>> reporter: they will get here sunday and stay for three days as they talk with members of the department and members of the community. the accreditation process helps the department provide better service. agency representatives will ride a long ago through practices to give an evaluation allows us access to the current, best policing policies across the nation to keep is up to date with the current trends in law enforcementcommunity members who are interested in being a part of this can share their thoughts in person or on the phone.we have those details on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com.covering the iowa city, mellaney moore cbs 2 news live at five. governor branstad is sparking debate over the future of the iowa public employees' retirement system.some conversvative groups suggest replacing the system--known as ipers-- with a defined contribution program - similar to a 4-0-1-k.many wonder whether such a change would meet workers' needs."i am open to considering changes, but i want to assure people that we are not looking at eliminating financial hardships." opponents say public employees should be concerned about any potential plans to change the system.the program currently covers 350-thousand workers. a group on the west side of cedar rapids continues to work toward memorializing the community's resiliance in the wake of the 2008 flood. organizers say it's especially important following the recent flood in september. cbs 2 news reporter joe huisinga joins us now with their progress. organizers of the west side rising memorial project hope to have the sculpture complete before the 9th anniversary of the 2008 flood this coming summer.now a 75 thousand dollar matching grant from the hall perine foundation has brought the project one step closer to reality. west side rising is meant to the hard work that the residents on the west side that lost their homes did in moving this community forward. 11with flood protection plans becoming clearer they hope it will also be a center piece of renewed development. the memorial will be part of a larger plaza some what like greene square with this beautiful piece of art for people to gather and reflect and have a place to get together and then around them they will see th properties so it will really signify that the west side is coming back. 22 this is not the first time the west side has recovered from devastation. there was also a major flood in 19 19 they were going to make a memorial then and they put the concrete base in the ground but couldn't complete it because of the economic conditions. 10west side rising committee member gary hinzman says its more important now than ever to finish the work started so long ago.it speaks to the nature of these west side neighbors help somebody else before themselves and they've always been hard working industrious people and they showed that again in the recent flood. 11 no matter how great the recovery it is always important to remember when we fall. it hits home everyday still and that what 8 -81/2 years ago so i never will forget it. if you are interested in giving to the project contrabutions can be made to the greater cedar rapids foundation and marked for west side rising. covering the corridor joe huisinga cbs 2 news cedar rapids ion than a dozen iowa communities getting grants to preserve history.it's all apart of the main street challenge from the iowa ecomonic development authority.cedar rapids is set to receive 75-thousand dollars to help spruce up the old white elephant building in the newbo district.that project will cost more than 350- thousand dollars.a total of 965-thousand in state grants will help fund 14 brick and motor projects across the state. holiday shopping is taking a backseat - at least for a day reporter connor morgan explains why this year - giving tuesday means a lot to giving back.>> why giving tuesday means more to local nonprofits.>> -- >> reporter: i am here at the cherry nouveau and this is the high watermark from the flood of 2008. i am north of 6 feet and that she give you some idea of how high the floodwaters truly were. while the flood of 2016 did not remotely approach that height, thim makes it more important for nonprofits like the ceramic center. >> giving tuesday is critical to us. >> reporter: she took on the role of director of the ceramics center in 2016 and then a few months later the center took on water.>> we were closed for a full two weeks which was a big impact on our revenue stream. >> reporter: operating on a are critical. >> opry naz -- operating asset nonprofit, we operate through the donations and support of individuals. >> reporter: many impacted nonprofits like the czech and slovak museum are hoping to stay open through donations. >> we had to shut down operations for a week during what is normally a busy time for us. we rely on giving tuesday to be the start of that drive to build back up for us.>> reporter: reopening after the director scott crew row -- kruger says he hopes that folks are generous. but not only on getting tuesday. well giving tuesday is great, we are definitely proponents of getting 365.>> reporter: covering the corridor or and cedar rapids, connor rapid -- flooding - one newbo nonprofit was left hurting.legion arts in c-s-p-s hall had 50- thousand dollars in expenses due to flood 20-16 - but only 30-thousand is covered by flood insurance.legion arts producing director says the nonprofit is thankful for any support it will receive during the holiday season. according to wallet hub- more than 116-million dollars was donated globe on "giving tuesday".the financial website says utah according to wallet hub, more than 1600 million dollars was donated last year around the globe on giving tuesday. the financial website says that utah and minnesota are the most charitable states. cyber monday sales skyrocketed this year. more than $3.4 million which is 12% more than last year. consumer spent more than $1 smartphones. for the first time ever, the day edged out black friday five roughly $110 million. counterfeiting is skyrocketing across the corridor. investigators have responded to more than 306 reports of counterfeiting or forgery so far this year. that is 135 more cases than last year. tonight at 10:00, why other crimes may be feeling the surge and how you can protect your money. we are working on 2 news 10 at 10. how yesterday's round of conduct -- tornadoes impacted communities and the damage left behind. colder air is surging into eastern iowa. we will feel that over the next few days. tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning - the apple legacy gives a corridor school a major donation. how it's meant to revolutionize education for the 21st century. that's right it was a beautiful day out there terry. >> very nice and now colder air is overtaking eastern iowa. we have clouds and maybe a rain or snow shower tomorrow with chillier temperatures. you don't look like you are excited about that. so far we have had an amazing november around here and want to remember in terms of temperatures. the average reading this month has come in at 45.3 degrees. that is averaging the high and the low and that is 7.6 degrees above normal per day. that is more like living in albuquerque, new mexico then cedar rapids or anywhere else. good temperatures to say the least. now colder air is starting to show up in the clouds have spread across the northwest half of the seas area. as we go through the evening hours, and eventually tomorrow, the instability creating the rain and snow showers to the west of us will spin and our direction and we have a chance of picking up wet snowflakes imparts of the area, especially tomorrow afternoon. so, here is the radar right now. well there were sprinkles earlier this afternoon, they have moved out in the snow showers are in northwestern iowa. i'm not expecting much out of the northern counties. there could be gusty wind out of the the west at 10-20 miles per hour. throw that into the temperatures in the 30s and the wind chills will be pretty cold tomorrow morning, but at least you won't have to mess around with rain or snow earlier in the day. the low pressure is moving out of minnesota tonight and heading for canada. it is pushing a cold front through eastern iowa and colder air comes in behind that will deliver the clouds in the colder temperatures in the next 24 hours. once the colder air arrives, that will be through the first half of the coming weekend. you can see the disturbance to the east of us -- the east of us with chillier air. clouds will be part of the forecast for the next couple of days. on the predictor, you can watch how those spin through the area. here we are at midnight with everybody pretty much in the by the time we get to the noon, snow shower show up, especially north of highway 20. while the model doesn't get these too much further south, i would not be surprised to see some of these get down to interstate while the model doesn't get these too much further south, i would not be surprised to see some of these get down to interstate 80. they may be mixed with raindrops at times. i'm not expecting anything in the way of accumulations. don't expect not to see snow showers, especially tomorrow afternoon. temperatures around 30-31 in the mostly cloudy skies. around here, temperatures around 31-34 for the overnight lows. tomorrow in the north, scattered rain or snow showers are a good possibility. no accumulations are expected and they will be light around 36-37 for the highs. to the south, temperature should be in the upper 30s to around 40 with a rain -- with rain or a snow shower. hour. thursday, it looks like the clouds will continue with temperatures around 37. on friday, only 35 degrees. for the weekend, there could be rain or snow around on sunday and then a stronger system is expected toward wednesday of next week. that could produce the first significant snow here in eastern iowa. we will watch that closely. it is something on the radar to watch in the days ahead. thank you terry. the national weather service has been out all day su yesterday. >> rebecca kopelman has the new information they discovered . there were eight reports of tornadoes and they have confirm 4 so far. all 4 more read -- were rated at an ef-0. these were week tornadoes, but they produced up to 75 mile-per-hour winds. in our area, we had one confirm near parkersburg. this one was on the ground for at left damage to roads and the shed was blown off of its foundation. in grundy county, that tornado was on the ground for a shorter period of time, just 2/10 of a mile. they did produce strong winds and were on the ground for quite some time. those were the only two and our area. down to the west and southwest, there were two more ef zero tornadoes here in iowa -- ef-0 tornadoes here it is not all that odd, but it is considered one of the second tornado seasons of the year here in iowa. coming up in sports, hawkeye stockings were stopped by -- stuffed by the big ten. from the terrorism alert desk in washington, dc, i am jonathan elias. message circulated online saying that -- said that the attack at iowa state university was for attacks followers were told how to carry out an attack is a lone wolf operative. the direction suggested that the attacker use a vehicle to plow into the crowd and then carry a second weapon. the hope is that of dollars some so prosecutors. prosecutors. selah -- will speak the butterburger is made of j ef. nothing more, nothing less. so we got the sirloin, the chuck and the plate. no fillers; that's it. all prized cuts, all well-marbled for richness and flavor. this is where those three wonderful cuts of beef come together. you can just tell that blend is working in there. and we sear them, and that seals in the juices of the burger. it doesn't get any better than that. and that's the culver's butterburger. with the regular season over -- it's kinda like christmas in the big 10 -- because they were giving out all conference honors to everyone on their nice list the defense was today -- and no brainer here -- desmond king -- a unanimous with the regular season over, it's like christmas in the big ten. they are giving out conference honors to everyone on their the first team for the second straight year. a member of the no-fly zone. joining king was defensive tackle julio johnson. he leads the conference in state star wide out -- allen lazard was asked if he was going to for-go his senior season in ames and declare for the n-f-l draft -- his response -- i'll probably just flip a coin -- all jokes aside lazard has been quite on his future as a cyclone -- compared to the year posting career highs in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns -- after saturday's game matt campbell made it seem like he's best player will be back.. lazard -- still searching "yeah i still have to find a coin first so, we will see." "he's got great tools and fighting through some health issues at times throughout the season he just kept grinding as well and i think there is even more to come of him to be honest with you. i think his best is yet to come... he's certainly skilled, he's got great for the future of allen lazard because i think great things are ahead for allen." when it comes to iowa state basketball -- one thing is for sure -- the cyclones can pile up the points -- i-s-u is averaging just under 89 points per game -- so steve prohm isn't worried about that when thing is for sure, the cyclones can pile up points. 89 points per game. he is not worried about that when, heat -- that one, but he is more focused on rebounding. to them, the out of getting a board does not matter about their height.>> we have to use our athleticism and we have to use our activity to make it tough on people. so, we have to try to win the battle of the boards.>> it doesn't matter how big the other team is. as long as we go out and play our game and play a strong game and do what we have to do, we get the job week. they melt -- the welcome george mason back on wednesday. it is the first time he is back and cedar falls and ben jacobson hopes he brings the intensity that they had in orlando. the panthers neither defense to carry them at this point in the season. >> we saw some from george mason and some from everybody orlando. with the exception of one of the actions be new for our team and different. the defense is rebounding and those things have shown up in orlando. they have to show up every night.>> the hawkeyes play tonight on espn 2 against notre an avid cubs fan and chef used his artistic skills to relive the world series nearly a month after the cubs big win. it weighs more and avid cubs fan and chef used his artti relive the world series nearly a month after the cub -- the cubs' big win. take a look at this. it weighs nearly 400 pounds and it is all edible. the seats are crackers and the scoreboard is paper and the window is gelatin. it took more than 70 hours to build a replica. it will be on display in rockford, illinois until after the holidays.>> that's fantastic. >> wrigley field, edible. right terry? >> absolutely. a big year for sure. weatherwise, tomorrow will not be so good. snow showers are possibility and they will be light. temperatures in the 30s. we will be back with the katy perry, a secret engagement? e.t. has the exclusive shots beaming with orlando. only we can tell you about the ring. then dollywood in danger. >> go, go, go! dolly parton's theme park surrounded by flames inching closer. what she's telling us today and she reveals never before told stories of childhood trauma. >> we thought we were going to do. behind the scenes with jackie kennedy transformation. will playing first lady win her another oscar. >> it's very scary to take on someone that people know so well, and we are in new orleans with hgtv's hottest hunk, the property brothers. >> what's sexier?

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