dave halterman ran in the first election-- and has now launched a write-in campaign. 'the field shrank, and that's good for me' crews remains on the ballot alongside contender jim brown-- and brown, isn't necessarily a shoe-in. dave halterman ran in the first election-- and has now launched a write-in campaign. 'the field shrank, and that's good for me' halterman says he's upped his advertising game in the past four weeks, dropping one of these mailers in every home in cedar falls "you know thats the strategy, trucks running around" "you know imitation is the highest form of flattery' both men saying this is what it comes down to -- getting their name out to voters. halterman and brown only four weeks to campaign this time around -- and that presented a new challenge. "its a lot different, before i knocked on over 5000 doors, and we did literature drops on a despite the change in remaining positive -- and so is halterman -- he says he wants people to have a choice in the election. "i'm all about following the law, and letting the people speak, thats the key -- not an

the other man on the ballot bowed out of the race last month, but dave halterman, who finished third on election night, ran as a write in candidate. a suspect is in custody this morning in connection to a double homicide in des moines. on monday two children were found alive in a home were two adult bodies were found.last night police blocked off a man on a highway near des moines. he also lived in the home were the bodies were found but is not a relative to the victims. we'll hope you'll switch over to fox 28 right now for fox 28 morning live.with winter just weeks away - many people are starting to show signs that they may have the flu.coming up - we're getting some tips from experts about what you

a third candidate -- dave out. halterman was on the ballot last month but didn't qualify for the run-off. new this morning...university of iowa police are investigating after a racist comment is found on a police only describing it as "a racial slur." in a statement, university of iowa president bruce harreld said quote "this act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated." around this time last year, a university art teacher put up a piece on the pentacrest. it resembled a k- k-k member. many students were hurt by the display...leading former university sresident sally mason to create a "black stutuent advisory committee." muslim students at the three state universities are looking for a permanent place to pray. in iowa city -- the muslim student association has a meeting scheduled for this week. conversations are also underway at u-n-i. at iowa state, students can use the chapel but it's too far from classrooms to be used regulary. the e-p-a is boosting the amount of ethanol in gasoline...but many iowans say t

nigig, but rules required his name stay on the ballot, despite endorsing jim brown.meanwhile, dave halterman, who finished third last month, mounted a write-in cacaaign to take the top post. post.that write-in campaign appears to have been unsuccessful--as crews' endorsement of jim brown helped himail to an easy victory tonight. tonight. a bit of a dreary day across eastern iowa. iowa.despite a few flakes, at least the heavy snow stayed about the rest of the night? night?chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with your weatherfirst forecast, terry thanks.turning to cedar rapids now. now.a jury is now seated and opening statements delivered in a first degree murder t tal. trial.this case is focused on a man accused of killing his mother nearly three years ago. ago.prosecutors say 47-year- old edward cusic violently beathis mother in order r abuse her prscription drugs. cusic's attorney does not deny that his client killed his mother, but argues drugs had nothing to do with . "and thedefendant repeatedly struck his mother, over and over at least eight times. absolutely unleashing on his

dave halterman, who was third, is running as a write-in campaign. tiffin city leaders have decided to go along with johnson county's minimum wage ordinance. ordinance.the city was issue, and last discussed it during a public meeting in mid- november.last month - johnson county communities raised their minimum wage to 8-20 an hour, and will raise it to 10-10 an hour by 20-17.so far - oxford, shueyville, swisher, and solon have opted out. if you're following the hawkeyes to indianapolis this weekend, we have a detour you're going to want to make. make.lafayette, indiana is home to the cheapest gas in the country right now, according to gas buddy dot com. some stations there have fuel for as low as a dollar 39 - which is 45-cents lower than the national average.if you can't make it to lafayette - gas should be pretty cheap almost every-where else. analysts predict the national average could be under two- bucks a gallon by this weekend. corridor residents are coming together today to help those in need. need.giving tuesday is chance for those to help sp

dave halterman - who placed third in last month's election - ran a write-in campaignor the runoff.of the more than one-thousand write-in votes, halterman picked up 988 of them. after the recent terror attacks in paris, the fight against is has reached the campaign trail.cbs 2 news repopoer kevin barrrrsat down with jeb bush for more on how he would handle the middle east today. today. the experts say rarely does any president look more presidential than when they're representing the united states on the international stage. while president obama has been doing that -- republican candidates -- jeb bush included -- have been talking about how things would be watch. we have this unique case where islamic terrorists have realized that there is a vulnerability. our freedom is our vulnerability. and they attackt in all sorts of ways. an open internet andsociety with freedom of movement means people who want to do harm.he says the answer is vigilence -- and striking a balance between national security and being true to the united states' immigrant roots. roots.in syria -- bush says the unit

dave halterman ran on the regular ballot in the first election, but didn't make the rroff. e says when hehelearned crews write-in... "letting the people speak, thats the key, not this transition anoited mayor, letting the voters choose, that's what i'm all about as for jim brown, he says he's just trying to keep the message positive... 'it was a bit of a surprise that jon retired, but i needeeto get the vote out and keep my message consistent" important note for voters -- precincts are the same today-- so make sure to go to your regular polling place. breakingovernight... us-a pentagon may send more troops to syria to fight isis. a senior defense official told the paper the pentagon will consider deploying more special operations troops if the pilot project there shows sign of progress. last month, the pentagon announced 50 commandos will be sent to northern syria to advise forces fighting isis. this comes as a committee will hold a hearing in washington later today. the house armed services committee will speak on military and political strategies for defeating isis in ira

theres also a third candidate in this election-- dave halterman he ran in the initial election but did not make the run-off he says after learning of crews retirement, he decided to launch a write-in campaign. he spent the last four weeks campaigning, saying he's dropped mailers in every home in cedar coming up... an inside look at an organization that helps cancer patients in need. and... chicago's top cop is out of a job -- what the mayor has to say? that's coming up in just a few here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full --------- --------- i am totally blind. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 844-824-2424. (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: overnight. snow accumulations will remain les

there's also a third candidate -- dave halterman announced a write- in campaign after crews dropped out. halterman was on the ballot last month but didn't qualify for the run-off... 'it was a bit of a surprise that anoited mayor, letting the voters choose, that's what i'm all about precincts are the same -- so head to your regular polling place today. let's go to storm track seven snow showers will continue to area holding steady in the low to mid 30s with southwest winds at 10- 17 mph with some higher gusts. we will keep the snow showers through the afternoon, into the evening and even a few overnight. we won't warm much more today, warmup for the end of the week. i'll have those details, and how much snow we can expect coming up in a few we're currenlty following breaking news out of chicago: the head of chicago's police department garry mccarthy has been fired. this is exactly one week after dash- cam video was released showing the fatal shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald was released. asked mccarthy to step down from his postion saying the trust and the leadership of the depart

he pullele in far more votes than wrii in candidate dave halterman...or now to decision 20- 16: donald trump remains on top of the republicannpresidential field in the latest national poll. in a quinnipiac university national poll--trump leads with 27 percent... followed by marco rubio with 17 percent. dr. ben carson's poll numbers also continue sliding... he's now in third place along with ted cruz at 16 percent. last month carson was polling at 23 percent. on the democratic side---hillary clinton continues to have a commanding lead over bernie sanders... 60 to 30 percent.... compared to 53 to 35 percent a month ago. and in a heaato head presidential showdown between clinton and trump... clinton comes out ahead 47 to 41 percent. it's a jump fr[m last month's let's go to storm track seven meteorologist denice pelster now for your first forecast. some snow fell across easternn iowa ininthe last 24 hours. many locations saw just a trace but spots up in northeast iowa along the mississippi river saw up to 2.5" of fresh snow. this lef road conditions a bit icy this morning..he acacumulatin

required his name to stay on the ballot, despite endorsing his opponent, jim brown.meanwhile, dave halterman, who finished third last month, mounted a write-in campaign to take the top post. post.but it was unsuccessful, crews' endorsement of jim brown helped him sail to an easy victory with -percent of the final vote. christmas in the corridor might be a little sweeter for kids this season. season.toys for tots tries to hand out gifts to more than two thousand kids. kids.time is running out - -but cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee is live at united fire group to show you how you can help out last minute. minute.kevin and kelly - the goal of toys for tots is to fill these boxes so presents like these will go into the hands of children in need christmas morning. morning.thursday will be one of the last days where you can drop off a giftftyou will see these boxes everywhere - here in cedar rapids, cbs 2 news has partnered with capriatti's near lindale mall and united fire group where we're live for newborns to age 14.the salvation army says this will help families still celebrate this christmas -

a third candidate -- dave halterman announced a write- in campaign after crews dropped out. hahaterman was ononthe ballot last month but didn't qualify for the run-off. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. snowwhowers today aad tonight with fluuies tomorrow. snow totals an inch or less with dry we'll be back in 30 minutes, be check kwwl dot com for the latest news you're watching k- w-w-l, we've got you covered. it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. people@like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message. join us for real change. >>> 7:30 now on a tuesday morninin the 1st of december, 2015. 25 days till christmas. we're going to help ring in the season tomorrow night when we light that tree in the background there, the rockefeller center christmas tree. big monitors for, i don't know, several hundred, several hundr

dave halterman is also running. he ran on the regular ballot in the first election, but didn't make the runoff. he is now running as a write-in. important note fr voters -- precincts are the same today, so make sure to go to your regular polling place. new this morning... university of iowa president bruce harreld is responding after a racist message was found on campus. according to a news release, the message was carved into a bathroom door in a university building. the university did not release what the message said. harreld said "this act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated," "an investigation is underway and if the individuals responsible are identified, appropriate actions wil be taken." anyone with information is asked to call p plice. president obama's headed home from paris tonight... leaving negotiators to work out an historic woldwide deal /n climate behind the scenes, he's also trying to get more backing ffr tracie potts is following developments minute-by-minute and has the latest t

he pulled in far more votes than write in candidate dave halterman...or mayor jon crews, race last month. may be coming to the university of iowa today. the board of regents is planning on changing the name of a campus building.... this news still has some unanswered questions... kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in the newsroom with more... its still a mystery what building will have a new name or what that name will be... but here is what we do know... we know this renaming is on the regents meeting... and it is expected to be announced and approved sometime this afternoon.... the iowa board of regents spokesman says more details about the renaming will be available at the meeting. in the past regents have typically named buildings to recognize donors.... the spokesman says with these previous renamings... the board also waited until the day of the meeting to announce the new name we've got you covered live in the newsroom, amanda gilbert, kwwl news. the board of regents will also discuss tearing down a building at iowa state. spangler lab was built in 1949 and hasn't been used regul