Terry thanks. So before our next round of light snow comes in, those who fell victim to the last round are trying to dig out. Out. For those, like myself, who wound up on the side of the road, towing crews are front and center of that cleanup effort. Fox 28 news porter dora m mler spent the crews. And joins us now live from cedar rapids with more, dora . W Truck Drivers havent gotten a break today. But while they were cleaning up our roadways, we rode along with darrahs towing to find out just how bad the winter storm was. Was. Theres no such thing as a typical day for ryan. Ryan. Ive pulled them out of rivers and houses, off train tracks, we see it all. But winter storms are a different beast. Beast. Weve been pretty swamped today. Mondays weather left cars stranded and beat up. Up. Got a lot of accidents and just cleaning up from the storm yesterday, theres a few in the ditch that we gotta start pulling out. So on tuesday darrahs towing took care of what was left from mother natures wrath. Wrath. Im on 32nd avenue north from highway 30. 30. Its usually the day after the storm hits is when we get really busy, ecause if they put the tow ban in effect towing. And as the sun goes down, its less about cars already involved in accidents and more about avoiding the next one. One. Theres been close calls, just people not slowing down and getting over for us out on the highways. It seems as if ryans job is nfver done. Done. Job security haha. cover with video even the effects of storms from weeks ago are still on his radar. Radar. A car slid on the bridge and came across the center line and hit us. Kinda toasted the truck, but thats the way it goes sometimes. So fromomsomeone whos seen it all we see just about anything and everything. Be careful because you dont want to see him. If youre driving tonight, be extra vigilant because tow Truck Drivers will be working. And at night, it can be hard to see them on the side o the highway. Covering the corridor in cedar rapids, Dora Miller Fox 28 news. Dora thanks. Turning now to benton county. County. Where tonight, a 56 yearold man is dead after a grain bin accident. Fternoon in the town of keystone. Officials say the man was vacuuming grain into a semi, when a wall of corn surrounding him collapsed. Crews were unable free him before it was too late. Authorities have not released the mans name. A deadly crash to tell you about today in linn county. County. This one happened just before noon along highway 151 near fairfax. Fairfax. The Linn County Sheriffs Office tells fox 28 news three e hicles collided on a viaduct. The iowa state patrol says 49yearold terri skalsky of walford crossed the center line and hit an oncoming carskalskyied in the crash one other person was taken to a local hospital for treatment. In North Liberty this afternoon. Afternoon. Another major traffic tieup, this one caused by a car on fire. Crews had to shut down the southbound lanes of i380, bringing traffic to a standstill. This all happened around 3 45 this afternoon. Fortuantely no one was hurt, its getaway day, takaktwo for hawkeye fans trying to get to pasadena. Pasadena. Yeseterdays winter storm threw a Monkey Wrench in a lot of those plans. Today, however, was a much better story. Story. Fox 28 News ReporterMellaney Moore has more now airport. The hawks are taking flight. Weare headed for the rose bowl tuesday the eastern iowa rport turned into a nest of black and gold. Just abobo everybody. Y. Its good to see. Its heartwarming, honestly because it just shows how many people are out there supporting our team. 13 charter planes are taking fans to cheer on the hawkeyes in the e 2016 r re bowl in n pasadena, california. We should get a bouquet before we go to the gamethe largest airplane leaving cid tuesday. A 747. Is for hawk fans. That lds 470 people. We had people here by 3 00 a. M. Ready to check in and it has been nonstop ever since. Hinman is having a long day herself. Shes been at the airport since e 00 in the morning toto adrenaline, everybodys in a great mood, so these are the fun days, i mean this is great. By the end of the day, california will gain these 3,000 hawk fans. The rososbowl is the granddaddy of them all and were looking forward to it. There is one more charter flight tomorrow. That leaves at 9 30 in the morning. Covering the corridor in cedar rapids, memeaney moore, fox 28 n ns as for the football team, theyve already been in california for a few days now. Now. Besides preparing for the plenty of down time as well. Well. We have Team Coverage for you tonight on the iowa hawkeyes run for the roses. Roses. Fox 28 sports anchor zach hanley kicks off tonights coverage live from los angeles, zach . Ever since cj beathard was the starting qb the hawkeyes have been hitting the high notes 12 wins, a trip to the big 10 championship and now the rose bowl but beatatrd isnt ly making music on the field field luck and cj beathard is one of those guys. Not only does iowas qb tear it up on the field, he shreds it on the guitar. Well go down to the basement and jam sometimes,s, just play guguar together and jam and its fun to do. Talk about a total heartthrob. When i found that out he still ha thatlong flowing hair so he kinds had that whole guitar feel to him so i definitely could haveveseen that. Obviously its in hisisenes, and in his blood, with his dad writing so many good country songs, but year thats just another hidden talent of cj beathard. But does playing the guitar help him with the ladies . Umum dont know, i dont know, maybe, maybe it does. No, definitely i tell him all the time. If his name wasnt cj beathard he wouldnt be able to get any girls. Yeah maybin wowos says and maybin doesnt know. Sounds like hte jurys still out. And if this football thing doesnt work. If all else fails i think i play guitar think that uff runs in my blood. Man to be cj beathard he hasnt performed infrfrt of the team yet. And he said the only way that will happen if iowa wins the rose bowl. Zach thanks. Safe to say thousands of hawkeye fans escaping to the warmth of Southern California are enjoying the break from the snow. Snow. Besides the sun and surf, many are getting a close look at a piece of iowas history thats been floating near pasadena for more than three years. S. Years. Fox 28 n ns anchor kevin barry continues tonights Team Coverage with a visit to the battleship iowa. Iowa. Most of the fans who have made their way to pasadena are focucud on one of the biggest gamemein program history. But just a few miles away is a battleship named for the state. Giving back to its midwestern visitors. With tens of thousands of iowa fans coming to pasadena the uss home even if its just in the name. It seems all real now. Before we had heard about it read about it ansaw pictures but its great to be here and b bon the ship. This ship. In model form is the very real reason beth lloyd enlisted in the navy. I was in 4th grade and we were in the capitol and theres a display of the uss iowa in ththcapitol and i remember going i want to be on that. She says when she joined in 1986 women werent allowed on battleships. Before she retired in 2010 as a chief petty officer she finally made it to an aircraft carrier. Her father tom. Its wonderful. Its outstanding. Says hes supported the fundraising effort to save the ship and make it a museum. Its exceptionallllwowoerful to be able to be on the iowa when iowa is coming to the area for the game. It makes everything ten times more fun. That fun comes through the work of iowans and people lili dave way the curator who lived on the ship while they refurbished it. He says a sourvineers arent the only thingshawkeye fans should take from Southern California. I think they should have an appreciations for the Design Effort and the craftsmanship in the shipyards as well as the many veterans th served and pride in america. Iowa students can get on board free to the end of january. Iowa residents are always free. Coming up later this week, well bring you the story of one special californian who has been linked to the usus iowa nearly his entire life and how hes giving back now. In pasadena, kevin barry, fox 28. Well have much more from kevin and zach coming up in our next half hour and all is week. And dont miss our 30minute special which will air new years eve at 6 30 on our sister station, cbs 2. And new years day at 7 30 am right here on fox 28. Also coming up on the fox 28 news at nine. The latest republican to bow out of the race f esident when the fox 28 news at nine returns. Jeb bushshdonald, you know, is great at the oneliners. But hes a chaos candidate. And hed be a chaos president. Two months ago, donald trump said that isis was not our fight. Donald trumpmplet syria and isis fight. Why are we. Why do we care . Let isis and syria fight. Jeb bush he said that Hillary Clinton would be a great negotiator with iran. Donald trump hillys always surrounded herself with very good people. I think hillary would do a good job. Jeb bush and he gets his Foreign Policy experience from the shows. Chuck todd who do you talk to for military advice right now . Donald trump well, i watch the shows. You know, when you watch your show and all of the other shows. Jeb bush i dont know if thats saturday morning, or sunday morning. Donald, youre not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. Thats not going to happen. If im president , ill be a commanderinchief, not an agitatorinchief or a dividerinchief. That i will lead this country in a way that will create greater security and greater safety. Announcer ight to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. Hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 15 gigs of data for just 70 but i wanteded pony. [ gasps ] yoyore getting data. Ponysized data . U. S. Cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 youre gettiti 400 in promomoards yes switch to u. S. Cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just 70. Us tomorrow at 7 on fox 28 morning live. Were getting g in the new years spirit with our friends from hyvee. They have cocktail ideas perfect for your parties and get togethers. Thats tomorrow on fox 28 morning iowans who knew a soldier killed in afghanistan are heading to new york tonight to pay their last respects. Respects. Sargeant joseph lemm was killed in a icide attack just before christmas. Chchstmas. He was among six soldiers killed when an attacker rammed an explosive patrol. Lemm spent part of his childhood in the dubuque area and many family members still l live there. His funeral will take place at Saint Patricks cathedra in new york tomorrow morning. Turning now to tonights vote 2016 coverage. Coverage. The race for the republican nominatiti is now down to a dozen candidates. Candidates. Thats because former new york governor George Pataki announced just an hour ago that hes ending his run for president. Youll recaca, papaki was one of a number of candidates that complained to nbc, demanding equal time after donald trump appeared on satuay night live. Well tonigh pataki got his time and used it to announce he was dropping out of the race. For months, donald trump has held onto the lead in most polls. All while not spending a dime on advertising on television. But it appears thats about to change. Change. Were gonna spend a lot of money over the next four weeks. We dont want to take any chances. Were too close. Comes as other republicans have risen in the polls, challenging trumps frontrunner status. This week, new hampshires largest newspaper endorsed new Jersey Governor Chris Christie ovov trump. Governor christie is polling well in new hampshire, but barely registering in iowa. Still, hes trying to turn that around before the caucuses now just over a month away. Away. Today, he spoke at the hamburg inn in iowa city. Christie told supporters the us should look at a number of emerging energy options, including ethanol. There are all kinds of problems with all Different Technology what we need to do is to have a balance. And pursue all these things and not invest all that we have invested in ethanol so far and then walk away i think it hbs a place in our Energy Portfolio and we h he to do other things as well. Well. Christie also said he wouldnt rule out sending us forces back to the middleeast if he felt the threat from isis or anyone else put american lives at risk. The war the most talked about topics on the campaign trail. After recent attacks, many havergued that a us program that allows wealthy foreigners to literally buy their visas could be taken advantage of. Of. Despite the controversy, Congress Approved the program, known as eb5, for another year. Fox 28 News National correspondndt Kristine Frazao has a closer look at that program. Program. What do the washington coliseum, this Seattle Office building, and new york citys dson yardsdsave in common . They were all funded by foreignborn citizens, who in exchange for at least half a million in cash, got an american visa. The program is called eb5 and supporters, like the group invest in the u sa, say its an important tool for Economic Development and job creation at no cost to taxpayers. Three billionaires frfr very different backgrounds, also touted its oped. Sheldon adelson, Warren Buffett and bill gates joined forces asserted people willing to invest in america and create jobs deserve the opportunity totoo so. But the program, which has grown immensely since it first started back in 1990 has not been without its fair share of controversy, from a ponzi scheme in chicico where dozens of investoto were cheated out of millions of dollarsa. To whistleblowers claims that those who apply dont get thorough background checks this program has been plagued with fraud and abuse but more importantly it poses Significant National security risk. Senator Chuck Grassley says eb5 is supposed to help low income areas but instead benefitstswealthy developers. He called for reform and listed allegations against it. Terrorist travel, economic espionage, Money Laundering the Government Accountability institutes Peter Schweizer says despite the high price tag, plenty take advantage of like china or india where its politically unststle, the economoms are kind of shakey, the United States is a great sort of second place to have. Calls for reform turned down the Program Extended once again. In washington im kf reporting. The eb5 program was just extended with the passage of the omnibus spending bill. It will remain in tact until at on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid d ar, to make as much money as one top ceo. Its called the wage gap. And the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. Hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. Equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. She gets the job done for us. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Im moving to a place where i can get internet from centurylink. If i get the three year price lock, am i stuck with the three Year Contract . No. That j jt means the price wont change. For three years. That wayhe price is locked, youre not. You can just hang out and be free. Without a contract when you bundle with unlimited nationwide calling. Still to come on the fox 28 news at nine. Nine. We take you back live to pasadena for a look at the rich history the rose bowl has collecteafter more than a century of football. Football. But first,t,he special training officers are taking to make sure they can respond to citizens with autism. How it works when the fox 28 news at nine acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 Million People combined. Im bernie sanders, and i approve this message. My plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. Ththmiddle class will c ctinue to disappear unless we level the playing field. Police officers are trained in how they carry themselves and how they handle a crisis. Crisis. But it takes a different skill set for officers to work w wh someone who has an autismrelated disorder. Fox 28 News Reporter steffi lee shows us how cedar rapids officers can properly respond to people with special needs. Needs. In tonights voices of diversrsy report. Report. Sometimes flashing lights could trigger the opposite response from people with autism. Autism. Because a lot of individuals with autism, that sensory overload is so tremendous. Sergeant Cristy Hamblin with the Cedar Rapids PoliceDepartment Says their voluntary Registration Program creates a database for all First Responders in the city. City. We have had children and adults that have special needs that may not knowhere they belong. Belong. The programs Registration Form is very the photo of the person youre registering second they ask for any verbal or nonverbal forms of communication and lastly they ask f any places theyre kno toto wandnd to. To. On the streets people with autism or Developmental Disabilities could stray away from what theyre doing potentially causingtragedy. Sometimes the typical trainini isnt th