world.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee tells us about the impact it aims to have. have. steffi ll in: the grand opening of the largest cellulosic ethanol plant here in nevada could mean a lot for the agricultural industry, but could also mean a lot for the political outlook in 2016. ethanol supporters say the face of climate change is shifting - and starts with reducing dependencncon oil.the grand opening of the new dupont cellulosic plant will show iowa is at the forefront of cleaner fuels.this slant will use a six step process and use corn products to produce the energy source. dupont's numbers show seven bales are harvested every year and each bale qill produce 43 gallons of fuel.governor terry branstad and former lieutenant governor patty judge say this energy revolution is an important topic for presidential candidates coming to t hawkeye state.take sot: sot:"ethanol production today y is much more efficient and less energy consumption and less water consumption and more bioproducts." bioproducts." "this is going to be an important part of the election - we are going

covering the corridor cr, steffi lee, cbs 2 news live at five. coming up on live at 5...a car for just one-buck? it's happening! and you can help choose the winner. winner.meanwhile, this is a live look over i-380 near north liberty as drivers head home tonight, look at those beautiful fall colors. more live at five in just two the republicans finally admit it. >>"republican kevin mccarthy saying ...the committee investigating benghazi and clinton's emails was created to destroy her candidacy..." "everybody thought hillary clinton was unbeatable, right? but we put together a benghazi special committee... what are her numbers today?" republicans have spent millions attacking hillary... ...because she's fighting for everything they oppose... ...from affordable health care. ...to equal pay... she'll never stop fighting for you. and the republicans know it. great news for iowa's unemployment rate.it's dropped to three point six percent - that's a lot lower than the national average. and many trending tonight, the country is cheering for julia. julia

steffi lee, cbs 2 news. this plant openincomes at a time where ethanol is still a heavily bated topic.there have been several efforts to repeal the renewable fuel standard through congress. today, cbs 2 news got to be part of something really special. a local siness gave away a car right here at broadcast park, to a woman who truly deserves it. cbs 2 news reporter joy howe is live outside on our patio tonight, where it all happened. each year, jim anderson from anderson automotive picks somebody in his community, who could use a hand - and gives them a car for just one dollar. this year, it wasn't a surprise, , because the woman was nominated by so many people, nobody could keep it a secret. but that didn't stop her from having what she calls "the best day of her life." ((nats)) "jim i'm so happy, thank you so much!" when rita showed up to r station, she already knew why she was here. she'd seen the story we ran last friday about anderson automotive giving away a car once again for its wheels to prosper prog

tonight.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee... lee...is live right now at the u-s cellular center in cedar rapids to give us a preview of what you can't miss. miss. kevin and kelly - you know those shows you see that leave you in awe? this circus beats all of that - and we're told you'll be amazed by stunts you've never seen before. before.the show starts tonight at 7 here at the cell center - and anyone who has a ticket gets to come in an hour earlier to get autographs and see all the excitement up live in .downtown cedar rapids, steffi lee, cbs 2 news. news.thanks, steffi.this is the last year that ringling brothers will have elephants in their show. show.be sure to tune in tonight for our coverage of how circus owners are responding to customersa&and the growing cost of fighting what they call "anti- circus" and "anti- elephant" laws across the country.this all comes after videos released a few years ago that animal rights groups say shows abuse towards the elephants. it's and you're watching cbs 2 this morning... morning...com

between shellsbubu and urbana.that's the same place where david miller lives.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee spoke with withtwo of miller's neighbors, one of whom is both a victim and a witness. i'm glad i didn't get him out of the truck - i don't know what would've happened.justin varner says it was david miller's tight grip that stopped him from getting his truck back early sunday morning - before it became a mangled mess.i heard it fire up in the driveway and i instantly just jumped up - that's my truckpolice say miller is responsible for stealing and shattering varner's truck.varnererays that morning, his neighbor acted erratically and had bloodied armshe was stuttering through his wordsfore he drove off - eventually smashing it into this crane on a road closed f because of a little leary - you don't expect that in a small town." that's a block away from where chris relf says her white ford pickup was stolen.n.police haven't confirmed if miller took the white truck.varner said he and his friends regrouped later that day, to discuss his stolen truck - and crossed a bloody trail.that's s w

steffi lee, fox 28 news. if you'd like to help fix their field, we've put up a link on our website. tonight, there is a big event happening in des moines.s. moineseshe iowa democratic party's jefferson jackson dinner is considered by many to be the traditional kickoff leading up to the february first iowa caucuses.this is a live loofrom that event.not only is it a time for the candidates to do some big fundraising, but also to make their case to thousands of supporters lined up to see "this election is so important, particularly for young people, really is about your future, got to build on the progress that president obama made nn let republicans rip it away." away."bill clinton is also there.he says it's time for men to knock down m gender barrier in the white house.he wants to be the f fst male presidential spouse. // katy perry music // //it is a rock star event - for democrats - - and bill and hillary clintnt - areret the only head - liners.an actual - rock* and pop - star - kary - perry - flew in - as the entertainment.she roared onto the stage - in a white - gown - late this

steffi lee, fox 28 news. it turned out tl be - a perfect - fall day - - for enjoying - - all ththcolors ong the rivers - and bluffs - - in the corridor. corridor.meteorologist - jeff kennedy - is here to see if we can enjoy - - at least one more day - - in that deadly - crash - during yesteteay's home-coming parade - at oklahoma state university - is hitting home - for a cedar rapids - man. man.lester - schmitz - - says his brother - leo - - is among those - - critically - injured - - when a car - plowed - into ththcrowd..we spoke to lester - just a short time ago - on the phone - - as he travels to comfort his brother - - in oklahoma. "his wo legs were crushed from the accident so o ey have him in a medically-iuced touch and go and we're just playing each day as it goes." goes."lester tells us - they don't know if his brother - has any brain damage.he says - leo - lives near still-water - and his step- son - graduated from - o-s-u. for the first time tonight - we're hearing fromompeople - who saw - that adly

covering the corridor in iowa city, steffi lee, fox 28 news. the cure for cancer is still a long ways awayay away.next on the fox 28 news at nine, an exclusive report on the man trying to get us closer to that cure, one billion dollars at a time. time.and later, it's now or never as the high school football regular season comes to an end.get your first highlights of the night -- continues. if you think storm damage is the only cost of climatetehange, think again. from the rising price of food to higher insurance rates for homes and businesses, the economic damage will only get worse. but with american-made cleam energy, we can save money on electricity and spur innovation to create new businesses and jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? dear future, sailed through that diaper stage, learned to walk, and i'm reading like a thirh-grader. but now it's time to go out into the world. and from what i hear, it's not all toys and games out there. will you look out for me, future? the marathon house select beng

covering the corridor in cr, steffi lee, cbs 2 news live at five. from the real elephants to the political ones.a new poll out tonight shows for the first time in months, we have a new leader in the republican race for president here in iowa. iowa.and that tops tonight's vote 2016 coverage. coverage.take a look at the new qunnipiac numbers. is now on top withth8-percent. that's a full eight points ahead of former frontrunner donald trump.also of note, a big jump in support for florida senator marco rubub, he's now in third in iowa with 13-percent. apparently ,the donald did not take kindly to slipping to second in iowa. iowa.this statement came from trump's official twitter account.it reads, ben carson now leading in the polls in iowa.too much monsanto in the corn creates issues in the brain? brain?the tweet was later deleted.and a new one was posted ying, the young intern who accidentally did a retweet apologizes. tomorrow, pollsters will release new numbers in the race for the democratic nomination.we'e' have those numbers for you first thing tomo

that was steffi lee reporting. by the way, the kernels 2016 campaign begins at veteran memorial on april 7th. child health experts want the government to step up to the plate in the fight against smoking. smoking.next on the fox 28 news at nine, the drastic steps some are calling for to curb the number of kids who pick up the unhealthy habit. pick up some new gadgets.from television to o smartphone, , even smart watches, we'll show you if you think we can grow our economy while ignoring climate change, think again. america'a' most innovative companies are already moving to clean energy using existing technology to improve their bottom line. now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and cbeate millions of new jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. turning now to tonight's business report... report...// closing bell (ringing) // //little movement for the markets as investors begin to retreat ba to less speculative investstnts. vestments.the dow slipped

kids.all it takes is 30 minutes to share a favorite story with a classroom of children.cbs 2 news' steffi lee did her part this morning at saint joseph's justin checks in now with your cbs 2 'weather first' forecast. shows what's ahead for the next hoursa&- mow a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama&- a bit of fog in the area this morninga&-temperatures around the areaa&- taking a look at regional temperatures we see highs are mild all around iowa - the regional satellite/radar is keeping conditions quiet - let's move ahead in time by surface mapa&- moving into a closer view with our 'predictor' forecast we see today's forecast features clear skies & cooler temperatures- it's always a sunny day on seasame street. street.for years the tv show has been teaching kids and now they're trying to help out with bullying by educating kids on differences.the "amazing in all children" " initiative is giving resources to families and teachers to showing that kids with autism are not as different as some may believe.they've created a character named julia who has autism and elmo teaches

steffi lee,bs news live at five. an iowa teen is safe tonight after an amber alert prompted a massive search. an alert was issued this weekend for 13-year-old paige johnstone of ottumwa poli telllls 19-yeaear-old kevin too-ala ramirez wanted to take her to florida but authorities in georgia spotted him first and took him into custody. ramirez now faces charges of stealing and enticing a minor. the governor is creating a new division after the f-b-i admitted to serious mistakes in some of it's testimony.the cases involved hair comparison analysis. now - the "wrongful conviction division" will partner with state organizations to find out whether *similar errors were used in iowa cases. if i turns out they were, the new team will explore legal options such as post- conviction relief for prisoners. into a crowd of people at oklahoma state university on saturday is being held on a one million dollar bond.adacia chambers will also undergo a psychological exam. chambers is charged with second degree murder in the deaths of

iowa.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee brings us their perspective. perspective.karen, today's conversation with the university of iowa... public policy center sent a message no iowa stutunt should be turned away from t t growing opportunities in the sciences.with more student interest in these fields, several teachers say rural stricts need to get creative so they can build on is pontial. potential. donna forsyth loved hearing om her student who volunteered for a local dentist in charles city. city. "he called me and he said guess what, i know what i want to be when i grow up."she says that's one example of the hands on activities her sciences "we have so many businenees and so many people that are willing to open their doors and provide these opportunities and that doesn't cost us anything."e and other educational professionals say declining enrollment and school mergers $& in rural iowa continue to present challenge to students in science e d math fields.but when one door closes, another one opens. opens. "i think one of the nice things about rural

continue following this story and bring you the latest updates.covering the corridor in benton county, steffi lee, cbs 2 news. cedar rapids police say officers faceded man with a gun during a r rbery investigation this weekend. weekend.a person who claims they were robbed by 21-year-old travonte hughes told police they saw him inside a barber shop saturday afternoon.officers say when they entered the business, hughes w w pointing a gun at them.eventually, they were able to wrestle hughes to the ground and arrested him.they say they also found a loaded now faces several charges and is wanted on a warrant out of chicago. governor branstad is creating a new - special - state agency to focus on identifying possible wrongful convictions. convictions.itill focus on cases that ed hair comparison analysis--something the state's public defender now considers so called junk science.earlier this year, the justice department admitted that several of its examiners in the f-b-i's microscopic hair unit gave flawed testimony, because e errors. counterfeit bills have been showing up at several dubuque area busine

corridor.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee is live at bloomsbury farms to take you behind the scary scenes. karen - this friday and saturday will be your last two chances to check out this haunted operation bloomsbury farm puts on.i'm joined now by of making sure this operation goes smoothly.- corn maze curtain chaos and the slaughterhouse are indoors, while the haunted cornfield- had a chance to take a tour of curtain chaos and the slaughterhouse - totally worth it. take a look. look. "i've had women come through claiming they've peed."with a name like scream acres... acres..."it's a blast."you shld only enter at your own risk. risk. "i go at them - sometimes i scream, sometimes i come up and stand over them and don't say a word and that'll freak them out just as much as screaming and yelling." because every spooky, dark corner... corner..."it's really fun if you can make somebody cry" causes your heart to race... race... "is someone going to pop out - i'm not sure - scream"and leaves you wondering if you'll make it out alive. alive. "it's almost an all-year process for the haunt because

iowa.cbs 2 news reporte steffi lee brings us their rspective on how to overcome chchlenges they often face. karen, today's conversation with the university of iowa public policy center st a message - iowa student should be urned away from the growing opportunities in the sciences. sciences.but with less funding, declining enrollment, and school ergers in rural iowa, school leaders say they need to work around that. several statewide and national education professionals said hools c partner withocal businesses - such as hospitals and police departments.they y job shadow opoprtunities come at no co and building this relationship means students c boost their skills right from home. districts can also work together. "pairing with different faculty members, teaers, fromdifferent districts - i think one e the nice things about rural districts is there tends to be a see of coaboration even across district lines." lines."teachers who work in math and science departments their ideas rough twitter. some of those hashtags are #balance stem and #iowa em equity.steffi lee, cbs 2 news. the emerald

reporter steffi lee shows us what the university of iowa heart and vascular hospital hospitalcenter is able to provide. provide. - dr. phillip horwitz with the university of iowa's heart and vascular center says nearly 3 million amamicans struggle with an irregular heartbeat that often leads to strokes. but his hospital is now is the first in our state to soon have a non-surgical procedure to lower the risk. risk. "it basically has a polyester fabric"in the palm of dr. horwitz's hand - is a tiny device... device... "slows the blood flow"that doctors say will reduce the risk of stroke in adults who have an irregular heartbeat. hehetbeat. "one of the problems that atrial fibrilation is that little clots can form. in the upper chambers of the heart."dr. horwitz says blood thinners often reduce the risk of stroke when those clots break loose/////and go up to the brain. brain. "however, they require a lot of monitoring, frequent blood draws and they increase the risk of bleeding, particularly if people have active lifestyles or have hazardous occupatons."he says using this watchman device t

team.but as cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee shows us they have a solution to fix that problem. head coach scott bruni says the last time they made renovations to the warriors baseball field was in 2007.now he struggles to teach his junior warriors and high school warriors the proper mechanics because the layout of his field justsn't right t anymore.so today, warriors baseball launched their fix the field campaign. campaign. washington high school baseball coach scott brune says the team's diamond.. diamond.. "upgrade the playing surface"needs a facelift and extra playing space. space. "you can see dhe depression and the divets and the unsafe playing surface." that makes these warriors struggle. struggle. "as a catcher i've taken lots of balls that have not bounced the have not balls that taken lots of catcher i've "as a catcher i've taken ts of balls that have not y that i thought thehewere going to bounce." bounce." "we had a kid tear his acl going from the dropoff to the infield to the outfield." outfield." "the grass between infield and outfield sort of dips down."players al

treatment.cbs 2 - news reporter - steffi - lee - - is here - with the alternatives. matt, i spoke with one local doctor who says there continues to be a debate on how effective mammograms are. dr. matthew dietz says they've been hailed as a way to detect breast cancer.but he says it poses certain problems and you can't place a one size fits all method on breast cancer. cancer. "there's that miscommunicati on"doctor matthew dietz with discover health chiropractic in cedar rapids says the norm for detecting breast cancer might not be the best option. option."there's a ton of miscommunication ?and misinformation out there for women because they don't know where to turn, what's the right thing to do."he says for many women - they're told right thing to do. do."mammograms do expose you to radiation, and high amounts of radiation - a thousand times of what a chest x-ray would be."and says while they've been effective over the years, the conversation needs to change. change. "radiation causes cancer. so we're using a test that causes cancer to detect cancer - see the proble

outside.cbs news reporter steffi lee continues to track developments and is livivght now with the latest information. that's right - this bloeked off area behind me where neighbors found the woman lying face down is actually david miller's driveway. after speaking with police, he's charged with stealalg a truck k from his neighbors, but police say circumstances show he could be tied to the woman's death. death. i'm glad i didn't get him out of the truck - i don't know what would've happened.justin varner says i iwas davivi miller's tight grip that stopped him from getting his truck back early sunday morning - before it became a mangled mess. mess. i heard it fire up in

treatment.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee spoke with one local doctor who says there continues to be a debate on how effective mammograms are. "the's that miscommunicati on"doctor matthew dietz with discover health chiropractic in cedar rapids says the norm for detecting breast cancer might not be the best option. option."there's a ton of scommunication ?and misinformation out there for women because they don't know where to turn, what's the right thing to do."he says for many women - they're told receiving mammograms is the right thing to do. do."mammograms do expose you to radiation, and high amounts of radiation - a thousand times of what a chest x-ray would be."and says while they've been effective over the years, the conversation needs to change. change. "radiatioiocauses cancer. so we're using a test that causes cancer to detect cancer - see the problem there?"he and many doctors nationwide say mammograms sometimes lead to false positives - and trying to identify anything hat's detected could lead to overtreatment. ."a lot of times that's actually causing more cancer than necessa

sscreaming screamingthat was cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee getting a sneak peak of one of the spookiest haunted attractions in the corridor.it's the last weekend to check out scream acres at bloomsbury farm in atkins.this year, they have three different attractions - 2 haunted houses and a haunted corn field. visitors say it's their best yet. "we're building the characters up more - giving them more layers - so the character tells the story." story."scream acres is open from 7 til 11 tonight and tomorrow night. all week, all week, we've been asking for pictures of your kids and pets dressed up for halloween. we have a link on our facebook page - make sure to tune into live at 5's halloweek for the chance to see your picture on the show! and we'll be sharing them monday on cbs2 this morning and fox28 morning live! good morning again, thanks for waking up with cbs 2 this morning... morning...it's right now on this morning! morning! if you feel something in the air this morning, there's no need to worry.it's just a little thing called "soccer fever!" fever!"the cedar rapids rampage will pl

lives.fox 28 news reporter steffi lee spoke with two of millll's neighbors,s,ne of whom is both a victim and a witness. i'm glad i didn't get him out of the truck - i don't know what would've happened.justin varner says it was david miller's tight grip that stopped him from getting his truck back early sunday morning - before it became a mangled mess.i heard it fire up in the driveway and i instantly just jumped up - that's my truckpolice say miller is responsible for stealing and shattering varner's truck.varner says that morning, his neighbor acted erratically and had bloodied armshe was stuttering through his wordsbefore he drove off - eventually a road closed off because of construction a mile away.it's a little leary - you don't expect that in a small town." thth's a block ay from where chririrelf says her white ford pickup was stolen.police haven't confirmed if miller took the white truck.varner said he and his friends regrouped later that day, to discuss his s olen truck - and crossed a bloody trail.that's ere we discovered her laying down.a shocking scene - now covered by crime t

sscreaming screamingthat was cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee getting a sneak peak of one of the spookiest haunted attractions in the corrdior.it's the last weekend to check out scream acres at bloomsbury farm in atkins.this year, they have three different attractions - 2 haunted houses and a haunted corn field. those there say it's their best yet. "we're building the characters up more - giving them more layers - so the character tells the story." story."scream acres is open from 7 til 11 tomorrow and saturday night. that is cbs 2 news ten at ten -- the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather first forecast in the first ten minutes. minutes.but we are just getting started.coming up... up...the member of the cedar rapids kernels that's been if you think we can grow our economy while ignoring climate change, think again. america's most innovative companies are already moving to clean energy using existing technology to improve their bottom line. now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and create millions of new jobs. it all starts

steffi lee, cbs 2 news. news.thanks, steffi.this is the last year that ringling brothers will have elephants in their show.be sure to tune in tonight for our coverage of how circus owners are responding to customersa&and the growing cost of fighting what they call "anti- circus" and "anti- elephant" laws across the country.this all comes after videos released a few years ago that animal rights groups say shows abuse it's now on this morning. morning.coming up next... next...the way one veteran is closest companions. ck -- it's now we're taking a look at your_______ a wyoming a wyoming veteran lost his partner in combat, after a bicyclist shot him. him.alexandra lehnert spoke with the vet about his loss and about how he's hoping to honor the dog who saved so many lives. lives. major mike spent two tours in iraq.. sniffing for explosives, chasing enemy combatants, and saving the lives of fellow soldiers only to be shot and killed at his home in powell wyoming..(sgt. matthew bessler, army veteran) "i lost a gre