amar samel and his family - who are muslim - found this message late friday night. the note told the family to quote "go home now" with derogatory terms and used the hashtag trump. samel say his family contacted police, but an officer never showed up to their home to take a picture, or get a statement. but since news of the note, neighbors have left flowers and baked goods for the family. there are now messages of support on the sidewalk for his neighbors' support and feels like his family belongs in the community. " 07:19:15 what ever happens will not frighten me because i have no where to go this is my country this is my community this is where i belong " police say an officer should have followed up with the family. they say they are now investigating this incident as a hate crime. a group of peaceful protesters in dubuque is seeing a boost in the number of people gathering. dubuque's peace and justice committee yesterday, a few dozen more people joined the gathering. some said they're worried about what they call president- elect trump's rhetoric. but they also

door.cbs 2 news first told you about the racist note found at the home of amar samel on monday.investigators have not tracked down witnesses.so they're asking for your help. help.if you have any information that might lead police to those responsible, call iowa city crime stoppers at the number on your screen. (319) 358-tips. crime stoppers. >> one person has been killed in a blast and nine others are recovering from injuries from -- after an explosion rocked downtown canton illinois. kevin barry has been tracking the latest developments from eye on this story. this was the scene from surveillance video last night from a nearby store. you see the blast comes now and it knocks out the window and opens up what was a closed-door . if you take a look on that our partner stations twitter account this is the picture once the sun came up. you see a damaged energy company truck over there. there used to be a full building. you can see now and bricks. what happened at four clock someone reported a gas leak. a little bit before 6:00 that blast that you saw that rocked an entire city block and brought

amar samel and his family - who are muslim - found this message late friday night. that note read "you can go home now, we don't want n-word and terrorists here, hashtag trump". samel say his family contacted police, but an officer never showed up to their home to take a picture, or get a statement. but since news of the note, neighbors have left flowers and baked support on the sidewalk near samel's home. samel says he's thankful for his neighbors' support. he says he feels like his family belongs in the community. " 07:19:15 what ever happens will not frighten me because i have no where to go this is my country this is my community this is where i belong " police say an officer should have followed up with the family. they say they are now investigating this incident as a hate crime. trump has told his supporters to interview with 60 minutes, he said he was saddened to hear reports that some muslims and latinos are facing harassment. the city of lisbon is not moving forward with linn county's minimum wage increase. tonight, the lisbon city council passed the first

door.cbs 2 news first told you about the racist note found at the home of amar samel on monday.investigators have not tracked down any suspects or witnesses.so they're asking for your help. help.if you have any information that might lead police to those responsible, call iowa city crime stoppers at the number on your screen. (319) 358-tips.that number is also on our website - cbs 2 iowa dot com. the case against a minnesota officer accused of killing an unarmed black man moves forward. forward.cbs two news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking desk with the new developments. yeah jenee-- officer jeronimo yanez will actually be in court later today.he' turned himself in yesterday and was degree manslaughter in the shooting death of philando cast. castile.his last moments were live-streamed by his girlfriend on facebook.yanez is charged with manslaughter and two felony counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm.if convicted officer yanez could be spend up to twenty years in prison according to the star tribune a local newspaper in minneapolis--the charges against yanez are the first o

today, police in iowa city are investigating a note someone left outside the home of a amar samel and his family - who are muslim - found this message late friday night. the note told the family to quote "go home now" with derogatory terms and used the hashtag trump. samel say his family contacted police, but an officer never showed up to their home to take a picture, or get a statement. but since news of the note, neighbors have left flowers and baked goods for the family. there are now messages of support on the sidewalk near samel's home. he says he's thankful for his neighbors' community. " 07:19:15 what ever happens will not frighten me because i have no where to go this is my country this is my community this is where i belong " police say an officer should have followed up with the family. they say they are now invetigating this incident as a hate crime. a group of peaceful protesters in dubuque is seeing a boost in the number of people gathering. dubuque's peace and justice committee meets at this corner every monday holding signs to support peace. but yesterday, a few dozen m

amar samel and his family - who are muslim - found this message late friday night. the note told the family to quote "go home now" with derogatory terms and used the hashtag samel says his family contacted police, but an officer never showed up to their home to take a picture, or get a statement. but since news of the note, neighbors have left flowers and baked goods for the family. there are now messages of support on the sidewalk near samel's home. he says he's thankful for his neighbors' support and feels like his family belongs in the community. "what ever happens will not frighten me because i have no where to go this is my country this is my community police say an officer should have followed up with the family. they say they are now investigating this incident as a hate crime. eight states across the nation's southeast are on fire as crews battle wildfires. authorities believe most of them are the result of arson. abc's elizabeth hur looks at an arrest in the case, and shows us the hardest hit states. raging flames.. tearing across the southeast.. have more

door.cbs 2 news first told you about the racist note found at the home of amar samel on monday.investigators have not tracked down any suspects or witnesses.so they're asking for your help. help.if you have any information that might lead police to those responsible, call iowa city crime stoppers at the number on your screen. (319) 358-tips.that number is also on our website - cbs 2 thanksgiving is now less than a week away and before you join a record number of drivers on the roads this year you might want to check your car. experts tell cbs 2 news first, you should make sure your tires are rotated and have good tread. second - make sure your fluids are all topped off. third and fourth - change your wiper blades each year at this time and be sure to make sure your battery is fit for winter and clean. finally - always keep an emergency kit with you. things like blankets, flashlights, food, jumper cables and kitty litter are worth keeping in your car. don't forget -- cbs 2 connects with you - call cbs 2 if you see news happen.800 222 kgan. you can also email tips, pictures, and even video --t