Nikki also coming up on local five news at 10. A bus full of iowans gets stranded in the eastcoast snowstorm. See how they are making it home. Nikki the iowa caucus is just more than a week away and local businesses are cashing in on the main event nikki and the stops for next summers ragbrai are announced. Hear where each stop is for the cyclists local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. We are iowa nikki lam good evening. Welcome to local 5 news im nikki davidson. Glad youre with us tonight. Nikki lam a group of central iowa students stranded for nearly 24 hours in charter buses stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike are finally making their way home tonight. They got swept into the massive snowstorm as they made their way home from antiabortion rally in washington d. C. The way they kept busy on the side of the interstate this its tonights big story. Hour 13 of being stranded. Still 0 mph per hour its not your typical busstop. The pennsylania turnpike was the long way home for 100 iowa stude
Mass. A bunch of us got together and theyre celebrating mass out in the snowstorm. They made an alter out of snow. And during this diffucult situation they say the trip was still worth it. You know, this is an inconvienence, but its certainly, uh. Very minor in compared to the tragedy that we came to protest against. People say it could be hours before traffic gets moving again. However the Pennsylvania National guard dropped off water and food to people who were stranded. While the storm continues in that area of the country, will it stay away from us here in iowa . We have meteorologist Amber Alexander joining us now with a first look at the forecast. Well see continued cloudiness for sunday with temperatures boosting into the middle 30s. The next system will move in on monday bring a chance for rain, freezing drizzle, and snow. Snow totals will be less than 2 in the des moines metro with more possible throughout the northern most counties. Conditions will still be slick and updates
It is thecritical weekend in the race for the white house. The candidates are sprinting across iowa today, making their final pitch to voters. As Victor Blackwell reports, the time to cross the finish line. Is running out. Its two days before voters head out to caucus as the nations first true electoral test hovers above for candidates to get their message out. President ial candidate i would rather under promise and over deliver than the opposite. I want you to know what i intend to do and have you help me do it. Democrat Hillary Clinton closing the day with a rally featuring her two biggest supporters husband and former president bill clinton and daughter chelsea we need a president who can restore broad based prosperity and take us all along for the ride. Challenger Bernie Sanders holds a series of rallies before capping the night with a concert in iowa president ial candidatei hope that you will give thought to supporting my candidacy. Because the eyes of this country, are going to
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