but now judge steven andreasen has changed proceedings to a plea hearing. he found neunaber fit to stand trial in the death of his 80- year-old mother esther neunaber. lukas: and now to the latest on the spread of the zika virus in the united states. the centers for disease control saying they are investigating 14 new reports of the virus in the country, suggesting these new cases were transmitted sexually. zika's been confirmed in 23 u-s states including here in iowa. lukas: and as a response center is springing to action to protect their blood supply. the center has announced precautionary measures to ensure the safety of the local blood supply by requiring donors who have been to zika affected areas in south america to wait at least 28 days before donating blood. "our normal screening questions would rule out anyone who did happen to have zika. we need all of our donors to be healthy and so if someone came in and did have symptoms, we would catch those, they wouldn't be able to donate. if your or someone you know is interested in donating blood, you can

murdering his mother in july of 2014 *may* be taking a plea agreement.plymouth county judge steven andreasen has ordered a hearing for "plea taking" in the case of jonathan neunaber be held at the same time as a previously- scheduled hearing on a prior defense motion in the case... monday afternoon at 1- 30 in >>> the bodies of the neighbor were discovered in the rule akron home in 2014, and the autopsy has determined that he died of natural causes, and the new neighbor was arrested in july july 2014 in charged with the murder. >>> the northeast nebraska man is accused of murdering his wife this weekend. the police in o'neil, nebraska have arrested the 37-year-old on a charge of second-degree murder. around 9:0000saturday y night, he and d his wife werearguing when eduardo stabbed her multiple times before injuring himself. he was taken to hospital and transferred to the medical center and omaha where he was arrested, being held in a $2 million cash bond. >>> live in update in the story we searched and brought you since the big blizzard. >> the city crews have come to the rescue, and we have

but now judge steven andreasen has changed proceedings to a plea hearing. he found neunaber fit to stand trial in the death of his 80- year-old mother esther neunaber. tim: usually getting a traffic ticket isn't a pleasant experience. not for those issuing and receiving a ticket. jenna: but today council bluffs police got a pleasant when they got a note from a driver ticketed for running a red light. the department posted the note on twitter the driver saying "clearly, i was not paying attention. a ticket is minor if i consider that i could have hurt or killed someone. i generally think i am a good, safe driver, but now i see i need to be much better." tim: research shows iowa has some of the highest rates of colon cancer in the nation... and those numbers spike in northwest iowa. doctors say they aren't sure why..... but they do know that getting screened with a colonoscopy significantly reduces the risk of getting the often fatal disease. with that in mind, i recently agreed to get my first colonoscopy and dr. jeff michalak and the folks at dunes surgical

opening arguments in the trial of 43- year- old jonathan neunaber 3 plymouth county district judge steven andreasen has set may 10th as the first day of the trial. this comes after the judge ruled neunaber competent to stand trial last month.he's charged with 1st degree murder in the death of his mother... whose body was discovered along with that of neunaber's father in july of 2014. an autopsy determined esther neunaber died of blunt- force trauma to the head... while donald neunaber had died of natural causes. neunaber was arrested in wisconsin two days after the bodies were found... and later charged with murder. 3 one day at more than a foot of snow later... siouxland is trying to get back to normal after the biggest snowstorm we've seen in a couple years. 3 our nick popham joins us now after a day observing the cleanup...nick... is there anything particularly special about this dig out process? come and gone which means the real work for local residents is just beginning. 3 that work involves clearing their driveways and yards of the massive amounts of snow. but some people like fernado clare

jonathan neunaber. 3 and tonight that story is first on fox. 3 plymouth county district judge steven andreasen has set may 10th as the first day of the trial. this comes after the judge ruled neunaber competent charged with 1st degree murder in the death of his mother... whose body was discovered along with that of neunaber's father in july of 2014. an autopsy determined esther neunaber died of blunt- force trauma to the head... while donald neunaber had died of natural causes.jonathan neunaber was arrested in wisconsin two days after the bodies were found... and later charged with murder. 3 one day and more than a foot of snow later... siouxland is trying to get back to normal after the biggest snowstorm we've seen in a couple years.our nick popham joins us now after a day observing the cleanup...nick... is there anything particularly special about this dig out process? 3 larry... the blizzard has come and gone which means the real work for local residents is just beginng. 3 that work involves clearing their driveways and yards of the massive amounts of snow. but some people like fernado clar

statements in the trial of 43- year- old jonathan neunaber. 3 plymouth county district judge steven andreasen has set may 10th as the first day of the trial. this comes after the judge ruled neunaber competent to stand trial last month.he's charged with 1st degree murder in the death of his mother... whose body was discovered along with that of neunaber's autopsy determined esther neunaber died of blunt- force trauma to the head... while donald neunaber had died of natural causes.jonathan neunaber was arrested in wisconsin two days after the bodies were found... and later charged with murder. 3 one day and more than a foot of snow later... siouxland is trying to get back to normal after the biggest snowstorm we've seen in a couple years.our nick popham joins us now after a day observing the cleanup...nick... is there anything particularly special about this dig out process? 3 larry... the blizzard has come and gone which means the real work for local residents is just beginning. 3 that work involves clearing their driveways and yards of the massive amounts of snow. but some people like fernad

reasoning was because of a different death in his family. 3 jonathan neunaber sat before judge steven andreasen and the rest of the courtroom in >>> jonathan neunaber set before the judge in the rest of the courtroom in plymouth county courthouse leading guilty to two separate charges. the first is murder in the second degree and the second is willful injury, a classic the events. neighbor built his mother to death with a steel pipe back in june 2014 in the family home and following the death of his father neunaber had a sudden realization that became his motive to commit the crime.>> when dad died i did not know what to do next. i was not prepared to be the man of the house.>> that realization led to the mother of his mother - murder of his mother esther. the judge decided the ruling was fair.>> jonathan neunaber it has been found guilty of the charge of murder in the second degree and also guilty of the charge of willful injury. >> today he tried two different offenses on the first-degree murder charge including a defense of insanity and a defense of diminishing responsibility, neunaber also

but now judge steven andreasen has changed proceedings to a plea hearing. he found stand trial in the death of his 80- year-old mother ther neunaber. long awaited fazzino trial wrapped up yesterday. alexander fazzino is charged with his wife's death in boone back in 2012. he's accused of drowning emily fazzino in the family's bath tub while their children were home. the trial has been delayed five times since then. reporter claire powell has a recap of the first day in the courtroom. " the first day of the alexander fazzino trial here in winneshiek county was an emotional one. with jury selection wrapping up, it took no time at all for witnesses to take the stand and started off the day with a chilling 911 call" "please help oh god, shes dead. shes dead. shes purple? ok" after brief opening statements by prosecution and defense, the first witness was called - the 911 dispatcher. "oh god shes dead, do you want to try cpr yes!" bringing emily fazzino's family, alexander fazzinos family... and even alex fazzino himself to tears. evidence continued- showing par

the akron man accused of murdering his mother will stand trial.plymouth county district judge steven andreasen has set may 10th as the first day of the trial of 43 - year - old jonathan (new - neighbor) neighbor) neunaber was competent to stand trial... that was last month. he's charged with first degree murder in the death of his mom... her body was found along with the body of (new - neighbor)'s neunaber's father in july of 20 - 14. an autopsy found esther (new - neighbor) neunaber died of blunt - force trauma to the head... donald (new - neighbor) neunaber died of natural causes. jonathan (new - neighbor) neunaber was arrested in wisconsin two days after the bodies were found and charged with murder. 3 3 we're seeing some criticism now of how the caucuses played out monday night. a lot of'em are focused on issues at democratic precincts in central iowa where hillary clinton was accused of voter fraud after dozens of voters vanished.yesterday... though... a *possible* issue was reported on the *republican* side at a caucus location in northwest iowa. this video shows attendees at a caucus ev

but now judge steven andreasen has changed proceedings to a plea hearing. he found neunaber fit to stand trial in the death of his 80- year-old mother esther neunaber. scott: locally, we'll have a pretty quiet wednesday with periods of sunshine and some rain/snow cloudy skies and breezy winds gusting nearar5 miles per hour. then on friday high pressure will build in and that sets us up for a warming trend this weekend! here's your extended forecast where we'll make it to the 60s on saturday before temperatures sink back down toward normal next week. >>> welelme back to "gma." u're looking at one of the tornadoes tearing through louisiana overnight. 27 reported across the gulf states. damaging hundreds of hopes in the deadliest outbreak this year and there are new warnings this morning. >>> also right now, look who joined us, michaelstrahan. yeah, donald trump cruises to victor in the nevada gop cacaucuses a hillary clinton and bernie sanders battle for the democrats' support in south carolina ahead of saturday's vote. >>> also this morning, the centers for