that's meteorological winter then we say the three warm every months of the year is meteorological summer then between spring and fall. tomorrow is the first day of meteorological spring. 35 gays feature temperatures 50 or warmer. it is the second warmest winter on record. raps we can close in on that one although we're running out of time. temperatures this afternoon did reach lower 60's. worcester you set a record high of 57. boston you tied your record at 6 64. and the only thing that would prevent it from being a ten other than the fact it's monday is that we had mid afternoon clouds and a few sprinkles and showers and then they have now since moved out back into the sunshine so a beautiful sunset but even behind that little weather system 50's at this time time. it's breezy. it's a mild breeze. winds between 10 and 20 miles per hour. there is cold air lurking up across southern canada. it won't be this cold this week. i'm not advertising the polar vortex making a return but you know even though we roll into spring over the next few weeks there is still some left over winter cold. he

if you want a day with an absolute guarantee, at least from the meteorology - - meteorological standpoint, you have an opportunity to stay dry. and let's look at the forecast in the middle of the atmosphere as well as the various freezing levels. these are computer forecasts that have slightly different conditions. there is one of the freezing lines and the other is down here. we advance this on towards 7:00 on sunday morning. these are probabilities of measurable rain. i want you to see how tight the gradient is. these values drop off very quickly to the north and whenever we see that, we have to be honest with you and say if you are in that region, if the whole thing shifts 25 miles which in our business is nothing, any direction, north, west, south, east, that ends up making a huge difference. if you are deep into the green, yes, it will precipitate. if you are in the dry, you will be dry but if you are in the difficult. the triangle is going to be very close to that. again we've got a chance of precipitation here and we are going to be order line if we do see anything. it is problemat

eventually i realized meteorology was the right fit for me. it was neat talking to other their stories. one person i talked to is not only a coworker, but also a mentor of mine here at channel two. the best kind of jobs are the ones you enjoy doing. ke alger: "i say if it's your passion, then do it." for some meteorologists their interest in weather started at a young age. alex hoon now works for the national weather service in reno, but he grew up in tornado alley. alex hoon: "i went to boyscout camp when i was about ten years old, and i saw a tornado." alex hoon: "ever since then i've been fascinated with the weather." my story is somewhat similar to mike's - i always had an interest in science, but it was a high school science project that sparked my interest in meteorology. mike alger: "when i was in college i gravitated towards a chemistry and geology over the backgrounds, the weather was something that i could drive around, look at the clouds and say hey i know what's going on up there." meteorologists - that experiencing weather is what

here to tell us more is chief meteorologis t ron demers. weather ad-lib wind chill advisory in effect

then meteorological winter ending because meteorological spring begins march 1st. vernal equinox is march 20th at 12:30 a.m. the just about when it turns to march 20th it will be spring for us. not too much longer to go now. tonight gradual clearing, still gusty wind. tomorrow is a chilly day but mostly sun which a high right around low to mid 40's, 44 for your saturday, sunday, 60, monday, 60, and just a chance for sprinkle will on monday but what a fantastic finish to february. >> two thumbs up. >> for sure. >> thanks, kate. >>> macy's shoppers listen up, to this. coming up we will tell but change to the retailer's coupon policy that customers may in the like. >>> passport warning the surprise waiting for thousands of people looking to get the a a passport or renew their current one, don. >>> we will show you something, getting in lean in and take a close look, watch this player from duke trip his opponent. what kind of punishment would you give gray son allen. you won't believe what h don joins with us an update on a flyers player everybody is curious about hard

here to answer that is cheif meteorologis t ron demers. a little light snow made its way across parts of the area with central siouxland only seeing a dusting although up to an inch fell in the eastern parts of the region. either. another chance of some light snow comes our way by the afternoon on ursday which could continue into thursday y ght. thanks.

that's start of meteorological spring. march 20th, not too much farther away, that's astronomical spring, our vernal equinox, that start at 12:30 in the morning on march march 20th. something to look forward tonight we've had a lot of spring temperatures, and it is about to could to end. we've had 20, 06 degrees or warmer, new all time record, and the last record we kind of killed it. sixteen days and we will tack on few more before february is over, for today we didn't do it, temperatures chilly, 38 degrees in philadelphia, in the 20's lehigh valley, mid 30's down the shore, but temperatures up wind, very mild, now, take into account it is about 11:00 at night. temperatures still up into the 50's, to near 06 degrees, across portions of the midwest and mid south headed up into the planes and upper great lakes. you can see temperatures still in the 60s, 64 omaha, right now, record high temperature in minneapolis today, and we are going to start the warm up as we head into tonight as that warmer air mass starts to build in,

here to tell us that is chief meteorologis t ron demers with the first look at our forecast. weather ad-lib a little light snow made its way across parts of the area with central siouxland only seeing a dusting although one to two inches fell in the eastern parts of the region. we're not done with snow chances either. another chance of some light snow comes our way by the afternoon on thursday which could continue into thursday

that is what we call meteorological winter. right now more 50-day degrees than any other during that period. it's been an incredibly warm winter as you know. we'll be up in the 50's again today. not so tomorrow but we're back up again on wednesday before we turn colder for a few days here toward the end of the week. you can see what's happening. we have the warmth up and down the eastern seaboard right now. off to the west around the great lakes it's a little bit cooler. 20's and 30's. there's a frontal boundary. out ahead of it, you can see there's a narrow area of showers. it's approaching us this morning. we're starting out clear but as we go through the morning, the clouds are going to be working on in. it's 39 right now in worcester. there's our 44 in boston. same deal beverly. we've got mid 40's from plymouth down to the cape as well this morning. we'll jump into the 50's quickly. the clouds fill in. by midday, we're looking at a temperatures coming up into the mid and upper 50's today. here's the timeline on those shower

chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us now with the latest on the severe weather. ron? weather ad-lib blizzard warning in effect for most of siouxland until 4 am wednesday winter storm warning for holt county until midnight & harrison county until 4 am the groundhog day blizzard will be one in siouxland. many locations were seeing accumulations around a foot by late in the day with another inch or two possible before things wind down early tonight. the wind has been gusting over 40 miles per hour at times and it's going to stay pretty windy tonight so blowing snow will still be a problem. travel is not advised across much of the area so staying home is the best idea you could have. it will still stay breezy early in the day wednesday with maybe some snow on the ground still blowing around, but that wind should go down some during the day and a little sunshine will return although it will be colder with highs barely getting into the 20s. the rest of our forecast stays pretty quiet with highs maybe getting back into

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in the meteorological world, it is march 1st. this is about where we should be for the end of february, early march. i think tomorrow a few degrees above normal. satellite picture, we had a few most of sunday was sunny and pleasant, so if you're here visiting and catching that baseball, the weather should be good even though we have a front coming in by midweek. tomorrow morning, no worries, maybe a bit of patchy fog east of i-75. otherwise a lot of sunshine most of the day. with the wind coming in off the gulf and if sea breeze, coastal areas 71, closer to 80 or low 80s for the interior. by wednesday morning, there's the front. the last five or six fronts we have seen this year, they've had some punch to them. heavy thunderstorm, everyone a couple tornadoes and heavy rain. this go around that won't be the case. we have another one on friday and i think rain chances remain 10% at best. through the week, even with two fronts coming through, i don't little chance of rain. mid- to upper 70s on tuesday, there. the national picture, w

. >> did you knowed to is the last day of meteorological winter. the first day of meteorological spring is tomorrow. st no, ma'amically it's still three weeks away. there's a look from river gate, we had a few clouds early. temperatures are significantly cooler along the beach. there's the sea breeze. that water temperature, 63 degrees. when it warms up over the interior counties, that air rises and it's filled in from the cooler air coming in from the coast. you see 60s along the beach, mid-70s east of i-75, and there's the sea breeze. perfect example, west winds right there and then the winds going calm. you can see the cooler air and that cooler water, making beaches a bit cooler this time of year. temperatures in the low 70s right now, and there's the sea this winter has been anything but normal. but if you think about it, today, this is the way it should be any given day this time of year, lows in the 50s and highs in the low 70s. again, west northwest winds coming in off the gulf about 10 to 12 miles an hour. satellite and radar, we saw some

chris: and this is the last day of meteorological fall winter -- me urological -- meteorological by midnight, we will be in the 40's, and tomorrow is still another warm day, so need your the way. we will tell you what it looks anna? anna: it may feel like spring, but the flu is spiking in some areas, and it is f we will give you a look at what you need to know and what is at john: biggest primary day of the election season. barbara: i will introduce you to an ama joel: well, tomorrow is the biggest day before the primary voting. the candidate's not in the lead are hoping to survive and onslaught. marci gonzalez. marci: today, the jets are flying. mr. trump: he could not be elected talk catcher. mr. rubio: we are not going to let a con artist take over the mr. cruz: the only people who can beat donald trump is us. marci: 1610 delegates at stake. mrs. clinton: america has never stopped being great at what we whole. mr. sanders: we can get the nomination. shows 49% of republican voters support donald trump. mr. trump: get him out. get him out. marci: rushing off controversies over this endorsem

that is the official meteorological definition. talking. >> do you trust the groundhog? >> we're going to answer why a rodent is talking about weather in the first place. rare. 1887 punxsutawney phil only missed his shadow 17 times. that is compared to more than winter. we should point out when you compare that to the actual temperature trends over the years the groundhog is only right about 40% of the time. >> that is shocking. >> if groundhog day doesn't mean much we're digging deep near why it's a big deal. it really is. a big part of the answer is it's fun. it's tradition. groundhog day is based on an ancient european celebration marking the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. saw the shadow there would be six more weeks of winter. cities around the country have their own weather rodents. in atlanta his name is beauregard lee. he made the same prediction at phil this year. the groundhog at the staten island zoo did not see his shadow either. they are all on the same page. >> maybe they are on to something. >> in sun prairie, wisconsin th

@we will start to see the snow @backing down a little bit but @that's one of the meteorological @things that it's cool to keep an @eye on. @i mentioned the temperatures @around freezing. @the road salt will be working @beautifully. @it is coming down . @in northern ohio, you can see @periodic snow shower. @a surge of energy expected to @dump snow on mansfield. @the picture gets better by the @early part of the day tomorrow, @as temperatures will be right @around the freezing mark. @we may get a peek of sun @tomorrow. @not promises that. @as far as the snow @accumulations, go it does not @look like in the next 24 hours @had we'll be getting a lot. @i think generally trace amounts @to upwards of 2 inches. @temperatures in the 30s with @possibly 1 to 3 inches of know @in. @no ohio. @things settle down by tomorrow @afternoon. @then the window nation seven-day @forecast brings the next surge @of cold air in, the one many @minnesota, 1 to 4 inches coming @in. @you can see the big blue arrow @on the weekend. @>>> we hear from lebron and an @update on kevin love's condition @next. we live in a

let's go to meteorologis t chris havely for a check of your first alert forecast. chris, mild temperatures today, are those going to stick around? tonight, skies will bea mix of stars and clouds, with clouds being more predominant. temperatures will remain above average, dropping only into the mid and upper 20s for overnight lows. we'll watch our next weather system arrive on sunday, but not before allowing us to have a fairly mild day. highs will climb into the mid 30s to around 40 in the south. toords the late afternoon, an isolated flurry is possible. by tomorrow night, light snow showers will become numerous, and will drop between a trace, up to 1'' of snow in most locations across eastern iowa. a locally higher 2'' is not out of the` question. although this is a light accumulation, winds will be picking up sunday night to around 15- 30 mph, and are expected to increase more on monday. this could potentially create areas of blowing snow, which would reduce visibility for the monday morning commute. tonight: mostly cloudy low: 24-30 winds: sw 5-15 alo: 26 dbq: 2

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... we are still on track to see some snow move across the areaa during the morning commute. this will be a bit of a fluffier snow this time around and with wind increasing behind it, this will all lead to a slick commute. combine this with falling temperatures, and it may be hazardous for several hours. plan wind to also gust to 35-40mph, especially during g e morning hours. wind will become much lighter late tonight. thursday continues to look dry and quiet with a snow chance still in the works for later on the weather is causing multiple closings and late starts this morning. we're showing many of those at the bottom of your screen. you can also find a listing on kcrg dot com and through the kcrg-tv9 mobile app. schools in eastern iowa are moving ahead with approved plans or going back to the drawing board this morning after bond votes. college community school district leaders are waking up with a new outlook on the future. in the bond vote yesterday, 68% supported the issue. that's w

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... our much anticipated warmup is here! plan on windy conditions into the 50s. the south half of the area will likely touch the lower 60s as well. today will also come along with lots of wind with gusts to 45mph possible. tomorrow is very much the better half of this warmup with highs well into the 50s, but with wind under 15mph. by sunday, a cold front comes along, but with a significant dent in the snowpack, if not complete elimination, we really won't get that cold with upper 40s likely. next week still appears pretty quiet with only periodic bouts of clouds the most likely result. highs will average in the upper 30s to lower 40s. have a terrific weekend! today: m/sunny, windy, mild high: 56-62 winds: w 20-30 g 45 alo: 55 dbq: 55 iow: 61---------------------- ---------------------------- tonight: mostly clear low: 34-40 winds: w 10-20 alo: 35 dbq: 35 iow: 38---------------------- ---------------------------- tomorrow: mostly sunny, mild high: 53-59 winds: w 5-10 alo: 55 dbq: 53 iow: 5

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... we are planning on a very quiet week of weather across iowa. we'll have more clouds than sun today with highs back in the low 40s in many areas. tonight into tomorrow, an area of low pressure will pass well to our south leaving us with a continuation of dry weather and highs into the 40s. a gradual cooling trend is likely through friday, but only down to the mid-30s for highs. by the weekend, another surge of warmer air is possible, especially by saturday with highs well up into the 40s suggested at this time. overall, aside from some breezy conditions mid-week, this should be a very quiet week ahead.today: mostly cloudy high: 39-45 winds: light n alo: 39 dbq: 40 iow: 44tonight: mostly cloudy low: 24-30 winds: e 5-10 alo: 27 dbq: 27 mostly cloudy high: 40-46 iow: 45tomorrow winds: n 5-10 alo: 27 dbq: 28 iow: 30 thanks kaj. a decorah high school student is out on bond this morning after two k-9 units found illegal drugs in the school. 18-year-old john jenkins faces charges for parapher

here to answer that is cheif meteorologis t ron demers. a little light snow made its way across parts of the area with central siouxland only seeing a dusting although up to an inch fell in the eastern parts of the region. either. another chance of some light snow comes our way by the afternoon on ursday which could continue into thursday y ght. thanks. a spokeswoman for new jersey governor chris christie's campaign for president says he is dropping out of the race for the republican nomination. race comes a day after his sixth-place finish in new hampshire. a campaign spokeswoman says christitibroke the news to his staff at his campaign headquarters, in new jersey, late thihiafternoon. carly fiorina is also dropping out of the 2016 rereblican presidential l ce. the former hewlett packardrd executive made the annououement on twitter. fiorinanatruggled with criticm of her time at h-p, where she was ousted from the top job in 2005, after leading a major merger and laying off 30,000 people. tonight, the race for the white house is moving on t

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... today's highs will be all over the place with much cooler weather likely along and north of hit the 50s by midday elsewhere, before falling to the 40s during the dry for the morning and early evening commutes. late tonight, snow should arrive from the west and produce some accumulation with the highest amounts of 2- 4" around highway 20 and northward. a tr-2" is the most likely result over the southern half of the area. cooler weather should prevail with mainly dry sky for tuesday.today: p/cloudy, falling pm temps high: 51-57 winds: sw- nw 15-25 alo: 44 dbq: 45 iow: 56tonight: snow & wintry mix low: 25-31 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 25 dbq: 24 iow: 29tomorrow: chance of snow early high: 28-34 winds: n 10-20 alo: 31 dbq: 29 iow: 33tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 17-23 winds: n 5-10 alo: 16 dbq: 14 iow: 23 thanks kaj. a bill that would expand the use of cannabis oil is moving through the iowa house. alleviate the symptoms of some illnesses -- including chronic, severe epilepsy and terminal c

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first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... watch for areas of fog to start off your work week. temperatures will be warmer today th at any time last week, with highs ithe 30-35 range. plan on a mostly cloudy sky. tonight, our next area of low pressure will move in after midnight, however, the bulk of the moisture will likely just miss us to the west. we'll watch the trends, but minor snow accumulation is possible for your tuesday. in the wake of this system, it's really all about some warming conditions, with highs in the 40s by thursday and widespread 50s by friday and saturday. this will feel fantastic, but due to all the snow melt areas of drizzle or fog may accompany this, especially over the northern half of the area.today: mostly cloudy high: 30-36 winds:s:sw 5-10 alo: 32 dbq: 32 iow: 35tonight: m/cloudy, mix late low: 24-30 chance of am snow high: 32-38 winds: - nw 5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 35 iow: 37tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 17-23 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 20 dbq: 21 iow: 25 thanks kaj. today, a bus drer suspected of hittin

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on light snow to graze the area today. only a dusting is likely in many areas with locations south of i-80 possibly getting a half inn. overall, we will melt more snow than we will gain today. plan on highs yet again in the 30-35 range. moving chance of precipitation moving forward through next tuesday. the big story will be the warmer air by thursday , with even warmer temperatures still likely for friday and saturday. at this time, widespread 50s are likely both friday and saturday. snow pack will be gone. fire up the grill!today: chae of iow: 36tonight: mostly cloudy low: 17-23 winds: nw 5-10 alo: 18 dbq: 20 iow: 234omorrow: mostly cloudy high: 29-35 winds: n 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 31 iow: 34tomorrow night: partly cloudy low: 20-6 the cedar rapids community school district says people won't see much change following the firing its equity consultant last week. there were allegations the consultant... edwin javius , misrepresente d his credentials to other districts in the past. javi

you put it altogether and the average for that perfect was 31.4 degrees for this meteorological winter. compared to last year, it was 20.5 degrees. and the average of all years is 23.9. so you can see how far above average we are. you put that together with the warmest ever and we are on top. the top 10 warmest meteor meteorological winters ever and we're well above the nearest competitor from the 1800's. ago. of course there hasn't been a lot of snow this winter. what there has has melted away. with some snow. but even there not nearly as much as you typically see. so the question is, will there be any more snow or warm temperatures? mike has the answers. mike: we're going to track snow tonight, eventually we'll warm back up sometime next week, but we're going the other way around as temperatures will start to drop lower than the norm by tend of the week. changeable skies out there at the coast today and the winds were a little on the active side and also the temperatures were way up there, shattering a record at the coast, during the early part of this afternoon, up into the low 60's

first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first alert forecast, britley... start off in the upper 20s and low 30s for most. skies will be partly cloudy which will allow for a great start to your friday. a little sunshine will go a long way throughout your late morning and afternoon. with the sunshine and a westerly wind temperatures will warm into the low 40s for highs. into the evening temperatures will stay mild, with lows dropping into the low 30s. skiesesill become mainly clear and the start of you weekend looks great. once again the weather remains fairly quiet, but i think most of you will be ok with that. especially since our weather gets even better into saturday and will continue into sunday. temperatures are pushing 60 degrees both days. spring isn't too far away. thanks britley. presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders have one more day to make an impression in south carolina. democrats there will vote in a primary tomorrow as republican candidates comoff their final debate before su

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a decent day overall with highs well up into the 40s in all areas. the wind once again will be non-existent, and breaks in the clouds will be happening at times. tomorrow and thursday still look windy around here with gusts to 30mph possible both days. the temperatures cool, but only slightly. plan on a great start to the weekend with 50s likely on saturday. our next cold front will approach from the northwest sometime on sunday or sunday night, and time will tell whether this will actually produce any precipitation. if it does, it appears it'll be minor. have a good day!today: partly cloudy high: 43-49 winds: light e alo: 45 dbq: 44 iow: 48tonight: mostly cloudy low: 28-34 winds: n 5-15 alo: 30 dbq: 30 w: 33tomorrow: partly cloudy, windy high: 37-43 winds: n 15-30 alo: 39 dbq: 40 iow: 41tomorrow night: partly cloudy, windy low: 22-28 winds: nw 15-25 alo: 25 dbq: 24 iow: 26 thanks kaj. new this morning...one person after a shed fire in cedar rapids. police and fire crews reses

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... watch for areas of fog to start off your work week. temperatures wiwi be warmer today than at any time last week, with highs in the 30-35 range. plan on a mostly cloudy sky. tonight, our next area of low pressure midnight, however, the bulk of the moisture will likely just miss us to the west. we'll watch the trends, but minor snow accumulation is possible for your tuesday. in the wake of this system, it's really all about some warming conditions, with highs in the 40s by thursday and widespread 50s by friday and saturday. this will feel fantastic, but due to all the snow melt areas of drizzle or fog may accompany this, especially over the northern half of the area.today: mostly cloudy high: 30-36 winds: sw 5-10 alo: 32 dbq:032 iow: 35tonight: m/cloudy, mix late low: 24-30 winds: s 5-10 alo: 26 dbq: 26 iow: 28tomorrow: ccance of am snow high: 32-38 winds: - nw 5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 35 iow: 37tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 17-23 winds: nw 5-15 alo:

first, meteorologis t britley alert forecast, britley... as you wake up temperatures will start off in the upper 20s and low 30s for most. skies will be partly cloudy which will allow for a great start to your friday. a little sunshine will go a long way throughout your late morning and afternoon. with the sunshine and a westerly wind temperatures will warm into the low 40s for highs. into the evening temperatures will stay mild, with lows dropping into the low 30s. skies will becomom mainly clear and thh start of you weekenen looks great. once again the weather remains fairly quiet, but i think most of you will be ok with that. especially since our weather gets even better into saturday and will continue into sunday. temperatures are pushing 60 degrees both days. spring isn't too far away. thanks britley. a nurse at a cedar rapids school health clinic says there is a large need for student care -- and not just the physical part of care. during an open house at the clinic in taylor elementary, she says there shoul

first, meteorologis t kaj j mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a decent day overall with highs well up into the 40s in all areas. the wind once again will be non-existent, and breaks in the clouds will be happening at times. tomorrow and thursday still look windy around here with gusts to 30mph possible both days. the temperatures cool, but only slightly. plan on a great start to the weekend with 50s likely on saturday. our`next cold front will approach from the northwest sometime on sunday or sunday night, and time e ll tell whether this will actually produce anan precipitation. if it does, it appears it'll be minor. have a good day!today: partly cloudy high: 43-49 winds: light e alo: 45 dbq: 44 iow: 48tonight: mostly cloudy low: 28-34 winds: n 5-15 alo: 30 dbq: 30 iow: 33tomorrow: winds: n 15-30 alo:o:9 dbq: 40 iow: 41tomorrow night: partly cloudy, windy low: 22-28 winds: nw 15-25 alo: 25 dbq: 24 iow: 26 thanks kaj. presidential candidate donald trump is expected to continue his winning streak tonight in the nevada caucuses. republican

forecast meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" partly sunny and mild today with highs in the low 60s by the afternoon with light winds. we warm things up by thursday and friday with highs in the mid to upper 60s. beautiful weather this weekend highs in the low 60s. have a happy belated birthday to brenda wells happy belated birthday to brenda wells this wish comes from jojo, shelby and penny and... happy birthday samantha mcpartland this wish comes from your mom, rosco and olivia send in your birthday requests to k-t-v-n to be featured on air. you can reach us through e-mail, regular mail, or by leaving a voicemail on our birthday line. give away today two coupons for a free pizza from papa murphys. the coupons are good for any 1- topping pizza. just call the number on the screen... 8-6-1-42-45... to win those coupons. screen... 8-6-1-42-45... to win those coupons. still to come on channel 2 news this morning... they say love is everlasting and one war-time vet is proving it's true...how social media helps a we'll see yo

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continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" mostly sunny and a little cooler today, but still nice with highs in the low to mid 50s with light winds. we warm things up by wednesday through the weekend with highs in the mid to upper thanks jeff. looking around the world now... relief was finally distributed to residents of fiji's main island yesterday... after a powerful cyclone killed a total of 29 people there. thousands of homes are believed to have been flattened in the storm. winds from cyclone winston, which tore through the pacific island chain over the weekend, reached 177 miles per hour, making it the strongest storm in fiji's recorded history. getting emergency supplies to the separate islands and remote communities has been the fiji government's top priority. and the syrian government says it will accept a temporary cease fire truce in the country. this announcement comes one day after the united- states and russia agreed on a cease-fire for syria... which is set to start this saturday. the u-s, russia and s

continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" partly cloudy and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s and light winds. low 70s are on tap for tuesday and wednesday, with a breezy showers by evelyn...she is now 70 years-young. this wish comes from your husband george and your favorite rottweiler von-dee happy 3rd birthday to owen williams... this wish comes from your mom, dad, the girls and everyone at k-9 central happy birthday to joan price who turns 32 today. this wish comes from your family and friends and happy birthday to sharon newberry martell. this wish comes from all of your family and friends. send in your birthday requests to k-t-v-n to be featured on air. you can reach us through e-mail, regular mail, or by leaving a voicemail on our birthday line. still to come on channel 2 news this morning... what if you could improve your brain health just by mixing-up what what about snacks? in tonight's ask the doctor, we sit down with a pediatric nutritionist to find out the best foods for your little welcome

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecaca, kaj... we are planning on a very quiet week of weather across iowa. we'll have more clouds than sun today with highs back in the low 40s in many areas. of low south leaving us withth continuation oo dry wewether and highs into the 40s. likely through friday, but only down to the mid-30s for highs. by the weekend, another surge of warmer air is possible, especially by saturday with suggested at this time. overall, aside from some breezy conditions quiet week ahead.today: mostly cloudy high: 39-45 winds: light n alo: 39 dbq: 40 low: 24-30 iow: 29tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 40-46 winds: e 5-10 alo: 42 dbq: 42 iow: 45tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: n 5-10 alo: 27 dbq: 28 iow: 30 thanks kaj. the westdale mall area started renovations new businesses have opened or plan to open in the area. the 90 million dollar project will recreate the 72 acre site into a brand new shopping experience. kcrg-tv nine's brea love is live at westdale. brea, how

continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" partly cloudy and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s and light winds. low 70s are on tap for tuesday and wednesday, with a breezy thursday and a chance for showers by this sunday. have a still to come on channel 2 news still to come on channel 2 news the price for a ticket to the price for a ticket to disneyland is changing...dependi ng on when you plan to go...we have the details, after the welcome back. this morning in money watch...the number of people caught up in the theft of tax-payer data last year is seven times larger than originally thought. last may, the i-r-s said cyber criminals used a popular tool on their website to steal the tax forms of 104-thousand people. in august they revised that number up to 330-thousand. now the agency says the number is closer to 720-thousand. starting this week the i-r-s will warn affected taxpayers about potential identity theft and taxpayers will be offered free credit protection. the i-r-s says they have disabled the o

chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" conditions will stay dry and quite warm through the president's day weekend, although the ridge of high pressure responsible for the aforementioned will be flat enough to allow variable amounts of cloudiness to pass over the great basin. friday's high temperatures will approach record levels and will stay in the 60s throughout the weekend. there is increasing indication that a storm will move through the region next wednesday and thursday bringing high snow levels initially, which will drop to near but likely just thursday. chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" conditions will stay dry and quite warm through the president's day weekend, although the ridge of high pressure responsible for the aforementioned will be flat enough to allow variable amounts of cloudiness to pass over the great basin. friday's high temperatures will approach record levels and will stay in the 60s throughout the weekend. th

broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" after a cool morning, we will see a beautiful afternoon with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid to upper 50s with light winds. we warm things up by midweek with highs in the upper happy 76th birthday to grandpa george this wish comes from your grandchildren and family - ian, alexis and caesar garduno jr. happy birthday jo-anne butler. this wish is comes from your mom, mike, crystal, darren, dan and the rest of your family. to k-t-v-n to be featured on air. you can reach us through e-mail, regular mail, or by leaving a voicemail on our birthday line. still to come on channel 2 news this morning... a beatles auction scored one super-fan a lock of 35-thousand dollar hair...more on this unusual purchase...after the welcome back. time for take 2... stories we think are worth a second look. their marriage on a high note. high... as in 35-thousand feet. kristy and jim larsen were wed on an alaska airlines flight from l-a to seattle. bride's mom. kristy is a flight attendant for the airl

continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" mostly cloudy skies for your friday, with highs in the mid to upper 40s and light winds. it's going to be a beautiful weekend, with partly suny skies and highs in the low 50s, warming up into the low 60s by the middle of next week, with no happy belated birthday to jeanine malone. your baby-brother chad, mona, chavin sarah send you their love and they hope you have a great day. happy 50th birthday to ralph vinci. this wish comes from your mom and sis. and diane zygmunt, your husband is wishing you a very happy birthday. happy 25th birthday to bobby mayor. this wish comes from your from grandma, grandpa-lawson, lilly, nate and the rest of your family. happy 45th birthday to james web. this wish comes from your wife and kids. happy 3rd birthday yo jenevie marquez. this birthday wish comes from family campos and ramirez and last but not least... happy birthday linda smith. this wish comes from your family and friends. send in your birthday requests to k-t-v-n to be featured on

continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" mostly sunny and a little cooler today, but still nice with highs in the low to mid 50s with light winds. we warm things up by wednesday through the weekend with highs in the mid to upper through the weekend with highs in the mid to upper 60s! have a great day tuesday. send in your birthday requests to k-t-v-n to be featured on you can reach us through e-mail, regular mail, or by leaving a voicemail on our birthday line. still to come on channel 2 news this morning... a couple of sisters have a case of twin fever and even their babies are making them see welcome back. time for take 2... stories we think are worth a second look. a pair of utah sisters who used in-vitro fertilization to get pregnant now have multiple sets of twins! these identical twin moms, kerri and kelli, say its divine intervention. you could call it 'twin mania' -- five sets, ten twins, one family both sisters were told they would not be able to be pregnant but fertility treatments changed that. kelli was

we have a little time to go but right now, third warmest meteorological winter for boston. unprecedented considering where we came off of, you know, the second coldest february last near and the snow blitz. amazing turn around. 40s and 50s. that's what we have. the city at 53. albany, 42. burlington, 41. so there is another cool work and usher cooler air back in new england. the second cool front is leading to clouds. 9 this will end up on the south shore. this second cold front, this will not be anything like its big brother. it'll not have any heavy downpours, we won't have strong gusty wind but what we'll do is usher in some cooler air. now there is strong wind gust down through the south shore, the south coast and the cape gusting 35, 45 miles an hour. you will have the strong wind this evening and out on to the cape. i think you will be able to have these winds come down a little bit after about 9:00, 10:00. we'll still have somewhat of a wind but nothing like last night. west winds 10-20 with a few evening showers then mostly cloudy skies. it's colder. 31-356789 much

continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" mostly cloudy this wednesday showers by the afternoon. the sierra could see a few inches of snow by this afternoon and evening, making travel difficult. a few rain and snow showers will move through the valleys this afternoon and evening with little or no accumulations. dry weather takes us through the weekend with highs warming into the 50s! through the weekend with highs happy belated birthday to al- zo-uh sizemore who turned 1 hundred yesterday. this wish comes from charlotte and willa stewart happy 13th birthday to autumn. this wish comes from your mom, liam, chase, your puppys, and your aunt and uncle. and happy birthday to jane hopkins. this wish comes from david and family. send in your birthday requests to k-t-v-n to be featured on air. you can reach us through e-mail, regular mail, or by leaving a voicemail on our birthday line. still to come on channel 2 news we have an unbelievable story for you all...a mother and her daughter are reunited after spending 82 years

forecast meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" cloudy skies. have a great thanks jeff. in campaign 2016... the dust is settling after donald trump's big win in nevada tuesday... but dis-organization with both the nevada democratic and republican caucuses has some voters wanting to go back to a primary system. but what's the difference? well... a primary is run and paid for by the state. it's simple... all you have to do is cast a vote... and it's what we did up until 2008. but nevada's primary election is in june... which gave us no say in selecting the presidential nominee. so senator harry reid lobbied the national democratic party on our behalf... and republicans followed suit. herzik:"reid got nevada on the list of early states in the nominating process. with him gone.. there's nobody in the keep us there if the parties decide to move away from it." going back to a presidential-only primary in february... in addition to our regular primary in june... would take a referendum, and support of the legislature. it would a

cooler by week's end, technically, meteorological spring will have been underway, the actual spring season according to the at least the astronomical calendar common march 20th. that's what we are looking ahead to, meantime also looking ahead to temperatures due take little bit after downward spy rat. so today by far the mildest, staying milder than average at least for the next two days, rain on the way, that system will knock the temperatures back, so 44 on thursday, struggling to hit 40 by friday, guys, might even see rain or snow shower with another disturbance pushing through, so lots of ups and downs, with this seven day forecast, and couple of systems to track along the way. erika, back to you. >> only few tack tours basking in gode today, part of all of the fun of course the fashion, those gorgeous gowns, sparkly jewelry, we love it. joining us breaking down designs big jewelry trends, also how we can wear this kind of stuff. great to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> what was your favorite piece from last night. >> the necklace that sharlise wore. it was plane diamonds, droppin

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a decent february day with an overall partly cloudy sky. the sky will be clearer the farther northeast you go. highs will range from 30 northeast to around 37 south. this weather pattern continues to look like it'll take a turn for milder weather with widespread 40s likely tomorrow. while this will come along with some wind, it's still 40s. mild and windy weather is likely on friday with highs going well into the 50s. iowa city and points south may briefly touch 60, thouh the gusty winds may make it feel a few degrees cooler than that. there are no majjr systems attall over the next 10 days, with a cool-down likely next week. however, with the arctic shut off and no snow pack left by that time, we really won't be able to get that cold. before you know it, it'll be march!today: partly cloudy high: 31-37 winds: e 5-10 alo: 33 dbq: 32 iow: 36tonight: partly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: se 5-15 alo: 25 dbq: 25 iow: 29tomorrow: partly cloudy, milder high: 42-48 winds: se 15-25 alo: 43

continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" mostly sunny and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s. a storm arrives on wednesday with windy conditions and snow in the sierra by thursday morning, making travel happy 72nd birthday pastor gary morton this wish comes from your wife stacey and your 23 year old dog gizmo send in your birthday requests to k-t-v-n to be featured on air. you can reach us through e-mail, regular mail, or by leaving a voicemail on our birthday line. still to come on channel 2 news this morning... a 13 year old boy is giving veterans new hope by providing them with service dogs...how today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country and our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, wealthy campaign donors have so much influence that the only way they are defeated is when millions of people begin to stand up and say loudly and clearly, "enough is enough." hey-- i'm landon miller. the hottest musical acts all in one pl

"channel 2 news continues with pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" mostly cloudy this wednesday with a few scattered snow & rain showers by the afternoon. the sierra could see a few inches of snow by this afternoon and evening, making travel showers will move through the valleys this afternoon and evening with little or no accumulations. dry weather takes us through the weekend with highs warming into the 50s! still to come on channel 2 news uber's logo is getting a makeover...we'll show you how this ridesharing company plans to revamp their look...after the the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 million children... the presidency is the toughest job in the world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. i'm hillary clinton and i approved this m