Im tim seaman. Jenna has the night off. The house of representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation today that would overhaul the countrys federal visa waiver program. It would bar those from iraq, syria, iran and sudan, or those who have visited those countries in the last five years, from traveling to the United States wiwiout a visa. Abc9s Deborah Souverain joins me live in studio with more on how one local musil regugee is responding. Tim, that legislation comes on the heels of a plan by gop president ial candidate ted cruz. To postpone and limit Syrian Refugees from entering the us. And while goverment officials work on ways to protect americans from comments from donald trump about muslims is raising eyebrows across the nation. Including right here in siouxland. Donald j. Trump is calling for a total and compliment shut down of muslims entering the United States until our countrys representatives can figure out what the [expletive] is going on, said donald trump,op president i
The snow may have moved out of siouxland, but clean up efforts continue. robert ktivs Michelle Schoening is in downtown sioux city with live link 4. Michelle how are the roads looking out there . Matt and robert, the main roads are looking clear and traffic is moving along great. The problem is the side streets and neighborhood roads remain snow packed. But snow plows are working all day to get that heavy snow off the roads. But as the temperatures continue to drop over night those anything slushy or wet will turn icy. The temperatures will be dropping so be sure to allow some extra time if youre out and about tonight. Reporting live from sioux city, Michelle Schoening ktiv news 4. If you do have to drive somewhere totoght, make sure you check the Road Conditions before you go. Youll find a link ononur website, ktivdotcom. Under the weather tab, scroll down troad reports. From there you can click on iowa, nebraska, or south dakota. Also, while youre at list of weather related announcem
Lets toss it over to chief meteorologist ron demers to see what we can expect this weekend. The majority of communities in siouxland did end up seeing the 24 inches of snow that was expected and here in sioux city our official total is 3. 6 inches. The light snow will move off to the east tonight and colder air is already filtering in behind this system. Expect temps to hover only around 10 degrees on saturda and with a strong northwest wind as the snow starts to slow down, the streets need to be cleaned up. The snow may have moved out of siouxland, but clean up efforts continue tonight. The problem is the side streets and neighborhood roads remain snow packed. But snow plows are working all day to get that heavy snow off the roads. The temperatures will be dropping so be sure to allow yourself extra time if youre going to be driving tonight. Things werent much different in south dakota where roads were slick for drivers as about three inches of snow fell. With the temperatures droppin
Really no neighborhood thats really immuned from it. Its all over sioux city that its taking place. Whats more, those who leave their vehicle running while unattended, could face a criminal citation. And, some Insurance Companies may not pay for lost or damages, causing the owner to become victims of Identity Theft by leaving personal information inside the vehicle its one thing to have remote start where your car could run and nobody can take it because the cars are with it. And its actually another to have your vehicle running with the keys in it. Harstad urges owners and drivers to please dont make it easy for car thieves keep your vehicle locked at all times. Close all windows and sunroof. And with the rise of so many stolen vehicles, many residents in sioux city are gearing up their homes with security cameras to make sure these thieves stay way from their vehicles. Dont leave any type of personal identification or anything that could be used for Identity Theft within your vehicle