us, she's in for terry swails. and marissa, it looks like the temperatures are going to turn students at cedar rapids washington high school are taking time to listen, to try to stop gun violence. violence.this morning, denisha students.davis graduated from washington high school and was shot last march at the pheasant ridge apartments in iowa city.she's now paralyzed because of the shooting.she says she wants to make sure other young people do not have to go through what she did. "even if it's one person i affected or impacted that's great if it can get them to put the weapons down i'm grateful this happened." happened."today's event happened alongside others across the country as part of the day of national concern, in which students take a pledge against gun violence.a similar event was also held at marion high school. meanwhile, the superintendent of the belle plaine community school district is being scrutinized tonight for cancelling a tradition.the 21-gun salute is normally done on school grounds, recognizin

our top stories in just a minute, but fifit, let's ask chief meteorologist terry swails when we can we now know how sabrina hustad was killed. the e dical examiner sayayshe was stabbed several times and strangled.no one has been charged in her death but 31-year-old david miller is in custody and labelled a person of interest. he was living at the house where hustad's body was found over the weekend. the south carolina school resource officer who dragged a student across a classroom has been fired. a warning, some of these imagesesre tough to watch. a teacher called officer ben fields to help remove a student from class.the student refused to get up - and that's when it turned physical. now *federalalauthoritieieare looking into the situation. they say their investigation could take several weeks. new data tonight shows iowa's fourth and eighth gradads are above the national average when it comes to math and reading but not very much. the nation's report card from the national center for education statistics shows room for improvement for those and other students across the country. cou

though.marissa scott is in for terry swails with your weatherfirst forecast to help plenty of changes for the cyclones... coming up next in sports... we'll get you caught up on all the latest news coming out of the iowa state football program... "cbs 2 news connnnts with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on facebook at facebook/kgan cbs 2. when you're two-and-five... heads are gonna roll... that's just life in big time college football... iowa state announced significant changes to their offense this morning... mia o'brien has more from ames... with ames already buzzing about the cyclones new starting quarterback... "i had to make a change at offensive coordinator this morning.more changes for iowa state.e. statat.."mark and i couldn't few important items... joel was not the case that this has come to a head. in the end, we couldn't come to a conclusion together. and he's decided to not accept the direction we want to go."a direction that, like ior not, wall be led by sophomore quarterback joel lanning.. ".you know i'm just thinking ab

there.justin roberts joins us--he's in for terry swails. and, justin, is it me - or a cedar rapids man who led police on wo high speed chases - one involving a school bus crash - is sentenced to the maximum possible possible.47-year-old jameme surrett was given 15-years in prison.this summer, he pleaded guilty in change for having other charges opped. dropped.in february, surrett slammed into wo hicles, including a cedar rads school bus.then - after posting bond, he held a woman against her will before being arrested again.in addition to prison time, he is also ordered to pay restitution. new details tonight tonighton what happened during a prison break at the old iowa state peniteteia in fort madison last summer. summer.the details are incredible - and sound like a movie plot.inmate justin kestner was discovered missing during a head count.prison officers went straight to his cell where they found an elaborate disguise u uer the bed sheets - to look like he was sleeping.apparently kestner took screws from his shower and climbed through a p

region.chief meteorologist terry swails s here now with your cbs 2 'weather first' iowa's been bringing the "d" all season longng... next in sports... we'll tell you why maryland will have their hands full on saturday... "cbs 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on facebook at facebook/kgan cbs 2. 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 now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and crcrte millions of new jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? most of the chatter surrounding iowa's 7 and 0 start has been out the offense... a unit that's clicking with a confident c-j beathard and a dominant rushing attack... but it'd be a mistake to overlook the hawkeye defense... phil parker's group's been nothing short of excellele this season... they're giving up just over 14 points per game... and they're third in the big ten in tot

chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with your and coming up in sports -- tippin' the terps -- who the hawkeyes must stop on saturday to be successful -- next on cbs 2. the hawkeys return to kinnick saturday -- and face another tough test in the big 10 -- now maryland's record is s and 5 -- and the terps are winless in conference play -- but they're better than what people think thinkthe terps have a dual threat q-b -- in perry hills -- that has been giving defenses fits -- so far this season -- hillllracked up over 1 thousandndrds and scored 9 total touchdowns -- but the hawkeye defense -- has the solution to the -- perry hills -- problem. "he's very good with his feet. he's a guy that t as a defensive line in the passing and running game it brings challenges to us that we don't always see every week. we are going to have to be on our "a" game. game. "where dual threats get you in troubub is when people try to start doing to much. maybe try and start helping on a play over here when really that's not what you are suppose to be doing and the next thing you know the qb can pull

corridor.chief meterologist terry swails joins us now with more on what it means for we begin tonight with the knowledge that can keep everyone safe on halloween.in order to maintain a safe environment, rules are in place for everyonce -- including registered sex offenders. offenders.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller is live in cedar rapids with the expectations, dora? karen, offenders do have to stay at their home during peak trick-or-treating hours or stay at a place approved by their agent...but there are other rules in place to keep the community -- and offenders -- safaf safefe little goblins, witches and fairies will be taking over neighborhood streets tomorrow night...and while fun is mandatory, safety is too. too."when i was a kid, we used to walk around all the time, grab a pillow sack and ran door to door as much as we could."it's the same idea for kids today, but while parents are keeping an eye on their kids, the court system is keeping an eye on another group. group. "we always want to ensure that everything we do here is to create no more victims for the state of iowa, so

dropping.chief meteorologist terry swails joins us.and, terry, pretty windy out there

day.cbs 2 chchf meteorologist terry swails joins us now to tell us if it will be just as