the brunt of the storm is expected to hit while many of you head back to work. cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is in the cbs 2 road warrior this morning. stephanie, where are you right now?

most schools in the corridor remain on

still events but there are still events and businesses today that are closing or delayed.you can find those not only on the scroll at the bottom of your screen - but also on our web-site - cbs 2 iowa dot com. a weekend shooting is now being investigated by cedar rapids police. police.it happened just after 5-30 last night in the 12- hundred block of 5th avenue south-east.at the scene, police couldn't find a victim, but they got a call of a man with gunshot wounds at a local hospital.his injuries aren't life threatening. one person had to be rescued after their car went into the cedar river.it happened near ellis road northwest around 10-30 saturday night.police tell cbs 2 news the driver lost control and hit a tree before going into the river. rescue crews pulled the driver out.he was the only person in the car, and fortunately, he wasnt seriously hurt.police say the driver hasn't been cited for the accident, but could be later on. an iowa city man faces multiple charges for a series of burglaries.

brooks broke into five cars and one home early thursday morning.officers found brooks on south dodge street carrying a stolen t-v, as well as a bag with items taken from the cars. some of the things brooks is accused of stealing include a tablet, credit and debit cards, and prescription medication.he is charged with six counts of burglary and is right now in the johnson county jail. more information is coming to light, light,about what happened before chicago police shot and killed two people saturday morning. morning.officers got a call from a man who said he was being threatened by his son, 19-year-old quintonio legrier. officers say legrier charged at them with a metal bat, so they shot at him, killing him. a neighbor, who had opened the door for the officers was also hit by a stray bullet and killed.police are calling that shooting an accident, but legreir's mother says, the actions are inexcusable. ""an innocent lady got shot as well because the police were trigger happy. i went to the

seven bullet holes in him." him."later on in the day, police critically wounded a 26- year-old man while responding to an assault in progress. witnesses say he had a gun, but dropped it and had his hands in the air when police shot him. a handful of presidential candidates, candidates,are starting the last week of the year in eastern iowa. iowa.today, new jersey governor chris christie will be in dubuque for a town hall at noon before ending his day in davenport.tomorrow - the republican will make stops in the corridor.christie will visit the hamburg inn in iowa city and the field-house in cedar rapids. on the democratic side - martin o'malley will also be in eastern iowa today. today.he will be stumping in waterloo and tama.the stops are a part of a four-day swing through the hawkeye state for the former marlyland governor. his first event in iowa was last night in des moines. o'malley is in third among the three democrats running. it's after the break... break...we're keeping you up to the minute with what's going on outside as you get ready for the day.we'll check in with cbs 2 news reporter

the cbs 2 road warrior all morning long.

we are of course keeping our eyes on the skies this morning. but we're carefully watching the roads as well. well.that why cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is in the cbs 2 road warrior this morning.stephanie, how are the

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you've most likely played them, but you've definately shared them, helping normal people's videos reach internet fame.jeremy roth takes a look back at some of the best viral videos from 2015! 2015! nats) "cause the players gonna play play play play play and the haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate baby im just gonna shake skahe shake shake shake -- shake it off, shake it off."7-year-old dylan barnes shook it off this year... dancing his way onto 'ellen' -- and into the presence of taylor herself. barnes got to meet the superstar backstage at her tour stop in kansas city -- and they had this epic dance-off.(nats - claps at end) (nats) "october 21st 2015." "you mean we're in the future?"the future arrived in 2015...at least in "back to the future part 2" terms.on october 21st, the world paused to geek out over the day the 1989 movie named "the future"-- a world

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ridiculous halloween costumes. (nats - singing)a patti labelle fan's ode to the singer's frozen dessert pies sent sales through the roof when his musical review went viral and captured the attention of the singer herself.labelle made sure the fan got his just desserts... hosting him for thanksgiving dinner...from one diva to another...johanna colon channeled the essence of aretha during a summer dance recital.(nats) "ooh your kisses, sweeter than honey. but guess what? so is my money."the sassy 6-year-old tapped her way to total stage dominance.(nats) "take care, t-c-b."and the story that had *everyone* talking this year... the dress!is it blue and black... or white and gold? a question that sparked countless buzzfeed articles and threatened to tear families apart.for the record -- it's totally blue and black.

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welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio.

the brunt of the storm is expected to hit while many of you head back to work. cbs 2 news reporter stephanie

road warrior this morning.

most schools in the corridor remain on winter break.but there are still businesses and events that are closed or delayed today because of the winter weather.you can find the latest closings and delays -not only on the scroll at the bottom of your screen - but also on our web-site - cbs 2 iowa dot com. it's not just iowa dealing with winter weather. weather.the governor of new mexico declared a state of emergency after 21-inches of

state over the weekend.there were snow-drifts reported as high as eight-feet, which made travel difficult.interstate 40 had to be shut down all the way from albuquerque to the texas border.officials say more than ten-thousand homes in eastern new mexico lost power because of the storm. that same system also left snow on the ground in parts of texas.at least six inches piled up in the amarillo area - keeping motorists of the road.and to the north in oklahoma, a wintry mix left highways and bridges very slick in western and central parts of the state.several highways had to be shut down and residents were asked to stay off the roads because of black ice. texas is also dealing with spring-like weather. weather.this morning - communities in the eastern parts of the state are cleaning up after tornadoes ripped through the area.at least 11 people were killed in the dallas-area saturday night. several of those deaths came

interstate.the tornadoes clocked speeds of up to 200-miles-per-hour, and destroyed more than 600 structures.right now - four counties are under a state of emergency. just to our south in missouri - a state-wide emergency is in effect because of flooding,. heavy down-pours over the weekend caused creeks and rivers to overflow.the flooding has forced the closure of more than 180 roads in the state.some of those closures will not be lifted until sometime today. people are also dealing with flooding overseas. overseas.heavy rains in england have caused massive flooding in northern parts of the country.the british prime minister sent hundreds of troops to help evacuate residents and help emergency workers fight the rising water levels.thousands of homes and properties are thought to be at risk.there are several hundred flood warnings through the u.k. while many parts of the country deal with wet weather, a wildfire is raging in california. california.take a look at the video captured by a news crew in ventura county.a wildfire

officials believe it started because of drought-conditions and high winds.right now - the fire is about 70-percent contained.no homes or buildings have been lost. a possible hate crime at a mosque is being investigated in california. california.someone threw a molotov cocktail at the islamic center either late friday night or early saturday. it caused about a thousand dollars in damage.right now - there are no suspects because there's no surveillance video. investigators say without any suspects, they can not determine whether the motive was religously or racially charged. december is a time where many people generously give to charities. but unfortunately - sometimes scammers will take advantage of that generousity.financial advisor mike foley says the main thing people need to do is research.the better business bureau and the charity navigator are a couple of resources where you can check to see if a charity is legitimate.and as you protect your money - it's also key you keep your identity safe. "never give out your personal

routing number or credit card number when making charitable donations.:" donations.:"foley says one of the largest red flags is any high pressure sales tactics demanding you donate immediately. star n-f-l quarterback peyton manning is firing back after a new report linked him to doping. doping.the al jazerra report alleges manning received human growth hormones, shipped under his wife's name in 20-11. manning missed that season while recovering from a series of neck surgeries.he says he is "furious" and "disgusted" by the report, posted online sunday morning, and says the entire thing is fabricated. steelers linebacker james harrison, and phillies first- baseman ryan howard were also named in the al jazeera report. they too deny the doping claims. thousands of hawkeye fans, fans,will finish up their packing today, as they get ready to leave for southern california and the rose bowl. bowl.13 charter flights will leave the eastern iowa airport tomorrow for pasadena. another charter flight will leave wednesday.to accomodate

there will be extra staff at the airport to help with parking, check-in, and security.there will also be two t-s-a lines open to get everyone on their flights faster. cbs 2 news will have complete coverage sobe sure to tune in all week long for special reports from cbs 2's zach hanley and kevin barry from pasadena.and don't miss our 30-minute special on new year's eve at 6:30, and on new years day at 7:30 a-m on our sister station fox 28. it's after the break... break...we're keeping you up to the minute with what's going on outside as you get ready for the day.we'll check in with cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson who's in the cbs 2 road warrior all morning long.

we are of course keeping our eyes on the keeping our course

keeping our course we are of course keeping our eyes on the skies this morning.but we're carefully watching the roads as well. well.well. well.roads as watching the carefully but we're carefully watching the roads as well. well. that why cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is in the cbs 2 road warrior this morning.stephanie, how are the roads looking on 3-80 in cedar rapids?

we'll have another look at some of today's top stories,

a weekend shooting is now being investigated by cedar rapids police. police.it happened just after 5-30 last night in the 12- hundred block of 5th avenue south-east.at the scene, police couldn't find a victim, but they got a call of a man with gunshot wounds at a local hospital.his injuries aren't life threatening. one person had to be rescued after their car went into the cedar river.it happened near ellis road northwest around 10-30 saturday night.police tell cbs 2 news the driver lost control and hit a tree before going into the river. rescue crews pulled the driver out.he was the only person in

wasnt seriously hurt.police say the driver hasn't been cited for the accident, but could be later on. an iowa city man faces multiple charges for a series of burglaries. burglaries.police say jerome brooks broke into five cars and one home early thursday morning.officers found brooks on south dodge street carrying a stolen t-v, as well as a bag with items taken from the cars. some of the things brooks is accused of stealing include a tablet, credit and debit cards, and prescription medication.he is charged with six counts of burglary and is right now in the johnson county jail. it's now on this morning.after the break marissa will have another check of the winter weather affecting eastern iowa before we send you off to cbs this morning.

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