we went the whole month of decber wit hardly eeing any snow... any high life man can tell you. there are few things worse then waiting around in your sunday clothes... for the wife... to get ready for new years. it's midnight somewhere.

now mother nature could drop several inches before the end of the year good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm jodi whitworth. parts of the state could see up to nine inches of snow... and that could be a problem if you plan to travel in the next 48 hours. meteorologist brett mcintyre joins us now with what we can expect... the forecast is giving holiday travelers no choice but make

minute adjustments and added stress reid chandler has more ahead of severe winter weather monday, some holiday visitors in the metro are hoping to skip town ahead of the snow. 15:50:48 "the weather conditions be on monday, i mean, we don't know already what's going to happen. so, at least she goes ahead of time, that mightgood for her." - zleh totaye, des moines at burlington trailways bus stop, artie harper says seats are selling out fast for sunday, ahead of any big storms. 15:40:10 "i don't have no availability for my eastbound bus is full, my southbound, i have a few seats left, el going east." - artie harper - burlington trailways and jefferson lines bus stop it's the same strategy state road workers are urging drivers to adopt as they head wherever they call

sunday - looks to be a dry and clear weather day, and a good travel day, overall. but monday morning, we're expecting some weather to come in, and definitely have an impact on the morning commute." - eric lack - highway maintenance supervisor, iowa dot winter weather, slippery roads, and dangerous driving conditions are nothing new for iowans... but with a warmer winter so far...monday's potential ice and snow could catch some by surprise. 1:58-2:21 "people just need to plan ahead, watch the weather, leave in plenty of time, and of course, drive for the conditions. if there's precipitation on the pavement, things sort of frozen, or snow, things like precipitation. don't use things like cruise control, and increase your following distance from the vehicle in front of you." - eric lack - highway maintenance supervisor, iowa dot whether it be by bus or car, the message is clear: avoid risky roads on monday. hit the road ahead of time. depending on if we get more snow

crews will pre - treat the roads tomorrow to help the snow melt faster. but they will not make that decision until sunday a little girl involved in a christmas morning crash has died... and her four other family members remain in the hospital. according to the family's go fund me page... 6 year old payton henry was taken off life support at blank children's hospital this evening. yesterday morning a truck driven by the girl's father was involved in a head - on collision near fort dodge on highway d - 20 justin henry and his fiance brooke ford and their two other children are suffering from concussions, broken ribs and legs. the other driver of the car was also hospitalized. there is no word on her condition. the henry and ford families are asking for help to cover medical and funeral expenses. so far a go fund me account has raised close to 12 - thousand dollars a well - known iowa radio personality unexpectedly passed away on

cheryl pannier was a co - host on w-h- o's radio program -- "the dick and cheryl show" -- which aired on saturday mornings. a visitation service will be held on wednesday at iles - westover chapel from 5 until 7 p-m... followed by a funeral service on thursday at mount olive lutheran church in des moines at 10 -am pannier was 54 years old the day after christmas is always a busy day for retailers... millions of americans are returning gifts that don't fit or they simply don't like retailers estimate holidays returns will total about 2 - hundred and 60 billion dollars. shoppers at valley west mall were doing just that... while other got scored some post holiday deals 6:29.31:29 - 6:29.42:19 yeah a lot of people out shopping, it's still a huge shopping day. a lot of families have some more christmases to celebrate as they do a little traveling and get together with all of their family

plays a big role in the number of returns... but some people still haven't even received their online packages customers are taking to social media -- complaining about packages not arriving on time... delays were due to heavy last minute shipping volumes and severe weather outbreaks. some are even calling fed ex the christmas grinch. fed - ex employees volunteered to work overtime to make sure packages got where they needed to go coming up after the break... the campaign trail has been quiet in iowa this holiday season, but it will soon pick up pace how the 20 - 16 presidential field prepares to hit the campaign trail after wrapping their holiday break. with the iowa caucuses just over

funds.. fox news correspondent kristen fisher is in washington with the latest on the road to the white house. it has been all quiet on the campaign trail there were zero campaign events on christmas eve, christmas

today. but things will start picking back up tomorrow... and then really ramp up on monday. tomorrow... martin o'malley will start a four-day swing through iowa. while bernie sanders will be in nevada. then -- the republican candidates will get back into the mix on monday. chris chrisite and marco rubio will be campaigning in iowa. rubio will actually be joined congressman trey gowdy -- chair of the benghazi committee. meanwhile -- trump and kasich will be in new hampshire. and jeb bush will be holding three events in his home-state of florida. rand paul doesn't have anything on the calendar until after the new year. but he's using the day after christmas to ask supporters to help fill his campaign coffers. paul says: "still over half of the people are undecided. we have a real shot at winning, we have a great ground game in iowa and new hampshire. we need your help." on the democratic side -- this week -- bernie sanders broke the record for the most campaign contributions at this point in a presidential campaign. he's earned more than 2.3 million dollars in individual contributions. but hillary clinton's heading into new year with a

their fire -- not on her primary opponents -- but on her possible general election match up.. trump is heading into the new year more dominant than ever. according to the real clear politics average... he's at 37-percent. his closest competitor - ted cruz - is still 19-points behind. and these candidates now have just 37-days until the iowa caucus. in washington, kristin fisher.. fox news. brett ad lib wx tease on set with anchor jennifer ad lib wx main at the matt back to 3 shot at the desk rose bowl. there are a number of perks that

j@ on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. she gets the job done for us. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? u.s. cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use

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donald, mickey, and minnie welcomed the hawkeyes to disney

donald, mickey, and minnie welcomed the hawkeyes to disney land. it was the first unofficial meeting between iowa and stanford. after the handshakes comes game talk. nothing beats tearing into a present and there it is... exactly what you asked for.. it's even better

caught on camera. the rose bowl holds more than

gold. the 102nd rose bowl kicks off next friday at 4:10 p-m iowa time. we'll begin coverage from l-a and pasadena monday. lonny kerman brought swimming to the north side. kerman was the high school's first coach in the 70's. so he'd appreciate this tip of the cap. southeast polk and north raced in white caps to raise money for kerman who is now in a fight with stage four bone cancer. two years ago north named it's natatorium after its legendary coach. the fundraiser brought in nearly a thousand dollars. dave before we go tonight... the

praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in.

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