Im phil gale welcome to the Program German chancellor Angela Merkel british Prime Minister baraks johnson have agreed to work to resolve key issues regarding britains departure from the e. U. On his 1st foreign visit since becoming Prime Minister last month mr johnsons involvement to push his case for reopening the u. K. s divorce deal with the European Union speaking in the last hour he repeated his demand that the irish backstop be removed from the bracks it withdraw agreement chancellor merkel said the e. U. Was united in protecting the integrity of its customs union. So heres more from the 2 leaders on the irish backstop and prospects of a new bracks it deal. Yes of course i think there is ample scope to do a deal and sprained i think pretty clearly what needs to happen we need to remove those elements of the of the Withdrawal Agreement that simply dont work for the. The u. K. Ive spoken of the things that i think are sensible the protections of the rights of you nationals but the
Conditions solid. Not much to worry about. Thanks for joining us im kevin barry. Im doid. Its going to be a windy and warmer day today. No surprise as weve been thinking about this warm weather five weeks ago. Around our viewing area will be very gusty a wind advisory is in effect through 6pm tonight our planner features sunny windy weather today a man who pleaded guilty in a cedar rapids stabbing will be sentenced this morning. Michael lehman will be in court at 1030. 30. Back in november he was arrested for the stabbing death of 23yearold jimmijon lee lint. Lint. Police say the victim was guilty. He was arrested for the stabbing death. The victim stabbed multiple times in rural cedar rapids. Witnesses told cbs2 they got a woman charged in connection of the death of 14yearold em ma red linger. Released by a federal judge but has to wear a tracker until her trial starts. Will be tried in juvenile court. Three other people also face charges in connection to redlingers death. Cbs 2 news
Rapids after this semi was blown from one side of the highway to another. Crews eventually got one lane of traffic flowing again northbound until they could remove the trailer from the road. A short time later, there was this crash along highway 151 near anamosa. Again, strong winds knocked over the trailer, taking the semi with it. That blocked the highway until crews could clear the scene. And finally, this semi was knocke northbound lanes of highway 13 just north of mount vernon road. The driver was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. In all, eight semis were reportedly knocked over by the winds in the cedar rapids metro area alone. More than a dozen were reported statewide. The wind also a problem in iowa city. City. Construction crews at university of iowa hospitals and clinics were battling against the gusts. Our crew scaffolding and tarps being ripped apart at the site of the new childrens hospital. Fortunately, no serious injuries have been reported from toda
Sunshine and less wind. Look at these afternoon temperatures, back up there into the 50s. So with the lighter winds and sunshine tomorrow looks to be iowa. Well tell what you to expect for the rest of the weekend, in a few minutes. Terry, thanks. Drivers headed north on i 380 had to deal with another slowdown today. The iowa state patrol tells cbs 2news crews had to retrieve a semi that rolled off the interstate near swisher last week during the snow. They shut down one lane of i 380, as crews finished the very this wind. The zika virus is officially in iowa. The states Public Health Department Says a woman over 60 years old has tested positive. Officials say she traveled to central america. They also say the public is not at risk of contracting the virus because the mosquitoes carrying it are not in iowa. They do encourage anyone from mosquito bites. We have placed five simple things you can do to prevent the zika virus on our website. Here is a look at the zika cases throughout the m
Breaking news this morning out of the middle east. East. The New York Times is reporting that american war planes struck an isis camp in libya this morning, targeting a senior tunisian opepetive linked to two major terror attacks in tunisia last year. Year. The airstrikes come as the Obama Administration are weighing increased military action against a growing threat in libya. Well have more on this developing story throughout the show. A man who pleaded guilty in a cedar rapids stabbing will be sentenced this morning. Michael lehman will be in court at 1030. 30. Ack in november he was arrested for the stabbing lint. Police say the victim was stabbed multiple times in the cedrel motel in rural cedar rapids right off highway 30. Witnesses told cbs 2 news that lehman and lint got into an argument before the stabbing. Be sure to tune in to the cbs 2 news at noon for the latest on this case. A woman charged in connection to the death ofof14yearold Emma Redlinger must now wear a gps tracker