I think theyre selling themselves short, i think they have the talent and skills to raise that full 500,000 without city support. I would encourage the city council to vote yes on supporting arts and culture and attraction to this community so the businesses and the individuals that have continued to support the arts will move here, will raise their families here. If the Council Votes yes the lens could be in place sometime next year. If they vote no the Downtown District will have to decide if they want to raise the money for the project without a professional fundraiser. In iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. Turning now to meteorologist joe winters. Joe, some very mild weather today. When you think of february weather normally snow, wind and cold come to mind. While we will have strong winds the next couple of days features no snowfall and mild temperatures. Highs should be able to rise into the 50s through 60s a definite possibility. Our milder than normal conditions contin
Gene good morning and thank you for joining us bright and early on this friday morning on february 19, i am Gene Lavanchy julie and i am jewel. The big story that continues on the rails. Major delays are expected this morning. I will be monitoring the impact on your ride and Team Coverage from south station. But first it is a cold friday february morning. Meteorologist shiri spear says dress for the teens this morning, shiri. Shiri a little good and bad news. The good news nice and clear out there. A lot of sunshine. The bad news is, it is going to be a cold morning. 14 degrees right now in worcester. 16 in bedford. 17 in lawrence and beverly. 12 in nashua, New Hampshire. 21 in boston and 22 in plymouth 21 in boston and 22 in plymouth. It is cold out there. The clouds that will help from the south shore to the cape and islands will hold in a little bit of heat this morning bit of heat this mornings at 6 a. M. And teens to the north and west of boston. A very slow warmup expected by noo
Were anticipating more significant total, that would be further to the south. The bulk of the storm is going to be off to our south, you see that with the heavy rain in through North Carolina giving over to snow through parts of virginia, maryland, closer to our area. Boy, driving down to baltimore, philly or d. C. It is contained to the social. The National Weather service issuing an advisory, parts of the forks as well. An inch of a trace or two. The Cool Temperatures mean that roadways will be slick. So obviously well be watching that and you know who is watching that right now, alex dennis, whats going on alex. We already have changes as you make your way out there. A lot of green, the bridge is closed until 5 00, youll stick to the gothels bridge as an alternate. And a 45 Miles Per Hour speed visibility, poor road conditions. Traffic. And already some stacking i think they are in the process of clearing et out. Lower level, fine at the toll plaza and lincoln and the holland tunnel
Neighborhood north of paris. This is targeting ended when one of the people in the apartment thought to be a woman blew herself up and seven others arrested including these three men naked and handcuffed. The potential mastermind Salah Abdeslam was not arrested. But could be one of the two suspects killed. Forensics teams will make that determination as neighbors can do a little more than watch in fear. This as isis releagueses a new video of its own, on wednesday, a group posted a video that makes reference to time square in new york city as well as images of what looks to be explosive device. New york police are aware of no specific threat to that city. And in its english magazine islamic states will continue the attacks on various targets for retaliation against wait calls insults towards the profit mohammed and as well as retaliation against western air strikes. Jim armstrong, wbz news. As jim mentioned there was this video from isis threatening new york city, we have live pictures
Falling from the sky right now, 37 degrees in boston, we have temperatures. 29 in norwood all though some 40s moving out to the west. Heres the latest satellite and radar picture. All of this precipitation not necessarily hitting the ground at this point, but, we have some higher humidity levels so at this time of the day, you might experience some snow this time. Heavier rain expected to move in from not only this system to the north, but from the south as well. We have a chance for soaking rain by 4 00 from boston and areas to the south and east. Coming up, ill have the hour by hour forecast and see if well see snow flakes mixing in. Did you say snow flakes . I did. Pamela . A gas fire rips through an Apartment Building sending several residents and firefighters to the hospital. Firefighters had to prop up the building. The firefighters had to work quickly because of a natural gas line fuel the flames. When she opened up the basement door, the flames went everywhere. Reporter a fast