Is 23 without loss. Sailors from the royal navy prepare to take on the job of guarding Buckingham Palace for the first time. And ben has the weather. Good morning. A chilly weekend of weather continues. A cold and frosty start. Sunshine and showers. Clouding over in the west. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. People who fly drones will be required to take Safety Awareness tests as part of a government clampdown on rogue operators. Owners will be banned from flying them near airports, while the police will be given new powers to seize the machines. They are part of plans to crack down on criminal and unsafe use of drones, which have been used for smuggling, and have been involved in near misses with aeroplanes. Heres our business correspondent, joe lynam. They are getting bigger and like. They are getting bigger and like. They can carry items and can go in water and out again. The government wa nts to ta p water and out again. The government wants to tap into these new tec
Earthquake rupture the dam. But draining a third of the water from the countys largest reservoir is no quick and easy task. It takes time. But as soon as we get that down to those restricted level we can breathe a sigh of relief. Reporter if anderson tops its banks, the district says lowlying areas of coyote creek could see flooding. Scott gill lives downstream and would never admit it to his wife but he is worried. If you had to pick flood or earthquake . Neither. [ laughter ] but when i know that a 7. 25 at this level of water that it could rupture the dam and break down, that makes it a double whammy, doesnt it . Reporter its been raging like this since the beginning of january. Even if they have no more storms, they need to relieve it to get it down to safe levels for four weeks. In the 67 years since this dam was built, its only spilled over 10 times. In were live in morgan hill. Kiet do, kpix 5. Slick conditions on highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains earlier today. But the lig
Verd irked as an attack on press freedom. Also, thousands rally until malaysias capitol demanding the Prime Minister resign. The u. N. Chief calls on governments to do more to help the thousands of refugees slowing in to europe. Hello. We begin the newshour in egypt where a judge has sentenced three al jazeera journalists to three years in jail. A cairo court issued the guilty verdict just a few hours ago. The retrail of canad an Mohammed Sami actind peter greste has dragged on since march. There have been regular delays. It has been heavily criticized by the international community. This is some of what the judge said a little earlier. The court is the sure that the defendants are not journalists and not in the journalist sinned indicate broadcasting without permits. They have made falsified videos after being edited and aired on al jazeera and they aired the videos on al jazeera channel that isnt allowed to work inside egypt. Al jazeeras acting director has given this statement t rea
As you wake up and throughout will be dealing with a winter storm, and that always makes it tough for people who need to commute. Of course, if you dont need to be on the roads today, its a great idea to just stay home. Home. Cbs 2 News Reporter Stephanie Johnson is live in. With good reminders if you do need to travel. Travel. Guys, the iowa state patrol has some tips if you find yourself on the road during this winter storm today. Today. They fir advise everyone o othe roads to drive at an appropriate speed. If conditions are too bad, just slow down. Another good reminder never ususyour Cruise Control on snow, or ice covered roads. Also allow yourself extra time to arrive somewhere. If youre running speed up. And finally guys, make sure your full attention is on the road. Any distractions will ke it that much easier for you to lose control of your vehicle out on slippery roads. Covering the corridor in cedar rapids. Stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. Thanks stephanie. Remember, for the l
A live look right here. People are getting an earl ea jump on their commute to work before the flurries come down. Im kelly ben. Rebecca is here to help justin out. Which is good. We need to brg someone classy in this. Wewee watching this thing. We have been on it towards the end of the week. It started out a big foot of snow, now its bked down. Now were going to see rain, mixing with snow. Cancellations. When this moves in, and its gusto, later today. Not so much the heavy snow, but the winds and the chance of the rain and Everything Else. You could have ice that would have problems in the road. Especially thihimorning you want to take some precaution, slow it down. Much of the area. You can see the list online. Here are the main threaea. Snow i i the highest especially in the northwestern counselees. Countnts. Main and icece south ofof i80, could see some thunderstorms. Thats why were seeing the colorful alert map. Were expecting the heavy snow towards the north. Cedar rapids, lesser