For people trying to travel. Ad lib with brett mostly cloudy skies will continue across the state overnight. A few more snow showers may pass through on wednesday morning. This may bring an additional trace to one inch of snow. All will be done by noon. The new years holiday will be very cold. Temperatures will reach the teens on thursday afternoon and drop to the Single Digits by early new years day morning. The weekend will be dry and sunny with highs in the low and the weather around the country is having an impact on those who want to head to the rose bowl this week. Channel 13s josh nguyen is live at the Des Moines International airport with the latest. Sonya this has been a busy place over the past couple days. A hawkeye fans have ask the same question. Is my flight going to be on time to california . the charter flights have gone in and gone out so far today on time and without any problems. We have 7 charter flights going to the rosebowl. We had 4 today and 3 more tomorrow. I a
For city snow plow drivers, its been an endless job of removing 564622 it takes a lot of people to get it done and not a lot of time des moines public works crews are targeting the major roads first. Then moving to the residential side streets. For the second time this season crews are putting a new snow plow tactic to the test. Its called the wing formation. Up to five plows clear the street at the same time in one pass. Last night the city laid down a salt brine solution to help improve road conditions. And the public works director says despite the colder temperatures, the salt is working exactly like it should. 540123 weve got a layer of salt brine down on all of the snow routes on dry pavement now there is layer of salt under the snow. So when the last snow plow goes over the snow routes they will drop another layer of rock salt on top of that last little bit that can get scrapped off by tomorrow morning Jonathan Gano says most of the roads should be clear. Until then you can chec
Allegations joins us live as the nfl says its reviewing the controversial claim. And aloha oops. A man flies a drone too close to the president ial motorcade in hawaii forcing the secret service to spring into action, today, tuesday, december 29th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on this tuesday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie along with carson daly in for matt. Any scarier words than winter mix . If you thought winter wasnt here, she is. And with a vengeance. And anybody outside gets a taste of that. The northeast is seeing a dangerous storm. Its brought snow, flooding and tornadoes to the midwest and south, and now were about to get it. Well get to als forecast and the misery being caused at the airports in a morning. In the thick of it up in massachusetts. Ron, good morning, whats it like there. Reporter savannah, good morning to you. Light snow falling
First on 13. Well give you a live look at Road Conditions in just a moment. But first, an ongoing situation in des moines. Where police are investigating the citys 21st homicide of 2015. Officers were called to 5201 south union street on a report of a shooting. That was around eleven they found two people with gunshot wounds inside the apartment building. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. While the woman was taken to a hospital to be treated. Police say theyre interviewing witnesses. But havent made any arrests yet. More information is expected to be released later this morning. Now to our other top story. A messy morning on iowa roads. Flakes began to fall just in time for the commute to work. And drivers will likely still feel the effects on their return home. Channel 13s Reid Chandler is keeping a close eye on the situation in the metro. Reid, what are you des moines crews are hoping to tame some of the travel headaches. 7 oclock, well go two shifts, from 7 a. M. To 7 p. M.
Lets get into the top five this morning. Elias concerns over the incoming winter storm have Law Enforcement urging iowans to stay off the roads if at all possible. Even the most experienced drivers will want to use extra precaution given the for those who get standed, state troopers say to stay inside your car where it is safest, and make sure to pack an emergency kit if you do have to travel. Elias in the number two spot this morning. Elias the past five days have been filled with deadly weather events across the country. At least 42 people have died across seven states since wednesday. The latest come from weekend tornadoes that struck texas, and the flooding in missouri. Both have been placed in state of emergency status. Elias the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Elias breaking news overnight, as Des Moines Police investigate the citys 21st homicide of the year. Just before eleven last night, authorities were called to a home on the 52 hundred block of sou