Overall, plan on a very muggy day with dew points well into the 70s. Actual air temperatures should warm to the low 80s in all locations. Plan on a chance of scattered storms, prarily after 10am. Unfortunately, these will be so poorly organized, its tough to time out favored areas of dry or wet weather this afternoon and the chance of storms will have to be maintained until the sun goes down. Like yesterday, any storms that form will be extremely slowmoving, leading to areas of excess rainfall in isolated spots. The same boundary is still in our area tomorrow, but will move south tomorrow night. From wednesday through saturday, cooler High Pressure builds in as a tropical system impacts the southeast united states. Today scattered t ght s. Low 67 tomorrow ae of storms. Partly sunny. Nd nw 510. High 80 tom. Night storms early, then partly cloudy. Wind w 510. Low 62tha people in elkader are making progress after devastating flooding late last week. But theres a lot of work to be done. Th
Hike. Gunderson health plans will see a 20 jump. Medica plans to raise rates 19 and avera will rise 5 . All those hikes are for individual plans. About 55,000 people enrolled for plans on iowas exchange this year. Also, at this hour, the red cross is trying to bump up the blood supply calling the level of donations critically low from the summer months when many regular donors are often away. At the cedar rapids marriott. Brea, now that school is back in, red cross leaders are looking to get back to a normal level. The American Red Cross warns blood supplies in iowa and across the nation are critically low in summer months. Thats because many people are on vacation and dont take the time to donate. It is holding a blood drive today at the cedar rapids marriott until 1 00 pm. You can also donate anytime by contacting your local American Red Cross on sunday afternoon, concerns over a office. On sunday afternoon, concerns in the tv9 viewing area. Conditions were just right last night to p
From the iowa utilities board on the controversial bakken oil pipeline. The board met today to review the pros and cons of the project. The pipeline would cut through 18 iowa counties. The board did move into closed session, but did not announce a decision, before adjourning late this afternoon. Stacey theres a high wind advisory in effect today. Semi trucks traveling on the interstate are at especially high risk of rollover. This semi truck is on its side off i35, near ellsworth. Driver david warren says he dropped a load in des moines and was heading to albert lea, minnesota to reload. His empty trailer didnt have much weight and got caught in the wind. David i come into this clearing, and the gust of wind just picked me up, brought me over, and set me over on my side. And i mean, there was no stopping it, once it started. It just picked me up and threw my right over, like i was a piece of trash on the side of the road. Stacey scary. Warren says he made it out ok, and says hes thankf
News. Eric good morning and make you so much for joining us. Thank you so much for joining us. Elizabeth we have a windy morning so far. Metinka the weather is going to turn really nice, this afternoon. Right now it is breezy and frosty, 33 degrees in the metro. The southeast breeze is about 12 Miles Per Hour and that will become gusty by the afternoon. Highs today will feel like spring so dress in layers. We are headed for 58 degrees this afternoon and the highs keep Getting Better as we head to friday. Elizabeth todays big stories now, six months after a deadly hit and run, a family finally has answers. West Des Moines Police have charged 37yearold paul hauser of van meter in connection with the death of 22yearold Daulton Holly. Raccoon river drive in front of west grand golf in august. He had only been in des moines two months when he died. His family in tennessee says theyve waited six months for an arrest. Police say evidence analyzed at the dci crime lab and witness statements le
One made from wood pulp. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Later today, the white house will announce that president obama will make a historic visit to cuba. It will be part of a trip to latin america mr. Obama is making next month. The Obama Administration began normalizing relations with the castro regime in 2014. This would be the first state visit by a u. S. President to the island nation since 1928. On the campaign trail, the news did not sit well with at least two republican president ial candidates, ted cruz and marco rubio who are both children of cuban immigrants who fled the castro regime. They are a repressive regime. There are no elections in cuba and there is no choice in cuba. My whole problem, i want the relationship between the u. S. And cuba to change but it has to be reciprocal. Cuba. We need to have a president that stands up to our enemies. For the first time, ted cruz is leading