you start to see the northwest as an integral part of this growth. but it's one out of a lot of different pieces of the puzzle in the pacific rim. >> so how have you gone about your research on the subject? >> well, i started by reading a lot. you have to -- you have a lot of different books on various defense and trade and immigration of related subjects a lot. backing in terms of the pacific northwest and also in terms of how the federal government works itself because early on i identified my thesis being that it's the political culture of the northwest that is to me the most unique and distinct feature about this region. you have politicians here who have a perception i think by northwesterners of being very honest, very good at their jobs, of bringing really good amounts of money and projects to the region, jobs, federal dollars. and in so doing so, with a minimum of the corruption you see in other places in the country with -- and just being genuine people. being genuine politicians. being really, really like -- you can go out and relate to some

temperatures will be cold in the 30s across central iowa, but with the winds out of the northwest at 10-20 mph, it will feel much colder! wind chills today will be in the teens in northern iowa and 20s here in the metro. overnight, as skies begin to clear, our temps will drop quickly into the teens and 20s. factoring in the wind tonight, the feels-like temperatures will be in the teens in central iowa and single digits to the north. throw an extra blanket on the bed tonight! by tomorrow, the sun will return, but it won't do much for temperatures which will hover close to the freezing mark. there is the possibility, mainly in northeastern iowa, of a brief flurry tomorrow afternoon with light, if any, accumulations expected. for friday night, the bottom really falls out with lows in the teens here in the metro. there will be a push of warmer air by saturday, however, and our temperatures will rebound nicely to and upper 40s by sunday. sabrina: moving now to a sad end to a grain bin rescue mission in southern iowa -- where a farmhand has died. emergency crews swarmed the farm in clarke c

everything is coming down out of the northwest. it's cold. ill some moisture that tends to favor over the ocean and maybe clipping the coastal locations more so than inland. we'll get some build-ups. napa airport is already 30. fairfield 38. livermore is 36. palo alto. peninsula, lots o f 30s. san mateo. thirty-eight seems quite popular. and los altos. 4:26. right down out of the north, we'll keep very chilly conditions today. a cold morning. sun in the morning. we'll see some build-ups with an isolated shower or two. that breeze is out of the o northwest. below normal temperatures.

gusts from the northwest to 30 mph are possible. highs will likely be reached early monday and gradually fall in the afternoon. a cedar falls police officer is in some locations picking up over two inches this morning. be sure to watch for flooded roads and to never drive through flooded roads. turn around, don't drown! rain will continue minor flooding will continue to be possible in low lying areas, stream and river basins. highs today have already broken daily record highs with many locations in the 60s. temperatures won't warm much today but still holding steady a half inch possible. temperatures will slowly fall tonight into the 50s and upper 40s. winds will pick up monday as the rain ends from a south to north direction. gusts from the northwest to 30 mph are possible. highs will likely be reached early monday and don't drown! rain will continue minor flooding will continue to be possible in low lying areas, stream and river basins. highs today have already broken daily record highs with many locations in the 60s. temperatures

winds will switch to the northwest. a few of our northern counties could see a light wintry mix early monday morning but the precipitation will track out monday morning. temperatures will hold steady or fall into the 30s throughout the day. highs will stay above normal for the rest of the week. our next chance of precipitation looks to track in wednesday and forced to land in kenya this morning due to a bomb scare... police say the pilots requested an emergency landing after a device suspected to be a bomb was found in the bathroom... now the plane has landed safely... and we'll have more on the situation decision 20-16 coverage... donald trump bringing his signature bold campaign to eastern iowa this weekend... supporters packed the veterans memorial building in cedar rapids -- while protesters stood their ground outside... kwwl's jessica hartmana was there and has our story for us, this morning. the crowd chanting "go trump." excited and expecting the trump attitude that has made that has actually going to be on that s

let's go to the division 2 football semi-finals ... west georgia taking on northwest missouri state... 4th quarter... that is iowa city regina grad george sehl with the catch and taking in 64 yards to the house for norhwest missouri state... northwest missoursi state will play for the national championship next week versus shepherd university. ... solon tight end jacob coons has committed to the university of iowa... he's pounds... he caught 10 passes for 233 yards and 3 spartans... he's the 4th verbal commitment class. ... the uni men's basketball team was on the east coast on tuesday, now they're on the west side of the country taking on new mexico. ... we go to the pit, first time these two teams have ever met ... uni leads the missouri valley conference with 78 three- that trend going as linn-mar grad matt bohannon nails a three gives it to iowa city west grad wyatt lohaus... beautiful arc it's paul jesperson finding an open look and hitting a three had some threes of their own as anthony mathis plays a little string music... new mexico goes on to win 76 to 57 ...

winds today will still be a bit strong out of the northwest at 10 to 20 mph. those winds will make the actual temperature feel much colder. the sunshine won't be with us today. this of course contributes to our temperatures. that sunshine will become more likely tomorrow, but our temperatures will remain in the middle to low 30s. winds will again be strong out of the west 15 to 25 mph. warmer temperatures will arrive by late weekend. a friend and former neighbor of the san bernardino shooters could soon face criminal charges. federal prosecutors are charges against enrique marquez. he's accused of buying two rifles that syed farook and and his wife used in this month's attack. officials say marquez told investigators he didn't know about plans for the san bernardino attack. but officials say he and farook considered-- but failed to carry out an attack three years ago. investigators say farook and his wife shot and killed 14 people at the inland regional center on december 2nd. several others were injured. the two were killed in a police shootout after the attac

the question is: will the pacific northwest be as ready? >> in terms of evacuation, you guys have modeled that as well. >> right and what we are doing is combining some of the human behavior with the physics that we know of how the water's going to flow through that town. ok i just started an earthquake and the tsunami is just starting off shore. >>so right now each of those dots... that's a person and when you press go, what happens? >> they change color based on going to the evacuation tower or moving on foot. i'm gonna speed it up just a little bit so we can get the wave to roll through and then eventually you'll see these dots change from yellow to red, and that indicates that the water level was too high. >> so that's a lot of red. >> in this simulation it was a lot of red because we had so many people that didn't know what to do. >> so what are the chances of say a 9.0 earthquake in the next 50 years? >> i would say somewhere around 1 in 7 chance in the next 50 years. these odds are way too high for us to accept. there's too many lives

temperatures tonight dipping to 32, rain late, snow to the northwest. tomorrow could be an icy mix to the north, rain here early, 38 degrees with an east wind. sunday looks drive, 32 on monday. snow he and 32 on tuesday. and try and colder weather as we head into 2016. ryan: thank you very much, kurtis. it's been a couple years since we've had anything resembling a white christmas. we looked through our kcci archives. the last time we had enough snow for kids to use the sleds they got for christmas was back in 2013. last year, temperatures were in the 40's. warm enough, people were flocking to gray's lake. not this year, though. still closed. scott reister here with this. one iowa fan you found had an amazing christmas morning. scott: this video on twitter when he praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. b

we e will see winds pick up from the northwest and stay fairly strong through the night into thursday. skies are going to eventually clear out and for tonight, overnight lows will fall into the 20s and highs on wednesday will only reach the lower 30s. look for sunny skies the rest of the week, as high pressure begins to dominate the area. afternoon temperatures will slowly be warming up over the next few days with highs getting into the lower 40s by satuday. cloud cover is due to come back over the weekend, but things will stay quiet and dry 3 3 sioux city polili say now that the worst of the snow is out of the ea... it's time to move your cars.a local ordinance bans cars from parking on city streets for more than 24 hours... and it's strictly enforced after snowfalls. that's so city plows can clear the streets in residential areas without having to worry abououhitting parked cars.if you don't have your cars moved by wednesday morning at 10, police officers will have your car towed at your expense so that the plows can do their jobs. 3 3 a siouxland landmark is being torn down.crews a

everything is coming down out of the northwest. it's cold. still some moisture that tends to favor over the ocean and maybe clipping the coastal locations more so than inland. we'll get some build-ups. napa airport is already 30. fairfield 38. livermore is 36. palo alto. peninsula, lots o f 30s. san mateo. thirty-eight seems quite popular. and los altos. 4:26. right down out of the north, we'll keep very chilly conditions today. a cold morning. sun in the morning. we'll see some build-ups with an isolated shower or two. that breeze is out of the o northwest. below normal temperatures. a lot of mid 50s. they don't last long. the days are very short now. 4:30 on a monday morning, sal. how are you, my friend? >> in case you want to put on a little weight for the holiday, people have brought in food. >> you know what, sal, did you read the article about andrew? he gave up sugar and lost 22 pounds. >> i believe it. >> i have not touched sugar in three weeks. >> wow. okay. >> you're looking fit. >> it does make a difference. >> thank, you steve. >>>

clipping -- marin county and san francisco -- the last few frames -- everything is coming out of the northwest. here's the line from morgan hill back to watsonville and going south -- nevada over to inverness and towards and now san francisco -- look at the temperatures -- it is cool out there -- it will be that kind of pattern is everything comes out of the northwest -- a mix of sumner showers with chilly highs. >> mostly cloudy with off and on rain and chilly and thunderstorms -- breezy at times -- especially if the self come by -- this equals 50s on the temperatures -- >> things are better -- the crashes are cleared on 580 ended up years that how trend without the clearing the drains -- the freeway looks better -- you don't have to worry about using 580 -- be careful driving through -- drive carefully on 580 -- 880 is a decent alternate if you want to avoid 580 altogether -- >> looking at south bay -- for the most part traffic is okay but we got a word of a crash involving several vehicles near the summit of the santa cruz mountains. as steve mentioned there was rain moving through and driv

lows 39 to 43 on the west side of the valley...40 to 44 on the east side. northwest wind 15 to 25 mph. .saturday...mostly sunny. highs 52 to 55 on the west side of the valley...55 to 58 on the east side. northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. .saturday night...partly cloudy. lows 36 to 40 on the west side of the valley...35 to 39 on the northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. right now.. we're not the only ones dealing with mother nature's wrath. severe weather continues to batter the pacific northwest with torrential downpours and today.. the storm also took aim at northern california with rain.. snow.. and punishing waves. and in washington state.. a rare tornado. "straight up rip every limb off that tree."-- the twister.. packing winds of more than 100-miles an hour.. touched down twice along a two mile path. people across the pacific northwest have also had to flooding and landslides to that storm is now moving east across the rockies tonight. new tonight.. metro needs your help finding a person of interest in a fraud investigation. officers say the victim lost their wallet last month

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to the western portions of the state as the bulk shifts off to the northwest. as we head into the evening and overnight likely seeing light snow and rain next. -- mixed. temperatures in the feeling webster city. 15 degrees in ames. the air temperature climbs of the 38 by 3:00 p.m. fairly mild and i will have more on the mix and what you can expect for the rest the weekend coming up shortly. shaina: thanks. taking a look through a d.o.t cam now. this is i-35/80, and as you can see the fog is hanging on. visibility will be a little bit limited. if you are heading out, take extra precautions to account for that reduced visibility. yesterday, on the other hand, it was the snow causing problems for drivers. d.o.t.'s road conditions map and it shows most highways and interstates in the state are under normal driving conditions. the blue lines mean the roads are partially covered. the fort dodge area but not too bad everywhere else. remember, you can always track iowa's winter weather by using our kcci storm team app. you get interactive radar and weather alerts whenev

it's not as windy as what it was yesterday, but generally we do have a wind out of the northwest from 10 to 15 miles per hour. gusts have been 25 to 30 miles per hour throughout the day. with the winds coming out of the northwest, it's kept our temperatures from rising too much. right now we have upper 20s to lower 30s across the area. here's a look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. no rain or snow falling from the clouds. there have been snow flurries and snow showers to our north. those may enter our forecast as we head into the day on friday. here's the storm track 7 live weather network camera across eastern iowa. mainly cloudy. we'll let you know when temperatures warm up coming new at noon... after saving a man from house fire last year. cory simonson and matthew tranel are two of 24 people honored with carnegie hero medals. they saved a man whose wheelchair got stuck while inside a house fire in maquoketa. the medal is given to those who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. a man is arrested after deputies re

. >> that comes in from the northwest. we're at 45 degrees in coast am. 46 in wilmington, we're at 61 in woodbine, today's temperatures will range between 50 and 53 degrees. 52 will be the high in friday. dry. it could stay for you. as we head into tomorrow, i am tracking cooler temperatures. let's check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> well, take a look at this. this is one of the first new year's celebrations happening for 2016. they are already happening in some parts of the world. this is a like look him are you looking at right here from new zeal. it is just after midnight there. you see they are ringing in the new year with the last fireworks. and we will have those fireworks here as well. first, let's take a look at our roads. jessica. >> and lauren, yeah. we just actually had a disabled vehicle clear out of the way on route 309 right now. right here on the shoulder. not a lot of traffic moving through the area, for right now. we're expecting a pretty quiet morning driving. at least for the

mid-30's to the northwest in storm lake or carol. we are going to keep rain in the forecast mainly through the afternoon. after that we taper off. you look at the forecast, the high of 48 feeling pretty nice elizabeth: a light aa -- light display in southeast ankeny is getting attention. eric: steffani nolte shows the reason for the spirit. >> since 1993, neighbors have transformed richland court into gingerbread lane and this year things got rebakecd. gingerbread men, whites, candy canes, it's no wonder it is a must-see. >> they have things that tell a story with that. steffani: the storyboards and gingerbread man got a fresh coat of paint. and they added the gingerbread house. >> we now stand outside on the weekend and collect canned goods for the food bank and money for the food bank dressed up as elves, gingerbread boys, and mr. and mrs. claus. steffani: car after car, even limos lineup. >>the neighbors think it's beautiful as well. waiting at this and excited sharing the joy of christmas. >> sometimes you have a hard time getting

historic flooding in the pacific northwest that turned deadly. we will show you the worst hit areas. >>> prince george's firefighter used to saving other people's lives tonight is battling news reporters: it's a fish, but it's been changed. genetically altered by scientists. critics call the process creepy, and label it frankenfish. narrator: genetically engineered salmon was just approved by the fda - no labels required. disturbing, right? get this. if your state wants abto lel gmos, congress is trying a year-end sneak attack to block your right to label. call congress. demand clear labels, not high tech gimmicks. don't let them overturn state gmo labeling. protect our right to know. >>> we have breaking news right now. we received news warren stevenson, the man barricaded inside of a home is now in custody. stevenson is a carjacking suspect. it does not appear that anybody has been injured in this. >>> only on 9. prince george's fire department is rallying behind their own who spent more than a decade fighting fires and helping others now he is

we'll get to that breaking news in just a moment...first low pressure system within the pacific northwest looking to drop south through the next several days. for now, southern nevada is mainly sunny skies will be common today with high temperatures only reaching into the low 50s. winds will be mild; ranging between 5 and 10 mph which should yield a slight wind chill making it feel like the upper 40s this afternoon. tonight and the next several nights, lows will fall to freezing within the valley. now to that breaking news... one person is dead...and metro investigating this as a homicide. this all went down at a 24-hour fitness near rainbow and let's take a live look at the scene...police have confirmed the victim is a man..he was found dead at the scene inside a car in the parking lot of thirty this morning... police are saying he was in his car waiting in the parking lot when another car pulled up beside him and fired at him. after the victim was shot, his car started moving and ended up lot. only one shot was fired and there are very few witnesses. there is surveillance video and metr

the wind is turn northwest as the day continues. here's the dayplanner where we can expect cloudy skies and sprinkles today with a high of about 50 degrees. picked up on the radar as we begin our tuesday. these will be light with minimal accumulations. temperatures are currently in the 30s across most of the region. the wind is light from the southeast and will turn northwest as the day continues. here's the dayplanner where we can expect cloudy skies and sprinkles today with a high of about 50 degrees. picked up on the radar as we begin our tuesday. these will be light with nimal accumulations. temperatures are currently in the 30s across most of the region. the wind is light from the southeast and will some wayne state college students are asking for answers after a faculty members is removed from her plus here's what you can expect coming up on gma " " jessica rae: a 22 year old woman and her child were victims of a shooting that occured sunday night in nebraska officers were called to the scene of the omaha apartment complex jus

you see the wind direction coming in from the northwest. cooler air will move in, you will feel a ditchs by tomorrow and today for the fireworks for new year's eve. radar shots, nice and dry. we are not tracking any weather disturbances headed our way. we will stay dry, tonight and tomorrow. our city planner shows by 7:00 a.m. 48 degrees. and then by 1:00 p.m. 50 degrees in philadelphia expected to reach 52. 45 in potts town, same thing in allentown for today. i am tracking the ends to this mild hair for at least the next week or so. cold air will settle in as soon as tomorrow. by saturday, sunday, we're in the mid-40s. by monday, temperatures are dropping down into the 30s for our daytime highs. you see how close that arctic air is getting for our region. i will go over more details, that's coming up in my forecast in about ten minutes. >> thanks, brittany. let's take a look at the roads, see how they're shaping up on this new ear's eve morning. >> right. >> jessco boyington has an issue to tuck talk about. >> in montgomery county, our nort

monitoring a low pressure system within the pacific northwest looking to drop south through the next several days. for now, southern nevada is dealing with cold air being filtered in from behind the temperatures only reaching into the low 50s. winds will be mild; ranging tonight and the next several nights, lows will fall to now to that breaking news we're following for you this morning.. police shut down an entire plaza filled with businesses after a man is found dead in acar. this happened just hours ago outside the 24 hours fitness near rainbow and alta. that's where action news reporter parker collins is now.. parker what are police telling you? parker adlibs scene they're saying it's definitely a weird case... that's the car the victim was in... you can see how it drifted once he was shot. police are looking at surveillance footage... they can see two cars meeting up in the parking lot after one am. in the car where the bullet came from... they got out to shoot... and the bullet actually went through the victim's window. the shooter takes off. no idea yet what they were talking

the warmth is in the east. northwest. the one that did come in is producing snow across north dakota and northwestern minnesota. is this area here that has the potential to produce severe weather. as we get a storm system, it will move in our direction but we will be on the milder side. that will happen early next week. in the meantime, we still have the warmth to the east and southeast. you can clearly see it. the code is -- the dakotas. still mild this evening. the temperature up. the wind is out of the west and standards. it is in the 40' s well to the north and west. we do have patchy dense fog in parts of southern new hampshire and southern maine. be aware of that. have the area widespread fog across the region because the wind is coming light out of the west. it is helping to keep the air drier. the actual temperatures tonight will fall to the 40' s. that is not bad. a few upper 30' s across southern new hampshire and north-central massachusetts. tomorrow, very mild. i think you have the benefit of sunshine for a lar

the rampage come close, but still fall 8-6 area, especially the northwest portion. a flash flood warning has been issued for hardin, story, marshall, tama, black hawk, and and creeks are starting to rise quickly. remember, if you see are drown". rain will continue throughout the entire day, potentially gher amounts are possible. record rainfall amounts will be broken. temperatures are also very mild today. we will start off in the upper 50s this morning and continue to rise into the low 60s by mid-morning. people puckered up in georgia to attempt a kissing under the mistletoe at once! and it looks like they met their goal. more than two hundred couples --more than four hundred people total-- participated in the event saturday night. they joined hands and kissed for at least ten seconds under sprigs of mistletoe. it was all part of the "holiday in the park" celebration. the event was sponsored by mistletoeing-dot-com, dentek, and six flags. good morning from national debate over gun control. some iowans remember one tragic event in u-s history, as they work to end gun

temperatures will be the winds out of the northwest at 10-20 mph, it will feel much colder! wind chills today will be in the teens in northern iowa and 20s here in the metro. overnight, as skies begin to clear, our temps will drop quickly into the teens and 20s. factoring in the wind tonight, the feels-like temperatures will be in the teens in central iowa and single digits to the north. throw an extra blanket on the bed tonight! by tomorrow, the sun will return, but it won't do much for temperatures which will hover close to the freezing mark. there is the possibility, mainly in northeastern iowa, of a brief flurry tomorrow afternoon with light, if any, accumulations expected. for friday >>> get ready, get set, it's finally here. it'sthe chew's" holiday spectacular with the world

today dry but now we're going to see the cold air moving in from the northwest. u see the clouds start off. especially parts of delaware into stout jersey and then a little more sunshine. for folks in the southern tip of sussex county light showers are starting to move in. you'll notice we're not tracking storms so we'll stay dry heading into the rest of today, tomorrow and sunday. as far as today is concerned our temperatures range between 47 and 50. some clouds to sunshine breezy and colder. winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 miles an hour with wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. igo over more on the record warmth closer to christmas eve coming up. but now let's check in with first alert traffic reporter katy zachry. >> it's after 6:30 and we're seeing increased volume. a live look outside at the vine street expressway, this traffic is headed westbound. this lane specifically is winding around to head on to 76 eastbound. the schuylkill. this is headed 76 westbound. there is a slight delay. things on the vine in both directions are moving. we talked about 76, 95

. >>> the northwest is bracing for round two of a week-long soaking. much of portland was flooded yesterday. the national weather service said it looked like a fire hose coming in off the pacific. ben tracy is there. >> reporter: more than three inches in 24 hours, a new december record. streets became streams and a giant sink hole ended up in the middle of one road in gresham. one fire department rescued people from the water. >> i can't get anywhere i want to go. >> entire neighborhoods were cut off. >> i left at 6:00, and it hadn't rained. now i come back and it's a river. >> reporter: on the coast, 22 foot waves ravaged boats. the coast guard rescued this sailor. the wet weather is a change from drought conditions in the northwest. the region is being battered by an atmospheric river where the jetstream funnels a series of storms one after another. area back to normal rainfall for the year. the sink hole behind me has grown to 20 feet deep. it's done so much damage they say the roadway would be closed for up to 20 days. heavy rain in the forecast to

lows 39 to 43 on the west side the east side. northwest wind 15 to 25 mph. .saturday...mostly sunny. highs 52 to 55 on the west side of the valley...55 to 58 on the east side. northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. .saturday night...partly cloudy. lows 36 to 40 on the west side of the valley...35 to 39 on the east side. northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. federal investigators say they may know where the san bernardino shooters were.. just before they were killed in a shootout with police. an fbi dive team returned to a lake where authorities believe they dumped evidence. latest on the investigation. the fbi - searching this lake - near the scene of last week's terror attack in san bernardino- looking for possible evidence - the killers may have dumped here just after the massacre. sot david bowdich, fbi assistant director "we will leave no stone unturned." this latest effort to uncover more about syed farook and tashfeen malik- as the fbi continues questioning enrique marquez. farook's former neighbor accused of supplying the military-style rifles used in

the farther northwest, the higer the snow amounts are expected to be. strong winds uld also creatt areas of b bowing snow and low visibility. this system will track out of the state by early tuesday. again, this is a very tricky forecast ansnow/ice amounts will be dependent on surface temperatures and when the switch from freezing rain to snow occurs. confidence is high that travel will become difficult quickly across the state monday. be sure to stay up to date on the latest forecasts. some more severe weather is where thismorning -- police are reporting at least 11 people are dead- because of the storms. take a look at this stormchaser video of one of the twisters caught on camera...you can see t massive tornado every time lighning lights up the sky. the tornado rolled through the area and approaches an interstate in this video... this video comes from the storm hunting group base-hunters... scary images out of texass overnight... a handful of small towns were the hardest hit by the storm... nbc affiliate k-x- a-s has the latest from m hese communitit

a hard freeze warning is in effect for the northwest and southern corners of clark county for saturday night with temperatures expected in the teens and a high wind warning is in effect for lake mead and the colorado 60mph down the colorado river valley and there could be gusts to about 70mph at the hoover dam. thank you michael...we are following a developing story near downtown. police just arrested "maria escalante".. accused of shooting and killing her husband at the plaza hotel. this happened last night just before midnight...we're told the body was found somewhere on the sixth floor of the south tower. as you can imagine, it was pretty scary for guests staying on that floor. rooms. we are following this story and will bring you the latest information as it comes into our newsroom. it's been a christmas nightmare for a valley woman desperately searching for her husband. 72-year- old wallace inkenbrandt reportedly went missing yesterday - and police have been looking for him since. they traced his cell phone to the california state line. that's where action news reporter michael bu

closer look at our temperatures show the colder air coming in from the northwest so temperatures in allentown at 48, 46 in pottstown, 50 in wilmington. 53 in atlantic city. low 50s in wildwood. as we go into the rest of the morning our temperatures actually by 9:00 a.m. will drop down to 46 degrees, we'll start to recover as we get into your lunch time hour. 47, a mix of sun and clouds and winds at about 12 miles per hour. we're also dealing with a little bit of patchy fog and dense fog closer to reading. visibility is now down to about a half mile that's probably the worst of it. cape may we're dealing with patchy fog, same in atlantic city. as we go into the rest of today our temperatures will stay in the 40s so it is going to be colder than what we saw yesterday. even colder as we head into tomorrow. i'll go over more on what you can expect as we get closer to the weekend. we want to check in with katy zachry. >> things are good on the majors, average speeds are in the 60s. 76 eastbound as you make your way from the blue route into center city philadelphia. that will take you about 13 minu

we will see winds pick up from the northwest and stay fairly strong through the night into thursday. skies are going to eventually clear out and for tonight, overnight lows will fall into the 20s and highs on wednesday will only reach the lower 30s. look for sunny skies the rest of the week, as high pressure begins to dominate the area. afternoon temperatures will slowly be warminup over the next few days with highs getting into the lower 40s by satuday. cloud cover is due to come things will stay quiet and dry for the next several days.>>3 3 3 sioux city police say now that the worst of the snow is out of the area... it's time to move your cars.a local ordinance bans cars from parking on city streets for more than 24 hours... and it's strictly enforced after snowfalls. thth's so city plows cananclear the streets in residential areas without having to worry about hitting parked cars.if you don't have your cars moved by wednesday morning at 10, police officers will have your car towed at your expense so that the plows can do their jobs. 3 3 a siouxland landmark is being torn down.crew

these cells are coming out of the northwest at -- that's the pattern right now. the temperatures are cooler -- this is the line that went over us at 2 am -- look at that -- it has moved off but there is another line moving over -- some snow in lake county -- reports at copper mountain -- i'm not surprised. >> a pretty good sell went over sand ramon -- pleasanton and livermore and dublin. also rain over in fremont and pleasanton and from sever toga into the santa cruz mountains highway 17 could get some brief heavy rain and hell reports -- the whole line from livermore to fremont back over to mountain view and sever toga and san mateo santa cruz -- 40s and the temperatures -- every chili -- sierra nevada will get snow throughout the day. we will have off and on rain showers -- >> a cloudy to mostly cloudy day -- off and on rain and chilly with thunderstorms. the highs will be below normal in the 50s. some of the thunderstorms have caused damage -- >> sal, back to you. >> a budget problems -- the weather has caused big problems -- several crashes reported on 580 --

more scattered showers as we go throughout the day in areas of the northwest. the high wind gusts should be dub sidi subsided this afternoon. tuesday, rain and wind, high elevation snow. each storm is similar. this is the rainfall that's possible today through wednesday. notice, the cascades, the olympics, the cottal a alcostalo 8 inches s to 60s. california needs to wait for your rain until middle of the week. all the bad weather and really the entire country is confined to the northwest this week. >> still, warmer temperatures so it's not too bad. thank you so much, bill. >>> surprising news from our 39th president. >>> plus, fighting for their rights. the 9/11 responders call on congress to renew health care benefits. >>> you're watching "early today." (politely) wait, wait, wait! you can't put it in like that, you have to rinse it first. that's baked-on alfredo. baked-on? it's never gonna work. dish issues? trust your dishwasher with cascade platinum. it powers... through... your toughest stuck-on food. better than finish. cascade. coughing...sniffling... an

like the story line of a bad movie you wish was over, storms continue to slam into the northwest part of the country. frequent storms continue to pound the northwest and pacific coast with heavy showers and flooding potential along i-5 and believe it or not, now we have feet of snow. yes, significant snow that's going to form in the northwest part of the country. now towards the east, southerly flow will set up for warm conditions with lots of rain. the good news is the rain will clear by christmas. but it's still going to be warm, not feeling like christmas but it still is. reena, kendis. >> that is a bad movie. we have a good movie in florida. good weather though for a bit of space travel history to be made at cape canaveral. spacex launched the falcon 9 rocket since the last one exploded in june. this launch successfully deployed 11 small communication satellites. in a major first, the first stage rocket flew back to the launch site and landed upright marking the first crucial step in being able to recycle these rockets. congratulations to the folks there. big step. >>> and two ame

the day. rain amounts are expected to be light with totals ranging from a reaching just above 40. we'll northwest up to 10 mph. clouds will stick around for tonight with areas of fog expected to develop. areas of dense fog may be possible for the morning commute tomorrow. lows tonight will be around 30. staying with mostly cloudy skies mondaydue to the possibility of morning f fg. highs amounts are expected to be light with totals ranging from a trace start off the day with south will stick around for tonight with areas of fog expected to develop. areas of dense fog may be possible for the morning mostly cloudy skies monday due to the possibility of morning fog. highs monday will be in the mid 40s staying with mostly cloudy skies well it was a heartbreaker as the undefeated run for the iowa skies monday due to the well it was a heartbreaker as the undefeated run for the iowa hawkeyes came to a close last night in the final minute of the big 10 championship game... but it took an epic battle and a michigan state drive for the ages.. to hault this incredible run... mark woodley has been in indy for

winds will switch to the northwest. a few of our northern counties could highs will stay above normal for the rest of the week. our next chance of precipitation lo >> that's your latest forecast. >> i couldn't help but notice in the video, buffalo, it snows a lot there, right? >> yes. >> this much snow and there is a >> the first snowfall throws everybody offer, no matter where you live. i don't know where i'm going. >> good observation. >>> if you are a procrastinator this is probably your favorite time of year. only five days left. get all the presidents -- presidents -- all the presents. who is thinking about debates? presents under the tree. if you've waited to get started, you're not alone. nbc's ron mott is down in herald square with tips for you last-minute shoppers. ron, good morning. >> hey, harry. good morning. the type as are long gone. it's time for the rest of us now. more elbow room. i should tell you, a lot of the top-selling gifts are probably gone by now, as well. keep that in mind as you go in so you ge

there's where you have the rain now across the northwest. it's coming. hin overcast not as foggy as just 24 hours ago. temperatures -- almost 60 in oakland. >> it's cold! [ laughter ] >> because you have no body fat. >> temperatures in the mid-60s. we'll tell you when to expect rain. >>> we are going to

some of its program and staff will be moving to the wmca on w street in the northwest. ere's no word on whether another will be built in dupont. >>> your time right now, 5:57. we're following a developing story at this hour in missouri right now where the flooding situation, we're told it could get much worse. >>> we're also just getting word into the newsroom about a shooting in southeast d.c. our desk is making calls to get the latest details. what we're learning so far coming up next when "news4 today" at 6:00 a.m. begins in just a moment. >>> live outside right now, a shot of the city as we prepare to check on your weather and forecast. and we prepare to welcome in 2016. back right after this. >>> now we're watching where the mississippi river could crest at any minute. the latest at the live desk as floodwaters continue to rise. >>> also new developments in the case of the so-called affluenza teen and his mother who just set foot back on soil. >>> and as you get ready to ring in the new year, how safe are you? the extra security being stepped up here and around the

i mentioned the clouds moving from the northwest. just clouds. big storms or snow-maker in the forecast for at least the next 7-10 days. milder temperatures today. getting some melting done. 40-45 for those highs. but this looks to be it for the mild temperatures. it is a very chilly start to 2016. we will get that extended forecast in a few minutes. >> sarah: all right. thanks, bri. police saying they want people to feel safe when they head out tonight. there will be added security all across the city. jennifer eagan live with the latest on first night preparations. hey, jen. >> reporter: sarah, good afternoon. what a beautiful day we have here. blue skies and the sun is out. things are kicking off right now in copley square here. you see the stage is behind us. they will have music all day today. quite a bit of work goes into all of this. we got a look at some ice sculptures. in copley square, they are chipping away at all of the preparations for boston's first night celebration. we went from freezing rain to a little bit of snow. t

wind speeds out of the northwest at 15 miles per hour. els like temperatures, through the rest of the morning is going to feel a lot colder than what we're used to. temperaturewise we're at 36 degrees in the poconos, 48 in allentown, 46 pottstown, 50 in wilmington, low 50s in dover, our wind speeds starting to gust up to 22 miles per hour in the poconos up to 20 and allentown and as we go into the rest of today you'll notice our wind speeds wilt be closer to 25 up to 30 miles per hour and that's going to be true as we head into tomorrow. so we'll see one gust closer to 32. 29 in philadelphia. so it's really going to feel even colder heading into tomorrow. our day time highs will barely get into the low 40s. satellite/radar shot shows we're seeing clouds this morning, we continue to see cloudy skies throughout the day. nice and dry we're done with all of the rainfall, you can see not a lot of storm systems that we're tracking across the nation. so we stay dry with exception of a little bit of lake-effect snow that could blow in closer to 11

you don't have to worry about snow -- in the northwest you do and for us tomorrow. is an in between -- still a lot of moisture streaming down to the north and isolated shower and along the coast you could get a shower popping up -- 40s and the temperatures -- 10 to 150 cooler than 24 hours ago -- 38 in black hawk -- 40s for some -- the breeze is west and 22 -- we aren't done with the breeze yet -- clouds on the increase later -- we will go mostly cloudy later but mostly sunny in the morning -- breezy at times -- cooler temperatures in the 50s -- starting to trend below normal -- 50s for everybody -- more coming up later. >> steve, thank you. sal is off today but we are keeping an eye on the traffic -- there are some things to tell you about -- a problem in oakland at the westbound connector -- the map is mostly green but and alert has been issued for a sand spill from the barrels you see on the side of the road -- number three latest block and the issue on highway westbound -- west of the picture we are showing now -- 2 vehicles are involved in a crash -- it is a hit

some snow accumulation s will range from 2-7 inches, with the highest amounts focused in the northwest counties. a swath of 2-5 could fall in the cedar rapids and iowa city areas. tonight: cloudy, mix late low: 21-27 winds: nne 15-25 alo: 21 dbq: 24 iow: 26tomorrow: wintry mix, windy high: 29-35 winds: ene 25-35+ alo: 30 dbq: 32 iow: 33tomorrow night: snow likely early low: 24-30 winds: ne 15-25 alo: 26 dbq: 28 iow: 28 back to you. preparations are underway across the tv-9 viewing area for the snow and ice that's throughout monday. kcrg-tv nine's brea love talked with a iowa state trooper about precautions that people - especially drivers - should take while outside. "roads are looking clear in the interstate 380/highway 20 area, but road crews, drivers, and state troopers are all bracing for that winter storm." we spent the afternoon with iowa state trooper david wonders. he says with the type of weather expected, you should not leave your home, unless there is an emergency. he says if you do leave, make sure to dress appropriately, fill up your tank, and bring extra food and water. i

because of winds out of the northwest continuing to be blustery in parts of the area, we have been clouds out there but we see a lot of sunshine coming in across the tristate, temperatures will be chilly, high readings mostly in the upper 40s to low 50s but the good news is we should see plenty of sunshine. let's talk about what you can expect on the roads and we will head over to ines rosales. ines: construction out there not causing huge delays, attack and the bridge moving fine, southern state and northern state, trains running on or close to schedule, juliet: we are learning more about the victims and shootings in the san bernardino massacre. ben: the question is the motive behind these attacks and was this terrorism and keep you a lot of folks respect of lading and the difference, basically all mass shooting their terrorism. kerry drew join us from the newsroom with more. kerry: good morning, we are learning new details about the married couple that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others. federal investigators told fox news and there's a possibility syed farouk may have been radicali

rain moving in late, snow to the northwest, 33 year in des moines. below freezing to the north. upper 30's tomorrow, our rain chance mainly early, it would be late in southern iowa. but that icy mix to the north, they have that winter weather advisory. generally dry on sunday, 32. monday could be some snow. wednesday is 26, and new year's is dry but cold right into the weekend. ryan: thanks, kurtis. the holidays can be bittersweet for those who are alone during this time of year. one omaha family knew this, and saw an opportunity to deliver christmas cheer to some who would otherwise spend the day forgotten. ginalisa tamayo has their story. ginalisa: sometimes, the simplest things bring out the biggest smiles, especially for the 58 people living at the sorensen golden living. >> yeah, it's pants. ginalisa: the center was packed for a celebration that only comes once a year. helene: a lot of them come from no homes and no families, so we try to make it special for them. ginalisa: denise smith knows how sad the holidays can be without family. she used to work here. and this year,

what about the northwest? the young woman in the black and white dress. >> how many of us have come into education and are clueless about the adult world? clueless about markets, clueless about local areas. we need to be. skills, taught about diversity in politics. we need to be taught about healthy relationships. it is great knowing about the pythagorean theorem, the way -- but we need some thing practical. >> what about somebody from the east midlands? the gentleman here. with the spiky hair. >> thank you, thank you for the compliment. in school we learned about obvious things. however, schools are missing these important things. you have to learn the rights and wrongs in sexual education and the basics of politics. we need to be much more in depth. trigonometry,ve but let's learn about something that is beneficial to young people. let's be honest, do we know what is out there? the rights and wrongs in the big world? i really think you should vote for this. thank you. >> somebody from london? whoe is a chap i

out of the northwest, and out of the northwest, northwest, so there is enough of a breeze there to keep temperatures stirred up a little bit. nineteen. thirty-four. up in the sierra nevada, all systems go for a calmer day up there. you can see how things kind of fall over the top of the bridge. that can still clip northern california. but that sunday storm has moved off. the cold air has settled in quite nicely. i don't think it is going to budge over the next two or three days. frost this morning. the next couple of days we'll keep an eye on some fog. there have is too much of a breeze right now. mostly sunny to partly cloudy. a cold morning. sun then clouds. some isolated showers in the afternoon. i doubt there is too much. but that breeze isn't going anywhere. we'll get that northwest breeze and that translates into 50s. that will do it. temperatures inland will be running probably a little cooler than those near the coast. their lows are running so much colder. except for some night morning fog and maybe some frost here. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, look all right. cloudy enough fr