books and provide health tips. the regional manager of the organization says their mission is to inspire, lead, and motivate women. "the goal of today's conference is to have women be educated, motivated, and inspired when they leave here...the women that we work with on this conference are the women who really are going to make that happen" says bobbi segura, regional manager of iowa women lead change. many were excited about the keynote speaker... winona laduke. the harvard educated environmentalist has spent her life helping native american groups. she also ran for vice president twice, alongside ralph nader. "women, we share a lot of similar experiences... you know, being little ladied, being told that you're not good enough for it, or just like being really surprised when you show up! and that's the women that i'm with here, i'm pleased to be with them" says winona laduke, author and executive director of honor the earth. the conference also encluded a special set of events for college women. i moderated a panel discussion geared towards preparing college women for

success after graduation. jenna: and now to the race for president. tim: time is slipping away as the field could narrow further following saturday's republican primary in south carolina. jenna: and all the candidates--repub licans and democrats -- are hitting party loyalists with their message. here's abc's lana zak " sanders: we have come along way here in south carolina. i think we are going to surprise people here on election day. (cheers) it was back to their bases for republicans and democrats on the campaign trail. sot - bernie sanders the top 1/10th of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% democrats bernie sanders and hillary clinton were talking about socio- economic issues-- sot - hillary clinton the work that each and every one of your organizations do is in furtherance of civil rights and economic justice and social justice and political participation.

republicans were focusing on the military. sot - jeb bush as president you can talk a good game?every word is listened to?if you don't have a military to back it up it is dangerous ...lobbing rhetorical grenades at one other... marco rubio taking on ted cruz sot - marco rubio "you know ted has been weak on national security," ted cruz taking on donald trump sot - ted cruz it was less than encouraging during the debate when mr trump did not know triad was. taking on everyone. sot - donald trump lana zak tag: but the biggest bomb dropped may have been from donald trump, fanning the theorists, by court justice antonin scalia may have been the victim of foul play.

tim: the empty chair in the u-s supreme will not go unnoticed, today. black wool cape has been draped on the chair of justice antonin scalia and on the bench in front of his seat. a black drape has also been hung over the courtroom doors. a source close to his family saysthere will be a public viewing for scalia on friday. his funeral will be held on saturday. tim: meanwhle the replacement of justice scalia has become somewhat of a political football as republican senators say they will not confirm any candidates president obama nominates for the position. among them is iowa senator chuck grassley says he doesn't want to vote on any appointments from president obama, is based on precedent. in a statement sent out saturday after the passing of justice scalia, he said, quote: "the fact of the matter is that it's been standard practice over the last nearly 80 years that supreme court nominees are not nominated and

election year." jenna: the activist group "why courts matter" says grassley is being inconsistent. a couple of questions from the audience during the hour long event concerned the supreme court vacancy and whether republicans would even consider a nominee made by president obama. two activists planned to shadow grassley at each of three events today asking if he would allow hearings. the senator made no promises either way. "

concussions and other injuries. varsity sporting events include, football, wrestling, plus girls and boys soccer. the estimated cost of getting trainers would be between two and five thousand dollars annually. coming up at 10, we'll hear from one local high school and their thoughts on the proposed bill. tim: messy storms are dropping a dangerous mix of snow, ice and rain.. leaving 15 states on alert from north carolina all the way up to maine. jenna: the storm is being blamed for thousands of accidents and a 3- hour delayed federal government washington this we get the latest elizabeth hur in new york. "this morning.. the national weather service will be on the ground.. looking into 17 reported tornadoes from florida to louisiana.. that left homes and businesses damaged and destroyed.. roofs ripped off buildings and.. debris strewn across streets and nearby water! ((nats)) further north.. the mix of snow and ice meant a busy morning for

responding to over 2000 wrecks in 24 hours across 17 states.. more than 500 accidents in virginia alone.. and it wasn't just cars.. unable to get traction.. take a look at these pedestrians in north carolina.. just trying to make it down the street without slipping. ((sot)) traveler "you couldn't step at all. i stepped out and actually just slid all the way to curb." the slick conditions also leaving those flying.. miserable. hundreds of flights have already been canceled today.. with the storm battering the east coast.. in philadelphia.. some 200 travelers spent more than 3 hours on a plane.. without heat or air conditioning because their flight to florida was delayed because of weather...then maintenance issues.. in north carolina.. some passengers.. still stranded.. are taking it all in stride. ((sot)) tom schneider, illinois "two cancelled flights and now a third cancelled flight out of charlotte to laguardia.." ((sot)) traveler "but whatever, it's an

liz hur tag and those travel delays not over yet.. forecasters say more rain and possibly up to a foot of snow in parts of new york and pennsylvania are still on the way. " tim: police in vermillion say they've identified two suspects connected to the vandalism of a university of south dakota fraternity. tim: the two suspects have been identified as two usd students. the vermillion police department says the two admitted to spray painting the the message because they were upset after being kicked out of a party, the vermillion police chief says the information has been forwarded on to the state's attorney. the chief says the two only caused about 18 dollars in damage, but could possibly face vandalism and intentional damage to property charges jenna: the attorney for an emmet county teen accused of shooting another teen this past summer has decided not to seek a change of venue the attorney for lee christensen filed a notice with the court that he does not seek to move the teen's murder trial out of emmet county

feels that he cannot find an impartial jury. christensen is accused of killing 19-year-old thomas bortvit in june of 2015. jenna: authorities in sac county are searching for a man wanted for attmpted murder after striking a man with his car the sac county sheriff's office is looking for 36 year old jeremy allen werneburg of ida grove . authorities say he struck a glidden man with his car on sunday night in carnarvon. the victim in this case was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. werneburg is described as a white male 6'3" 205 lbs. anyone with information on the whereabouts of werneburg is asked to call 911 or the sac county sheriff's office at 712-662-7127. tim: a sioux city woman is facing several charges after firing a weapon during an argument outside a home yesterday evening. court documents say michelle myers was arguing with the residents of a home on 16th street around 10 p.m. yesterday when she fired a round into the pavement after being denied enterance to the home. the bullet

strike a bystander in the hand. myers is charged with going armed with intent and reckless use of a firearm,. her bond was set at $25,000. tim: three nights of events aimed at benefitting sioux city's boys and girls home and family services begin on thursday. the 19th annual faceoff for charity is a mix of hockey fun, sports memoribillia and a special dinner served by this years sioux city musketeers players. call 712-252-2116 for reservations for thursdays dinner. doors open at 5:00pm. dinner is served beginnign at 6 with a live auction at 7:00pm. silent auction items will be up for big at ganmes friday and saturday night. during last years 3 night event...players, staff and fans raised a record $72,000 ... pushed the total amount raised over the past 18 years to just under $600,000. jenna: still to come...

suggests that for autism may not be as effective as previously thought. we'll explain why after this. fred: (fred) a light mix of snow and freezing drizzle may be seen tonight, is still in sight in the includes 50s friday with us! " "

fred: (fred) earlier this morning, sioux city picked up 0.10" of rain. radar shows dry conditions now, but later tonight a light mix of snow and freezing drizzle will be possible. cloudy skies are seen on the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city. 37 was the high today and 34 the low. in storm lake, plenty of clouds are seen on the skycam hd. 36 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures range from the 20s to the 40s. winds are 5 to 10 miles per hour. this morning's system dropped plenty of snow and ice in parts of central iowa. and you can see tonight's system currently pushing through the dakotas. the stormcast hd shows the arrival of mainly snow in the east tonight. there could be some light freezing drizzle as

after that, we can look forward to a big warmup friday. the snow forecast shows 0.5" to 1.0" over northern and eastern siouxland tonight. tonight, expect a low of 25 with cloudy skies this evening. a mix of freezing drizzle and snow will be seen after midnight. tomorrow, expect a high of 37 and cloudy skies. the 7- day forecast shows 46 thursday, then 50s friday and saturday, before we start to cool a bit next week. here's an el nino update. you can see we have been well above the el nino threshold this past fall and winter. it's been a strong el nino. to the right of the dotted line, we see the different model solutions--quite a wide variety! the dotted line represents the average of those models, which suggests a switch to la nina by next winter. la nina is the oppostite of el nino and a la nina winter

el nino winter. what would that mean for us? if it materializes, we would likely see a cold and stormy winter next winter. we have 2 final alan jackson tickets to give away tonight on ask fred! keep those questions coming to fhexom@kcautv.c om or enter on our abc9 news facebook page. fred: tim: jenna: (jenna) thanks, fred. (fred) you bet! (fred) you bet! jenna: it's a condition thought to affect 0.10" of rain. radar shows dry conditions now, but later tonight a light mix of snow and freezing drizzle will be possible. cloudy skies are seen on the port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city. 37 was the high today and 34 the low. in storm lake, plenty of clouds are seen on the skycam hd. 36 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures range from the 20s to the 40s. winds are

system dropped plenty of snow and ice in parts of central iowa. and you can see tonight's system currently pushing through the dakotas. the stormcast hd shows the arrival of mainly snow in the east tonight. there could be some light freezing drizzle as well, so look out for slick spots. after that, we can look forward to a big warmup friday. the snow forecast shows 0.5" to 1.0" over northern and eastern siouxland tonight. tonight, expect a low of 25 with cloudy skies this evening. a mix of freezing drizzle and snow will be seen after midnight. tomorrow, expect a high of 37 and cloudy skies. the 7- day forecast shows 46 thursday, then 50s friday and saturday, before we start to cool a bit next week. here's an el nino update. you can see 0.10" of rain. radar shows dry conditions now, but

thought to affect one in 68 children. parents are on the lookout, but should their doctors be, too? with more, here's abc news senior medical contributor dr. timothy johnson. "communication? social integration? milestones for any developing toddler? and the very milestones that parents concerned about autism spectrum disorders anxiously wait to see. but should doctors be looking as well? a top advisory group, today issued a new guideline? saying there is not enough evidence to support routine screenings for autism in apparently healthy toddlers. autism affects behavior and communication. its causes are still up for debate, and recognizing it is often a challenge. the clues sometimes so subtle - even doctors can miss them. the u-s preventive services task force - the group of medical experts assigned with making recommendations for america's doctors - looked at existing research on autism in children ages 18 to 30 months. what they found: is that there is not enough research for the experts to

all healthy toddlers for autism. whether all physicians will heed the advice has yet to be determined. but for concerned parents, a reminder? to learn the early signs of autism, and talk to your pediatrician should any questions about your child's development arise. with this medical minute, i'm dr. timothy johnson. " jenna: coming up after the break, pope francis continued his historic visit to communities along the mexican boarder today. we'll have the latest after this. jenna: pope francis

mass todaymexican town of morelia where he met with young people as he continues sharing his message warning against wealth, vanity and pride. tim: tonght the pope will head back to mexico city and as anna wiernicki explains, shop owners there are already seeing an uptick in business. " nats pop: i think it's going to open the doors for everyone here. anna wiernicki: pope francis isn't expected to cross the texas-mexico border on wednesday-- but just across the rio grande river, the pope frenzy is at high. lilian felix owner of the madonna shop take cg @ 0:12 it is the first time the pope is coming to this area so i think people are very excited- it's a historical event. anna wiernicki: a 70- year-old el paso business- the madonna shop-- was approcahed by the diocese of juarez to be the only store in the nation to sell the official pope franics commerative items lilian felix: carry official t-shirts from pope.. its the most popular item. nats pop pope

anna wiernicki: pope francis has touched on immigration at each stop in his trip-he told a crowd in ecatepec on sunday to turn their own country into a land of opportunity-- so they wouldn't need to immigrate. opportunity-- so they wouldn't need to immigrate. lilian felix: i think him coming him it's going to enlighten everyone and we can feel the energy already . " tim: after the break...we'll have a special guest in studio to tell us more about a program that helps aging folks in siouxland... and young people. jenna: welcome back. today i'm here 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.

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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. the foster grandparent and senior companion program. why are foster grandparents important? by offering love and support,

forever change the lives of the children they serve and their own lives as well. children receive much needed love, care, and assistance through one-on- one attention. foster grandparents remain active and engaged with knowing they are needed and make a difference in their communities. why are senior companions important? by offering love and support, senior companions forever change the lives of the adults they serve and their own lives as well. senor companions remain active and engaged with

needed and make a difference in their communities. the relationship developed between the senior companion serve is the heart of this program. the intangible a senior immeasurable. tim: fred's back next with a final check of our forecast. stay with us.

evening. a mix of freezing drizzle and snow will be seen after midnight. tomorrow, expect a high of 37 and cloudy skies. the 7- day forecast shows 46 thursday, then 50s friday and saturday, before we start to cool a bit next week. here's an el nino update. you can see we have been well above the el nino threshold this past fall and winter. it's been a strong el nino. to the right of the dotted line, we see the different model solutions--quite a wide variety! the dotted line represents the average of those models, which

breaking news tonight. storms slamming both coasts. in the east, treacherous driving, a dangerous mix of sleet and rain. the pileups. 60 60-mile-per-hour winds. across the south, 20 reported tornadoes. the woman trapped under her home, rescued. and in the west tonight, bracing for a major system, too. also breaking tonight, the new polls coming in now. where do donald trump and hillary clinton now stand in south carolina? and former president george w. bush taking aim at trump. also developing, the supreme court. the president just moments ag saying, "i intend to do my job. i expect them to do their job, as well." a message to the senate. the case of the serial killer, far worse than first thought. accused in ten deaths, now