stephanie johnson, cbs2 news. cbs-2 news connects with the corridor.call us with your story tips at 1-800-222-kganor email us at news at cbs2iowa.comor connect with us i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she's a slob. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat chested is very hard to be a 10. does she have a good body? no. does she have a fat [expletive]? absolutely. do you treat women with respect? losing a loved one is full of different feelings, now a houston mom is hoping to help comfort families through the grieving process.grace white has the story from houston. houston. >>> welcome back. losing a loved one is full of different feelings. houston mom is hoping to help comfort families through the grieving process. grace white has the story from houston. >> it is the attention to detail. and the story behind the fabric. >> it caught her >> out of her home, she makes memory bears for family the idea... when she found herself in the same shoes. danielle

visitors can enjoy a discounted rate while the museum is architecture.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live in iowa city building is reaching new heights.stephanie? stephanie?well, jenee--the original visual arts building was damaged by the floods of oh eight so the university had to construct a new building and just take a look at it. it. the building cost seventy- seven million dollars to build. it took more than a year to complete.the finished product comes with nine galleries.as we toured the building we saw unique spaces for students and staff. the studio division coordinator says light was critical to the architecture. "the light that comes through this building is qutiessal to for it's performance and art students education. light comes in through the center it comes through the outer part of the building and the quality of light that students are working with is important especially when they're working with clay." week their will be student expedition.each student's art will be on display for a week before being rotated.covering the corridor in iowa city stephanie johnson c

stephanie johnson is here to tell us more about this big and wet announcement. stephanie. >> jenee, we finally know where this huge waterpark will go. the park will be located near hawkeye downs. crews will break ground for the first of three phases of construction next spring. the park will cover more than 60,000 square feet of space. cedar bayou have a total of 13- 20 rides writing machine, and a lazy river. the ceo and owner of cedar bayou says the park will attract plenty of tourists. and will boost the economy. he also says providing family fun in the area was one of his main motivations to build the park. >> there is nothing indoor around here that is really big. i want something they can enjoy opporate and expand. park is planned to open until early 2018. stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. 3-d technology has been used that is awesome. >>> another thing awesome is 3d technology. it has been used in movies, television and video games. now, the high-tech visual will benefit local businesses. we see how that works. >> revolution realty team is jumping into the futu

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live in iowa, stephanie can you tell us about this campaign? >> reporter: well, i have the perfect person standing right next to me who can you tell you more, she is with the center of johnson county, how are you today, sarah. >> great. >> reporter: can you tell us about this project heal? >> so project holiday is in its 29th year, we give out holiday meals including turkey, chicken or choice of entree and all the pickings to local families who may not otherwise have a holiday meal. >> reporter: okay, so we are standing here in the warehouse area. as we all can see there is lots of food in here, how does the donated? >> the food in here today is a lot from scouting for food, so thanks to everyone who donated to that and it's also from table to table which is a food rescue organization here in johnson county. >> reporter: have any local businesses donated to this project? >> absolutely. so midwest one bank is our presenting sponsor for project holiday. and we have about 100 locations throughout the county that have our project holiday tags, if s

stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. news.thanks, stephanie. thanks, stephanie. it's and you're watching cbs 2 this morning... morning...and if you're in it's degrees. degrees.just ahead...the commical punishment from one friendly competition to raise money for veterans. ""just wanna see if my score" changed..you wanna check yours?" "scores don't change that much. i haven't changed." "oh really?" "it's girls'night. ah huh." "i love summer weddings!" "oh no." "yeah, maybe it is time. maybe i should check my credit score." "try credit karma. it's free." "oh woah. that's different." to get ready for hurricane matthew -- all disney properties in orlando closed their doors yesterday and at least for today too. too.that includes he - waterparks - disney springs - and espn's wild world sports complex.guests evacuated the resorts. the park websites includes a list of frequently asked questions for guests about policies concerning canceled reservations.disney rarely closes for weather. if you're planning to fly somewhere for christmas - now is the time to book your flight

stephanie johnson is live downtown right now with a preview for us. hello, stephanie.>> reporter: good morning. i am on the soccer field and it has been transformed all for how are you doing? >> good. i'm excited for the game tonight. >> ru? we're going to st. louis tonight and he used to play for them.>> yes. >> how are you feeling about that? >> a little nervous. i can see the old teammates and the guys i played and trade with with every day. i'm excited to go against them. it will be a good challenge of we can take care them. >> skinny secret moves >> it's going to have to go with the flow. i think we will be ready as a squad. we will be fine. >>: vivian playing soccer? >> i have been playing for 18 years. >> that is a long time. >> i have not stopped.>> i agree. i've changed my shoes because i want you to show me a couple of moves. every time a game is over, you invite families to come down to tricks. >> let's do it. we will pull the ball back. with the same foot, you'll pull across in the opposite what you will drag across in the go forward and sh

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is there now live. and, stephanie, you talked to some of our community about this. >>reporter: i did, jenee. and those racial slurs that the viewer found were found right here in the middle of this street as well as right here in two spots. now, these spots are located right behind the paramount theater and right next to the playground. and many people i spoke with were surprised that this is happening here in cedar rapids. kind of problem here."these words were etched in the middle of fourth avenue and second street. a viewer--who asked to remain annoymous --- says they noticed it within the last year, but nothing was done about it.sara 19;28;26 "i've never seen anything like that downtown."19;32;24 "personally i think it's disgusting." grady daniels junior is the co-founder for stop the violence and a representative for united in "whoever did this is a person who lacks intelligence probably not just about themselves but about themselves and the people surrounding them and probably doesn't realize how m

websites.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live at geonetric in cedar rapids. stephanie - tell us about this charity event. event. right now - the cedar rapids economic alliance allianceis searching for a new permanent president and c-e-o. this - following the resignation of dee baird back in april.they hope to find a replacement for baird by the end of this year. a new initiative will launch today in cedar rapids,it looks to give commuters more options. corridor-rides is one of four pilot programs throughout iowa - pushed by the state d-o-t. this one is a new vanpool program and a new ride- matching website that will give folks a way to find car-pooling options or biking and walking buddies in town. today a launch event starts at noon - at the newbo city market. one baseball team is celebrating this morning - after punching their ticket into the world series. series.the cleveland indians have secured their first wolrd series birth since 1997.they beat the toronto blue jays a-l-c-s - by a score of three to zero.they'll open up game one next tuesday in cleveland

stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. thanks stephanie - how do you feel about the principal's message to his students - we've received hundreds of comments - on the story we've posted on our facebook page. join the conversation right now - just search for cbs 2-iowa. the second president debate on viewership - reaching 66-and a half million people.that's about twenty percent fewer people that tuned into the first debate.some blame the "sunday night football" matchup between the packers and the giants.facebook crunched it's numbers and says it was the most talked-about debate ever for the site.it said some 20 million people were commenting, liking and sharing content about the debate. voters in iowa's second congressional district had a chance to hear the two candidates for that seat face off against each other.one of the biggest is about so far has been term limi. limits. "it wasn't deisgned to be a tenured instititon. it was desigend to protect our individual liberties.i think you make a good point about congressmen bein

and starts at 5 - all the proceeds benefit the district.covering the corridor in cedar rapids stephanie johnson cbs2 news. thanks stephanie - and there will be another event that support businesses that were affected by flood waters. tornadoes - mad modern - kickstand and bo macs were left out of the hesco barriers in the newbo district during the flood.their event starts at 11 a-m and features food, music and family activities. admission is - however much you would like to donate. ((nats of song)) song)) that is four star fate singing their new anthem -- rise above that they wrote the song during flood 2016.now -- they ar donated to flood relief by purchasing the song.the money has been given to the greater cedar rapids community foundation.the song is still available to download -- we've placed a link to it on our website - cbs 2 iowa dot com. the cedar rapids metro economic alliance -- is getting a new leader. leader.the group has hired current theatre cedar rapids executive director casey prince as its new downtown district executive director. director.prince will focus on development issue

covering the corridor stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. coralville is also installing permanent flood protection -- --after the devastating floods of oh-8.right now -- the city is building a three foot one of the last pieces of the city's flood defense system.it should be done by next year -- and it lets crews add temporary walls on top of the permanent structure.it will stretch from the first avenue bridge to where the creek meets the coralville strip. those were important locations at the corner of highway six and first avenue, the busiest intersection in johnson county and if we weren't able to protect that and the businesses weren't going to be able to come back, it would be a desolate place. place.hay-worth says crews are then they can get started on the wall next spring. cedar rapids has approved a contractor to remove sandbags from residential areas. areas.the 420 thousand dollar deal is with quality construction services. utilities director steve hershner expects pick up to start in the city's northwest neighborhood near ellis park

covering the corridor in cedar rapids stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. on friday - one of university of iowa's biggest comebacks explore. but today - we're going to give you a sneak peak. at 11 a-m - u-i officials are letting our cameras into the new voxman music building. flooding 8 years ago forced students and faculty out of the former building - but after years of planning and construction - the new space welcomed students this fall. the public music-filled dedication ceremony will begin at 4 on friday. hundreds of rapids will move from the edge of town - to the heart of it. it.digital marketing company hibu is moving from its "c" street southwest location to the town center building on third avenue southeast.the move transfers 650 jobs to the downtown district.the business - formerly known as yellow book - will make the move in may. there are several small operations also eyeing downtown cedar rapids.cbs 2 news reporter connor morgan shows us how the center of the overhaul. with two major floods in eight years - even city manager jeff pomeranz can s

stephanie johnson is live a in iowa city. she will explain to us what the board plans to talk about. stroke the board will meet here behind me at the service center center at 6 tonight, and there's a lot to talk about - including recent student test scores and what they say about the achievement gap. re minority students enrolled in the school district.according to numbers iowa city gives to the federal and state government---the average white middle school student has a four and ten chance of being in the advance category for reading and math. while black students on the other hand has a less than ten percent chance of being in that category. the district has been looking at these inequities and has several programs in the works to close this gap---including the new task force. also on the agenda for tonight's meeting - the board will discuss the new superintendent contract. again meeting will take place here at the professional development at the educational services center.covering the corridor in iowa city stephanie johns

rapids...cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live with reactions from the community - stephanie? jenee-- right now i'm standing behind the paramount theater - the racial slur was orginally transportation center is to my right, a playground is about fifty yards behind me, who knows how many people could have seen the slurs.people we spoke to were surprised to hear this happened. sara schobert 19;28;31 "i wouldn't expect that in cedar rapids. i've been to larger towns but we don't have that kind of problem here."these words were etched in the middle of fourth avenue and second street. a viewer--who asked to remain annoymous --- says they noticed it within the last year, but nothing was done about it.sara 19;28;26 that downtown."19;32;24 "personally i think it's disgusting." grady daniels junior is the co-founder for stop the violence and a representative for united in peace of iowa sot 19;32;32 "whoever did this is a person who lacks intelligence probably not just about themselves but about themselves and the people surrounding them and probably doesn't realize how many people may

.>>> the city market just a visited are excited to get back to work that is where stephanie johnson is life>> reporter: good morning. the market have a lot planned for the community including the celebration that will kick off at 5 pm. it will take place in the front it is all free. this is to help with led recovery. the event will have live -- music and local bands. activities for kids and so much more. the market opened yesterday. some businesses used this to best time to expand. all the stores are open to the public and happy ab the protection the city put in held very well. we did our part in protecting ourselves that are businesses work now we want to come back and show that everything is normal again.>> the market is operating on its regular schedule. this event is free.>> reporter: out here and take a lot of pictures and support the local businesses here in cedar rapids covering the corridor, this stephanie johnson.>> there is another event for the flood benefits. the event starts at 11 am and features family activities. admission is how much you would like >>> that is four-star

. >> stephanie johnson is in cedar johnson. where are you now? >> reporter: i'm heading to jackson elementary and soon a lot more kids will be walking and moving. the cedar rapids community school district is one of many districts taking part to support i was efforts to become a healthier state. all 99 counties will participate. jackson elementary and johnson stamp academy -- steam academy are among those walking. all the students from jackson elementary will take a group picture. this is a perfect opportunity for parents to teach their kids of the safety tips they need to get to school safely while walking. covering the corridor stephanie johnson cbs two news. >> this morning and iowa state university with thousands of dollars in donations were used at university pallets five the school's president on personal trips. an ap review of the billing record showed flights were used to take the president and his family members to attend a ncaa passed the ball tournament game. these trips of being observed damaging a small train. his other trips are all

covering the corridor in cedar rapids stephanie johnson cbs 2 on friday - one of university of iowa's biggest comebacks after the flood of 2008 will go on display for all to explore. but today - we're going to give you a sneak peak. at 11 a-m - u-i officials are letting our cameras into the new voxman music building. flooding 8 years ago forced students and faculty out of the former building - but after years of planning and construction - the new space welcomed students this fall. dedication ceremony will begin at 4 on friday. hundreds of workers in cedar rapids will move from the edge of town - to the heart of it. it.digital marketing company hibu is moving from its "c" street southwest location to the town center building on third avenue southeast.the move transfers 650 jobs to the downtown district.the business - formerly known as yellow book - will make the move in there are several small operations also eyeing downtown cedar rapids.cbs 2 news reporter connor morgan shows us how the center of the city -- --is undergoing a major overhau. overhaul. with two major floods in eight ye

district.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live in iowa city to explain what the board plans to talk about, stephanie? jenee---like you mentioned the board will be meeting right here at the education services center at 6 tonight, and there's a lot to talk about - including recent student test scores and what they say about the scores show a gap still remains between white and minority students enrolled in the school district.according to numbers iowa city gives to the federal and state government---the average white middle school student has a four and ten chance of being in the advance category for reading and math. while black students on the other hand has a less than ten percent chance of being in that category. the district has been looking at these inequities and has several programs in the works to close this gap---including the also on the agenda for tonight's meeting - the board will discuss the new superintendent contract. again meeting will take place here at the professional development at the educational services center.covering the corridor in iowa city stephanie j

in the newsroom - stephanie johnson - cbs 2 news. this morning -- we are learning more about why a man opened fire on police officers in palm springs, california -- killing two of them. them.john felix was arrested yesterday for the shooting on saturday.investigtors say the officers answered a family disturbance. the man's father told a neighbor his son was armed and -- in his words -- acting crazy -- and said he wanted to shoot police. authorities say the suspect has a long record of gang violence. "the unbearable loss is a loss to all of us in law enforcement and really all of us in this community. an attack on police officers doing their job is an attack on all of us." us."jose vega and leslet killed.vega was a 35-year veteran -- set to retire in december and officer zerebny just returned from maternity leave.late last night -- the palm springs community held a vigil for the officers. (nephew of officer vega) "i know he loved his job... this is so sad that somebody could take his life the way they did." did..."at the end -- candle

covering the corridor in cedar rapids stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. funeral arrangements are now set for the man killed by a train near alburnett. 44-year-old scott blackford died when a freight train hit his pickup sunday.a funeral service will be held at the linn county fair grounds tomorrow.a memorial fund is now set up for blackford's cbs 2 news continues to warn consumers about a growing threat in the corridor. corridor.modern day pick- pocketers now use technology to steal your cash. cash.police are warning citizens of "skimming".it's a device criminals put on card police are warning citizens of skinning, a device criminals put on card readers to snack credit card information. there typically found on atms and gas station card slots. one woman here says they became much more vigilant and take extra steps to protect themselves.>> way looked it up on what they look like so i'm sure you look crazy because we shake the heck out of the card readers.>>> law enforcement says if it feels loose at the indication something might be wrong. they encourage p

covering the corridor in cedar rapids stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. a developing story at iowa state university - thousands of dollars in donations were used to have university pilots fly the personal trips. trips.an a-p review of the billing records show flights were used to take president steven leath and his family members to attend an n-c- double-a basketball tournament game.leath's trips are being observed after he admitted to damaging i-s-u's small plane when coming home from a trip in north carolina.now -- his other trips are under review. iowa state says all the flights were justified. atkirkwood community college - school leaders helped to illustrate the scope of suicide. suicide.students placed 11- of the student services building.they represent the 11-hundred students who take their own lives in the u-s each year.suicide is now the leading cause of death among college students.the kirkwood chapter of a group called 'active minds' also wrote messages including 'you are not alone.' "i feel like a lot of people who struggle with mental illness

covering the corridor stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. coralville is also installing permanent flood protection -- --after the devastating floods of oh-8.right now -- the city is building a three foot permanent flood wall -- it's one of the last pieces of the city's flood defense system.it should be done by next temporary walls on top of the permanent structure.it will stretch from the first avenue bridge to where the creek meets the coralville strip. those were important locations at the corner of highway six and first avenue, the busiest intersection in johnson county and if we weren't able to protect that and the businesses weren't going to be able to come back, it would be a desolate place. place.hay-worth says crews are doing utility work right now. then they can get started on the wall next spring. cedar rapids has approved a from residential areas. areas.the 420 thousand dollar deal is with quality construction services. utilities director steve hershner expects pick up to start in the city's northwest neighborhood near ellis park.

. >> stephanie johnson is live in the czech village to tell us how they are struggling. >> reporter: for the business is behind me like line bridge cleaning up but getting people back into the door. city officials say during the flight these businesses took a financial hit when they were forced to shut down last week and now recovery means getting business back again. cedar rapids ron corbett is encouraging people to come down to these small businesses in the flood zone and help them get back on their feet. >> it is extremely critical. the small businesses do not have high margins in their business. one weeks of revenue can make or break not just a month but the quarter or the year. >> later today the mayor will announce the cr challenge. it will allow people to post picture of themselves supporting local businesses in the flood zone. the grand prize winner will be honorary mayor for the day. covering the corridor stefan -- stephanie johnson. >> even of the flood to not do major damage in downtown cder rapids it could still be a few businesses do not get water to the first floor but

covering the corridor in cedar rapids stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. iowa's u-s senators keep putting pressure on the prioritize flood ?protection money for cedar rapids. joni ernst and chuck grassley wrote a letter to the u-s army corps of engineers demanding answers. they want to know how the corps decides which projects to fund and -- how they decide the amount for each one. they say flood control projects in iowa are dropping on the totem poll and they should be dealt with sooner rather than later. both say the process by which budget items are prioritized is biased against smaller cities. federal money for cedar rapids has been approved -- but it hasn't been allocated. a new consumer alert to tell you about this morning - -samsung has now expanded its recall of the galaxy note 7 - in the u-s to replace ?all of it's replacement devices - they sent out after the first r. recall.those phones were thought to be safe after reports surfaced of phones catching on fire.the move comes after the company previously said they'd stop making the galaxy note 7.n

visited spots in cedar rapids is still closed due to flooding - even though it didn't suffer any 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 businesses inside of newbo 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 process of moving everything ?back in.the twenty-four independent retailers inside of the market--- also have to pass building and health inspections. the market and the city is doing everything to help them out. "we know that they are taking a huge financial hit so we went ahead and just waived the rent for the merchants here for the month of october. they basically lost a month of income so we felt that that was the least that we could do to help them out." reopen in mid october. when they do re-open, they plan to celebrate with a special - grand opening.we'

in the newsroom - stephanie johnson - cbs 2 news. this morning -- we are learning more about why a man opened fire on police officers in palm springs, california -- killing two of them. them.john felix was arrested yesterday for the shooting on officers answered a call for a family disturbance. the man's father told a neighbor his son was armed and -- in his words -- acting crazy -- and said he wanted to shoot police. authorities say the suspect has a long record of gang violence. "the unbearable loss is a loss to all of us in law enforcement and really all of us in this community. an attack on police officers doing their job is an attack on all of us." us."jose vega and leslet killed.vega was a 35-year veteran -- set to retire in december and officer zerebny just returned from maternity leave.late last night -- the palm springs community held a vigil for the officers. (nephew of officer vega) "i know he loved his job... this is so sad that somebody could take his life the way they did." did..."at the end -- candles were lit to honor

tenant.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live downtown with the details - announced just minutes ago. stephanie, what can you tell us? new details now - -about the shooting deaths of two people at a mobile home park in freeport. freeport.the winneshiek county sheriff's office says 55- shooting deaths of to -- two people at a mobile home park in freeport. the sheriff's office says 55-year- old year-old sarah szabo were both dead from gunshot wounds when the deputy arrived on the scene. the couple recently separated. officials tell cbs2 news they are not looking for any other suspects. the public is not in any danger. >>> we are just over three weeks away from election day. hillary clinton maintains a slightly over donald trump in the latest national polls. but that final presidential debate is this weekend could shake up the race. craig braswell has the latest >> donald trump took to twitter early this morning to complain about his falling poll numbers in the wake of sexual assault right -- accusations brought against him. he says they are 100% made up by women and pushed by the p

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 felt that was the least we could do to help them out. >> the market had planned to reopen in mid october. when thu do reopen, they plan to the xhounty. we will post all those details on our web site cbs2iowa.com. >> stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. >>> some work

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live at the geonetrics operation overnight. overnight.stephanie? ea students are falling victim to an ongoing phone scam.the caller impersonates someone from the i-r-s and demands the student to pay federal student taxes - - that don't exist the scammer calls from a fake number - sometimes showing up as a local police station. armed with personal information - they threaten jail if the non-existant federal student tax isnt paid. right now - they ask for payment through new gift demand money over the phone -they dont threaten with immediate arrest - and they never ask for card numbers or personal information. iraq's prime minister claims the fight to recapture mosul is going quicker than expected. iraqi and kurdish troops advanced overnight to retake more villages on the outskirts of iraq's second largest city. city.holly willams is with troops who are taking on isis militants north of mosul. mosul. (cbs)i'm about 12 miles north of mosul where these kurdish forces have launched a new attack against isis today. (reuters)they are

stephanie johnson is here to explain how. >> robert mclean started making jamaican cuisine like jerk he started his business a year ago and the locals seem to like it. >> cooking is the main thing in our family. >> he is the mastermind behind the food truck. the jamaican born moved to the u.s. when he was 18 bringing jamaican flavor with him. >> i think it is fantastic. this is my second time having it. >> the executive chef serves everything from jerk chicken, to turkey jerk burgers. >> chicken, jerk pork and more. here on the food truck? getting to be with him." sot:10:11:41"how many kids do you have? five laughs i know." it's a family affair on this truck--- even his daughter contributed to the menu sot:10;12;22 robert mclean- executive chef "we came up with this roasted garlic basil oil you know? with spinach on top of it gourmet grilled cheese."the women in his life mclean- executive chef10;08;27 "whenever i cook and i put something out there everytime top of it. gourmet grilled cheese. >> the women in his life have inspired him. >> whenever i cook and i put something out there

stephanie johnson explains how they are marking this day. >> the students here are facing 1100 flags on campus. the kirkwood chapter is working second leading cause of death for college students.members from active minds are using chalk to write messages of hope on the steps - like 'you like a lot of people who struggle with mental illness or depression, kind've feel like they're the only one going through it but really you're not. if you talk to somebody about it. i bet you that they're going through it they have a friend that's going through it. a family member. anybody you talk to is going to know someone who's having the same issues or similar issues to you."tag:the group is also teaching students about warning signs and how to help others who are feeling suicidal. .covering the corridor in cedar rapids everybody knows someone having the same or similar issues. >> the group teaches students the warning signs and what they should do. stha >>> also at kirkwood, a new project means more students will have the option new to learn outside of the classroom. the colleges transforming th

sids.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is here to explain the new recommendation. on.jenee -- about thirty-five hundred babies die every year from sleep related deaths. deaths.now the american academy of pediatrics is recommending babies and parents to share the same room. ninety percent of sids cases happen before a baby is six months old.experts recommend infants and parents to sleep in the same bedroom for at least the first six months of life but ideally for the first year to be safe. experts believe this could decrease sids related deaths. "the studies that were done looking at the reduction in risk of sids really were done life and we know that reduction can be as much as 50 percent ." ."experts recommend parents not to sleep in the same bed with their infant. parents should also remove soft bedding---a baby's mattress should be firm---lastly parents should remove all toys and pillows out of the crib to avoid suffocation. additionally - the a-a-p says breastfeeding can reduce the risk of sids by as much as seventy percent.stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. coming

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live liveright now with a preview.st? stephanie?kelly-- i'm here on second avenue where mayor ron corbett and city manager jeff pomeranz will discuss the sinclair levee. ?the city's planned to build the levee since june 2015.the sinclair levee project will be the first permanent flood the levee will start at the african american museum and stretch all the way to tenth avenue where the alliant sub station is located. "until the whole east side system is complete we will have a 40 year flood protection level but we are building it to the 2008 flood volume and when all that system is complete on the east side we'll be protected. we won't suffer what we occurred in 2008." 2008."the project will also include a four feet deep detention basin and a pump station.the levee will be 13 to seventeen feet high, costing twenty million dollars. ?tonight-- we'll have more details of this project in a live report live at five. covering the corridor in cedar today we'll have more details on this project in a live report at 5:00. the mayor and city ma

covering the corridor in cedar rapids stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. iowa's u-s senators keep putting pressure on the federal government to prioritize flood ?protection money for cedar rapids. joni ernst and chuck grassley wrote a letter to the u-s army corps of engineers demanding answers. they want to know how the corps decides which projects to fund and -- how they decide the amount for each one. they say flood control projects in iowa are dropping on the totem poll and sooner rather than later. both say the process by which budget items are prioritized is biased against smaller cities. 73-million dollars in federal money for cedar rapids has been approved -- but it hasn't been allocated. a new consumer alert to tell you about this morning - -samsung has now expanded its recall of the galaxy note 7 - in the u-s to replace ?all of it's replacement devices - they sent out after the first r. recall.those phones were thought to be safe after reports surfaced of phones catching on fire. comes after the company previously said they'd stop making the galax

stephanie johnson. cbs two news. >>> a former substitute teacher accused of exploiting a washington high school student is facing felony charges. could be facing a longer still face up to five years in prison if she's convicted.an arraignment is schedule for next month. an update in the effort to bring bringa casino to cedar rapids. steve emerson and hunter parks are creating an "investor compensation initative" to get around one-point-five-million dollars back for the cedar rapids development group. group.they're the ones who led the charge for the "cedar over the last decade. the racing and gaming commission rejected that proposal in 20- 14.with almost ten million dollars invested for that initial push - this new fund looks to bring both efforts together. 26:46-57 rogers: "these investors put a lot forward of their own money -- and wild rose and steve emerson and hunter parks really recognize that -- and wanted to do something to show that respect." respect." rogers tells cbs 2 news that even with tha

covering the corridor, stephanie johnson, "cbs2 news." >>> kohrell bill working on flood projects. right now the city is -- coralville -- it's building a it has added protection and will stretch from the first avenue bridge to where the creek meets the coralville ridge. >> it's the busiest intersection in johnson county and if we are not able to protect it and the businesses can't come back, it would be a desolate place. >> haywood said crews are doing utility work now and then they can get started next spring. >>> independence from republicans who abandon him after release of a tape. now the clinton campaign says trumps allies might be working with russians to hack democratic e-mails. craig boswell has the latest from capitol hill. >>reporter: donald trump is campaigning in florida. battleground street -- battleground state a must win state. >> if i don't win it will be >> but with less than four weeks ago trump is attacking republicans who withdrew support after video surfaced showed the nominee using food language. trump told bill o'reilly he's done with paul ryan and other repu

stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. thanks stephanie - how do you feel about the principal's message to his students - we've received hundreds of comments - on the story we've posted on our facebook page. now - just search for cbs 2-iowa. the second president debate on sunday - saw a huge drop in viewership - reaching 66-and a half million people.that's about twenty percent fewer people that tuned into the first debate.some blame the "sunday night football" matchup between the packers and the giants.facebook crunched it's numbers and says it was the most talked-about debate ever for the site.it said some 20 million people were commenting, liking and sharing co debate. voters in iowa's second congressional district had a chance to hear the two candidates for that seat face off against each other.one of the biggest issues talked about so far has been term limi. limits. "it wasn't deisgned to be a tenured instititon. it was desigend to protect our individual liberties.i think you make a good point about congressmen being th

covering the corridor in cedar rapids stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. funeral arrangements are now set for the man killed by a train near alburnett. 44-year-old scott blackford died when a freight train hit his pickup sunday.a funeral service will be held at the linn county fair grounds tomorrow.a memorial fund is now set up for blackford's daughter's education. tell you about in coralville. coralville.right now -- one southbound lane is closed on first avenue just north of interstate 80 -- right in front of the hampton inn.crews are working on repairing the pavement there.it's supposed to reopen by 6-30 this morning. cbs 2 news continues to warn consumers about a growing threat in the corridor. corridor.modern day pick- pocketers now use technology to steal your cash. cash.police are warning citizens of "skimming".it's a readers to snag credit card information.they're typically found on a-t-m's and gas station card slots.one woman says after her family fell victim to "skimming" -- they've become more vigilant and take extra steps to protect themselves.

businesses.the grand prize winner will be honorary mayor for a day.covering the corridor in cedar rapids stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. even though the flood didn't do major damage to downtown cedar rapids -- it could be hurting some local businesses. businesses.several restaurants this is easier said than done. spots like dublin city pub and bistro on the river didn't get water on their first floor -- but both businesses are battling more than a week of lost revenue and they're worried about their long-term survival. "between the food that we had to dump and the amount of time we've had to be closed, we're looking about $25,000 that we're out.""what's the game plan to make up for those losses?""well, there isn't a way to do that, unless everybody in cedar rapids comes down here to eat at night. no, it's one of those things where i don't know how you're going to make it up." up."both dublin's and bistro on the river say they plan to be up and running by wednesday or thursday this week. thieves are tampering with a-t-m's in the corridor.police tell cbs 2 news they've found electronic skimming devices on a-t

covering the corridor, stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news . struck a baseball team is celebrating this morning after pushing their ticket into the world series . with the exciting stuff the cleveland indians their first world series entry since 1987 . they beat the blue jays and game 5 last night by a score of 3 - 2 . next tuesday they will face the dodgers or the cubs . the cubbies tied the series at 2 - 2 blowing out the played tonight in los angeles . >>> also tonight, two of the oldest franchises in the nfl renew their old rivalry . the chicago bears take on green bay packers . both teams need a when coming off disappointing losses last sunday . bill sends says it is a special rivalry . >>> field . when you go to games, it will be 10 minutes before kickoff and only 5000 people in the stadium . nobody watches warm off . we go to lambeau field, when the green bay packers, and the field, their 60,000 people in the stands . >> that came in tonight anything catch it here on cbs 2 and coverage starts after news by cbs 2, just me, go packs go . >

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live outside outsidekennedy high school right now - good morning stepha. stephanie. hey jenee--more than eighty students spent the night outdoors to raise awareness.students came here at 8:30 last night and will go home at 6 this morning. morning.here are few things you should know about homelessness:- according to the national alliance to end hundred thousand people in the us experience homelessness- some of factors that contribute to homelessness is poverty-lack of affordable housing-job loss- lack of health care-mental illness- substance abuse- domestic violence- locations for homeless shelters will be posted on our websites will be new overnight - authorities say 117 dakota access pipeline protesters have now been arrested.when operational - the pipeline will send oil from that state - through 18 iowa counties on it's way to il. illinois.police moved in on in morton county - north dakota.authorities say protesters threw molotov cocktails - and lit two large fires by the main camp site. some of those protesters bonded out - others - who face fel

. >> reporter: stephanie johnson, fox 28 news. >>> they look pretty warm in that video. not the case if you're outside right now. >> some warm food might warm us up. we have clear skies, and that will allow for temperatures to >>> no doubt you know that it is cold outside. but it's actually going to be getting last night at this point, we still had some scattered showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. the cold front hadn't quite made it, and temperatures were 20 to 25 degrees warmer than it is right now. it is a big difference outside, and temperatures are still falling. currently, we have readings in the 40s. and this is pretty much the temperatures that we woke up to this morning. it's already 46 in cedar rapid, continue to fall and it will be colder by the time you step outside tomorrow morning, especially if you are an early riser. temperatures will be falling down and rather quickly at that. 37 in manchester, 36 in owine, 35 in elcateur, 34 in de koa are. -- in it will not be all that widespread, but there is a chance we could have frost develop because

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in a lawsuit that claimed johnson & johnson failed to warn the public about a possible link between its popular talcum baby powder, and cancer. now as our stephanie gosk explains, the company faces thousands more legal challenges. >> reporter: johnson's baby powder has around since 1894. one of the country's most recognizable products. ? from the start of your life it's been a part of your life ? >> reporter: for the fourth time, a jury has ruled that johnson & johnson failed to inform the public about a possible link between ovarian cancer and its signature product. awarding a california woman diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer, $70 million in damages. >> it's been a long-fought battle. product for feminine hygiene. >> i hope that johnson & johnson will step up and take responsibility and post a warning on their product that says, this is not as safe as you may think it is. >> reporter: johnson & johnson says, in part, we deeply sympathize with the women and families impacted by ovarian cancer. we will appeal today's verdict because we are guided by the science which supports the baby powder. the american cancer society says scientific fin