Now an update to a story fox28 news has been following for weeks. North liberty citizens addressed a potential gun ban tonight the council took a step to resolve the issue. Fox 28 News Reporter dora miller is live right now in North Liberty with the update. The Council Members decided ey would d t create a resolution. Instead in a discussion the city determined the Recreation Center and the library will have to revise their policies banning weapons. We did hear from the blic, but the council did most of the talking tonight. Some Council Members say they want to be sure they are legally allowed to ban weapons, without going against ate codes. Other members on the board argued that everything should be left alone since the waters have been muddied with questions about state codes, determining what is City Property and concealed carry. After california, what were nding is that more and more lawenforcement officials are saying if you have a permit, please carry. As others have best they can but they respond, theyre not proactive. Proactive. Iowa code does say that schools and parks are weapons free zones. That will be upheld. The council says they do want everyone to feel safe, so this issue has to stay on the top of their minds. For now, though, most people smed happy. Coveringng the corridor in North Liberty, dora miller, fox28 cbs2 news. Dora thanks. Gun stocks have soared since president Obamas Oval Office address sundnd. Shares of smith and wesson as well as sturm and ruger jumped more than five percent yesterday. Both companies have seen doubledigit stock hikes since the shooting in san bernardidi. Mass shootings tend to boost us gun sales, particularly when the president talks about addressing gun violence. Sunday night, he asked congress to make it harder for people on e governrnnts nofly list to buy guns. New details continue to emerge shooting investigation. Investigation. Syed farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik murdered 1 1people and injured 21others. Fox 28 news has learned farook took out a 28 thousand dollar cash the fbi also says malik attended a middle eastern seminary known for its antiwestern views. Investigators say malik praised isis on facebook just before the attack. Police in philadelphia are trying to nd the suspects behind a hate crime at an islamic center. Surveillance video shows a red pick up Truck Driving around the Al Aqsa Islamic Center on sunday. The video also shows two men inside the truck throwing a roasted pigs head at the building. Officers say they are taking the incident very seriously. Managers say they are worried the next incident could be a pipe bomb. Donald trump meanwhile is defending his controversial comments on banning muslims from entering the u. S. He says failure to block muslims would style attack. Many of trumps supporters are standing behind him saying recent terrorist attacks motivated them to support trumps proposed policy. But, many prominent republicans are now joining democrats in condemning trump. This is not conservatism, what was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for and more importantily y is not what this country stands for. For. Trump says his plan would only be temporary until the u. S. Can figure out who is coming into the country. Despite the criticism m against trump, he is not falling in the polls. Donald trump leads in nearly every national survey, including the latest from New Hampshire which shows him getting a 10point bump after the remarks. Remarks. As fox 28 news reported last night, in iowa, trump has a commanding lead over the rest of the gop field. The heated debate over protecting e us from terrorists continues. New fear of terroists getting into the country by using fake passports. Fox 28 news senior thumananas more. More. Its still not clear how some terrorists involved in pulling off the deadly attacks in paris in november obtained passports. The authenticity of those documents coming out of syria is now racheting up concerns on capitol hill over americas Visa Waiver Program. Sen. Richard blumenthal 56 we certainly have a vulnerability to the 45 million stolen, lost or forged passports around the world. Trt 09sen. Jeff sessionsin 1 08 i dont think we have any confidence that we can identify bogus passports effectively. Trt 05thousands of phony passports have circulated in the middle east for years. But the ones of most concern are not fakes. [steve emerson ipt]in sot 1 46 these are rere passports, they pass l the credential and biometric tests. Trt 07how did terrorists get there hands om real passports . [emerson probably around 7 cities considered consular cities that issued passports ad in those cities they had tens of thousands of passports that fell into rebel hands. Oc rebel handstrt 13steven emerson with the investigative oject on terrororm says government sources have told him theres no way to gurantee the true identity of people coming out of syria with passports in hand and lawmakers have the same impressisi. [sen. Blumenthal] 1 05 thats the reason the Visa Waiver Program needs to be drastically scrutinized. 1 11im scott thuman reporting the house today passed the Visa Wavier Program which amends visa travel practices. It cracks down on visafree travel and makes a series of other changes like requiring countries to share counter terrorisisinformrmion and makes sure travellers are checked against interpol databases. The 14yearold accused of killing a cedar rapids teen guilty. As part of a plea deal today, robert humbles pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. He was originally charged with firstdegree murder. Police say humbles killed 15yearololaaron richardson this summer. Humbles is now in the linn county juvenile Detention Center. Hell be sentenced in Juvenile Court and will remain in the Detention Center until he is 18 years old. Now in the hands of the jury. Jury. Today during closing arguments the defense focused on cusics mental state when he attacked his mother with a crow bar nearly nearly three years ago. Cusics l lyer denied the prosecutions claims that he intentionally committed murder. Prosecutors said he knew exactly what he was doing and planned it when he left the room to get the crow bar. Fox 28 news will be back in Court Tomorrow and wil bring you the verdict once we learn it. In cedar rapids, rapids,one person is recovering from injuries after a fourcar pile up on collins road. Cedar Rapids Police tell fox 28 news, authorities were avenue north east at about six tonight. One person was ticketed for failure to maintain control of their vehicle. O one else was hurt. State lawmakers continue to review contracts contractsof private companies wishing to manage the states medicaid program. Program. Today, federal officicis from the c cters for medicare and Medicaid Services began a fourday tour of iowa. They will make the final check of governor branstads privatization plan. Many iowans, living with disabilities or health conditions, are seeking to delay the plan, or dismantle it all together. They definitely heard us i know ive talked to several legislators and they saiaithis was that cms has said this was unprecedented for any state to have people to call that we have. Shouse, whwhlives with a disability herself, says hearing that is encouraging and she believes the change will be delayed until the next cbs 2 news is learning that the state of iowa wais looking to take legal action against the Cedar Rapids School district. District. A new report by the iowa deparment of Natural Resources shows some students and staff may have been exposed to asbestos during renovations at Washington High School last year. The dnr says the state is also considering action against abatement specialties, the cedar rapids firm responsible for removing the asbestos. The report says the potential exposure occured three times during the school year. The School District says safety is their top priority and they are cooperating with the dnr. Keeping the grinch away from your door step. Step. Next on fox 28 news,the simple steps you can take to keep your holiday packages out of the hands of thieves. Its called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. Most new wealth flows to the top 1 . Its a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. My campaign is powered by y er a million smalalcontributions, people like you who want to fight back. The truth is you cant change a corrupt system by taking its money. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message. Tomorrow on fox28 morning live, a cleaning expert shares tips on how to most efficiently clean your home as you get your house in tip top shape for friends and family visiting over the holidays holidayseven how to freshen up ur house on a momemes notice, its all tomorrow on fox 28 morning live. This holiday seas is expected to rack up records for giving christmas gifts. Fed ex alone anticipates shipping more than 300 million packages. Packages. But there are grinches working overtime during the season. Millions of americans report packages being stolen right after they were deliveved. Delivered. Fox 28 News Reporter matt hammill spent the evening postal investigators about what you can do. Matt. The good news is there are more options than ever to stop thieves. The bad news is its a very easy crime to commit and its a holiday surprise nobody wants s right before christmas. Rumble rumble rumble with millions of packages on the move for christmas unfortunately it means millions of chances for ieves. As morerepackages are being mailed out because of Online Shopping theres more opportunity for peole to realize hey i can go fishing. Fishing on front porches. Shopping on line means all those presents go to your house or apartment. If youre at work they sit for hours in plain sight. Home security videos from all over the country show gifts being snatched in a matter of seconds. Seconds. Somebody can pull up or run up and grab the packages and jump back in the car and drive away. Cedar Rapids Police are already case. They suggest havingng itemem shipped to work if your employer allows it. At a time when tracking technology can tell you the day sometimes the hour your gifts will arrive make sure you a frfrnd or neighbor is there. And the retailer may help too you know if you order something through an online store but they have a local store, see if it could be sent ththe. Then you could pick it up there. Finally your shipper or post office may have options to hold your packages. And one of those is signature delivery confirmation, so that way it wont be left there a slipwill beleft and yoll have to go pick it up and somebody will have to sign for that package. 6 29 02 . Dont let it sit on your porch. Police s s keep in mimi if packages are sitting on your porch its like telling thieves nobodys home and thats when they might not just take whats on the porch hammill fox 28 news we often think of allergies as an issue for warmer months, but winter allergies s n leave you itchchand sneezy. Doctors say the culprits are not your typical outdoor issues like tree pollens. Instead, its indoor allergens like dustites and pet dander. Regardless of the trigger, you can use the same treatments that you do for summer allergens. And for dust, covering up is important. Covers on the mattress, pillow, boxspring, can really make a difference if youre allergic to the dust mites. Washing in hot water also helps. Helps. Experts say Pay Attention to your symptoms like runny nose and sneezing and always consult your dodoor dear future, please help. The present is kind of a scary place. I have no money, no job, no clothes. I feel completely helpless. But i hear good things about you, future. Like ill have hair, and friends, and books and music. For lynns family, the big stress is payingfour hundred dollars a month in medical and drug costs for aidan. For other families its higher deductibleses premiums and copays that keep adding up. Thats why weve got to crack down on price gouging, cap outofpocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. Because weve got to get Health Care Costs under control for lynns family and for yours. Straight ahead on fox 28 news, just how bad distracted driving is getting and why the every year thousands of americans die in accidents caused by distracted driving. Driving. A new survey shows most people know texting and checking email while behind the wheel is dangerous but a growing number of drivers are still doing it. Kenneth craig reports. Reports. Steff demaya is learning how to walk all over again. nat steff demaya accident victim thats where they cut it. Her leg was was injured and lar amputated after she crashed her car. She admits she was distracted, and reaching for her ringing cell phone. sotsteff demaya accident victim i reached down to grab it on the floor board. Just that quick. The number of distracted driving deaths continues to climb. standup Kenneth Craig cbs News New York but even though many drivers cognzie how distracting cell phones can be behind the wheel and support measures to crackdown on using them. New data shows the problem is only getting worse. sot chris mullen state farm dir. Of technology resesrch if you know this to be didiracting, why are yououoing it. vo these additional activities are troubling. gfx the number of people texting while driving has remained relatively stable since 2009 but it shows more than ttce as many drivers surf the internet. vo reading emails and checking social media accounts while driving are also up. sot chris mullen statearm dir. Of Technology Research one thing we could glean from this survey. The increase inin smart phone ownership butted so they have the opportunity for more functions like visiting the internet, reading emails. Weve seen the emergence of people taking pictures and video with their ll phones while driving. Experts are warning drivers to think twice about their devices so they dont become part of the growing number of drivers injured or killed while distracted behind the wheel. That was Kenneth Craig reporting. The survey also found that 51percent of Drivers Program their gps while driving. Next on fox 28 news,the new tool to help fight Sexual Assault in the corridor. Corridor. Plus, the small eastern iowa town at the candidates agenda. Fox 28 news at nine will continue in two minutes. I love a gourmet cheeseburger as much as anybody. And thats why we created the pub burger at culvers. My favorite cheeseburger starts with great beef. When you get that burger in your hand and chef, were going to make a pepper grinder pub burger. Im stoked, man. Weve got a little wisconsin swiss and wisconsin cheddar. Those are the criteria for me esh beef, bacon, wisconsin cheese. The fourpeppercorn mayo really sets this burger apart. This is the ultimate bacon cheeseburger. Our new pepper grinder pub burger. Right now on fox 28 news, the university of iowa hopes a new space will help them continue the fight against sexual vivience. Its called the soft space and it is housed at the ui police department. Department. Fox 28 News ReporterMellaney Moore gives us a look. Look this is what some of the interview spaces at the university of Iowa Police Department look like. David visin interim assistant Vice President , director of public safety18 21 42 instead of being some place thats a sterile environment, very institutional, we try to create a place where theyre comfortable. Uipd says this new soft interview space is designed to help survivors of Sexual Violence come forward and express themselves. David visin interim assistant Vice President , director of public safety18 20 12 when we hav victims of trauma they the chemicals of the brain affect whats going on, their memories, there are certain ways you can improve the recollection of the details of the crime. There are 12 elements in the rooms design that agagcies hope will make that easisi to do. Like dimmed lighting, weighted blankets and white noise. Jen carlson, rvap executive director18 44 06 if we can create an environment that is warm, compassionate and empathetic that allows survivors totohelp counter that neurobiological response, which is a high trauma, high anxiety, also with some memory recall issues. The Rape Victim Advocacy Program says that kind of environment and response leads to more and better information. The department used the room for the first time in late november, thanks to partnerships with other university organizations. 18 34 55 part of the reason and rationale behind the project was that acknowledgme nt by Law Enforcement and Advocacy Services that the environment in a Police Station is not always the most conducive for victims of crime. Visin says seseal assault is a problem on College Campuses d crime. 18 24 55 anything we can do to improve a survivors propensity to come forward to Law Enforcement so we can prosecute this crimes. In iowa city, Mellaney Moore, fox 28 news Mellaney Moore reporting. Uipd tells fox 28 news the room is open to other s