cbs 2 this morning...we're tracking the winter storm that could get in the way of this morning we're tracking the winter storm that could get in the way of your morning xhult and cancel some of your morning plans. the exciting finish to caucus night for botot political parties in iowa that officially wrapped up in the morning.

a live look right here. people are getting an earl ea jump on their commute to work before the flurries come down. i'm kelly ben. rebecca is here to help justin out. >> which is good. we need to brg someone classy in this. >> wewee watching this thing. we have been on it towards the end of the week. it started out a big foot of snow, now it's bked down. now we're going to see rain, mixing with snow. cancellations. when this moves in, and it's gusto, later today. not so much the heavy snow, but the winds and the chance of the rain and everything else. >> you could have ice that would have problems in the road. especially thihimorning you want to take some precaution, slow it down.

much of the area. you can see the list online. here are the main threaea. snow i i the highest especially in the northwestern counselees. -- countnts. main and icece south ofof i-80, could see some thunderstorms. >> that's why we're seeing the colorful alert map. we're expecting the heavy snow towards the north. cedar rapids, lesser snow faum amounts but everythin mixed in. we're still seeing -- maybe the numbers have changed. we pulled them back a bit. anywhere from 2 to 4 when you factor i i some of those gusty winds, we could be looking at some white-out conditions.

light snowneaking in around iowa city. so here are the roads and don't forget, you can see this list online. things a2e looking okay. t, when it starts to go, those conditions will deteriorate pretty quickly. we'll come back. take a look at the winds and what happened at those temperature as we get some snow. thanks. as you wake up, much of the state is going to be dealing with a winter storm. that makes it tough for folks that need to commute. >> if you don't need to be out on the road today, it's aigate idea to stay home. some reminders of what to do if you do need to travel. during this winter storm today. today.th first advise everyone on the roads to drive at an appropriate speed. if conditions are too bad, just slow down.another good

cruise control on snow, or ice covered roads.also allow yourself extra time to arrive somewhere. if you're rununng behind, you're more likely to speed up.and finally guys, make sure your full attention is on the road. any distractions will make it that much easier for you to lose control of your vehicle out on slippery roads. covering the corridor in cedar rapids... stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. thanks stephanie.remember, for the latest weathth information, you can download the cbs 2 weather remember for the latest weather information, you can download the weather app, it gives you current conditions, for free. app. the ioa caucuses have come and gone. we had to wait until early this morning to final a winner among thehe democratsts last night the republican

>> it was texas senator who won e mostt support. cruz gotinarily twalal % of the support. it was a tight race for secondd between rubub. iowa democrat chair andy mc choir said this was the closest democrcric run in history. >> hillary clinton won by a narrow margin. 22 will go to hillary, 21 to sanders with one left to be decided. hillary's campaign end pd last night by speaking to a crowd. i am honored to stand in the long line of american reformers who make up our minds that the status quo is not good enough, that standing still is not an

together to find ways forward that will improve the lives of americans. >> both clinton and sanders will make their was to new hampshire now. take a look at this video. it was posted by a memberr of the sanders campaign. show as group of people cheering and welcomom sanders to the state. when he got off the plane, bernie said what time is it? he wentight over there after it was over in iowa. he only got about 1% support so this morning, mali maly draupd out of the race. cruz's victory was propelled by american caucus goers who

their values. republican nomination and we will go on to easily beat hillary or bernie or whoever the hell they throw up there." there."trump also said he was honored to finish in second and congratulated the rest of the g-o-p field.he plans to head to new hampshire, this afternoon. one of the biggest surpises last night was how close marco o rubio came to o finishing second. second.when it was all said and done, the florida senator was just more than two- thousand votes shy of taking the runner-up position over donald trump.not even 24-hours before that, a quinnipiac poll d rubio some 14-percent behind trump.here in the corridor, rubio won the most votes among johnson county republicans. the road to the presidency moves on to the next test one week from today. today.the first in the nation primaries are in new hampshire next tuesday. tuesday.then in about three weeks, nevada democrats will caucus on february 20-th while republicans ininouth carolina will hold their primaries.then the opposite parties in those two states will follow that next week. it's

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temperatures will rise 3 or 4 degrees but that's at the critical number where rain, snow, could go either directions and we're expecting most of that

mout of the snow i i northern iowa. highs in mid- to upper 30 out there. there will be a period of cedar rapipis where we go from snow to rain and snow to rain. there will be some slick spots out there. wel show you some of thaspaults w wre we see somee of the heavier snow. over towards the new hampton area, you can see some of the heavier snow continues. let's zoom out because we're seeing a pretty well-defined banned of heavier snow moving in too. there is snow around the cedar valley there. looks like we're getting some light snow there. starting with snow first, it will turn in to rain later this morning. west of iowa city,

wintery mix in sh the south. roadways are seeing more of that valley. still normal winter time driving condition kz. winter storm warning. we're seeeeg -- expecting eight inches of snow. wimenter weathering advisory. towards the tipton area, freezing rain and raiai all mixix together -- freezing rain and snow all mixed together. we throw in some very strong winds that will cause some blowing and drifting. we reduced the numbers just a bit. northern iowa, that's the big spot to get the heavier snow. with that wind coming in, it is going to reduce visible. mimit be fine now but later on this morning towards the afternoon, things will

cloudy, 32 33, north west wind, feeling like 22. visibility, you'll notice some fog back to charles city. fog with that snow falling and those cooler temperatures could lead to a few slick spots on bridges and overpasses. here is midwestern picture. and below, bringing all that moisture in kwou can see it around kansas city, that low will continue to move up towards the north and east. warmest sector of it down to the south. low, it willove right through north frn iowa. 38 for us. low 30s indianapolis. kansas city, 60s. easily some showers and thunderstorms for those folks down to the south. there goes the low, that will bring the heaviest snow from highway 20 up towards the north, all the way to green bay.

it is pretty complicated. snow continues. some of the heaviest in the south. that turns to rain. ceder rapids. much of the day in northern iowa, spent in moderate snow. we get a period where things might quiet down a bit. snow continues in the north. then more moisture swings on in. we're not done with the moisture about 10 or 11:00 o'clock tomorrowow good news is we see some light at the end of the tunnel. even though the winds stay straug, we will clear out and have clearer apd drier conditions as we ad through thursday and friday. almost 40-mile an hour gust. going to be a big problem. that continues all the way through wednesday morning. the wind ezven a aoholy die down

eventually die down through wednesda night. 1 to 2 inchoffs snow in iowa city. we got the wind to deal with. there is your seven daypicture. windy all the way through tomorrow. not as bad. koorl, 40s for 30s. low 30s friday and mid- to upper 30 for the weekend, saturday, and for sunday. the denver broncos and panthers made their first appearance lasas night in san francisco. >> why football is no longer just a man's game. >> reporter: now that the teams are in town, fans are ready for some football. super bowl 50 festivities, including the nfl experience kicked off this weekend in the bay area.

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a very colorful radar look down to the south, and we got a little bit of everything.

heavy ban is moving -- band is moving through southehe iowa. we got heavy snow, rain in washington, thunder could translate to? thunder snow in fair field. this is going to be what we're watching for. waterloo had some already. lighgh snow there. relatively normal winter driving conditions, but we look for that to change as the morning rolls on. winter storm warning in affect overnight.t. winter weaeaer advisoryy towards mont sello. 6 to 8 inchoffs snow. we see about 2 to 4 around seeld rr -- cedar rapids. with these snow fall amount, plus the wind, that's going to

reduced visibility. temperatures are growing to hofsh in the mid-40s. ? spots in to these upper 30s, we'll drop to the upper 20s tonight. stay windy today, night, and tomorrow, moisture moves out by mid-wednesday. the wind dies down wednesday night, upper 20s thursday, low 30ss friday. goodic looking weekend. super sunday and then light snow in upper 20s for monday. 6:27 a.m. on this ground hog day. it is 32 degrees and you have a winter storm warning. coming up, we have new information after officials

morning...the latest updates about this morning's snow storm -- and how you right now on cbs, the latest updates on the snowstorm and how you can stay tupe date all day long. tight race to win the iowa caucuses. them latest i iormation on which candidates are still in the race & whos rr calling it quits. roadways are partially covered with snow. we knoww they've had? snow up there. we're waiting for it to come down here to our area. we are -- we have been looking at it very closely. we have our two weather team members here today. things are looking good so far. on queue, we just saw a snow plow going through the middle of the screen. let's take a check. good morning, guy >> good morning. i think we should start with the good news

we're dealing with winter now. the philomter just breaking a few moments ago. says early spring which is good. >> i'm from florida. >> it's spring all year-round for you. we >> as temperatures incrcrse especially in the south, above the freezing mark, we'll have a mix of some rain, freezing rain. that would cause? problems on theoad. if y y can check out all the road closures on our website. >> biggest impact is snow. if you throw in the wijd behind it, that will cause blowing, ifting, reduced visibilities. the best hours to travel now to the next couple. we go to the

we have a warning in winter loo. mess on the roads later on this morning. 2 to 4 inches for or m me. there will be spots within the bands of locally higher amount here is doppler radarer. >> there is already snr snow changing over to rain in the south. could see someme thunderstorms and that could translate to? thunderstorm. we have report in part of western iowa. but the heaviest snow is going to continue in areas near and south. >> just got an undate. water loor. it's been snowing there for about an hour and a half. that's ice. that's? ice coved roads do south of iowa city.

come back with a full forecast, 6:41 a.m. we'll talk about the winds because that's going t be one of the big factcts behind all this. as the strong winder storm moves in, drivers are getting ready f/r t morning commute. >> it's prompting the ippoa statee patrol to warn drivers of potential problems they might see. cbs reporter stephanie is live outside now with more on how to stay safe today. patrol advice for drivers. be alert while driving. don't use cruise control on snow or ice covered roadways.use allow proper stopping time by increasing the following distancedo not use cruise

roadwaysuse caution on overpasses, bridges, and all rampsbe alert and focused on drivingallow extra travel time adjust the car's spepe to roadad conditionswear a seatbelt in the front and back seatfully charged cell phoneemergency roadside assistance kituse 911 if assistance is needed or 1- 800-525-5555 800-525-5555 needed or 1- assistance is needed or 1- 800-525-5555 covering the corridor in cedar rapids ... stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. the impending snow is also fecting today's special school elections in linn county. county.voters in the . the impending snow is affecting the special school to open.other counties with special elections say they plan to start at 7 this morning, including blblk hawk county. remember, for the latest weather information, you can download the cbs 2 weather first, weather app.it'll bring you current conditions, warnings, hourly forecasts, and more, all for free .just search for the cbs 2 ather app on your apple or android device. the 20-16 iowa cacuses are now in the books. books.this morning -- there are officially winners for

parties.hillary clinton edged out bernie sanders last night -- winning 22 delegates to sanders' 21.but for nearly the entire night and into the early morning -- the two democrats were locked in a virtual tie.sanders spoke to his supporters in n des moines last night while the race was still deadlocked -- and passed along a message that washington and the rest of the country couldn't ignore. "i think about what happened tonight. i think the people of iowa have sent a very profound message to the political establishment, to the economic establishment and by the way to the media establishment. (cheers) (cheers)sanders and clinton now turn their focus to next tuesday's new hampshire primimy.both candidates have campaign stops in that state scheduled for today.thursday night -- they will go this morning, ted cruz is also on his way to new hampshire.

call himself an iowa caucus winner. winner.e senator from texas won the republican race, gathering 28-percent of his rty's votes.it was a atighter than expected finish for second place, with billionare donald drump edging out florida senator marco rubio by a 24 to 23 margin.in his victory speech last night, cruz declared his win "a victory for the grassroots." when the media said a conservative cannot win, nationwide over 800,000 contributions poured in as courageous conservatives said, 'yes we can!''' can!'''with his first place finish, cruz won 8 of iowa's delagates.trump and rubio got 7 d 6 delegates respectively. some say the groundwork ted cruz has put in over r e past months could be the reason for his win. win.cruz made a stop at the new covenant bible church in cedar rapids for a republican

steffi lee recaps the coverage from there. there. many reports have ted cruz winning the iowa caucuses and this is not a surprise at from the caucuses here at the new covenant bible church where he was among the top three with trump and rubio. rubio.turnout from across linn county surged out here tonight - with more than 1300 caucusgoers at this church.we found many first time caucus goers out for cruz, trump, and rubio o o is has maintained a solid third in the polls but came in second for many precincts here last night. senator ted cruz made his stop here to make his final push before caucus goers made their decision.he told the e crowd he will be a president who will defend the constitution, will tell department of justice to investigate planned parenthood, and get rid of,the nuclear deal.linn county republican party co-chair brett mason told me it's no surprise cruz came out on top because he says this was a more conservative demographic and completed the full grassleyvisiting all 99 counties.many voters told us they really want someone who

but some still wanted to maintain support for a moderate conservative.sot: sot:07:38:17 "i can see im personally surprised with how they turned out u know, some of the precincts we have here are more conservative, some of the precincts are smaller and less conservative, we had a nice miof all of them here." here."across from this room at the democratic caucus, they had two delegates for sanders and two for clinton. and governor martin o malley wasnt viable - which follows the news of the suspending of his campaign.covering the e corridor in cedar rapids, steffi lee, cbs 2 news. the iowa caucuses are in the books this morning -- and so is mike huckabee's presidential campaign. campaign.the former arkansas governor suspended his bid for the whitithouse last night after grabbing just two percent of g-o-p caucus-goers. huckabee won the 2008 republican caucuses. it's and right now in it's degrees. degrees.just ahead...the crazy finish to the iowa caucuses -- while candidates are already

let's break down what you can expect because there is a lot going on through wednesda morning is when we can expect this impact. we'll have some break ins the tivity. it will continue to change. we have heavy snow possible to the north west and southeast. snow and rain, plus strong wents which could lead to mroeing and drififng snow. ve seen gusts as higig as 45 miless an hour possible in the afternoon.

continuing in to tomorrow morning. temperatures, they'll start it to incroesus in the south, above the freezing marks. we have a wintery mix, have some breaks and the winds mix up later on tonight. possibly thunderstorms and then later on in the evening as temperatures fall, well, the snow could return once again. i have some light snow occurring across the area in our northern counties. that's where the snow is hitting the ground. to the souths, temperatures are starting to increase above that freezing mark. we are starting to see a bit more of a mix. to our north is where road conditions are starting to deteriorate and to the south, getting closer to iowawa city, roads are starting to worsen as we get snow on the road and ice mixing in as well. a lot more snow covering the ground n nr masonon city. roads that haven't been treated could still be some of that snow and ice starting to accumulate.

you can check allll that out. justin is going to join me. weerjs rr going to break down where these advisories are and what the latest snow fall protections are. they haven't c cnged in our overall thinking. >> we pulled the numbers back a built with the rain mixing in. waterloo, dubuque and north is where we are expecting the higher snow fall amount. that's a winter storm warning that continues. bent ven, lin, joaness and jackson counselees, just towards the west of jaurnsen county, iowa county. later on this morning, that's where winds are going to pick up. snow will be on the ground and we'll see conditions deteteorate. the biggest threat is that snow, especially northern part of the state. we are going to see rain. there will be a few period where rain and freezing rain mix in. those winds willl steadily increase. highest amount, waterloo towards

6 to 8 inches of snow. cedar rapids, 2 to 4. you factor in those 35 to at times up to 40-mile an hour gust, and that quickly reduces visibility. quickly blowatize across the roads and causes slick conditions. cedar rapids right now. we are steadily watching those winds increase right now. temperatures, 34,iffoa city. water loor, 31, upper 20s in decora. you see the definitive change in the temperature. temps at or below freezing across northern part of iowa, above freezing in the south. there is your heavier snowfall, rain, everything else mixed in between down to the south. visibility, a little bit of fog around dubuque. you can see visibility for the most part is certainly improving. there is the low that continues to move in and we're just

don't think y missed it while you were sleeping. temps in iowa, low 30s there is the low and it continues to move up towards the north and east today. we'll show you the prithernd get right in to the forecast. and then we see more of that snow spreading in. by lunch time today, heavy snows, waterloo up to the north. could see? freezing rain in dubuque. fushther off tohe souou, rain. the sloppier heavier wetter slicker stuff is going to be down to the south. we're growing to watch the snow up towards the north. moisture staysith us to midday tomorrow. and the winds stay withh us to at least midafternoon. low 30s north, upper 30s to st.? upper 30 in the south. ghusy winds, be on the look out for deteriorarang conditions quickly by the midmorning here. wijdy. we'll watch the winds die down.

sunshine for saturday and super saenlz, another rouj of light snow on monday with temps in the upper 20s. 6:46 a.m. now on this tuesday mornrng. if you are updating the most important stories for your tuesday

welcome back -- it's now we're taking a look at your_______ your______ we're taking a look how it feels outside. 28 in ducora. 34 iowa city. 31 waterero. >> take a look at what that means out on the road this morning. the rest area, south by swisher and shoey vil,

folks are moving slower. it is chilly outside. we are expecting snow to come through late orn today. no delays so far to talk about in eastern iowa yet. you will want to be cacaful as the day movesnch as you wake up throughout the day, much of the state will deal with winter storm. that makes it tougher for anyone who nedz tl commute. >> if you don't need to b b on ththroad, it's a great day to stay home. here are good reminders if you do need to travel. stephanie? patrol has some tips if you find yourself on the road during this winter storm today. today.they first advise everyone on the roads to drive an appropriate speed. if conditions are too bad, just slow dowowanother good

cruise control on snow, or ice covered roads.also allow yourself extra time to arrive somewhere. if you're running behind, you're more likely to speed up.and finally guys, make s se your full attentioio is on the road. any distractions will make it that much easier for you to lose control of your vehicle out on slippery roads. covering the corridor in cedar rapids... stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. the iowa caucuses have come and gone.. gone..we had to wait until early this morning to find a winner amomo the democrats.but was last night when the republican numbers came iowa caucuses have come and gone. last night the republican texas senator ted cruz who won the most support from iowa caucus goers.here's a look at the numbmbs. cruz got nearly 28 percent of the support.it was a tight race for second -- donald trump and marco rubio were the only two her candidates to get more than double digitupport. now we'll take a closer look at some of the counties in the corridor..in linn county -- ted cruz won with 29-percent

second at 24-percentrubio took johnson county by nearly a thousand votes. on the dedecratic side -- the race was extremely close..iowa democratic party chair andy mcguire said overnight that this the closest democratic caucus in ste history. history.let's take a look at the e mbers real quick.with 99 percent of the precincts in, hillary clinton edged out bernie sanders by a narrow margin.but both candidates will leave the state with a similar number of delegates. right now, 22 will go to hillary, 21 to sanders, with one left to be decided. but while the end result is very close, hillary's campaign ended last night by speaking to a crowd in des moines, paintingngt as a victory. victory."i am honored to stand in a long line of american reformers to make up wur minds that the status quo is not

still is not an option, and that brings people together to find ways forward that will improve the lives of americans." americans." former maryland governor martin o'malley has been a distant third througut this presidential race -- and it showed lasnight when he only got around 1 percent support. so -- o-malley has now dropped out of the race.he says s e party must "hold strong" behind whoever becomes the eventual nominee. on the republican side -- ted cruz's victory was propelled by republican caucus goers who said they wanted a candidate who ared their values. entrance polls showed two-thirds were born-again christians -- a group likely to back cruz.but donald trump wasn't discouraged. "we will go on to get the republicic nomination and we will go on to easily beat hillary or bernie or whoever the hell they we will go on to win the republican nomination and easily

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side, mike huckby endedis campaign as well. new global health crisis. world health organization has given the declaration to the z ka virus outbreak. a cord fated international efforts is necessary with confirmed cases now in 23 different countries. here we're dealing with snow coming through the corridor now. >> it's starting to spread in to the forecast. lighter to moderate snow. we will expect the higher amount near waterlolo you can see it a lot near cedar rapids. >> there cou be sleet, some thunderstorms which could translate to thunder snow. really to the soult, starting to see the mix really come in to play there. to the north, we have the snow. road conditions starting to

things are continuing to change. don't forp get winter storm warning continues for the north.

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