thanks terry.when bad weather hits the corridor, cbs 2 news remains vigilant, bringing you the latest conditions. conditions.our road warrior hits the road - so you can see conditions live, before you drive.let's check in with cbs 2 news photojournalist scott zimdar right now. now.cbs 2 news photographer scott zimdar reports live from the road ways s ring the winter storm on real time

whether you wanted to or not... some people had to leave the house and brave thweather.. for most of us, that means shoveling our drdreway.but i i you're not careful, it can turn into a dangerous chore. chore.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller is live right now in cedar rapids with tips from the pros on how to stay safe out there. there are a few things that you can do to reduce your risk of ending up at the e-r... doctorsay it comes down to common sense.

it's the first thing on your list of chores... chores...even though it's the last thing you want to do. do.but going about it safely can make all the difference. difference. "when people go out, especially in this weather, where we have some ice and now some rain and snow coming, that they really need to be careful."doctors say injuries during this time are common...but you don't have to be a statistic. "the common thing that we'll see is when people go out to shovel, they'll shovel snow off the top and fall on the ice." ice." "we've even had people who have been blown over by the wind, getting their mail and have had fractures from that."one way to keep from sitting here instead of on elements. "right now the snow is really heavy, so you need to be careful when you're out dressed for the environment." environment." "when you get wet, which on a day like today can be ananssue, that can increase the likelihood of you getting frostbite."and since

anywhere...take your time out there. there."it's easy to say 'well i want to get all of this done' and basically you end up giving yoursese a stress test, which my recommendation would be that you do that in your doctor's office and not in your driveway." one unusual thing we should mention -- whwh there's a wind chill, you may want to consider protecting your eyes as well.covering the corridor in cedar rapids, dora miller, cbs 2 news ten at ten. closing and cancellations continue to stream into our newsroom.for an up to the minute list - look for the tab on the left side of our website. website.cbs 2 iowa dot com. for a day predicted to have tough commutes for many drivers - some would say this was unusual. unusual.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee continues our team coverage from a different perspective. perspective. "nat pop police car." car." i'm surprised we haven't seen something like that yet. the first icy snowfall of the season means slick commutes - -so far so good.but those aren't the words you usually

to helping iowans iowans "especially rear enders."after detouring into ditches. ditches. "this is uncommon." corporal jeff hartwig braced himself for cars skirting off and sliding out of lanes. lanes. it's really fortunate that, and not normal that, we haven't had something yet or somebody in the ditch just needing help.so the unusually empty roads - less vehicles on the roadway are definitely a positive.and wintry mix covering them them i'd say the roads aren't too bad but they are not great either.isn't the typical combination. combination.across the corridor - -interstates leaving town aren't bustling with high traffic either.cars still slid into ditches - and cedar rapids police department helped with more than 20 crashes.corporal hartwig says the holiday weekend might be the key rereon behind a less hectic wintry blast. blast. "usually when we have the first one - it's usually

as always, if you do need to drive, keep a fair distance between your car and the car in front of you and take it slow. now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories across the corridor. in iowa city - a faculty group is calling for the w university of iowa president to face consequences for suggesting unprepared teachers quote "should be shot."in a letter to the board of regents, chapters of the american association of university professors at iowa's three public university say the insensitive remark calls into question bruce harreld's leadership abilities. harreld has apologized and said it was an off the cuff comment. new jersey governor and republican presidential hopeful chris christie is making a couple stops in the corridor tomorrow.first, he'll hold a meet and greet at iowa city's hamburg inn at 11-30. then, , tomorrow, night he'll make his way to the fieldhouse in cedar rapids for a town

four-thirty.the event starts at five-thirty. if you were one of the millions of shoppers who took advantage of amazon's deals this holiday season, you helped break some records.the company says it's prime now service - which offers unlimited free two-day shipping - gained three- million *new members in the third week of december alone. prime members shopng on their mobile devices, more than doubled. that is cbs 2 news ten at ten -- the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather first forecast in the first ten minutes. minutes.but we are just getting started. started.here's another live look outside right now with our cbs 2 news road warrior. warrior.terry?

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checks out ______ crews will be working throughout the night to keep up with the snow that continues to fall in the corridor. as we deal with snow and freezing rain here, many iowans are also dealing with the less than ideals conditions as they try to travel to california to see the hawkeyes play in the rose bowl. bowl.cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry has an update as he deals with delays while traveling across the country for the big game. game. the thing is this is not all that uncommon for hawkeye fans trying to get to pasadena today, we saw a lot of people from a canceled flight to dallas last night and then a canceled flight this morning.a lot of people were upset, a lot of people wearing hawkeye gear, clearly on their way to the west coast to see the hawks play stanford in the rose bowl.the good news is, that game doesn't start for another few days so you still have a chance to get down there, even if it means amybe

travel plans.we're in minnapolis, kevin barry, cbs 2 news ten at 10. thanks kevin.here's a look at flight aware's "misery map."as you can see, there are still several areas of misery or delays noted in red, especially around chicago. for those lucky enough to already be in southern california, there was a lot of fun to be had last night. that's when iowa football players got their fill of prime rib by participating in the beef bowl. bowl.cbs 2 news sports anchor zach hanley explains the pasadena tradition. scott and karen, the view behind me is breath taking... the view last night at lawry's prime rib, not so much for the beef bowl. bowl.it was the 60th anniversary of the beef bowl.. and it's what it sounds like... teams participating against each other on the field face off at the dinner table in an eat off --- scarfing down prime rib, mash

apple pie... the exact about the hawkeyes eat is unknown, but the food was definitely good. it was delicious i love a good perfect for me." me."i think cj ate the most because travis was getting a big plate and it was gigantic and the way cj face look when he sat down was funny." funny."and coming up in sports we will have more on iowa's matchup on the field against stanford... live in pasadena, zach hanley cbs sports thank you zach.our cbs 2 news crew will be covering all of the fun leading up to the big game all week.make sure to tune in for our road to roses new years eve special at 6:30, right here on cbs 2. now let's talk football... coming up in sports... iowa sizes up the stanford cardinal... hear what the hawks have to say about

wet here in eastern iowa... but in southern california... it's nice and warm... that's where the hawkeyes are as they get ready for their rose bowl battle with stanford... and that's where c-b-s two sports reporter zach hanley is... and he'll be following iowa football all week long... what's going on, zach?...

arriving in pasadena.. the iowa defense shed some light on their matchup against the stanford offense... and it has the hawks seeing black and gold in cardinal cardinal eyes, chest, feet, goodit's iowa versus iowa... wait, what? "i mean we just compare them to our offense sometimes with the fullbacks, the amount of tight ends, the linemen."those guys, the play just like stanford...our guys. i mean it's not really a big difference... it's like another practice honestly."one the cardinal and white are use to. it's stanford's 3rd trip to the rose bowl in the last 4 years... but iowa doesn't care about history"they are veterans in this kind of arena i guess and this is our first time in 25 years being here. i mean if you want to look at it as an edge i guess... i guess you can, we aren't to worries about it."they are focused on one thing"we are here for one thing and one thing only, you know we know why we are here and that's to win a rose bowl." "that's been our goal every time we went on the road, just

not to make friends, not to do anything like that.. just here to win the game." the hawkeyes are also nearly a touchdown underdog in friday's game... i ask desmond king about that, he laughed and said great, that's just how we like it.... live in pasadena .. zh fox 28 sports. on the hardwood... things are about to get real for the hawkeyes... iowa went 9 and 3 in their non-conference schedule... but the games only get bigger... with the start of big ten play.. the hawks kick off conference play on tuesday night... when they welcome top-ranked michigan state to carver... and then saturday they travel to purdue... another top-25 team... there's no easing into the big ten schedule this season... but that's just fine with fran mccaffery... he thinks his hawkeyes are ready to rumble... you've gotta play those people at some point... you play em early you play em late.... you play em in the middle... you space it out better... but does it matter... you're still play 18 really tough games against really good teams... i

conference play you recognize the challenge... and we'll do everything we can to get everybody ready... deonte burton is off to a good start at iowa state... the transfer forward was named the big twelve newcomer of the week on monday... after scoring twelve points and going five-for-six from the field in the win over cincinnati last tuesday... burton also had seven points and three boards in his cyclone debut on december 19th against u-n-i... stay with c-b-s two -terry has

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