sandwell." 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 <>3 3 3 iowa state and iowa both move in the rankings today. hear how the associated press views the teams. and former cyclones star jeff hornacek is out as head coach of the phoenix suns. hear what lead to the end of his coaching tenure there. chris is next with 3 "sports, with sports director chris neyenhouse." 3 former iowa state star jeff hornacek was fired as head coach of the nba's phonex suns this morn

sandwell joins us now...chad, when are we going to see the snow start to fall here in the metro? 3 <> 3 as you just heard chad say... we're expecting blizzard conditions throughout much of siouxland tomorrow.our jaclyn driscoll spoke to the iowa d- o- t earlier today... to find out what they're doing to prepare to clear the roads before, during and after the snow falls. 3 blizzard alerts stretch from north-central kansas to southern minnesota, and the worst of it hitting right here in siouxland.

sandwell..chad...sioux city public and catholic schools have already closed again for tomorrow. could we see more of this white stuff tonight into tomorrow? 3 <

with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. >>> i really feel like rolling my eyes at you. every since you walked out and said oh, it's snowing. >> that eats been every day this winter. >> that's true. i get so mad. >>reporter: a bit of light snow out there. it won't last much longer. see aing bit of grassy accumulation. sky watch camera from downtown brought tow you by j.c. roofing and installation. extended forecast 37 tomorrow. it will be the coolest it's been in a while. it will only last a day. friday and saturday we'll see plenty of sunshine. 62 on saturday. they should put a star on that one. temperatures sunday and monday will be in the 50s. watch out early next week on tuesday. bring us another chance of snow. here is where the snow sits this evening. we are seeing a break in the sioux city area. moderate snow. this whole brand is moving towards the south. it won't be around too much longer. take a look on the satellite and radar imagery. i expect by about midnight this will be a memory for u

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sandwell." 3 >>> first alert weather with siouxlands chief meteorologist chad sandwell. >>> it is not baddor february, baseball display last week.>> yes, it was 60 on friday and that was hard to beat no matter what time of year it is especially when you see the sunshine. today is that dreary and damp feel outside after the morning fog and we're seeing the same thing to the afternoon hours heard from ponca state park brought to by the hard rock hotel and casino them overcast skies the name of the game this afternoon and thing the same thing everywhere we get. this is outside the studio, a few birds flying by the other was the cloud cover is in full force as we look to the south in ottawa, looking at an overcast sky late this monday afternoon. temperatures will stay above average number 42 tomorrow with mostly cloudy skies, as we had wednesday into thursday we might have to open up the possibility of another rain and snow mix. also it happens to be in the cards for this evening, take a ok at satellite imagery to cloud cover, we have a little trough of low pressure hanging around the are

meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris neyenhouse." 3 with nearly 100 confirmed virus in the united >>> with nearly 100 confirmed cases of travel related zika virus is in the u. s., they are frantically trying to get a ccine. >> reporter: white powder in this glass viral -- glass vial is the zika virus, and at this medical branch in galveston, he is known about its is the 1960s. >> until the virus got to brazil, there were not a lot of cases and nobody was interested in the zika virus, and times of change, and now we realize how much we do not know. >> reporter: it may be connected to the birth affected babies that will stunt the brain growth. they are at ground zero in the doctor shannon rossi recently traveled and saw firsthand th destating effects of the virus. >> it idevastating. >> reporter: the university of texas medical branch is home to one of the world's largest connection to viruses, nearly 7000 samples stored at the facility, and they are working on a quick test to detect the virus in humans, and eventually developing a vaccine. are we closer to a vaccine?

after a 3 "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 spspng- like weather is finally here... and as a sult, chad decided he literally can't >> springlike weather is finally here in chad decided he literally could not stand to be inside today while the sun is out. >> we told him he could stay outside this once. i am a little jealous you are out there enjoyed thth temperatures. how is it going? ? >> i got the beach ball which that back over there. what i need is one of those coconut drinks with an perfect. really perfect is what we've got out here today. beautiful weather all day long after that nasty morning winds that gusted over 50 miles an hour. downtown siouxux ty a beauauful son late this afternoon temperatures worked up to 60 degrees. here is a look ayour extended forecast actually current temperature right now 57 in sioux city so we have cooled a little bit from our afternoon high winds not nearly as strong as they were earlier today. tempererures around the area 40s northeast, 50across most of the area, this is where we will see temperatures

3 3 >>> first alert weather with suez chief meteorologist chad sandwell. this is the start of what could be a beautiful week. we have to fight through a few things tonight and after that things will slowly get better. we could be looking at 60s around here. let's get started, let's take a look out shakes up. after sunshine this point cloud cover has been living in which will slowly build up moisture as we work our way around the area. this is out-of-pocket state park, we are seeing the exact same thing, overcast skies and that is a trend that will final stop texas.ottawa where we are looking at mostly overcast skies. the extended forecast shows plenty of cloud cover tuesday, wednesday and even thursday. on thursday we start to see the temperatures climbing up, 48 on thursday, 58 friday and 56 saturday and then it cools off to end the weekend. overall he can get out at the end of the week this will be the week to do it. radar imagery over the last few hours pretty quiet across northwest iowa that it is across south dakota and nebraska say moisture showing u

half we got "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." "first alert weather" with chad said well -- witchad sandwell reporter: 60s is what we saw for high tempmpatures today. tase a look at the sky watch camera from norfork. plenty of traffic. temperatures going up. 55 tomorrow, 48 on sunday. all above average for this time ofofear. monday night into tuesday we see a little rain with a few snowflakes as temperatures get from sioux falls down to omaha things up and quiet today. cloud cover around the i-80 from lincoln to des moines. for the most part in siouxland we will enjoy it quiet night. we will look at a mostly clear sky tonight. temperatures tomorrow morning around 30 degrees. a chilly start. we will warm up quickly. not strong winds tomorrow but plenty of sunshine ahead of the cold front. the backslide will slide through on sunday. that will push our emperatures down bit. cloud cover as well. partly cloudy skies and upper 40s. not as quite as nice as today. 44 used asian 44 degrees in sioux city. percent. temperatures across the re

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sandwell.>> it is so nice outside and we are in here.>> it is going to get even better. forget about today, morrow and saturday will be really nice. let's take a look outside to see how things are shaping up. this is outed arnold part, not to buy great lakes, tops and kitchens, dare i say a little bit of a blue sky out there this afternoon? warmer weather and chris carter on the way, this is a view from dakota dunes with a few high clouds, and some blue peeking through. there is the sunshine as he lewis and clark specialty hospital . extended forecast, no real change from what we haven't talked about the last couple, 60 tomorrow near 60 on saturday and it will be a windy day tomorrow at a breezy day to close out the weekend, early next week temps for the most part in the lower 40s and it might dip into the upper 30s on thursday, where ironing out the that. satellite imagery shows cloud cover this morning, that has been dissipating over the days, this is allow the temperatures to warm up here and sioux city topping out at 50, it is in a long time since we've been able to

sandwell." 3 3 chad and diana talk about today's weather and the upcoming foreca. 3 <>> we were expecting it to be warmer but instead it felt a lot cooler arid>> we been doing with temperatures and 40s the past couple of days and then 30s was always thought today but do not get used to the 30s because as we have been talking about all week long much warmer weather is head our way. downtown sioux city is showing mostly cloudy to overcast skies, that is primarily the responsible party and seeing those temperatures with a very small range today and also looking at overcast skies at hospital in yankton, a more omins picture, and at ottawa we are looking at the overcast sky, off to the west you might see a few breaks in the cloud cover which will be the trend into the evening and overnight hours. extended forecast, great news, temperatures of mcosta 50 degrees with plenty of sunshine friday, temperatures on saturday we keep bumping them up a little bit each and every day, mid-50s possible the first part of the weekend, and on sunday a little bit of rain possible, back up to 60 m

sandwell." 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming >>> it is one of those days that when the sun is out it was not too bad, but chilly when it wasn't. >> those winds are picking up across the area, and believe it or not, seeing some snow across the area, and taking a look at downtown sioux city, mostly cloudy skies. day, and we did see the temperatures pushing the lower 40s, with overcast skies, as you head home from work. and a little bit of rain in some areas, and seeing a changeover to a little bit of snow. if you're out and about, be careful because you could encounter some slick spots. temperatures in the upper 30s tomorrow, and then we look forward to some great weather on friday and saturday with 47 on friday, 62 on saturday, and sunday and monday look pretty good even though we may see some rain. on tuesday, another front coming through, bringing us another chance for snow. we will turn the page from february to march, and still talking about snow. most of this snow is across the southeastern south dakota, rain mixing in, and that from happeni

. >> we saw a very warm start "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 3 3 larry, diana and chad talk about today's >>> weather was very nice today but will we see snow overnight? >> it's very possible we're starting to see a little bit of as temperatures continue to fall, they don't have too much to go until we see the transition into snow. it is a quiet night. cloud cover has been on the increase for the last four or six hours. in the meantime take a look at these very mild temperatures we expect to see toward the end of the week. near 60 on thursday despite the cloud cover then we'll be up near 60 for friday and saturday with plenty of sunshine. certainly a very tkpwaold -- good end to the week is in store. you can see a little heavier rain to the end of sioux city. a little lighter rain. this is the begning of what is going to be a very wet evening across the region. now as temperatures drop you will see the progress to snow. it's not a matter of if, i of when we start to see that rain across the area. so we put the maps into motion as we work

meteorologist chad sandwell 3 a sioux city man suffering from huntington's disease may soon have e e potential for treatment, thanks to iowa senator rick bertrand moving forward with a measure that would give terminally ill patients more access to drugs.our jetske wauran spoke with the patient this afternoon. so jetske, what was his reaction? 3 3 diana...todd oss tells me, he's *very* thankful the iowa senate approved the *right to try bill*..on a 50 to nothing vote. now, the measure that was passed unaniniusly, is going to the iowa house. 3 that bill would provide access to devices being tested as treatment for certain incurable diseases.oss was diagnosed with huntington's disease in 2005, and at the time he was a veterinarian in sioux city.but four years later, he had to retire because he could no longer drive and his motor skills are limited. 3 "we're realy excited about the legislation and we're excited about the shepherd's gift, and the primary research and the primary flocks of sheep are in brookings, south dakota. you know, it's just been a families helping families effort and

sandwell and sports director chris 3 3 folks suffering from abnormal heart rhythms have several options to correct their problem.siouxland news reporter kayla novak shows us one of those choices. 3 cardiovascular disease is america's number one cause of death. if you are experiencing fatigue, light headedness or shortness of breath, you should talk to your doctor as soon as possible, as these are signs of adnormal heart rhythms. "we bring in we do the diagnostic electrophysiol ogy studies we pin point the rhythm adnormalities and at the same time we start doing ablations are scars created by electrical pulses in the problem areas of the heart. "most of them they can be cured with catheter ablations. after we find out exactly what the cause of that abnormally fast rhythm is." and recovery is quick. "we keep them overnight. the reason is because people are very anxious, they are aprehensive and sometimes the family members just want to make sure, in case there are any problems at home it will be hard for them to the emergency room and from our prespective we just want to make sure there i

"first alert 3 weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 today'y'weather and the upcoming forecast. >>> absolutely gorgeous today. >> it really was, plenty of sunshine and a little bit of cloud cover and any cloud cover is now gone. >> good. entire midwest. take a look at the sky camera, excite evening. temperaturur are slowly cooling off around the area. a look at the extended forecast, 64 tomorrow and it's hard to believe we're in february and 20 degrees above average. 52 the high for sunday and still a possibility of a shower as the cold front comes through, look at monday, back up 60. next week, wednesday and thursday, we might see a little bit of a wintery mix then and in the 30s. cloud cover from earlier in the day working its way to the we have light winds and mostly cleared skies and that will be way it will stay for the rest of the night now. as you can see here, plenty of sunshine here and that won't change for tomorrow afternoon. we'll see a warm front slide to the north and that opens from the southwest and that's typically a warming wind there. as we

meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the >>reporter: early in the day we a few flakes out their and the possibility is still their overnight. we need to let the temperatures cool off a bit. anything falling at the time is rain. that's what we are seeing at the airport. if we look downtown things are pretty quite from the sky watch camera. let's look at our extended forecast. any precipitation we see should be gone fairly early tomorrow. look at the temperatures. they start to really warmup. we'll be in the middle to upper 50s on friday and saturday. radar imagery is showing lite to moderate rainfall to the northwest. this area right here that's not seeing much will fill in. we are still expecting rains. drop. i believe it will happen but maybe the moisture will be off to the east when the temperatures dip below freezing. the low pressure is sliding through the area. by the time we wake up tomorrow morning cloud will keep things in check. heading into the overnight hours tuesday into wednesday there is snowfal

take a look to what chad was up to during the 5:00 forecast. please tell us these temperatures are going to stick around. >> well, it is going to be a -- just a touch cooler over the next couple of days. but the sunshine is going to be out. if you have the reflective year -- gear that i h you should be able to catch some raise with we're looking at a quiet night. it's not 40s are -- across most of the area. 55 tomorrow and a little by the cooler for sunday. weak cold front is pushing through. but the temperatures are -- will stay in the 40s. that's above normal for this time of year. the last sixer -- hours, very little to talk about. -- six hours, very little to talk about. from sioux city to siouxity -- falls -- sioux falls things replan -- remain pretty clear. things are very, very quiet. that's good news. as we head throughout the afternoon, we'll see plenty of sunshine on saturday. temperatures are mid 50s. the cold front to the west. that will fizzle out. the cold front will drop down it will finally make its way here sunday to sioux city

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chad will tell us "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 3 3 larry, diana >> just hang in there. much warmer temperatures coming. >> 30s today. cloud cover keeping the temperature in check. you will see the same thing tomorrow. cloud cover will keep us in the 30s . after that, big warmups in store as we head toward the end of the week. look at the sky watch camera. this is a view from dakota dunes. the same thing we have been seeing all day long is overcast skies. here is a look at the extended forecast. 37 tomorrow. then 50 on thursday. 60 on friday. near 60 on saturday. near 50 on sunday. and for the end of the middle part of february, this is here is a look at the satellite imagery. plenty of cloud cover. a little bit of light snow showing up generally north of i- 90 trying to work its way down to the south. we are looking at some pretty dry air so it will be a tough task for it to make its way to the surface. we look ahead tonight. the boundary just to the south. plenty of cloud cover. as we work our way through the overnight hours you see a litt

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sandwell." 3 3 3 3 larry, diana and chad talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. below zero. dangerous wind chills are possible, especially in northwestern iowa. afternoon highs will only rebound into the upper teens after the frigid start. snow chances starting late saturday night continuing through sunday afternoon. it isn't out of the question to see 1-3" to close out the weekend with higher amounts in our northern counties.once the weekend is over, it looks like we will be seeing some pleasant weather for early next week with highs pushing back into the upper 30s and lower 40s. watch for another chance of snow on tuesday.>> 3 still to come tonight... sunday is valentine's day, just in case you've managed to misplace your calendar.we'll look at the impact the holiday of love has on the *economy* after the break... but first: 3 asman says: "you're spending less on gas...so where are you shelling out that extra cash...i'm david asman with 3 new indications tonight that the falling gas prices are having a *positive* economic impact.david asman has that story and m

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sandwell and sports director chris 3 3 3 the federal court northern district of iowa officially has a new judge on the bench tonight. and he's a 1983, sioux city west high graduate.this afternoon, the u- s senate voted to confirm president obama's nomination of judge leonard strand to fill a vacancy on the court.strand was nominated in july of 2015 to replace judge mark bennett... who is assuming senior status on the court.since 2012... strand has been a magistrate judge in the northern district, which is based in sioux city. 3 hillary clinton took yesterday up before tonight's big debate with bernie sanders. 3 our scott thuman joins us live from the site of the debate in milwaukee, wisconsin to see if it paid off. scott? 3 senior political reporter scott thuman is live from the university of wisconsin- milwaukee, the site of the latest democratic presidential debate between bernie sanders and hillary clinton.the two candidates clashed on a wide range of issues... including sanders' proposals for universal healthcare and free tuition for public colleges and universities."clinton, ha

sandwell filling in for cat taylor. 3 3 commercials almost stole the show at this year's super bowl. from cuddly animals to cute kids and celebrities... the 30 - second spots were fighting for the attention of more than 100 million viewers. reporter brian webb takes a look at some of the best... and worst. 3 chyrons:linda kaplan- thaler/advertising executivepkg (vo- hyundai first date -kevin votes are in for this year's best and worst super bowl commercials seen by millions around the world.at the top of the list: hyundai's first date spot starring comedian kevin hart voted most popular on usa today's ad meter.nats (vo- heinz wiener stampede - 21:17:30:17)it was followed by a heinz commercial where weiner dogs galloping toward mustard and ketchup to the tune of a sappy 1970's love song.nats (vo- doritos ultrasound - 18:55:14:10)and then, an ultrasound baby who can't wait to get his hands on some doritos.nats (vo)a 30 second super bowl spot in 2016 fetched up to five million dollars... the average cost of an ad over the last ten years has increased by 75%.( sot linda kaplan-thaler / a

ouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and chief photographer travis chinn bring you the sights and sounds of the fun. 3 "give me an o...o give me a k....keverywhere we went folks were excited and having a blast. some were content to hangout by the fire pit, others got involved in some of the many games and activities. "well we've beenenoing this for 5 years. every year there'e'snow or no snow. luckily we g g to play on the icicthis year, so it's just one of the addededbonuses i guess."kids young and old enjoyed a pleasant winter day. whether it was turkey bowling or coming back to defend their championship in flag football. "in the spring and in the more and do a lot more things...get out and have more fun and exercise and drink the games is broomball. professional teams come from all over the midwest to take part in this event, and as you can see they take this seriously."it's a pretty serious sport you know...it might only be once a year, but we like to think we go all out."after lunch, we walked around arnold's park and as people were gathering for the biggest event of the d

temperatures go waybove "first alert weather with ouxland's chief meteorologischad sandwell." 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. you keep teasing us all week long, is it coming, it is coming. >> i don't think it is a tease, it is a promise. >> okay. there we go. [ laughter ] >> let's take a look outside. sky watch camera showing some of that cloud cover. just like yesterday, it has kept a very narrow range on our temperatures. 37 is the best we could do today. mostly cloudy skies in yankton. our final step takes us to onawa. here is a look at the extended for cost. the numbers haven't changed. 52 tomorrow. 60 friday. we will see those breezes help push those temperatures up a bit. 48 on sunday. still not too bad. even with temperatures in the we are in for a nice stretch of weather. cloud cover has been the dominant weather feature over the last few hours. as we head through the night tonight we will see partly to mostly cloudy skies. might even look for a littlebit of patchy fog tomorrow morning. 7:15 tomorrow morning, certainly quite a bit