They used to save his life, ahead this morning. Youre watching kcci eight news. There will be people along the way who try to undercut your success. Eric also this morning, taylor swift swipes back at the naysayers with her acceptance speech at last nights Grammy Awards. Who won, who lost, and who outdid themselves with their performances, ahead. Eric good morning and welcome back, it is tuesday, february 16. Elizabeth you might want to step carefully as you head out this morning. Rainy weather out there could make slick spots. Metinka we have rain and snow across central iowa tracking to the south and southeast. The back edge of the precipitation is back through ames and carol. It has just been a cold rain but we do have patches where we have snow mixing and and some freezing rain. Sidewalk, the parking lot, and maybe some gravel roads in the country will be slick early on today. All of this will be moving out by 9 00 or 10 00 a. M. Across des moines and closer to noon. Heading for hi
Snow arrives later in the week in grade but it will be very, very chilly great already, the wind chill feels like 17 below. Currently in des moines, four below. Ames is 12 below zero. There is a wind chill advisory to the north, 2030 below later tonight. Brutally cold, in effect until 8 a. M. Saturday. Along and north of highway 30. Going to be cold across the north. Here is your planner for the evening hours. Early on, around four degrees that is in the metro. Colder to the north. Around 15 degrees. We see sunshine and early clouds increasing, with a wind chill at one. Saturday, teens on the way. Best chance for snow looks why did fix up on sunday, looks like light snow likely throughout the day, should end around 1 p. M. A high of 32 degrees. We have been futurecast, expecting snowfall totals, coming up. Stacey new at 10 00, the university of iowa is under fire tonight for alleged gender bias in the athletic department. Steve kccis Steffani Nolte is live in the newsroom to explain. S
Right now, the body of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is being flown to virginia. Officials say an autopsy was not performed. They did confirm he died of natural causes. Scalias sudden death is sending shockwaves through the nations cip the nations capital. The white house tonight saying president obama will not name a Supreme Court nominee this week. Early sunday morning, the body of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia arrived at an el paso funeral home, the flag out front is lowered to halfstaff. President obama paid tribute to the longestserving member of the court. Pres. Obama he will no doubt be remembered as one of the most consequential judges and thinkers to serve on the Supreme Court. Todd scalia was often seen as the keystone of the conservative, fivejustice majority on the high court, which frequently split with the 4 more liberal justices. Present obama said he would nominate a replacement, setting up an epic battle with republicans on the direction of the court. Sen
Bring back morning in america. Sen. Rubio the 21stcentury conservative movement is the son of a bartender and a maid from cuba. Who, tonight, stands one step closer to being the 45th president of the united states. Craig donald trump will try to make it three in a row tuesday at the nevada caucuses. Craig boswell, cbs news, columbia, south carolina. Todd and in nevada, Bernie Sanders says the wind is at our backs, despite his loss to Hillary Clinton in the nevada caucuses. Tonight, sanders congratulated clinton on her victory in nevada, crediting her for running a very aggressive and effective campaign. Meanwhile, clinton says many doubted her in nevada, but that she and her supporters never doubted each other. Laura thousands of baconlovers were in des moines today for the ninth annual blue ribbon bacon festival. About 40 food vendors filled hyvee hall, with everything from bacon cotton candy to bacon ice cream and bacon marmalade. This years theme was body by bacon, so festivalgoers
The holiday inn just before 4 00 this morning. We are maybe blocks away from i35 80 between Hoover High School and urbandale high school. The police are here from urbandale and the dci as well. Right now, when i mentioned earlier, Police Called just after 4 00 this morning on the report of a drug complaint. Whether that was use or a possible sale, we are not sure. Three people met the officers in the lobby, a fight ensued, and one suspect pulled out a gun. That is when Urbandale Police returned fire. Two women are currently in custody. Urbandale Police Responded very quickly and now dci is on the scene. We are being told this investigation could take some time, and we are expecting a press conference at some point a details if and when that does happen. Marcus mcintosh live in urbandale. Alyx turning to commitment news, as the republican president ial field narrows, the remaining candidates are now courting voters in South Carolina, ahead of tonights debate. The gop primary is almost a