8thousand people gathered at the ground zero site, today. Thomas henry mcguiness, Michael Gregory miginty. There, for four hours, they listend as people read the names of the nearly 3thousand who died in new york, virginia and pennsylvania. Ceremonies were also held at the pentagon and the flight 93 National Memorial in shanksville. Cornell college is bringing back an annual dozens gathered near the College Chapel to honor those who lost their lives on 911. Kcrg tv9s jordee kalk explains why the peace pole is a staple of the college campus. Faith leaders,nat devoted followers from several religions. Nat and those nonreligious, all gathered at the College Chapel sunday afternoon. With a message of peace. Noah student 19 03, i just thought if there is anything i can do to help just at least one person get peace in their lives should be worth an hour of my life. Some shared how 911 changed their lives. 22 29, that includes College Chaplain catherine quehlengel challenged the group to thin
Against the casting choice. Cbs 2 news has been following this for more than a week when we broke the story. The plate features a lead character who is deaf. After speaking with members of the Deaf Community the theater released a Statement Today admitting they could have done more. They are now working with deaf citizens and hope to reschedule the plate. We enjoyed a sweet whether. The temperatures in the range of 7277. The official high in cedar rapids at 77. Were now watching clouds develop. As we go to our predictor you will see that the clouds are thin as we go to midnight. By tomorrow morning there starting to increase especially in the western and southern counties. During the day tomorrow there will be a mix of sun and clouds showers and storms are expected to come back into the area. As far as mars whether it should be another nice day. Will start at 57 and get to 77 under partlys partly cloudy skies. Are now two peoples are charged near the cedars public library. Several peop
Cbs 2 news joe huisinga is live in cedar rapids where the road will make connections. Joe . Reporter yet, scott. Once this road opens it will mean a shorter commute for a lot of drivers. We looked at some of the challenges in building it and some of the methods used to give you a smoother ride. Four miles of pavement that will extend highway 100 to covington road has been a lot of work. 115,000 tons constructed in one season. Reporr terrain near the cedar river. From bedrock down to sand and gravel. Silt and very bad material you have to work with. So we have to do a lot of changes. Reporter the road is paved with asphalt. Rather than concrete. It is saving a lot of money. This project was estimated at 20 million. The asphalt bid came in at 15 million. Reporter also trying to make the project as sustainable reporter crews are using gps mapping to track paths to ensure even compaction and a smoother ride. A smoother surface means less noise for nearby homes. Also using a method called p
Theater cedar rapids is postponing its production of the play tribes. Spoke out against a casting cho. Choice. Cbs 2 news has been following the controversy for more than a week now. The play features a lead character who is deaf. Leaders at tcr chose a person who can hear to play the part when they say no deaf actors auditioned. After speaking with members of the Deaf Community the theatre said they could have done more and now theyre trying to reschedule the play. Developing right now we still dont know about the future of an iowa city home designed to look like kinnick stadium. Last night city leaders postponed a decision on the home until next week. The plans for the 75hundred square foot home have brick siding and a replica of the stadiums press box. In july neighbors filed an appeal complaining about the homes size saying it is a tailgating venue. Discussion about the home will continue next wednesday. Iowans against the Bakken Pipeline are now calling on president obama to stop
Another Flood Warning in South Carolina. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. Defense secretary ash carter is speaking out this morning about the u. S. Air strike that hit a Doctors Without Borders hospital in northern afghanistan. At least 22 people were killed. The result of what the u. S. Military says was a mistake. Carter is promising that the military will get to the bottom of what happened and why that hospital was targeted. Were conducting a full and transparent investigation, and well make the findings of that investigation known as they are found, and well hold accountable any responsible for conduct that was improper. But Doctors Without Borders is this morning calling for an in addition to investigation. It is unacceptable that the bombing of a hospital and the killing of staff and patients can be dismissed as collateral collage or brushed aside as a mistake. Today we are fighting back for the respect of the geneva convention. As doctors, we