New this morning a false alarm at lax sent hundreds of travelers running for cover overnight following reports of an active shooter at the busy airport. Airport. But police say no gunman was found and no shots were fired. Now Officials Say the false reports started with loud noises and theyre still trying to figure out what caused them. After the reports people were seen running from the airport and flights were grounded for a short time. Also new this morning officials in brussels are saying a reported outside belgiums Criminology Institute is mostly likely an arson attack on a crime lab and . Not terrorism. Belgium media reported that a car drove through a barrier and caused an explosion nobody was injured. The country has been on high alert since last march when terrorists killed 32 people in attacks at an airport and subway. A dubuque man who is the suspect in a brutal Sexual Assault and killing killinghas just been transferred to a facility in judge decided Helmon Betwell wasnt competent to stand trial in the murder of 66yearold nancy krapfl. Court documents show he told police he did it because he had Nothing Better to do and the victim was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Time. Betwell is now at the iowa medical and Classification Center in coralville. State Officials Say the facility only has 18 beds and a waiting list with 11 people on it, so the delay of two months is fairly normal. Right now iowa is trying to figure out why so many released inmates become repeat offenders. New information from the department of corrections shows an increase in inmates going back to prison. The study tracked offenders let go from work release and prison who ended up back behind bars within three years. That number has increased and last year about 15hundered inmates returned. Nearly 10percent of eastern iowans are uninsured leaving more than 10thousand Cedar Rapidians without proper health. Healthcare. That could soon change as a new initiative is program is cr careavan. Its goal is to help the homeless and uninsured in cedar rapids get the proper healthcare they need. It starts with giving away basic needs. If i bring somebody some deodorant or toothpaste or bandaids or a hat or gloves, then hopefully theyll allow me to engage them in conversation and in the conversation, i can help link them with community resources. Resources. The program will begin november first and will expand in 2017 incorporating Healthcare Professionals and social workers. Careavan plans to continue to meet basic needs for people in the corridor. The longterm goal is to work with medical professionals social workers and universities to better understand the Homeless Population and how those people can be helped. You can find out more about the plans on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. A former democratic candidate for president was back stumping in iowa again sunday. Sunday. This time it was for democrats in iowa at the Progress Iowa corn feed. Martin omalley slammed Iowa GovernorTerry Branstad for privatizing medicaid and closing the States Mental Health facilities. He also criticized Donald Trumps recent attempt to appeal to minority voters. Sot Martin Omalley 01 22 10 21 the truth is from the first days of his campaign hes tried to set himself up as the guy who talks about america as a country that is primarily for white people. His appeal his nativist appeal he says demeaning things about various ethnic groups and people background. The Second Annual event in Downtown Des Moines had speeches from all candidates vying for a spot in congress this november. First Congressional District challenger Monica Vernon praised Ashton Kutchers message when he stumped for Hillary Clinton in cedar rapids on saturday. Sot Monica Vernon democratic candidate district 1 01 42 44 iowans were not the kind of people that kick people when theyre down were the kind of people who take care of people when theyre down we help them. And he says were all about doing the right thing. And congress. Other Candidates Like Senate candidate patty judge also spoke at the event. Iowas republicans also met this weekend in the States Capital at senator joni ernsts Second Annual roast and ride. Ride. Senator ernst lead around 400 people on a 42 mile motorcycle ride around des moines. Top state republicans , like governor branstad, steve king, rod blum and Chuck Grassley all attended. The event was headlined by gop nominee for president donald trump. Meanwhile the republican nominee says he will give a speech this wednesday illegal immigration in arizona. Arizona. Trumps position on whether or not to deport the estimated 11 Million Immigrants in the us illegally has been unclear in the past week. He recently said at a rally his position could be softening. Trump also is set to spend 10 Million Dollars on commercials in the next week or so in nine important swing states including here in iowa. Our mission at cbs 2 news is to connect the president ial candidates to our viewers to better inform and empower you. We have reached out to the extended interviews not only with our station but our sister stations across the coun. Country. We want to hear from you. Tell us what you want to know from the candidates. Please share your thoughts with us by email or facebook. Right now south florida is bracing for possible flooding. Flooding. A Tropical Storm is churning off the coast threatening the southern part of the state with several days of heavy rain. The storm was last tracked 60 miles south of key west and is heading toward the gulf of mexico. Another Storm Hurricane gaston is getting stronger but forecasters say it doesnt pose any threat to land. A bus carrying Flood Recovery workers from new orleans to baton rouge crashed into a fire truck and three other vehicles yesterday. Two people were killed and nearly 40 others injured. State police say the bus driver was a 37yearold honduran man whod entered the us illegally. Hes expected to be charged with two counts of negligent homicide. Cbs 2 news has been tracking the declining interest in becoming a Police Officer in stations say theyre getting fewer recruits to join the force and thats happening around the nation too. Too. Police in san jose, california are working around the clock forcing some officers to sleep in rvs near the station. They say over time is mandatory and they cant drive all the way home to sleep and return on time. The Department Says there are too many shifts and not enough officers. These officers should be sleeping in their own beds. They should seeing their kids and seeing the family. And thats not happening. And its not happening because we are absolutely at an emergency state when it comes to staffing staffing. City leaders in san jose call it a growing crisis. Some officers are working 17 hour days. Right now theyre trying to push a proposal to hire more people. Amana is quiet right now, but this weekend it was buzzing non. Nonstop. This weekend was the amana woodfest in the amana colonies. The weekendlong showcasing their talents. The festival included demonstration s, furniture carvings, and toys. About twothousand people showed up to the festival with more than 30 vendors seems like a lot of traffic through here, seems like sales have been good so were really happy with this years event, the weather has been good. I think thats helped a lot lot the amana colonies hosts a variety of festivities throughout the year including the upcoming ice cream social on september first. Its and right now in its degrees. Degrees. After the break. The new technology letting you watch the nfl like never befo. Before. In your cbs 2 weather first forecast we have. Have. Your planner shows whats ahead for the next hoursa now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama a bit of fog in the area this morninga temperatures around the areaa taking a look at regional temperatures we see highs are mild all around iowa the regional satellite radar is keeping conditions quiet lets move ahead in time by taking a look at the midwest surface mapa moving into a closer view with our predictor forecast we see mainly quiet conditions todays forecast features clear skies cooler temperatures tonights forecast has us looking for mainly clear chilly conditions the next three days show more dry and cool weather our 7 day forecast does bring more cool weather the nfl season is just game is on september 8th with a rematch of the super bowl. Bowl. And when the season does kick off, fans will have much more to follow than instant replays, overhead cameras, and smartphones to track fantasty s. Stats. Betty you explains why players will be wired for safety and entertainment. Nats game these two little chips tucked within both shoulder pads on every nfl player is changing thegame. They send out a wireless signal to receivers that are placed around every stadium. The league has partnered zebra technologies, to track every move on the field. All the data is beamed back and monitored in real time at the companys command center in san jose. During games, broadcasters get the data almost instantly. For the first time this season, all of the stats are delivered to the teams the very next day. Sot jill stelfox gm vice pres. , Zebra Location Solutions theyre able to see really three important things. One is how to better train players. Their sort of health and safety on the field. The second is coaching. How can their routes better. And the third is tactics. Also new this season the football is tagged with the same sensors. Sot jill the fun thing about the football this year is you can know things like the distance of the throw and the speed at which it not only left the quarterbacks hands but landed in the receivers. Betty yu bettykpix the real time stats on players dont just help out the teams, it enhances the experiences for the fans. Sometimes, broadcasters announced them during games in the stadium, or if you have n xbox you can nats game even if its not game day, some teams, including the 49ers are using the technology during practice. Sot Eric Petrosinelli general manager, zebra sports the 49ers are very progressive in what they do so they usually get that data and analyze it in ways that they think will improve their players its now on this morning. Morning. And if youre in its degrees. Degrees. Coming up next. The local faces expected to make a big impact in kinnick this fall. Fall. 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Drivers will also be restricted on where they can turn left on this stretch of road so finding an alternate route is advised. The project is expected to finish by october. The iowa utilities board has approved the countrys largest based Midamerican Energy is behind the threepointsix billiondollar wind turbine operation plan. The company says the new wind farm will generate enough energy to power 520thousand homes. The location for the project is still being worked out. This week a new website will go live for Johnson County voters. The new site vote411dotorg is being built by the league of women voters of Johnson County. Theyre hoping to boost Voter Participation by providing information on local, state and can also check their Voter Registration status find polling locations and even register to vote. The new site launches thursday. Drew ott and nate meier are gone from a hawkeye defense that was pretty darn good last season without a doubt those are big shoes to fill but iowa looks to be wellstocked with replacements at defensive end. Xavier alum matt nelson and waukon native parker hesse freshmen last season after otts injury so as sophomores both bruisers are listed as starters for hesse after contributing last season hes ready to make a leap for the hawks this season. I was out there almost just trying to not screw up now its kind of turned around this year where im gonna be trying to make plays and trying to be more aggressive Game Experience is invaluable you cant recreate that somewhere else its just confidence its the realization that you can do it you contribute starting from there once you have that belief you can work on improving and working on your weaknesses. Dont miss the premiere of i on the hawks this thursday at 6 30 pm on fox well take a closer look at iowa and their week one opponent miami of ohio that will air every thursday throughout the football season. The vikings called the metrodome home for 32 years and won zero super bowls during that span today its a fresh start a new era a good, young team took stadium. Us bank stadium opened up on sunday preseason football between the vikings and the chargers. End of the first half teddy bridgewater squeezes it in there to kyle rudolph and the big tight end does the rest thats the first viking touchdown in the new stadium. Second half now weird play here shaun hill finds Mycole Pruitt he makes a move but fumbles it into the end zone but no worries scooped up by Cordarelle Patterson for a minnesota touchdown. Then later lookin for the rook the end zone fade to la treadwell and the first round pick comes down with it. A good start in the new stadium vikings win, 23 10. David johnson in action today against the texans. First quarter fantasy owners love to see this johnson bursts through the hole and motors sixteen yards to set up a first and goal for the cardinals. And then the former uni Great Finishes the drive johnson sidesteps then cuts right into the end zone for six. Six carries, 28 yards, and a td for left for zach johnson to accomplish in professional golf hes won the masters the british open and ten other pga tournaments later this year the iowa native can add to that list of accomplishments. Johnson qualified for his fifth ryder cup on sunday hes one of eight automatic qualifiers for team usa johnson made this team in 2006 2010 2012 2014 and in each of those years europe defeated the united states. The magic number kernels they won their seventh straight game on sunday a 4 to 1 win over the lumberkings Brady Anderson was fantastic six innings, no earned runs and jaylin davis hit his fifth homer of the season. Cbs2 news connects with the corridor. Call us with your story tips at 1800222kganor email us at news at cbs2iowa. Comor connect with us im patty judge, and we know Chuck Grassley stopped the senate from working, but he also stopped working for iowa. As a farmer and a nurse, i learned iowa works best when we pull together. I did, plenty of times. But hes all politics and partisanship now. And hes turned his back on iowa. I approved this message because washington changed chuck, and its time we change our senator. A two year olds rendition of the alphabet song is catching heat online. She simple song into a ballad. Ballad. Little girl singing abcs abcstwoyearold violet ogeas rendition of the alphabet song has been viewed more than 3 million times on facebook since her mother posted it on thursday. Violet lives in shreveport, louisiana, with her family, but she could be on broadway soon. Jesse tyler ferguson, Facebook Page, writing i cant help but think this what Elaine Stritch was like as a child. Obsessed. Bigfinish. Good morning again its now right now its degrees in attempts to End Gun Violence in cedar rapids. Rapids. Youre watching cbs 2 this morning covering the morning. The Cedar Rapids Group fighting back to end violence while kids are going back to school. The developing story after an nba stars relative is shot and killed in chicago. The First Amendment battle happening at the university of iowa right now. Welcome to cbs two this morning. Im kevin arry. Barry. And im kelly dambrosio. Weather first forecast. Violence has claimed too many lives in cedar rapids, and one group wants it to stop. Stop. Cbs 2 News ReporterStephanie Johnson explain how they hope to make that happen. Hap