Jacket and a nice cup of hot chocolate and enjoy homecoming game today if you happen to be tailgating it could get a bit chilly for some. Tonight skies will start to clear out some. Well call it partly cloudy and temperatures will drop into the low 50s. Well see a bit more sunshine on sunday and high temperatures are expected to rise into the low 70s. Today mostly cloudy. A few sprinkles are possible. Wind n 515. High 64 alo 64 dbq 63 iow 64 61 to 67 tonight partly cloudy. Wind n 510. Low 52 alo 52 dbq 51 iow 52 49 to 55 thanks britley. This morning cedar rapids takes several big steps after this after evacuating several city blocks along the river, the entire flood zone is back open to the public today. It opened back up yesterday morning for anyone who had to evacuate their home or business. Traffic is also clearing up later this morning. This is a live look of northbound interstate 380 at 1st avenue southwest, near the quaker oats building in cedar rapids. The city reopened traffic
Philadelphia Police Officers are in the hospital this morning after an overnight shooting. The shootout ended with Police Shooting and killing the suspect in an alley. Police say a suspect walked up to a Police Vehicle and started shooting around 11 30 last night. Shots hit sergeant sylvia young multiple times on her protective vest. The shooter also wounded university of pennsylvania officer ed miller. Both are in say the shooter injured a secuirty guard and a woman in a bar. The suspect then shot two people sitting in a vehicle outside the bar. This morning, both of those people are in critical condition. Two Police Officers are recovering this morning after someone shot them in fort worth texas. The officers responded to a report of a suicidal subject around 8 30 last night. Police initially found a man inside a home with a gunshot wound to the head. The officers were later told a wi after opening the shed door. Both officers are in stable condition this morning. Investigators say t
Well have special guest bruce miller of the Sioux City Journal in studio to go over all of the winners, losers and fashion of hollywoods big night. Make sure to tune in for that. Lukas and in just three days. Well learn which of entertainments finest wililtake home the prestigious award. Heres Stephanie Elam with a preview. nats room an irish immigrant finding love and independence. nats brooklyn a frontiersman seeking revenge. nats the revenant room, brooklyn and the revenantt the films nominated for best p pture at the 8888 academy the leo dicaprioled drama is at the top of the heap with 12 nominations. Other films in the picture include the big short, bridge of spies, mad max fury road, the martian, one of the tightest races in oscar history. Matthew Belloni executive edor, the reporter legitimately 3, maybe picture winners, so come down to that people dont know happen. The best actor category is full of alist talent like Bryan Cranston for trumbo, matt damon for the martian, for st
Close the prison at Guantanamo Bay speaking at the white house this morning, the president outlined his plan to close the detention fafality in cuba. He wanan to transfsf more detaineeeeto Foreign Countries and work with congress to find a a ot in the us to hold other detainees. Presesent obama saididis goal to close the e ison is about closing a chapter in the countrys history. Keeping this facility open is contrary to our values. It undermines our standidi in the world. It is viewed as a stain on o o broader recordrdf upholding the highest standards of rule of law the 911 erararison now housus 91 detaees, down fromom high of detainees, down from a high of nearly 700 under former president george. W. Bush. Advocates for closing guantanamoay that holding suspected extremists indefinitely is un american and that the existence of the facility is a recruitment tool for terrorists. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell and many other Top Republicans want gitmo to stay open. But despite th
Odonnell says the reports of infected pregnant women in brazil having babies who have small heads, is worrying exexctant moms here at home. Patients are definitely calling. Its all over the news. Its all over the newspaper and magazines. So a lot of our patients are calling with concerns. Doctor odonnell recommends her patients follow the current cdc guidelines. Women who are pregnant or who are thinking of becoming pregnant, should not travel to those infected countries. And while doctors say the current risk here in iowa is extremely low, both medical providers say pregnant women need to be mindful of the risks. I think the cdc is right in heightening the awareness. If youre a pregnant mom, you want to know your risk. If youre going to these areas that are zika infested. As for murphy, shell stay close to home and worry about other things. That they baby continues to have a strong heartbeat, that i am measuring ok. Right now there are no reported cases of zika virus here in iowa. But