they bring different things to the table and i think part of my job is running the city council meetings and making sure that i don't stifle creativity,, that i don't stifle the opportunity for i try to key keep the council meetings free, and i'm not sayingngt did happpp before, but keep it from personal insults and those types of things, so that same expectation i have of the council, i also have of myself and i also have of the audience that's there to listen. i think every decision that we make, every conversation that we have, that businesses are looking, they're trying to come to the city of waterloo, so we have to make sure that we keep things focused on the issue and work together and then i think if i have the opportunity to put some of our council members in role of taking care of some things where they can utilize their strtrgths, i think i have a great opportunity to be able to do that. so we don't always necessarily have to agree, but let's not be disagreeable and let's continue to work towards one common goal. >> ron: right. now, you have a great asset in cedar falls of the

we had come to terms on an agreement to be presented to the city council. that agreement was to be approved or rejected. the city was clear last night that they rejected that agreement. >> what is your reaction when you heard that the council rejected this? > disappointment that they chose litigation over a faster route that would bring constitutional policing to the police department and the commune is pal court system. >> what is your understanding of what sticking points? what's your understanding of what the sticking points were? why did the city council vote his consent decree down? you will have to refer to them. that after y is pains taking negotiation a document was reached in which every detail was discussed by both sides and decided to present that document to the city council for approval or rejection. every part of that document was negotiated extensively. >> mayor of fergson said today to negotiate with the do justice. they wanted to put the ball in your court. they also said it was only within the last two weeks that the full cost of what the c

we had come to terms on agreement to be particular to the city council. the agreement was to be approved or rejected. the city was clear last night that they rejected the agreement. >> what was your reaction when you heard that the counsel objected? >> disappointment that they chose litigation over faster moves that would bring constitutional policing to the police department. is your understanding -- of what the sticking points were? why did the city council vote this down? the city council had public hearings on that, but it is unclear as to whether or not those are the concerns they were relying upon. you would have to refer to them. what i can say is that after painstaking negotiations a document was reached in which every detail was discussed by both sides, and decided to present that document to the city council for approval or rejection. every part of that document was discussed and was negotiated extensively. >> thanks. >> thank you. todayayor of ferguson said they are willing to negotiate, but wanted to put the ball in your court to come to some k

especially for the city council race. as of this morning-- there are nine candidates vying for two open city council seats. and two candidates, vice mayor david trinkle and city councilman sherman lea.. both running for mayor. the roanoke regional chamber is hosting tomorrow night's event.. and president joyce waugh says the reason we may be seeing so many contenders is because everyone has their own idea about what's several candidates say they want to provide more job opportunities for people in the area.. as some of the region's largest employers are closing down or moving jobs to other locations. they want to throw their hats in the ring and bring their issues to the front and to the forum to make the city and region an even better place to live and work. tomorrow night offers people in roanoke a chance to hear from all the candidates at once-- and get their questions answered. the candidate forum is free to attend.. it kicks off at six thirty with the city council.. we've posted information to our website about how t

at this point the negotiations were conclude dollars and the agreement between the parties, the city council would review the agreement struck by woth sides. and it was a rejection of that. and i can't speculate on that. we will anticipate the city to respond. >> after that, iranian president speaking in teheran to mark the anniversary of the islamic revolution. revolution. >> jay johnson delivering the annual state of homeland address. topics include counterterrorism, enforcement, cybersecurity and refugee programs. om

if the city council doesn't adopt the changes, it could face a federal civil rights lawsuit, which would also cost the city millions to fight. there's a new addition to the york- poquoson sheriff's office patrol trust". sheriff danny diggs says it's meant to display the national motto and show patriotism. he also says it's not meant to urge religious support, but honor how god blessed him and his department. sheriff diggs doesn't think the decals will draw a lot of criticism. sheriff danny will be very little criticism but there will be those around the country those groups who are anti religion who will make their voices known and that's this country is all about" sheriff diggs says he paid for the decals himself, and did not use any taxpayer money. its been a hot topic on social media! do you support the sheriff's decision to add the decals? go to wavy-dot-com or our facebook page to join the discussion. today is mardi gras! it means fat tuesday in french. communities along the gulf coast have been celebrating the season for several days now. today, hundreds-of-thousands of people will

the issue of poverty has now come to forefront for lynchburg city council. a new study shows that lynchburg has a 24-percent poverty rate. that's higher than the state and the national average. 7:32:20:09 "city council is very concerned this number is going to rise." a quarter of those who live in lynchburg are living in poverty - a number that city council woman joan foster says they can no longer ignore. 7:34:19:16 issue. not only does it affect our children, it affects families. it affects individuals." according to the study at u- v-a - it's a learned lifestyle. twenty percent of those currently living in poverty, grew up in poverty. a vicious cycle foster is working to change. 7:32:07;18 "it's generational, its been there for a while. of that number 20 percent, 30 percent are children. that is a disturbing number." community activist and shopo founder bb shavers works with impoverished children everyday. he says it's important to give them a new way of thinking - a way out of poverty. 7:41:47:07 "systematically and mentally you are still being trained t

how roanoke city council is honoring two men who have roanoke city council recognizes perkins ahead of his retirement. council read a resolution during its meeting this afternoon recognizing perkins for his 24-years of service with the department-- the last five as chief. council saluted what it called his "extraordinary committment" to the deparment and honored perkins with a key to the city. chief chris perkins/roanok e city police: "while my name was on that key, that key was for all of those individuals that work at the police department. you know they do an amazing job. they're the most regulated profession in the country. they have automated vehicle locators on all their cars they have in car camera body cameras. there's not many professions that are monitored 24 hours a day and every moment that they are in the role as a police officer. so kudos to them." mayor david bowers also recognized virginia tech football coach frank beamer on his recent retirement... saying while beamer is a hokie ... "he's a roanoker as well." your 90 minutes of news continues right now. after yesterday

under control zero under the emergency manager so the next day on march 24 coming he overruled the city council vote in this is what he said paul mack flint water today is saved by all epa standards in the city is working delete tool improve quality. water from detroit is no safer than flint. are you aware of that statement? >> cannot as. >> i am not. >> d you agree that his actions was a horrible decision for the people of flint? >> i cannot address his actions. but i can say the plant in flint had been used historically as a backup water supply utilizing the flint river and past performance standards event had been tested on a quarterly basis. >> that is interesting that i am looking now water held that bin baby bottles that looks like lemonade and iced tea. if he led this city council's decision is that not so? can you say yes or no? >> if he let the city council resolution to return to the detroit system as a choice of water coming with the actual amount of lead exposure in flint been reduced. >> i believe it is a true statement. >> this decision by the governor emergency management came ab

no decision was made at the city council meeting, but councilwoman rhonda

according to the city council agenda for the day, counselors will hear about different technologies, what the cameras cost, and what the next step may be for the council. possibly the most important statement in the short synopsis for forward by the council is seeking councilmember feedback. they say that the way that things are going nationally, it certainly wouldn't surprise me body cameras in the coming months. stay on it -- john: stay on it, thanks, and. police and his own family, barbara: the murder charges, making them eligible for the death penalty if abc news, new york. barbara: the suspect in the deadly shooting of a pastor in ohio is in court today. gunned down inside of his own church on sunday. police say the suspect is his younger brother, who was arrested at the scene. officials say that the younger in a small community in kansas they are remembering the victims of last week's shooting rampage at a lawn equipment factory. hundreds of people packed the gymnasium sunday night to mourn those who died. police say the shooter was angry about a restraining order from a former

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-- 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 interested in the 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. "

bria: jenna, during this week's city council budget meeting, sioux city police chief doug young asked to add two additional positions to the department's traffic team. council members will now have to decide if there is room in the budget for more officers to be on payroll. "officers are just getting pulled thinner and thinner and thinner," says sheehan. on wednesday, city council members deliberated how the city's budget will be spent. sioux city police chief doug young took the opportunity to request two more positions for the department's traffic unit, causing a divide amongst council members. officer sheehan says he supports the cheif because the current lack of officers is taking a toll on the boys in blue. "there are alot of shifts that have to be back filled because they're short shifted and so they have to hire back and pay someone for overtime to come in sheehan. discussions to transfer some law officials from the drug unit to traffic came about, but sheehan says that's just not logical. "i would be very caucious about taking away from the efforts that we have put in place to

last night the city council 319 its license. fights, assaults and weapons violations r rently including a shooting on new years day. announced plans to close to the prison at guantanamo undermines america's national security. at his announcement this morning at the white house, president obama said the center is against terrorism. and tonight republican voters in south carolina will decide who they want to represent their party in november. donald trump holds a commanding lead in that state. senators ted cruz and marco rubio seem to be in a tight race to finish 2nd. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin. today's weather will be pretty similar t yesterday's with highs in the 40s and a pretty light wind. we'll also see some peeks of sun every now and again witita partly to mostly those winds remain blustery both wednesday and mph. it'll be cooler for the second half of the tomorrow, followed by middle to upper 30s thursday and friday. temperatures spike again this weekend, though, getting into the 50s saturday and s

any proposal will likely mean starting from scratch. >>> today, city council will look at making improvements along i-85. our partners at the inned pint tribune report, began the second phase of an an i-858. the city could be sill reached out as part of this widening project. >>> happening today, bill cosby's wife is expected to testify in the defamation case against her husband. speak. several women filed a suit against her husband. they claim cosby and his lawyers painted them as liars after they claimed he sexually assaulted them. the comedian's lawyers tried to get the deposition request thrown out. today on good morn morning argument, convince a judge not >> good news, upping your coffee intake may help reduce your canses of liver disease. drinking two cups or more may lower the cost of 44%. researchers say one cup of koa coffee is a 22% lower risk. four cups is associated with a 65% lower risk. >> daytona 500 winner made history yesterday. hamlin won by .10 of a second. according to espn, it was the closest finish since nascar introduced electronic scoring in 1993. look how close. hamli

the final decision will boil down to city council members. abc 9's bria bell brings us more info... bria: jenna, sioux city police chief doug young made a request to add two officers to the department's traffic unit during a recent city council budget meeting and council members will have the final say so as they will vote on adding the two new positions will mean city council will have to reevaluate the city's budget, but the department says they're in need and could use the extra man power if the request is approved. "as officers we support the chief in going to the city council and asking for more officers so that we can have additonal help. there are a lot of times when it seems that we don't have all the help that we would like to have to be able to serve the community as efficiently as we would like to," says sheehan. bria: officer sheehan also stated that regardless of city council's decision, the police department will still protect and serve to it's best abilities. bria: city council will have another budget meeting on febuary 18th and will vote on the additional positions i

who made it and you have a city council that has no authority? there's something wrong with that! that's why i interjected here because i want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. now, let me ask you -- i'm not finished. do you have any reason to believe that mr. neeley is not >> i have no reason to believe. >> now, mr. neeley's letter is supported by statements from present in's former mayor dane walling on january 22nd, 2016, he stated and i quote, after city council and i expressed support for a new water supply from lake huron, the emergency manager, edward kurtz, went behind closed doors with the department of environmental quality and decided to use the flint receiver as an interim source, made the budget changes, and put that in place, end of quote. were you aware of mayor wallington's statement? >> i am not. >> all right. based on the evidence it seems that governor snyder was trying to blame the city of flint for actions of his own appointee, and he did this in his state of the state address to the entire population of f

after lengthy city council meeting where finally getting some answers. the city council is approving this ordinance 7-4, 140 people spoke on this ordinance. it was approved 7-4 by charlotte city council. >> i'm a proud citizen of charlotte. >> a lot of tension telling a charlotte city council, the recent nondiscrimination ordinances on the table. members of the lgbt community from being discriminated against on a number of levels. this includes a public restroom choice for transgendered people. >> i've been denied the use of a restroom embarrassed and ashamed and made to feel less of a person. >> trans people and other supporters say it's long overdue that one of the loudest and largest crowds came to speak out against it. >> am a very loving person but i don't have to share a bathroom with you or take a share with you in order to show that. >> some say allowing transgender people to choose their restrooms opens the door for predators to take advantage of an ordinance with a gray area and other simply say it's against their beliefs. >> plenty are saying

after lengthy city council meeting where finally getting some answers. the city council is approving this ordinance 7-4, 140 people spoke on this ordinance. it was approved 7-4 by charlotte city council. >> i'm a proud citizen of charlotte. >> a lot of tension telling a charlotte city council, the recent nondiscrimination ordinances on the table. if approved it will protect from being discriminated against on a number of levels. this includes a public restroom choice for transgendered people. >> i've been denied the use of a restroom embarrassed and ashamed and made to feel less of a person. >> trans people and other supporters say it's long overdue that one of the loudest and largest crowds came to speak out against it. >> am a very loving person but i don't have to share a bathroom with you or take a share with you in order to show that. >> some say allowing transgender people to choose their restrooms opens the door for predators to take advantage of an ordinance with a gray area and other simply say it's against their beliefs. >> plenty are saying no

she faces up to fifty years in prison budget talks are planned in two local cities portsmouth city council is discussing next year's budget at a meeting tonight. last year the city have twelve million dollar budget shortfall council raise the real estate tax and cut the sheriff's office budget in chesapeake the school system budget is front and center tonight superintendent james roberts is calling for a pay increase for employees that comes from our partners at the pilot roberts is also proposing adding more workers for elementary schools and replacing dozens of school buses right it's about to get a lot colder in hampton roads a blast of arctic air will drop our temperatures by the end of this week and jeff joins us now with those details jeff. yeah you're probably going to see some areas that don't even reach the thirties for high temperatures in other words stay in the twenties on valentine's day really really cold meanwhile start to see a our immediate vicinity but definitely see some down there near i eighty five a little bit more to the north more more places now starting to show up

kyle horan breaks it down. >> boulder city council is tackling a difficult issue this year. what's fair pay in a city that's admittedly expensive to live in? boulder city employees make a minimum of $1402. city council bob yates says that the council received suggestions. >> boulder is considering studying whether we as a contracting party, as city, should require our contractors, the companies that provide these services to us to pay their employee as certainly >> we are talking about the same pay as city employees >> reporter: yates says that paaing people a living wage is important but could have unintended consequences if not studied correctly. >> we have contract every day, we hhve am contracts with three different city departments. >> at the nonprofit briige house, you'll find some of those city contracted employees. many are homeless or working to get back on their feet. employees with more than four month experience here earn $9 an hour. isabelle mcdivot is watching the issue closely. >> i would encourage the city of boulder to look at all the angles and the potential

the city council has saved it from wrecking crews, but it could be a while again. keep it here on tv-9. it's . good tuesday morning. you're on our city cam. it's february 23rd and here's what t u need to know today. 20-16 republican presidential candidates are making their final pleas to people in nevada. voters will caucus there this evening with trump as the heavy favorite. students in the cedar rapids community school district will get an early start to their weekends next school year with a newly approved calendar change. the iowa board of educational examiners is reviewing parent claimimthat an assistant football coach at linn-mar high school abused his players. "her drive to get good grades carries over to her drive to do our february student of the month finds time in her busy school schedule to give back to a place close to her heart. and elevate vertical fitness in cedar rapids is getting people back to the gym with a new, aerial way to get your d dly workout routine. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news mornin

today the ferguson, missouri city council plans to adopt reforms it agreed to with the department of justice. but there's concern the city may not be able to afford the changes. this all comes after the city and police department got thrust into the national spotlight for the deadly shooting of michael brown. in an agreement with the d-o-j, the city said it will implement changes, but that could cost nearly 4-million dollars in the first year alone. if the city council doesn't adopt the changes, it could face a federal civil rights lawsuit, which would also cost the city millions to fight. there's a new addition to the york- poquoson sheriff's office patrol the words "in god we trust". sheriff danny diggs says it's meant to display the national motto and show patriotism. he also says it's not meant to urge religious support, but honor how god blessed him and his department. sheriff diggs doesn't think the decals will draw a lot of criticism. 01=11:57:35 "in this community it think there will be very little criticism but there will be those around the country those groups who are anti

>> a controversial ordinance is now back on the table for charlotte city council. we'll tell you about the debate and what ordinance would give to the lbgt community. good evening from "fox 46 news." we got reaction to the results of the south carolina gop primary as pal moto state voters select donald trump as their winner. good evening. i am kayla ayers. >> i am bill melugin. city council will vote tomorrow night on the controversial ordinance that aims to protect the lbgt community. city leaders expect the meeting to last for hours. now people tell us, the spot late on the bathroom issue >> what they say about us as being predators, pedophiles is unfounded. >> i think when you look at it, this is sort of a solution looking for a problem. >> that ordinance would add the following to the existing nondiscrimination ordinances. marital status, sexual orientation and the gern identity. the speaker list has been closed. 144 people on the list. we'll coupe posted here and on-line on this story. well, tomorrow, you are able to weigh in on the student assignment plan. to

and deliver petitions to this charlotte city council. meanwhile, those opposed, they plan on holding a rally urging city council to vote no. channel 9 eyewitness news. >> angela, thank you. tonight, city council members are expected to approve a plan aimed to improve traffic on independence boulevard. than $200,000 from the dot to build a transportation system along the road as part of the widening project. the system uses a series of fiberoptic cables and traffic cameras to remotely adjust traffic signals in response to changing road conditions like accidents. this comes as work on the widening project remains at a standstill. after the contracted company walked off the job earlier this month. work could resume by the end of march. >>> also tonight, city council members will approve donating two retired buses to the community. one of the buses will go to o will impick high school in steal creek where students will use it to learn about diesel mechanics. the others will be donated. firefighters will use the bus for training and to learn

that is directly from the email that he sent overnight to the two city council members. equality called the response disappointing but not surprising. they say he has shown himself to be an adversary to north carolina's lgbt community. we have both sides there talking out about what will happen tonight at the council meeting, that happens at 6:00, we will follow that all for you on this lgbt ordinance that could be passing in the city of charlotte later this evening. mark davenport, wbtv on your >> christine: and we're going to have complete coverage of tonight's city council meeting, many of you very interested in what is going to come out of that. download the news app to get a news alert right to your cell decided. >> john: this is new, huntersville fire department taking steps to prevent thieves from breaking in firefighters cars. they tweeted a picture with the caption "sad state of affairs, a local fire station parking thefts." as we reported friday, investigators are trying to find thieves who are targeting firefighters while they respond to emergencies. fire stat

the iowa city, city council could vote as early as next week to change an ordinance that could allow uber to operate in the iowa city might make some changes that would allow uber to start operating there. the ride- share company says it's still interested in serving iowa city, despite a 2014 ordinance that turned it away. uber involves a cell phone app where people put in a location, pick a driver who transports them in his or her personal care for a fare. uber is already in four cities here in iowa... des moines, ames, cedar rapids and the quad cities. chief mark carlson reports the mixed reactions to ride share services. as much public input about as anything we do." iowa city officials say they know -- many people want uber... car nat but right now it's nearly impossible for uber's does their own driver certifications, background checks and vehicle inspections. but city staff has a possible solution. "this would license the business itself rather than drivers and background checks would be performed by the business rather than the city of iowa city." "traditional taxicab drivers h

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 wewe-- your council member-- pete gretkin was initially against e 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 interested in the 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

the city council woman gilmore is said continue the frontrunner. city council will meet tonight at 7:30. >> virtually no one uses airbnb in danville. the city council voted last night to take that low number down to zero. the debate to ban short-term rentals started last year. a homeowner converted rooms to airbnb rentals and neighbors worried of traffic and strangers on the street. danville has 16,000 homes and only a dozen are available as short-term rentals. california fisher men have been waiting for months to get back to work for the commercial crashing season. now it could finally be around the world. leaders will decide in the next day or two whether to partly on the commercial dungness crab or wait until the entire coast is clear of the deadly toxin that showed up in crashes in november. some fishing areas are safe enough to open but some crabbers want to wait for the entire coast to be acid free. >> the crashes north of point reyes tested dirty on the last test. it is only 12-14 miles away from where they are proposing we do open. buyers a

look at city council a salary of $1489,000 a year. city record last friday shows that he announced health department sign a bill that guarantees those raise. cjs a german short haired pointer won at the westminster 140th annual had, he's the third to win the top prize. i was criticizing the dog now i feel bad about because we look back at previous winners. not very good track record. other one i like. >> he's on the bettering loo side. saying something. baseball yet. yankees pitchers and catchers report to spring training. mets return today. >> including curtis granderson admitted that camp already has a different feel this year because mets reigning national league champion is now they're the hunted. >> when you have success on your back it is bigger and teams say we know we're better than you we're gons to show you and prove it once we step on the diamond and do it. doing that. hungry and can't be content when it comes to that. on ice devils hosting flyers. philadelphia up 2-1 in the third but jordan for the devils. this shot finds t

police want the city council to traffic stopassociated with race. the department does not believe it's doing anything provide citizens with hard data. other cities in iowa have done this kind of study. "we try to be as transparent as possible. we've always given our data freely but when you put out this data, you have to have because there are too many variables that don't get accounted for just in straight data." city council won't vote on the plan until march. resolution is to lose weight. that's according to research performed at the university of scranton. by this time of year, 91 percent of peopop have given up on their resolution. tv-9's brea love is live at a new gym in cedar rapids. brea, how is this gym encouraging people to come back? chris, nicole this is elevate vertical fitness, it's the first aerial gym in cedar rapids. these different apparatus provide a full body workout in a fun way. i'm joineddy owner joyous fisher.. what makes this gym unique? elevate vertical fitness offers a wide range of silks classes from antigravity yoga, to t

city council votes to give city council votes to give it a dirty 2% raise . we will have a live report, coming up. getting angry and scared. find out what happened on this trip to mexico. the top dog is the german short haired pointer beating out 2700 other injuries. kind of like whenever. maybe it's the breed. >> mike keeps getting me look . >> you criticize the dog and i am ben simmoneau . carrie: i am in for juliet huddy i am carrie drew. >> the dog is probably coming later on. we have seen some beautiful dogs. i feel like this one is just okay . this one is very close cut. the first of i ever had was a german short here. >> was all brown. at least he had on it they are hunting dogs. it was a boring dog. >> you know what's funny? husband name is max. [laughter] i don't know how i feel about that. >> wow! you can attack him now if you'd like .>> here she comes ! [laughter] let's tell you what's going on out there. bring tunnels from yesterday it was pretty bad. we had 1.71 inches of rain in danbury and look what she does. she sets it up . central park is an

but does it justify the city council's pay increase? abc9's christina grijalva has more christina: tim-- the last time the mayor and council salaries saw an increase-- was back in 2000. now-- with the new proposal-- members are hoping the increase actually benefits the future of the city council. after many years of stagnant salaries-- 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 me

the issue of poverty has now come to forefront for lynchburg city council. a new study shows that lynchburg has a 24-percent poverty rate. that's higher than the state and the national average. lynchburg are living in poverty - a number that city council woman joan ignore. according to the study at u- v-a - it's a learned those currently living a vicious cycle 7:32:07;18 "it's generational, its been there for a while. of that number 20 percent, 30 percent are children. that is a other city council leaders are working to set up a steering committee and set up their first strategic planning meeting. in starting today ... parents in rocky mount won't have to drive far to access healthcare for their children. the new office is on south main street. for over a year ... parents had to drive to either roanoke or westlake for a pediatrician after the only pediatrician in town decided to retire. carilion decided to open up a new clinic to fill the void. some are now relieved there is a pediatrician in town again. jennifer lata/parent "not having anything close was ve

he needs help from violent crime is on the rise in hampton -- police presented their numbers to city council tonight -- and a plan to make sure it doesn't keep going in that direction. 10 on your side's liz crime rate? overall, violent crime rose 20 percent from 2014 to 2015 - in the city of hampton an alarming figure. tonight, police proposed solutions-- from continued community engagement to adding officers to the force. c31 chief 05:42:39 "we're rising crime levels in the city of hampton, that's according to police chief terry sult. during wednesday's city council meeting, chief sult presented statistics showing that from 2014 to 2015 - the number of murders, rapes, robberies, burglaries and vehicle thefts rose. c31 05:42:34 "the urgency of now, is an understatement." joining the chief -- were two federal prosecutor. together, outlining the state of crime in the city. officials touted the many police partnerships throughout the community -- from parents against bullying to the naacp to c31 05:42:55 "the hampton police division is aligning itself with neighborhoods, engaged in the neighbor

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.

it is possible for the item to come back during a future session of the city council. tomorrow, the iowa court of appeals will hear an appeal filed by the former operator of the argosy riverboat casino in sioux city. the case challenges decisions made by the iowa racing and gaming mmission. the belle e sioux city, which is a subsidiary of penn national gaming, argues that regulators were wrong to grant a license for what has become the land-based hard rock hotel & casino sioux city. previous rulings in the case rerelators. three to be heard in a session that begins at 2:30 tomomoow afternoon in des moines. south sioux city's chamber learned about human trafficking and how to spot the red flags. the siouxland coalition against human trafficking came to talk about sex and labor trafficking awareness. they say it's the number two crime in the united states...and i ia is no exceptioio chamber members learned how sex trafficking starts as early as 11-years-old. red flags include if the suspected trafficked person doesn't know what town they're in or don't have identification

today, clearwater city council members will discuss how to solve the city's traffic problem at the beach. they will try to figure out how to alleviate gridlock on the beach during peak season like spring break. a lot of options are being thrown out there, including adding gondolas. a 32-year-old tradition is underway right now in minnesota. the bear-grease is a 383 mile sled dog marathon. preparing for the race means months of rigorus training. this year 30 mushers participated in the race, that's less than half what it was almost a decade coming up on 10 news this morning.. a global threat. as the zika virus continues to spread, the world health organization prepares to hold an emergency meeting. excitement is building for super bowl 50! we'll take you live to san francisco where preparations are underway. live look at downtown tampa spokesbox: go paperless, don't stress, girl

vanessa: swank wrote a letter to the city council. the city council will take up the topic at their next tuesday meeting, in march. >> there's no foot traffic brought into me. they're staying out there. thing. and that's where they're at. they're not shopping. vanessa: just down the street from swank's, at cooks' emporium, they're seeing the same problem. marg: my business, which is normally saturday -- it is our busiest day. it is much less busy than it would be otherwise. a very few people maybe wander in. and then, say, "oh, isn't that nice." and then, they'll walk out. vanessa: other businesses say they're happy for the jump in foot traffic. nearly 80,000 people check out the farmers' market a year. kari: people will, even if they're just walking by, will look in the window, just to see what's going on inside. ronn: it should stay. i think -- i know there are some businesses that speak contrary. but i think it lends something to the city of ames. i can't really see any problem with it. vanessa: the main street cultural district sa

tune in right after daybreak are ten o six o four later today portsmouth city council expected to talk about next year's budget last year the city had an almost twelve million dollars shortfall in their budget council made up the gap by increasing the real estate tax. we also took a million dollars from the sheriff's office budget happens today chances are if you have seen how easy it is for them to use a smartphone tablet or technology in general experts say it is becoming more and more common for kids to play on these devices area motels is why the smart devices may not be the best way for kids to learn we've all seen how easy it is for kids to tap to zoom or swipe on one of these nowadays it's even hard to find a child that doesn't have one more more parents are introducing their children to tablets and smart devices at an earlier age child development specialist michelle tyrants as these devices should be introduced interacting with an adult that's the best way to improve their learning but too often these things or use as a virtual babysitter word challenge a sitting alone watchin

city council reached out to d.o.t. crews about bridge structures, landscaping, and gateway signs project. >> school officials will ask parents pre-k through 6th grade to discuss a magnet program. our partners report parents will also hear information on the district's new grade configuration that starts in august 2017. tonight's meeting is from 6:00 to 8:00 at the district's central office building. >>> meteorologist, keith monday has the forecast in severe weather center 9. coming off a pretty good weekend when it came to temperatures. but this week, some changes are in store, right keith? >> big changes ahead. not just in regard to those temperatures, a big drop in those, but better rain chances some very light sprinkles. a little wet weather around jefferson and boone right now, but it's very light activity. moving down through the foothills is falling apart quickly as it moves out, northern part of iredale county to the west. stoney point as you head up i- 64. and as you move back toward bethlehem, things dry out.

the governor emailed two city council members. the ordinance could create major public safety issues if it does pass. he specifically talked about the clause where people can use whatever bathroom or locker room and in the statement he also said "this action also puts an unneeded strain on the relationship between the city of charlotte and the state of north carolina" he went on to say "the city of charlotte is causing more problems by trying to solve a problem that does not exist." equality north carolina called the response disappointing. not surprise, saying he has shown himself to be an adversary of the lgbt community. something we'll be following all through the evening and all through tonight, a big rally outside the government center where i am right now, later this evening, we will be here to follow it for you on wbtv. reporting live, mark davenport, wbtv on your side. >> christine: also happening today the north carolina chapter of the naacp will hold a news conference in response to the state's new congressional maps. it

remember, delicious is always >>> happening today, tampa city council members are expected to vote on what to do with land near st. joseph's hospital. wanted to turn it into a parking lot but the city has continually said no way. 8 on your side's ryan hughs is live there this morning. ryan, good morning to you. residents are ticked off this is still going on. what are they saying now? >> reporter: good morning, gene. big time. they believe the 700-parking space facility would make their property values go down and now they are speaking up. >> the last thing we want to do is look out the window and see a four-story parking garage there. >> reporter: neighbors put up signs to draw attention to the issue. they claim top brass at st. joseph's is anti-hispanic and feel the move would destroy their community. the hospital has sought to rezone the land for years and the vote has failed three times. but the tampa city council will vote again tonight at 6:00. the word is, a yes vote could you can count on 8 on your side to have the result. a contentious issue here that will likely continue. >>

in the city council chambers at 309 north 5th street. with little comment, the lower elkhorn natural resources district has adopted rules and regulations for requiring flow meters on all irrigation systems in the district. the rules and regulations set an implementation date for the flow meter requirement of january, 2018. they establish a process for certification, installation and maintenance of the meters, and allow for existing meters to be grandfathered the mayor of norfolk will be honored this spring by her alma mater. norfolk catholic high school has announced the six individuals and groups to be enshrined in the school's hall of fame class, including mayor sue fuchtman, class of 1970. the inductees will be honored with a banquet and ceremony on april 23rd. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix. " jess: still to come... we will speak to analyst, cokie roberts, we'll bring you the latest updates on the caucuses tonight. scott: scott:good morning siouxland and thanks for joining us this mi

today the ferguson, missouri city council plans to adopt reforms it agreed to with the department of justice. but there's concern the city may not be able to afford the changes. this all comes after the city and police department got thrust into the national spotlight for the deadly shooting of michael brown. in an agreement with the d-o-j, the city said it will implement changes, but that could cost nearly 4-million dollars in the first year alone. if the city council doesn't adopt the changes, it could face a federal civil rights lawsuit, which would also cost the city millions to fight. there's a new addition to the york- poquoson sheriff's office patrol cars-- the words "in god we trust". sheriff danny diggs says it's meant to display the national motto and show patriotism. he also says it's not meant to urge religious support, but and his department. sheriff diggs doesn't think the decals will draw a lot of criticism. sheriff danny diggs/york-poquoson sheriff's office 01=11:57:35 "in this community it think there will be very little criticism but there will be those around the co

the flint city council voted 7 to 1 to make the transition from detroit city water. the committee sent -- he is vital to understanding what happened and how these decisions were made. the committee sent mr. early an invite letter last week. he knew that this was happening and he knew that he was invite sod appear as a witness before the committee. most of the people that appear before the committee they do not -- we do not need to compel them to attend. participation, though, before this committee is not optional. when you get invited to come to the oversight and government reform committee you are going to show up. we were told at i believe 7:50 p.m. on monday night that he would not attend. on tuesday i issued a subpoena. normally these are done electronically with the counsel of record. his attorney refused service. we're calling on the u.s. marshals to hunt him down and give him that -- give him that subpoena. today we're issuing a new subpoena. he will appear and he will be here to do a deposition later this month. this subpoena will also be issued today. but we

city council won't vote on the plan until march. the number one new year's resolution is to lose weight. that's according to research performed at the university of scranton. by this time of year91 percent of people have given up ononheir resolution. new gym in cedar rapids. brea, how is this gym encouraging people to com back? chris, nicole this is elevate verticalalitness, it's the first aerial gym in cedar rapids. these different apparatus provide a full body workout in a fun way. i'm joined by owner joyous isher.. what makes this gym unique? elevate vertical fitness offers a wide range of silks classes from antigravity yoga, to the more traditional double stranded silks that you may have seen performed at cirque du soleil. aerial silks are made of a high tensile nylon fabric thth does not rip or snag. the rigging is weighted up to 2000 lbs and is medium stretch, perfect for performers and beginners. what's difcult about aerial fitness? there are two options available for rigging; the first being the aerial hammock or aerial slin

adding the two new positions will mean city council will have to reevaluate the city's budget, but the department says they're in need and could use the extra man power if the request is approved. "as officers we support the chief in going to the city council and asking for more officers so that we can have additonal help. there are a lot of times when it seems that we don't have all the help that we would like to have to be able to serve the community as efficiently as we would like to," says sheehan. bria: officer sheehan also stated that regardless of city council's decision, the police department will still protect and serve to it's best abilities. bria: city council will have another budget meeting on febuary 18th and will vote on the additional positions in early march. coming up at 10, hear from two council members and what they think of the chief young's request. reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. police in omaha spent much of the afternoon in a standoff with a man who barricaded himself inside a west omaha home. it's unclear just how many people are in the home, h