temperatures are in the 20s 20sclouds showing up out west westlt. snow expected wednesday with temps climbing from 20 at 6am to 26 at 3pm

one person is dead following a highway crash near fairfax today.the iowa state patrol says an s-u-v driven by 49-year-old terri skalsky, of walford, crossed the center line at the viaduct on highway 151 and struck another vehicle. skalsky died.a third vehicle swerved to avoid the crash, which happened just before noon.investigators s don't believe weather was a factor a fire on interstate 3-80 slowed traffic near north liberty this afternoon.we captured this video from a nearby d-o-t camera.the johnson ounty sheriff's office says nobody was injured, but they don't know what caused the fire.traffic got moving again fairly quickly after it was put out. days before the rose bowl, thousands of hawkeye football fans are making their way to pasadena. pasadena.hundreds have been leaving the eastern iowa airport throughout the day. day.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore takes us there.

flights started leaving at five this morning and they will keep going out until eight thirty tonight.the next flight leaves at 6:30. 6:30.the hawks are taking flight. flight. are headed for the rose bowl tuesday the eastern iowa airport turned into a nest of black and gold. gold. just about everybody. everybody. it's good to see. it's heartwarming, honestly because it just shows how many people are out there supuprting our team.3 charter planes are taking fans to cheer on the hawkeyes in the 2016 rose bowl in pasadena, california. california. we should get a bouquet befere we go to the gamethe largest airplane leavavg c-i-d tuesday... a 747... is for hawk fans.that holds 470 people. people. we had people here by 3:00 a.m. r%ady to check in and it has been nonstop ever since. hinman is having a long day herself.she's been at the morning too. too. it has, but you know what the adrenaline, everybody's in a great mood, so the are the fun days, i mean this is great. by the end o othe day, 3,000 hawk fans.

the rose bowl is the granddaddy of them all and we're looking forward to it. it.there is one more charter flight tomorrow.that leaves at 9:30 in the morning.covering the corridor in cedar rapids, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. it turns out, one member of the iowa hawkeye football team musical talent. talent.cbs 2 sports anchor zach hanley is live in pasadena to continue our team

one of the biggest names associed with the rose bowl is pasadena. pasadena.it's, of course, home to the bibigame, and as those who've been there will tell you, it's also a lot more than just nice weather. weather.cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry found what makes the city so special. special. this weather is a nice change for any hawkeye fans coming from snow-covered eastern iowa - but aside from the heat - iowa fans are also stepping into a lototf history in southern calalornia. california.the rose bowl actually came after the rose bowl parade - it was a way to try to get the rest of the nation to pay attention to pasadena i" the early 1900's. before then - the parade wawa just a way for ththlocal population to try and show off to the rest of the nation. based on the weather the last few days in the midwest, 2016 will sve the same purpose. we like to refer to ououelves as the mediterranean of the

that with the oranges and citrus' that's in bloom. we also have lots of flowers including roses and it was to show everybody that while they were burried in winter, and snow they could come and visit and they'd have a winter paradise here. tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten, we take a look at one of the biggest parts of iowa's state history that dates back to the second world war. in pasadena, kevin barry, cbs 2 news. our cbs 2 news crew will be covering all of the fun leading up to the big game all week.and we'll have our road to roses new years eve special at 6:30, right here on cbs 2. in tonight's other news, news,state officials are now liftinina statewide ban on bird exhibits at fairs. the ban was put in place in the spring as bird flu was & ravaging the state's turkey and chicken farms.ag secretary bill northey says this is a positive development as the state continues to recover

some 32 million birds dead--in iowa, alone.the state hasn't had any new cases since june. the centers for disease control and prevention says one in sixty eight children have autism. autism.as that population, grows - first responders are more likely to o rk with people with autism and other developmental disabilities.the cedar rapids police department recently rolled out home again c.r. a program where parents can create a profile for their kids.parents have to submit a photo - known wandering spots - and typical behaviors. officers know their typical responses might not work.this information helps them figure out the best method of approaching the person. & "maybe their first name is greg - that's all we know about them,. so we can search in that database for anybody named greg. then low and behold, we find a picture of greg and it happs to match

time."the cedar rapids police department will expand the program early next year so parents can sign up online. happening now, now,new jersey govern chris christie is makakg his way through eastern iowa.he's in cedar rapids at the fieldhouse tonight.earlier today, christie was in iowa city making his way through the hamburg inn.he spoke on a nunuer of topics including whether he would deploy u-s troops overseas, saying he would be unafraid to if american lives were at risk.on renewae energy, chriie had this reponse: "there are all kinds of problems with all different technology what we need to do is to have a balance. and pursue all these things and not invest all that we have investst in ethanol so far and then walk away i think it has a place in our energy portfolio and we have to do other things as well." well."at the same time today, , the ioio renewable fuels association announced that ethanol production in iowa

state's 43 ethanol plants produced more than four billion gallons.iowa is the mber one ethanol-producing state.the group says ethanol from new sources, including corn stover, led to this year's gains. still ahead tonight at six, another green step forward. forward.the new plan to make apartment tenants.

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us tomorrow morning on cbs 2. the holiday shopping season isn't just about giving and receiving... it's also about returning.how to survive the holiday *gift return madness..that's tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. iowa city apartment nants could soon#have an easier time recycling. recycling.the cici is considering an ordinance which would require landlords to provide recycling pickup.it comes after years of pleas from students and other residents to address recycling at apartmts and condososthe proposal could go before the city council next year.about 45 percent of iowa city's population lives in buildings which aren't currently served by the city's existing curbsisi recycling program. the snow is gone but the cold air we've been expecting this winter looks like it's moving n.

swails has your weatherfirst forecast to plan your evening.. temperatures are in the 20s 20s3-10" on the ground groundsnow will range from 2- 9" from se to nw nwclouds scattered over the midwest midwestclouds tonight will give way to light snow wednesday wednesdaytemps were in the 20 today with only some light snow snowemps are now in n e 20s 20swinds are w/nw 5-10 5-10next system out west brings clouds and lt. snow snowsnow 1" or less lessclouds tonight with lt snow or flurries wednesday wednesdaymostly cloudy and cold lows upper teens to low 20s 20scloudy and cold with some light snow or flurries. highgh

20.temperatures will stay cold through the weekend with the

lights, camera, action for the hawkeyes today... coming up in sports... with the big game just a few days away... iowa meets the rose bowl media... more on that next on c-b-s two... "cbs 2 news connects with you. call@us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on facebook at facebook/kgan cbs 2.

as iowa football cruised to twelve wins and an unforgettable season... their demeanor never changege.. whether it was on the field... or in front of cameras and microphones... always professional... almost boring... but today... at rose bowl media day... the hawkeyes let

fun... c-b-s two spspts reporter zach hanley was there to witness it all... zach?... no script available ..... in pasadena... c-b-s

to hoops now... so far this season... the iowa women havev done what they're supposed to do... picked up some marquee non-conference winsnsn their way to a 10 and 2 record... but now it's time for bluder's bunch to blast off in the big ten... for the next couple weeks... the hawkeyes better be road warrio... four of iowa's first six conference games arar away from carver... starting

these hawks don't mind the grind... we're excited to go into the big ten season... make some waves... i don't think people expect as much as they did in past years... kinda being that underdog again... even though we're ranked... little bit of a weird feeling but we're ready for it... : it's a grind... going 18 games... a a then havavg a tournament at the end of it... it's just a long process... it's a marathon not a sprint... it'd be great to start out on a positive note with a nebraska win... . fran mccaffery and the iowa men start big ten play tonight... at home against the number one team in the land... michiganstate... who will be without star senior denzel valentine... tip-off f iowa city is set for 8 p-m... iowa, iowa state, and u-n-i are all represented at the midlands wrestling champions... second session& begins in under an hour... here are some of the gugu who have advanced to the quarters... including five hawkeyes... a cyclone... and independence native and u-n-i

local band four star fate has re-written their song born to rise and called it born to hawk.it's a tribute to the football team as they do battle in the rose bowl.they posted the song on their facebook page monday morning and garnered 143-thousand views and more than 28-hundred shes!link to the fufu song

lt. snow expected wednesday with temps climbing from 2020t 6a6ato 26 at 3pm thanks for watching your cbs 2

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