Problem taking dozens of tr out of service. Another factor in the commu. Rain. A showery sunday. About to give way to a messy monday on the roads. Good evening, im juliette goodrich. Heres rain about to give way to a messy monday on the road. Im juliette goodrich. Here is a good look at high def radar as lingering showers are here tonight and even more rain is on the way tomorrow. The wet weather isnt helping the situation where people are still dealing with the landslide and the sink hole after the last storm. The rain is slowly eroding on the other side of the hill, affecting the walls and the foundations. Obviously with the additional rain here on sunday that they are concerned that there may be additional mud slide as we are hoping and praying that we do not lose anymore of our restrictions. Reporter mean whale the repairs could be delayed by the rain. Since last weekend crews have taken out the traffic signal poles. Much of the bay area has gotten this first day of spring, but the
Who is in and who is out enthe buzzerbeaters from the first weekend of march madness. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Later today, president obama meets with cuban president raul castro in havana. It was a meeting and trip that was unimaginable in the not too distant past. The president and family arrived yesterday, the start of a threeday visit to an old cold war foe. Its the president s latest steps in his steps to normalize relations with cuba. Reporter president obama brought his family to cuba, a big step towards normalizing relations with a cold wear adversary. He is the first u. S. President to visit cuba in nearly 90 years. The president greeted u. S. Embassy staff and then toured old havana. For weeks, work crews have been preparing for his arrival. Restoring some roads and repaving others. Fresh coats of paint have also been applied to homes and businesses to areas the president will
Help families right here in eastern iowa. One maaion family needed help, after their sons premature birth. Hospital bills drained their bank account, and thats when the Compassion Fund stepped in. Kcrgtv9 Forrest Saunders has more. Rebecca ness is a proud mom. Her little boy beau is just eight weeks old. But, hes actually more like two. Beau was born six weeks early. A very scary situation. He stayed in the nicu foo 32 days. He was in the nicu so long because he couldnt get the suck swallow motion. Thats what they develop later in the pregnancy, which he wasnt in me for. Beau is doing great these days, but, while he was getting healthy, rebecca had to leave her job to help. Meanwhile hospital bills emptied the couples account. A big problem seeing as they were crammed into a tinyroom at a family members house. It was a single bedroom. Literally, my motherinlaws. It was a bedroom, barely enough for our bed. Thats where the Compassion Fund comes in. Rebecca says i helped with all sorts o
But right now, some parents say they have several concerns. 08 46 20 agree, disagreeeokay, fascinating. Ssool district officialslssay this. 08 53 21 thats an important conversation to have is the first step toward changing a centuryold grading scale in all cedar rapids schools. 08 33 15 your grade shoul reflect what you know at thth end, not how many points youve accumulated. Standardsbased grading ditches traditional a through f grades. Instead, teachers grade students through four categories exceeding, meeting, or working expectation. But many parents are concerned what this will filling ou college applications. 09 21 30 not only colleges, scholarships, employers. A large section of the world, if you will, thinks about grading through a certain lens. And if we are going to change how we it is important that maps to the broader context. District Officials Say theyd work with teachers to translates the new scale into a gpa. All workkyet. Kathy talking roosevelt teacher kathy slaman is
Why would you mess up a veterans place when they are the ones that got you freedoms and stuff right now . Police say someone drove a vehicle through the grass and into the plaza, hitting a column. Heres some of the red paint and stuff that was left. Tire tracks show the driver continued toward a set of memorial benches. Hitting several benches and smashing one into several little pieces. Its just sad. I am more sad than mad. These three were walking past the plaza when they spotted the damage. Even if they are drunk, theres no excuse. Non whatsoever. The vandalism felt personal as this group has family members honored here. Youve always got that small element that will do anything they can do to make it worse for somebody. Dealing nats a few blocks away, its really personal for members of the veterans freedom center. The vandalism was the talk of mondays euchre tournament. The veterans they get stirred up when Something Like this happens. Wagner says, the board is working with police t