They are still struggling to get this thing under control. This isl say now that contained. The garage is underneath. Mixeduse and retail underneath. And what would be Student Housing above. And they are trying to put this thing out. It does look like it is brick construction but it is a facade. On the inside, they have lightweight construction. That means two by fours, the same thing you would see in residential construction. Wooden trusses have caught fire. I understand that the fire started in one part of the building and then spread across the wooden trusses. Comethe roof started to up, it made layers of wood blazing. Hundreds of thousands of gallons of water are being poured on this fire to bring it under control. The big issue no injuries but the big issue here has been the smoke. It is an incredible amount of smoke. I havent seen a fire this smoky , i dont know when. And it is blowing directly towards the university of maryland campus. But before it gets there, it will go past a
Yes, Bruce A Coralville based group of volunteers is actually heading down next week. The group is called Community Health initiative haiti. The Nonprofit Organization has been going to haiti for years to setup week long free Medical Clinics. This trip was already planned, but the group of 28 volunteers is each planning to take an extra suitcase of supplies to help with recovery efforts. Where they hold their Medical Clinic was not hit as hard as some areas. But they have staff who live down there who were in the town of lagon. There was a lot of flooding in the downtown area, which is similar to newbo, and we dont what thats like in iowa, so it was pretty devastating for a lot of people there. If you want to help the group, weve posted more information on live in iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. Kcrgtv9s phil reed spoke to a local travel agency. He joins us from destinations unlimited. Phil, the hurricane is causing some inconvenience. Its causing headaches for people wanti
Should have to endure. Night nee news begins right now. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight from daytona beach, florida. Good evening, as the trailing bands of Hurricane Matthew pass over us here tonight, the storm that refuses to die is taking aim at georgia. And a category 2, still powerful and still dangerous. At least two people in while 12 million remain under hurricane advisories. The floridas east coast is left battered and soaked, but Still Standing thanks to a late tract to the east. Exploding transformers that plunged hundreds of thousands into the dark. We begin with Miguel Almaguer in hardhit st. Augustine. Reporter reaching waters. Much of this town flooded as the storm surge pours into this coastal community. Have you ever seen anything like this . I have not. 26 years of living here, i have not seen anything like this. Reporter matthew battered florida with wind and rain. But in st. Augustine, its storm surge bringing this town to its knees, just
His plan was to fly to georgia. Descorbeth. Kwwl news. Mcdaniel is currently being hed at the Crawford County jail. The investigation is ongoing. Some Cool Temperatures out there lets go to storm track seven chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg now for your weekend outlook. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormk evening as the sun sets. The sky temperatures to drop into the 30s by morning. Areas north of highway 20 will see temperatures in the mid 30s. So patch frost is possible. Saturday and sunday are mid 60s . Monday and tuesday temperatures inch closer to the low 70s ahead of a cold front. The cold front gives us a slight chance of showers both monday and tuesday. Wednesday and thursday turn cooler with highs near 60s and a its a scam. And now those scammers are getting busted. Police in india arresting 70 people whove been posing as irs agents to steal cash from p
Boyfriend, mcdaniel was at the home. Her sister was also inside. After an autopsy doctors ruled klines death a homicide. And it seems mcdaniel tried to leave wisconsin the following day. Police arrested him in the lobby of an area hotel. They say he was planning on catching a flight to georgia. Mcdaniel was waiting for a ride to take him to la crosse airport. But he didnt get away hes now at the Crawford County jail. And we should know more information about this incident soon. Authorities say they plan of releasing more details next week. Weve got you covered live from the telegraph herlad newsroom in dubuque Shirley Descorbeth kwwl news. Mcdaniel is awaiting his bond Hurricane Matthew still a major threat along the atlantic coast. The storm has been downgraded to a category two hurricane but is pushing rain and sea water onto shores in northeast florida and Southeast Georgia tonight. The storms damage in florida lets go to storm track seven chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg whos