police are still looking for two inmates who escaped from a newton facility. these two men, michael amodeo and jessy foley, are missing from the newton correctional release center. present at a routine count saturday night around 9-30 and just after ten. prison sentence and foley was sentenced to 27 years behind bars. both men were convicted of meth charges. an investigation is currently out facility. information about the whereabouts of the two inmates should call des moines police are investigating the robbery of a metro convenience store... it happened shortly after 8-30 this morning at the git n go at 11-42 42nd street. few details have been released.... but police say it appears the suspect in the robbery had a handgun. six iowa communities will soon get grants to participate in health care and payment reforms... this morning governor terry branstad and lt. governor kim reynolds announced these communities are receiving grants for the state innovation model initiative. in 20-15...the center for medicare and medicaid innovation announced iowa was one of 11

two inmates are on the run this morning after escaping a newton facility. the department of corrections be found during a routine check saturday night. amodeo is serving a 10 year prison sentence, and foley is serving 27. both were convicted on drug- related charges. anyone with information is asked to call 911. the city of ames says it has one of the safest communities in the nation... "i've lived here for 30 years in the same neighborhood, and generally i would say i've never had the perception that violent crime was ever a problem." - recent f-b-i data shows the town has one of the fastest falling crime rates in the country. there was just one homicide in the study's five year span... and overall, violent crime is down 56 percent. city officials say it's thanks to police programs that build strong relationships with residents. but police officers say it's all a cycle, and those programs are only an "and so, when we can do that, and we have the time to do that, we can get into the neighborhoods, work with some of the community leaders, work with some of t

authorities are trying to find two inmates who escaped from a newton facility. the department of corrections say guards couldn't find michael amodeo and jessy foley during a routine check last night. amodeo is serving a 10 year prison sentence and foley was sentenced to 27 years behind bars. both men were convicted of meth charges. authorities say anyone with information about the whereabouts of the two inmates should call 9-1-1. a des moines man goes on trial tomorrow for a fatal accident last november.... 24 year old troy mure junior is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving police say he was speeding when he crashed into a tree... the crash killed his passenger, scalicity perez. mure claims he was trying to get away from people in another vehicle who were chasing and shooting at him. his bench trial is set for tomorrow courthouse. the trial of a boone man accused of killing his wife continues tomorrow... 41 year old alex fazzino is accused of killing his wife, emily, in january 20- 12. during a recorded interview, he told investigators that she w

two inmates are on the run this morning after escaping a newton facility. the department of corrections says michael amodeo and jessy foley couldn't be found during a routine check saturday night. amodeo is serving a 10 year prison sentence, and foley is serving 27. both were convicted on drug- related charges. anyone with information is asked to call 911. the city of ames says it has one of the safest communities in the nation... "i've lived here for 30 years in the same neighborhood, and say i've never had the perception that violent crime was ever a problem." - recent f-b-i data shows the town has one of the fastest falling crime rates in the country. there was just one homicide in the study's five year span... and overall, violent crime is down 56 percent. city officials say it's thanks to police programs that build strong relationships with residents. but police officers say it's all a cycle, and those programs are only an option during a low violent crime rate. "and so, when we can do that, and we have the time to do that, we can get into the neighbor

elias: authorities say the pair went missing from the newton correctional facility... guards discovered jessy michael amodeo were gone during a routine check saturday night. at this point, three local sheriff's departments as well as the des moines police department are working to help find them. both men were in the minimum security facilty for drug- related charges and would not considered changed, now the loose. corrections take the risk of escaping, you have to assume that there is some threat. however, there's some kind of you figure they don't want to get caught." elias: when they're caught, the two inmates face additional five year prison sentences. if anyone has any information on the missing inmates, you're encouraged to call 9-1-1 immediately. sabrina:: : super tuesday is almost here. 11 states are up for grabs and the candidates are still throwing punches. how are the candidates positioning themselves in this fight? abc's stephanie ramos has the latest from the " script: the gop frontrunner?donald trump taking insults from all sides?. (move rubio insult firs

facility. moved to fort madison with fewer freedoms for inmates. the department of corrections says newton is an appropriate facility for second degree murder offenses. also this morning, the suspect accused of swerving and trying to run down a des moines police officer on wednesday is still in jail. 25-year-old austin allen is facing several charges including assault with a weapon on police. a des moines officer fired at him but missed. and today is the final public hearing by the iowa utilities board on the bakken oil pipeline. there is some indication the board may be near a decision after going into a closed session wednesday. the hearing resumes today at 1:00. the pipeline would cut through 18 iowa counties. iowa is the only state who has not yet approved the project. eric: there is new information this morning about the fast-moving zika virus. the country's leading medical experts warn it will likely spread to a significant number of cases in the united states. to press for nearly $2 billion in emergency aid. no cases in iowa yet but the concern is rising just as students are getting

facility. paulsen says jonas should be moved to fort madison, with fewer freedoms for inmates. the department of corrections says newton is an appropriate facility for second degree also this morning, the suspect accused of swerving and trying to run down a des moines police officer on wednesday is still in jail. 25-year-old austin allen is facing several charges, including assault with a weapon on police. a des moines officer fired at him but missed. and today is the final public hearing by the iowa utilities board on the bakken oil pipeline. there is some indication the board may be near a decision after going into a closed session wednesday. the hearing resumes today at 1:00. the pipeline would cut through 18 iowa counties. iowa is the only state who has not yet approved the project. eric: commitment 2016 news, bernie sanders' big win in new hampshire has brought in big money. this morning, the campaign says sanders raised more than $5.2 million since the primary polls closed a couple of nights ago. sanders says that shows he can defeat hillary clinton for the democratic nomination. meanwhile, on the republican chri

tonight, shorter is back in the newton correctional facility. the jasper county attorney is considering additional charges against both shorter and his girlfriend. a six month investigation has ended with an arrest in a deadly hit and run crash. 21-year old daulton holly was hit and killed while walking along raccoon river drive in august. police say the driver ran over holly and didn't stop. today police arrested 37-year old ronald hauser of van meter. they say they were able to link him to crash because pieces of his car were left at the scene. he's charged with leaving the scene of accident resulting in a death and operating while intoxicated. police say a windsor hieghts home will need major construction work following a crash this morning... a driver lost control ...you can see the boarded up area where the pickup truck went through the house. no one inside was injured. the truck driver was hospitalized with minor injuries. led to the crash. several people were enjoying a late lunch at a chinese restaurant when they were forced to make a qu

elias: authorities say newton correctional facility... guards discovered jessy foley and michael amodeo were gone during a routine check saturday night. at this point, three local sheriff's departments as well as the des moines police department are working to help find them. both men were in the minimum security facilty for drug- related charges and would not normally be considered dangerous. but that's all changed, now that they're on the loose. fred scaletta, department of corrections spokesman: "if someone's going to take the risk of escaping, you have to assume that there is some threat. however, at the same time, there's some kind of hiding factor where you figure they don't want to get caught." elias: when they're caught, the two inmates face additional five year prison sentences. if anyone has any information on the missing inmates, you're encouraged to call 9-1-1 immediately. sabrina: the death of a rookie police officer in virginia tops sabrina: the officer was among those responding to a shooting at a home in woodbridge... offi

ryan: we found that he is serving time at the newton correction facility, medium security. john sarcone says he is a sexual predator and poses a security risk to other inmates. john sarcone: my concern is other young men that might fall victim to him. murder but for advances made towards him. ryan: they say the length of sentence is one of many criteria when determining placement of offenders after initial placement. the iowa department of corrections continues to evaluate each offenders placement. an kiev can be an appropriate location for offenders serving murders second offenses. kurt paulsen is writing state and local officials trying to get the killer moved to fort madison, a facility with your freedoms and privileges for inmates. kurt paulsen: with the caliber of this, he should not be an inmate in security. -- he should not be in medium security. elizabeth: and five years, 41 of 43 convicts were placed in medium security facilities. two were placed in maximum custody. over -- october child affection case in newton. we told you about the case last week when three othe

ryan: we found out jonas is serving time at the newton correctional facility a medium , security prison. polk county attorney john sarcone says jonas is a sexual predator and poses a risk to -- poses a security risk to other inmates. >> my concern is other young men that might fall victim to him. maybe not in the sense of a murder, but certainly in advances made toward them. ryan: the doc responding tonight saying, "length of sentence is one of the many criteria when determining placement of offenders. after initial placement following admission, the iowa continues to evaluate each offender's placement. ncf can be an appropriate location for offenders serving murder-2nd offenses." kurt paulsen is now writing state and local officials, fighting to get his son's killer moved to ft. madison, a facility with fewer freedoms and privileges for inmates. >> with the caliber of this crime, he should not be in a medium security facility. ryan: according to the doc, the majority of men convicted of second-degree murder are sent to a medium security facility. in the span of five years, we found out

right now -- authorities acacss iowa are looking or inmates.guards at the newton correctional facility discovered jessy foley and michael amodeo missing late saturday night.foley is serving a 27-year-sentetee for merous drug charges -- amodeo is serving ten for drug charges as well.anyone who has information about them is urged to call police immediately. it's now on this morning. morning.right now it's degrees in when we come back, we'll take a look at the three stories you'll need to know on now here are the three stories you need to know to start your week. week >>> we're taking a look now at the top three stories you need to know about to start your week. according to to the new york sometimes. they'll announce t tay at 8:30 what appeals they'll hear without the late justice antonin scalia. each case needs four votes from arguments to be heard. with only eight possible votes, the chance a case will be selected asdropped. >>> political candidates campaign one day before super tuesday. a dozen races for th partrts. marcrcrubio and ted cruz still tries to steal voters away. hillary cl

lucas: authorities say the pair went missing from the newton correctional facility... guards discovered jessy foley and michael amodeo were gone during a routine check saturday night. at this point, three local sheriff's departments as well as the des moines police department are working to help find them. both men were in the minimum security facilty for drug- normally be considered dangerous. but that's all the loose. department of spokesman: "if someone's going to take the risk of escaping, you have to some threat. however, there's some kind of hiding factor where want to get caught." lucas: when they're caught, the two inmates face additional five year prison sentences for escaping. if anyone has any information on the missing inmates, you're encouraged to call 9-1-1 immediately. lucas: looking at the day ahead...trial proceedings have resumed in the fazzino trial with two more witnesses taking the stand... lucas: alexander fazzino is accused of murdering his wife emily back in 20-12. friday, emily's father testified about the night before her death. in written tes

inmates.guards at the newton correctional facility discovered jessy foley and michael amodeo missing late saturday night.foley is serving a 27-year-sentence for numerous drug charges -- amodeo is serving ten for drug charges as well.anyone whhas information about them is urged to call popoce mediately. in iowa city citybeautiful sounds filled the first presbyterian church in iowa city sunday, all for a very good cause. cause.// music // //the chamber singers of iowa city held their annual cultural fundraiser.the singers say they chose an especially challenging piece for the lent season.the choir relies on a great turn-out for r performances and r rs on donations. "participation by way of coming to our concerts is best - because why we are here is to share the music that we have." have."if you'd like to support the group, you can find more e informatioioalong with this story on our website at cbs 2 iowa -dot-com. the 88-th academy awards might somef hollywood's biggest stars still are celebrating this morning. morning.that inclulus leonardo dicaprio who won his very first oscar. it wa

two men are still at large after they walked away from a work release facility in newton, last week. put on escape status when they failed to return to the facility. it is a transitional place for offenders who are finishing their sentences and preparing to re-enter the workforce. two years after the national a the former armory. r-m-a- armament will move its manufacturing operation from rock island to centerville. applications for military and police. the company will occupy the vacant iowa national guard armory. the move will bring 20 jobs to town. 'we're really excited this is a business that would fit well in appanoose county. were a big outdoors county, we have night rifle here, we do enjoy being outdoors. this is a military based company, and we happened to get home base iowa, were a home base iowa county and city on january 8th which is the same day that this president of this company came to the governors hunt. tonight on the channel 13 news iowa national guard history. two women are making history by combat guard. 18 year-old dakota doo-see doocy and 20 year old megan ree-sku

he and the team, clearing out their lockers at the team facility. newton defending his actions, not apologizing for walking out on the media. >> i'm human. not once did i say i was perfect. i never proclaimed that i was perfect. but at the end of the day, people pick and do things of that sort. we have all these saying, he should have done this, that, and the third. but what makes your way right? i've been on record as saying i'm a sore loser, but who likes to lose? show me a good loser, and i'll show you a loser. i'm not here to, it's not a popularity contest. i'm here to win football games. ricardo: atlanta falcons owner arthur blank says he plans to have surgery for a treatable form of prostate cancer. the 73-year-old releasing a statement on the team's website today, saying he was diagnosed with the cancer in december. the overall prognosis is good. clemson head coach brad bronwell says his team needs a couple days off to recuperate. the tigers, coming off the first acc home loss of the season, dropping them to 7-5. >> we didn't quite have it. we got i

hunt for these two men....jessy foley and michael amodeo the pair have escaped from the newton correctional facility. guards noticed they had gone missing during a routine check saturday night. if anyone has any information on the missing inmates, you're encouraged to call 9-1-1 immediately. elias: tomorrow will mark a big day in the presidential race, as both parties prepare for "super tuesday." the biggest day of competition aside from the actual election will feature caucuses and primaries in almost a dozen states. it could end the campaigns for some of the candidates. sabrina: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ weather adlib: >>> so, i want you to reach into your millionaire pockets and i want you to o buy somef my daughter's girl scout cookies. look at my babies up there. are you going to deny my princesses some cookies? make that money. tina fey, oh, charlize theron, yes, matt -- yes, okay, you get him. you u get hi leo,ou made 30 million. come on. [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome back to "gma." chris rock doing it for the girl sco

time since the incident, while he and his teammates were clearing out their lockers at the team facility. newton, defending his actions and not apologizing for walking out on the media. >> i'm human. not once did i say i was perfect. i never proclaimed that i was perfect. but at the end of the day, people pick and do things of that sort. we have all these people that are condemning, and say he should have done this, , that, and the third. but what makes your way right? i've been on record as saying i'm a sore loser, but who likes to lose? show me a good loser, and i'll show you a loser. i'm not here to, it's not a popularity football games. ricardo: atlanta falcons owner arthur blank says he plans to have surgery for a treatable form of prostate cancer. the 73-year-old, releasing a statement on the team's website today, saying he was diagnosed with the cancer in december, and, quote, "the overall prognosis is good." close quote. i can speak, trust me. south carolina head coach will muschamp will visit the upstate tomorrow night. he will be the guest speaker at the anderson touchdown club's annua

reporter jacob peklo has the it was a late, busy night at the newton correctional facility, after two inmates escaped from the minimum security prison. fred scaletta, department of corrections spokesma "we do know tt at one point we did a routine count and one was discovered missing and a second count to try to confirm that and we discovered that another one was missing.g. these two men, jessy foley and michael amodeo have been gone since before 10 p-m saturday. shortly after, all neighbors were told of the escape...the second incident in about a month or so. natural sound of car drivininby john crawford,d, newton resident:t:i think it's about the first or second town that i've gotten a call in the last... well, i've lived in town for about 11 authorities aren't men would have run, and won't say at this point if the two men or if they're working as a team. fred scaletta, department of spokesman: "we know how they got out of the facility of gogoen anywhere el we have no idea if they did or that may have happened." natural sound of car driving by some neighbors told local five, they're

morning after escaping a newton facility. the department of corrections says michael amodeo and jessy foley couldn't be found during a routine check saturday night. amodeo is serving a 10 year prison sentence, and foley is serving 27. both were convicted on drug- talk to me baby >>> it's 8:00 on "today". coming up, red carpet royalty. >> straight ahead. >> which stars won the battle for the best dressed? we'll have the fashion hits and misses from hollywood's biggest night. >>> plus, rock steady. >> otherwise, it's not fair that he was this good and didn't get nominated. it's also not fair will was paid $20 million for wild, wild west. >> host chris rock, the best >> did you see "the big short"? >> i did not. >> "spotlight"? >> nope. >> "straight outta compton." >> i did see that. >> hell yes. >> to the small. >> i want you to buy some of my daughter's girl scout cookies. look at my babies up there. leo, you made $30 million. come on! >>> and -- >> ready to party? >> let's do it. >> natalie and al stay up late to bring you be

inmates.guards at the newton correctional facility discovered jessy foley and michael l amodeo missing late saturday night.foley is serving a 27-year-sentence for numerous drug charges -- amodeo is serving ten for drug charges as well.anyone who has ininrmation about them is urged to call police immediately. arrested one man for shooting his gun over the weekend. weekend.21-year-old derek bailey was taken into custody early sunday morning near the hazzard county saloon on second avenue. avenue.police say bailey pulled a gun behind the bar and started shooting.cbs 2 news obtained this video when officers arrested bailey.he's charged with public intoxication and wreckless use of a fire-arm.no one was hurt. now a cbs 2 news follow up. a man who admitted to randomly killing a dubuque woman is now getting a competency hearing. hearing.a judge has ordered that hearing for helmon betwell to begin april fourth. last week, betwell's attorney argued his client has a mental disorder that keeps him from understanding the charges againsnshim. m.betwell is charged with first degree murder and sexual

there was another escape a man escaped from the correctional facility in newton. he spent a little more than a day on the run and was captured at an apartment building in des moines. the deparment of corrections is investigating how easy it was for him to up and leave....finding he walked out to an outside rec area, walked to the drvieway where his girlfriend was waiting, and then they drove off. this morning, an eastern iowa school principal is off the job. o-w-i. amber dietz is the principal at kingsley elementary school in waterloo. she was arrested friday on the corner of hillcrest and ridgeway in black hawk county. court records show she had a blood alcohol level of point-159. a spokesperson for the waterloo school system says dietz is not on the job, and a member of the school leadership team is running kingsley on a day to day basis right now. new this morning... a big year for iowa's football and basketball teams-- means a big raise for their athletic director. gary barta rewarded with a 5- year contract extension. university of iowa president bruce harrel

the newton correctional release center is what's called a "minimum live out facility"... which is supposed to prepare inmates for discharge. authorities say anyone with information on amodeo or foley... should call 9-1-1. one person is recovering after a shooting last night... around 10-30, a man said he was shot outside a home in the 14-hundred block of east 17th court. 22-year old dustin curtis told police he was leaving a friend's house when he was heard a pop... and felt a sharp pain. the police report noted a small wound in his stomach and curtis was sent to the hospital for surgery ... investigators say they dont have any suspects in the case. a norwalk family is doing some repairs, after a car crashed into their home last night... police say the driver of a p-t cruiser took a corner too fast on shady lane drive... ran over a stop sign and slammed into the garage. police say the driver and her passenger received only minor injuries. the homeowners, along with their son were inside watching tv - but turning to weather... tomorrow morning's commute might be slow going

facilities there. we've had some issues where they come in and have eaten some food of off clients' buffets," says newton. erica newton director of events says the convention center has more staff members paying attention to who enters and posted signs to help combat the issue. siouxland human investment partnerhsip's executive director matt ohman has partnered up with the police department other advocay groups to help fight homelessne and "there's not going to be any silver bullet that's gonna completely defeat homelessness or even vagrancy, but i think that we can start to provide services to some of those people that are in need rather than just continuing to arrest them and i think the police department is completly on board," says ohman. bria: matt says he'll also be meeting with some with some homeless community to help better assist them. those meetings will be open to the public as well. reporting live in studio bria bell abc 9 news jenna: counterfeitting the siouxland area. jenna: today 38 eyar old fernando morales was arrested on charges of forgery and running a counterfeitting operation inside

the 93 to newton corner is 12 minutes and both sides of 490 announcer: you' re watching newscenter 5 at 5:00. phil: and the individuals at the oregon wildlife facility have not left and they said they would not leave it unless they were assured that they would not be charged. jc: the super bowl is just three days away and security is tighter than ever. the fbi and homeland security are working together to make sure levi' s stadium in california and all of the fans are safe. the coast guard is applying -- is deploying speedboats for water patrol it equipped with machine guns. bomb stiffing dogs and undercover police can be seen this year' s threat assessment points to the paris attacks in the severed in a massacre. >> we are always informed by the recent events. >> aric you leave here for us is an active shooter or a lone wolf terrorist event -- our achilles heel for us is an active shooter or lone wolf terrorist event. jc: military fighter jets and u.s. customs and border control the secure the skies throughout the game. phil: in the final speech to the national prayer breakfast, president obama says faith is required to conquer fear. the president

facilities of their own. they and a proposed joint u.s.-european space antenna dedicated to gravitational wave detection could discover more than black holes and newtone will also hear things that we never expected. and as we open a new window in astronomy we may see things we never saw before. >> reporter: phenomenon that iron stun en advantages a century ago, now actually observed by his successors. tom ackerman, al jazeera, washington. >>> for more on the breakthrough we are joined by a professor at the school of physics and astronomy at cardiff university. thanks so much for coming in to the studio. i gather you have been studying this gravitational waves field for 20 years or so, how significant is this development? >> this is as significant as gal lay owe looking in to the sky with his first telescope. that completely transforms the way we understand the universe and this opens a new window to observe the universe. where we will observe colliding black holes and knew tron stars. >> these things are hard to describe in layman's terms, but can you break it down for us, what does it mean exactly? and how much effect does it have on our currents en

newton wearing some crazy pants. a panthers logo is already painted on the grass there at the practice facility. the denver broncos is holding their practices at stanford. they also arrived yesterday. quarterback peyton manning and his fellow teammates greeted by dignitaries are at the airport. they will be front and center at 5 p.m. tonight for the media day here at the s.a.p. center. this is the event where the players are going to be interviewed by the press and asked anything and everything. it's typically held on tuesday morning, but the nfl moved the event to monday night. and for the first time ever it's going to be televised on the nfl network during prime time. now, fans get to watch from the stands. there is still tickets available on stubhub. the cheapest tickets we saw went for $34. but that's in the nosebleed section. there is also better spots we saw for $200. if you go, you'll get a gift bag, which includes a radio. so you can listen to the interviews as they're happening. also, there is going to be some musical performances and cheerleaders appearances. a lot of good photo opport