Massive so. Even though theyve been at it for about 7 hours. Its a little more than 50 contained. So theyre half way there. But Officials Say whats encouraging is that the fire hasnt grown in about 4 hours. 360 acres on fire. And about 200 firefighters from across the east bay working feverishly to put it out. The fire started around 2 40 this afternoon and burned quickly. Kevin martin witness once the fire gets, once you think it stopped it just comes right back up. It came up in 5 different places. I hear helicopters flying over my house. I went in the middle of street. I saw a fire, came over here. All of the sudden the whole field looked like a pit of hell. Smoke everywhere you can barely see blue. Thats how much smoke there was. It was just straight black. Tony perez witness we looked in the backyard. We had definitely seen the smoke in the backyard and uh, we came down the street. And uh at first it was just a small fire and it definitely picked up fast because of the valley and
With temperatures around 90. Were at 77 in cedar rapids. Winds are out of the south at 8 mile an hour. Theres the dew point standing tall at 88 degrees. Well have a mild night ahead of us, a hot, humid theyday tomorrow, temperatures pushing 90, and then tomorrow night and wednesday, some thunderstorms are back in the forecast. 86 in mason city. Temperatures will drop the 70s. Thats a front that are be around for the next couple of days. As that gets chloeer and closer, the chances for thunderstorms will increase. Tomorrow light, theres a chance of thunderstorms in the northern counties. On tuesday, the threat recovers. At least tonight, the radar is not showing much in minnesota or northern iowa. It will be a quiet night ahead and well have to wait until conservative i con fillies schafly died today. The conceivetive activist helped decent the equal rights amendment. She also founded the elogy to preserve traditional gender roles. Schlafly was 92. A minnesota family has some closure to
Warm. Wind s 1020 high 87 alo 86 tonight partly cloudy. Isolated storms possible late in the night. Wind s 515 low 71 alo 70 a dubuque man faces charges for sexually Iowa City Police are investigating yet another Armed Robbery at a fastfood restaurant. Off after 5 yesterday morning to the mcdonalds on lower muscatine road. Witnesses told police a man wearing a black sweatshirt and navy blue ski mask walked in, pulled out a gun, and demanded money. No one was hurt. Anyone with information should call Iowa City Police, or the iowa city area Crime Stoppers at 319358tips. Iowa city police are still trying to find the person or people who robbed three restaurants and a bank over the course of about a month earlier this year. Police think pancheros and the First American bank during july and august are all related. Since those robberies, police told Business Owners to stay vigilant, and have employees leave through the front of their buildings. Police dont know whether yesterdays mcdonalds r
After a warm night of around 70, well be pushing 90 tomorrow afternoon. Then the forecast has a chance for some thunderstorms. You can see while were at 90, its o only 77 in minneapolis. As that push sots toast southeast, theres a chance tomorrow night that a strong storm or two could gop develop in our northern counties. By saturday, that moves to the re of eastern now new into the newsroom tonight, conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly died today, schlafly helped defeat the equal rights amendment and founded the profamily eagle forum in the early 70s she was still the president. She spent 70years focusing on protecting views on the traditional family and wrote several books fighting to roles. Schlafly died in her saint louis home surrounded by family. Schlafly was 92. A minnesota family has . Some closure tonight a minnesota family has some closure tonight after their sons body was found 27 years after he went missing. 11yearold jacob weterling was riding his bike a brother and a friend
Middle 70s today, putting us right at normal. A perfect day to get out to enjoy on this sunday afternoon. Tonight temperatures will drop into the middle 50s and well keep the clear skies around too. Monday well top out near 80 degrees and were still mostly sunny. It wont be until late monday thanks britley. Thanks britley. New this morning, Iowa City Police shot someone near the ped mall, overnight. It happened around 2 00. Police saw people running away from what looked to be a fight at the intersection of burlington and clinton streets. There, officers say they found 19yearold Demontrae Poole with a handgun. Police chased him through the crowded ped mall and later arrested him. Police say poole may have ditched the gun before being captured. Officers cleared the ped mall to look for the weapon, but couldnt find it. Poole faces several weapons and drug related charges. Showed up at an area hospital with a gunshot wound. Hes currently being treated for nonlife threatening injuries. Dub