In a viral video scuffling with a High School Student is without a job tonight. Tonight. Authorities say ben fields did have the right to put his hands on the student, but he took things too far. Students say the confrontation began when a teacheheand school ministrator repeatedly asked the unnamed student to put her cellphone away. Fields is still the target of a federal investigation. That could take cbs 2 news ten at ten continues right now with more of the corridors top stories. Stories. Former speaker of the house Dennis Hastert now says hes guilty of paying hush money to hide sexual abuse, and lying to inveveigators about it. Hastert admitted to paying millions to a former student to keep him quiet about the abus that was going on before his political career. The Illinois Republican served as speaker of the house from 1999 to 2007. He will be sentenced on february 29th. Republicans today nominated paul ryan to be the next speaker of the house. House. Many gop members view ryan as
Mental capacity to understand that he was committing a crime. The Surveillance Video and the notebook that had luerkens allegedly plotting to kill donald was shown to the jury again. But the defense fired back, saying that not the full stoto. Ststy. They act as if all you need is a video and a journal and that is not the case in this situation, thats not your job. Your job is t consider all the evidence. Evidence. In this case, the defendant Nicholas Luerkens has proved to you by his own actions and his own words thatat he i iguilty and that he is guilty of the crime of murder in the first degree. Degree. The defense has asked the jury to consider Second Degree murder charges instead of firstdegree for luerkens, that would acknowledge that he committed the crime but also that he had a mental disorder at the time. Well see what they decide on monday. Dora miller fox 28 news. Cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with more of the corridors top stories. Stories. The university of iowa is en
Killing a woman outside the marion hyvee will soon face a judge. Judge. Jury selection began today in the first degree murder trial of nicholas luerkens. Luererns. Hes accused of fatally stabbing 29yearold lynnsey donald. It happened in the crowded marion hyvee parking lot in april. Prosecutors say luerkens was stalking donald and plotting to kill her. He says hes not guilty. Cbs 2 news has learned, the state will pay 235 thousand dollars to settle a lawsuit filed by a forme resident of the staterun juvenile home in toledo. Toledo. Jessica turner, who is now 21, claims she was kept in isolation cells for 280 days in 2011 and 2012. Turner says she could only leave the cell to use the restroom, and wasnt allowed any homework or reading material. Concerns over the treatment of residents there prompted governor branstad to close the home last year. A strong el nino has developed this year in the tropical pacific, and its gettininbigger. Bigger. Some are calling it godzilla because of the p
Center around those types of things earl kruse does business with beck, and says he knows this personally. Ive always been honest with Assault Charges on his record an incident that happened more than a decade ago he says hes always been upfront with beck. Everybody has skeletons in their closet and they grow up abraham funchess, executive director of the waterloo commission on human rights is fronting the movement to ban the box he says its great that beck doesnt use the box as a determining factor preinterview, but he doesnt believe every employer has the same mentality. But we want other entities to follow suit, to ensure, that all people with criminal arrest backgorunds get a fair chance at employment in the city funchess told me today he wants more time to engage the community, making sure they understand the policy before making up their minds he says he isnt sure how much time hell need, saying they could vote on this soon, or as late as next year. Weve got you covered live in t
Mourning with france, afterterror attacks in paris friday night left at least 129 people dead. A california woman was among the people killed. 23yearold Nohemi Gonzalez was a student at california state university, long beach. School officiaa say she was studying abroad for a University Exchange program at a Design College in france. French officials contacted the university and death. Today, her school and family are grieving. Nohomi was somewhat of a star in our department, a shining star, and she brought joy, happiness, laughter to everybody he worked with. My cououin and i diddeverything. French and us officials are to bring justice to victims like gonzalez. Officials have identified one of the attackers as 29yearold frenchman ismael mostefai. A french Prosecutor Says he was identified by fingerprints on a single finger found after the attacks. A woman who gre up in marion was also in the city when the attacks hhpened. Weeere here to celebrate my birthday but we were not near the a