3 3 diana...todd oss tells me, he's *very* thankful the iowa senate approved the *right to try bill*..on a 50 to nothing vote. now, the measure that was passed unaniniusly, is going to the iowa house. 3 that bill would provide access to devices being tested as treatment for certain incurable diseases.oss was diagnosed with huntington's disease in 2005, and at the time he was a veterinarian in sioux city.but four years later, he had to retire because he could no longer drive and his motor skills are limited. 3 "we're realy excited about the legislation and we're excited about the shepherd's gift, and the primary research and the primary flocks of sheep are in brookings, south dakota. you know, it's just been a families helping families effort and we've really, we've met a lot of hd families and

senate. so, the bill has a chance of passing. a better one now, iowa senate republican david johnson from northwest iowa says he's supporting the bill. that happened during this subcommittee meeting this afternoon. johnson said he's on board after hearing concerns from his constituents. he didn't say he's against privatizing medicaid, just that the process should slow down. " i'm going to support it to give it a little extra push. to give it an extra push because i want this to be a bipartisan approach to the issue. " the bill will need that push if it is to survive. especially in the iowa house. battle. republicans have solid control. in fact, house speaker linda upmeyer said last week there's no point in having the house debate a bill the governor. meeting happening right now on the bill. that meeting, later tonight. today, congressman dave loebsack asked president barack obama to stop a private medicaid system. in a letter to obama, loebsack outlined some of the concerns he's heard from iowans about the transition. this is video from last month when

the democratic- controlled senate will likely pass the measure but it will likely face an uphill battle in the republican- held house. move in an costs. today the iowa utilities board is meeting for the final time today to discuss the proposed bakken oil pipeline. the pipeline would cut across 18 counties in iowa. if project would start this spring. today senator bernie sanders and hillary clinton will debate in milwaukee candidates are trying to sway voters in nevada and south carolina after each won iowa and new hampshire. tonight's debate starts at 8:00 on cnn and pbs. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin. our afternoon starts with plentiful sunshine, but clouds will slowly increase as the day goes on. flurries and light snow move in late this evening and continue into the night. however, accumulation s will be light, staying under an inch. highs climb to near 20 today and stay in the upper teens overnight. we'll be close to 20 tomorrow with snow ending early in the morning with clearing in the afternoon. winds do pick up, putting an extra chill in the air. saturday will be cold with morning lows near zero and highs in the teens,

the committee is failing the people of iowa and the nation. to the senator from iowa, the senior senator from iowa, i stress, i plead don't continue down this path. reject this record-setting obstruction and simply just do your job as a power mr. cornyn: i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: mr. president, yesterday it was my privilege to say a few words honoring the memory of judge antonin scalia, known to his friends as nino, and a man whose intellect and wit and dedication to our constitution has served our country for decades. i'm glad others have said appropriate words honoring his memory and the many ways that he's helped strengthen our constitutional self-government and our democracy. as we know, the constitution gives the united states senate an equal role in deciding who eventually is to serve on the supreme court of the united states. president obama called my and other members of the judiciary committee yesterday saying that he intends to exercise his constitutional a

lukas: the iowa senate has ted on the future of the governor's iowans on faced with the decision of "what company to pick" governor's plan to switch to private, managed- the iowa senate voted in favor of terminating the contracts the state has with three out-of- state companies, hoping that will stop the governor's plan. thousands of iowans their frustration over a system that answers to their jason schultz 19:43 i opposition to this it would set us back, it will turn the train around and take us to the wrong no matter what does ... the federal "centers for medicaid and medicare services" still has to give it's approval for the plan to move foward. so far they have not done that. lukas: house republicans have decided on their budget plan for the 2017 iowa fiscal year, and it's 7-point-3 billion dollars. yesterday... and republicans say it continues a promise to iowans of fiscal respspsibility. most one billion dollars alone will go to iowa education ... in- state supplemental aid and the teacher- leadership and compensation program. "93% othe increase in the house publicans budget is

the state of iowa, the north dakota bakken oil fields. tonight no word if the board has on the permit request. the iowa senate voted today on the future of the managed care iowans on medicaid have been faced with the decision of "what managed care company to pick" governor's plan to switch to private, managed- the iowa senate terminating the state has with state companies, stop the governor's plan. "pam jochum - 4:29 thousands of iowans who are caregivers and have expressed and anger at times they cannot get most basic questions." stand here today in opposition to this bill because i believe it would set us back, it will turn the train around and take us to the wrong destination. no matter what the legislature does, the federal "centers for medicaid and still has to give it's approval for the plan to move foward. so far they have not done that. tim: house republicans have decided on their budget plan for the 2017 iowa fiscal year, and it's 7.3 billion dollars. today, the budget plan was released and republicans say it continue a promise to iowans of fiscal responsibility. almost one billion dollars alone will

the iowa senate voted today in favor of state has with three out-of- state companies, hoping that will stop the governor's plan. "pam jochum - 4:29 thousands of iowans who are caregivers and have expresstheir frustration and anger over a system that htey cannot get answers to their most basic questions." jason schultz 19:43 i stand here today in opposition to this bill because i believe it would set us back, turn the train around and take us to the wrong destination. no matter what the legislature does, the federal "centers for medicaid and medicare services" still has to give it's approval for the plan to move foward. so far they have not done that. local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz will have more tonight at six, including the governor's reaction. jack: we want to know your thoughts on this medicaid situation. you can connect with us on facebook and twitter. send us an email to: "news at we are iowa dot com" or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555 think about this story or any other. jack/ots: house republicans decided on their estimated budget plan for the 2

the university of iowa and iowa athletics for the third public university in iowa. a new bill in the iowa senate would order the two schools to transfer a combined 4 million dollars each year to the u-n-i athletics department over the next five years. u-n-i's athletic budget is about 13 million dollars - 6 million of which comes from the university's general fund. that's much less than iowa's yearly budget of about 89 million dollars, which is self- sustaining. this weekend, love is in the air. valentine's day is on sunday. we all remember the stories of how we met our significant others. times are changing--a university of iowa professor is saying meeting through the web is becoming common. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us here at the desk this morning. brea, that professor has done some research on this topic? yes he has. and he says it's all about that initial presentation. ui professor andrew high says people who search online are looking for the perfect match, and not the perfect person. research shows more people are using sites cupid. online dating use to be considered taboo, but now hig

providers that signed contracts with the companies. iowa senate president pam jochum still isn't sure --whether it's provider network in iowa iss stilil very thin, and their provide the services to people with disabilites, to our seniors in nursing homes and so on." governor branstad says 51-million dollars in the first six months. right now -- the state senate has a bill to try and stop the transition. next -- the iowa state cyclones return home looking to take doo visiting tcu - plus -- we'll head to a sold out wells fargo arena for state wrestling championship night -- mark woodley joins us next. "now, kwwl sports, presented

(elephant noise) (donkey noise) up after the iowa caucuses last night. texas senator ted cruz won the iowa gop caucus, outpacing billionaire businessman donald trump and florida senator marco rubio. and now cruz is holding a rally in greenville ahead of the new hampshire primary. over the last 24 hours, the just in the past weekend. this is a map of where cars have been stolen inn richland county. 13 were taken from january 15th through february 2nd. authorities warn that apartment complexes have been the most hit target. there are precautions to avoid becoming a victim. "get an automatic start for your vehicle. have another set of keys where you can lock the vehicle. of course, we ask that you don't leave your vehicle unnatended while it's running, unless you have that auto start, where if anyone tries to break in and step on the gas it automatically shuts off. but, it's one of those things where, it's a crime of opportunity and we're trying to prevent that." some problem areas are broad river road and garners ferry road. the richland county sheriff's department is w

a bill meant to better protect athletes is moving ahead in the iowa senate. the plan would require an athletic trainer on site at every varsity level sporting event. the goal is to have someone on staff who can help diagnose and treat a student who suffers a head injury. current rules say teams must remove a student suffering a concussion from the game and the player can only return once a doctor gives an "okay." school leaders say they like the should include the money to pay for it. 195014- unfortunately when the state puts more requirements on us but doesnt fund it. we have to cut something else, take away from something else - brad rose, valley high school 571211 - its costing us between 5 - 7 thousand a year to have gonna be districts that struggle with this bill - rick roberts the bill will move on to committee next week.. bottom line...don't question yesterday that fourth-ranked iowa was an hawkeye fans were like "heck yeah, i'll take that bet" and they felt great going into the game at assembly hall. indiana hadn't lost there this year, but iowa is on

sabrina: the fight to stop managed care in iowa moves through the statehouse... the iowa senate passed a bill thursday to terminate the contracts the state has with three companies.....hopi ng to end governor branstad's plan for privatized medicaid. house republicans say they will not even consider the bill when it arrives, elias: an ames pedestrian had to be taken to the hospital after being side-swiped while crossing morning.... was crossing near the corner lincoln way when the driver, hit her. investigators was looking at turning and hit the victim. the driver immediately stopped to help, as did a few other people. " " she looked down looked at her phone got distracted. looked pedestrian"" elias: the driver will be charged with failure to yield, and could face additional charges. the victim was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, but will be ok. sabrina: the zika virus outbreak contunues to get attention...inclu ding from some researchers in iowa... sabrina: ames-based newlink genetics is working to develop a vaccine for the mosquito carried zika virus. it's been linke

the iowa senate today passed legislation that would establish future state funding for k through 12 schools in iowa. the democrat- controlled senate passed two bills that would set a four percent increase to basic state aid for schools starting in the 2017 fiscal year. those bills are separate from legislation that would al set a four percent increase for the next budget year. state law requires thth legisisture to establish advanced funding, though that doesn't republicans haven't yet proposed funding beyond their two percent increase for the next budget year. iowa senator joni ernst joined other senate colleagues today in introducing a bipartisan bill to provide more resources for military victims of sexual assault. the millary sexual assault t victims empowerment act would allow victims to receive treatment from providers other than the department of veterans affairs. today, ernst said the bill addresses individual victims' needs. the bill would also strengthen policies for preventing sexual assaults in the military. the university of iowa says it's investigating two possible sexl assaul

it now goes on to the iowa senate. steve: the iowa house also overwhelmingly passed a bill today that would allow an athlete who transfered schools sports immediately. currently, students must wait 90 days. an iowa house committee also would require coaches to take a certification training in cpr, issues. for debate. iowa senator joni ernst is speaking out today about the battle brewing over hearings for a possible supreme court nominee. as kcci's chief political reporter cynthia fodor shows us ernst is aligning herself with , her republican colleagues. reporter: with one iowa senator in the center of the controversy -- senator grassley: this is an opportunity for the people to have a voice. at reporter: our other senators stands by his side, in accordance with most republicans refusing to take action on a supreme court nominee until after an election. >> i agree with senator chuck grassley and i think the american people will have a voice this fall when they go to reporter: democrats say that people had their voice whe

the committee is failing the people of iowa and the nation. to the senator from iowa, the senior senator from iowa, i stress, i plead don't continue down this path. that is the exact opposite of what senator reid called for in 20-05. at that time he advocated for delaying supreme court hearings during an election year. senator grassley says he fears president obama is trying to stack the court in order to lead by executive order. 08:02-08:22 we have a lot of concerns about the president saying i got a phone and a pen and if congress won't i will. and then we've seen him pack the d-c circuit could of appeals so that he would have enough judges, friendly to him to rule in favor of his executive actions president obama could still use his phone and pen to fill the if the senate goes into recess for at least three days... president obama could use a recess appointment to temporarily appoint his nominee to the court. the person would be able to serve without senate approval until the end of 20-17. the city of des moines will end up paying nearly half-a-million do

"a lot of the dtors from my ununrstanding having not signed that n ned care." iowa senate president pam will be ready in three weeks. two other public forums are set for march fifth and april second. a big congratualtions to the university of iowa dance marathon. they wrapped up their 24-hour event around seven tonight. according to organizers -- they raised more than two-million dollars for the children's miracle network. but first -- a head scratcher during a winterfest event in wisconson. you're watching kwwl -- we've got you covered. here's a look at our stormtrack seven live doppler radar. "you're watching kwwl. we've there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some n ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weathe

the billionaire businessman in iowa polling as the campaign wound to a close. he expanded his campaign in iowa and visited all 99 counties in the state. senator marco rubio thanked his supporters for his stronger than expected showing in the iowa caucuses. the florida senator outperformed most of the recent polling data. with a majority of caucus precincts reporting results, rubio came in third, close behind donald trump in second, and ted cruz in first. "tonight, here in iowa, the people of this great state have sent a very clear message. after seven years of barack obama, we are not waiting any longer to take our country back." recent polls have showed donald trump with a big lead in new hampshire... rubio's showing in iowa will create new difficulties for trump in the first in the nation primary state. meanwhile, it was a close call for the democrats in iowa last night. reports just out this morning say hillary clinton defeated democratic rival bernie sanders in the iowa caucuses by a historically close margin of point 3 percent. clinton thanked the crowd and later declared to supporters that she will work to move the country forward. s/hi

only about one inch of snow is ' the iowa senate passed a bill today giving schools a 4-percent funding increase for the 2017 - 2018 school year. the bill passed along party lines... senator herman quirmbach argued that iowa schools have dealt with stagnant funding for the past five years and need the 4-percent increase. republicans want just 2-percent. quirmbach said without a significant bump, a survey of school leaders shows they might have to increase class size and delay buying textbooks and classroom supplies. he's also concerned about possible cuts to literacy programs, at a time when third grade students must read at grade level or risk being held back. quirmbach 40:38 we want kids to be reading at third grade level while they are in third grade. but if we don't provide adequate funding for k-12, 43% of schools will be cutting back on literacy programs at a time when they should be increasing literacy programs. 40:56 47:03 that school are telling us they are going to cut what else are they doing that is is a higher priority that they need to spend the money on that's a higher pr

. >>> there are new developments with the medicaid saga at the iowa capital within the past hour. senate lawmakers passed a bill keeping medicaid in the state's hands. the legislation is largely symbolic as leaders in republican controlled house promised to reject it. iowa's medicaid program is scheduled to become privately run starting march 1. >>> in the iowa senate, a that forces drivers to move over for bicycles. undedelegislation motorists have to wait until it is safe to pass before moving into an adjacent lane. it recognizes paved shoulders as travel lanes if used by by cyclists. >>> state treasurer is proposing retirement savings legislation. fitzgerald claims iowa is facing a retirement crisis and wants to remedy it. this would provide retirement savings options for small businesses that don't have retirement plans. employers would not have to contribute. instead of contributions would come from automatic payroll deductions. >>> big changes on the way in local politics. a state representative from the court is tiring and a mayor wants to fill h h seat. the representative announc

the state of iowa, originating from the north dakota bakken oil fields. there is still no has made its decission on the permit request. the iowa senate future of the governor's managed care plan. iowans on medicaid have been faced with the decision of "w"wt managed carere company to pick" under the goveveor's plan to switch to private, managed- care companies. the iowa senate voted in favor of terminating the contracts the state has with three out-of- state companies, hoping that will stop the governor's plan. "pam jochum - 4:29 thousands of iowans who are caregivers and have expressed their frustration and anger at times over a system that they cannot get answers to their most basic questions." jason schultz 19:43 i stand here today in opposition to this bill because i believe it would set us back, it will turn the train around and take us to the wrong destination. no matter what the legislature does, the federal "centers for medicaid and medicare services" still has to give it's approval for the plan to move foward. lukas: for the first time since hillary clinton's new hampshire defeat to bernie sanders in the democratic primary...

exists haven't made the appropriate decisions on 17 as we move into fy 18 45:12 that didn't stop the iowa senate. members approved a 4-percent school funding increase for the 2017-2018 school year. lawmakers are unable to say how big that increase will be in dollars because they opted to break state law last year by not approving funding levels. without knowing this year's increase.. it is impossible to calculate next years. people in the town of bondurant are getting over that dysfunction by opening up their wallets... last week, voters approved 21-million dollars in school improvements ... justin surrency join us... and you found out quickly, they're not waiting around. it came down to a matter of space...there's no room...the bondurant-farrar school district is one of the fastest growing in the state and their student population has increased 72 percent since 2006... "for them to be assured they have a spot, a desk and correct labs, instructional space, correct fine arts space...we take a lot of pride in our facilities and this is the next step in that process." last tuesday...despite a raise

the iowa senate has passed the bill. it now goes to the house. the bill would mean drivers would have to move into an adjacent travel lane or the opposite side of the roadway before passing a cyclist. the senate has also approved two bills to fight human trafficking in iowa. one would create a new state office to focus on the problem. the other would add human trafficking to the state's legal definition of child abuse. both are now on the way to the house. shaina: and right now, a long day of cleanup ahead after deadly storms tore through the northeast overnight. four people have been killed in the storms. waverly, virginia hard hit after a tornado tore through. you can see major damage in this new video overnight. several tornadoes also reported in pennsylvania and the carolinas. other areas like new york getting heavy rain, causing some flooding problems. northern indiana, which you're seeing here is expected to get the heaviest amounts, up to 18 inches. the winter storm canceling thousands of flights in chicago and other airports. we checked d

with the companies. iowa senate president pam jochum still isn't sure whether "they have said to us the priority is to make sure there in nursing homes and so on." governor branstad says privitzing medicaid will save the state 51-million dollars in the state senate passed a bill to try and stop the transition. the plans to privatize medicaid lead a company to close two of their in-home nursing divisions. kwwl's kristin rogers sits down ` with a family affected by the closure. seven-year-old carsen mcdonough requires full time mcdonoh/ mother) "itreally turned our world upside down aad it's not going to be the same. hopefully we'll get back to where we were but i don't know." carepro health services got rid of two of their on for care since just 6.5 months old. (cg: michelle jensen/ president and ceo of carepro health services) "it hurts, it was really hard for our employees. you know when we first announced it to our employees all they

last year, the iowa house passeded bill to regulate thth services, but the bill failed in the senate. on march first, iowa's medicaid program is scheduled to change to a privately- managed system. this week the democratic- controlled state senate passed a bill to stop the change. but republican leaders say they have no plans to even bring up the bill in the house. tonight republican representative dave heaton of mount pleasant said the companies that will manage medicaid will have to change the culture of iowa healthcare to make the move successful. "we will move a culture that's been locked in for fee-for- service and just curing people's illness to a whole culture heaton made those comments on the iowa public television program, iowa press. the program will re-air on i-p-t-v at noon on sunday. former virginia governor jim gilmore is uspending his camamign for president. gilmore was in office in virginia from 1998 to 2002. he only pulled in 12 votes in the iowa caucuses. in new hampshire, gilmore finished behind several candidates who already dropped out of the race. gilmore is the t

debate in the iowa senate. still to come... an iowa senator is doing his best to prevent the president from picking a supereme court justice. more on chuck grassley's efforts when we return. (fred) 50s will be seen tomorrow, and 60s on friday. plus, we get to stay snow and rain-free! your forecast details are coming up! isn't pulling punches when it comes to the president's nomination to replace supreme court justice antonin scalia. jenna: grassley caused some controversy last weekend, when he said the replacement for justicicscalia, who passededway, should be made by the next president. he's been talking about it at some recent town hall meetings in eastern iowa, saying he would however take the process "step by step." grassley is chairman of the senate judiciary committee, so he plays an important role in the nomination process. reporter sarah greene has more. "" "it's been just days since 79- year-old supreme court justice antonin scalia passed away in n texas.... politicis on both sidedeof the aisle are debating who shohod a

thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna: and im jenna rehnstrom a new bill passed by the iowa senate is giving some iowa families new hope. tim: the bill called... the right to try, gives terminally ill patients the opportunity to try non-fda approved medical alternatives. abab's jess plue has more on what this legislation would mean. jess: that's right tim and jenna...imagine being told by your doctor that you have a shorted timeline to that diagnosis and add the possibility of a treatment haulting or reversing your condition but not having the right to access it because it has yet to be f-d-a a approved. well..this obstacle was partially removed tuesday withhe passing of t right to try bill. "the bill grants terminally ill iowan patients the oppertunity to explore non-fda approved alternatives with the patient simply granting consent beforehand. " it gives patients in the sunset of their treatments another oppertunity. i mean is this a cure-all drug? no. is it an extension of life-type oppertunity? yes. another year, maybe another three to five years to extend your lifif it gives p

the bill is now eligible for debate in the iowa senate. lukas: aproximately 560- thousand iowans are in the middle of watching their healthcare change hands. and yesterday marked an important day in the transition. the deadline for people to decide which private company they want managing their healthcare coverage. amanda krenz has more from des moines. "amerigroup, amerihealth, united healthcare. iowa is only days away from these three companies taking over medicaid and the hawk-i program - which insures kids. letters went out to families asking them to make their decision by february 17th about which company they want to use. but there's a major hiccups for people who have to make this choice - their healthcare provider, whether that's a doctor, pharmacist, a clinic, a pediatrician, or not be signed up with one of the companies. acccording to the department of human services... (fs) only 60 percent of providers in the state have signed contracts with all three of the private companies. 70 percent have signed with two. and 90 percent have

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. " <" the president has the authority...the senate has the responsibility and we hope he does his job " "the senate has the right to consent or not consent and so we will be following the constitution." jenna : senator grassley u

spokeswoman for the des moines school district says madson has a bill ttat sought to punish stanford university for its band's rose bowl halftime show mocking iowa has been all but buried in the iowa senate. the majority leaaer of the senate told reporters thursday that he wouldn't schedule the measure for floor debate. the bill, if passed, would ban collaboration between iowa's state universities and stanford until stanford officials apologize for the band's behavior. many are excited for the super bowl - now just a few days away, but there aree also others who are excited for the super bowl halftime show. this year's show will feature the band cold-play. today, the band talked about how they got the big gig and according to them, it all tarted in iowow. how do you get this gig, do you chris martin/singer, coldplay: we started in iowa 3 years ago, we had a bus, a small bus, and at that point not very many investors. we had barely enough money t t afford one can of pepsi. pepsi stepped in us a bigger bus we got some stickers, coldplay for 2016 and we just got out there and we just worked our little butts off and low and behold, the voters of america said alright, you have a go. sunday at

stacey: today the iowa senate approved a bill that would end governor branstad's plans to privatize the state's medicaid program. the democratically controlled senate voted 29 to 19 to terminate iowa's contracts with 3 companies hired to run the program. three republican senators also voted for the bill. but the republican controlled house is not expected to take up the proposal. a local woman who says she was sexually abused as a child for 9 years now can't do anything and state senators are trying to change that. kcci's kim st. onge is in the newsroom to explain why iowa law prevents her from pressing charges. kim: stacey, iowa law requires that victims file criminal charges against their abusers by the time they're 28. one state senator tells me the law is more in favor of the abuser than the victim. jessica henderson cries every day at the thought of her abuser. she says a family member raped her from age 6 to 14. the mental effects, ptsd, depression, and anxiety outweigh her intense physical pain. jessica: it is hard. thinking about the fact that he is still out here, and doing his

that's triggering a last ditch effort in the iowa senate this morning to help medicaid patients and providers transition. a committee is crafting a bill that would increase protection for both groups. today they'll hold a meeting to hear the public's input on it. meanwhile, opponents of branstad's plan are planning to rally at the capitol. they'll be led by former iowa governor chet culver -- who has taken an aggressive stance against the plan. lawmakers are giving iowa gun enthusiasts more options this morning. yesterday representatives approved gun suppressors -- or silencers. the device reduces the sound of gunfire by 20-to-30 percent. supporters say the sound helps protect the hearing of hunters and target shooters. opponents argue they make guns more concealable and lethal. des moines school teachers are asking kids to think ahead to summer this morning. they say the time is now to start searching for a summer job. channel 13's josh nguyen joins us now... he is at the parks department in des moines where they hope to hire some of these kids for the summer. good morning josh. "for a lot o

and now last week the iowa senate voted to repeal the plan.. a vote that republicans who oppose the change. we'll just have to see what transpires from here... diana. 3 3 the ice cream capital of the world is planning another round of community improvement projects. 3 this afternoon... community leaders announced wells enterprises... the makers of blue bunny ice cream... will match the two - and - a half million dollars raised by the community for those projects. that gives the city 5 million to spend without having to raise property taxes. 3 "as well as enhance the life style and equality of life for our employees in this community it is really a part of our moral fabric and part of our value set to invest in and we live."city officials plan to spend that money on 10 projects... including a new dog park... a shelter house at a separate park... improvements to walking and bike trails... and even a 3 3 he went from a college dropout... to a billionaire. tonight sioux city's ted waitt returned to town with advice 3 waitt was the kickoff speaker f

elizabeth: the iowa senate passed the dating violence bill 50 to 0. next stop is the iowa house. your weather is never more than five minutes away. we will check in with metinka. a cooler day. metinka: you'll need the warmer coats today. temps have fallen back into the teens. a couple of flurries near knoxville, spreading over toward the sheraton area. with all of the clouds and that brisk wind, highs will be a little bit cooler. 30's across northern iowa. eric: thanks, metinka. ice jams continue to create problems in northern iowa. at hydro electric park in fort dodge an ice jam that's been making its way down the des moines river got stuck at a dam after flooding near homes up north. >> chunks of ice pepper yards on riverdale drive after an ice jam crashed through here. water was up beyond toby harp's riverside summer house monday. moines river got stuck at a dam after flooding near homes up north. right up against it a huge ice jam was stuck out on the des moines river. an ice jam is like a dam made out of ice. it happens when ice builds up on the river keeping water and ice b

and now last week the iowa senate voted to repeal the plan.. a vote that included a number of republicans who oppose the change. we'll just have to see what transpires from here... diana. 3 back the vote that opposed the change. we'll have to wait and see what >>> the ice cream capital of the world is planning another round of community improvement projects. community leaders announced wells enterprises the makers of blue bunny ice cream will match the 2.5 million raised for those projects. that will give the city 5 million without having to spend property taxes. >> it's part of our moral values where we work and live. >> city official plan to spend that money on 10 projects including a dog park and a shelter house. >>> he went from a drop out to millionaire. the gateway computer company at his farm home in 1985 with a $10,000 loan from his grandparents. >> we were too stupid to know what we weren't suppose to know. there was some of us being naive and young. there was some thing pure about it. we didn't have any rules. >>reporter: wade's net w

now...the iowa senate is pushing to educate students about topics related to sex and dating violence. a bill that passed the education committee would require schools to provide age- appropriate education on topics including human sexuality, self esteem and facebook page, senator rob hogg says almost one in 8 high schoolstudents report being abused by a partner and one in five is sexually assaulted in their lifetime. the bill is now headed to the full senate. now a cbs 2 news follow up are reporting ing abused by their partner. >>> a trial date is set for the man charged for running over and killing a woman. he pleaded not guilty in the death of emily jacobs. she was a student and she was behind the wheel of a bus. he was arrested last month and faces numerous charging us-- charges including leaving the scene of an accident. he faces 5 years in prison. around the area, some snow showers but at l lst the temperatures were on the mild side. everyone got above the freezing mark and we are at 34 right now in cedar rapids with winds coming in from the north and northwest. temperature range

the bill is now eligible for debate in the iowa senate. lukas: iowa senator chuck grassley isn't pulling punches when it comes to the president's nomination to replace supreme court justice antonin scalia. grassley caused controversy last weekend, when he said the justice scalia the next president. he's been talking about it at recent eastern iowa ...saying he would however take the process "step by step." grassley is chairman of the senate judiciary committee... lukas: the first ofwo a-o-p town halls in south carolina took place last night -- and though the whole field of candidates did not share the stage... it was contentious. ted cruz and marco rubio continued their battle, and ben carson took a surprising stance on one hotly- debated issue. dianne gallagher has the details from columbia, south carolina. " " wednesday's republican tn hall underscored the intensity of the race heading into the south carolina primary. dr ben carson... senator ted cruz... and senator marco stage the first rubio came out down on previous cruz is a liar. (se

we're two and a half weeks away from when iowa's medicaid system will switch over to private management. and the president of the iowa senate says she doesn't think the state is ready for that change on march first. " i'm not convinced it's a done deal yet. and i believe if the network is really that thin and the state has not met all o o the metrics that cms has requested of the state that they can delay it again. there's nothing that says they have to give the green light by march 1." this week the senate approved a bill that would halt governor branstad's effort to privatize medicaid. supporters of the bill say the state is rushing the transition that will afafct 560-thousand iowans. jochum also says she has talked states that have tried to privatize medicaid, and the dubuque democrat says each told her it hasn't worked well. meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. joe, we're in for a cold weekend. after a windy day across eastern iowa we are in for a calmer night. a clear sky tonight allows the mercury to drop into the single digits near and below zero. with nw winds at 5-15 we will see the

the plan to privatize medicaid in iowa has its critics the iowa senate voted this week to halt the process. the iowa house but opponents , continue to warn the change, could impact patient services. those in favor say that's not true and something needs to be done to reign in the rising cost of medicaid. >> the services are not going to be reduced. they're going to be better managed and coordinated. >> a model to deliver services with -- to people with complex health issues. todd: we unravel the details and the concerns with guests senate president, pam jochum, and governor terry branstad. close up airs sunday morning at 10:30, right after face the nation. laura: new at 6:00. the search for an escaped research goat cost the university of iowa around $10,000. officials captured the goat nicknamed "william the goat" earlier this week. he escaped back in january while being transferred from a portable carrier to a vehicle. , a theatre group to tackle bullying. together, they're introducing an online bullying toolkit. it's called "hear", helping educators use art to reduce bullying. it's meant

saying the iowa senators made a dynamic drun the third overall pick hasn't played since mid january. >>> it may have been first exhibition of spring drain training. the university of tampa shocked the philadelphia phillies the spartans went on to win the choup while the phillies finished with the worst record in the major league. >> spartans spring training games. joe irso accepting an award. former [ indiscernible ] easy workload. one inning. three up and three down. expected to be the phils second starters. >> bases loaded for an drew nap. off the glove. they jump out to a 4-0 lead. ryan howard, like most of the filly starters observing. taking one to left. the spartans on the board. phils come back with three of their own in the home half for an 8-3 win. >> charlotte. razors testing the limits. they tried steve peers in the second. they will trade in favor of morgan fellsberg. >> ultimately a championship team that's what you want to have. every team goes into camp knowing that. our front office has done a people. unfolds. >>ly go out and show what i can do and let them make a dec

the iowa senate approved a bill to scrap governor branstad's plan medicaid program. that is likely as far as it will go... house leaders say they have no plans to take up the bill. unless the in... three private companies will oversee the state medicaid system on march first. while republican lawmakers don't want the state to oversee medicaid... they do want to oversee traffic cameras. a bill sponsored by marion county representative greg heartsill would require the d-o-t to certify and calibrate all traffic camera systems. calibration is currently done by the camera's manufacturer. the next contest for democratic presidential candidates is in nevada.. so naturally tonight's debate is taking place in wisconsin. senator bernie sanders is trying to build on his momentum from tuesday's blowout win... the debate is also clinton's first public appearance since the loss. both candidates say they support the use of executive order to create a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. 48:38-49:05 bottom line is... what he did voters in wisconsin will have some time to let t

the community. stacey: plus big 10 battle in , iowa city. how the hawkeyes fared against wisconsin. steve: good evening. new at 10:00, combating human-trafficking in iowa. the iowa senate has approved 2 bills to fight the growing problem. stacey: kcci's laura terrell joins us live from the statehouse to tell us what the bills will do. laura: there are more than 24,000 human trafficking victims across the country, according to national statistics. while we don't have specific -- don't have exact numbers for iowa, officials say the problem is getting worse and worse. it's everywhere, from iowa truck stops -- >> it was normally at night. you see the girls going from truck to truck. laura: to small towns like osceola, where a november sting netted six prostitution arrests. >> it is a big problem here in our state. laura: senator kevin kinney knows a lot about human trafficking. state. >> human trafficking is modern -- is a form of modern day slavery. laura: to educate about all the stings he's busted and the young sex slave victims he's rescued. >> to be able to return a child who has been kidnapped was very gratifying. laura: that's why kinney is behind a new bill that wo

in the iowa legislature -- the medicaid debate heats up. the democratic- led senate approves a bill to break up plans to the bill would end iowa's contracts with three private companies. three republican senators voted for it -- but the bill isn't expected to go far in the republican-led house. now, let's go to kyle with a look at weather. here's the storm track 7 day forecast. a few flurries today, otherwise decreasing clouds with temperatures falling. it will be windy as well. very cold wind chills tonight and we'll be back in 30 minutes, be

last year the iowa senate passed a bill that would ban tanning beds for minors, and this year, the house is looking at that same bill. one local spray tan business owner says she quit using tanning beds once she learned of the health risks. she says awareness on this issue has grown in recent years, with more customers trading in their tanning bed for a safer spray tan. 12:51:31 "i think the exposure that's on the issue is gaining traction. i can tell from my own personal business that there are more girls coming in for those events. and i think that's to school and tell their friends about it." lawmakers recently changed the bill to affect only those under 18 to give it a better chance to pass. it previously banned 18 year olds, as after a snowy start to the morning we'll stay mostly cloudy tonight with temperatures holding steady in the lower 20s. clouds will continue to decrease throughout temperatures will bump up into the upper 30s which will help start the melting process. because we will still see below freezing temperatures during the overnight hours, slick spots will continue to

the iowa senate will likely debate a bill to kill privatized medicaid in the state, tomorrow. the bill would order the department of health and human services to terminate contracts with the three companies scheduled to take over iowa's medicaid program. the state is scheduled to transition to privatized care on march first. the transition was supposed to happen january 1st. but federal regulators said the state needed more time to sign-up iowans. the legislationonas a solid chance of passing in the senate tomorrow where democrats hold a narrow majority. it'll face trouble in the republican-controlled house. speaker linda upmeyer said she likely won't let the bililon the house floor, because governor branstad will certainly sponsor of the legislation, is hoping upupeyer will reconsider if republicans have a good show of support tomorrow and in the house. "hopefully she'll see that there maybe a lot of republicans and democrats who will support this bill when it gets over there and it won't be dead on arrival. " senator david johnson, a well-known senate republican, has put his

stacey: also at the statehouse, a bill that would require stanford university to issue an apology to iowa for its halftime rose bowl show is all but dead in the iowa senate. the bill, proposed by mark chelgren of ottumwa, would have banned collaboration between iowa's state universities and stanford, until stanford officials apologized for the band's behavior. senate majority leader michael gronstal says he won't schedule the bill for floor debate. the old clarinda mental health institute says it's having trouble finding tenants. the state closed the clarinda mental health institute seven months ago. since that time, most of the facility has been empty. while many say the grounds are impressive, there have been no and that leaves a town with a large parcel of empty property. candidates are gone, it's time to count up the cash. officials are starting to look at the economic impact of the iowa caucuses. our chief political reporter cynthia fodor has the latest. cynthia: steve, local businesses that usually see a slowdown in january are starting off the year with a big bump in their bank accounts. this bed and breakfast on grand is usually empty in january.

. >>> sexual and dating violence are two issues being taken up by the iowa senate. the proposed bill requireses schools to provide age appropriate education on human sexuality, self-esteem, dating violence and voluntary consent to engage in sex. we are told almost one in eight being abused by a partner. and one in five has been sexually assaulted in her lifetime. e bill passed the education committee and is now going on to the full senate. >>> cbs 2 news has continuing coverage now on the fallout of asbestos found at cedar rapids washington high school. the environmental protection commission asked the attorney general's office to look into actions by cedar rapids schools and a a mpany it hired to remove the carcinogen. the company, abatement specialties, worked on clearing asbestos while the school was being renovated last summer. the departmentntof natural resosoces received a complaint and through its investigation found several violations putting people at risk of asbestos exposure. after the complaint, the school said crews worked to make sure all dangngous mate

the band's show involved a "frowning farmer" marching formation and a dancing spotted cow mocking iowa farmers. state senator mark chelgren, a republican from ottumwa, proposed a bill that would ban collaboration between iowa's three regents universities and stanford until an apology is made... senate democrats call the bill "childish" and guarantee a "quick death" for the proposal, but senator chelgren says the state deserves an apology. 12:53:29 "and i really felt the halftime performance was disrespectful. i know the rose bowl committee felt it was disrespectful. thought it was done in poor taste. but we had not heard from stanford. because the band that played at halftime was their guest, and their guest behaved poorly. and i felt that stanford should come out with some kind of public statement about what happened." :01-:23 since senator chelgren proposed his bill, a spokesman for stanford has said the school "regrets" the band's performance... but chelgren argues a "regret" is not the same as a formal apology. mother nature is going to keep things interesting in the coming week.. every day will bring a