a larger system is taking aim at midwest for tuesday and possibly wednesday. this will have the potential for a big winter storm for some in the midwest and that may include us. we will be watching it closely and keep you updated on it's track and potential hazards as the storm develops. clouds track back into the area this afternoon with a few flurries or light snow showers possible across the northern part of the viewing area. no accumulation is expected, and most of us stay excuse to eat cake... but here's one: today is national chocolate enjoy! a 9-year-old is super ecstatic to see the donald that even brought her to tears! a family is keeping an eye on the person who lives here... has to solve problems as big as the world... and as small as your kitchen table. that's the job. everyday. and now, the first lady who helped get healthcare the senator who helped a city rise again... the secretary of state who stood up for america, and stared down hostile leaders around the world... is the one candidate for president who has everything it takes to do every part

speaking, what is the midwest?he other is, why is it that it's identity has been more ambiguous and less resilient than new england or the south? i provided a couple of answers from this paradigm to those questions. one obvious one is on the map. there are really three competing cultural streams that came from the east, through what we think of as the midwest. before we start counting the area of the great plains. beyond the line where you need irrigation. in american nation terms, there is no single coherent regional culture that fills up that. base -- that space. that is part of the reason why it is more difficult to maintain. you can see these differences in the region. this is a map of cultural diffusion of ideas, using largely material objects, like construction and building styles. you can see how you ended up with a separate stream, each going back to an initial cultural heart. here is a detailed map of dialects, from the much discussed internet project. the detail is from crowdsourcing. millions of people c

one is, geographically speaking, what is the midwest? the other is, why is it that it's identity has been more ambiguous and less resilient than new england or the south? i provided a couple of answers from this paradigm to those questions. one obvious one is on the map. there are really three competing cultural streams that came from the east, through what we think of as the midwest. before we start counting the area of the great plains. in american nation terms, there is no single coherent regional culture that fills up that. base -- that space. that is part of the reason why it is more difficult to maintain. you can see these differences in the region. this is a map of cultural diffusion of ideas, using largely material objects, like construction and building styles. you can see how you ended up with a separate stream, each going back to an initial cultural heart. -- cultural hearth. here is a detailed map of dialects, from the much discussed internet project. the detail is from crowdsourcing. millions of people connect with him via t

. >>> and midwest disaster. more levees fail as deadly floods pushed raging rivers through threatening hundreds of communities. >> our biggest concern is looking out for those who haven't evacuated. >> thehe national guarddow alert as some are urged to take higher ground. >>> fired up. the president taking aim at gun violence. >> i get too many letters f fm parentssnd teachers and kids to sit around and do nothing. >> heading back to washington and ready to side step congress on the hot button issue of gun control. >>> and bowl game blowouts. a wild day in college football as records fell. >> and will he score on the first play from scrimmage? yes! is a message for donald trump in the skies above the rose bowl. we well tell you what it said, today, saturday, january 2nd, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "tay" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today" on this saturday morning, the second of 2016. i'm erica hill. >> i'm craig melvin alongside sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer. i

it's the system pulling out of the rockies, you can see this into the midwest. this is causing problems today for the midwest, the south and another system off on the west coast. in addition to all the snow that we've been talking about through the east coast and some places could get over two feet, significant, even winter storm warning as far south at mississippi. you talk mississippi, if it's four, five, six inches, that is a significant snowfall. south of that, that's the northern part of the state, the southern part could have tornadoes today. we have snow reports from south dakota into arkansas with this system. some places, you're more used to that snow, but it gets farther south and we are not. the severe side of this especially along the gulf coast, louisiana through about alabama, watch that very closely. it does include a risk for tornadoes through today. this is just a very potent system. then on the other side of the

heavy snow and strong winds are expected across iowa and much of the midwest how much and where are still unknown at this time. stay tuned for later updates as we continue to track this storm. temperatures through the weekend warm above freezing during the day leading to some melting snow. a mostly cloudy sky continues through the few hours each day with some clear sky, but clouds will be more dominate. we are tracking the chance of a light rain/snow shower sunday. a are expected across iowa and much of the serious brain damage at the time of his death. tyler sash suffered a number of hits during his time as a hawkeye - and later as a member of the new york giants. doctors say that damage led to a condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathty or c-t-e. he died last fall... the medical examiner says he died from an accidental mixing of two very powerfull pain medications. kwwl's lauren moss learning more about the brain disease today- she joins us now live with the latest- amanda, tyler's overdose in the fall left his family and friends confused. he was a star on the field...but he sh

pretty quiet across most of the midwest. some snow showers southside of chicago towards detroit, north side of kentucky. travel tomorrow should be a-ok. sunshine, southern wisconsin into indiana. partly cloudy in indianapolis. some 40's off to the west. this high tracking off. we will get a south wind tomorrow. little bit to get those clouds. by 11:00 tonight, you see these clouds slowly dissipating. we will see some sunshine tomorrow. generally mostly clear skies. slowly returning. out. wednesday. as the afternoon goes along, we will see a little bit of drizzle. better chance of precipitation into thursday night. should be drive thursday night and friday. -- should be dry. tonight, patchy fall. tomorrow, some gusts around 25. look at your high -- 35 degrees. wednesday, a slight wintry mix possible, especially in northern iowa. be mainly rain. i think we will see some snow late in northern and northwestern iowa. friday, it starts out as rain, changing over to snow. just a little morning snow on saturday. i just wanted to sho

there is high confidence on heavy snow in parts of the midwest... the location of the heavy snow has been changing as models have been very inconsistent. the timing has been fairly consistent and impacts will likely occur after midnight monday through wednesday morning. let's talk about today though and the rest of this weekend...mild day with highs in the 40s and temperatures now are startingt midwest, one system will approach tomorrow but all of the moisture and energy with this bigger system is still in the pacific ocean. for tomorrow some areas of light rain and snow possible... as we get into monday there have been winter storm wacthes posted for parts of the midwest, including southwest iowa. those watches will likely be extended northwest in the next 24 to 48 hours.. models haven't been consistent but still shohow pluthenwi sarto-ttehrsndmild wsear 30. ohighsea40once aga with om light ains. 'r keepi eyes on la dthrough wednesday with the heavy snow potential and wind. regardless, temperatures will drop behind this system still ahead on the fo

eastern iowa has been spared from the massive flooding through the midwest. people have been killed due to flooding.in missouri rivers are still cresting while communities try to salvage what they can.record high levels have ruined hundreds of houses and businesses.many victims spent new year's eve in a shelter.some members of iowa's national guard are in missouri right now using equipment that can purify water - 15-hundred gallons per hour. some talented midwestern students traveled a long way across the pond for a new year's day celebration. jonathan vigliotti tells us about one school that went through tragedy, and came out the other side stronger. here's jonathan's report from london. london. ((take pkg))(nats up : parade performance - pool video ) moore, oklahoma's southmoore high school marching band has played countless football games and school ceremonies - but nothing quite like today's big performance.(nat pop of performance)the annual london new year's day parade. more than 8,000 performers march alongside london's most iconic southmoore in holding

the system following this continues to look substantial with a risk of heavy snow in part of the midwest, including iowa. it's important to understand - this system is closer to japan than the united states, which means we are way too far out for any kind of detail. any kind of snowfall numbers could not be broadcast with confidence until around sunday, and even that could be pushing it. bottom line is, stay tuned!today: mostly cloudy high: 32-38 winds: nw 10-20 alo: 33 dbq: 34 iow: 36tonight: mostly cloudy low: 19-25 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 19 dbq: 21 iow: 23tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 35-41 winds: s 10-20 alo: 36 dbq: 36 iow: 38tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: sw 5-15 alo: 28 dbq: 29 iow: 29 now have an exact number of homeless people in the area. u.s. department of housing and urban development requires all agencies using federal dollars to preform a count every other year. hours checking spots like car washes, parks, and bridges for people who don't have shelter. if they do find someone, they make a note. they also offer to help them to an open bed in a nearby shelter, o

and dry, but we are going to see a light wintry mix developing by thursday and friday across the midwest again. our best chance for precipitation will likely be friday and again next sunday when it could be just snow as we get colder. stephanie: it's a solemn night across the state as the iowa hawkeyes lost to stanford in the rose bowl. stephanie: then... des moines finished up 2015 with the most homicides in one how the community is planning to start the new year on a better foot. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" stephanie: good evening. welcome to local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. i'm stephanie angleson. glad you're with us tonight. stephanie: 20-15 was a violent year for the city of des moines. the 21 homicides this year were the most in nearly two decades. police are saying the last time the city hit 20 was in 19-93. local 5's jacob peklo joins us jacob? jacob stephanie, those numbers don't even include those just outside of the mass shooting at nightclub, or the city of waukee's nearly 40 years. the city has had a wide range, it's been averaging between 5

, there is a midwest. but what is it? it's that you had these three separate settlement streams who ave all experienced the same historical challenges and were remote o settle this area at the same time and experiencing common externally imposed political frameworks, nd that started with the northwest ordinance in 1787 or so, and that meant that a whole prawling section of u.s. territory, the future states of ohio and indiana and michigan, illinois, would meantve slavery, and that that the appalachian, the midwestern side of the ohio river, ended up evolving in a different political and economic frame work than the western side so yeah, there are midwestern differences and also, g e midwest ended up creatin this firewall that prevented the expansion of tide water from the kentucky blue country into the midwest and also with the later missouri compromise in the early missouri ry, the main compromise we call it in maine, ut nobody else does, essentially said that all the territory that makes up the uture sta

heavy snow and strong winds much of the midwest monday night through wednesday. the specifics on how much and where are still unknown at this time. stay tuned for later updates as we continue to track this storm. temperatures through the weekend warm above freezing during the day leading to some melting snow. a mostly cloudy sky continues through the weekend as well. there will be a few hours each day with some clear sky, but clouds will be more dominate. we are tracking the chance of a winter storm is possible early next week. here is what we know now. heavy snow and strong winds are expected across iowa and much of the midwest monday night through wednesday. the specifics on how much and where are still unknown at this time. stay tuned for later updates as we continue to track this storm. coming up... with gun violence on the rise in one eastern iowa city, asking for help from the community to put a stop to it. laundry nat sounds - 2 seconds... and - clean clothes and a good cause. how people coming together to do their laundry will be helping others in need. y

we continue to monitor a much larger system poised to invade the plains and upper midwest tuesday and wednesday. this storm has the potential to bring significant travel delays. we will keep watching. have a great night. tonight: scattered flurries low: 23-29 winds: w 10-15 tomorrow: m/cloudy, sct. flurries high: 31-37 winds: nw 10-20 back to you. in a t-v nine follow-up... five people from dubuque are suing the city and police officers for using excessive force during a fight in august. kcrg-tv9's katie wiedemann joins us from the dubuque police department. katie, what do the people filing the suit say actually happened that day? according to the lawsuit, several people at the scene say the first officer to respond, jay murray, the face without warning them. the suit claims murray also sprayed tina dean, who was 8 months pregnant, directly in the face. dean claims she did nothing to warrant that use of force. according to police reports, murray was attempting to arrest a 12 year old boy in the crowd. that's when police say the crowd then re-encircled murray. police say murray pulled

an area of low pressure will track from the midwest to the mid-atlantic, bringing plenty of moisture into the region. at the same time cold air will be pushing se from the great lakes. the biggest question for us will be, how far south and east will the cold air go. as of now, the rain/snow line will start right over hampton roads on friday then slide closer to richmond by saturday. )bulls eye ) for snow will be in northern virginia and areas north where they could see close to 2 feet of snow. snow accumulation is possible for us but much lower numbers. we will fine-tune our snow forecast as we get a better rain/snow line will linger. now here )s kristen crowley to new details right now its been two weeks since we first told you about a norfolk girl )s goal to help one thousand girls in need. the program is so successful, it got the attention of a famous hollywood actor. newschannel 3 s allison mechanic spoke with the girl yesterday and has the update. 4:16:15 reading letter it says what an amazing project you are undertaking good luck from sherry hoffman this letter that gianni grah

you can't see flooding in the midwest, but you can see a lot of rain right long the gulf coast. otherwise we're looking at weather coming our way. onshore moisture coming to california. they'll take anything they can get. we aren't talking about any of that reaching us tomorrow. but an active front. anywhere from monday through friday we can be under the gun for shower activity and possibly pretty substantial rain, so you just have to monitor the weather this week if you have outdoor nothing hitting the ground for the moisture alawsuit tonight. not too bad, 24 up in the mountain, 35 in overton, 37 at boulder city, you can handle that. tomorrow's high on balance, 7 degrees warmer than today. 57 in boulder city, 56 even way up north in paidy. the clouds just a bit chilly. we're close. 58 tomorrow. it should get us just above normal. increasing clouds throughout the day. upper 30s to around 40. if you're heading up to the mountain, 38 degrees. it should be nice for activities down on the lake. 60 degrees down around whoever the winds will be blowing from the north at five to 10 mil

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by the middle to end of next week, our next storm system will move into the midwest, but it's far too early to determine details of any kind at this distance. we'll keep an eye on it. in the meantime, happy new year, and enjoy your weekend!today: partly cloudy high: 25-31 winds: w 10-20 alo: 26 dbq: 25 iow: 30tonight: mostly clear low: 13-19 winds: w 5-15 alo: 12 dbq: 18 iow: 15tomorrow: mostly sunny high: 26-32 winds: w 5-15 alo: 25 dbq: 28 iow: 30tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 14-20 winds: w 5-15 alo: 14 dbq: 14 iow: 17 members of the iowa national guard are traveling to missouri to help people living near flooded areas. more than 10 inches of rain fell this week, causing rivers to swell and leaving some communities under water. the flooding has also contaminated this water treatment plant in high ridge. that's just southwest of saint louis. the iowa national guard will struggling in that town and nearby murphy over the weekend. tv-9's dave franzman joins us live this morning where the troops are just about to take off to head to missouri. dave, how are they going to help with th

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heavy snow and strong winds are expected across iowa and much of the midwest monday night through wednesday. the specifics on how much and where are still unknown storm.temperatures through the weekend warm aave freezing during the day leading to some melting snow. a mostly cloudy sky continues through the weekend as well. there will be a few hours each day with some ght rain/snow shower sunday. a winter storm is possible early next week. here is what we know now. heavy snow and strong winds are expected across iowa and much of the dnesday. the specifics on how much and where are still unknown at this time. stay tuned weekend warm above freezing during the day leading to some melting snow. a mostly cloudy sky continues through he weekend as well. there will be a few hours each day with some clear sky, but clouds will be more dominate. we are tracking the chance of a next week. here is what we know now. heavy snow and strong winds are expected across iowa and much of the midwest monday night through wednesday. the specifics on how much and where are still unknown at this time. stay tuned for

widespread snow pack across the midwest. even more snow out west. loaded with snow this year it has been very snowy and cold out west. we start to warm up as the week goes along. a greater chance of ica is not just electing a president, we're also electing a commander in chief. that choice matters. because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. all of that depends on us being both secure at home and leading the world. i will get up every single day and do whatever it takes to make sure our country is safe and strong. anchor: here's a review of the new film concussion. john: it is a modern-day david versus goliath story. is the national football league. will smith stars as the doctor parens it pathologist who discovers a disease involving repetitive injuries to the head. he calls the disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy. this is not welcome news to the john: smith gives the performance of his career as a man trying to take on the mighty forces of the nfl. he wants rule changes to protect the players and the

we continue to monitor a much larger system poised to invade the plains and upper midwest tuesday and wednesday. this storm has the potential to bring significant travel delays. we will keep watching. have a great night. tonight: scattered flurries low: 23-29 winds: w 10-15 tomorrow: m/cloudy, sct. flurries high: 31-37 winds: nw 10-20 back to you. this dubuque man faces multiple weapons charges in connection to a report of shots fired last april. the u-s marshals arrested 30-year-old cowan godfrey yesterday. authorities had been searching for him since july. they thought he'd left the state. law officers recently learned that he was in took him into custody at his home on white street yesterday morning. police say someone fired multiple in jackson park on april 1st. no one was hurt. police say cameras in the area captured some of the people involved. that video led police to zoro's gyro restaurant nearby where they arrested a teen. a man faces prison time after pleading guilty to stealing corn seeds from two agricultural companies that have farm fields in eastern iowa. today, mo hailo

by the middle to end of next week, our next storm system will move into the midwest, but it's far too early to determine details of any kind at this distance. we'll keep an eye on it. in the meantime, happy new year, and enjoy your weekend!today: partly winds: w 10-20 alo: 26 dbq: 25 iow: 30tonight: mostly clear low: 13-19 winds: w 5-15 alo: 12 dbq: 18 iow: 15tomorrow: mostly sunny high: 26-32 winds: w 5-15 alo: 25 dbq: 28 iow: 30tomorrow night: mostly clear low: 14-20 winds: w 5-15 alo: 14 dbq: 14 iow: 17 thanks kaj. some members of the iowa national guard in cedar rapids are starting the new year with a mission. they're heading to missouri today to help victims of extreme flooding. the troops will be driving 16 tanks -- each filled with two thousand gallons of water -- to the town of high ridge. that's just southwest of st. louis. floodwaters took out the town's water treatment plant. high ridge goes million gallons of water a day with a working treatment plant. troops know how important clean water is for the 65 hundred people in need. "with the flooding a lot of folks are out of t

the risk of heavy snow in parts of the midwest, including iowa, is heheiest totals. tonight: mostly cloudy low: winds: nw 5-15tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 35-414 winds: s 10-20totorrow night: stly cloudy low: 25-31 cloudy high: 42 - low: 28 sunday: chance of light rain/snow high: 39 - low: 33 late high: 36 - low: 27 tuesday: snow likely high: 32 - low: 29 wednesday: snow likely, windy high: 24 - low: 23 thursda partly cloudy high: 17 - low: 8 in north liberty, it's out with the old water tower as workers demolished a water tower today. it's a tower that's been offline for years, but played a role in the city's history. stay with your 24 hour news dropped the legal limit for drinking and driving to a blood alcohol level of zero point eight percent. but would lawmakers support an even lower limit now? the national transportatio n safety board recently issued a "wish list" for safety changes in 2016. one item was encouraging states to drop the legal blood alcohol limit for driving to point zero five per cent. that means a 170 pound man who drinks three average beers in

the cold air retreating into the midwest. boston, philadelphia, new york, bracing for more snow and wind. around here, no snow in the short term forecast. a few clouds coming in with that weak front that just kind of skirts across the northeast border during the day. a bit of a wind shift in the afternoon. a decent day up and down the i- 25 corridor and in and out of the high country on i-70 and the snow pack numbers are pretty amazing as well. so nice to have numbers like this headed into what could be another potential drought year for us. know about all the powder up there. overnight lows, single digits, teens. mid teens in some of the areas. warmest readings found in southeast colorado. numbers running above average for denver out to the northeast corner. cool in the high country. but a nice day coming up. snow covered areas like bailey and idaho springs will range from 42 to 48 degrees for high temperatures tomorrow. forecast for you for tonight, we are calling for fair skies. light winds. cold low of 23. tomorrow, tempe

a more potent storm system is set to come through the midwest tuesday and wednesday of next week, which will bear watching.toda y: m/cloudy, flurries/lt. snow high: 30-36 winds: sw 15-25 alo: 32 dbq: 32 iow: 34 5 people involved in an incident summer say two police officers used excessive force during the disturbance. tina dean, her 3 children and another 13-year-old were involved in the incident last august. the fight happened in august in the alley behind the 1800 block of white street. police say a group of people circled up and were about to fight. the first officer to respond tried several times to break up the circle. he says while he was taking a 12 year old boy into custody, the group circled the officer. that's when the officer says he used pepper spray on the crowd. the lawsuit says officers jay murray and brian jobgen didn't need to use pepper spray to break up the group. the lawsuit also says police did not have probable cause to arrest dean's 12-year-old son and 14- year-old daughter. interference with official acts. investigators in southern iowa say a man - missing since

we continue to monitor a much to invade the plains and upper midwest tuesday and wednesday. this storm has the potential to bring significant travel delays. we will keep watching. have a great night. tonight: scattered flurries low: 23-29 winds: w 10-15 tomorrow: m/cloudy, sct. flurries high: 31-37 winds: nw 10-20 bruce and beth... mercy medical center in dubuque announced today its doctors can now prescribe a medical drug to help treat heroin addiction. the drug is called buprenorphine. it's being used at mercy's "turing point" in-patient treatment center. doctors say heroin overdoses and deaths in dubuque county have increased from five overdoses and two deaths in 2011, to 15 overdoses and six deaths they relied on talk therapy and the 12 step program to help treat heroin addiction. but now this drug is available for treating patients. "what that medicine does is get in there and tricks the brain and then thinks it's getting heroin, but it's not a trick and it helps them with withdrawal symptoms." doctors say the drug does not cause the user to get high. and patients are a

light snow in the upper midwest and rain further south. much more heavy snow along the eastern great lakes. >>> and finally tennis still has a reputation as a genteel sport but there are new allegations that some of its matches may >> this morning some of the sports ranked players are now under suspicion. abc's david wright has the story. >> reporter: as the australian open kicks off down under, a bombshell threatens the integrity of professional tennis. a report on allegations of widespread match fixing implicating some of the more competitive players on the grand slam circuit. budfeed news and the bbc report on documents they say were leaked from a secret investigation commissioned by professional tennis. >> this is a growing including wimbledon. sorrentino serena williams and novak djokovic were asked about the report. djokovic called it a crime close to him were seems to play hard. among the players implicated in the reports, more than a dozen who have ranked in the top 50 in recent years including eight players scheduled to play in th

midwest no snow through monday, some week mostly clear skies expected through saturday saturday mostly clear low 8-14 8-14 sunny and cold with highs 30s temperatures will stay cold with dry weather until next thursday when some rain or snow is possible possible coming upwe take a look at the history behind one of america's most famous parades fox 28 news at nine continues. days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino... and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. politics first: that's the rubio way. right to rise usa in the city of pasadena, the rose bowl stadium means more than just college football, it's part of the community.fox 28 news reporter kevin barry explains how its roots reach back far before the annual bowl tradition even started. started. the rose bowl is

the system following this continues to look substantialal part of the midwest, including iowa. it's important to understand - than the united states, which means we are way too far out for any kind of detail. any kind of snowfall numbers could not be broadcast with confidence until around sunday, and even that could be pushing it. bottom line is, stay tuned! day: mostly cloudy high: 32-38 34 iow: 36tonight: mostly cloudy low: 19-25 iow: 23tomorrow: winds: s 10-20 alo: 36 dbq: 36 iow: 38tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: sw 5-15 alo: 28 dbq: 29 iow: 29 we certainly hope your is off to a good start. good morning america is next. and we'll be back with a local news update at 7:25. eleven for the kcrg-

. >>> here at home, the situation is dire in the midwest this morning. deadly flooding and record setting river levels are threatening homes in southern missouri and illinois. on friday, two more levees failed and the national guard some residents urged to move to higher ground. national correspondent miguel almaguer is on the front lines in valley park, missouri. miguel, good morning. >> craig, good morning. three major are rivers responsible for triggering this devastation. some dropping up to eight feet a day. the problem, all of the water is headed right down river. >> some houses with flooding in and around the area. >> reporter: it is moving at a volume and rate few have seen before. after swallowing homes, the mississippi river is now pushing downstream at ten times the speed of niagara falls. late next week, it reaches memphis. before it does. >> there are a lot of dangers. >> reporter: this u.s. coast guard team is helping to patrol 500 nautical miles of river looking for anyone in trouble. >> our biggest concern is haven't evacuated and making

we still can't tell exactly where in the midwest the heaviest of snow will end up falling, but we'll have a chance of getting some of that snow in siouxland and a lot of wind will come along with it as well causing our mid-week to become much colder. we'll obviously keep you posted as that system it was a rare rescue for central florida. yesterday, they were called in to rescue a pregnant cow stuck in large puddle fighting for her life. deputies say the 3-year-old cow's unborn calf put too much pressure on her spine, which caused a brief paralysis. thankfully she was spotted by a good samaritan who came to her aid, then called authorities. deputies were able to use a strap to rescue the soon-to-be mother and keep her from drowning. after being freed, the cow was no longer suffering from the pressure of her unborn calf. she's doing just fine and is the time has come to make a choice... about which candidate can actually make a difference for you. in a world as complex as this, we need a president as experienced as hillary. in the situation room... at the negotiating table... and alway

there is high confidence on heavy snow in parts of the midwest... the location of the heavy snow has been changing as models have been very inconsistent. the timing has been fairly consistent and impacts will likely occur after midnight monday thrhrgh wednesday morning. let's talk about today though and the rest of this weekend...mild day with highs in the 40s and o fall, they'll be in near 30 for lows. its been calm in the midwest, one system will approach tomorrow but all of the moisture and energy with this bigger system is still in the pacific ocean. for tomorrow some areas of light rain and snow possible... as we get into monday there have been winter storm wacthes posted for parts of the midwest, including southwest iowa. those watches will likely be extended northwest in the next 24 to 48 hours.. models haven't been consistent but still show heavy snow moving hrghmidwest. scted ows d mild ligt inndsnow. we' the heavy snowpotential and wind. regardless, temperatures will drop behind this system and coming up n sports sportsconference titles we

this is not video of the midwest in january. golf is back... the p-g-a tour returns for the new year in beautiful awaii. temperatures are steady in the mid 30s and will only climb a rain s "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: rain and fog today with a mix this afternoon as temperatures start to fall... and continue to fall through most of the weekend. we have in showers tracking through now, although some snow fell to the north, so there are some partially covered roads there.... we also have areas of densfog... visibilities are below 2 miles over most of the viewing area tts morning. stormtrack7 live weather network will keep that fog and rain in therea this morning with some snow showing up lalaer today and tonight. right now, temperatures are holding in the 30s across the state and we keep the rain in our part of the area, but th`re is snow to#the west as the cold air starts

the risk of heavy snow in parts of the midwest, including iowa, exists with thiss storm, but it is still to earar to pinpoint the heaviest totals. winds: nw 5-15tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 35-41 winds: s 10-20 back to you. the mother and brother of former hawkeye football player tyler sash say his diagnosis of a degenerative brain disease prprvides them with morere answers about his behavior right before he died last september. they appeared on e-s-p-n's program, "outside the lines," today. the concussion legacy foundation confirmed sash's diagnosis of c-t-e on tuesday. the 27 year old was a defensive back for theawkeyes und later for the n-f-l new rk giants. he suffered at leasastwo concussions before the giants cut him in 2012. sash died last september from a fatal mxture of pain killers. after his death, his mother donated his brain to be tested for c- t-e. she said today the diagnosis gives her a little bit of closure. " it was clarity, yoknow it helpep us understand what was going g . things seemed totoake sense when we realized the parts of the brain "i think he was kind of caugh

we still can't tell exactly where in@the midwest the heaviest of snow will end up falling, but we'll have a chance of getting some of that snow in siouxland and a lot of wind will come along with it as well causing our mid-week to become much colder. we'll obviously keep you posted as students in nebraska helped preparation for a competition. over 400 students from across nebraska came to the chuck pohlman ag complex in norfolk for a tune up for the state future farmers of america competition later this year. a lifestock judging coach says the students at the competition are learning different skills, most importantly decision-making as they explain their judgments on how they rated thehe cale, sheep and hogs. the winners from today's district competition will then compete at the state f-f-a convention in april. still to come... broom ball, mega snow pong and tons of food.... the winter games kicked off today. one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody.

one at midwest academy in keokuck... the warrants stem including a staff member at the academy and a former student... another warrant ii being executed at a location in montrose. back to caucus coverage... with the caucuses less than a week away... both parties are hurrying to make preparations for the big night. but a number of people in iowa don't have transportation... and are wondering how they'll get to their designated site. kwwl's hillary maglin talked to members of both parties in black hawk county to find out if the hillary -- what did they tell you? i talked to both the black hawk county democrats and republicans. while neither party is officially providing transportation -- arrnagements are being made for out and caucus. for the black hawk county democrats and republicans - the days leading up to the caucuses is a busy time. nats (sot. cg: pattass/black wk county democrats chair) "a lot of people want to know where to go." voter turnout (sot) "one person who i was just talking to is in a wheel nearly impossib

it is still on track to bring heavy snow to the midwest. last night it period of mixing to the south. now it looks like more of a southeast track, which makes most of the snow across eastern iowa. here are two different model forecast at this point in time. we are still abour 4 to 5 days are just giving you a heads up. had a mostly cloudy to mostly clear sky across the area tonight, now are calm as we have weak high pressure in place. regional view shows more clouds to the here's the storm track 7 live weather network. it is showing calm conditions across the area. area. these winds will pick up later today. temperatures right now are in the teens and 20s. weather trackers calling in with temperatures in the teens and futuretrack shows a mix of sun and clouds across the area today. chance for rain and snow as we temperatures in the 20s with near 30. here's the storm track 7 day accumulation sunday. then we be very windy and cold behind the system. an icy street has car slipping up and down like it's an ice rink. take a look at this. a cold