Its been a few days now since the snow ended so if you havent shoveled or moved your car off the street since then, listen up. You may be in trouble soon storm track sevens Amanda Gilbert joins us live in waterloo with more details. Jerry the sun thats been out these past couple of days has been out melting a lot of the snow. But there still is a lot of snow and ice on the ground. Starting today at eight this morning. There are some cities in eastern iowa that will give you a ticket if you have not cleared your sidewalk. Or if you have not moved your car in the past 48 hours. Now this is not true with all cities. Heres a break down cedar falls will ticket those who have not cleared their sidewalks starting at 8 today. In the cities of cedar rapids and waterloo. They require people to shovel their sidewalks within 48 hours. But will not ticket you right away. Theyll give you a warning. Iowa city is a little different. Youre actually required to clear your sidewalk 24 hours after a onein
Lowest gas prices for the thanksgiving holiday since 2008. According to gas buddy. Today the average cost for gas is two dollars and one cents. And in eastern iowa. Weve seen even lower prices. Some places as low as one dollar and 93 cents and one dollar and 89 cents. Barb saffold runs a taxi service. She free rides during the holidays it means a lot to me because i days and nights. A lot of times that. I can volunteer my service because the prices arent that high on the gas. Many people say this is an early holiday present. Lets go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for a look at our travel recast. The roads are starting to get busy with travelers, but there arent any weather hazards out there right now. Tomorrow, although we will have an increase in low clouds, some drizzle and maybe some rain showers tomorrow with rain likely on thursday. The system is currently bringing rain to californiaia oregon and washington. We will see melting today. Temps are warming nicely,
Those flying could face extra security at the nations airports following the terrorist attacks in paris. Of the year. Begins with this warning from the state terrorist threats. In multiple already in place at airports across the country. Theyre watching the crowd, theyre talking to the people, take a bit longer to get through the terminal. With that youre gonna notice theres gonna be a back up in the line. But for me, its and ice. From the west through the east coast for most of the week delays and closures are expected. On runways. And highways. But the forecast still calls for crowds this holiday season. Holiday travelers this thanksgiving. Thats the most thanks for the lowest price at the pump in more than 5 years. Its fabulous much better than the 4 a few years back, much better lower fuel prices mean cheaper plane. And train tickets as well. A holiday gift. For everyone making a trip to celebrate the season. Jay gray nbc news dfw airport. If youre traveling this week, you want to
Through the night. Some fog may develop in spots through morning. It will be overcast and gray on wednesday with some pockets of drizzle. The weather really gets dicey on thursday with a mix of precipitation from rain early on to some freezing rain, sleet and a touch of snow by the end of the day. The driver involved in a deadly, single care accident in des out of the hospital and behind bars this evening. Troy mure is now charged with killing his girlfriend in that crash. It happened yesterday morning on 35th street in des moines. Police say mure was speeding when he lost control. Hit a utility pole and a tree. His passenger and girlfriend. Scalicity perez. Was killed in the crash. Mure suffered minor injuries. Today he was released from the hospital and promptly arrested. Mure is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving. Vehicular homicide by owi. And first offense owi. Mures family told channel 13 yesterday that mure was speeding because he was being chased by another car