>> where every you will be in the state north, south, east, or west the flu is there. >>reporter: gegeraphically the flu is hitting every corner of iowa. >> it's not too late to get the shot. >>reporter: getting vaccinated is important for those that are high risk. >> anybody that is on anything that impairs their immune system. >>reporter: if you get the flulu there are steps you can take to soften the blow. >> there are antivirals you can take to help shorten the duration and listening the severity of your symptoms. you have to start them within the first few days. >>reporter: the everdicttiveness depend on it patient. healthy are simple contain yourself when you're ill don't t out don't see your friends and your family your coworkers clean your hands often soap water if you

sanitizer, and cover that cough and sneeze. 12 if you have the flu itit always a g gd idea to talk to your doctorif you are having trouble breathing are unable to keep down fluids or feel like you might int you should seek more immediat emergey help.joe huisinga, cbs 2 news. another cold day today with temperatures in the teens... cold weather sticks around for tonight and so do the clouds.. temperatures will fall to near zero across eastern iowa for - lows. wind chills could be as cold as negative ten overnight.

cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with more of the corridor's top stories. stories.right now, eastern iowans have new insight into one of the most dangerous drugs on the planet. planet.the eastern iowa heroin initiativeveust wrapped up a town hall at the cedar rapids public library. library.cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry is li with a story that played a big role in getting an important message across. janet andrews says she and her husband jeremy were sweethearts with kids born right after high school they both worked to make ends meet and they were doing alright -- until a series of injuries slowly spelled disaster. janet16:38:08he hurt his shoulder lifting weights. it was a torn rotator cuff and for the four months until his surgery - jeremy handled the pain with powerful prescription pills. 16:38:28 then as he quit taking them it

vomiting shakes chills. he was hooked -- at least partially because the medical community was conditioned to do whatever it took to manage a patient's care. kevin techau is the us attorney spearheading the eastern iowa heroin initiative kevin techauus attorney, had vomiting, shakes, and chills. >>reporter: the medical community did whatever it took to manage his pain. >> we know last year the number of opioids was one pill bottle for one person. >>reporter: jeremy got cleanup relapse. >>reporter: the solution

they prescribe medication to. it means a law enforcement cocounity when people like janet push through the painful memories. >> i feel like if you hadn't been through it you don't know. >> the experts say it's the heroin overdoses that are responsible for killing people. don't under estimate the danger of the pills. half oothe children they deal with who have heroin aictions started in their parents medicine cabinets. >> kevin, thank you. they are thinking about passing

they will legalize narcan. this provides people with a second chance before it's too late. civil rights groups are pushing law groups to reform iowa ocean criminal gustatism. and expand opportunities for people with criminal history opportunities. there is a standoff in the oregon wildlife refuges. they are surrounding the four remaining occupants. today markings the 40th day of the occupation of the federal land.

are facing federal charges. we are constantly up dating this store i are. morning. also developing tonight the justice department is filing a civil rightsawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri. this comes a day after city council rejected an agreement about the way the police e urt treats minorities. they investigationed the has now moved on to south carolina and now their are only seven candidates in the crowded g-o-p field.today, new jersey governor chris christie dropped out of the race.the move comes after a disappnting sixth place finish in lastnight's new hampshire primararhis decision marks a sudden end for someone once seen as a potential front-runner for the 20-16 election. carly fiorina is also throwing in the towel.the former

will quote "continue to fight for those americans who refuse to settle for the way things are."she finished in seventh place during last night's primary.you can watch the 9th republican debate, saturday y night at eight - right here on cbs 2. now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories across the corridor. we have new information in johnson county's efforts to sign up more people for its community i-d program. volunteers spent the day enrolling residents at old capitol mall in iowa city. they're now targeting international students.among other things, the program allows c cd holders to open bank accounts.the i-d's cost eight-dollars for adults, and four-dollars for children. cbs 2 news is learning new to open bank accounts. the id cost $8 for adults and $4 for children. we learned new details

school districts daily schedule. the move will adjust when secondary students and elementary students start they dayment the move will save the district money. a iowa county high school is getting in the prom spirit early this year. english valley high school will be selling gently used formal gowns. will be donated to help provide activities for students after prom.the event will be held in the school gymnasium from two to five saturday afternoon. a north liberty restaurant raised 450-dollars for a blind man who lost his service dog. cbs 2 news first told you about todd bevans and his service dog arvo lasasmonth. sadly, arvo recently died of cancer.the owner of the blue bird cafe donated ten-percent of allales yesterday to help buy a new dog for todd. bevans also has a go-fund--me page set up. up.we've place that information on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com.

-- the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather first forecast in the first ten minutes. minutes.still to come... come...permit popularity.why more women are carrying concealed weapons and what they want you to know.

join us tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning.the football season might be over, but the fight against oncussions in the sports, continues, all year long. tomorrow on cbs-2, the new technology that could replace the standard field test for

at five. the clouds stuck around all day and they'll stick around tonight.. so will the cold. temperatures will continue to fall into the single digits tonight with wind chills as low as -10. temperatures will stay cold over the next couple of)days as clipper systems move through the midwest. a weak system will move in on frfray, bringing a few flurriri... generally a dusting across eastern iowa... but will usher in another shot of cold air. high pressure >>reporter: we have a lot of cold to deal with. the ice is a good way to tell how the winter has been. last yeaeathe lake was 80% thick. it's only 10% thick now. we are holding at 13 degrees from our temperatures. the skies are cloudy and wind is coming out of the north at 12 miles per hour.

a clipper went through the sosohwest parts of the state. it produced 2 inches of snow in des moines. you can see the cold aiailocked into northeastern iowa with a high of 10 degrees. southwest and northeast winds today. the clouds are starting to thin t. tomomoow morning the clouds are expected to thin out. however with the cold northwest flow temperatures will replain below normal. we'll haveve blast of cold tomorrow night. a clipper enters the midwest on sunday. that could produce several inches. as far as temperatures go now it's down to 5 in charleston. the warmer air still let the record reflects in washington where you enjoy a temperature of 18 degrees. here is the storm track tonight.

southeast. the clipper moving threw with it's snow. this comes through her tomorrow night and early on it day on friday. a stronger system in the pacific northwest. a better chance for snow on sunday. our models indicate the low will go to the southwest of us and this is the area we'll see heheier snow. one of our models is showing 2- inch os snow in cedar rapids. another model is showing up to 7 inches. we are gettinga good indication there will be snow but i believe some areas could see 2 to 4 inches before that system moves out sunday night. on our predicter you can see hothe clouds move ououat midnight. tomorrow morning we get up to sunshine. we'll keep that around for late

later in the day we have another clipper. perhaps an inch or so out of that. tonits forecast calls folow temperatures t tgo as low as 4:00 below. charleston -2. about 5 in washington. the lower 20s in the south. late in the day the clouds come in. tomorrow morning light snow. saturday look at the high, it's just 6. on susuay more snow moves back in the forecast. we could see some accumulation next weem. >> thank you, terry. taking a family sport to a

is becoming a thing of the past when it comes to self defensea&more women are choosing to protect themselves in another way. way.it's becoming increasingly common to find women pepper spray is becoming a thing of the past when it comes to self-defense. >> women are starting to carry guns. in a story you will only see here we'll explain the trend and why it's gaining traction across the corridor. >>reporter: in a parking lot walking with your kids by your side.

do you have the tools to defend yourself and will you use them? >> i would rather protect myself. if anyone tries to hurt my children or myself they will go down. >>reporter: she has debated carrying a gun. >> one reason why i hesitated was because i was afraid of what i was getting into. they are there to protect us. >>reporter: in her profession. >> i had experiences firsthand of the mindset of raised individuals. >>reporter: with s seral chchdren to take care of it's not worth the risk. that's why she's in a concealed carry class. five yearago tammy took that step. >> i was exposed to firearms around that time.

>>reporter: she said she hasn't regretted it sense. she's here to renew her lilinse. >> it's important to be comfortable. anything you can do to help prepare yourself educate and train for persrsal safety. >>reporter: these are just a fall percentage of the women taking personal safety into their hands. they have seen the number rise 30%. one group has been directly affected by the growing trend. >> within the last year or so that just say i understand this is the minimum but i want to know all i can."ernie - wh owns cedar valley outfitters in marion - says his concealed carry classes are filling up with women like elisabeth and tammy, who want to be prepared for anything that could happen. happen."we can int to several local examples unfortunately of some domestic violence and violence situations that happen around here and sometimes that's kinda the turning point for some people." people.""what i think the

is that no one is immune to all of this."chris is a training specialist for the cedar rapids police departmenta&he says although more women are handling guns, the risk of danger isn't disappearing. disappearing. "just because i have a gun no one's gonna bother me, that't'tv land. the reality is now that you have a gun, your responsibility has quadrupled." quadrupled." the act of carrying a gun doesn't take a lot of thought. chris is right, the heavy part of this responsibility is knowing that you have the capability to take a life - and women who carry don't take that lightly. "we can go through our daily routine of going to work, , going g the grocery store, those types of things but when you're carrying a weapon, it makes you understand that you need to be mo aware of the situation around you." you." "soon as you have a weapon, that changes all the rules that you're playing by and you can be a victim and still wind up going to jail." jail.""i think it is wise to be armed, but to take a class so that theyeycan feel more comfortable dodog so."

that.we'll take you through the steps of getting your concealed carry permit and what the state of iowa requires for anyone who carries. coming up in sports sportsnorthern iowa took care of their bussiness on the court -- again -which panther wrote his name in the u-n-i history books in the process -- next on cbs 2 "cbs 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at kgan.comconnect with us on facebook at

cyclone men were in this same situation -- on the road with no jameel mckay -- and it worked well the first time -- iowa state left stillwater with t win -- in l lbock, the plan isn't to go 2 for 2 saturday the cyclone men were in the same situation. iowa state left still water with the win. the plan isn't to go two for two but four for four. down to the second half morris went to work. morrrr had a nice bounce pass who lays it up-and-in. then it's yang working hard on it block. it could be worth more than two.

burton bringing the u. fig time ups from burton. the readers would come all the way back to 4th overtime and in ot. evans bangs in the triple. they upset iowa state 85-82. the pantntrs shot the lights out in the first half. morgan stops the shot with 21 points. uni lead by 11 at the break. one over the 1,000 point mark. he finishes with 19 points. cook we'll call him the king chef.

the panthers me it 5 straight high school wrestling -- 3a- regional final -- kennedy hosting clinton -- winner heads to the state dual touramamtthe cougars got off to a strong start-- at 160 -- check out ben sare-ah-sin's balance -- on his head -- getting the near fall -- sare-ah-sin would win with a tech fallthen at 182 -- garrett kue-boh-vec -- gets the huge take down enrout to his 12 to 4 major decisionbut clinton would go on a pin spree -- and take the dpal -- x to x the finin. stay with c-b-s two -terry has one last look at your forecast

fans if you thought the saga was done - we've got news for you.an eighth installment of the harry potter series is coming out this summer.it's a hold on, if you thought the harry potter series was done you had another thing coming. the the books that go along with the play will be released after the play. >> arereou kids harry potter fans? >> huge. >> what about yours? >> my kids were. >> what about you terry? >> yeah, he is. we have seen the movies and books. >> it's good stuff.

heavy coat once again. temperatures will climb to 18, 19.

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