barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 it might be warming up slightly here in the corridor, but it's still pretty chilly out. out.some people try alternate ways to keep their homes warm. but if not done properly it can be dangerous, cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is here for more on this story. story.guys, you're right it's cold outside and making sure that you and your family are warm is a priority but keeping them safe is more important. pkg:sot: jason 'jake' rabe owner/ president rabe hardware incorporated00;38;17 winter did come late this year. and people did hold off on service and furnaces and we're taking in anywhere from probably thirty to forty service calls a day and just really scrambling to keep up rabe hardware provides heating and air conditioning services. he says the safest way to heating your home for a short term period is to avoid vent-free appliances sot: 00:35:04 don't run non vented heaters i mean that's where there's a lot of safety concerns with open flame non

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 less than two weeks away now from the highly anticipated iowa caucuses, caucuses,democratic candidate hillary clinton is bringing another celebrity to the hawkeye state. state.demi lovato will be with clinton on multiple campaign stops today -- including in

and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 the nation was focused on the u-s capitol, as president barack obama gave his 7-th and final state of the union address last night. night.but instead of focusing on a long list of things to do in his final year -- the president told the country he's looking beyond that. that. "i don't want to talk just about the next year. i want to focus on the next five years, ten years, and beyond. " "but it also involved looking back at his last seven.the president said the u-s is in the longest streak of private sector job creation in history -- and he championed the iran nuclear deal and climate change agreement made in paris last month.he also laid out a few bi-partisan agreements he thinks should get done -- like criminal justice reform and preventing prescription drug abuse.the president said he strained relations between the two parties. "it's one of the few regrets of my presidency - that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. corridor voters have a lot to think over this morning, after last night's "your voice, your future: the iowa impact" town hall event in iowa city. city.cbs 2 brought together both state party chchrs and two politicacascience professors to talk about the state of the iowa caucues -- and what iowans are doing to keep them first in the nation. nation.this morning -- we take a look at why the caucuses really are unlike anything else in the united states. states. the hawkeye state has only had it's spot first in line since the 1970's.so before the caucuses impacted the st of the country -- the university they changed the way party officials acted within the state... state...the whole process has just been revolutionized since the 1970's with these party officials feeling the need to be fair and impartial umpires rather than the deciders and i think that's one of hte most striking changes in the last 50 years ij the way that we nominate candidates.now -- people like democrat chair dr. dy mc

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 new this morning morningif you're watching this -- it's time to get up for work -- you did not win a billion doars. llars.but lottery officials y three very lucky people will be splitting the one-point-6 billion n llar prize.jackpot winning tickets were sold in california, tennessee and florida. florida.the news caused celebration at this 7-eleven in chino hilis, california, where one of the tickets was purchased.that store will earn 1-million bucks for selling the ticket.right now, it's unknown if there were any *other winning ticketstsif no one would've won last night's drawing, lottery officials say the next jackpot would've soared to 2-billion dollajs. here in iowa, no one matched all six numbers, but according to the iowa lottery, one person matched five, netting them 2-million dollars with a power play option. option.iowa lottery players broke sales records -- trying to win that billion dollar prize. prize.and that means more 25 percent of ticket s

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. this morning, some iowa city students are returning to school, school,after a bomb threat sent them home early tuesday. tuesday.right now school officials and authorities are following all possible leads, with e goal of finding a suspect. suspect.iowa city police called west high to alert them of the threat around 8:45 yesteday morning.the principal k-9 units right away to search the building. building.because of the cold temperatures, evacuated students were bussed to the university of iowa hawkeye tennis and rec complex across the street.that's where they met up with parents or boarded buses to go home.school officials said they weren't taking any chances. our priority is safety and when that happens, sometimes the academic have to take a back seat for part of the day. day.the school opened one entrance to the public at 3:00 in the afternoon and held all scheduled after-school activities. not only were students and faculty evacted, but a johnson county polling site d to be moved.the

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 corridor voters have a lot to ink over this morninin after last night's "your voice, your future: the iowa impact" town hall event in iowa city. city.cbs 2 brought together both state party chairs and two political science professors to talk about the state of the iowa caucues -- and what iowans are doing to keep them first in the nation. nation.this morning -- we take a look at why the caucuses really are unlike anything else in the united states. states. the hawkeye state has only had it's spot first in line since the 1970's.so before the caucuses impacted the rest of the cotry -- the university of iowa's cary covington says they changed the way party officials acted within the state... state...the whole process has just been revolutionized since the 1970's with these party officials feeling the need to be fair and impartial umpires rather than the deciders and i think that's one of hte most striking changes in the last 50 years in the way that we nomi

welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 new is morning, morning,an explosion at a a popular tourist attraction in istanbul, turkey has killed 10 people, and injured 15 more. more.the present of turkey now says an apparent suicide bomber with links to syria detonated a bomb.right now, no one has claimed responsibility but isis is suspected.we'll continue to track this story all morning long, and bring you any updates. at the nation's capitol,, capitol,house lawmakers are now moving ahead with a bill sanctioning north korea. korea.a vote is scheduled today for the proposal which would deny the communist nation the "hard" currency it needs for its nuclear weapons. last week, north korea claimed right now, we still don't know if that actually happened but many experts dou they have the technology to pull it off. also at the capitol tonight, the president will deliver his final state of the union address, and you'll be able to watch it live right here on cbs 2.the white house released this video mo

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. first weather- your planner shows what's ahead a&- part of the area is under a winter weather advisory untililam weatherfirst skycama& -temperatures around the area are frigid todaya&- the current winds around our viewing area are gustya&- our planner features cloudy skies this afternoona& an update this morning on the war on terror. terror.is-is has now released a new video they say how extremists carrrrd out the november 13-th attacks in paris that killed 130 people. people.in the video -- they behead and shoot captives and hint at future attacks on britian.all nine men in the video didi during or shortly after the attacks in paris. just hours after that video came out -- french president francois hollande is now asking to keep france in a state of emergency.hololnde id he will not allow threats to weaken his country's resolve against terrorism.the french president imposed the state of emergency after the november attacks -- allowing border checks -- warrantless searches and house a

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 it might be warming up slightly here in the corridor, but it's still pretty chilly out. out.some people try alternate ways to keep their homes warm. but if not done properly it can be dangerous, cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is here for more on this story. story.guys, you're right it's cold outside and making sure that you and your family are warm is a priority but keeping them safe is more important. pkg:g:sot: jason 'jake' rabe owner/ president rabe hardware incorporated00;38;17 winter did come late this year. and people did hold off on service and furnaces and we're taking in anywhere from probably thirty to forty service calls a day and just really scrambling to keep up rabe hardware provides heating and air conditioning services. he says the safest way to heating your home for a short term period is to avoid vent-free appliances sot: 00:35:04 don't run non vented heaters i mean that's where therere a lot of safety concerns with open flame no

welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio.i'm kelly dd'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. first weather- your planner live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama& -temperatures around the area are warming todaya&- the current winds around our viewing area are calma&- our planner features partly cloudy skies this afternoona& happening right now.. now..some protesters are continuing the standoff at a federal wild-life refuge in oregon..f-b-i officials confirmed that they believe at least four people remained on site. site.that's even after the leader of the group, ammon bundy was arrested with 8 others back on wednesday and the spokesman, lavoy finicum was shot and killed by federal agents.yesterday an additional person left the refuge and surrendered to authorities.the f-b-i says a total of nine protesters have left the site; six were released and three were arrested. meanwhile, for the very first time, we are getting a look at the deadly shooting between betweensome of the armed militia members an

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. right now temperatures e below freezing and they're going to stay that way for the rest of day and this weekend. scattered flurries possible through the morning with is ving through and will bring a blast of arctic air once again this weekend. more on that in your full weather first forerest. the dust is settling this morning from the latest republican debate. debate.e smallest field yet of gop candidates squared off in the prime time debate last night in south carolina. carolina.it included the three men leading in the polls in iowa -- and it didn't take long for the sparring to begin. with just about three weeks until caucus night -- everyone e dust is settling t ts morning from the latest republican debate. debate.the smallest field yet of gop candidates squared off in the prime time debate last night in south carolina. carolina.it included the three men leading in the polls inin iowa -- and it didn'n'take long for the sparring

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. weather first forecast. first weather- your planner shows what's ahead a&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama&- a wind chilly advisory is in effect for ne iowa until noona&-temperatures around the area are cold but warming todaya&- the current winds around our viewing area are calma&- our planner features cloudy skies with flurriri throughout the daya&

and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. first weather- your planner shows what's ahead a&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama& -temperatures around the area are warminga&- the current are calma&- statewide satellite/radar shows quiet cloudy skies buildinga&- our planner features cloudy skies with light rain/snow by the afternoona& a threatening facebook page is putting the waterloo waterloopolice force on edge. edge.the creator of the page even posted intentions to harm members of the police department. department.it went so far as saying they wanted to kill men in uniform.the page was quickly taken down after gaining alot of attention from residents and officers.but local authorities say apart from that incident, the overwhelming amount of social media users have been *positive.police say this doesn't change their mind on social media in general, they tend to use it to their advantage. "what i like about social media is monitoring the comments

welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. happy new year and happy new happy new year and welcome to the start of 20-16 !! celebrations took place around the entire globe last night. night.and about a million people crowded into new york the famous ball drop right at midnight.organizers expected another 100-million people in the united states to watch it on t-v, with a wwld-wide viewer ship of more than a billion people!this celebration has been going on for more than a century, starting in 19- everything in new york city everything in everything in new yorkity went off without a hitch, but in nearby rochester, that wasn't the case. case.officials were forced to cancel a fireworks celebration there, after arresting a man they say was plotting to carry out a new ar's eve attack. prosecutors s say 25-year-old emanuel lutchman was going to attack a rochester bar with a machete and knives.isis was his inspiration.he's been charged with oviding material support to the terrorist group. new years celebrations were tense

in cedar rapids, kelly d'ambrosio cbs2 news. fox28 news. it's the same old jo's but with a whole new look. look.next on the fox 28 news nine, we'll take you inside the new look for an iowa city grocery store. store.and does the 'first in the nation' status mean the iowa caucuses remain relevant? a closer look -- when the fox (phone ringigi) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) fixture in iowa city is back open now after a massive face lift. in this day and age, it's hard to find many grocery options beyond the hyvees and fareways of the world. world.one unique option in iowa city has managed to buck that trend. trend.and today, john's grocery threw open the doors their big modeling.the store hadn't been touched up in it's entire six decade-long history.now, they've moved things around a bit to expand their inventory.they al

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'amosio. there are new details this morning about a pair of terror arrests in the united states. states.two iraqi refugees, one in california and one in texas,s,re now behind bars following a multi state terror probe. probe.both suspects will appear in a federal court today.court documents show the two came to the united states before 20-10.the suspects communicated over social media allegedly discussing training and fighting overseas.now a criminal complaint says the california suspect traveled to syria and back to the united states, after fighting this new development has reignited the dicussion over allowing syrian and iraqi refugees into the country. country.in texas, where one of the suspects was arrested, governor greg abbott released a statement saying quote.. "this is precisely why i called for a halt to refugees entering the u-s from countries controlled by terrorists." terrorists."following the paris attacks in november, around 30 governors, including iowa's terry branstad oppossed a

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. we start this morning with an update on a tragic canoe accident that killed a solon teenager. teenager.cbs 2 news has now individuals whose canoe capsized this weekend in the frigid waters of coralville lake. lake.seventeen year old tanner wymer was canoeing with fifty one year old michael felton sunday afternoon.authorities say strong winds caused their boat to flip over.we're told they were out canoeing to take pictures of a local home.the sheriff's office also says neither was wearing a life jacket. this is a really erratic time to be on any body of water in johnson county or much of iowa. we've had the el nino effect this year we've had fluctuating temps much warmer than normal, a lot of heavy rains. there hasnt been a good opportunity for ice to form solidly. solidly.first responders had to break an inch of ice as they searched the waters - and debris also made the search difficult. the news of such a young life lost is taking a toll on the city of solon. solon.cbs 2 news reporte

welcome to cbs2 this morning, we're looking now at*****i'm kelly d'ambrosio, happy thursday!kevin barry will be joining us in just a few with a preview of tonights republican presidential debate. let's first see what justin has for us in weather. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. first weather- your planner shows what's ahead a&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama& -temperatures around the area are warming todaya&- the current winds around our viewing area are calma&- our planner features partly cloudy skies this afternoona& des moines is waking up this morning to the date that republicans have had circled on their calendar for months. cbs 2 news anchor kevin barry is in des moines this morning where the final republican debate before the iowa caucuses kicks off tonight. kkevin? kevin?it's hard for voters to know what to expect from tonight's debate - mainly because the front runner and candidate who's defined the race so far won't be on stage. donald trump announced earlier this week that be won't be on the stage tonight after h

and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2

welcome to cbs two this morninin..i'm kevin barrrr barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2

cbs two this welcome to cbs two this morningng.cbs two welcome to cbs two this* morning...i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. dddmbrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. partly sunny skies today, some clouds tonight and mostly sunny skies tomorrow.our weather will stay quiet and dry through the next couple daysour seven day shows temps in the 30s saturday and next week! happy new year and welcome to the start of 20-16 !! celebrations took place around the entire globe last night. night.and aboutut million city's times square to watch the famous ball drop right at midnight.organizers expected another 100-million people in the united states to watch it on t-v, with a world-wide viewer ship of more than a billion people!this celebration has been going on for more than a century, starting in 19-07. everything in new york city went off without a hitch, but in nearby y rochester, that wasn't the case. case.officials were forced to cancel a fireworks celebration there, after arresting a man they say was plotting to carry out a new year's eve attack. prosecutors say 25

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. first weather- your planner shows what's ahead a&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama& -temperatures around the area are frigid todaya&- the current winds around our viewing area are gustya&- our planner features cloudy skies cbs 2 news has the latest details now from the campaign trail, trail,where candidates are coming together this morning, to mourn the loss of a volunteer staffer, here in iowa. iowa.presidential hopeful ben carson's campaign is off the trail for at least a day after a 25-year-old volunteer died in a van crash in western iowa. iowa.the state patrol tells cbs 2 news a van carrying patch of ice on i-80 near atlantic tuesday morning. morning.the van flipped onto its side before it was hit by another vehicle.25-year-old braden joplin was killed in the crash and two other volunteers were hurt.doctor carson flew to an omaha hospital to be with joplin's family. "and our hearts go out to his family and to all the families involved, including the f

barrand m kelly d'ambrosio. let's s t a check of our cbs 2 violence in the corridor sparked a police summit looking for solutions. solutions.police departments from across iowa came to the corridor thursday, to discuss ways to reduce gun violence. violenen.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson now joins us now with the details, stephanie? stephanie?kelly and kevin, there were *100 reports of 20-15 alone. alalady this year, one child has been shot in dubuque, and just last weekend, there were three separate shootings in cedar rapids. rapids.a few ways police believe they can reduce violence is s get better cooperation from the public and enhance communication between different agencies.law enfrocement brainstormed for three hours how to best make that a reality. "i don't think k yone holds the golden nugget that's gonna solve all this, but that was one of the reason we got all these chiefs in the same room so we can discuss s at they're seeing, what they're doing." doing."the chief has said this before and still

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 there are new details this mornrng about a pair of terror arrests in the united states. states.two iraqi refugees, one in california and one in texas, are now behind bars following a multi state terror probe. probe.both suspects will appear in a federal court today.court documents show the two came to the united states before 20-10.the suspects communicated over social media allegedly discussing training and fightingngoverseas.now a criminal complaint says the california suspect traveled to syria and back to the united states, after fighting alongside a terror organization. reigigted the dicussion over allowing syrian and iraqi refugees into the country. country.in texas, where one of the suspects was arrested, governor greg abbott released a statement saying quote.. "this is preresely why i called for a halt to refugees entering the u-s from countries controlled by terrorists." terrorists."following the paris attacks in november, around 30 governors, in

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 authorities in johnson county will resume their search today for a missing person at coralville lake. lake.they launched a water rescue yesterday after a canoe with two people capsized.teams got one person out of the icy water but the search for the second person was suspended last night because of the dark. right now -- we don't know either person's identity. parts of missouri and illinois are still battling historic flooding this morning . .thousands of people worked through the weekend sand- bagging the most affected areas.the flooding in the two states has killed more than 20 people and forced hundreds of families from their homes.many roads and major highways have also had to be shut down because of all the water.on sunday, illinois governor bruce rauner surveyed some some of the devastation in his state. "if you get a request to evacuate...we can't force people to evacuate. please honor the request. stay safe. a lot of folks don't want to leave the

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. the president gave his state of the union address last night -- butearlier in the day -- governor terry branstad rolled out his visisi for iowa lawmakers. lawmakers.s.during his condition of the state address, branstad revealed he *does want more funding for education. his budget plans come after mu controversy surrounding his veto of bipartisan legislatioiolast yeaea legislative leaders had reached an agreement for one-time education funding of 55-million dollars. but branstadnixed that compromise. tuesday, he told lawmakers iowa children need a bright future, and asked for more money than republicans had previously sought. today i'm proposinan increase of k-12 funding of over one hundred and d forty-five million dollars - over 3.2 billion dollars annually annuallythe governor also reaffirmed his proposal to shift a portion of future water quality initiatives.the first ten million each year would go to schools - with left-over money going to water quality programs. governor branstad

look and see how the roads are doing from that snow last night,this is ******happy tuesday, i'm kelly d'ambrosio, kevin barry is joining us live from deses joining us live kevin barry is joining us live from des moines in just a few moments. first, let's see what our weather fate is today...justin. let's get a check of our cbs 2 the blizzard that crippled the north-east this past weekend is still having effects this morning..federal offices in washington will be closed again today, while the city continues to ean up 2 feet of snow left behind from the winter storm. storm.that also means a second snow day for students in washington, baltimore and philadelphia.city officials across the region believe it could take days to dig out from the record snsnfall.42 people died nation-wide in the storm. the president says he will ban the use of solitary confinement as a way to punish juveniles in federal prisons. long-term psychological effects.it comes as part of a larger aim to reform the use of the practice altogether.the president wants solitary confinement used only as a last resort to adadt offenders

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 new this mornini morningif you're watching this -- it's time to get up for work -- you did not win a billion dollars. dollars.but lottery officials say three very lucky people will be spliting the one-point-6 billion dollar prize.jackpot winning tickets were sold in california, tennessee and florida. florida.the news caused celebration at this 7-eleven in chino hills, california, where one of the tickets was purchased.that store will earar 1-million bucks for selling the ticket.right now, it's unknown if there were any *other winning tickets. if no one would've won last night's drawing, lottery officials say the next jackpot would've soared to 2-billioiodollars. here in iowa, no one matched all six numbers, but according to the iowa lottery, one person matched five, netting them 2-million dollars with a power play option. option.iowa lottery players broke sales records -- trying to win that billion dollar prize. prize.and that means more money coming bac

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather fit forecast. first weather- your planner shows what's ahead a&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama&- a wind chilly advisory is in effect for ne iowa until noona&-temperatures around the area are cold but warming todaya&- the currentinds around our viewing abea are calma&- our planner features cloudy skies with flurries throughout the dayay the extradition n process is now starting for mexican drug king-pin joaquin "el chapo" guzman. mexican authorities now say a secret interview between el chapo and actor sean penn, downwnguzman is wanted in the united states for drug and murder charges.he broke out of prison twice in mexico, but was recaptured this past weekend.rolling-stone-dot-com released an article penn wrote featuring the interview on saturday.penn wrote that guzman reached out to them, because he wanted a movie made centered on his life. authorities say they found el chapo after watching penn and hollywood producers when *they met up with the fugitive.. there are s

fox 28 morninglive anchor kelly d'ambrosio spoke to home and d rden t-v's'saul james about some of the most interesting floats, floats,hawkeye fans will see march down colorado boulevard tomorrow morning. morning. ((kelly kiosk))hawkeye fans are ready for the big game.but long before preparations for the game happenend, artists were prepping for the tournament of roses parade.i'm joined by the gardner guy, paul james, from hgtv with more!paul, word on@the street is that it takes about one is that true?why does it take that long tell us about some of the unique floats this year.a7 functional zip linea7 a7 showcasing california's dollar annual impmpt on the state's economya7makes objects appear as if they are navigatingng rrer rapida7 a7 dedicated to making a dream come true for a young cancer patientwhat would most surprise viewers to know about this event?if you could build on it?thanks again, paul james. still to come on fox 28 28how a hunter who fell through ice was able to save himself before help arrived. arrived.plus, the road bumps campaigns from both parties will have to deal wi

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. an update to a standoff in eastern oregon... oregon...a sheriff is now telling an armed group that seized a national wildlife refuge, it's time to leave. leave.this all started after the protest over two ranchers being sent back to prison to serve time for arson.those two ranchers reported to a prison on monday.now -- a group led by ammon bundy has sent demands to the federal government -- saying they want authorities to look into claims that local ranchers have been intimidated by the government. there have been some tremendous abuses. they used the courts to prosecute and to basically take the land and resources away from the people. people.bundy's father had a similar standoff with nevada in 2014.the ranchers say they *don't support the actions of bundy and his group. the f-b-i is working to resolve the situation peacefully. the city of chicago has paid out 5-million dollars t0 more than 57 people peoplewhose claims that they were tortured by police decades ago were found to be credible. credible.the money was paid on monday.

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosos. let's get a check of our cbs 2 authorities in johnson county will resume their search today lake.they launched a water rescue yesterday after a canoe with two people capsized.teams got one person out of the icy water but the search for the second person was suspended last night because of the dark. right now -- we don't know either person's identity. parts of missouri and illinois are still battling historic flooding this morning . .thousands of people worked through the weekend sand- bagging the most affected areas.the flooding in the two states have killed more than 20 people and forced hundreds of families from their homes. many roads and major highways have also had to be shut down because of all the water.on sunday, illinois governor bruce rauner surveyed some some of the devastation in his state. "if you get a request to evacuate...we can't force people to evacuate. please honor the request. stay safe. a lot of folks don't want to leave their homes understandabl y. they want to

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. first weather- your planner shows what's ahead a&- part of the area is under a winter weather advisory until 6am tomorrowa&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama& -temperatures around the area are frigid todaya&- the current winds around our viewing area are gustya&- our planner features cloudy skies clean up efforts are in full force this morning after a devastating winter storm that crippled the east coast. died a aa result. result.snow shoveling and carbon monoxide poisioning claimed almost as many lives as car crashes this weekend. many people across that region will be facing an extended weekend, as hools and government offices are closing today to try to keep as many people off the roads as possible, that includes the federal government.in the nation's biggest city, mayor $& bill de blasio is still urging residents to stayff the ads. "it is very important to recognize there's a lot of work being done to get the city up and running for monday. we need peop

welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. first weather- your planner shows what's ahead a&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama& are warming todaya&- the current winds around our viewing area are calma&- our planner features partly cloudy skies this afternoona& afternoona& now, iowans will decide the just three days from right now, iowans will decide the first caucus winners of 20-16. 16.last night, g-o-p presidential hopefuls took the debate stage, in a fight for their political lives.cbs 2 this morning co-anchor kevin barry has the debate's headlines from des moines. moines. voin a tale of two debatesa& the so-called "undercard" debate candidates lashed out at the media, including host fox news, for being biaseda& sotsjim gilmore, "this media across the country is manipulating and shaping and framing this campaign carly carly fiorina, "the media thinks they own this country. we were intended to be a citizen government, citizens. the game is rig

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. a threatening facebook page is putting the waterloo waterloopolice force on edge. edge.the creator of the page members of the police department. department.it went so far as saying they wanted to kill men in uniform.the page was quickly taken down after gaining alot of attention from residents and officers.but local authorities say apart from that incident, the overwhelming amount of social media users have been *positive.police say this doesn't change their mind on social media in general, they tend to use it to their advantage. "what i like about social media is monitoring the comments or reading the comments because it gives me a good feel for the tone of the community." community."since the anti- police page was taken down, a *pro-waterloo police page has been created.and the department told cbs 2 news since it's not considered criminal activity, the waterloo police do not plan to open an investigation. here in the corridor, the u-s army corps of engineers is urging people to be e

welcome to cbs2 this morning, we're looking now at*****i'm kelly d'ambrosio, happy thursday!kevin barry thursday! happy thursday!kevin barry will be joining us in just a few moments live from des moines with a preview of presidential debate.let's first see what justin has for us in weather. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. first weather- your planner shows what's ahead a&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama& -temperatures around the area are warming todaya&- the current winds around our viewing area are calma&- our planner features partly cloudy skies this afternoona& new details breaking overnight in oregon. oregon.three more members of an armed group that took over buildings at a federal wildlife refuge have been arrested. arrested.the f-b-i says the three men turned themselves in to agents at a checkpoint near the refuge.this comes just one day after a shootout with police ended with the death of the militia's spokesman lavoy finicum.the group's leader, ammon bundy, is now telling the remaining members to go home, that they w

welcome to cbs2 this morning, we're looking now at*****i'm kelly d'ambrosio, happy thursday! kevin barry will be joining us from des moines with a preview

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welcome to cbs2 this morning, we're looking now at*****i'm kelly d'ambrosio, happy thursday!kevin barry will be joining us in just a few moments live from des moines with a preview of tonights republican presidential debate. let's first see what justin has for us in weather. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. first weather- your planner shows what's ahead a&- now a live look outside courtesy of -temperatures around the area are warming todaya&- the current winds around our planner features partly cloudy

barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather fit forecast. first weather- your planner shows what's ahead a&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama&- a wind chilly advisory is in effect for ne iowa until noona&-temperatures around the area are cold but warming todaya&- the currentinds around our viewing abea are calma&- our planner features cloudy skies with flurries throughout the dayay

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