to 15-thousand annuallyly the counl members woul jump from 85 hundred to 13- thousand annually. even though it is not considered a full-time job-- most members put in between 25 to 30 hours a week-- and often have another part time job. "you get what you pay for and we have a great council, it's hard to find people that can commit to that much time and also have a full time job, most ople can't so it if they have a full time job." the proposed payay raise was not always looked atat but may actually help with future christina coming up at six-- we'll break down for you just how much a council member makes an hour-- and how that compares to other salaries reporting live in studio-- christina grijalva-- abc 9 news. tim: months of lobbying to avoid the governor's plan t tchange medicaid ended today. the privatization plan is now reality-- after winning federal approval tuesday. 560-thousand iowans who are on medicaid will be affected by

and some of the most vulnerable, the disabled, are worried about what this means for their future. sabrina ahmed has more from the state capitol. " bus loads of " bus loads of medicaid recipients and care givers came to the capitol today to talk to their legislators... the all have their own stories and personal struggles.. but there is one common thread.. they want oversight of the medicaid pratization that was approved this week. as karen muters talks to one of her three kids she brought with her to the capitol... she has one thing on her mind. 14:58:16 "there isn't anyone who's been ableo give us concrete answers." she has adopted nine kids who are all medicaid recipients.. some live in group homes, others with her.. it's a lot to juggle. and now everything is going to change. 13:24:01 "is really a complicated system for them now." while she doesn't like the change, she realizes it's inevitable, so now she has one goal--get everyone to the table to make sure it works. 14:33:19 "we need to have representatives of the beneficiaries, we need to have parents, we need to have provisers." that's what father jeff edberg is here to do as well. 2:11:17 "from what h h mco says--theyeyave all the caca, and my son's welfare in their hands." his son is severely disabled.. also living in a group home. 2:40;18 "he's a beautiful boy-- and he's got a great smile, good speech, limitied, about 130 words, but we understand each other perfectly." 3:00:12 "without this

would not live." that's what this whole group is here doing today. 6:20:24 "we want to go beyond what seems to be party politics." because not having healthcare.. isn't an option. from the state house, sabrina ahmed. " tim: sioux city police continue to investigate numerous cases of counterfeit currency. the counterfeit bills have involved

$1 bills to $100 bills. just 4 days ago the man in this video was seen passing out counterfeit bills and police say they need your help in apprehending him. it is believed that the man has tattoos on both arms and behind his right ear. sioux city police is asking folks who might have information to contact crime stoppers at 712- 258-tips. tim: someone shot and killed a chicago man in cedar rapids, iowa. police are still investigating what happened at an apartment complex. officers arrived to find two gunshot victims. one of the victims, 25-year-old joseph perkins, died at the scene. "a girl started giving him cpr, and then after the police showed up, a guy came limping up from e side saying he got shot in the leg, so they took him in to the hospital and probably questioned him." police have not released any information regarding a suspect. information regarding a suspect. perkins' death marks the first

the city had six homicide cases in 2015. tim: the debate over filling the seat of u-s suprene court justice antonin scalia continues and today president obama said he thinks it will be "difficult" for republicans to explain any attempt to block a supreme court nomination. "i recognize the politics are hard for them, because the easier thing to do is to g ge in to the most extreme voices within their party and stand pat and do nothing, but that's not our job. our job is to fulfill our constitutional duties." senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has said obama should leave the next supreme court selection to the next president. he has showed no sign of backing down from that position. the president's comments come a day after senate republicans positioned themselves for a fight on any potential white house selection. in an

move, republicans on the senate judiciary committee wrote a letter vowing to forgo any hearings on the white house's selection. tim: attorney genenal loretta a nch is apparently supporting the federal government's demand that apple unlock a san bernardino terrorist's phone. she did not mention apple by name in testimony before a house committee today. but she did say judges have authority to tell "third parties" to help the government in its evidence search in criminal cases. " it's a long-standing principle in our justice system that if an independent judge finds reason to believe that a certain item contains evidence of a crime, then that judge can authorize the government to conduct a limited search for that evidence" authorities are hoping information on syed farook's phone will clarify the motive in the attack. they also hope it will help them determine if any other people were involved that authorities don't currently know about. investigators have not been able to crack into the phone's

their own. apple is resisting a judge's order to unlock the phone, saying it would be an unprecedented breach of customer privacy. and it fears it could potentially give the government back-door access to information on millions of its customers. and make sure to tune in to world news tonight when dave muir sits down with with apple ceo ted cook to discuss the ongoing issues tim: you've now gotot more to like on facebook. the social media company announced wednesday they were expanding its users' ability to react to something on their news feeds. facebook used to only have a thumbs up button... if you wanted to "like" something. now if you hover your mouse arrow over the thumbs up button... you can chose from like, love, ha-ha, wow, sad or angry. facebook says it tested the reactions in a few marketetlast year... and received good reviews.the new options are already available world- wide... whether you're at a

your mobile devices. tim: "and the oscar goes to..." those five words keep oscar viewers on the edge of their seats every year. but the process of determining who wins an academy award is not an easy task. the vote-counting is highly ininlved... and surrounded by intetee security. abc's brandidiitt shows us. " " nats -- (ruiz & cullinan on red carpet) 1 they are the best secret-keepers in hollywood. martha ruiz and brian cullinan are set to carry those famous briefcases again... sot -- ceremony - burn: 2015 in corner) "the oscar goes to..." 2 ?holding the names of this year's oscar winners. sot -- martha ruiz, pwc tax partner for 82 years... price-waterhousese coopers has counted the oscar ballots. nats -- (mailing ((michael puts number over video six-thousand-two- to voting members this year? on paper pwc soutrn managing partner ((animated graphics)) uncisclosed location"... security is tight. there's a specialized alarm system... biometric locks...

access... where a small team counts all 24 categories -- by hand. sot -- martha ruiz, pwc tax partner those 24 "winning" envelopes -- and a duplicate set -- are then loaded into two briefcases like this one. ((animated graphics)) both are locked in a safe... until oscar sunday when ruiz and cullinan enter their safe code... and take their briefcase. each - then traveling a different route to the oscar red carpet... escorted by l-a-p-d. sot -- brian cullinan, pwc southern california market managing partner sot -- brandi hitt, abc news correspondent last year -- as a spoof -- they even carried a third briefcase that was used by host -- neil patrick harris. and back stage -- they only ha the envelope to the presenter... seconds before the announcement. sot -- brian cullinan, pwc southern california market managing partner brandi hitt -- abc news -- los angeles. tim: and make sure to tune in sunday because we will

tune in sunday because we will have all you need for a perfect oscar night. starting sunday at 6 well have local coverage of the big night, including having local experts join us! tim:still to come...we'll take a look at what some arecalling a monster storm ripping through the east coast, stay with us fred: (fred) light snow is coming tonight, and breezy winds will remain in place through tomorrow. but a big warmup is coming saturday! see you after the break for the forecast. " " tim: a monster storm is making its way

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culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan n ole-house water conditioning system gege rid of sediment or impurities. at least three people have died after more than two dozen tornadoes reportedly tore through the gulf coast. this r-v park in saint james parish, louisiana was obliterated. entire neighborhoods in pensacola, florora---destroye d! d folks inside this gold's gym in

when a twister ripped off a wall! ((sot)) aaron forsyth, gold's gym member ((embargo: katc, kadn)) " " they had about thirty-five people here, working employees and people just working out and they had about eight kids in the daycare, so definitely a scary situation." amazingly no one was seriously injured. forecasters say damaging winds and hail could strike south of the mason dixon line whileleurther strike sth of the mason dixon line while further north heavy rain and flooding could occur. fred: jenna: tim: (tim) fred, what is the outlook for tonight? (fred) a half inch or less of snow. fred:

a rain/snow mix in the western parts of siouxland, moving east. a time lapse of the port neal welding company skycam hd shows that we've had a definite increase in cloud cover today. 39 has been our high and 24 the low. here's the p pture live from storm lake on the skycam hdhd39 is our sioux city temperature. after a chilly start, we warmed up nicelytoday. local teteeratures are mamaly in the 30s witha few 40s south and west. winds are north to northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. the satellite and radar shows the light snow getting ready to move into siouxland this evening, and we also see a major weather system over the eastern fourth of the country. this system is responsible for a tornado watch over the east central us, from south carolina to pennsylvania. after several severe weather reports yesterday, there are many moror today. in the past 24 hours alone, there have been over 20 tornado reports and almost 200 total reports of severe weather in the southeastern us. an incrededle 150 reports of wind damage were reported. and, on the northwestern edge of this system where cooler air is found, we have winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings from illinois into michigan, including the south side of the chicago metro. up to 10" of snow will be possible in these areas! the stormcast hd shows light snow this evening, then scattered light snow showers overnight. breezy winds will be with us again tomorrow before high pressure calms the wind down tomorrow night, paving the way for a warming trend and sunny skies friday

snow forecast shows the potential for about a half inch of snow tonight along and just west of interstate 29. elsewhere, just a dusting or less of snow is expected. the forecast for tonight is for a good chance of light snow and blustery winds. the low will be 28. tomorrow, expect a high of 36 under mostly cloudy skies and a strong northwest brze. the 7-day forecast shows a jump to 47 saturday, both with winds will accompany a slight on sunday, then it's back to the 50s monday before a front offers a tuesday, strong winds, and a return to highs in the 30s. fred: tim: jenna: (tim)

(fred) sure. tim: and when we come back we'll share a touching story of a brother doing everything he can to make his sister

important night with his sister. a-j spader's sister-- rebekah-- was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome-- or m- d-s-- several years ago. after a bone marrow transplant failed-- the family decided to forgo any further treatment. they say the ten- year-old may not live to see high school. as bridget bennett ports....a-j is making sure his

every moment " " (stephanie spader/mom) "what girl doesn't like to get all dressed up and beautiful." thisalentine's day, 10-year-old rebekah spader was transformed into a princess. (tony spader/dad) "it's a lot of fun watching her, she's so excited and she's smiling." (stephanie spader/mom) "it's li they live in, yo know, that princess world." an experience all thanks to her big brother aj. (aj spader/brother) "i wanted to ask my sister because she's moststikely not going to be able to experience high school. so i just thought why not ask her to formal." the valentine's winter formal at o'gorman high school could have been aj's first dance with a date. (aj spader/brother) "i guess but rebekah kind of trumped them all." instead, aj came up with the plan to make sure rebekah got to experience this important rite of passage. (tony spader/dad) "he's thinking about his sister and she's not going to get to go to the prom or the formal when she's in high school because she's probably not going to make it to high school, so he just wanted to give her that memory." aj made sure his sister got the whole formal experience, bringing her to dinner with his classmates and their dates.

fun to watch her live part of life where the disease doesn't creep in, where she is just excited to be going and doing something that every child and every teenager gets to do." while the day may be all about his sister, it's clear the evening is not just for rebekah. (aj spader/brother) "her laugh is pretty great, it's really fun to just be around heheand just make memories. i want to spend as much time with her au possible while she's still doing good." (tony spader/dad) "a lot of times there's a joy filled moment, but yet there's a little sorrow because you know this is probably one of her last opportunities she's going to have to do something like this." tim: after the

great opportunity to support lol hockey and have e delicious breakfast. stay

today i'm here with.... nichole bunce for immediate release contact: nichole bunce, siouxland youth hockey association, 389- 0795 siouxland youth hockey association pancake day fundraiser siouxland youth hockey association will hold their annual

fundraiser march 5th, 2016 at the tyson event center from 7am to 12pm. tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the your favorite $6 includes and a drink. eggs, $6 includes pancakes, sausage and a drink. eggs, soda and water can be purchased for an additional cost. come enjoy

pancakes and watch your favorite skater compete! for more information please visit the website siouxlcityhockey. com or email info@siouxcityho ckey.com tim: fred's back next with a final check

chance of light snow and blustery winds. the low will be 28. tomorrow, expect a high of 36 under mostly cloudy skies and a strong northwest breeze. the 7-day forecast shows a jump to 47 on friday and then 62 saturday, both with mostly sunny skies. winds will accompany a slight chance of light rain on sunday, then n 's back to the 50s momoay before a stronger cold front ofrs a chance of snow tuesday, strong winds, and a return to highs in the 30s.

breaking news tonight. we're on the scene of a deadly tornado outbreak. several states, homes destroyed. a a ngerous night aheaddrom sosoh carolina all the way up through new york. also breaking tonight, the race for president, and donald trump, now marching to super tuesday. his landslide win in nevada. and the major republican now predicting a trump surprise the abc news exclusive tonight. my one-on-one interview with apple's ceo, tim cook. for the first time, cook on why apple is refusingo help the fbi break into the iphone used by the san bernardino killer. new details tonight on the pilot in that deadly chopper crash. what he was trying to do. and the famous sports reporter, the "dancing with the stars" host, erin andrews, suing her stalker and a major hotel tonight. did they put the stalker right