but linn county attorney jerry vander sanden says only the first part of the law matters -- that those records must remain confidential unless a judge orders their release. for keeping the records confidential. but protesters at today's city council meeting say police should release the video and dispel rumors. kcrg-tv9's phil reed joins us from that meeting. phil you have been in contact with the county attorney, is he a supporter of changing the law? no. linn county attorney jerry vander sanden believes it would hurt the ability to have a before trial could make it nearly impossible to have an impartial jury. but there are plenty of protesters here at city council who want to know what happened to mitchell now. the fire marshall is not letting anybody else into the meeting because they are at capacity. so people are outside holding signs. friends of mitchell say they want to hear what is being talked about during tonight's meeting. they say ""it's very frustrating man very you know we still dealing with it day to day, we know god is good, but we just waiting for it patiently." the ma

jerry vander sanden says the state division of criminal investigation referred the case back to him two days ago. cedar rapids police officer lucas jones shot jerime mitchell on november 1s campus. let's go back to joe now for a final look at tonight's forecast. as an area of low pressure departs, it leaves in its wake cold northerly winds. wind chills tonight dip into the teens with highs through the weekend in the upper 30s and lower 40s. sprinkles and flurries are possible overnight with sunshine found during the daytime hours of saturday and sunday. looking ahead at thanks giving week shows some showers on tuesday and wednesday night and a safe weekend. tonight: very windy. a few sprinkles/flurries are possible. wind: nw >>> tonight, breaking news. as we come on, the bombshell $25 million settlement just in, after allegations of fraud against trump university. the president-elect once tweeting he would not settle out of principle. tonight, his team now responding. >>> also breaking, the deadly blizzard hitting right now. moving from the midwest to the northeast. more than 300 crashe

county attorney jerry vander sanden and the iowa public board have different interpretatio ns of the law when it comes to releasing the footage. vander sanden says legally they cannot release it until the investigation is over. but the board says the law clearly allows police the iowa division of criminal investigation says mitchell got into an altercation with cedar rapids police officer lucas jones on november 1st. that happened on coe road northeast - near coe college. officers jones fired his gun, wounding mitchell. jones is on paid administrative leave, which is common procedure when an officer shoots someone on the job. kcrg t-v nine's phil reed joins us from outside the city council meeting. phil, how long do the protesters say they plan to stay until the meeting is over. the family has asked that nobody make a statement during public comment for mitchell. the fire marshal is not letting anybody else inside since they are at capacity. friends who say they have known mitchell their whole lives say the confrontation he had with the officer shocked them his shooting and taking so

the grand jury.it takes five of the seven votes to return an indictment.linn county attorney jerry vander sanden tells cbs 2 news he's also seeking additional information about this case from state investigators. new information tonight about the man accused of murdering two des moines area police officers earlier this month. month.reports show the suspect -- scott michael greene-- was previously flagd to potential officers for at least two years.greene is accused of shooting and killing officer justin martin and sargeant tony beminio in an ambush style attack on november second.right now, green faces two counts of murder and is being held on ten million dollars bond. separation of church and state. that's the argument against the upcoming "pray and serve" corridor event this weekend. why the prayer service to now turned controversial. coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. as many as 150-juveniles in iowa prisons will now get shorter sentences.it's part of an iowa supreme court decision that juveniles should earn good behavior credit at a faster rate.it applies to kids convicted of for

the union also commended linn county attorney jerry vander sanden's decision to use a grand jury. they said the impartial results from it will help build cedar rapids. president obama shortened more federal prison sentences today, raising the number of commutations during his presidency to more than a thousand. today he commuted sentences for 79 people, including five from iowa. most of those people are non-violent drug offenders. some are also serving time for gun violations relating to drug crimes. obama says it makes no sense for non-violent drug offenders to serve life sentences or even decades in prison. commutations today... .... are from davenport, clinton, riverton, council bluffs and sioux city. their convictions were for drug violations involving cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetam ine. the iowa state patrol says first responders took a juvenile to the hospital this morning following a police chase that ended with a crash. a trooper tried to pull over a vehicle on i-80, when troopers say jeffery rangle junior sped away. it started a chase that led into and out o

linn county attorney jerry vander sanden says after reviewing the case, he decided it would be of public interest for a grand jury to determi are warranted. the grand jury will be composed of seven members, randomly selected from the county. he said the process of putting the jury together is under way. dubuque police have released security pictures of a man who robbed a convenience store a week ago. it happened around ten p-m last friday at the oky doky at 535 hill street in dubuque. these re surveillance pictures of the robber who police hd a gun. anyone with information news happening, give us a call on newsline nine. the number is 319-365-9999. you can also email news tips, pictures, and videos to newsroom at kcrg dot com. meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. joe, it's really starting to feel more like fall. as an area of low pressure departs, it leaves in its wake cold northerly winds. wind chills tonight dip into the teens with highs through the weekend sprinkles and flurries are possible overnight with sunshine found during the daytime hours of sat

linn county attorney jerry vander sanden says it would be in the public's best interest to allow a grand jury to decide if the case warrants any criminal charges. around one a-m on november first cedar rapids police officer lucas jones pulled over jerime mitchell on a routine traffic stop. that was near coe college and into some kind of an altercation that led to officer jones firing his gun, seriously wounding mitchell who was still inside his vehicle. vander sanden says the grand jury will consist of seven people they'll choose randomly, and at least five of them have to agree on any possible indictment. the process to choose the grand jury members has already started. this is the first time vander sanden has used a grand jury in a case involving a police officer using deadly force since he took office in 2010. t-v nine contacted mitchell's family attorney this afternoon. the family declined to comment. cedar rapids police say there have been no shots fired calls yet this month. we asked the department for records on shots fired calls for the past year and things seem to be improving.

accused.linn county attorney jerry vander sanden tells cbs additional information about this case from state investigators. cbs 2 news has new details tonight -- --about the man accused of killing two police officers - in that attack on iowa's finest.documents released by urbandale police - show scott michael green - had been flagged as a potential threat to officers - for at least two years. years.they detail several encounters - between green and police.he's accused of killing officer justin martin - and sargeant tony - ba -minn - ee -oh - in an ambu second.green faces two counts of murder - and is held on ten million dollars bond. a prayer event - to support law enforcement - is not?? sitting well with some people in the corridor.it's being called un-constitutional - by an organization - that represents thousands of people . .cbs 2 news reporter - dora miller - is in the newsroom - with both sides of the argument.dora. the argument is that it violates the principle of separation of church and state. wrong...while some in the community say the event crosses a line. line. support for

the county attorney, jerry vander sanden, disagrees with miller's interpretation of the law. he said he doesn't think a violation took place and won't pursue charges. vander sanden also believes the law forbids the auditor from calling for arrests, unless it's election day and a polling place becomes rowdy. "the county attorney thinks like i do. this is, you know, hogwash," stutler told us he believes miller is still sore over a tough primary race-- at are a personal attack. the fellow democrats said he was just going to the bathroom. "those little urges come and they go. by the time i got down there, it had passed." "the joins of getting older and having a bit of diabetes." miller said he would have made the allegations against anyone. and to ensure it won't happen again, he's added a security guard to keep ballots here, and not here. miller will send a letter to stutler to tell him of his bruce and beth? thanks, forrest. turning to the presidential race, republican donald trump focused on foreign policy in a speech tonight in north carolina. " our special forces, here at ft

linn county attorney jerry vander sanden says having the grand jury make a decision would be in the public's best interest. around 1 a-m on november 1st, cedar rapids police officer lucas jones pulled over jerime mitchell on a routine traffic stop. that was near coe college and st. luke's hospital. police say the two men got into some kind of an altercation. that led officer jones to fire his gun, seriously wounding mitchell who was still inside his vehicle. randomly. at least five of them have to agree on an indictment. the process to choose the grand jury members has already started. this is the first time vander sanden has used a grand jury in a case involving a police officer using deadly force since he took office in 20-10. t-v nine contacted mitchell's family attorney yesterday. the family declined to comment. shots fired reports in cedar rapids are declining. we asked the department for records on those calls for the past year, and things see that wasn't the case in the first half of 20-16. in that time period, there were 50 shots fired calls. that's higher than 2015 in that same time

can release video during an the way linn county attorney jerry vander sanden reads the rules.he believes the law requires him to keep the footage private while the investigation is underway. now, governor branstad says lawmakers should review that policy. "but if there's ambiguity or if there's areas that need to be clarified then it may require legislative action. so that's something i think we need to carefully look at and determine again - what would be appropriate and protect the public safety." releasing videos prematurely could harm an ongoing investigation - which is why authorities need to be extremely careful.as for the investigation into the cedar rapids shooting, vander sanden has summoned a grand jury to recommend whether charges should be filed. we now know it was a teen who was shot in waterloo sunday night. police say it happened on kern street sunday night. the waterloo cedar falls courier reports 17-year-old tyran collins was shot multiple times. an hour after the shooting - police surrounded a suspects were found. police are still searching for who's responsible. right

request to see the video from mitchell's shooting - at the direction of linn county attorney jerry vander sanden. sanden.in a statement - vander sanden cited the very rule we just showed you - to not release this video until the case goes to court or is resolved.the bottom line - iowa law allows police to release the video at any time. but - because of his interpretation of this rule - any other case in linn county. another shooting investigation in the spotlight this morning - the recent ambush of two des moines area police officers. republican state representativ e ken rizer says he's going to draft a bill that would bring tougher punishment for those who target police officers and fire fighters. one possibility being weighed - increasing the manditory minimum prison sentences. rizer tells cbs 2 crimes and penalties to determine what's best for his bill. sot: sgt. chad underwood, urbandale police department 06:05:59:03 "personally there's still a lot of pain and grief going on at my agency and here in the metro so personally, obviously i think i'd like to see stiffer punishments for those who

the union also commended linn county attorney jerry vander sanden's decision to use a grand jury. they said the impartial results from it will help build trust between police and people living in cedar rapids. thanksgiving day is less than 24 hours away. if you're starting your out to grab last minute groceries, you might want to consider some healthy options. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us. brea, what are some things we can do tomorrow? chris and nicole, well you can choose to eat healthy, or keep something healthy things in mind. i talked with a hy-vee dietitian about some alternative recipes families can consider this season. you could try out a new recipe like green beans with dried cranberries and walnuts, instead of the typical green bean casserole. or maybe try roasted vegetables in consumes about 45 hundred calories on thanksgiving day. hy-vee dietitian nicole johnson says even when eating the not so good stuff it's still important to keep health in mind. "9:04we like people to think of how they can get more nutrition in their diet. so starting in the produce department

can release video during an investigation.but that's not the way linn county attorney jerry vander sanden reads the rules.he believes the law requires him to keep the footage private while the investigation is underway. now, governor branstad says lawmakers should review that policy. "but if there's ambiguity or if there's areas that need to be clarified then it may require legislative action. so that's something i think we need to carefully look at and determine again - what would be appropriate public safety." branstad also says releasing videos prematurely could harm an ongoing investigation - which is why authorities need to be extremely careful.as for the investigation into the cedar rapids shooting, vander sanden has summoned a grand jury to recommend whether charges should be filed. we now know it was a teen who was shot in waterloo sunday night. police say it happened on kern street sunday night. the waterloo cedar falls courier coll times. an hour after the shooting - police surrounded a home on the street but when they finally entered, no suspects were found. police are still se

news' request to see the video from november 2nd, at the direction of linn county attorney jerry vander sanden. sanden.in a statement today, vander sanden cited the very in a statement manderson and cited the rule we showed you to not release the video until the matter goes to trial or otherwise resolved. the bottom line i what law permits police to release the of the county attorney's interpretation that will not happen in this or any other case in linn county. >> the recent ambition of two to more police officers and --one lawmaker's proposal at steffi lee tells us about a lawmaker's proposal at the capital. >> at the urbandale police department flag still fly at half staff with chalk lighting the sidewalks in front of a large memorial. it's been tragic shootings of the point police sergeant. tony but many oh -- and justin martin. >> seeing the support this has been a wonderful way of showing their appreciation for what we do every day. >> another form of support of law enforcement to soon come in the shape of new legislation. republican state are presented in plans to draft a bill pushing f

says it could take a month before a grand jury the union also commended linn county attorney jerry vander sanden's decision to use a grand jury. they said the impartial results from it will help build trust between police and people living in cedar rapids. thanksgiving day is less than 24 hours away. if you're starting your thanksgiving dinner preparations, or maybe heading out to grab last minute groceries, you might want to consider some healthy options. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us. brea, what are some things we can do tomorrow? chris and choose to eat healthy, or keep something healthy things in mind. i talked with a hy-vee dietitian about some alternative recipes families can consider this season. you could try out a new recipe like green beans with dried cranberries and walnuts, instead of the typical green bean casserole. or maybe try roasted vegetables instead of potatoes. the average american consumes about 45 hundred calories on thanksgiving day. hy-vee dietitian nicole johnson says even when eating the not mind. "9:04we like people to think of how they can get more nutrition in the

the union also commended linn county attorney jerry vander sanden's decision to use a grand jury. they said the impartial results from it will help build trust between police and people living in cedar rapids. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. in dubuque, this man has taken a plea deal for trying to abduct and sexually assault a girl walking home from school. robert enticing a minor under the age of 13 for sexual abuse or exploitation. he originally faced 3rd degree kidnapping. robbins grabbed an 11 year old girl in march of 2015. police say he forced the girl to go behind a house. they say robbins admitted planning to sexually abuse her, but the girl escaped. some iowa drivers want their money back for traffic tickets the department of transportatio n issued. recently filed court documents say officers illegally issued more than 20,000 tickets in the it's part of an ongoing legal battle over whether the d-o-t has the authority to issue tickets for most traffic violations. that includes speeding and not wearing a seat belt. a polk county judge recently tossed out a speeding ticke

with your weatherfirst developing developing right now in cedar rapids -- linn county attorney jerry vander sanden has called for a grand jury to examine the evidence after an officer shot a suspect during a traffic stop. stop.it is an unusual move in linn county - as some question the actions - of that cedar rapids police officer - on november first. that's when investigators say - officer lucas jones pulled over - jeremie mitchell . .authorities say there was an jones - then shot mitchell. the car - with mitchell behind the wheel - accelerated away from the scene.it then hit an un-marked squad car - and other vehicles.mitchell - remains in the hospital - and friends say he is paralyzed from the shooting. shooting.in the days since, mitchell's family and other community leaders have demanded more information from police.but, so far, the linn developed more information from police but so far the lynn county attorney and cedar rapids police have been cam video of the incident while the investigation continues. >>> now that a grand jump is involved this is how it works. 7 members of the public will

can release video during an investigation.but that's not the way linn county attorney jerry vander sanden reads the rules.he believes the law requires him to keep the footage private while the investigation is underway. now, governor branstad says lawmakers should review that policy.branstad also says releasing videos prematurely could harm an ongoing investigation - whic authorities need to be extremely careful.as for the investigation into the cedar rapids shooting, vander sanden has summoned a grand jury to recommend whether charges should be filed. we now know it was a teen who was shot in waterloo sunday night. police say it happened on kern street sunday night. the waterloo cedar falls courier reports 17-year-old tyran collins was shot multiple times. an hour after the shooting - police surrounded a home on the street but when they finally entered, no suspects were found. police are still officials in north liberty are getting ready to find a new mayor. amy neilson won her bid to fill an iowa house seat so she's leaving her post when she heads to des moines. the city council now has