One. The wracacays the move makes sense for both them and the university. The university has different long term plans for the location of their old house and the wrac nds more space for their programs, services and assistce. They focus on empowerment and social justice. Wrac staff say theyve made many partnerships and collaborations over the years that have broadened their supporta both in the number of people who use their services and want to be a part of organizizg them. They say thererhas been steady growth in interest and more College Students wanting to be involved to learn how to make their world a better place. So now the wrac has a new, much larger space in the university owned bowman house. Linda stewart kroon khrown ,wrac director06 14 35 its going to allow us to do, to host a lot more kinds of programming things in our own space. We really havent been able to do anything in our own house now for a number of years just because of. We dont have space. Spspe. The wrac plans to be ready to go here in a week. Coming up on the cbs 2 news at six, what will happen to the corridor in iowa city, Mellaney Moore cbs 2 news. A man faces attempted murder charges after a morning shooting in cedar rapids. Officersrsere called around seven30 to 7th avenue southeast on reports of shots fired. They arrived to find at least six rounds had been fired. Red. Police say 31yearold Derek Bekeris shot at a man who is not being identified but he was not hit. Bekeris now faces several charges including attempted murder. Cedar Rapids Police tell us todadathat they have the man who tried to pass counterfeit money. They say Mendel Holmes gave a fake 100llar bill to a clerk at the kum and go on mount vernon road. Officers were able to get a description of the man and later during a traffic stop, spotted a man matching the description. Holmes now faces a forgery charge. A cedar rapids man is in custody tonight after police say he tried to get rich say richard mcelree broke into Hawkeye Convenience store on first avenue just after midnight yesterday. Surveillance video caught the culprit stealing the tickets and cigarettes. Police were able to find mcelree nearby and he now faces burglary charges. Seventeen miners in new york are safe tonight after being stuck hundreds of feet underground. sot shawn wilczynski, mine manager 18 24 im moved and inspired by how well they dealt with this, how they worked together. Together. The miners were trapped overnight in a salt mine elevator when it suddenly stopped. Crews lowered blankets andndsupplies to the elevator while they worked on figuring out how to bring them up safely. After at ten hour ordeal, all 17were brought 900feet to the surface. Risians are on edge tonight after authorities shot and killed a man they say tried to attack a police station. Knife and was wearing a fake explosiviv vest outsidedethe station. Witnesses say he shouted god is great in arabic before being shot. The incident comes as neighbors were marking the First Anniversary of the terror attacks on the offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine. France has also been under a state of emergency since a series of attacks that killed 130people in november. Another tough day for the markets. The dow closed today down 391points. My colleague Scott Sanborn joins me now to explain how turbulce in chininis causing fluxuations across the globe. Karen as weve been reporting, chinas market has been reeling for weeks. Today a rare failsafe was called for. If the market drops more than 7percent, trading in china is haulted to keep it from spiraling out of control. That stop was put into effect just 29minutes into their trtring day andndhat spooked the Ripple Effect here at home meant the dow jones dropped hundreds of points just moments after opening. The market continued to suffer throughoho the day, ending down 391points. That puts the market down more than 5 percent for the week. Market experts say its important to stay calm and not selloff large chunks of stock out of fear. Still, americans are worried. 26 29 Peter Tuchman nyse trader its just that sense of oh my god whats really going on 49 57 Jill Schlesinger cbs News Business analyst if f ings slow down in china the fear is the rest of asia will slow down, europe will slow down and naturally the u. S. Economy will also slow do downthere are hopes of a small upswswg tomorrow. Us unemployment numbers are due out and there are signs the news will be positive. More hiring would suggest that even with turmoil abroad, the us economy is recovering on track. Karen. President bill clinton spent time today in the newbo and Czech Village for the first time in more than a decade. Barry followed along when clinton made an unannounced stop at the new bo city market. Kevin . No onenside had any idea president clinton would be coming until a big crowd of cameras showed up right before. Once he walked in, the former president stopped at every business through the market talkininwith venders and their customers. Much of it was just taking pictures but he also launched into detailed policy discussions with some voters it took him about an hour to make his way through the market. Denise algren17 10 22it was very cool we had no idea wed run into him today were just here for lunch and wcame here because it looked like a neat place to be. It was amazing. Then we found out president clintotowas coming. It was very coco. Jerry zimmermann17 21 49everybody enjoys seeing bill clinton. Hes that kind of a personality and he engages beautifully and he makes you think youre he only one in the room when hes here. Coming up at 6 oclock, see why president bill clinton says xxxx about candidate corridor in cedar rapids, kevin barry, cbs 2 news live at five. Bill clinton wasnt the only bigtime political name in the corridor today and this one may have stumbled a bit. Bit. Republican president ial candidate ben carson spoke wtih voters in cedar rapids and anamosa. At one point the candidate posed a question to students, asking who is the dumbest kid in class. It seems he was trying prove a point but that backfired after several students poinind to one particular child. The retired doctor remains among the p republicans here in iowa. But his numbers have gone down dramatically over the past couple months. Meanwhile, a group of voters who will take part in the president ial election for the very first time got together today to practice. Cbs 2 News Reporter joy howe is here to explain. Students at Prairie High School held a mock caucus today. The goal is to make sure students know what to expect but it was also a chance for some students to get t plug in for their favorite candidate as they get ready to head to the polls for the first time. nats morning or lets start thursday morning, hununeds of students gathered at Prairie High School to talk about the topic most iowans hear about on a daily basis now. We spent about a week we spent about a weekor two learning what a caucus was, learning how a viability group works, we did examples in class 01. 39. 55and then came a larger example when sophomores, juniors and seniors decided to hold their own. First came the details. nats were ing to divide up then theclassesesplit up, were counted, and onebyone, students explained who they thought should be the next president and why. 01. 41. 15 ive always been a republican, just raised on it and actually had ben carson show up at my church and tell us his life story, which was really interested, and it really influenced my vote and who im going to vote for 01. 41. 30. 22 some students say, they still dont know who their choice will be. 01. 38. 55. 17 no, i have not decided but the process might help sway them. 02. 38. 57. 15 kind of. Wn i first started government, im not really a political person, so i didnt know if i was really a republicacaor mocrat, but i just want to to run our country well 01. 39. 11. 16and thats the whole goal here especially for a group who will head to the polls for the very first time this november. 01. 39. 33 we learned about political ideology and how you know where you fall, esescially for us, our grade e going to be able to vote this year 01. 39. 44. 18 and be involved, so we kind of learned all of that leading up to the caucus. 01. 42. 18 i thin its a really big deal. I was even talking to some teachers about how 01. 42. 23. 16 a lot of kids arent even really educated on how to vote, or when to vote or even who they are, so its perfect for what we need to do to get kids involved 01. 42. 31. 15 in case youre wondering, on the republican side, the students chose ben carson as the winner, followed by trump and then rubio. And as for the democratat their choice was Bernie Sanders by a landslide. Interesting Martin Omalley was their second choice and Hillary Clinton was third. Just shows that national polls, might not always reflect what happens in the coming up on live at 5. Its already been a strange winter, weatherwise and that means big spending,on recovery. How much the government spent on storms in 20205. Meanwhile, a live look over highway 30 near edgewood road on this thursday commute. Lets check in with chief california cant get a break strong el ninodriven winds took down trees and knocked out power near san diego today. Heavy rain and flooding have closed roads across california. In newhall, the threat of mudslides has forced people from their homes. Crews are working to clear the mud 247 while work conditions remain safe. Another storm m expected to hit the coast on monday. Meanwhile, were learning more about how much it costs to clean up from these disasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says in 2015, weather disasters caused billions of dollars in damage. The ten costliest disasters range from tornadoes in the Southern Plains to severe flooding in the east and wildfires in the west. Each one of those caused still ahead live at five. New standards, the government is taking back me negative comments on cholesterol and handinindown some tough stances on other guilty pleasures. This is a live look at the clock tower at the czech and slovak museum. Theres more news ahead when live at 5 contntues on cbs 2. Marco rubio thinks its unfair to criticize him for missing votes. But i am going to miss votes, im running for president. But hes been missing votes for a long time. One third of all of his missed votes in 2015 were missed before he announced he was running for president. Over the last three years, marcrcrubio has missed more votes. Than any other senator. Washington politician marco rubio. Doesnt show up for work, but wants a promotion . Right to rise usa is responsible is the economy rigged . Well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 Million People comomned. Im Bernie Sanders, and i approve this message. My plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay fororomen. The middle class will continue to disappear unless we level the playing field. New federal dietary guidelines out today are coming down hard on sugar and easing up on cholesterol. Cholesterol. L. The guidelines released today say added sugars should not makeup up more than 10percent of your daily calories. That amounts to roughly 200calories per day or the amount ofofsugararn a 16 ounce energy drink. Egg lovers will be happy. The guidelines removed limits on dietary cholesterol. Not so good news for men and boys. The report found that t teenage boys and men are eating too much protein and should eat more vegetables. If i get a steak and my salad comes and my steaks comes, im gonna go to my steak maybebeonight ill eat some more vegetetles. Vegetables. Good news for coffee drinkers. The guidelines say 35 small cups a day are actually good for you. The report is updated every five years. We know alcohol durinin pregnancy is dangerous to the shows women who drink put their baby at risk of more than 420medical conditions. Conditions. Women with etal alcohol spectrum disorder are at high risk of having a baby with one of the conditions. Among them are problems with the brain, eyesight, hearing, and respiratory systems. The severity and symptoms of fasd vary based on how much and when the alcohol is consumed. The Research Also look at alcohol combined with other factors in the mothers lififsuch as stress, nutrition, and environmental influences. The end result says women should not have any alcohol at any point in their pregnancy. The university of iowa is getting nearly onemillion dollars to study a rare genetic disorder. Known a nf, the disorder n cause tumors to grow through nerves on the body and can lead to blindness, cancer and disabling pain. Researchers are using the money to develop a pig model of the condition conditions better than mice. Nf affects about three thousand people worldwide. Coralville now. Terry will haha your final forecast when live at 5 comes back. America is not just electing a president , were also electing a commander in chief. That choice matters. Making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. All of that depends on us being both secure at home and leading the world. I will get up every single day and do whatever it takes to make sure our country is safe and strong. The cbs evening news is next the e ance to be a major millllnaire is still up for grabs. No one bought a winning Powerball Ticket last night, meaning the jackpot of half a billion dollars will keep growing. Right now the jackpot is at more than 700million dollars and will keep growing until saturday nights drawing. That means a single twodollar ticket could get and now a final look at your ffecast. Forecast. Thats cbs 2 news live at 5 this. Coverage continues now with the cbs evening news and well be back here at 6 with marco rubio thinks its unfair to criticize him for missing votes. But i am going to miss votes, im running for president. But hes been missing votes for a long time. One third of all of his missed votes in 2015 were missed before he announced he was running fororresident. Over the last three years, marco rubio has missed more votes. Than any other senator. Washington politician marco rubio. Doesnt show up for work, but wants a promotion . Right to rise usa is responsible pelley head for the exits. Stock prices plummet what has wall street rattled. Also tonight, massive gas leak in southern california. We call it the b. P. Oil spill. Pelley lining up for painkillers, a landmark suit against drug distributors thaha allegedly got them hooked. Uncle sam cooks up a menu to keep america healthy. What Government Research says you should and should not eat. If you cant pronounce it, dont eat it. Pelley and saturday night fever. Millions of americans chase the biggest Powerball Jackpot in history. Why . Because i want one. Captioning sponsored by cbs with scott pelley. This is the cbs evening
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