but first we turn it over to chief meteorologist terry swails. terry thanks.this storm severely impacted the morning and evening commutes today. today.so how do things look out there right now? now?for the answer w wturn to fox 28 photojournalist scott zimdar in the fox 28 road warrior, scott where are you traveling right now? scott thanks.when this all finally wraps up, that doesn't mean the danger is over. over.that's especially true for everyone who has to clear driveways and sidewalks. sidewalks.fox 28 news reporter dora miller joins us again from cedar rapids with a few things yoyou should ep in mind before heading out, dora? sometimes we have to get out in this weather -- maybe not by choice. but if you find yourself out here in this very cold, wet weather...there are ways to avoid a trip to the er. first, make sure you're wearing the right clothes. even though we're not in the negative temperatures, this wind chill and wet snow wan make for a bad combination. gloves and layers are a must. take breaks often. stay hydrated and don't over exer

marissa scott is in tonight for chief meteorologist terry swails. swails. an impressive december storm moved through the hawkeye state and across the central u- s today bringing us rain, gusty winds, lightning and thunder today. we even saw some snow in our northern counties.our forecast summary shows temps bottoming out in the 30s and highs staying in the 30s tomorrow. doppler radar shows some light rain and snow showers in eastern iowa. some roads are wet, be careful on covered so be careful on the roads. reports of little to no accumulation of snow plus rain across eastern iowa.winds are gusty from the west and some top wind gusts have come in from around 30-50 mph. predictor shows partly to showers tomorrow.tonight our lows will bottom out in the 20s and 30sour highs tomorrow will warm into the 30s with mixed sunshine and snow showers.and snow showers.our more rain and snow through the weekend with temperatures still above normal. normal. marissa thanks.now to the war on terror and the focus on finding radicals here in the homeland. homeland.the f-b-i h

cooperate.chief meterologist terry swails joins us now with terry thanks.nonoto our team coverage tonight on the road to indy. indy.the iowa hawkeyes football team arrived in indianapolis earlier today. they were greeted in style, with a hawkeye themed indy car. tomorrowowthey will face michigan state in the big ten title game.the winner, earns a spot in the college football playoff. playoff.we begin tonight's sports repoer mia o'brien with moreren what the team had to say today, mia? well karen at the podium it was only coach ferentz speaking - the team arrived early this evening - and by far and large... it was the same message he's been preaching all season long. long.the little things are what have gotten iowa to this stagag-- wowoing as a unit and focusing on the hawks and not their opponent. so, yes, michigan state has played in three conference title games to the hawkeyes' none... but that's not on ferentz's mind. i'm sure that's good for them but overrall the game's gonna get decided by the '15 teams...when we look atatthem they're e st a really strong, outstanding football team.

strong winds today.but it's hard to complain with temperatues this december.chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with terry thanks.weeks after taking office, and months after hihiselection, the decision to hire university of iowa president bruce harreld is still under fire tonight. fox 28 news reporter marissa scott breaks down n report released today bythe american association of unviersity professors. professors. the a-a-u-p report shows harreld was one of the frontrunners through the entire process.they couldn't pinpoint if the board of regents "picked him" from the beginning, but the report shows the board allowed other qualified canidates to think they would be appointed president.investigators say they found this particular search different than previous presidential searchs at thehe university. "what we concluded is that they were looking for a specific kind of person, on quote transformative change to the university and whether it was bruce herald from the beginning, it wasn't clear on that."however, board of regents released a statement saying "we believe we ran a fair and

chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with your weatherfirst forecast, terry thanks.turning to cedar rapids now. now.a jury is now seated and opening statements delivered in a first degree murder t tal. trial.this case is focused on a man accused of killing his mother nearly three years ago. ago.prosecutors say 47-year- old edward cusic violently beathis mother in order r abuse her prscription drugs. cusic's attorney does not deny that his client killed his mother, but argues drugs had nothing to do with . "and thedefendant repeatedly struck his mother, over and over at least eight times. absolutely unleashing on his mother until she was dead." dead.""so which theory, as you listen to this evidence, makes more sense? that the defendant just decided to kill prescription drugs? or that he did it because hehes out of his mind." mind."testimony is expected to continue through the rest of the week.if convicted of first degree murder, cusic would face a mandatory sentence of lili in prison with no chance for parole. now an update to a story out of anamosa. anamosa.records show that p

chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with authorities in west liberty are investigating a report of an attempted child abduction. they got the call around 5:30 last night. they say an 11- year-old boy was near 4th street and columbus when a man in a white van came up to him and told him to get in. if you know anything about this report, please call the west liberty police department. sometimes getting a college degree can be hard when you're juggling a job or kids or just life in general. but three colleges in eastern iowa are getting high praise for helping students achieve success. success.the university of of iowa and mount mercy university are listed in the top five schools in iowa to go to for an online education, according to online colleges dot net. today, the dean of adult programs at mount mercy told fox 28 news, while their campus is a great place for traditional students looking to get a top-notch education, their online courses offer more opportunity for the non- traditional student. he says there are a lot of benefits for online students, from saving cost on tuition,

up.justin roberts, in tonight for chief meteorologist terry swails, joins us right now justin thanks.turning now to marion... marion...where police say a man attacked a woman n th a knife leaving her with serious injuries. injuries.50-year-old david merrifield is accused of the knife attack in the 13-hundred block of grand avenue just after 12:30 this morning.the victim was taken to the hospital where she is expected to recover.merrifield is in the linn county jail on charges including domestic assault. city...the corridor's largest cable provider is threatening legal action against city leaders. leaders.mediacom delivered a letter of complaint and a copy of a lawsuit it plans to file in federal court *if iowa city doest reconsider its new agreement with imon communications.mediacom argues the deal to bring imon's services to parts of the city puts mediacom at a competitive disadvantage. disadvantage.mediacom wants a response from iowa city before the end of the year.the city's legal department is reviewing the complaint. racism accusations have been leveled at supreme court justice antonin

day.chief meteorologist terry swails has your weatherfirst it's been her fight for twenty years. something is wrong with our healthcare system and it needs to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million kids covered. now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. i'm not going to let the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. the message from kirk ferentz and iowa football has been pretty consistent this year... they're just taking it one team at a time... trying to be 1-0 each week... but when you go 1-0 twelve times... the even ferentz and the team can admit that this week's big ten championship game has a little more buzz around it then their week one matchup with illinois state did... and much of the talk is about how the country is about to find out if iowa is "for real"... but the voice of the hawkeyes says... doubt these guys at your own risk... i think if yo

december.justin roberts is in for terry swails with your big weekend on the hardwood hardwoodcoming up in sports -- the panthers prep for the big 4 classic -- why they're ready on cbs 2. after road games at richmond, george mason, and new mexico... the u- n-i men are glad to be back in the state of iowa... but this is no easy homecoming... on saturday... it's off to des moines for the big four classic... earlier in the season... the panthers toppled the top-ranked tar heels... and this weekend they'll try t t for another upset bid against fifth-ranked iowa state ... now ben jacobson knows it'll be a tough task... but his panthers will be ready to go -- with the eyes of the state watching... it's gotten to the point where... not only are you playing against a high quality team... but you've got the atmosphere to go with it now.. and obviously a very competitive game... and our guys certainly look forward to both... playing against a terrific team and being in a place that should be sold out... it should be a great atmosphere.... in other panther news -- arias austin is leaving the team

top stories in a moment, but first, let's head to the weather center where chief meteorologist terry swails has been putting together our weather first forecast. readings are cold in the 30s 30s clouds and snow showers are rotating around a storm over nc iowa iowaradar scattered snow ne cloudy cold weather is expected wednesday with a few snow showers. readings climbing from 29 at 8am to 36 at 3pm 3pm an update to a breaking new story from earlier this year, the anamosa inmate at the center of a llphone smuggling investigation has been sent back to kansas. wesley ziegler was serving a sentence for robbery and kidnapping. he had been serving time in anamosa under a transfer agreement with kansas but is now being sent back. last year, officials found his cellphone, prompting a lengthy instigation. prosecutors say he wcrked with a guard to smuggle phones in for money. four guards have pleaded guilty to charges - nine prison employees have lost their jobs. new details tonight on the firing of the chicago police emanuel made the announcement this morning, my colleague scott sanborn in context. s

alley.chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now... now...with your weatherfirst forecast, terry? current temps are in 20s and 30s 30s a major west coast sotrm will weekend the jet the jet flattens bring pacific air this weekend weekend no snow through monday monday passing clouds tonight will move out for thursday thursdayscattered clouds and cold with lows 20-25 20-25 mostly sunny and a bit warmer with highs qn the upper 30s to low 40s 40s mperatures will be mild in the 40s with dry conditions through the next 7 days dada time is running out for you to help give kids in the corridor a merry christmas this year. year.tomorrow is ththlast day toys for tots.fox 28 news is partnering with capriotti's and united fire group to fill boxes full of gifts for children in need.the salvation army says this will help families celebrate this christmas - a little light in their lives as many struggle financially. "use your money for the important things,for rent and utilities and things like that and let us help you - the community help you with oth

now let's check in with chief meteorologist terry swails this new year's eve while a lot of us are busy thinking about our new year's plans, the cedar looking for input on next year's school calendar. cbs 2 news anchor scott sanborn explains why it has a few parents upset. karen - only months after a debate over school start dates, the cedar rapids district is proposing another big change for families. on its website, the district posted the proposed school calendar which shows a late start every wednesday of the year. the district says a committee studied professional learning time andndound teachers needed more. so, they've recommended having classes start late every wednesday. that means elementary students would begin school at 10:25 and middle and high schoooo student's classes would start at 9:20. some parents have expressed frustration ver the late start, saying it could adversely effect their schedules depending on work hours. e district says supervision will be provided before school for elementary students on those days. the district is accepting feedback on this plan until th

store.chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with your cbs 'weather first' it's rose bowl week in pasadena... coming up in sports... the hawkeyes are just a few days away from facing off with the stanford cardinal... find out what they thininof their opponent... next on c-b-s two... "cbs 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on fabook here in iowa... . it's cold and wet... but in sunny southern california... it's nice and warm... that's where the hawkeyes are as they get ready to play stanford in the rose bowl... and that's where c-b-s two sports reporter zach hanley is... and he'll be folllling iowa football all week long... what's going on, zach?... one that they see every day. day. ............. in ............. in pasadena, zach hanley, c-b-s two sports... on the hardwood... things are about to get real for the hawkeyes... iowa went 9 and 3 schedule... but the games only get bigger... with the start of big ten play.. the hawks kick off conference play on tuesday night... when they welcome top-ranked michigan

now, let's head to the weather center where chief meteorologist terry swails is already tracking a new thanks terry, as we dig ourselves out today, others across the country are bracing for winter weather. that means delays at the airport. my colleague scott sanborn joins me now, karen - thousands of travelers are having trouble reaching their destinations because of winter weather, and that's made more difficult with the packed holiday travel season. season.today alone, hundreds of flights have been cancelled. at chicago o-hare, the line of stranded passengers is the length of a football field. here a ahome, ioio fans are packed to capacity on more than ten flights heading to their football adventure. officials say it has been a tight turn to plan this pilgrimidge to pasadena but thankskso team work, things are going smoothly. talking to our staff about extra staff needed. extra law enforcement needed you know and then of course mother nature hit us hard yesterday so we had all hahas on deck here all day long so tsa as well has also stepped up with additional staffing. additional equi

now let's check in with chief meteorologist terry swails who has our weather first forecast. readings are cool in the 30s 30s clouds are moving out of the east east fog possible friday morning otherwise mostly sunny with 3pm thanks terry, defense secretary ash carter says women can now be appointed to combat jobs in the military. he's issuing a january first deadne for the armed services to submit plans for the chanan.one defense official says all armed services will have to begin putting their plans in place by april first. an update to a story we first brought you yesterday live at five, british troops havavled their first air strikes against the islamic state in syria today. they hit oil fields used to fund the islamic state. officials say they have several more targets they hope hit in the next few days. this is just the latest addition to the u-s led operation to defeat isis in iraq and syria. meanwhile, we want to know what you think of the fight think governments can keep us safe from terrorist acts?let us know on our twitter poll - at cbs 2 iowa. former olympic ompetit

there.justin roberts is in for terry swails with your cbs 2 big news outta ames -- coming up in sports -- naz long is done for the year -- why the senior guard asked to sit out the rest of the season and what it means for paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock. that extra rest that steve prohm gave naz long on sunday -- just got a hole lot longer -- both prohm and long announced today that the senior guard will miss the rest of the season seasonlong played in the first 8 games for the cyclones -- averaging 12 points and 31 minutes per game -- but him to shut it down and focus on his ongoing recovery from the arthroscopic surgery he had on both hips dur

different route.now let's check in with marissa scott, who is filling in for chief meteorologist terry swails swailsto see what's coming thanks marissa.to our west - just in time for christmas--a fresh coat of snow!the des moines area got as much as three inches of snow, turning everything white.a winter weather advisory is in effect the combination of snow and reduced visibility makes it difficult fofopeople trying to navigate the roads. strong winds yesterday caused some problems in the corridor. here's a look at a farm on the corner of miller road and tower terrace roro in cedar rapids.trees are down all over the farm and bulk tanks were moved by the strong winds.a 25-year-old spruce was uprooted and a hay-rack was tipped upsididdodothe family said nobody was hurt inside the house despite the roof damage at least eleven people are dead and dozens more hurt after record warm temperatures fueled severe storms in the south yesterday.a tornado in clarksdale, mississippi was one of several that raked across the southeast. a twister in nearby holly springs totoed several cars intohe a, killing a

chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with a first look of your forecast. 30s clouds are moving out of the east eastfog possible friday morning otherwise mostly sunny with readings climbing from 27 at 8am to 46 at 3pm 3pm a psychologist took the stand today in the edward cusaic trial. cusic is accused of murdering his mother three years ago at their home on old marion road in cedar rapids. cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live at the linn county courthouse where she's the psychologist testified about cusic's mental state, his battle with prescription drugs and seizures. his brother and neighbor also supported those claims when they took the stand. stand.on the day of the murder--edward cusic's neighbor, jeff ray said ed suffered from a seizure but regained consciousness.his brother warren cusic ---who also goes by andrew ---said his brother was prescribed medication in high school after he suffered from concussions while playing football. he says he was also prescribed more medication when he was hurt on a job site. andrew also said he witnessed his brother abuse medicat

marissa scott is in for terry swails and is here now with your cbs 2 'weather and coming up in sports.... sports....tis the season for big panther plays in ho-ho- hawaii! how they fared last night next in sports! "cbs 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on facebook 2. paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next presisint to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, he's a rock. twas the night before christmas and -- well, wait, technically it was still december 23rd in hawaii -- the u-n-i men's basketball team in action late last night and into today against washington state... state...panthers, cougars... wes washpun doing washpun things -- oh my! i'm sorry -- one more time ... merry christmas... and happy n

today.chief meteorologist terry swails tries to bring us some sunshine now with your temperatures are mild in the 30s and 40s 40swe are going to be mild with temps 15-20 above normal normal a few light showers tomorrow highs wednesday wiill be near 50 50 highs were in the mid totoupper 40s with a few sprinkles sprinkles current tes are in the 30s and 40s week next storm showing over the west for the weekend weekend up to 1 inchchpossible possible some accumulation possible monday mostly cloudy and mild with lows in the mid 30s 30spartly sunny and mild with highs 46-50 46-50temperatureseswill warm into friday before it turns much cooler and wetter over the weekend weekend it's cy-hawk week -- coming up in sports about playing the hawks s why he thinks thursday will be win number 3 in arow for the cyclones -- next on cbs 2. 2."cbs 2 news connects with you.calls at 1-800-222-kgan email us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on for lynn's family, the big stress is papang four hundred dollars a month in medical and drug costs for aidan. for other families it's higher deductibles,

way.justin roberts is in for chief meteorologist terry swails and has your cbs 2 let's hit the mats... coming up in sports... small schools dominated this afternoon... in one of the best wrestling meets of the season... highlights are next... "c 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on facebook paris: t tre's a lot to do a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the rking class back to where they should de. he's a rock. it's one of the premier high school wrestling weekends of the year... a chance for the best to meet the best before $- scattering for christmas break... it's the sixth annual battle of waterero... let's get right to it... it's the bracket a final -- number west

sunsnsne.chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with the latest look outside. temperatures are in the 20s 20sskies are mostly cloudy cloudymost of the nation is cold with plenty of 20s and 30s over the midwest midwesttonight's clouds will break for some sun thursday. cold weather will prevail into new years yearshighs today were in the 20s with up 1/2" of snow snowtemps are in the 20s winds w/nw 5-10 10west coast storm will deliver colder air airnw flow with cold air into the weekend weekendno rain through monday mondayno snow through monday predictorclouds tonight will clear out thursday thursdaymostly cloudy and cold with lows 12-18 12-18partly sunny and cold 20stemperatures will stay cold with dry weather the next 7 days two days away from smelling the roses... coming up in sports... iowa's offense may be a little overlooked entering friday's rose bowl... details next on c-b-s wo... "cbs 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot not... we're just two days away from the "granddaddy of them all"... on friday... iowa

now let's check in with chief meteorologist terry swails who will tell us what we can expect from our weekend forecast. readings are mild in the 30s and 40s 40s skies are mostly clear clear mostly sunny weather is expected again saturday with readings climbing from 33 at edward cusic's mental state was the focus today at his murder trial. cusic is accused of beating his mother to death with a crowbar three years ago at their home on old marion road in cedar rapids. cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live at the linn county courthouse. where she's been following the trial all week, stephanie? a psychologist took the stand for a second day. he spoke about cusic's mental state. state.he said cusic was a longterm substance abuser. he also mentioned cusic being admitted in and out of treatment facilities . in 2010 he was admitted to the harrisburg medical center for depression and suicidal thoughts. and he was admitted again in 2012 for suicidal and homicidal thoughts. an employee for the state public the stand and talked about how cusic attempted suicide in the shower at the cedar r

iowa.cbs 2 chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with it's the biggest day for online shopping. shopping.by midnight tonight - americans are expected to spend three billion dollars online.that is 12-percent more than cyber monday last year. wallet hub says *jewelry is e most discounted category - while tech gadgets were the *least discounted.smaller businesses like hands in harmony of cedar rapids also promoted online deals.they offered massage packages at t discounted rate. two years ago during the height of the holiday shopping season, target discovered hackers accessed the personal information of 70 - million customers. customers.it's happened other places since then and cyber security experts say it's an shopping is incredibly convenient, but *not perfect. perfect.cbs 2 news reporter matt hammill hammillis live in the newsroom with the latest. matt? ______________ there are some amazing deals - on line - - free shipping - - gift cards - buy one - get one.but police also want us to keep p mind - there can be - a dark * side - - as you type in - your - credit** card number. n

afternoon.chief meteorologist terry swails is here with an coming up in sports sportsit's a regular season rematch in the playoffs -- but why mark farley isn't calling u-n-i's game agagast n-d-s-u a revenge game -- that's next on cbs 2. 2."cbs 2 news connects with you.call us at 1-800-222-kgan email us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on iowa is rose bowl bound for the first time since 1991 -- and the team is definately smelling the roses, with over 4 thwusand of them delievered to the hawkeye football operations building buildingbut now, this team has to do something they haven't done all season -- bounce back after a loss -- it's a type of adversity the hawks have yet had to face -- so this week before before anything else, kirk ferentz will lean on the leleership from his seniors "it's all good when everybody is winning, but you really find out how strong of a team is when you take an "l" and see how they bounce back from a loss so itit finiately going to take our senior keep going. it's time to move forward and prepare for another game." game.""we've never played this deep

now let's check in with chief meteorologist terry swails to see what's coming down the line in our weather first the justice department has opened an investigation to see wheer chicago police ofofcers have been breaking the law. the attorney general says they want to see if there is a pattern of violations of the constitution within the partment. calls for an investigation have grown in recent weeks after video s released showing an officer shooting and killing laquan mcdonald. case - a chicago officewill not be facing state charges in the shooting deatatof 25- year-old ronald johnson last october. the case was brought back into the spotlight after the video of laquan mcdonald gained attention. johnson's family sued for wrongful death but today, it was nounced the officer involved will not face charges. the video of johnson's death is set to be released later this week. today, the supreme court refused totoule on whether cities or states can ban assault weapons that have been used in recent shootings. the decision came as they rejected an appeal from gun *owners who wanted to challenge a c

now let's check in with chief meteorologist terry swails swailsto see what's coming down the line in our weather first forecast. temps are in the 20s 20smostly cloudy skies prevail prevailskies will become partly cloudy thursday but it will be cold. temperatures will rise from 17 at 6am to 19 at 3pm meanwhile, millions of americans are facing deadly floodwaters tonight. torrential rains have swollen rivers in illinois and missouri and hundreds of homes are being threatened by high rivers. so far, at least 20- deaths have been blamed on winter flooding. in towns up and down the mississippi, residents are spending their time sandbagging - trying to save their communities. (sot: gov. jay nixon/d- missouri) (:47-:54)"water levels in some areas expected to exceed the historic crest during the great flood of 1993." 1993."in missouri, the mississippi river is expected to crest 15-feet above flood stage tomorrow. new tonight at five, all new year's celebrations in brussels have been called off because of terror threats. the announcement came a day on suspicion of being involved in a terror p

now let's check in with chief meteorologist terry swails to see what's coming down the line in our weather first forecast. readings are in the 40s a a s 70s skies are clearing over the central midwest midwestpartly sunny weather is expected friday with readings climbing from 35 at 8am to 52 at 3pm 3pm after slipping away from an army base in afghanistan in 2009, bowe bergdhal finally is speaking out. he's breaking his silence on the most popular podcast in history - "serial." my colleage scott sanborn joins me now with what bergdhal is saying -- and explains a new report *accusing the president of mishandling his release. scott? scott?joy, sargent bowe bergdhal s ss after leleing his remote army base in the his plan to draw attention to himself by prompting a massive manhunt was going to backfire in a hurricaine of wrath from m his commanders. he was quickly captured by the taliban and held for years before being released in exchange for five taliban prisoners at guantanamo bay. today - the sasa day the serial podcast aired, republicans in the house came out with a report accusing the pres

away.cbs 2 chief meteorogist terry swails continues to o track this second rounun roununand joins us now with people are still digging out after the last round of snow. towing crews are front and center of that cleanup effort. effort.cbs 2 2 ws reporter dora miller spent the day with one of those crews.dora? tow truck drivers haven't gotten a break t tay...but while they were cleaning up our roadways, we rode along with darrah's towing to find out just how bad the winter storm was. was. there's no such thing as a typical day for ryan... an... "i've p pled them out of rivers and houses, off train tracks, we see it all." but winter storms are a different beast. beast. "we've been pretty swamped today."monday's s weather lele cars stranded and beat up. up. "got a lot of accidents and just cleaning up from the storm yesterday, there's a few in the ditch that we gotta start pullllg out."so on tuesday -- darrah's towing took care of what was left wrath. "i'm on 32nd avenue north from highway 30." 30." "it's usually the day after the storm hits is when we get ally busy, becacae if they put

ow.cbs 2 chief meteorologist terry swails joins with more it's now been one month since most of johnson county raised the minimum wage. wage.much of the talk about what *would* happen is now reality for workers and business owners. owners.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore has this update now from north liberty liberty i've talked with a few different johnson county business owners today. some are ininfavor of the increase and othehe are against it. it.the owner of the popcorn shoppe in north liberty says he wrote to the city council telling them a minimum wage increase would hurt his business. business. i did have to plan in advance of raising my prices a little bit, but don't feel it's going to be enough.young says he went along with the first increase to $8.20 on november first. first. i've already had to cut two rt timersrsbecause i said i just can't afford doing that. some business owners in johnson county say the increase might be hard at first, but believe that money will eventually come back to local businesses. i look at this area and all the restaurants and service people and

lucky.so for more on what to expect, we turn to chief meteorologist terry swails and terry thanks.turning to waterloo now. now.voters will go *back* to the polls to elect a new mayor. mayor.quentin ht and tim hurley will go head to headad tomorrow.neither secured a majority of votes, forcing the automatic runoff. another runoff will take place in cedar falls.but this one is a little different.jim brown is on the ballot.dave halterman is not..halterman finished third but is running a write-in campaign. campaign.the other name on the ballot is incumbent jon crews. but he announced after election night that he would not seek another term and instead, endorsed brown for mayor. quarter, iowa's first district congressman is the biggest spender on mass mailings to constituents in the house of representatives. es.from the start of july until the end of september, congressman rod blum spent nearly 130-thousand dollars on generic mailings that get sent out through the u-s postal service.that's up from nearly 80-thousand dollars spent last quarter.fox 28 news reached out to blum's office for comment

people across eastern iowa and elsewhere.a live report in just a moment first, cheif meteorologist terry swails has been tracking

let's check in with chief meteorologist terry swails. it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics my campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message. that forecast is a bright spot for a lot of people who struggle with a disorder year.cbs 2 news reporter joy howe is here to tell us the things we can do now to stay happy and healthy this winter. you've probably heard of seasonal affective disorder. but did you know, it affects nearly half of us? this mental health disorder is very real, and a recent survey found that 45 percent of adults in the u-s say they've experiened sadness or depression around the fall or winter season. i sat down with lisa lahr, a licensed mental health counselor with mercy family counseling, and she says there are certain triggers that can go off this time of

impassable.but with the storm now gone, it appears the cold is here to stay.chief meteorologist terry swails is

away.chief meteorologist terry swails has been tracking this second round. round.and terry it sounds like this one will be much easier terry thanks.so before our next round of light snow comes in, those who fell victim to the last round are trying to dig out. out.for those, like myself, who wound up on the side of the road, towing crews are front and center of that cleanup effort.fox 28 news porter dora m mler spent the crews.and joins us now live from cedar rapids with more, dora? w truck drivers haven't gotten a break today...but while they were cleaning up our roadways, we rode along with darrah's towing to find out just how bad the winter storm was. was. there's no such thing as a typical day for ryan... ryan... "i've pulled them out of rivers and houses, off train tracks, we see it all." but winter storms are a different beast. beast. "we've been pretty swamped today."monday's weather left cars stranded and beat up. up. "got a lot of accidents and just cleaning up from the storm yesterday, there's a few in the ditch that we gotta start pulling out."."so

cold.chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with your temps are in the teens and 20s 20s mostly cloudy skies prevaill prevaiai skies will become partly cloudy thursday but it will be coco. temperatures will rise from 17 at 6am to 19 at 3pm 3pm in this weather, you have to be prepared for anything... including a worst case scenario. scenario.which begs the question -- if you get ready?fox 28 news reporter dora miller was around town today asking and she joins us live with what you need to survive. you might think in this age of cell phones here in eastern iowa you wouldn't have to worry about being stranded... but wh we asked what's in your trunk -- we found out some people are ready for anything. anything. "i'm so ready."with a full trunk, shua's ready for whatever nature puts down. down. "i'm ready to dig myself out a lilile snow cone scoop and besides that i can milk my snow for the water."he ss he can handle his worst-case scenari.. scario... "this i canook for help, looking for help, looking for help. oh yea, look at all that help. i'm looking for flags, looking for flares,

longer.justin roberts, in for chief meteorologist terry swails, joins us now with your for a generation of movie-goers, the debut of star wars in 19-77 was the pinnacle of movie magic. magic.tonight, a new generation is trying to get a taste of that magic for themselves, in the 7th installment of the film franchise. franchise.and they're not alone.today, the american film institute named 'star wars: the force awakens' one of the ten best movies of the year, with critics raving a aut the film, the franchise could see something it hasn't seen since it started 38 years ago - an oscar nomination for best picture.the original cast returned for this latest installment, which could rake in an all-time record of two billion dollars in ticket sales. fans of star wars snatched up tickets weeks in advance and lined up early for tonight's premiere premierefor some it arted before the sun came up. wherenburg theatres in cedar rapids showed all six movies in a row leading up to the debut of episode seven.that racks up to more than 15-hours of movies to watch in one day! fans fox 28 news caught up wit

continues.fox 28 chief meteorologist terry swails is tracking even warmemeweather. he joins us now with the now an update to a story fox28 news has been following for weeks. north liberty citizens addressed a potential gun ban tonight the council took a step to resolve the issue. fox 28 news reporter dora miller is live right now in north liberty with the update. the council members decided ey would d t create a resolution...instead - in a discussion - the city determined the recreation center and the library will have to revise their policies banning weapons. we did hear from the blic, but the council did most of the talking tonight. some council members say they want to be sure they are legally allowed to ban weapons, without going against ate codes. other members on the board argued that everything should be left alone since the waters have been muddied with questions about state codes, determining what is city property and concealed carry. "after california, what were nding is that more and more law-enforcement officials are saying if you have a permit, please c

justin roberts is in for chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with your justin thanks.the wet weather over the past few days has forced the closure of a number of area roads. roads.in cedar rapids - "j" street southwest at prairie creek is shut down because of the risingcreek level.the rising cedar river also shut down otis road southeast from the cargill plant to the prairie creek fishery.both closures will remain in effect until the waters recede. a marengo man is dead following a head-on crash with a semi late this morning near amana. says 43-year-old johnny wayne bagwell, junior, crossed the center line on highway 1-51. the roway was shut down for several hours following the crash.the driver of the semi was not hurt. recent concerns about fan safety at major league ballparks led to some rule changes.but the cedar rapids kernels say they're already on the same page. page.the new rules require protective netting between the dugouts.that's something that perfect game field has had since it opened in 2002.the kernels tell fox 28 news they also plan to upgrade stadium signage a

justin roberts, in tonight for chief meteorologist terry swails, has the answers justin thanks.now to tonight's vote 2016 coverage. coverage.with a week to go fore christmas, the campaign stops are ramping up in the final days before the holiday. today, a pair of republicans made stops in dubuque, and they weren't alone. alone.former hewlet packard executive carly fiorora held a private town hall with employees at mcgraw hill in dubuque, talking mostly about how she would improve education. although she's lost some support in recent weeks, orina says she's ststking to her strategy. i wasn't supposed to get this far and now i'm on that main debate stage and that's thanks in no small measure to the people of iowa so i'm going to keep talking to the people of iowa and then they're gonna this was fiorina's last stop in iowa before christmas, but she promised she would be seen a lot more in the final weeks before the iowa caucuses. another republican candidate e spent time in dubuque today. today.florida senator marco rubio spoke to supporters about boosting the american workforce.rubio sa

colder.justin roberts, in for chief meteorologist terry swails tonight, has your in the aftermath of the great recession, the federal banking system dropped interest rates to zero. zero.the move six years ago was supposed to keep the flow of borrowing, spending and investing moving forward. forward.today, the fed said the economy is now healthy enough to begin raising rates for the first time in nearly a decade.the initial hike is only a quarter of a point, but it's seen as the clearest sign yet that the country's financial system is no longer in danger of another recession. "this action marks the end of an extraordinary seven-year period, during which the federal funds rate was held near zero to support the recovery of the economy from the worst financial crisis and recession since the great depression." depression."investors were thrilled to hear today's news. all three major indexes rose more than one percent. so what does this all mean to the average person. person.here's how it will help you.a higher interest rate means a higher return on your savings and investments.so you can

cbs 2 chief meteorologist terry swails swailsis here to let us know if we can keep our winter coats in the closet a little while longer. readings are mild in thehe0s and 40s here, 60s and 70s to the south south skies are partly to mostly cloudy cloudypartly sunny weather is expected again thursday with readings climbing from 44 at a case fox 28 news has been following for nearly three years yearshas now come to an end. this afternoon. ward cusic was found guilty of second degree murder. he beat his mother to death with a crowbar in the home they shared in cedar rapids. it didn't take the jury long to reach a verdict - deliberations took less than a day.but the jury convicted cusic of *second degree murder, rather than his original charge of murder in the first degree.cusic showed no emotion as the verdict was read aloud. "the form of verdict reads 'we the jury find&the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree'. the foreman has signed form of verdict number two." two."47-year old cusic will serve a mandatory 35 years behind bars before becoming eligible for parole.sentencing mean