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first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... we'll also have slowly falling temperatures through the day. tomorrow, we are sitting in- between storm systems, but more rain is likely to come our way by wednesday. christmas eve and christmas day look to remain quiet around here with our next system arriving this weekend. this one again looks to stay as rain, though colder air is creeping ever closer, and we'll keep a the list of republican presidential candidates is

meat logical wentsh -- meteorological winter and will feel like it for the first time. chilly days back to back. live look at the capitol wheel. most of the rain moved out of the region. use it for the backdrop for the almanac page of december. it feels like september. 55 and 49 is the high and the low at reagan national. 44 and 30 are the averages. let's see what happens with january. first couple of days will be average. we know the heaviest rain moved off across the bay. a final line of showers coming across the eastern slope of the appalachians across 81.

meteorological winter, january, meteorological winter, january, february. it is appropriate we are talking about ice. boston 34 degrees. worcester at 30 and tons of 20s on the map in between. that is the problem because initially this morning although we are starting clear, by 7 a.m. a lot more clouds around. temperatures still in the 20s here in between 7:00 and 10:00, indications that they will get some drizzle. best chance across quluts we will have to monitor some icy spots through noontime today. noontime hits don't be surprised if you find a little drizzle out toward the boston area here. temperatures upper 30s to lower 40s and through the course of the afternoon, we get a steadier rain that forms with the best chance of heavy rain commute. your highs today. i do want you to be very cautious for further spots. the further inland you are and that developing rain that will go strong for a good 48 hours. i will give you a timeline when we will see the worst of it coming up, but julie send it back to you for an early check on the roads. >> julie: right no

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. some will be waking up to just a few snowflakes through the morning hours. as temperatures warm througugut the day into the upper 30s our snowflakes with switch over to rain rain will arrive late afternoon d evening, mainly down to the south east. sunday will be our last quiet day for some time, wh mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 30s. the stt of your next work week bringngour next big weather maker! this system carries a lot and with the right temperatures, we could be dealing with accumulating snow. make sure to stay with your first alert storm team for the latest details. thanks britley. new this morning, christmas day ended with gun shots in a waterloo neighborhood. authorities say it happened near midnight in the 100 block of lafayette street. that's just east of waterloo's downtown. this is video of the police response overnight.

let's check the weathehenow with meteorologis t justin gehrts. justin, we've been getting some more typical today. winds will finally back down for a little while, but with lighter winds and a clear sky, we'll have a cold night in the teens. mostly sunny skies and a gentle wind from the southwest will send us back to the middle 30s for highs on saturday. clouds increase on sunday and we may have a few light showers develop late. it'll be quite mild with highs well into the 40s. a chance of showers ends early monday as temperatures slowlwlfall. temperatures r rain above normal leading up to christmas with another small rain chance on wednesday.to night: mostly clear low: 12-18 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 13 dbq: 12 iow: 16 back to you. the man who attacked and killed his ex-girlfriend in a hyvee parking lot last spring rest of his life in prison. a judge this afternoon issued theandatory life sentence to nicholas luerkens. a jururin november found thth 33-year-old guilty of first degree murder. the judge also ordered him to pay 150-thousand dollars to his

(sheila) chief meteorologis t ron demers rejoins us... with an answer. weather ad-lib winter storm warning for much of siouxland tuesday winter weather advisory in effect for southern siouxland this evening it was a messy monday with many siouxland communities seeing snow accumulation of 4-8 inches by laae afternoon. we'll see a lighter snow continue nto totoight and tuusday with another 1-3 inches of snow possible for many. the wind is also going to a mix of freezing raininnd snow developed early this morning coating the streets of norfolk, nebraska with a thin layer of ice below the snow. road conditions remained slippery and cautioned drivers to take it extra slow. the nebraska state patrol said that not many accidents have occurred. the accidents that have been reported are very minor. (matt) many schools canceled classes today because of the winter storm, including all sioux city schools. you can keep up to date at our website, ktiv dot com. click on the weather tab and because of school being canceled, many siouxland kids decided to spend their tim

chief meteorologis t ron demers will update us on how much snow has fallen... and how much more we can expect. and, robert lowe has his eye on tricky travel conditions. weegin tonight with ron demers. ron, how much snow is on the ground, tonight? weather ad-lib winter storm warning for much of siouxland tuesday for southern siouxland this evening it was a messy monday with many siouxland communities seeing snow accumulation of 4-8 inches by late afternoon. with more than six inches on the ground in with more than seven inches on the ground in sioux city, and temperatures dropping, driving conditions will worsen, ktiv's robert lowe is with live link 4 on floyd boulevard. robert, you've been tracking these conditions throughout the evening, what's the very latest? matt, snowfall has lightened up since we last spoke at 6. but, it's still coming down pretty steadily. that's been the theme throughout the day-- with heavy snow then flurries in the afternoon, now back to a decent amount coming down. road crews are working diligently to clear the streets. in fact, toni

chief meteorologis t john farley has a look at your seven day forecast. stay with us for more a-b-c columbia news at six, live up, coming up, carolina panthers coach ron rivera says he feels gamecock basketball is up in this week's new top 25 polls. sports. closing out 2015 moving in the right direction.hi, i'm tim hill. gamecock basketball...de sperate for its first ncaa tournament win in more than 40 years...frank martin in year #4...has his team headed to break that ststak in the next calendar year. the last poll of 2015 today...usc moves up to #20 in the coaches poll.the gamecocks up to #24 in the associated press top 25. usc...11 and 0...next game wedensday night against francis marion then hosts memphis saturday. clemson football down in frank martin's hometown of miami getting ready for thursday night's big college football playoff semifinal orange bowl. today the tigers...a little practice early...hit the beach a little later. thursday night's game...a second oklahoma.the sooners say they're using last year's 40 to 6 drubbing at the russell athlet

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. thanks britley. significant rain has moved into area, especially the northwest portion. a issued for hardin, story, marshall, tama, black hawk, and grundy county until 8 am. rivers and creeks are remember, if you see are roadway don't drown". rain will continue dropping 1 to 3 inches and potentially higher amounts are possible. record rainfall amounts will be broken. temperatures are also very mild today. we will start off in the upper 50s this morning and continue to rise the race for the g-o-p presidential nomination is switching course here in iowa. a new des moines register poll released yesterday shows texas senator ted cruz leading longtime front-runner donald trump. cruz sits 10 points higher at 31 percent, in this poll of a little more than 400 iowa republicans. trump is still in 2nd place, with 21 percent support. dr. ben carson, who once held now in 3rd place with 13 percent. florida senator marco rubio runs in 4th place. he is the only other candidate in the field of 13 who is in the doubl

. >> today is the beginning of meteorological winter. >> three months with the lowest temperature. >> meteorological fall. >> hurricane season. >> but are l you are right. >> good job for a viewer guessing allergy and flu season. a damp evening but a lot of folks aren't using the umbrellas. the rain is light. a couple of separates of drizzle and that is a sweet ride. 4 degrees. cloudy skies. november numbers are in. 5.1 above average, good enough for the warmest november on record. warmest day 74 we hit freezing once. two inches below average with rainfall. hurricane season over. forecasters on the by noaa. two major hurricanes. remember we had the dicey situation with joaquin thankfully staying offshore. overnight we will have a lull during the evening hours. hours. early commuters rain steadier then it will get lighter 7:00 to 9:00. rain off and on. steady year in the afternoon. upper 50s. milder rain. number 1 batch going away here. steady rain over connecticut, long island. the big lull overnight, this area tries to get in for the wee hours of the morning. look at futurecast. temp

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. thanks britley. the three democratic presidential candidates face off tonight for the last time this year. hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley will take questions onstage in new hampshire. the debate starts at 7 o'clock tonight right here on kcrg-tv9. this comes after the bernie sanders campaign had to staffer accused of tapping into clinton's confidential campaign database with information about voters. the democratic national committee temporarily suspended sander's campaign from using the party voter's file. sanders has now filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the d-n-c. the top republican presidential candidate is here in cedar rapids today. donald trump is talalng to vvers at the veterans memorial auditorium today at 2 o'clock. the doors open at 11:30 this morning. the latest fox news poll has trump at 39 percent support nationwide. his closest competition is ted cruz with 18 percent. senator marco rubio has 11 percent support in that same poll, putting him in third. rubio

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. happy sunday morning! temperatures are significantly warmer this morning than what they were yesterday morning. our highs will also be significantly warmer than yesterday. a warm front lifts through the area bringing a strong southerly flow 10 to 20 this afternoon will top out in the middle 40s. above where we clouds will hang over head for the day, but we'll stay dry until late this evening. better chances for rain arrive overnight as a cold front begins to move through. this front will only drop our temperatures into the upper 30s, keeping us above normal for monday. our temperatures will continue for the rest of your work week and into christmas day. thanks britley. today, family and friends will gather to remember the life of a waterloo teenager. a trapper found 18 year-old moe sed's body on december 6th in the cedar river near gilbertville. investigators used dental records to identify him. the waterl west junior went for a bike ride on october 22nd without a cell phone or his wallet. friends and fami

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. it's defefitely going to be a a gloomy weekend weather wise. dense morning fog will make for difficult driving conditions this morning. make sure to head out a few minutes earlier. a dense fog weather service until noon today. temperatures this afternoon will top out in the middle 50s, but will continue to rise through the evening and overnight. rain chances will arrive tonight and continue through sunday, you may even hear a rumble of thunder or two. expected rain totals are around 1 3 inches, locally higher amounts are possible. thanks britley. democratic presidential candidates are once again making appearances throughout the state this weekend. vermont senator bernie sanders will make a f stops in eastern iowa today. at 10 this morning, he'll visit strawberrrr hill elementary in anamosa to talk about racial justice and prison reform. then at 1 this afternoon, he'll head to clinton for a town hall meeti at clinton middle school. the e and river center in dubuque. sanders will finis

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. hello unseasonably warm temperatures! you can thank high pressure for the sunshine and southerly wind. today will be much like yesterday, sunny and warm with highs topping out in the upper 40s and low 50s. this makes for great tailglging weather! if you aren't tailgating and are going to the holiday delight parade the weather will be perfect for you as well. sunday brings slightly cooler weather and clouds, we aren't going to rule out a weather sticks around for the beginning of next week and precipitation remains to a minimum. thanks britley. today is the big day for iowa fans. the hawkeyes take on michigan state in the big tin championship game. though the hawkeyes are playing on indianapolis turf, the excitement back home is greater than ever! this morning, people are heading to shops and grocery stores in iowa city and coralville to load up on party favorites... that includes deli trays, chicken wings, soda, and beer. the store director at coralville hy-vee says a lot of customers

>> shiri: you know what, they will back up the fact it is meteorological winter. the months of december, january and february, and it is feeling winterlike this morning. it is 32. it is freezing in boston. down to 25 in lawrence. 21 in norwood. 20 in plymouth. upper 20s in worcester. and teens in keene. this is what we are watching these clouds with a couple of sprinkles attached rolling toward hartford, connecticut. the problem is you have rain on top of freezing temperatures, and you have freezing rain. a little freezing drizzle. something we have to watch real closely. locally around 8:00, that threat will exist in worcester and fitchburg and over to keene and across western massachusetts and connecticut. here at noontime today, i know that showers are looking spotty that showers are looking spotty, but by late morning again, a little drizzle. even something that is possible in and around the boston area. temperatures though above freezing by lunchtime and takes a while to get there, guys and we do. temperatures hang stead internet upper 30s to middle -- steady

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. today will be quiet weather wise with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the middle to upper 30s for most. winds will pick up out of thee at 15 to 25 mph and continue strong into the evening as the low pressure system moves closer to eastern iowa. late tonight as temperatures drop into the snowflakes/sl eet to the far south. the system begins to moven early monday bringing with it a ton of moisture. currently, it looks like we'll see a mix of snow, accumulation s are definitely possible as well as snow accumulations. snow totals will range from 1 to 6 inches depending on location and temperature. with the possibibity of significant icing and winds expected to gust over 40 mph at times, hazardous conditions will be likely. watch for down power lines and fallen tree branches. thanks britley. a driver survived a terrifying moment last night in cedarapids when he drove his vehicle o o ellis road northwest into the cedar river. crews spent two hours pulling the car out of the water. kcrg tv-

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on clouds to hang on this morning, followed by partial clearing this afternoon. afternoon highs will range from the upper 30s north to lower 40s south. plan on more clouds to come in tonight, leading to another good rain chance out there for wednesday. rain will be a aund most of the day on wednesday with amounts around a half inch common, with isolated three quarter inch amounts. christmas eve and christmas chances of rain still on track for this weekend. rain ounts on this systemem main in question and we'll continue to monitor this system as we get closer to the weekend. coralville's big debt and what to do about it will coralville's big debt and what to do about it will be a big topic at tonight's city council meeting. on december 9th, moody's investors servicic downgraded the city's bond rating. that's generally seen as a negative reflection of the city's finances and can make it harder for coralville to borrow money the bond rating dropped to the owest rating of investment

we begin with first alert storm team meteorologis t britley ritz. the sunshine has disappeared for a short time here in eastern iowa. we brought back the clouds as a cold front moves closer. as a result, our temperatures will only be in the low 40s this afternoon. even with the clouds and few sprinkles we do see, our temperatures will remain above normal for the day! clouds will stick around for a good portion of the evening. overnight and into monday morning we'll have to watch for some patchy fog. once we break past the fog monday through the partly cloudy skies to help warm us back into the middle 40s. temperatures will stay above normal for the entire week ahead. thanks britley. the ride is over. hawkeye nation is standing proud this morning after a hard-fought loss to michigan state in the big ten championship. "girls cheering go hawks!! students, alumni, and fans packed downtown iowa city last night. but thousands also made the journey to lucas oil stadium in legions of into kickoff. " beathard throwing ball, commentator: "short drop" both mic

first, meteorologis t kaj o'marar has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a wet start to the day with rain in the area. the rain may be moderate at times with amount of 0.1" to 0.25" likely. locally higher amounts may be found along or south of i-80 as well. we'll also have slowly falling temperatures through the day. tomorrow, we are sitting in- between storm systems, but more rain is likely to come our way by wednesday. christmas eve and christmas day look to remain quiet around here with our next system@arriving though colder air is creeping ever closer, and we'll keep a close eye on that one. have a good day!today: am showers, cloudy high: 39-45 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 38 dbq: 40 iow: 44tonight: mostly cloudy low: 26-32 winds: w 5-10 alo: 27 dbq: 30 iow: 30tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 40-46 winds: s 5-15 alo: 40 dbq: 41 ioww43tomorrow night: showers late low: 35-41 winds: s 10-15 alo: 36 dbq: 36 iow: 38 firefighters say they found a cedar rapids woman inside a burnt out mobile home. fire crews responded to the home on the southwest side at 7 o'clo

first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first alert forecast.... temperatures this afternoon will be just a few degrees cooler than yesterday, but very seasonable. highs will top out in the low 30s. we do have a bit more sunshine today, but the winds continue to be a bit blustery out of the west at 10 to 15 mph. the winds of course make the temperatures feel cooler. wind chills will likely be in the 20s. dress warm! these seasonable temperatures last through a good part of your weekend, before warming back up into the upper 40s for sunday. rain and snow chances are slim through the weekend. our next chance for rain won't arrive until late sunday and into monday. sanders, is suffering consequences today after an alleged data breach into hillary clinton's campaign. the latest controversy is hitting sanders campaign hard. abc's bazi kanani has the details of what's happening in the democratic race. the bernie sanders campaign... responding swiftly. firing a campaign operative accused of a data breach: peeking past a temporarily failed firewall in a de

first, meteorolog t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on snow to overspread the area during the morning commute. many areas should see around an inch of snow, though some isolated 2" reports cannot be ruled out either. the bottom line is that the commute will likely turn slick, even with minor snow accumulation. this system should be out by noon at the latest, with clouds holding on the rest of the day. quiet weather is likely from thursday through at least early monday with cooler temperatures as well. our next system of any impact isn't out there until day 6 or 7 in the forecast . have a great day!today: am snow likely high: 24-30 winds: w 5-10 alo: 27 dbq: 27 winds: w 5-15 alo: 12 dbq: : 7 iow: 17ttmorrow: mostly cloudy high: 17-23 winds: w 10-20 alo: 18 dbq: 20 iow: 22tomorrow night: partly cloudy low: 3-9 winds: w 5-15 alo: 5 dbq: 8 iow: 9 coralville police are looking for the suspect who robbed a wendy's officers say they were called to the wendys on commerce drive at about 11:30 last night. police say the suspepe was armed. n

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara alert forecast, kaj... plan on another windy day in the area with highs around 30 degrees in many spots. along this cold front, a passing snow shower may occur, mainly along and north of a waterloo-maquoketa line. while no major issues are anticipated, a brief reductctn in visibility could occur in anynynow shower . we'll see our coldest night of december so far tonight, with lows in the mid-teens. plan on a nice saturday with highs back in the mid-30s. mid-upper 40s are still on track for sunday with a chance of rain by evening. have a great weekend! family and friends of an 18-year-old iowa state student killed this week will honor her life today. family and friends of an 18-year-old iowa state student killed this week will honor her life today. the center point united methodist church is holding a visitation today. it's for emmalee jacobs who died on monday after a hit and run on the ames campus. she just graduated from center point-urbana high school last may. jacobs put a lot of her time into her cente

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on clouds to hang on this morning, followed by partial clearing this afternoon. afternoon highs will range from the upper 30s north to lower 40s south. plan on more clouds to come in tonight, leading to another good rain chance out ere for wednesday. rain will be around most of the day on wednesday with amounts around a half inch common, with isolated three quarter inch amounts. christmas eve and christmas day continue to look quiet, with chanc of rain still on track for this weekend. rain amounts on this system remain in question and we'll continue to monitor this system as we get closer to the weekend. coralville's big debt and what to do about it will be a big topic at tonight's city council meeting. on december 9th, moody's investors service downgraded the city's bond rating. tt's generally seen ap a negative reflection of the cityty financnc and can make it harder for coralville to borrow money. the bond rating dropped to the lowest rating of investment grade on moody's scal

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first ert forecast, kaj... heavy snow and sleet will be moving across the aretoday. combine this with strong, gusty wind and we arerelat out in the midst of a strong winter storm. snow totals are generally going to be in the 9-12" range in many areas with drifts of several feet. travel will be very dangerous as the day goes on, especially in rural areas with the falling snow and strong wind creating the loloest visibility. this system will wrap up by mid-evening, with slowly falling temperatures into tuesday. given t fresh snow in the area, we'll likely wind up seeing s se pretty cold air as well wiwi single digit lows by the end of the week. stay safe!today: heavy snow/sleet, windy high: 29-35 winds: ne 25-35+ alo: 29 dbq: 32 iow: 32---------------------- ---------------------------- tonight: snow likely early low: winds: ne 15-25 alo: 22 dbq: 27 iow: 26---------------------- --------------------------- tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 24-30 winds: "" alo: 25 dbq: 28 iow: 29 thanks kaj. authorities are warning pe

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara alert forecast, kaj... we'll start off the day with lingering snow showers and flurries, though most of the day will stay cloudy. temperatures will not go anywhere, than to fresh snow the area, and should remain in the 20s the entire day. another area of low pressure looks to spread snow across the area early tomorrow with amounts of tr-2" common. again, that could lead to sli driving, especially in the morning hours. we'll stay quiet as 2015 comes to a close, with 2020 starting off cold. some community centers and daycares are opening back up this morning after being closed due to the winter storm. but yesterday we didn't see as m!ny cancellations because schools are on nter break. that meant there werereewer drivers on n e road trying to get kids to and from school. one d-o-t supervisor said that made a noticeable difference when it came to clearing snow and ice off the highways. with less traffic to it also helped that the temperature stayed around 30 degrees--ice marials worked better. "with the tempera

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... today will be an active weather day with light fog, drizzle, showers, and even some ttnderstorm s all in the game plan. we are still on track for widespread 0.50" to 0.75" amounts, however, any storms that materialize could boost this in isolated areas. as for temperatures....plan on 40s for waterloo and 50s for dubuque, cedar rapids, and iowa city. this system may generate a brief period of mixed precipitation this evening, but it seems the ground will be too warm/wet for any impact. we are still quiet for christmas ee and christmas day. more rain is likely by saturday.today: showers/storms high: 50-56 winds: s 5-15 alo: 45 dbq: 53 iow: 56tonight: rain ending, cloudy low: 26-32 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 28 dbq: 29 iow: 33tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 36-42 winds: w 5-15 alo: 34 dbq: 37 iow: 39tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: nw 5-10 alo: 27 dbq: 28 back in september, some keota high school presidential candidate asking them to visit their school. by in october. and democrat

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on clouds to increase as the day goes on. within these clouds, we may see an isolated shower pop up, primarily in the late afternoon or early evening hours. any measurable shower would only be a few hundredths. the bigger story continues to be on mild temperatures with another day in the 40s for everyone. 50s spsps tomorrow, with widespread 50s likely for thursday and friday. plan on a wet weekend, with a possible transition to snow out there on sunday or monday as well. this is a multi-pronged storm system with a lotf moving parts, therefore it's important to stay tuned as we get closer and as more data becomes available.todayyisolated pm showers high: 46-52 winds: s 5-15 alo: 48 dbq: 46 iow: 50tonight: isolated a federal regulator wille in des moines today to approve or deny the changes to the state's medicaid program. those changes are supposed to happen january 1st. yesterday, an oversight committee took a vote to delay the switch by six months, but the vote tied, and failed.

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a nice december day! we'll see more sunshine than yesterday, with highs up around 50 degrees in degrees above seasonal normals. the m md air keeps right on going into the the weekend, and it's at that point that the pattern will shift to a more active one. at this point, this storm uystem continues to lk like mainly rain in the area with a transition over to some light snow on the cold air can get here. the bigger issue may very well be heavy rainfall and possible thunderstorm s. a widespread 1- 2" of rain is likely this weekend, which may cause creeks and streams to risewhile next week is cooler, we still are running above average. enjoy your wednesday!to day: mostly sunny high: 47-53 winds: w 5-15 alo: 49 dbq:q:9 iow: 50tonight: partly cloudy low: 35-41 iow: 56tomorrow night: partly cloudy people in north liberty will be able to keep carrying their weapons on city-owned property. north liberty city leaders will not vote on the issue that caused a lot of reaction. nearly 20 people spoke at a meeting, mos

14, here is a live look at " first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... we've had better days, that's for sure. plan on gusty wind, falling temperatures, and light rain to continue today. rainfall totals will wind up in the 2-3" range with isolated higher amounts around 4" at waterloo. rivers will respond, with flood warnings likely on most basins this week. temperatures will slowly cool as the week goes on with a minnr system still on track to move in on wednesday morning. temperatures will be warm enough for that to stay as all rain, and should also be very light. by thursday and friday, the coolest air of the month so far , comes in with highs in the low 30s. by the weekend, another temperature rebound is likely with some more rainfall to start next week.today:: showers, windy, falling temps high: 46-52 winds: sw 15-30 alo: 46 dbq: 50 iow: 49tonight: patchy fog low: 32-38 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 34 dbq: mostly cloudy high: 41-47 winds: se 5-15 alo: 41 dbq: 44 iow: 44tomorrow night: isolated showers low: 35-41 winds: se 10-15 alo: 39 dbq: 39 iow: 40 thanks

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... today will l an active weather day with light fog, drizzle, showers, and even some thunderstorm s all in the game plan. we are still on track for widespread 0.50" to 0.75" amounts, however, any storms that materialize could boost this in isolated areas. as for temperatures....plan on 40s for waterloo and 50s for dubuque, cedar rapids, and iowa city. this system may generate a brief period of mixed precipitation this evening, but it seems the ground will be too warm/wet for any impact. we are still quiet for christmas eve and christmas day. more rain is likely by saturday.today: showers/storms high: 50-56 winds: s 5-15 alo::5 dbq: 53 iow: 56tonight: rain ending, cloudy low: 26-32 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 28 dbq: 29 iow: 33tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 36-42 winds: w 5-15 alo: 34 dbq: 37 iow: 39tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds::nw 5-10 aloo 27 dbq: 28 iow: 30 back in september, some keota high school students wrote letters to each presidential c

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... we'll also have slowly falling temperatures through the day. tomorrow, we are sitting in- between storm systems, but more rain is likely to come our way by wednesday. christmas eve and christmas day look to remain quiet around here with our next system arriving this weekend. this one again looks to stay as rain, though colder air is creeping ever closer, and we'll keep a the list of republican presidential candidates is thinning out! senator lindsey graham has ended his campaign to grab the g-o-p presidential nomination. graham posted a video on monday announcing the suspension of his campaign. he said they'd led, quote, "a campaign we can be proud of". the senator mentioned that his focus was on the nation's security. even as graham drops out, the presidential race is still inteifying. there's a new war of words between hillary clinton and donald trump after saturday's debate. abc's megan hughes has details. fact-checkers busy--from claims that muslims celeated n new jersey after 9/1

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... the brunt of t t snow has left, although a handful l flurries may linger into the afternoon. some breaks in the clouds will try to squeeze in with highs in the middle 30s. quite a few clouds hang around tonight with lows in the 20s. our sky graduallclears tomorrow, sending our highs to around 40. m md weather continues thereafter with highs staying in the 40s through at least the middle of next week. the weekend is looking dry, follod by a snow shower on monday.today: m/cloudy, a few flurries high: 32-38 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 34 dbq: 34 iow: 36 an illinois man faces charges dubuque last week. police say 28-year-old shawn cade of rock island robbed the du-trac community credit union on east 14th street last friday morning. police sayayround 10:30 that morning, he passed a note to a teller demanding money and indicated he had a weapon. investigators say cade did not display any weapon, and he got away without hurting anyone. . de faces one ount of 2nd degree robberty. if convicted, he'll

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... today won't be quite as windy, though the clouds will stick around most of the day. temperatures will barely move and should stay pretty steady in the lower 30s today. this, in combination with northwest wind of 10-20 mph, should create wind chills in the 20s for the entire day. friday still looks to be the coolest day with upper 20s to lower 30s common. a warming trend will be felt this weekend with highs on saturday into the middle 30s, with middle and even upper 40s likely on sunday afternoon. as early as sunday evening, some showers will be possible, which should last into early monday morning. next week remains unsettled with periodic rain chances and highs generally into the 40s. today: mostly cloudy high: 30-36 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 31 dbq: 30 iow: 33---------------------- ---------------------------- tonight: partly cloudy low: 18-24 winds: w 5-15 alo: 19 dbq: 19 iow: 21---------------------- ---------------------------- tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 27-33 winds: w 15-25 alo: 3

first, meteorologis t justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... quiet, mild weather continues. we'll have a mostly sunny sky with just some passing high clouds every now and again. highs will reach well into thehe will have a few more clouds, it'll be warmer than close to 40. tomorrow afternoon's highs will be in the breezy west wind. there's a slight chance of light rain late on friday, with a higher saturday. the brunt of our rain will fall one to two inches of rain looking pretty likely. some snow is possible as this system departs, but ananamounts to be light.t.day: mostly sunny high: 47-53 winds: w 5-15 alo: 49 dbq: 49 iow: 50 federr investigators say 2 people responsible fofo last week's killiligs in san bernardino had been radicalized for years. fbi director james comey says syed farook and his fe tashfeen malik dcussed jijad and martyrdom as early as 2013. during a senate jujuciary committee meeting this morning, director comey also said foreign terror organizations influenced the couple. he also described the shooters as 'homegrown violen

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... watch for some scattered snow showers out there, primarily during the morning hours. while most main roads will remain wet, lesser travelled roads, residential areas, as well as bridges will be slick in spots this morning. be cautious of changing road conditions during the morning. this afternoon, the snow is off to the east, but chilly mid-30s remains, along with plenty of clouds. clouds should also hold most of the night. tomorrow, clearing sky is likely from northwest to southeast, leading us to highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. a nice warmup is likely friday and saturday with temperatures still holding well above average all of next week.today: cloudy, am snow high: 33-39 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 35 dbq: 35 iow: 37tonight: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 24 dbq: 30 iow: 30tomorrow: gradual clearing high: 38-44 winds: w 5-15 alo: 40 dbq: 39 iow: 41tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 21-27 winds: w 5-10 alo: 24 dbq: 25 university of iowa president bruce harreld is requesti

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara alert forecast, kaj... after some overnight snow shower activity, the sky will rapidly clear. given temperatures in the upper teens to lower 20s and a good portion of the day turning sunny, most of the overnight snow should melt itself away. plan on a chilly evening if you are heading out to ring in the new year with midnight temperatures around 10 degrees. wind chills will likely be near zero during the evening as well. plan on a nice new years day, with a decent weekend also still on track. have a great day!today: winds: w 5-15 alo: 19 dbq: 22 iow: 24tonight: partly cloudy low: 6-12 winds: w 5-15 alo: 8 dbq: 9 iow: 12tomorrow: mostly sunny high: 20-26 winds: w 5-15 alo: 24 dbq: 24 iow: 27tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 7-13 iow: 13 a cedar rapids agency that helps domestic abuse victims is launching a new "safe at home" program tomorrow. this year, state lawmakers passed legislation that allows domestic abuse and sexual assault victims set up a legal post office box address for government records. waypo

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast,t,aj... plan on thick clouds to be in the region today. if we are lucky enough to get a break in cloud cover this morning, they'll fill right back in. a few scattered flurries may fly around as well, but no issues or accumulation s are expected with those. on wnesday, clouds remain thick and a few more flurries may be in the air again, too. the big story of the extended forecast is warmer conditions for friday and especially into the weekend. overall, we are in a classic el nino pattern, and this tends to lead to a mild december at the very least. in addition, there are no major storm systems for the next 7 days that will impact iowa. perhaps this weekend is christmas decorations out! have a good day!today: windy, scattered flurries s gh: 32-38 winds: sw 15-25 alolo35 dbq: 37 iow: 37tonight: chance of flurries low: 25-31 winds: w 10-20 alo: 28 dbq: 28 iow: 29tomorrow: a waterloo family is back in their home this morning after a close call with high carbon monoxide levels in their home. late s

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a windy wednesday across the region! if it's trash day in your area, watch for bins blown over as gusts may hit 40mph at times. while a sprinkle or two may occur with won't really see much out of this from a rain standpoint. we'll see a gradual downturn in temperature, and we should be down around 35 by 6pm. plan on dry conditions through sunday, but our temperatures will be undergoing a rollercoaster ride. our coolest day will be friday with upper 20s common, with highs bouncing right back into the upper 40s by sunday. today: windy, falling temps high: 42-48 winds: sw 20-30 g 40 alo: 40 dbq: 45 iow: 45tonight: mostly cloudy low: 24-30 winds: w 15-25 alo: 26 dbq: 27 iow: 28tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 31-37 winds: "" alo: 32 dbq: 34 iow: 34 thanks kaj. iowans have one more day to sign up for a new medicaid plan before private companies take over the governor branstand announced yesterday that all four of iowa's major hospital systems are now a part of the state's medicaid mod

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecas kaj... plan on clouds to increase a a the day goeoe on. within these clouds, we may see an isolated shower pop up, primarily in the late afternoon or early evening hours. any measurable shower would only be a few hundredths. the bigger story continues to be on mild temperatures with another day in the 40s for everyonene50s arereossible in spots tomorrow, with widespread 50s likely for thursday and friday. plan on a wet weekend, with a possible transition to snow out there on sunday or monday as well. this is a multi-pronged storm system with a lot of moving parts, therefore it's important to stay tuned as we gettloser and as more data becomeses availableleoday: isolated pm showers high: 46-52 winds: s 5-15 alo: 48 dbq: 46 iow: 50tonight: isolated showers low: 31-37 winds: w 5-15 alo: 32 dbq: 35 iow: 34tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 46-52 winds: "" alo: 47 dbq: 47 iow: 50tomorrow night: "" low: 35-41 winds: "" alo: 37 dbq: 37 iow: 38 a federal regulator will be in des moines today to approve o

here is a live look at first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a wet start to the day with rain in the area. the rain may be moderate at times with amount of 0.1" to 0.25" likely. locally higher amounts may be found along or uth of i-80 as well. we'll also have slowly falling temperatures through the day. tomorrow, we are sitting in- between storm systems, but more rain is likely to come our way by wednesday. christmas eve and christmas day look to remain quiet around here with our next system arriving this weekend. this one again looks to stay as rain, though colder air is creeping ever closer, and we'll keep a clcle eye on that one. have a good day!today: am showers, cloudy high: 39-45 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 38 dbq: 40 iow: 44tonight: mostly cloudy low: 26-32 winds: w 5-10 alo: 27 dbq: 30 iow: 30tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 40-46 winds: s 5-15 alo: 40 dbq: 41 iow: 43tomorrow night: showers late low: 35-41 thanks kaj. firefighters say they found a cedar rapids woman inside a burnt out mobile home. fire crews responded to the home on the s

meteorological winter. >> first day of meteorological winter. so exciting and looks like this in sioux falls, south dakota so while they talk about winter, we look real quick at the winter way because my belly is starting to cover the southwest. tuesday trivia. a chilly start to the day and it is just cool enough for a little spot or two of freezing rain. beyond that, it is rain shower activity through tomorrow evening, on and off the next couple of days with warming temperatures. temperatures in the single digits up north, low and single showers >>> lots more ahead this morning. flight attendant charged with attacking her co-workers and air marshals midflight. what happened in the air? >>> hoverboards have new questions after one family says it set their house on fire and stay with us. of hep c. or wonder... ...whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99% of patients... treatment. it's the one and only cu

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara alert forecast, kaj... plan on a mild, breezy day out there with highs going well into the 50s. the warm front pushing through this morning will be replaced by a cold front by mid-afternoon. in any event, highs should be hit around the lunch hour with widespread mid-50s likely. tonight into tomorrow, dry weather is anticipated with temperatures still well above normal. our storm system is still on track to impact eastern iowa this weekend with light rain as early as friday night. for at least the entire weekend, precipitation will stay in the form of rain in all areas, and that rain may be heavy at times. thunderstorm s are also possible saturday night into sunday. rainfall amounts of at least 1-2" are likely with higher amounts approaching 3" in any y eas that see repeated heavy rainfall. creeks and streams will likely respond with rises on the smaller basins likely. next week, the weather trends cooler, with any remaining moisture going to light snow later monday, if our temperatures can drop fast enough.