The record attendance at the battleship was 75hundred. The uss iowa staff say they were expecting about 15thousand people which would shatter the record. Bleeding black and ld runs in families across iowa and the bond of father and son sharing this experience may be once in a life time. Thats the biggest thing, to be down here with my dad, i never went to the university of iowa. He did. I was born into black and gold and its just an awesome experience to be down here with my dad for the rose bowl that we might not be together again and do this, at e same time, so its awesome. I was a 17 year old freshman in 1968 and ive been black and gold ever since. Absolutely the greatest, i mean this is an awesome family experience. Weve gone to so many hawk games but this one will rank at the top. Its been 25 years since the last rose bowl for iowa and it looks like missing the chance to see this one wasnt something fans were willing to risk jessica rae everyone has a good luck charm. Gameday ritu
These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae good morning and happy new year. Im jessica rae. We begin this morning with the massive flooding in the midwest. Which is creeping beyond historic levels. Water is spilling over the banks of the mississippi, moving down stream. And putting more cities on high alert. The flooding has swallowed entire homes. Leaving only roofs above water. Reporter Jennifer Grey has the latest. connie fan resident this is unbelievable. This is like, totally, totally, totally crazy. I have never, in my life, seen anything like this before. For missouri residents its going to be anything but a joyful new Year National Weather Service says record flooding will serve as the new bench mark for the Meramec River basin, and parts of the Mississippi River arent expected to crest until later tonight mayor michael polizzi, fenton, missouri weve taken on more water ie known in our city. It is in places weve never had it before. Flooding has submerged ne
The big show went off without a hitch. An air quality advisory is in place through today as the smoke from last nights fireworks clears out. Health Officials Say smoke and small dust particles from the fireworks displays can make conditions worse. So people with respiratory and other Health Conditions are being encouraged to stay inside. Nate tannenbaum is in for cassandra jones. He joins us now with a quick look at your new years day forecast. Good morning nate its going to be a mostly sunny start to the new year. But dont expect that to last too long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacif
To the new year. But dont expect that to last too long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as sunday, with chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacific now will definitely be arriving midweek and sticking around for a few days. Even when chances for rain die down, expect to see plenty of cloud cover. Daytime highs will warm close to normal low to mid 50s while overnight lows will also rise from the freezing mark up to the low 40s two people are dead this morning, following a rollover crash on vehicle was speeding before this happened, and later burst into flames. Fox fives Nick Lagrange joins us live near i15 and craig with details
Its going to be a mostly sunny start to the new year. But dont expect that to last too promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as sunday, with chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacific now will definitely be arriving midweek and sticking around for a few days. Even when chances for rain die down, expect to see plenty of cloud cover. Daytime highs will warm close to normal low to mid 50s while overnight lows will also rise from the freezing mark up to the low 40s 2 people are dead this morning, following a rollover crash on i15. Police say the vehicle was speeding before this happened, and later burst into flames. It happened just after ten oclock last night. I15