more t tn halfway through the month now. here is a live look at . first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on light snow to graze the area today. only a dusting is likely in many areas with locations south of i-80 possibly getting a half inn. overall, we will melt more snow than we will gain today. plan on highs yet again in the 30-35 range. moving chance of precipitation moving forward through next tuesday. the big story will be the warmer air by thursday , with even warmer temperatures still likely for friday and saturday. at this time, widespread 50s are likely both friday and saturday. snow pack will be gone. fire up the grill!today: chae of

iow: 36tonight: mostly cloudy low: 17-23 winds: nw 5-10 alo: 18 dbq: 20 iow: 234omorrow: mostly cloudy high: 29-35 winds: n 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 31 iow: 34tomorrow night: partly cloudy low: 20-6 the cedar rapids community school district says people won't see much change following the firing its equity consultant last week. there were allegations the consultant... edwin javius , misrepresente d his credentials to other districts in the past. javius is the c-e-of a consulting company called, ed- equity, out of san jose, california. the district says he worked alongside a diversity committee to create the equity action plan. it went into effect in 2015. some events like thisisommunity forum i i january are part it. the program monitors the progress of targeted student groups including african american, latino and special education students. despite the recent termination, the district says plans are in motion to continue making progress. " 15:33:53 from the onset of

kind of a gradual release to coach our manager of student equity to a place where work and moving it forward and i to do that." equity will the district. the district says it will look at school needs consultant is needed in the future. but it's not currently considering that route. the next step in an instigation that found school will be decided today. the environmental protection commission will meet today. the commission could decide to send the case to the attorney general's office for enforcement. both theedar rapids school district and the company it hired to clean up asbestos, abatement specialties, will be allowed to comment during that meeting. the investigation found there was uncontained asbestos at washington high school last year. the district says renovation work was taking place in the area - but students and

the district says it cleaned the area where it found asbestos and tested the air when the work was done. bills in the iowa legislature have until the end of the week to make it out committee. this friday is the first funnel, which means the bill committee. if the bill started in the house committee it must make it to the house floor by friday. same goes for bills that started with senate committees. the second funneis not until march 11th. by then,n,ll senate bills mustst make it out of house committees and vice versa. one bill up for discussion today would expand medical marijuana. the house bill would allow medical marijuana production and distribution in iowa. as of now, people with epilepsy can use cannabis oil and must get it out of state. today, nearly 100 cancer patients, survivors and caregivers from across iowa will travel to the state capitol. they are asking lawmakers to pass a bill that would not let minors use tanning beds. last year, those with american cancer society tried to

lawmakers for the same law. next month, the state is scheduled to transision to a privatized medicaid program that 3 companies will manage. but some say the state is still not ready to make the itch. they shared their concerns with lawmakers in des moineneyesterday. one retired doctor said changing an entire healthcare system could set people back years and compromise quality of health. " when you have to lose your provider, or case manager, or change the medical system you don't understand how devastating it is " the democratic- led senate passed a bill earlier this month to stop the privatizationon representative art staed - a democrat from cedar rapids - has proposed a similar bill in the republican-led house. but that likely won't make it to the floor for debate. a district court judge has sided with the state's decisisi to terminate its contract with wellcare of iowa for managing medicaid. the department of human services threw out the contract with the health care company in december. it said wellcare had not disclosed some information during the bidding process.

in response to the decision. 3.3 million women are at risk of exposing their growing baby to alcohol according to the centers for disease and control. the organization released a new report this month urging women who are sexually active to use birth control. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us now. brea, doctors e saying this study is important? that's right. the c-d-c performed a survey between women ages 15 to 44. they were asked if they drink, if they use birth control, or if they or their partners have had any procedures preventing them@from pregnancy the study found that women who are not using a a rm of protection arereutting their babies at risk. alcohol usage within even the first four to six weeks can cause lasting effects oh a developing baby. doctors ask if a woman is trying to have a baby she should refrain from alcohol, long before finding out. 43:35 "what the study is really saying is up to 50 percent of pregnancies in the us are unintended, with unintended pregnancies being so common, if you are having intercourse, you

kapfhamer says sometimes having a good time can lead to more than people anticipate. she says it's safe to just be as prepared as you can be. the cdc says women who aren't actively trying to getregnant don't usually find out until a month or two in. the ganization says, why risk it? chris, nicole? thanks a lot brea. a couple of city council members in dubuque are calling into question a wage increase for about 500 city employees. luis del toro and david resnick say they want the council to reconsider a proposed 2-point-5 percent salary increase. they say eliminating the increase, or even reducing it, would help balance the budget for next year. "if we were do nothing else and not be come to an agreement to make any further cutut this would be one mean that would allow us to reduce our

the two council memeers say eliminating or reducing the planned salary increase would put less of a burden on taxpayers. right now, city leaders have recommended a 1-point-7 percent property tax increase for next year. a minnesota company that produces coatings for various materials is opening a new facility in dubuque. r-i-e coatings will set up shop in t dubuque industrial district. the 25-thousand square foot space will serve customers in iowa, illinois and indiana. the dubuque development corporation says companies like r-i-e are exactly the kind it's trying to bring ttthe area. "what it means is eventually it's going to be their showcase facility, this is where they are going to be bringing their costumers. so, it's access to markets illinois, iowa, and indiana, but also they provide services that are existing in industries that are utilized so that's important for the city of dubuque, the industry, and the community. "

employ 12 to 15 production workers in dubuque. it hopes to start manufacturing on july first. the university of iowa now has a $2.6 million dollar grant to help save marines from injury. the grant from the office of naval research will help create a simulation program to try and prevent injuries to u-s marines. the university's virtual human model, santos, will help create software that will allow mamanes to use their own characteristics like height, weight, and strength. the simulation program will be able to accurately predict injuries and help recommend training for individual marines. "in 2006 there w 1.9 million injuries just in the u.s. marines. so if we're able to reduce that just by 20 or 30 percent, then that would be fantastic. " karim abdel- malek started the virtual soldier research program in 2003. from florida to maine the east coast is battling a heavy storm. in north carolina, snow and ice were to blame for more than 15-hundred car accidents in less than 24 hours. two former presidents have now been out campaigning. bill clinton for

now george w. bush is talking to voters for his brother jeb. but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning!

plan on light snow to graze the areetoday. only a dusting is likely in many areas with locations south of i-80

we will melt more snow than we will gain today. plan on highs yet again in the 30-35 range. moving forward, there is little to no chance of precipitation moving forward through next tuesday. the big story will be the warmer air by thursday , with even warmer temperatures still likely for friday and saturday. at this time, widespread 50s are likely both friday and saturday. snow pack will be gone. fire up the grill!today: chance of snow, mainly early high: 32-38 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 34 iow: 36tonight: mostly cloudy low: 17-23 winds: nw 5-10 alo: 18 dbq: 20

mostly cloudy high: 29-35 winds: n 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 31 iow: 34tomorrow night: partly cloudy low: 20-2-2 winds: se 5-10 alo: 24 dbq: 22 iow: 24

the iowa democratic party says human error is why five precincts reported incorrect caucus results two weeks ago. hillary clinton is still the winner of the caucuses,

convention delegates a bit. "we looked into these issues that were brought up just to make sure wewead it accurate. nearly 1,700 precincts made caucus night run really smoothly. " of the five counties that incorrectly awarded delegates, nearly all of the mistakes canceled each the incorrect reporting gave bernie sanders one more county delegate. and martin o'mally also didn't get a delegate he was entitled to. the iowa lottery is searching for 2 unclaimed winning powerball tickets that will expire in a month. a hy-vee in west des moines sold a $40,000 ticket last m mch. that one expires on march 15th. and the casey's in manly sold a $10,000 ticket the same month. that ticket expires on march 14th. the iowa lottery says about $1.3 million dollars in lottery priris go unclaimed each year. diamonds are a girls best friend. and who wouldn't want to call a 400 carat diamond their best friend. more on how much this is

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campaigning for his brother, jeb. at a rally in south carolina, the 43rd presisint criticized the name-calling that has taken place in the election. he passed on a joke from his father, former president george h-w bush, thatabels are for soup cans. he also shared whahe says it takes to be president. " the presidency is a serious job that requires sound judgment and good ideas, and there's no doubt in my mind that jeb bush has the experience and the character to be a great president " donald trump has re- emphasized his attack on george w bush, pointing out again that the world trade center came down during his presidency. he also attacked senator ted cruz, threatening to sue him over cruz's eligibility to be president.

dangerous up and down the east coast this morning. abc's megan hughes has more on the extreme weather and some of the hardest hit states. sot jay filawisz: "i'm just cleaning up the area, so that nobody slips and fafals.." up and down the eaa coast--slippery sidewalks made for wobbly walking. on the roads-that coating of ice left drivers scrambling to get tracdion? in pennsylvania-- derek fair was driving down route 29 in valley forge when he went off the road...just missing this tree. sot derek fair: " like im not trying to hit the guy in front of me...so i started to skid and came off the road." north carolina's wintry mix caused more than 1500 c cr accidents in less than 24 hours the 1200 mile long winter storm is also creating trouble at airports-red dominated the departures board at charlotte douglas international. close to 1,600 flights were cancelled monday. philly pkg: i am don.i am done...i am done...hahaaa..

the snow, ice, and rain are marching north up the east coast--17 states seeing winter weather alerts?with a big warmup in many places by later tonight. nats--storm the wild weather stretcng into the south with reports of several tornado touchdowns? in mississippi, this house - destroyed... this high schoolcampus - damaged... in louisiana, winds ripping apart this car wash and pizza hut? and sent debris flying sot miranda supple / witness: "i seen it like coming at me. woo it's scary." reporter tag: this latest severe weather comes abter aweekend tht shattered cold records in new york k d boston- today in some areas, temperatures in some places are expected to rise into the 50's. megan hughes, abc news,

now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara.

now, one last look at this morning's weather, kaj... plan on light snow to graze the area today. only a dusting is likely in many areas with locations south of i-80 possibly getting a half inch. overall, we will melt more snow than we will gain today. plan on highs yet again in the 30-35 range. moving forward, there is little to no chance of precipitationmoving rward through next tuesday. the big story will be the warmer air by thursday , with even warmer temperatures still likell for ffiday and satururay. at this time, widespread 50s are likely both friday and saturday. snow pack will be gone. fire up the grill!today: chance of snow, mainly early high: 32-38 winds: nw5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 34 iow: 36tonight: mostly cloudy low: 17-23 winds: nw 5-10 alo: 18 dbq: 20 iow: 23tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 29-35 winds: n 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 31 iow: 34tomorrow

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source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. one man is dead and a woman went to the hospital after a mobile home fire. the couple had lived there for decades. a judge with experience in cedar rapids might make the short list for president obama's choices to fill the empty seat on the supreme court. the c-d-c says pregnant women

babies to alcohol before they know t ty're expecting. so doctors have a recommendation. good tuesday morning! its 5 o'clock on february 16th. here is a live look at . first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on light snow to graze the area today. only a dusting is likely in many areas with locations south of i-80 possibly getting a half inch. overall, we will melt more snow than we will gain today. plan on highs yet again in the 30-35 range. moving forward, there is little to no chance of precipitation moving forward through next tuesday. the big story will be the warmer air by thursday , with even warmer temperatures still likely for friday and saturday. at th time, widespread 50s are likely both fday and saturday. snow pack will be gone. fifi up the grill!today: chance of snow, mainly early high: 32-38 winds: nw 5-15 alo: 35 dbq: 34 iow: 36tonight: mostly cloudy low: 17-23 winds: nw 5-10 alo: 18 dbq: 20 iow: 23tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 29-35 winds: n 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 31 iow: 34tomorrow night: partly cloudy low: 20-26 winds: se 5-10 alo: 24 dbq: 22 iow: 2424