host, kevin barry ve in the newsroom today with more on the -- debate.>> reporter: this was the first event for donald trump since friday when a string of lewd comments caught trump and condemned those statements.many others -- like arizona senator john mccain -- went as far as taking back their endorsements and saying they won't vote for trump in november.when they candidates walked out on stage -- they noticably didn't shake hands -- and when the debate started -- trump tried to turn hillary's attacks on him around on bill clinton -- referencing women who he is accused of assaulting. "when like taht and she talks about words i said 11 years ago, i think it's disgraceful and i think she should be ashamed of herself to tell the truthwhen i hear something like that, i am reminded of michelle obama telling us all when they go low, you go high.." high.." what my friend michelle obama advised us all. when they :, you go high.>> reporter: clintons that is more released ticket is about a pattern across the entire 2016 election as to where donald trump attacks people in the does not apologiz

welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. construction will soon begin - on permanent flood protection in cedar rapids. rapids.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson johnsonis live in cedar rapids this morning - to explain where the city plans to start the project. good morning ?--the city will soon build a levee that will start here at the african museum and stretch all the way to tenth avenue where the alliant sub station is located. the city broke ground on the 14-million dollar project on tuesday. the levee will be thirteen to seventeen feet high.the city wants to build it high enough to protect from flood levels seen in 2008.the project will also include a four-acre catch basin and new pumping stations---os dollars.for now, mayor ron corbett says the sinclair levee will cover just the east side of the river, near newbo. "we're starting in the lowest lying area first so this is the lowest area, it's the first place to get flooded so the work that is done today will actually have impact tomorrow and then we'll go to the nex

cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry explains how >>> one local high school is using its latest performance to help fellow students hundreds of miles away. cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry explains how the drama department encourages people went inside the fence and i look for some kindling. pump powerful lines from even the most powerful of plays sometimes don't compare to the impact of a message from one teacher to another. >> she called me in.>> reporter: i'm writing to you with a heavy heart heidi posted. she has growing her school's theater department for roughly -- roughly a decade louisiana. troy peters was reading along. >> they had a bad flood in august and a completely wiped out there drama program. and, she asked for help. >> reporter: heidi was dealing with the worst national disaster since hurricane sandy in 2012. the school was a total loss.>> >> reporter: that's where they are stepping in. >> theater is a place of sanctuary and acceptance. >> reporter: they are performance of to kill a mockingbird will share a classic with an audience while trying to raise money for fellow stu

welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 new poll numbers are out now - after the release late last week of a videotape showing republican presidential nominee donald trump talking about taking sexually aggressive actions towards wome. women.the video was recorded 11-years ago and led to a quick condemnation from most re. republicans.new poll numbers now show democrat hillary clinton taking a double digit lead over trump. clinton's biggest lead over the republican nominee in months. donald trump hit the campaign trail last night - warning his supporters to keep a close eye on the election. election."we have to make sure we're protected. that vote counts are 100%. but i hear there horror showswe have to make sure this election isn't stolen from us and taken away from us." that the system is rigged and that the election might be lost due to voter fraud.that comes despite several studies that have shown there's no evidence of wide-spread voter fraud across the u-s. the republican party's top elect

cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry is live at one of the spots spotshoping to see more people come through their doors post . flood. just a block away from the cedar river reminder of what a flood can do - even when the water doesn't break through flood protection.the best western shut down for the flood - and the owners decided they would not open back up again. right here - cedar river landing is back open for business - but they say they need a hand. have been. scott says they're already organizing a bike ride for saturday morning to bring the biking community out.the mayor's gavel challenge specifically asked that group to go above and beyond while helping businesses recover from the flood.covering the corridor in cedar rapids -- kevin barry -- fox 28 news. two area brewers dispce the flood are being nationally recognized while they still work to get back-up-to-speed speedcbs 2 news reporter joe huisinga tells us why the reward is so sweet. lion bridge brewing and iowa brewing company in cedar rapids are 2 of 3 iowa brewers to win medals at the great american beer festival.the honors c

points.cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry is in the newsroom with the candidates final ?national appeals to voters? all this week -- the story that hasnt' gotten much attention has been wikileaks slowly releasing more hacked emails from john podesta -- who is hillary clinton's campaing chairman. chairman.american intelligence agencies have said that they're pretty sure the hacks have come from russians -- and wikileaks.it's been a constant topic of discussion while the russian government potentially tries to influence the elections in the united states -- which is unprecedented -- and hillary clinton says it's even more than that. "i find that deeply distrubing. she has no idea if it's russia i find that disturbing. >> she has no idea whether's russia or china. >> hillary you have no >> eight rather believe vladimir putin rather than our people forsworn to protect us. >> she does not like vladimir putin because he has outsmarted her every step of the way. >> if he loses.we'll dig into week -- sunday morning at 10:30 on cbs 2.kevin barry -- cbs 2 news ten at ten. donald tr

kevin barry has been tracking the story all day. he has the latest now from the democrat -- and only openly gay person running for black hawk county supervisor.he says so far -- the race involving based.this morning -- he found this outside his home.a handful of yard signs were spray-painted -- some with homophobic slurs that we can't fully show on tv. "its very hurtful to people you see all the lgbtq suicides around the country. allt he depression that happens. i talk to teens in our community who deal with these things on a daily things on a daily basis. >> reporter: he says in the past few weeks he's again getting attacked online by a facebook group they've been speaking out against his support. today though the leader of the group told the waterloo cedar false cure your he thinks swarts could have vandalized for the damage -- but that it seems like a move out of the opponents are speaking out against the valdalism. "i was appaled. i was in complete shock that somebody would do that. it's insane. i can't believe how bad this elec

>> kevin barry joins us with the instant reaction to tonight's face-off. >> reporter: the job for both vice presidential candidates is a tall one. they are both trying to defend the top of the ticket. with those candidates hillary clinton and donald trump have huge unfavorable ratings -- mike pence tries to do it by massaging them similar message that donald trump has been pushing since the start of the primaries. his business ground and success. tim kaine does it by echoing the recent clinton ads outlining how she has been fighting for causes like improving the life of young children for decades. >> do they have passion in life that showed up before they were in public life and how they held ontthat passion regardless if they were in offi or not succeeding >> has created a business worth billions of dollars. with regard to pain taxes this whole riff about not paying taxes and people saying they didn't pay taxes for years, donald trump has created tens of thousands of jobs. >> donald trump has been tweeting. we are keeping an eye on that. coming up at the bottom of the hour, we are tak

i think everyone can learn that and be more like atticus and do. >> kevin barry reporting. the performance will be friday and saturday at 730. you can get tickets at city high office during open hours. >> we now to chief meteorologist terry swails to let us know about the weather. >> some days are better than others. this is diversity week. we had 85 and now we are down to 41. by tomorrow morning we're looking at frost. were looking >> you are looking at the radar and there is nothing on it. we are in a dry weather pattern that will last through the weekend. also into early next week. nothing exciting to talk about in terms of precipitation. temperature-wise it's been a different story. things were summerlike this week and now equal things down with the temperature is at 41 in cedar rapids. by tomorrow morning we are expecting frost around eastern iowa. you can seat one of the key ingredients is clear skies. you have to have that and without the clouds you don't have that blanket. we have that going force. we also have light winds, dry air in the longer nights. we a frost a

welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry. and i'm jenee ryan let's get a check of our cbs 2 much of cedar rapids - dodged a bullet - -when temporary flood defenses prevented the cedar river from spilling into many areas. areas.but still many folks are still facing financial facing financial damage. damage. money that they have set going towards a car payment or towards their house or towards daycare at something that's definitely a lot tighter now." now."days of preparing for disaster can add up quickly -- between paying for moving trucks and trailers for appliances -- hotels and even lost pay from days of not working.it will now take people already living on a tight budget time to catch back up. "i think when we get into a everything is back to normal and it's not quite there yet. you know it takes a month or two still to get really back to where we should be." be."people needing assistance are recommended to call 211 for help finding the organization that can help meet those needs.you can find more information on our websit

spectrum.cbs 2 news political reporter kevin barry is live in downtown cedar rapids where tonight's discussion took place, kevin? the 2016 race for the white house has helped put immigration at the front of our minds. tonight - one group of eastern iowans are thinking over new information from people who work in the immigration system every day. immigration is never far from charged words like terrorism about immigration is never far from charged words like terrorism and jihad. dr. catherine says thinking all muslim immigrants are linked to those words is where the misconception starts. >> it is sort of like comparing all christians to seriously fundamental christians. >>> she's seen the population 2016, many are muslims. >> mike helps immigrants navigate the legal battles in the systems. >> i won the lottery. >> fought those fights himself when he immigranted from the congo in 2008. says many of the small amount of crimes immigrants do commit are out of desperation. >> if the immigration system is fixed in anyway to allow those people to actually gain, get what they are looking proper way, i

supervisor.fox 28 news political reporter and host of iowa in focus...kevin barry explains how this is changing the course of the campaign. it all started first thing explains how this is changing the course of the campaign. >> it started this morning when chris schwartz woke up and realized his lawn signs outside his home in his front door had been vandalized. chris is the only democrat and he is the only openly gay black hawk in the race. most of the damage was on the spray-painted signs but there was one sign with an anti-gay slur that we are choosing to blur out tonight in a bible verse painted on his door. that verse refers to say gay people should be put to death. chris and his boyfriend are considering a death threat. >> i know this represents a small but vocal portion of people. reach out to their republican opponents. they are condemning the vandalism. together they are for outside candidates who are running for -- along with two incumbents for three seats on the black hawk county board of supervisors. >> that's terrible and its nonrelevant. nothing to do with the ability to g

kevin barry is in the newsroom. >> reporter: committee has refused to hold confirmation hearings for president obama's nomine -- because they say it should be left up to the next president. chance for the next president to appoint at least one -- but potentially as many as three surpeme court justices -- which could create enough support -- if the new judges are conservative -- to change landmark legislation allowing for abortions in the united states. do you want to see the court overturn roe v wade?if we put anoter 2 or three justices on that will you want to see the court -- >> if we put two or three justices on that is what's going to be that will happen automatically in my opinion because i am putting pro-life justices on the court. >> we have come too far to have that turn back now. he said women should be punished and there should be some form of punishment for women who obtained abortions. interesting language used talking about immigration -- and one candidates' big plans to handle it.kevin barry -- fox 28 news don't forget to join us afor a town hall discussion tonight's de

clearing up the facts that get kevin barry reporting.doctor shaff-stump says the 2016 election cycle is like nothing she's ever seen -- but that the immigrants she works with in eastern iowa are generally looking to stay and set up a life and family. the f-b-i released another batch of notes from it's investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. mails.those notes reveal - a top official at the state department tried to strike a deal with the agency over one of her e-mails.th surrounds one e-mail about the 20-12 benghazi attacks - which was classified as "secret" last year.the classification contradicts clinton's claims that she didn't send classified information. according to interviews - security officials felt pressured to change the e- mail's ranking.the f-b-i says no favors were granted and the classification remained the same. that brings us to our question of the day.what is your reaction to the wikileaks click the question link on the homepage of cbs 2 iowa dot com. also, be sure to join us for a live town hall after tomorrow's debate.you can watch "your voice, your future,"

cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry explains how students in the city high drama department in iowa city are using their acting talents to aide the flood recovery in louisiana. powerful lines from even the most powerful plays sometimes a message from one teacher to another."im writing you tonight with a heavy heart" heidi frederic posted on a message board for other drama teachers across the nation. she's been growing her school's theater department for roughly a decade in louisiana.city high's drama director -- troy peters was reading along. along.they had a bad flood in august and it completely kind of wiped out their drama program, and she asked for help. the worst natural disaster since hurricane sandy in 2012. her principal told teachers the school was a "total loss". loss".that's where city high -- and addie bass -- is stepping in. in.theater is a place of sanctuary and accptance.city high's performance of to kill a mockingbird will share a classic with it's audience while trying to raise 500- dollars to buy much needed supplies for their fellow louisiana.i think this is a really i

been one of the hardest for typically chooses the right winner.but cbs 2 news political reporter kevin barry explains how this year - is throwing off that unofficial prediction too. too. when hillary clinton and donald trump held dueling rallies on either side of the cedar river -- -- it was just 11 days until election day. day.it was just three days away from one of the biggest days of kimberly cowger's year. she is one of the owners of balloons ectera. ectera.so we prepared for that. we made sure we ordered plenty of trump wigs and masks and plenty of hillary wigs and masks.they double as a ?very unofficial polling place.she says usually -- the candidate who's mask sells the most -- wins the election just a few days later.in 2012 -- president obama won kim's poll -- and the right to stay in the white house. house.we actually have a few romney masks left -- that nobody wants to buy anymore. clinton nor trump hold a big sales advantage -- and there hasnt' been as much interest as kimberly thought there would be. be.oddly enough, the only mask that we've sold out of this year is george w. bus

welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. all five linn county buildings closed by flood 20-16 20-16are now back open for business this morning. morning.the jean oxley public service center and the linn county courthouse are on the li. list.the 16-th avenue bridge between czech village and newbo is now back open too. organizers decided to cancel this year's bacon fest at newbo city market this coming saturday.all tickets will be refunded.organizers tell cbs 2 news the bacon lovers' festival will return next year. ushers ferry historic is cleaning up after the flood waters caused damage last week. workers say they're lucky because water only flowed into 4 buildings.that's a lot less than in 2008 when they had to tear down 16 buildings.to prepare this time around staff and volunteers removed everything from buildings that could be impacted.this time , they say nothing was destroyed and the repairs are relatively minor. "these 2 buildings will have to have 2 feet of drywall cut out and then we'll check out the floor but we think

looking to "cbs 2 this morning" i'm kevin barry. >> i'm kelly d'ambrosio, happy wednesday. it is going to get a local or today, brandon marshall is here to tell us about it.>> i don't think we will see much of the sun today. scattered showers later on, temperature has dropped 7 degrees in the last couple of hours, currently 54 with mostly cloudy skies, winds gusting to temperatures areawide upper 40s from charles city down to waterloo, iowa city the warm spot at 61, there are wind speeds gusting from 6 to 16 miles per hour out of the north northwest. mostly cloudy skies, scattered showers moving in this afternoon, we have showers getting in around 9:00 in the morning they will be with us until the early afternoon and then by 4:00 they will exit the area. cloudy and breezy today scattered showers temperatures in the low to mid 50s, freeze warnings and frost advisories tonight into tomorrow morning, i will let you know how low the temperatures go coming up. >>> construction will soon begin on permanent flood protection in cedar rapids. >> stephanie johnson is live in cedar ra

covering the corridor in cedar rapids, kevin barry, fox 28 news. a fox 28 viewer alerted us to a racial slur etched on a street surface in downtown cedar rapids. rapids.fox 28 news took that concern to the city and after we shared the photos, the city removed it immediately. the viewer tells us the vandalism was there for more than a year. tomorrow on fox 28 morning live, we take a closer look at the city's history with issues like this.that's tomorrow city's history with issues like >> developing now a former teacher turned stripper now faces a felony charge of sexual exportation. fox28 news dora miller breaks down the elevated accusations. >> reporter: mary beth haglin will enter a plea again for a serious felony she is charts with. a process familiar to the former substitute teacher. according to court documents bustier sent new evidence that impact her charge. all of this comes after change of on dr. phil show. on the show she claimed the relationship with the student lasted for nine months. she gave intimate details about their encounters. she

kevin barry,. >> do you think the wikileaks scandal will affect the outcome of the presidential election. go to the question of the day link. >>> trump supporters are joining right now. and steffy lee continues our coverage from there. >> reporter: as you can see so far, the smarters are filing in here. and one thing to note is place was put under water and that was a floodplain four months ago. and people may want to listen flood protection policies and fee is trump will try to capitalize on the latest leaked information about hillary clinton. during our your voice injure future vote and the ongoing e- mail scandal. >> temperment is one thing but not finding 33,000 e-mails. that bothers me a lot more t >> reporter: and the next 11 days we'll fee we'll see if this is something that trump can benefit from. cbs2 news live at 5:00. >>> republican vice presidential nominee mike pence had a rough day yesterday. his plane slid off the runway when he was landing in new york. his family and staff was on >>> our submission to we can the presidential candidates to our viewers to better inform and

i'm kelly. >> u eem kevin barry. we are starting another week one of the most visited spots in cedar rapids is still closed due to flooding - even though it didn't suffer any water damage. damage.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live in the newbo district this morning - to explain what needs to be done donebefore businesses can open back up. up.good morning guys -- the city market behind me here - moved everything out to prepare for flood waters. waters.officials with newbo - say they're thankful the waters never did reach the market - but say businesses are still taking a hit.it will be closed for several more days as they continue the process of moving everything ?back in.the twenty-four everything back in. the 24 independent retailers inside of the market also have to pass buildings and health inspections. the park et city is doing everything to help them out. sdm we know they are taking a huge financial hit so we went ahead and waived rent for the month of october. basically lost a month of income. we fel

it will feature top iowa political experts and host kevin barry. we will stream that on her website at cbs2iowa.com as well out to the candidates to reach out for extended interviews with our station and sister stations across the country. we want to hear from you. tell us what you want to know from the candidates. you can share your thoughts by email or through facebook. >>> we are taking a look right now at the national park in alaska. what a beautiful site. a beautiful shot. >>> coming up we will look at the weather forced -- the weather first forecast when we return for live at 5 this is sanborn. hear what terry branstad said hear what terry branstad said . also major i'm chuck grassley, and i approve this message. r nearly seventy years and fought for our country in world war ii. but, he never got his medals and he tried for years. dad knew his time was near. out of options, he finally called senator grassley's office. they got dad his medals. the cbs evening news is next >>> here is the cbs evening news for tonight. new questions for the clin

that's this sunday morning with our host kevin barry. you can watch it right here at 10:30 on cbs 2. >>> early voting at the university of iowa continues today and tomorrow, but it turned out to be a headache yesterday for plenty of johnson county residents that showed up. congressman dave lsa it took nearly an hour for voters to be able to cast their ballots. election workers say slow internet stalled the registration process for many people voting. >>> right now both major party candidates are targeting states where early voting like that is under way, and now donald trump is mirroring hillary clinton, planning a last minute stop to the city of five seasons. last week clinton announced she's campaigning outside newbo he'll hold a rally friday evening at 7:00 at mcgrath amphitheater. >>> if the outcome of the election doesn't move in his favor, one man seems to joke trump should run against governor branstad next election. radio host garrison keeler has been publishing pieces throughout the season, but his most recent talker piece claim

political reporter and host of iowa in focus, cameron -- kevin barry, is here with the latest from senator. chuck grassley . >> reporter: chuck grassley has been at the center of the battle regarding the supreme court nominee. he does not have friends among elected democrats. this is the letter he sent and we have passages here. he says, you face a difficult decision about whether and what to disclose. anything impacting the election. while i disagree with those who suggest you should of the secret until after the election, i agree with them that your disclosure did not go he says at the bottom that without additional context, the disclosure is not fair to congress, the american people or secretary. clinton. the context is important. this is chuck grassley in his role as head of the judiciary committee, or the chair. he says without war information , it is unfair to the election process. we will follow this for the next eight days until americans head to the poll. >>> we want to know what you think about all of this. the day. will the latest email controversy with clinton impact your vote?

home.cbs 2 news political focus kevin barry barryspoke with the black hawk county supervisor candidate and joins us now live with his story, kevin? chris schwartz is the only democrat -- and only openly gay person running to be on the black hawk county board of supervisors.he says throughout the race -- the discussion has been issue based -- until this . morning.chris woke up to this -- his lawn signs vandalized -- with some words we won't show on tv.hisro a reference to leviticus 20:13 -- which says that gay people should be put to death.chris and his boyfriend -- are taking that as a death threat. it says the man who lies with man should be put to death. it filled me with anger but it filled me with fear as well. i don't exactly feel safe in my community right now. now.we reached out to all three of schwartz's republican condemning the vandalism -- at least one came up short of condemning the anti-gay messages as well. it's compeltely wrong and i hope those that did it are found and prosecuted.it's a shame that a few ignorant people can drive a wedge betweent he people and what we st

i'm kevin barry. >> i'm kelly d'ambrosio. let's check in on our weather now with brandon marshall. >> don't be like me and almost forget your jacket this morning >> oh, no way! >> we haven't really needed one in the last several months. you'll ronald reagan, once you step out, that cold air is going -- you'll a freeze warning is still in effect for most of the area until 9:00 a.m., also advisory for cedar and washington county until 9:00 as well. currently in cedar rapids, 31 degrees, the coolest we've seen since the middle of may. winds are around the northwest at seven miles per hour. temperatures area wide, charles city 28, iowa city at 35. winds pretty calm, and they will be light as we head through the afternoon hours. not much to show on satellite and radar, just a few high clouds. we'll keep the sunshine in the forecast through today, as you can see your 12-hour temperature trend. the sun will be a little bit so your forecast, mostly sunny, cool and calm. a nice fall day. readings will be in the middle to upper 50s, no

cbs 2 news political reporter and host of 'iowa in focus' kevin barry joins us now in the newsroom with the instant reaction to off, kevin? tonight -- mike pence and tim kaine are touching on everything from russia to donald trump's taxes to how trustworthy hillary clinton really is. is.while donald trump came into the presidential race with plenty of reality t-v fame -- and hillary clinton spent a lot of time talking about controversies with her email and benghzi -- both v-p and mostly respected -- histories as covernors -- and in congress from their home states.in the hours before the debate -- they said they wanted to get to talk a little bit about their personal political histories -- but their main job tonight is to defend the top of the ticket. "six times tonight, i've said to governor pence i can't imagine how you defend your runningmate's position on one issue or the next and all six times he's refused to defend his runningmate.don't put words in my to defend him, most of what you're saying is completely false and i'm happy to defend t. that.later on -- the two v-p picks did get

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period.cbs 2 news political reporter and host of iowa in focus kevin barry barryexplains how part of that push still means they're answering for their shortcomings. this morning -- senator chuck grassley was joined by senator joni ernst -- and west virginia senator shelley moore . capito.senator capito previously said that donald trump should re-examine his candidacy after the 2005 tapes were released -- where trump talked about potentially sexually assulting women. asking trump to re-examine his 2016 run seemed stronger than what all of iowa's republicans elected to federal office had said -- but today -- senator capito was clear that she was i'm from a state that has been crushed by the president's agenda and we have a candidate in hillary clinton who plans to double down on the president's policies. i cannot have hillary clinton as the president of the united states. states.but down in iowa city -- hillary clinton surrogate -- and actress amber tamblyn disagrees.she was encouraging young voters to cast their is president of the united states. >>> and io clinton surrogate said that

kevin barry joins us to explain how this is changing the course of the campaign. >> reporter: it started first thing this morning when chris schwartz woke up and saw his lawn signs had been vandalized outside of his home overnight. he is the only democratic in the only gay person running for black hawk county supervisor in waterloo. most of the damage was spray- painted signs. you can see the video where they are damaged. there is one side with an anti- gay slur and we are blurring it out. and also a bible verse painted on his door. that verse eight gay people people love our record of service. we've served this community for a nubmer of to help establish cedar valley . pridefest.chris says in the past few weeks -- he's been getting attacked online by a facebook group called cedar valley patriots for christ. they've been speaking out against his support for gay rights issues -- and publicly backing his three republican opponents.today -- the leader of that group told the waterloo cedar falls courier that he thinks schwartz facebook post -- the groups says they'll help pay for the damage

kevin barry is in the newsroom tonight with how i last minute press conference affected the debate before started. truck before donald trump in hillary clinton to the debate stage at washington university in saint. louis i donald trump was trying to mitigate some of the effect released from to specify. on those tapes uses very lewd language and inappropriate language start what howie be able to sexually abuse send to some say, sexually assault someone at all because he is a celebrity. he invited four women who had various run-ins with both hillary and bill clinton over the years to a press conference before this debate talk about how they were mistreated by the clintons. the trump campaign had told members of the press that were that it was meant to be a photo op to show trump's debate prep. once the debate started it was cnn anderson's cooper's first question. >> you brag you sexually assaulted women, do understand that? >> i did not say that period do not think you understood what was said. this was locker room talk. i was not proud of it. i apologize to my family and to the american pe

umsa2016on le kevin barry, fox 28 news. the creepy own azhas now inspired a new slogan for the iowa department of transportation. if you traveled on area intates toy obably saw "don be a slow down." the national traffisaty ti port beors arbehind at ledeadly crashes every year find urlfndhe wh anoth iver is acting agressively - the d-o-t warns to stay calm, let them pass, anonour own driving. if you're looking for a clown mask for ee yot find one at target. the retail clown masks from their shelves and online. that's due to the negetive attention clowns have been receiving the past few months. cedar rapids public satygreg elow says there ha en no credible threats or intances of violence here in cedar time for weather first chief terry swails, it's starting to feel normal again outside. if you didn't expect to see pp e top oing smo o pfewa uil applebee's usda choice top sirloin isn't just a top choice c.ut o r unr 1t appl nt, wood fired grilled steak. foa isn't just a top choice c.ut o r unr 1t only at applebee's. . >>> when

.>> kevin barry joins us now to explain how one special group of eastern iowans as pitching in long after the waters have gone down.>> dozens of people come from all of the work to resettle the hawkeye state. we met with one group to help those after the flight. inside a small storefront on cedar rapids northwest side, skilled fingers toil away while foreign conversation fights the sound of sewing machines. extra escaped hardships most people in eastern iowa will never know. the crew, african -- african women and power gives them a helping hand picked the backs of necklaces to make cell for $20-$30 creating a source of income.>> we do not stay home. >> the 2016 flood down in cedar rapids with a lot of sandbags. derek siddell is in the inactive club. >> it popped into my mind and we are out there working getting the sandbags are in for the flood. >> they figured the water did not get to why they would be plenty of bags left untouched. helen armstrong is the director for african ministries and leads african women empowered. recycled. the piece we import from africa, many of them are hundred

voters.at the same time, cbs 2 news political reporter kevin barry explains how howdown ballot candidates are trying to shape the political make up of congress. in 2014 -- democrats lost their majority in the senate -- and one of the biggest tasks for the party is to try and take it back. back.iowa senator chuck grassley is on the other side of that fight -- after he judiciary committee when republicans took over.he says all this talk about democrats taking the white house -- and senate is premature. "24 republicans up, only 10 democrat seats up so we've been working real hard for a year but we're going to maintain control of the united states senate -- maybe by a tighter margin.." margin.."but a lot of people are looking to ohio senator moderate republican in a swing state -- in an election cycle where outsiders are doing best. iowa senator joni ernst says that's a sign that republicans can make out better than most peopel think. "because he has demonstrated the hard work for his constitutents, they recognize that and they want him to the hard work for his constituents they recognize tha

kevin barry has been tracking the story all day. he has the latest now from the democrat -- and only openly gay person running for black hawk county supervisor.he says so far -- the race involving

experts to predict.halloween typically chooses the right winner.but cbs 2 news political reporter kevin barry explains how this year - is throwing off that unofficial prediction too. too. when hillary clinton and donald trump held dueling rallies on either side of the it was just 11 days until election day. day.it was just three days away from one of the biggest days of kimberly cowger's year. she is one of the owners of balloons ectera. ectera.so we prepared for that. we made sure we ordered plenty of trump wigs and masks and plenty of hillary wigs and masks.they double as a ?very unofficial polling place.she says usually -- the who's mask sells the most -- wins the election just a few days later.in 2012 -- president obama won kim's poll -- and the right to stay in the white house. house.we actually have a few romney masks left -- that nobody wants to buy anymore. even with all the hype around the 2016 race -- neither clinton nor trump hold a big around the 2016 race neither clinton nor trump . >> oddly enough the only mass we've sold out of this year is halloween costume or mask sold the mo

group of women in cedar rapids is pitching in - long after the waters have gown down.cbs 2 news kevin barry sat down with them - each one with a stitch and a story. story. inside a small storefront on cedar rapids' northwest side... side...skilled fingers toil away while foreign conversation... ...fights the sounds of sewing . machines.some people when they see us here they don't kow why students? are they visitors? immaculee and the women working next to her escaped hardships most people in eastern iowa will never know. know.we are refugee's -- we fled our country because of war.the group -- african women empowered -- gives them a helping hand.the bags and necklaces they normally make sell for 20-30 dollars -- creating a source of income. income.we dont stay home and we get annoyed in the home sitting on the couch like potatothe 2016 flood waters went down in cedar rapids after causing a little damage -- but leaving a lot of sandbags.derek siddel is in mount mercy's enactus club -- the idea poppped into mind when we were out there getting the sandbags for the flood. they figured if the wat

welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry. barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. new poll numbers are out now - after the release late last week of a videotape showing republican presidential nominee donald trump talking about taking sexually aggressive actions towards wome. women.the video was recorded 11-years ago and led to a quick condemnation from most re. republicans.new poll numbers now show democrat hillary clinton taking a double digit lead over trump.it represents clinton's biggest lead over the republican nominee in months. donald trump hit the campaign trail last night - warning his supporters to keep a close eye on the election. election."we have to make sure we're protected. that vote counts are 100%. but i hear there horror showswe have to make sure this election isn't stolen from us and taken away from us." i hear that. we have to make sure that this and is not taken away. >> donald trump reap heated is clean that the election might be lost due to voter fraud, despite studies showing there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud. >>> paul ryan tol

group of women in cedar rapids is pitching in - long after the waters have gown down.cbs 2 news kevin barry with a stitch and a story. story. inside a small storefront on cedar rapids' northwest side... side...skilled fingers toil away while foreign conversation... ...fights the sounds of sewing . machines.some people when they see us here they don't kow why we are here? are they students? are they visitors? immaculee and the women working next to her escaped hardships most p eastern iowa will never know. know.we are refugee's -- we fled our country because of war.the group -- african women empowered -- gives them a helping hand.the bags and necklaces they normally make sell for 20-30 dollars -- creating a source of income. income.we dont stay home and we get annoyed in the home sitting on the couch like couch potato potatothe 2016 flood waters went down in cedar rapids after causing a little damage sandbags.derek siddel is in mount mercy's enactus club -- the idea poppped into mind when we were out there getting the sandbags for the flood. they figured if the water didn't get too high -- t

.>>> welcome to cbs news i am kevin barry >>> i am kelly let's check in with justin. >>> cloudy skies and more but we have more rain in the forecast this afternoon. some of you will see rain this morning. 66 degrees at 10 am. mid to upper 70s this afternoon for most of the viewing area. butts go into johnson county where we can see a few showers to solve of iowa city this morning. more rain down around wapello. cedar rapids is dry and mostly cloudy. 59 degrees. 51 degrees in waterloo, 62 iowa city, 57 interview. the winds are about 4 to 8 miles per hour this morning. there, but they will increase their odds southwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour.>> there's the rate on the local radar. was look will still it more rain chances later this afternoon and evening in some heavy rains overnight tonight. about an inch or so. 72 degrees at noon. full forecasts including what the plan for the weekend coming up in about 10 minutes.>>> it has been more than a week now since the cedar river started to go down in recovery continues in a court or. six rosa cedar rapids are still leaders tell cbs that th

i'm kevin barry. >> i'm kelly d'ambrosio. let's check in on our weather now with brandon marshall. >> don't be like me and almost forget your jacket this morning >> oh, no way! >> we haven't really needed one in the last several months. you'll ronald reagan, once you step out, that cold air is going -- you'll a freeze warning is still in effect for most of the area until 9:00 a.m., also advisory for cedar and washington county until 9:00 as well. currently in cedar rapids, 31 degrees, the coolest we've seen since the middle of may. winds are around the northwest at seven miles per hour. temperatures area wide, charles city 28, iowa city at 35. winds pretty calm, and they will be light as we head through the afternoon hours. not much to show on satellite and radar, just a few high clouds. we'll keep the sunshine in the forecast through today, as you can see your 12-hour temperature trend. the sun will be a little bit

i'm kevin barry. >> i'm kelly. we're checking in on our weather now. justin roberts, good morning. >> good morning. kind of a cool start to the day

i am kevin barry. start off with a check with our forecast with justin roberts. justin, we have a windy day here today in the core door and had for us. >> the northwest win is 15 to 25. the temps are noticeably different from yesterday. take a look at where we are headed. is 51 degrees this hour. we will continue to drop to the upper 40s and 50s before the sun then we will warm to about 60. there is the doppler radar. it is a quiet go of it. we did have scoured shower this morning and their whining away to the forecast and plenty of lightning and thunder last night. that has moved out. here is a live look as we move the camera out to the west. it is 47 degrees right now. the wind is out of the northwest by 15. it is 49 in iowa city is 50 and dubuque. is cooler than yesterday morning. there are your wins in their 10 to 20 miles per hour. they will gusts as high as 25 today. there is the cloud cover on the satellite radar. let me show you the state wide radar. you can see the clearing line creeping and. there is clear skies to the north and west. clouds are here in

my brother's name is kevin barry, so he would have to recite barry and i would have to recite things,ou know, at the time, a lot of it seemed kind of corny but as you get older, and now the nation is obsessed with finding out things, as you get older, you realize it is really nice to know everything about your roots and to have a warm feeling that ancestry can get you. mr. lamb: that is something that you wrote about in your book. you have some fresh stuff and we will talk about that. here's something you write about and i want you to explain this portrait to the audience. [laughter] ms. dowd: right. that was such a weird story. so what was the guy's name, nelson sparks? mr. lamb: nelson chang. ms. dowd: yes, he recently died. he was given a commission to do an official portrait for bill clinton, and for his own

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one senate race that might be an early indicator of how the nation will vote.kevin barry -- fox be sure to join kevin for "iowa in focus" this week.he's sitting down with one of the democrats fighting to give northeast iowa back to the democrats in the house of representatives.catch iowa in focus every sunday morning at 9:30 - right here on fox 28. next on the fox 28 news at nine -- --we take you to the tiny town of winterset, now home to a collection of memorbilla and history behind one of the most iconic actors of all time.see for yourself as we go road trippin to the home of the live, if you're looking for a halloween costume on a budget, have you ever thought about checking out a second hand shop?we get creative with costumes from goodwill. that's tomorrow at 7am. all during the month of october - we're taking you on taking you on the best weekend getaways for the fall season. >>> matt hamel takes you road tripping to the one time biggest stars in hollywood in winterset iowa. >> reporter: this is the one and only john wayne museum, this is the only wayne museum in the world. >> it wasn't until he