in response, people left the urbandale police department. the two officers who died are urbandale police officer justin martin and des moines police sgt. tony beminio. around 1 am yesterday, a man shot and killed officer martin near urbandale high school. just 20 minutes later, a shooter killed took the life of sergeant beminio a few blocks south of merle hay mall. police say this is the man who killed the officers: scott greene, of urbandale. he is 46 years old. he's had previous run- ins with the law, including resisting an officer trying to pat him down for a another man during a confrontatio n in a parking lot. police now say he targeted officers. possible rifle rounds, there is an officer down ... polk county does confirm an officer down police say greene shot and killed officer martin while martin was in his squad car at 70th and aurora in urbandale. minutes later, and two miles to the southeast, police say greene fired into another squad car, killing police sergeant beminio. several hours later, police suspect. flagging down a d-n-r e

liz lee/ urbandale 47-55 "saddened and shocked just hard to believe that urbandale iowa, that this happened, really senseless." the des moines police department-- beminio-- it's being flooded with flowers-- officers--praying after losing one of their own-- the urbandale fire department stopping by-- bringing flowers from one hurt community--to another. devestation-- a word to describe the loss of two one thing that is easy to see here is the community support. i'm told--they are tight knit-- and will lean on eachother to get through this most horrific time. in des moines--kristin rogers--news 7...kwwl greene had previous run-ins with police in and around des moines -- including an encounter the suspect captured on video after he was asked to leave a high sir, we're asking you to leave have i committed a crime we're asking you to leave been recorded sir you're on private property, you're on school property you're causing a disturbance in the stands this video coming from greene's youtube account -- police say he was waving a confederate flag during the national anthem and towards other peopl

is 46-year-old scott greene of urbandale. about eight hours after the shootings, green turned himself into a d-n-r employee in dallas county, about 30 miles west of des moines. police say officer martin was in his squad car when greene shot him near urbandale high school around 1 a-m yesterday. just minutes later, they say he shot sergeant beminio who was parked in his squad car about 2 miles away -- on merle hay road in des moines. sgt. beminio was helping to patrol the area. court records reveal the with police -- and was well-known to urbandale police. in 2014, he pleaded guilty to interference with official acts for resisting urbandale police trying to pat him down for a weapon. the officer described him as hostile and combative. that same year, he pleaded guilty to a harassment charge after threatening to kill another man during a confrontation in a parking lot. records show he also completed court- ordered substance abuse treatment and a psychological evaluation. police departments all across iowa are not only mourning

the latest from urbandale, iowa. the manhunt for scott greene, who police say gunned down two iowa police officers overnight, ended quietly along this rural road, of natural resources. "he flagged down an employee of the dnr, presented his id to that employee and asked that that employee call 9-1-1." greene was wanted for killing two police officers - the first, just after 1 a-m in greene's hometown of urbandale. the second, 20 minutes later and two miles away, in des moines. police say they were ambushed. "there definitely was no opportunity for the sef to defend themselves or respond to the attack. both officers were seated in their cars, and were shot while they were sitting." the officers were identified as des moines sergeant anthony beminio, and urbandale officer justin martin. ((danielle nottingham/cbs news, urbandale, iowa )) greene was no stranger to law enforcement here. police say he was issued a warning for tresspassing at football game at his daughter's high school for waving a confederate flag during

liz lee/ urbandale "saddened and shocked just hard to believe that urbandale iowa, that this happened, really senseless." a mri where officer justin martin was killed in urbandale--- including a blue sign reading--real heroes--don't wear capes. while make-shift memorials are being constructed for these two officers...authoriti es are warning the public to watch out for scam go-fund-me pages for officers martin and to donate is police officers credit union where you can make memorial donations president obama releasing a statement tonight about the deadly officer shootings he's offering his condolensces during what he calls "shameful acts of violence" obama saying the two officers embodied the most decent human instinct: to put themselves in harms way for someone else re donald trump also speaking out about the officer involved shootings today calling it a terrible tragedy... and that an attack on our police is an attack on us all... also saying that he's sending his thoughts and prayers to iowa to all the great men and women of law enforcement we are america. justice. so good luck to

he's 46 and lives in urbandale. just hours after the shootings, greene turned himself in to a department of natural resources officer in dallas county, which is west of des moines. now in would have killed the officers. the first shooting happened around one o'clock this morning. police say gunshots struck and killed officer martin while he was in a squad car near urbandale high school. martin was 24 years old and had served as a police officer for one year. then about 20 minutes later, police found sergeant beminio who had been shot in his squad car. he had been helping patrol an area about two miles from the first shooting. beminio died at a hospital. he the des moines police for eleven years. police say greene fired 15 to 30 shots into the squad cars with a 22-caliber gun. kcrg t-v nine's dave franzman joins us live tonight from the des moines police department. dave, there's already a pretty big memorial for the officers set up there. beth, there is a squad car draped in black with bouquets of flowes similar mem

just after 1'o clock, someone shot an urbandale officer near urbandale high school. then 20 minutes later, about two miles away officers found a des moines police shot few blocks south of merle hay mall. both officers were sitting in news conference with des moines police. they say there is no one in custody at this point in time. officials say they are trying to figure out how the events unfolded. "i don't know what to stay. i know urbandale is sharing in our lose...this is what we do, i mean we come in day in and day out and we go out their and provide a service regardless of our personal lives. " police also say right now there is a real danger for officers in des moines. the department has doubled up officers to protect those on the force. urbandale schools have closed for the day. stay with kcrg-tv9 and kcrg dot com for the latest on this story. we will continue to follow it throughout the day. this morning's shooting near merle hay mall is close to a shooting that happened yesterday morning. two people were hurt in that shooting with minor injuries. first, mete

they say becoming a urbandale police officer was his dream. yesterday, his former professor read an email martin had sent her shortly after graduating. "

urbandale police officer ju single. he had been on the urbandale police force for a year. martin grew up in rockwell city, where he became an eagle scout. he also graduated from simpson college. the shootings are part of a spike in killings of law enforcement officers this year. there have been 52 officers killed this year. that's compared with 33 at the same time last ambush attacks. in july, a man ambushed a group of officers in dallas during an organized protest in the downtown area. that shootings killed five officers and injured nine others. the killer apparently wanted to kill white people, especially officers, in retaliation to police shootings of black men. about a week later, a man shot and killed three police officers and injured three others in baton rouge, louisiana. he, too, seemed to be at least partly motivated by retaliation against white officers. state are on high alert after what they believe were targeted shootings of the two officers. kcrg t-v nine's samantha myers joins us from our newsroom. samantha, you spoke with waterloo police? waterloo police ch

thought and prayers are being sent to brother and sisters at urbandale police. churches are coming together and for months they have been meeting with police and holding prayer services. the next time they will meet -- they will have a community accountability on november 20. we'll have details as soon as more emerge. back to you. >> stephanie, thank you. >>> republican presidential nominee donald trump sent out a tweet saying he's praying for the families of the two officers killed. trump said an attack on those who keep us safe is an attack on us all. speaker of the house paul ryan to thank them. them.the iowa democratic party also released a statement on the police shootings.i-d-p chair do issued a statement saying their thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of the des moines and urbandale police offcers killed. we're now less than a week from the election - and several politicians visit the hawkeye state today.new into the newsroom- tim kaine and former president bill clinton have cancelled their trip to des moines today - in light of th

justin martin of the urbandale police department. twenty minutes later, the shooter killed 38- year-old des moines police sgt. tony beminio -- who was a 1996 graduate of iowa city west high school. today, des moines police including their chief spoke about greene's current situation and his actions. "what happen yesterday was calculated murder of two law enforce " mr. green is still hospitalized. there have been no formal charges presented yet. we have the expectation that he will be released into our custody today and we will be able to have our detectives interview him. we expect there will be some formal charges before day's end" doctors expect to release greene by early afternoon. police say a motive is still unclear, but investigators are looking at possible first-degree murder charges. officer beminio graduated from simpson college. kcrg tv9's jordee kalk spoke to his classmates and former teachers, who say his protective instincts as a football player carried over to his life as a police officer. friends knew officer beminio a

and the urbandale police dept. did not deserve this, the communities that we protect and represent did not deserve this, but most importantly, there are two families that have been torn apart, and they ordered scott greene to be out of his mother's home just hours before the attack. court documents allege he committed elder abuse against his mother by hitting her and financially exploiting her. family has announced funeral arrangements for officer martin. visitation is from 4 to 8 monday at the south calhoun middle school in rockwell city. the funeral will be at 11-40 tuesday morning at the middle school. governor branstad has ordered flags to fly at half staff on the days of sergeant bemino police expect to announce funeral arrangements for sergeant beminio sometime today. " i cant even imagine. this is the only thing i know. i want you guys to be hydrated and not hungry/ i want you to go home to your families, and i want my dad to come home... " courtney bach lives a few houses from where urbandale officer justin

flowers cover a police car at the urbandale police department. that's where officer justin martin worked. he was 24 years old. he'd been on the force since last year. never before has a law enforcement officer been killed in the line of duty the shooting in urbandale. a tarp covers the car officer martin was in. one of the people who brought flowers to the memorial in honor of officer martin says they felt anymore. we mentioned that sergeant beminio grew up in iowa city. he was a standout athlete at iowa for the trojans, and also was an all- state lineman on the football team... "and you just kinda look and realize that he's touched a lot of lives and not just here but branching out into his law enforcement career. you can't even imagine how many lives he's touched." college in 2001. that school's wrestling team will wear blue socks to honor the officers at their meet tonight. we're seeing support for the officers families and co-workers in many different ways. here's one example. i can't even imagine this is the only way i know how to help and i

officer justin martin with urbandale. police captured this man --scott green of urbandale in dallas county -- which is not too far from polk county. kwwl's kristin rogers is live in des moines with the latest. the two officers were shot just two miles apart. police say an officer responded to a report of shots fired and found an urbandale officer had shot 20 minutes later. police cars. a fmaily member that's only way you can describe it very helpless feeling at times, the sorrow that comes with it is jsut as if you lost someone close to you these were our friends, our up -- while this investigation continues live in des moines, kristin rogers, news 7 kwwl thanks kristin, police in eastern iowa are keeping the families and friends of the des moines and urbandale police officcers. we'll take a short will the real hillary clinton please stand up? hillary clinton." (hillary clinton, (d) presidential organizer) "and i'm not running for president." will the real schar cancer institute) "i'm donald trump." (donald trump, ceo,ov

here's what the growing memorial at the urbandale police department looks like. flowers draped an police members kept coming to the site all day long yesterday- to honor the victims - and console their fellow officers. one question you might have - is how can you help in this crisis.well there is a way you can support those grieving the fallen officers. officers.the des moines police officers union set up a website to take donations for the families of killed.you can make contributions to one family or both in any amount you wish. to find out how- head to our website - cbs 2 iowa dot com. one of those officers - grew up right here in the corridor. seargant tony beminio attended iowa city west high - where he was a stand out football player and wrestler.cbs 2 news spoke with one of his former west high teammates. just doens't go away and even today, when i got the text from my wife -- i teared up quite a bit. it touched me and it touched everybody else. else.sargeant beminio was a state wrestling champion at iowa city west in 1996 -- the next year - he helped west

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des moines sergeant tony beminio and urbandale officer justin martin. the suspect, scott greene arrested hours later. of his walking down a gravel road in dallas county which is just west of urbandale and flagged down a dnr employee, showed him his id and said call 911. he is now in the hospital. outside both police departments, growing memorials. all day yesterday, people from across the state went out to send well wishes, to say thank you, to give flowers and love and we here at cbs 2 news, we were struck by one specific woman's offer to help a grieving officer. we wanted to share it with you this morning. this is the only thing i know how to help is to feed. i want you guys to be hydrated and not -- i want you to go home to your families because i want my dad to come home to me and i want my friend to come home to me. >> we thought it was important to show you this interaction between this woman and the officer. they're both obviously grieving. both completely unsure of what to do in the situation but what you can see happening in video is proof that

liz lee/ urbandale "saddened and shocked just hard to believe that urbandale iowa, that this happened, really a memorial also went up at the scene where officer martin was killed in urbandale--- including a blue sign i spoke with some johnston high school students who were dropping off flowers at that scene in urbandale--they said its just in des moines, kristin rogers news 7--kwwl. greene is no stranger to police in the des moines area --being arrested multiple times on various charges. most recently, he was removed from a high school football game in urbandale after apparently showing a confederate flag during the national anthem. police say he waved the flag in front of other people who are minorities. sir, we're asking you to leave the property. what kind of distrubance have i caused? sir, sir, do not start." --complaining to officers that his constitutional rights were violated. he also was charged with resisting arrest in 2014 after officers tried patting him down for a weapon. two days later he was accused of threatening to kill another man after a fight in a parking lot. offic

the shots rang out without urbandale high school. then about two miles and 20 minutes later south of the merle hay mall with a different officer. at a briefing following the capture, police said greene became a person of interest very quickly. "it was somebody who was known to law enforcement...th e leads we started developing at the scene pointed us in his direction more leads came in an detectives determined he was somebody we wanted to talk to. " police say the suspect fired multiple times at each officer apparently giving he gravel road just off i-80 about 35 miles west of the shooting. urbandale authorities, who searched the home where greene lived today, said they'd had run ins with the suspect before including just a few weeks ago at the high school football field. greene was in the stands displaying a confederate flag when he was escorted out. "my son called me to have me pick him up early from the football game...it apparently involved a confederate flag and he wouldn't police say they aren't sure if that incident triggered

it is a somber scenes tonight and you outside of the urbandale police department that continues to grow. it is were members of the community have come to grief and pay respects. officer martin was 24 years old and higher just a year ago. his police chief says that the gunmen fired up to 31 -- up to he is a graduate of iowa city west. the principal says he was a state champion in wrestling and he played on the championship high school football team. he leaves a wife and children.>>, des moines police department side, there was sergeant anthony beminio . he goes by tony. he's a great guy in the department and a friend to a lot of us. a fantastic family man. it is really hard.>>> hometown is an rockwell city, iowa. we had high expectations for his future and it has tragically been cut short. >> reporter: back your live in front of the police memorial in urbandale, we are reminded that the descent -- that this has been a tragic year in des moines. three other officers died. to were hit and killed -- two were hit and killed by a drunk driver going the wrong way on the interstate. a somber sc

they were urbandale officer moines police sergeant tony beminio. police say he ambushed and killed martin while he was sitting in his patrol car near urbandale high school around one in the morning. then, police say greene drove about two miles away and killed beminio about 20 minutes later. he turned himself in to police later that morning. from there, he went to a nearby hospital for treatment for what they're calling an existing physical condition. when he left the hospital questioning. "3:56 the message i think today is that nobody deserved this tony and justin did not deserve this, the dm and urbandale police departments did not deserve this, the communities that we protect and defend did not deserve this. 4:15 but most importantly there are two families that don't deserve this. 4:22" the urbandale and des moines departments an outpouring of support for their officers. "i couldn't get into my door because of the stuff that was piled up. we have great people in this town." officer beminio's own family called to check on the des moines police de

and the urbandale police dept. did not deserve this, the communities that we protect and represent did not deserve this, but most importantly, there are two families that have been torn apart, and they certainly did not deserve this " we've also learned that a judge ordered scott greene to be out of his mother's home just documents allege he committed elder abuse against his mother by hitting her and financially exploiting her. family has announced funeral arrangements for officer martin. visitation is from 4 to 8 monday at the south calhoun middle school in rockwell city. the funeral will be at 11-40 tuesday morning at the middle school. governor branstad has ordered flags to fly at half staff on the days of sergeant beminio and officer martin's funerals. police expect to announce funeral arrangements for the only thing i know. i want you guys to be hydrated and not hungry/ i want you to go home to your families, and i want my dad to come home... " courtney bach lives a few houses from where urbandale officer just

found an urbandale police officer shot in his police car. he died at the scene. and then 20 minutes later...a des moines officer was also found shot in his car. he was taken to a local hospital where he later died. officials say officers are being doubled up as the threat to police officers continues. there's definitely a danger out there. there's somebody out there shooting police officers. we hope we find them hurt. we don't want anyone in the community to get hurt. but there's a clear and present danger to police officers right information on a suspect and no arrests have been made. the final marquette law school poll comes out today...as we close in on election day november 8th. both presidential candidates...are hoping to sway any undecided voters between now and then. deandra corinthios is live from marquette university with more claire tuesday... and hillary clinton sent her v-p pick tim kaine...to appleton and eau claire. the final marquette law school poll comes out just after noon today. the last one released in mid october...showe

officer justin martin just joined the urbandale department last year. outside both departments -- tributes to the officers. officers are being hugged-- prayers are being said and tears are being shed. it's hard for anyone to understand how this could have happened. two men -- whose job -- was to protect and serve us all... senseless." a memorial also up at the scene where officer martin was killed in urbandale--- including a blue sign reading real heroes don't wear capes. police worked quickly and were able to find the suspect- this man -- scott greene from urbandale.. police say he has a record of police say greene surrendered to a state employee in dallas county, west of des moines. he flagged down the employee and presented his i-d. this is video of scott greene being taken to the hospital -- after surrendering. one of the officers killed -- grew up in eastern iowa. tony beminio was a state champion wrestler and an all-state football player at iowa city west. kwwl's brad hanson speaking with the tron' (mark reiland, beminio's former coach) "he left a

and the urbandale police dept. did not deserve this, the communities that we protect and represent did not deserve this, but most importantly, there are two families that have we've also learned that a judge ordered scott greene to be out of his mother's home just hours before the attack. court documents allege he committed elder abuse against his mother by hitting her and financially exploiting her. family has announced funeral arrangements for officer martin. visitation is from 4 to 8 monday at the south calhoun middle school will be at 11-40 tuesday morning at the middle school. governor branstad has ordered flags to fly at half staff on the days of sergeant beminio and officer martin's funerals. police expect to announce funeral arrangements for sergeant beminio sometime today. " i cant even imagine. this is the only thing i know. i want you guys to be hydrated and not hungry/ i want you to go home to your families, and i want my dad to come home... " courtney bach lives a few urbandale officer justin martin wa

flowers cover a police car at the urbandale police department. that's where officer justin martin worked. he was 24 years old. he'd been on the force since last year. never before has a law enforcement officer been killed in the line of duty in urbandale. r the shooting in urbandale. a tarp covers the car officer martin was in. one of the people who brought flowers to the memorial in honor of officer martin says they felt so sad -- and mentioned the police shootings across the country -- saying they're scared nobody is going to take care of us anymore. we mentioned that sergeant beminio grew up in iowa city. he was a standout athlete at iowa for the trojans, and also was an all- state lineman on the football team. of lives and not just here but branching out into his law enforcement career. you can't even imagine how many lives he's touched." he graduated from simpson college in 2001. that school's wrestling team will wear blue socks to honor the officers at their meet tonight. we're seeing support for the officers families and co-workers in many

rampage.it all started at one this morning when officers found urbandale police officer justin martin dead in his patrol car.police say more than 15 rounds had been fired at martin as he was driving - he was just 24 years old. minutes later and less than 2 miles away, des moines police sergeant anthony beminio was - police caught up with the suspect - 46-year-old scott greene.police say greene flagged down a wildlife officer and told him to call 9-1-1.investigators believe he used a rifle to kill the officers. cbs 2 news reporter matt hammill has been in the des moines area all day. day.he begins our team coverage with the latest on the show of support for the off. officers. just an incredible demonstration of love and support tonight here in urbandale as this memorial continues to this afternoon and evening we've watched as a steady stream of families came to honor these two fallen officers.we saw parents try to explain to their children what happened.we saw officers in tears as they hugged members of the community.officer martin, just hired on here in urbandale last year.sergeant be

early yesterday morning are sergeant anthony beminio of the des moines police department -- and urbandale officer justin martin. the focus has shifted to support for the police departments at the center of the ambush -- with love pouring in from across the state to urbandale and des moines. the chief of one of the departments addressing the attacks during a news conference today. take a listen: "i won't try to reason or make sense of this, this is calculated murder, there's no if in every sense of the word, from the way it was carried out to the way it ended." police say they have found greene's car -- and an explosive-detection dog led them to the suspected gun used in the attacks. right here in eastern iowa--police departments are showing their support for their fallen brothers. kwwl's taylor bailey was in olwein today and is back in the sudden death of two iowa police officers have not only shaken up urbandale des moines, but also departments here in eastern iowa. the olewein police department put this patrol car outside of their police station not for them--but for their brothers who

the urbandale man who is 46 remains in jail tonight with a bond of ten million dollars. we want to remind you that whenever you see news happening, call newsline nine. the number is 319-365-9999. turning to weather and meteorologist joe winters. joe, it feels more like september than democrat hillary clinton's race for the white she's faced email scandals, health questions and more this election cycle. still, she and republican donald trump are in a tight race with just days to go. supporters to find out why they say "i'm with her." if you would have asked lance wilson who he was voting for before the iowa caucus, he wouldn't have said clinton--"berni e was the first candidate who spoke... right to my heart. everything he had to say i agreed with. i've never experienced that with a candidate before." wilson had a problem with clinton's connections to super pacs and major corporations. but, he begrudgingly changed from feeling th push to curtail climate change and work with sanders to create a progressive platform had wilson satisfied. one more thing, too-- "how unfit i b

and the urbandale police dept. did not deserve this, the communities that we protect and represent did not deserve this, but most importantly, there are two families that have been torn apart, and they certainly did not deserve this " we've also learned that a judge ordered scott greene to be out of his mother's home just hours before the attack. court against his mother by hitting her and financially exploiting her. people who live near where the shootings happened say they are shaken up. right now, two memorials honoring the officers sit at street corners in both urbandale and des moines. dozens of people have dropped off gifts, flowers, and signs to pay their respects. many living close to the scene say the gunshots woke them up on wednesday morning. "i heard a sound that i will never forget plus i had never heard before and it was a rapid boom boom boom boom boom i jumped out of bed looked out my wn something had happened. " "it was surreal that i heard gunshots that killed somebody that was a little too close

the suspect, an urbandale man, faces two counts of first degree murder. zaun says he would like to see harsher penalties for anyone who attacks law officers. " urbandale 1;58 it would increase be helpful to them." republican state representative ken rizer of cedar rapids also wants tougher penalties for the attempted murder and murder of law officers. iowa already has enhanced penalties for assaults on officers. there have been dozens of reports of intimidation and harrassment tied to the election. tonight, police in iowa city are the home of a sudanese-american family. amar samel and his family - who are muslim - found this message late friday night. that note read "you can go home now, we don't want n-word and terrorists here, hashtag trump". samel say his family contacted police, but an officer never showed up to their home to take a picture, or get a statement. but since news of the note, neighbors have left flowers and baked support on the sidewalk near samel's home. samel says he's thankful for his neighbors' support. he says he feels like his famil

stream of people in urbandale. this is the first officer killed in the line of duty for this department. david? >> eva pilgrim there in iowa. eva, thank you. >>> we turn next here to a new flashpoint at the site of a controversial pipeline plan in north dakota. new arrests tonight amid a clash at the scene. protesters crossing a river to reach the construction site, then met with police in riot gear with pepper spray. here tonight, abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: on the banks of police hit protesters with pepper spray as they tried to cross the water on a makeshift footbridge. this latest standoff is part of a protest that's been going on for months. 140 protesters were arrested last week after building roadblocks and setting cars on fire. they are trying to stop construction of a 1,200-mile pipeline from north dakota to illinois. saying the pipeline would would be safer and cheaper than using trucks or trains. today, president obama says the army corps of engineers is looking into the possibility of changing t

urbandale and dm police think that would be helpful to them." the suspect, an urbandale man, faces two counts of first degree murder. zaun says he would like to see harsher penalties for anyone who attacks law officers. republican state representative ken rizer of penalties for assault, attempted murder or other charges involving police officers or firefighters. iowa already has enhanced penalties for assaults on officers. governor terry branstad has not ruled out introducing a death penalty bill. a republican - controlled legislature could lead to renewed discussion. people in 2 eastern iowa cities are joining in a national movement today to stop the construction of the bakken oil pipeline. dubuque and iowa city are among a national day of action. the call to action comes from native american leaders at the protest site of standing rock, north dakota. events in dubuque will start at 4 this afternoon at the clocktower. and in iowa city at army corps of engineers office at 3:30. in north dakota, the state capitol building went on a lockdown yeste

tony beminio and urbandale police officer justin martin.sot: sgt. chad underwood, urbandale police department 06:08:19 "seeing the support and the outpouring of the community that supports us has been a wonderful wonderful appreciation for what we do everyday."another form of support for all law enforcement- could soon come in legislation.republican state representative ken rizer plans to draft a bill - pushing for tougher penalities for people who attack law enforcement officers and firefighters.sot: rep. ken rizer (need gfx) 06:12:56:07 "i'm looking at attempted murder, second- degree murder, vehicular homicide - some of those crimes that might be associated more with actually trying to target and or kill firefighters."steffi: rizer says he's meeting with other lawmakers to narrow down the finer details within this bill - but one possibility that could be brought into discussion is to increase the mandatory minimum of the prison sentence depending on the crime.sot: sgt. chad underwood, urbandale police department 06:05:59:03 "personally there's st

liz lee/ urbandale "saddened and shocked just hard to believe that urbandale iowa, that this happened, really senseless." where officer martin was killed wear capes. and this is causing people to react all across the country. attorney general loretta lynch spoke about the ambush while at an event for veterans... "we are determined to hold to account anyone who targets police officers, simply because they have the courage and the selflessness to wear that badge she says the justice department is offering to help iowa investigators in this case -- if they need it. the tragedy in des moines has impacted people all over eastern iowa.. cedar fall's third grade teacher kelly sullivan says when she woke up and heard the news... she was devastated... she immediately texted her friend... an officer who usually works the night shift in des moines.... another big story today -- the prime minister of iraq says the battle to retake mosul from isis is going "more quick t and again this is iraq's second largest city and this is really the super bowl of battles when it comes to islamic state being fo

police say it happened found an urbandale police urbandale high school. and 20 minutes later found a des moines officer shot near merle hay mall. again, both officers have died. police haven't released any more information but are planning a news conference in the next hour. this happened just a couple miles away from a shooting that republican chuck grassley has been representing iowa in the u-s senate for nearly 36 years. and he wants another six years. kcrg t-v nine's forrest saunders looks at grassley's candidacy in our ongoing series with candidates for federal office. in iowa, chuck grassley's name is almost as well known as corn.the new hartford man is one of the top 25 longest-serving senators in u-s history. if he gets a seventh term, he'll be iowa's. "what was it lifetime out of it. would you believe i love serving iowans?" and many iowans have consistently loved grassley back. since the mid-80's, he's won every re-election with more than 60% of the vote. but-- this woman and her cardboard cutout aim to buck the trend. "senator grassley, we've c

morning.a man gunned down two des moines police officers without warning.sargeant tony beminio and urbandale officer justin martin both died. the suspect - scott greene is now in police custody. custody.cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry barryhas the latest developments from our breaking news desk. since scott greene had been brought into police custody -- we've been waiting on what he'd be charged with.now we know.he's facing two first killing sergeant anthony beminio and justin martin.but this isn't his first run in with police.one of his most recent was just in the middle of august -- when he was escorted out of an urbandale high school football game after people complained that he was waving a confederate flag.in a video that greene seems to have recorded and posted himself -- he argues with police for at there's faction of our society that is nearly impossible to police. we understand that. it is a very small faction of society. in law enforcement, you don't have a chocie, unlike any other business - we dont geto we are obligated by our oath to go out in the streets to co- exist with them

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car reb >>> obviously we're very familiar with the unfortunate police officers in des moines and urbandale but today we're trying to rally together here and we're adorning some cars, some vehicles in their back windshield with a blue stripe to show support and solidarity for those officers' lost and those that are still serving. it will go until 6:30 so you have 20 or so minutes let. get out here and show your support and solidarity difficult and trying time. officers are asking that we keep this stripe on our vehicles until tuesday and that is when the final officer, officer martin will be laid to rest. back to you in the studio karen. >>> thanks. we hope those can get out for 20 more minutes. >>> they have a new option. the airport is celebrating a from there travelers can connect to 145 destinations in 23 countries. >>> it opens up a lot of new market opportunities and great vacation opportunities to the caribbean and great european connections up and down the east coast, it provides new competition to the market. >>> this also marks the 13th nonstop destination from cedar rapids. >>> n

that's when they found an urbandale officer shot in his squad car. he died at the scene. and then 20 minutes later...a des moines officer was also found shot in his car. he wa hospital where he later died. officials say officers are being doubled up as the threat to police officers continues. there's definitely a danger out there. there's somebody out there shooting police officers. we hope we find them hurt. we don't want anyone in the community to get hurt. but there's a clear and present danger to police officers right now. at this time no arrests have been made. multiple departments are joining in on the search for the a trail of blood leads to an arrest in connection to the death of a popular bar owner. but the charges aren't for homicide.... maurice cain is facing several drug charges after investigators say they stumbled on a drug operation in his apartment. mike patton was shot to death inside his bar last monday. cain, was the self described "bar manager" and subleased the apartment upstairs from patton. investigators say a trail of blood led them to kick in cain

beth, there is a squad car draped in black with bouquets of flowes similar memorials sprang up in urbandale and south of the merle hay mall where the two officers died in their squad cars. while police caught the alleged shooter shortly after 9:00 o'clock this morning the investigation is far from over. warrant here at a home owned by the suspect's mother. one neighbor says this is where the suspect and his family lived as well. at the morning news conference, officers called it a terrible day with no easy explanations. " what we can tell looking at the scene is it appears neither

the officers shot from urbandale iowa and the other a des moines officer. both shot while sitting in their patrol car ambush style. we'll keep you updated with information. >>> a quarter until 7:00. we're six-days until the lection. one out of three colorado voters cast their ballot. have already voted. if you have not already mailed in your ballot, you need to drop it off innperson. >> colorado's is one of the most important swing states. take a look at the political superstars coming to our state over the next week. you see there, bill clinton, mike pence, bernie sanders and chelsea clinton making stop in our state. >> looking at the abc news tracking poll, trump and clinton are tied at 46%. trump has been gaining on clinic week. the third party candidates are in the single low digits. whatever you do, do not take a picture with your completed ballot. it's against the law. >> several people are fighting to change that law. they're speaking in front of a judge today. our amanda del castillo joins us live with a preview. >>reporter: taking a ballot selfie o

with urbandale police officer justin martin were gunned down last week. scott michael greene was charged with two counts of murder. >>> the southeastern pennsylvania transportation authority, known as septa, and the union representing the agency's employee struck a tentative labor deal overnight. the trolleys, subways, and buses have been at a stand still for nearly a week. the deal must still be signed off. >>> it's the final full day for the candidates out on the campaign trail, hillary clinton holds a midnight rally in north carolina, along with two events in pennsylvania, including a massive rally with the president, first lady, and bill and chelsea clinton. president obama will make stops in michigan and new hampshire. donald trump also has a busy day ahead, crisscrossing the country with florida, pennsylvania, new hampshire, and michigan. >> that does it for us on this monday. see you right back here on election day. i'm alex witt with ali velshi and louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >> this election is a moment of reckoning. it is a c

one officer from des moines -- the other from urbandale. police said during a news conferece this morning -- quote it doesn't appear there was any interaction between the officer and the coward who today v-p nominee tim kaine and former president bill clinton will both be in eastern iowa. kaine will be in dubuque, clinton in waterloo. they're scheduled to campaign together in des moines. and tonight the new world champion will be decided. the chicago cubs won game six last night to force tonight's winner take all game seven. a live look at progressive field now -- where tonight's game will be held here's some relief. take a swing at the presidential nominees. this driving range in texas "alleviates a little stress maybe, that puts a little fun into it. i mean obviously this is a very serious situation, but this might lighten the load just a little bit." the owner says he's had a positive reaction to it, and hopes some people time to start thinking about the next big holiday. thanksgiving! today -- we expect to get a better idea of how many

one of their departments just days before the killings scott michael greene allegedly called the urbandale police department absolute heroes and that he loved them for keeping the community safe

urbandale officer justin martin's funeral is tomorrow. officers from waterloo plan to attend today's service... love and support for another brother better than to go there and be there for his family, for his this" across eastern iowa -- officers have been showing their support by wearing bands on their badges. a georgia deputy is dead and another in critical condition after being shot. he and another deputy were responding to a dispute. authorities say the suspect opened fire at both deputies when they arrived. "they get out. they walk aymbe 10, 15 yards or so. and they came under fire. they were both struck and they went down right there." communities between police officers -- and the people they protect. now the mentoring organization big brothers big sisters is launching a program called "bigs in blue" as kate snow tells us -- they hope to be part of the solution. what all classes did you have virginia, ryan brady knew exactly what he wanted to do. i felt a very strong desire to help people doing some good out there on the street, s

for the the deaths of urbandale officer justin martin and des moines police sergeant tony beminio. police say he ambushed them while they were november second. a judge has sentenced a cedar rapids homeless man to another 50 years in prison. a jury previously convicted travis standlee of 2nd degree murder. that earned him his first 50 year prison sentence. he killed 2 people who were in cedar rapids just days apart in september of last year. police say he first killed raymond ursino after the 2 got into a fight downtown. authorities let him go when the linn county attorney did not file charges, citing a lack later, he killed sharon mead near the coe college campus. that earned standlee the second sentence of 50 years in prison. people in clayton county will see more silica sand mining despite health concerns from people who live near a site. this week, a county board approved a proposal to expand from pattison sand company. it means pattison will be able to mine sand - underground - on nearly 750 acres of land northeast of garnavillo. the company says the sand will be used for frack

urbandale and dm police think that would be helpful to them." republican state representative ken rizer of cedar rapids also wants tougher penalties for assault, attempted murder or other charges involving police has enhanced penalties for assaults on officers. governor terry branstad has not ruled out the death penalty for iowa. a republican - controlled legislature could lead to renewed dicussion. people in 2 eastern iowa cities are joining in a national movement today to stop the construction of the bakken oil pipeline. dubuque and iowa city are among the dozens of cities that will have events for a national day of action. the call to action comes from native american leaders at events in dubuque will start at 4 this afternoon at the clocktower. and in iowa city at army corps of engineers office at 3:30. in north dakota, the state capitol building went on a lockdown yesterday due to protesters. about 500 people gathered for the protest. no one was arrested. water protectors say the purpose of the event was to encourage even more people to joi

sergeant anthony beminio of the officer justin martin of the urbandale p.d. were assassinated last night without provocation in separate shootings. tonight a suspected is under arrest and david begnaud is in des moines. >> several shots heard at 70th and ar-15. -- 70th and aurora. possible officer down. >> reporter: it was just after 7:00 a.m. officers found rookie officer justin martin shot dead in his at him while he was driving. about three minutes later and less than two miles away, des moines police sergeant anthony beminio was shot at a stop sign. he died at a local hospital. des moines police spokesman paul parizek. >> they were ambushed. it's nothing less than a slaughter. these officers had no idea what was to come. >> reporter: by 9:25 a.m. police had 46-year-old scott michael greene in custody. greene had flagged down a state employee, showed him his i.d. and asked him to call 911. he was arrested without incident and taken to a hospital after saying he felt sick. police believe greene used a rifle to execute the lawmen. >> i think he had full awar