good evening, happy valentine's day and thanks for joining us... i'm happy valentine's day and thanks for joining us... i'm jess plue. is holding a very to benefit the a- l-s foundation. jess memorial a-l-s benefit concert is happening right now down at the hard rock hotel and casino...and it is a packed house. if you'd like to attend, you must be 21 or older and while there is no cost for a ticket, a donation of $10 to the a-l-s foundation is suggested. four of siouxlands best local bands are performing. a silent auction is also taking place tonight with some great items up for bid... from sports collectables to signed musical instruments. (pause for nats of

organization picked as the beneficiary. our corporate sponsors for the band, they are local business people and they sponsor the band so that we can give 100% of the proceeds from the ticket sales for each concert to that non profit organization." one hundred percent of the ten dollar admission fee will be going to the friends of latham park association to help with up- keep of the park. jess a siouxland couple is celebrating valentine's day and their wedding anniversary. jim and rita heimsoth married on this day exactly 51 years ago and have been insperable ever since abc 9's bria bell has more bria the heimsoths are a happy couple who met back in college at south dakota state university and the rest as they say is history. rita's best friend in college was the first one to spot out that the

some people go their entire lives trying to find. "the girl across the hall was my best friend from high school and she said, you're going to marry that guy some day. that is no joke! come together and the rest is 50 years later" says heimsoth. rita and jim have two children together and five grandchilren. bria at 10, i'll have more about the heimsoth's unique wedding. reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. jess tonight at 10, we are excited to tell a story about two athletes who beat massive odds to live another day. just a few years back, northwestern college wrestling coach, kolton kersten nearly died from bacterial meningitis... and one of his wrestlers, preston hoebelheinrich....n early died from the same thing when he was just six years old... it just so happened their

" these guys are drawn together becae of adversity they have overcome. trials they have overcome. they have similar tribulations...and that is unique." "whatever goal it is you want in life....if you work hard enough, you will achieve it. i believe he can do whatever it is he wants to do." "i just want to show people that no matter what, obstacles come in your life, you can overcome them." tune in at 10 as alex walker brings us that story. jess america continues to mourn the loss of one of the most controversial and iconic supreme court justices to ever serve on the nation's highest court. this evening -- we learn about-- antonin scalia's (an-tuh-nin skuh- lia's) judicial legacy --- and the fight for who will be his replacement. abc's ray raymundi...with the latest developments. "the body of justice antonin scalia -- transported by a caravan into the parking lot of a west texas funeral home -- heavily guarded by u-s marshals. this as america now mourns the loss of one of the most conservative jurist

sot - president obama "antonin nino scalia was a larger than life presence on the bench. "he influenced a generation, the judges, the lawyers and students, and profoundly shaped the legal landscape." nats - "place your left hand on the bible" scalia --- nominated by president ronald reagan in 1986 -- serving some 30 years on the bench. known to many as the anchor of the conservative wing of the supreme court....he will forever be remembered for his strict interpretation and staunch defense of the constitution. republican presidential candidates -- reacting during saturday night's debate sot: donald trump "this is a tremendous blow to conservatism. it's a tremendous blow, entire country." rubio "he will go down as one of the great justices in the the longest serving states supreme natural causes this morning --- flags are flown at half- staff outside of the honor scalia. this -- brews over who will president says he will fulfill his "constitutional nominate. dan abrams, abc news chief legal analyst "it's going to be

president obama to get through the senate almost anyone on his short list" senate republicans threatening not to confirm an obama nominee. reaction --- on both sides of the aisle sot - senator ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate "we should not president to the supreme court in of his presidency" york foremost is for the president to nominate and for the senate to hold hearings and go process" as the controversy continues as to who will replace him... justice skuh-lia leaves behind his wife maureen and nine kids. skuh-lia was 79...and died three weeks shy of his 80-th birthday. jess while many people are receiving gifts of flowers and chocolates today...the people of flint, michigan are getting the gift of fresh water. the living water fellowship church, in indianapolis, collected water bottles today, to help people dealing with the water crisis. they hope to fill a

which will be driven to flint later this month. the church will also be collecting water next saturday for flint's residents. jess coming up after the break...some newborns were given a very festive welcome today. we'll tell you more about that, after the break. elisa isolated mix possible tonight... icy roads monday night and 50s are in sight in the 7- day.. details next!

were given a very festive welcome into the world today... these little darlings were decked out in red hats and tucked into envelopes created just for them. volunteers from the american heart association knitted the hats for all babies born in february. besides celebrating valentine's day, the program, "little hats, big hearts", raises heart disease awareness.

elisa raffa 2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co m our snow from last night is far east.. left about 3" in rthern iowa... traces to an inch elsewehre. spotty cold rain showers

could reach siouxland tonight. for the rest of your valentines day.. steady temps, an isolated mix possible. temps in the 20s. stormcast hd has stubborn cloud cover tonight. a shower or two possible after

nebraska counties. more stubborn clouds for monday but temps make it back to near 30. tomorrow night we bring in a disturbance that will create some slick spots. freezing rain, sleet, and snow all possible monday night with breezy winds. we can see

with warmer temperatures in the upper atmosphere, then cooling by morning will have us all snow. stormcast although system is could see a the morning. breezy

afternoon on tuesday. wednesday our last colder day before we crank up still to come after the break... love is in the air...find out what made this girl smile next...

dad: i know. spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. mom: hey. dad: the culligan man.

culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. dad: spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. northern utah... this valentine's day is one they probably won't soon forget. and it's all thanks to a very generous classmate. cnn's daniel woodruff has the story. (nats) (kayedin craw/received flower) "it meant a lot." kayedin craw is still a little bit giddy (kayedin craw/received flower) "i felt very special actually." after what happened at school (kayedin craw/received flower) "i brought it home and my mom's like, who gave you that? hayden." (hayden

classmates) "i want to make as many people happy as possible." the high school senior whose good deed has quickly become the talk of the town (hayden godfrey/bought flowers for classmates) "we got around 800 flowers out there." one for every girl at sky view high school (hayden godfrey/bought flowers for classmates) "i don't think a girl should be left out during valentine's day." hayden ordered the flowers himself...recruited some friends... and just before school ended thursday for the long weekend -- passed them out. (kayedin craw/received flower) "everybody was holding a flower, i just thought that was so cool." impressive right? well, especially when you consider it cost this student nearly $500 dollars to pull off standup: hayden works here at lee's marketplace as a bagger. he's been saving all of his money to buy all those flowers. and you can bet he wouldn't be able to do that with just one paycheck. (steve hoggan/lee's marketplace) "there's no way (laughs) there's no way." steve hoggan knows he's hayden's boss (steve hoggan/lee's marketplace) "to spend your money like that, it takes someone with real heart." now, you might think hayden is the luckiest guy in school right now 800 girls with flowers...800 potential dates for this big man on campus...except... (hayden godfrey/bought

"i already have a girlfriend, so..." that's right: (hayden's girlfriend) "it's really sweet of him to do this." he's taken (hayden's girlfriend) "to watch every single one of those girls walk out of school with a big smile on their face makes me very happy and very proud of him. " coming up in sports....iowa state celebrated 100 years of wrestling tradition earlier today....alex has the highlights from their match with west virginia after the break. plus..andrew white erupted for 35 points against penn state on saturday....hear from the husker star when we come back.

nebraska...becaus e he wanted to be the go-to guy. on saturday, he was that and so much more....a career-high 35 points for the junior as the huskers pounded penn state. from the opening tip, it was clear that white was about go off...he finished with 15 first-half points....adding 20 in the second.... from deep, white was red-hot... a career high 6 three's on ten attempts....and to give it some context, saturday's 35 point performance ranks tenth in husker history.. earlier in the week....he was challenged by his coaching staf.....and boy did he deliver... "i had an efficient night from the floor, but that is kind of what i expect to do just from an efficiency standpoint. it was good to get going, but more importantly my coaches just challenged me to have a really big game just because we were in desperation to win, so that is more important. i feel good about the 35 [points] but i feel even better that i could help put my team in a position to win this game " nebraska returns

wednesday at indiana. elsewhere in the big ten....fourth- ranked iowa is set to host big ten basement dweller minnesota....the gophers are 0-12 in conference play. this game can be seen at 6:30 on btn...a win would keep the hawkeyes in sole possession of first place. a sunday matinee down in lincoln....nebrask a with hopes of beating michigan state for the fourth straight time... picking things up in the fourth...rachel theriot left alone....huskers take the 59-52 lead.... then its jessica sheppard......with the spin cycle in the paint.....the star freshman with two of her game-high 26 points... sparty would fight within five...jenna allen with the mid- range j.......she had 14 points.... but the husker were too strong..theriot to shepard.... nebraska picks up its first win over a top 25 opponent since 2013...73-66... the final. alex with jameel mckay back in the fold, iowa state is back on track...... the senior returned for last night's game against texas.....giving the cyclones a much- needed spark...and a much-needed win... the cyclones held off the longhorns on saturday behind a gutty effort from mckay....just 8 points...but his seven rebounds and four blocks made a huge difference... and how about georges niang and monte morris....the duo combined for 48 points, 12 rebounds and six assists... just what the doctor ordered as isu remains two games back of kansas and west virginia...

last couple of games, we didn't really have the will to win. we were giving up late leads and stuff like that, so usually it adds motivation i was probably a little too emotional out ther,e crying to the refs, but we are so passionate out there and we really wanted this win." "we played like we are capable of playing tonight.. i thought this for awhile, this is the first time collectively, that we were a real team tonight and now, we have to carry that forward." the big 12 gauntlet continues on tuesday...isu heads to waco to visit 21st-ranked baylor.... iowa state wrestling celebrating 100 years on the mats....the cyclones hosting west virginia on senior day. to the action at 133. eighth-ranked earl hall pounces and gets the takedown, en route to the 10-5 decision. up to 165 pounds, #11 tanner weherman also wrestling in his final match at hilton. and what a way to finish it with the pin! he earns the big six points.... helping the cyclones clinch the match. 28-11 the final. isu finishes up the regular season friday at

the musketeers looking to snap a five-game skid at waterloo....but sioux city blows a 2-0 lead in a 3-2 loss.. the guys host fargo and lincoln

happening right now down at the hard rock hotel and casino...and it is a packed house. if you'd like to attend, you must be 21 or older and while there is no cost for a ticket,

foundation is suggested. four of siouxlands best local bands are performing. a silent auction is also taking place tonight with some great items up for bid... from sports collectables to signed musical instruments. abc 9's tim seaman has been there checking out the festivities as tonight-- we'll hear all about the event at 10 elisa raffa 2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co tonight.. 23 with an cloudy with calm with stubborn clouds and that wintry mix moving in winds linger tuesday with some flurries possible... then breezy again thursday as we bring

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and now here he is, the host of our show... alfonso ribeiro! hey, thank you. thank you. hello and welcome to the show. have you noticed that as you get older, time starts to move faster? and when you're having fun, like we do here on "afv," time flies even faster? i sure have. anyway, that's our show. we'll see you next time... [ audience groaning ] what? actually, no, no. sorry, you know, i guess time doesn't move that fast. so, we still have time to have a good time. that cat's about to learn a little adrenalin can do amazing things. [ dog barking ] [ cat yowls ]