barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a we had showers moving eastward. waterloo you guys are dry but around cedar rapids iowa city -- iowa city there are a few showers. here's a live look what's going on on my 80 around the a man exit. it 63 and cloudy skies but they too are dry.

we will find a sunshine later today as these clouds and showers move out. the full forecast coming up including what's ahead for the weekend in 10 minutes. >> one business that closed its doors to prepare for flood 2016 may not be reopening at all. that's even though it was untouched by flood waters. >> the best westerns cooper mills hotel is talking about a possible buyout before the flooding. they have been in talks with the property owners for a year. the city had the property value assessed and made a purchase agreement for more than $5 million. once they close for flooding they decided to move forward with the sale.>> we have a signed purchase agreement from the property owner that will be presented. it will be on the city council agenda for october 11. it's recommended for approval

anticipate closing and having them transfer title to the city by the end of the month. >> that final approval is given by the city council the building will be torn down next spring. >> the city's flood control committee also heard updates on flood protection in the 16th avenue. bridge. these renderings show the levy and floodwalls plan to protect walls -- areas that were excluded. the levy will have a 130 foot base and walls 13 feet high. ground on the levy on october 11. >> city rapid leaders have a few different objections. >> sand can be used in paint counts or oil leaks to absorb the liquid. you can reuse those paint cans with sand by making them into patio candles for cookouts or

the material that came into contact with floodwater or debris. do not put it in the garden carts because they cannot handle the weight. empty sandbags cannot be recycled. if you do not want to deal with them caught the city begins a free curbside pickup for sandbags starting monday and runs for two weeks. >> alliant energy customers were shocked when they opened up the utility bill. some seeing higher figures than any they have seen before. the high cost do 28 new billing system. the system is designed to protect customers from inaccurate bills by putting a review in place when meter readings are different from the previous year. caused some unforeseen problems. justin foss: "we didn't have enough billing specialists in so we weren't able to manually review all the bills. when we can't manually review the bills, the system just kicks out an estimated bill." bill."according to foss - the estimates don't reflect usage - which is higher this year due to warmer weather.alliant didn't anticipate such a

- and admit they were unable to update customers immediately. vice presidential nominees - democrat tim kaine and republican mike pence faced off in the only v-p debate last night in virginia.right off the bat -- both nominees accused each other of running negative campaigns. campaigns.((sot kaine)) "donald trump in his campaign has called mexicans rapists and criminals. he has called women slobs, pigs, dogs, disgusting."((sot pence)) "this 'insult-driven campaign' - that's small potatoes compared to hillary clinton calling half supporters a basket of deplorab" deplorables."a new cbs news poll shows the two candidates are largely unknown to voters. last night's debate was a chance for voters to get a glimpse of the running mates -- but it was largely about the presidential nominees. pence was asked about how donald trump used the tax code to avoid paying federal income taxes. (gov. mike pence, (r) vice presidential candidate) those tax returns that came out publicly this week show that he faced some pretty tough times 20 years ago. but like virtually every other business

not too long ago, he used what's called net operating loss. we have a tax code, senator, that actually is designed to encourage entrepreneurship.((sot kaine)) so it's smart not to pay for our military, veterans, teachers, and i guess all of us who do i guess are stupid? stupid?donald trump and hillary clinton face off again this weekend - in a town-hall- style presidential debate.you can watch that right here on cbs 2 on sunday - it starts at 8. funeral services for keith lamont scott... scott...have been postponed.he shot and killed in charlotte, north carolina, scott's service was going to be held today and tomorrow in south carolina -- but the funferal home decided to push it back because of the hurricane threat.scott was killed by a police officer last month after an altercation outside an apartment complex.after his death -- violent protests and riots broke out in charlotte. investigators combing a heavily damaged new jersey train station - were able to find a data recorder that should shed more light on the commuter train

and injured more than 100 people.the recorder should have vital information about how fast the train was going and if the brakes worked. federal investigators also say they're looking at the train engineer's cellphone -- which was found in a backpack in the train's cab. paisely park - the home and recording studio of prince - will be open to the public this week. week.tours have now been scheduled to begin tomorrow - but the site will be welcoming guests for a very limited time. the tours will only be held on three days - the city council tabled a vote to re-zone the a musuem.now they can only hold tours on three scheduled days.many fans already booked tickets to attend a tour - some are now able to get a refund. a golf legend was remembered on tuesday -- as some of the biggest names in the golf world gathered to celebrate the life of arnold palmer.he died last month at the age of 87.his private funeral was last week -- but his family wanted a public service to be held after the ryder cup.most of team u-s-a showed up to the memorial -- along with the

golfing legend -- jack nicklaus -- spoke at the service. "today i hurt just like you. you don't lose a friend of almost 60 years and not feel an enormous loss. as my wife often says, the memories are the cushions of life." life."palmer won sixty-two titles on the p-g-a tour and helped grow golf to worldwide recognition. it's degrees.after the break...the special way one tattoo artist is letting people remember a loved one who died.

>> good morning to you. 6:10 is the time. we are featuring rain this morning. is that moves out the sunshine moves in. we will be mild with upper 70s. only to find more rain tonight into the day tomorrow. 64 at night and 68 at 11. lower 70s this afternoon will warm to 76 degrees this afternoon. we will do that with nice sunny skies. here's doppler radar and we find rain and most of it moving out of linn county towards cder and jones county. were scattered showers on clinton and allamakee and down to the south. all moving towards the east.

62 degrees when south and east at six. our humidity is at 100%. temperatures 16 waterloo. 63 in dubuque and monticello the same. in decorah 59. statewide picture we see those 60s and 70s off to the west. midshipman to upper 70s and if you lower 80s in the east. miss western forecast we have 50s and 60s and 70s . cold will find more coverage through thursday. thursday features rain with clouds and showers on the move. you see the cold front so this morning we have the rain. it moves out why the afternoon and that's where we will find sunshine. heading into the forecast tonight the clouds build back in. overnight thunderstorm chances but nothing severe. we keep the clouds to the day on thursday. we will have on

some of the heaviest rain will move in thursday evening into the overnight stay with us through friday morning. here's your forcast today. 76 in waterloo. one indicator at 73. morning rain clearing skies and we will say mild. south and west wind 5 to 10 miles. tonight partly cloudy and late showers. east wins 428. low to midshipman 50s in the north and upper 50s in the south. the day tomorrow featuring clouds. we will have thunder and rain. 75 waterloo, 76 cedar rapids. it will be a mild day with temperatures above -- 728 degrees above normal. -- seven -- 72 -- should see the rain move out here by

sunday will be upper 60s to lower 70s. monday a small chance of showers with upper 60s. we will keep the upper 60s for tuesday. your ten-day temperature trend features midshipman to upper 60s for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. >> a tattoo artist in alaska is offering a unique way to help clients who have lost a loved one. it's a regular day in the office for tattoo artist miss judy.that often means leaving her mark... to help people deal with loss.(miss judy/tattoo artist)"it's really nice to help them, that's for sure. it's very emotional. it's hard sometimes."each client has their own way to remember a loved one... but only a few make a special request... using that person's ashes as a requests. using the persons ashes as a part of the tattoo.

are getting the ash and that's what makes people happy. >> it's what dana decided to do after her 15 neural daughter jordan and her best friend broke were held -- killed by a drunk driver. >> she came for my body. i created her. now that she's passed and her physical self is no longer with me the ashes can signify her returning to my body. >> the tattoo shows three flowers. daughter. >> her ashes are in the black silhouette of the mother and daughter. it means our eternal love. >> jordan is always with her spiritually but this was a way to keep her physically close. >> the placement of it so it could be symbolic or silly on my part but i liked it so i can hold it to my heart.

and therapist for helping people grieve. >> dana was no exception. >> we have to develop are coping strategies and this helps me to feel good how to keep her memory. >> like her tattoo dana's bond with judy is permanent.>> this is not unusual to me. i see people put ashes in jewelry and different things that people put that in two memorialize their loved one.>> that one was meaningful. >> that's neat how they worked degrees. degrees.coming up next...the gun debate happening right now at the iowa statehouse.

his day starts at four. four-ten, he's running three miles rain or shine. six o'clock, chuck's at the office. when in iowa, he's still up early. working the farm, meeting iowans in all ninety-nine counties every year. dawn to dusk. chuck works.

welcome back -- it's now we'r >> it is wednesday. here's a look of cedar rapids and it's still dark as we wait for the sun to rise. 62 degrees and 63 in each dubuque and decorah. >> corridor voters get chance to see former congresswoman gabby giffords tuesday the 14th they pressed -- bus tour. she and her husband started political action after gifford

during 2011. she says making the changes that she wants to see will take courage from everyone. >> i've seen great courage when my life was on the line. now is the time to come together. be responsible. democrats, republicans, everyone. >> local leaders mentioned how gun violence is a growing issue in cedar rapids but it can only is what to focus on it together. the national debate over gun laws is taking place on the state level. >> steffi lee examines the proposals lawmakers hope to address in january. >> reporter: for almost 30 years -- >> the people that come in my shot they are the salt of the earth. >> jlm shooter supply has worked with loyal customers guiding them through every step when buying a gun. to him i was current gun laws should be left untouched.

between societies right to know who's caring a deadly weapon and not knowing that they are doing it but they are qualified and pass the test and background checks. >> missouri lawmakers successfully overwrote the governor's constitutional carry veto. anyone who owns a gun can carry it without a permit. >> will try to call -- push to constitutional carry. >> must start with passing gun permit holders throughout the state, a lot of these things we've been trying to pass, we've met with some success in getting bills out of the house but have died in the senate." but state senator matt mccoy says to him -- supporting second amendment rights - also means supporting safety.he wants to see iowa create a stronger mental health component for background

process outlined that would actually require them to go through a whole certification with a medical provider and have a psychiatrist sign off on that."in des moines, steffi lee. fox 28 news. medical provider. >> in des moines steffi lee. >> the new carry and conceal lot in missouri takes effect in january. windshield explains -- he says he plans on contacting missouri >> 63 dickies and cascades. >> still coming up developing information how iowa state president uses the present -- university's plane for personal trips. >> mother nature says rain this morning followed by some this afternoon. low to midshipman 70s in the north and upper midshipman 70s in the south. as the sun moves out the sun

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>> whether time we will have rain and some this afternoon. it 76 today. plan on a few scattered showers as you take the little ones to school. take that raingear because the showers won't be around till eight or 9:00 this morning. here comes the sunshine by the late morning into the afternoon. nice and sunny and comfortable. not as windy as it what it was yesterday. we will see dry weather but clouds start to move and later this evening. low to midshipman 70s in the

70s in the south. 80s in the far south. we do find mild weather today. extended forecast has the upper 50s. friends where in the midshipman 70s tomorrow. clouds and then there's tomorrow night. 60 with a few raindrops on friday morning. 64 on saturday and sunday sunshine and lower 70s. >> taking a look at the top stories this morning. a 26-year-old mother pleaded guilty to two charges of child endangerment. this comes after her toddler son be sentenced in november. jeremiah's father will be going to trial on october thirty-first on child endangerment charges as well. marion city leaders will hold a public reception on friday to introduce four candidates trying to be the city's next police chief. chief.the one-hour reception is scheduled to get underway at 5:30 on friday at the marion public library. library.long-time police chief

daugherty was a 40-year veteran of the department. the johnson county affordable housing coalition is re- launching -- as an independent non-profit organization.the coalition works to increase access to affordable housing for those with low-income. according to the federal reserve - over the last 36 years, rent has increased 35-percent in johnson county. the average income for renters has declined 13-percent. johnson county renters are paying more than 30-percent of their annual income on rent. over just got a little easier. easier.check out this amazing sunscreen spray machine!it's made out of an old spray tanning booth!afer enduring constant sunburns.... kristen mcclellan developed a signature product called snappy screen which applies an even amount of sunscreen through a press of a button. button.users just stand in a booth and rotate as various forms of s-p-f cover the skin. the device is even complimentary at certain

idea of creating a sunscreen machine through her sister. sunscreen machine through her sister. what's good is that someone like me that burns easily and sometimes i can't reach different parts or forget different parts of your body that takes care of the whole process. >> that is fascinating. >> the problem is when you go in with close on you abandon all hope of getting it on your clothes.>> 62 degrees in strawberry point. >> coming up after the break the horrifying trend that has

right now on cbs 2 this morning...the national trend >> right now on cbs 2 this morning the national trend that if you print sirs brought to you.tran03. >> the new way, cedar rapids schools are making sure kids get to class. >> the display of showing a serious problem on college campuses. >> here's a look at i-380 everything is running smooth. thank you for joining us on this wednesday. let's look at our weather with justin roberts. time for the umbrellas. >> you can feel the scattered showers but the good news is they are short-lived. they should not last all day. most of them are out of here

67 degrees at 10. 74 at two and a high of 76 this afternoon. there's doppler radar and for the most part that rain continuing to slowly roll out of the forecast moving towards the east at 15 to 20 miles an hour. around cedar rapids is to dry but you don't have to travel too far to find rain around monticello. dyersville and that berg singled rain. we had to the south around iowa city with light rain. oelwein. 62 in cedar rapids. 63 in monticello. 59 in charles city. here's your day planner and as you see it 71 at noon and 76 this afternoon. full forecast coming up in 10 minutes. >> right now communities in eastern iowa have joined a growing list of towns and cities that have reported unusual sightings of people

but police are taking it seriously. the sightings have been reported in every part of the country. university of iowa police took multiple reports this week. in cedar rapids someone reported clowns following them down the street. >> police tracked down the students in this photo. they told police they thought it would be funny to jessop as clowns. although a gag in most cases some sightings in other parts of the country have been linked to assaults. >> as that crazy sightings have continue a professional clown says it's not funny. performs at parties and parades . he is concerned most of those gigs could get canceled. at his shop the costume emporium he says he's wondering if customers dressing up for halloween will avoid the normal popular evil clown masks.>> clowns are meant to be happy, funny and bring enjoyment to

the opposite of what we are about. >> sparkle the clown said he wanted people to dressing up they can take a prank too far and scare people. >> many esper thought last night's debate was a toned down version of the fiery presidential -- presidential debate last week. the two candidates talked over each other. >> gentlemen cannot understand either one of you when you speak over each other. >> cbs news went back to each section of the debate and tallied how many times the two candidates interrupted each other. tim kaine did it 60 times while mike pence did it 37 times. several times kaine tried to get pence to defend his running mate donald trump. >> six times tonight i have said to governor pence i cannot imagine how you can defend your

refused to -- >> do not put words in my mouth. i'm happy to defend him. most of what you said is false. the american people know that. >> after the debate the trump campaign slammed paint for his unhinged demeanor. hillary clinton's campaign said cain did a fine job and got under governor pence's skin. >> hurrican matthew is barely its way towards the bahama and is threatening the eastern coast. the hurricane has killed 11 people so far end of five of them in haiti. winds were at 145 miles an hour when they swept to that country. >> most other states are appearing -- preparing to feel the effects of the hurricane. this morning state leaders are planning to activate 500 additional national guard

declared state of emergency. state leaders are telling residents in affected areas to evacuate now.>> if you think you will have to evacuate, go do it now before the roads get clogged. >> if you do not get out in time you may get stuck. that's the worst case scenario to be stuck on the coast and have no place to go because you do not meet the evacuation time. >> forecasters expect the storm to brush up against the coast of the us by the end of the week. >> reside are taking no chances. lines at gas stations across the miami area were packed as drivers filled their cars before the storm's arrival. residents went to grocery stores to stock up on food, water and emergency supplies. mandatory evacuation start this morning for some people who live in flood prone areas. >> in cedar rapids community school district is working on taking a new approach to make sure kids get to school. it started with a pilot program at right elementary.

school year is chronically absent. the students at a higher risk of missing milestones and are likely to drop out of school. the district says on any given day more students are at schools but there are certain schools that are gone a lot. >> it helps us to know who we need to target. we need to provide information -- information to messaging to and interventions to. we need to reach out can we support you and help you remove these barriers to your attendance. >> district officials say cedar rapids schools want to be more supportive so families can reach out if they need help taking sure their child is in school. >> today is international walk to school day and the corridor kids are taking to the streets. >> stephanie johnson is in cedar johnson. where are you now? >> reporter: i'm heading to jackson elementary and soon a lot more kids will be walking

and moving. the cedar rapids community school district is one of many districts taking part to support i was efforts to become a healthier state. all 99 counties will participate. jackson elementary and johnson stamp academy -- steam academy are among those walking. all the students from jackson elementary will take a group picture. this is a perfect opportunity for parents to teach their kids of the safety tips they need to get to school safely while walking. covering the corridor stephanie johnson cbs two news. >> this morning and iowa state university with thousands of dollars in donations were used at university pallets five the school's president on personal trips. an ap review of the billing record showed flights were used to take the president and his family members to attend a ncaa passed the ball tournament game. these trips of being observed

damaging a small train. his other trips are all under review. >> kirkwood community college school leader help to illustrate the scope of suicide. students placed 1100 white flags in front of this student service building. they represent 1100 students that take their own lives in the us each year. suicide is the leading cause of death among college students. the kirkwood chapter of ac including you are not alone. >> i feel a lot of people that struggle with mental illness or depression feel like they are the only one going through it. they are not. if you talk to somebody about it i bet they are going through it or someone they know is going through it. >> the group is teaching students about warning signs

homer that was edwin encarnacion's walk off home-run in the bottom of the 11-th inning.the game went into extras tied at 2.the blue jays move on to play the texas rangers in the a-l-d-s.tonight -- the san francisco giants play the new york mets in the n-l wild card game -- with the winner facing the cubs. it's and right now degrees.there's still more cbs 2 this morning to come.but first let's take a look at what we're working on for fox 28 morning live. live.millions of dollars in government flex spending and what it's costing you. the big reasons you should take advantage of the flu shot as soon as it's available. that's coming up fox 28 morning live, eastern iowa's only local news at 7 a-m. a-m.in your cbs 2 weather

>> a little wayne for you this morning and cloud coverage both of which moving out. we will find mild temperatures and sunshine this afternoon. only to do it again with rain tomorrow and thursday. 60 degrees at 11. 71 around lunchtime and a high of 76 this afternoon. we will do that with sunny skies. right now doppler radar is offering rain. you can see around cedar rapids mostly dry we are cloudy. that rain south of town and anamosa and monticello dealing with rain.

all dealing with rain as well. her that in mind. 62 in cedar rapids and 63 in dubuque and iowa city. waterloo is 61 and 61 in oelwein. 76 for us today. it's a local in the northwest part of the state today. warmer weather is st. louis. look what's coming down the line . 40s and 50s and lower 60s back to the west behind the cold front. that frontal boundary moves through our forecast and drops our temperatures as we head through friday and saturday. we will be in the upper 50s to low 60s on friday. this warm front is still here and will -- we will be mild. as we head through the evening

severe is expected. will keep the clouds and rain for thursday. even more showers for thursday night as you see them i predict there. that's when the heavy strength will be. we could end up with an inch of rain which is heavy for this time year. that rain stays with us but it does start to trail off as we head into friday morning. friday will start clearing breezier. low to midshipman 70s in the north and upper 70s to 80's in the afternoon in the south. our forecast ranges from 53 in the north to 60 in the south. we will be partly cloudy skies with the clouds building in. down to 50 on thursday night. breezy with early rain friday followed by cool conditions on friday afternoon. saturday and sunday 60s and 70s. monday upper 60s with sunny

upper 60s on tuesday. 10 daytime featuring wednesday, thursday and friday we are in the upper 60s to lower 70s. we are already half way through october by next friday. >> today a former presidential candidate will be making his way back to iowa. bernie sanders is campaigning for hillary clinton in des moines. two rivals in the primary season but sanders is speaking at 10:34 clinton. >> i will have a special place for politics and now a comedy series based on a fictional campaign will be shot in the hawkeye state. the show in beds will be produced by megyn kelly and michael de luca. filming of the show will take in des moines starting next week. horizons modal digital platform go 90 has bought six half-hour

starting election day. the show will follow five young reporters covering the presidential campaign.

welcome back -- it's now we're taking a look at >> welcome back. taking a quick dubuque. 60 degrees in waterloo. 63 degrees in this picture. ditto for iowa city. 62 in the city of five seasons. >> we are taking a look at i- 380 and everything is looking good. >> cedar rapids leaders have a few alternative suggestions if you have sand left behind from flood protection. it can be used in flowerbeds or

oil leaks to absorb liquids. you can reuse the paint cans but some say putting them into patio candles for cookouts or use them for class charts inside your home. the city was against touching the material that came in contact with flood debris or water and do not put it in your yorty carts because they cannot handle the weight. empty sandbags cannot be recycled. they need to be put in the garbage. if you don't want to deal with them the city center curbside monday and runs for two weeks. >> many alliant energy customers were shocked when they opened up their utility bills this month. seeing figures higher than what they have paid before. the high costs are due to the new billing system alliant energy put in place this year. the system is to design to protect customers from an accurate bills to put a review in place. according to alliant spokesperson the unforeseen weather caused some unknown

billing specialist and so we were not able manually review all the bills. when we can't review the bills the system kicks out an estimated bill. didn't anticipate such a drastic temperature difference - and admit they were unable to update customers immediately. vice presidential nominees - democrat tim kaine and republican mike pence faced off in the only v-p debate last night in virginia.right off the bat -- both nominees accused each other of running campaigns.((sot kaine)) only vice president debate last night in virginia. right off the bat with nominees accused each other of running negative campaigns. >> donald trump during his campaign called mexicans names and women pigs, and discussing. this insult driven campaign -- that small potatoes compared to hillary clinton -- >> a new cbs poll shows the two candidates

last night's debate with a chance for voters to get a glimpse of the running mates but it was about the presidential nominees. pence was asked about how donald trump use the tax code about paying his income taxes. >> he has faced tough times. but like other businesses including the new york times he is what's called net operating loss. we have a tax code that is designed to encourage entrepreneurship -- military or veterans or teachers. i guess all of us who pay for those things are stupid. >> donald trump and hillary clinton face-off this weekend in a town hall style presidential debate. watch it here on cbs 2 sunday is starts at eight. >> corridor voters got a chance to see a well-known name fighting for gun control legislation. congresswomen gabby giffords

on her 14 state bus tour with her group americans for responsible solutions. she and her husband started the political action after giffords was shot during a meet and greet in 2011. she says making the changes she wants to seat will take courage by everyone. >> i've seen great courage when my life was on the line. now is the time to come together. be responsible. democrats, republicans and everyone. >> the leaders mentioned how can violence is a growing issue in cedar rapids and can be solved by community that is willing to focus on it together. >> funeral services for kieth lamont scott has been postponed. he was the african-american man shot and killed in a charlotte south carolina -- but the funferal home decided to push it back because of the hurricane threat.scott was killed by a police officer last month after an altercation outside an apartment complex.after his death -- violent protests and riots broke out in charlotte. investigators combing a heavily damaged new jersey

were able to find a data recorder that should shed more light on the commuter train crash that killed one woman and injured more than 100 people.the recorder should have vital information about how fast the train was going and if the brakes worked. federal investigators also say they're looking at the train engineer's cellphone -- which are looking at the train engineer cell phone. >> 63 degrees in benton. >> when we come back will take a look at the top three stories that you need to know on this

you've worked hard. retirement's within reach, but congressman blum wants to raise the retirement age to 70. blum: we've got to raise the retirement age. blum would make it harder, voting to cut social security and privatize medicare. until they're 70. i'm monica vernon, and i approve this message, because seniors have earned social security and medicare. we've got to protect it. here are the three stories you need to know to start your wedn. wednesday.clown sightigns have been popping up in eastern iowa.university of iowa police took multiple reports this >> welcome back. was the top three stories. clown sightings have been

in cedar rapids. police tracked down some students that were accused in being in a picture that was posted online. they told police they thought it would be funny to dress up as clowns like in other parts of the nation. >> cedar rapids business that close during the flooding threat last week may not open back up. best western cooper's mill hotel was not touched by flood waters but it's been in city had the property value assesesed and made a agreement for more than 5 million dollars.that agreement will be brought to the city council on october 11-th. the city's flood control system committee also heard updates tuesday - on flood protection near the 16th avenue bridge.these renderings show the levee and flood walls planned to protect areas that were excluded from recent temporary protection.the levee will have a 130-foot base and walls 13-feet high.crews are planning to break ground on

>> we have cover and -- cloud cover and rain. both will move on. it shows the rain on the move and by late morning we will see the sunshine breaking out. more sunny skies this afternoon but it is short-lived. showers move back in tonight. low to midshipman 70s in the

i'm moni congressman blum's and i smear campaign --age. misleading and false. the truth -- monica vernon donated every pay raise to charity and helped build a homeless shelter for women and children, but multi-millionaire blum promised he'd take only half his salary. then in congress, blum broke his word and kept all the pay. now he wants to cut social security and raise the retirement age.

captioning funded by cbs good morning. it is wednesday, october 5th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning.? hurricane warnings are up in florida after matthew smashes haiti and moves into the the carolinas prepares for the killer storm. >> the vice presidential candidates clash over taxes, russia, immigration and nuclear weapons. we will fact check their claims. plus, tennis star maria sharapova sits down with charlie for her first tv interview since a doping suspension was cut short. she vows a big comeback we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener."