Right now a massive snow storm is making its way into minnesota its expected to hit later this morning but before making its way toward the twin citiesthe system wreaked havoc in denver. It blocked a major interstate causing traffic to back up on thursday. More than 20 vehicles were involved in this accident on interstate 70. State police were warning drivers to avoid heading in the mountains. Multiple cars slid off the road and one person even died west of denver. Flights into denver were delayed but we checked the flights heading to denver out of cedar rapids the 7 am flight has been cancelled but all other flights are running on flights are but all other flights are running on time. Right now a Louisiana University is on lockdown this morning, cbs two News ReporterStephanie Johnson is at the breaking news desk, desk,stephanie what happened overnight . Je Critical Condition after being shot at Southern University just hours ago. The campus was immediately puton lockdown and students were told to stay inside their dorms. Take a look at this video from overnight when police got to the scene they found a male victim believed to be 19 yearsold with gun shot wounds. He was taken to the hospital in Critical Condition. The suspect is still on the loosethe school is working with Law Enforcement to locate the right all entrances to Southern University are blocked off well keep you posted as this story develops. Back to youjenee new details now on the death of a beloved gorilla harambe a federal investigation decided the barrier that kept the public from the gorilla did not meet standards. Standards. Back in may the shot and killed harambe when a child slipped into his exhibit. Federal inspectors did say the team was justified in killing the gorilla but they could now face fines or other penalities for the uncompliant barrier. New this morning the state of missouri will now pay 9million dollars to the family of Brandon Ellingson who drowned at the lake of the trooper. Ellingson was from the des moines area and was suspected of boating while intoxicated back in 2014. He was arrested and fell into the lake wearing handcuffs and an improperly secured life jacket. The trooper involved in the case faces a Involuntary Manslaughter charge in ellingsons death. Hes waiting to go to trial. The man accused of killing two Des Moines Metro Police Officers praised . One of the departments before his shooting . Rampage. . Rampage. You see here in court sent a note to the Urbandale Police department apologizing for prior runins with police. On october 29th he emailed the department saying his dark days were over and he called the officers quote absolute heroes. Four days later he shot and killed urbandale officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Police sergant anthony beminio. He is now in jail on first degree murder charges. If convicted he could face up for the first time were now hearing from the man who will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing two people in cedar rapids last year just days apart. Apart. Nothing on this earth happens without the will of god, i believe that and i hope sharon meads family can take comfort from it as i do. Someone who follows the path that i walk can have a happy, good life anywhere, including prison. In separate trials juries convicted standlee of Second Degree murder for killing Raymond Ursino and sharon mead. Because a judge ordered standlee to serve his time consecutively he wont be eligible for parole until after serving 70 years. Two local businesses are still recovering from the 2016 flood. Flood. But theyre doing it in style. Copper alligator and rawsons daughter both in fashion show last night to showcase their styles. Both owners say the show was designed to lift spirits for the holidays and prepare the community for a comeback. 05 47 14 there was lots of changes because of the flood but whats awesome is were not stopping like were still doing this. 05 49 51 as a new Business Owner in cedar rapids, the Community Support in the flood was just amazing. In 2008, we werent prepared and there wasnt enough time and the people really saw how the city was affected negativity. This time, people are coming down by the dozen to help. Help. You can visit rawsons daughter next week. They plan to reopen their new location on Small Business saturday. Right now state leaders are preparing for another casino request. Cedar rapids of course has been down this road before but this time things are a little different the new proposal is scaled down. Yesterday the iowa racing and Gaming Commission started working on a new study to figure out the impacts a . Massive Gaming Center like Cedar Crossing would pull too much money away from casinos in riverside waterloo and dubuque. But Wild Rose Entertainment hopes a smaller facility in cedar rapids would cut down on that cannabilization. The soonest we could hear on a decision from the comission is next summer. Demonstrators continue to protest against the controversial pipeline that will cut right through iowa. Protesters are once again calling on state leaders to stop in iowa. Iowa. Members of the iowa citizens for Community Improvement rallied in front of the iowa utilities board office. They say they wish the board would stand up to Dakota Access and keep iowans safe from any possibility of an oil spill. Its hard to say how this is going to come out in the end, so we just keep pushing we keep pushing for our water, for our farms and our land, for our farmers and landowners who have tried to fight this. This. A federal judge is on the pipeline can be completed. After president elect Donald Trumps victory experts in iowa are looking at how his policies if approved could impact your savings. Cbs 2 news statehousre reporter steffi lee is at the capitol with the potential impacts. Impacts. Experts say that people shouldnt only focus on the day to day volatility of the Financial Market but to also focus on their long term goals because although Interest Rates are going up, still a lot lower than historic averages. Right after trump was elected overnight we saw some negative equity Market Reaction, but then that Market Reaction turned around. Senior global economist Robin Anderson says theres no need for immediate worry about the u. S. Economy despite some uncertainty surrounding president elect Donald Trumps policies. Whether they be positive things like Infrastructure Spending or more negative things like the more potential for trade policies that he has. Trump tone from his Campaign Rhetoric that weve experienced and i believe the economy would get a boost from greater Infrastructure Spending, lower taxes, less regulation. One area that could impact iowa agriculture and manufacturing is what trump decides on his trade policies. If we implement higher tariffs on a particular country will that country retaliate and put higher tariffs on our addition theres a risk with higher tariffs how much those higher tariffs get passed onto us as consumers. I think tpp is dead, that wouldve been pretty significant to iowa agriculture. But anderson says right now investors can remain hopeful. No matter what the u. S. Election outcome was, the u. S. Economy was actually doing pretty well. In des moines steffi lee, cbs 2 news an iowa astronaut is officially the oldest woman in. Space. Peggy whitson is among three passengers on a capsule orbit minutes later but is now scheduled to dock with the International Space station tomorrow. Whitson will celebrate her 57th birthday early next year. And shes got quite the fan base i just checked and her Facebook Page has nearly 45thousand likes. Its and right now in its degrees. Still to come its the last week of Iowa High School football. See which eastern iowan teams could come the humble hardy gray jay is poised to become the National Bird of canada but hes causing quite a flap. Canadian known as the whiskey jack or canada jay. It beat out winged heavyweights like the chickadee canada goose and the loon. The pick is controversial with headlines like the gray what . And hashtags like teamloon and attacks on whether or not hes photogenic enough. The process to chose the jay took nearly two years and included an its now on this morning. And if youre in its degrees. Degrees. Next in sports state football championships are now underway how two local teams choose world. Love or like . Naughty or nice . Calm or bright . But at bedtime. Why settle for this . Enter sleep number. 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Gladbrookreinebck has made it to this point of the season in 2014 they finished 2nd, last year they won it all and this season the rebels made it all the way rebels made it season the and this they won it all last year finished 2nd, 2014 they season in reinebck has gladbrook gladbrookreinebck has made it to this point of the season in 2014 they finished 2nd, last year they won it all and this season the rebels made it all the way back to defend their crownit was a battle of unbeatens in class a jump to the 2nd Bishop Garrigan up 13 to 7 but here comes gr hunter lott calls his own number and spins in for the score rebls led by 1 at the break theyre down 5 in the 4th but theyd answer yet again this time lott throws a dime to Matt Johannsen touchdown Gladbrook Reinbeck repeates in class a 20 to 19 the final. Final. Just crying, just too much emotion just let it all out theres no better fe feelingi just couldnt beleive we did it. You know . We worked so hard all year and then we have coaches that are unbelievable. In my opinion the best coaches in the state. And it was nice to take that final knee and win anotr this stage is nothing new for don bosco its their 4th trip to the 8 man finals in the last 5 years but they only have 1 state championship to show for and that was in 2013 Unfinished Business for the dons who finished second last year and they took it out on harris lake parkalready up 6nothing Austin Svoboda scoots through the line and hes off to the races 65 yards on the score don bosco goes up 12 nothingand there offense wasnt done Brandon Bagby connects with caleb ridgon and he plays hide and seek and he found the endzone and the dons get it done 48 to 21 the final. Onviously the Coaching Staff and kids were hungry, losing last year but i think coming into these types of games we ahve a little bit of an advantage, too, being here and. Knowing a little bit of what its about to win championships i was a mess last year. I was crying. I was not looking forward to the next day. Eventually figured out we have a good class coming back its the best feel the state volleyball tournament ended in the semifinals last week it was Claude Howards third trip leading the orioles there in the past for 4 seasons but its not the success that keeps him coming back to the game its the beat. Claude howard our ed thomas coach of the weekat springville you can always hear the beat during volleyball practice we want them to enjoy what they are doing and part of music playing and be able to feel something. And that something is fun. Fun. It changes the dynamic of our practice a lot. I mean hes really goofy and he likes to dance so he likes music too. Too. But what Claude Howard really cares about his orioles i want everybody to feel like they are apart of every bit of success we have because we cant do it witho and he does that with his Big Sister Program program the seniors, we are the big sisters and everyone else is the Little Sisters and we get into groups. Groups. We get to talk to each other, learn or dislikes and likes. It just creates this bond like i just cant explain. I feel like everyone is litterally my sister after the end and its just a great thing to carry forward. Because when volleyballs over howards message isnt. He cares about who we become. He wants it to be bigger than volleyball. People. I care less about the wins then i do about them walking out of this program and being able to say i learned something about life, i learned how to be a stronger young women. And thanks to good morning again its now right now its degrees in the cost of going green, some environmentallyconscious iowans are struggling between saving the planet and saving youre watching cbs 2 this right now on cbs 2 this morning. The next big appointment that could come meeting with one of his biggest critics this weekend. The corridor Sheriffs Department making a big investment in green energy. Plus why you could soon be paying more to recycle here in eastern iowa. Welcome to cbs two this morning. Im jenee ryan. Ryan. Lets get a check of our cbs 2 new developments on the trump transition president elect donald trump is now offering former military intelligence chief Michael Flynn the position of National Security adviser. Adviser. Flynn is a lifelong democrat known as a proponent of stronger ties with russia and a critic of president obama. Hes supported trump throughout the president ial campaign. Trump had at one point for Vice President. Tomorrow president elect trump will sit down with mitt romney a sign he might consider former critics to fill top positions. sotsessions i think its good that the president elect is meeting with people like mr. Romney. Hes meeting with a lot of talented people. People. On thursday Vice President elect mike pence spent his second straight day on capitol hill even meeting with Democratic Leaders like nancy pelosi. His first foreign leader on thursday sitting down with japans prime minister. He said hes convicned trump is a leader that japan can have great confidence in. That visit came after more than 30 heads of state called to congratulate trump on his election win. Today representative Bobby Kaufmann is apparently not too happy with some of the publicity he and his suck it up buttercup bill are getting. The bill which would target universities for spending money on grief after the election has now garnered international attention. Kaufmann was invited to talk about the legislation on a canadian radio show but hung up on air when the host asked him to identify schools that used money for therapy. Kauffman told the Des Moines Register he wanted to verify money spent with the schools before answering that question. In hopes of spreading love dozens of students in cedar rapids spent part of their school day thursday marching love not hate, love not hate. Hate. These students demonstrated against recent acts of racism and violence carried out against minorities since last weeks election. Police and teachers were on hand to make sure students understood the rules of peaceful assembly. Other students held their own counterprotest but students tell cbs 2 news everything remained orderly. Orderly. Grown on our Facebook Page many people weighing in one parent even emailed us saying teachers involved should be fired for allowing it. What do you think . Head to our Facebook Page right now to join the discussion. Developing story Iowa City Police are now reward for information about a threatening letter left on a familys front door. Door. Cbs 2 news first told you about the racist note found at the home of amar samel on monday. Investigators have not tracked down any suspects or witnesses. So theyre asking for your help. Help. If you have any information that might lead police to those responsible, call iowa city Crime Stoppers at the number on your screen. 319 358tips. That number is also on our website cbs 2 iowa dot com. The case against a minnesota officer accused of killing an unarmed black man moves forward. Forward. Cbs two News ReporterStephanie Johnson is at the breaking desk with the new developments. Yeah jenee officer Jeronimo Yanez will actually be in court later today. He turned himself in yesterday and was degree manslaughter in the shooting death of philando cast. Castile. His last moments were livestreamed by his girlfriend on facebook. Yanez is charged with manslaughter and two felony counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm. If convicted officer yanez could be spend up to twenty years in prison according to the star tribune a local newspaper in minneapolisthe charges against yanez are the first of their kind filed against an officer in modern minnesota history. History in the making now. Linn county accomplished a . First in november when it elected its first African American county supervisor. Supervisor. A large group of mostly African American students from washington and jefferson high schools watched walker get sworn in by the first African American judge in iowas 6th judicial just that image means a lot to him. This is a historic say and its not about me, its about the folks in the audience watching who know if they want to be a judge, that is a live they can achieve. If they want to be an elected official here in linn county, that is a life they can achieve. Achieve. Walker also volunteered on president obamas campaigns in 2008 and 2012 worked on a campaign in iowas first congressional district. A corridor county is reducing its Environmental Impact by turning to Renewable Energy energycbs 2 News Reporter joe husinga tells us exactly how. How. The Cedar County Sheriffs Office is going green by soaking up the sun with their newly finished solar array. Array. Originally it was designed to produce 75 of our needs its doing at least that 8 expected to produce nearly 300 thousand kilowatts of energy each year now to put that into perspective in its 35 year life span thats that same as burning nearly 5. 5 Million Pounds of coal. 14 its the right thing to do its about leaving a better place for our kids. 4its also the right move for the countys budget the goal here is to provide clean energy for the jail, Cedar County Jail without any cost to them 6so to get the project rolling the county entered a power purchase agreem. Agreement. We constructed it sold it to Eagle Point Energy and Eagle Point Energy is selling the power back to the county. 5 over the next 17 years the office will pay off the project at the price of their normal powerbill. When the array is all paid off the savings will sky rocket. Its doing more than keeping on the lights it also keeps th calls coming in. In. We are the only dispatch peace app center thats running on solar. 5its a point of pride that puts the cedar energy this will probably not be as efficient as what you can buyin 35 years but its defiantly a step in the right direction 8 the next time you drop off items at the linn county recycling center you may be asked to respond to a survey. Survey. For the last two years the facility on county home road invited people to drop off recyclables for free. Th and appliance dropoffs. But with the value of recycled metals and plastics falling drastically and costs rising users are being asked if they might be willing to pay to drop off their recyclables. 1 09 25 its when Something Like this happens, when the markets go down you realize there is a big Fee Associated with it and somebody has to pay for it and right now were able to do tht but its really going to depend on where the markets go from here. Joe says right now there are charge a recycling fee with the exception of fifteen dollars for televisions and nine dollars for appliances. Ton ight cedar rapids favorite semiprofessional sports teams are helping . You help families in need. All you have to do is head to the Us Cellular Center with a nonparishable food item. In return youll get a buy one ticket get another free voucher to the game. Between 6 and 7 youll also be able to get discounted sodas and beers. All the donations will be given to waypoint. The game begins at 7 05. Its and right now in its eg. Degrees. Coming up next youve probably seen this new internet fad the mannequin challenge. Its been done by sports teams and celebrities but now a pet owner was able by now youve heard of or seen the latest Viral Interactive challenge to take over the internet the mannequin by sports teams celebrities and High School Students across the country. But the one involving a dog has absolutely blown up, and that dog and its owner are from pittsburg. Chloe leshner caught up with them earlier this week. Week. The past 24hours have whirlwind for boston the dog. And the fame is exhausting. thomas yup its hard being famous. A video of boston perfecting the mannequin challenge went viral after his owner, ryan thomas, a pitt state student, posted it on twitter. thomas i thought maybe my friends would retweet it it would get maybe 50 retweet at max and then me and my girlfriend went to the gym and while i was at the gym i couldnt focus because my phone was going off and thats when i knew it was going to go viral but i didnt the 8 year old boxer is very well trained he listens to his owner nat pop stay no matter what position he puts him in and he doesnt mind getting dressed up. thomas the only hard part is is that his balance isnt as good now that hes getting older but if you get him to balance you can get him to do whatever you want. standup ryan knew boston would be perfect for the mannequin challenge. It was just a matter of getting it on camera thomas if you wanted to hed do it for hours, but i wouldnt do that to him. In just under 24 hours ryans original video has been nearly 9 million times and retweeted by 150 thousand accounts. Stand lee reposted all over the internet by worldwide sources and dozens of people have offered to buy and license the standly so that it can be used commercially. Bostons fame happened overnight but ryan has high hopes for his future. thomas first thing i hope ellen sees it that would be the best because i mean it would be awesome to be on ellen but other than that i dont know maybe a commerical should rest while he can ryan has plans to film a second mannequin challenge video this week. Its and youre watching cbs 2 this morning. And if youre in its degrees. Degrees. Up next. President elect donald trump called out the New York Times earlier this week find out how that the Federal Reserve could be raising Interest Rates soon. Soon. Fed chair janet yellen told congress the economy is doing well and that a rate hike is likely. That could happen as early as next month when the fed meets. Yellen said she plans on serving her full term through january president elect donald trump. The rift between the New York Times and donald trump may be paying off for the news service. Service. Paid subscriptions are way up across the New York Times print and digital platforms in the week since the president ial election. The times added 41thousand subscriptions the largest increase since 2011. In a recent series of tweets, trump york times were losing thousands of subscribers because of its coverage. Just in time for the holidays nikes selflacing sneakers are set to hit sheelves in early december. December. And theyre not going to be cheap. Nike released the hyperadapt onepointoh will cost 720 dollars. Thats because theres only going to be one hundred made. Some users early access to buy them on november 28th but theyre expected to hit some shelves on the first of december. Its right now its degrees in two lions brought to iowa de cozy home. How you can help the heres a look at some of the other things going on around eastern iowa on this friday morning. University of iowa officials are crowdfunding to lion exhibit. Lion cubs harry and josephine were brought to iowa from africa in the 1920s. They lived in the city park zoo until their deaths in the 30s. The pair were reunited at the Natural History museum but they dont have a diarama for their exhibit. Now researchers have decided to raise money to create an african scene online we just checked and so far theyve raised nearly 2 by visiting our Facebook Page kgan cbs 2. Thanksgiving is now less than a week away and before you join a Record Number of drivers on the roads this year you might want to check your car. Experts tell cbs 2 news first, you should make sure your tires are rotated and have good tread. Second make sure your fluids are all topped off. Third and fourth change your wiper blades each year at this your battery is fit for winter and clean. Finally always keep an emergency kit with you. Things like blankets, flashlights, food, jumper cables and kitty litter are worth keeping in your car. If youre just getting up, good morning its now new details this morning from cincinnati months after the deadly shooting of harambe. What Safety Experts found that could have stopped a young boy from getting inside the exhibit. Youre watching cbs 2 this morning covering the