To hit florida since 2005. Abcs Lauren Lyster is live in new smyrna beach, florida, with the latest tonight. Matthew heading straight for florida the brutal wind and pounding rain growing as the hurricane charges towards the coast the National Weather service saying matthew will be devastating potentially unlike any hurricane in the modern area. Floridas governor calling it a monster. Sot gov rick scott unfortunately this is going to kill people. Already, it has. Matthew taking the lives of more than 100 people as it swept through haiti. The death toll there skyrocketing as the floodwaters recede. In the bahamas. The shore battered by damaging waves. The rain and wind and the vacations of 3thousand tourists unable to escape and with the hurricane then heading for florida residents thursday filling up those final Sandbags Stores are boarded up. Their shelves bare and a fight to get fuel sot moss this is ridiculous i went to costo the lines out to the highway. i saw two guys fighting at
Hill battle for the republican, peters, to win over the more than half Million People in the 24 county district. For an hour, the two sparred over a variety of topics. On obama care, loebsack said the system needed more competition in the market to drive down high premiums. Peters wanted a bigger overhaul, calling for an emphasis on Health Savings accounts and more high deductible plans. Social security, both agreed a raising the tax cap would be helpful. Loebsack hospitals was a bad call. Peters thought vas could be made to specialize in soldier specific issues, like ptsd. Heres how the two felt when it came to getting federal dollars for flood protection. Ultimately were going to have to move away from sending so much of our tax dollars to dc in the first place, then hoping bargaining, begging to get the money back when we need infrastructure projects, flood mitigation, etc. Convincing of a lot of folks to change the system as it is now. Not saying its necessary a bad way to go, but
This will in turn give us milder air again today. A low pressure system continues to sit in the pacific southwest, stalling out the weather pattern for at least another 24 hours. High temperatures today will top out into the upper 60s and lows will drop into the 40s once again. These temperatures are still well above where we should be for this time of year. A cold front will move through late monday and into tuesday bringing the smallest chance of a shower late monday. Temperatures will only drop a few degrees as a result of its passing. Today mostly sunny. Wind s 510 high 68 alo 68 dbq 67 iow 68 65 to 71 tonight mostly clear. Wind sse 510 low 42 alo 42 dbq 43 iow 42 39 to 45 thanks britley. In a tv9 update, Cedar Falls Police released the name of the woman killed in a crash near downtown. Investigators say 38year old cynthia brooks was a passenger in the car and died at the scene. A 43yearold woman and a 7yearold girl in the car with brooks suffered serious injuries. Investigators sa
This will in turn give us milder air again today. A low pressure system continues to sit in the pacific southwest, stalling out the weather pattern for at least another 24 hours. High temperatures today will top out into the upper 60s and lows will drop into the 40s once again. These temperatures are still well above where we should be for this time of year. A cold front will move through late monday and into tuesday bringing the smallest chance of a shower late monday. Temperatures will only drop a few degrees as a result of its passing. Today mostly sunny. Wind s 510 high 68 alo 68 dbq 67 iow 68 65 to 71 tonight mostly clear. Wind sse 510 low 42 alo 42 dbq 43 iow 42 39 to 45 thanks britley. In a tv9 update, Cedar Falls Police released the name of the woman killed in a crash near downtown. Investigators say 38year old cynthia brooks was a passenger in the car and died at the scene. A 43yearold woman and a 7yearold girl in the car with brooks suffered serious injuries. Investigators sa
Forrest, state law requires this Nonprofit Partnership . Casinos in iowa have to have that nonprofit partner. Itll not only hand out a cut of the gaming revenue, but hold the gambling license. Wild rose has joined forces with the newlyformed sevenmember board, cedar River Alliance for gaming or crag. Members say, a green light from the state, will mean millions for the county. Plans are still in the works, but if this becomes a least 4 of annual gaming revenue. Thats more than the state minimum of three. It could add up to a lot of money for charitable needs in the county. Wild rose is averaging about 1. 5 million per casino. Given that ours is probably that were the second largest city in the state wed be north of that. The boutique would be smaller than the last proposal by Cedar Rapids Development group. This time, fewer games, no restaurants. The total cost is a fraction of rose thinks the size reduction will decrease the amount of revenue loss felt by nearby casinos a Sticking Poi