daniel baldi sat in the front row as attorneys presented oral arguments before the supreme court on whether a civil lawsuit against him should move forward. brenna gray, seen here during her 2014 testimony, says baldi was negligent in prescribing pain killers to her husband paul gray, the bassist for well known heavy metal band slipknot. she now says she and her daughter deserve financial compensation. but a polk county judge threw out the lawsuit partly because gray's daughter was not born father's death. tonight dozens of people watched as gray's attorney bruce stoltze argued that shouldn't matter. bruce stoltze: everyday she lives without her father. there is no father around her to support her. there is no father to see her at her birthdays. laura: the lawsuit raises another important question: when a person in iowa can bring a medical malpractice lawsuit. current law says two years. gray filed hers four years later, something baldi's attorney says should not be allowed. eric hoch: we believe that the statute of limitations. it's not ambiguous. the court has been down thth road before w

his family claims his doctor -- daniel baldi -- is to blame for over prescribing the painkillers that killed him -- and sued for wrongful death. a lower court cleared baldi of wrongdoing ... but gray's family appealed to the supreme court. tonight the iowa supreme court will hear arguments in a special open evening session. we're tracking a slick morning commute today in parts of central iowa. in nevada, rain has turned to ice. us now live with a trooper who has weeks of i-80/35 @ west mix i-235 @ mlk i-35 @ oralabor well if you're considering well if you're considering skipping work this morning... you may want to take a tip from the man who got away with it for years. way he finally got caught... of huge grammy performances is still circling this morning. but there's one act that's getting the most buzz... let's take a listen... :07 - :17 just for one day... just for one day spin the talk surrounding this tribute is huge... lady gaga honored the late david bowie at last night's 58th annual grammy awards... aside from explosive applause, her performance is raking in tons of saying sh

paul gray died of a drug overdose in moines doctor daniel baldi for wrongful death. the case comes down to timing... and could redefine a state law... the iowa supreme court took it up tonight... channel 13's mike dasilva was 13... that's right..when does the members have to file a lawsuit if they suspect their loved one's death was caused by negligence or some other wrongful action by a doctor. iowa's statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims is two years... at the time of gray's death his wife was three months pregnant with their daughter. four years later, in february of 2014, mr. gray's estate, his wife, and child filed a lawsuit against gray's doctor -- daniel baldi. that lawsuit sought to recover financial damages for what they claim is the wrongful death of mrs. gray's husband and her child's father. but a district judge dismissed the case because he said it was past the statute of limitations. the judge saying the suit was filed two years too late... this appeal before the supreme court is about whether that was the right call... 23:45:50--23:46:1

daniel baldi sat in the front row as attorneys presented oral arguments before the supreme court on whether a civil lawsuit against him should move forward. brenna gray, seen here during her 2014 testimony, says baldi was negligent in prescribing pain killers to her husband paul gray, the bassist for well known heavy metal band slipknot. she now says she and her daughter deserve financial compensation. but a polk county judge threw out the lawsuit partly because gray's daughter was not born

gray's family claims his overdose death in 20-10 was the result of doctor daniel baldi over prescribing painkillers. a lower court cleared baldi of wrongdoing ... but gray's family appealed to the supreme court. arguments will be heard in a special... open evening session tonight. we now know the names of the three metro police officers involved in a deadly weekend shooting. urbandale police say they've placed jeff casey, anthony brooks, and justice weaver on paid administrative leave... which is standard procedure. investigators say the man who died from injuries in the shooting is 29- year-old ali yahia, of des moines. the incident happened early saturday morning at the merle hay holiday inn. police say the three officers were responding to a drug complaint, when a fight broke out in the lobby. that's when officers say yahia started firing a gun. investigation; the county attorney is involved, dci, our people. and investigation - you know, there's the criminal side, we've also got our internal side as far as use of force, and did we follow all of our policies?" investigation.... polic

four years later, gray's estate, wife and daughter filed a lawsuit against gray's doctor -- daniel baldi claiming he over-prescribed pain medication to the rock star. a district judge dismissed the case malpractice lawsuits generally need to be filed within two years of a death and the family had filed two years too late. now the family's lawyer is asking the state supreme court reconsider that decision. what happened in this case was that mr. gray had various drug addiction problems. he was seeking medical help and had sought medical help for some period of time. he ended up dying, and the question in this case is whether or not the medical personnel doctors and hospitals treating him had created any medical malpractice relating to it.' a decision from the supreme court can be expected as early as may but no later than june. senator chuck grassley hosted a town hall meeting and was asked what he would do if president obama nominates someone to replace the late justice antonin scalia. i think i'm pretty clear that this should carry over to the next election but on the other hand i think

in 20-14, his family claimed doctor daniel baldi over prescribed pain medications to gray. baldi was cleared of any wrongdoing, but gray's widow is appealing the decision. arguments will be heard before the supreme court in a special evening a bill aimed at addressing iowa's heroin epidemic is advancing in the legislature... this is not your heroin addict of the 1960s this is not a back alley problem this is in our community in our schools, its your neighbor, its your friends. heroin overdoses have been on the rise in iowa over the past several years. that's how kim brown and sue vancamp lost their sons. the davenport women are pushing for the legalization of the drug "narcan." it can reverse a heroin overdose... and they want it in the hands of all doctors, officers, and family members of addicts. the ugly comments people make like that person there dont deserve life that's wrong, that is wrong, everybody deserves to live. the bill is headed to the house floor next week. less prison time under a new proposal... it would apply to people convicted of certain violent felonies

four years later, gray's estate, wife and daughter filed a lawsuit against gray's doctor -- daniel baldi claiming he over-prescribed pain medication to the rock star. a district judge dismissed the case saying iowa law says lawsuits generally need to be filed within two years of a death and the family had filed two years too late. now the family's lawyer is asking the state supreme court reconsider that decision. 23:45:50--23:46:14 what happened in this case was that mr. gray had various drug addiction problems. he was seeking medical help and had sought medical help for some period of time. he ended up dying, and the question in this case is whether or not the medical personnel doctors and hospitals treating him had created any medical malpractice relating to it.' 00:18:23--39 'we believe that the statute of limitations, its not ambigious, the courts been down this road before with shultz, its an analysis that holds true. death is the same now as death as it was then.' this case raises important questions about the time has to file a wrongful death lawsuit and the rights of a child to s

estate says a lower-court made a mistake when it threw out their lawsuit against former doctor daniel baldi. they ruled that gray's wife could not sue because she missed the 2-year deadline. prosecutors charged baldi with involuntary manslaughter in connection with gray's death, but a jury found him not guilty. back in may of 2010. a boone man is set to go on trial next week in the death of his wife. alexander fazzino is charged with killing emily fazzino in 2012. the trial has been moved from boone to decorah. the winneshiek county sheriff wants extra security in the courtroom. a hearing is set for today. eric: a visitation will be held today for former principal ceo david hurd. hurd died earlier this month after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condominiums. the visitation will be in the capital square atrium tonight from 5:00 to 8:00. funeral services are planed for tomorrow at 10:30 at first unitarian church. the iowa dot will hold a public meeting tonight on some proposed changes to the busy i-35 highway 30 interchange in ames. the dot wants to make the interchange safer by cre

estate says a lower-court made a mistake when it threw out their lawsuit against former doctor daniel baldi. they ruled that gray's wife could not sue because she missed the 2-year deadline. prosecutors charged baldi with involuntary manslaughter in connection with gray's death, but a jury found him not guilty. gray died of a drug overdose back in may of 2010. a boone man is set to go on trial next week in the death of his wife. alexander fazzino is charged with killing emily fazzino in the trial has been moved from boone to decorah. the winneshiek county sheriff wants extra security in the courtroom. a hearing is set for today. eric: loud voices are speaking out in trainer in western iowa demanding the school superintendent resign. a group of parents came together and they are circling a petition asking kevin a wood step down saying he put students in that district near council bluffs at risk by hiring his own son as a school janitor. he is a registered sex offender. he was suspended for 30 days and ordered him to go through ethics training. but some parents say that's not enough. others s

his family claimed doctor daniel baldi over prescribed pain medications to him. baldi was cleared of any wrongdoing but gray's widow is now appealing the decision. arguments will be heard in a special supreme court session tonight. it the state is scheduled to transition to a privately managed medicaid system two weeks from today. ...and today lawmakers want to know if the state is ready. iowa's medicaid program serves they said systems weren't ready at that point. the new transition date is march first. today, lawmakers questioned the medicaid director about what still needs to be done. mikki stier addressed 16 action items the federal government identified as necessary,for the switch to happen... 'we do believe we have met the 16 items and they are completed two of them are being monitored right now with cms and that is our network as it continues to grow and the implementation of the training and support that we providing to the case management organizations and with our mcos to ensure the smooth transition with case management as we go live march 1st.' depart

paul gray's family claims his result of doctor daniel baldi over prescribing painkillers. a lower court cleared baldi of wrongdoing but gray's family appealed to the state supreme court. arguments will be heard in a special open evening session. it starts at seven tonight... in the judicial branch building. a monroe county man is in jail... accused of sexually abusing his two the sheriffs office says the alleged abuse was reported on february 4th. 30 year old justin stickrod is now charged with child endangerment and first degree sexual abuse. he appeared in court this morning for a preliminary hearing and remains in the monroe county jail. urbandale police say they are looking for a seventeen year old in connection with an officer involved shooting at a hotel. a material witness warrant was issued for kiara olson.. investigators say she could provide more information about what happened. officers were called to the holiday inn on saturday morning on a drug complaint. investigators say during a fight, ali yahia fired at officers... police returned fire...hitting and killin

daniel baldi over prescribing painkillers. a lower court cleared baldi of wrongdoing ... but gray's family appealed to the supreme court. arguments will be heard in a special... open evening session tomorrow. a domestic violence survivor is sharing her story in hopes it grabs the attention of lawmakers. nats of video," i was his 6th would happen to me." tiffany allison worked on a injuries she and six others suffered at the hands of the same man. in 2009, allison was beaten by her boyfriend.. he was sentenced to two and a half years but served just ten months.... after being released he assaulted another woman and is now back in prison... allison is pushing for legislation that would require third strike offenders of any violent crime to serve at least 85- percent of their sentence. currently most only serve about 33- helps get the conversation started.... 'its been an emotional experience putting the psa together but we feel like its necessary to get the public engaged and to understand the high level offender that were talking about.' last year allison worked with bill

grey's family claimed doctor daniel baldi, a pain management physician in des moines, over prescribed pain medications to grey... who died from an fentanyl in 20-10. doing... but grey's widow is appealing the decision. the arguments will be heard before the supreme court in a special evening session on february 16th. it starts at 7 o'clock. a bill being considered at the statehouse this session could make it easier for doctors, first responders and family members to save the lives of drug addicts. the bill would allow the use of narcan ... an injectible drug that can reverse an opioid overdose. jenna morton talked to the two women behind this bill. kim brown and sue vancamp share similar stories... 26:48 'my son was benjamin van camp and he passed away on march 27th 2014.' both from heroin overdoses...ben van camp was 27 and andy brown was 33 29:42 "this is in our community in our schools, its your neighbor, its your friends, its real people.' both struggled with substance abuse for years... k 28:13 "the ugly comments people make like that person there dont deserve life that's wrong,

daniel baldi walked out of the polk county courthouse a free man. after weeks of testimony in his manslaughter trial, baldi was cleared criminally of any wrong doing in the overdose death of several patients, including slipknot bassist paul gray. but brenna gray, seen here testifying in the 2014 trial, still blames dr. baldi for her husband's death. that's why she filed this civil suit nearly four years later. a polk county judge threw it out, saying the two year statute of limitations for a medical malpractice suit was already over, and that her daughter can't get damages because she father's death. now, gray is asking the iowa supreme court to reconsider. if the highest court sides with her, this could have a big impact on when a person can bring a medical malpractice lawsuit and the rights of unborn , children. the special evening session begins at 7:00 tonight. both sides will argue their case, and the justices can ask questions. but no decision will be made , tonight. that comes at a later date, still to be determined. in des moines, laura terr

hear the case of the estate of the late slipknot member paul gray versus gray's former doctor, daniel baldi. gray's estate says a lower court made a mistake when it threw out their lawsuit against baldi. gray, the bassist for the des moines-based heavy metal band slipknot, died of a drug overdose back in may of 2010. the lower court ruled that gray's wife could not sue, because she missed the two-year deadline. and gray's child could not sue for the loss of a parent, because she hadn't been born when gray was still alive. prosecutors charged baldi with involuntary manslaughter in connection with gray's death. but a jury found baldi not guilty. iowa house republicans have introduced a bill that would ban so-called sanctuary cities in the state. law enforcement in many iowa suspected illegal immigrants for federal agents. fearing lawsuits, because holding them may be unconstitutional. if passed, the bill prevents local governments from limiting or restricting the enforcement of any federal immigration law. stacey: also at the statehouse, a bill that would require stanford university to issue

gray's estate says a lower court made a mistake throwing out it's lawsuit against former doctor daniel baldi. the court ruled gray's wife couldn't sue because she missed the two year deadline. prosecutors charged baldi with involuntary manslaughter in connection with gray's death, but a jury found him not guilty. gray died of a drug overdose nearly six years ago. steve: a new bill at the statehouse would put an age limit on tanning bed use. only 8 states, including iowa, allow minors to use tanning beds. kcci's emmy victor is live to explain how a group of cancer survivors is trying to change that. emmy: steve, lobbyists here at the statehouse county that tanning should be left alone that is because of health risks. andrea ard and paula are just two of many people who showed up at the statehouse today. >> when i was diagnosed the , first question my doctor asked me was, do you use tanning beds? he said i was a major intervening factor. emmy: andrea started using tanning beds at the age of 16 with parental consent. she was diagnosed with melanoma at the age of 25. >> i had problems walking. i

daniel baldi sat in the front row, as attorneys presented oral arguments before the supreme court on whether a civil lawsuit against him should move forward. brenna gray, seen here during her 2014 testimony, says baldi was negligent in prescribing pain killers to her husband paul gray, the bassist for well known heavy metal band slipknot. she now says she and her daughter deserve financial compensation. but, a polk county judge threw out the lawsuit, partly because gray's daughter was not born until six month's after her father's death. tonight, dozens of people watched as gray's attorney bruce stoltze argued that shouldn't matter. her father. there is no father around her to support her. there is no father to see her at her birthdays. the lawsuit raises another important question, when a person in iowa can bring a medical malpractice lawsuit. current law says two years. gray filed hers 4 years later, something baldi's attorney says should not be allowed. >> we believe that the statute of limitations, it's not ambiguous. the court has been down this road before with schultz. it's an a

estate says a lower-court made a mistake when it threw out their lawsuit against former doctor daniel baldi. they ruled that gray's wife could not sue because she missed the 2-year deadline. prosecutors charged baldi with involuntary manslaughter in connection with gray's death, but a jury found him not guilty. gray died of a drug over dose back in may of 2010. rain this morning throughout central iowa caused slick delays, even some cancellations. some minor accidents were reported as the rain made for a wet and slushy morning commute. but it is warming up. let's check in now with frank to see how long the nicer temperatures will be sticking around. frank: we have a warm-up on the way and had rain this morning. it was even a little slick and some portions of the state. you can see most of it is now gone. temperatures are starting to warm up. 37 is our temperature in des moines with breezy out of the north. humidity has been a problem with reduced visibility. the 2:00 temperature around 30 degrees. when remains breezy and 5:00, 33. it is gusty out of the north and 50 miles per hour in some p

that involves the estate of late slipknot member paul gray and his former doctor, daniel baldi. gray died of a drug overdose back in may of 2010. gray's estate filed a lawsuit against baldi, but a lower-court threw it out. the estate says that court made a mistake and it wants the iowa supreme court to weigh in. prosecutors charged baldi with involuntary manslaughter, in connection with gray's death, not-guilty. a visitation will be held tomorrow for former principal financial group ceo david hurd. after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condominiums cowles commons. the visitation will be in the capitol square atrium from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. funeral services are planned for wednesday at 10:30 at the first unitarian church, at 1800 bell avenue. stacey: new at 10:00 a , life-saving day at a local lake. heroes for rescuing an indianola man from near-freezing waters. kcci's ryan smith is live in the unfolded. ryan: with no time to spare the ice fisherman risked their own lives, helping prevent a drowning in warren county. a day of ice fishing on lake ahquabi. >> i got to give a

four years later, gray's estate, wife and daughter filed a lawsuit against gray's doctor -- daniel baldi claiming he over-prescribed pain medication to the rock star. a district judge dismissed the case saying iowa law says medical malpractice lawsuits generally need to be filed within two years of a death and the family had filed two years too late. now the family's lawyer is asking the state supreme court reconsider that decision. 23:45:50--23:46:14 what happened in this case was that mr. gray had various drug addiction problems. he was seeking medical help and had sought medical help for some period of time. he ended up dying, and the question in this case is whether or not the medical personnel doctors and hospitals treating him had created any medical malpractice relating to it.' 00:18:23--39 'we believe that the statute of limitations, its not ambigious, the courts been down this road before with shultz, its an is the same now as death as it was then.' this case raises important questions about the time limitations a family has to file a wrongful death lawsuit and the rights of a c

daniel baldi over prescribing painkillers. a lower court cleared baldi of wrongdoing ... but gray's family appealed to the supreme court. an insurer that was kicked out of iowa's medicaid privatization plan is dropping its attempts to get back into the program. in with the state was terminated over concerns about unfair bidding practices. the company had filed a suit to restore company announced it will drop its suit and considers the case closed. the state is scheduled to transition to a privately managed medicaid system two weeks from today. ...and today, the director of the state's medicaid program took questions from lawmakers. they want to know if things are lined up for the transition. iowa's medicaid program serves 560-thousand iowans. it was supposed to be managed by private companies, beginning at the start of the year... but the feds stepped in and delayed that switch. they said systems weren't ready at that point. the new transition date is march first. today, lawmakers questioned the medicaid director and the director of the department of human services about

she blames her husbands doctor -- daniel baldi for continuing to prescribe him pain pills despite evidence of drug addiction. jack: local 5's nikki davidson was in the courtroom tonight and is here with the latest in tonight's big story. nikki? nikki: right... now that doctor has been cleared grays death... it wasn't until four years after gray died that a lawsuit was filed seeking damages on behalf of his wife and daughter who wasn't born until after his death. its the timing thats an issue here... because the statute of limitations says these types of wrongful death suits must be filed within two years. tonight his wife's legal team tried to convince the iowa supreme court that those rules should be changed... musician paul grays wife says even though the couples daughter wasn't born before her dad died... his loss will always be with her. 2:57:52 this child has life, born and lives everyday without her father, theres no father to be with her for birthdays and christmas. his wifes legal team is fighting for damages on behalf of both of them... but because that wrongful death suit was fil

gray's estate, his wife, and child filed a lawsuit against gray's doctor -- daniel baldi. that lawsuit sought to recover money damages for what they claim is the wrongful death of mrs. gray's husband and her child's father. but a district judge dismissed the case because he said it was past the statute of limitations. this appeal is about whether that was the right call... 23:45:50--23:46:14 what happened in this case was that mr. gray had various drug addiction problems. he was seeking medical help and had sought medical help for some period of time. he ended up dying, and the question in this case is whether or not the medical personnel doctors and hospitals treating him had created any medical malpractice relating to it.' 00:18:23--39 'we believe that the statute of limitations, its not ambigious, the courts been down this road before with shultz, its an analysis that holds true. death this case raises important questions about when a person in iowa may bring a lawssit stemming from a claim of medical malpractice and about the rights of an unborn child to recover for th

she blames her husbands doctor -- daniel baldi for continuing to prescribe him pain pills despite evidence of drug addiction. that doctor has been cleared of any criminal wrong doing in grays death... gray's wife filed the lawsuit four years after the musicians death on behalf of his daughter who wasn't born until after he died... its the timing thats an issue here... because the statute of wrongful death suits must be filed within two years. his wife's legal team tried to convince the iowa supreme court that those rules should be changed... people don't understand when they have to get medical care. they don't understand when they need to go get experts. elias: the iowa supreme court will be making a written decision in this case. they'll decide by june. elias: new this morning....advoc ates against sexual violence take their fight to the state capitol today. elias: the iowa coalition against sexual assault plans to rally at the state capitol sexual assault plans to rally at the state capitol today... they will join advocates from more than 20 sexual assault programs from across iowa at t

she blames her husbands doctor -- daniel baldi for continuing to prescribe him pain pills despite evidence of drug addiction. that doctor has been cleared of any criminal wrong doing in grays death... gray's wife filed the lawsuit four years after the musicians death on behalf of his daughter who wasn't born until after he died... its the timing thats an issue here... because the statute of limitations says these types of wrongful death suits must be filed within two years. his wife's legal team tried to convince the iowa supreme court that those rules should be changed... people don't understand when they have to get medical care. they don't understand when they need to go get experts. elias: the iowa supreme court will be making a written decision in this case. they'll decide by june. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) one more day of wearing your hats, gloves, and winter coats because we are starting up a warming trend and it's going to last us into the weekend! we'll start off cold in the morning with a quick flurry moving through the state, but mos

estate says a lower court made a mistake when it threw out the lawsuit against his former doctor daniel baldi. the school superintendent in treynor says he will speak out this morning - about calls for him to resign! kevin elwood was reprimanded by state education officials for hiring his sex offender son as a school janitor. some parents say step down. remain on paid leave this morning... after a weekend shooting that killed 29-year old ali yahia. officers responded road for a drug complaint early body cameras will play an important role as they investigate. they are- this look at statewide road conditions shows a few trouble spots out there... things changing a little throughout the morning. the blue is partially covered. pink means completely covered. let's first get a check on traffic! wintry mix of rain, freezing rain and snow is tracking through the southern half of the state. watch for slick spots early this morning. the precip will move out of southern iowa by noon with blustery winds building in and seasonably cool highs near 36. tomorrow will be foggy, quiet and still cool followed

his wife is suing their former doctor, daniel baldi, saying she and her daughter deserve financial compensation. the justices plan to have their written decision by may or june. urbandale police are now searching for someone they believe has information about saturday's deadly officer-involved shooting. a material witness warrant has been issued for 17- year-old kiara olson. ali yahia was shot and killed during a shootout with police at the holiday inn. our day is starting off with a few snow flurries, but if you're a snow lover and are hoping for more ground cover, i'm sorry to say that no accumulations are expected. temperatures will gradually rise into the upper 30s with a few peeks of sunshine. the warm up begins tomorrow with highs into the 50s and a few 60s are possible on friday, and 50s over the weekend. temps cool back closer to average next surf, stream, download, and play on multiple devices at once, with centurylink internet. get up to 40 megs for $20 a month for 1 year when bundled with qualifying home phone plan. just call... ...right now. wanna see this as an action movie? [ deep

his family claims his doctor -- daniel baldi -- is to blame for over prescribing the painkillers that killed him -- and sued for wrongful death. a lower court cleared baldi of wrongdoing ... but gray's family appealed to the supreme court. tonight the iowa supreme court will hear arguments in a special open evening session. people in eagle grove are of an apparent shoot-out. it happened in front of this apartment building around eight night. police say two people were shot... one they're calling the victim.. the other the suspect. investigators are not saying if the two shot each other.. or if one shot the other and himself. >>> taking a look at the headlines. a new study is suggesting a link between the use of popular heart burn medications and dementia. prilosec, prefvacid and nexium. they're used by 15 million americans to treat gastrointestinal issues. researchers in germany suggest over overusing the drugs may lead to a 44% increased risk of da menementia among those 75 years and older. two of the manufacturers say it's important to read and follow all label directions. >>> when