for your first alert forecast we will keep temperatures in the 70s. we will be reaching into mid 70s, average temperature for this time of the year. waiting for this all week long. we have been well below average. we're expecting a mix of sun and clouds. as the night goes on we will begin to see increasing clouds ahead of a system that will bring us major changes. high pressure over the atlantic that will continue to push towards the east but the system we're continuing to keep an eye on, thene that will affect portions of the tennessee valley into the mid-atlantic states. that will be dragging a cold front that will affect us in south florida as early as night into tomorrow. a look ahead this is willard shepard jonas as it continues tos the east. mixture of rain and snow to the tennessee valley to the east. already wier storm warnings and watches, blizzard watches and wnings in effect, dealing with ice and frozen fog. this will be the issue for them throughout the next 24 to 48 hours. dangerous conditions and if you have family out there, tell them t

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updates our first alert forecast. stay with tv9. clouds are on thehe way back afternoon, streaming in from the north. we should get occasional glimpses of sunshine to highs will reach the middle 30s this afternoon with a northwest breeze. southely winds and a partly cloudy sky send us to the upper 30s tomorrow, providing a pretty nice end to the saturday with mild highs in the lower 40s. some light rain/snow are monday. a more potent system brings us snow tuesday and wednesday. it's still too early to know much about the details of this system yet, so stay tuned.today: mostly cloudy high: 33-39 winds: nw 10- 20+ alo: 36 dbq: 35 iow: 38 tonight: mostly cloudy low: 19-25 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 20 dbq: 21 iow: 23 tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 35-41 winds: s 10-20 alo: 37 dbq: 36 iow: 39 tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: sw 5-15 saturday: mostly cloudy high: 42 - low: 28 sunday: chance of 33 high: 36 - low: 27 tuesday: snow likely snow likely, windy high: 24 - low: 23 thursday: partly cloudy high: 17 - low: 8 we've seen more

let's get your first alert forecast from meteorologist brittney shipp joining us this morning with yourfirst forecast of the new year. a cold one. >> it is a cold one. it's finally going to feel like winter. temperatures are down 13 degrees in poconos, down 8 in allentown, 13 in millville, 13 in atlantic city. 11 degrees colder in dover. so starting out as you are heading out to get a good seat, temperatures are going to be on the colder side. 37 degrees in pottstown, 40 in philadelphia, 39 in wilmington and 39 in dover. you'll notice the wind direction coming in from the northwest. we'll see wind speeds sustained between 10 to 20 miles per hour. so it's going to feel even colder than some of these temperatures. 10:00 a.m., 41. 1:00 p.m., 44 degrees so again, our temperatures are going to feel colder than the actual temperatures which will be between 40 and 47 degrees. mostly sunny for us, breezy and colder than yesterday. wind speeds will stay out of the west, 10 to 20 miles per hour. i'm tracking even colder weather and as you head back to work next week i'll go over more on that comi

but more changes coming to the first alert forecast pattern here in the days ahead. but let's talk about today. actually let's talk about very frigid air that we don't have to contend with. five below this morning in minneapolis. 1 in chicago. 9 in cleveland. and 23 in new york. and that cold air still cycling off to the south and east. i show you this because in miami, sure sticks out there at 60 free s 00 degrees. so cool for us, but everyone is coming here to try to beat the cold. let's take you in locally with the cool dense air in place, visibility outstanding. up above, this is a high layer and because of that blanket of cloud coveras laying around through the overnight hours, temperatures are just a due degrees warmer than i thought we would be, but still on the cool side of the spectrum at 59. 60 in miami. i do think the temperatures may come down another degree or two before we start to warm things up through the rest of the morning. winds ouflt the ss out of the north and northwest, so at least we don't have to fight off the brisk went which sometimes we do

first alert forecast for your thursday. we'll warm back up into the mid-70 the average temperatures are expected finally after very few chilly days here across south florida. first, we need to gt to these cooler temperatures for the morning. grab that eater as you head out the door. the first alert forecast, this is where your day is taking you, mid-70s. winds on the breezy side out of east as the day goes on. taking a bigger -- a look at the bigger picture here, not winter storm jonas. just the surface maps here, we are expecting another cool start. but temperatures will continue to pick up. we begin to rebound as the day goes on. winds will be shifting out of as this afterno and shifting out of the south tonight and into tomorrow. east winds for us. breezy conditions, you know what that means. moderate risk of rip current. that goes for palm beach, broward county and into miami-dade. mane conditions still okay. however, within the next 24 to 48 hours, especiallyhis weekend, winds will pick up. so some hazardous marine con

meteorologist justin gehrts up in your first alert forecast. stay with tv9. scattered flurries this morning leaving with a partly cloudy sky for the rest of the day. it'll be a whole lot warmer than yesterday tomorrow will be warmer yet with highs climbing into the 30s under a partly cloudy sky. there's a chance of light snow friday and late saturday, but at this time snowfall amounts are looking pretty minor. of bigger plunge in temperatures for the weekend, falling into the single digititon saturday and barely getting above zero on sunday.today: partly cloudy high: 26-32 winds: : 5-15 alo: 28 dbq: 25 iow: 30 tonight: partly cloudy low: 20-26 winds: sw 5-10 alo: 21 high: 36-42 winds: s 5-15 alo: 37 dbq: 36 iow: 40 tomorrow night: chance of light mix low: 24-30 winds: s 5-15 alo: 25 dbq: 26 iow: 29 friday: chance of light snow high: 32 - low: 27 saturday: chance of light snow late high: 9 - low: 9 sunday: sunny and cold high: 1 - low: -5 monday: chance of snow late high: 9 - low: -8 tuesday: partly cloudy high: 20 - low: 4 wednesday: partly clo

and tim miller's keeping an eye on your first alert forecast. today, mostly sunny, warm highs middle 60s tonight, rain developing, lows middle 40s. rain chance 40% wednesday-thursday: cloudy, cooler with periods of showers/rain. 60% thursday clearing by friday columbia mayor steve benjamin will lay out his vision for the capital city tonight during his annual state of the city address. of course many columbia neighborhoods and businesses are facing major repair following the devastating october flooding. that includes damage to the historic columbia canal. earlier this month mayor benjamin made a trip to washington, d.c. to lobby for more federal funding for flood recovery. the mayor's address is tonight at 6pm in city hall. we'll be there and will have more for you tonight on wis. today lawmakers will continue discussions about refugees coming to south carolina. members of the senate subcommittee on refugee resettlement will meet with dss officials and a rep with lutheran services carolinas to discuss resources. syrian refugees began arriving i

with your first alert forecast. >> hey, sheli. dealing with the showers since this morning and right now it's not looking too bad out there. however, we are dealing with scattered showers from west to east. this has been the trend all morning long. down to the keys, major soaker you can see from key west, big ne ski, marathon and duck key. nonstop on and off and that will be the trend through the rest of the day. despite the cloud cover and the showers, temperatures warm up. 77 degrees in miami as well as in ft. lauderdale. 76 kendall and down into homestead we are seeing temperatures right now around 74 degrees. so let's take a look right now outside of our first alert cameras. we did see over watson island an overcast end to our work week expecting to see more sunshine for the first half of the weekend. so let's take a look at your first alert forecast for the next few hours. cloud cover sticks around, leave the threat of showers in the forecast the next few hours unfortunately, so you want to have that umbrella handy. how long

"first alert" forecast high into the lower 70s. that's below average. for the drive in, temperatures right around 60, before the lunch hour, 68. high today 72. we're actually below average for much of the work week. got some rain chances to contend with. we'll talk about that in the complete forecast in 11 minutes. right now, the traffic and kelly blanco. >> ryan, we have a couple of tffic alerts up on chopper 6 above the scene of a pretty bad accident. this is as we're approaching the palmetto expressway you can see the southbound and one of your northbound lanes completely blocked off. we did see one car moving along on the northbound lanes. it's not completely shut down. southbound, you can see it is completely boxed off. an accident involves a box truck. it's going to take time to clear up. we can't even tell two cars involved or three. we'll keep you posted. avoid this area, northwest seventh avenue. your southbound lanes blocked off as you're approaching the your other traffic alert in broward county. i-95 northbound, the flashing rights off to th

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, jjtin... showers will become more widespread this afternoon and areas of fog will linger as well. temperatures are going to creep up only a few degrees into the middle patchy fog p psist into tonight with fairly steady temperatures. occasional rain continues on friday with highs staying in the middle 30s. rain will mix with and change to snow tomorrow night, tapering off on saturday. the brunt of the snow should stay to our east. however, winds will pick up this weekend as temperatures drop all day saturday, ststing in the singlee digitstson sunday. winn chills are going to stay below zero on sunday.today: showers, areas of fog high: 33-39 winds: se 5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 36 iow: 37 the powerball jackpot... escalated quickly. now the prize is the highest it has ever been. no "jackpot winner" in wednesday's drawing -that means saturday's jackpot will be worth aboutut675 million dollars. f while the jackpot winner will, eventually, bring home quite a haul -- some of that money doesn't go for prizes o

forecast. radar pattern has been clear all night long. and live first alert doppler sweeping clear will give the radar a break today, but subpoenas tomorrow, shower chances come back into the forecast. but we have a great morning to enjoy on the cool side things. maeg sure middle to upper 50s, near 60. a lot of sunshine this time around. we'll have a canopy of cloud cover up above, but really nice start to our morning. good to be rain free certainly makes the whole start of the day much better. visibility just fine here. live look out to port miami out to miami beach, all is quiet. skies mostly clear. just a high canopy of cloud cover. our temperatures now at 59 in miramar and pembroke pines, 59 in ft. lauderdale, 60 in miami. i still position thethi the temperatures will dial back a touch. and then we'll spend a few hours there and thener 70s this afternoon. gennally winds overnight less than 10 miles per hour. so that helps to keep th chill off if you will. this would be our first morning in a row across broward county with temperatures dipping into the 50s

tim miller's got your first alert forecast. showers on the way however, expect just a 30% chance friday before it jumps to a 60% chance on saturday. the most likely time for showers this saturday will be saturday afternoon. any lingering showers will move out early sunday morning. highs return to the mid/upper 50s and lower 60s friday and saturday and the middle 60s by sunday afternoon. the countdown clock continues for the clemson tigers as we are inching closer championship-- now just three days away. the team will make its way out to glendale, arizona today where they'll continue practicing for the big game. after the tigers arrive in arizona around 4 p-m mountain time, they're expected to take part in a lighter workout. if the team beats the crimson tide on monday, they'll earn college football's highest accomplishment and soar to 15 and oh this season. our wis crew has arrived in glendale -- ready to bring you all the action as the tigers get set to travel out west. our michal higdon will join us live this morning on sunri

first, meteorologis t chris havely has your first alert forecast, chris... light snow will begin to move into western areas of the tv9 viewing area late this afternoon, and overspread the rest of eastern iowa by this evening. this will be a rather quick moving system, and should mostly wind up before midnight. snowfall totals will be a dusting around highway 20 and north, near an inch south to i 80, and 1-2 inches from i-80 south. this will be a light and fluffy snow, so accumulation s can happen rather quickly, but oveling we move into the rest of our work week, temperatures will be much closer to averages for this time of the year, with mid 20s for highs. we will stay quiet for the most part until our next chance for snow comes our way on monday. by then this weekend, our highs will be approaching the mid-30s! today: light snow moves in high: 10-16 winds: se 5-10 alo: 10 dbq: 12 iow: 15tonight: light snow continues low: 7-13 now less than 2 weeks before the iowa caucuses, presidential candidates are making a last-ditch grab for votes. three candidates from

weather, a dry first alert forecast for you. a few extra clouds out and about first thing this morning. we'll get through the cloud cover and focus on the sunshine for the next few days. your weekend looks great. friday morning. 60 in oakland park, 62 ft. lauderdale, 63 in miami. some extra clouds this morning. lower 60s. take the sunglasses. we've got plenty of sun coming our way. first alert high for friday 71. here is kelly with traffic purchase check on drive at7:27 if you're headed to express lanes i- 95, $3.25 over the interchange. headed out the door, an accident on i-95 southbound and northwest 135th street, by northwest 151st. a broken down car on palmettoto expressway blocking the right lane. >>>>tay w >>> we're back now at 7:30. it's friday, january 29th, 2016. that's a h hpy crowd out there. i dare say it's a happy crowd at this tablbl friday is good. here's a look at the headlines. >>> an english teacher working at a county jail is arrested for allegedly helping inmates escape. the 44-year-old woman is believed to h

we'll tell you when we hit the 50s in the first alert forecast in a bit. steve: see you soon, thanks. first, if you need somewhere to sleep tonight. wake county has an emergency shelter at sanderson high school high school and spring >> abc-11 news continues. steve: we've seen it before when babies are ready to enter the world, they do not wait for a snowstorm to end. tisha: a mother in cornelius early in the day, only to be sent home. hospital workers tell her it wasn't time. let's say they got it wrong, they called 9-1-1 around 2:00 on friday morning. the baby's father says that he almost passed out. >> i was just sitting there, like -- i can't believe this baby came out the way she did. and this quick. it was out of nowhere. i almost fainted. i got weak in the knees. tisha: we're glad he is okay. the new mom wants to thank the team of emergency workers that took them to the hospital. the baby girl, annabel. is fine. steve: let's go to durham. the duke east became a prime spot for sledding. we found several families there. the ice made for an even faster

an ocean breeze inin your first alert forecast and 70 for a high. sunset tonight just before 6:00 and temperatures slide back to the mid-60s. tonight will not be as cool. one of things folks get back out to, beach time. keeping temperatures in check at moderate. normal low is 60. to be at 59 is close and then we move to the next few days and here's where we're heading. mild and 74. then we move to friday, the storm system developing to the mid-atlantic sends a front our way. triggering showers and thunderstorms. we're up to 76. it's our umbrella and transitional day. for the weekend rkts, morning lows dip down to 49 by sunday. when we lay off the two days, the afternoon notbad. mornings could be on the cool side. check the temperatures and the radar any time by downloading our free app to your tablet or smart phone. >> thanks a lot. this story heart breaking. coming out of georgia an 86-year-old woman froze to death outside her home last thursday husband get back on her wheelchair. she fell and couldn't get up. the couple spent the night outside and

let's get you updated with meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. >> we issued a first alert for the cold, very cold conditions. significantly colder this morning and will stay with us through the morning. we're looking at bitter winds and steady winds that which would be here all day long. the wind chills in some areas feel like they are below zero. and the temperatures, they are not warm either. a very cold start this morning and they are falling. 16 degrees in northeast philadelphia, 15 in wilmington and philadelphia international is 17 while it's 14 in south philadelphia and roxborough. so bundle up. the gusty winds will be with us. the temperatures will be climbing but not for hours. 17 at 6:00, the first alert on through 9:00 this morning, but it will not be in effect at noon as the temperatures finally start to climb with bright sunshine. the wind will be hanging in there so bundle up all day long. back with the hour by hour forecast in 10 minutes. jessica boyington is watching your first alert traffic. >> hi, bill. hi, i'm katy zachry in for jessica boyington th

we'll have the "first alert" forecast in just minute. >>> first, the other breaking story out of miami gardens today. nbc 6 was first to takeyou to the scene of where an officer was ambushhis name is david starling. we're happy to tell you at last check he is expected to be okay. >> officer was shot at the corner of northwest 183rd and northwest 7th avenue. a short time later at 81st street and northwest 32 end avenue. we're taking about two scenes here. >> nbcbc 6 is a fluid situation here. we'll get started with michael spears wh was at the scene where all of this ended where the chief of police just addressed the community. and michael, he was absolutely adamant that this violence stops. >> reporter: yes, his message clear, stop the violence. thth officer was shot about 35 blocks east of us. at northwest 183rd and 32nd avenue. you see the bmw there with the tarp. that is the suspect's car. i want to pan to the right here, show you that truck. crashed into that truck. at the intersection. got out, tried to runun and was caught a short time later. as far as what happened, we just lear

first alert weather. south florida's most accurate forecast. >> dry conditions. much better start to our day in terms of the sensible weather. cooler readings with us again. got a lot to talk about in our first alert forecast. dry wealther pattern going in our favor. this is not going to last all that long and i'll show you why momentarily. rain free despite the cloud cover. looks kind of dark at times. here's a live look where sky 10 brightened up as we go through morning hours. little bit of sunshine sneaking in from time to time. i've seen the last half hour a lot more bolts heading out there and heading out into the atlantic waters. we'll see how long they'll stay around because we got some sunshine peppered in at times to make it more inviting to get out. i think the clouds end up winning out here on this cooler than average wednesday forecast. more changes lining up as soon as tonight and that's for warmer temperatures and going to be back tomorrow. the weekend looks good. i think it's kind of a bumpy ride thursday and friday. for the rest of the afternoon s

meteorologist kaj o'mara joins first alert forecast. plan on a seasonable january day with highs back into the mid-20s. overall, it should be pretty decent. we'll start off with clouds and we should see them scatter out as the day goes on. later tonight into tomorrow, the wind will come back around leading to a week that'll be mainly in the 30s from tuesday on through friday. our weather does get a little more active, perhaps as early as wednesday evening with a rain/snow mix becoming likely into thursday and friday. this is a messy system and while wintry accumulations do appear low, we will probably see impacts on the roadways. a quick heads up - much colder weather is likely from sunday least next wednesday. this air will be the coldest of the season so far. thanks, kaj. her family and an anonymous save one woman's life. but, they had to give a little, in order to get their peace of mind. more on that coming up good monday morning to you. we're looking live from on our citycam. it's january 4th and here's what you need to know today.

will be back right after the break with a meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now with your first alert forecast. watch for some patchy fog this morning, mainly for the commute. we may have visibilities restricted in isolated areas. the main forecast the system for wednesday night through saturday morning, then the slam of arctic air to follow. mixed precip is likely to break out as early as wednesday night and continue on a scattered basis through saturday morning. most of the precipitation should be in the form of a rain/snow mix with perhaps a 1-3" snow on the tail end when it wraps up saturday morning. then, the arctic air pours in. plan on single-digit highs on sunday with wind chills at or below -20. it'll be a shock to the system, hence our forecast and the early heads up! today: partly cloudy high: 27-33 winds: s 10-20 alo: 29 dbq: 30 iow: 32tonight: mostly cloudy winds: s 5-15 alo: 22 dbq: 23 iow: 25tomorrow: iso. rain/snow late high: 30-36 winds: s 5-15 alo: 32 dbq: 33 iow: 34tomorrow night: chance of rain/snow low: 27-33 winds: s 5-15 alo: 30 dbq: 30 iow: 30 thanks, kaj. countdown to

upper 60s, near 70 midday. 72, the "first alert" forecast high. how about tonight, more of the same but then we bring in the change. we're leaning toward shower changes. we'll actually begin to see sprinkles. lows tomorrow morning at 60s. back up to 73. i think tuesday's an umbrella day. we're back down with cool sunshine on wednesday. morning lws on the mid-50s. "first alert" forecast for thursday and friday but clearing out by the weekend. a littlewarmer, too. kelly. >> thanks, ryan. good morning, south florida. we're accident-free, 5:17 a.m. in both miami-dade and broward county. construction is starting to clear up, for example, on i-95 southbound, this is where we had two right lanes completely blocked off. agency you can see, traffic is getting by in all of the lanes. let's take a look at the maps. eastbound at northwest 57th avenue you're still going to have the right lane blocked off and the on ramp shut down for ananher ten minutes but 826 outhbound that's where we had all lanes locked off at kendall drive. but now headed out the door in

first, meteorologis t justin your first alert forecast, justin... temperatures are once again struggling to warm today. highs will creep to around zero or the lower single digits, but it'll still feel like it's -10 to -20 this afternoon. a bank of clouds will also move overhead in the western half of our area, roughly west of highway y 8. we'll drop below zero again tonight with highs in the teens tomorrow. light snow will move in from the west tuesday afternoon, with light snow likely tuesday evening and night. most of us will pick up a dusting up to two inches, although areas south and west of washington may get a tad more. a noticeable warming trend is ahead with highs in the 20s starting on wednesday.to day: p/sunny, still cold high: -1-5 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 0 dbq: 1 iow: 4 millions of americans are legacy of civil rights leader, reverend martin luther king jr. today is a national holiday to remember dr. king's efforts to end the the civil rights movement. "walking marc, any good sound " right now, all three major democratic presidential candida

meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. stay with perhaps even mostly sunny at times. it'll be a fairly nice end to the workweek with highs in the upper 30s. lower 40s are likely tomorrow under a partly cloudy sky. enjoy this quiet weather, because that changes soon. scattered rain/snow showers develop saturday night and continue into sunday. most of this precipitation with minor accumulation is possible, highway 20. monday should be okay, including during the evening for caucus-goers, as a rain/snow mix ought to hold off until late. heavy snow and gusty winds develop tuesday, eventually tapering off on wednesday. there are still some questions on the details of this system, but it is looking increasingly likely that we will be having a fairly significant impact here.today: partly sunny high: 35-41 winds: se 10-20 alo: 36 dbq: 34 iow: 39 tonight: mostly cloudy 28 dbq: 27 iow: 29 tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 39-45 winds: sw 5-15 alo: 40 dbq: 42 iow: 43 tomorrow night: light mix late low: 30-36 winds: s 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 33

meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now with your first alert forecast. you need to get out and enjoy today. seriously. northern areas, with lower and middle 40s the farther south you go. tonight, a cold front approaches with limited moisture, but may be able to squeeze out some light, scattered rain or snow. none of this should cause an issue. some scattered flurries are possible tomorrow as colder air starts to make inroads into the region with slowly falling temperatures. on saturday, temperatures will continue to fall with a powerful second urge of arctic air. this will likeke generate some saturday night with increasing wind and dropping temperatures. wind chills on sunday morning continue to look dangerous with -25 to -35 chills common....some areas in northern iowa may experience wind chills around -40. this is dangerous for both humans and animals/pets, and y y have adequate shelter in place. highs on sunday won't break zero. some eastern iowa police officers now know they won't face any criminal charges. investigators say they were justified in a

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another mostly cloudy day. while more breaks may occur than yesterday, the sky will fill right back in with more clouds as a weak system approaches from the northwest during the afternoon. at this time, it still appears this won't be much more than passing brief light snow showers with little to no impact. highs will generally range from 30-35 degrees north to south. more clouds are likely on thursday and friday with highs again into the 30s. this weekend, a series of weak low pressure around at minimum, and possibly generate some rain or snow saturday night into sunday. looking ahead to next week, a substantial storm system is still on track to impact parts of iowa in the tuesday/wednesday time period. stay tuned!today: 30-36 32 iow: 33tonight: scattered flurries low: 23-29 winds: w 10-15 alo: 26 dbq: 27 iow: 26tomorrow: m/cloudy, sct. flurries high: 31-37 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 34 dbq: 33 iow: 34tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 21-27 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 22 dbq: 22 iow: 24 a

us now with your first alert forecast. clouds will be racing back in from the north as the day goes on. as the clouds increase, temperatures will level off, and many areas will probably see highs reached around noon with mid-30s common. tonight into friday, it does appear the clouds may break up a bit, leading to a partly cloudy finish to the work week. late saturury into sunday is our next area of low pressure, and that should mix of rain and snow into e area. the system following this continues to look substantial with a risk of heavy snow in part of the midwest, including iowa. it's important to understand - this system is closer to japan than the united states, which means we are way too far out for any kind of detail. any kind of snowfall numbers could not be broadcast with confidence until around sunday, and even that could be pushing it. bottom line is, stay tuned! today: mostly cloudy high: 32-38 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 33 dbq: 34 iow: 36tonight: mostly cloudy low: 19-25 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 19 dbq: 21 iow: 23tomorrow:

first alert forecast calling for and low 80s. rain returns tomorrow p p check on the roads with kelly blanco. >>> no jor accidents right now in all of south florida, but if you're headed out the doo on the turnpike, we are seeing slowdowns at 18 miles per hour, about a 21-manin't commute from coral reef drive to tamiami trail. downtown miami. >>> taking a look at the headlines. ford is recalling more than 390,0000 ranger pickups because the iver's air bag inflaters made b b takata can explode with too much force and cause injury. the recall covers all rangers from 2004 through 2006 in the u.s. and canada, and it comes just days after u.s. regulators announced a new recall of about 5 million vehicles with potentially defective air bags. >>> more evidence this morning that coffee may indeed be good for yourr heart. according to a new study published in the journal of thee american heart association, regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heart beats which can ld to heart deaths. it was thought caffeine would speed up y

your first alert forecast shows a very cold start to the week. luckily, much warmer into the week. we just have to get through today first. anna: a lot of iffy days up ahead. liz: make sure to bring your pets in for the night. anna: a popular ice cream is ready to make a comeback. we will show you where you can find bluebell on store shelves in north carolina. steve: and a sunday giveaway. this little girl with a priceless reaction at the anna: you can soon get that homemade vanilla or cookies and cream ice cream you have been craving. bluebell is headed back to north carolina store shelves. its products will be delivered to parts of the southeast, including right here in our state. more cities will be added later this month. it were pulled for store -- from store shelves last year after a listeria outbreak. it is called a sunday giveaway. you have seen this scene play out at carolina panthers games week after week. steve: if you watched yesterday's game, you saw one reaction when it happened to her. she was sitting right there in the front row with her family when jonathan stewart

allyson rae has your first alert forecast. >> good morning -- afternoon rather. we're starting off pretty cold. what a rude awakening this morning with temperatures in the 30s and some flurries and even isolated snow showers this afternoon. we're drying out for now. what is expected for the rest of the afternoon? just a few flakes flying around the sky. the bulk of the activity is over and we saw that move through this morning. even isolated spots had a quick one. maybe a flake or so. farther south. a good mix of sun and clouds for the rest of the day. not getting out of the 30s, but notice the feelings like temperature, 26 degrees. the winds are not going anywhere until tomorrow. it will be blustery and cold. notice the dewpoint. your lips are probably a little chapped as well. strong north westerly winds keeping the cold air in place. tomorrow just as cold. not getting out of the 30s either but the winds will subside by tomorrow. here is what we can expect. 35 by 4:00. a few flurries through the evening. once the sunsets, we're done with that. into the 20s but

. >>> mike is tracking the first alert forecast, mike, we'll have temperatures in the 50s tomorrow? >> all depending where you are. we had some today, as a matter of fact. lucky folks, higher elevations like boulder and lamarr had the cold air drain off to the northeast, 25 at greeley. you want to the cold spot, down at gunnison, 3 was f the high temperature and right now, it's already 8 below 0 there. while greel sli already -- greeley is already down to 16. high clouds, but no moisture for right now. here's what's going to happen. chilly pockets, again, in the mountain valleys, not the south platt valley. milder for tomorrow. and then, some snow on the way, thank you, mike. we are working on several stories for you right now, fort collins, police say these two men tried to rob a woman in the creek side park area. just before 2:00 in the morning on yan 5th -- january 5th. a 20-year-old woman reported an attempted robbery. two men ran up and threatened her with a gun and tried to steal her purse. they took off in a white suvv3 with a black top. >>> a man involved in an offiier `hoot

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first alert radar, things looking good so far. that's what we like to see so early in the morning. taking a look, clouds rolling in from the gulf of mexico, increasing moisture tonight into tomorrow. the forecast calling for a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures come noon will be in the 70s. a check on the roads now, first alert traffic reporter with kelly blanco. >> good morning, south florida. this morning one accident in all of south florida, hopefully no more crashes. 5:00 a.m., 826 westbound at 57th avenue, that's whwhe you'll find an accident scene. you can see on the maps all the green on the westbound and eastbound lanes. you don't need to take an alternate. this accident not going to be a headache this morning. we have construction for about northbound, the ramp to the 836 westbound. making your way on 395 westbound just after alton road, delays on 195 you can see the red and yellow. also construction going on an i-95 northbound and in broward county, i-75 southbound at sheridan street, three lanes completely blocked off. >>> a south florida man right now is behind bars for allegedly plotting to kill his boss. this morning his friends are coming out in his defense. the arrest report s

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... we have a bit of a breeze this afternoon from the south at 10 to 20 mph, sometimes gusting a bit higher. otherwise, our sky will be partly sunny sky this afternoon with highs keeping our lows in the 20s. tomorrow's looking cloudy with highs in the lower 30s with a slight chance of a rain or snow shower late. a better chance of scattered rain and snow showers starts tomorrow night and continues into thursday and friday. highs reach the middle 30s each day. substantially colder air plows in this weekend and continues into early next week.today: partly cloudy high: 27-33 winds: s 10-20 alo: 29 dbq: 30 iow: 32 in a tv9 followup... a waterloo man will serve decades in prison for a fatal shooting in 20-14. the waterloo cedar falls courier reports a judge sentenced 28- year-old roderick ward in court yesterday. a jury found him guilty of 2nd degree murder last october. initially ward faced a first- degree murder charge. ward shot and killed a man at his home after they started arguing. will

we'll bring in meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast -- still clear on...but that will change. patchy fog will continue this afternoon. some patchy drizzle and freezing drizzle will also begin to develop, eventually changing to snow late this afternoon and evening. snow will continue into tonight, dropopng a dusting to northeastern iowa may get a bit more than two inches. winds will also pick up overnight. we'll have highs in the 30s today, followed by lower 20s tonight. clouds stick around tomorrow, which may squeeze out scattered flurries. much of the week is looking more gray than not with intermittent flurry chances and highs in the 20s and 30s.today: patchy fog, mix/snow develop high: 30-36 winds: se 5-15 alo: 33 dbq: 32 iow: 33 just one we to go...presidential candidates are working hard to shore up support ahead of the iowa caucuses. as all eyes turn to the hawkeye state - there is now speculation that a second billionaire could join the race. abc's kenneth moton is in washington with more. kenneth moton abc news, washington video provided by: length: sugges

first alert radar is looking good. no rain in sight. it's looking like this will saturday. first alert forecast, temperatures will be reaching in the mid to lower 70s, possiblyly more like lower 70s today. a few degrees below averag come noontime, we'll barely be in the 60-dree mark. the reason the temperatures will reach into the 70s today is because winds will be shifting from the east-northeast anan from the east as the day goes on. yesterday the high in miami only reached mid to upper 60s. definitely a cool one for us. high pressure remains over the gulf of mexico. that's what's leaving us a high weather pattern and the north wind. as the high pressure system continues to push towards the east, with that clockwise circulation, winds will be shshting more from the east. that's why we're expecting temperatures to not only warm up today, but we'll definitely feel the difference tomorrow morning and into thefternoon hours. taking a look at what the main threats are today, other than the high clouds that we actually saw yesterday, really didndn allow temperatures to warm up the uv indexxstill on

and tim miller's getting your day started with your first alert forecast. scattered showers are in the forecast wednesday as a front slowly moves into the state and highs in the mid 50s. showers will diminish thursday with partly to mostly cloudy skies...highs near 50 degrees. friday through sunday will be gorgeous behind the front with highs in the 60s and lower 70s. coming up on news 10 sunrise... while the mounds of snow have stopped falling, the cleanup efforts continue in the is the northeast and mid- atlantic states. how one of the worst hit areas in d-c is trying to bounce back from last week's snowstorm. the man who died in a shootout with law enforcement in columbia may have the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting v

first alert forecast, a humid start to our day, light to moderate showers possible after we get closer to 8:30 or 9:00. by midday, showers around and thunderstorms. some could be strong, maybe severe. we'll talk about our severe weather threathances later and a great weekend ahead. all coming up in about 11 minutes. >>> thanks so much. we're following breaking news out of pembroke pines where traffic is shut down on pines boulevard as police investigate an officer-involved crash. nbc 6, the first to tell you about this crash on social media. nbc 6eporter julia bagg live at thescene. last 30 minutes we talked to an investigator live on air telling us somebody has died. what else have you learned? >> reporter: well, sheli, the woman who died in this crash, we learned she was coming outof pembroke lakes mall, out of this now, the mall is closed, this happened at 2:15. weearned from witnesses that she ran the red light that you see there. that's what caused the crash apparently with the pembroke pines police officer who was on patrol. you can see what's left of both of those cars right the

we have showers and storms in your first alert forecast. heading our way. we'll talk about the timing and your weekend f frecast in just minutes. >> ryan, thank you very much. we are dealing th thatt

for your first alert forecast, looking pretty nice so far. plenty of sunshine to g around once that fog burns offff temperatures will warm up into the lower 80s, so one more warm day to get through before we see changes. this system south of us still leaving showers across the bahamas. that system triggered the showers yesterday. high pressure now overhead, that's why winds are so calm over much of south florida. but things will begin to change rapidly. at least we'll get them for the first half of the weekend. today the main story is the heat. temperatures reaching in to the lower 80s. plenty of sunshine. uv index on the higher end of the scale. so we'll deal with a nice day, warm, but we'll be rain free for your saturday. and then major changes this afternoon into overnight hours. leaving us strong to possibly severe storms again early tomorrow morning into the morning hours. and then that system will cool us down and we will bein the mid to low 70s each afternoon until at least next weekend. >> that sounds nice. thank you. >>> all right. a

i have your temperatures in my first alert forecast. jason: powerball fever gripping the nation. what you need to know about the $1.5 billion drawing. the reactions to the union address. up in just a moment. i am michelle imperato. jason: i am jason guy, when you step outside you will feel a chilly start to central florida. we are at 49 degrees at lake eola in orlando. let' will we see some sunshine like yesterday afternoon? amy: not as much, we have clouds streaming in. we will have hazy sunshine filtered out by the clouds. temperatures will be cooler than average. lower to mid 60' s for highs today. some sun getting blocked out by the clouds. we have a frosted visor he, no freeze watches or warnings. -- frost advisory , no freeze watches or warnings. we may see some in wind protected areas. inland volusia and northern lake, it is 37 in ocala. 48 in sanford. 47 in leesburg. you can see how yesterday' s lows stack up to today. we are a few degrees warmer this morning than we were yesterday, but we still have a couple of hours before sunrise. drop in the next few hours. not quite

first alert camera. meteorologist erika delgado is back with your first alert forecast. >> showers across the area, heavy rain across other areas. we'll take a look at our live coral sprprgs along the turnpike to lauderhill. if we look at the miami-dade and broward countn, you'll see miami-dade has been okay. the heaviest of the rain remains to the west. we'll take a bigger, zoomed-outlook so you can see exactly what we're dealing with on this wednesdaymorning. a strong line of thunderstorms, heavy rain across portions off the west coast will continue to push towards the north and out towards the east. ahead of it, lots of rain scattered across much of the area, something we definitely will keep an eye on as your morning goes on. you want to have those umbrellas handy. in the meantime, waking up to mid 70s, light showers also affecting portions of miami-dade county. look close. roads will be wet later today. kelly, how is the morning commute look? >> for right now things are looking good. once the rain starts to fall, probably a different story. taking a look at your drive, 836 we're accident free in mia

but first a live look at miami from our first alert camera. the forecast. >>> good sunday morning. just aheadn "today" it is officially iowa caucus eve, the pped dats are out in full force, hillary clinton and bernie sanders now neck and neck in the hawkeye state. donald trump surges ahead of ted cruz. just how will today's campaigning effect tomorrow's vote? we have full coverage from des moines. >>> also ahead bill cosby due back in court in week. why the lawyers say the sexual assault case should thrown out. >>> plus the s sory of a retiring police officer now going to great lengths to keep his k-9 partner by his side. that's despite an attempt by the state to auction off the dog to the highest bidder. >>> harry smith brings us a terrific story about how talent talented a unlikely artists are being discovered. >>> now the big six stories you need to know. >> family and friends are gathering in miami to remember the 33-year-old father killed in began over a parking lot. jackson solis was shot. police are continuing their search for the person who pulled the trigger. >>> it's daya

first alert forecast getting you into your friday morning, mostly cloudy skies, sunrise at 7:06, but a beautiful afternoon. partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. below average temperatures high at 71. time for first alert traffic with kelly blanco. >> good morning south florida. if you're making your way out the door this morning, happy to report we're accident free on your major roadways. so i-95, 826, traffic starting to build up here 601 a.m. let's change sources swrechlt a couple of accidents, no major headaches because of the southwest 32nd street at 107th try to avoid that area. then we also have another crash on u.s. 1 northbound and southwest 272nd street. no roadblock whatsoever. over to broward county accident free since 2:00 a.m. this is 595, eastbound and westbound lanes both looking good. >>> right now a man is fighting for his life at the hospital while police try to make sense of this deadly shooting that happened in homestead. we understand two others are dead and new information we got our hands on overnight is shedding more light on what may have actually happened and

let's check in with tim miller who has your first alert forecast this morning. expect lows thursday morning in the lower/middle 30s with clear to partly cloudy skies. thursday will be a touch warmer just into the alert center this morning. authorities in central china say 11 workers trapped underground in a coal mine collapse have died. yulin city's propaganda department says the miners were found this afternoon in china. a total of 49 miners had been privately run mine at the time. the rest escaped. the reason for the collapse is still under investigation. china's mines have long been the world's deadliest, but safety improvements have reduced deaths in recent years. we're expecting to hear from richland county deputies today about a car chase that ended with the suspect crashing and then getting away. we're told deputies were chasing a stolen 2015 ford mustang wednesday evening when the driver hit another vehicle parked at a home near old cunningham road. the chase continued on foot with the help of a k-9 team, but the driver was not found. a woman in orangebur

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a l l of changes all week long to your first alert forecast. all the details in 13 minutes. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> fans of david bowie have been paying their respects at a singer's london births place. in l.a. and california, dozens of fans putting candles by his star on the walk of fame and, of course, blaring david bowie's music over the loud smokers for everybody to hear. he died last night of cancer but details are hush hush. julia bagg is heren the studio. maybe a colorful is a good word to use in terms of describing the legacy he had left behind, that's for sure. >> colorful indeed. much more for his music, this was a mab who cut across generations and jen regenres of pop culture. david bowie a rock music icon for more than 40 years. bowie's manager confirmed the singer's passing sunday, two days after his 69th birthday, the same day he released his 47th album "black star." fighting a private battle with cancer. put on your red >> reporter: he burst on to the scene with the ball lost space oddity, that set off more than a st

beth mcleod has your first alert forecast coming up in less than five minutes. >>> more potential problems for blue bell ice cream. listeria has been found in a production plant and you might remember blue bell recall last year, after the bacteria was found on a container. blue bell says it is testing every batch of ice cream and no listeria has been found in any of its products. >>> good news for every driver watching right now. the price at the pump is falling and it's falling fast. the average in northeast ohio is $1.86 a gallon. but aaa motor club says plunging oil prices could push gas to $1 a gallon in some places. >>> the force is definitely with harrison ford. he has made more at the box office than any other actor in hollywood history. and reports put his earnings so far at an impressive $4.7 billion. need him as friend. >>> harrison owes part of the success to "star wars: the force awakens" is the top movie again dominating the latest weekend box office. "star wars" is now the number three movie of all time. so far earning $1.7 billion. >>> and back to another live look at downto

any plenty of snow melt expected in your first alert forecast good evening i'm jean jadhon. our top story tonight: liberty university president jerry falwell junior has endorsed donald trump for president. in a release from the trump campaign this afternoon, falwell described the republican candidate as a successful executive and entrepreneur, a wonderful father and a man who can lead the country to greatness again. wdbj7's joe dashiell is following that story. joe, what could falwell's endorsement mean for the trump campaign? jean, we're now just days away from the iowa caucuses. the trump campaign hopes falwell's endorsement will boost trump's standing among evangelical voters as the primary season falwell was not available for an interview today. the release said his support is a personal endorsement, not on behalf of liberty university. but he came close last monday when trump visited liberty. falwell told the audience he sees parellels between his father and donald trump. jerry falwell jr: he honors his fiduciary responsibilities to his corporations. he makes tough deci