as a potentiaiay major winter coming up in a bit. as a potentially major winter storm rolls in, many are rapids.kelly,y,he parking lot is pretty full right now, and inside is pretty busy. that's because people are preparing for what's next. next.justin tells us the cedar rapids area is expected to get four to six inches of snow over the next couple of days. many people are grabbing for the essentials like meat, bread and eggs.one customer that i spoke with wasn't nervous about the snow at all. in fact they think we'll get less then what has been predicted.however, the store director, brian wilken, say they are not taking any chances. "our company sent out our

>> our company is sending out grocery trucks early. they beat the storm and we get the products here. we have been really hard at work trying to make sure we is open 24 hours on a normal day, and will remain open for 24 hours in spite of the storm. covering t t corridor in cedar rapids, stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. right now - the american red cross is helping iowans prepare for the winter storm. storm.the red cross urges motorists to stay off the road when the snow is falling.but, if you have to drive, have an emergency road kit in case you get stranded.you should also wear layers of light-weight clothing to stay warm during the storm.for your home - you should run your water periodically to keep your pipes from freezing.if your home loses power or heat, it's advised you go to a designated shelter. remember, for the latest weweher information, you can download the cbs 2 2eather first, weather app.there you can get current conditions, warnings, hourly forecasts, and more, all for free .just search for the cbs 2 weather

after months of waiting, caucus day is now here. here.a new poll released just this morning from quinnipiac university has donald trump with a lead over ted cruz by seven points, which is outde the margin of ererr.last week, trump's lead was just two points.marco rubio remains in third place, but has gained ground.he's up four points from last week. week.on the democratic side - bernie sanders has a three-point leadadver hillarar clinton in the democratic race. last week - quinnipiac had sanders with a four-point advantage over clinton.martin o'malley is still a distant third and lost a point from last week. several candidates will be in eastern iowa before the caucuses to make their final pushes to voters. voters.in cedar rapids - the double-tree by hilton will host several candidates through out the afternoon.in just about 90 minutes - donald trumumwill hold a raray, which will be followed just a few hours later by a rally for ben carson. donald trump will hold a rally which will be followed a few hours later. rand paul will be at the double

ted cruz will be in the corridor this afternoon. he will stop by grace baptist leaders want to make sure you know where you're going. going.in s se cases, yoyo leaders want to make sure you know where you are going. in some cases, your caucus place will not be the same as where you go on election day. the caucuses are held by each political party and not the local county auditor. make sure you look at the websites for the republican and democratic parties in your county so you know where to go to. spoke to cindy golding from lynn county republicans and she told us both parties are committed to get everyone where they need to go. >> we ow the were errors in caucus sites. i am encouraging everyone to double check. the last thing you want to do is go some place to caucus and place. >> if you are not sure where

you can search where you are your address. state leaders are hoping smart phones will help make things easier by avoiding major 2012. that year uncount ballots led to mitt romney originally declared winner when in reality santorum had won by 34. to prevent similar hiccups the state parties are going to apps for immediate count. all precincts will still record on paper in case they need to be double checked. republicans and democrats will have their own app to fit their unique caucus process. both parties say they're confident in this process. >> if there looks to be any an rent numbers, in des moines we will double check that. >> one vote could make a difference in awarding of the delegate. each precinct is awarded a certain number of delegates.

taken to des moines within 48 hours in case there are audits. party officials have the ability to check with each chair if they see problems th coming numbers. stick with cbs news all day long for coverage. we will have the latest information from the campaign trail at 5:00, 6:00, 10:00. check out cbs2iowa.com and download our smart phone app in the google play or apple store. we will have cover all day long. the foeus on the campaign trail will turn to next week's nene hampshire primary which works different than iowa caucuses. similar to iowa, registered voters in granite state have to cast for the party they're e registered in. that's the way they're similar. unlike iowa, new hampshire allows undeclared voters to par it's patients or hospital. voting resembles actual election date with voters

new hampshire primary is next tuesday. a plan provides framework k for how future investments should be made to the state's multi modal transportation system. iowa dot posted interaive survey to the website where you can leave input on future investments in the areas and strategies they'll be using. the agency has a link on the site where you can get updates for the plan. 2015 was a big year for auto dealers. iowa bought more than 153,000 vehicles last year. experts attribute the rise to cheaper gas prices and new features. of the total number of new vehicles sold, 98,000 were suvs or pickups. chevy silverado was the best selling model. coming up, new developments in a horrific train crash that killed eight people in philadelphia. >> you've got a little time to

make sururthe snow blower is working, the shovel is sharpened sharpened. it was a great weekend with temps in the upper 30s to lower 40s the american people can't afford to wait r ideas that sound good on paper... but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to choose between paying for medicine and paying rent... can't wait. the single mom who desperately needs a raise... can't wait. the student with a mountain of debt can't wait. we can make real progress, right now. i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing... i'm caucusing for hillary clinton.

good afternoon. we have been tracking what is heading our way tonight through wednesday. first let me show you where we are. 36 degrees. will see a fair amount of fog sticking around through the afternoon. doppler radar now is nice d quiet. we are just kind of waiting. to show you where this storm is, it's just starting to roll through the panhandle of oklahoma back through kansas. you will notice rain and a good amount of snow and it's all heading our way. there is still a bit of uncertainty even at this hour. we'll show you our best estimate as we put the power of

fog has been a bit of an issue causing a few spots of slickness across north and east iowa. you can see what it looks leak as we go out ththdoor live in iowa city. reduced visibility, 33 degrees, winds south and west at six with a wind chill of 28. temps on the board, 32 cedar rapids and monticello, waterloo has 31. mid western temps, you will notice how mild we are. normally we are right at 30. we are above normal, cedar same, kansas city 49. you might wonder why is that important? it shows we've got warm air coming through the forecast today d potentially tomorrow still. here is the mid stern perspective and as we see it plenty moisture starting to work close to us in the hawkeye state. let me show you where that is. moisture. there is the low around wichita. let's talk about what we know

storm heading our way. tonight through wednesday morning. there is still potential for heavy snow and it looks to be across northern parts of the state, highway 20 in north, since inch or greater in soso spots.s. the tracacstill, does it go north or south? if it is further south, heavier foresee dare rapids and here is predictor. high pressure continues to drift out and that gave us a little bit of the good weather the last couple days. here is the low. ase see it, it comes momong through as we head through tomorrow and into our wednesday. we know the winds are going to pick up. let's talk moisture. at 5:00 tonight, nonoconcerns, cloudy and fog. out and about to caucus, no problems. we start to see moisture around midnight in the form of snow as

potentiallllheavy snow for tuesday morning and midday, north. you will noticicfreezing around cedar rapids. we see things change over tuesday night and everything that was aren't in the southern half of the state becomes snow. that leaves us with this estimate. waterloo up totohis point oks to be the heaviest amount, seven to 12 inches. cedar to debuke, it depends how quickly the rain changes to snow. staying with our smallest prediction washington to iowa city and quad cities. there are a lot of factors at play. one of the certainties is that the wind is going to pipi up, 35 to as much as 49 mile-an- hour projections for gusts. that means whatever snow we get will blow around a lot. as you see, we have a winter storm warning that will go into

big difference there. cedar rapids has winter storm watch, winter weather advisory to the north. where thth're expecting more snow, winter storm warning. there is a blizzard warning as they expect gusty winds. we show you what mother nature does with the seven-day forecast. snow late tonight, tuesday and ending wednesday. temp will fall through wednesday with gusty winds. at least we get rough the next few days and we'll rewarded with sunshine and close to normal temps. >> sounds good. as we are preparing for the snow here are warm thoughts. a wipe out like you have probably never seenenbefefe, is pro surfer fell about 40 feet trying to ride this huge wave in maui. he said it's like being in a car wash. >> he was doing it wng. >> he felt like he was blinded because of the strong sea spray before falling.

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market. clouds and fog are sticking arnd this afternoon. at least we have milder temperatates.

no problems getting there and back. this holds off until after midnight. it starts with snow and becomes more widespread. the heaviest will be eeected, biggest travel impact in northern iowa tomorrow morning. we'll keep an eye on it throughout the day. we are expecting sesen to . iowa city, one to three. numerous watches and alerts and warnings go into effect tonight through wednesday morning. here one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. all of us have a responsibility, to ourselves, to o o children, to each other. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. our children's f fure is shaped bobo

and the policies of their nation. it's time to protect the next generation, fill the lives ofofur children with possibility and hope, open up the doors so that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my lifefefighting for childldn, families and our country, and i'm not stopping now. (crowd cheers) i'm hillary y inton, and i have always approved this message. >> wyatt: whoa. look who's in early. >> steffy: oh, more to do since

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