Polls. But two of three recent polls show ted cruz beating trump in iowa less two months before the caucuses. One political scientist we spoke with says gop leaders see cruz as a threat. Because his conservatism is so far outside the political mainstream, it could cost the Republican Party just as dearly in the general election as a trump or carson nomination could. The Washington Post reports that members of the gop establishment are considering ways to sidestep a possible trump nomination. Trump and carson have hinted about running as independents if that plan is true. The iowa caucuses, both republican and democrat, are february 1st. Thanks scott, and just hours ago, quinnipiac released their democratic poll. The new tally has Hillary Clinton ahead of Bernie Sanders by 11percent. Clinton holds steady at 51percent while sanders lost two Percentage Points since last unlike republicans who believe terrorism is the top issue democratic voters say jobs and the economy are the most important to them. It is sanders who holds the lead on how well he or she can improve the economy. Actress lena dunham is returning to the corridor to frontrunner. Dunham will be stumping for Hillary Clinton in iowa city on january 9th. Right now, details are hush hush and will be revealed closer to the date. Dunhams character in the hit show girls spent time in iowa attending the iconic iowa writers workshop. The actress herself was here during her book tour. University of iowa president Bruce Harreld is offering an apology, as a Union Representing graduate student teaching and research to resign. Resign. Ui staff say a remark he made during last weeks Staff Council was irresponsible and unprofessiona l. In response to a question on teachers who are not prepared to instruct their classes should be shot. In his apology, he says it was an unfortunate offthecuff remark and he didnt mean to offend anyone or imply that he supports gun violence in any way. New details tonight on a threat that stopped tens of thousands of students in california from going to school today. The Los Angeles Unified School district shut down today after a School Board Member recieved a threat. New york city authorities, along with leaders in many other cities nationwide, recieved the same emailed threat and determined it was a hoax. Los angeles Law Enforcement officials are defending the decision to shut down the citys schools saying the safety of their main concern. Protest is growing after prosecutors in california announced they will not charge an officer for shooting a man leaving a wrecked suv. Dashcam video shows 26year in the neck by Paradise Police officer Patrick Feaster on thanksgiving. Prosecutors are calling the shooting an accident. Protestors are calling for the officer to be removed from the force. Right now the baltimore jury hearing the case of an officer accused in the death of freddie gray has gone home for the day without a verdict. Earlier today the jury sent a note to the judge saying they were deadlocked. He instructed them to continue deliberating. The 25year old gray died in april from injuries he suffered in the back of a Police Transport van. Officer William Porter is one of five other officers in baltimore to stand trial on charges stemming from grays death from a broken neck. Porter is also accused of not providing medical help for gray when he asked for it. Now lets check in with justin roberts, whos filing in for chief meteorologist terry swaiils, to see whats coming down the line in our weather first just a day after celebrating a new record as the longest serving governor in United States history, Terry Branstad was back in the state house this morning. Cbs 2 News Reporter kevin barry sat down with the governor to talk about his plan for the future of medicaid thats the governors plan to hand the states Medicaid Program to 4 private companies is consistent with the work he did at the very beginning of his time as governor. When he took over in 1983 the state was in a steep deficit. Through careful money management, branstad turned that into a neverbefore seen 900Million Dollar surplus. State agencies have said that the cost of medicaid to the state has sharply increased so moving it to private companies would help ease the burden. The problem is that many people on medicaid are worried their coverage wont carry over and Healthcare Providers are also pushing for a delay because they say they dont have enough time to make the change smoothly. Were gonna have a safe harbor for three more months where they get full reimbursement even if thy havent signed their contract so we think this is going to give them an opportunity to work out the details. Iowa is still waiting on investigators from the centers for medicare and Medicaid Services approval or disapproval of the stop the whole privatization process if they dont feel comfortable. The switch is first. In des moines, kevin five. Not everone is loving the milder weather weve been having. Eastern iowa Winter Sports enthusiasts are missing one of their favorite resorts because of the weather. Sundown Mountain Resort has delayed its opening for weeks because it hasnt been cold enough. Enough. Cbs 2 News Reporter dora miller joins us from the resort in dubuque with whats been going on. About 60 thousand skiiers come through the resort annually, but as you can see, theres no one here now. They usually open the week after thanksgiving but since temps have been high lately, theyve pushed it back to this weekend. Just to give you an idea, the temperature has to be about 28 degrees for them to make snow and keep it from melting. Lately its been closer to 40. But the slow business hasnt kept the crew putting up a new building and preparing for skiiers this weekend, they say theyre ready for the rush. Its in our dna to be open, this time of the year we expect our customers out here, we have pass holders that want to ski, a lot of the kids at school are just chopping at the bit to be out here and enjoy winter, so definitely were looking forward to being able to be open. Open. This isnt the first time weather has put a damper on things. Later on cbs 2 news ten at 10, well take a look at the history of this unique eastern iowa getaway. In dubuque, dora miller cbs 2 news, live at five. Iowas Graduation Rates are better than any other state in the us. S. Thats according to the education department. It says iowa ranked first among all states with a Graduation Rate of 90pointfive percent. The National Average sits at 82point3 percent. The report also shows the gap narrowing between Graduation Rates of white, black and students of a two Million Dollar overhaul of Greene Square park in cedar rapids is almost finished. The weather has been so nice, crews were able to continue working on landscaping during the past several weeks. Some of the new amenities include walking paths, seating and wi fi. City leaders say the urban conversion of the historic park will continue to bring more people to the area. Greene square had been for a long time an events center. It can be again. Its got a really lots of nice space spaces to be used and it can also be used for the simple, casual person who wants to have their lunch out here. Here. Leff says all thats left to do come spring time is plant some flowers and set up the park furniture. Coming up on live at 5. The science of shipping, we all want our christmas presents to arrive intact the work that goes into making sure your holiday is a happy one. Meanwhile, this is live look right now on the scurve in home. Lets check in with tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. The key moments from the Republican Debate ane who critics say really stood out. Were keeping you in the know on what happening in the world tomorrow on cbs2. Shipping companies will deliver hundreds of millions of packages this Holiday Season with the help of science. A large amount of cardboard boxes can be a major problem for Companies Like fedex hoping to get your gifts to you without damage. Changes in temperature and humidity can hurt some packages and not others and that all of those factors can come into play during the shipping process. Thats why how boxes are built matters. sotdavid nelson fedex packaging project engineer a lot of times youre analyzing the interaction of the package with that product. Its an art. People are sending something they put their heart and soul in selecting for that person. Person. Fed ex engineers design boxes for Online Companies to make sure everything from electronics to a new iowa city business wants us all to be healthy healthy its called the Old Capitol Food Company and its all about tofu. Two university of iowa graduates started the business. Their product is organic, high protein, easily digestable, low fat, and low cholesterol. All of their ingredients come from a local farm. Even the scraps from the beans they use go to a local pig farmer, who uses it as feed. Jake gratson says he and his Business Partner wanted to create Something Different and something they enjoy eating themselves. You can find Old Capitol Food Company tofu at many local businesses. Still ahead live at five. Millions of adults have trouble sleeping. The new options offered in the corridor to help folks get rest. This is a live look right now at the pentacrest on the university of iowa campus. Students are right in the thick of finals week. Theres more news ahead when live at 5 continues on cbs 2. 18 million adults struggle the National Sleep foundation. Cbs 2 News Reporter steffi lee shows us what patients can get at the physicians clinic of iowa even if treatment continues to steal their sleep. Sleep. Sleep experts say people should get around eight hours of sleep each night. And those struggling with sleep apnea who cant use the proper treatment could have another option here in cedar rapids. Rapids. It starts out for a lot of people just with sleepiness. Sometimes being tucked into bed isnt enough to manage chronic snoring or uncontrolled breathing. Breathing. One out of every four people being affected by obstructive sleep apnea. Dr. Geisler says the treatment of choice is usually the cpap machine blowing air into your airways or a dental device. Device. The back of the tongue is pulled forward away from the back of the throat, giving more space here. But when all else fails were still looking for Something Else to help other people. Dr. Geisler says the new minnesotabased inspire therapy rolled out a few its now available at the physicians clinic of iowa. Iowa. This is a pacemaker like battery that is under the skin, surgically placed there, and instead of wires going down to the heart muscle, the wires go up towards the neck and are wrapped around the nerves. A Clinical Trial over the span of a year monitored more than 100 patients showed more than sixty percent saw less symptoms. Symptoms. You do have to fail cpap, before, according to the fda this inspire therapy should be considered potentially used. Sleep experts are still waiting for more data to come out as more patients start investing in the procedure but say this treatment could outweigh symptoms like breathing shortages. Shortages. Thats what leads to heart attacks, heart failure, rhythm problems in the heart. Heart. Doctor geisler hopes that in the upcoming months, patients who cant just use the generic cpap or bipap machines can use this as a viable alternative to getting a good nights sleep. Covering the corridor in cedar rapids, steffi lee, cbs 2 news, live heres a live look outside. And a look at some of the tempertures around our viewing area. Area. Justin will have your paris theres a lot to do on a dairy farm. Nobodys gonna do it for you. You have to get out there and do it yourself. Bernie sanders is a wellknown friend of family farms. Bernie cannot be bought out by big money. Bernies opinion cannot be purchased. Its time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. Hes a rock. Tt2watx gt p bt q;c tt2watx gt p a q ol tt2watx gt p bm q d tt4watx gt r dztq. T tt4watx gt r entq p 4 tt4watx gt r gzt il tt4watx gt r hnt y tt4watx gt r iztq 3jx tt4watx gt r jntq 8 tt4watx gt r lzt 9wd heres the cbs evening news news a tale of two cities. And their vastly different responses to an email terror hoax. Plus, were there as the gop president ial hopefuls get ready for their vegas showdown. And, this little lady is making big changes on the streets of her community. Her story. Story. Tonight on the cbs evening news. A sweet follow up for you now, last week, we told you about safyre terry. Shed lost her family in a fire but miraculously survived. This christmas, she wished for cards from strangers around the world and as letters came in, she got another surprise. You know you guys are all going to go to disney world. Are you excited to go . Yes. Baking memories for kids sells cookies to help families like safyres enjoy things like this disney vacation. And as place on earth, the postmaster expects more and more christmas cards to head her way. And now a final look at your forecast. Forecast. This. Coverage continues now dear future, life is good. No, great. Im like, a man. Only better. But even though i know everything, i still feel like you could surprise me. Like that skateboard incident with the squirrel. But life is sweet now. Hey, what could go wrong . Its you and me all the way, future