morning...the next step in getting to the bottom of an active shooter hoax - on the campus of the university of right now, the next step to getting to the bottom of an active shooter hopes on the campus of iowa. how some residents now have the option to get around town plus the political fire storm that erupts out of the battleground states.

looking like not too much company out there. some are starting to trickle in to head to work. welcome to cbs2 this morning. let's get a check of our weather first forecast with justin and justin, it is just a nice, mild, beautiful day out there. >> nice, summer day in the middle of fall with a southern breeze. we're going to get to the 70s and 80s as we get through the day today. temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s and in went on the air 71 dropping to 69 out there. currently, as we look across the city, camera shakes back and forth but we're starting to see the clearing skies out there. on the board 68. water lou 69. 70 iowa city and monticello and debuke are the same. winds 5-15 and going to gust to

throughout the day. north east iowa hangs on to the clouds a little bit longer today so they'll be stuck in the 70s still above normal. as we look for the numbers, we find 76 at lunchtime and 81 this afternoon. breezy, warmer, might be a couple degrees warmer than that. it depends on how quick the clouds move out. we'll show you the predicter and let you know what's ahead temperature wise. >> thanks justin. now in this morng, kills two people in a mobile home park. a sheriff's office says they were called out to reports of several gunshots just after 6:30 last night. when emergency crews arrived they found two bodies at the scene. the deputies don't believe the public is in any danger. a former jail administrator

moved back in. investigators charged him with a first -- first degree theft. they believe he used his position to steal, misappropriation or embezzle that money over the time he worked there. students at the university iowa are now being questioned about a reported active shooter on campus. it turned out to be a hoax. officers were called just after 5:00. the universal university received a call saying there was an active shooter and then

university dealt with an actual shooting. gang lou went on a shooting spree in november 1991. he killed four faculty members and a student. lou was upset his dissertation didn't win the same prizes his former roommate won. right now, authorities are investigating another case of arson along the pipeline. authorities say someone set a backhoe fire this weekend. no one was hurt. residents say this kind of pipeline protest is not productive. >> they're just hurting the guy putting it in. >> whoever's doing it, they're not only effecting the progress of this but they're actually on private property when they're doing all their pickets and burning stuff.

to pipeline equipment. the controversial pipeline cuts through 18 counties. starting today in north liberty folks will have a new way to get around. the bus service is targeted to help people get to vital places around town like the grocery store. a dollar per ride but anyone medicare and medicaid pays 50%. rides are offered on our web site cbs2 iowa.com. after a decade of planning, a new animal shelter in jones county is ready to help animals find their forever homes. the public got to tour the shelter sunday. some animals have limited the shelter. they tell cbs2 news the highly anticipated opening made it much easier.

and goal of mine for 10 years now and it fills my heart with joy that the day is finally here. we're all looking at each other saying is it for real? is it really here? >> the animal shelter officially opens tomorrow. both republicans and democrats are condemning an attack on a g.o.p. office in hillsboro, north carolina. authorities say it was vandalized and of the attack. (dallas woodhouse, exec. director, state republican party): "it is meant to scare and intimidate people from volunteering, from working at this office and from working at other offices across the state. but we are going to take the necessary precautions to do whatever it takes to keep our people safe and keep them working."" working.""as of now - suspects have yet to be identified. both presidential candidates

democrats for the attack - tweeting out - quote - "animals representing hillary clinton and dems in north carolina - just firebombed our office in orange county because we are winning." winning."both clinton and north carolina democratic party condemned the attack - both saying they are grateful everyone is safe.as cbs news reporter hena daniels, the candidates are now preparing for their next head to head debate this week. the incident came as trump and his surrogates spent the weekend u-s election system.top trump adviser rudy giuliani claimed sunday democrats ?could? steal votes in inner cities:(sot giuliani) "you want me to (say) that i think the election in philadelphia and chicago is going to be fair? i would have to be a moron to say that."trump's own running mate mike pence was more cautious:(sot pence/ meet the press) "we will absolutely accept the result of the election."clinton still faces challenges of her own as wikileaks continues to publish more emails it links to her

assume that they're all accurate. the latest batch released yesterday shows clinton aides struggling to respond to the lgbt community after the democratic nominee praised nancy reagan last march for starting a "national conversation" about aids in the 1980s.activists have long criticized former president ronald reagan for his so- called 'slow response' to the crisis.hena daniels cbs news. clinton immediately tweeted an apology after her initial remarks at nancy reagan's funeral in march. clinton is off the campaign trail today - while trump holds an event in wisconsin. the two contenders are set to meet face to face in their third and final presidential debate this wednesday in las vegas. as you can see on this map from the des moines register - iowa is one of six states that could go for either trump or clinton.in the last four elections - iowa has gone to the democratic candidate three

elect george w. bush to a second term. term.and this is why iowa is a toss up right now.real clear politics - averaged all of the polls of iowa voters - giving trump a roughly four point lead over clinton. it's and right now in it's de. degrees.still to come- what some u-s officials believe could happen to russian and syrian governments - if they

the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. iving on the streets with education. charles what's up man? -whoa! how can we help? -ah man! wait, is that a basketball player? yes! -wow! my heart's about to jump out my chest man. charles you ought to be proud man. i'm just extremely grateful they were here giving them some encouragement- that's something that these kids are going to remember for a lifetime. did you see his big old feet? look.

6:12. good morning to you. winds out of the south 5-15 gusting to 25. the bottom line is those are southern winds. that will help keep things very mild as we head through the day today. 70s in the north and lower 80s in the 71 degrees at 10:00 this morning. 76 at lunchtime and a high of about 81 as we head through the day today and there we see the cloud cover continuing to diminish as we head through the later afternoon and evening. camera shaking pack and forth as we look out the door looking downtown. right now in cedar rapids, breezy. 69 degrees and winds out of the

70 in decora. 71 for monticello and iowa city. here's where we are with 50s in spencer this morning. 55 in sioux city. that would be a normally nice day for this time of year. upper 70s in debuke. 84 in the capitol city. this first batch of cloud cover moves in eye on the clouds north and west of iowa and it's that cloud cover along with a small chance of drizzle that's going to keep north iowa on the cooler side today. cold front eventually moves through the day tuesday to wednesday and we'll find a return to more fall-like weather by the end of the week. there's the potential for the little bit of business -l by the afternoon and iowa. as you can see we're clearing this evening into the overnight and a nice, sunny day tomorrow.

the temperature difference. 5-15 gusting to 25. nice and mild under a partly sunny sky. south wind 10-20 drops to the 50s and that's comfortable for this time of year. 54 in decora and 56 degrees. tomorrow's forecast mostly 50s. small chance of rain late tuesday. here comes a cold front. that brings a chance of rain in the midweek. we're cooler thursday and friday with upper 50s to lower 60s. good news is we're dry for friday night football with temperatures dropping to the upper 40s. saturday and sunday dry and sunny skies.

of those outdoor activities. our ten day temperature trend offers 60s-70s by the early part of next week. >> thank you, justin. it's now 6:15 on this beautiful monday morning and if your in fort atkinson, it's 70 degrees outside. keeping it in the family. see how a have one more thing they share, a job. it's almost every parent's

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all eyes were on the sidelines when the new york giants hosted the baltimore ravens. late in the fourth quarter giant wide receiver odell beckham junior mended his relationship with ... the kicking net. net.a few weeks ago, in a fit of rage he hit the net with his helmet - only for it to

face.the giants have been struggling lately - but they righted the ship on sunday. sunday.following one of his two touchdown catches yesterday - beckham junior got down on one knee - and proposed to the net.he later told the many reporters standing around them - that she said yes.he later said she seems like a pretty nice gal. it's right now it's degrees in still to come - the new plans now in the works to help more corridor neighborhoods get business moving again

right now on cbs 2 this morning...how you can still help businesses locally that are recovering from the floods. the national recognition local breweries received - all while dealing with the flooding threat last month. plus - making a difference with music.the local ministry helping inmates of all ages transition to life after jail. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm jenee ryan. ryan.

iowa city are looking for suspects in two overnight robberies. at 3:21 police were called to the kum and go on riverside drive. the clerk told officers a man wearing a hoodie and bandana showed a gun and demanded cask. nine minutes later, police were called to a second robbery - this one at the kum and go on gilbert street. a clerk there said two men came into the store, showed a gun and demanded money. if you know anything about these crimes, police ask you call them. following a big weekend in the new bohemia and czech village neighborhoods - eastern iowans will now look forward - to help other parts of town. town.on friday - and saturday - big celebrations were held at the newbo city market - and also for businesses that were left unprotected by flood waters.now many businesses - in the kingston, taylor and timecheck neighborhoods hope to see the same enthusiasm in the coming weeks.scott pinter

- says it's been a tough month. our friday and saturday nights are 50-percent of our weekly sales and we lost two of them so we lost almost half our month. budded to especially with all the road closures we had -- it;s been tough anyway. and then with the flood on top of it. it.pinter says they're already organizing a bike ride for saturday morning to bring the biking community out.the mayor's gavel challenge specifically asked that group to go above and beyond while helping businesses recover from the flood. also affected by flood 20-16 - the salvation army is expecting more registrations this year for their toys for tots program - due to families savings going towards flood costs.new this morning - that registration process begins today for families in linn county.information on what applicants need to bring - and where they need to go - is posted on our website cbs 2 iowa -dot-com. state lawmakers are still trying to come up with ways to

future.iowa cities and towns have ponied up more than a billion dollars in plans to protect themselves from flooding threats.most include plans calling to buy homes and businesses near rivers, building levees and flood walls.but the state has not pushed for wetlands - detention ponds or upstream structures that can reduce those risks.state senator rob hogg - says lawmakers have discussed those options - but those plans stalled during budget fights. two cedar rapids breweries displaced during the flood have now won national recogniti. recognition.lion bridge brewing and iowa brewing company have both received awards at the great american beer festival.lion bridge recieved a gold and bronze medal for their entries.iowa brewing received a silver medal.the awards were a welcome pick me up - while the brewers still work to get back on track. 8;33;58;14 we were closed for about nine or 10 business days

you know we couldn't brew for a week and a half or so so that was huge as well. well.in all- 286 awards were won at the great american beer festival out of more than 7,000 entries. the council on american- islamic relations in iowa wants vandalism at a local mosque to be investigated as a hate crime. crime.waterloo police say someone spray-painted donald trump's name on the side of the islamic center on friday night.according to the waterloo cedar falls cour after children planting trees around the building spotted the graffiti.no arrests have been made.several community members worked this weekend to clean the graffiti off the building. authorities in north carolina are looking for the suspects behind an attack on a republican party headquarters. investigators say someone threw a firebomb through a window of the building in hillsborough.someone also spray painted "nazi republicans leave town or else" on the side of the

attack. a local panel is hoping to look past the sometimes inflamed rhetoric that occurs in the political world - with a panel discussion on immigration.this includes people who have had direct experience with the immigration process.the discussion starts tonight at 6- thirty and runs until 8 in the whipple auditorium at the cedar rapids public library. developing right now - both the united states and britian are now considering new economic both the syrian and russian gov. governments.it's in response to their conduct in the war- torn city of aleppo.secretary of state john kerry says crimes against humanity happen on a daily basis there - including airstrikes on civilians.a-f-p - a french news source - says at least 12 civilians were killed in fresh airstrikes this morning. right now - a military operation is underway to take iraq's second largest city away from isis.

of mosul is backed by a us- led coalition.this is new video from the front-lines.the city has been under isis control for more than two years.united nations officials say the operation could trigger a major humanitarian crisis - since more than a million civilians still live in the area.mosul is the terror group's last major stronghold in iraq. in linn county - a local ministry is offering spiritual with hopes of a fresh start. cbs 2 news reporter connor morgan explains how the group is using music to make their mission possible. possible. conductor and choir - singer and song - music and melody - this concert on mount mercy's campus isn't just for fun.it's

is the head of the music . i asked jerty who is the head of the -- jerry who is the head of the music department if he would mind doing the fundraiser and he would bee glad to. >> this the second annual to help fresh start ministries. >> place with help for food clotheer i job assistance. -- clothing and job is aitance. >> insert a chapel and some charity this starts to make sense i dollars, i last year i

it. >> reporter: and the emainder of the many -- remainder will help inmates transition upon being released from jail. >> if they don't have that support and puts them back in prison again and we to have that happen. the more we can help them out the better the whole community will be. >> fresh start raised nearly $3,000 for it's gel to lrn how you can donate visit our bodyz our -- our

plus, we go dark with the science guys. what's really behind cool lasers and fiber-optics.that's coming up fox 28 morning live, eastern

0. good morning. partly sunny and breezy and mild. we hope for 76 but we will get you to the lower 80s and the cloud cover and most of that will move away.

cedar rapids 69 degrees out there and winds are south at 13 and humidity is 100%. and we are 71 in prey and -- you will notice today but here in home we are nice and mild. warm front and that will drag the chance for a few stray raindrops but more so that better chance of rain is held off to the midweek. and here is predictor and the

drizzle the tomorrow the clouds will move out and we will have upper 60s and lower 70s and not until late tuesday and we will have more cloud cover moving in and is a lot head of a cold dropping our temperatures -- front and dropping our temperatures. waterloo and dubuque low 80s and is five gusting to 25. the forschuss calling for nice mild weather. and there are the -- forecast is calling for nice mild weather. and there are the temps. 50s tomorrow and clouds build tomorrow night and upper 40s the

some rain for the midweek and 46 wednesday and cooler wednesday and friday with upper 50s to the 60s. still dry in that ten-day trend gets back to low 60s full weather details and hour by hour forecast online now cbs two iowa.com. >> and right now students are being questioned on reports of an active shooter. the student received a text from someone saying there was waw shooter in the dorm -- was a shooter in the storm and that

saying it wasa joke. information about the iowa state president have been taken down from the school's website. they removed documents include flight records but university officials say they took down the information to protect dodonor. he is understand -- donor and he is under hot water for t of the planes. in iowa city a brand new food pantry, it is almost twice as high as the district's all all rate. it will be for standees and their families who -- students ask their families.

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iptheir waterloo home. -- their waterloo home. the deaths may be linked to a generator found inside the garage. the home is in a located in aniara that were -- years before leaving in december 2015.investigators charged wilkinson with first degree theft this weekend. this followed a report by the state auditor that showed roughly 35-thousand dollars of undeposited collections - unbilled fees and improper disbursements during wilkinson's employment. investigators believe wilkinson used his position to steal, misappropriate or embezzle the money from the cedar county sheriff's office

law enforcement agencies in eastern iowa are now considering whether to provide officers with the drug that could potentially save the life of someone who's overdosed.some concerns include - how many overdose calls officers go to each year - training for officers and concerns -- someone over dosing and the concerns is training for the officers and the cost and storage of that drug. authorities are investigating another case pipe line. someone set a back how and two bulldozers on fire and no one was hurt and this is not productive. >> they are not getting at the pipe line they are hurting the guy making a living putting it in. >> whoever is doing is is not

burning stuff. >> vandals set fire to equipment. the pipe line will cut through 18 iowa counties. reussdens in north liby -- residences in north lib arety will have a few -- liberty will have a new way town. it cause cost a dollar for ride but only have to pay $0.50 use cancheck out website -- you can check our web sites for information on the routes. >> jones county the public cont

new shelter will make pets and finding homes much easier n this is a vision and goal of mine for ten years now, and it is fills my heart with you have that the day is finally here. we are all looking at each other and saying is it for real and is it here. >> awesome, if you looking for a pet go check it out. 69 degrees and we will come back and take aclook that three

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were made we will continue to track this story. the counsel of the american islamic wants the vansalism to be investigated as a hate crime. someone spray painted dal they spotted the graffiti and no arrests were made several and police were looking for suspects in two over night robberies. the clerk told officers a man wearing a hooding and bandona

gun and demanding cash. if you know about either of these crime police ask you call them right away and we need geknow the weather. >> we looking that temperatures we are in the 60s and lower 70s not bad start to the day the week is nice and mild upper far east iowa we have a bit more

captioning funded by cbs good morning. it is monday, october 17th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning.? overnight, american war planes and special operation commandos have lauhe the biggest offenses against isis. we are aon the front lines. the republican office in north carolina is being called terrorism by local leaders. federal authorities are joining the hunt to find out who is responsible. >> donald trump doubles down on claims he is fighting a hacked election and hillary clinton's campaign struggles with questions about her character. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener."