Colder to the north. Were going to see clouds return saturday only allowing us to warm up into the mid teens. Snow is still looking fairly likely saturday night into valentines day morning, however the track of the snow may have shifted east a bit. The metro now looks to get roughly 1 to 2 inches and eastern iowa has a better chance of seeing 2 to 4 inches. Next week will start a bit cooler with highs in the 30s but we are headed for a big warm up with 50 degree air likely to slide over us by next thursday and friday. Lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina after a week of meetings, the iowa utilities board still hasnt reached a decision on the Bakken Pipeline. Since monday they have been revealing what they learned during months of hearings and sworn testimony. The board has asked its legal team to put together a pros and cons list on the project. They meet again next friday. Elias in the number two spot this morning. Elias secretary of state john kerry says major world power
He said said the School District has a lot of actions they need to take and there are a number of steps the School District must go through with the student. They will have hearings with the student, many wont happen in public. But until they are over, the student is not allowed on campus. Sioux city police say the student was taken into juvenile detention and had a hearing this morning. They say the gun belonged to his parents who were unaware he found the combination to where the handgun was stored. Authorities in sac county, iowa have now released the name of a man killed in a fire last week. It broke out overnight on friday between the communities of breda and auburn. When fire crews arrived on they found the house had already burned to the ground. The sheriff says 48year old Daniel Robert mielk died because of the fire. Foul play isnt suspected. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. After a big cooldown today, well see a warmup tomorrow. Lets toss it over to chief me
Over at 5 to 15 mph and will keep that warmer air tracking in as a warm front tracks through. This has brought a blanket of clouds, but also a few snow showers that will continue to track through this morning, but should clear out of the area this afternoon. We will end up with around a quarter inch of snow where it snows , but it will also be the details in a few minutes. We begin this morning with reaction to the state of the union. Iowa senator Chuck Grassley says the way the president down played the threat of terrorism is quote alarming. The president s final state of the union had a different feel list of proposals, he touched on four big issues the us needs to address over the next decade the economy, climate change, politics that divide the country and he did talk about national security. This is one thing he said. When you come after americans, we go after you. It may take time, but we have long memories, and our reach has no limits. Senator grassley says the president needs t
Blanket of clouds, but also a few snow showers that will continue to track through this morning, but should clear out of the area this afternoon. We will end up with around a quarter inch of snow where it snows , but it will also be even more tomorrow. Ill have the details in a few minutes. Clouds, but also a few snow this afternoon. We will end up with around a quarter inch of will warm even more tomorrow. Ill have the details in a few minutes. A big story this morning. Tonights the big night. The largest Lottery Jackpot in the world is up for grabs. The powerball jackpost has climbed to an estimated 1. 5 billion dollars. And that number could climb even higher before the drawing tonight. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live outside a gas station in cedar falls. She can tell us a little more about how likely ally the price is so big that as you behind me. A lot of lottery signs. But lottery Officials Say the odds of winning this jackpot are one in 292. 2 Million Dollars. In fact heres a
Hill area. Bensalem looking at some of that moderate rainfall but a lot of lightning. Thunder activity across the area so if you hear thunder you can be struck by lightning. Also moving into south jersey, sections of central delaware, some very heavy rainfall right now. Moving through sections of kent county. So this is really round one. Take a look to the west. The actual cold front that will continue to head in our direction and we have some sunshine in between these two linelines that were watching so that will help to destabilize the atmosphere. The other concern, through late tonight a Flash Flood Watch posted for the entire area. Watching out for the threat. Heavy rain that is the highest threat. Watching for damaging winds and also the potential is there for some hail out of these systems. As we watch what to expect, a line of slow moving showers and thunderstorms ponding on the roads. If you encounter flooded roadways, turn around, dont drown. As we progress throughout the over