KETV Newswatch 7 First News
News Date:
1/7/2021
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KETV-TV
john: welcome back to ketv newswatch 7 first news. A live look from the embassy suites omaha there. Definitely wet roads again. A little light dusting. There's a little snow on the windshields when driving this morning. Matt: it is one of my favorite terms, a slushy dusting. A slushy dusting. I need to trademark that and put it on church or something like that. This morning, we have a few snow showers pushing from east to west across parts of dodge, saunders county, toward lee county. This is what could produce, a quick slushy dusting over parts of eastern nebraska. The blue in iowa is not reaching the ground. The air is dryer. Visibility is lower, where the snow is reaching the ground. We will deal with may be fog or drizzle early this morning. Temperatures in most places are above freezing. Even though it is 32 in blair and council bluffs, not many reports across eastern nebraska and western iowa of any type of slippery roads. Be cautious on the wet roads. Drizzle ends this morning, and cloudy steady temperatures in the mid 30's through this afternoon. I will have a look at your we can forecast in five minutes. John: experts say we might need to lean more on our friends. They may help us make some better life choices. Abc's faith aubuey explains. Faith: teenagers were still developing the most advanced -- are still developing the most advanced parts of their brains, those parts that help make good decisions, and making poor decisions at a young age can prove harmful and long lasting. For some, making the choice to do drugs at a young age can result in future substance abuse and poorer education outcomes. Neuroscientists at the fralin biomedical research institute at virgina tech found that teenagers who have not done drugs can be influenced to continue making safe decisions when they see other teens play it safe. These teenagers' brains are wired to interpret friends' safe decisions like a reward. These safer decisions can benefit them in the long run, and this is encouraging. Parents can be more confident their teenagers will make better decisions when they spend time with other teenagers who make similarly good decisions. And this can be key in helping the next geneartion of children avoid future substance abuse disorders. With this medical minute, I'm faith abubey. Ketv newswatch 7. John: you can now take an fda authorized covid-19 test from the comfort of your own home. This covid-19 kit is now available on amazon. The food and drug administration approved it for emergency use gave last month. One kit goes for $110. You can also get a 10-pack for $1000. The box includes an empty tube for saliva to be sent to a los angeles-based lab with prepaid shipping. According to amazon, the turnaround time is between 24 to 72 hours after the sample is received. Still ahead. A look at whether preg
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