the governor, saying he has the authority to veto funding for the centers in mount pleasant and clarinda. an attorney representing lawmakers says they plan to appeal the ruling. a group of students in cedar rapidsspent time outside the classroom giving back to the community.xavier high schoolers spend a morning in november morning in november every year participating in their community service day. about t studentstspainted the walls -- floor boards and ceilings at a habitat for humanity home.the students we spoke with say it's a lot of fun giving back-- knowing they're making someone else's day. we want to give back because we have been given so much and we're so incredibly blessed and this is just our way to serve others and to help out those tt have greatly helped us. overall, about 700 students went to more than n 0 locations in cedar rapids. it's still to come... come...the engagement ring that might get more attention than even the biggest diamonds. diamonds.in your cbs 2 weather first forecast we have... the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to

branstad used a line-item veto to defund the institutions in mount pleasant and clarinda. rather than try to override the veto.. several democratic lawmakers decided to sue... branstad says the two remaining mental health institutions in cherokee and independence will stay open. people in knoxville are reacting this morning after successfully giving the boot to city council members they say didn't listen.... 063947 i think if that many people come together for a cause that that you probably need to listen to them 063951 the two who voted to move this park memorial... were also the two who got the least votes tuesday. an anonymous person said the memorial promoted religion on public grounds... the council voted to move it to private property monday. rick kingery will now fill one of those council spots.... he believes the fact that the controversial vote to move it came one day before election day... helped him. new flood zone maps drawn up by fema show hundreds of clive homeowners are at risk of flooding... the new boundaries would force about 2-hundred homeowners in clive

setting aside millions of dollars for the institutions in clarinda and mount pleasant. both facilities were shut down in june... there is a new face on the des moines city council. voters selected linda westergaard to represent the city's second ward last night. she beat out marty mauk by 2- hundred votes. westergaard is replacing bob mahaffey who decided not to run for re-election. she says friends and neighbors played a major part in her campaign. 44:53 i have been involved with the neighborhoods for many years we've reached out to many many people and its been fantastic. 45:01 westergaard says she has lived and worked in ward 2 her entire life. two of the knoxville city council members who voted to move a controversial monument were voted out of office last night. carolyn formanek and april verwers finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in a 5 candidate at-large race. they were beaten out by rick kingerly, formanel and verwers were two of the three council members who voted to move this display onto private property across the street from young's park. a washington

both the clarinda and mount pleasant facilities shut down in june. the polk county health department says meat ingested at a luncheon caused dozens to become ill at roosevelt high school. 58 teachers and staff reported being sick after the lunch held on october 21st. the district canceled classes early the following day because so many staff members called in sick due to food poisoning. the health departments say it tested the food and conducts over 100 interviews. while it did find the source...the department isn't releasing who provided the food. the department also can't pin-point if the problem was in preparation or handling. two knoxville city council members who voted to move a controversial veterans monument were voted out of office last night. carolyn formanek finished 4th candidate at-large race. trick kingerly, james lane and cal stephens were voted in as new members. formanek and verwers were two of the three council members who voted to move this display out of a public park and on to to private property. a washington d-c organization thr

they claimed that closing the centers clarinda and mount pleasant was illegal. two people are dead after the stolen car they were in crashed. sioux city police say the car struck seseeral vehicles before runniig into a tree and then overturning onto its top tuesday afternoon. 34-year-old jonas rouillard and 28- year-old autumn flowers were taken to the hospital but died from their injuries. "we did have witnesses who saw the vehicle travel up over the hill, went as far to say hill," "it was traveling that fast." siouucity fire rescue and sioux city police used the jaws of life to remove at least one of the accident victims from the vehicle, that was reported stolen five days ago. paramedics rushed them to mercy medical center, but they didn't survive. a man leads police on a chase with a loaded handgun in his pickup. winneshiek county sheriff's office respooded to a disturbance at a home ii spillville. multiple people were inside, including a child. authorities say jeffery kuennen led police on a chase while armed with a handgun. over and was taken into custody.

branstad didn't have authority under state law to close the mental health centers in mount pleasant and clarinda. but a judge ruled that the governor can turn down financial support for the centers. branstad said the facilities were not suited for modern mental health care. a former university of iowa athletic official has filed a gender and sexual lawsuit against the school. former senior associate athletic director jane meyer says athletic director gary barta attempted to derail her career by demoting her last year. attorneys say the school reassigned her after she ... ... complained about the firing of the field hockey coach who is also her longtime partner, tracey griesbaum. the university fired her after players accused her of verbal abuse and pressure to play while injured. it's tough to remember all the presidential candidates this year. two republicans and two democrats have already dropped out, leaving at least 18 major candidates still in the race. but that's really just a small, small fraction of the number of people who've filed with the federal election commission as 2016 presidenti

branstad used a line-item veto to defund the institutions in mount pleasant and clarinda. rather than try to override the veto.. several democratic lawmakers decided to sue... 23:53-24:10 clearly people understand... court made the decision they did he says the two remaining mental health institutions in cherokee and independence will stay open. in washington congress seems to be running in place... it's now debating changes to a bill they approved just last week... in the bill to increase the national debt... lawmakers also approved a measure to exempt government debt collectors from telephone consumer protection laws. that would allow the government to use robocalls and texts to collect money from students with outstanding loans. today the senate introduced a bill to repeal that portion of the bill. that isn't the only correction. lawmakers also say they will approve a bill to repeal the 3-billion dollar cut to federal crop insurance that was also included. congressmembers are going to spend a lot less time in washington, next year... which some might argue is a good thi

the governor, saying he has the authority to veto funding for the centers in mount pleasant and clarinda. an attorney representing lawmakers and afscme says they plan to appeal ruling. cbs 2 news is learning new details about the death of a popular illinois police officer. investigators say lake fox officer joe gliniewicz carefully staged a suicide after committing extensive criminal acts.the 52-year-old was found dead last month, after he radioed in a call for back up.the shooting led to a massive manhunt for three men. investigators also revealed the officer had been embezzling money from a youth program for several years.two other officers could face charges. authorities w say a boy who was shot and killed in chicago, may have been lured to his death. witnesses told police nine-year-d ty-shawn lee appeared to be lured from a nearby park into the alleyey where he was killed. investigators believe the because of gang ties to his family.a reward for information in his death now stands at 35-thousand dollars. tyshshn lee will be laid to rest next tuesday. authorties are still trying to fi

branstad didn't have authority under state law to close the mental health centers in mount pleasant and clarinda. but a judge ruled that the governor can turn down financial support for the centers. branstad said the facilities were not suited for modern mental health care. about 40 soldiers from a rapids will soon deploy to afghanistan. the members are part of the 649th regional support group. they will deploy for a year starting november 15th. while overseas, soldiers will be managing facilities and providing support as part of operation enduring freedom. the 649th previously deployed in 2009 for a year. drivers who get a parking ticket in cedar rapids will soon have to pay more. park cedar rapids announced a rate increase, which takes effect january 1st. not paying the meter will cost 10 dollars. going over the time limit is a 15 dollar fee. the current fee for both is 7 dollars, 50 cents. late fees will go up from five to 10 bucks. monthly parking rates at various ramps and lots are also going up anywhere between three to 35 dollars. marion investors now have a idea of what new manufacturing

mike pattavina plowed a half acre of his soybean field in clarinda to spell "bernie"... as in bernie sanders. according to the "des moines register"... the "b" in the field is nearly 60 feet tall. pattavina says he did it all stole his sanders signs. he says he's gotten quite the response online... with thousands of people liking his photo on facebook. the crop had already been harvested... so no impact was made to the field. now here's matt lauer with a look at what's coming up next on the today . >>> good morning. breaking overnight, 16 people detained in a massive terror operation in belgium. its capital city on lockdown for a third straight day over new threats of paris style attacks. and police practice responding to a potential suicide bomber in the subway. will americans will safe as we get set for a long holiday weekend? we'll talk exclusively to secretary of state john kerry.

governor did have the right to line-item veto money that would have kept the mental health facilites in clarinda and mount pleasant open. instead they were both shut down in june. governor branstad says the legislature could have taken action at the time of the veto.. 23:53-24:10 clearly people understand there is a separation of powers. the legislature has certain powers. the governor has certain power. and i do have the power veto and the legislature if they feel its inappropriate can override that veto and they didn't. and that's why we believe the court made the decision they did governor branstad says the state is redesigning how the state deals with mental health care... adopting a more community based system, institutions in cherokee and independence will remain open. six people are behind bars after osceola business. five of the suspects are charged with prostitution. daveta williams is charged with and driving while barred. all six are being held at the clarke county jail. four departments helped the osceola p-d conduct the sting. the polk county health department says meat served at a

withthhe governor, saying he has the authority to veto funding for the centers in mount pleasant and clarinda. an attorney representing lawmakers says they plan to appeal the ruling. a group of students in cedar rapidsspent time outside the classroom giving back to the community.xavier high schoolers spend a morning in november every year participating in their community service day.about 20 students painted the walls -- floor boards ananceililis at a habitat for humanity home.the students we spoke with say it's a lot of fun giving back-- knowing they're making meone else's day. we want to give back because we have been given so much and we're so increrebly blessed and this is just our way to serve others and to help out those that have greatly helped us. overall, about 700 students went to more than 200 locations in cedar rapids. some of youngest corridor students are now learning more about a specific kind of education. education.the johnson steam academy in cedar rapids celebrated its first ever "steam tm day."students get to be partrtf learning activities that spark their interests.the ki

claimed that branstad didn't have authority under the mental health centers in mount pleasant and clarinda. but a judge ruled that the governor can turn down financial suppt for the centers. branstad said the facilities were not suited for modern mental health care. one volunteer organization in dubuque is trying to honor veterans no matter where they live. a lot of veterans don't have the luxury of flying the american flag on their front porch. that's because they are living in assisted living and nursing homes. volunteers from the veterans freedom center presented each veteran resident at eagle pointe place in dubuque with a flag they can proudly display. "i was very proud to serve in the service, to be able to stand up and not shy away from it and have the facilities to support our country. " the volunteers say this display of patriotism is something all veterans deserve, no matter where they live. one iowa teacher is waking up this morning with a new title -- the state's top teacher. scott slechta has taught english and language arts at fairfield high school since 1984. he has also ser

iowa is also investing in new rural hospitals in ogden, clarinda, and oskaloosa. elias: and three people are in the hospital after an explosion at a business in lytton overnight. the victims were welding in a storage tank at proliant when the explosion happened. names aren't being released yet, but two people were taken to the hospital in sac city, and then moved to an omaha hospital. the third person remains in lake city. the state fire marshall will investigate later today. elias: here in the metro-- at the dart station this morning-- local leaders talked about iowa's natural disaster preparedness as the new national "states at risk" report card comes out. the report details how ready iowa is if a flood, draught, or extreme heat were to impact the state. local leaders who attended include mayor frank cownie and doctor chris anderson from i-s-u. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: after two very rainy and gloomy days, we try out best to break the trend today but i don't think we're going to have much su

iowa is also investing in new rural hospitals in ogden, clarinda, and oskaloosa. elias: in downtown des moines today, will talk about iowa's natural disaster preparedness as the new national "states at risk" report card comes out. the report details how iowa is ready if a flood, draught, or extreme heat were to impact the state. local leaders attending include mayor frank cownie and doctor chris anderson from i-s-u. it's at 10 am at the dart central station. elias: and three people are in the hospital after an explosion at a business in lytton overnight. the victims were welding in a storage tank at proliant when the explosion happened. names aren't being released yet, but two people were taken to the hospital in sac city, and then moved to an omaha hospital. the third person remains in lake city. the state fire marshall will investigate later today. elias: coming up... an annual gingerbread competition in north carolina is taking on a new meaning this year for participants elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheri

iowa is also investing in new rural hospitals in ogden, clarinda, and oskaloosa. elias: gas prices in some metro area stations have dropped below the 2-dollar mark for the first time in what feels like forever! you can see in this picture, it's not an illusion...gas is a dollar-99 at this kum and go station in des moines. gas experts have been saying sinec prices would drop below or around 2 dollars by the holidays. elias: you can always get the top stories on our have a great day everyone! >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking news, major new developments this morning in the paris attacks and the hunt for the mastermind behind them. at least seven arrested. the latest at this hour, we are live from the scene. >>> and a big headline this morning about the meat and chicken you eat. dr. besser here to answer your questis live. baby i'm perfect for you >> say hello to the new sexiest man alive. >> are you david beckham? >> whoo. >> yes, a many. >> is david beckham just revealed on jimmy kimmel overnight what he's saying about it and the guy who made the

branstad didn't have authority under state law to close the mental health centers in mount pleasant and clarinda. but a judge ruled that the governor can turn down financial support for the centers. branstad said the facilities were not suited for modern mental health care. and now here's your first alert forecast. while we enjoy a mild start out plan on clouds to increase as the day goes on. our next area of low pressure is out to our west this morning and will bring a cold front across our area this evening. the best chance of rain will be between 5pm and 11pm, and a rumble of thunder is not out of the question either. rainfall amounts of a quarter to half inch are likely this evening. in the wake of this front, it'll be a simple reality check with highs of 50-55 on friday and only lower 50s for highs on saturday. these numbers are more typical for november. the weekend continues to look dry and seasonal. have a good day!today: inc. clouds, rain late high: 63-69 winds: s 15-25 alo: 65 dbq: 66 iow: 67tonight: showers likely low: 40-46 you will remember me >>> happy crowd out here in times squar

the clarinda and mount pleasant facilities closed in june. governor branstand used a line item veto to defund them... and rather than try to override the veto... several democratic lawmakers decided to sue... i think the decision we made was the right decision... i'm pleased with the court decision... and we need to continue to look at ways we can provide the best possible services to the people of iowa who have mental issues. branstad says the two remaining mental health institutions... in cherokee and independence... a hunter's trophy buck got him into trouble with officials... joe franz shot this record setting deer on his land in marion county. the huge buck was a local legend named "palmer." franz says he spent months tracking it before he finally got a shot. but the "iowa department of natural resources" says there's more to the story... it says franz used bait to lure the deer in which is illegal during hunting season. a preliminary hearing on the case is scheduled for november 16th. you can soon find everything you love about the outd