Stacey right now, the political battle is brewing over the successor to Supreme Court justice antonin scalia. Scalia died this weekend. Senate republicans want to wait until after the president ial election to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. But the president today challenged republicans to explain why they would refuse to consider a Supreme Court candidate. Pres. Obama one court where we would expect elected officials to rise above day to day politics. And this will be the opportunity for senators to do their jobs. Stacey iowa senator Charles Grassley heads the Senate Judiciary committee. He wouldnt say today whether or not he would schedule hearings in the senate if president obama appoints a nominee. The senator would only say he will take it one step at a time. Said senator senator grassley i think that it should wait until the next election, and i believe that thats the right important position and would be kind of in line with what Democratic Leaders said in the tail end of the b
Administration, the democrats were going to make sure he did not appoint anybody to the suprcourt. Cynthia today grassley said , after giving it more thought, he implied he wouldnt rule out Holding Hearings on an obama nominee, but would only say senator grassley i will take it a step at a time. He hasnt nominated anyone yet. Cynthia the constitution states the president can nominate with the advice and consent of the senate. Matt sinovac, who questioned grassley about the process, was not pleased with his answers. The kept repeating that we will take it one step at a time, but he tried to be very vague and continued to play political games with this nomination process. Cynthia president obama today challenged republicans to offer any plausible rationale for refusing to consider a Supreme Court candidate, and he vowed to nominate an outstanding legal mind. Stacey the man looking to unseat senator grassley comes to the Selection Process for the next Supreme Court justice. State senator
Justin stickrod with felony child endangerment and felony sexual abuse. The arrest happened after deputies took a report of an infant being sexually assaulted on february 4. Sheriff johnson says stickrod has a minor arrest record, but doesnt have a prior history of sexual abuse arrests. They tell us the mother of the child brought the twomonthold girl to a local hospital. We received a call from Monroe County hospital, reference a possible Sexual Assualt to a 2 and 1 2 month old child. On further investigation, the child was sent to blanks children hospital. Mollie Sheriff Johnson said the girl is recovering. Stickrod is being held in the Monroe County jail on a 68,000 bond. Turning to other news from around the state. The state Fire Marshals Office is now calling last months fire at a jefferson pizza ranch a case of arson. The Greene County news reports that investigators are seeking Surveillance Video from a nearby bank as part of the investigation. Been reported. The iowa dnr says a
Come and get it girl announcer youre watching kcci 8 news. Steve next on at late edition , of kcci 8 news at 10 00, new details in a deadly officer involved shooting in urbandale. What were learning about the man shot by police. We kind of took off just toward the sound. Stacey plus, a remarkable rescue. A nature photographer falls through the ice on an indianola lake. The quick thinking and perfect strangers that saved his life. Ov i think thats it. Whats up tiana . Thank you for everything you do. Wow youre a wonderful mom. Its just shocking that someone cares. Tears of joy . Yeah, tears of joy announcer the mostwatched news in central iowa. This is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at 10 00. Stacey right, tracking snow chances overnight. Steve kurtis precipitation already moving into western iowa, generally in the form of rain. You look up stream, more rain south dakota through nebraska, and light snow through nebraska. Seeing a light mix in northwestern iowa. Range mixing with
Hes very unstable. The gop race gets ugly in South Carolina. Just going on about how im the most horrible person in the world because i keep repeating the things he says. How does it feel to have the band back together . George w. Busch trying to turn the tide for his brother. I want to remind you what our good dad told us one time. Labels are for soup cans. The Supreme Court concerns everything you are concerned about. If you go for it the other way, you can see the Second Amendment being wiped off the face of the earth. Awards. Kendrick lamar delivering a fiery performance. Taylor swift, the very first woman to win the album of the year twice. Thank you for this moment. Residents in the florida to recover after one tornado. It sounded like a lowflying zip. Making an emergency landing. All that Hillary Clinton barked like a dog while mimicking an old campaign ad. Star wars fans have something new to get excited about. And all that matters. Lady gaga generating a whole lot of buzz as s