to the results of that special election to fill a vacant seat on the johnson county board of supervisors. lisa green douglas defeated chris hoffman.green-douglas will serve for the rest of terrance neuzil's term -- he recently took an out-of state position.turnout for this race was just more than three- percent. a bank robbery suspect is now sitting in jail after a quick arrest by police. it happened at the u-s bank on william

say a man showed a gun and demanded money.later, officers spotted a man who matched the suspect's description and took him into custody. they've charged 30-year-old clifton brinkmeyer with second degree robbery.police believe the weapon he allegedly showed was a fake, plastic gun. in less than two short weeks, voters will be finally be heading to their caucus locations here in iowa.every four years, iowans gets the very first chance to select who they think should sit in the oval office. office.but some feel the state doesn't deserve it.i took a closer look at what would happen if iowa lost its spot. spot. depends on where we would go. south carolina is third and they attracted a lot of candidates in a debate last week. if we were 30th, we probably wouldn't attract anybody.that means chaotic scenes like the ones at the state fair this summer would be a thing of the past.iowa g-o-p chair jeff kaufmann

straw poll over the summer because candidates didn't think it was important to be successful in iowa.he says even fewer reasons for candidates to spend months in iowa would be a problem. problem.if we were to slip back to march or april and we were too late, to be real honest we really wouldn't be that relevant. the nominee is almost always known long before you go to convention. convention. when was the last time california or puerto rico played a roleiowa democrat chair dr. andy mcguire says she doesn't think iowans will every lose their spot -- first in line -- because she says no one vets candidates as well. well.iowa's certainly not

and tomorrow night cbs 2 news will be hosting a town hall on iowa's role in the election process.the "your voice, your future - the iowa impact" town hall begins at six tomorrow night at "public space one" - in the wesley center - in iowa city. our panel will include both the iowa republican and democratic party *chairs, along with other political experts. academy award winning actor jamie foxx is being called a hero this morning for making a daring rescue that saved a man's life. life.it's a scene you'd think was out of the script of his next movie...foxx pulled a suspected drunk driver out from a burning truck right outside of his california mansion.just a day after the crash -- the man's father came to check out the scene and foxx let him inside his home to watch security video of the crash. "i just kept watching it and going, my god, my god... he didn't have to do a thing." thing." "i don't look at it as

like, i just had to do something. and it all just worked out." out."foxx said another driver stopped to help. it's just ahead... ahead...the latest updates from tragedy on the 2016 campaign trail.

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here's a look at some of eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... federal prosecutors have reached a plea agreement with a cedar rapids man who robbed d a mmel in fargo at gunpoint. police say eric webb held the business up in june, but was shot by an officer shortly after.webb was given five seperate charges in the case, including armed robbery.his ial was supposed to start tuesday, but was cancelled. leaders from the college community school district want you to learn more aut an upcoming bond referendum.on february 2nd - voters will decide whether or not to approve the measure that would generate nearly 50 million dollars.those funds would be used to add classroom space

the district.an informational meeting will be held at 6-30 0 tonight atatprairie high school. good morning, it's on this morning, just ahead...we're updating the stories the most important stories for your wednesday morning. all: milk! milk! milk! milk! milk! okay! fun's over. aw. aw. thirsty? they said would make me cool.l. they don't sound cool to me. guess not. you got to stick up for yourself, like with the name your price tool. people tell us their budget, not the other way around.. aren't you lactose intolerant?

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cbs 2 news has the latest details from the campaign trail, trail,where candidates are coming gether this morning, to momon the loss of a volunteer staffer, here in iowa. iowa.presidential hopeful ben carson's campaign is off the trail for at least a day after a 25-year-old volunteer died in a vananrash in western iowa. iowa.the state patrol tells cbs 2 news a van carrying three iowa staffers hit a patch of ice on i-80 near atlantic tuesday morning. morning.the van flipped onon ititside before it was hit by another vehicle.25-year-old braden joplin was killed in the crash and two other

carson flew to an omaha hospitit flew to an omaha hospital to be with joplin's family. ben carson: "and our hearts go oul to his family and to all the families involved, includudg the family in the pickup truck. (long pause) you know, life is so fleeting, and we have to make the most of every bit of it that we n." the tragedy brought a rare moment of togetherness among candidatesfrom both political parties..carson's g-o-p rivals marco rubio, jeb bush and ted cruz offered their condolences and prayers on twitter.along with all three democratic candidtes. many more candidates offered their thoughts and prayers while campaigning throughout the day. we're now just a few weeks away from the iowa caucuses. and billionaire donald trump just picked up his biggest endorsement yet. yet."i'm here to pport the next president of the united

to "he is beholden to no one but we the people. how refreshing. he's perfectly positioned to let you make america great again" again"former alaska governor and 2008- vice presidential nominee sarah palin endorsed trump at a rally in ames.it might be a key turning point for trump in iowa with just 13- days left from the first in the nation caucuses -- he is in a dead heat with texas senator ted cruz. and words from iowa governor terry branstad could help trump even more. more.although branstad has *not endorsed trump or any candidate yet, he is warning iowans against one in particular. particular.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson has more. more.ll guys, governor branstad was speaking at a renewable fuels summitt in al-too-na when he called for iowans to not caucus for texas senator ted cruz. cruz.the governor says cruz is not a friend of agriculture and does not support renewable fuels like ethanol which provide critical jobs

cruz is a favorite among evangelical christians.cbs 2 news oke with famimi leader president bob vander plaatz, he says the texas senator is a true conservative. conservatives like ted cruz scare him. everybody knows that terry branstad's son .. eric branstad is a hired gun to try to take down ted cruz and use the ethanol industry as the reason why you take down ted c cz. " branstad says cruz is backed by big oil money and as president would gut support for ethanol.vander plaats on the other hand says cruz is for free markets and if he's in the white house demand for ethanol could actually increase by sixty percent. percent.if the governor's comments changes the way you will caucus, continue to let us know, you can voice your opinion ght now on our facebook page.stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. thanks stephanie.don't forget -- cbs 2 and fox 28 are hosting the "your voice, your future - the iowa impact" town hall in iowa city tomorrow.it

at "public space one" -- in the wesley center. center.our panel will have both the iowa republican and democratic party *chairs along with other political expertrt new this morning morningall three democratic presidential hopefuls, will now face voters in a town hall event next monday in des moines, one week before the iowa caucuses.voters will be able to ask all the candidates questions in a prime-time- event that will air on c-n-n. continuing c cerage from hawaii. hawawa.where the u-s coast guard has suspended their search for twelve marines that went missing last week.two helicopters collided in mid- air.the marine corps is now in charge of the salvage operation and the investigation into the cause of the accident. an update to the war on terror. terror.defense secretary ash carter says he wants arab countries to increase the number of people they have training iraqi forces. forces.carter says the u-s will also look at boosting its numbers too -- but there's no reason why the u-s should be doing *all of the additional

has moe than 33-hundred troops in iraq. this morning -- there's been another terror attack -- this time at a university in pakistan.20 people on campus were killed near the afghanistan border.ththschool has about 3-3-thousand students -- and so far no one has claimed responsibility. more and more details are being released about the deal that freed multiple americans from years of captivity in iran. iran.a total of five americans were released last weekend, four as a part of a prisoner swap between the u-s and iran. now some of the captives are speaking about their release... amam ekmati said it came as a surprise. "up until the last second we were all worried and concerned. we were just put in a very small room and we had no telephone or access to any information. we kept being told that we're going to be taking off in 2 hours and 2 became 6, became 10, so a total of almost 2 1/2 days was really nerve racking." american ddlomat, rett mcgurk negotiated their release over 14 months of

nearly fell through several times. and credits the swiss ambassador , who acted as america's diplomatic representative i iiran during the exchange. it's now on this morning. morning.when we come back, we'll take a look at the three stories you'll need to know to start your wednesday morning.

here's a look at the three stories you need to know to start your thursday.. thursday..a volunteer campaging ssffer for ben carson died in a car crash on interstate 80 in western iowa. carson temporarily stopped his campaign and flew to an omaha to be with 25-year-old braden joplin's family last night. many of carson's rival candidates took time to send

joplin's family during campaign stops yesterday. cnn just revealed this morning that they will air a democratic town hall in des moines next monday, just one week out of the iowa caucuses. all three democratic hopefuls will be there, and field d questiononfrom voters. and students at west high in iowa city will be heading back to school soon after being sent home tuesday from a bomb threat.right now authorities are working to locate a suspect. students were bussed off location and were able to go home early.