Is some sort of controlled substance. And this is only a fraction. Fraction. This was actually an owi fatality, the user o o this and the driver of the vehicle died in an accident. Deputy tim smith says jones county has seen more drivers under the influee over the past several years. Years. Theres a huge problem and it seems to be an increasing problem with drugrelated accidents, drugrelated crimes. His job now nowis to patrol looking for those drivers. Hes a certified drug recognition expert. Expert. In jones county, our biggest problem is prescription pills and gegerally ththe are benzos, xanax, valium and benzos, xanax, valium and methamphetamine. Ne. We see probably about one third of our impaired driver cases being something other than alcohol. Sheriff greg graver says having a dre is one of the most beneficial tools they possess. Possess. We are trained to do field sobriety on people who are impaired or under the influence of alcol, but there is very litt training that is provide
Paris. He was at a Climate Change summit with several other world leaders. Speaking to reporters this morning the president discussed goals of the twoweek conference, and what each nation can do to fight global warming. But he also took time to address the fight against the islamic state, and the importance of getting russia on the same page as the u. S. And other allies in destroying the terrorist group. Im confident that we are on the winning side of this and that ultimately russias going to recognize the threat that isil poses to its country, to its people, is the most significant and that they need to align themselves with us who are fighting isil. Isil. President obama hopes russian president Vladimir Putin will eventually decide that syria is in need of new leadership to get rid of the isis threat there as well as the syrian civil war. Meanwhile usa today is reporting the pentagon could increase the u. S. Presence in syria. Syria. A Senior Defense official told the paper the depl
Touched the letter, and are trying to find out who sent it. Right now, they say they dont think theres any danger, but they arent taking any chances. Donald trump is still under heavy fire from critics over his comments about banning muslimimin the us, but new poll numbers show a lot of voters agree with him. The latest National Numbers released this morning, show him pulling in 3percent support his strongest showing yet. T religious leaders are upset, saying its damaging to the muslim faith. Here at home, some Community Members feel the same way. A group with Cornell College gathered to talk about issues surrounding islamophobia. Islamophobia. Cbs 2 News Reporter Stephanie Johnson was at the event today and is here now to tell us what happened. Joy islamophobia is the dislike or prejudice against islam or muslims. Muslim leaders, priests, and other members of various faiths talked about how they can combat it as a community. This lots of questions. One organizer explained why fearing
Terry thanks. Three billion dollars in sales. Sales. Thats how much online sales experts believe companies will be making this cyber monday. Monday. In cedar rapids, for example, hands in harmony offered discounted rates on their massage packages. Its their third year to have specials. Customers could book a seventy five minute massage for t price of an hour. Owner wahnita dimmer says her staff stayed busy trying to keep up with all the purchases. People get pretty excited about cyber monday specials. Every year we have more and more response to the online spspials that we do. Do. A trip advisor survey says 31 percent of people shopped two years ago during the heigig of the Holiday Shopping season, target discovered hackers accessed names, phone numbers and other personal information on 70 million of its customers. Customers. Its happened other places since then and Cyber Security eeerts say its an important reminderthat Online Shopping is incredibly convenient, but not perfect. Perfec
Its the biggest day for online shopping. Shopping. By midnight tonight americans are expected to spend three billion dollars online. That is 12percent more than cyber monday last year. Wallet hub says jewelry is e most discounted category while tech gadgets were the least discounted. Smaller businesses like hands in harmony of cedar rapids also promoted online deals. They offered massage packages at t discounted rate. Two years ago during the height of the Holiday Shopping season, target discovered hackers accessed the personal information of 70 million customers. Customers. Its happened other places since then and Cyber Security experts say its an shopping is incredibly convenient, but not perfect. Perfect. Cbs 2 News Reporter matt hammill hammillis live in the newsroom with the latest. Matt . There are some amazing deals on line Free Shipping gift cards buy one get one. But police also want us to keep p mind there can be a dark side as you type in your credit card number. Number. Pol