Eastern iowa. Readings up into the 40s for highs in much of the area, still at 41 degrees in cedar rapids. Winds are northeast at 5, cooling off a bit especially up north where theres still snow pack. 37 in charles city. Otherwise, 41 in monticello. 42 in iowa city. Heres the clouds wwve been dealing with today. Look at the storm taking shape down to the south of us. That promises to be a very significant storm for parts of the ohio valley and looks like and chicago. A winter storm warning has been issued for the chicago area, where they could see 6 to as much as 8 inches of snow. But for us, well miss out on all of that. All well ha around here are gusty winds anancooler temperatureses as far as tonight goes, readings look like they will stay nice and mild, around 30 not overnight lows. Thank you. An Apartment Fire that sent one person to the hospital monday. Officials tell cbs 2news the started in the kitchen of one of the units. A person was cooking with hot oil when the oil ignited
Cbs 2 news is tracking the latest details on a Fatal Shooting in cedar rapids. Rapids. Police were first called to the scene late last night. Night. Thats where we find cbs 2 News Reporter stephanie johnson. Johnson. Stephanie whats the scene like right now . Now . Well guys, Cedar Rapids Police did confirm with us last night that two people were shot at the cedar valley townhouses apartment complex on j rapidswe havent been able to confjrm their coitions at this point, but our crew on the scene last night did see a body bag in the area where officers are investigating. Right now there is no information as to what lead to this shooting, but ill be on scene all morning and will bring any upuptes. Covering the corridor in cedar rapids. Stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. New this morning, donald trump is victorious again, this time in nevada. This is the billionaires Third Straight win after coming in second in the iowa caucuses. Caucuses. Right now with of the precincts reporting trump has a
One of them being resign. And as soon as you walk into the doors here, there was you could feel the tension. But Bruce Harreld decided he would d ignore most of the comments from the protestors. He continued on with his presentation comparing university of iowa to different campuses around the nation. So he made sure at he stayed on topic. However, he did constantly get interrupted. The questionandanswer session is going on right now. Anyone can ask any question they want. They are not prescreened. So he did apologize at the beginning. I did get to listen to that. He did apologize for all the interruptions. Is still trying to hold the town hall and make as it professional as possible. The questions from people will continue until 6 00. Well have a full report for you at 10 00. Thank you so much. Voices. Lots of tension surrounding his appointment and well hear much later newscastst now, lets go to chief meteorologist terry swales to see if this bitter cold of winter is finally gone. I
No one was hurt. And it wasnt jvst snow causing concerns. Parts of the east also g gtting hit with flooding because of high tides during the storm. As you might imagine all of this causing issues with air travel airlines announcing more flights are canceled today as the east coast continueeto recover. Yesterday, airports in new york city, philadelphia and baltimore were open but with limited service. More than 800 flights have been canceled in recent days. If you plala on traveling today, new at noon one man is dead after losing control of his car and crashing into a store. It happened last night n clermont. The Fayette County Sheriffs Department says James Tackett was driving with a 5 yearold passenger in the back seat when he lost control of the vehicle and crashee into the building. Investigators say tackett died at the scene. The 5yearold was taken to the hospital. Been a factor in the crash. We will continue to follow this story and havevemore at 5 and 6. Meanwhile investigators a
Teaching Elementary School children and playing piano. She could play the piano by ear. You could just tell her can you play the yellow rose of texas, well how does it go . And shed play itbut after 30 years of marriage, Palmer Holden knenesomething wasnt quite right. Shed get lost or she couldnt remember. Shed ask the same question three times, not realizing that she already asked it. Doctors diagnosed sheryl with alzheimers in 2005. And just two years ago, palmer decided it was best for her health and his peace of mind if she went into assisted living. You had to watch her all the time and it finally got to the stage where i just didnt feel safe taking care of her. Iowa city police say its common to search for family members who might be wandering or confused because of conditions like alzheimers or autism. Theyre hoping their new program called lost loved ones safe and together will make the sisiation easier fofoveryone. Essentially its a Program Designed to give us as first respond