we are at 83 right now and a beautiful evening is in progress. up north, there are thunderstorms in minnesota and wisconsin and that will not be a factor for us. even though a front is coming through the region, it looks like a dry one. right now the temperatures in many areas are in the low to mid 80s. as warm as 85 and iowa city. over the next several days, we will start a then we will have seasonable temperatures back with us. most of us will be in the low for falsely reporting an active shooter on campus. police arrested harrison tsimourisafter the incident saturday night. night.police say he sent a text message to a friend saying there was an active shooter in burge residence hall.the friend then told police.after officers arrived and evacuated the building - tsimouris sent the same student another text saying it was all a joke.he's charged with filing a false report.

with an actual shooting. former u-i graduate student gang lu went on a shooting years since the school dealt with an action -- an actual shooting. it was in 1991 when four faculty members and one student were killed before the shooter turned the gun on himself. he was upset that his dissertation did not win prizes. >> reporter: city rapid city leaders -- move more than 650 jobs to the downtown district.the business formerly known as yellow book - will make the move in may. hibu isn't the only company picking dowtown for business. business.cbs 2 news reporter connor morgan is live to tell us what makes the area so attractive and who else may be locating downtown.connor? scott - you'd think the threat of flooding would deter businesses from a downtown destination.you'd think...

with two major floods in eight years - even city manager jeff pomeranz can see why businesses may be skeptical of locating downtown. downtown."it would have been easy for a company looking for a new headquarters to say, 'no, i think i'll go somewhere else.'"turns out - the threat of future flooding isn't scaring businesses like hibu from setting up shop in the heart of cedar rapids.mayor ron corbett says the company's downtown commitment is a crucial victory for the city. city."they actually looked at space not just in cedar rapids, but outside of cedar rapids. so to keep these jobs in cedar rapids was critical." large companies aren't alone in choosing downtown. ironically - the flood of '08 is aiding aspiring downtown entrepreneurs.economic development manager jasmine almoayed says some of the money left over from the disaster's relief fund is kickstarting small businesses as part of the city's micro loan program. program."there's actually a lot more interest than what we had originally anticipated. we didn't think it would be this high of a demand."modteets

dollar micro loan from the city.a chicago native - williams plans to open a market at the roosevelt and says the downtown is a prime location for business. business."coming from a bigger city, i can see what needs to be fulfilled in downtown cedar rapids and i just felt like it was an opportunity, and i'm happy that i was the first one to take advantage of that opportunity." williams says he plans to have his convenience store - called mod's market - opened before the start of the new year.we will bring you the latest in cedar rapids, connor morgan, cbs 2 news. the justice department is now blocking deere and company's acquisition of ag-tech manufacturer precision planting.deere says the purchase would increase consumer choice.justice initially cleared the 190-million-dollar proposal - but in august filed suit - after a competitor complained. deere competitors c-n-h industrial and a-g-c-o already have agreements to install

details about job cuts coming to rockwell collins.we first told you last week that the cedar rapids-based company is looking to eliminate 87- hundred jobs worldwide. rockwell says it's reacting to the continued slowdown of business in the jet market.the cuts mostly will come from retirements and not filling open positions.it's still unclear how many jobs will be cut from the cedar rapids campus. right now people in north liberty have a new way to get around town. town.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore moorewas there as corridor leader service and joins us live with who benefits. the bus will start here at the north liberty living center.we spoke with some of the residents here today who say this is going to be really help. helpful. wanda murphy came outside her home at the north liberty living center to see the new way she and her neighbors can travel the city.wanda murphy, north liberty 03:38:53 i wanted to see the transit. i think it's a great idea for the community especially for this place.after 18 months of

the city's first public transit system monday morning. 03:36:42 nat cheersjane gast, north liberty living center director 03:43:39 i have so many tenants who don't have a driver's license anymore or their car and they need transportation and this is just phenomenal.gast says this service is coming just in time for winter when she worries about residents on icy roads. the bus will run a six-stop, roughly 45 minute route monday through friday from ten-am to liberty mayor03:25:56 it takes a loop through most of north liberty. you can stand on any corner and flag it down--it will stop. it costs a dollar to get on unless you are on medicaid or medicare. then it's half price.the paratransit service will cost two dollars.murphy says she'll ride it to the grocery store and community center.she says it will help those in this community be a part of it. 03:40:00 it will mean more freedom...more...being able to get out more.

the first step to a growing program that may eventually be able to bring people in and out of town as well.covering the corridor in north liberty, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. every day in iowa, hundreds of kids go to school and return home hungry--many of them unsure of when they'll get their next meal.a local school is trying to end that uncertainty by providing free, fresh food to all students. students.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller joins us live from iowa city with the new program. we're at tate high school in iowa citya&and we're standing in the new food pantry that opened today.take a look at some of the items here - personal hygiene items, canned foods, breada&all available for free for any student in nee. need.we spoke to the student and family advocate here at tatea&she says she's been trying to start this program for a few years.now, it's finally come truea&thanks to the johnson county crisis center and trinity church.the hope is that the food allows

academics, instead of hunger. "all of our students get free breakfast and lunch and then having this pantry will provide with them with knowing that they essentially get a free dinner as well." well."tonight, we talk to a student who says he's already seen this benefit his family in a big way. way.his story on cbs 2 news ten at ten. ten.dora miller, cbs 2 news at six. in the race for the white house - with just 22 days left until voters head to the polls--a new batch of political surveys from quinnipiac painting a new picture of support for donald trump and hillary clinton. clinton.right now - trump and clinton are tied in the key battle ground state of ohio. clinton is leading trump in colorado, florida and pennsylvania.here in iowa-- trump has a roughly four point clinton.the republican nominee has spent the past few days slamming the electoral process. a new politico poll shows nearly half of trump's supporters don't believe their vote will be counted correctly.

process. a new political poll shows that " a lot of people are skeptical today because they see the bias of the national press, they see what they consider to be collusion between the clinton machine." machine."iowa secretary of state paul pate doesn't share the governor's feelings.pate tell cbs 2 news - republicans and democrats work together to make sure every vote is "i'm telling you iowans can be confident in our election system - we have the checks and balances, we work on a bipartisan basis and our office as well as the local county offices are open to anyone who sees any potential problems so we can address it." it."donald trump and hillary clinton face off in their third and final debate this week. you can watch it wednesday night at eight right here on cbs 2. after this week's debate be

voice, your future," on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com, and on our digital channel, thursday night at six. our mission at cbs 2 news is to connect the presidential candidates to our viewers to better inform and empower you. we have reached out to the candidates to participate in extended interviews--not only with our station--but our sister stations across the coun. country.we want to hear from you. tell us what you want to know from the candidates. please share your thoughts with us by email or facebook. still to come at six - the bats went silent on n-l-c-s is all tied at one - how the cubs can get the offense going.

tomorrow on cbs 2...four states will vote on whether to implement stricter gun laws this november.why that could be a model for other states looking to do the same.that's tomorrow on cbs 2 this when i took my walk today, it was hot out there. >> it was muggy too. typically in october it is a dry air mass, but today was warm and muggy and we almost

a moment. we are still at 83 for the temperature right now and that is impressive considering that the sun is already setting. the wind is out of the south/southwest at 10. the dew point that was at 68 has gone down a bit. it was a summary day to say the least. here in cedar rapids, we reached 85 degrees for the high temperature. if we had had one more biscuit for breakfast, we may have gotten up to 86 and we would've tied the record. that near record temperatures around the area's this afternoon -- the area this afternoon. you can see the line right along highway 20. it is 80 in tama and 82 in monticello. 83 in cedar rapids and 85 around iowa city. there is a strong warm front in place across minnesota and wisconsin and you can see thunderstorms up that way and

that will not be a factor for us. even though a cold front will eventually come through, it does not look like it will produce showers or thunderstorms for us. so, today we have the south wind blowing and that is what set the temperature soaring this afternoon. this cold front will come through later tonight. from the looks of things, it should arrive around 4:00-5:00 in the morning and by six a clock a.m., it should be to the east. -- 6:00 a.m., it should be just to the east. we're not expecting rain. maybe a few clouds tomorrow morning and then later in the day we are back in high pressure. while the temperatures may be quite a bit cooler, still above normal readings are expected. we will take you to the predictor and as we go through the overnight hours, there are some showers and storms up near the minnesota border. as the front goes through,

they will vanish and by tomorrow afternoon we should be back into sunshine and we should ourselves another pleasant day. from the looks of things, while temperatures are down 15-20 degrees, temperatures will be in the upper 60s late tomorrow afternoon and that's where we will stay again on wednesday. as far as the rainfall goes, i don't see too much of that as we go through the week. it looks like much of that will be to the north and south -- southeast of us. for you farmers in the fields, it looks like the weather should be conducive to that as we keep the precipitation generally out of our viewing area. tonight look for the low temperatures in the low to mid 50s and around 60s in the south. skies will be partly cloudy. tomorrow early morning clouds and then we should be mostly sunny with temperatures in the 60s to the north and lower 70s to the south. 67 in waterloo. 68 in dubuque in cedar rapids. here is the long-range forecast

the temperatures are more cool and about what you would expect to a story we reported just a few minutes ago.we reported rockwell collins is looking to cut jobs.the company is only looking to cut two-to- three-percent of jobs company wide.they have 87-hundred employees in cedar rapids. home field may be a factor on saturday at kinnick... kinnick...but the badgers - know what to expect in this big-time divisional matchup - iowa football talk is next on c-b-s two sports... "cbs 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on facebook

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no more rutgers - no more purdue - it's about to get real for the iowa hawkeyes - if they want to no more wreckers and no more purdue, it's about to get real for the iowa hawkeyes. if they want to defend their title, bring us with -- bring on wisconsin. the badgers at kinnick stadium. they dropped three straight

still, the home-field advantage will be a factor in this one in the badgers know it.>> you can hear guys saying anything and everything. there are some crazy things from the fans. i stopped, especially going to iowa.>> each stadium has its own little nuances and they are right on top of you. that is what makes going down play on a national night - the texans were down seven with under a minute to go - when brock osweiler found his big tight end for a game-tying, 26-yard touchdown pass - the iowa alum had six catches for 85 yards in the houston win... another week - another close loss for northern iowa - the panthers have dropped four games this season - all of them - by a touchdown or less... on one hand - mark farley's team hasn't been able to finish games - on the other - another week and another close loss for northern iowa. the panthers drop four games

been able to finish games and on the other, they have had late games. if they can fix a few things like the passing offense, they could still get now we're down to - we've really got to be good the rest of the way out - excellent the rest of the way out - we have to win out - and i don't think there's any doubt about that - we knew that coming in - what excellent, the rest of the way out. we have to win. don't thik that's a surprise in iowa state basketball news - no surprise here - star point guard monte morris was named to the cousy award watch list on monday - which goes to the nation's best point guard - morris was a finalist for the award last season - when he averaged just under 14 points and seven assists per game.. something had to give on sunday night at wrigley field - it was the best pitcher in baseball - against one of the best lineups in baseball - and in game two - pitching won... clayton kershaw took the ball for the dodgers - and he was

innings, two hits, and 0 earned runs - then kenley jansen came in for the two- inning save - on the night - the cubbies struck out ten times - and if they want to regain control of the series out west - the bats - need to wake up... you've gotta be ready to hit - and today - he did a great job - he shut us down - you gotta tip your hat hatit'd be nice to get the offense going - i'm sure they're saying the same thing but - i anticipate continued good starting pitching on both sides - and i antici i anticipate starting pitching on both sides. so, is going to be a lot of the same. like what you saw tonight.>> reporter: i have a feeling it will be a long series. >> it is anybody's game. >> a travel day today and back at it tomorrow and then they play tuesday, wednesday and

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a small des moines road-side tavern officially has the best if you like a good iowa pork tenderloin, and doesn't? a small roadside location with the best in iowa. next got the title last week. the restaurant says it that it sells 1000 tenderloin sandwiches each week. it is the first time in history that the best time -- the best tenderloin in history has been given to des moines.>> if looks could win the award, i would have to say that was fine looking. it was beefy.

meantime, here's the forecast and it is not a bad one. we start off tomorrow morning in the upper 50s.

it's troubling. congressman blum actually co-sponsored a bill that could make it legal for a woman to be fired just for being pregnant. and blum tried to defund planned parenthood, even though women depend on it for critical care, like cancer screenings. i was diagnosed with breast cancer, and i know it was early detection that made a difference. it's not a political issue. this country.

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