" " " " " coming up this morning on abc9 news... city council members are set to see a bump in their salaries.. details on the proposed pay

" plus... former iowa governor chet culver hasn't given up his fight against iowa's medicaid changes. stay tuned to find out why he's concerned. " and... the latest on the controversial transgender bathroom bill in south dakota... what's next? these stories and more... on abc9 news this morning. "" lukas good morning and thank you for starting your day with us... i'm lukas voss. after almost 2 decades without a pay bump, the mayor of sioux city and council members are set to get a 50- percent raise ... it may seem like a big boost... but many inside city hall say... it's probably time ... when comparing the city council's wages to thier county counterparts, there's a big gap. woodbury county supervisors earning over 32 thousand dollars a year with their chair netting just under 40-grand. but does it justify the city council's pay increase? abc9 news reporter christina grijalva has more

the mayor of sioux city and council members may soon be getting a much- needed raise. "it's been about 18 1/2 years by the time that the wages go into effect, um it's way over due." under the plan discussed at the last budget meeting-- the mayor's annual salary would increase from 10- thousand to 15- thousand dollars. city council pay would jump from 85-hundred to 13- thousand annually. although it may not be a full time job-- council members put in between 25-30 hours a week-- and most of them have other jobs as well. "we believe that we should take car of our people and the only way to do that is to be in contact with them and that's how it woks for us." council members not only attend regular council meetings, but they have other city board meetings-- and hours worth of preparation before each session. so how does their current salary break down? with an annual salary of 85- hundred-- and 30 hours a week-- your looking at only $5.45 an hour. council member-- pete gretkin was initially against the pay increase -- but now thinks it could help the future of the city council. "if the salary increase incentivizes people, uh others interested, good, hopefully young people interested in city government and more importantly

city and have invested commitment to the city, then so be it." when some sioux city residents were asked if the increase was fair-- they weren't sure. "if you look at it as kind of part time job, i mean it's not like a city like chicago or new york or la, this is kind of a small town city." community input is something to be considered when making the final decision on the pay increase. "anything we can do to get more involvemt for the community and the community involved in the decision making process...i'm still of the old school where multiple heads can make decisions than just one person or maybe five in this case." lukas: even though the council has voted on this...

effect until the next general election... making it at the earliest-- january 1st of 2018. lukas: just a few days after the federal government gave the go ahead for the state of iowa to move forward with an april first rollout of medicaid privatization, a state senate subcommittee is taking a look at the possibliity of overseeing the program ... ensuring it maintains integrity. the packed meeting hosted 20 people testifying about their concerns, saying the transition is happening too fast. others contend the process could leave many recipiens "out to dry" and keeps the money away from those who really need it. sot carla dempsey, mason city resident "we paid them to take care of our individuals and our population on medicaid. now, we don't know. are they going to keep it for profit? are they going to give it back to the state of iowa. there's just so much at stake here, it just brings tears to my

program wil change the management of subsidized healthcare for 560 thousand iowan recipients. lukas: iowa's former governor, chet culver, on the front lines of a rally at the iowa capitol ... fighting against the medicaid change. culver actually organizing this "medicaid rally" day .... coming out of the political woodwork after years out of politics. culver lost a re- election bid to terry branstad in 2010. lukas: going forward, it's no secret the state's new medicaid plans will affect thousands of adults ... but what about children? a local pediatric therapy center says it's still waiting to have questions answered before the rollout. the owner of sioux city's therapy station clinic says many parents are not sure if their children will be fully covered. she's says the new allotted time for the switch over will only bring more questions ... and concern about what exactly will happen. "we paid them to take care of our individuals and our population on medicaid...don't know. are they going to keep it as profit? are you going to

state of iowa? who knows? there is so much at stake here it just brings tears to my eyes, honestly." according to one of the center's occupational therpists, parents have been very proactive in therpists, parents have been very proactive in trying to get things in order before april first. one of the problems parents say they're facing is not being able to reach someone from one of the privatized companies. lukas: february is a month that puts the spotlight on heart health issues. but, here in siouxland doctors and emt's are working constantly to make sure heart attack patients get the best care possible. part of that effort is called "mission: lifeline". it's a state-wide initiative to get ems services and hospitals on the same page to get treatment to heart attack patients as quickly as possible. that starts with paramedics in the field ... dr. jerome pierson, mercy cardiology says, "so, they can

ekg in the field on patients with appropriate symptoms, transmit the information to the hospitals, so we can activate our systems and protocal before a patient actually gets to a center." we'll have more about how mission: lifeline is being used in our area... coming up later on in our show. lukas: hy-vee stores are recalling macadamia nuts. all hy vee brand two ounce packages of macadamia nuts with a best buy date of july 10th are being recalled due to a potnential salmonella risk. all 240 of hy-vee's stores carried the product and will be providing a full refund for the product. lukas: a missouri jury has ordered johnson and johnson to pay 72 million dollars in damages in a lawsuit over its talcum powder. the suit, brought by the family of jackie fox, alleges that fox died of ovarian cancer caused by the company's product. plaintiffs in the case argued that johnson and johnson was aware of and neglected the dangers its talcum powder presented. this is the first award of damages

appealing and they also released a it stands by the safety of its talcum powder. " when we come back... the warm weather is spelling bad news for the rivercade- cardboard box i'll tell you why... after the break scott: we'll have... morning... with ... lukas voss... and meteorologist scott larson.. this is abc9 news this

very light snow tracked through the area. the stormcast hd highlights a strong breeze in place for

in as we go into tomorrow. that will spark off a quiet and calm pattern with sunshine and warming temperatures as we move into the upper 40s and eventually 60s! today your high is 39 with early cloud cover and slick spots, then clearing. tonight's low is 22 and it'll be mostly clear, calm, and cold. tomorrow's high is 48 and it'll be sunny and pleasant for late february. here's your extended forecast.

lukas: tracked through the area. the stormcast hd highlights a strong breeze in place for today. we'll have high pressure build in as we go into tomorrow. that will spark off a quiet and calm pattern with sunshine and warming temperatures as we move into the upper 40s and eventually 60s! today your high is 39 with early cloud cover and slick spots, then clearing. tonight's low is 22 and it'll be mostly clear, calm, and cold. tomorrow's high is 48 and it'll be sunny millions of americans are reeling from the vicious storms hammering the eastern two- thirds of the country this morning abc's kendis gibson has the latest. "overnight, millions of americans hit hard.. as a deadly winter storm continues its march north. torrential rains flooding the mid-

downpours...creatin g flash floods -- washing away cars -- and creating a mess for the dc area. in new york -- heavy winds overturned this truck on the george washington bridge earlier, this time storm moving into charlotte?. strong winds toppling trees into homes, cars and power lines there. over 160-thousand without power across seven states. it's the same system that spawned terrifying twisters. in virginia - a state of emergency in effect. ly tornado shredded and tossed homes -- among the victims -- a child. only thing we heard was a 2-year-old baby found in the woods that baby and two others pronounced dead. across the region -- more than 30 tornadoes in the last day alone. first tearing across louisiana - destroying this r-v park. ashley east / tornado survivor just god, let us be okay, let us get through this." and on the backside of this massive storm -- blizzard conditions across the midwest. ann wojas / indiana state police "if you don't need to make the trip - don't make the trip today." in parts of illinois and indiana - nearly white-out conditions -- making travel extra-difficult

nats: twenty miles an hour, you can't go over that! kendis gibson, abc news new york lukas: plenty of people are excited about the weekend outlook. but there are a few who were hoping for something a little colder. for the 5th year in a row, the rivercade-noon sertoma cardboard box sled races are cancelled. things were looking promising a few weeks ago but recent warm weather has melted snow at sertoma park where the downhill event is "supose" to be held. this years races were set for sunday at 2pm, but members of both groups say they will try again next year. " lukas: coming up.... you'll meet sally ann the cat... and why one special feature ... might help her find a home. stay with us.

and thanks to a stranger, sally ann has a new lease on life.

on the cat with a hollywood look. (beth caffrey, the cat house on the kings) "miss sally of the donation bins downtown" this is the story of with humble beginnings who now (beth caffrey, the kings) "we think she's movie start potential here with that look, or at least, the next internet super sensation." dumped in a donation bin, it's a situation that could have killed her. (beth caffrey, the cat house on the kings) "the problem with that is that you actually have to be caught red handed, and a lot of times it's really hard to prosecute." but sally ann was saved. she was found by a salvation army worker who called a cathouse on the kings location at the petco on blackstone

plenty of t-l-c. (beth caffrey, the cat house on the kings) "tomorrow she is going to get spayed so that she can get everything done so that she be re-homed." sally ann's rescue is happening at the right time. animal rescues are over-run with unwanted kittens and pups at this time of year. (beth caffrey, the cat house on the kings) "its the beginning of the flood, especially for cats. cats and kittens will start having litters, they already are." cat house on the kings asks valley residents to spay or neuter stray animals that might wander and its a familiar face. the american kennel club has declared that the country's most popular dog.... is the labrador retriever. the a-k-c uses statistics gleaned from registration records to determine which breeds are most beloved by dog owners. labs have topped the list for 25 consecutive years. the a-k-c says they are so popular because they are intelligent and family friendly. rounding out the top five most

shepherds, golden retrievers, bulldogs and beagles. lukas: scott: lukas and scott are chatting about dogs. lukas and scott are chatting about dogs. lukas and scott are chatting about dogs. lukas and scott are chatting about dogs. scott:good morning siouxland. we had chatting about dogs. lukas and scott are chatting about dogs. lukas and scott are chatting about dogs. scott:good morning siouxland. we had snow overnight. chatting about dogs. chatting about dogs. lukas and scott are chatting about dogs. scott:good morning siouxland. we had snow overnight. temps are in the 30s. breeze from the 20. scott: here's a quick chekc outside on

here at . many folks still we have a light breeze from the northwest at 10 to 20. scott: here's a quick chekc outside on one of our iowa we have a light northwest at 10 to 20. breeze from the northwest at 1to 20. scott: here's a quick chekc outside on one of our iowa d-o-t traffic cam's here at . many folks still waking up and starting their workday....please drive safely everyone... scott: now you'll want to watch your speed in these areas today: ... police will be running radars, here... i-29 and on gordon drive. so again... mind that speed. " " lukas: thanks scott.

second day for the alexander fazzino trial. we'll have a recap...

investigate numerous cases of counterfeit currency ...the counterfeit bills have involved everything from 1 dollar bills to 100 dollar bills. a few 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

sioux city police is asking anybody who might have information to contact crime stoppers at 712- 258-tips. lukas: 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 the 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 perkins's'eath homicide in cedar rapids this year. the city had six 2015. more than half a dozen people took the stand during day two of the fazzino murder trial. first look inside the fazzino's

relationship before emily's death. alexander fazzino is accused of drowning his wife, emily fazzino, in the family's bath tub while their children were home. the trial has been delayed five times since then. reporter claire powellllrings us a recap of day two. day two of the fazzino trial started bright and early. with the state prosecution showing two lengthy demonstrations and calling seven witness to the stand. more ems and police highlighted their efforts to save emily fazzino that january night- in cpr demonstrations and bath tub recreations. later on, a detective detailed a february 2012 search warrant- where they discovered a packed back pack full of the that night, emily's thousand dollar life divorce papers-- filed just six days before her death. mpelling testimony of all came last. the family's nanny for an inside look at "rockyelationship"

medication and fazzino's "controlling nature" "i asked emily two questions, one if she was afraid of alex- what'd she say? -yes. then i asked her a thought alex would harm or even kher...... she nodded her head yes." lukas: with ten witnesses down in this trial... more are expected today... c-i agent, emily fazzino's sister and aunt... as well as the life insurance agency stay tuned to abc9 news this morning as we'll continue our coverage of the trial. " lukas: coming up.... donald trump is riding high after dominating in nevada. i'll have the latest on the g-o-p frontrunner and the race to the white house up ahead. scott: " " scott:good m mning siouxland.d.et's get a

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and pleasant for late february. here's your extended forecast. lukas in sioux city and the storm ke skycam hd in western iowa. here's your satellite and radar where some very light snow tracked through the area. the stormcast hd highlights a strong breeze in place for today. we'll have high pressure build in as we go into tomorrow. that will spark off a quiet and calm pattern with sunshine and warming temperatures as we move into the upper 40s and eventually 60s!s!oday your high is 39 with early cloud cover and slick spots, then clearing. tonight's low is 22 and it'll be mostly clear, calm, and cold. tomorrow's high is 48 and it'll be sunny and pleasant for late february. here's your extended

lukas scott: lukas: in sioux city and the storm lake skycam hd in western iowa. here's your satellite and radar where some very light snow tracked through e area. the stormcast hd highligh a strong breeze in place for today. we'll have high pressure build in as we go into tomorrow. that will spark off a quiet and calm pattern with sunshine and warming temperatures as we move into the upper 40s and eventually 60s! today your high isis9 with early cloud cover and slick spots, then clearing. tonight's low is 22 and it'll be mostly clear, calm, and cold. tomorrow's high is 48 and it'll be sunny and pleasant for late february. here's

lukas scott: lukas: donald trump is savoring his big donald trump is savoring his big win in tuesday's and he's gunning for more victories in "super and caucuses. mogul is also sounding like a candidate with his eyes on the white house prize. reporter jim latest on the republican front runner. donald trump's first campaign event..after his win in nevada.. says it all. eyeing the bible belt on super tuesday next week... trump appealed to christian

sitting down with televangelist pat robertson. (pat robertson/"the 700 club") "you inspire us all." trump talked about forgiveness.. perhaps even for his arch-rival ted cruz... maybe. ( donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "i can forgive. every once in a while there will be somebody that went too far - over the last few weeks and things that were said that were lies. i've got to be a good person today at least for the next hour, i'm sorry." but trump isn't spending much time talking about his opponents. he's busy envisioning his days... in the white house... the ultimate political outsider saying he would likely want a political insider as his vice president... (donald trump/(r) presidenal candidate) "i do want somebody that's p pitical, because i want to get lots of great legislation that we all want passed," and strong conservatives for the supre court.

candidate) "pro-life. (applause) it starts with that. it starts with that. very conservative. very very smart. i mean, like... judge scalia, he was a perfect representative." on day one of a trump administration.. the g-o-p frontrunner vows he'll scrap obamacare.. improve veterans health care.. and end the president's executive actions.. to slow portations of the undocumented. (donald trump/(r) presesential candidate) "especially the one on the border where people are allowed to come in and just pour into our country like swiss cheese." trump is heading into super tuesday with a lead.. that is ballooning quickly... with five times the number of delegates as his nearest rivals. (trump ad) "the establishment - the media - the special interests - the lobbyists - the donors - they're all against me." trump is also running a new ad.. warning the d-c establishment is out to get him. . and he's making the case republicans should consider how he's expanding the party.. and get onoard.

candidate) "we won with highly educated. we love with poorly educated. i love the poorly educated. and you know what i really am happy about because i've been saying it for a long time, 46% with the hispanics, 46%, number one with hispanics." the contenders vying to be the anti- trump.. insist the race is far from over. ( sen. ted cruz/(r) presesential candidate) "we cacat get this wrong. we can't be fofoed by p.t. barnrn. the time for the clowns and the acrobats and the dancing bears has passed." cruz went back to delegate rich texas.. to secure the endorsement of that state's popular governor. marco rubio is urging supporters to pick a candidate who can actually win in november. ( sen. marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate) "we can't just elect someone that's angry." lukas: former g-o-p presidential candidate mitt romney says he believes there is a "bombshell" in donald trump's tax history. romney says trump and other g-o-p presidential candidates need to release all their tax information for the sake of the voters. the 20-12 g-o-p nominee suggested that perhaps trump is not as wealthy as he claims, and is not paying certain taxes. and in typical trump fashion, the real estate mogul hit twitter to name-call and blast romney in response. trump has said his tax returns are

complicated, and would take some time to release. lukas: john kasich has picked up an endorsement from idaho governor butch otter. in a statement... otter said "there's simply no substitute for executive experience" --a nod to the gop candidates' job as governor of ohio. he also complimented kasich's message of optimism. kasich also received endorsements frfr republican congressman charlie dent and former pennsylvaniaia governor tom ridge. even with the endorsement, kasich faces an uphill climb to the nomination... he finished last of the five remaining candidates, with just three-point six percent support in tuesday night's nevada caucuses. lukas: and on the democratic side of the race... frontrunner hillary clinton has received a huge endorsement for her campaign. senate minority leader harry reid announced he is backing the former secretary of state. the nevada democrat issued a plea for his party to consolidate behind clinton. " i think the middlele class would be better served by hillary. i think my work with her over the years is

awe. when she was the first lady she started the trend toward doing something about healthcare. she understood the issue well - she was healthcare during (butted) woman to be the the united states who's a female." the endodoement is a sigigthat democraticleaders are eager to put the party's contentious primary fight behind them. lukas: and donald trump is speaking out about both democratic candidates. here's what he had to say about bernie sanders and hillary clinton. "(donald trump) "bernie looks like he's over. and looks like hillary is going to be protected from the email scandal by the democrats. i mean can you believe it? so many people for doing much less than she did are in prison and dedestated - no, ink of it. for doingng less than she did.

matchups... both sanders and clinton would be projected to beat trump in the general election. lukas: you've probably heard the term delegates in our political coverage... but do you know how they decide a party's nominee? well to help out... here's a quick study in u.s. presidential politics. "you've seen them wearing funny hats and waving signs at national party conventions... candidates covet them but what exactly is a "delegate" and why are they so important to the presidential race? they come from all fifty states, washington d.c., and every u.s. territory. bigger, more populous states -- like california, texas, florida and new york have more of them. for the most part, candidates "win" delegates though primarars and caucuses...

from state to state -- generally more votes means more delegates. this summer thousands of delegates will come together at their national party conventions -- where they declare their support for a specific candidate. "ohio madam secretary casts all 188 vovos for the president and the next presidentf the united states, barack obama." in order to become the party's nominee for president -- a candidate must receive a majority of these delegates. for republicans 1,237 is the "magic number." for democrats it's 2,383. 714 super-delegates and there's an additional wrinkle for democrats -- super-delegates. these are elected officials, governors, senators and party members. former president, bill clinton is a lifetime superdelegate. there are more than 700 of them and they can vote for whoever they want. ( mark preston, cnn

we've seen happen is hillary clinton has gone out and has effectively collected as many of those as she possibly can. so that's basically putting those in her back pocket even before we had one elected contest happen." and while there is justice antonin scalia continues... and 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 give 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. e president's comments come a day after senate republicans positioned

fight on any potential white house selection. in an unprecedented move, republicans on the senate judiciary committee wrote a letter vowing to forgo any hearings on the white house's selection. lukas: senate judiciary committee chair and iowa senator chuck grassley is continuing to speak out on the controversy saying quote: people in abraham lincoln's time didn't have to have that concern, that they didn't hold it, is because the president had enough respect for the american people to wait for their decision. abraham lincoln, in a like situation, didn't nominate anyone until after he was re- elected. grassley will be meeting with president obama, early next week says he , quote, "welcomes the opportunity" to explain his position to wait for the next president, before the supreme court justice is picked." as far as a replacement candidate goes ... rumors continue that ... brian sandoval, governor of nevada is being vetted as scalia's replacement. sandoval is a former federal judge... and is considered a moderate republican in his home state. lukas:

sports...the top seeds in g-pac conference tournaments were in tight games at halftime last night. find out if the morningside women and briar cliff men could avoid upsets. scott: stay tuned for today's forecast... lukas: postseason

for the g-pac. chris joins us now with action from last night's mens and women's quarterfinals right here in sioux city chris morning everybody. naia teams from all over the country will be here in sioux city for the women's d-2 national tournament. there's a good chance that six of those teams are in action last night in the gpac tournament. let's start with the regular season champs from morningside, taking on college of st. mary. a two point mustang lead out of the break...but pilar aldrich...former star at winnebago,

tin and the flames tie things up at 38. but a couple of possessions later...a basketball court is 94 feet long...lexi ackerman takes this one about 90 all the way for the lay in...stangs up three. then check out this beautifully drawn up play...ackerman fights through the contact for the basket and the bonus...morningside leads 43-38. and the outside game gets going...madi braun...three of her game-high 20 here and the mustangs move on to the semis, 82-72. across town, a rematch of a fab four game last year, concordia and briar cliff. we pick things upi n the third...kaylee blake with the nice footwork in the paint, she scoops it up and in for a 41-36 lead. after the bulldogs got within 2, blake, knocks down the 15 footer...she had a team high 16 points tonight. former crofton star quinn wragge, keeping concordia in it...she gets the old fashioned 3 point play here...she had a game-high 21. but morgan hansen answers with the triple of her own...it will be briar cliff morningside in the semifinals on saturday, 76-69 the final. bracket...the champs from briar cliff hosting northwestern. out...bryan forbes, swats it off the backboard on one end...then in the front court...erich homan...chargers go believe it. on the other end...colton kooima, answers with the pretty play of his

jumper to tie things up at 20. northwestern, played tough all night...justin van kalsbeek grabs the the spin cycle to get but shane graves best30! including 3 cliff moves on, 94-83. that will do it for sports...have a great day everybody. scott: it's time now to check on your forecast... scott:good morning siouxland. we had some very light snow overnight. temps are in the 30s. we have a light breeze from the northwest at 10 to 20. the planner reveals decent afternoon

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adversity. it was just about being the best. reporter chris renkel has the inspiring story of the double- amputee fighting his way to the top " on a day filled with the emotion of defeat and triumph, all eyes in von braun arena were briefly focused on the center mat, as a senior from pelham, hasaan hawthorne, one of the best wrestlers in the state of alabama, didn't have two legs to stand on -- but that's what makes his championship even more inspiring. ( eric pollard / wrestling coach, pelham high school ) "we've never taught it to be a disability. he's never looked at it as one, and he's proven that today." hawthorne was born without shinbones, and as a result, had both of his legs amputated above the knee, but his disability hasn't set him back from achieving his dreams. in the 2015 state wrestling tournament, hawthorne placed third. as many marveled at his achievement, it left him with the desire for more. ( hasaan hawthorne / wrestler, pelham high school ) "mostly, like i said, it constant work. and work during practice." ( eric pollard / pelham high school ) "he was not pleased, and so, he made it his

this year. his dream's come true. our dream has come true. what we've worked so hard for since his middle school days." hawthorne finishes his high school career at the top. the six-a 145 pound state champion and an undefeated season. ( hasaan hawthorne / wrestler, pelham high school ) "it feels good. i don't really care about the undefeated record, as long as i won state, so it feels good." his success has inspired many, but that's never been his goal. ( eric pollard / wrestling coach, pelham high school ) "regardless if he wants to or not, that definitely comes with the territory. he's a great role model for anyone who has any type of disability." ( hasaan hawthorne / wrestler, pelham high school ) "i mean, yeah. it's not the lukas and scott are chatting about hasaan. lukas and scott are chatting about hasaan. lukas and scott are chatting about hasaan. scott: we'll have a strong breeze in place for today. high pressure builds

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tomorrow. that will spark off a quiet and calm pattern with sunshine and warming temperatures as we move into the upper 40s and eventually 60s! today your high is 39 with early cloud cover and slick spots, then clearing. tonight's low is 22 and it'll be mostly clear, calm, and cold. tomorrow's high is 48 and it'll be sunny and pleasant for late february. here's your extended forecast. tomorrow. that will spark off a quiet and calm pattern with sunshine and warming temperatures as we move into the upper 40s and eventually 60s! today your high is 39 with early cloud cover and slick spots, then clearing. tonight's low is 22 and it'll be " coming up in our

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