right now on cbs 2 this morning...one of iowa's finest has been laid to one of iowa's finest has been laid to rest and now law enforcement are getting ready to say goodbye to another brother in blue. the big extension for flooding victims to get financial assistance. plus, how the candidates are using the last few hours to reach out to voters like you. it is election day. will iowa vote red or blue? if you are heading out it is a clear morning pretty much with clear highways. you are good to go if you are about to head out. welcome. i hope you are waking

less check in with your weather forecast with justin roberts. it looks like voting time will be pretty prime time for the weather.>> now we will find some sunshine as the day continues. we start by looking back, we were at 56 just before 11, hanging in those lower 50s this morning. doppler radar pretty quiet out there. you can see a few scattered showers around elizabeth and tipton. that is what is left of the light rain. it is a cloudy start, 52 degrees out there. 44 in waterloo, 54 says iowa city and 55 in washington. a northwest wind of about five a northwest wind of about 5 to 15. we are already starting to see

there is the statewide picture. plenty of clearing skies on the way. 55 known, the v-8 this afternoon, breezy and cooler but still above normal. let's take a look at what is i have tonight coming up in about 10 minutes. happening in just a few hours, and urbandale police officer will be laid to rest. symbolize his badge number. the police department will retire that number in his memory. while he sat in his squad car. just minutes later - police say greene assassinated sargeant anthony beminio - also sitting in his squad car - a couple miles away. sergeant beminio served in the des moines police department for many years.yesterday - family - friends and iowa's

west high grad. grad.cbs 2 news statehouse reporter steffi lee, was there. there. steffi: a somber yet touching tribute as hundreds gathered to pay their final respects to sgt. tony beminio.a stream of law enforcement cars drove down jordan creek parkway - sot: jane potthoff 03:12:28:13 "we support you -- we feel your pain -- we share your pain."as the even the youngest of iowans stood in solidarity - for a fallen hero. sot: chief wingert 11:46 if god could handcrafta&he would look just like tony."moments before the funeral procession -- des moines police chief dana wingert had no shortage of praise for sgt. tony beminio. sot: chief wingert 11:46 tony wasn't just good - he was just great - tony truly cared. people filled overpasses as they watched the procession go from lutheran church of hope to glendale cemetery - sgt. beminio's final resting place.

wants to be a policeman when he grows up."terry brauch is a retired police officer and wanted his grandsons to feel the bond of the men and women in blue.sot: terry brauch 03:15:06:23 "there's nothing like the support of the policemen when a tragedy happens and to have all these people come out too that really helps."kathy karpinen watched - with her father on her mind.he was a police officer for two decad i arizona.sot: kathy karpinen 03:18:40:17 "it's very emotional -- thinking about the families of these fallen officers -- their police community and just the public." but even through an emotional time - iowans know how to come together.sot: chief wingert 11:45 tragic news - transformed into a call of acti. officers.>>reporter: even through this emotional time iowa residents know how to come together.>> it is one of the reasons why i love the city. this is something that is brought everyone together.

for that funeral. some departments were kind enough to share a few images. here is from the cedar rapids police showing the incredibly long line snaking through the entire photograph. crp the also shared this picture of their representatives all together. the parking lot - filled with police cruisers from every corner of the state, saying that's steffi lee reporting.so far thisyear - 52 police officers have been shot and their own. so far this year 52 police officers have been shot and killed. there have also been a number of investigations. law-enforcement agencies made their plea to students last night. eight various agencies explain qualifications and how

involved. a student says it will take good students to improve the current reputation of law- enforcement. >> i do see a lot of issues happening in america today, i feel a lot of them are put under a microscope. if you think about it, there is a lot more crime happening the issues with police. >> cedar rapids police departments will soon be hiring. if you are interested you can definitely apply. after rallies and debates election day is finally here in the polls open and just about an hour. overnight, both candidates held midnight rallies kicking off election day events in battleground states. both candidates will watch results tonight at new york city just miles away from each other. our first numbers will start to come in about 6 o'clock, that is one poles along the east coast will start closing. final predictions are being

website called www.538.com has good historically of picking the winner of the president as well as each day. he gives hillary clinton a 69 percent chance of one of the 270 electoral votes that he gives donald trump a 32 percent chance. right now he has donald trump taking the hawkeye state. things get tighter when it comes to the senate race. after months of getting democrats strong odds, republicans have a slight edge. you can see pollsters give chuck grassley a strong chance of earning another term. this is important because the party that controls the senate can control confirmation year?cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live

stephanie? hey jenee--i'm here at my polling location--st.pius catholic church. iowa - for decades - has been a purple state. for several years - iowans normally vote for democratic presidents but usually have a good mix in other donald trump wins the hawkeye state, he would be the second g-o-p candidate to win iowa since ronald regan back in 1984. 1984.as of today trump was leading in the polls and experts beleive this year - our colors will run a little more red than blue. obviously we'll find out that answer here in a matter of hours - when the polls close tonight. in cedar rapids---stephanie johnson--- back to you

results come in and sharing them with you.polls here in iowastay open until nine tonight.when they close - you can watch our live coverage of the results right here on the fox 28 news at nine.and look for updates throughout the day on our website, fox 28 iowa dot com. some good news now for flood victims in eastern iowa. iowa.governor branstad extended a state disaster declaration for more than two dozen counties.that means state assitance for areas including anamosa - independence - waterloo and cedar falls - will now be available through december seventh.those seeking financial help can reach out to the iowa department of human services. developing right now across eastern iowa. iowa.many of you received an unusual text message on your phone yesterday afternoon.cbs 2 news received a number of calls from viewers who got a wireless emergency alert.iowa homeland security and emergency management say there was no emergency and the alert

along with several other states - are now working to determine how the false alert got sent out to mobile carriers. it's and right now in it's de. how that falls alert got sent out. it is now 6:11 am. still to come, how you can get involved for picking new leaders. we will find plenty of sunshine after a cloudy start. take a look at what going on, you can see where the clouds are. a little warmer. we will get to the upper 50s

for you as we had through the day, a cooler day with middle and upper 50s. after this morning it is nice and try, temperatures will remain above normal. 49 by 9 am, 53 and lunchtime and a high of about 58 this afternoon. all in all, pretty nice and quiet. a little rain moving around washington back towards the quad cities area. in cedar rapids it is a cloudy start to our day. north and westwind at 12. humidity at 93 percent. looking at 53 around the clinton area, 54 for iowa city, 55 in washington. parties and 40s compared to the 50s where cloud coverage

highs today 50s and a few 60s, which is still almost 10 degrees above normal. there goes the cloud coverage slowly moving, this all following a cold front that moves through the midwest. there is that frontal boundary, we also have high pressure that will continue to move slowly through the middle last keeping things nice and quiet. here is the pred morning, showers will do the same. a little breezy, probably a light jacket will do you just fine. heading into the evening, quiet, cool, and clear. right back to sunshine and upper 50s as we had through the day on wednesday. clearing mooring, peak at the numbers if you will, that the data center point, mount vernon is the same, 59 n. liberty and

in the northern part of the viewing area we have the middle 50s. the same forecast, clearing and cooler and a little breezy. southern part of the state, 58 in cedar rapids, 60 tifton, washington at 60, if the eight in alamosa. there is short election day planner, the gated 3:00, 50 as we we do cool down overnight tonight dropping to the 30s. by midday tomorrow right back to where we have been. 60s for thursday, the these for friday, a dry weekend. it will be a nice night saturday night. the hawkeyes taking on michigan, gametime temperatures in the

100 percent of our ten-day trend is at or above normal. >> so you have no excuse not to get out and vote. >> nothing to keep you away. >> exercise your right. >> you always get told to exercise, exercise your rights. dyersville, they are at 49 degrees. >> coming up next, the challenges facing voters in north carolina right now. a state where both candidates have been spending a lot of

welcome back -- it's now we're taking a look at your??????? your??????? good morning. right now we are taking a live look at the polls in miami-dade county. polls here do not open for another 40 minutes, but they line gathering they are. polls here open at 7 am. make sure to get out and vote. the latest battleground trackers shows hillary clinton with a slightly in north carolina. if she wins that state tonight it will only be the second time democrats have one in this state since 1980. don champion explains the

carolina voter turnout will be a deciding factor when early voting ended at her day a record through the good people in the state had cast ballots. >> this is our time. our votes. >>reporter: monday the state in aa cp sent a letter -- naacp judge's order friday that three counties restore more than 4-thousand voter registrations challenged by republican political operatives.in one county, a disproportionate number of black voters had been challenged. (sot rev. dr. williams barber/president, north carolina naacp) "four or five thousand votes can impact an election especially a close election" (sot don champion/cbs news/fayettevi lle, nc) "here in north carolina, the 1 point 5 million registered black voters are a key demographic to win. new numbers released >> here, the one .5 billion register black voters are a key demographic to win.

black people voted earlier this year compared to 2012. dan jackson has spent months registering new voters in fayetteville and thinks the tone has turned off some, especially millennial's.>> it doesn't help. a person says, why should i do this? >>reporter: federal observers will monitor voting in five north carolina counties on election day. day long for comprehensive election coverage. we will monitor all of the numbers as the polestar to showed and give you a full recap tomorrow morning. it is now 6:22 am on this election tuesday. we are not going to let you forget to get out and vote. we are going to keep reminding

came right out of a movie. here short election day forecast. 49 is 7 am, 50 degrees this evening and a high of 58 this afternoon. you are watching cbs2 this morning. cbs2iowa.comor connect with us

we start out with a cloudy day. the good news is these clouds will move on out. 52 in cedar rapids, 44 in iowa

decorah. you can kind of see where the cloud cover remains compared to where the skies are clear. throughout the day we will clear those guys as we roll through the morning. 55 inch drop -- 47 a drop off, 55 at midday. 57 tomorrow, upper 50s to lower 50s for friday and saturday and will keep those 50s around for sunday. the full forecast and details always at cbs2iowa.com. here is a story to start your morning, passengers on a commercial flight in mexico were given a scare with a scene straight out of a movie thriller to make some the play.

into the cabin of a flight on sunday heading to mexico city. you can see the snake coming from the ceiling. right now that airline is looking into how it got on board in the first place. no word if samuel l jackson was on that flight. i loved the movie, but with real life i can't stand it. it is now 6:27 am. i hope you don't have as many goosebumps as i do. up next, the first balance have been cast and the first few

right now on cbs 2 this morning...polls have officially opened ?and closed. polls have officially opened and closed. what candidates already have a very early lead. the presidential candidates make their final pitches and rallies overnight. plus, a tragic update student following -- following from a lamppost last week. here is a live look at interstate 380. the sun is coming up, but there is no subject -- congestion or slowdown. welcome and happy election day. get out and vote.

like for you. >> not a bad day, we will be breezy and cooler, but still above normal. as we bring the numbers on screen we have been in the lower 50s. showing you the statewide map, you can guess where the clearing skies have already taken place. calm conditions and clouds slowly moving. a little rain back over towards the savanna, illinois area. there you see clouds on the move out towards the east. it is a cooler one, but still above normal. it is just the rain pool from that light rain. wins out of the north and west

moving the moisture away. here comes the sun with temperatures in the middle to upper 50s clearing and cooler. your weather forced -- first forecast coming up in about 10 minutes. the first election results rn, donald trump will wake up with an early lead. polls and three tiny new hampshire towns have already close. early this morning donald trump gained 32 votes over hillary clinton's 25 picks mac -- 25. in lane county a few more both are already in, yesterday 1123 voters got their ballots

the last early boater left the booth at 7:09 pm last night. for all of iowa, 300 the last early boater left the booth at 7:09 pm last night. we're watching which way the senate will swing. cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live to explain why? why?stephanie? hey jenee --i'm here at my polling location-- catholic church. aside from the presidential race-- the fight to control the senate will also be close tongiht. tongiht.according to a poll by the des moines register - a majority of people expect the poltical gridlock will stay the same in washington.looking at the senate - republicans hold a slight advantage - but democrats only need six seats to flip the script. script.for right now - only

judge are running for the seat held by grassley for the past few decades. and in the last poll - grassley held a large lead.in cedar rapids-- stephanie johnson --back to you both hillary clinton and donald trump trumpare now making their final pitches to american voters who haven't already cast their ballots dueling midnight rallies in battleground states - clinton in north carolina and trump in michigan - a traditionally blue state - he thinks might turn red by tonight.those rallies lasted well into the morning hours. donald trump: "trump: "did you ever think you'd be hearing a major speech like at around the morning hours.>> you ever think you will be hearing a major speech around 1 o'clock in the morning?

>> we do not have to accept a dark and divisive vision for america. tomorrow you can vote for a hopeful and inclusive america. >> this morning hillary clinton landed back in new york city and both her and donald trump will be there tonight as the election comes to a close. across the country more than 500 people from the justice department will help to monitor polls. state and local governments are usually mainly respo enforce federal voting laws. iowa is not one of the states that will see any federal poll watchers. other locations are expecting heavy police presence. they beefed up security after recent reports that terror groups might be planning a possible attack. cbs is learning new details about the man who fell from a light pole during a celebration in iowa city last week. friends tell us the 21-year-old

world series win early thursday morning when he fell from the top of a libel. first responders say he suffers serious head injuries. he was taken to the hospital where he died monday. months after a tyler was treated for severe head trauma the child's father now charged with multiple counts of child endangerment. the 26-year-old was taken into custody on mon if convicted he faces up to 50 years in prison. a teacher is the focus of an investigation. school officials write a letter to students about the investigation. we reached out to the school and they tell us police are looking into allegations of misconduct. the teacher is on paid administrative leave. in a statement district leaders say they remain diligent in

at that school. the second of two police officers gunned down last week will be laid to rest this morning. the funeral for justin martin starts today in his hometown of rockwell city at 11:40 am. yesterday thousands of officers, friends, and family members that go by to sergeant tony the video -- dimenio. the police chief officer as a model man and officer. >> if god could handcraft the perfect police officer inside and out he will look just like tony. >> you can watch officer martens or service on our website. again, it starts at 11:40 am this morning. two police departments are

both want to hear from you before they make their final decision. the search is just beginning, the department is still accepting applications and hope to have a new chief by late january. iowa city narrowed their search to three candidates. people can beat them this thursday evening at the senior center. the city manager hopes to give a recommendation to the council by december 6. >> some of that can some leadership, not only of the department but the community. someone who can navigate through what has been tough times for police and community relations over the last few city leaders will celebrate the completion of the 7-th avenue and 7-th street round-about project. project.it's expected to be fully open to traffic following a brief ceremony. construction began back in march.a ribbion cutting

intersection of 6-th avenue and 7-th street.the project was funded through a million dollar grant from the iowa d-o-t. a traffic alert to tell you about in iowa city. city.starting today - drivers heading toward downtown will have to follow a detour starting at mayflower. at that point - drivers will funneled into one lane on the right side of dubuque. the detour is a little less than half a mile long at which point traffic will go back to normal. no word on how long the detour will remain i half a mile long no word on how long the detour will remain in place. a new report has chuck grassley doubling down on mylan stating the defense department overpay millions of dollars to the company because of the classification error. money came from taxpayers like

mylan to reimburse the on november 22nd - parents are asked to weigh in on the coming changes - details of which will be released beforehand. also at tonight's meeting - the board of directors will talk about several of the large construction projects beforehand. also, officials of the board of directors will talk about several of the large construction projects, including millions of dollars of work on a new transitional schoolhouse. it is now 6:40 am election day. if you are in fairfax it is 54 degrees. there is still more to come, but first let's take a quick look at what we are working on. still ahead, the funniest moments of campaign 2016 are still being compiled. if you missed the saturday night live tribute, don't go away. it might not be below zero

probably get there eventually. now is the perfect time to prep your car for winter. that is coming up. take a look at today's weather first forecast school addition, 47 degrees and a few clouds. we will let you know what the rest of the day looks like as

tradition to let you know when the last commercial airs. a few folks have been asking when does the last commercial air, with today being election day when do you think the last political commercial will air

we will let you know coming up at the end of our forecast. a nice sunny day underway after cooler temperatures moving through. still we are above normal and it is a calm week. there go the clouds and here comes the high-pressure. 49 and 9 am, 53 at 11 and a high today of about 58 degrees. plenty of sunshine. the doppler radar for the most part quiet. the moisture moving off towards the east. we still have clouds around cedar rapids moving off to the wins north and west at 12, humidity at 93 percent. a little cooler in the north where we are seeing clear skies this morning. fifth the eighth in cedar rapids, 56 in decorah. it might be just a little cooler. 50s and 60s around the midwest.

a cold front on the move. as it pulls away high-pressure moves it behind it. that high pushing all those clouds out of the forecast and keeping things nice and quiet. as the clouds move out of the picture a nice and sunny sky today, clear and cool as we had throughout the night. no concerns overnight and write back to the sunshine as we had to the day tomorrow. clearing skies with a northw here are your numbers. in the north part of the viewing area middle to upper 50s. southern part of the viewing area, 57 in iowa city. that

when the polls open at 49 degrees our highest 58 this afternoon, our low as we had to 6 o'clock will be dropping to the lower 30s if not middle 30s overnight. 57 wednesday, 64 thursday, 50s friday, saturday, the 10 day trend is staying above normal. low 50s tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. the last political ad air on kgan today? >> it airs at 4:22 pm. >> congratulations, stop by the guest services table your way out. >> doesn't matter that i already knew the answer? it is now 6:46 am, get out

if you are on fairfax it is 54 degrees.

welcome back, looking outside on 380 it looks like people are starting to hit the roadway. a nice and clear morning, you should be going where you need to go on time. overnight - both candidates held mid-night rallies - kicking off election day events in battleground states.and both candidates

tonight in new york city - 0just miles away from each other.our first numbers will start to come in about 6 our time tonight - that's when polls along the east coast start closing. right now in chap-a-kwa, new york - election officials are getting ready for democratic nominee hillary clinton will vote.this is a live look at that polling location.sometime today - donald trump will also cast his ballot in new york. will watch election results just miles apart tonight. tonight.miles apart results just election results just miles apart tonight. and before final official numbers come in - final

the website five-thirty-eight dot com has good odds historically--not only in picking the winner for president- but picking the winner in each state.right now - he gives democrat hillary clinton a 69-percent chance of winning the 270 electoral votes needed to win.republican donald trump has a 32-percent chance.right now - silver has trump taking the hawkeyes state. things get even tighter in the race for control of the u-s senate.after months of giving democrats strong odds to regain control - republicans right now have a slight edge. as you can see - pollsters give red iowa senator chuck grassley a strong chance of earning a seventh term.this is important because the party who controls the senate - can control confirmation hearings on cabinet members - and supreme court justices. of course - we will be here all day and night watching the results come in and sharing

tonight.when they close - you can watch our live coverage of the results right here on the polls here in iowa stay open until 9 am. they open in about nine minutes. with a close you can watch live coverage on our sister station. and of course look for up throughout the day on our website at cbs2iowa.com . good news for flood victims and eastern iowa. the governor extending a state disaster declaration for more than two dozen counties. state assistance is not available for those areas including cedar rapids, independence, waterloo, and cedar falls. those seeking financial assistance can reach out to the iowa department of human services. developing now: many of you received an unusual text

we got several calls from viewers who received a wireless emergency alert. homeland security and emergency management says there was no emergency and the alert did not come from them. iowa along with several other states are trying to work out how the false alert confident. a dedication for the new university of iowa children's hospital is scheduled for friday. or than 10,000 got the chance to tour the facility. the $360 million hospital has 14 floors and more than 100 patient rooms. if you missed the tour go to our website at cbs2iowa.com. a prosecutor has now asked police to investigate a fight that took the school president to north carolina where he owns a home. the county attorney received a complaint questioning the trip and accusing him of an illegal

in march. the university says leave as scheduled meetings there as well. it is now 6:53 am and when we come back we will take a look at the three stories you need to know. we live in a pic love or like? naughty or nice? calm or bright? but at bedtime... ...why settle for this? enter sleep number. don't miss the semi-annual sale, going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! give the gift of amazing sleep. only at a sleep number store, right now save $500 on the queen cse mattress with sleepiq technology. learn more at sleepnumber.com know better sleep

here are the three stories you need to know to start your tues. tuesday.in just a few hours - good morning, here are the three stories you need to know to start your urbandale police department's retired in his memory. yesterday - a visitation was held for officer martin at calhoun middle school. the man who feel from a light pole last week in iowa city has died.friends tell cbs 2 news - 21-year-old kyle leeney passed away yesterday.leeney was celebrating the cubs' world series win early thursday morning when he fell from the top of a lightpole he climbed in the pedmall. in just minutes - polls across

so get out there and vote if you haven't already.polls are open from 7 until 9.right now - polls are open in several states to our a lot of traffic out and about this morning. taking a live book, the camera shaking just a little bit. 55 in iowa

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? good morning. it is election day, tuesday, november 8th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." who will lead america? tens of millions hea polls after hillary clinton and donald trump made their final pith. democratic runnining mate tim kaine and republican son eric trump will be with us. turns out across the country, watching the polls, and our elections director will provide an inside look at how each state calls the news. hackers go inside a secret government cybercommand center working to protect your votes. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye