Versus vehicle accidents at the level crossing between highway 77 and e street in thurston county. Today. There was another accident at that crossing. Fortunately. The driver of the car managed to get out before the train hit her vehicle. Authorities on the scene say they believe the car got stuck while crossing the tracks. And was not able to get clear before the trains arrival. 3 3 3 this weeks blizzard has taken the air out of briar cliff universitys charger dome. 3 the dome. Which used to be visable next to this building. Suffered a tear in the fabric along one side. Numerous briar cliff teams use the old golf dome for practice and even indoor games. The dome was deflated for safety reasons and to keep it from tearing more. A member of the company that built the dome will be coming to town to evaluate the situation. 3 3 two days after the blizzard, the city is still digging itself out. And some residents are losing patience. Residents along west 5th street say it took them more tha
And sunday. Despite the warmer weather on sunday, we will again see a chance for light snow to close out the weekend sunday night into monday. For early next appears that the trend will be for more quiet weather to settle into the region. 3 3 3 we start off this morning with the candidates running for president. Going on a weekend push to win over voters ahead of tuesdays New Hampshire primary. Last night democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off in their fifth debate. Talking about Foreign Policy. Wall street. And progressive values. C b s news correspondent we juh weijia jang jiang has the latest from manchester New Hampshire. 3 pkg nats the gloves s came off last night as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced each other oneonone for the first time. Sparring over progressive values. sot Hillary Clinton if were going to get into labels, i dont think it was particularly progressive to vote against the brady bill five times. I dont think it was progressive to give gun Ca
Said the winds of this one are more impressive. Theres a lot more wind with this one. I dont really think the east coast storm verified as a blizzard. When you go back and look at the data, there may have been a few spots that verified as blizzard, but i know we didnt in washington, d. C. , we did not. This is much much more windier, and i think its going to verfiy as blizzard by the time were done it isnt one of those situations where id want to be out on the road with my family, driving around on the interstate. It is dangerous elisa wind. Thats what makes a blizzard and thats what caused incredible problems with blowing snow and dropping visibility that they closed 129 in south dakota. Elisa joining me now is srgt jeremey mcclure from Sioux City Police department. Wind has caused a huge problem with visibility today, parts of i 29 closed. Have people heeded those warnings . Gusty winds tomorrow. What are some tips for drivers in the blowing snow . Thank you sergeant elisa more gusty
Delivery schedules. And tests their patience. Blizzard brings national attention. No, ive never been to sioux city before. We had a great time in iowa and a great showing. And. Marco rubio rides the victory wave to New Hampshire. Even though he came in third in iowa. Jenna good evening andthank tonight and im Jenna Rehnstrom the blizzard hitting siouxland has all but shut down the area, closings from schools and businesses have been pouring into the newsroom here but siouxland businesses arent the only ones that have to put a halt on things, after earlier today, part of interstate 29 in south dakota was closed, officials citing dangerous driivng conditions. Abc9s jess plue got to speak to some Truck Drivers who had to make an impromptu stops during their delivery. While most are avoiding the blizzard by staying indoors, some have to brave the terrible weather to keep business moving as usual. But how can you keep business moving Cross Country when an interstate is closed . I spoke to s
And show that theyre making the right decisions in community when questioned. Christina and in order to protect privacy Public Safety will not make the footage available to the general public without a reporting live in studio christina griajlva abc 9 news jenna keeping people safe. Is the goal of any Law Enforcement agency. For Woodbury County, a well trained swat unit is part of that mission. Officers train every month to ensure readiness in case of an emergency. Just last month they took advantage of an abandoned farm house. Simulating a possible threat. Using the opportunity to train in a real life simulation. If we have access to a residents that is not in use or any facility that we can use that we can use t sharpen our tactics we take advantage of that tonight at ten, abc9 reporter lucus voss takes an indepth look at local training efforts and why Woodbury County officers say its vital to being ready when needed. Jenna turning now to politcs, president ial candidates have moved