Stormy start. The first day of march is giving some parts of the state flashbacks of winter this morning. Well tell you where it could cause problems for the morning commute. Search continues. The hunt for two men who escaped from the newton correctional facility continues this morning. And this isnt the first escape in recent weeks. Super showdown. The biggest single day in the president ial primary race so far has arrived. Well tell you which states are up for grabs and why donald trump is not a shoein in some. Its tuesday, march 1st. Today in iowa snow is moving across Northern Iowa this morning. That is where we saw 3 to 4 of snow overnight. Snow covered roads are an issue in the northern part of the state. The Winter Weather temperatures will reach 30 degrees through noon and winds will stay strong from the north at 1015 mph. I80 35 west mix i235 keo first on 13. Two newton inmates are still at large this morning after making a run for it this weekend. First on 13. Two newton inmates are still at large this morning after making a run for it this weekend. But for correctional officers. The escape feels like deja vu. Michael amodeo and jessy foley were nowhere to be found saturday night during a routine check. The two are now the second and third inmates to escape the confines of newtons facility in just one month. 28yearold edward shorter attempted the same thing when he walked away from the facility. He was captured a day later in des moines. Now the department of corrections says it cant say for sure whether the latest escapees pose a threat to the public. most people, if they make this choice, they dont want to get caught, so a lot of times they try to stay hidden as much as they can so its a real difficult question to answer as far as if theres any Public Safety or not. anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately. Were learning more about a sunday night shooting on des moines east side. Police have named the victim. He is 22 yearold dustin curtis. He was shot in the torso while leaving this house on east 17th court. Some friends took him to the hospital. Police are still searching for a suspect, but say curtis is expected to survive. Witnesses may be helping the case of the des moines man charged in a deadly highspeed crash. They were weaving in and around traffic. I thought that maybe at first, they were just racing, but that was not the case. They were pursuing. One was pursing the other. Ricky lee testified yesterday there was a car chase leading up to this crash back in november. The driver, troy mure junior, claims people were following him with guns when it happened. He miraculously survived. But his girlfriend, 22year old scalicity charged with vehicular homicide in her death. Boyds mother testified yesterday alongside witnesses. Mure has requested a bench trial. So its only a judge. Not a jury deciding his fate. The trial is expected to wrap up tomorrow. President ial candidates from both sides are facing a makeor breakit day today. Super tuesday will have voters in these 11states heading to the polls to make their pick for the democratic nominee today. Hillary clinton is currently leading in eight of those states. You see them here in yellow. Senator Bernie Sanders is ahead in just two. For the republicans. 14 states are up for grabs. And donald trump looks to win most of them. Polls have him ahead in eight of the states. Marked here in red. Senator ted cruz is ahead in arkansas and in his home state of texas. Senator marco rubio is leading in just one state. Minnesota. Meanwhile, the current president is focused on a different political replacement. Senator Chuck Grassley to the white house today to discuss the Supreme Court justice vacancy. Grassley who heads the Judiciary Committee has said he will not consider a nominee until after the president ial election. President obama would like to make the replacement before then. Senate majority leader Mitch Mcconnel will also be there for the meeting. People in the grimes area will no longer have a new ymca facility to look forward to. This land along highway 141 is where a new ymca facility was supposed to go up. Knapp properties donated the land a decade ago, but the y still rents out space at the Grimes Community center. Now the y says its selling the land, and ditching the project completely. In a Statement Released yesterday, the company said it will put the money toward other projects already underway which could include the still unfinished pool in downtown des moines. The Iowa Events Center is busy thats where a top chef style event is putting them headtohead at the stovetop. Channel 13s josh nugyen is live from the Convention Center this morning to tell us how the event is also helping a growing restaurant industry. Good morning josh. The culinary competition will be held in ballroom a of the Community Choice credit union Convention Center at the Iowa Events Center complex. Also, they are having an industry career fair from 10am2pm on the same day in the same location. Last year the iowa restaurant Hospitality Industry was projected to add 1,200 jobs and they actually added more than 5,000 jobs accelerated growth is expecting for 2016, so theyre looking to connect job seekers with people in our industry. Students from across iowa will go headtohead at the Iowa Events Center on tuesday, march 1 to compete in a top chef style competition as part of the iowa prostart invitational hosted by the Iowa Restaurant Association education foundation. Teams of culinary students will be given 60 minutes to prepare and present two butane burners. Their creations will be tasted and evaluated by a panel of industry professionals, and the winning team will advance to represent iowa in the National Prostart invitational in texas. this is as real as it gets without working in the harried environment of a packed, fivestar restaurant on a friday night, said jessica dunker, president and ceo of the Iowa Restaurant Association. students who can perform under this pressure are well prepared to graduate and pursue a career in the Hospitality Industry, or have a leg up on their postsecondary culinary or tuesday, we return back to early this morning across Northern Iowa. A few snowflakes may brush the metro, but no real measurable snow is expected in the des moines area. 1 to 3 is possible in parts of Northern Iowa through early tuesday. The remainder of the day will be cloudy and blustery. Winds will be from the north at 10 to 15 mph and gusts up near 25 mph. Temperatures will hold in the upper 20s and low 30s. Skies will become partly cloudy late in the day. Wednesday will be a quiet day with highs in the low 40s. There is the possibility of a light rain snow wednesday into early thursday morning. Temperatures will continue to climb into the weekend with highs back in the still ahead. Republican candidate donald trump may be used to being in the hot seat. But a restaurant is taking the heat to another level. Plus, the red carpet mixup that has us all cringing. Whats going down in internet fame this morning. Heres whats trending today. An embarrassing mixup on the oscars red carpet. The website total beauty tweeted a picture of whoopi goldberg. But caption read we had no idea oprah was tatted, and we love it. Internet was quick to respond. Tweet was quickly deleted. Company is now vowing to donate 10thousand dollars to charity of their fouryearold boy is likely saying oops after this mishap. Got his arm stuck in a vending machine trying to retrieve his snack. Took crews six hours to free him. Had his arm so far into the machine, it got caught in antitheft mechanism. New fastest car from frech carmaker, bugatti revealed yesterday at Geneva Motor Show called the chiron still dont know exactly how fast it will go capped at 260 Miles Per Hour for road use price 25 33 na55m s joe carlucci pizzeria owner no one has taken a bite of trump yet. I think he taken a bite of more people than they have taken a bite of him. Hopefully soon someone will try to trump pizza and we can ship one to trump himself. Alabama pizza place debuting the donald pizza. Donald trumpthemed pie with stenciled on drawing of trumps face and iconic haircut. Student artist was brought in to create it. Classic cheese baked in a stone fired oven. Its rare enough to have a leap year birthday. But how about family . California father and son share leap year birthdays. Yesterday they turned 15 and five a. K. A. 60 and 20 chances ewas paid off in 10 years . Veridian credit union can get you there. Thanks to 2. 99 apr and closing costas low as 200. We call it a 10 and done loan. And its an easy way to save money however, rates wont be this low forever, so apply today. Call, click, or visit kids need to bundle up for school today. We will be in the upper 20s at the bus stop this morning with only low 30s when they return home. Winds will be brisk from the north at 10 to 15 mph making it feel colder. Parts of the state flashbacks of winter this morning. Well tell you where it could cause problems for the morning commute. Search continues. The hunt for two men who escaped from the newton correctional and this isnt the first escape in recent weeks. Food fight. High schoolers are getting a taste of life on the job at a restaurant. Well give you a look inside iowas own top chef faceoff. Its tuesday march 1st. Today in iowa starts now. Snow is moving across Northern Iowa this morning. That is where we saw 3 to 4 of snow overnight. Roads okay in the metro. But snow covered roads are an issue in the northern part of the state. The Winter Weather advisory continues through 8 am. Through noon and winds will stay mph. First on 13. Two newton inmates this morning after making a run for it this weekend. But for correctional officers. The escape feels like deja vu. Michael amodeo and jessy foley were nowhere to be found saturday night during a routine check. The two are now the second and third inmates to escape the confines of newtons facility in just one month. 28yearold edward shorter attempted the same thing when he walked away from the facility. He was captured a day later in des it cant say for sure whether the latest escapees pose a threat to the public. most people, if they make this choice, they dont want to get caught, so a lot of times they try to stay hidden as much as they can so its a real difficult question to answer as far as if theres any Public Safety or not. both men were serving sentences on drug charges. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately. Witnesses may be helping the case of the des moines man charged in a deadly highspeed crash. They were weaving in and around traffic. I thought that maybe at first, they were just racing, but that was not the case. They were pursuing. One was pursing the other. Ricky lee testified yesterday there was a car chase leading up to this crash back in november. The driver, troy mure junior, claims people were following him with guns when it happened. He miraculously survived. But his girlfriend, 22year old boyd did not. Mure is now charged with vehicular homicide in her death. Boyds mother testified yesterday alongside witnesses. Mure has requested a bench trial. So its only a judge. Not a jury deciding his fate. The trial is expected to wrap up tomorrow. Testimony also continues today for a boone man accused of murdering his wife. Alexander fazzino is facing first degree murder charges for allegedly killing his wife back in 2012. Yesterday the defense began its case. Theyre trying to prove emily accidentally drowned in a bathtub due to a Prescription Drug addiction. Her motherinlaw testified yesterday that she saw emily stumble, stagger and slur her words multiple times in the last year of her life. Sot 22 i was very concerned, it was very upsetting. I was upset for her, i was upset for the kids, i was upset for my son. Now at that time and all times, you loved emily as a daughter. I loved her, i loved her, and i very close relationship. Fazzinos former house keeper also testified. She pled the fifth when asked if she sold emily drugs. Today lawmakers are trying to strengthen iowas animal abuse laws. You know, violence is violence. If you beat your dog im sure you probably beat your kid. Senator Tony Bisignano says animal abuse rates are on the rise here in iowa, so he championed a law to come down harder on those who do it. Under the bill, anyone accused with animal abuse could be charged with a felony. Right now its an aggravated misdemeanor. The bill also requires the department of Human Services to do a Wellness Check if the abuse happens in front of a child. It passed the senate yesterday and now heads to the house. Iowas softest in the nation by Animal Welfare advocates. The Iowa Events Center is busy with High Schoolers today. Thats where a top chef style event is putting them headtohead at the stovetop. Channel 13s josh nugyen is live from the Convention Center this morning to tell us how the event is also helping a growing restaurant tuesday, we return back to winter light snow is falling early this morning across Northern Iowa. A few snowflakes may brush the metro, but no real measurable snow is expected in the des moines area. 1 to 3 is possible in parts of Northern Iowa through early tuesday. The remainder of the day will be cloudy and blustery. Winds will be from the north at 10 to 15 mph and gusts up near 25 mph. Temperatures will hold in the upper 20s and low 30s. Skies will become partly cloudy late in the day. Wednesday will be a quiet day with highs in the low 40s. There is the possibility of a light rain snow mix again Late Wednesday into early thursday morning. Temperatures will continue to climb into the Metro Locations 3 our top story. Authorities are still searching for two inmates this morning. Michael amodeo and jessy foley escaped from the newton correctional facility saturday. They are the second and third in just one month. Anyone with information is asked super tuesday has candidates prepping for their biggest day yet. These 11 states are up for grabs between democrats, voters in these 14 states will pick a republican favorite. Recent polls show donald trump and Hillary Clinton are favored to sweep. Hillary clinton is facing some bad timing this morning. The final batch of emails from her tenure as secretary of state have just been released by the state department. They have said over 2thousand of the 55thousand pages of emails contained information that is now classified. The fbi is still investigating whether clinton broke any laws by using a private server. Meanwhile, the current president is focused on a different political replacement. President obama is calling senator Chuck Grassley to the white house today to discuss the Supreme Court justice vacancy. Grassley who heads the Judiciary Committee has said he will not consider president ial election. A nasa astronaut is expected back from space today. Scott kelly is preparing to come back down to earth after nearly a year in at the space station. Thats longer than any other us astronaut has been there. Winter returns for central iowa today. Theres a new layer of snow in Northern Iowa. Winds will be strong from the north with temperatures only us 30 s. Dayton ave ames us 30 s. Dayton ave ames i235 22nd i235 2nd avenue girls state basketball players stage. In class 2a. Mansonnorthwest webster takes on for 10 am. In 3a, its nevada versus sioux center. 5 pm start time. And 4a ballard versus keokuk at 830 tonight. Class 1a quarterfinals at Wells Fargo Arena yesterday. The Mount Ayr Raiderettes fall from yesterday. Class 1a newellfonda 53 elkhornkimballton 42 a big night last night in ames. Time to say goodbye to a cyclone great. 409979 00 04 senior night had emotions running high last night. Before the game, a sold out Hilton Coliseum crowd showered the cyclone seniors with love. Jameel mckay, abdel nader and Georges Niang all saying their goodbyes to cyclone nation. Of course, taking center stage, was cyclonefavorite, niang. No player in iowa state history has won more games than him. Cuz i dont know if ill ever here. The support and the love, the real love that i felt here. I was afraid for that to happen one last time. After the game, niang gave addressed cyclone nation from the court. You can watch the full video at our website whotvdotcom. Hawkeye fans will say goodbye tonight. Last time at carverhawkeye woodbury, Anthony Clemmons and mike gesell. More importantly, iowa needs to snap out of this threegame losing streak and they can do it in a big way against conference leader indiana. Tip off is set for 8 pm. Now heres matt lauer with a on the today good morning. 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