This morning. Good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning. Because the wildfire is moving so quickly, firefighters arent sure how many homes have been lost. It is feared the number is roughly 75. This property and others in the Tourist Destination still smoldering as flames race toward even more neighborhoods. This morning in washington state, this is what they face a firefight so explosive, so unpredictable the National Guard was called to help from the air and on the ground. The so called chelan complex fire has been nearly impossible to stop. What began as four small lightning fires here merged into a monster blaze. Neighborhoods, a warehouse, a lumberyard lost. 2,700 people forced to flee. The fire stretched 14 miles in some spots, jumping a river, hopscotching toward homes. There was fire everywhere around you could look. Reporter this morning the west is raging out of control. More than a hundred large wildfires spreading resources dangerously thin. In oregon, idaho, and
Freezing allowing for the precipitation to fall as rain. As we enter the evening hours a f fw of us may watch the rain turr into a wintry mix. A few showers will linger into the Morning Hours tomorrow making for a damp black friday, otherwise we start to dry out and temperatures will sit in the mid to upper 30s. Thanks britley. In a tv9 followup this morning. Ththman who policc say triggered several hawk alerts on the university of iowa campus earlier this month faces multiple charges. 32 year old Adam Weinstein faces one count of third degree sexual abuse, four counts of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse, and three counts of third degree harassment. The charges follow a series of physical and verbal attacks on campus on november 10th. Police took weinstein into custodd shortly after the incidents, and he was involuntarily committed to university of iowa hospitals. They arrested him when he left the hospital yesterday. A conviction on all the counts couud put weinstein in riso
North to the middlee50s near washington. As the rain tapers off friday morning, a blustery north wind takes over, keeping us cooler through unday. Tonight areas of showers fog low 4349 winds s 1020tomorrow rain with patchy fog high 4753 winds ne 515 rapids more homeless peopll in cedar rapids will l oon have a place to pend the night. The willis dady Emergency Shelter is expanding after more than five years of planning. The Organization Says its adding permanent apartments and more single beds. Empty green space right next to the shelter at 1247 Fourth Avenue southeast will be part of the expansion. And kcrg tv nines Sarah Mccarthy joins us live from there tenight. Sarah, what changes will the shelter make . Shelter workers say this project will add four permanent, Family Apartments, but it will also do a lot moe. Once the project is finished, itll mean housing for groups the shelter is currently forced to turn away. 04 49 24 it is difficult to have to turn someone away, what i always
Matt breen wl be back tomorrow. The thanksgiving holiday may bring some bad weather for some parts of siouxland, including winter storm warnings and advisories. Lets get right to it with chief meteorologis t ron demers. Winter weather advisory in effect thanksgiving day from 4 am to 6 pm for much of siouxland, including sioux city winter storm warning in effect thanksgivivi day from 9 am to 9 9 pm for Harrison Shelby counties the timing isnt great, but there is going to be a mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow that will cause travel problems for our thanksgiving day. Travel will be okay this evening and early tonight so that is going to be the best time e be gegeing to your destinaaon. Its later tonight that drizzle and fog will start to turn to freezing rain and sleet as temperatures get colder probably after 3 am in sioux city . Much of the area will then see morning freezing rain and sleet which will then turn to snow from north to south as the day goes along. Today is the 30th an
Of a line from waterloo to elkader. Snow accumulation is this area could range from a after midnight. Areas southeast of this line faster than the cold can move in. Resutt will be little to no am friday. Kwwls Olivia Mancino is out on the roadsdsright now. She joins us live from waterloo olivia talks about the traffic where she is at in waterloo she talks about the good conditions. Lets take a live look at our waterloo sky cam. The roads are wet right now, so if youre one who likes to travel overnight, the roads are just wet but thats going to change tomorrow night so be advised from elkader to waterloo to des moines, that area will experience some freezing rain starting tomorrow evening so allow plenty of travel time lets turn attention to cedar rapids now. This is the dot camera looking over the scurve on 380, near first avenue olivia talks about the cars expect to see rain on these roads omorrow. Nothing too crazy but the rain will be heavy at times, over in dubuque. Quiet now, but