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hours. there is no rain to be found in eastern iowa and there are clouds, but we won't have to worry about precipitation. tomorrow of course, with halloween behind us, we start november. temperature should be in the 70s and then finally with weather sets back in by the time we get to the wednesday. around the corridor, temperatures in the mid-50s with partly cloudy skies. eventually, tomorrow afternoon, readings will be in the low 70s around project.the president of the iowa jaycees met with mayor ron corbett today to discuss the need for affordable housing.corbett says the the president of the iowa jaycees discuss the need for affordable housing. the proposal for edgeworth road and crestwood drive says that the proposal was voted down after concerns from presidents. the concerns included traffic
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the mayor acknowledges there is a need for something like this to address homelessness.>> we had a conversation about affordable housing and services for people that are homeless or very low income. we had a good conversation about the need and cedar rapids recognizes that. >> reporter: he says that cedar rapids has done more to add affordable housing and other launching a local campaign to help out. out.cbs 2 news reporter connor morgan joins us live liveto explain the aim of c-r care-a-van.connor? scott.like all noble causes - cr careavan started with a complaint to the city.that complaint is quickly becoming a one-man mission to change how underprivileged people access healthcare. healthcare. one man - one van - one plan. "really the overall goal is to increase access to healthcare,
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and near homeless communities." michael jennings is a single parent, a part-time worker, and a full-time student.still - he's finding time to launch c-r careavan to help people - one basic necessity at a time. "we're not interested in finding out, you know? if you come up to us and tell us you need something - if mayor ron corbett says he needs some toothpaste, we're gonna give it to him. no questions asked. >> we are not interested in finding out if you qualify. if you come up and you tell us that you are no questions asked. if the mayor wants to past, we will give it to him.>> reporter: jennings says that he hopes that giving out goods at places like the salvation army will create conversations. >> to health healthcare? if not, are you willing to help us -- to have us help you get signed up? >> reporter: there are $4 million spent on emergency room
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alleviate that.>> we want to make sure they have everything they need in terms of hygiene projects and also -- products and also an appointment with a physician if they need it. >> reporter: jennings and a few volunteers are giving out basic necessities in the lobby of the salvation army's from 11:30 until 1:00 p.m. iowa city right now to show us the progress being made. melanie. -- mellaney moore. >> reporter: the department of public safety says they expect this night of halloween to be a very busy night. from 10:00 at night until 6:00 in the morning, night ride provides university of iowa community with a free and safe way to travel. >> sometimes it is late and you don't want to walk home or
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library late. i will call it and it is a way to get back home safely. >> reporter: in the past, night ride was only available to women and this year they have officials -- the officials have opened it to everyone in the community.>> the ridership has gone up. i think we are about 130 students per night on average. >> reporter: all the buses have cameras and microphones drivers have body cameras. users can order their ride and then the driver knows who is on the bus and where they are supposed to get off. >> i think it is a great idea. a lot of guys when we are added night, you want to be able to get home and not have to worry about something happening to you. it is nice to have that service. >> everybody should be able to get that safe ride home that they feel like they needed. -- need it.>> reporter: if you would like to know about the service or the phone app, we
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cbs2iowa.com. covering the corridor and iowa city, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news police are working to meet a heightened demand for body cameras. here there have been bumps in the roads. dormant -- dora miller spoke dollars per camera. camera.but another setback has been policy development.the linn county sheriff's office says its policy planning is ongoing -- so they have not ordered their cameras yet. sheriff gardner says plan ?is? complete -- all deputies who don't work in the jail will wear them... including people in administration.the cedar rapids police department says who do not work in the jail will wear them. that includes those who work in administration. the cedar rapids police department will solidify the body camera plan very soon. >> we have conducted a pilot and we have chosen the model that we want. that is the reason we have been
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we would like to get it right the first time. >> reporter: body cameras sound like a great quick fix, but departments that have had the cameras for years say it is not that easy. i am dora miller, cbs 2 news . the fbi is looking into emails down on a shared email of hillary clinton's top aide. right now investigators are determining if they should reopen the investigation into server. trump calls at the biggest scandal since watergate. undecided voters said that being able to trust a candidate is of utmost importance and email issue is something they are taking into account.>> i know who i am voting for. it is trump all the way.
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>> reporter: donald trump turn the attention to his opponent not long after taking stage. >> hillary is the one who set up an illegal private email server. in a closet to shield her criminal activity.>> we have learned that the email server scandal is at the forefront of many boater minds. -- boater minds -- voter minds.>> reporter: do you trust donald trump? >> he's a businessman and hit they lie to you.>> reporter: the fbi reopen their investigation on hillary clinton's email server. does that raise concerns? >> what is she hiding and what are they hiding?
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in, election day. those undecided are looking for issues that this -- that extend beyond email.>> we want to hear more about economics and job creation. >> less government and more transparency.>> reporter: reporting from grand rapids michigan. that leads us to the cast your vote. cbs 2 news political reporter and host of iowa in focus kevin bry desk--with the ?latest reaction from one of iowa's elected officials. today -- iowa senator chuck grassley weighed in on this click yes or no. we have the latest reaction from one of iowa's elected officials. iowa senator. chuck grassley sent this letter to fbi director james comey. he basically says that after what happened friday that chuck grassley agrees with the fbi continuing their investigation.
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context, the disclosure -- the disclosure is not fair to congress or to secretary. clinton. he says that if they are going to say these things, they need to release all the information about what else is being investigated so the american people can make a decision in the 10 days since the release. also, you see a lot of people coming through eastern iowa right now which is part of the final sttc just today he was in cedar rapids taking tours. he had a q&a at a local rotary club. on wednesday, we head bill clinton in tim kaine in dubuque and waterloo and then they rendezvous with each other in des moines. patty judge will be in eastern iowa on thursday making at least two stops that we know of. this is an incomplete list and we are expecting more events to be scheduled with the various candidates and officials from
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rest of the week. the one that we circled is november 8, next tuesday. that is election day. scott, back to you. thank you. still to come, how the kennedy cougars are clawing their way to the top. trick-or- treaters are enjoying temperatures in the 60s. if you look to the west of us, you can see 70s in nebraska and the mild error is on the move.
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tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning - a healthy new way to do business - how one company says a new-type of meeting is
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while also increasing physical activity.find out what it is - tomorrow on you know why the monies are dancing tonight. is because they don't have to wrap themselves so much. you know? >> some have been unraveling because they have been dancing since yesterday. they are multiplying. take a look. visit -- it two, they are hanging from the roof and really going to town. the bottom line is the trick or treating is underway here in eastern iowa. if you are getting a late start, there are no issues -- weather issues around this time. 50s and 60s to the evening hours had no precipitation is expected. you can clearly see on the radar that there were a few showers in wisconsin.
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skies during the afternoon hours today. as you look at the forecast tomorrow morning here in the corridor work, it looks like temperatures back in the middle 50s and we have a mild night ahead of us. tomorrow we should be back in the mid-30s for the lows. we are going to get a day off to a nice start tomorrow and with no rain around, dry conditions. another excellent day planned for tomorrow. clouds of come through and those will clear out for a tonight. the clouds will something we will have to deal with in the next weather deterred -- disturbance. that will bring rain to the area next wednesday. this is midnight tonight and you can see how the clouds are breaking out a bit as the disturbance moves to the north and east. tomorrow we get off to a good start with partly cloudy skies
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clouds showing up by tomorrow afternoon. the rain, until late tomorrow afternoon, is expected to stay south of us. then you can see showers and thunderstorms popping in around eastern iowa. that is not expected to happen until late tuesday night or later in the day on wednesday. with clouds, temperatures are expected to be mild. temperatures in the 60s which is above normal. no signs of cold air in the time we get to the thursday, we have some pretty nice weather. as far as rain ends concerned, the model list are indicating that there will be rain in the southern counties at 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch. by the time you get north of highway 20, it is lighter and there are just a few sprinkles near the minnesota border. tonight, partly cloudy skies with temperatures holding at 50-
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in the southern counties, temperatures will be as warm as 56 or 57 in a few spots. 54 over toward vinton. tomorrow, look at these temperatures here as you start the month of november. upper 60s to lower 70s. in the southern counties, this is an area where we sit she 72 in cedar rapids and 74 around washington. skies partly the day. there will be rain around on wednesday and the temperature should not be 45, make that 60. we will get that corrected. then as we move through the week, temperatures were rain -- will remain mild with temperatures holding in the 60s. a short week for iowa state. by matt campbell thinks it may help the cyclones against the sooners on thursday night.
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from the terrorism alert desk in washington, i'm jonathan elias. (??turn??)saudi arabian authorities say they've busted up two possible isis terror attacks.in one, militants were going to from the terrorism alert desk in washington, dc, i'm a jonathan elias. that busted up to possible terror attacks. one was at a world cup to -- qualifying max and the other involved tax on security forces. week old offensive to recapture mosul from isis. (??take vo??)and, in paris, the bataclan concert hall has unveiled its new facade.it's set to re-open on november 13th the anniversary date of the attack.british singer pete
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desk in washington, i'm
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iowa state is 0 and 5 in the big twelve - and their sixth conference game - may be their toughest test yet... matt campbell's it is 0 and 5 in the big 12. the sixth conference game and to surprise the sooners -- and campbell thinks that maybe -- playing on a short week can benefit his clones...
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it simplifies you - the unfortunate part is you're going against a really good opponent - the fortunate part of it is you hope that that quick turnaround forces both teams to have to be simplified in what they do in terms of game planning for thursday night... down in iowa city -- both josey jewell and desmond king made the cut on their watch lists -- jewell was named a semifinalist for the butkus award that's giving to the nation's best linebacker -- and king was tabbed a semifinalist for the bed- nair-ik awad which is given to college football's most of the year. for the 57th consecutive week -- the iowa state men cracked the a-p top 25 -- the cyclones sit 24th in the preseason poll -- duke, kentucky, and kansas round out the top 3 -- iowa not ranked -- but 5 big 10 teams were -- with 4 of them landing in the top 15. it's been a breakout year for the kennedy girls swim team, the cougars won their first the top 15. a breakout for
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their first win since 2007. come saturday at the state meet, they are ready to make a bigger splash. 3, 2, 1. it is not easy to be a kennedy cougar. >> i don't wake up until i get into the pool. that is my wake-up call. i was here at 5:30 yesterday and today and tomorrow. >> reporter: once in the pool, these cougars cannot our team name is untamed. we didn't want to be pushed under the rug. >> reporter: the have not. they will compete in 10 events at this week's state meet and beat out perennial house -- powerhouse theater halls at this conference.>> for the last 25 years, they have one -- won
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>> reporter: 23? >> yes, it's a whisker in a little bit more.>> a little thing can change an event completely.>> reporter: in the same token, it's so same little things that have helped the cougars claw their way to the top.>> reporter: i love it when they give one of those whoops at the end. whether or not they get a gold matter does not matter. the fact that they are doing something they ultimately have never done before. >> reporter: when in the pool are out, this team -- >> we really hope that helps academically. >> reporter: they are ready to roll. be a o'brien, cbs 2 sports. they have a good shot.
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with this being the spookiest night of the year---we asked you to share ?your with this being the smoke -- the spookiest year of the night, we have asked you to show your halloween costumes with us. some are c that is princess leia. tell us how you are celebrating the holiday. you can push -- post your pics on halloween story.>> we have a black cat circling our yard for the past week. solid black. it looks at us and stares at us. i don't know if it is a stray, i have never seen it before. >> is that bad luck. >> in certain ways if it
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>> hey, tomorrow it is over with and by that time, they are going to get off to another great day. 55 degrees for the 7:00 am temperature. as we go through the day, we
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taking the engagement. why the break-up is getting even nastier. then, adele's alcohol confession. what you never knew about the singer. >> plus, hollywood sell prats halloween. inside the celeb costume parties. who is the werewolf of beverly hills? >> look out mary lou. we're talking to the top of the leaderboard. >> i think i just swallowed a bug. now, for october 31st, 2016, this is entertainment tonight.

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