Right noww city workerrare preparing to keep roads clean as the snow storm heads in to eastern iowa. Kcrgtv9s Dave Franzman is in our newsroom. Da, what are the city crews using to keep drivers sfe . Anybodydywho looks outside can see theres nothing to plow yet. But theres certainly a lot of activity at the citys public works building as cree get the plowsseady to go cedar rapids has approximately 90 vehicles equipped to push snow some of the vehicles getting loaded with salt and sand has other work scheeuled for today. But that was before the forecast. That work, including some road construction, was put on hold as the vehicles returned to get reconfigured to plow snow. The first snow of thhseason isnt usually a big event although the forecast says this will be an exception. In any event, crews are ready and the plan is in place. Were very prepared for this event a first event we dont have brokeedown poiecessf equument and we hhe all the material ready to go so get the staff to stay o
Our countrys system for admitting refugees is a major story right now. Many americans want to stop any effort to bring more Syrian Refugees into the us. But a des moines woman who was originally from bosnia hopes her story encourages some elected leaders to reconsider their stance on refugees. Today, the us house ssed a bill that requires new background checks for any syrian and iraqi refugee who applies to come to this country the vote came after last fridays terrorist aatacks in paris that killed 129 people and injured hundreds more. French authorities believe one of the attackers` entered that country illegally from syria by posing as a refugee. Since the attacks, more than 30 us governors have opposed letting Syrian Refugees settle in their states. That includes Iowa Governor branstad. On monday h h ordereestate agencies to stop work on relocating the refugees. Tonight kcrg tv nines Sarah Mccarthy reports on how one iowa womans explanntion of the refugee applicatii process is reach
Stage tonight. Good Tuesday Morning to you, its 5 00, oughtnt chris mick kin non im kathryn hauser. Almost like october out there this morning. 60 in boston, it is like october. It is remarkable, we have this unseasonably warm air in place, weve already broke the record in providence. It is 63 degrees, the record in boston is 66. We are in the lower 60s. It is cool in northern massachusetts. Cooler air from portsmouth where temperatures are in the 40s, tracking showers to all from west to east, slight activity hampton, stretching back down toward new berry, you will need the wipers on, all of this sliding west to east, a the west side and stretching back down to the route 2 corridor, need ham stretching back down to they had field. And then some of these downpours from milford down to uxbridge. So we do have a few more hours to go before drier air works in, wind advisory by the way is in effect from 1 00 a. M. To 6 00 p. M. , gusts 4050 Miles Per Hour possible, so behind the front that
Halfway through the month of december. Although, going outside and feeling the temperatures you are like what do you mean . Its hot with a suit jacket, you win with the short sleeves. Fine. But i get it, absolutely right, you goes. Temperature was 61 degrees overnight in boston, weve now cool today 50 degrees, still well above average, 40s north of town. 61 in plymouth right now, we are starting to see some cooler 33 Miles Per Hour wooster, just shy of 309 Miles Per Hour in boston, this is just the start, the wind is going to stay strong during the day today with gusts isolated up to 50 Miles Per Hour by later on this afternoon, here is live Doppler Radar tracking showers the next hour and a half or so. Roadways. Activity, the back edge coming through, New Hampshire, royal stop right now, and just coming out of the quad, leftover showers back pyramid l borrow, plymouth as well. Over the next hour and a half, we see showers come to an end, wind advisory up from 1 00 a. M. 6 00 p. M. The
Through the morning as a storm approaches to start at 9 30 p. M. Tonight northern fringes of it massachusetts and New Hampshire there is little bit of rain and sleet showing up perhaps mixing going on just a couple of showers coming out ahead of the main system. The main event drives during the Morning Hours to 4 30 a. M. In the morning with the reins here watch what happens. Blue appears in the berkshires and northward into vermont and New Hampshire that are going to be places that pick up some sellable and probable snow people talk amount of the snow and how this impacts a patriots game coming up in a few minutes. Tracking the storm overnight wake up the fox 25 morning team. Jason heather and blair will have the latest on the weather and traffic conditions we get started at 6 00 a. M. Breaking news right now state Police Investigating bomb threats at schools across these threats happening from marblehead on the north shore the city of boston and down to the cape. Heres what we know t