barnhill was joined by 80 other advocates spent their day lobbying at the capitol. the group is pushing for three bills this session... one is increased penalties for sexual misconduct in corrective systems, another would include the term 'breasts' in the definition of sexual assault.. right now touching of breasts is only considered assault. the third bill has to do with civil protective orders for sexual violence survivors. 'this is such a great environment to foster that voice and to link them up with individuals that can make those changes in our communities so they can be heard and have that sense of justice in their homes and feel safe.' all three of these bills have they have failed to make it out of committee at this point. officials say a parent's actions put collins maxwell schools under lockdown. the lockdown was lifted this afternoon after police arrested ortan haywood. officials say haywood called a school and threatened several staff members. he was arrested this afternoon and the lockdown was lifted. haywood is being held in the dallas county jail. ad

barnhill was joined by 80 other advocates spent their day lobbying at the capitol. those are increased penalties for sexual misconduct in corrective systems, including the term 'breasts' in the definition of sexual assault and civil protective orders for sexual violence survivors. survivors of sexual assault say sharing their personal stories with lawmakers can be part of the healing process.. 'this is such a great environment to foster that voice and to link them up with individuals that can make those changes in our communities so they can be heard and have that sense of justice in their homes and feel safe.' all three of these bills have been introduced this session... the iowa coalition against sexual assault is on its 20th year lobbying for this type of legislation. iowa lawmakers have made major changes to a bill that would allow more sick iowans access to cannabis oil. those changes exclude people with many diseases but they also make it more likely the bill could become law this legislative session. iowans testfied before a almost all pleaded with lawmakers

barnhill rallied alongside 80 other advocates some of which are survivors of sexual assault.. 'it is so important that we come to these events to give the survivors a voice in situations where their voices werent necessarily heard, or offered or listened to.' tiffany flowers was sexually assaulted when she was in college by a family member and now works for amani community services helping other survivors... she hope sharing her story will help start the conversation for change... 'this is such a great environment to foster that voice and to link them up those changes in our communities so they can be heard and have that sense of justice in their homes and feel safe.' nearly six months after a deadly hit and run... police say they have arrested the driver responsible for killing a tennessee man. 37-year old ronald hauser of van meter turned himself into police yesterday. he is charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and o-w-i. west des moines police found 21- year-old daulton holly dead in the 6- thousand block of raccoon river drive last august. polic

"beth barnhill iowa coalition against domestic assault - currently that's only avaiable to domestic violence survivors...if they choose to do so. " stephanie: in other news at the statehouse.... if you're an avid bike rider, something that could keep you safer. a bill cleared a senate committee on tuesday that would require drivers cyclist riding in the same direction to pass on the left lane opposite side of the road. under the the driver would not be allowed to return to they passed the the bill was submitted as a accidents. other states have similar laws on the books. the bill is now up vote. today is an important day in the transition to privatized it's the deadline for 560 thousand iowans to people to pick which private company they want to manage their healthcare coverage. another important date is less than two weeks away. march 1st is when iowa is supposed to be changed over from medicaid to managed care. we'll continue to keep you updated on this story as the deadline approaches. jack: it's also funnel week at the statehouse. that's when bills die if they don't make it out of commit

"beth barnhill iowa coalition against domestic assault - currently that's only avaiable to domestic violence survivors...if they choose to do so. " jack: tomorrow night on local 5, hear from a mom fighting for a new law in memory of her daughter, who was murdered by an abusive husband. that story airs thursday at 10. jack: it looks like the death with dignity act won't move forward this year, despite groups of suffering iowans gathering at the capitol recently to promote the idea. the act would have given those suffereing from terminal illness the choice of euthenasia or assisted suicide. stephanie: jon here now and the iowa hawkeyes may be in panic mode? jon: yeah stephanie what was supposed to be a run away win well it turned into a humbling night coming up on local 5 sports at penn state. " now, local 5 sports jon: welcome back. the iowa hawkeyes remaining schedule didn't look overly challenging down the stretch. a tough matchup here or there but no one said oh penn state maybe they should have... iowa on the road in state college-- p-a the hawkeyes winners of 4 in their last 5. 1st half

elias: (reax) beth barnhill, executive director with the iowa coalition against sexual abuse sabrina: remember to your thoughts... you can post comments on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . the contact information is on your screen. sabrina elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's . abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with america's money. america's money starbucks italy- coffee giant starbucks is finally rica's money" -- starbucks in italy. >> a gutsy move. it will open its first cafe in a country with some of the most particular coffee drinkers in the world. >> the ceo says starbucks owes its success to italy. he was inspired to create starbucks when he visited milan in 1983. >>> major flop at the week end box office. "the gods of egypt," which cost $140 million to make, took in just $14 million. favorite. "kung fu panda 3" was third with $9 million. >>> for those of you celebrating a birthday on this leap day, there are deals out there for you. you can get a free dessert sampler at olive garden. >> pizza hut is offering a free

. >> if the white house that your prospects of getting a nominee are confirmed barnhill -- nill, it makesore sense to pick a nominee that would make more of a splash politically and could rile up democrats and republicans. how does the white house view that argument? sec. earnest: what we're focusing on right now is for filling the president's constitutional duty to nominate someone to fill the vacancy of the supreme court. that is what the constitution requires and that is what the president and his team are focused on doing. as the president pointed out, there's ample time for him to make the decisions and for the senate to fulfill their constitutional responsibility to give that individual fair hearing and a timely vote. and for that individual to present to the supreme court. -- the sand to the supreme court -- ascend to the supreme court. we can take a look at the statistics, but it would be virtually unprecedented for there to be a vacancy. certainly the president did in the market area -- tara for there to be a vacancy in the supreme court. that is what would happen if this senate