Crucial. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. And by bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff pope francis is now in washington, after arriving to pomp, ceremony and cheering, chanting crowds. The start of his sixday stay followed four days in cuba. William brangham reports on the dayss events. Brangham the pope began his firstever visit to the United States late this afternoon, flying into a military facility just outside washington. President obama, Vice President biden and their wives greeted pope francis on the tarmac while hundreds more awaited. President ial advisor Valerie Jarrett theres so much excitement. I think the crowd reflects the diversity of our country. Everyone who is coming is excited about the opportunity to be in his presence, and so i think that this visit means a grea
Some northwest iowans, mainly east of sioux city, will see the last of any snow early this morning before it exits to the east. Once the snow moves out, the clouds will follow close behind it and provide most of the area some sunshine this afternoon with highs in the low to middle 30s. See graphics. Wx timer 40 the snow has finally stopped falling in siouxland. Many people were able to get out and about yesterday. But first, siouxlanders had to dig their way out of the 7 inches of snow. Ktivs tommie clark checked in with some local residents to see recent snowstorm. The cold weather is believed to have contributed to the death of a farmer in kossuth county. Sometime late on thanksgiving day, a relative found the body of 63 year old gerald dreesman beside his pickup in a ditch. Kossuth county authorities believe he froze to death after getting out of his vehicle and was unable to get back inside. He was found 2point5 miles from his farm northwest of titonka. The kossuth county sheriff s
Less than 24 hours. Weve gotten over seven inches of snow and i thinknkhe guys have d de a fantastic job. And pickens is not the only person who commends the their hard work. They did a good job, said carl mueller, a sioux city resident. It was pretty quick. I get up early in the mornings, go to work and it was all clear. They come by a lot, le eight 17 times, said anthony rodriguez, a sioux city resident. So i mean, i cant complain. You know its being safe. And it may not be difficult to spot them out on the street. There are 50 pieces of snow equipment making the roads safer for vehicles. Pickens says most residential areas should be cleared by seven tonight. One way he says people can help the cleanup is by shoveling their snow into their driveways rather than the street. Streets more quickly. Matt . Keeping cars on the streets also makes it harder for road crews to do their work. The sioux city popoce Department Plans to start towing snowbound vehicles tomorrow morning at ten. They
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