Cbs 2 nene. Matt hammillll cbs 2 news. Matt, thank you. Turning to the weather r w, the wind is what everybody seems to be talking about today. This is some veo we shot earlier in linn county. And its still howling out there. There. Justin roberts joins ushes in for terry swails. And, justin, is it me or a cedar rapids man who led police on wo high speed chases one involving a School Bus Crash is sentenced to the maximum possible possible. 47yearold jameme surrett was given 15years in prison. This summer, he pleaded guilty in change for having other charges opped. Dropped. In february, surrett slammed into wo hicles, including a cedar rads school bus. Then after posting bond, he held a woman against her will before being arrested again. In addition to prison time, he is also ordered to pay restitution. New details tonight tonighton what happened during a prison break at the old iowa state peniteteia in fort madison last summer. Summer. The details are incredible and sound like a movie plot. Inmate Justin Kestner was discovered missing during a head count. Prison officers went straight to his cell where they found an elaborate disguise u uer the bed sheets to look like he was sleeping. Apparently kestner took screws from his shower and climbed through a pipe into the attic to the roof and out of the pris unnoticed. He was found ar i80 bruised and raped from his previous trs at escaping. Escapingan investigation into the escape found several mistakes in procedure at have since been corrected along wi the plement of additional razor wire around the maximum secuty prison. With a little re than a year until the 2016 election this cycle is already defined by its protest candidates. Those are president ial hopels who are very different from the me traditional type of candidate with more mainstream views ororars in other political positions. Cbs 2 ne reporter kevin barry picks up the story from oskaloosa. Oskaloosa. On the publican side, the be known protest candidate is donald trump. But for the democrats, even after 35 years politics se people think senator Bernie Sanders is on the outside looking in. But he disagrees. Theres no denying when Bernie Sanders first jumped in he was just as far behind Hillary Clinton as everyone else with single digit polling in the early states. I thought from the very beginning that we had a shot to win this thing, but we me in clearly as an underdog. And one who freely calls himself a socialist. But in thehe democratic debate, he said all hed have to do is explain how do you exain that when so many people are turned off at the door at the word socialist. Thats a great question. Number 1 we going to give a big speech in the coming weeks defining what i mean. He points to programli Social Security and public ibraries that already embody those technically social ideas. So i think there is something tobe learned from othehe coununies just as they learn from us. So while the idea of protest candidates who are picking up support from people fed up with establishment politics might be the phrase of the 2016 run for the white house sanders says it no longer applies to him. If the election were today, no question we would not win, but i think the momentum is with us and i think weve gone from a fringe candidate to a candidate who stands a chance to win. Coming up tonight at 10 senator sanders weighshsn on the impact that College Students could have on the 2016 election and why his message is a best suited for them. In oskaloosa, kevin barry, cbs 2 news. Its monday one of the highlights of your morning commutcould be driving on the interstate and seeinina nemessage o othe dot signs. Its part of heir messa monday initiative. Todays message crashes dont kill teens, bad choices do is geared toward nationaleen Driver Safety wefk. Those behind the sis say each weeks messsse is differenen and d each has a deeper meaning. You get about 12 seconds to drive underneath the sign and having a message thats memorable and thought provoking or whatever allows you to kind of extendthat 12 conds. Seconds. According tothe dot, Motor Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 14 to 18 year olds. Cbs 2 news spoke to the minds behind the messages and well take you through their process coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. State and National Educational leaders discussed today ways to make science, technology, opportunities more vibrant in rural iowa. Iowa. Cbs 2 news reporte steffi lee brings us their rspective on how to overcome chchlenges they often face. Karen, todays conversation with the university of Iowa Public Policy Center st a message iowa student should be urned away from the growing opportunities in the sciences. Sciences. But with less funding, declining enrollment, and school ergers in rural iowa, School Leaders say they need to work around that. Several statewide and National Education professionals said hools c partner withocal businesses such as hospitals and police departments. They y job shadow opoprtunities come at no co and building this relationship means students c boost their skills right from home. Districts can also work together. Pairing with different faculty members, teaers, fromdifferent districts i think one e the nice things about rural districts is there tends to be a see of coaboration even across district lines. Lines. Teachers who work in math and science departments their ideas rough twitter. Some of those hashtags are balance stem and iowa em equity. Steffi lee, cbs 2 news. The Emerald Ash Borer is now in linn county. County. The iowa departnt of agriculture confirms the discovery at a rest area on i 380, just south of cer rapids. That has city officials inincedar rapids very concerned because ash trees make up more than a quarter of e tree population in the city. The city says it had a plan in place for dealing th the insect, knowfor its sshaped formations of the e larvaeae, since 2010. They are removing about 200ash trees per year and replacing them with other species. They say it will continue to be a problem for cedar rapids for the next 20plus years. The fact that we havavan insect here at is going to affect those ash trees and kill them over a period of ti is a pretty big deal. Deal. Fagan says if you have an ash tree on your own private property showing symptoms of eab, to contact a private e ee service company. If its on the citys rightof way, the Forestry Department can be called. Childrs programs, hours and materials are just some of the things Cedar Rapids Library staff say could suffer if the libraries are unanae to maintain funding. Thats why theyre asking for your support on a 27 cent levy on the november third ballot. Ballot. Cbs 2 ns reporter Mellaney Moore is live at the ladd library in southwest cedar rapidsmellaney. Library staff will be meeting with the community tonight and tomorrow. They say its an opportunity to ask questions and learn what could happen if the levy passes and if it doesn. T doesn. Tright now the cedar rapids owntown and l ld librarieoperate on a 6. 8 Million Dollar budget. Staff say this levy would help maintain urrent funding levels, after losing a ouple other soues theyve been using since the flood. For the average 150 thousand dollar tax would be about 23 dollars a year. Staff say that 1. 5 Million Dollarsould help maintain library operations. Otherwise, th locations may haveo cle one day of the week. This is the only way in the state of ioiohat a Public Library has to get direct funding that will help us fix that gap to maintain current levels of seice and operation. Operation. If approved, the tax would stt july first 2016. There is anototr eting at the Downtown Library tomorrow from 46. Covering the corridor in cedar rapids, Mellaney Moore, cbs 2 news. Next at six, snow in october . October . Where it fell and how if you think storm damage is the only cost ofoflimate chae, think again. From the rising pre of food to higher insurance rates for homes and businesses, the economic damage will only get worse. But with americanmade clean energy, we can save money on electricity and spur innovation to create new w sinesses and jobs. S. It all starts with 50 clean energy by 2030. Tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning, a church goes above and beyond for a complete stranger. Stranger. The heartwarming gesture they did for a struggling member of their commity. Thats tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. Today tuesday in cedar rapids, the jeerson high theres already snow on the ground in parts of the northeast. Some areas of Central New York and vermont t are reporting snowfall totals up to nine inches from over the weekend. Its not expected to last long as more seasonable weather returns to the region. Meanwhile, parts of the cky Mountain Region are expected to pick up several inches this week. Back here at home, nothing but sunshine to start the work week, but a whole lot of wind to accompany y. It. Justin robobts is here now with your weatherfirst and coming up in sports sportsno jordan canzeri . N n problem what hardware Hawkeye Akrum Wadley took home today yes, iowa state heads to baylor this weekend. Yes, baylors the number two team in the nation. But nt think the cyclones arent up for t challen. Challenge. Becauseets not forget isu heldumber three tcu to twentyone points through three quarters saturday. And the clones say its games like this that Division One Football players live for. Part of recruiting is you wannplay against the best there is in College Football . Come to the big twelve conference and well give you thatpportunity. The chance to go out and compete agast a team like this, personnel like this, think is something our kids are excited about. About. You wanna play y e bebe offenses in the country, man, thats something you wanna do, thats some peoples dream as a done football player. And me and my guys are loing forwarto the challenge. After a tough homecoming loss to western illinois on saturday, unnwill also look to get back on trk this weekend if theyre to have any chance athe postseason. Postseason. E panthers are 2and4. But had a similar record this time last year, andid rally to make the playoffs. To do it again, though, coach farl rdidi admits, eyre going to have to start winning. We have to win out. I thin thats evident. We know it, the players know it, you know it, south dakota state knows it. Everybody knows we can, its just are e going toe consistent enough to do it . Thats the question thats out there. And thats the question th our playersthats the challengethat they have to take on. Filling in for the injud jordan canzerithe reigning big ten offensive player of thweek sophomore akrum wadley not only delivered he became this weeks fensive player of the week. The pride of new jersey with four touchdowns and over 200 yards against northwestern; hes the third offensive hawkeye to earn the honor the most since 20. Just hold on cubs fans. The cubs are goingome. Down 2 nothing to the mets, Wrigley Field the sight of tomrorows nlcs game three. The team back in chicago today. And as much as theyre in a hole. Mamager joe ddon has a reminder for cubs fans. Listen, they beat us, bu its not nearly over with, and we are really good, as our hashtag, wearegood. I have a loof faith in our gu. They at us two games. They pitched extremely well. Ey did. Youve got to give them credit. The command of their pitches, what they did was spectacular. Give them credit. 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