We had gone 19 days with no rain and now here comes the holiday week and here comes the rain. At least the temperatures are above the freezing mark. There is no icing but the roads could be slick thanks to the rain. You can see the rain passing from southwest to northeast across the area. It is broken in nature and not solid in terms of its coverage. Theres another disturbance in the southwest and that will move into our direction. It will tomorrow morning. If you are out and about tomorrow we are heading to relatives you can expect to see rain around eastern iowa. Temperatures early on to be in the mid30s. As a day wears on the rain is expected to lighten up and diminish later in the afternoon. Not a warm day with lots of clouds around. Temperatures are in the upper 30s to 40 degrees. We are tracking breaking Wayne State University another Law Enforcement officer appears to have been ambushed on campus. This is the scene right now that we are getting from the south and the. You see po
Check of our cbs 2 weather 49million americans are expected to travel for the holidays this season. And after such a tense election season some dread the prospect of politics invading the dinner table. Cbs 2 news anchor matt hamm us how we can survive the turkey tension. Nat street protests yelling cheering while some have taken their emotions into the streetsnat airport flight now boarding this week millions will take them home for thanksgiving. Jen and leo 5 17 43 he chills and talks to kiddos and entertains qualities that may come in handy. Jen and her frenchie leo are heading for holiday dinner in denver where she hopes to never hear the names trump and clinton. Both sides. 5 18 33 . And we will have zero discussions if were at all intelligent, because were well educated, highly opinionated family, so were gonna spread love. Nat cj 5 08;29 likely if they Start Talking to each other theyre gonna get it on. Therapist cj mob berly here at Mount Mercy University says silence can be gol
Right now on cbs 2 this morning. How to survive thanksgiving after a very ho after a divisive election. What you can do to get past politics at the dinner table. A new List Software company and a substitute teacher in and court. What they are arguing about days before the trial. Welcome to solon for. Take you for waking up with us. Everyone needs to know. This is the day before thanksgiving. He is busy. We have something to debut here. Yes. He is working on a new graphic. Im focused on at. Lets focus on the weather. We have like rain and drizzle. As you head out and travel, a lot of people were doing that. You can see the temperatures rain instead of snow today. We see light showers. Were going back up to manchester and independents. Look at the rain in cedar rapids. It is 40 degrees right now as we start the day. The temperatures are on the board. It is 40. It is 42 in iowa city and 36 into core nucor. Real quick, i want to show you the satellite radar. The good news is, it moves out
Im Kim Hutcherson reporting. Well be following this story throughout the day online. Watch for updates at kwwl a dry start to the day which is very good news for communities swamped by rain in the last week. Storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan n the day. More clouds track in for tomorrow but for today, we rain showers in the forecast. Sunshine. A few clouds here and there, but mostly sunny for with highs mainly in the mid 60s to low 70s. We will have a few minutes. Sunshine. A few clouds here and there, but mostly sunny for with highs mainly in the mid 60s to low 70s. We will have a few continuing our flood coverage. A Big Development this morning out of cedar rapids. The city plans to welcome back homeowners and businesses tomorrow. About six thousand were asked to leave by sunday night before the cedar river crested. The city said people can start moving back tomorrow at noon. The entireat reopen to the public on saturday morning. To all the businesses i want to say welcome b
High, but most will be back in their banks this weekend. We should be dry today although the pesky system to our east will return a bit for tomorrow. Today, though, we will be mainly sunny and breezy with north winds at 10 20 mph. Highs will be in the mid 60s to low 70s. We do have some rain in the forecast. Ill have system to ourt you in a few minutes. As iowa continues to recover from flooding some are wondering if theyll be getting help from the federal government. Storm track sevens Amanda Gilbert joins us live in clarksville was one of the worst hit towns by flooding. 150 homes were damaged by water. Some people still cannot return to their properties. Fema will be in town today to look at things. Its important to remember that if you do live in town. They are not here to provide assitance yet. But if you do need help. Churches in the area have everything from gift cards to groceries. Lunch and dinner ar daily at the Lutheran Church many young volunteers have also been helping out