why the beloved double tree cookies will become a thing of the past as hotel roanoke looks to a major announceroanoke transitions to an elite distinction of hilton hotel's - the curio collection. currently there are only 22 curios worldwide. wsls 10's rachel lucas tells us more about the changes ahead. 03:06:34:18 "the old lady on the hill become a new member, the first in virginia of hilton's world wide and rapidly expanding new brand - curio." so far - there are only 22 other hotels that have earned the distinction - hotel roanoke will now be recognized for it's unique and historic feel the community has worked to preserve for more than a century. 03:17:58:17 18-23 what curio is all about is really finding the unique, select, independent hotels that have great stories, great history." virginia native and ceo of hilton worldwide chris nassetta says hotel roanoke being named a curio has been in the works for about eight months. 03:32:54:11 32-41 hotel roanoke is such a unique hotel. you walk in and it has an iconic history. well over a hundred years. he says prices will remain competi

bruce, i i hink it's fair to o ll the double tree "candidate central" for the republican party. and it makes sense. it's the second largest caucus site in the state so candidates can reach a lot of voters in one stop. according to linn county gop officials, that's s e party's mission at the local level. 04:15 "our purpose is to help our candidates, from the presidential level on in downtown cedar rapipi is transforming into linn county's gop headquarters today. a first-ever four-hour rally is an attempt to energize caucus-goers before tonight's big event. and candidates are using ththplatform to their adadntage. 17:24 sarah palin introducing trump former alaska governor sarah palin introduced donald trump to the crowd earlier this afternoon. he says his daughter ivanka will speak on his behalf once the caucuses kick off. 31:28 "she's staying here because at 7 o'clock she's going to convince everyone to caucus properlrl meaning trump, right?" but even for supporters of candidates who are down in the polls, tonight is an opportunity to propel those candidate forward 01:04:00 "carl

the county tells me that structure that was hit is a water meter for the double tree hotel but their water supply is not affected since they get water from another street as well. the trooper says the driver, a 29-year-old orlando resident is being cited for careless driving and driving on a suspended license without knowing her license was suspended. she was taken to the hospital complaining of neck and back pain but she was not seriously hurt. the trooper tells me she is okay this morning. i drive was shut down for a short time. but everything is now moving again, as you can see. things are clear. the only sign that there was anything that went wrong here is just a little bit of lingering water in the street right now. we expect to get updates about the driver coming up shortly. as soon as we do, we'll bring that to you, that and on wesh.com. michelle: new from overnight, things are back to normal at u.c.f. after a suspicious package prompted an alert. it was discovered near the biological chemistry building. the alert was issued 11:00 last night. the school gave the all clear abou

for more information on the story and what's going to happen to the double tree cookie, visit us online at wsls dot com. in roanoke i'm rachel lucas wsls10. dinosaur kingdom in natural bridge will reopen this summer. the theme park closed after a fire in 20-12. creator mark cline says now it's time to build a new and improved dinosaur kingdom two. he's making 30 new dinosaurs for the park ... which will be five times larger than the original. it'll also have a civil war theme set in 18-64. mark cline/dinosaur kingdom ii - "in this world stonewall jackson here to help the south as the yankees are using these dinosaurs as weapons of mass destruction against the south." cline makes sculptures displayed around the globe and his work gets a lot of attention. lexington and the rockbridge area tourism's director of marketing says it'll give this area a needed boost. a danville company is helping improve the internet at the boys and girls club in the city. rod lyman/cirruswo rks, inc. - "it plays robin hood on the internet, essentially." still ahead ... how this is expected i'm zach bacon with

we know this has not affected the double tree water unit inside the hotel. we originally thought that was the case. hopefully everything is smooth and the road will be back open within the next 30 minutes. pass it along to you. >> as johnny just mentioned, part of idrive is closed in that area. >> let's get to amy about more on how to get around this. >> hopefully we can get this reopened sooner rather than later. for now, it is closed. right over international drive south of the beachline. there are a couple of ways you can get around this morning take another freightway should help you get around. it is early. if something like this will happen, this is the time for it. beautiful conditions along i-95, i-4, major roads are traveling along nicely. that's your check on traffic. >> now to weather, we are off to another chilly start on this friday. >> i felt it outside in the parking lot. what about the weekend ahead? troy bridges is here with the pinpoint forecast. we warm nicely on your sunny, back into the 40's. a live view over downtown orlando. not a lot

jean, the hotel has been a double tree property for years which is owned by hilton. this will be the first curio hotel in virginia. a distinction that brings a more upscale and luxurious feel. gary walton/general finding unique, select, independent hotels that have great character, great story, great history." everything this majestic property is known for. the hope is the distinction will draw even more people into its 130 year legacy. chris nassetta/hilton president & ceo "it's a perfect match because the hotel roanoke is such a unique hotel, you walk in, it has an iconic history, well over 100 years, the team here is amazing." curio was launched about 2 years ago and hopes to highlight some of the most distinctive hotels around the world. chris nassetta/hilton president & ceo " the idea with curio is really taking hotels that have really unique attributes, like the hotel roanoke that are almost like a brand onto themselves." and, bring more corporate business into the region, a win-win for everyone including the local economy. david bowers/roanoke mayor "we're in

as they move from a double tree to a curio distinction in the hilton world. the hotel roanoke is now the 23-rd hotel in the world... and the first in virginia to become a curio hotel. the curio collection was added by hilton two years ago as a way to recognize hotels that while they move away from double tree-- that means their famous cooking is going with it. gary walton / general manager hotel roanoke "we also look to see a new initiative that will be a new initiative to guests. most likely in the lobby, in the evenings. but we want to try and introduce a local flavor into that." the cookies can still be found in the hotel... but a new guest gift will be given. the transition becomes official february 28-th. it's not too late nominate a hero. details on how you can give back to someone who has made a difference right here in the community. this friday is the deadline for (man) this is where it all started. i received a call from our dispatch center. smoke was coming from a manhole, and that's not good. we entered the manhole. we discovered that the cables h

a happy night for ted cruz, thousands of people at the double tree tonight... tonight...but true to form, political decisions in iowa can be changed with a personal touch. ted cruz and rand paul tonight - some people we spoke with say that made a difference in their minds. but who came in between carly fiorina and donald trump. neither were here tonight - all the difference for brenda. . >> i kind of came here with those two in the top of my mind. the whole peer pressure aspect would be pushing me more toward trump but i want to support carly. might as well go with my heart surrogate says she hadn't been to any events - but had been watching closely on tv and made an impromptu speech tonight. it's a really good example of just how the political process works in iowa. covering the corridor in cedar rapids, kevin barry cbs 2 news, ten at 10. many caucus sites were merged with others, utilizing the same space for a number . >> all right kevin. thank you. others utilizing the same space. >> report steffi lee is at one such location tonight and she with more. steffi

the cedar rapids convention center anan double tree hotel will be a hot spot for free parking tonight. people caucusing tonight will be able to park free e ginning at 5-30 inside the five seasons parking ramp convention center parking ramp. those are both located on 1st avenue, and entrances are on the surrounding downtown streets. that free parking ends at 10-30. and we encourage you to stay with us tonight for all the caucus coverage. we'll have reporters live in des moines and across eastern iowa, along with expertrtnalysis. we'll broadcast live from 8 to 9 p-m on kcrg 9.2. then from 9 all the way through our 10 p-m news, we'll be live right here on our maininhannel, t-v9. two adults in dubuque face charges this morning. the two are charged with child endangerment after a two year old was shot last month. 25-year-old raven harris is in the dubuque county jail this morning. she has been charged with child endangerment with a serious injury and neglect or abandonment of a dependent person. 29-year-old willie horsley sr has also been n arged with child endangerment . he has bonded out

right now, they're part of the double tree brand.. but they say this will let them operate more like a boutique hotel.(gary walton, general manager, hotel roanoke) "we really see this as a great opportunity to not to try to be standard, as standardized as we were as a double tree. just be a little bit more free flowing and an opportunity to be the hotel roanoke and conference 3 center."mona tight and as for those famous chocolate chip cookies.. we're told those will go away.. but that something even better will replace them. 3 next generation of entrepreneurs. students at george washington high school are creating a company.. and must convince their classmates to buy their product. it's part of a virtual enterprise class, so it's all make treating it as if it's the real thing- everything from coming up with the business plan, to shooting a commercial. it's practice for their future careers. ((.4)gwendolyn stone, "they're learning leadership skills, business skills, communication skills and confidence-building skills." (.3) antonel nyler, "i've done a lot of things in this class i did

the double tree hotel hosted people from 29 precincts in three separate areas. but while there was room to spread out snags still developed. "a lot of confusion came from first time caucus goers expecting it to be a primary environment... go in vote and leave. " " but with all the new registrations and people changing parties from independent to democrat us way over what we had expected " both parties say it might help if the campaigns projected their caucus turnout expectations earlier so local party leaders could adjust plans. but that's information most wouldn't share. democrats also need more room when participants divide up into preference groups. danette fite says at her caucus site sanders supporters were put in a separate area and kept away from other groups. they couldn't see what was happening and fear a miscounting of sander's level of support. but she too thinks the overall problem is finding the right space for caucus crowds. "we need to be prepared with better locations our location was too small." fite says she filed a complaint with linn county d

he will be at the double tree by hilton hotel at 1:30. just before that, he'll meet with supporters in waterloo at the ramada hotel and convention center around 11 a-m. trump will then spend caucus night in west des moines. "1:07 you haven't had a winner in iowa in 16 years. we're going to have a winner. you better believe it. we're going to have a winner. that's a bad spell .16 ted cruz will also make a pre-caucus stop in eastern iowa today. the texas senator will hold a rally at the grace baptist church in marion around 4:30 pm. then he goes to des moines for the rest of caucus night. despite trump's lead, cruz remains optimistic heading into caucus night. he met with supporters in iowa city and then in davenport. he says he believes he will do well in iowa today - and in other states later on. "1:38 i'm here today with a word of hope and encouragement. all across the state of iowa and across the country, people are waking up. there is a spirit of awakening and revival sweeping across this country " the candidate consistently polling in

you can see what was hit right here behind us, across the street, closer to the double tree. that is a water meeting according to that field tech i talked to. it supplies the double tree hotel but their water supply is not affected since they get water from another street, so nobody's water affected by this. the water was spewing for about an hour after this crash happened around 3:30 this morning. the driver was not seriously hurt. a droorp -- trooper tells me she was a 29-year-old orlando resident. she was taken to the hospital but she is okay. she is being cited for careless driving and driving on a suspended license without knowledge which means she did not know we will continue to follow this out here for you and as soon as we get details we'll bring updates. at this point nobody affected by what could have been a much worse problem. michelle: police located the car they say may have been the one that hit and seriously injured a child. the eight-year-old was riding his bike on alpine lane after 6:00 last night when a car hit him and took off. the boy was taken to arnold

. >>> comic books fans will be it will take over the double tree downtown tomorrow. this is a shot of last year's event. 3500 showed up last year. because of that turnout, organize sooizers decided to 10 tomorrow morning and tickets are still available. that is cbs 2 news ten at ten -- the corridor's top stories and tomorrow's weather first forecast in the fit ten minutes. minutes.still to come... come...the growing g concerns and tomorrow's weather first forecast. >>> still to come, the growing concerns over the zika virus and the other pandemic lawmakers are turning to for answers. monday on cbs 2 this morning. we'll help you wake up after staying up late for the big game. game.a look at the highlights from the half-time show, to the always ntertaining commercials and of course the actual game.join us as we play monday morning quarterback, here on cbs 2. >>> as you can see, we're all wearing red to support the american heart association's mission t t raise awareness about heart disease. hopefully you wore red today or you know someone who did. >> or you have red pa

it is scheduled to begin at 9 this morning at the double tree hotel in columbia. the event is by invitation only. he will be joined by south carolina state representatives joe neal and justin bamberg. later today, he has campaign rallies planned in kansas city and tulsa. 3 hillary clinton is scheduled to participate in the "alpha kappa alpha sorority statewide luncheon" today in west columiba. tonight, she will hold a fundraiser in charleston. her husband and former president bill clinton will be campaigning for her during "get out the vote" rallies in virginia today. 3 3 3 happening today, closing arguments will begin in a transylvania county murder trial. prosecutors say richard o'shields killed toby mathis back in 2011 as an act of revenge. at the time, mathis was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of o'shields's son. yesterday, a forensic psychiatrist testified that because after his son's death, along with p-t-s-d and alcoholism, there was little chance that he planned the murder. 3 "(when you walked in and saw him out of the corner of your ey

focus' kevin barry is monitoring tonight's there are 30 precincts with thousands of people at the double tree tonight... tonight...but trtr to form, political desions in iowa can be changed with a personal touch. ted cruz and rand paul spoke to audiences in person tonight - some people we spoke with say that made a difference in their minds. but we found one woman - brenda, who came in between carly fiorina and donald truru. neither were here tonight - but the trump surrogate made all the difference for brenda. i love hearing carly fiorina husband although i enjoy hearing from her as well. but the lady speaking for trump i feel like there's a ground swell of passion for him that yoyothink she embodies that? she did. she did. that surrogate says she hadn't been to any events - but had been watching closely on tv and made an impromptu speech tonight. it's a really good example of just how the potical process works in iowa. covering the corridor in cedar rapids, kevin barry fox 28 news. a once dominant lead fade and eventuly lost to then senator barack obama. obama.tonight, she was trying to sto

it was this morning at the double tree hotel in columbia. he was joined by south carolina state representative joe neil and justin bamburg. he has campaigns planned in kansas city and tulsa, oklahoma. >> hillary clinton is taking part in the alpha kappa luncheon in west columbia. tonight she will hold a fund-raiser in charleston. her husband and former president bill clinton will be campaigning for her during get out the vote rallyies in virginia. >> tonight in a special report, a close look at a new law in north carolina. it adds an extra step to buying a handgun. investigators are required to get a mental health record check in every county an applicant has lived. past the 14-day deadline in some counties. advocates say it is worth the extra time but gun enthusiasts say it infringes on their rights. >> i'm getting input from people who have been unable to get a pistol purchase permit and unable to buy the firearm. >> coming up tonight, how this new check is affecting the process and why it still leaves holes in the system. >> authorities a

voters.in cedar rapids - the double-tree by hilton will host several candidates through out the afternoon.in just about 90 minutes - donald trumumwill hold a raray, which will be followed just a few hours later by a rally for ben carson. >>> donald trump will hold a rally which will be followed a few hours later. rand paul will be at the double ted cruz will be in the corridor this afternoon. he will stop by grace baptist leaders want to make sure you know where you're going. going.in s se cases, yoyo leaders want to make sure you know where you are going. in some cases, your caucus place will not be the same as where you go on election day. the caucuses are held by each political party and not the local county auditor. make sure you look at the websites for the republican and democratic parties in your county so you know where to go to. spoke to cindy golding from lynn county republicans and she told us both parties are committed to get everyone where they need to go. >> we ow the were errors in caucus sites. i am encouraging everyone to double check. the last thing you want to do is go som

kentucky senator rand paul is going to be at the double tree by hilton tonight. he plans on being there as soo as the caucuses start at 7. the republican frontrunner is making a couple ofoftops in eastern iowa today. donald trump will meet with supporters in waterloo at the ramada hotel and convention center has a campaign stop hilton hotel in cedar rapids. that gets underway at 1:30. former vice presidential candidate sarah palin will in him there. the former alaska governor recently endorsed trump. trump will spend caucus night in west des moines. trump spoke with supporters yesterday in sioux city. his wife and daughter joined him there. trump who is polling in second place, according to the latest poll of caucus-goers. trump said it was time to take back the white house. "1:07 you haven't had a winner in iowa in 16 years. we're going to have a winner. you better believe it. we're going to have a winner. that's a bad spell .16 years that's a lot of years. " ted cruz will also make a pre-caucus stop in eastern iowa today. the texas senator will hold a rally at

sites in the state tonight is the double tree in downton cedar rapids. >> 30 precincts are gathered after appearances from donald trump and marco rubio. kevin berry is there right now and he is joining us live withth a update. kevin. speakers stand up there - and all [ no audio ] [ no audio from on the republican side here. one voter we spoke with says she started the process with a completely open mind months ago. "they really haven't changed a whole lot because i hadn't made up my mine. but i was just interested in how the answeredhe questions and well and solid they were on the direction they wanted the country to go." go."mary wouldn't tell us who she's caucusing for, but she did say that she changed her party affiliation from democrat to republican just so she could caucus against covering the corridor in cedar rapids, kevin barry cbs 2 news. in iowa city, a large gup of f democrats is also gathering. gathering.cbs 2 news reporter dora miller is live right now at city high school. tonight we're caucusing with the democrats here at city high...where there's two places for you to caucu

cruzt he was one of the featured speakers tonight at the huge republican caucus gathering at the double tree hotel in downtown cedar rapids. 30 caucuses there, 30 precincts gathering in one location. they heard from rand paul and some people very big in the republican pay. kcrg-tv, sara joins us live. this was a huge party at lynn county. people i this room earlier was really amazing, housing 19 precincts and thousands of people showed up to fill out their secret ballot. i'm here with eric rosenthal. can you talk about something so this precincts in one venue. >> 1681 precincts and in a larger city it's a larger number of people. but there was about approximately 800 sites across the state. this was probably one of the largest sites, and people were very accommodating. we were iowans through andh through, and we had a lot of visitors like four y yrs ago when i was chairing the lynn caucuses. we heard from the candidates. we heard from people representing the candidates. it was a neat experience, but it was very crowded, and there were cetera, but we got through it. we're all iowans, and we h

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the double tree resort near sea world orlando. at 10:00 a.m. applicants should dress professionally and not bring children. we put a link on our website to register. >>> for eyewitness news at 6:00. >> we are monitoring a home where a mother is accused of killing her son. for six, what investigators hope to learn when they search the place. >> plus, this deputy was run down and nearly killed on the job, what she told us about the punishment for the teen who and the allegations of misconduct that (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, >>> channel 9 eyewitness news continues right now at 6:00. >> police say this mother turned on her own son, and carried out a plot to kill him. >> shot him multiple times while he was in the shower. >> now she's headed to jail, charged with murder. the clues the pol

this is near the double tree hotel near seaworld. water flooded the road for an hour and a half. i-drive to clean up the mess. the driver was cited with careless driving and driving with a suspended license. she was hospitalized with minor injuries. >> lisa: this weekend is a big one for the orlando solar bears. they're looking to beat homelessness. you can help them get results through social media. tomorrow is faith and family night at the amway center. news 6 will bring you the game live and coverage begins at 7:30. during our broadcast, the solar bears will donate a dollar for every post on twitter, facebook or instagram using the #rethink homelessness, something we can all do. it's so easy. >> ginger: it really makes a huge difference. >> lisa: absolutely. >> ginger: it trended last year. let's see if we can do the same thing this year. >> lisa: that's the goal. the debate is over but the clashes between republicans is heating up. >> ginger: the g.o.p. frontrunner has a message for florida voters. why donald trump says he can fl

we are here along a very special red carpet it's going on at the double tree hotel in center city rightthis is very special and unique party just getting started. guests arriving a very unique prom for those in the city with special needs. now, we can cut to tape. this is called a night to shine. a partnership with the tim tebow foundation epic church. it is a prom experience for people ages 16 and older with disabilities and special needs. now the event taking place here in philly and in 41 states across the country and seven countries around the world. the goal is to give the participants a chance to shine at a very formal event each participant has a volunteer partner who will be with them throughout the night. >> each guest will have a personal host tonight. they're going to meet them at the start of the red carpet and take them through the event they'll bring them in, get them registered. everyone is getting a corsage or boutonniere. they'll walk them through that. walk them through hair and makeup and sue shines. they'll get formal picture taken for prom. then they'll go to their

you'll also want to get your hands on those double tree cookies as well. a new the hotel re-branding becomes official on the 28th. crews at the virginia museum of transportation are steaming up 611 locomotive this morning to take off for spencer, north carolina where the train will be stored until the spring excursions.wfxr's taylor kanost is live in downtown roanoke this morning. he's going to tell us what's ahead for 611 over the next few months. good morning. as you mentioned, 611 is leaving the virginia museum of transportation this morning for north carolina. it will be taking the old virginian route through hurt, then switching to the southern route through danville, and greensboro later on today. 611 is slated for a number of passenger excursions this spring, the first of which will travel from spencer to lynchburg on april 9th. in may, the steam engine will head back up to roanoke for several half day excursions from 611 is the last of the j class. j class was designed and built right here in roanoke at the roanoke shops. there were 13 of them. 611

bernie sanders will be in columbia at 9 this morning -- for a press conference at the double tree. hillary clinton will also be in columbia for.. a day at the capitol luncheon.it's happening around two oclock at brookland baptist church. willie wilson will have a meet and greet at the phillis wheatley community center tonight at 7:30. 3 and here is a look at the five remaining republican candidates. remember -- for you decide 20-16 -- head to fox carolina-dot-com. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 storms early could bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off in the afternoon, with highs reaching the low 60s. a strong wind remains in place, with possible trees down and power problems. tonight becomes clear and cold with lows in the 30s. 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this:greenville accident wofford rd @ sc290 laurens county neely ferry rd @ ekom beach rd rd 3 you're taking a live look at 3 it's ______.good morning joe. joe.hey you guys.spartanburg metho

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costumes - on the streets.the cedar rapids - comic** con - - brought a lot of avid fans - - to the double tree. more than 70 - vendors - - brought some cool items - - you could find a giant* gaming room - with more than twenty tables of board games - and video games. "i think in recent years, comic books and sort of general nerdy things, traditionally, have beco more mainstream. and so having an event like this in eastern iowa helps pull more people into that sort of fan-fold so to speak." - says it would be great to have big name celebrities - but fees for appearances - - can run up-wards of 30- thousand dollars. still ahead on your fox 28 news at nine - - booted off the stage. stage.carly - fee-orina - isn't in tonight's debate - - even thought she beat - john kay-sick - and chris christie - in the iowa caucuses.how she's using her anger - - to her advantage. advantage.and - strip club - shootout.the latest information - on what may have caused - a deadly - situation. despite last minute pleas - and protests - - republican presidential candidate carly fiorina - is not in tonight's - republic

you'll also want to get your hands on those double tree cookies as well. a new guest treat will debut when the hotel re-branding becomes official on the 28th. crews at the virginia museum of transportation are steaming up 611 locomotive this morning to take off for spencer, north carolina where the train will be stored until the spring excursions.wfxr's taylor kanost is live in downtown roanoke this morning. he's going to tell us what's ahead for 611 over the next few months. good morning. as you mentioned, 611 is leaving the virginia museum of transportation this morning for north carolina. it will be taking the old virginian route through hurt, then switching to the southern route through danville, and greensboro later on today. 611 is slated for a number of passenger excursions this spring, the first of which will travel from spencer to lynchburg on april 9th. in may, the steam engine will from roanoke to lynchburg and roanoke to walton. the excursions will then wrap up in manassas, virginia in early june. as many of you know, 611 was restored last year

bernie sanders will be in columbia at 9 this morning -- for a press conference at the double tree. hillary clinton will also be in columbia for.. a day at the capitol luncheon.it's happening around two oclock at brookland baptist church. willie wilson will have a meet and greet at the phillis wheatley community center tonight at 7:30. 3 and here is a look at the five remaining republican candidates. remember -- for everything you need to know on you decide 20-16 -- head to fox carolina-dot-com. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 storms early could bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off in the afternoon, with highs wind remains in place, with possible trees down and power problems. tonight becomes clear and cold with lows in the 30s. 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: this: 3 you're taking a live look at 3 3 it's ______.one of the biggest construction construction projects in the state is underway in greenville county around i-85 and 385. coming int

you'll also want to get your hands on those double tree cookies as well. a new guest treat will debut when the hotel re-branding becomes official on the 28th. and hotel roanoke is hosting the american heart association annual heart ball this saturday.there are still seats available.it's a black tie optional event, february 13th. we have full details on our website- including how to get some tickets- on virginia first dot com. chef jeff bland cooks on this morning show quite often, but he also volunteers to cook as a labor of love. last night, jeff cooked for parents and the families of the neonatal intensive care unit at carilion roanoke memorial hospital. the dinner was sponsored by the march of dimes to help parents in this stressful time. elliot broyles/ nicu parent advisory board: "something like this that's on site and parents don't have to leave their children, for very long. they can come down for a 15 minute dinner and really get a relaxation break. volunteers of the nicu parents have been in the nicu before, helped volunteer at the event and host

more than 10-thousand people filled the double tree convention center to experience the second annual cedar rapids comic con. as kcrg-tv9's sarah mccarthy explains, the event yesterday was about more than just super heroeand comic books. 03:52:43 "so i spend most of my dds sitting in front of a computer.." everyday reality.. 03:52:48 "getting to just mess with people and bring reactions out." isn't nearly as n as this. 03:54:13 "you get to go play." playing with paint and emotion.. 03:51:22 laughing..is how amy arkin creates characters. 03:54:54 "with the newer kids, making them look awesome, makes them act awesome."those awesome inventions of her imagination inside the largest cedar rapids comic-con to date. for aaron thompson.. 04:07:26 "we were on a walk at lake mcbride and i found a stick that looked like a walking stick" ..the realorld collides with fantasy. his hand crafted wooden pieces help pay the bills 04:07:33 "i started making sticks for people doing commissions." superhero symbols, that take him outside the ordinary. 04:10:07 "i collect this stuff, i love this stuff. it's

kristin rogers joins us from the cedar rapids convention center and d e double tree hotete downtown to tell us more about what's on there on caucus night. kristin? >> kristin: ron, we're up above the lobby area hoping to give you a bird eye view of the action going on below. this, we're told, is the largest republican caucus site in the entire state, housing 30 of linn county's precincts and donald afternoon. check out this crowd. room. we were expecting to see ben carson here this afternoon as well, but we're told his flight didn't get out of des moines because of fog, but we're told ted cruz and rand paul will be here around caucus tim alonon with ivanka trump, also here earlier. we spoke with many trump event. >> i kind of was thinking jeb at the beginning because, you know, i liked what he stood for, but spirit that trump does. >> as you can see, not everyone has their mind made up from the beginning, but they all have toto make up minds tonight. the 30 precincts will be split into three rooms. we have you covered ve in cecer rapids, kristininogers, kwwl news >> ron: thank you very

rapids mayor ron corbett is preparing to give his annual assessment of the city later today at the double-tree hotel.he'll update the community on howowhe city is doing and what the community can do moving forward.the state of the city luncheon starts at 11-30 -- admission isfree. 19 and 3... the number two- ranking in five-a... that's good and all... but to the iowa city girls... it's not good enough... their season would feel empty without a trip to stata... and that's what's on the line tonight... polk...little hawks down three... but not for long... kenya earl gets a go, clean look and knocks down the triple...citytyigh swarmed on defense too... sydney shroder swipes it away and speeds down the floor for a layup... city up five... but the rams roared back... casey stuart gives it up... and gets it back... bucket and the foul... and a spectacular season comes to a close for city... southeast polk wins, 59-56.. waverly-shell rock had to go to mason city for their regional final... first half... payton draper lines one up for downtown... yes... go-hawks up one at half... second half was back

@when they arrived at the double @tree on saturday, a hotel @employee was trying to @rediscuss state the boy. @>> 29-year-old ryan gaston @faces federal charges after @authorities seized more than @900 sentinel pills marked as a @less potent drug. @they were marked oxycodone. @he's charged with possession @and intent to distribute crack @cocaine. @>> meanwhile an akron man could @be sentenced to as much as 14 @years in prison today for @selling drugs to a person who @later died. @21-year-old ranaudo owens pled @guilty to trafficking and @heroin. @what killed a 62-year-old woman @last september. @police arrested owens when he @tried to make another drug @deal. @a drug will sentence him this @afternoon. @now, here's maureen. @>> lynna, thank you. @we're learning more about the @uber shooter. @jason dalton switched cars @during the rampage. @police say the 45-year-old may @have crashed his suv fleeing @the shooting scene and was @driving the second car when he @was arrested. @dalton is accused of injuring @two, shooting people at random. @they appeared yesterday when @denying bail. @>>>

more than 30 employers will participate in a job fair this week. 10:00 am, it will be held at the double tree resort near sea world. professionally and cannot bring children to the event. >> coming up in the next hour of "eyewitness news" >> orlando police say four people were shot inside of a convenience store. coming up, you will hear from an eye witness. >> i'm updating future track 9 to let you know when our next (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. >>> right now, on eyewitness news, orlando police are investigating a shooting at a convenient store that's in four people to local hospitals. >> the cashier's brother said they were robbed. >> now we're working to find out more about the suspect and the condition of the victims. >>> plus, a major announcement from the campaign trail from jeb bush. he is out of the race for the white house. w

in fact, it was the water meter to the double tree hotel here on i-drive. there's a lot of debris and huge puddles of water. it took an hour to finally shut off the water main break. fhp said slammed into the water meter was cited for careless driving and not knowing that she had a suspended license. she was taken to the hospital for back and neck pain complaints. and we're checking to find out if the water was affected at the hotel. it was not affected. the water was not shut off for them, so that's good news there. >> john: developing this morning, an 8-year-old boy is in the hospital after being hit by a car while out riding his bike. >> amy: titusville police said that the driver didn't even stop to make sure the dhield was aokay. it happened at alpine in titusville. the boy is at arnold palmer hospital here in orlando. >> reporter: when titusville firefighters got to the scene, conscious. he was flown to arnold palmer with a head injury. he was stable, but at this point it unclear how pad the head injury is. it happened at 6:00 p.m. yesterday. the boy

p>>> independence police are p6-year-old at the double tree photel there. pthe cuyahoga county medical pexaminer says anthony kelly died pat metrohealth medical center. olice say he was at a birthday arty at the hotel's pool at the ptime of the drowning. pthe kids were being supervised pby a juvenile while the adult pwho brought them there was in a photel room. p>>> and a hinkley township man pin court pleading not guilty to pkilling his brother and sister pat the home they shared. pdean sims is being held on p$1 million bond in the deaths of prandy sicowicz and cindy pguessman in their home. psims will go on trial in april. p>>> well, we come back here on pcleveland 19 at 4:00. pmark schwab is going to be pjoining us from indians spring pcenter, driven by don joseph pcleveland 19 news. p>>> welcome back. pif sunny and 67 wasn't enough pfor you, spring training is panother sign of spring. pmark schwab joining us. p>> mark: baseball is back. pfirst work out is tomorrow. pbig stories today. pone of them is michael brantley phad a chance to talk to the pmedia.

kentucky senator rand paul is going to be at the double tree by hilton tonight. he plans on being there as soon as the caucuses start at 7. the republican frontrunner is making a couple of stops in eastern iowa today. donald trump will meet with supporters in waterloo at the ramada hotel and convention center around 11 this morning. he then has a campaign stop scheduled at the doubletree by hilton hotel in cedar rapids. that gets underway at 1:30. former vice presidential candidate sarah palin will join him there. the former alaska governor recently endorsed trump. trump will spend caucus night in west des moines. trump spoke with supporters yesterday in sioux city. his wife and daughter joined him there. trump attacked texas senator ted cruz, who is polling in second place, according to the latest poll of caucus-goers. back the white house. "1:07 you haven't had a winner in iowa in 16 years. we're going to have a winner. you better believe it. we're going to have a winner. that's a bad spell .16 years that's a lot of years. " ted cruz will also make a pre-caucus

mayor ron corbett is getting ready to give his annual assessment of the city later today at the double tree downtown. he will update the community on what the city is doing. the stay of the city luncheon is at 11:30. >>>>ports reporter erin andrews appeared in court yesterday for her civil lawsuit against the andrews says the hotel made it easy for a peeping tom to record naked videos o oher. >> the man recorded videos of her and the pictures ended up on the internet. two years later, he pleaded guilty. >> andrews claimed the hotel managers gave her room number to the man and let him book a room next to her. >>> it's now 6:26 on this wednesday morning. you're reaching a high of 41 if morning...the latest information after two people were shot last night in cedar >>> right now on cbs 2 this morning, the latest information after two people were shot last night in cedar rapids. >> the new details this morning after a man was arrested for trying to videotape women. >>> thank you information from kalamazoo, where an uber driver wept on a shooting rampage. >>> we're looking at i-380. it's looking

this morning sanders held a news conference at the double tree hoteldiscussing his plan to lift working families in the palmetto state out of poverty. sanders says he has a plan for welform reform...and that his opponent-- hillary clinton has changed positions on the issue through the years.the senator also spoke out about how he's polling in south carolina-- saying though he won't win every state...he's in the race to win the democratic nomination. 3 3 3 "this is a race where you got to get 2400 delegates. 2400 delegates. so we are in this race to win it and i think we are going to pull of one of the great political upsets." upsets." 3 sanders says he not writing off south carolina either-- despite trailing by an average of 24 points in several polls. 3 and later today--willie wilson will be bringing his campaign to greenville!he's holding a meet and greet at 7-30 at the phillis wheatley community center--letting people in the have a third option on the democratic ticket.we'll have a crew at tonight's event and will stream it live on foxcarolina.com.wilson's stop comes ahead of south c

the meter serves the nearby double tree hotel. the hotel' s water was not disrupted since they had backup from another water source we' re told a 29-year-old driver from orlando, is being cited for careless driving and driving on a suspended license. summer: a mystery of the man under the mask. meredith: the robber dressed as a superhero has gone viral. deputies tracked down the so-called batman robber. meredith: an important recall on car seats up ahead. summer: we will tell you who got the nod, up next. tony: frosted just north of ocala. we w know you can deposit checks right from your phone. transfer money to someone quickly and easily. speak to a financial professional when it's convenient. and pay for things using android pay. know that with pnc's meredith: it was a video seen across the country showing a robber wearing a batman costume to rob several convenience stores. we have more information. summer: today deputies released sketches of the suspect. wesh 2' s michelle meredith has the story. michelle: investigators say the

police there continue their investigation today into the drowning of a 6-year-old boy at the double tree hotel swimming pool. police say this happened during a birthday party. the adult who was in charge was not there at the time of the drowning. there are plenty of questions about how this could happen, and answers. we expect to learn more later this morning when we talk to the hotel's corporate office. >> tia: there's a new app aiming to prevent teenage it's called drive i.d. parents will appreciate this. it uses bluetooth technology to stop a driver from sending or behind the wheel. it replies for the driver with a message about when they will reach their destination. >> we have parents that say thank you so much. you gave me peace of mind. i know that my kid is protected. >> tia: as long as the car is in gear, the phone only serves as a clock at that point. this means no instagram, facebook, snapchat, absolutely nothing. there are emergency parameters like 911 and a parent's phone number. the driver i.d. device costs 129 bucks. >> brian: good idea. indian fever be a believer in the c

crews say a metal door fell on her and the chainsaws were used to get her out and knocked double trees power lines and damaged or destroyed ten homes in the small panhandle town. >> in louisiana another tornado blew the roof off of a car wash into a pizza hut restaurant. several customers were inside and one shot this cell phone video and they were not hurt but two employees were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the car wash and the pizza hut had a lot of damage. had a lot of damage. >> mike? >> and, now, mike... >> okay, here we go, we will talk about old man winter. the next six hours nothing on live doppler hd. san rafael, looking north on 101, not a cloud to be found at 54 degrees right now. >> our last day for record highs, chances are rain wednesday through friday and warming trend on friday and saturday and sunday. we will stay below record legals. today we have 80 in san jose and 77 in milpitas, to 81 in santa cruz and morgan hill and the spread on the peninsula, 75 to 78, and redwood city and mountain view record high 77 and 78. 76 in half moon bay and the warm spot

and double tree hotel, and that's the largest gop caucus site in linn county. i believe they had 30 precincts there tonight, kristin, so they had a huge turnout, obviously. >> kristin: ron, that's right. many of the voters told me they were excited to see so many people out caucusing, but at the same time, it got a little confusing so tom people in one -- so many people in one location. it was interesting, there were some candidates to speak to the crowd one last time. ted cruz can be seen in the hallway personally saying hello to the voters, rand paul also here and so was ivanka trump, here on behalf of her father earlier today. end up to the final moments, some told me they weren't sure what they were going to do. >> i'm caught between ben carson or marco rubio. i'm going to strote for one, but i'm not sure which one yet. >> shirley: they can be seen writing down their choices. there were 30 precincts at this location, and we even had a volunteer come up and say it got a little chaotic, but they got the job done. we have you covered live, kristin rogers, kwwl

rapids mayor ron corbett is preparing to give his annual assessment of the city later today at the double-tree hotel.he'll update the community on how the city is doing and what the community state of the city luncheon starts at 11-30 -- admission is free. don't forget -- cbs 2 connects with you - call cbs 2 if you see news happen.800 222 kgan. yoyocan also email tips, pictures, and even video --to news -- at cbs 2 iowa dot com. that's a quick look at your wednesday morning news.get cbs 2 iowa dot com!have a great day. 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 voice ] get ready. 40 megs is only $20 a month. [ normal voice ] drama? [ memedramatic voice ] get up to 40 megs for $20 a month. [ normal voice ] only from centurylink. speed may not be available in your area. wayne: who wants to look fancnc - go big or go home! wayne: you've got the big deal! but you know what i'm good at? giving st

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kentucky senator rand paul is going to be at the double tree by hilton tonight. he plans on being there as soon as the caucuses start at 7. and we encourage you to stay with us tonight for all the caucus coverage. we'll have reporters live in des moines and analysis. we'll broadcast live from 8 to 9 p-m on kcrg 9.2. then from 9 all the way through our 10 p-m news, we'll be live right here on our main channel, t-v9. and now here's your first alert forecast. we are starting off with some morning fog that may deposit a light layer of frost or ice on area roads. the fog should lift around mid to late morning, but with more clouds coming in from the west, we'll likely see more clouds than sun today. caucus weather looks just fine with mostly cloudy sky and temperatures into the lower and middle 30s. after midnight, our storm system will lift in from the southwest. this is a very complicated system with a band of very heavy snow initially lifting up into eastern iowa, then a transition to rain and possible thunderstorms may occur before going back to snow once again fo