first, we turn to -- marissa scott who's in for chief meteorologist terry swails with your updated

wind.chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with your weatherfirst forecast. temperatures warmed up today across the area into the 40s and there were even 70s the mild weather is here to stay... and so are the winds. tempererures tonight will fall a bit and then start to rise through the night. lows will be near 40 and winds will be evelated at 20 to 30 0 les per hour. hour. terry thanks.spring is just around the corner and that means crews are out right now filling in potholes. even if you try to avoid hitting them, your car could signs. triple-a estimates people spend about 300-dollars fixing cars because of pothole damage each year. as temperatures continue to warm, more potholes will pop up and crews will try to keep up with filling them. in waterloo today. today.more than two dozen airline passengers made an unscheduled stop. stop.an american airlines flight from sioux falls to chicago made an emergency landing.pilots reported smoke in the cabin and set down at the closest air strip, the waterloo regional airport. airport.no one was hurt.the airline flew

door.so we begin with chief meteorologist terry swails who has the very latest update to terry thanks.as we said we have crews across the state of iowa tonight covering every angle of tonight's caucus results. results.and we begin with t members turned out tonight to spk on his behalf at areaea caucus precincts.we'll take you back out to trump headquarters if the candidate comes out to speak. ere. supporters of all the republican candidates converged on downtown cedar rapids tonight for one of the largest caucus sites in the state. state.dozens of precincts were all in the same place. place.and that's whwhe fox 28 news anchor and host of 'iowa in focus' kevin barry is monitoring tonight's there are 30 precincts with thousands of people at the double tree tonight... tonight...but trtr to form, political desions in iowa can be changed with a personal touch. ted cruz and rand paul spoke to audiences in person tonight - some people we spoke with say that made a difference in their minds. but we found one woman - brenda, who came in between carly fiorina and donald truru. neither were here to

gegeing some interesting feedback on chief meteorologist terry swails' special report last week about the worst winter in iowa. terry joins us now with a few of t t stories he's hearing after that story aired. aired.an 80-year old woman from marion shared with us some personal family memories from the winter of 1936. arlene olson/born in 1936: "we didn't have electricity back then but everybody i guess knew how to keep warm"the biggest issue people faced during the second coldest winter in iowa's history was the lack of coal - their primary heat source.10 to 15 foot snow drifts blocked the train routes. forcing iowa governor clyde herring to order the state's coal mines to increase hours and production.at one point, the state highway commission primary highways were blocked. "my grandfather grandparents lived just down the road and they went and got they had a blade that they could push snow with but they hooked it up to a um trailer and i don't know what that was for but anyway they got that road plowed"in the midst of it, arlene olson and her twin sister were born."our doctor from c

blast.chief meteorologist terry swails leads us off with right now, iowa city police suspect.they say the incident nenetonight--former governor chet culver wants iowans to get involved in the debate over privatization of the state's medicaid program.n tuesday, culver will hold meetings in cedar rapids and coralvilil to hear how people are being affected.culver says the state's swift move toward privatization is putting the 560-thousand people who rely on medicaid, at risk. implementation is scheduled d for march first.some believe culver may have a congressional run in the works. the slim lead that hillary clinton had over bernie sanders in last week's iowa caucuses has slimmed down even more. more.the iowa democratic party announced today it found counting errors in five of the 14 precincts it double-checked. the new numbers brought sanders closer to the end... clinton will get 49-point-84 percent of the delegates... and sanders with 49-poioi-55percent,.the sanders campaign says it is conducting its own review of the results. one man is behind bars right now, accused of setting off t

let's check in now with chief meteorologist terry swails. it looks like our winter weatheheis still a ways off f and won't impact caucus goers but city workers are already out getting the roads ready. we spoke with cedar rapids streets department manager mike duffy who saysyscreews have already been out puting down salt brine on major roads bridges and intersections to help keep ice from sticking to the pavement.once the snow starts to fall duffy saysyst especially important to give plows room to do their jobs efffectivly and safley. "we just ask that people give the operators plenty of room to do their job. and then just be are that conditions can change very quickly, and so even if it's raining that rain quickly become ice or even snow." road to caucus this evening be >> if you're heading out to caucus, check online and find your correct caucus locacaon. cbs s news, livevet 5:00. >> joe, thank you. >>> now, let's go to terry. the timing of the storm -- looks like it's going to work out really well. >> really across the entire state. most o

now let's check in with chief meteorologist terry swails swailsto see what's coming down the line in our weather first forecast. temperatures were cool today below 40 degrees with a wind new tonight - after days of back and fourth - apple has responded. the company wants a judge to disregard an order for it to unlock the i-phone of san bernardino killer syed farook. the f-b-i wants to check it for evidence - but apple says it amounts to granting them "dangerous power". other tech companies, like facebook and google, pledge their support *actually has engineers working on software to make it locked phone. a recent pew poll shows most americans back the f-b-i, saying security trumps privacy in this case, but what do *you have a poll on our newly revamped website cbs 2 iowa dot com. big changes are coming to some favorite outdoor spots in johnson county.cities are spending millions of dollars revamping community gathering places.mellaney moore joins us live from coralville right now to show us some of the proposed improvements, mellaney? we're at the coralville youth sports park.the par

here.chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with your weatherfirst forecast. tonight: decreasing cloudiness. colder.winds: nw. 5-10 mphlows: 14-20tomorrow: partly sunny and seasonal. winds: n. winds becoming e. 5- 10highs: 28-34 terry thanks.fox 28 news has new developments tonight tonightafter a deadly fjre in cedar rapids.iiestigators now believe smoking materials started it. it.crews responded to the home in the 37-hundred block of 16th avenue monday morning. 76-year-old ronald jacobs died the fire.karen jacobs, also 76-years old, was pulled from the fire and was taken to university of iowa hospitals and clinics where she is in critical condition.th were in the living room where the fire started.investigators say the home did *not* have any working smoke alarms.look for updates on this story throughout the day tomorrow, beginning at 7, on fox 28 morning live. new details right now on a story we've been following for you on fox 28. 28.it's a deadly hit and run crash.a trial date is now set an urbana woman studying in ames. ames.benjamin clague pleaded not gut

>> cbs 2's chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with hopefully that answer. >>> the worst of it is definitely past eastern iowa. we still have gusty winds, over 30 miles an hour in spots. but nothing like what we had earlier on today. take a look at these gusts. 63 miles an hour in cedar rapids and iowa city and many other parts of eastern eastern iowa experiencing winds in the range of 50 to 60 miles an hour. we expected that, told you last night if you're driving a high profile vehicle, be cautious. it was going to be a windy day, and we certainly experienced that around eastern iowa. now you can see at midnight tonight, winds are starting to back off and will continue to go down through the nighttime hours. finally tomorrow afternoon, winds are down to 13 miles an hour out of the west. sunshine and less wind. look at these afternoon temperatures, back up there into the 50s. so with the lighter winds and sunshine tomorrow looks to be iowa. we'll tell what you to expect for the rest of the weekend, in a few minutes. >> terry, thanks. >>> drivers headed north on i- 380 had to

going.chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with terry. terry thanks.fox 28 news developments in an apartment fire that forced several people out of their homes. homes.right now, an update to that investigation. investigation.authorities say the fire at shamrock artments monday morning started in the kitchen of one of the units.they tell fox 28 news a resident was cooking with hot oil when it ignited, spreading to the cabinets and then to the siding.three units are heavily damaged and one person went to the hospital after being rescued by fire crews. even before bruce harreld took the president's job at the university of iowa, he faced a lot of scrutiny over his background. background.then, once on campus, he promised to better connect to the university community.tonight, he tried to accomplish that with the first in a series of town hall meetings. meetingsgsfox 28 news reporter dora miller joins us live from the university with what happened tonight, dora? tonight was supposed to shed light on the universitits past and give a glimpse into

chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with terry thanks.right now, two people are dead after two hours.we begin in cedar rapids rapidswhere crews were called a mobile home on 16th avenue southwest just after 7:30 this morning. when they got there, they saw smoke and flames coming out of the home. first responders pulled out two people inside, but onondid not make it.72-year-old ronald jacobs died.investigators are still working to determine what started this fire. authorities in iowa county, also iiestigating a deadldlfire. fire.this one in the town of north english.firefighters were called to a home on south highland street and found the second floor fully engulfed in flames. flames.investigators identified the victim as the 25-year-old austin watson, who owned the home.an autopsy is now underway to determine the cause of death.the cause of the *fire* also remains under ininstigation. intelligent and sophisticated. those are two words you almost never hear about america's enemies in the war on terror. terror.some say it's time to identify groups like isis with those wwds.fox 28

weekend.chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with more than a dozen families are banding together to bring attention to alleged abuse in a corridor football program.as first made public by metro sports report, the assistant football coach at linn mar high school is the one being accused. according to parents with children who play football, matt casebolt has consistently yelled and physically harmed teens.some incidents date back to 2011. 2011.not everyone believes the allegations are true however. fox 28 news reporter dora miller joins us from the newsroom. some of the complaints range from hitting a child in the mouth with a weight...to making players pick up broken glass with their bare hands. those who play for the coach say he's hard on them, but he never crossed any lines. lines. football is a tough sport... lessons. "it's a mental and physical tough sport that requires just that, mental and physical toughness."when it comes to coaching, there are many eyes on the field. field."i think that there's a lot of parents that aren't ready for their children to get yelled at by som

today.chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with an early preview of what iowa state's been in plenty of big games this season... season...and it's time to add another "big monday" to the list... coming up in sports... the cyclones try to squeak one out in morgantown... and in high school hoops... a state tournament bid was on the line in two-a... the highlights are coming up fox earlier this month... west virginia stepped into hilton coliseum and bullied their way past the cyclones... getting out-rebounded, out-hustled, didn't sit well with iowa state... so tonight they try to turn the tables... jameel mckay did not play in the win over t-c-u... but tonight he checked in early on in the first half... then he did his thing... and that's catch lobs and dunk them.... that ends a 12-0 run... and then... goodbye, mouthpiece... later in the half... they call him "big game tay"... and he's living up to the legacy.... monte morris drills a deep three... 'clones up two... it was a back and forth half... georges niang just hanging on the baseline... two easy points for the star senior..

week.rebecca kopelman is in tonight for chief meteorologist terry swails and joins us now new tonight - more information on a story we're following of federal approval to privatize iowa's medicaid system.. system..the plan to privatize the system will now launch on the move are not done fighting tonight.fox 28ews anchor and host of 'iowa in focus' kevin barry has more now -- at the capitol. capitol. up here - iowa state senators are trying to create more oversight for the governor's managed care program when it starts on april 1st through new legislation. for now -- the loudest voices are coming from the people like teresa diers who aren't elected - but who stand to lose the most.i have a total of four kids and all of them have some kind of special need. medicaid covers heathcare costs for most of teresa's household. just a few weeks before governor branstad's managed care plan was originally supposed to take effect at the start of the year - the nightmare senario became teresa's reality. i just got a letter in the mail. thank you for being a patient, i am no loer accepting your insur

weekend.one of those people is chief meteorologist terry swails and terry, the days it's a busy night on sports... in college hoops... the hawkeyes lay an egg in happy valley... details on the defeat are next... and on the mat... a dream matchup on the mat... highlights from the one-a iowa's n-c- double-a tournament resume is as strong as anyone's... plenty of good wins... but more importantly... no bad losses... until tonight... when penn state but the hawkeyes on upset alert... to the bryce jordan center we ... the fourth-rankedhawks and the iowa started fast... good halfcourt offense here... and a thunderous jam from adam woodbury... the hawkeyes jumped out to a 10-2 lead... and later in the first... nicolas baer showing what he can do... he drills a three... 25-18 iowa... but they trailed at the half... so they go to jarrod uthoff... uthoff with very little room... doesn't need much... he cans a triple to cut the deficit to four... but the hawkeyes were cold... and the nittany lions were hungry.. under two to go... brandon taylor with a rebound happy valley becomes unhappy valley

chief meteorologist terry swails joins us. >> our skies have cleared tonight, and later, it will back off. we have winds gusting to 25. temperatures at just 12 degrees. clouds off to the east of us. that will allow a fast drop on temperatures as we go into the evening hours. these winds are still producing wind chills as low as 10 below zero. i do think the winds will back off until tomorrow. the temperatures won't go up too much. afternoon highs should remain in the low to mid teens. >>> it's a medicaid show down between a former governor and current governor ramstead. >>> tonight, cbs 2 news reporter steph fi lee has more. >> reporter: they say they heard. they have had concerns for a while now. >> this is about you. this is your state. this is about health care. >> my son would not be where he is now if he didn't receive the early intervention that he has now. >> reporter: directed at families like her. worrying about the medicaid privatization plan. he faces heavy backlash, but they're trying to recover their health. >> beneficiaries, family members have not had an opportunity to

in the short term, marissa scott is filling in for chief meteorologist terry swails and has your cbs 2 'weather first' dense fog advisory in effect through midnight for se iowa. gusty winds all day but right temperatures. here is a a look at the snow reports. alerts canceled but still have posts in our northern counties. predictor shows rain and snow moving in overnight with strong winds expected tomorrow so be mindful og blowing and drifting snow.tonight expect clouds, gusty winds and rain overnight.tomorrow cloudy day, gusty winds and temps falling through the dayour seven day 20s and 30s this week with visibility is. as you get towards the southeastern counties it is quarter of a mile. i would not be surprid if this gets extended north near linn and cedar rapids as well because we are seeing some foggy conditions. temperatures right now in the 30s. 30 in charles city. 36 in iowa city and washington. we haveome light snow falling the northern counties. i think we will see some light snow fall in the north wanted counties overnight through tomorrow morning. here is what it looks lik

chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with your cbs 2 'weather first' forecast. 20 in most spots with a calm wind... but things will be changing as arctiair moves in. for totoght.. clouds are moving back in and a few flurries will be possible. just a dusting expected across the area. omorrow temperatures will rise into the teens and then start to fall during the day as arctic air moves in to the area. temperatures will fall to near and below zero by saturday be as low as 15 to 20 degrees below zero. beyond that, a stronger system starts to approach on sunday and will lead to the potential for light snow across eastern iowa. snowfall totals are contntuing to change, but the snow will likely be very light and fluffy. the good news is... temperatures start to warm up to near freezing by next week and the upper 30s next week. on your extended forecast, temperatures stay cold and frigid through the weekend with some gradual warming and that snow mainly sunday and parts of monday until sunday. our predictor tonight shows how quickly this clipper moves on to the south. after that we exp

. >>> let's get another check of the windy situation right now with chief meteorologist terry swails. everything was rolling down the street. rolling with the wind. >> yeah. >> tomorrow it will be much calm earl around eastern iowa. that combined with sunshine and temperatures in the 50s will make for an excellent day tomorrow. things cool off a bit in the second half. weekend. we'll be back to give you the and what we can expect going on cbs 2 this morning.it's a familiar sound this time of year, that hacking cough!cold and congestion can take over offices and schools in the winter. but not all coughs are the same.find out what your cough find out what the same. find out what your cough means, monday if you were outside at all around a bit. winds caused several semis across the corridor to over and block far, we've received at least is asking cautious and leave lots of room. strong winds are still possible for the next couple of hours but they are to wind down. wind gusts topped out at 63 miles per hour with sustained winds near 40 miles an hour. that kept temperatures highs in the s

here.she's in for chief meteorologist terry swails iowa's medicaid privatization plan now appears to be a sure thing after federal officials gave the green light. light.roll-out begins april the green light. >> rollout begins april 1s. that's not sitting well for many who took their voices to the capital today. here's kevin berry. >> up here state senators are trying to create new legislation to provide oversight for the medicaid privatization plan. >> i have a total of four kids, and all of them have some type of special knead. >> medicare covers cost for most of her household. then, just a few weeks before managed care plan was originally supposed to take effect at the start of the year, the nightmare scenario became the reality. >> thank you for being a patient. we're no longer accepting your insurance as far as medicaid goes. >> it was from the eye doctor who takes care of her son, troy. one of the only doctors in the state who works for a lot of that's when she started scrambling because there's more at stake. >> my daughter was born with a soft cleft palate. >> so he she's in -

stories just into our newsroom but first, let's head the weather center where cheif meteorologist terry swails has our weekend forecast. tonight: cloudy with scattered light snow or flurries. a dusting possible.lows: 20-24 winds: s 5 to10 mph new tonight at five - the fight against isis continues in the tech world. twitter is blocking 125- thousand isis accounts. the company released a statement today saying it condemns the use of twitter to promote terrorism and it will not be permitted. the u-s government asked for help from sillicon valley to stop the terror group. isis recruits online using propaganda on several social media platforms. the situation in flint michigan is still developing. it's been more than 100-days since the flint water crisis was discovered. tests on filtered water in flint homes show much *better results than tests run *last week but it's the problem over. residents were given filters to treat high amounts of lead and it seems they may be working -the tests showed only trace amounts of the contaminent. still, the city is under a state of emergency and more investigation

coming up tonight on cbs two news, meteorologist terry swails takes us back to 1936 in season itself.that's tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. and we're far from feeling the cold right now in the corridor! corridor!justin checks in now with your cbs 2 'weather main weather- your planner shows what's ahead for the next hours- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycam- temperatures around the area will be warming with mixed sunshine - taking a look at regional temperatures we see are going to warm starting today- the featuring partly sunny skies today- let's move ahead in time by taking a look at the midwest surface map- moving into a surface mapmidwest surface map- moving into a closer view with our 'predictor' forecast we see mixed sunshine today- today's forecast bring us mixed sunshine with gusty tonight's forecast has us conditions- tomorrow will feature mild & windy weather- warming weather ahead ahead most people hate their drivers license and passport photos...but prince...was so proud he tweeted his out.everyone is talking about it online right he's 57 years old

you tomorrow on >> welcome back to live at 5:00 in the weather center with chief meteorologist terry swails who is under the weather today. you have a common cold? >> yeah, i'm thinking so. it started with my daughter -- >> oh, isn't that the way it goes? >> now my wife. wife's got it too so, you know -- she's the last one standing. >> mom usually are yeah. but now the whole family's got it. i'm sorry. >> it's one of those things. we'll work through it here -- sound worse than i probably am. that's how colds are. >> we appreciate you pulling yeoman's duty. >> it's all right. >>> we have a pretty good forecast for you tomorrow. temperatures are up in the 40s around eastern iowa and when it's february and 40s, you're doing something right. we have 41 degrees. our skies are mostly cloudy. winds are out of the east about 8 miles per hour, giving us a humidity of 70% and all around iowa today, temperatures were above the freezing mark but it's still lagging a bit in the far north. ground around mason city and decora where temperatures are in the low-to-mid- 30s but south of that today, a lot of

now let's check in with chief meteorologist terry swails swailsto see what's coming down the line in our weather first forecast. tonight: partly cloudy and d cold..lows: 11-17winds: nw 5-10 mph friday: mixed >>> there's a lot of snow on the ground, only 23 clouds and 36-degrees. there are few flurries and are most pronounced. they should roll on through clear out and not too bad of a day with upper 20s and clouds and typical day this time of the year and the weekend is on the way. >> super bowl wkend. ththks, terry. . >>> health experts at the university of iowa comprehensive cancer center said not enough people are being vaccinated to help prevent human papillomavirus. types of high-risk hpv are responsible e for several kinds mellaney? dozens of cancer centers across the country are weighing in on the issue along with doctors here at u-i-h-c - who say it is important for both preteen girls * and boys to get vaccinated. vaccinated. on world cancer day...patrick o'brien, ui i udent16166:33 my grandfather died of stomach cancer when i was in eighth grade and he was a big role model fo

i'm terry swails. 30 degrees feels balmy. >> pretty good weekend and throw snow into that. it's nice to get that out of the picture and warm up the temperatures. there is a clipper, not a major deal, but may bring snowflakes in and keep the temperature seasonal in the next couple days, but after that a warmup for the upcoming weekend. here is our temperature at 30 degrees in cedar rapids. remain nice for us, you can see the clouds over us and further near or above 50 on friday. the above normal temperatures will continue through the clipper which is starting to move to the southeast. more is over the southwestern graze and there maybe snow in our western and southern counties. that will come later on tonight. and when that blows by, pretty quiet for the week with seasonal temperatures in the 30s and by thursday and friday, a major thaw, and that will push temperatures into the 40s a a upcoming weekend. and here is today's temperatures. in waterloo it got up to 32, 31 in iowa city and cedar rapids, dubuque lagging there, the temperature there at 26 degrees. d our current tem

people.our weather team...chief meteorologist terry swails...justin talking about the incoming winter storm since last week. week.00:35:18 we come together and we learn from each other, we feed off each other we enjoy each other's energy.but weather forecasting doesn't >> reporter: the weather forecasting doesn't come without challenges. the team is constantly updating the website cbs2iowa.com and cbs2 weather first app for forecasting for 20 radio station 7 different monitors. >> i am sitting in front of our maine on -- main on air compute roar. >> reporter: gatheringings in and figuring out what it means for eastern iowa. >> not every location gets thesame type of weather so we need to be clear and concise about it and, of course, accurate. viewers hear what's happening, the road warrior shows what's happening.our weather team says the combination of weather experience and a knowledge of eastern iowa is what creates the perfect storm. storm.00:36:16 it's our job to make sure people are safe and we want to tell them the most comprehensive story that they've got everything they need t

chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with your weather first f fecast, terry? while many get ready for super bowl sunday this weekend, another party is in full swing right now that has nothing to do with football. football.but this annual celebration is truly a life saver for many families facing a difficult struggle.fox news reporter dora miller while many get ready for super bowl sunday this weekend, another party is in full swing right now that has nothing to do with football. football.but this annual celebration is truly a life saver for many families facing a difficult struggle.fox 28 news reporter dora miller milleris at the university of iowa with more. more. i'm supposed to be dancing right? i ipromise i'm nono cheating. when people aren't dancing they can keep moving on these treadmills. but every step, every dance move is to benefit kids like joseph. at five years old, joseph was diagnosed with a arain tumor. in 2011, the university of iowa introduced joseph's say the organization helped with hospital bills, over the counter dication and moral support

. >> cbs 2, chief meteorologist terry swails gives us a preview. >> tomorrow's temperatures at mid-april levels. that'll mean a few spots pushing 60 and it wasn't at bad day y day with some sunshine arnold. temperatures back in the lower 40s. we're currently at 34 and all around eastern iowa. temperatures well above the freezing mark expect in dubuque. and as we look at satellite, not much in the way of cloud cover. that'll ensure plenty of sunshine with the esterly flow blowing in. looks like the temperatures both saturday and sunday, will be at least 20 degrees above normal. not quite to record breaking levels but we could be within a couple. 3 degrees. tonight it looks like low temperatures will hold in the means we'll be off to a mild start and eventually we expect those temperatures to be back in the upper 50s. thanks. >>> right now, nearly a month after the iowa caucuses, we're getting a first look at the just how much money was spent to win your vote. >> the des moines register reports that the gop candidates spent more than $46 million to bomb board iowans with more thth 90,000 t

>> cbs 2's chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with hopefully that answer. >>> the worst of it is definitely past eastern iowa. we still have gusty winds, over 30 miles an hour in spots. but nothing like what we had earlier on today. take a look at these gusts. 63 miles an hour in cedar rapids and iowa city and many other parts of eastern eastern iowa experiencing winds in the range of 50 to 60 miles an hour. we expected that, told you last night if you're driving a high profile vehicle, be cautious. it was going to be a windy day, and we certainly experienced that around eastern iowa. now you can see at midnight tonight, winds are starting to back off and will continue to go down through the nighttime hours. finally tomorrow afternoon, winds are down to 13 miles an hour out of the west.

fox 28 - chief meteorologist - terry swails - says it could eventually** impact farmer's - crops - and our weather - here in the corridor. " i don't think it's going to impact us too much during the summer months--maybe late summer, early fall. the pattern would turn drier but if it's as slow as i expect it to happen-it does take a while." while."terry says if** it's a strong - la nina - - it could cause a lot of problems all across the country. concerns of another kind - - in our weather tonight.some of us will see snow - - and every-body - - will be dealing with cold**. cold**.meteorologist - rebecca - cope -pell - man is here - - with the latest coming up in sports sportsiowa state -- down a man -- and started slow -- but could stop the clones from a big road win -- how i-s-u rallied to beat ok state stateplus -- the panthers pounced on the bulldogs -- thanks to paul jesperson -- hear what helped him snap out before iowa state made the trip to stillwater -- the cards were aleady against the cyclones -- because of jameel mckays' indefinate suspension -- the already short bench, got s

. >> cbs2 chief teorologist terry swails lead us. >> i promise this is going to be a chal he canning forecast because wool see the storm track in eastern iowa meaning differenenareas wiwi get different weather and some a lot more snow than others and the storm is coming together tonight down to the south of us here. up. >> nebraska and parts of cairns and rain trying to develop down here in missouri and by the time that reaches our southern counties later on tonight, that will at least for a while switch over to snow. so we think most of the precipitation around here will hold off until late tonight. probably 3 or 4 in the morning before things cook in our southern counties and then that will be around occasional basis through wednesday morning. but it's going to be our northern and northwestern

chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with your weatherfirst forecast, terry? tonight: partly cloudy, staying breezy a a bitterly cold. wind chills to 20 below. lows: -6 to +2wind: nw 15-25, diminishing to 10-15 by morning tomorrow: partly sunny, continued coldhighs: 8-14 terry thanks.now to some other numbers state lawmakers are looking at -- along iowa's roads. roads.a pair of proposals at the statehouse right now would raise the speed limit on two lane highways.so could 55 miles per hour soon be a thing of the past? past?fox 28 news reporter joe huisinga joins us live with the latest on the debate, joe? a house sub committee passed two bills yesterday that would raise speed limits on iowas 2 lane state and county roads. 55 to 60 the other would raise it to 65 miles per hour.while the benefits seem questionable clear. the faster you go the more likely you are to be in a fatal crash.steve gent with the iowa department of transportation says raising the speed on iowas interstates was a smart move but state and county 2 l le roads have a lot more hazards. of slo

first, we turn to -- marissa scott who's in for chief meteorologist terry swails with your updated marissa thanks.travel@was not advised for much of the day in northern parts of the fox 28 viewing aaa. area.for r look at how things stand right now -- we turn to fox 28 news reporter matt hammill, live now in the fox 28 road warrior, matt where are you right now? just outside waterloo - - and in cedar rapids and iowa city didn't miss the worst of the weather by much nats - passing plows .. varoooomyou don't have to travel far from the heart of the corridornat sparks ? " scraaaaaape "to find the war stl being waged against winter..as plowing crews near cedar falls battled another burst of snowyou could still find evidence of the harrowing happenings oftuesday morning - stuck in the medians.na bobcat " varooom "in this area they spent the day digging out from between f fe and eight inches of snow. fortunately most of it too heavy to blow around muchnat endloader new hartford " varooom "in new hartfoerd whie some moved mountains of messy ice out of townothers embraced it in a classic showdown o

monday.chief meteorologist terry swails joins us rig violence in the home can sometimes turn deadly.that's why the state enacted a gun control law in hopes of acts.but is it working? working?fox 28 news reporter joe huisinga has been looking into this, and joins us from the newsroom with more, joe? state and federal laws prohibit people convicted of domestic abuse from possessing firearms but these laws don't always keep guns out of the wrong hands.since the law passed in 2010, 80 iowans have been convicted for violating it. it. having this law ensures or tries to ensure that the weapons are removed from any further situations once a domestic abuse has occurred. bringing weapopo into or having them accessible in a domestic dispute c c quickly have deadly consequences. guns burst of rage and take a gun and use it it's over. 13 13anytime you have violence and you bring a weapon into that violence certainly it has the potential to escalate level.jeremy brigham of iowans for gun safety says the laws have had a major impact since taking effect in 2010 2010 it reduces brigham says the number of

chief memeorologist terry swails joins us now with your weather first forecast, terry? tonight: partly cloudy and cold.lows: 11-17winds: nw 5-10 mphfriday: mixed sun and clouds, seasonal.highs: 25-3030 winds: nw becoming s 5-10 mph mph county.where three people died after a mini-van and car collided on highway 30. 30.the iowa state patrol tells fox 28 news the crash happened just before 5:30 this morning. ten people were inside the mini-van when the driver hit a patch of ice, lost control, and slammed into an oncoming car.authorities shut down the highway y r severarahours while they cleared the scene. the state patrol has not released the names of the victims in this crash. now an update to a disturbing story out of northern iowa. iowa.a man convicted of sexually abusing and kikiing his three-year-old cousin, when he was 14, received a new sentence today. today.edgar concepcion junior was found guilty in 20-10 and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole.since then, the u-s supreme court ruled that his sentence is cruel and unusual punishment for a minor. m

tonight for chief meteorologist terry swails, with your a developing story out of cedar rapids tonight tonightwhere police tell fox 28 news they're asking people to avoid a planned meeting this weekend. weekend.a similar meeting in des moines triggered this response from police there.it involves a group calling themselves 'return of kings.' the group believes men are discriminated against by feminist and other minority groups. groups.des moines police warned that planned meetings there and in cedar rapids could be a ruse and instead a way to commit rape and other women.cedar rapids police told fox 28 news tonight in a statement quote "it is our recommendation that no one actually goes to any of these sites."just moments ago, the controversial group posted on their website that after outcry, the meeting has now been cancelled. the iowa lottery and multi-state lottery association are now facing the first of potentially several lawsuits. lawsuits.it's all in connection to the on-going case surrounding eddie tipton. in july, the former security director was convicted of fraud for rigging l

doctors.and a warm up is in store for eastern iowa - chief meteorologist terry swails tells us just how warm we'll live, and we're ending our week with a laugh. laugh.comedian jim florentine stage this weekend at penguins. that's tomorrow on fox 28 morning live - eastern iowa's only 7 a-m newscast. full of life. smart, caring, beautiful and physically fit. so when heidi suddenly died on her 21st birthday, it shocked everybody who knew her. and even with all the advances in medical technology through the years, heidi still doesn't have an answera& answera&but she does know why she's still alive. this warm and loving family in marion almost nener happened. (whiteout effect to pic "day of my cardiac arrest") only hours after this wisconsin vacation photo was taken in 2002, heidi--without any warning-- suffered a cardiac arrest. "i don't really remembera&i kind of remember being in the room. but apparently the phone rang stopped breathing from what i was told."a friend started cpr, called 911 and fortunately, a nearby police officer had a portable defibrillator. they got her heart beating a

chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with your weather first forecast. another cold day today with tonight and so do the clouds.. temperatures will fall to near zero across eastern iowa for lows. wind chills could be as cold as negative ten overnight. overnight. terry thanks.the holiday season is well behind us now - but winter aches and pains are still hanging around. around.after all those family sometimes dangerous outbreak is again spreading across iowa. iowa.fox 28 news reporter joe huisinga joins us now with where things stand right now when it comes to the flu, joe? right now the number of flu cases in iowa is lower than some previous years but as we get close to the peak of flu season we are one of only three states where the center for desies control has listed the flu as widespread. widespread. where ever you're going to be in the state north south east west the flu is there. geographically the flu is hitting every corner of iowa but even this late in the game you can still protect yourself. yourself. its not too late to get the shot.getting va

away.chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with your weatherfirst forecast. mperatures today were in the teens and low 20s... but that will be changing as arctic air moves in tomorrow. for tonight, temperature steadily in the teens. clouds will move in and there could be a few flurries onight.. just a dusting expected across the into the teens tomorrow and then start to fall throughout day. nearly one in five children are diagnosed with a mental illness...and resources can wear thin when more families start seeking assistance. tanager place is helping to have to wait for treatment. they have a new space that allows them to see nearly four- thousand clients each year. now, they need you. you.fox 28 news reporter dora miller was at campaign launch tonight and is live in cedar rapids with more. they need 6.5 million dollars to pay off this building...the money will go toward improvements for services and ultimately, help children with mental illnesses cope and thrive in society. society. david's problems started early -- i ithe second grade. grade. "it was a poi

ago.coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten -- chief meteorologist terry swails takes us b bk in time to 19-36 and one of in time to 19-36 and one of iowa's worst winters on record.find out how it's effects lasted much longer than the season itself. that's tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. it's and right now in it's degrees. degrees.still to come...the latest information about why fafalty and aff are leaving the university of iowa -- and it.in your cbs 2 weather first forecast we have... if you've ever lost your wallet, you know how stressful it can be. be.a new yorker who recently lost his at a concert, is lost his at a concert, is now letting out a big sigh of relief. relief.jeanne moos explains why after the person w w found it did the right thing -- eventually. eventually. (nat sound)he went to a wilco rely flaherty got home he realized, uh oh, lost my wallet.(reilly flaherty/lost wallet)"i have that classic freakout moment."but the really freaky part happened later.(reilly flaherty/lost wallet)"two weeks later this crazy envelope just shows up. dear reilly flaherty. i

ago.coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten -- chief meteorologist terry swails takes us back in time to 19-36 and one of iowa's worst winters on record.find out how it's effects lasted much longer than the season itself. that's tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. much longer than just that it off that's tonight. it is now 607 on thursday morning, good morning to make medical marijuana legal. main weather- your planner shows what's ahead for the next hours- now a live look outside courtesy of f >>> veve fine morning to you, as we head to the next few hours, we will find warmer weather that we can forecast is looking okay. it will be the upper 50s, sunny ononsaturury, and upper 40s mostly sunny as we head through the day on sunday. about that. warmer weather heading our way and we are left get this, -- we first day of spring. mix sunshine as we head through the day. are winds will cost about 30 miles per hour this afternoon. we will warm to those quarters today. 50s and 60s tomoow but we will have a bit of cloud cover to go along with it certainly through the day today. here