In now to tell us if we can expect some more. Heres a look outside broadcast park. We are seeing some sun and temps are in the 20s satellite and radar shows a break in the cloud coverroad conditions have improved across eastern iowaour day overnight. While the corridorordeals witit Winter Weather, flood warnings are in effect in 13states. States. Those extend all the way from georgia to just to our south in missouriwhich is witnessing record flooding. At least 13 deaths in thatat state are being blamed on rising waters. Right now mandatory evacuations are in effect as the amry corps of engineers works to keep water in streams and rivers. That includes the mississippi which is expected to crest 15 feet above flood stage in saint louis tomorrow. Weve never seen water this high, and when it goes above cords, not by an inch but by two or three feet, you dot know exactly how far that water is going to go. Go. Meanwhile flood waters in arkansas are reaching levels that havent been seen in more than 20 years. In illinois, around a hundred homes are being threatated by rising and in indiana, massive flooding across the state swamped highways and other roads. The cost of damage from this weekends storms in north texas is expected to top onee billiondollars. Thats according to an early estimate from the Insurance Council of texas. Severe weather ravaged eastern texas, hitting the dallasarea e hardest. Tornadoes were blamed for most of the deaths and the e deststction in that statete corridor towing companies are still hard at work today getting cars out of mondays snow fall. Fall. Cbs 2 news got to ride along with darrahs towing. They were fifilly able to get to stranded vehicles tuesday after a tow ban was lifted. Lifted. Darrahs says the big rush for them doesnt come during the storm, but after it. F youre out on the road while the snow falls, Tow Companies recommend you be extra vigilant. It keeps tow Truck Drivers who are working on the side of the road and other drivers safe. While Winter Weather means headaches for some, it could mean a job for others. Many communities s here have to spread out their resources of right now the iowa dot is in need of a few hundred snow plow drivers. That includes drivers for cities liki cedar rapids, marion and coralvilil. If y yre ininrested in being a seasonal snow plow driver, weve attached a link to the openings at cbs two iowa dotcom. The iowa dot has a web site set up where you can track all the snow plows currently on the roads. Each red diamond represents a plow, and the blue circles are plows with a camera attached. Yesterday during o o cbs2 news at noon we told you about the traffic near fairfax, we have an update for you on what happenend there. There. One person passed awa after a crash on highway 151. The iowa state patrol says an suv driven by terri skalsky, of walford, crossed a center line and hit another vehicle. Skalsky died at the scene. Investigators dont t lieve weather was a factor. Cbs 2 news has learned the name of a man who died in a keystone. The Benton County sheriff says 56yearold Alan Keith Kimm was vacuumumg grain into a semi, when a wall of corn surrounding him collapsed. Several emergency crews and volunteers worked for a halfhour to free him. Kimm was pronounced dead at the scene. In the race for the white house. House. Another republican has called it a day. Day. Former new york governor George Pataki dropped out of the race last night. He made the announcement last night during commercials airing in iowa, New Hampshire and south carolina. Patakis Campaign Never really gained traction among voters. In last weeks cnnorc poll pataki failed to reach onepercent support. The hawkeyes are just under 52hours away from kickoff against stanford in the rose bowl. While thousands of iowa fans are just getting to pasadena, cb2 sports anchor zachchhanley has been thehe since this weekend. Weekend. We now go to him live in sunny southern california, california,where a press conference has just wrapped up. Zach . Zach . Hey kelly. The final for both teams wrapped up about a little over an hour ago behind me. And the talk was all about the hawkeyes and the iowa way of doing things. Ferentz when we go shopping we dont get to go to the gourmae story i guess. Some schools do, they get to pick the guys my sister can tell you are great great football ayers. We are comfortable with that. Shaw all year you just watched iowa nd a way to win n d nobody said anything. They have a great defensive performance, and a great offensive performance and a great team performance. To me thats a sign of a well coached team, but its also the sign of a an unselfish team. Team. Live in. Zach hanley, cbs 2 ssports. Stay with cbs 2 for complete coverage of the rose bowl. Well haha more reports from kevin barry and zach hanley later in the show and for the rest of the week leading up to the game on friday. And that includes our special road pregame show tomorrow night at 630 it will air again on new years day, a7thirty am sister station fox 28. The hardware just keeps on coming for the head hawk. Hawk. Kirk ferentz has been namemethe bobby dodd coach of ththyear. The dodd awards recognizes scholarship, leadership, and success both on and off the field. From 2013 to 2015, hawkeye Football Players have served more hundred hours of community along with the dodd award, ferentz also seasons Eddie Robinson coach of the year. Year. Coach of the year. Coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon where in the corridor you can go if you have some of. Cordes most nurses are tough. Theyre problemsolvers. They like making things better. People dont have access to healthcare because they just cant afford it. Bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and Major Medical companies are ripping us off. He understands that the system is rigged, and hes the only one who can bring real change. Im bernie sanders, and i approve this message. Days aftft the paris attacks, senators came together for a topsecret briefing on the terrorist threat. Marco rubio was missing fundraising in california instead. Two weeks later, terrorists struck againn in san bernanaino. D where was marco . Fundraising again in new orleans. Over the last 3 years, and missed more total votes than any other senator. Politics first thats the rubio way. Right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. Not sure what to do with that Old Television santa just helped you replace . No worries, the Linn County Solid Waste Agency has you covered. Right now theyre accecpting tvs and other monitors for just a fivedollar charge. You can also drop off other electronics and gadgets, like dvd players s d stereos. The Solid Waste Agency says theyre seeing a lot more people going green after christmas. The higher our population grows, the less garbage were seeing come into the landfill because people are recycling everything that they can. From glass, people are making the effort and were really seeing the difference. Difference. If youre looking to get rid of a tv, other electronics, and even Christmas Lights you can drop them off from 8 am to 4 pm monday through friday at the resource recoveryrycenter on county home road in marion. Marissa checks in now with your cbs 2 weather first forecast. Main weather your planner shows whats ahead for the next hoursa now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama temperatures around the areaa taking a look at regional temperatures weweee the regional satellite radar is keeping conditions quiet lets move ahead in time by taking a look at the midwest surface mapa moving into a closer view with our predictor forecast we see mainly quiet nditions tonight through the next couple days todays forecast features partly cloudy skies cooler temperatures tonights forecast has us looking for cloudy skies chilly conditions the next three days show more cold a a sunny weather our 7 day forecast does bring more cool weather to the area the end of the year is upon us and what better way to kickoff the new year then by adopting a pet. Cbs 2 reporter Stephanie Johnson is at the cedararalley humane society. Society. She joins us now live. Stephanie . Stephanie . Live in cedar rapids. Cedar live in cedar rapids. Stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. Still ahead on the cbs 2 news at noon, an nba player is recovering after getting shot. The specific thing robbers an nba player is recovering from gun shot wounds this afternoon. Afternoon. Cleanthony early of the New York Knicks was shot in the right knee this morning while he was robbed outside a strip club. Authorities s say multiple suspects boxed in earlys uber cab and demanded he give them the gold items he was wearing. Police believe six robbers and two cars were involved. Right now early isis in stable conditioioat a hospital. The big apple will be one of the safeest places to ring in the new year. Year. Thats at least, what officials there are promising residents. Mayor bill di blasio, the nypd and the fbi have outlined security preparations, ahead of tomorrows celebration. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to see the annual ball drop in times square. Nearly fivethousand police ficers will be deployoy alongside traffic and plain clothes officers. Officials are also ramping up security for the rose bowl parade, as los aeles is one of three us cities named as a tential target for an and washington dc. Increased security remains a top priority following the paris and San Bernardino attacks. A new report says that the nsa spieieon raeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and other u. S. Allies. The wall street journal reported tuesday the nsa maintained surveillance of netanyahu and other leaders,s, despite a prprise from the president that he would end the practice. Citing current and former us officials, the paper also said that communications between congress and netanyahu may ve been collected in thth surveillance. A National SecurityCouncil Spokesman said the white house would not comment on any specific alleged intelligence activities, but reaffirmed the support for israel. Twitter users who popo hateful or violent speech will be booted from the social network. Network. Twitter is updating its policy on violent or abusive posts. The company says this will enhance the fight against hate speech. It will also give users more explicit ability to remove violators from the site. Social networks have faced criticism for failing to stop terrorists from using their channels to communicate. The social networks have since adjusted their policies several times to clamp down on hate speech, while avoiding censorship. Parents, if youre looking for a way to have some fun on new years s eve. Netflix is helping you out. What theyre offering next. Be sure to on average, it takes threeeehundred americans working for a solid year, 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 ththmiddle class. She gets the job done for us. Be sure to tune in tonight for the cbs 2 news ten at ten. A new Company Created in the corridor is taking customers back in time with their one ofakind leather accessories. Cbs 2 news anchor Scott Sanborn introduces us to the brains behind gentleman care. Care. Created in the corridor, tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. Blue Bell Creameries is now under investigation by the justice department. Department. This is over the Companies Listeria contamination earlier this products off store shelves. At least three people died afafr eating blue bell products. Records indicate the company knew of contaminations at its plants as early as 2013. Blue bell has not yet commented on the investigation. Netflix is giving parents a way to get their kids into bed early on new years eve. Eve. Theyre offering a wide selection of childrens characters to count downwnto the new year, that can be played anytime of the night. Kids choose which character they want to host their new ars eve, and can watch an array of childfriendly and parent approved shows. It appears that 2015 will go down in the record books at the box office. Office. Thanks to blockbusters Like Star Wars the forc awakenssnd jurrasic world, ticket sales are expected to reach unprecedented heights. Rentrak data, which tracks box office numbers, is projecting ticket sales this year to come in at 11pointone billion was 10 point 9 billion set two years ago. Marissa has your weather to go next. But first heres a look at todays markets. Rentrak data, d heights. Unprecedente if you want to bundle great tv with highspeed internet, then call centurylink at. Ask for the directv entertainment package, bundled with centurylink ininrnet. 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