Parts of the south are cleaning up this morning after devastating Severe Weather that caused at least 16 tornadoes. Tornadoes. Right now, there are no reports of any serious injuries or deaths, but tornadoes destroyed homes and and mississippi. Several schools across the south wi be closed today due to the storm damage. As the storm moved north, roads and streets frfr the carolinas to new york were covered in snow and ice, making travel tricky. Tricky. But with the snow and ice comes an increase in temperatures today and in the northeast that means concerns over possible flooding. Flooding. That storm has already killed one person. The` nasty weather is also causing massive flight delays. Flightaware reported more than one thousand delays or ncellations mondayaynd travel problems are expected to continue today. In cedar rapids, authorities are now trying to pinpoint pinpointthe cause of a deadly fire. Crews were called to a mobile home on 16th avenue southwest around seven30 monday mor
One hundred students gathered at the State Capitol monday to learn ways to prevent youtut marijuana use. I really believe that drug use is definitely an issue even more so today because of the different kinds of drugs that are out there monticello high junior Cleo Sullivan says she was only fifteen when friends exposed her to drugs and alcohol. She says no but peer pressure gets tough. You dont wanna sound like someone whos trying to not have a good time talking to lawmakers gave students like her a chance to learn ways to change that lture. They can have their voice heard and get involved and understand this processa process where a bill can become a law, and reminding legislators what comes out of the statehouse impacts them. By standing up and staying vocal theyre going to be less likely to get involved in Substance Abuse and those kinds of things themselves. Its a much bigger issue than i think a lot of people my age speaking here to legislators at the capitol has definitely made m
Way, you can see the Second Amendment being wiped off the face of the earth. The 58th annual grammy awards. Kendrick lamar delivering a fiery performance. Taylor swift, the very first woman to win the album of the year twice. Thank you for this moment. Residents in the Florida Panhandle and mississippi trying to recover after one tornado. It sounded like a lowflying zip. Making an emergency landing. All that Hillary Clinton barked like a dodowhile mimicking an old campaign ad. Star wars fans have something new to get excited about. And all that matters. Lot of buzz as she payss tribute to david bowie. On cbs this morning. The cast of hamilton won for best broadway musical. We adore you. Sebastien, daddys bringing home a grammy for you. Good night. Announcer this mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Captioning funded by cbs welcome to cbs this morning. Young artists shined in a historic night at the grammy awards. Musicians made powerful statements with their capt
With only a few breaks here and there. We will be mild, though, with highs in the mid 30s. As the winds turn to the northwest, though, those temps could start slide. We will be colder tomorrow, butit warms up by the end of the week. Ill have that forecast for you in a few minutes. Our top story this hour. Getting your taxes done early can help protect you from fraud. Thieves are filing returns early and the easiest way to protect yourself is to file early. If you need help getting them done theressfree serviies avavilable. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live from the uni campus to explain how to take advantage of this free service. Accounting juniors. Seniors. And grad students at uni are offering free tax return help. They say every monday and wednesday night they will be in the Curris Business Building from 7 to 9. They are a part of a program called helping low income tax payers. Students will electronically a prepare and exile both federal and iowa tax returns for people. I spoke wi
At this time the robbery is under investigation and there have been no updates in the case. Weve got you covered live in the newsroom Jessica Hartman kwwl news. A chance of some light snow lets go to storm track seven chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg now whos tracking it all. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team the sky remains cloudy tonight tuesday morning. Clouds linger through tuesday night then clear by noon wednesday. Many are looking forward to some warm weather and it looks there each day through the weekend. The sky remains cloudy tonight with a light snow shower then clear by noon wednesday. Some warm weather and it looks the 40s thursday and remain there each day through the weekend. The sky remains clouds linger through tuesday night then clear by noon remain there each day through the weekend. The weekend. Continuing coverage the m