Terry thanks, snow is bad enough, but sleet and freezing rain has produced a lot of problems for area drivers. Drivers. Our road warrior has been out tracki the conditions since e ely this morning. Scott zimdar joins us now and scott how do things look tonight . Tonight . Scott thanks. If you need another reminder of just how dangerous it can be out there. There. The e nneshiek county Sheriffs Office provided us with this visual with this provided us office sheriffs county the winneshiek there. There. Can be out dangerous it just how reminder of scott thanks. If you need another reminder of just how dangerous it can be out there. There. The Winneshiek CountySheriffs Office provided us with this visual reminder. Reminder. The Department Released dash cam video showing drivers spinning out along highway 150 near the ni cc dairy barn. Youll notice when its icy, even large vehicles with better tractiti ararno match for the conditions. Law enforcement all across the state are urging everyone to take it easy if you absolutely must venture out tonight. Whether you wanted to or not. Some people had to leave the house and brave e e weather. Weather. For most of us, that means first shoveling the driveway. But even if youre careful this chore can turv dangerous. Dangerous. Fox 28 News Reporter dora miller joins us live in the pros on how to stay safe out there. There are a few things that you can do to reduce your risk of ending up at the er. Doctors say it comes down to common sense. Sense. Its the first thininon your list of chores. Chores. Even though its the last thing you want to do. Do. But going about it safely can make all the difference. Difference. When people go out, especially in this weather, where we have some ice and now some rain and snow coming, that th really need to be careful. Doctors say injuries during this time are common. But you dont have to be a statistic. The comomn thing that well see is when people go out to shovel, theyll shovel snow off the top and fall on the ice. Ice. Weve even had people who have been blown over by the wind, getting their mail and haha had fractures from that. One way to keep from sitting here instead of on your couch gear up for the elements. Right now the snow is realal heavy, so yoyoneed to be shoveling, you need to be well dressed for the environment. Environment. When you get wet, which on a day like today can be an issue, that can increase the likelihood of you getting frfrostbite. And since the snows not going anywhere. Take your time out there. There. Its easy to say well i want to get all of this done and basically you end up giving yourself a stress test, which mymyrecommendation w wld that you do that in your Doctors Office and not in your driveway. One unusual thing we should mention when theres a wind chill, you may want to consid protecting your eyes as well. Covering the corridor in cedar rapids, Dora Miller Fox 28 news dora thanks. By now youve noticed were running closing information on the bottom of the screen. You can also find a complete list onur bsite, fox 28 iowa dot com. Com. You can also stay up to date on the latest Weather Information by downloaded our weather app on your apple or android device. Just look for cbs 2 wx in the app store on your favorite device. The storm hitting eastern iowa also produced more than two dozen tornados to our south. South. And that outbreak of Severe Weather is responsible for more than 40deaths. 40deaths. The hardest hit areas include the suburbs of dallas. There, a swarm of tornados struck over the weekend. Other tornadoes struck communities in alabama and mississippi. While some are picking up the pieces from disasterous storms, others are just trying to get from pointa to pointb. Pointb. And thats difficult with more than threethousand flights cancelled by this massive storm. Ats also baba news for hawkeye fans trying to get to pasadena. Pasadena. Among them, fox 28 news anchor kevin barry, who tells us how his day of travel didnt go as expected. Expected. Today started in the cedar rapids airport, we were trying to catch a flight to chicago and then connect to la we were gonna be there before lunch. That flight quickly got canceled before five oclock so i ended up in the minneapolis airport which is whehe i still am right now, were waiting to catch a flight to los angeles the thing is this is not uncommon for hawkeye fans bowl this year. A lot of flights were nceled yesterday towards s e end of the day and then throughout the day today as you know as conditions got worse throughout eastern iowa. The only good news for hawkeye fans is iowa doesnt kick off in the rose bowl for another few days still so good luck getting totopasadena if youre on your way. In minneapolis on the way to pasadena, Kevin Barry Fox 28 news. Kevin thanks. Fortunately, the rest of our team took an earlier flight to california. California. They arrived yesterday where the hawkeyes are not only preparing to play in the rose bowl, but soaking in all the perks that come with it. It. Fox 28 sports anchor zach hanley joins us now live from pasadena where the team is enjoy some good food, right zach . Scott and karen, the view behind me is breath taking. The view last night at lawrys prime rib, not so much for the beef bowl bowlit was the 60th anniversary of the beef bowl. And its what it sounds like. Teams participating against each other on the table in a aeat off scarfing down prime rib, mash potatoes and gravy, corn and apple pie. The exact about the hawkeyes eat is unknown, but the food was dedenitely od. It was delicious i love a good steak or prime rib so it was perfect for me. Me. I think cj ate the most because travis was getting a big plate and it was gigantic and the way cj face look when he sat down was funny. Funny. And coming up in sports we will have more on iowas matchup on the field against stanford. Live in pasadena, zh fox 28 sports. Zach thanks. Fox 28 news will have complete coverage of the big game. Be sure to tune in all this week for special reports from zach hanley and kevin barry, once kevin makes it to pasadena of course. And dont miss our 30minute special which will air new years eve at 6 30 on our sister station, cbs 2. And new here on fox 28. Stl to come on the fox 28 newst nine. Nine. Some good news in the war on terror as forces retake a key iraqi town. More on the victory and the uphill battle experts say e us still faces in protecting the homeland. Homeland. And well continue to check in on e latest Road Conditions across eastern iowa. This is a live picture from the fox 28 road waror out tonight. Terry has an update on tonights winter storm when there were be sure to join us tomorrow at 7 on fox 28 morningive. We continue our look back t the some of the biggest headlines from the entertainment world over the past 12 months. Thats tomorrow o there were some major developments in the war on terror over the Holiday Weekend in iraq. Iraq. There, military leaders made an important announcement in their fight against isis. Isis. Today i inform you of the victory of your people in the armed forces. Forces. That victory included the liberation of the city of ramadi. Iraqiqiorces, with assistance from the us, retook the city from the terror group. Ramadi sits on a road leading directly to the isis capital in syria. Next, liberate mosul. Back here at home, the sentiment that america is winning the war on terror is not shared by much of the public. Public. Thats what one new poll recently found. Found. Take a look at these mbers. 40percrct say terrorists are winning the war. Only 18percent think the us is winningas for the hreat of terror here at home. Home. 51percent the us govevement can protect them from an attack. Five years ago, that number was at 65percent. Percent. While fears of a violent attack like in San Bernardino remain a concern, expertrtsay the growing cyber war is where the us is most vulnerable. Vulnerable. National correspondent jeff barnd tells us why whyin a story youll see only on fox 28. 28. From thehewhite housea to thth pentagona to congressa all have sounded the warning on the need to sure up the governments Cyber Networks against terror attack. B its a huge vulnerability, and there needto be a priority p pced on the federal government to get people in position to provide the protection to our infrastructure. The governments socalled red teams who test the Government Networks for vulnerabilities are supposed to do just that. But according a report from federal lawmakersa just 50 team members stand between military cyber systems. The most laring reason for the lack of experts . If youu highly talented and you can go make large sums of money in Silicon Valley or for a private Tech Security firm, going to work for the federal government, probably at lower pay is not going to be as attractivea other experts point to oftendiscussed skills gapa we are, as a nation, behind in our education of experts in the cyber field. Then there are the bureaucratic setbacksa you see bureaucrats thinking at the speed of f eir undedetanding which is way outdated. Experts say one of the biggest examples of this outdated thinking was the cyber attack on the office of Personnel Management last july. That ttack left the Sensitive Information of more than 20 million federal employees and their families exposed. D. We hadadpeople who were, frankly, stupid, at the top who didnt recognize the cyber space changing on the that level has resulted in hugegeata compromises. Better pay and better Education Programs could bring in the top talent to stem those compromisesa but above alla experts say there has to be a change i ithe way the government approaches cyber securitya if you recognize what youve been doing in the past is failing, then you ought to do something new. Im jeff barnd reporting. A bibirtisan grgrp of lawmakers sent a letter to defense secretary ash carter earlier this montha in that letter, the lawmakers call on the department to offer more compensation and better training to recruit and rerein praised asasne of americas best mayors o governed as a pragagtist. 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. Building a future to believe in. Still to come on the fox 28 news at nine. Nine. A number of promising new developments in the fight against cancer. Well tell you about the discoveries and new procedures now being used. Used. And we continue to nitor Road Conditions across the e rridor. Another report from the road warrior when for the first time in more than 30 years, a growing number of kids have been diagnosed with asthma. Asthma. But nowowt appears that trend is changing. Changing. And it tops tonights to your health report. Report. New numbers show the nations childhood asthmrate dropped from ninepointseven percent in 2009 to eight pointthree percent in 2013. There was no official reason given for the drop, but experts say improved environmental conditions might be a contributor. Although ggd nene, the s sdy found asthma children living in poverty. There are not many Treatment Options for people who have mesothelioma,a rare and deadly y form of cancer ccsed by exposure to asbestos. Now doctors at the mayo clinic are trying something new. New. Theyre freezing the tumor before taking it out. It works by spraying liquid nitrogen to freeze the tumor weeks before removal. The goal is to trigger the patients immune system to fight any remaining cancer cells. This is the early explorative stste where were e st looking at what is this doing to the body, how is it stimulating the immune response. Response. Doctors say the procudure might also preserve the lung, leading to a faster recovery. Also on the cancer front, doctors have found a new gene that could lead to new treatments. The gene, called norad, is responsible for maintaining the proper amount of chromosomes in cells. When the gene is inactive, researchers found that chromosomes can become unstable. Thats a key many of us reach for a diet soda thinking were helping to watch our weight. But t w Research Shows we might not be saving as many calories as we hope. Hope. A study in the journal of the academy of nutrition and dietetics found that peoe who drank diet drinks ended up eating more calories. After tracking 22thousand adults, they found those using diet soda consumed higher levels of fat and sugar in its place. Doctors say its important to fofos on everything g you take in, not just food or liquids, when trying to stay healthy. Still to come on the fox 28 news at nine. Nine. Its been snowing all day and tonight, its still snowing in some areas. Well take you live to the roads of eastern iowa for an update on area conditions when the fox hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 15 gigs of data for just 70 but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . U. S. Cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it woror in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 youre getting 400 in promo cards yes switch to u. S. Cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just 70. Looking live at the roads of dar rapids where the snow and sleet have been falling for more than 12hours now. Well have an update on area Road Conditions in just a moment. But first we turn it over to chief meteorologist terry swails. Terry thanks. This storm severely impacted the morning and evening commutes today. Today. So how do things look out there right now . Now . For the answer w wturn to fox 28 photojournalist scott zimdar in the fox 28 road warrior, scott where are you traveling right now . Scott thanks. When this all finally wraps up, that doesnt mean the danger is over. Over. Thats especially true for everyone who has to clear driveways and sidewalks. Sidewalks. Fox 28 News Reporter dora miller joins us again from cedar rapids with a few things yoyou should ep in mind before heading out, dora . Sometimes we have to get out in this weather maybe not by choice. But if you find yourself out here in this very cold, wet weather. There are ways to avoid a trip to the er. First, make sure youre wearing the right clothes. Even though were not in the negative temperatures, this wind chill and wet snow wan make for a bad combination. Gloves and layers are a must. Take breaks often. Stay hydrated and dont over exert yourself if youre not used to doing a lot of physical activity. The snow isnt going anywhere so doctors also you might also find ice under the snow, so be careful when Walking Around out here. Doctors say it comes down to common sense. Covering the corridor in cr dora miller, fox 28 news. For a day expected to have tough commutes some would call today unusual. Unusual. The Marion PoliceDepartment Says having fewer accidents is unusual for the rst snowfall of the season. Season. Fox 28 News Reporter steffi lee cocoinues tonights team coverage. Coverage. Nat pop police car. Car. Im surprised we havent seen Something Like that yet. The first icy snowfall of the season means slick commutes so far so good. But those arent the words you usuallyly hear from someone whos used to helping Iowans Iowans especially rear enders. After detouring into ditches. Ditches. This is uncommon. Corporal jeff hartwig braced himself for cars skirting off and sliding out of lanes. Lanes. Its really fortunate that, and not normal that, we somebody in the ditch just needing help. So the unusually empty roads less vehicles on the roadway are definitely a positive. And wintry mix covering them them id say the roads arent too bad but they are not great either. Isnt the typical combination. Combination. Across the corridor interstates leaving town arent bustling with high traffic either. Cars still slid into ditches and Cedar Rapids Police e departrtnt helped with more than 20 crashes. Corporal hartwig says the Holiday Weekend might be the key reason behind a less hectic wintry blast. Blast. Usually when we have the first one e its usually the opposite. Covering the corridor in cr, steffi lee, bowl week. Coming up jn sports. The hawkeyes look at their opponent. And see themselves. Details next. And on the hardwood. Iowa preps for a visit from the Number One Team in the land. All that and more next on fox im moving to a place whwhe i can get inteteet from centuryrynk. If i get the three year price lock, am i stuck with the three Year Contract . No. That just means the price wont change. For three years. That way the price is s cked, youre n n. You can just hang out and be free. Lock in your Monthly Price for 3 years without a contract when you bundle its cold and wet here in eastern iowa. But in southern california. Its nice and warm. Thats where the hawkeyes are as they get ready for their rose bowl battle with sptanford. And thats where fox 28 Sports Reporter zach hanley is. And hell be following iowa whats going on, zach . For the First Time Since arriving in pasadena. The iowa defense shed some light on their matchup against the stanford offense. And it has the hawks seeing black and gold in Cardinal Cardinal eyes, chest, feet, goodits iowa versus iowa. Wait, whaha i mean we just compare them to our offense sometimes with the fullbacks, the amount of tight ends, the linemen. Those guys, the p py just like stanford. Our guys. I mean its not really a big difference. Its like another practice honestly. One the cardinal and white are use to. Its stanfords d trip to the rose bowl in the last 4 yeyes. But iowa doesnt care about historythey are veterans in this kind of arena i guess and this is our first time in 25 years being here. I mean iyou want to ook at it as an edge i iguess. I guess you can, we arent to worries about it. They are focused on one thingwe are here for one know we know why ware here and thats to win a rose bowl. Thats been our goal every timemee went on t t road, just remember why you are here. Not to make friends, not to do anything like that. Just here to win the game. The hawkeyes are also nearly a touchdown underdog in fridays game. I i k desmond king about that, he laughed and said great, thats just how we like it. Live in pasadena. Zh fox 28 sports. On the hawood. Things are about to get real for the hawkeyes. Iowa went 9 and 3 in their nonconference schedule. But the games only get bigger. With the start of big ten play. The hawks kick off conference plpl on tuesday ight. When they welcome topranked Michigan State to carver. And then saturday they travel to purdue. Another top25 team. Theres no easing into the big ten schedule this seseon. But thats just ine th fran mccaffery. He thinks his hawkeyes are ready to rumble. Youve gotta play those people at some point. You play em eay you play em late. You play em in the mile. You does it matter. Youre still play 18 really tough games against really good teams. I think any time you enter into conferen playayou recognize the challenge. And well do everything we can to get everybody ready. Deonte burton is off to a good start at ia state. The transfer fward was named the big twelve newcomer of the week on monday. After scoring Twelve Points and going fiveforsix from the field in the win over cincinnati last tuesday. Burton also had seven points and three boards in his cyclone debut t december r th againsnsuni. Next in sports. The vikings are in the playoffs. But looking for more. Details coming up on announcer one candidate tough enough to take on n e bully. Jeb b sh donald, youre n n going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. Thats not going to happen. applause announcer one candidate tough enough to take on isis. Jeb bush the United States should not delay in leading a Global Coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. Announcer tested and proven leadership matters. Jeb bush. Vikings made a playoff run with Leslie Frazier as the coach and Christian Ponder at qb. In 2013. They nosedived. So in 2014. In came mike zimmer and teddy bridgewater. And one year later. In 2015. Theyre back in the playoffs. The vikings turned turnovers into points all night long in a throttling of the giants on monday night. The win clinched a playoff spot for minnesota. And set up an nfc north title game this sunday at lambeau. But first. The vikes are gonna soak it in a little bit. Lot of good Football Players on this team. And they care about one another. Care about playing together as a football team. Its only step one. But its good to know that you earned it. You cant rely on anyone to do your dirty work embrace the challenge thats in front of us and the guys did a great job of answering that and responding and it showed tonight. The minnesota golden gophers faced off with Central Michigan in the quick lane bowl today. Second quarter. Gophers down four. Mitch leidner looking for kj maye. Between two defenders. Maye. Makes the play. And theyre dancin. That makes it 107. To the fourth quarter. Minnesota down a point. The read option opens wide for mitch leidner. To the end zone for a touchdown. Minnesota finally gets bowl eligible. With a bowl game win. 2114 the final. Former Northern Iowa star lj fort is back on an nfl roster. Fort will suit up for the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 17. After spending the entire season on the practice squad. The linebacker and special teamer was the fcs defensive player of the year in 2011 at uni. To the nba. Fred hoiberg and the bulls at the United Center against toronto. The bulls were down at half. But turned it around late. Look at taj gibson. Off the thunderous dunk. Bulls go up by eight. And then later. It was the young fella. Three passes and they get it to bobby portis. And the rook finishes through the foul. Chicago takes care of the raps at home, 104 to 97. Thats a check of sports terry has a last check of your forecast when the fox 28 news praised as one of americas best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. Bernie sanders passed more amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member. 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