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lasting through monday night. this will likely have a big impact on travel due to the variety of here are a look at the icee accumulations we expect across the area. this is all depends on the track of the system, but there could be a trace, up to a tenth of an inch of ice from highway twenty there could be a tenth to quarter of an inch of ice, at least. temperatures surface and above us in the atmosphere, so that's why we won't be seeing an entire snow event across eastern iowa. as far as snow totals. again, this is about 3636ours out, so there is plenty o time for this to change. one to four inches possible from cedar rapids and areas south of highway twenty. four to eight inches twenty,
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northwestern parts of iowa. we road to the rose bowl -- and the hawkeyes are njoying their time before the big game. kwwl's mark woodley joins us live in california at disneyland-- with all the excitment before the big game. hey mark. mac - i can't say i ever agined getting a chance to do this live in disneyland - but that's exactly where we are - at disney's california adventure to be specific - the hawkeyes got practiceeout of e way in the morning - and this afternoon was all about fun - while the others were out and about on the rides - several of the players along with coach kirk ferentz got the chance to cavort with mickey and friends - just one of the major spoils of going 12 and 1 and advancing to their first rose bowl game in 25 years - and for
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sot - jordan canzeri/iowa ruruning back sot - kirk feeentz/iowa head coach so a big day for the hawkeyes - of course they've got a bigger day coming up in less than a week - we'll hear more from them in live at disneyland in anaaeim california - i'm mark woodley kwwl news --... thanks mark. and we will be following the hawkeyes' activies all week --
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prepare for the big game. as a reminder -- the game kicks off friday -- new year's day. ron steele, mark woodley and the crew will keep you updated on the hawkeyes -- as they get set for be sure to join us wednesday at 6-30 for a special broadcast -- live from pasadena. the universisiy of iowa school of dentistry is the new temporary home of one of the oldest herky's in iowa -- in honor of the rose bowl. the herky was part of a rose parade float when the hawks played in the rose bowl in 19-59. a local woman attended the game as a child -- and was given the herky after she asked for it as taken the gift out of her homee -- and it's been a popular attraction. "i love that about 500 people have been coming by to stop and really cool way to celebrate."
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herkrk back home after the rose bowl -- but she someday wants to find a permanent home where the public can enjoy it. plateville police are investigating an armed robbery -- reportt at a gas station christmas day. kwwl's shirley descrobeth joins us live from the t-h media newsroom in dubuque -- after speaking to members in the ommunity. shirley? mac -- one man tells me he thinks the situation is getting worse. he says his town is changing -- and not for the better. an unnpected surpriie chriritmas day -- a aa man robs a stop-n-go gas station in -- walked in to the gas station on the 700 block of water street friday night around nine o- clock. the incident...isn't sitting well with community members. ""t scared thh-- out while no one was injured...police say the man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash...and a bank bag. "oh...but he wasn't done yet...before he left, he also
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the flamin hot kind.. and he wasn't alone...police say a second person was waiting outside the stop-n-go. witnesses say they were both seen running west from the gas station. and some here in we're getting bigger and bigger and bigger. drawing in diverse...you, know, ethnics. so its uh...it's a little scary." the suspect inside the store. he's described as a thin, tall, black male. he was wearing a red pelle, pelle jacket -- also tie- died pants. all police know of the second suspect is that he was wearing all black clothing. we've got you covered live from frfrm the t-h mediaanewsroom in
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thank you shirley -- we will update you on thisstory as more information becomes available. to rerview morr surveillance images from the armed robbery -- alabama police are searching for two gunmen -- who shot four teenagers outside a mobile mmvie theater. police say two 14- year-olds -- one male and one female -- were both shot in the leg. two other male victims are recovering from gunshot wounds to the stomach, hip, and thigh. witnesses say the victims got into an argument with the two shooters in the theater's parking lot. the fight broke%it was like a that's what happened because it minutes later youunow, it was bang, bang, bang, bang." police say the two shooters took off on foot. theye are believed to be juveniles. a new york priest spends
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jail -- after allegedly recording a woman in a store dressing room. police arrested 35-year-old father adam egan on wednesday. they say a woman trrng on clothes in a salvattn army thrift store caught father egan recording her with a cellphone above the dressing room curtain. the woman says she reamed -- and called 9-1-1. she says her mother held father egan until police arrived. he was charged with unlawful surveillance -- and tampering with evidence. as americans head back tothe malls for after-christms returns and sales -- people across the country are dealing with some wild weather. from tornadoes to wildfire -- the record books. nbc's chris pollone reports. the cleanup is underway in birmingham, alabama. a chchistmas night tornado blasted through a neighborhood on the city's southwest side. destroying a handful of homes. leaving four with minor injuries. (sot/ mos) "when thetell you take cover, take cover." the ef- twister packed winds up to o 30 miles an hoor. brought torrential rain. more than six
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dozens of people had o be alabamm were closed because of flooding and downed trees. across the south. a pattern of unusual december weather which spawned ldfires in vennra county, california. engulfing 12-hundred acres. (sot/fire chief mark lorenzen - ventura county fire dept :48 - :55) "it was pushed by strong winds approx 50 mph, the fire quickly grgr in size" snow finally began to fly in minneapolis overnight. winter so far this year. but in much of the east, the warmth persists. several cities from cclumbia, south carolina to new yor's (sot/ mos) "who would have thunk it, new york christmas, right? never think this." meteorologists say pacific ocean. perhaps the easst thing to predict in n he wild winter of 2015 is how
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chris pollone, nbc news, boston. meanwhile -- we're tracking weather moving in to the region at ho. herr's a live look at the storm track seven live doppler radar. moment. coming up after the break -- we continue our live coverage from california -- on the hawkeyes' roaato the rose bowl. but first -- what shoppers are finding -- for on one of the busiest days of the year. you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. and when you see news -- or if you have pictures r video tooshare -- you can do that by going to our facebook page. you can also like our page to stay up to date on breakingi news -- and "you're watching kwwl. we've
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weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormmack 7 weather team: his evening there will be some areas of drizzle, with a stray shower possible in our southern counties. otherwise, we will upper 20s and ow 30s. the wnd also picks up tonight into sunday. sunday will be moststy cloudy with highs holding steady in the lower 30s. the big story is a winter storm
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the exact timing and path is becoming a bit more clear, but still not exact at this point in time. this sstem will be tricky to forecast, a a we will be having a lot of moisture flowing in from the warmer air above the surface, which means freezing rain and sleet are lookinglike a possibili for at least the southern half of the area. ice accumulations could be rather significant, causing major travel issues. the`northwestern pat of the(& wl viewing arere has the potential to see 4 inches of snow or more, with at least a little bit of sleet and/or freezing rain mixing in early on in the event. eventually, all of eastern iowow will transition to snow as colder air wraps around the system. another side to the storm will be the wind. wind gusts could easily exceed 35-40 mph, which couu cause ttee and power line damage, especially in areas that have ice accumulation. stay tuned to kwwl for further updates on
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s evening theee will be some areas of drizzle, with a stray shower possible in our southern counties. otherwise, we will have a cloudy sky overnight with temperatures dropping to the upperr20s and loo 30s. the wind also picks up tonight into sunday. sunday will be mostly cloudy with highs holding steady in the lower 30s. the e ig story is a winter stormrm that is likely to have high impacts on us here in eastern iowa. the exact timing and path is becoming a bit more clear, but still not exact at this point in time. this system will be tricky to forecast, as we will be having a lot of moisture flowing in froo the gulf of mexico, and there will be warmer air above the surface, which means freezing rain and sleet are looking like a possibility for at least the southern half of the area. ice accumulations could be rather significant, causing major travel issues. the northwestern part
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kwwl viewing area has the potential to see 4 inches of snow or more, with at least a little bit of sleet and/or freezing rain mixing in early on in the event. eventually, all of eastern iowa will transition to snow as colder airrraps around ththsystem. another side to the storm will be the wind. wind gusts could esily exceed 35-40 mph, which could cause tree and power linf damage, eeecially in areas that have ice accumulation. stay tuned to kwwl for further updates on snowfall and ice totals. his evening there will be some areas of drizzle, with a stray shower possible in our southern counties. otherwise, we will have a cloudy sky overnight with temperatures dropping to the upper 2 and low 30s. thewind also picks up tonight into sunday. sunday will be mostly cloudy with highs holding steady in the lower 30s. the big story is a winter storm that is likekey to ve high impaccs on us here in eastern iowa.
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becoming a bit more clear, but still not exact at this point in time. this sstem will be e ricky to forecast, as we will be having a lot of moisture flowing in from the gulf of mexico, and there will b warmer air above the surface, which means freeing rain and sleet are looking like a possibility for at least the southern half of the area. ice accumulations could be major ttavel issues. theenorthwestern part of the kwwl viewing area has the shopping days of the year. and several people are taking advantage of christmas deals. kwwll jessica harttan joins thee
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she joins us live in the newsroom with more. jessica? consumer reports say today's shopping deals were just as good -- if not better than black friday deals.s. shoppers packing their carts full of post holiday deals. many thinking ahead to next year's christmas. stocking up on 50-percent off wraraping and holidada decorations. the hot item many are looking to save big on - the tree. total. i spent like a $131 and saved a $141. so i am going to go tell my husband, look honey, i didn't spend a amuch as i saved." it wasn't all about the deals - - for some - - they were on a mission toto return gifts that just didn't hit the mark. speaking with a few annuual day after christmas shoppers - - they were surprprsed by the lack of lines for returns. in years past -- they've had to wait in longer lines. we've got you covered live in the newsroom...jessica hartman kwwl news.
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we'renjoying their time before the big game. kwwl's mark woodley joins us we're live here at diineyland in california - a fun day for the hawkeyes and some of the fans five of the hawkeye players alonng with coach kirk ferentz got to hang out with several disney characters in a special welcome ceremony here in anaheim - hawkeyes who have been goingg hard in practice already out here - and they say that's going well as they get set for saturday's match-up with stanford - sot - greg maybin/iowa defensive back sot - jordan canzeri/iowa ruruning back sot - austin blythe/iowa center so a big day here in southern califrnia - the haakeyes of
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rolled down -- when an owl flew in to his car. it was all captured onthe officer's body camera.a.the owl started peckikig and scratching the officer -- causing him to lose control of his car and crash into a ditch. he had a few bumps and bruises -- and the owl was able to finally fly away. winter storm watch in effect for monday. more%details at kwwl dot com. thanksfor joining s for the thanks for joining us for the kwwl news at six. we hope you'll join us tonight for the kwwl news at ten. mark woodley/
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