some sunshine promised today. let's get to the numbers. we have been cool. as the sun comes out, temperatures go up. we were at 70 last hour. current check of cedar rapids, finding more sunshine. mostly sunny and 73. elsewhere on the board, 67 in waterloo. monticello, 68. dubuque, trent owe, 5-15. here is the clearing. more of it will take place today. a high of 76. 9:00, 64. the full forecast coming up. tim kaine and mike pence clashed in the debate tuesday night. they focused mostly on the people at the top of the ticket. we are at the white house with

candidates say they are feeling confident about their performance during last night's first and only vice presidential debate. >> tim kaine brought up negative comments that donald trump made on the campaign trail. in a strategy to keep mike pence on the defensive. >> when donald trump says run an insult driven campaign. (sot: gov. mike pence/(r-in) vice presidential nominee)"she said half of our supporters were a basket of deplorables. she irredeemable, they were not american."(standup: mark albert/cbs news/the white house)the debate was often contentious with one pundit calling it a "bickerfest."tim kaine was viewed as the more aggressive of the twoa&interrupting pence multiple times.but that >> tim kaine was viewed as more aggressive. with that aggressive nature her tim kaine according to a focus group of undecided voters who were watching. >> his demeanor and constant

and mike pence, with all the things that donald trump was not in his debate. he clearly studied and was unflappable in the face of all those interruptions. >> now they attention goes back to trump and clinton as the two will have their second of three debates. today in des moines, bernie sanders held a rally at drake university. what he had to say tonight on our mission at cbs2 news is to connect the presidential candidates to our viewers to better inform and empower you. we reached out to the candidates to participate in extending interviews not only with our station but sister stations across the country. we went to hear from you. tell us what you want to know from the candidates. you can share your thoughts with us by e-mail or facebook. one business that closed its doors to prepare for flood 2016 might not be reopening even though it was left

the city of cedar rapids and the best western coopersville hotel were talking about a possible buyout long before the flooding threat. a real estate manager says that they have been in talks with the property owners for about a year. the city had the property value assessed and made a purchasing agreement for $5 million. the agreement is set to go in front of the city council tuesday. >> assuming that is approved, we anticipate closing having them transfer title to the city by hopefully the month disco end of october. >> the building will be torn down next spring. to stay on top of breaking news, download the cbs2 news app. it is free for android and apple devices. just search your favorite app store. many alliant energy customers were surprised to see their utility bill this month. some saw figures higher than anything before.

billing system that alliant energy put in place earlier this year. 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. according to the alliant spokesperson, unpredictable weather caused unforeseen problems. >> we were able to manually review when we can to manually review, the system picks out and estimated bill. >> according to him, the estimates do not reflect usage which is higher this year because of warmer weather. and alliant did not anticipate such a drastic difference and admit they were not able to update customers immediately. commuters -- communities in eastern iowa have reported clowns. it might be a growing social media prank but police are taking it very seriously. the sightings have been reported in about every part of the country.

had multiple reports this week. in cedar rapids, someone reported seeing clowns follow them on a city street. police tracked down the students scene in this photograph. they told police they thought it would be funny to dress up like clowns. some sightings and other parts of the country have been linked to assaults. as a bizarre sightings continue, a professional clown says this might have started as a prank but now it is not funny. >> you never know what you will find on the streets corridor. but inside, balloons et cetera, and the costume costumes, what's going on what >> people are starting to get terrified. they are not sure who is wearing the costumes -- what is going on.

troopers and other custom, he is concerned that people will avoid the clown costumes. he says professional clowns fear birthday bookings and clown car parades could disappear. >> it has people concerned that they will get shows clown phobia - that for some is very real.t 15:21:20 )) " chop " "" i mean clowns are meant to be happy and funny and bring enjoyment to people and what these people are doing right now is completely the opposit of what we're all about.. " " aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhg " jacob says he thinks this all started as a prank to get attention.however- he just wants the creepy clowns to realize that the prank can go too far. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, the latest movement of

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right now- people in the bahamas are bracing for expected to get hit by the storm later today. welcome back. people in the bahamas are bracing for hurricane matthew. the area is expected to get hit by a storm later today. the hurricane is a category three right now. matthew is forecasted to reach a category four in the next 24 hours. residents in the bahamas are one might be bad, but we live in hope and we trust that everything works out for us." us."hurricane matthew is blamed for at least 11 deaths

bahamas- it's forecasted to affect more of the southeast. right now- multiple states and areas are under a state of emergency.those places include florida, parts of georgia, north carolina and south carolina. justin joins me now with our

local schools are participating in international walk to school day. day.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson johnsonjoined jackson elementary school this morning. stephanie? well kelly some students walk to jackson elementary school every --and at least one second grader i talked to - enjoys every bit of it.

bus to school.second grader margauxis uses the walking school bus instead.on her roughly one mile walk---she makes her way down hills and passes construction 'we're almost there.'but it doesn't seem to bother her 'i get to be outdoors instead of riding in a car."she likes talking to her older brother za. zachary."my brother, girls and all these boys that i like...i don't really know their names." parent volunteer julie with the students. students. "one day we were walking and their were some worms on the ground and she was telling me how she created a worm hospital to rescue all the worms so they can make it back to the ground safely."mcmahan started the walking school bus four years ago.she got the idea from linn county public health.they ran a pilot program--and choose a couple of schools to be apart of it it- "i jumped on board and wanted to get my kids involved with it here at jackson and any other kids that wanted to

"they are more awake and alert when they get to school by walking to school so they are ready to learn."margaux's mom says she's noticed a change in they are ready to learn. >> her mom says she has noticed a change in her daughter. >> she does the running club. it helps serve the act. she gets the requirements of physical activity. and she is more outgoing. it makes her happy. by the time she gets there, she is invigorated. it makes for a much happier person. >> and she finally gets to school, she takes a picture with the other walkers and talks about why it is better to walk. >> trying to make this a better place. so we need to walk more often. >> the school has given student walkers a punch card about this size. after they get all of the hold punched and, students will submit it to a raffle to win a brand-new scooter. so it is pretty exciting. stephanie johnson, cbs2 news.

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losing a loved one is full of different feelings, now a houston mom is hoping to help comfort families through the grieving process.grace white has the story from houston. houston. welcome back. losing a loved one is full of different feelings. houston mom is hoping to help comfort families through the grieving process. grace white has the story from houston. >> it is the attention to detail. and the story behind the fabric. >> it caught her >> out of her home, she makes memory bears for family the idea... when she found herself in the same shoes. danielle scarbough, makes memory bears"my grandfather passed away 6 years ago, and i had a trash bag full of all of his plaid shirts"(nats)"more machine"(track)scarbough made a bear to honor her grandpa and since then hasn't stopped. "this was here style in 9th grade"(track)recently... making bears for the family of 23-year-old paige balinski... who passed away earlier this

sister"her and a friend were riding bikes home from applebee's at about 2 am and a drunk driver struck and killed her"(track)for balinski's sister it's a way to remember erica dinsmore, paige's sister "it means that my sister's always with me, it makes me feel kind of completed, it gives me something to hold on to and love"(track)made from the hands of a mom... (nats) "machine"(track)who shares in their loss.danielle scarbough, makes memory bears"now i see the bear and i get goose bumps it but it just helps keep the memory alive" coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, the bizarre smell of a new candle that will appeal to lovers of apple technology

his day starts at four. four-ten, he's running three miles rain or shine. six o'clock, chuck's at the office.

all ninety-nine counties every year. no surprise then, my husband has been named the hardest working senator. dawn to dusk. chuck works. i'm chuck grassley, and i approve this message. google has now introduced new s. smartphones.it's part of a whole new line of phones called pixel phones.they start at

showed its new virtual reality headset.it's called daydream view,the new products will be sold through verizon and google's online play store. don't you just love that new "mac" smell? smell?apparently someone does...there's now a scented candle that smells like a new mac computer.it's a soy wax candle that smells like unwraped plastic and cold aluminum.probably a good hoilday present for the ultimate apple fan. hurricane matthew local airlines. airlines.delta and american airlines are now waiving change fees for passengers who wanted to catch a flight to florida, the caribbean and other cities affected by matthew.its not just delta and american- southwest, united and jet blue are also not charging passengers for a change fee for fare difference when they rebook.there's always some fine print- so check with your airline for exact change requirements. the holiday shopping season is almost here! here!holiday sale forecasts

expected to spend more this year.the national retail federation says november and december are expected to rise 3-point-6-percent.just last year there was a three percent growth. nike is raffling off 89 pairs of its "back to the future" sne. sneakers.the special-edition shoes are replicas of the self- lacing sneakers worn by marty mc-fly in the iconic "back to the future" movie.tickets for the online lottery are 10 dollars and the lottery closes on october 11th.all proceeds from online sales will be donated to the michael j. fox foundation.the non-profit is working to find a cure for parkinson's disease. actor michael j. fox played marty mc-fly and suffers from parkinson's. justin has a final look at your cbs 2 weather first forecast next...but first

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welcome back. check out this amazing sunscreen spray machine. it is a booth -- after enduring constant sunburns, this was developed called a snappy screen. it applies an even amount of sunscreen in the press of a button. some four seasons hotels are offering this as a complimentary service. >> that is a really neat idea to help you make sure you get an even application. >> yes like you forget a spot. >> that is p you might need a little sunscreen today. the sun has come back out. right now in cedar rapids, we have sunshine. 70 degrees here. iowa, -- iowa city, 70. dubuque, 65. clouds moving back into tonight. scattered showers. a few rumbles of thunder overnight and throughout the day thursday. early rain friday followed by clearing but cool weather. breezy. sixty friday.

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