Lets get a when bad weather hits the corridor, cbs 2 news is committed to bringing you the latest conditions. Our road warrior hits the road so you can see conditions live, before you drive. Lets check in with cbs 2 road warrior Aaron Gerhardt right now for a look at what you can expecec expect. Cbs 2 news Aaron Gerhardt reports live from the road ways during the winter storm on real time traffic conditions. Schools are conditions. Time traffic storm on real the winter ways during from the road reports live schools are still closed this week for holiday break, but there are still are some closures and cancellations to tell you about this morning. For an up to the minute list look for the tab on the left side of our website. Website. At cbs 2 iowa dot com. Across the country, nearly 3 thousand flights have been canceled and almost 5 thousand system is affecting several areas of the country. More than 16hundred cancellations were at chicagos two main airports. To give you an ideaeaf how ch that is, on a t tical day, there are only about 150 cancellations and four thousand delays. That weather is noo heading out of the midwest and the south, and s making its way furtrtr east. Don champion gives us the latest reports from new york. York. Natssnow and freezing rain swept through parts of the northeast overnight. As a major winter storm system marches across the country. Natsahead of the storm crews in pennsylvania rushed to treat roadways with salt. Nats. While people in parts of massachusetts flocked to hardware ssres for shovels and supplies. Last winter parts of the state saw more than 10 feet of snow. sot steve labrie store owner i had people here at 8 o clock in the morning as the doors open. It was kind of like black k iday ishnat sott winter has arrived in chicago the messy storm system took aim at the nations midsection states in snow, rain and slush sot chris jones il resident its been really hard. Its been a while since we had the snownearly an inch of ice was left behind on some e adways in oklahoma. Where power and heat were knocked out to thousands sot brittney arredondo ok resident ive got three little ones and my grandma whose elderly so were trying to do the best we canin some places like missouri, authorories are now monitoring river levels. Following torrential rainfall. sot Jeff Graschel hydrologist if we reach the values that were oking at for this event they will be record levels for the time ofearin north carolina, ews are assessssg damage from a possible tornado. Don champion cbs news new york. At least 43 people have been killed in the last fedays alone as a result of the storms. This deadldlstem is expected to finally move out to sea tonight. An iowa woman was killed as she was traveling to chicago on a burlington trailways bus. The driver lost control and hit a construction sign. Sign. The vicicm was identified as 21yearold nicole underwood, originally from des moines. A gofund me page has been started in her honor, Scholarship Fund in h ame at the uninirsity of iowa. Four other passengers were injured in the crash and were taken to the hospital. A gps system in the bus says it was traveling 49 Miles Per Hour jn a 55 Miles Per Hour zone. The driver told police he was trying to avoid a pick up truck that moved into the bus lane. Driveways all across the corridor are making friends with their old pal the shovel this morning. So weve gogosome tips for you o ohow to keep dangerous. First, make sure youre wearing the right clothes. Gloves and multiple layers are a must. Nt rget to take breaks often. Stay hydrated and dont over exert yourself if youre n n used to doing a lot of physical activity. The snow isnt going anywhere so doctors also recommend taking your time. Its easy to say well i want to get all this done and basically you end up giving yourself a stress test, which my recommendation would be that you do that in a Doctors Office and not in your driveway. Dreway. One unusual thing we should mention when ththes a wind chill, you may want to as well. A former tower guard at the anamosa state prison prisonhas been sentenced to 17months in prison for being a drug user in possessiononf firerem. Federal authorities announced charges against ethan darrow and three other former guards in october. Darrow pleaded guilty admitting he was a regular user of marijuana and caine in 2014. Former officer Garrett Barton is also awaiting sentencing on federal charges of extortion and being a drug user in possession of a firearm. New this morning. Morning. The afflueuea teen is now in police custody. Custody. Ethan couch avoided jail time after he hit and killed three people while driving drunk i2013. During trial his lawyers argued that he was a rich kid, whose parents did not set appropriate limits for him. Thats how he got that nick name the affluenza teen. He was placed on probation and wrderd into longterm Mental Health treatmentbut after social media posos showing him drinking, violating his probation, he fled. Now mexican authorities have found him and resort town, where hell be turned over to us marhsals. Its just ahead. One boys reaction to his notso merry christmas. Christmas. In your cbs 2 weather first forecast we have. A nineyear old boy in massachusetts was devastated after he opened his christmas gift. Gift. He thought he was getting a brand new plstation four. But that wasnt what he found inside. Erica ricci reports. brian lundy, boys father he got a ps4 and he says thus is the best present ever this us the best christmas ever. This is what that moment looked like an in an instanan the joy was robbed from it when 9 year old scott lundy of wakefield ripped open the play station box with his dad to play. bri lundy, boys father once i opened up the box i realized there was no play station in there it was a wooden block. The wooden block fit perfectly in the packaging that hadnt been tampered with cut to the same specifications as the gaming console. On the underside, where these scribbles are, was a profane message e om the thief. kristin lundy, boys stepmother it was like kind of laughing in your facebut one persons pleasure is another little boys pain on christmas day. kristin lundy, boys stepmother hes crying and hes upset and hes in the playroom by himself and he just wants to be alone so at that point i was crushed. So the lundys went to the saugus target tonight to try and make things right. Its the store they say santas s ves got the console since they cant make electronics in the the manger inside, the lundys returned. kristin lundy, boys stepmother they not onl gave us a new game system but they also fave us a 1 1 gift card as well as an additional game the original game that was supposed to be in the box, but couldnt have been any kinder reporters question did they say anything about what might have happened, if theyd looked into it, if they had any answers . brian lundy, boys father they said it happens occasionally and they just go with it, but that was it. Were the only ones that brought Something Back with a wooden b bck. As far as scotts concerned, a rogue elf is to blame. But this family wont let him get away with it. brian lundy, boys father were all gonna sit down and write a letter to santa claus out this naughty elf its now on this morning. Morning. When we return. What happens when parents test out one of the hottest gadgets around. You got people working incredibly long hours. Median Family Income today 4,000 less than it was in 1999. The bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. What this campmpgn is about is to demand that we creatat an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. If you woror40 hours a week america, you should not live in poverty. Its now were taking a look at your your hoverboards were a best seller over the holidays, despite fire warnings and the possibility of injury. The gifts were mostly for kids, but some parents wanted to try them outut ben tracy found out first hand, why this wasnt a good idea. Idea. natsot this is a piece of cake bam man goes down social media sites are full social media sites are full of parents sites are full social media down man goes down social media sites are full of parents attempting to take themselves cruisin for a brusin. nats the hashtag hoverboard fails has gone viral. Florida congressman Carlos Curbelo shared a photo of h arm in a sling tweeting hoverboard is for kiki. My daughter got it. I ended up in er. natsot woman screams and falls just before christmas the u. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported the number of injies associated with hoverboards and fires due ovovheated batteries had spiked 25 . That is expected to rise dramatically in the post holiday tally. And worries some safety experts. sot sean kane founder, the Safety Institute you have a product that doesnt have to meet any safety requirements ananis finding its way to the e u. S. Market. Nathan furniss sells the boards at A Los Angeles mall. He showed me the proper way to board the board. natsot try to stand up straight. I thought i got the hand of it pretty quickly, well, i didnt. Thankfully as our camera shut down, furniss cell phone caught me hovering on n e ground. And that may be e e leleon of this holiday season. Something that seems like childs play is probably best left to actual children. Ben tracy, cbs news nat did you get that on the pavement the consumer Product Safety Commission says that there were at least 70 reported hoverboard related emergency room visits over the holidays. The federal government is also investigating 22 reports of the deces bursting into flames. Its still to come, the latest films to be honored in a national library. Library. In your cbs 2 llibrary. Films to be the latest heres a look at some of eastern iowas top stories on this morning. In iowa city a Faculty Group is calling for the new university of iowa president to face consequences for suggesting unpreparededteachers quote should be shot. In a letter to the board of regents, chapters of the American Association of University Professors at iowas three Public University say the insensitive remark calls into question Bruce Harreld has apologized and said it was an off the cuff comment. A crash in dubuque monday sent a 14yearold boy to the hospital, after being ejected from a vehicle that lost control due to hazardous weather conditions. Authorities say caleb sweat became pinned under a car following the one vehcile crash. He was extricated and taken to the hospital with injuries to his legs. Jason sweat, the teens father was cited for failure to maintain control of his vehicle. 25 movies have been added to the library of congress natitial film registry to be preserved. Preserved. Ghostbusters, top gun, the shawshank redemption, la confidential are among the batch. Every yeyr the library of congress picks 25 Motion Pictures that are culturally, historically or aesthetically significant. They have to be at least 10 years old and this is interestinga the National Film preservation boar encourages the preservation film on filmlm rather than employing digital technologies. Fun fact this only 90 moes including star wars the force awakens were shot on film in the past year its just ahead aheadthe anticipation building this morning for the hawkeyes rose bowshowdown, as fans are loading onto planes as we speak sanders over 2 million contributions have been made to the only campaign that rejects a corrupt Campaign Finance system. You cant level the Playing Field wi wall street banks and billionaires taking their money. By taking their money. Im bernie sanders, and i approve this message. Cbs 2 this morning. How the wild weather is affectinin other parts of the country, as the deadly storm heads east. The decision in ohio thats prompting protests in different areas of the nation. Also, hothe inclement weather is affectiti hawkeye welcome to all morning long, weve been showing you how the roads look followin the winter storm that hit t`e eastern iowa. Our road warrior hits the road so you can see conditions live, before you drive. Lets check in with cbs 2 road warrior Aaron Gerhardt right now for a look at what you can expect. Expect. Cbs 2 news Aaron Gerhardt reports live from the storm on real time traffic schools are still closed this week due to holiday break, but there still are some closures and cancellations to tell you about this morning. For an up to the minute list look for the tab on the left side of our website. Website. At cbs 2 iowa dot com. Iowa hawkeyes will make their highly anticipated return to the rose bowl. And many fans had plans to leave for california this morning, but that winter ather is causing concern. Cbs 2 reporter Stephanie Johnson has the latest on several flights on their way to pasadena, from in all, 12 charter flights for hawke fans are leaving the eautern iowa airport today. Airport officials tell s 2 news the 4 pm flight is so full, they have to take a 747 jet. Luckily for the team, they left for the golden state before old man winter decided to rear his ugly head. Headadthe hawkeyes will face the hawkeyes will face stanford on the gridiron friday, but have already faced the cardinal, on the dinner table. It was the 60th anniversary of theheeef bowl at lawrys prime rib in beverly hills, which pits both teams against each other in a prime rib eat off. Needless to say, the hawkeyes enjoyed themsesees it was delicious i love a good steak or prime rib so it was perfect for me. Me. I think cj ate the most big plate and it was gigantic and the way cj face look when he sat down was funny. Funny. The hawkeyes ate 612 pounds of prime rib, winning the contest, stanford players ate a little over 500 pounds. An update from ohio, protestors hit the streets last night, following the decision by a cleveland grand jury not to indicte officers for the shooting of a 12year old boy. Tamir rice had a fake gun at a park in 2014 when officers responded to calls that he kept pointing it at people. Police say rice was shot moments after police arrived, when rice was drawing the gun from his waist possibly to show them it was fake, or hand it over to them. County prosecutors say the responding officers w we poorlylyinformed by dispatchers, that it was most likely a child, and that the gun was probably fake. Had they known the person was a child and gun was a toy they tactcts. Protesters rallied in new york city too. A black lives matter group gathered with an estimated 100 people last night, when news of the decision not to indict officers broke. In chicago, mayor rahm emanuel is ending a vacation early, in response to a Weekend Police shooting that killed two people. People. The Police Department admitted their officers accidently shot one of the victims. Authorities say a 19yearold was being combative toward police when he was shot. A 55yearold woman was accidently hit. The department is already under federal investigation for other Police Shootings and emanuel has received heavy criticism ever since dash cam video was released last month, of a black teenager bbng shot 16 times. Its coming up, the important things you need to know, before you dig your car out in your cbs 2 dad im on it. Culligan man dude. Dont do it yourself. Dad no . Culligan man no. Anncr leave it to the experts. With a culligan wholehouse water softening system, you get better water, and service you can actually coununon. You get better watererand service you u n actually count on. Dad hey, culligan man. Culligan man hey dad this is great culligan man i know. You get better water, and service you can actually good morning, its on this morning, well have another look at some of days top stories, right after r is. Cbs2 news connects with the corridor. Call us with your story tips at 1800222kganor email us at news at cbs2iowa. Comor connect with us welcome backck its now were taking a look at your your schools are week for holiday break, but there are still are some closures and cancellations to tell you about this morning. For an up to the minute list, including what cities in eastern iowa are under snow emergencie look for the tab on the left side o oour website. Website. At cbs 2 iowa dot com. Across the country, nearly 3 thousand flights have been canceled and almost 5 thousand delayed so far. The large storm system is affecting several areas of the country. More than 16hundred cancellations were at chicagos two main airports. To give you an idea of how much that is, on a typical day, there are only about 150 cancellations and four thousand delays. Nasty weather that hit parts of the midst and south are moving further east. East. Snow and freezing rain swept through parts of the northeast overnight. Ice and snow left some roadways unpassable in oklahmoa, where power and heat were knocked out to thousands of customers. Meanwhile in some places like with flood waters. At least 43 people have been killed in the last few days alone as a result of the storms. This deadly system is expected to finally move out to sea tonight. An iowa woman was killed as she was traveling to chicago on a burlington trailways bus. The driver lost control and hit a construction sign. Sign. The victim was identified as 21yearold nicole underwood, originally from des moines. A gofund me page has been started in her honor, raising money toestablish a Scholarship Fund in her name at the university of iowa. Four other passengers were injured in the crash and were taken to the hospital. A gps system in the bus says it was traveling 49 Miles Per Hour in a 55 Miles Per Hour zone. The driver told police he was trying to avoid a pick up truck that moved into the bus lane. The Winneshiek CountySheriffs Office provided cbs 2 news s th a visual reminder of how bad driving conditions can g