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they say he drove up... and shot hugo salinas... then shot himself. both men were sent to des moines hospitals to recover. yesterday castaneda was released from the hospital and taken into custody. he now faces attempted murder charges. salinas remains hospitalized. his condition is not being released. a knoxville nurse's aid is falling under public scrutiny this morning... 16:52:41 'thats just sad that you know people would do something like that, especially to older people.' 42 year old wanda sue vanwhk is being accused of stealing from a resident at the west ridge nursing home in knoxville.police say she took a credit card and cash from an 80-year-old woman. they were tipped off when the woman's family filed a complaint that she was short 300 dollars. investigators later found vanwyke's charges totaled over 12-hundred dollars. she is now facing several charges, including ongoing criminal conduct, dependent adult abuse, and theft.
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isolated incident. police continue to investigate. the centers for disease control currently working on 84 cases associated with the zika virus. the zika virus spreads through a specific kind of mosquito from south american countries and mexico. if contracted it can lead to variety of illnesses including birth defects. morning to tell us how local officials are prepping metro travelers before they leave for spring break. good morning josh. thanks and good morning. with spring break just a few weeks away everyone is looking to travel somewhere tropical and mexico is popular destination for many. the polk country health department is looking to educate those people before they leave next month. i want to
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these are the countries that the zika virus has been confirmed. as you can see it mostly south america but cases have also been confirmed. the part that has caught the attention of many officials is this map. you can see here that of the 9 states so far have travelers that have got the virus... 3 of those states border iowa. i went to polk county health department yesterday and talked to them about their education process on the zika virus. they tolthat they are allocating extra resources to educate as many before they leave. they work on things basic education of the virus. like spotting the symptoms and prevention. they say they see clients everyday who have questions. for the most part,... those clients are familiar with the risks for pregnant women but the biggest areas to teach travels in polk county is the virus. 'so we have seen, that zika can be transmitted when you have sex. so if your partner, if you are a male and having sex with a woman, you should use protection. because it can be transferred that way. for example, if
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child or have a child you should use protection.' they recommend that if you traveling stop by there office and speak with a profession... also, you can visits the c-d-c's website where they update all the information. coming, up in the half hour, we will talk about the potential for this zika virus to be like ebola. will it be something we forget about in a year. questions- josh, is the vika virus preventing any people in the metro from traveling to these
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josh- from the people i talked to no. nola aigner with polk co said they have not heard of any cancellations of plan. i also made a call to couple travels agents and they told me they people are still excited to travel. iowa mothers are getting a break balancing work and parenting this morning... the state's board of law examiners has decided to change its bar exam test to help out breast-feeding mothers. the two-day test typically only allows a short lunch break between three hour sessions... now, the board has decided to extend that for mothers. the change came about after an inquiry from the national aclu. today state lawmakers are faced with deciding what will stay and what will go... i'm absolutely confident the chairs are bringing forward a really good group of bills. i'm looking forward to when they complete their work, going through and figuring out exactly what each of those bills is.
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recognition. so we're serving up a little slice of the internet's best entertainment for you. here are today's trending topics. this website is getting hits by the thousands today.... it's called "if trump wins." the canadian island cape berton -- is actually beckoning americans to move there if donald trump is elected president. they're advertising it as a trump-free zone. cape berton is in nova scotia, along canada's eastern coast... and it is beautiful.
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radio host -- says the whole thing started as a joke, but ever since the site's launch, he's been flooded with hundreds and hundreds of inquiries, and of course some insults as well. :12 - :23 "your hair is messy and white and you fight for civil rights. baby we can fell it bust it all night. talk bernie to me." remember the woman behind the viral hit "crush on obama"? well, she's back... and this time, she's feeling the "bern." viral star leah kauffman just dropped this new music video titled "bernie bae"... an ode to the democratic candidate. it already has more than 100-thousand views. what did your last passport photo look like? surely not like this... prince recently tweeted out his latest passport pic to the universe... and it was quick to make waves. i think we can all agree this looks a little too perfect for
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the pout, the intense gaze, the meticulous "guy-liner"... so the question we're all asking today... which walgreens do we have to visit to get this look? this may just be a gardener's worst nightmare. truckloads of tumbleweeds have swamped this australian town... filling streets, yards. in some places, the fluffy weeds have piled as high as the roof tops. experts say dry conditions down under have led to a bumper crop of the tumbleweed -- which is appropriately named "hairy panic". :00 - :21 get up. just wake up. please sit up. and comb that nasty hair. it's time for school. don't make me get cruel. parents... this one is worth a
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in jeopardy. a huge workforce is on the line this dupont pioneer is doing to stay put in town... and how it could mean big bucks for the city. new information. a weekend shooting leaves two eagle grove men in the hospital. what we know this morning about how it all happened. for iowans... we'll tell you how close it is to our state.. and whether health experts think it poses a threat to your spring break getaway.
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today to save one its biggest employers. dupont-pioneer currently calls the city home, but that could all be wiped away... unless the city is willing to lay down serious money. city council leaders are meeting today to decide how much money they'll put into keeping the plant in town. the johnston-based company's recent merger with dow chemical has its current location and jobs in jeopardy... so the plant is
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incentive program to help their chances of staying. it requires businesses to meet certain job creation requirements. the catch? the city must match whatever they're granted. but johnston's mayor paula dierenfeld says the city and the state are committed to making it work. 'we do appreciate the fact that governor branstad, senator grassley and debbie durham with the ieda have taken this so seriously and have worked so hard with us in order to make the best pitch that we can to keep pioneer as a very integral part in this new merged company.' the first meeting starts at 8:30 this morning... it will bring a decision on the plant's tax program application. then city council members will meet to decide whether they will match the credit. today could also hold a big decision for the proposed
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they held four public meetings last week... and will hold another one today to discuss whether developers will be allowed to bury the pipeline on land where they don't have permission from land owners. they've been taking public input for months... but still haven't come to a decision. iowa is the only involved state that has yet to approve it. we're learning more this morning about a weekend shooting in eagle grove. two men were sent to the hospital after gunshots rang out there sunday night. police now say it was marcos castaneda who fired the first bullet... they say he drove up... and shot hugo salinas... then shot himself. yesterday castaneda was released from the hospital and taken into custody. he now faces attempted murder charges. salinas remains hospitalized. his condition is not being released. iowa is delivering some caucus
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an iowa democratic strategist's company is being used to speed up lines for caucus-goers there. it's a digital system that lets people pre-register and skip the sign-in line. long lines were just one of the complaints people had for iowa's democratic caucus. it even caused some iowans to leave without voting. this program uses a simple code to get caucus-goers in fast. tomorrow's primary puts the democrats head to head in nevada... the latest polls show hillary clinton and bernie sanders essentially tied. meanwhile south carolina voters head out to for the republican primary. just six republicans remain. donald trump is in the lead currently. donald trump is getting criticism this morning from someone outside the race completely. pope francis criticized the republican runner yesterday during a trip to the us-mexico border. he
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along the border are anti-christian... trump responded by calling the attack against his faith "disgraceful" pope francis is also weighing in on the growing zika virus this morning... yesterday he told reporters contraceptives may be used to prevent the spread of the zika virus, despite the church's long-standing ban on most forms of birth control. he said avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil, and certain cases -- like this one, are exceptions. the zika virus spreads through a specific kind of mosquito from south american countries and mexico. if contracted it can lead to variety of illnesses including birth defects. the center for disease control has now confirmed that they are currently working on 84 cases associated with the zika virus. josh nguyen joins us now to tell us how local officials are prepping metro travelers before they leave for spring break.
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thanks and good morning. with spring break just a few weeks away everyone is looking to travel somewhere tropical and mexico is popular destination for many. the polk country health department is looking to educate those people before they leave next month. where is starts for polk county is the counties affected these are the countries that the zika virus has been confirmed. as you can see it mostly south america but cases in mexico have also been confirmed. the part that has caught the attention of many officials is this map. you can see here that of the 9 states so far have travelers that have got the virus... 3 of those states border iowa. i went to polk county health department yesterday and talked to them about their education process on the zika virus. they told that they are allocating extra resources to educate as many before the go on vacation they work on things basic education of the virus. like spotting the symptoms and prevention. they say they see clients
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for the most part,... those clients are familiar with the risks for pregnant women but they are teaching people most about the role men can play and how the virus can be spread by unprotected sex. it seems like last year we were talking ebola and this year its zika. i asked polk co health if this has to potential to be the same kind of thing they we solve or forget about. 'i dont think so. i dont think we forget about ebola and i dont think we will forget about zika. i think these are all diseases that really kind of play in the forefront of our minds. diseases in different countries are only a plane ride away. its really important for people to understand that, we actually do live in a small world.' they recommend that if you traveling stop by there office and speak with a profession... also, you can visits the c-d-c's website where they update all the information. questions- josh, is the vika virus preventing any people in the metro from traveling to these countries affected?
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to no. nola aigner with polk co said they have not heard of any cancellations of plan. i also made a call to couple travels agents and they told me they people are still excited to travel. ford is building up a defense against potholes today... the car company is trying out pothole protection technology on its 2017 fusion v-six sport sedan. they say the shock absorber system automatically stiffens when sensors detect a pothole -- allowing the system to keep the wheel elevated instead of dropping into the hole. ford says the fusion is the first mid-sized car in its price range to
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johnston is making some big decisions today over the future of it's dupont-pioneer plant. the company's recent merger with dow chemical has its location and jobs in jeopardy... now a tax incentive program is giving them hope to stay put. officials are meeting on that program application today. if passed, the city would have to match whatever they're granted. city council members will meet this afternoon to discuss whether that's possible. today state lawmakers are faced with deciding what will stay and what will go... i'm absolutely confident the chairs are bringing forward a really good group of bills. i'm looking forward to when they complete their work, going through and figuring out exactly what each of those bills is.
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that means bills need to be approved by a committee in the house or senate to stay alive. both sides say there are some tough decisions ahead. any bill that doesn't make it out of committee could be added later as amendments to other bills that survive. this week, west des moines valley took home the team duals
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and that's landing a giant target on the tigers' back this morning..... dodgers, dragons and rams all hunting for a tiger take down yesterday at the well.... and johnston does it.. with alec kziazek. he gets the two point take down in a 7-6 upset win over valley's joel shapiro. and plenty of 3a fans rooting for this guy.... indianola's cody pritchard lost his leg at 5 years old. now 10 years later, pritchard has his first state tournament win. that was just one of 504 matches yesterday... today, there will be even more. for scores from all those matches, check the 13 now app or log on to our
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the cyclones are fresh off an emotional players-only meeting... iowa state has been in every game, but the cyclones have lost four of six. we heard everybody what they had to say they're outlook. and everybody welcomed the men with open arms and whatever was said was said but it was all positive so it was great. we'll see if that talk paid off... tomorrow night the cyclones host tcu.
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>> he has an awfully big wall at the vatican. i'll tell you. >> we'll talk to donald trump live. on the democratic side, hillary clinton is booed for a dig at bernie sanders. >> doesn't know what the last democratic president did. it's true. it's true. >> as our new poll shows that race tightening. moment of impact. a sight seeing helicopter five people injured. one critically. one person says it is the pilot's actions that saved lives. paying respects. the body of justice antonin scalia set to lie in repose at the supreme court today. there, but facing growing criticism over his decision not to attend tomorrow's funeral. an alarming surge. the dramatic increase in flu cases nationwide. virus.
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