Stacey kccis todd magel is live at the iowa statehouse where the governor announced a stop on any Syrian Refugees in iowa. Todd given in stacy, the governor simply said it is too dangerous to allow any Syrian Refugees into the state at this time. But that really goes against a long tradition of this state allowing people into the state who are hurting and in need around the world. Its a very delicate and dangerous situation. We dont want to become like europe where they let all these refugees in. Todd Governor Terry branstad blames the growing threat of isis and the paris terror attacks on the new crack down. So, hes ordered all state agencies to halt any work on syrian refugee resettlements immediately, in order to ensure the security and safety of iowans. Branstad isnt the only one worried about the threat of Syrian Refugees imbedded with possible terrorists. Iowa congressman steve king says opening the doors to refugees in iowa is a bad idea. Today. I believe that the immigration si
Your day with us, im jenna rehnstrom. Tim has the holiday off. We rely on our doctors and nurses to be available to us when we need them the most. And that includes holidays. But that means some couldnt be home with their families today. Which is why Unity Point Health st. T. Lukes made sure their patients and employees would have a great christmas. Lukas voss was there today. He shows us how folks were spreading good cheer today. Nats piano playing vo st. Lukes Unity Point Health cafteria seemed just a little bit more festive today as they brought back their anual tradition of a free christmas dinner for everyone. Including those working and their families. Sot it means a lot. I dont get to be with my family on christmas so then we have other times to do it. It nice you know, patients are here and they need us so i get to be with them and my family as well. I think it goes above and beyond because you are where you want a pleasure to be in that position. Leah glalao, chief operatatg o
Youngest of 3 siblings. But with Treacher Collins syndrome. About one in 50,000 people is touched by it. He is lacking facial bone development. Small jaw. He doesnt have cheekbones and you can see his eyes are a little bit lower. The challenges arent just on the outside. A tcs patient also has smaller airways. If youre a parent, imagine the sniffles leading to a trip to the hospital. Nearly every time. A common day cololputs him in theeospital. Kelli notes her other children, 17yearold page and 7yearold payton are on the familys private insurance but medicaid isnt just on income guidelines it also covers disabilities. T t transfer trenton and his medicaid in recent weeks. Id call the hospitals and try to help them by getting on the right program for trenton and they could not tell me anything. They told me to keep calling back. Now, a 60day wait for iowa with about 15 of the population using medicaid to truly have the infrastructure to handle the transfer. I received thousands of email
Conditionssby signing up for kcrgs text alert. You can always stay up to date conditions by signing up for kcrgs text lert. Jus go to kcrggotcom, click on the cancellations tab, thehehit sign upp then you can get phone notifications on severe weather, breaking news, and cancellations. The snow rolled into eastern iowa early yesterday afternoon, and Road Conditions got worse overnight. The iowa dot said nearly all roads and highways were completely covered. Travel was not advised in black hawk county. The storm is hitting just as football fans are heading to iowa city this morning. State troopers are warning caution. Its just going to take you longer to get from where youre going to where you need to go so when you get in your car and start heading out toniggt or tomorrow during the game, just take that extra time and extra caution. Trooper conrad says one good thing about the storm people had time to plan for it. Rescue teams had to rescce a man stuck in creek near des moines. Kccitv r
First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on another windy day in the area with highs around 30 degrees in many spots. Along this cold front, a passing snow shower may occur, mainly along and north of a waterloomaquoketa line. Whiled no major issues are anticipated, a brief reduction in visibility could occur in any s sow shower. Well see our coldest night of december so far tonight, with lows in the midteens. Plan on a nice saturday with highs back in the mid30s. Midupper 40s are still on track for sunday with a chance of rain by evening. Have a great weekend thanks kaj. One person is in xhe hospital this morning after a late night fire in cedar rapids. The Fire Department responded to the area of i avenue and first street rthwest. They got on scene around 10 oclock last night, but were still on the s sne for hours. First responders took one person to the hospital who had set up a tent in that area. The Fire Department hasnt said how severe the persons i