Pressure has been ramped up on send banger. Also, golf, men and women will be playing side by side on the European Tour. There is snow out there. It is all about knowing where to look. There is more Severe Weather to come through the rest of this week. More Severe Weather warnings and more travel warnings. If you thought it was cold today, just wait until tomorrow. Also coming up, the warning that Global Warming could have a devastating impact on king penguins. Heavy snowfall is hitting parts of the uk, causing road, rail and flight disruption in many areas. Police say driving conditions are treacherous in places three people have died in lincolnshire after a crash involving a car and a lorry. Hundreds of trains are cancelled, many schools are shut and forecasters say some Rural Communities may be cut off. And theres a warning from the met office that if you havent seen snow yet by the end of the week you will have. Lets get the latest from our correspondent in North Yorkshire. First,
The next mayor of waterlrl, defeating former mayor tim hurley. Hurley. Turning to cedar falls now, there were only two names on the ballot for mayor tonight, but there are three men earning votes. Incumbent jon crews ended his reelectio bid after election nigig, but rules required his name stay on the ballot, despite endorsing jim brown. Meanwhile, Dave Halterman, who finished third last month, mounted a writein cacaaign to take the top post. Post. That writein campaign appears to have been unsuccessfulas crews endorsement of jim brown helped himail to an easy victory tonight. Tonight. A bit of a dreary day across eastern iowa. Iowa. Despite a few flakes, at least the heavy snow stayed about the rest of the night . Night . Chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with your weatherfirst forecast, terry thanks. Turning to cedar rapids now. Now. A jury is now seated and Opening Statements delivered in a first degree murder t tal. Trial. This case is focused on a man accused of killin
Its now been one month since most of Johnson County raised the minimum wage. Wage. Much of the talk about what would happen is now reality for workers and Business Owners. Owners. Cbs 2 News Reporter Mellaney Moore has this update now from North Liberty liberty ive talked with a few different Johnson County Business Owners today. Some are ininfavor of the increase and othehe are against it. It. The owner of the popcorn shoppe in North Liberty says he wrote to the city council telling them a minimum wage increase would hurt his business. Business. I did have to plan in advance of raising my prices a little bit, but dont feel its going to be enough. Young says he went along with the first increase to 8. 20 on november first. First. Ive already had to cut two rt timersrsbecause i said i just cant afford doing that. Some Business Owners in Johnson County say the increase might be hard at first, but believe that money will eventually come back to local businesses. I look at this area and al
This year. Year. And. New tonight its been great to have them work through their frustrations. The creative way students are learning to fix everyday problems. Problems. Now, the corridors top stories and tomorrows Weather Forecast in the first ten minutes. This is cbs 2 news 10 at 10. Happening right now a massive winter storm is barreling down on the east coast. The system has forced emergency declarations in six states, and six people have already been killed on icy roadways. Washington, dc is expected to get hit the hardest. Forecasters there say the area could get nearly three feet of snow falling at a rate of two to three inches an hour. More than 35hundred flights have already been canceled for tomorrow. Eastern iowa could soon be dealing with some snow. Snow. Cbs 2 chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now to tell us when the flakes will start flying. The night but it will be a cold one with lows in the teens. There could be some scattered flurries this evening. Temperature
So the community is now lending a helping hand. Hand. Its a joint effort between Cedar Rapids Police and a new task force. Fox 28 News Reporter dora miller tells us how these new teams plan to work together. Together. In this connects against crime report. Report. The common denominator here is violence, so the plan is to attack it from all angles. This time, one group is addressing violence and the other is finding the root cause of it. It. We could say were like other communities because that is true, other communities around the country are also seeing incidents of gun violence on the rise, that might make us feel better, but it doesnt solve the problem. So police and the community are joining forces. The Police Community action team or pcat dressed in blues handling violence on the streets. Streets. They will focus on identifying crime trends and also address quality of life issues. The other out of public view but taking another approach. Approach. There will be individuals who ta