cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is right now - stephanie what can you tell us? us? jenee - here's a photo of that was tweeted out by k-c-c-i - our cbs affiliate in des moines-- the two officers were shot in two different locations about twenty minutes apart.other police departments in iowa - like here in cedar we'll continue to monitor this story all morning long - and bring you any updates.jenee. on this morning.and if you're in it's degrees. degrees. up next - the hawkeyes are back from their bye week and are ready to take on penn state. hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. vo: in times of crisis america depends on steady leadership. donald trump: "knock the crap out of them, would you? seriously..."vo: clear thinking... donald trump: "i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me." vo: and calm judgment. donald trump: "and you can tell them to go fu_k themselves." vo: because all it takes is one wrong move. donald trump audio only: "i would bomb the sh_t out of them." vo: just one. we know what chuck grassley has done for eth

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live to explain why? why?stephanie? polling location--st.pius catholic church. aside from the presidential race-- the fight to control the senate will also be close tongiht. tongiht.according to a poll by the des moines register - a majority of people expect the poltical gridlock will stay the same in washington.looking at the senate - republicans hold a slight advantage - but democrats only need six seats to flip the script. script.for right now - only time will tell--- - chuck grassley and patty judge are running for the seat held by grassley for the past few decades. and in the last poll - grassley held a large lead.in cedar rapids-- stephanie johnson --back to you both hillary clinton and donald trump trumpare now making their final pitches to american voters who haven't already cast their ballots.they held dueling midnight rallies in battleground states - clinton in north carolina and trump in turn red by tonight.those rallies lasted well into the morning hours. donald trump: "trump: "did you ever think you'd be he

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live stephanie? hey jenee--i'm here at my polling location--st.pius catholic church. iowa - for decades - has been a purple state. for several years - iowans normally vote for democratic presidents but usually have a good mix in other donald trump wins the hawkeye state, he would be the second g-o-p candidate to win iowa since ronald regan back in 1984. 1984.as of today trump was leading in the polls and experts beleive this year - our colors will run a little more red than blue. obviously we'll find out that answer here in a matter of hours - when the polls close tonight. in cedar rapids---stephanie johnson--- back to you results come in and sharing them with you.polls here in iowastay open until nine tonight.when they close - you can watch our live coverage of the results right here on the fox 28 news at nine.and look for updates throughout the day on our website, fox 28 iowa dot com. some good news now for flood victims in eastern iowa. iowa.governor branstad extended a state disaster declaration

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk. stephanie what are you seeing? it's and you're watching cbs 2 this morning...and if you're in it's degrees. degrees.still ahead - the stock market is reacting after an historic presidential election. how traders across overseas stocks - and dow futures - which bet on the direction of the dow jones - plunged more than 800 points as donald trump surged when the polls closed last night. trading in s-and-p and nasdaq futures had to be briefly paused - after those stocks plunged too.the new york stock exchange opens at 8-thirty this morning - we'll monitor how that reacts today during the opening bell. there are a few non-election business stories to bring you, tomorrow - we'll find out challenge.after the major flooding threat in cedar rapids in september - forced many businesses to close for over a week, mayor ron corbett challenged residents to shop at those closed businesses.you did this by posting photos on social media shopping at those locations.tomorrow at need pizza - the mayor will announce the winners at 3- t

johnson is live liveat the breaking news desk with more. stephanie what's going on this morning. morning.jenee-the fire has threatened at least seventeen hundred structures. and hundreds of people have been sent to the hospital. here's the view of the fire in georgia. georgia.yesterday--flames are ripping thug more than hundred acres of land.officials in north carolina--south carolina-- georgia--tennesse--alabama and kentucky are warning people to limit their outdoor activity. in north carolina--smoke is expected to be thick on the west half of the state. state.more than twenty wildfires are burning and some

"cbs2 news" reporter stephanie johnson just got back stephanie spoke with the business in front of the roundabout how do they feel about it? >> people a cafi country kitchen are in seventh heaven now that the roundabout will finally open right now around of customers dying there but since construction started back in march they have seen a drop in business. they say their customers did not like driving through the construction now the cafi stocco owner says she is happy to have the roundabout open she is worried about the winter. >> we have traffic that's blocked up up above the tenth and then it will be interesting to see what happens when that the snow. and where are they going to put the snow? >> later today all the calls will be removed from the street in city leaders will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4:00 p.m. our news crew will be on scene so be sure to watch cbs two news "live at 5" stephanie johnson. "cbs2 news" >>> still coming up on cbs2 news at noon tomorrow is wall street gave a nice welcome to president-elect trump. the dow opens today near record highs-. >>> wall str

stephanie johnson is at our breaking news desk and has new details. what have we learned? >> this is what they had to say, six children are in the icu and six others are in the hospital. we learned one child did die at the hospital, those reports are mixed. the district attorney plans to press charges. the bus driver who was driving school district. the ntsb will be in tennessee today. >>> right now it is 6:21 am on this tuesday morning, two days until thanksgiving. up next, how a pair of man will be honored when iowa takes on nebraska this friday. >>> the weather forecast is offering up some okay whether as long as you do not mind the >>> live look over downtown. 36 right now in cedar rapids. wins out of the north and west at 5 to 15. iowa city at 36 degrees, and right now we check in around the dubuque area. taking a look at the planner, earning 7 degrees at drop off this morning, the satellite had through the day that will quickly change over terrain. rain all the way through wednesday and then it moves out of the forecast heading into the overnight. plenty of shower ch

cbs two news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk with the latest.stephanie what do you know?jenee--right now a manhunt is underway in boston after four officers responded to a call over midnight.when the scene the suspect sped off hitting nearly two officers and dragging two others.police in boston are looking for a silver chevrolet malibu--they are also looking sureveillance video.that's the latest at the breaking news desk---i'll continue to monitor this new details this morning - federal authorities in philadelphia - are now running down a number of leads to find who's responsible for mailing an explosive device to a 62- year-old man this week.the package exploded as the victim tuesday morning.at this point - a motive is not clear.the victim needed surgery but is in stable condition and is recovering in the hospital this morning. right now - a judge is considering evidence against a former cedar rapids substitute teacher. mary beth haglin-- accused of sexually exploiting a student at washington high--will again be in court today.the defense argues her appearance

stephanie johnson. back to you. much. tomorrow night before black friday starts you can find all of that information online and still ahead on the cbs two news at noon right now there is bad news for employees that were planning on making more money with overtime later this holiday season >>> welcome back. i am here with doctor stephanie gray and she is here to talk about it is cold and flu season and holidays we don't want to be sick. she has given us tips on how to good morning. thank you for being here. >> 1st and foremost take vitamin d. it's great for the immune system in bone density and good for seasonal affective disorder or sad which a lot of people get. i brought here 5000 international units and 50,000 ius. our moderate -- our motto is if guess. we can maintain patients on ius but it's so inconsequential from milk for bodies. >> a lot of patience as can we get it from food. yes we can. fish and dairy but we are in iowa. we are not getting fresh fish every day and each cup of milk only contains abou you would ha

stephanie johnson gives us a peek at the latest exhibit. >> here at the herbert hoover presidential museum and library, they did not have a christmas tree exhibit. but this year, it is back. the theme is, timeless toys at christmas. doing visitors a chance to look back at the past. inside the exhibit, 20 trees are decorated based on a popular game or toy. the assistant curator says this year's exhibit has ties to the white house. >> this year, we kind of christmas ornament that is put out by the white house association. this year it is on hoover. so the ornament is a fire truck. >> back when hoover was president, the white house west wing caught fire during a christmas eve party. it took firefighters two and a half hours to put the flames out. leaving significant damage. the following christmas, herbert hoover's wife, gifted firetruck. today you can purchase it. >> this is for sale in the gift shop at the museum. and also, there is an ornament for every tree that is for sale in the gift shop as well. >> the museum and library hopes that visitors will take time to remember their childhood .

stephanie johnson is live in mount vernon. stephanie, what is this healing event? >> reporter: jenee, the event started at 11:15 a.m. still going on now. the school invited a buddhist with their feelings postelection. the buddhist priest headed the event. cornell college is affiliated with a methodist church which means they support and honor other faiths. the school's chaplain says that today's event has been scheduled for months. she thought of the idea in august of 2016 before the school year started. she knew some people would be upset with this year's election results. today's event was perfect timing. earlier in the school year, the chaplain held a discussion about islam a phobia. she believes it is important to honor and support people of other faiths, races and backgrounds. >> this program was created knowing that half of the country may struggling with the results of the election election, regardless of who it was going to be peers the other half would be celebrating. >>> the school has invited before class to meditate. in mount vernon, stephanie johnson,

live in iowa city stephanie johnson cbs 2 news. one way to give back this holiday season is through the salvation army. army.you may have already seen the red kettle stands across linn county.new this year is the kettle season pass. pass.it's a collectible pin you can purchase to show your support.you can buy one for 20 - 50 or 100 dollars at the salvation army.this year they thousand dollars.cbs 2 is a sponsor -- and we'll be ringing bells at the newbo city market this friday from 10-a-m to 6p-m.we also have a red kettle here at broadcast park. we'll also collect toys for the holiday season on december 8th. bring a new toy to donate to that we are also collecting toys for the holiday season on december 8th . bring a new toy to us that day and it drive that is december 8th all day long. you can take that to broadcast park at 600 old marion road northeast. >>> still coming up on cbs2 news at noon, in a world full of social media and internet roofing, one small-town bookstore refuses to be taken over by technology. the stand happenin

it is always inspirational. >> that was stephanie johnson reporting. classes are offered during the week. you can go to the website for april -- for a full schedule. >>> coming up on the cbs2 news at noon, the wild weather that seemed more like spring across eastern iowa. are smack. >>> we are much nicer today. sunny skies, comfortable it was a busy day yesterday as storms turned into >>> welcome back. it was a busy day yesterday as storms turned into severe weather. funnel clouds and tornadoes were spotted across eastern iowa. the national weather service reports a touch down in hardin county. a storm system moved east to butler, tama, bremer and marshall county's. also near grundy center in grundy county. a very active day yesterday. i know that justin roberts was also very active. >>> we are in the weather center talking about that weather. >> if you are watching, we would love some aa batteries. sunny skies. mild today. changes yesterday. hour by hour, 51 this afternoon. down to 40 as we head into 7:00 this evening. we will do that with minimal clo

right now, reporter stephanie johnson is live at a voting location in cedar rapids. stephanie, what is going on there?>> reporter: hey, there is lots of lines around me. joel miller. joel, i'm going to jump right into it. how long is the weight?>> probably 40 minutes right now. >> will it be like this all day? >> yes, we expect it to be this way all day long. >> reporter: can people come here and register to vote and vote at the same time? >> yes. they can also do that when the polls are open. >> it looks like we lost our live feed from stephanie johnson so we're going to try to get that back but we are getting a 40 minute wait for the absentee early voting weight. if you want to avoid those long lines at the polls tomorrow, they will probably be longer, today is the last day to cast her ballot absentee. on saturday, about 900 people went to the linn county auditor's office to take advantage of early voting. have a mail-in ballot but you haven't mailed, you can drop in at the voting office before closing. both the auditor's offices will be open for absentee voting to

stephanie johnson has been on the scene since 2:00 a.m. this morning bringing you the latest information. and you are alive again now. what is happening now? >> reporter: jenee, the entrance to coe college is blocked off while police are continuing their investigation. take a look behind me. you can see the suspect vehicle right behind me. it crashed into one car and impacted three other cars. further down the road, you will this is the entrance to coe college. still blocked after a routine traffic stop turned into an officer involved shooting and a car accident. right now the iowa division of criminal investigation is investigating this incident. it all started on centerpoint road and e avenue around 1:15 a.m. this morning when a police officer pulled over the suspect. an altercation broke out between the two. when the suspect attacked the officer. the cop then shot at the suspect who jumped back in his car and fled the scene. he went southbnd first avenue and t-boned an unmarked police vehicle and hit a parked car. the officer in the unm

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson has also been at the investigation scene for several hours. she joins us now live, stephanie - what's going i'm live at coe college right now where ?????? ??????cedar rapids police are currently investigating a situation at 1st ave. ne and coe rd.police tell cbs 2 news the incident started as a traffic stop and police are investigating whether there may have been shots fired. police were called to several locations near coe college around 1:15 tuesday morning. our crew at 1st ave. ne and coe rd says firefighters had to extract a crpd officer from what appeared to be an had crashed.police tell tell cbs 2 news the traffic stop began around center point rd. and e avenue.when the officer went to talk to the suspect, the suspect attacked the officer; police would not explain how the officer was attacked.after the attack, the suspect got back into his car, hit the accelerator and t-boned the officers vehicle before crashing into four parked cars.the officer was extracted from his vehicle and transported to a local hospital.he is expected to recover.

ago.cbs two news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk with more? more?jenee--janet reno died early this morning---her god daughter said that she died from complications of parkinson's disease. morning. janet reno died early this morning. her goddaughter said she died from complications of parkinson's disease. she was the first woman appointed as attorney gener clinton in 1993. shia controversial acts and clarity -- including the deadly seizure of waco. this is a video from the 90s. also the seizure of gonzales, there was a bitter cassidy battle and his father. he was returned back to cuba with his father. janet reno received backlash for that. she died at age 78. iowans will be lining up at the polls. the presidential candidates, the the sarah gets are all making vows. many are in key iowa states to secure votes before election 2016 comes to an end. james comey announced to congress the discover of new emails that could be pertinent to the investigation into clinton's private email reprieve for the democratic presidential candidate. comey sent another le

.>> eight when crushed leaves dozens stephanie johnson with the story coming up next. >> unique trial means no one will be testified against that defended mary beth haglin. >> does your child missed too much school. the new definitions that will be on the governor's desk. >> good morning thank you for joining us. you're looking at i-380 icons north -- collins collins road, north. looks like traffic is moving named after rockwell collins. >> i sold it. take a look at what's happening in the last few hours. not a bad start to the day. we move the clouds and showers from last night out of the forecast. we are cooler. as we head through the scan the skies we see it pretty quiet. it is 34 on the board. we are at 34 at waterloo. 38 in iowa city. wims are out of the south and west 5 to 15 miles per hour. that keeps the mild air. we have some cloud coverage across north iowa. here's the statewide picture. area of low pressure spades to our north and west will -- which will drag a cold front in. we will see clouds and will north. tomorrow some white spread chance of scattered showers in centra

stephanie johnson is at our breaking news desk. you've been looking many people have been sent to the hospital because of these fires? >> so far 200 people have been sent to the hospital. smoke from the flames have impacted the air quality in tennessee. here's a view of chattanooga yesterday. emergency officials report 15 fires sparked on tuesday. authorities believe arsonists are responsible for some of the fires that have been started. so far fire has burned nearly while fires have burned over 80,000 acres of land in north carolina, south carolina, georgia, alabama and kentucky. hospitals in those states have treated people with breathing problems and governors in the states have warned people to limit their birding outdoors. at the latest. i will keep up on this case. >> will check with you for any updates. it is good morning to you. still to come iowa senator is making an attempt to solve the states epipen issues. >> a clear and cool start to the day. here's a look at what's going outside. right now the temperatures are in the

. >> i'm stephanie johnson. i'll tell you why police were at an apartment complex in southwest seed ead, next. - - southwest cedar rapids next. >>> it is 6:30. if you are heading out, looks no problems there. welcome to cbs 2 this morning. i'm jenee ryan. let's check in with your cbs 2 weather forecast with justin roberts. if you are heading out, you are not at least in most places not going to have fog like we did last night. >> just far eastern iowa around the river valleys and the low- lying areas. there is a dense fog advisory in effect for just outside our viewing area around clinton and jackson county. here is what we have. last few hours have been cool. we got down to 40 but now we'll hover in the low 40s in the next couple of hours here. but warming nicely. looking live over collins road right now. it is 42 with a clear sky in cedar rapids. 39 in oelwein. 36 in monticello. waterloo. the winds are calm out of the east but eventually turning to the southeast by the later day. they will stay calm at five to

right now-- a louisiana university is on lockdown this morning, cbs two news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk, desk,stephanie what happened overnight? je critical condition after being shot at southern university just hours ago.the campus was immediately puton lockdown and students were told to stay inside their dorms. take a look at this video from overnight - -when police got to the scene they found a male victim believed to be 19 years-old with gun shot wounds.he was taken to the hospital in critical condition.the suspect is still on the loosethe school is working with law enforcement to locate the right all entrances to southern university are blocked off - we'll keep you posted as this story develops. back to you--jenee new details now on the death of a beloved gorilla harambe- a federal investigation decided the barrier that kept the public from the gorilla - did not meet standards. standards.back in may - the shot and killed harambe - when a child slipped into his exhibit.federal inspectors did say the team was justified in killing the gorilla - but they co

cbs two news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk . stephanie what is happening right now? now?jenee--here on twitter demonstrators say police are spraying tear gas--water and rubber bullets.but local authorities describe the protest as very aggressive. here are some photos from overnight.protestors set two trucks on fire--as they tried to cross a bridge near the pipeline. demonstrators say this pipeline will threaten their water supply and destroy tribal land. an estimated four hundred protestors are said to be out there right now--one has been arrested. arrested.last week it was announced that construction would be delayed for further president-elect donald trump will continue meetings with potential cabinet members this week.he still has a number of appointments to make - and as we told you last week - trump is certainly not behind schedule compared to past presi. presidents.this weekend the president-elect met with some of his biggest supporters during the campaign.former new york mayor rudy giulani and new jersey governor chris ch

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking desk with more. stephanie what happened? happened?jenee--this started happened in baldwin park california in the middle of the night.baldwin park police say the officer was completing a traffic stop when somebody shot at the car blasting officer's car back window-- take a look at these pictures the police officer involved is okay.police shut down the street for four hoursthe department is investigating the motive and looking for the shooter. the police officer who shot during a traffic stop - is now facing charges of manslaughter. "it is my conclusion that the use of deadly force by officer yanez was not justified." justified."officer jeronimo yanez shot philandio castile in july.castile's girlfriend was in the car at the time of the shooting and started live- streaming the aftermath. investigators say the officer he calmly told the officer he was carrying a gun - and a minute later the officer shot castile seven times.yanez will make his first court appearance tomorrow. the iowa city police department is now offering jobs t

johnson is live at coralridge mall right now. . . after shopping - football fans will be watching the hawks and the huskers. there's a trophy involved - but that alone doesn't make a rivalry - what does - years and years of nailbiters.every year, this series gets bigger and bigger. won in lincoln to claim a big ten west title - this year - iowa's aiming for a strong november finish - and whoever stands in the way - is the enemy. since the teams resumed playing each other in 2011, nebraska has three wins to iowa's two. the hawks take on the huskers today at kinnick stadium at 2-30. we want to see your game day spirit. just head to our facebook page - kgan cbs 2 and send us your photos - whether you're at the game or watching at home...we'd love to see right now -- fire investigators are trying to figure out what caused a massive fire in central city. it happened at iowa gold - an oil recycling business on aisle street.as cbs 2 news anchor matt hammill explains - the blaze sent one firefighter to the hospital. into the air and respondi

right now--wildfires forced many out of their homes in tennesse.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk with details. stephanie what's going on?dora--people were forced out of their homes after mandatory evacuation was ordered for some residents in tennesse. right now-- fourteen structures are on fire---this fire is happening in gatlinburg-tennesse.this area is a popular attraction--including dollywood.that resort has been evacuated--dollywood officials say there is no fire damage at this time.no deaths have been reported at this time--that's the latest from the breaking news desk---dora back to you. the battle for finding secretary of state is heating up. and speculation on who is on the short list is also quick comment by the future vice president - we may soon have answers. "there will be a number of very important announcements tomorrow," yesterday president-elect donald trump met with david petraeus. the former leader of the c-i-a said it was a good conversation where trump showed a grasp of the variety of challenges facing the world. trump tweeted he w

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk. stephanie what will president obama talk about today. today.jenee--- president obama will talk about democracy in europe and how divided europe at acropolis. acropolis.the ancient greek monument known as the cradle for democracy.since brexit relations in europe have been strained.yesterday obama addressed people in greece about their fears and anger population.especially since threats over mechnization and globalization have been used by pesident elect trump. trump.after the president speech he will head over to germany on his final foreign tour as president. it's now on this wednesday morning.and if you're in it's degrees. degrees.ever wonder why you or your friends swear more other people?turns out the answer lies in a certain part of your brain - we have that and choose world. love or like? naughty or nice? calm or bright? but at bedtime... ...why settle for this? enter sleep number. sleepiq technology tells you how you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed sof

cbs two news reporter stephanie johnson is at our breaking news desk with the latest from a deadly school bus crash in tennessee, jenee- the driver of the school bus - johnthony walker - faces multiple counts of vehicular homicide--reckless endangerment and reckless driving.at a press conference overnight the chattanooga police chief says they have issued a warrant to remove the black box from the bus and review video from onboard.authorities believe speed was a possible factor over 30 children on the bus--- kindergarten through fifth grade 23 children were transported to hospital--five died on the scene--one died i the national transportation safety board will be in chattanoga. authorities say walker may face more charges--they also say he is cooperating with authorities. president-elect donald trump could name more cabinent members this week- he met with several potential also met with all the major media executives.including - executives from abc - nbc- cnn - cbs - and fox news.today - he will meet with more publications like the new york times.trump has been a harsh critic of what he

future.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk with more. more.jenee - mexico has now said they are working on a plan to deal with those mass deportations - that president- elect donald trump had promised on the campaign trail. trail.in a interview with cbs looking to deport up to three million illegal immigrants. mexico's president enrique pena nieto says he has a series of measures in place in case that happens..the exact details - have not yet been announced.in statement from the phone conversation mexico's president thanked president obama for being a great friend and alley. alley.before president elect trump takes office mexcio's president would like to meet with him before the inaugration. back to you. apart from the presidential race - women did make strides in politics this year - securing several victories in the u.s. house and senate.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee explores how women are taking steps -- women are taking steps -- to continue pushing the glass ceiling in iowa. iowa. steffi: a record number of women ran for state legis

. >>> scientists are work on a vaccine that could change stephanie johnson with more. >> reporter: that's right. for years scientists have looked for a cure for hiv and this week scientists are launching a test trial for a medication that could possible put the final nail in the cough on the cure the disease. a test trial called hdtn 702 tested on more t,000 south of the test trial medication. here in the u.s. cdc 1.3 million americans live with hiv. now the results of the study will be published in 2020. dor ra back to you. is working on bills that would let iowans produce and distribute medical cannabadial to those with a prescription. in r expansion bills have been squashed by republican lawmakers. this new push gives advocates of cannabadial hope that the battle for medical use won't be lost. that's because the current limited cannabis law is set to expire in july. that's the 2014 law that allowed use of the drug to treat certain illnesses. advocates say they see an opportunity to rewrite more comprehensive rules this coming session. officials at nebraska are investigating a controver

stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk right now - with an update.? update.?jenee - governor terry branstad has issued a statementjust about ten minutes ago.the suspect in this case is still on the loose right still on the loose right now---the des moines area officer was shot around 1 thirty this morning - just down the street from the merle hay mall in des moines. moines.mall in des moines. moines.but we do know that other police departments in iowa - like here in cedar rapids have been notified about the suspect - and have been told to be on the lookout. lookout. "we're going do what we can to keep oursleves safe. we're always vigilant about safety but we still gotta got out there and do it and we're, there's people that expect us to come answer the call and we're going to do that. that.we'll continue to monitor this story all morning long and bring you any updates. police in iowa city - need you help finding robbery suspect. suspect.it happened at boulevard on tuesday morning. police say this man - went inside the restaurant, and demanded money.the suspect

future.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk with more. more.jenee - mexico has now said they are working on a plan to deal with those mass deportations - that president- deportation. now and sunday on 60 minutes donald trump said that he is looking to deport more than 3 million immigrants from the country. mexico president says he has a series of measures in place in case that happens and the exact alley.before president elect trump takes office mexcio's inaugration. back to you. apart from the presidential race - women did make strides in politics this year - securing several victories in the u.s. house and senate.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee explores how women are taking steps -- to continue pushing the glass ceiling in iowa. iowa. steffi: a record number of women ran for state legislatures nationwide, including here in iowa. and despite a tough election season, there's still a lot of interest from women wanting to get involved in politics.nat pop hillary clinton "to all the little girls who are watching this: never doubt that you are

. >> i'm stephanie johnson. thousands are protesting trump's election. we'll have that story for you next. >> here is a live look at i-388 you down. just a lot of company to wave good morning to. let's check in with justin roberts for your cbs 2 weather forecast which will make your thursday a good day. >> nice, mild, sunny weather as we head through the day today. it will be a little breezy out there. it is that wind that carries us to the warm temperatures. take a look at the last few hours. kind of a cool start to the cool this morning. sunshine is coming up. it is 36 degrees with a clear sky right now. elsewhere on the board, temperatures 38 in iowa city. dubuque checks in there at 35 degrees. 39 in monticello and we are looking at 37 in washington. 43 right now in waterloo. winds south, 5 to 15 gusting to 20 today. no cloud cover out there. you will want a jacket as you head through the morning hours. the afternoon should be nice and mild. here is the planner. upper 40s at 9:00. 62 at noon and 66 at 3:00 this afternoon. we'll take a look at the week

stephanie johnson is our breaking news desk following this all morning. stephanie, what is going on with this? >> right now on twitter someone wrote that it feels like a war zone out there and 167 protesters have been injured. local authorities in the area say protesters have been aggressive. here are some photos i found set to trucks on fire. they did that in an effort on trying to cross a bridge near the pipeline. demonstrators say this pipeline will threaten the water supply. as well as affect tribal land. an estimated 400 demonstrators are out there protesting. one person has been arrested. last week it was announced that construction for the pipeline discussion. protesters are asking for president. obama to intervene. >>> new details now on a train derailed that has killed more than 100 people. in northern india rescuers have finished searching the last of the four mangled trains that one off the track sunday morning. more than 200 other people were injured as well as passengers. hour train ride when the train was derailed. >>> federal regulators now

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk with more. stephanie? stephanie?jenee-- the earthquake took place in t central oklahoma--but let's take a look at this video at some photos from our cbs affiliate in oklahoma oklahoma--you can see damaged to the buildings--the was measured as a five point zero earthquake-- the earthquake was reportedly felt here in iowa and as far south as texas --first responders had to evacuated a senior living compl- complex----no injuries have been reported-- coming up i'll tell you if the pipeline that runs through the city had anything to do with the polls open in less than 26 hours and by tomorrow night - we should know who will next lead our country. with just hours to go - presidential candidates - their v-p picks and surrogates are all making the rounds.many - stopping in key battle ground states like iowa to secure votes before 2016 comes to an end. however - our ballots consist of more than just presidential picks. long-time senator chuck grassley is facing patty judge in a senate race. grassley has held the seat for deca

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson joins us live now at our breaking news desk. explain to us what we know so far about him. >> reporter: what we know about him so far is he is right now in the hospital. he has not been charged as of right now but police have admitted that greene has had several run-ins with police in the area. now, two years ago, he was charged with he refused to be of threatening to kill a man at his apartment complex and pleaded guilty to harrassment. right now, authorities are looking at a video posted on youtube that could be from greene. a man is seen talk to police about a possible altercation with african-american fans at a high school football game because he was carrying a confederate flag. now, meanwhile, cbs 2 news spoke to some of of the suspect's neighbors. they said he was a quiet and friendly man. >> i not sure what set him off reall" really.""right away it's just like why - why kill an officer - why kill two officers why do really. >> right away, it is just why. why kill an officer? why kill two officers? why do these things? >>

stephanie johnson has been following this all morning. we have delayed is at the breaking news desk.>>> the stroke wildfires have been raising this raging since monday. was a place badly hit by the wildfires. three people have wildfires. this is a witnesses account, driving through everberg, tennessee, you can see that structures are being burned down from the wildfires. gatlinburg is a popular resort town in dollywood is result does located there. 14,000 other people have been evacuated from their homes. fourteen people are in the hospital right now. on twitter people are happy about the rains coming down, friday. that is the latest from the week.federal investigators say it appears the suspect - who was killed - was inspired by radical terrorists - but right now they haven't found any direct link to the terror group.isis has been pushing supporters to carry out lone wolf attacks.eleven people were injured in the attack. isis has been pushing supporters to carry out lone wolf attacks. 11 people were injured in this attack.>> when i initi

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk. she has this development. what is it? >> reporter: president-elect donald trump has offered senator jeff sessions the role of attorney general. now, yesterday, mehanna p transition 2017 tweeted out that president- elect donald trump met with senator sessions and was impressed with his record. this is one of only people that trump tweeted out about and that he is meeting with. right now, the story is still developing. we don't know if he has taken the role yet but we'll keep occupy that as it breaks. >> we'll keep up on everything with the trump transition. our next president, he did meet with his first foreign leader minister who came to visit. japan's prime minister says he is convinced trump is a leader japan can have great confidence in. that visit came after more than 30 heads of state called to congratulate trump on his election win. >>> today, representative bobby kaufmann as apparently not too happy with some of the publicity he and his suck it up butter cup bill are getting. that bill which would targe

day.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live, stephanie? well jenee- i'm at harding middle school and the poll worker inside said the flow is moving pretty easy. and the lines could be short because of early voters voterslinn county reported more than thousand people casted early votes.but in polk county its a different story. the polk county auditor told the des moines register that the lines are pretty long but they're doing their best to contain the lines. lines.but with short lines here in cedar rapids the real question is how will iowans vote in this election? state has been purplebut we won't know any of the results until tonight.in cedar rapids---stephanie one race we'll keep an eye on tongiht - is in the senate an eye on tonight, right here in iowa, is the senate. and incumbent seth grassily, and the challenger patty judd, the latest polls show grassley with a sizable lead. congressional district. the freshman congressman rod blum has the first re-election campaign against monica vernon. and this district represents cedar rapids and

stephanie johnson is at our breaking news desk and stephanie, when did people discover these flyers that i'm sure their windshields. >> reporter: it sure did. these flyers were discovered just an hour and a half ago in a parking lot in upstate new york. now, the flyers were meant to recruit people as kkk members. the flyers read our race is our nation and the kkk is advertising as a loyal white knights of the kkk. now, things like this and advertisements for the kkk right now, investigators in upstate new york are looking into this to get to the bottom of this to see what is going on. that is the latest. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the police officer who shot and killed a minnesota man during a traffic stop is now facing charges of manslaughter. >> it is my conclusion that the use of deadly force by officer yanez s >> officer yanez shot philando castile in july. his girlfriend started life streaming the aftermath. this is it. investigators say the officer asked for castile's identification and he calmly told the officer he was carrying a gun. a minute later, the officer shot him seven

cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson has been at the scene all morning long since 2 am. she joins us live near coe college. what have we learned and what is going on?'s >> reporter: this car accident involving police is still active. you can take a look behind me and you can see police are still on the scene investigating. during a routine traffic stop the suspect jumped out of the car and began attacking the police. the police officer at the suspect and he got back in his vehicle and fled the scene. he then t-bones into an unmarked police vehicle. of -- for other vehicles as well. the suspect as at ui hospital with life-threatening injuries. the officer in the unmarked vehicle had to be excavated at of his car but he is okay. at this point the interest to coe college is closed off as employees of st. luke's hospital can go through that road to get into the hospital this morning. that is the latest information that i have for you at this moment. >> also while you slept around 1 to 30 this morning police arrived at bowling street southwest of reports of a car versus train

what are you seeing now, stephanie? >> i am seeing a lot of things but let's talk about headlines all around the world. in belgium they have on their front cover, american psycho. and in france one of their newspapers have trump apocalypse. obviously the world does not see a bright future for us here in america but here are some of the front pages here. -- florida's choice. and jodi tweeted out that iowans were he heard loud and clear came out with the statement thanking everyone for casting their votes here is what they are saying on social media. hashtag # not my president and hashtag # donald trump. it's very divisive. it doesn't look like anyone is happy about the decision but like donald trump said earlier today barack obama, they're asking for everyone to come together during this time and to stick together. right now it is pitiful and -- an important to stay together. social media hasn't grabbed onto that concept yet. hopefully they will later and i will keep my eyes on social media all day long. >> it takes a li

stephanie johnson is live in iowa city. and those food boxes are thanksgiving dinner. stephanie, how many boxes have they given away today? salvation army is giving away 240 boxes to families they have even away about half of that number today. standing next to me, when you come in here, you will see the smiling face of rachel lehman, the coordinator for the salvation army. how are you today? >> doing great. having a great day out here. >> jump right into it. what is in these boxes? i see that we have pancake mix and cake mix. >> we and stuffing. and we have potatoes -- a lot of variety of vegetables. dessert. part of our goal this year was to provide enough food for the entire day. so no one hungry for one day. that is something we are excited to offer. >> so you are giving away a wholemeal. can you tell me about the families coming in here today? how do they pick up boxes and? >> families need to be preregistered. few weeks ago peers they come in, bring a ticket and photo identification. they can get the male and take it home to their families. >> what about the fami

stephanie johnson is at the breaking news desk live. the city just told us the video will not be released yet paraguay? >> cedar rapids police say the iowa department of criminal investigation is still investigating the shooting. that is why they are delaying the release. and they say early release of the video could jeopardize the investigation they say the linn county attorney has advised them that certain records should be kept confidential. the pd says they intend to release video footage of the incident when advised to do so by the county attorney. since that shooting, the family of mitchell has been demanding he is paralyzed from the neck down after he was shot during the routine traffic stop november 1st. the officer that shot him him a lucas jones, is on administrative leave while the shooting is being investigated by the dci. also, the family of mitchell has reached out to the iowa city chapter for racial injustice -- they want an independent shooting. cbs2 news will bring you the latest on the story tonight at 5:00 as well as

stephanie johnson has been following this breaking news desk. she has the latest information. >> one suspect is dead and two in custody. let's look at some video of live footage of that area now you can see it is still a very active scene. classes on the campus have been canceled. a shelter ban has been lifted. earlier today, the university sent out a text alerting students to stay in shelter a fire alarm and drove into some students. when people came out, they were hit by the car. after the suspect hit people with the car, he got out of the car and started stabbing students. authorities are trying to understand what type of weapon he used. they are suspecting it was a machete. eight people are in th seven people have non-life- threatening injuries one is in critical condition. at this time, the buckeye strong is still trending. and the president of the university will make a statement later today. stick with cbs2 news and we will have the latest update on this case as it continues to develop. to you. >>> the man accused of killing nine black ch

reporter stephanie johnson is live at our breaking news desk. you're going to show us how the corridor is reacting. what's going on here? >> reporter: a lot of people on social media are using this blue line going between it. now,other police department have tweet out a picture. a message was tweeted out showing all hearts go out to at urban police. one company is selling donuts with a thin blue line for the next 48 hours. all the money from sale will go to the victims' families. 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 h

stephanie?dora--for years scientist and doctors have looked for a cure for h-i-v this week scientist will launch a test trial in south africa. scientist says this could be the final nail in the coffin for the diseasethe test trial is called hvtn 702--scientist will enroll more than 5 thousand south african men and women who are sexually active. over the course of a year participants will be monitored and recieve five injections. according to the center for the disease and control in the u-s one point two million people are living with hiv.here in iowa results of this study will come in 2020.that's the latest in des moines - there's renewed hope for changes to our medical cannabis laws. the des moines register reports a republican lawmaker is working on bills that would let iowans produce and distribute medical cannabadial to those with a prescription. in recent years, some expansion bills have been squashed by republican lawmakers. this new push gives advocates of cannabadial hope that the battl

chris: stephanie johnson with arlington public school said knives saw a 50% spike since 2013. when you saw this increase, did you warn parents? >> no. maintain confidentiality. the increase is one that we will be monitoring very closely. chris: prince william county parents also were not alert it their districts only 19% spike in 2015. >> that's not a particular reason for alarm. chris: with 86,000 students, they say 108 incidents, despite the increase, is not worry some. johnson makes the same argument. >> i think anytime a young person risks their safety by engaging in violent behavior it's important. chris: david murphy, a development all psychologist, says we don't know if the number of local kids taking weapons to school is high or low because, incredibly, no one collects school weapon data nationally. why not? >> well, i don't have the answer for that. surprised we don't have those comprehensive numbers. >> i think it has the potential to frighten people needlessly because it's not really telling the story of what's going on in school in terms of school safety. chris: ch

stephanie?dora--at this time three people are dead and local officials are the damage---take a look at some video tornado were reported in the northeastern part of the state touching down shortly after midnight.dekalb county emergency manager reported four children are in critical condition after a twenty-four hour daycare was completely destroyed. right now storms are moving east.that's the latest from the breaking news desk--i'll continue to monitor this president-elect donald trump has now named four more cabinet selections - and has sat down with a candidate who could potentially fill one of the biggest positions in the administration. last night - trump met with former critic and 20-12 presidential candidate mitt romney.the two have a had a checked past - romney actively tried to undermine trump's bid for the white house during the campaign.it was trump and romney's second past few weeks. "i've had a wonderful evening with president-elect trump. we had another discussion about affairs throu

greene.cbs 2 news stephanie johnson joins us now at the breaking news newsdesk. stephanie what do we admitted that they have had several run-ins with 46- year-old scott greene. greene.back in 2014 - he was charged when he refused to be searched for weapons.days after that - he was accused of threatening to kill a man at his apartment complex - and pleaded guilty to harassment. harassment.right now - officers are trying to figure out if the man in this image from you-tube is the suspect. the posting claims the man in the video got into an altercation with some african american fans at a high school football game because he carried a confederate flag. police later removed him from school grounds after several co. complaints.still developing - authorities are looking at the video and whether it may have sparked wednesday's violence. cbs 2 news spoke to several of the suspect's neighbors who : "in talking with him, he didn't seem to have any ill will towards law enforcement or anything like that - i'm not sure what set him off reall" really.""right away it's just lik

stephanie ? sources say trump is going to ask south carolina governor nikki haley to become the u-n ambassador. yes- the south carolina governor have accepted donald trump's offer to be the ambassador to the united nations. haley's limited foreign policy experiencegovernor nikki haley would be the first woman he's also the first minority and female governor of south carolina. the announcement is expected later today. new details this morning - federal authorities in back to you.>>> thank you. the details this morning, as down a number of leads to find out who is responsible for mailing and explosive device to a man this week. the package exploded as the victim opened it before 4 a.m. this morning. we brought to this news yesterday. a motive is not clear. the victim needed surgery but is in stable condition after a student at washington high--will again be in court today.the defense argues her of the trial.that interview on national t-v was the main talking point in tuesday's hearing.her lawyers t