Stormy start. The first day of march is giving some parts of the state flashbacks of winter this morning. Well tell you where it could cause problems for the morning commute. Search continues. The hunt for two men who escaped from the newton correctional facility continues this morning. And this isnt the first escape in recent weeks. Super showdown. The biggest single day in the president ial primary race so far has arrived. Well tell you which states are up for grabs and why donald trump is not a shoein in some. Its tuesday, march 1st. Today in iowa snow is moving across Northern Iowa this morning. That is where we saw 3 to 4 of snow overnight. Snow covered roads are an issue in the northern part of the state. The Winter Weather temperatures will reach 30 degrees through noon and winds will stay strong from the north at 1015 mph. I80 35 west mix i235 keo first on 13. Two newton inmates are still at large this morning after making a run for it this weekend. First on 13. Two newton inma
Inches already by 5 00 or 6 00 p. M. Notice those totals, pretty high. A tremendous amount of snowfall for our first event, possibly iowa. Elizabeth we want to get to stories we have been watching including another possible terror attack in africa. Shaina humphries following it all. Whats the update on this new attack . Shaina elizabeth, this is all unfolding over the last couple hours. Right now 170 people have reportedly been taken hostage inside the Radisson Blu Hotel in malis capital city bamako. The hotel chain says ten gunmen yelling arabic locked 140 guests and 30 Staff Members inside. We just learned that 20 of those hostages have been released, but the u. S. Embassy in mali is calling this an active shooter situation at this point, and is asking all american citizens in mali to stay indoors. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack at this point, but well keep an eye on the situation as it develops throughout the morning. Were also following breaking developments in
Metinka snowflakes in central iowa by new time. It is all spreading to the east, first we have to overcome a little bit of dry air but once that occurs, by midafternoon, rapid accumulations. A like winter he makes and maybe even light rainfall for southwest i will early this morning, highs near 40. Was the snow moves in in the afternoon, a rapid accumulation possibly by 5 00 or 6 00, or the rush hour, one to three inches of slush. A first significant snowfall, five to 10 inches of snow expected to the northern half of the state. Elizabeth updated information on the possible terror attack in africa. Shaina humphries is here, what is the update . Shaina happening in mali. Three people have been killed after gunmen took hostages inside the Radisson Blu Hotel in malis capital city of bamako. The u. S. Embassy in mali is calling for u. S. Citizens to stay indoors. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack at this point, but well keep an eye on the situation as it develops throughou
Slushy mix. By around 5 00 p. M. , three inches. 9 00 p. M. , 6. 3. As much as 6. 9 inches of snow in the metro. That snowfall trend for fort dodge, waterloo. Stacey kccis vanessa peng is looking into how city workers and the d. O. T. Are preparing for the rush hour storm. Shes live in ames tonight. Vanessa . Vanessa stacey, the dot will add a new tool to their storm fighting arsenal, and they say itll make the roads safer. Remember this . Its been a mild fall, but Mother Nature says tomorrow its over, and iowa will look like this. Its a lot of snow early on in the season. Vanessa the Iowa Department of transportation is rolling out with new lights this year. Some trucks with be flashing blue and white along with the familiar amber. There are a number of other vehicles out on the highway that have amber so it got to a point where we really couldnt distinguish ourselves. Vanessa the d. O. T. Lobbied the legislature for approval of the lighting package. Since 2009, there have been over 2
In the apartment blew up a suicide vest. Police ordered residents to stay inside. Anyone who approached was told that no Uncertain Terms to back away. Neighbors, many of them muslim immigrants, were evacuated by police and searched. We stopped this resident who was rushing down the street. He said in arabic that he had witnessed the whole thing. I saws the raid. Twenty cars passed by here. Then five minutes later, the shooting started he said. You heard the gunfire i ask. I saw it with my eyes he said. Meanwhile, the police focused on one apartment on the third floor of this building. That neighbors say is the apartment where the raids targets were holed up. The main target Officials Say was abdelhamid abaaoud, the man they describe as the mastermind behind the paris attacks. A belgium national, he had gone to syria to join isis. As day was breaking, the raids seem to be winding down. But explosions echoed through the streets. Its common in situations like this for police to use grenad