A plot to kill her. The first witness the defense called was luerkens mother. She claimed her son was in a bad place after losing his job and going through a divorce he even asked her to help him kill himself. Close friends of donald they had no idea he was capable of this especially in front of her son. Larry y ltzdonald and son lived with his familyashton, when i asked him where his mother was he said nick had stabbed her and killed her. Heres porkchops to stick in the refrigerator. The defense claims mixing alcohol and antipressants made luerkens violent. Theyll begin closing statements tomorrow morning. Covering the corridor. People in cedar rapids say theyre tired of living with constant gun violence. Earlier this year, 15year old Aaron Richardson was shot and killed and the person suspected of killing him a year younger than richardson. The washington hihi School Students death is just one of six homicides this year and standing here watching this kid bleed last night, its not a joyful thing and it was very painful to see this young man bleeding and throwing up blood. Blood. Coming up tonight, on the cbs 2 news ten at ten, a special report on why its going to take everyone in the community to stop thiskind of violence and the neighborhood that proves its possible. The victim of a bus assault in johnston, is speaking out. A warning, though the video youre about to watch may be tough for r me viewers. 15yearold christian saurez says the bus driver pulled him by s ear. Police say saurez directed an inflamitory remark at the driver who then grabbed saurezssoat, hit him in thehe faceceand pushed him to the floor. The whole thing was caught on camera. I was mad, angry, scared. Scared. It is nener okay to put your hands on a child when angry. The driver is on paid administrative leave while police look into the situation. Christians family says they plan to drive him toto and from school when he returns to class. Five people are recovering after being stabbed in a college classroom. This mjrning, the attacker went into a university of california merced class and stabbed several people. Two victims were taken to the hospital. The attacker was shot and killed by police. Right now, we dont know what the motive was. Another upupte now an illinois officers death has been ruled a suicide. Police say lieutenant Charles Gliniewicz glenowitch staged his own death. They say his texts, emails and phone lls showed he had been ststling money fofoyears. His death led to a massive manhunt in september and terrified a community. Now lets check in with chief meteorologist terry swails to see whats coming down the 2015 College Graduates may well be settled into new jobs by now. But they still may be thinking about school. Thats because their grace periods of not paying back their Student Loans are coming to an end. End. Cbs 2 News ReporterMellaney Moore joins us live with more. The university of Iowa Student Financial Aid Office encourages students to look at all their options before borrowing money. But if you have to take a loan, they have someips for paying it off. Off. They say one of the first things is to talk with yourur debt counselor about repayment options. If you have several loans, consolidation may work. But may not save you money. Experts say if youre able. Pay during the grace period and any extra you can to have less interest accrcrng over time. The graduating class of 2014 had an average of 27 thousand dollars in student loan debt. Mccall radavich, ui sophomore 1 20 10 its a bummer, but its, i mean, i wanted to go to college, i wanted to come here, so its worth it. Right now. Well see in four years. Years. The Financial Aid office says there are online resources where you can learn more about repayment opons. We have those links on our websititcbs 2 iowa dot com. Covering the corridor in iowa citytyMellaney Moore, cbs 2 changes are coming to the cedar rapids public library, after voters rejected a levy last nighthtthat wouldve given the Library Funds to keep operating like it does now. Cbs 2 News Reporter joy howe is live outside the Downtown Branch tonight. Tonight. To tell us what happens next. The staff here says they know changes are now guaranteed, but they are determined to continue offering the public the services they want and need. But last nights vote does mean cutbacks. Library Staff Members say most likely, both the Downtown Location and the ladd library across town will haveo shut down oneneday a week. Theyll also have to reduce some of the services they offer. When i asked which ones, they said they simply dont know yet. They say theyve got some time most likely a few months fore they have to start making theheuts. For some people who use the library everyday like kurt watson whos trying to find a job and using the web here he says, hes frustrated. What really drives me nuts is theyre renovating the square, where it really didnt need to be renovated, how much money are we spending on that renovation . 06. 48. 26. 29i havent been this upset about a city happening in a long, long time. 06. 59. 16. 07 but im a lover of the library, and apparently not enough people in this town love the library enough 06. 59. 22. 03 again, itll most likely be few months before we start seeing the cutbacks. In the meantime, Staff Members say one of the best things you can local library by showing up, and letting them know how important they are. In texas, voters rejected an ordinance that protected people. Houston residents turned down the houston equal l ghts ordinance. Those against it said extending gender Identity Protection would let men use womens bathrooms and vice versa. The ordinance was passed by the city last year bubulast nights v ve repealed it. Doctors are sending another call protect yourself from sexually transmitted diseases. This comes after an alarming increase in syphillis cases in indiana but experts say syphilis is on the rise across all metropolitan areas. The centuriesold disease begins with a painless sore but eventually goes away then if left untreated, the std can kill patients. Doctors say its easily preventable and curable with an antibiotic. Meanwhile veterinarians are sounding alarms about a potential danger to your dog. The sweetener used in sugarless gum and other products could kill a dog. Xylitol zylehtall is safe for humans but in dogs it can cause low blood sugar and liver failure. sot dr. Ashley gallgher you just have to be really careful because dogs are nosy Little Creatures and they are hungry all the time, i know my dogs are and they are just looking for a treat. So you have to really watch them. Them. Sugarfree gum is the biggest culprit but xylitol is also used in some sugarfree candies, chewable vitamins, even some peanut butter. Animal welfare groups are now calling for warning labels on products with xylitol. From restaurants to hotels to medical services. You can find an Online Review for just about everything. But if you post a negative note. It could cost you even thouounds of dollars. Dollars. One woman testifying before Congress Today learned about the fine print the hard way. After bad service she wrote a negative review for an online retailer only to be fifid 35hundred dollars by them. The company claimed she violated a nondisparagement clause in its terms of use she agreed to wn she bought the item. Palmer didnt pay the fine and says the retailer reported her to the credit agencies ruining her credit status for years. sotjen palmer i hope nobody ever has to go through that nightmare. I hope no one has to feel scared, humiliated, and bullied by a business. Business. Palmer is speaking before congress as it pushes legislatioto keep merchants from using,gag clauses that prevent customers from writing negative remarks. He legislation is expected to pass. Coming up on live at 5. The lights of hollywood shine on cedar rapids, when you can get a front row seat to a movie created in the corridor. Meanwhile, this is a live look down iowa avenue on this wednesday evening. A beautiful if you think we can grow our economy ile ignoring Climate Change, think again. Americas most Innovative Companies are already moving to clean energy using existing technology to improve their bottom line. Now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and create millions of new jobs. It all starts with 50 clean energy by 2030. The producers of iowas newest featurelength film are just about readadfor their rere carpet premier at the historic Paramount Theatre. Theatre. Cbs 2 news anchor Scott Sanborn has the latest information on what theyve created in the corridor. Karen, back in fefeuary in an exclusive report i took viewers behind the scenes during the making of up on the wooftop, a family friendly, talking dog christmas movie. Shot entirely in eastern iowa, it is the biggest oduction to date for iowa citybased backrow studios with its global release set for november 17th. But on the 13th, the Paramount Theatre will literally roll out the red carpet for ththmovies debut in cedar rapids. Rapids. Up on the wooftop features sammi, a three year old russell terrier, and grace ingersoll, an 11year old iowa city girl whoin the story helps get the dog back to the north pole. We recently sat down with grace who said working with sammi, while fun, could also be a bit challenging. I know that sammis a dog so you cant always, like, just tell him, okay, if you sit still for now youll get a treat later, you know. Know. Sammi always went crazy whena we had this stuffed sasay dog put in to o practice. He went crazy when that thing came out. Writer and director joe clarke says grace is really funny in the move, and so areothers in the cast. Cast. We have some second city folks. We have Dennis Haskins from saved by the bell. So we really have a melting pot of all these people that come together. Yeah, grace kills it in this movie. Youll hear more of my exclusive interview with ace ingersoll and joe clarke about what theyve created in the corridor tonight on cbs 2 news ten at 10. Still ahead live at five. Giving back, the handson lessss xavier students got today in philanthropy and what they say theyre taking away. This is a live look at the museum of art tonight, theres more news ahead when live at 5 a group of students spent the morning outside of the classroom giving back to the community. Community. Cbs s News ReporterMarissa Scott is live outside one house housewhere students got their hands a little dirty. Around 20 students were inside this house ainting the walls, floor boards and ceilings this morning. Its all a part of the xavier high schools annual Community Service project. Project. For 18 years, students have spent a november morning giving back and doing Community Service projects. Today, 700 students went to 215 locations including this habitat for humanity home. The students we spoke with say its a lot of fun giving back knowing theyre making someone elses day. Ive always found joy in making peoples days and showing we have support them. Ive had really Great Teachers help me realize that. Its just really cool to see it all come together. Together. We want to give back because we have been given so much and we are so incredibly blessed. Blessed. Students also raked leaves, and were at area parishes. Covering the corridor, in cedar rapids, Marissa Scott, cbs 2 news, live at five. Heres a live look at mays island in cedar rapids. Terry will have your final forecast when live at 5 comes back. Cbs 2 news connects with the corridor. Call us 1800 222kganemail us news cbs2iowa. Comconnect with us on facebook facebook. Com the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. He went to public schools, thenollege, where the work of his life began fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. He moved to vermont, won eltion and praise as one of americas best mayors. Inongress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. Now hes taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling Climate Change to create cleanenergy jobs, fighting f f living wages, equal pay, and tuitionfree public colleges. People are sick and tired of establishment politics, [ cheers and applause ] Bernie Sanders husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. The cbs evening news is next check this out a house in marion is on the move. The home was located on 29th avenue in marion and is being moved to a lot on 24th to make way for a new roundabout. Right now, there is a two way stop at the intersection but a mini roundabout at 29th and 35th should help traffic congestion. Construction should begin in the sprinin thats cbs 2 news live at 5 this. Coverage continues now with the cbs evening news and well be back here at 6 wit the top stories across the