we do get the cloud cover out of here but a couple of hours too late unfortunately still better than nothing we'll call it partly cloudy overall as we head through the night low temperatures mainly in the low to mid-30s and we get ready for a nice mix of sun and clouds over much of your day.
On Tuesday a warmer day as well as we get into the low to mid 60s in many locations if you like that you're going to like the end of the week and that's especially the weekend more on that coming up but until then first step four starts right now live from kelland Media Group kelland.
News first at 4 getting ready for a joint City school election how Su Fall City Clerk is preparing with a team of veterans plus learning about the eclipse even though they couldn't really see it how a professor in dwu made it happen and later President Joe Biden is once again trying to cancel student debt.
For some a closer look at the plan well good afternoon and thanks for tuning in to First at four I'm Tom Hansen and I'm Kelly vul election equipment including voting machines and ballets went out today to all sou Falls precincts ahead of tomorrow's City and Schoolboard elections so this morning when the teams came in all they had to.
Do was go to okay I work I'm delivering for East so this is all my pile of stuff here so they grab their stuff they load it up and now they're traveling all throughout the city here to make those deliveries this is City Clerk Jeremy Washington's first time overseeing a municipal election in sou Falls find out how he's relying upon his military.
Background in carrying out his duties coming up the next half hour the Pennington County Sheriff's Office is warning people about another scam scammers are calling people trying to steal money while claiming to be with the Sheriff's Office the caller says you miss jury duty and requests gift cards to pay fines or judgments over the phone.
The sheriff's office will never Conta you over the phone to collect warrants or fines you would be asked to settle those in person on Wednesday the sou Falls Water Division will begin working on its annual hydrant flushing program Crews will open hydrants to flush out sediment buildup starting on the north side of town and working to the South uh.
People in the work area are encouraged to check the color of their tap water before using it there is discoloration run the faucet for a few minutes until it runs Clear Water discoloration is not a threat to your health or safety but it may contain some staining the Ellsworth Air Force Base announced it will begin controlled burns.
On base between the 12th and 14th this month controlled fires are intended to reduce the risk of uncontrolled potentially damaging wildfires Crews on site will be evaluating the weather conditions prior to the controlled Burns each day to ensure Public Safety time now to get check with uh Adam but I had my glasses all ready to go just in case.
We got a break in the clouds and what did you see nothing clouds I saw lots of clouds not a good day for the eclipse Adam no you had to really be an Eagle Eye to peek through the cloud cover in order to see any glimpse of the partial solar eclipse that we had here in kelland but I can maybe try and make things a little bit better we're going.
To zoom out take a look at the continental US and go back in time about 4 hours as we put this into motion you can see the shadow of the solar eclipse going over the United States and then exiting up into New England and Eastern portions of Canada so yeah it's not the same effect but still cool to at least see how it affects visible satellite.
Here in the weather Department of course much of the region was quiet not everybody though there's Terry Peak 32° northwest wind now at 14 mph areas up in the Northern Hills have seen upward of a foot of snow since Sunday but we're going to finally get some better weather to talk about at least it's not snowing here in sou Falls it's been raining on.
Occasion and it's been a little on the Breezy side but yeah here's downtown sou Falls gray as can be 46 with a Westwind at 18 mph that mural on 10th Street really the only splash of color that we can get but we'll try and do a little bit better as we head into the day on Tuesday temperatures holding in the 40s in many locations we're at 50 in Spencer.
Of 39 for Watertown 44 mbridge pier and aine 42 Faith 37 though for kuster as well as Spearfish we'll get down into the low to mid-30s for overnight low temperatures tonight tomorrow though is a nice day both in terms of getting a little more sunshine and having temperatures climb into the low to mid 60s for much of kill land a couple of.
Upper 50s so toward Watertown but that'll be an exception East River to the West again plenty of 60s to go around as long as you're not along the Wyoming or the Montana borders and you're in the 50s still it's a step in the right direction we'll take a few more steps like that as we head through the week and we'll talk about that as we.
Head through the hour thanks Adam millions of Americans got their eyeballs off their screens and fixed to the skies today to see the solar eclipse cbs's Jared Hill reports from New York one of 15 states in the path of totality a moment of awe as the solar eclipse cast Darkness over daytime the Southwest got the first Glimpse it got.
Dark real quick and lightened up pretty neat 31 million people live in the path of totality for this once in a generation Marvel where the moon blocks out the sun crowds at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway enjoyed the greatest spectacle in the sky even though we knew what to expect what to expect it was just mindblowing in Russellville.
Arkansas more than 350 couples took the celestial queue and tied the ND sealing it with an eclipse it just seemed really fun and something unique NASA estimated about 99% of people in the US could see at least a partial eclipse making this event the ultimate water cooler experience even scientists emphasize the social impact it's far more about.
Inspiration awe and joy for Humanity it's an event that just makes you feel a lot of things the name of the viewing game today was cloud cover with New England having the least of it making for the best line of sight in America for three or four minutes of peace and awe it's the last total solar eclipse in the Continental us until.
2044 Jared Hill CBS News New York the solar eclipse also offers NASA scientists and other researchers a rare window to conduct experiments that could potentially lead to improved weather forecasting and a better understanding of how solar events impact GPS clly Skies did not stop the excitement of Today's total solar eclipse across at.
Least one college campus in South Dakota professors Joan Luben and Michael Farney have loved astronomy for years today they shared that passion with the public at their Eclipse viewing event at Dakota Wesley University in Mitchell while the sun stayed mostly hidden several people from the area still made their way out to learn about what an eclipse is coming.
Up tonight on Kellan news will have more on why both professors continue to share their passion for astronomy with others a new attraction set to open next month will take up four storefronts in West de moid Iowa blue zoo is a 20,000 square foot aquarium that has been under renovation for almost a year and will bring 50 jobs to the Metro Marcus.
McIntosh with our CBS affiliate in De Moine goes behind the scenes of The New Zoo Jordan Creek is now home to the fifth blue zoo in the nation an interactive animal experience it's expected to open in May but we get a sneak peek inside the blue Zoo under construction and this is where we're going to start uh your blueo experience.
Operations manager Steve sper shows us around so this is the portal that you enter the blue Zoo a world of fish birds and reptiles that may be like no other this is the first thing you will see this is a penny Pond lot of waterfalls coming into here You' be able to pit the penny make a wish from here the experience intensifies we're very.
Interactive we're very orientated towards uh kids and having some sort of interactive experience and learning something through the interactivity interactivity is a key theme with blou this is going to be freshwater touch so you'll be able to feed a koi interact with them pedicure fish put your hand in there and.
They come and nibble on your that that is just the beginning this is going to be our Shark Tank this is going to house our our sharks with black tips and our mermaids this is where our Merm mates live as well the out ofwater experience includes the bird sanctuary you'll be able to have a little bit of uh Snow White princess moment the birds will.
Come down and eat off your hand we did not forget the reptiles there are a number of snakes to see and of course for the tortoise slow and steady wins the race some people have raised concerns about blo not being accredited blo is currently not a member of the association of zoos and Aquariums the AA an independent accrediting Organization.
For zoos and aquariums in America and the world something blo does not want nor feel is necessary a lot of people will get their nose a little bit out of joint when they hear me say that you know it's it's one of those things it's another layer of of government oversight um that sort of interferes with us being able to do our jobs the blue zoo is.
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