And red tape were not enough to reduce the risk of exposure. Exposure. It shouldnt have been allowed to happen the way it did, they should have had proper plastic sheeting barriers up and they should have had proper vacuums with hepa filters on it to keep that from being spread around. Around. I look at those pictures and i dont have the expertise to know if thats appropriate or not appropriate. Dr. Brad buck is the superintendent at the Cedar Rapids School community district. He says he only recently found out about the mishap. Mishap. I dont know that i have enough information yet to really understand kind of where things are. It does sound like he tried to do some Due Diligence in talking to variety of people. In an email, brent says he contacted the department of Natural Resources months ago. He says that was until wednesday afternoon. Afternoon. It does give you a moment of pause about maybe how seriously this was taken, but please know that we will take it very seriously. For fut
Cbs 2 news is tracking the latest details on cedar rapids first homicide of 2016. 16. And there are still alot of Unanswered Questions right now. Now. Cbs 2 News Reporter Stephanie Johnson joins us live from the scene scenestephanie . Stephanie . Right now police are still conducting interviews and are not releasing any possible leads into the investigation. But police say the shooting that happened in the complex behind me was not a random act. Act. On tuesday night 25 year old Joseph Perkins was killed at the cedar valley townhouses perkins actually lived in chicago. The other person shot on tuesday was hit in the leg but did survive. Police have not released his name. There has been an increase in violence. Cedar Rapids Police chief wayne jerman says the solution to this problems, needs to come from the enitre community. Gun violence is a symptom of other issues that are creating it and so the Police Department needs to work with the rest of the community to address this problem. Pr
There is satellite and radar in the state white perspective. Most of it is very minute this morning. Here is the planner with 29 at lunchtime and 32 this afternoon. We invite you to stay here if you want to learn more about the warmer and sunnier weather headed our way. The forecast in just a bit. There is a shooting investigation in San Bernardino, california. They will fight a federal judges ruling that will force apple to break into an iphone. The ruling is the first of its kind. It said it would undermine encryption that could create a backdoor to be used on other devices. The fbi has tried to unlock the phone for two months. He shot and killed 14 people the eagles of death metal returned to paris to finish a concert that was interrupted by a terrorist attack this past november. Islamic extremists stormed the venue and into the concert. In all, 130 people were killed throughout the french capital. Last night, Armed Police Guard guarded the entrances. At the korean peninsula, the Un
Look at southwest moving well lets get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. First weather your planner shows whats ahead now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycam temperatures around the area will be warming with mixed sunshine the current winds around our viewing area calm but will increase today our planner features mixed sunshine with windy conditions a follow up to a story weve been covering from the Cedar Rapids School district we heard directly from supepentendent brad buck about allegations that asbestos was mishandled in another high school during construction. Construction. Right here on cbs 2 this morning we told you that after a dnr complaint the attorney enerals office will llk into how asbestos was handled at Washington High School during renovations last year. A viewer reached out to us saying he had a similar experience while working at Jefferson High School the year before. Buck sayaythe district only recently learned about the complaint and ar
30 in 32 in monticello low. Winds are north and west at ten to 20. Gusting to 25 today. Plenty of cloud coverage. Going to see some clearing as the day rolls on. In the sky over iowa, going to comb clear. The temps dont warm too much. Right about normal this time of year. Stick around. Well talk about the end of the week and a superb and comfortable weekend. Tracking the details in cedar rapids and the first homicide of 2016. Still a lot of Unanswered Questions right now. Stephanie has the latest from the scene. Reporter police are still conducting interviews and are not releasing any leads into this investigation. Happened at the complex behind me was no random act of violence. Joseph perkins was killed. Originally from chicago. The other person shot on tuesday was hit in the leg and he did survive. Police have not released his name to public yet, but theres an increase of violence. The police chief said the solution to this problem needs to come from the entire community. Violence is