Knock us back into the 40s early next week. Well likely slip into the low 40s and 30s for a governor branstads plan to privatize iowas Medicaid Program has received federal approval. But with a delay to the switch over date. Medicaid coverage in iowa will change from staterun, to three private managed Care Companies beginning april first. The shift will affect more beginning april first. The shift will affect more than half a million iowans, elias in the number two spot this morning. Elias republican members of the Senate Judiciary committee have sent a letter to Senate Majority Mitch Mcconnell indicating they will withhold consent of a Supreme Court nomination, and will not hold hearings until a new president is sworn in. The committee has 20members, with an republcian majority. Iowa senator Chuck Grassley is the current chairman, with president ial candidate senator ted cruz also a member of the committee. The third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Sabrina speakin
Opinion. Elias plus do you use talcum powder . Find out why one missouri woman filed a lawsuit against giant Johnson Johnson and the result for the family she left behind. Local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa elias good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im Elias Johnson. Elias the trial of Alexander Fazzino resumed this morning. Elias yesterday, a jury was seated in the longawaited trial. With attorneys able to begin their Opening Statements in the Winneshiek County courtroom. The trial resumed this morning at 8 15. With boone police, Fire Department and ems officials testifying. In total, six witnesses have already taken the stand. Today more evidence of how emily fazzinos body was handled during the incident were presented to the jury. And both emilys and alexanders families were present in the courtroom. Alexander fazzino is charged with the 2012 death of his wife emily. Local 5s Claire Powell takes us through the day. Which began with a chillin
Primarily tonight and tomorrow early morning, but most of us should be dry and any accumulation would likely not stick. Thursday will start cloudy but well see some sunshine by the end of the day with a continued strong northwest wind and highs in the mid 30s. Friday we turn a corner with lighter winds, sunshine, and temperatures back in the 40s. Much like last weekend, saturday is looking amazing with highs expected to rise into the low 60s under lots of sunshine sunday well start very warm and manage to climb into the mid 50s before a cold front and some rain knock us back into the 40s early next week. Well likely slip into the low 40s and 30s for a bit, but then well try and bring back a warmer trend. Sabrina lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina governor branstads plan to privatize received federal approval. But with a delay to the switch over date. Medicaid coverage in iowa will change from staterun, to three private managed Care Companies beginning april first. The shi
A leader in Public Health and safety were the last seven decades. We will take a look at cdc operations and the tophealth related issues the agency is focused on. After that, a discussion on Defense Department personnel. And later todays sitin on capitol hill that was arranged by the protest group democracy spring. Here on the washington journal we are joined by the Principle Deputy director at the cdc and admiral of the Public Health service and led cdc response efforts on Health Responses from anthrax to sars. She is here for a meeting at the white house about the zika virus. What is happening today . It is important for the public stay aware of the zika virus. It is a new infection that is linked to harm for pregnant women or at least harm for the babies. We are seeing increase in puerto rico and met with over 30 states to help them get ready for the mosquito season. Who is at the media today . The president . No. This is an update for the press. The president s budget this year is
Prize winning reporters Elizabeth Mehren and Sacha Pfeiffer. They focus on the future of community and Public Service journalism, which they deem fundamental to service life. This was recorded in Brookline Booksmith in brookline, massachusetts. 2016 marks the centennial of the Pulitzer Prize in this years crisis will be announced on april 18. Thank you all for coming. This discussion of pulitzers gold behind the prize for Public Service journalism will from st. Louis. It is something we have to adjust to. I am roy harris, the author of the book, and i am honored to have two top new england journalists, a list of his marriage to my far right, and Sacha Pfeiffer to my immediate right. Part of our goal is to look at the powerful contributions of this centurylong body of work. It was 90 years when i started work on it. We are almost up to a century. The Pulitzer Prize started in 1917. We look at the powerful contributions of this work, this body of work, that is represented in the book, bu