The calendar says April, right?
It's supposed to be spring, but it's April in Salt Lake City and anything can happen.
Enough already. Will spring ever get here?
You're not alone if you're caught in the last-minute tax crunch.
We figured, why give it to them early?
Don't give up though, there is help on the way.
They can put a man on the moon, but they can't find a cure for the common cold.
Or can they? New hope that's great news for your nose.
Would you let all this stuff pile up in your backyard?
They're not treasures anymore. No, they're junk.
Well guess what? One man's junk is another man's tax deduction.
This is Two News at Five.
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Good afternoon everybody. It's supposed to be spring, but today it felt more like Christmas outside.
You're even whistling Deck the Halls.
I know, I'm in the Christmas spirit. Snow, ice, rain, sleet. What next?
Larry Warren joins us live on I-215 where we had some big problems this morning.
What's it like out there now, Larry?
Oh not bad. It's just a whole different world out here now.
A lot different than this morning when the southbound lanes had to be shut down
and traffic diverted to residential side streets.
I mean I knew it had been raining a little bit, but the last thing I expected was snow.
But snow it was, and Mike Hill's southbound commute slid to a sudden halt here at Knutson's Corners,
where a snow squall seemed to appear out of nowhere.
With Hill's van on its side, UDOT's Max Hardcastle stopped his roving incident management truck to help.
But very quickly he needed more help than Hill when another commuter whacked his truck.
We forget and it takes us by surprise sometimes, particularly when we've had good weather and then it turns bad.
So we just have to drive each day a different day depending on the conditions.
Other commuters took it slower and got through it all fine.
Many east benchers were back behind the snow shovels they thought they'd put away for the season.
I thought we were through shoveling.
UDOT's Hardcastle and the driver who hit him both were taken to hospitals with minor injuries,
leaving Mike Hill to ponder spring in Utah.
It was one of those things where you see it coming and you can't do anything about it.
You know, you just like, oh flip.
So all I could think about was what my wife was going to do to me when I got home.
And that's information we weren't privy to but probably quite interesting.
One other interesting tidbit, the driver who hit the UDOT worker is in more trouble than just for careless driving.
Officers found drug paraphernalia in his car, although they don't think that was a factor in the accident,
just inattention in difficult weather conditions.
Larry, is that a light on you or is that sunshine I see out there?
There's some sunshine but of course this being Utah it was raining about a minute ago.
It'll all change in five minute intervals.
Thanks a lot Larry Warren, reporting live on I-215 this afternoon.
Okay, so enough already.
Bring on spring.
Maybe we can hold Lara Huckabee hostage until Mother Nature decides that this sunshine is going to stick around for more than just a couple of moments.
How about it Lara?
We're getting desperate for some nice weather that's going to hang on.
You know Michelle, I'd do just about anything to get out of this weather so a hostage situation might be okay in my book.
You know people were irritated with this weather yesterday but today after all this they're downright sick of it.
I just got back from Florida for ten days, this is crazy.
This is not spring.
It's supposed to be spring but it's April in Salt Lake City and anything can happen.
I'm a little tired of it, a little tired of it, but I guess we want it nice all the time we live in Arizona, huh?
It's really weird.
But make the best of it, it won't stay up for long I'm sure.
You know Bill, you better do something about this weather by tomorrow because it's my day off tomorrow and if it's this bad tomorrow you're going to be the one standing out here.
You know I'm just going through the newsroom, I heard the news director saying something about overtime.
No, no, no.
I don't know, I don't know.
So stay close to the phone tonight Laura.
Anyway, hey we do have the clouds around and we're starting to see the showers break up a little bit.
This is a live view looking out over the Salt Lake Valley.
Still a few raindrops on the lens.
Mostly cloudy skies out there.
Temperature right now here at the two news studios is sitting at 42 degrees and the winds right now are calm.
Let's take a look at the satellite picture and show you what's been going on over the western portion of the U.S.
See all the moisture just rotating around and during the afternoon the showers kick up again.
The heaviest snows today were on the south end of the Salt Lake Valley and northern Utah County had reports up to six inches of snow.
Although a lot of it has melted already.
There's more on the way for tonight.
We'll talk about it and how much more snow you will see in just a few more minutes.
Mark, Michelle?
Michelle, did you notice we started to threaten the meteorologist staff and all of a sudden sunshine.
I think we finally found the cure at all.
Well the wet weather is causing some problems of the past to resurface.
You might remember the thistle slide that devastated a town in the mid-80s.
Well it's on the move again.
Susan Furness live in Utah County in the newsroom.
And Susan, what's happening out there?
Well last year was one of the worst landslide years in Utah since 1983.
And you may remember that year.
That's when State Street through Salt Lake City was actually a river.
Well this year it's expected that the landslides will be worse than they were last year.
That's what geologists are saying.
And so far a big trouble spot might be the same as an area destroyed by mud 15 years ago.
Thistle.
Dozens of people in that tiny town lost their homes and millions of dollars in property.
When that landslide roared down Spanish Fork Canyon and turned the community into a lake.
Now early ghost images remain that prove thistle was once there.
Now dirt just a mile from there is on the move again.
Over just the past week 4 million cubic yards of dirt has shifted 16 feet.
That's as much movement in a week as the area has moved over the last year.
State geologists say this is going to be a bad year for landslides.
They can tell already.
And this particular slide in Spanish Fork Canyon could be Utah's biggie.
So they will keep watching the area.
Interestingly enough a class at Utah Valley State College is monitoring the area with stakes.
So they'll be keeping a close eye.
And of course the residents downstream from Spanish Fork Canyon will be watching closely too.
Now should the mud move into the river it's still going to only be about a third as much mud as there was in Thistle.
And hopefully the water will divert through it or around it or cut through it.
The area is not as narrow as it was near Thistle too.
So the damage shouldn't be as bad but it might be a big one.
Back to you in the studio.
Something they're definitely going to have to watch then because the potential is there for it to be bad right?
Well it's already happening.
Alright more on this later on tonight at 10 o'clock Susan.
Thanks a lot for that report.
So is the bad weather affecting the afternoon commute?
Only one way to find out.
Debbie Worthen standing by at our traffic center.
And Debbie what's it look like out there?
Well it's not as bad as you would think.
In fact not a lot of accidents out there but a few other things.
First of all one lane is shut down northbound on I-15 right around 90th south and it's for some chuck hole repair.
And now we've had a lot of this going on lately.
Right now no significant slowdowns.
It is northbound so that's a good thing at this time of the afternoon.
And an accident southbound I-15 right at the point of the mountain.
A little bit earlier we got a lot of calls about whiteout conditions at the point of the mountain.
But right now it is not looking very bad out there.
We'll hope it stays that way.
I will definitely update you coming up next.
Back to the studio.
Alright we've got to turn those rabbit ears on top of the building again.
You're starting to fade out on us here Debbie.
Because I have bad news they get rid of me.
That's right zap.
We'll clear it up and come back to you later in the newscast okay.
For millions of Americans the rush is on to finish those last minute tax returns.
The clock is ticking down to tonight's midnight tax deadline.
Many post offices are going to be staying open late.
And Salt Lake folks were already filing into the main post office this morning to get those returns in the mail.
It seems most people who are expecting refunds filed early and those filing today are just waiting until the last minute to have to pay Uncle Sam.
Why'd you wait so long?
Because we owe money.
And we figured if we were getting money back they would wait to send it to us so we figured why give it to them early.
While most people were dropping completed returns in the mail some unlucky people are just now showing up at the post office to pick up those tax forms.
So if you need to drop your forms in the mail here's the good news.
More than two dozen post offices around the state will stay open late.
Some of the bigger ones of course the downtown office on 2nd South and 2nd West.
The main office at 17th West and 21st South.
The West Valley branch and the Sandy main post office.
The Bonifold main office and the Layton post office all with expanded hours.
You can also call the office closest to you and find out what their hours might be over the next day.
Okay let's say you're a little late and what's going to happen if you can't make tonight's deadline.
Don't panic there's some help.
If you're having trouble with your returns you can file for an automatic four month extension.
If you have your returns but you can't pay right away file anyway.
If you don't you'll be hit with a 20% penalty.
Within 30 days you'll get a bill from the IRS but beware there will be some interest tacked on.
And if you need more help the IRS is answering phone calls around the clock for the first time ever.
The number you want to call there it's toll free 1-800-829-4477.
Hey we have some new information on that big fire that destroyed Ogden's Woodworld store overnight.
This is what's left of the cabinet shop today.
The fire started in the ceiling near a wood stove chimney.
By the time firefighters got there it was too late to save anything.
And there was another problem last night.
Driving rain and snow that hampered the firefighting effort.
The old building did not have a sprinkler system and the wood inside supplied more than enough fuel for the raging fire.
Thousands of Salt Lake school kids now have a new place to get medical care.
Several dignitaries showed up at the Sorensen Multicultural Center today to dedicate a unique medical clinic.
This facility will serve more than 3,300 children at seven local schools plus residents who live in the 84-104 zip code.
Right now this area has no doctors or clinics.
The IHC neighborhood clinic will fill that need and provide care regardless of ability to pay.
Stay put we have a lot more coming up here on 2 News at 5 o'clock.
He's had a few hard knocks but nothing's going to get him down.
Stick around to meet this week's Wednesday's child.
A sexual predator is trying a new trick to get to your kids.
It's a frightening story that parents really need to hear about.
And two missionaries are kidnapped.
Now something unusual is changing in the LDS Church's relationship with Russia.
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2 News and You. News with you in mind.
With Michelle King, Mark Cobell and Susan Furness in Utah County.
Senator Orrin Hatch has a warning for the Russian government tonight.
To suppress religious freedom and lose foreign aid from America.
A Ra Decker has more on the Senator's trip overseas in the wake of last month's LDS kidnappings.
Last month two Mormon missionaries were kidnapped in Russia and recovered unharmed to the joy of their families.
Andy! Andy! How are you? Oh Andy!
In a public to Russia, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch praises Russian police work in that case.
Their law enforcement efforts really worked in this instance.
And therefore emphasizing their support and their commitment for the rule of law.
And the case focused favorable Russian attention on the LDS Church, Hatch says.
But Russian law and some Russian bureaucrats still may discriminate against Mormon missionaries,
evangelicals and other non-orthodox religions.
Hatch warned that a Senate bill could cut off foreign aid if Russia violates religious freedom.
Well we need to stay on top of the leadership over there. And we are doing that.
But most Utahns we talked to are reluctant to end aid over religious issues.
I think that we can impose our own beliefs on religion on other countries.
I don't think we should cut foreign aid off. I really don't.
Hatch says for now churches are getting by in Russia and there's hope for improvement.
Rod Decker, 2 News.
There are about 700 LDS missionaries and 9,000 members in Russia.
55 men and women from Hill Air Force Base are on the way to Iraq.
The troops will enforce the no-fly zone during the 45-day mission.
Another 145 people will leave Hill on Sunday to support the mission.
All the troops will have email capability and cell phones so they can keep in touch with family.
Now two other squadrons from Hill will also deploy in August and November.
Are you spending more time with your kids than your parents did?
Coming up a little later on 2 News at 5, the truth about the time you spend at work and the time that you spend with your family.
If they paid us for the time we spend wondering if the weather's going to get any better, we'd all be rich.
Bill will let us know if we'll ever see the sun again next.
Buffalo, exploring the legacy.
A Native American perspective through artifacts and art forms.
Now on display at the Utah Museum of Natural History, located on the University of Utah campus.
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The first Monday of every month, admission is free.
Come and get it. At the place where good food and good times are a family tradition.
It's Sizzler's all-you-can-eat barbecue beef ribs and salad bar.
Backed by popular demand.
That's all the slow-roasted barbecue-based beef ribs you can eat.
With as many trips to Sizzler's famous salad bar as you want.
All for just $8.99.
So gather the family or grab a friend and get down to Sizzler while the ribs are hot.
It's not a bath store. It's not a kitchen design center or a garden center.
What is it? It's Homebase and it's our grand opening celebration.
Starting Saturday, all stores will be celebrating the grand opening of our newly remodeled Homebase warehouses.
Hurry in and enter for a chance to win up to a $1,000 Homebase shopping spree.
You'll love the whiter, brighter aisles and of course the base buys.
So join the grand opening celebration. Go to the base, Homebase. We've got all the bases covered.
On the next entertainment tonight, Titanic director James Cameron.
Only E.T.'s on the set with the Oscar winner as he makes his acting debut on Mad About You.
I'm an unemployed filmmaker. I've got nothing else to do.
Ben, Kirstie Alley and the Mafia.
Creepy creatures of the deep and Mia Farrell.
The mobsters. The monsters.
It's your ultimate preview of TV's biggest mini-series ever.
And Kevin Costner's rare TV appearance on E.T.
Entertainment Tonight, tonight at 6.30.
Two News and You, news with you in mind.
With Bill Boss and Weather where you live.
Okay, all you have to do is just say, sun, just stay out, don't go away.
There's sunshine out there right now?
Yes.
That's what I'm saying.
Unfortunately, you two are sitting here, so you'll miss this 35 minutes of sun we're going to have.
Yeah, thanks.
No, no, no, no. Things will slowly improve.
But boy, today looks like spring in Utah, that is for sure.
Caught some flowers just covered with snow.
You may have had as much as six inches at your house.
A lot of places that snowed a lot, but it didn't stick to the ground.
In other places, it certainly did.
We had the heaviest snows in southern Salt Lake County and northern Utah.
That's almost sad to see those daffodils sitting there.
Let's take a look at the radar summary.
And the first thing you're going to notice is nothing's happening in northern Utah.
Actually not.
The National Weather Service Doppler radar out of Promontory Point has not been working most of the day.
Still not working, but there are showers over northern Utah.
Actually showers just about everywhere over the Intermountain West.
And that means we will continue to see the showers scattered around Utah at least for one more day.
Outside right now, the satellite picture shows all the clouds.
We're seeing the showers all over the place, just like you saw on radar, yes, in northern Utah as well.
Now once the sun sets, these will settle down a little bit.
We won't see quite as many showers overnight tonight.
But then tomorrow, once again, more showers will be popping up really all around the state.
Maybe even a few thunderstorms again in southern Utah.
The big change with tomorrow is maybe a little bit more sunshine than what we had today.
So here's your forecast around the state tomorrow.
A lot like today, but maybe a little bit more sun over northern Utah than what we had today.
Forty-five, the high again in Salt Lake.
In southern Utah, showers and some thunderstorms, some snow in the higher valleys of southern Utah.
Temperatures will be near 60 in St. George and 58 in Moab.
After tomorrow, much improved, and you'll want to see the weekend forecast.
It's always after tomorrow.
I believe you.
OK.
OK, thanks.
Can some high-priced magnets really clean your water and make it taste better?
Some Utah farmers spend thousands of dollars, and when they didn't get results, they decided to get Gephart.
Bill joins us now with more, and this sounds kind of iffy.
Yeah, and this is kind of a preview for what we'll show you later.
Is it science or fraud?
Now here is a very, very powerful permanent magnet.
You simply hook it onto your pipe, and presto, so the claim goes, no more worries about pipe damage.
So goes the claim.
Well, in Fountain Green, the farmers who invested $6,000 into such a system for irrigation say it did nothing.
The material buildup in the pipes, which salesmen said would be prevented, is even worse than ever.
They say it was nothing but false promises and guarantees that now no one will stand behind.
When someone comes in and says, this will work, and they give you all this science and all this information
and affidavits and verifications from other people, you take, you do what you can do.
Tonight at 10 o'clock, I'll show you a surprise, and we'll also have another surprise.
We'll find out what this does.
It's a magnetic pen.
Does it do anything to water as the manufacturers claim it does?
We'll find out.
I'll see you tonight at 10 o'clock.
All right, we'll be interested to see what this is all about.
We'll be the guinea pig, too.
Yes, we will.
I think we're involved in this.
We'll do some science.
We'll do Mr. Science at 10 o'clock tonight.
I hope we live after.
And you're the guinea pig.
Yeah, I know.
I'm going to be drinking stuff.
So are you.
Am I?
Yes, you are.
We've heard it for years.
There is no cure for the common cold, but that could soon be changing.
Researchers have found a cold receptor in human cells that allow the cold virus to open
the door into your body.
They hope that they can genetically change the lock so that the key won't fit.
In other words, they might be able to lock the cold virus out of your body.
They hope to find a cure for about 70% of the cold viruses that attack the body.
That'd be good.
Life doesn't always play fair.
One boy knows that better than anybody, but you may be able to help.
This morning, Shawna Lake introduces us to Joseph.
He is this week's Wednesday's child.
You're one more ahead of me.
Joseph is 12 and has a very creative mind.
He enjoys reading and art, and he's a great boy.
Way to go, bud.
Intuitively, Joseph is bright.
Academically, he's a little behind.
Joseph's childhood has been tough, and he often says he would just like to start all
over.
He likes positive reinforcement, but doesn't always believe it.
You just got a strike, buddy.
Look at that.
Joseph has suffered incredible losses, including the death of both of his parents.
This young man needs another chance, and he deserves one.
He says his biggest desire is to feel loved.
Is it important to feel loved?
Yeah.
How come?
Because if you don't, then you don't feel good about yourself.
Joseph's social worker says a two-parent family where he could be the youngest would be the
best situation for him.
All right, if you'd like some more information on Joseph, just call the number on your screen,
359-7700, and let's hope that phone ring seems like a nice young boy.
Like a home for him.
Need a little bit of help dropping a few extra pounds?
When we come back, a sight that will make you swear off those donuts forever.
That's a scary sight right there.
And coming up, Nicolas Cage will be wearing a much different kind of costume for his next
job, something a little bit more aerodynamic.
Hi, I'm Dave Thomas.
I'm a doctor, so I know the love adoption brings to both the child and family.
Think about adopting a special child.
I think we're up to be special people.
Come on, Dave.
Call your local adoption agency for more information today.
Here's what we're hearing through the grapevine tonight.
Superman's new home, Pittsburgh.
They're shooting another movie about the man of steel in the city of steel.
This time, Nicolas Cage will be the one putting on Superman's red cape.
Pittsburgh's city and county building will be the stand-in for the Daily Planet this
time around.
That's the newspaper where Clark Kent works.
Well, start saving your money for the hottest concert of the year.
The Spice Girls, they're planning a U.S. tour this summer.
It's going to start in Miami in June, end in Dallas in August.
Stop dancing.
Just before the tour, the Spice Girls will release their next single.
The new song is called Stop.
The full Monty is getting folks to drop a few pounds.
A Minnesota health club put up a billboard spoofing the movie.
This is it.
Ooh.
The fitness club hopes that the sign gets people to exercise more and not feel like
they have to have the perfect body of a supermodel.
No word yet how many folks have actually started memberships because of the billboard, but
we do hear they're probably carrying little bags around with them.
I think so.
It does not look good, does it?
That's enough to make me want to exercise.
I hope I don't look that bad.
Don't go anywhere.
We've got a lot of news stories coming up completely new at 5.30.
A sexual predator lurking on local playgrounds and he's leaving something scary behind for
kids to find.
We'll tell you what it is.
Don't throw out that junk.
This man's found a way to turn his trash into a treasure again.
And nothing like a bath to make you feel yourself again.
This is 2 News at 5.
2 News and You.
News with you in mind with Michelle King, Mark Cobell and Susan Furness in Utah County.
A troubling story this afternoon.
Police are on the lookout for a sexual predator who's been leaving pornographic letters in
public places.
They've turned up in Murray and West Valley and possibly in other parts of Salt Lake County.
2 News Marko Sortez is following the story and Marko, how dangerous is this becoming?
Well, Michelle, please don't know if these letters are real or just someone's fantasy,
but two weeks ago in West Valley, a 10-year-old handicapped boy walked into his daycare center
carrying one of these letters.
The letters are lengthy.
Investigators say the writings are like a how-to sex manual.
Some of the lines scare cops.
Here, the writer boasts of molesting and raping little girls.
Here, he writes about sexual relations with a young boy.
Most of the contents are so pornographic that investigators admit they have trouble reading
it.
Last year, someone came into this men's restroom in Murray City Park and dropped off one of
the letters.
The public restroom sits just a few yards from an elementary school.
Police suspect the letter was intended for the kids to read.
But recently, identical letters have been turning up in different locations in West
Valley.
Sex crimes investigators believe they're the same person.
We'd take something like that very serious.
The problem you've got is so many people have access to those areas that you've got a lot
of area to look at for trying to come up with a suspect.
For now, police are warning parents to be aware of this sexual predator who may be lurking
near parks and schools.
And Murray police believe he actually may have assaulted a young girl because her description
of the attack matched the writings found in the letter.
But so far, this kiddie porn letter writer has eluded police.
Michelle?
Oh, man.
What kind of charges could the writer face if caught?
Well, if police can connect the writings to actual sex crimes, they can prosecute.
If not, it could become a First Amendment issue.
But Salt Lake's district attorney says if the writings violate community standards,
he'll bring charges.
A very disturbing story.
Thank you much.
Marcos Ortiz reporting from our newsroom.
Today is D-Day, and for millions of Americans, there are sounds of anguish and suffering
as last-minute tax filers rush to finish returns.
In Utah, dozens of post offices will stay open until midnight in the annual race to
meet the tax filing deadline.
Some Utahns were upright and early getting forms mailed off, but many more people will
end up in long lines tonight waiting to mail off returns.
There is a way to avoid the lines.
Use your computer.
A lot of electronic filing.
If you have a refund, electronic filing speeds everything up because it doesn't go in a mail
bag to the IRS.
No one has to open it.
Data entry.
We do that, you know, and file electronically, and it goes everything into their computers.
So it speeds up a refund.
You can have a refund direct deposited into your own bank account, mailed to your home.
You can call your local post office to find out if they'll be open late tonight, and if
you need that extra tax help, the IRS is taking calls right up until the deadline.
The number, if you can get through, 1-800-829-4477.
A Weber County man is getting a tax deduction and a helping hand on tax day, all for getting
rid of some old cars.
2News Karen Compton joins us from the update desk, and Karen, sounds like a good tax story
for a change.
It definitely has a happy ending, Michelle, but not so long ago, the 72-year-old retiree
had a yard full of cars and a heap of trouble on his hands.
Their names from the past, DeSoto, Kaiser, Studebaker, and at one time they were the
pride and joy of Joseph Tippett's car dealership.
But all of a sudden they decided all of my treasures are junk.
Under West Haven City's new junk ordinance, Tippett's cars had to go.
But the 72-year-old retiree could move only 17 cars from the muddy lot before time ran
out.
That's when Tippett's and his wife were served a subpoena.
And that's when they got so nervous, and I thought, how can they do this to two old people
in the middle of winter and the mud is clear up to your knees, there's no way that anybody
can get out.
Dawn Wright called the Kidney Foundation, which agreed to tow the final 18 cars away
and help arrive today just in time.
It's a win-win-win situation.
We all get something out of it.
They get to get the cars towed for free, we get to have the cars for recycling and resale,
and they also get a tax deduction for us.
So we all win.
And Tippett's donated his treasure, like this 1954 Jeep, to the Kidney Foundation.
But it's safe to say charity worked both ways today.
There goes our past.
Oh boy, you can see that again.
The Kidney Foundation uses the money it gets from recycling cars to fund medical research,
patient services, and community education, all good causes.
Michelle?
That's a great story.
Thanks, Karen.
And you know, the Kidney Foundation is always looking for cars, and if you're looking for
a tax deduction, here's how you can do it.
Call the National Kidney Foundation at 1-800-TOWKARS.
The car must have a title and it must be in good enough condition to tow.
Feeling overwhelmed trying to combine work and family?
A new survey shows we're spending more time at the office these days, and that time is
more packed than ever with work.
Employees now spend 8% more time on the job than they did 20 years ago, 47 hours a week
on average, and nearly a quarter of Americans work a second job on top of that, which doesn't
leave much time for anything else.
I have to try to get 20 hours worth of work within 8 hours.
If you can't do it, somebody else will.
So you gotta come through.
That means working later, working on weekends, or coming in early, then they don't want to
hear about it.
They just want the job done.
All that overtime is also taking a toll.
More than a third of workers say they feel used up at the end of the day, and a quarter
find their jobs emotionally draining.
Despite all this, the survey shows job satisfaction is supposedly higher than in the past.
You know the saying, April showers bring May flowers, but April snow brings accidents and
a messy commute.
There were no serious injury accidents today, but a UDOT worker was hurt when he was hit
while on the side of the road.
He'd stop to help control traffic after a single car accident when another car plowed
into the back of his truck.
You know, we're having this, whether it's good and then it's bad, and it's good and
it's bad, we just have to drive with those conditions and slow down when it snows.
While the accidents had many of us wishing that we were inside, there were actually some
people who wanted to be out in the snow.
Joggers at Sugar House Park say a snow storm in April shouldn't be such a big deal.
April in Salt Lake City and anything can happen.
So how much more of this stuff are we gonna get?
Coming up in just ten minutes, Bill Boss will have a look at the very latest forecast.
Fans in Davis County are hoping for a happy medium when it comes to better weather.
Yeah, that story tops Utah headlines this afternoon.
There's twice as much snow as usual in the foothills and that could mean trouble if we
head straight into hot weather.
Davis County officials hope warmer temperatures will come first and then start a gradual melt.
And as you can see, the gradual melt can also cause a lot of weather problems like storm
drains that overflow.
There's some new information about the huge fire that destroyed Ogden's Wood World store
overnight.
The blaze started in the ceiling near a wood stove chimney.
Driving rain and snow hampered the firefighting effort and crews were unable to save the building.
They're calling it the Battle of the Buzz and the mascots have two baseball teams swatting
each other over lawsuits.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have a bee named Buzz who's decked out in dark blue and
gold.
Salt Lake Buzz have Buzzy, also a blue and gold bee.
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Well coming up a little later on 2 News at 5 o'clock, imagine what the folks caught in
this mess feel like.
And who would have thought that new plans for a park would get people all upset?
That story from our Utah County Newsroom coming up.
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Oh, the city of Orham, it's skating its way right into the middle of a controversy.
Plans for a skate park near City Hall have neighbors there talking about increased crime
and vandalism.
But are those really realistic concerns?
Susan Furness joins us now from Utah County with some answers.
Susan or Mayor Joe Nelson thinks residents might be mislabeling the young skateboarders
who would use the park.
The park is proposed for this area just east of Orham City Hall and Main Library.
Neighbors say they enjoy the park just the way it is now.
Placed for quiet walks, softball games.
They're afraid a skateboarding park will attract gangs and kids looking for trouble.
200 opponents have signed petitions in hopes of killing plans for the skating facility.
When the mayor has a plan for a new park in hand, he'll start looking at liability and
supervision issues.
Now safety and liability are the top concerns for some Provo High School parents who say
the old school needs to be torn down.
They're particularly concerned about the heavy traffic along University Avenue and Bulldog
Boulevard.
Two busy streets that border on the high school.
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The roof leaks, the pipes are rotting, and there are holes in some of the walls.
The district says it would be happy to build a new school if someone wants to buy the existing
property.
A bond is out of the question though because the district already has almost 23 million
dollars tied up in renovation projects back to the studio.
Well rather than tearing it down, can they just renovate it?
Well some think so, but even they know that the school would have to be gutted first and
right now the district doesn't even have the money to pay for a renovation plan.
So not likely.
Okay, thanks a lot.
Susan Furness reporting live from Utah County.
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Yes, those cute adorable flowers with all that snow on them. They can get anything they
want. They're supposed to be koalas. We'll show you those too. We'll have the koalas
in a minute. But yeah, they are cute. The flowers are cute. It's getting better out
there. It is getting better out there. But a few breaks in the clouds and that's certainly
some good news. Not as many showers as we had earlier today. Now the radar summary we're
gonna show you right away, but I want to show you in northern Utah. It doesn't look like
there's anything there. Actually there is. The radar from the National Weather Service
is down. We're expecting that hopefully to be up for tomorrow. But there are showers
over northern Utah just like there's showers over southern Utah just like there's showers
over Nevada and Colorado and Wyoming. Basically there's showers all around the west right
now and we'll continue to see those through the rest of tonight although they will decrease
in their coverage it looks like once the sun sets tonight. Officially in Salt Lake today
41 the high, 32 the low, about four tenths of an inch of moisture again. That included
snow out at the airport. We had reports in the south side of the Salt Lake Valley, northern
Utah County as much as six inches of snow. A lot of that is melted already but there
were some pretty heavy amounts in that area. Outside right now we'll call it mostly cloudy
but there are a few breaks in the clouds. A little bit of sunshine out here for a late
Wednesday afternoon. 44 the current temperature mostly cloudy as we mentioned. The winds are
calm and the pressure now is on the way up. The latest satellite picture gives you a real
good indication. We actually probably could have shown you the same picture from yesterday
afternoon and the day before. You get the idea. The storm system just kind of sitting
over the Intermountain West just winding around and we still have the showers really all around
the areas that you see the clouds, rain in the valleys, snow in the higher elevations
and for tomorrow pretty much the same story although some of the moisture is starting
to get pushed a little bit more to the east so that means maybe a little bit more sunshine
tomorrow but we will still see the showers and the snow showers mixed in and maybe even
a few thunderstorms here and there over southern Utah as well during the day tomorrow. So tomorrow
pretty much a repeat of today just with a little bit more sun. Mid 40s for you in Utah
County with the spotty rain and snow showers. For the Salt Lake Valley tomorrow afternoon
we'll see those high temperatures around 45, 46 degrees. 35 will be your high in Park City
and on the north end of the front those temperatures struggling to get in the low to mid 40s, 40,
44 the high tomorrow in late in southern Utah showers maybe a few afternoon thunderstorms,
40s and 50s although St. George will be right around 60 degrees and your five day forecast
here's the good news this is spring this is what we're waiting for. 67 by Friday after
the showers tomorrow 72 for Saturday 75 on Sunday 78 on Monday. I'm thinking a long weekend
in St. George would be nice. Anyway for the Wasatch Front things will be better here as
well after a repeat tomorrow. Friday's looking good 52 with decreasing clouds still a few
mountain showers possible Friday but then your weekend partly cloudy skies upper 50s
to low 60 and if we're back in the low 60s we're back to normal and that's always a good
thing. I have a challenge for you five good days in a row this is four you're almost there
let's go for five. Let's do that tomorrow. It's time. Okay thanks. Weather problems elsewhere
rain causes nearly 90 cars to slam into each other on an interstate in eastern Missouri
this morning. 40 people were hurt in that accident it happened on I-70 near O'Fallon
Missouri. Nobody was killed but four people seriously injured. The highway was wet and
slick at the time of the accident. Drivers say that combined that combined with the bright
sun made it pretty impossible to see. And in California it was rocks causing the problems.
US Highway 199 near the California Oregon border is still closed today after a massive rock
slide covered the road early yesterday. The crews hope to have the rocks cleared sometime
tonight. Be sure and watch us tonight on two news at ten o'clock here's a look at some
of the stories we're working on a mysterious image that some people say is a vision of
Christ just where is this latest sighting we're going to show you at ten o'clock plus
four months after a near fatal run-in with a 27,000 volt electrical line a Utah man gets
a special birthday present it's the gift of life see his courageous battle tonight at
ten o'clock be sure and watch we'll be there. The team is great Malone is playing wonderfully
I mean come on. I'm telling you you know what I just talked to Coach Majeris as a matter
of fact a little while ago and he's all everybody is playoff fever right around the corner.
Jazz have the best record in basketball but will it last now if they sweep their last
three games it will and if the mailman keeps up his pace look out Malone had another huge
night in the Delta Center then he ducked out without a word. His teammates though had plenty
to say about their MVP. When Carl Malone threw in 44 points last night it was the latest
in a hot streak for the mailman he has scored 42 points and grabbed 11 rebounds over the
last four games but his running mate bristles at the suggestion that Malone is hot over
the last little while. The last little while. Carl is doing what he's done for years and
the fact that people maybe recognize him more it's really the only thing that's changed
he's just been tremendous. Playing unbelievable again he's playing like an MVP and hopefully
everybody running league in the world notices that because he deserves it again. While the
mailman has certainly delivered MVP numbers the sentiment from voters especially those
back east is that the trophy is going back to Michael some say because he beat Malone
in the finals others say because he keeps threatening to retire but as far as the Jazz
are concerned there's only one choice. Is this a better year than his MVP year? I think
you could argue that sure he just does the big things people are beating on him and holding
him and grabbing him and he just keeps fighting back and making big basket space. When we've
needed plays whether it be last year or this year he's made them and he's our MVP no question.
One more time you're gone. I love that that's the refs hassling the doc last night he was
just trying to distract the Wolves at the free throw line and you know come on if there's
any cause for concern the last night's game it was at the Jazz watched a 25 point lead
evaporate to seven after three quarters Stockton says that won't be acceptable next week. Something
we have to address though we have again playoff basketball you can't afford four or five minutes
where you're not playing your best ball so that'll cost you games. And while the Jazz
are in the hunt here's what they've got to do win these last three games that's tough
though. Kings Thursday here that's not so tough then Friday at Phoenix and Sunday at
the Lakers and they have the best record of basketball breathing down their throats are
these guys the Seattle Super Honics last night had no trouble with the Vancouver Grizzlies
what do I call them the Super Honics? They got their 60th win as they beat Vancouver.
All right take a look at this race though awesome 60 and 19 Utah don't forget they
get the tiebreaker edge over Chicago if they end up tied Seattle Super Honics right behind
them by half a game and the Lakers also chasing and finally one college football former BYU
quarterback Jim McMahon has been elected to the Hall of Fame the college Hall of Fame
the fame elected 12 players to be inducted this year Bo Jackson also made the list and
Sarkeesian is on that list as well Alex Sarkeesian a linebacker at Northwestern back in 1948.
We think we know the secret to Malone's success it's that new that regrowth of hair. The
roe game. He's playing like a younger Carl. I'm gonna order some. A baby taking a bath
isn't usually a big deal. Unless it's a very big baby that story and the koalas when we
come back. Well a pair of cuddly visitors are stealing the show at an Oregon Zoo these
new koala bears went on display for the first time this week that's a cute little sound
they make. Tuckoni and Urraca are on loan from the San Diego Zoo and as you might guess
they're getting the royal treatment in Oregon. Zookeepers are shipping in eucalyptus leaves
from Australia just to feed these new guests. Also a big milestone today at the Cincinnati
Zoo that's where a brand new Asian elephant took a bath in public for the first time.
This little guy fills up the tub pretty quickly too. He weighs nearly 300 pounds and that's
only at a month old. How cute. He destroyed the tub. The little babar. Destroyed the tub.
It's a different shape now. They need a bigger tub I think for the little babar. Oh and it's
squirted out of the trunk. How do you guys learn that? Mom has to teach you that I think.
Okay. Hey what's it look like for tomorrow? Still scattered showers about tomorrow but
maybe a little bit more sunshine than what we had today. We'll see you high tomorrow
45 but we'll still see the showers. We keep hoping the more we ask you that eventually
you'll change your mind. It'll be a great day tomorrow. Okay 70 and 70. There you go.
Well thanks a lot for joining us here for 2 News at 5 o'clock. Don't forget we'll be
back at 10 for all the latest news, weather and sports. See you then.
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